Current Population Survey 1980
South Africa, 1980
South Africa. Department of Statistics
Identification
IDNO
ZAF_1980_CPS_v01_M
Title
Current Population Survey 1980
Countries
| Name | Code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study notes
The Current Population Survey (CPS) was initiated by the South African Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa) in October 1977 to collect data on the "African" and "coloured" labour force in South Africa, excluding the Transkei and Bophuthatswana. The CPS draws data from a sample of nearly 10 000 dwellings.
Kind of data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version
v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
Version notes
This version, version 1 of the Current Population Survey 1980 was obtained by DataFirst in July 2012.
Scope
Topics
| Topic | Vocab | metadata.study_desc.study_info.topics.uri |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| unemployment [3.5] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic coverage
The survey had national coverage
Geographic unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the CPS data is town
Unit of analysis
Units of analysis in the survey include households and individuals
Universe
The survey covered "African" and "Coloured" households in South Africa
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity
| Name |
|---|
| South Africa. Department of Statistics |
Data Collection
Dates of collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
Time period(s)
| Start |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
Mode of data collection
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data access
Access authorities
| Name | Affiliation | URI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
South Africa. Department of Statistics. Current Population Survey 1980 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Department of Statistics [producer], 1982. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
Contact(s)
| Name | URI | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | http://support.data1st.org |
Metadata production
IDNo
DDI_ZAF_1980_CPS_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Production date
2012-08-02
Version
Version 1