WHAT IS THE CENSUS?

The census data provides demographic and socio-economic information about South Africans.

2011 Census-10% sample: these databases represent a 10% sample of all respondents, making it one of the largest databases on the Eighty20 XtracT. Most of the census sections are included.

The Persons database offers data on:

  • Geography
  • Enumeration Area Type
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Marital status
  • Population Group
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Disability
  • Education
  • Income
  • Employment
  • Economic Sector
  • Occupation
  • Mortality

The Household database offers data on:

  • Geography
  • Enumeration Area Type
  • Size and Density
  • Demographics
  • Income
  • Household Composition
  • Dwelling
  • Tenure status
  • Utilities

The Community Survey is a nationally representative, large-scale household survey. It provides demographic and socio-economic information such as the extent of poor households, access to facilities and services, levels of employment/unemployment at national, provincial and municipality level.

Persons database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Disability/grants
  • Education
  • Employment
  • History

Household database offers data on:

  • Municipality
  • Geography
  • Household income
  • Energy/fuel use for
  • Dwelling
  • Access to water
  • Household goods

The General Household Survey is an annual survey, and collects information on a variety of subjects including education, health, the labour market, dwellings, access to services and facilities, transport, and quality of life of South Africans.

Persons database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Education and Training (including problems with)
  • Usage of utilities such as water and heating
  • Detailed health and illness information including health facilities and care Welfare issues

 

Workers database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Employment
  • Unemployment

 

Household database offers data on:

  • Usage of utilities such as water, energy, toilet facility, especially waste and recycling
  • Communications- cell phone, telephone, mail
  • Details on ownership/rental of, and materials used to construct, dwelling
  • Farming
  • Crime
  • Poverty
  • Transport; distance to amenities

 

Tourism database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Number and details of trips and vacations
  • Details including accommodation and costs

Roots is an urban, community level survey. Data is gathered through a series of 45 minute in-home interviews that cover behaviour across numerous shopping categories. The respondents for ROOTS consist solely of Purchase Decision Makers in the household.

Persons database offers data on:

  • Clothing and Shoes
  • Communications
  • Demographics
  • Financial
  • Grocery and Toiletry
  • Household
  • Household Goods
  • LSM
  • Leisure
  • Loyalty
  • Media
  • Technology in the Home
  • Transport

 

Household database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • LSM

The Lightstone Company data is a database of companies in South Africa that you can cross tab by size, SIC Code, number of directors and other variables. If you want the names or contact details for the companies, contact us.

This database contains analysis of quarterly data of the South African consumer credit market in terms of the National Credit Act which came into effect in June 2006. It is an electronic version of the report that is issued quarterly by the NCR. If you need some help understanding the NCR data, please see the post “XDS credit definitions”.