South Africa - National Income Dynamics Study 2017, Wave 5

NIDS
Reference ID zaf-saldru-nids-2017-v1.0.0
Year 2017
Country South Africa
Producer(s) Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit - University of Cape Town
Sponsor(s) Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation - Presidency, Government of South Africa - Funding agency
Collection(s)
National Income Dynamics Study
Created on Aug 28, 2018
Last modified Aug 30, 2018
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Overview
Identification
Country
South Africa
Title
National Income Dynamics Study 2017

Subtitle
Wave 5

Study Type
Household Survey
ID Number
zaf-saldru-nids-2017-v1.0.0
Version
Version Description
v1.0.0: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution.

Production Date
2018
Notes
Version 1.0.0 of the National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 2017 public release dataset was produced on the 13th of August 2018.

Overview
Abstract
The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) is a face-to-face longitudinal survey of individuals living in South Africa as well as their households. The survey was designed to give effect to the dimensions of the well-being of South Africans, to be tracked over time. At the broadest level, these were: Wealth creation in terms of income and expenditure dynamics and asset endowments; Demographic dynamics as these relate to household composition and migration; Social heritage, including education and employment dynamics, the impact of life events (including positive and negative shocks), social capital and intergenerational developments;

Access to cash transfers and social services.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis
Households and individuals

Scope
Notes
Data on the following topics was collected during the panel survey:

HOUSEHOLD: Household characteristics, household roster, mortality history, living standards, expenditure, consumption, negative events, positive events, agriculture

ADULTS: Demographics, education, labour market participation, income, health, well-being, numeracy, anthropometric data

CHILDREN: Education, health, family support, grants, anthropometric data, numeracy

Keywords
Agriculture, Shocks, Demography, Intra-household allocation, Health, Education, Migration, Remittances, Integration, Credit, Assets, Social networks, Social cohesion
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage

Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregration covered by the dataset is District municipality

Universe
The target population for NIDS was private households in all nine provinces of South Africa, and residents in workers' hostels, convents and monasteries. The frame excludes other collective living quarters, such as student hostels, old age homes, hospitals, prisons and military barracks.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit University of Cape Town
Other Producer(s)
NameAffiliationRole
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Government of South AfricaCommissioners of Wave 4
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Presidency, Government of South AfricaFunding agency
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
DataFirstDataFirstUniversity of Cape TownMetadata creation
Date of Metadata Production
2018-08-28
DDI Document Version
Version 1


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