Aspects of Group Relations 1984
South Africa, 1984
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Aspects of Group Relations 1984
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Public Opinion Survey
The survey was one of several studies conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council to collect information on intergroup relations in South Africa. The study was a joint investigation by the HSRC's Institute for Sociological, Demographic and Criminological Research and Committee for Research on Intergroup Relations.
Sample survey data
Individuals
Version
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
1984
Version 1.1 is the original version with variable labels added by DataFirst
Scope
The survey collected basic demographic data, including: Sex, age, language, education, occupation, marital status, and income. Opinion data collected includes data on: The political and economic situation, the Constitution, race relations, group areas, and media use. The questionnaire administered to "Whites" also included questions on the government's record with regard to handling national affairs, opinions toward opening listed amenities to all races, and attitudes towards immigrants and the country's immigration policy.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
The survey had national coverage
The data is only at country level
The universe of the study included all South African "white", "coloured" and "Indian" adults in urban areas.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Nic Rhoodie | Human Sciences Research Council |
| Chris de Kock | Human Sciences Research Council |
Sampling
Adapted white, coloured and Indian co-workers' panels of the Opinion Survey Centre of the HSRC were used for the survey. The samples were drawn country-wide but did not include non-urban areas (farms and smallholdings). A procedure of cluster sampling in randomly selected statistical regions, magisterial districts and enumerator subdistricts was used.
survey_instrument
A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and was comprised of: Section A: “Biographical data” on the respondent's sex, age, home language, education level, occupation, marital status, and income); Section B: Data on the image of the Human Sciences Research Council; Section C: “General” questions on attitudes to South Africa's political situation, and the respondent's attitudes to other race groups.
Data Collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1984-02 |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| South African Data Archive (SADA) | National Research Foundation | http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada |
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions.
Rhoodie, Nic and Chris de Kock. Aspects of Group Relations 1984 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council [producer], 1984. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | http://support.data1st.org/ |
Metadata production
ddi-zaf-datafirst-agr-1984-v1
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
2020-04-30
Metadata version
Version 2