Report-03-18-04 - GHS series V: Energy

The is primary objective of this volume is to report on the energy-related behaviour and perceptions of households in South Africa using data that was collected between 2002 and 2012 as part of the General Household Survey (GHS). The GHS is specifically designed to measure the multiple facets of the living conditions of South African households and contributes, amongst other things, towards the monitoring of selected indicators in relation to the performance of various government departments. The study will lend special focus to data collected in that year. The report will address the following specific objectives: Determine access to electricity; Explore sources of energy used by households for cooking, heating and lighting; Explore levels of energy poverty; Explore satisfaction with electricity provisions, perceptions about the quality of electricity and pricing of electricity; Explore views on electricity-saving strategies.read more »

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D0351.4 - Documented Immigrants in South Africa

This discussion document contains results from the analysis of data on 2011 recipients of temporary and permanent residence permitsread more »

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Report-03-10-01 - Subjective Poverty in South Africa: Findings of the Living Conditions Survey

Subjective Poverty in South Africa is a report based on the results of the Living Conditions Survey (LCS) conducted between September 2008 and August 2009. The main aim of this survey is to provide data that will contribute to better understanding poverty in South Africa and to provide data for monitoring levels of poverty over time. Measurement of poverty levels, like the measurement of any other phenomenon such as unemployment, fertility or mortality requires a standard definition to be applied over time to properly determine trends. A debate on the definition of poverty in South Africa has been a continuous one in which several approaches have emerged. Two of the main concepts at the core of the definition of poverty are objective and subjective poverty. Subjective poverty, the subject of this report, is an individual`s assessment of his or her own welfare, utility or happiness. It challenges the mainstream view that poverty is an objective, money-metric and uniformly applicread more »

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Report-03-10-03 - Poverty Profile of South Africa: Application of the poverty lines on the LCS

Poverty is a key development problem in social, economic and political terms. In post-apartheid South Africa, fighting the legacy of poverty and under-development has always been a central theme of Government. Hence, the demand for regular, quality poverty data to inform Governmentread more »

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P0141.7 - Consumer Price Index New basket price survey results

From January 2008 to December 2008 Stats SA collected prices for goods and services for the new CPI basket. These prices were used to calculate the indices according to the new weights published in July 2008. These indices were also re-based to 2008=100. These indices will form the basis for calculating the year-on-year changes in the CPI for 2009 and the month-on-month change between December 2008 and January 2009. These indices do not replace the officially published figures for 2008 and do not constitute a revision of the 2008 inflation numbers. The table numbering in this publication has the same format as the new monthly publication P0141 as from January 2009. The tables not included in this publication have no historical data for 2008.read more »

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