Khayelitsha Rodent Study 2017-2018
South Africa, 2017 - 2018
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zaf-cssr-icwild-krs-2017-2018-v1
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Centre for Social Science Research, Institute for Communities and Wildlife
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-cssr-icwild-krs-2017-2018-v1
Title
Khayelitsha Rodent Study 2017-2018
Country
| Name |
|---|
| South Africa |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
The main objective of the Khayelitsha Rodent Study (KRS) was to explore the nature of rodent infestation and attitudes to rodent control and poison use in Site C Khayelitisha, Cape Town, South Africa. The KRS originated in response to the controversy over a Public Works Programme (PWP) run by the Khayeltisha Environmental Health Unit in which previously unemployed people were hired to set cage traps in people’s homes and then drown the captured rats. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) threatened legal action (because drowning animals is illegal) and the PWP resorted to using poison to destroy the rats.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2018
Scope
Notes
The survey collected data on households (dwelling type and condition, tenure type, access to electricity, water and sanitation services, asset ownership, and garbage disposal), household members (birthplace, gender, age, home language, education level, employment status and levels of trust). Data was also collected on attitudes to domestic and animals, wildlife and national parks, as well as the presence and control of rats and mice.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey covered selected households in Khayelitsha Site C in Cape Town, South Africa.
Geographic Unit
The data is available at the level of Census Small Area.
Universe
The survey covered households in Site C, Khayelitsha
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Centre for Social Science Research | University of Cape Town |
| Institute for Communities and Wildlife | University of Cape Town |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Social Science Research | CSSR | Funder |
| Institute for Communities and Wildlife | ICWILD | Funder |
| National Research Foundation | NRF | Funder |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The Khayelitsha Rodent Study was a two-stage, stratified random sample conducted between 08-08-2017 and 30-06-2018 in Site C, Khayelitsha, South Africa. Using the 'Small Areas' demarcated by the 2011 census as the primary sampling unit, we drew a stratified two-stage random sample. The Small Areas were stratified according to whether they covered formal housing areas (i.e. had a cadastral layer) or were informal shack settlements (without such a layer). The secondary sampling unit (SSU) was dwellings within each Small Area. The sample of 222 households was drawn from, 11 Small Areas as defined in the 2013 South African census. The number of dwellings in a formal Small Area are on average 211 and 205 in the informal areas. The number of respondents per Small Area is given by Table 1. The variables PSU and stratum capture this in the dataset.
Weighting
Two weights are provided in the Khayelitsha Rodent Study dataset: PP_weight is an individual level weight and HH_weight is a household weight.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-08-08 | 2018-06-30 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
Ethics approval for the survey was obtained through the University of Cape Town’s Research Ethics Committee (REC/2017/03/001 and REC/2018/02/006).
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaire version V1.03 is the latest one used in the field. This version differs from the first version deployed in that it incorporates questions q73.1 to q74.5 directly. These questions were administered by telephone to respondents who answered an earlier version of the questionnaire.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst support | University of Cape Town | support@data1.st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Centre for Social Science Research & The Institute for Communities and Wildlife. Khayelitsha Rodent Study 2017-2018 [Dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: CSSR and iCWild [producers], 2018. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2018. https://doi.org/10.25828/69TD-0531
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | support.data1st.org |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-20
DDI Document version
Version 2