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Department of Social Development Survey 2006-2008

South Africa, 2006 - 2008
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ZAF_2006-2008_DSDS_v01_M
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Data file: DSD Survey 2006-2008_measurement_v1

Variables: 244

Variables

quesno
Questionnaire No
lm
Local municipality
gps1
GPS co-ordinates1
gps2
GPS co-ordinates2
q2
Province
q3
Node
q4
Area and type of dwelling
q5
Sex
q6
Race
q7
Age
q8
Highest level of education
q9
Disability
q10
Number of household members
q11
Children under age 18
q12
Children of household head
q13
Children of relatives, orphans, etc
q14
Number of orphans in Q11
q15
Number of rooms in dwelling
q16
Households sharing a single room
q17
Language most spoken at home
q18
Household head
q19
Age of household head
q20a
Own cattle
q20b
Own horse/donkey
q20c
Own sheep/goat/pig
q20d
Own chickens
q20e
Own cattle ox-cart/donkey cart
q20f
Own car/bakkie
q20g
Own tractor
q20h
Own machine
q20i
Own tools
q21a
Access to woodland for fuel
q21b
Access to fruit trees
q21c
Access to water for fishing
q21d
Access to water for irrigating the land
q21e
Access to wildlife for eating or selling
q21f
Access to communal land for cattle grazing
q21g
Access to information about grants/ finance/ technical support
q21h
Access to information on anti-poverty projects
q22
Main material used for walls
q23
Own dwelling
q24
Own land
q25a1
Disability grant
q25a2
Number of members receiving a disability grant
q25b1
Old age pension
q25b2
Number of members receiving an old age pension
q25c1
War veterans grant
q25c2
Number of members receiving a war veterans grant
q25d1
Foster care grant
q25d2
Number of members receiving a foster care grant
q25e1
Care dependency grant
q25e2
Number of members receiving a care dependency grant
q25f1
Child support grant
q25f2
Number of members receiving a child support grant
q25g1
HIV/AIDS grants
q25g2
Number of members receiving an HIV/AIDS grant
q25h1
Other grants
q25h2
Number of members receiving other grants
q26a
Ever made use of the Department of Social Development office
q26b
Ever made use of pension pay-point
q26c
Ever made use of Victim Empowerment Shelter (also known as VEP 1-stop centre)
q26d
Ever made use of Home Community Based Care centre
q26e
Ever made use of Old Age home
q26f
Ever made use of Centre for Older People
q26g
Ever made use of Child Welfare organisation
q26h
Ever made use of workshop for people with disabilities
q26i
Ever made use of Children’s Home
q26j
Ever made use of Drop in Centre
q26k
Ever made use of Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre
q26l
Ever made use of place of safety
q27a
Access to the DSD facility
q27b
Cleanliness of the DSD facilities
q27c
Right service at the DSD facility
q27d
Helpfulness of staff at the DSD facility
q27e
Staff care and compassion at the DSD facility
q27f
Staff knowledge at the DSD facility
q27g
Overall satisfaction after leaving the DSD office
q28a
Quality of water service
q28b
Quality of electricity service
q28c
Quality of water-bourne sewerage service
q28d
Quality of refuse removal service
q28e
Quality of affordable housing
q28f
Quality of public transport
q28g
Quality of roads
q28h
Quality of health care
q28i
Quality of security/policing
q28j
Quality of education
q29
Level of gvt which has done the most to improve quality
q30
Rubbish removed regularly
q31
Main toilet type
q32
Main source of water for household use
q33
Number of times water is fetched
q34
Person who mainly/usually fetches water
q35
Water clean
q36
Access to telephone service
q37
Access to electricity
q38a
Arrears for payment of water
q38b
Arrears for payment of electricity
q39a
Household experienced water cut off for non-payment
q39b
Household experienced electricity cut off for non-payment
q39c
Household experienced eviction for failure to pay for water or electricity
q40a
Respondent has insurance policies
q40b
Respondent has financial services such as a bank account, ATM
q40c
Respondent has an account or credit card at a retail store
q41
Respondent's method of accessing money
q42a
Biggest problem facing the community
q42b
Second biggest problem facing the community
q43
Safety in respondent's home
q44
Any household member been a victim of crime in the past year
q45
Any household member been physically attacked
q46
Response to request for sugar from your neighbour
q47
Trusting people in community
q48
Community care only for themselves or neighbours as well
q49
How well community solve problems
q50a
Projects taking place in community: community halls
q50b
Projects taking place in community: clinics/hospitals/health facilities
q50c
Projects taking place in community: water projects
q50d
Projects taking place in community: houses
q50e
Projects taking place in community: schools
q50f
Projects taking place in community: access roads
q50g
Projects taking place in community: creches
q50h
Projects taking place in community: agricultural projects
q50i
Projects taking place in community: HIV/AIDS projects
q50j
Projects taking place in community: food parcels
q50k
Projects taking place in community: vegetable gardens
q50l
Projects taking place in community: sport facilities
q50m
