Water Inequality in South Africa 2007-2011
South Africa, 2007 - 2011
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Reference ID
zaf-mc-wisa-2007-2011-v1
Producer(s)
Megan Cole
Metadata
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-mc-wisa-2007-2011-v1
Title
Water Inequality in South Africa 2007-2011
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Replication/Reproducibility Data
Abstract
The water access and use data includes data on water access, water use, and water stress. Data on piped water access is collected by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) annually in the General Household Survey (GHS) and once a decade in the national census. The Census data is published down to the Ward level. To compile this dataset, data on piped water access for households in all 4,277 wards was extracted from StatsSA's Census 2011 SuperWeb database and collated by municipality, district and province, and by urban and rural area (classified as traditional/tribal area or commercial farm 'geotype').The data also covers water use and water stress. This data was calculated from information in over 800 individual reports commissioned by the national Department of Water Affairs. This includes data on per capita water stress (supply less demand divided by population) of each metro, town, and village cluster in South Africa, based on information on demand, supply and population in the reports. Water inequality indices (Gini index and Palma ratio) for water use and water access are also provided, at national, provincial, district, and local administrative levels.
The data was collected and prepared by Megan Cole at the University of Oxford, as evidence for the following publication:
Cole, Megan J., Bailey, Richard M., Cullis, James, D.S. and New, Mark G. 2017. Spatial inequality in water access and water use in South Africa. Water Policy (2018) 20 (1): 37–52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.111
The data was collected and prepared by Megan Cole at the University of Oxford, as evidence for the following publication:
Cole, Megan J., Bailey, Richard M., Cullis, James, D.S. and New, Mark G. 2017. Spatial inequality in water access and water use in South Africa. Water Policy (2018) 20 (1): 37–52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2017.111
Kind of Data
Administrative records and survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and cities/towns/metros
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution.
Version Date
2017
Scope
Notes
The dataset includes data on household-level access to piped water, water use and water stress.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Piped water |
| Water access |
| Water use |
| Water stress |
Coverage
Geographic Unit
The data is at the level of province, district municipality, and local municipality.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Megan Cole |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 2011 |
Data Collection Mode
Other
Data Collection Notes
Data on piped water access for households in all 4,277 wards was extracted from Statistics SA's Census 2011 SuperWeb database. Data on water use and water stress was drawn from over 800 individual reports commissioned by the national Department of Water Affairs.
Data Collectors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Megan Cole | University of Oxford |
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Support | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Citation requirements
Cole, Megan. 2011. Water Inequality in South Africa 2007-2011 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: Megan Cole [producer], 2017. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/V3N8-4G97
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | 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 |
Date of Metadata Production
2024-06-05
DDI Document version
Version 1