Quality of Life Survey 2013-2014, Round 3

South Africa, 2013 - 2014

Reference ID

zaf-gcro-qols-2013-2014-v1

Producer(s)

Gauteng City-Region Observatory, University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng Provincial Government, South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

Collections

Gauteng City-Region Observatory

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Dec 06, 2016

Last modified

Sep 13, 2022

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Identification

Survey ID number

zaf-gcro-qols-2013-2014-v1

Title

Quality of Life Survey 2013-2014

Subtitle

Round 3

Country

Name	Country code
South Africa	zaf

Study type

Household Survey [hh]

Abstract

The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) was established in 2008 as a partnership between the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), with municipalities in Gauteng also represented. The objective of the GCRO is to inform policy in various spheres of the Gauteng government with data on the quality of the lives of people who live in Gauteng. The Quality of Life Survey III was conducted in 2013 and 2014.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data

Unit of Analysis

Households and individuals

Version

Version Description

v1: Edited, anonymised dataset shared under a CC-BY attribution-only license

Version Date

2016

Scope

Notes

The GCRO's Quality of Life Survey collects data on demographic details of the enumerated population (population group, gender, age, language) and on housing (dwelling type, tenure, satisfaction with dwelling, perceived quality of housing and housing allocation) as well as household services (water, sanitation, refuse, energy sources). Data was also collected on migration, health (including disability), education and employment (including employment sector). Data on community services and amenities was also collected, and on transport, leisure activities and safety and crime. Financial data was collected (including on debts, income, and social grants) and data on household assets. Data on public participation and governance was also collected during the survey. Finally, the survey collected data on the perceived personal wellbeing and quality of life of respondents.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The survey covers the Gauteng province in South Africa

Geographic Unit

The lowest level of geographic aggregation in the data is ward

Universe

The survey covers all adult residents in Gauteng, South Africa

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
Gauteng City-Region Observatory
University of Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Gauteng Provincial Government
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Role
Gauteng Provincial Government	Funder

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End	Cycle
2013-09-09	2013-11-29	Main field collection
2014-02-24	2014-03-17	Additional fieldwork

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Data Collectors

Name
GeoSpace International

Data Access

Access authority

Name	Affiliation	URL	Email
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za	support@data1st.org

Access conditions

Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License

Citation requirements

Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). Quality of Life Survey 2013-2014 [dataset]. Round 3. Version 1. Johannesburg: GCRO [producer], 2016. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/gn3g-vc93

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email	URL
DataFirst Helpdesk	University of Cape Town	support@data1st.org	http://support.data1st.org/

Metadata production

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst	University of Cape Town	Metadata Producer

Date of Metadata Production

2022-09-09

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 10

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