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Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005

South Africa, 2005
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zaf-kcjs-sjsa-2005-v1.1
Producer(s)
Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
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Aug 26, 2013
Last modified
Mar 26, 2021
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-kcjs-sjsa-2005-v1.1
Title
Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zaf
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
The survey was undertaken in 2005 and conducted face-to-face interviews with a sample of 1 000 adults from Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, where ninety percent of the country's Jewish population reside.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals

Version

Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2006
Version Notes
Version 1 of the dataset was provided to DataFirst by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town. Version 1.1 is this dataset, with data files merged and variable labels added by DataFirst and a number of variables recoded for ease of use.

Scope

Notes
The survey collected background data on Jewish households, including: citizenship, education levels, home language, home ownership, marital status, migration history, and number of children. Data on political and social attitudes of respondents was also collected. Collection of data specifically related to being Jewish in South Africa was the main purpose of the survey. This included data on: Childrens' enrollment in Jewish schools and the respondent's attitudes to these schools; attitudes to Israel, religious beliefs, practices and experiences; attitudes to and experiences of anti-semitism, the Jewish community and Jewish organisations.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The survey covered selected Jewish households in Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province.
Universe
The target population of the survey consists of Jewish South Africans.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research University of Cape Town

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start
2005
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
Shirley Bruk Research

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
A single questionnaire was used for the study

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org Link
Access conditions
CC-BY attribution-only license
Citation requirements
Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town. Survey of Jewish South Africans 2005 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre [producer], 2006. Cape Town. DataFirst [distributor], 2010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dbav-em75
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst University of Cape Town support@data1st.org Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

Copyright
(c) 2005, University of Cape Town

Metadata production

Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
Date of Metadata Production
2021-03-26
DDI Document version
Version 3
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