South African Integrated Family Survey 1999, Langeberg Survey
South Africa, 1999
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zaf-saldru-saifs-1999-v1.1
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Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit
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zaf-saldru-saifs-1999-v1.1
Title
South African Integrated Family Survey 1999, Langeberg Survey
Subtitle
Langeberg Survey
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
The South African Integrated Family Survey was undertaken in the second half of 1999 in the Langeberg district of the Western Cape province of South Africa. This area comprises the three magisterial districts of Mossel Bay, Heidelberg, and Riversdal which, at the time of the 1996 census, had a population of just under 97 000 persons of whom more than three-quarters (78%) lived in urban areas. The remaining 22% of the population lived in 'non-urban' areas, mainly commercial farms.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2001
Version Notes
Version 1.1 of the dataset is the original dataset from SALDRU, with value labels added by DataFirst. Additional changes include the correction of variable labels in householdmod_01d, oldergivemoney_01d and olderhea_02d files.
Changes in version 1.1
Corrections were made to variables in the following files, which had been mislabelled
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdmod_01d.dta
variable name old variable label new variable label
EndingHo QB19.1 Ending hour of module QB18.1 Ending hour of module
EndingMi QB19.1 Ending minute of module QB18.1 Ending minute of module
Comprehe QB19.3 Comprehension level QB18.3 Comprehension level
Cooperat QB19.4 Cooperation level QB18.4 Cooperation level
Assistan QB19.5 Assistance? QB18.5 Assistance?
Addition QB19.7 Additional information QB18.7 Additional information
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Oldergivemoney_01d.dta
variable name variable label variable label
Employed QC20.12 Is he/she employed? QC15.12 Is he/she employed?
Occup_a1 QC20.13 What is his her occupation? QC15.13 What is his her occupation?
Occup_a2 QC20.13 Occupation code? QC15.13 Occupation code?
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Olderhea_02d.dta
All variables. These had been mislabelled as being from Section I but were from Section E. These were renamed replacing "QI" with "QE".
Remaining Data Quality Issues
After corrections to the data by DataFirst, remaining identified data quality issues with the dataset are that the variables identified in the files below do not have corresponding questions in the questionnaires for the survey:
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdmod_01d.dta
variable name variable label
HelpFami QB18.1.1 Help violence
HelpAlco QB18.1.2 Help alcohol
HelpPhys QB18.1.3 Help physical disability
HelpMent QB18.1.4 Help mental disability
HelpElde QB18.1.5 Help elderly
HelpPreg QB18.1.6 Help pregnancy
HelpUnem QB18.1.7 Help unemployment
HelpAids QB18.1.8 Help HIV/AIDS
HelpOthe QB18.1.9 Help other
HelpOth1 QB18.1.9 Help other specified
DTCInAre QB18.2 District Transformation Commitee DTC
DTCMembe QB18.2a Member of DTC
WelfareM QB18.3 Welfare member
Communit QB18.4 Community centre in area?
Sufficie QB18.5 Sufficient creches?
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdorganise_01d.dta
All variables
Changes in version 1.1
Corrections were made to variables in the following files, which had been mislabelled
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdmod_01d.dta
variable name old variable label new variable label
EndingHo QB19.1 Ending hour of module QB18.1 Ending hour of module
EndingMi QB19.1 Ending minute of module QB18.1 Ending minute of module
Comprehe QB19.3 Comprehension level QB18.3 Comprehension level
Cooperat QB19.4 Cooperation level QB18.4 Cooperation level
Assistan QB19.5 Assistance? QB18.5 Assistance?
Addition QB19.7 Additional information QB18.7 Additional information
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Oldergivemoney_01d.dta
variable name variable label variable label
Employed QC20.12 Is he/she employed? QC15.12 Is he/she employed?
Occup_a1 QC20.13 What is his her occupation? QC15.13 What is his her occupation?
Occup_a2 QC20.13 Occupation code? QC15.13 Occupation code?
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Olderhea_02d.dta
All variables. These had been mislabelled as being from Section I but were from Section E. These were renamed replacing "QI" with "QE".
