Governance Public Safety and Justice Survey 2018-2019
South Africa, 2018 - 2019
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Reference ID
ZAF_2018_GPSJS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Feb 16, 2021
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Disputes or problems: Main reasons (Q714Didnotseek)
Data file: gpsjs-2018-2019-individual-v1
Overview
Valid:
18970
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
838
End:
840
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A peaceful resolution was reached by the two parties | 106 |
0.6%
|
| 2 | I caused the problem/I thought the other persons was right | 20 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Not serious/ important enough/no material loss or damage took place | 40 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | It would only waste time/it would be useless anyway (sense of powerlessness) | 153 |
0.8%
|
| 5 | Did not have evidence | 19 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Did not know what to do or where to go | 115 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | The person who could assist was too far | 8 |
0%
|
| 8 | It would cost too much | 39 |
0.2%
|
| 9 | The court processes are too lengthy | 7 |
0%
|
| 10 | The courts are not impartial/the courts are incompetent | 4 |
0%
|
| 11 | Afraid it would result in violence | 8 |
0%
|
| 12 | The other party is much more powerful than we are/no chance of winning | 16 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | It would create problems for my family | 10 |
0.1%
|
| 14 | It would damage the relationship with the other party | 7 |
0%
|
| 15 | It was a private family matter | 11 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Action was taken by the other party | 11 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Other (specify) | 28 |
0.1%
|
| 888 | Not applicable | 65 |
0.3%
|
| 999 | Unspecified | 18303 |
96.5%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.