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October Household Survey 1995

South Africa, 1995
DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Statistics South Africa
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Identification

Survey ID Number
ZAF_1995_OHS_v01_M
Title
October Household Survey 1995
Country
Name Country code
South Africa ZAF
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Abstract
The October Household Survey (OHS) of 1995 is the second official survey undertaken by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) with the specific aim of making data available for the South African government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Data collected includes population data, particulars of dwellings and data on services and on perceived quality of life.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey are households and individuals

Version

Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution
Version Notes
Version 1.1 of the OHS 1995 dataset is the reweighted (1996 weights) dataset received from Statistics South Africa.

Scope

Notes
The survey collected data on age, gender, level of education, marital status, migration, access to services, economic activity (including unemployment,employment and the informal sector), internal migration, and the safety and well-being of households.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
employment [3.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
unemployment [3.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
health care and medical treatment [8.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
housing [10.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
migration [14.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
fertility [14.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
morbidity and mortality [14.4] 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 survey had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is Magisterial District.
Universe
The survey covered households and household members in households in the nine provinces of South Africa

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Statistics South Africa

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
A sample of 30 000 households was drawn in 3 000 enumerator areas (EA's) (that is 10 households per Enumerator Area). A two stage sampling procedure was applied and the sample was stratified, clustered and selected to meet the requirement of probability sampling. The sample was based on the 1991 Population Census enumerator areas. The sampled population excluded all prisoners in prisons, patients in hospitals, people residing in boarding houses and hotels (whether temporary or semi-permanent).
The sample was explicitly stratified by province, Magisterial District, Urban/rural and Population group. The allocated number of EA's was systematically selected with probability proportional to size in each stratum The measure of size was the estimated number of people. In each EA, a systematic sample of 10 households was drawn.
Weighting
The 1991 population Census was used as a basis for the weighting for the OHS 1995. Household weights were calculated by using the reciprocal of the inclusion probabilities. Since the sample selection was done in two stages (i.e. first stage - selection of an EA,
second stage - selection of a household in the selected EA): The inclusion probability of an EA (say p1):
Since this was done with probability proportional to size (size being the number of persons residing in the EA),
p1 = m . Ai
S Ai
mi - number of EAs in the sample in the i-th stratum (where stratum is the District Council in a province)
Ai - number of persons residing in the selected EA
S Ai - total number of persons in the population in the i-th stratum
The inclusion probability of the household (say p2):
Since ten (10) households (per EA) were selected systematically,
p2 = 10
number of households in the selected EA
Household weight = (1/p1.p2). Relative scaling was done on this weight. The 1996 Census figures (adjusted for growth) were used as benchmarks..
To calculate the person weight, the data was post-stratified by province, race, gender and age group (5 year age groups). The 1996 Census figures (adjusted for growth) were used as benchmarks.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1995-10 1995-10
Time periods
Start date End date
1995-09 1995-11
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

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
Manager, DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
Central Statistical Service [Statistics South Africa].October Household Survey 1995 [dataset].Version 1.1. Pretoria:Central Statistical Service [producer], 1996. Cape Town: DataFirst[distributor], 2011.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_1995_OHS_v01_M
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
Date of Metadata Production
2012-05-30
DDI Document version
Version 01: Adopted from "ddi-zaf-datafirst-ohs-1995-v1.1" DDI that was done by metadata producer mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.

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