Omnibus Survey 1993
South Africa, 1993
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ZAF_1993_OS_v01_M
Omnibus Survey 1993
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZAF |
Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]
MarkData conducted an Omnibus survey for the Human Sciences Research Council from 1 to 19 February 1993. The purpose of the Omnibus Project was to offer a large number of clients the opportunity to obtain information on a wide spectrum of topics by using a cost effective method.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of analysis in the survey included individuals
Version
Version 01: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
1993
Scope
The 1993 Omnibus survey collected demographic data (sex, age, marital status, education, language, income, occupation, population group), as well as data on the following topics: Horses, services, health, national symbols, politics, the South African economy, and education
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
The survey had national coverage, including coverage of the 'homelands" of Ciskei and Venda.
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district
The universe included all household residents 18 years old or older.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Human Sciences Research Council |
Sampling
The sample allocation was approximately proportional to the 1991 population census. All samples were drawn with a probability proportional to size. Those sample sizes were: Blacks 1 100, Whites 400, Coloureds 300, Asians 200.
The data were weighted according to the adjusted 1991 population census data per population group per geographical region. The weighting corrects any bias in the sample data on age, gender and educational qualifications of each population group. Then two sets of weights were calculated for the population in general and for the age group of 18 years and older.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1993-02-01 | 1993-02-19 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| MarkData | Human Sciences Research Council |
Fieldwork area
The fieldwork was done countrywide including in the self-governing areas and parts of the TBVC states (Ciskei and Venda).
Fieldwork period
Fieldwork took place from 1 to 19 February 1993. The period included the training of the interviewers by the different fieldwork organisers, the conducting of the interviews and the collection and checking of the completed questionnaires.
Method of data collection
The data were collected by trained interviewers by means of personal interviews with scientifically drawn respondents.
The respondents were visited at home and the interviews were usually done after hours to ensure that the qualifying person was present.
If the qualifying respondent was not available but would be available during the period of the fieldwork, an appointment was made and the particular household was revisited. If the qualifying respondent was not available for the duration of the survey, the household was replaced with another one.
The questions were in Afrikaans and English in the questionnaire, were translated into the particular black languages of the survey area and the interviews were conducted in the language preferred by the respondents.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | http://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za | info@data1st.org |
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
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, South Africa. Omnibus Survey 1993. Ref. ZAF_1993_OS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from http://sada.nrf.ac.za/ahdetails.asp?catalognumber=0057 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_OS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
1993
Metadata version
Version 02 (August 2013). Edited version based on Version 01 DDI (ddi-zaf-datafirst-os-1993-v1) that was done by DataFirst.