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Social Attitudes Survey 2003

South Africa, 2003
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ZAF_2003_SASAS_v01_M
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Data file: SASAS2003_comb_wgt

Variables: 269

Variables

uniqueid
record number
prov
province
hhnum
number of households
pers16
number of persons 16 years and older in visiting point
hhper
number of persons in household
hhper16
number of person in hh 16 years and older
q1a
q1a what are the 3 most important challenges facing sa-1
q1b
q1b what are the 3 most important challenges facing sa-2
q1c
q1c what are the 3 most important challenges facing sa-3
q2
q2 since 1999 election life improved most people in sa
q3
q3 since 1999 election life improved for people like you
q4
q4 in the next 5 years will life improve for most people in sa
q5
q5 in the next 5 years will life improve for people like you
q6
q6 satisfied/dissatisfied about democracy in sa
q7
q7 provincial gov stop national gov from becoming too powerful
q8
q8 provincial gov are a waste of taxpayers money
q9
q9 provincial gov bring government closer to the people
q10
q10 prov gov assure that national gov distribute resource fairly
q11
q11 trust/distrust national gov in sa
q12
q12 trust/distrust courts in sa
q13
q13 trust/distrust the independent electoral commission
q14
q14 trust/distrust your provincial gov in sa
q15
q15 trust/distrust the sabc
q16
q16 trust/distrust the parliament of sa
q17
q17 trust/distrust the sap
q18
q18 trust/distrust sa defence force
q19
q19 trust/distrust big business in sa
q20
q20 trust/distrust your local government
q21
q21 trust/distrust the church
q22
q22 do you have a ward committee in your neighbourhood
q23
q23 gov handling supply water & sanitation in neighbourhood
q24
q24 gov handling providing electricity in neighbourhood
q25
q25 gov handling removal of refuse in neighbourhood
q26
q26 gov handling affordable housing in neighbourhood
q27
q27 gov handling access to health care in neighbourhood
q28
q28 gov handling treatment of sexually transmitted infections
q29
q29 gov handling crime in neighbourhood
q30
q30 gov creating jobs in your neighbourhood
q31
q31 gov handling land reform in neighbourhood
q32
q32 people different racial groups dont trust/like each other
q33
q33 people different racial groups will never trust/like each
q34
q34 racial groups in sa that you dont trust or like
q35a
q35a which racial groups dont you trust-first choice
q35b
q35b which racial groups dont you trust-second choice
q35c
q35c which racial groups dont you trust-third choice
q35d
q35d which racial groups dont you trust-fourth choice
q35e
q35e which racial groups dont you trust-fifth choice
q36
q36 do you feel attached to those that speak your language
q37
q37 do you feel attached to the same race group as you
q38
q38 do feel attached those who are same financial position
q39
q39 do you feel attached to those living in neighbourhood
q40
q40 are you discriminated against in this country
q41
q41grounds of discrimination-option 1
q42
q42 grounds of discrimination-option 2
q43
q43 generally welcome to sa
q44
q44 which group would you least want to come live in sa
q45
q45 the group presents a threat in terms of job opportunities
q46
q46 the group presents a threat in terms of crime
q47
q47 the group presents a threat to my culture & lifestyle
q48
q48 do you think that race relations improved in sa
q49
q49 how often do you feel racially discriminated against
q50
q50 where has this racial discrimination happened to you
q51
q51 racism in sa-most whites in sa have racist attitudes
q52
q52 racism in sa-most coloured people have racist attitudes
q53
q53 racism in sa-most blacks in sa have racist attitudes
q54
q54 racism in sa-most indian people have racist attitudes
q55
q55 gov should give contracts & tax break-black businesses
q56
q56 redistribute land to black south africans
q57
q57 pay money to victims apartheid for history discrimination
q58
q58 black treatment-racial quotas in national sports teams
q59
q59 black treatment-preferential, promotion of black employment
q60
q60 black treatment-preferential, promotion of women employment
q61
q61 compulsory school attendance up to what level
q62
q62 all schools should contain children of different races
q63
q63 all schools should contain children of different languages
q64
q64 different religion groups should be educated separately
q65
q65 girls and boys should be educated separately
q66
q66 economic well-off, poor children should educated together
q67
q67 aims of education improve chances of a good job
q68
q68 aims education enable critical & independent thinking
q69
q69 aims education is to keep children off the street
q70
q70 aims education to help children to become better citizens
q71
q71 aims education help children to get along with each other
q72
q72 i respect teachers for their dedicated service to children
