2009
Quality of Life
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A18 Population group to which the respondent belongs
A19 Gender of the respondent
A20 Type of dwelling this respondent's household occupies
Housing type (recoded)
A21Type of material used for the walls
Q1.1 Number of rooms this household occupies including rooms where people sleep
Q1.2 If ONE room only, does this household share this room with other households?
Q1.3 Type of tenure of respondent's household
Q1.4 Respondent satisfied or very satisfied with the living dwelling
Q1.5.1 Meets requirements/Suits standards
Q1.5.2 Have a home/shelter
Q1.5.3 Ownership ours
Q1.5.4 Affordable
Q1.5.5 Close to amenities, main roads
Q1.5.6 Close to work
Q1.5.7 Good, safe neighbourhood
Q1.5.8 Private and quiet
Q1.5.9 Large and spacious
Q1.5.10 Adequate services
Q1.5.11 Clean area
Q1.5.13 Free house, don't pay
Q1.5.14 Comfortable
Q1.5.15 No problems, leaks etc
Q1.6.1 Respondent very dissatisfied or dissatisfied because house is too small
Q1.6.2 Respondent very dissatisfied or dissatisfied because cannot afford better dwelling
Q1.6.3 Respondent very dissatisfied or dissatisfied because the house needs maintenance
Q1.6.4 Respondent very dissatisfied or dissatisfied because the house is of poor design, badly built
Q1.6.5 Respondent very dissatisfied or dissatisfied because of the bad landlord
Q1.6.7 Waiting for house/don't have house/don't own
Q1.6.8 Too expensive
Q1.6.9 Lack of services (water, electricity, sanitation)
Q1.6.10 Safety/crime
Q1.6.11 No privacy
Q1.6.12 Not specified
Q1.7 Respondent living in this dwelling 5 years ago (i.e. 2004)
Q1.8 If not, when did you move into this dwelling?
Q1.9 Province from which respondent comes
Q1.11 Province that respondent considers to be “home”
Q1.12 Province in which the respondent's family mainly lives
Q1.18 Houses built by Government offer good quality
Q1.19 The process of allocating houses is fair
Q2.1 Type of toilet facility available in respondent's house
Q2.2 recode HH share toilet
Q2.3 Ways in which refuse or rubbish at respondent's household is disposed of
Q2.4 The household recycles any waste
Q2.5 The main water source for respondent's household
Q2.6 Person responsible for normally fetching water if it is not available on site at respondent's household
Q2.7 Place where respondents collects water more than 200m from respondent's house
Q2.8 Time spent to collect water each time
Q2.9 Respondent thinks the water received in the household is always, usually, sometimes, hardly ever or never clean
Q2.10 Energy source used for Cooking
Q2.11 Energy source used for Lighting
Q2.12 Energy source heating water
Q2.13 Type of electrical supply at respondent's house has
Q2.14 recode Avg HH spend water & electricity
Q2.15 Respondent's household has arrears for payment of water
Q2.16 Respondent's household has any arrears for payment of electricity
Q2.17 Respondent ever had the water cut off for non payment
Q2.18 Respondent ever had the electricity cut off for non payment
Q2.19 Respondent ever been evicted from his house due to non-payment of water, electricity or rates
Q2.20 If yes, who evicted you?
Q3.1 Respondent see any improvements and/or deterioration in the community/suburb in the last 12 months
Q3.2.1 First biggest problem facing respondent's community
Q3.2.2 Second biggest problem facing respondent's community
Q3.3.1 Respondent visits museums in the area
Q3.3.2 Respondent visits libraries in the area
Q3.3.3 Respondent visits sports facilities/amenities/events in the area
Q3.3.4 Respondent visits cultural events (live music and theatre) in the area
Q3.3.5 Respondent visits casinos in the area
Q3.3.6 Respondent visits nature walks and trails in the area
Q3.3.7 Respondent visits large shopping centers/mails
Q3.3.8 Respondent visits the zoo in the area
Q3.3.9 Respondent visits restaurants and night clubs in the area
Q3.3.10 Respondent visits Art Galleries in the area
Q3.3.11 Respondent visits World Heritage sites (Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng etc) in the area
Q3.3.12 Respondent visits game reserves (including Lion park etc) in the area
Q3.3.13 Respondent visits lakes and dams in the area
Q3.3.14 Respondent visits Botanic gardens in the area
Q3.4 Respondent thinks s/he will personally benefit from the 2010 Soccer World Cup
Q3.5 How respondent will benefit from 2010 World Cup
Q4.1 Respondent owes money to someone including a bank or a shop or money-lender
Q4.2.1 Respondent pays a mortgage loan/bond
Q4.2.2 Respondent pays back a car loan (vehicle finance)
Q4.2.3 Respondent pays back a personal loan from a bank
Q4.2.4 Respondent pays back a loan from any other person/institution (e.g. micro-lender)
Q4.2.5 And finally, respondent's pays back a loan from friends and family, or relatives, or a stokvel
Q4.2.6 Respondent is NOT paying back anything
Q4.3 Respondent has a bank account (including post bank)
Q4.4 Respondent has a debit card/ATM card?
