Quality of life disparities within wards in Gauteng

Type Report
Title Quality of life disparities within wards in Gauteng
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2024
Publisher Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
City Johannesburg
Country/State South Africa
URL https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36634/QSUT4001
Abstract
Katumba and Culwick-Fatti (2015) have previously analysed the spatial distribution of Quality of Life (QoL) index values at the ward-level using data from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s (GCRO) Quality of Life (QoL) Survey. This provides a view of spatial disparities in quality of life across wards. Using data from GCRO QoL 7 (2023/24) Survey we update this perspective below, confirming enduring inequality in quality of life across the province. However, in this Map of the Month, we add another level of understanding by analysing the QoL Index differences among individuals within wards. Our analysis first considers the average QoL Index scores of the bottom 25 percent in each ward, then the average QoL index scores of the top 25 percent, and then the differences between these averages to derive a measure of in-ward disparities in quality of life. We round off by briefly discussing possible reasons for the patterns of inequality observed.

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