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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: EMPLOYMENT

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2011 Employment scenarios to 2030

The South Africa of 2011 is characterized by very high levels of poverty and inequality that are morally in-defensible and constitute a sign...

2010 Student graduation, labour market destinations and employment earnings

This chapter begins with an empirical overview of the data and a descriptive analysis of selected variables of interest. A more quantitativ...

2009 A generation without opportunity

How many school-leavers find jobs the year after grade 12? And should they be in the labour market? In the following article Michael Cosser ...

2009 Doing & teaching in South Africa

How much interest is there among our school-leavers in becoming teachers? Are we doing enough to recruit young people into the profession? A...