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Jewish Community Survey of South Africa 2019

South Africa, 2019
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zaf-ijpr-kcjs-jcssa-2019-v2
Producer(s)
Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies
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  • Identification
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  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • survey_instrument
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-ijpr-kcjs-jcssa-2019-v2
    Title

    Jewish Community Survey of South Africa 2019
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    JCSSA 2019
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Household Survey
    Abstract

    Three major studies have been carried out on behalf of the Kaplan Centre since 1990: by Allie Dubb in 1991 (N=1,755 households); by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in 1998 (N=1,000 households); and by Shirley Bruk in 2005 (N=1,000 households). The Jewish Community Survey of South Africa (JCSSA) 2019 is the first national survey of the Jewish population to take place since 2005. The survey was undertaken by researchers from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR), a London-based research institute, and theKaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at the University of Cape Town. The JCSSA was an online survey. Fieldwork took place between May and July 2019, and it generated a final sample size of 4,193 individuals (aged 18 and over) living in 2,402 unique households as well as those in communal institutions such as care homes, amounting to 5,287 individuals.
    Kind of Data

    Survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    Version 2: Edited, anonymised dataset available under conditions
    Version Date

    2025-02-27
    Version Notes

    Version 1 of the data was deposited by the Kaplan Centre in March 2024. The Kaplan Centre replaced version 1 with version 2 of the data, which has the school variable corrected.

    Scope

    Notes

    The JCSSA collected demographic data as well as other data on the Jewish popilation of South Africa, including: country of birth and citizenship, migration, Jewish identity, synagogue and community life, Israel, charitable giving and volunteering, intermarriage, schooling, life in South Africa and crime, antisemitism, socio-economic wellbeing and disadvantage, and health and welfare.

    Coverage

    Universe

    The universe for the study was all Jewish adults (those aged 18 and over) living in households and communal institutions in South Africa.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Institute for Jewish Policy Research
    Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies University of Cape Town
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Kaplan Kushlick Educational Foundation

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A convenience sample was developed using lists provided to the research team by Jewish community leaders in South Africa. From this basis a 'snowball' sample was incorporated: anyone who completed the survey could digitally invite other Jewish people they knew to take part via a private landing page. The final sample size was 5,287 individuals. The survey report provides more detail on the sampling for the survey.
    Response Rate

    The final JCSSA dataset contained 4,193 individual responses from across South Africa.
    Weighting

    The JCSSA data is not weighted but the data file has a weight variable (Weight_GrandInd) which weights the data by province, sex, synagogue membership and age.

    survey_instrument

    Questionnaires

    The survey used a single questionnaire administered online. The questionnaire collected data on disability (Question 84.1) and old age (Question 88.2) but technical problems resulted in this data not being included in the final data file.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2019-05 2019-07
    Mode of data collection
    • Internet
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies University of Cape Town KCJS

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support.data1st.org support@data1st.org
    Access conditions

    Access under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC (Attribution, Non-Commercial use only) License
    Citation requirements

    Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies. Jewish Community Survey of South Africa 2019 [dataset]. Version 2. London and Cape Town: JPR and KCJS [producers], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/6C7F-1680

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Support University of Cape Town support@data1st.org www.support.data1st.org

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2025-02-27

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 2
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