q73
q73 teachers should not damage their teaching role
q74
q74 main language in grade 1 to 3
q75
q75 main language in grade 4 to 9
q76
q76 main language in grade 10 to 12
q77
q77 main language in higher education
q78
q78 discipline in school: reasoning/discussion with learner
q79
q79 discipline in school: corporal punishment by teacher
q80
q80 discipline in school: corporal punishment by principal
q81
q81 discipline in school: physical labour like sweeping
q82
q82 discipline in school: keep learner after school hours
q83
q83 discipline in school: additional learning tasks
q84
q84 top priority when spending money on local high schools
q85
q85 compulsory religious sessions have no place school
q86
q86 educating girls to a high level is of no use
q87
q87 girls should be educated to operate on equal terms with boys
q88
q88 the path a child should be encouraged to take after matric
q89
q89 how would you rate your health at present
q90
q90 ever diagnosed with hypertension/high blood pressure
q91
q91 ever diagnosed with tuberculosis (tb)
q92
q92 ever diagnosed with malaria
q93
q93 ever diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections
q94
q94 ever diagnosed with mental illness
q95
q95 anyone in household too sick/disabled to cope on their own
q96
q96 received nutritional supplements during past 12 months
q97
q97 exercise at least 15 minutes 3 times/week in past 12 months
q98
q98 do you drink alcohol
q99
q99 do you smoke cigarettes
q100
q100 do you smoke dagga (marijuana)
q101
q101 do you use mandrax
q102
q102 do you inject drugs into your body
q103
q103 advise to improve health: not to smoke
q104
q104 advise to improve health: drink less/no alcohol
q105
q105 advise to improve health: take more exercise
q106
q106 advise to improve health: eat more fruit and vegetables
q107
q107 advise to improve health: eat less fatty food
q108
q108 advise to improve health: take less sugar
q109
q109 advise to improve health: try to reduce stress
q110
q110 advise to improve health: no drugs
q111
q111 advise to improve health: other (specify)
q112
q112 personally know someone who you think/know died of aids
q113
q113 past year: attend funeral of person who is said died of aids
q114
q114 would sleep in same room as someone with hiv/aids
q115
q115 would share a meal with someone who is hiv positive
q116
q116 would talk to someone with hiv/aids
q117
q117 would treat a family member with hiv/aids well
q118
q118 would not get infected if in same room as infected person
q119
q119 should write in medical records if person is hiv positive
q120
q120 should write hiv/aids related death on death notification
q121
q121 satisfied with time patients wait before getting served
q122
q122 satisfied with way patients are treated by doctors
q123
q123 satisfied with way patients are treated by nurses
q124
q124 satisfied with availability of medicine at hospital/clinic
q125
q125 satisfied with emergency services such as ambulances
q126
q126 sexual relations between man and women before marriage
q127
q127 sexual relations between two adults of same gender
q128
q128 is abortion wrong: strong chance for serious defect in baby
q129
q129 is abortion wrong: low income, cannot afford more children
q130
q130 if convicted of murder, should be subject to death penalty
crime1
in the last 6 months: residential burglary
crime2
in the last 6 months: robbery-aggravating circumstances
crime3
in the last 6 months: vehicle theft
crime4
in the last 6 months: theft from vehicle
crime5
in the last 6 months: stock theft
crime6
in the last 6 months: hijacking or attempted hijacking
crime7
in the last 6 months: murder
crime8
in the last 6 months: gang related violence
crime9
in the last 6 months: attempted murder
crime10
in the last 6 months: common assault
crime11
in the last 6 months: rape'
crime12
in the last 6 months: indecent assault
crime13
exposed to corruption by public officials in last 6 months
crime14
exposed to drug related crime in last 6 months
voting1
party voted for in the 1999 national election
voting2
main reason for your not voting in 1999 election
voting3
party planning to vote for in the next national election
voting4
main reason for thinking you will not vote in 2004 election
voting5
to which other party do you feel close
voting6
to which party do you feel most close
voting7
how often do you talk about politics
voting8
how close/distant do you feel to anc
voting9
how close/distant do you feel to da/dp
voting10
how close/distant do you feel to ifp
voting11
how close/distant do you feel to np
voting12
whether i vote or not makes no difference
voting13
after elected all parties are the same, voting is pointless
voting14
it is the duty of all citizens to vote
voting15
voting meaningless because no politician can be trusted
voting16
politics too complicated these days to understand
voting17
politicians guilty of bribery/corruption should resign
voting18
