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: MIGRATION

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2020 Circular migration during COVID-19: reflecting on the social and cultural significance of 'home'

The arrival of COVID-19 in South Africa has been like putting dye in water; moving across the surface as flow determines spread, it leaves c...

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2019 Low-skilled immigration and the South African policy dilemma: passport

The restriction on free movement of labour between countries and the disregard of deep-rooted migration systems and patterns have led to an ...

2019 Understanding the attitude-behaviour relationship: a quantitative analysis of public participation in anti-immigrant violence in South Africa

Xenophobic violence is a fundamental obstacle to the mental, social, and economic wellbeing of international migrants living and working in ...

2018 Income as a primary driver of South African inner city migration

Drivers of migration to the inner areas of the five largest South African cities are investigated using computational modelling based on sur...