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World Values Survey South Africa 1982-2013

South Africa, 1982 - 2013
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Reference ID
zaf-wvsa-wvssa-1982-2013-v1
Producer(s)
World Values Survey Association,
Metadata
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Apr 07, 2014
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-wvsa-wvssa-1982-2013-v1
Title
World Values Survey South Africa 1982-2013
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zaf
Study type
Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]
Abstract
The World Values Survey (WVS) network is a worldwide network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life. The WVS and EVS (European Values Study) show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. In order to monitor these changes, the EVS/WVS network has executed six waves of surveys, from 1981 to 2014. Representative national samples of each society's public are interviewed, using a standardized questionnaire that measures changing values. The countries included in these surveys cover the full range from very poor countries to very rich ones, from authoritarian systems to liberal democracies, covering all major cultural zones. These surveys provide valuable information about a crucial component of social change: the values, beliefs and motivations of ordinary citizens.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey are individuals

Version

Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data access from the World Values Survey website
Version Notes
This is a merged dataset of the South African component of the World Values Survey waves 1 to 6, undertaken in 1982, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2006 and 2013.

Scope

Notes
The survey covers opinions on religion, gender roles, work motivations, democracy, good governance, social capital, political participation, tolerance of other groups, environmental protection and subjective wellbeing.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
religion and values [13.5] CESSDA Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage of each country
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is province
Universe
The population of interest was all adults (18+) in South Africa

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
World Values Survey Association

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Markinor stratified the sample by region, sex and community size. From sample-point level, the respondent selection was done randomly according to a selection grid used by Markinor (the first two pages of the master questionnaire).

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
1982 1990 Wave 1 (1981-1984)
1996 2001 Wave 3 (1994-1999)
2006 2013 Wave 5 (2005-2007)
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
Markinor

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org Link
Access conditions
These data files are available without restrictions, provided
a) that they are used for non-profit purposes; and
b) correct citations are provided and sent to the World Values Survey Associations for each publication of results based in part or entirely on these data files. This citation will be made freely available; and
c) the data files themselves are not redistributed.
Citation requirements
World Values Survey South Africa, 1982-2013 [dataset]. Version 1 of the merged dataset. World Values Survey Association [producer and distributor], 2015.
Access authority
Name URL
World Values Survey Association Link
Copyright
Copyright, World Values Survey Association

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-wvssa-1982-2006-v1
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
Date of Metadata Production
2017-05-18
DDI Document version
Version 1
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