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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: SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS)
2014 Is it safer behind the gates?: crime and gated communities in South Africa
Gated communities have long been seen as a rational response to rising crime levels, yet very little is known about the extent to which resi...
Download this report2014 Ukukipita (cohabiting): socio-cultural constraints in urban Zulu society
In South Africa non-marital cohabitation rates among Africans remain low, and particularly in the context of very low marriage rates. Throug...
Download this report2013 South African Social Attitudes Survey 2012: quality of life in South Africa and Algeria: SASAS 2012 tabulation report
This report is one of the outputs associated with a National Research Foundation (NRF) sponsored study entitled Quality of Life in South Af...
2013 The South African Social Attitudes Survey 2012: the state of democracy in South Africa: tabulation report
The overall objective of this study was to inform and guide the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in its plans, policies and practices...