Current Population Survey 1980
South Africa, 1980
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Reference ID
zaf-ds-cps-1980-v1
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics
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Metadata
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Aug 02, 2012
Last modified
May 06, 2020
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-ds-cps-1980-v1
Title
Current Population Survey 1980
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Household Survey [hh]
Abstract
The Current Population Survey (CPS) was initiated by the South African Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa) in October 1977 to collect data on the "African" and "coloured" labour force in South Africa, excluding the Transkei and Bophuthatswana. The CPS draws data from a sample of nearly 10 000 dwellings.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution
Version Notes
This version, version 1 of the Current Population Survey 1980 was obtained by DataFirst in July 2012.
Scope
Notes
The Current Population Survey collected labour market data for "African" and "Coloured" South Africans. Data was collected on employment and unemployment (including reasons for not working), occupation, industry and income (salary/wage data only).
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the CPS data is town
Universe
The survey covered "African" and "Coloured" households in South Africa
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | Government of South Africa |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
Time periods
| Start date |
|---|
| 1980-10 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
Department of Statistics South Africa. Current Population Survey 1980 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Department of Statistics [producer], 1982. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/ynb9-5690
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-cps-1980-v1
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-06
DDI Document version
Version 2