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: TOWNSHIP
2021 Informal backyard housing development at a crossroads
Townships in Gauteng and the Western Cape are abuzz with construction activity as homeowners respond to the need for housing by building and...
Download this report2021 Empowering backyard shack owners
Innovative financing initiatives are seeking to provide more inclusive credit to entrepreneurial homeowners. Partnering with social enterpri...
2021 Covid-19 amplifies urban inequalities
COVID-19 has had asymmetrical spatial impacts across South Africa. New evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study: Coronavirus Rapid M...
2021 "They abduct us and rape us": adolescents' participatory visual reflections of their vulnerability to sexual violence in South African townships
The abduction and sexual violation of adolescents, especially in township contexts, has increasingly made headlines in South Africa. These i...