Cannabis Demand and Price Data 2017
South Africa, 2017
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Reference ID
zaf-etcp-cdpd-2017-v1
Producer(s)
Shaun Riley,
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Jul 24, 2019
Last modified
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-etcp-cdpd-2017-v1
Title
Cannabis Demand and Price Data 2017
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Price Survey [hh/prc]
Abstract
The full legalization of cannabis is currently being deliberated in South Africa. The aim of this survey was to better understand how the market operates by investigating how cannabis consumers respond to price changes and the factors associated with the price that consumers pay
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Individuals
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Version Date
2017
Scope
Notes
The survey collected data on demographic characteristics of respondents and respondents' incomes. Cannabis data included frequency of use, most recent cannabis transactions (amount purchased, price of purchase, and cannabis quality)
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| cannabis |
| marijuana |
| prices |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
This survey has no geographic representivity
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Shaun Riley | University of Cape Town |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Economics of Tobacco Control Project | ETCP | funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 |
Data Collection Mode
Internet [int]
Supervision
Ethics approval for data collection was received by the University of Cape Town's Ethics in Research Committee on the 10th of July 2017.
Data Collection Notes
Respondents were recruited primarily through social media, and through contacts with pro-cannabis organizations. Twitter and Facebook pages were created to inform potential respondents of the research. The 20-page questionnaire was administered online to respondents on a website called ganjanomics. Periodic 'posts' and 'tweets' were sent out as reminders during data collection.
Data Collectors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Shaun Riley | University of Cape Town |
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Support | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Riley, Shaun. Cannabis Demand and Price Data 2017 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Economics of Tobacco Control Project, UCT [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/hzzx-k808
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
2020-05-12
DDI Document version
Version 2