Current Population Survey 1980
South Africa, 1980
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ZAF_1980_CPS_v01_M
Current Population Survey 1980
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
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.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of analysis in the survey include households and individuals
Version
v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
This version, version 1 of the Current Population Survey 1980 was obtained by DataFirst in July 2012.
Scope
The Current Population Survey collected labour market data for "African" and "Coloured" South Africans. Data was collected on employment and unemployment (including reasons for not working), occupation, industry and income (salary/wage data only).
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| unemployment [3.5] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
The survey had national coverage
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the CPS data is town
The survey covered "African" and "Coloured" households in South Africa
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| South Africa. Department of Statistics |
Data collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
| Start date |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za | info@data1st.org |
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
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
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
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | http://support.data1st.org |
Metadata production
DDI_ZAF_1980_CPS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
2012-08-02
Metadata version
Version 1