Q4.5 Respondent has a credit card
Q4.6 Respondent has a personal account at a shop
Q4.7 Respondent has insurance policies
Q4.8.1 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Disability grant
Q4.8.1b Number of people receiving the disability grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.2 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Old age pension
Q4.8.2b Number of people receiving old age pension grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.3 Any body in respondent's household who receives the War Veterans grant
Q4.8.3b Number of people receiving the war Veterans grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.4 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Foster care grant
Q4.8.4b Number of people receiving the foster care grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.5 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Care dependency grant
Q4.8.5b Number of people receiving the dependency grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.6 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Child support grant
Q4.8.6b Number of people receiving the child support grant at respondent's household
Q4.8.7 Any body in respondent's household who receives the Social relief in distress grant
Q4.8.7b Number of people receiving the social relief in distress grant at respondent's household
Q4.9.1 Respondent's household has a Telephone (landline)
Q4.9.2 Respondent's household has a Cell Phone
Q4.9.4 Respondent's household has a Television
Q4.9.5 Respondent's household has a Radio
Q4.9.6 Respondent's household has a Internet connection
Q4.9.7 Respondent did access the internet in the past 4 weeks (at home, at work, study, through your cellphone, internet café, or in another location)
Q4.9.8 Respondent's household has a DSTV and/or Mnet
Q4.10.1 Anybody at respondent's household owns livestock such as chicken or cattle
Q4.10.2 Anybody at respondent's household owns Ox-cart/donkey-cart
Q4.10.3 Anybody at respondent's household owns Car/bakkie
Q4.10.4 Anybody at respondent's household owns Tractor
Q4.10.5 Anybody at respondent's household owns Machines for making things (e.g. sewing machine)
Q4.10.6 Anybody at respondent's household owns Tools one can use to earn a living
Q4.11.1 Respondent's household has access to natural resources like trees for fruit, woodlands for wood, water for irrigation, or water for fishing
Q4.11.2 Respondent's household has access to communal land for farming (cattle grazing and/or growing crops)
Q4.12 Respondent and any other member in the respondent's household had to skip a meal because there was not enough money to buy food in the last year
Q4.13 Time in the last year when respondent had no money to feed children
Q4.14 Number of meals respondent eats everyday
Q4.15 Respondent's description of household status
Q5.1 Respondent registered to vote for the 2009 national elections
Q5.2 Respondent voted in the 2009 national elections (22 April 2009)
Q5.3 Reason why respondent did not vote
Q5.4.1 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended a ward meeting
Q5.4.2 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended street committee or neighbourhood meeting
Q5.4.4 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended community development forum meeting
Q5.4.5 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended mayoral Imbizo meeting
Q5.4.6 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended integrated Development Plan or IDP meeting
Q5.4.7 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended school governing body meeting
Q5.4.8 Respondent or any member of respondent's household who attended community policing forum meeting
Q5.4 attended any meetings
Q5.5 Respondent's level of satisfaction with the performance of the national government
Q5.6 Respondent's level of satisfaction with the performance of the provincial government
Q5.7 Respondent's level of satisfaction with the performance of the local municipality
Q5.8 Level of government that respondent thinks has contributed the most in improving his/her quality of life
Q5.9 Respondent has ever tried to contact a government department (e.g. to complain or enquire about something)
Q5.10 If yes, did you get a response?
Q5.11 If yes, were you satisfied with the response you received?