elected politicians should resign when changing party
voting19
government should have authority to prevent criticism
voting20
citizens should have right to form/join organisation freely
voting21
government should control information given to public
voting22
mass action acceptable way to express views
age
age of respondent in completed years
marital
what is your current marital status
partner
do you live together with a partner
educ
highest education level you have ever completed
qualmoth
highest education level your mother have ever completed
qualfath
highest education level your father have ever completed
citizen
are you a citizen of south africa
register
are you registered as a voter of south africa
homelang
what language do you speak mostly at home
mothtong
what is you mother tongue
employ
current employment status
otheremp
employment status of partner
occup
your current occupation
otherocc
what is your partners occupation
fathrocc
fathers occupation when respondent was 14
mothrocc
mothers occupation when respondent was 14
religion
do you consider yourself as belonging to any religion
denomina
please specify denomination
attend
not special occasions: how often attend religious meetings
roof
main material used for the roof of the dwelling
walls
main material used for the walls of the dwelling
source
most often used source of drinking water by household
eachday
water household use each day for all purposes
toilet
what kind of toilet does this household use
telephon
working landline telephone in your dwelling
computer
do you have access to a computer
internet
do you have access to the internet
entertai
what internet access is used for-1
business
what internet access is used for-2
banking
what internet access is used for-3
informat
what internet access is used for-4
other
what internet access is used for-5
allabove
what internet access is used for-6
cell
have a cell phone for personal or business use
fridge
household have - fridge
freezer
household have - freezer
polisher
household have - polisher or vacuum cleaner
tv
household have - television
hifi
household have - hi-fi or music centre (radio excl)
radio
household have - radio
microwav
household have - microwave oven
washingm
household have - washing machine
gridelec
do you have the following - grid electricity
hotwater
do you have the following - hot running water
domestic
do you have the following - domestic worker
onecar
do you have the following - at least one working car
hungry7
in the past year, time children under 7 went hungry
otherhun
in the past year, members of the household went hungry
hhincome
total monthly household income before tax/deductions
persinco
personal total monthly income before tax/deductions
minimal
monthly income level minimal for household
family1
who do you consider to be part of your family-1
family2
who do you consider to be part of your family-2
family3
who do you consider to be part of your family-3
family4
who do you consider to be part of your family-4
family5
who do you consider to be part of your family-5
family6
who do you consider to be part of your family-6
family7
who do you consider to be part of your family-7
family8
who do you consider to be part of your family-8
family9
who do you consider to be part of your family-9
family10
who do you consider to be part of your family-10
family11
who do you consider to be part of your family-11
family12
who do you consider to be part of your family-12
family13
who do you consider to be part of your family-13
family14
who do you consider to be part of your family-14
famreas1
why do you say that these people are family-1
famreas2
why do you say that these people are family-2
famreas3
why do you say that these people are family-3
famreas4
why do you say that these people are family-4
famreas5
why do you say that these people are family-5
famreas6
why do you say that these people are family-6
famreas7
why do you say that these people are family-7
authorit
person who holds final position of authority in family
basis1
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-1
basis2
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-2
basis3
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-3
basis4
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-4
basis5
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-5
basis6
if yes, what is the primary basis of their authority-6
whoposi
if person could no longer fulfil this role, who would
mood
today and last few days: would you say that you are
geo_type
environmental milieu
sex
gender
agegrp
age in 10 year categories
race
race of respondent
hhincomg
total monthly household income
persincg
personal total monthly income
educatg
highest qualification you have ever completed
electmis
party planning to vote for in the next nat. election (missing values included)
agecat4g
age categorised in 4 categories
combiwgt
weight
Total: 269
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