Remaining Data Quality Issues
After corrections to the data by DataFirst, remaining identified data quality issues with the dataset are that the variables identified in the files below do not have corresponding questions in the questionnaires for the survey:
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdmod_01d.dta
variable name variable label
HelpFami QB18.1.1 Help violence
HelpAlco QB18.1.2 Help alcohol
HelpPhys QB18.1.3 Help physical disability
HelpMent QB18.1.4 Help mental disability
HelpElde QB18.1.5 Help elderly
HelpPreg QB18.1.6 Help pregnancy
HelpUnem QB18.1.7 Help unemployment
HelpAids QB18.1.8 Help HIV/AIDS
HelpOthe QB18.1.9 Help other
HelpOth1 QB18.1.9 Help other specified
DTCInAre QB18.2 District Transformation Commitee DTC
DTCMembe QB18.2a Member of DTC
WelfareM QB18.3 Welfare member
Communit QB18.4 Community centre in area?
Sufficie QB18.5 Sufficient creches?
Filename: SAIFS 1999 Householdorganise_01d.dta
All variables
Scope
Notes
The survey collected data on household demographics and health (including mental health), dwelling characteristics, household goods and services, education, employment, mortality and migration, income and expenditure (including grants and pensions) and data on social integration and life satisfaction.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| income, property and investment/saving [1.5] | CESSDA | Link |
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| EDUCATION [6] | CESSDA | Link |
| HEALTH [8] | CESSDA | Link |
| housing [10.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| cultural activities and participation [13.2] | CESSDA | Link |
| social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] | CESSDA | Link |
| social conditions and indicators [13.8] | CESSDA | Link |
| migration [14.3] | CESSDA | Link |
| morbidity and mortality [14.4] | CESSDA | Link |
| specific social services: use and provision [15.3] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey covered the Langeberg region of the Western Cape Province in South Africa
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is magisterial district
Universe
The survey covered all de jure household members in the area of Langeberg
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit | University of Cape Town |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Funder |
| MacArthur Foundation | Funder |
| National Institute of Aging | Funder for pilot study |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Funder for pilot study |
| HSRC/UCT Centre for Gerontology | Funder for pilot study |
Sampling
Weighting
Weights are the inverse of the probability of selection of the household (which were calculated when the sample EAs were drawn) times the inverse of the response rate (which may be interpreted as an inverse probability of selection under the assumption that observations are missing at random within EA's). This product summed across the 294 households to an arbitrary number approximately equal to the total number of households in the Langeberg district. The weights were rescaled to sum across completed households to the sample size, 294, by dividing each weight (the product) by the mean weight for the 294 cases. The Rescaled weight is the weight adjusted for non-response in the survey and the Rcensus weight is the Rescaled weight adjusted to 1996 population census proportions.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1999 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Data was collected from a stratified sample consisting of 294 households (103 Black; 126 Coloured; and 65 White) by means of four questionnaires: one directed at adults of 55 years and older; one at younger adults (between 18 and 54 years of age) and two focused on health (including anthropometric measurements) of adults and children. The survey instrument used was one that had been developed over a four year period and was the joint product of researchers at the University of Cape Town (Monica Ferreira, HSRC/UCT Centre for Gerontology, Karen Charlton, Nutrition and Dietetics Unit; and Jaqui Goldin, SALDRU); University of the Western Cape (Pieter le Roux, Economics); University of the Witwatersrand (Merton Dagut, and Martin Wittenberg, Faculty of Commerce); Rhodes University (Valerie Moller); the Medical Research Council (Krisela Steyn and Debbie Bradshaw); Princeton University (Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Economics and Woodrow Wilson School); Harvard University (Robert Jensen, Kennedy School of Government, and David Bloom, School of Public Health); MIT (Courtney Coile, Economics); the Health Systems Trust (Dr John Gear) and the Western Cape Provincial Dept. of Health (Drs. Najma Shaikh, Mike Hendricks & Ingrid le Roux) together with other persons in the medical community of South Africa. This team of gerontologists, economists, public health experts and physicians grappled with the survey design, both structure and content, through many rounds of piloting, until there was consensus that the questionnaire worked well in the field.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. South African Integrated Family Survey 1999. [dataset]. Version 1.1. Cape Town: SALDRU [producer], 2001. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/fsdq-hf81
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-28
DDI Document version
Version 3