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: SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS)
2014 Intention to switch to smokeless tobacco use among South African smokers: results from the 2007 South African Social Attitudes Survey
Some smokeless tobacco products (SLT) have been shown to be associated with only a fraction of the risks of cigarettes. This study assessed ...
Download this report2014 Family functioning and life satisfaction and happiness in South African households
Families form an integral part of society and in fostering individual well-being. Despite the acknowledged importance of family, the associa...
2014 Food security in South Africa: status quo and policy imperatives
Although the term itself was only developed in the 1970s, food security has played a central role in policies that have shaped the history ...
2014 Food insecure household coping strategies: the case of a low income neighborhood in South Africa
Food security can be defined as a state in which all people in a household have at all times have both physical and economic access to suffi...
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