Projects taking place in community: co-operatives
q50n
Projects taking place in community: other projects
q51
Aware of any developments iniatiated by NPOs
q52
Aware of any developments iniatiated by gvt departments
q53
Easier or harder to find jobs compared with 5 years ago
q54a
Opinion: no one cares about people like me
q54b
Opinion: politics is a waste of time
q54c
Opinion: lack of repondent's influence in community
q55
Government departments working together or no co-ordination
q56
Ever heard of IDPs
q57
Participation in IDP process
q58a
Biggest health problem facing the community
q58b
Second biggest health problem facing the community
q59
Household health care provider
q60a
Problems knowing where health facility is located
q60b
Problems getting permission from employer
q60c
Problems with money to pay for treatment
q60d
Problems wth distance to the health facility
q61
Self-rated health status
q62
Difficulty doing work in the past 4 weeks
q63
Health/emotional problems limit social activity
q64
Approval of couples using contraception
q65
Ever heard of any community member suffering from AIDS
q66
Ever heard of any community member who died of AIDS
q67
Keeping it secret if any household member was infected with HIV/AIDS
q68a
Household member supporting AIDS orphans
q68b
Household member providing home-based HIV/AIDS care
q68c
Household member receiving home-based HIV/AIDS care
q69a
True or false: Mosquitoes can pass on the HIV virus
q69b
True or false: A healthy-looking person can have HIV/AIDS
q69c
True or false: One can get HIV from sharing razors with people with AIDS
q69d
True or false: Mothers can pass on HIV/AIDS through breastfeeding
q69e
True or false: Using condoms prevents HIV/AIDS transmission
q70a
True or false: Female contraception is only women's business
q70b
Agree or disagree: Women who use contraception will become promiscuous
q70c
True or false: Women who use contraception risk sterility
q70d
Agree or disagree: Women get pregnant so women must worry about contraception
q71a
Person who decides when to have children
q71b
Person who decides using family income to pay for health care/or medicines
q71c
Person who decides whether to take a sick child to the clinic
q71d
Person who decides whether to use family planning
q72a
Man justified in beating his partner if she goes out without telling him
q72b
Man justified in beating his partner if she doesn’t look after the children
q72c
Man justified in beating his partner if she argues with him
q72d
Man justified in beating his partner if she refuses to have sex with him
q72e
Man justified in beating his partner if she burns the food
q72f
Man justified in beating his partner if she is unfaithful
q73
Opinion on abortion
q74a
Not a member of any organisation
q74b
Member of a Burial Society
q74c
Member of a Business group
q74d
Member of a Civic organisation
q74e
Member of a Cultural organisation
q74f
Member of a Environmental organisation
q74g
Member of a Political party
q74h
Member of a Professional association
q74i
Member of a Sports club
q74j
Member of a Savings club
q74k
Member of a Student organisation
q74l
Member of a Trade union
q74m
Member of a Tribal/clan association
q74n
Member of a Women’s group
q74o
Member of a Youth group
q74p
Member of a Neighbourhood Watch
q74q
Member of a Choir
q74r
A hospice volunteer
q74s
A care-giving/ counselling volunteer
q74t
Member of a communal food growing organisation
q74u
Member of a communal/group purchasing organisation
q74v
Member of a Street committee
q74w
Member of a Block committee
q74x
Member of a Traditional structure/association
q74y
Member of a Local Development Committee
q74z
Member of another organisation
q75
Religious group of respondent
q76
Frequency of going to a place of worship/church
q77
Employment status
q78
Job description
q79
Duration of unemployment
q80
Number of household members who earn an income
q81
Approximate monthly disposable income
q82a
Household receives income from work
q82b
Household receives income from selling things/small business
q82c
Household receives government grant e.g. child care grant, pension
q82d
Household receives money from relatives
q82e
Household receives pension money
q82f
Household receives income from other paid work
q83a
Building/painting/plastering skills
q83b
Plumbing/carpentry/electrical skills
q83c
Skills in making clothes/shoes/etc.
q83d
Skills in growing food for selling
q83e
Hair-dressing skills
q83f
Skills in repairing cars/vehicles
q83g
Skills in repairing appliances (radios, farm equipment, etc.)
q83h
Crafts (leather, beadwork, etc.) skills
q83i
Skills in cooking, baking, etc.
q83j
Other skills
q84
Not enough money to feed the children (in the last year)
q85a
How difficult to pay for clothing
q85b
How difficult to pay for food
q85c
How difficult to pay for health care
q85d
How difficult to pay for transport to the nearest town
q85e
How difficult to pay for school books
q85f
How difficult to pay for agricultural material
q85g
How difficult to save money
q86
One thing that would make the respondent's life better
weight
Weight
poverty1
poverty2
poverty3
poverty4
poverty5
poverty6
poverty7
poverty8
poverty9
poverty10
prog
Programme
Total: 244
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