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GCRO

Quality of Life Survey 2020-2021, Round 6

South Africa, 2020 - 2021
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Reference ID
zaf-gcro-qols-2020-2021-v1
Producer(s)
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
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Jul 14, 2021
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Sep 13, 2022
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    Survey ID number

    zaf-gcro-qols-2020-2021-v1

    Title

    Quality of Life Survey 2020-2021

    Subtitle

    Round 6

    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Household Survey [hh]

    Abstract

    This dataset is from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory which is a partnership between the University of Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand, the Gauteng Provincial Government and several Gauteng municipalities. The GCRO has conducted previous Quality of Life Surveys in 2009 (Round 1), 2011 (Round 2), 2013-2014 (Round 3) and 2015-2016 (Round 4), and 2017-2018 (Round 5). Round 6 was conducted in 2020-2021 and is the latest round of the survey.

    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

    2022-02-22

    Scope

    Notes

    The Gauteng City-Region Observatory'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 well-being 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 regional municipality

    Universe

    The survey covers all adult residence in Gauteng province, South Africa.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    University of Johannesburg Gauteng City-Region Observatory
    University of the Witwatersrand Gauteng City-Region Observatory
    Gauteng Provincial Government Gauteng City-Region Observatory
    South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Gauteng City-Region Observatory
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Gauteng Provincial Government Funder
    City of Ekurhuleni Funder
    City of Johannesburg Funder
    City of Tshwane Funder

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2020-10-06 2021-05-27
    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 2020-2021 [dataset]. Round 6. Version 1. Johannesburg: GCRO [producer], 2021. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/wemz-vf31

    Contacts

    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 3

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