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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)
2017 Abortion attitudes among South Africans: findings from the 2013 social attitudes survey
Abortion is legal in South Africa, but over half of abortions remain unsafe there. Evidence suggests women who are (Black) African, of lower...
2017 Construction and analysis of a composite quality of life index for a region of South Africa
This study quantifies and analyses quality of life in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africa. First we adapt and extend a method used in re...
Download this report2017 Levels of othering: the case of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa
This article on othering draws on the narratives of Zimbabwean migrants from the country's two major ethnic groups, Shona and Ndebele, livin...
2016 Service delivery challenges in South Africa: South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS): compendium of results
The main purpose of the compendium is therefore to provide more detailed information for the user to get a better understanding of public pe...
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