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)
2021 "Minding the just gap": perceptions of the legitimacy of income inequality from the South African Social Attitudes Survey
This article explores perceptions of the legitimacy of income inequality in South Africa, looking at the just income gap: salaries considere...
2021 Promise or precarity?: South African attitudes towards the automation revolution
Rapid technological advancement has prompted growing debate about the promise and challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for s...
2021 Financial literacy in South Africa: results from the 2020 baseline survey
In South Africa, responsibility for day-to-day money management decisions has traditionally been considered the province of the household he...
Download this report2020 Understanding xenophobic hate crime in South Africa
Hundreds of violent incidents of anti-immigrant hate crimes have been recorded in South Africa over the past two decades. Understanding how ...