Q5.12 Respondent thinks most government officials are doing their best to service the people according to the principles of Batho Pele
Q5.13 Respondent has been asked to pay a bribe to a government official, traffic cop, policeman or other public servant
Q5.14.1 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by reading newspaper
Q5.14.2 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing through the Internet
Q5.14.3 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by reading a magazine
Q5.14.4 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing through calling a municipal call centre
Q5.14.5 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by visiting the municipal office
Q5.14.6 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by visiting MPCCs or Multi Purpose Community Centers
Q5.14.7 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by reading Pamphlets/leaflets
Q5.14.8 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing through listening to a radio
Q5.14.9 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing by attending a ward meeting/ ward councilor meeting
Q5.14.10 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing in person from municipal officials/ward councilors
Q5.14.11 Respondent finds out about what his/her municipality is doing through word of mouth from friends and neighbours
Q5.14.12 Respondent would use none of the above to find out about what his/her municipality is doing
Q5.14.13 Respondent does not care/does not want to hear from municipality
Q5.15.1 How respondent would prefer to hear about what the municipality is doing
Q5.16 No one cares about people like me
Q5.17 Politics is a waste of time
Q5.18 People like me cannot influence developments in my community
Q5.19 The country is going in the right direction
Q5.20 The 2009 general election was free and fair
Q5.21 Respondent believes that the judiciary (courts, judges etc) are free from government influence
Q5.22 Respondent believes foreigners are taking benefits meant for South Africans
Q5.23 Respondent believes Blacks and Whites will never really trust each other
Q5.24 Respondent thinks corruption is the main threat to our democracy
Q5.25 Respondent thinks the press is free to say or write what it likes
Q5.26 Respondent thinks it is important to look after the environment
Q5.27 Respondent thinks that generally people can be trusted in his/her community or that one needs to be careful when dealing with people in the community
Q6.1 How satisfied are you with the amount of money available to you personally?
Q6.2 How satisfied are you with the of time respondent has to do the things he/she want
Q6.3 How satisfied are you with your marriage or relationship with partner
Q6.4 How satisfied are you with the time you spend with your family and the things you do with them
Q6.5 How satisfied are you with the time you spend with friends
Q6.6 How satisfied are you with your standard of living
Q6.7 How satisfied are you with the way you spend leisure time – recreation, relaxation
Q6.8 How satisfied are you with your place of living
Q6.9 How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days
Q6.9 Satisfaction with life as a whole (recoded)
Q6.10 Main reason for being satisfied
Q6.11 Main reason for being dissatisfied
Q7.1 Respondent did work, business, or activity in the past 7 days for which s/he got paid or expects to be paid
Q7.2 The main reason that the respondent did not work in the past 7 days
Q7.3 Duration of time respondent has been unemployed for?
Q7.4 During the past 4 weeks, have you taken any action to look for any kind of work?
Q7.5 Respondent would be able to take up work if offered
Q7.6.1 Respondent uses the department of labour job centers to find out about work
Q7.6.2 Respondent uses Newspaper Advertisements to find out about work
Q7.6.3 Respondent hears about jobs from friends and family
Q7.6.4 Respondent waits for work on the road side
Q7.6.5 Respondent is not looking for work
Q7.6.6 Respondent uses no strategy to find out about work
Q7.6.7 Other strategies used by the respondent to find out about work
Q7.6.8 Agency
Q7.6.9 Approach businesses/shops directly/door to door
Q7.6.10 Networking with people/community meetings
Q7.6.11 Internet/email
Q7.6.12 Distributing CV
Q7.7.1 Not having resources to respond to job opportunities blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.2 Not enough jobs are available blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.3 Live too far from job opportunities blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.4 Caring for the household blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.5 Not having enough experience blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.6 Needing further skills training blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.7 Needing higher qualifications blocks respondent from applying for employment
Q7.7.9 Age
Q7.7.10 Health/disability
Q7.7.11 Not looking for work (pensioner, studying)
Q7.7.12 Foreigner/no ID book
Q7.7.13 Race
Q7.7.14 Nepotism
Q7.8 If employed, what sector are you employed in?
Q7.9.1 Respondent's job provides for Training and education
Q7.9.2 Respondent's job provides for Paid leave/sick leave
Q7.9.3 Respondent's job provides for Family leave
Q7.9.4 Respondent's job provides for Housing subsidy
Q7.9.5 Respondent's job provides for Transport allowance
Q7.10 Kind of employment contract respondent has
Q7.11.1 Respondent's remuneration includes Overtime payments
Q7.11.2 Respondent's remuneration includes Medical Aid
Q7.11.3 Respondent's remuneration includes Pension
Q7.11.4 Respondent's remuneration includes Performance bonus
Q7.11.5 Respondent's remuneration includes Annual bonus
Q7.12 Number of hours respondent works per week in main job
Q7.13 Respondent's satisfaction with the working conditions in main job
Q7.14 Are you a member of a trade union?
Q7.15 Respondent has tried to set up a small business or SMME in the past 12 months
Q7.16 If yes, did it fail or succeed?
