OHS-GHS Cross Entropy Weights 1995-2011
South Africa, 1995 - 2011
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Reference ID
zaf-df-ohs-ghs-cew-1995-2011-v1
Producer(s)
Amy Thornton, Martin Wittenberg
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Created on
Feb 13, 2022
Last modified
Feb 14, 2022
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-df-ohs-ghs-cew-1995-2011-v1
Title
OHS-GHS Cross Entropy Weights 1995-2011
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
The OHS-GHS CEW series consists of a set of survey weights constructed by Amy Thornton and Martin Wittenberg for the OHSs 1995-1999 and GHSs 2002-2011. The weights were constructed in order to address known weaknesses with the weights in the StatsSA public releases of the same datasets.
Kind of Data
Survey Weights
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2022-02-10
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The OHS and GHS had national coverage
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Amy Thornton | University of Cape Town |
| Martin Wittenberg | University of Cape Town |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics South Africa | Government of South Africa | Producer of the original data |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2011 | CEW Series |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public access data, available to all
Citation requirements
Thornton, A. and Wittenberg, M. OHS-GHS Cross Entropy Weights 1995-2011 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: DataFirst [producer and distributor], 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/0z05-cn37
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-02-14
DDI Document version
Version 2