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Township Smoking Study 2017-2018

South Africa, 2017 - 2018
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Reference ID
zaf-reep-tss-2017-2018-v1
Producer(s)
Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products
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Jul 21, 2020
Last modified
Jul 24, 2020
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-reep-tss-2017-2018-v1
Title
Township Smoking Study 2017-2018
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zaf
Study type
Price Survey [hh/prc]
Abstract
Data for the TSS was collected from six South African townships. The townships chosen were Eldorado Park, Ivory Park, Khayelitsha, Mitchell’s Plain, Thabong and Umlazi. 2453 interviews of smokers took place over two rounds between October and November 2017 and again between July and August 2018. The sample includes two of South Africa’s four population groups: African and mixed race (locally referred to as “Coloured”). This is because very few Whites and Asians live in townships. Households were selected at random by enumerators, and one smoker per household was interviewed (if a household contained at least one available smoker).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals

Version

Version Description
v1.0: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2020-07-21

Scope

Notes
The TSS interviewed 2453 smokers. Respondents were asked about cigarette and tobacco product consumption, perceptions of illicit cigarette trade, and select other socio-economic questions.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
Data was collected in Gauteng (Eldorado Park and Ivory Park), Western Cape (Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain), Free State (Thabong) and KwaZulu-Natal (Umlazi).

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products University of Cape Town
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation Role
International Development Research Centre IDRC Funder
Cancer Research UK CRUK Funder
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via African Capacity Building Foundation) BMGF Funder

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Enumerators walked through townships and selected houses/dwelligns based on a randomized process. The enumerator was required to enter into a digital form how many directions it was possible to take at a street intersection so that the system could randomly select the direction to take. It also selected the side of the road to walk along and the house from which to start interviews. This procedure was repeated at every intersection and at every apartment building. One adult smoker per household was interviewed (if a household contained at least one available smoker). If there was more than one available smoker, a randomization procedure was again used to select a smoker from the household.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2017 2018 All rounds
2017-10 2017-12 Round 1
2018-07 2018-08 Round 2
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
Knowledge Pele
ikapadata

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
There were two questionnaires used, one for each round of data collection. The questionnaire was improved between the two rounds. Some variables were dropped, some were added and some were modified. If the question differed in any regard over the two rounds this is noted in the microdata.

Data was captured using electronic tablets, with a questionnaire provided by UCT operationalised on the SurveyCTO platform.

Data Appraisal

Data Appraisal
Reports from the data collection teams often noted dangerous these townships are. Enumerators could choose the areas they covered. So it is likely that the worst areas were avoided, which could effect measurement. For example, the prevalence of illegal cigarettes.
There is possible re-interviewing of the sample people over the two rounds, although the probability is quite low due to the size of the areas in question.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst Support University of Cape Town support@data1st.org www.support.data1st.org
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products. Township Smoking Study 2017-2018. [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) [producer], 2020. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/47cd-z315
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email 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
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