Launching Democracy 1993-1994
South Africa, 1993 - 1994
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Launching Democracy 1993-1994
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZAF |
Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]
The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) and Data Research Africa undertook this survey in the PWV, Natal and the Western Cape on behalf of the Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (MPD) in order to gather data on the democratic process in South Africa.
This research is central to the mission of the Multi-Party Democracy (MPD), a non-partisan and independent organisation committed to the promotion of an effective and accountable democracy in South Africa. The objective of the project are, inter alia: to provide information relevant to voter education; to provide objective assessments for the benefit of election monitoring agencies; to assembling evidence which will deepen understandings of the significance of the election results; to identifying major problems in the form of constraints or intimidation, and drawing these to the attention of the Independent Electoral Commission, the local and international monitors and the political parties themselves; to making recommendations to counter these problems and to identifying problems, particularly possible lack of acceptance of election outcomes, which could threaten the stability of political processes after the elections.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of analysis in the survey include households and individuals
Version
Version 01: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
1995
Scope
The survey collected background data on population group, sex, age, religion, language, education, occupation, income, as well as data on political attitudes, including political party support/protection/intention, voter influence, and post election life expectations.
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| domestic political issues [4.2] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| elections [4.3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
The survey collected data in the PWV (Pretoria, Witswatersrand, Vereeniging), Natal and Western Cape.
The data is at enumerator area and magisterial district level
South African adults of 18 years and older, drawn in metropolitan, urban and rural-agricultural areas. Hostels and informal residential areas are included in the sampling frame.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Human Sciences Research Council |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Institute for Multiparty Democracy | Commissioned the survey |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| US International Aid agency | Sponsored the project |
| Human Sciences Research Council | Sponsored the project |
Sampling
Sampling Design
The National survey was conducted as part of the regular nation-wide OMNIBUS survey undertaken by MarkData, the opinion-polling organisation of the HSRC. The basic sample is a stratified probability sample of 2 100 South African adults of 18 years and older, drawn in metropolitan, urban and rural-agricultural areas. The final stage of selection of a respondent is based on a random selection 'grid', thereby avoiding bias in selection. The sampling frame is based on the Enumerator Areas of the 1991 population census. The final sample realised has been weighted to bring it into conformity with the distributions in the census. The basic sample excludes Transkei and Bophuthatswana due to the need to make it comparable with earlier Omnibus surveys. Results on political support patterns for the same period in these two territories are available from the HSRC. These have been added to the basic sample for purposes of estimating party support in the country as a whole.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-11-16 | 1993-12-14 | Phase I |
| 1994-01-31 | 1994-02-26 | Phase II |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| MarkData | Human Sciences Research Council |
Eleven teams of black field-workers were used in the first phase and nine such teams in the second phase. Each of these teams of field workers consisted of four interviewers. The teams were deployed in the various areas according to a fieldwork programme. Maps and aerial photographs were used to identify the areas and survey regions. Due to the size of the sample and time restrictions, the teams had to cope with a heavy schedule and send statistics on the progress in the field to the office every day. The white, coloured and Asian interviewers worked independently and were visited regularly at which time their work was also checked.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| South African Data Archive (SADA) | National Research Foundation (NRF) | http://www.nrf.ac.za/sada |
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions.
A copy of any published work or report based in whole or in part on the dataset should be deposited with the South African Data Archive
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria. Launching Democracy 1993 - 1994. Ref. ZAF_1993_LD_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from http://sada.nrf.ac.za/ahdetails.asp?catalognumber=0040 on [date].
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 | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | http://support.data1st.org/ |
| World Bank Microdata Library | microdata@worldbank.org |
Metadata production
DDI_ZAF_1993_LD_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
2012-03-09
Metadata version
Version 02 (July 2013). Edited from Version 01 DDI (ddi-zaf-datafirst-ld-1993-1994-v1) that was done by DataFirst.