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: QUALITY OF LIFE
2018 Networks of well-being in the Global South: a critical review of current scholarship
The subject of human well-being continues to gain traction in disciplines as diverse as psychology, sociology, development studies, and econ...
2018 "We help each other": relational patterns among older Individuals in South African samples
The present study aimed to describe the reasons for the importance of relationships for older individuals living in urban and rural sites in...
2018 Perceptions of socio-economic circumstances: survey indicates a daunting task lies ahead
In President Cyril Ramaphosa???s first speech in Parliament, during which he accepted his nomination as president, he emphasised the importa...
2018 The best and worst times of life for South Africans: evidence of universal reference standards in evaluations of personal well-being using Bernheim's ACSA
Bernheim's self-anchoring Anamnestic Comparative Self-Assessment (ACSA) measure of personal well-being was applied for the first time in Sou...