South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)
PROJECT LEADER:Struwig, J. (Ms Jare), Roberts, B.J. (Mr Benjamin)
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Govender, K. (Ms Koshen), Mamba, B.M. (Ms Busi), Gordon, S.L. (Dr Steven)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD)
RESEARCH OUTPUTS: Progressive prudes: a survey of attitudes towards homosexuality & gender non-conformity in South Africa, The national wellbeing index in the isiXhosa translation: focus group discussions on how South Africans view the quality of their society, Exporting corporate social responsibility into Africa?: the experiences of South African companies in Swaziland, South African hopes and fears twenty years into democracy: a replication of Hadley Cantril's pattern of human concerns, Service delivery challenges in South Africa: South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS): compendium of results, Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI): tabulation report based on the 2015 round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Exploring South African attitudes towards the proposed new section of N2 between Port Edward & Lusikisiki, In the court of public opinion: attitudes towards the criminal courts, Shouldering the burden: gender attitudes towards balancing work and family, Family matters: an overview of family values and preferences, Family ties: blood is thicker than water, Financial literacy in South Africa: results of a 2012 national survey update, A vote of confidence: gender differences in attitudes to electoral participation and experience in South Africa, Teach the parents well, The politics of housing, South African Social Attitudes: 2nd report: reflections on the age of hope, Introduction: reflections on the age of hope, Democratic governance versus democratic citizens: what do South Africans think?, Winters of discontent?: attitudes towards service delivery, South Africans' attitudes to social integration in schools
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Abstract
SASAS programme is longitudinal study that aims to chart and explain the interaction between the country's changing institutions, its political and economic structures, and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations.
During 2003, the HSRC undertook its first, new longitudinal national survey of public opinion on a range of issues including democarcy and elections, national priorities, gender and generational issues, poverty, communications, social identities, moral issues, education and health and other public service delivery issues. The survey built on the foundations of the HSRC's studies of public opinion that had been conducted since the 1980s.
The intention is to conduct this new form of conceptually and methodologically robust survey annually, to cater for the needs of HSRC researchers and external clients and to provide for research design needs of an ad hoc, cross sectional and panel nature. The 2004 survey will repeat several others that will run every second or third year.