National Income Dynamics Study Administrative Dataset
South Africa, 2008 - 2010
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ZAF_2008-2011_NIDSAD_v01_M
Title
National Income Dynamics Study Administrative Dataset
Subtitle
Waves 1&2 (2008, 2010-2011)
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZAF |
Study type
Income/Expenditure/Household Survey [hh/ies]
Abstract
The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) is a face-to-face longitudinal survey of individuals living in South Africa as well as their households. The survey was designed to give effect to the dimensions of the well-being of South Africans, to be tracked over time. At the broadest level, these were:
Wealth creation in terms of income and expenditure dynamics and asset endowments;
Demographic dynamics as these relate to household composition and migration;
Social heritage, including education and employment dynamics, the impact of life events (including positive and negative shocks), social capital and intergenerational developments;
Access to cash transfers and social services
Wave 1 of the survey, conducted in 2008, collected the detailed information for the national sample. In 2010/2011 Wave 2 of NIDS re-interviewed these people, gathering information on developments in their lives since they were interviewed first in 2008. As such, the comparison of Wave 1 and Wave 2 information provides a detailed picture of how South Africans have fared over two years of very difficult socio-economic circumstances.
This administrative dataset is for schools attended by NIDS respondents. The dataset was created by matching the names of schools with Department of Education (DoE) registered lists of schools in South Africa. A detailed description of the matching process is provided in the user manual, which includes a description of the inherent limitations associated with conducting such an exercise.
Wealth creation in terms of income and expenditure dynamics and asset endowments;
Demographic dynamics as these relate to household composition and migration;
Social heritage, including education and employment dynamics, the impact of life events (including positive and negative shocks), social capital and intergenerational developments;
Access to cash transfers and social services
Wave 1 of the survey, conducted in 2008, collected the detailed information for the national sample. In 2010/2011 Wave 2 of NIDS re-interviewed these people, gathering information on developments in their lives since they were interviewed first in 2008. As such, the comparison of Wave 1 and Wave 2 information provides a detailed picture of how South Africans have fared over two years of very difficult socio-economic circumstances.
This administrative dataset is for schools attended by NIDS respondents. The dataset was created by matching the names of schools with Department of Education (DoE) registered lists of schools in South Africa. A detailed description of the matching process is provided in the user manual, which includes a description of the inherent limitations associated with conducting such an exercise.
Kind of Data
Administrative records data [adm]
Unit of Analysis
The units of analysis in the dataset are schools
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution.
Version Date
2012-11-29
Version Notes
Version 1 of the National Income Dynamics Study Waves 1&2 2008 Administrative Dataset was released on 20121129
Scope
Notes
The data is on the schools attended by NIDS respondents.This covers the Province in which the school is situated, the education phase of the school (primary, secondary, combined), the learner-teacher ratio in the school, whether the school is a fee-paying school, and under which authority the school was originally located (DET, WCED).
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Agriculture |
| Shocks |
| Demography |
| Intra-household allocation |
| Health |
| Education |
| Migration |
| Remittances |
| Integration |
| Credit |
| Assets |
| Social networks |
| Social cohesion |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregration covered by the dataset is province. Data that includes the full geo-coding is available for use at the NIDS operations office at the University of Cape Town. Applications to use this data can be made by emailing: nids-survey@uct.ac.za
Universe
The target population for NIDS was private households in all nine provinces of South Africa, and residents in workers' hostels, convents and monasteries. The frame excludes other collective living quarters, such as student hostels, old age homes, hospitals, prisons and military barracks.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit | University of Cape Town |
Producers
| Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|
| SALDRU, University of Cape Town | Project Manager |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| The Presidency, Government of South Africa | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2010-02 | Wave 1 |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Supervision
National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) supervisory staff
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIDS Project | University of Cape Town | nids-survey@uct.ac.za | |
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Confidentiality
Registering to use the NIDS data includes agreement that the data user will not attempt to identify specific individuals from the data.
Citation requirements
Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. 2012. National Income Dynamics Study Waves 1&2, 2008-2011: Administrative Dataset [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit [producer], 2012. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The original collector of the data (The National Income Dynamics Study), the distributor (DataFirst), and the relevant funding agencies bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_ZAF_2008-2011_NIDSAD_v01_M
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata creation |
Date of Metadata Production
2012-12-06
DDI Document version
Version 1.1