Q8.1 During the past year, respondent thinks the crime situation in the area has improved, stayed the same or got worse
Q8.2 Respondent has been a victim of crime in the past year
Q8.3 How safe the respondent feels when walking in the area where respondent lives
Q8.4 How safe the respondent feels when walking in the area where the respondent lives after dark
Q8.5 How safe respondent feels at home
Q9.1 In the past year respondent has participated in a Ratepayers Association
Q9.2 In the past year respondent has participated in a Sports club
Q9.3 In the past year respondent has participated in a Civic Associations
Q9.4 In the past year respondent has participated in a Men's/Woman’s club/organisation
Q9.5 In the past year respondent has participated in a Church, religious organisation
Q9.6 In the past year respondent has participated in a Choir
Q9.7 In the past year respondent has participated in a Neighbourhood Watch
Q9.8 In the past year respondent has participated in a Social or recreational club
Q9.9 In the past year respondent has participated in Youth Organisations/clubs
Q9.10 In the past year respondent has participated in a Savings club (stokvel)
Q9.11 In the past year respondent has participated in a Political party
Q9.12 In the past year respondent has participated in a Student organisation
Q9.13 In the past year respondent has participated in a Street/block committee
Q9.14 In the past year respondent has participated in a Tribal/clan association
Q9.15 In the past year respondent has participated in a Business/Professional organisation
Q9.16 In the past year respondent has participated in a Cultural organisation
Q9.17 In the past year respondent has participated in a Burial society
Q9.18 Other clubs or organisations to which respondent is a member
Section9 membership of any organisation
Q10.1 Where respondent usually goes for medical care
Q10.2 Main reason for not using public health facilities
Q10.3 Respondent covered by any form of medical aid or other medical insurance
Q10.4 Anybody in the respondent's household who went without medical care when they needed it in the past 12 months
Q10.5 Main reason that no medical care was received
Q10.6 One biggest health problem facing respondent's community
Q10.7 Would you describe you own health status in the past 4 weeks as excellent, good, poor, or very poor?
Q10.8 Number of times respondent's health prevents her/him from doing daily work
Q10.9 Number of times respondent's health prevents him/her from taking part in usual social activities (physical and emotional problems)
Q10.10 Respondent has heard about anyone in the community who is suffering from AIDS
Q10.11 Respondent has heard of anyone in the community who has died of AIDS
Q10.12 Respondent would want it to be kept a secret if someone in the household was infected with HIV/AIDS
Q11.1 Respondent uses public transport
Q11.2.1 Respondent uses Minibus taxi for transport
Q11.2.2 Respondent uses Bus for transport
Q11.2.3 Respondent uses Train for transport
Q11.3 recode Avg money spent on transport pm
Q11.4 Distance of the closest access point to public transport from respondent's house (i.e. taxi stop, bus stop, train station)
Q11.5 Type of transport respondent uses mostly for daily transport to work/look for work/study/school
Q11.6 Respondent uses multiple types of transport to get to work or to look for work or go to school (e.g. bus and train, taxi and some walking)
Q11.7 How long it takes the respondent to reach place of work/study after leaving home
Q11.8 Respondent has been involved in a road accident in the last 12 years
Q11.9 Respondent's household owns a car in working order
Q11.10 Number of cars respondent's household owns that are in working order
Q12.1 Respondent's highest level of school education completed
Education level (recoded)
Age group of respondent
Q12.3 Respondent's employment status
Employment status (recoded)
Employment status for Economically Active only (recoded)
Q12.4 Respondent has any kind of disability
Q12.5 Number of people, including respondent, who live in respondent's household (living in the same dwelling, and usually eating together)
Q12.6 Head of the household where respondent eat together 3 nights a week or more
Q12.7 Number of household members under 18 years old
Q12.8 Number of these children (all persons under 18) who are NOT children of the head of household
Q12.9 Of these children who are not born to the head of household, how many are orphans (i.e. both parents have passed away)
Q12.10 Respondent's main home language (the language that respondent grew up with) and which respondent regularly uses with family members
Q12.10 Other language regularly used by respondent with family members
Q12.11 Main language spoken by the children in the household
Q12.12 The total amount of money brought into the household per month by all household members
Q12.13.1 Formal employment brings money into respondent's household
Q12.13.2 Informal employment brings money into respondent's household
Q12.13.3 Government grants including grants bring money into respondent's household
Q12.13.4 Support from Family/remittances brings money into respondent's household
Q12.13.5 Support from Friends brings money into respondent's household
Q12.13.6 Savings/returns from investment brings money into respondent's household
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