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Quality of Life Survey IV 2015-2016

South Africa, 2015 - 2016
DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
Gauteng City-Region Observatory
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Identification

Survey ID Number
ZAF_2015_QOLS_v01_M
Title
Quality of Life Survey IV 2015-2016
Country
Name Country code
South Africa ZAF
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Abstract
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) was established in 2008 as a partnership between the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), with municipalities in Gauteng also represented. The objective of the GCRO is to inform policy in various spheres of the Gauteng government with data on the quality of the lives of people who live in Guateng. The Quality of Life Survey IV was conducted in 2015 and 2016.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household and individual

Version

Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised dataset available for licensed distribution
Version Date
2016

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 wellbeing and quality of life of respondents.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
economic conditions and indicators [1.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
income, property and investment/saving [1.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
employment [3.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
unemployment [3.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
domestic political issues [4.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
elections [4.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
government, political systems and organisations [4.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
crime [5.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
basic skills education [6.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
compulsory and pre-school education [6.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
vocational education [6.7] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
general health [8.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
health care and medical treatment [8.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
specific diseases and medical conditions [8.9] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
housing [10.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
TRANSPORT, TRAVEL AND MOBILITY [11] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
family life and marriage [12.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
community, urban and rural life [13.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
cultural activities and participation [13.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social conditions and indicators [13.8] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
migration [14.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
specific social services: use and provision [15.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The Quality of Life Survey covers the whole of Gauteng and also areas with GCR 'footprints' in the four neighbouring provinces of Free State, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The lowest level of geographic aggregation of the data is municipality.
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation in the Quality of Life Survey IV 2015-2016 is municipality
Universe
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory's Quality of Life Survey covers all household residents of Gauteng and selected areas of the four neighbouring provinces of Free State, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Gauteng City-Region Observatory University of Johannesburg
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Gauteng Provincial Government Funder

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2015-07-06 2016-05-17
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
Data World

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The survey instrument (questionnaire) which was used was provided by the GCRO. The instrument was similar to the questionnaire used for the initial Quality of Life survey, with new questions being added only where questions from the previous survey were removed. This was done with the intention of keeping the duration of the survey the same as the initial one. The survey instrument was a 20 page questionnaire, broken up into 12 sections. The bulk of the possible answers were pre-defined, such that most of the survey could be answered using a combination of tick-boxes or by writing down a number from a predefined set. There are therefore not many open-ended questions in the survey.

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/
Access conditions
Licenced data, available under conditions
Citation requirements
Gauteng City-Region Observatory.Quality of Life Survey IV, 2015-2016.[dataset]. Version 1. Johannesburg: Gauteng City-Region Observatory[producer], 2016. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_2015_QOLS_v01_M
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata Producer
Date of Metadata Production
2016-12-06
DDI Document version
Version 1.1 (June 2018)
Identical to DataFirst Version 1 (zaf-gcro-qols-2015-2016-v1), except for DDI and ID fields that were edited.