Research data

The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:

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Research data: COVID-19

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2021 Young African University graduates: Economic loss and agility in the chaos of COVID-19

Over 500 mostly first-generation university graduates who formed part of an HSRC-led research study were excited at the prospect of securing...

2021 Rethinking South Africa's macroeconomic policy approach

The need to respond to crises has driven momentous changes in macroeconomic thinking, said macroeconomics expert Dr Seeraj Mohamed at the fi...

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2021 Surveys as a public service: the need for a two-way flow of data

In recent years, South Africa has seen the emergence of ground-breaking portals such as Municipal Money, which provides information on finan...

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2021 Mind the gap: TB prevalence higher than recorded cases suggest

Young people as well as men and elderly people with tuberculosis (TB) are falling beneath the radar of TB detection in the healthcare system...

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