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: PUBLIC OPINION

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2013 The young and the discontented: youth views on unemployment

Between February and October 2012, a group of HSRC research interns embarked on a study entitled the Youth-Driven Development Project. The s...

2012 Choosing good neighbours: social tolerance and prejudice

The South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) was used to measure tolerance among the adult population in South Africa. The survey, a re...

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2011 Shooting blanks?: South Africa's confidence in police

The recent killing of Andries Tatane by police during protest action in Ficksburg, together with a high incidence of police deaths this year...

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