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1 Evidence decision-making based on user consultations for the GHS
Presented at the Gauteng Province IsiBalo Symposium Using data for development planning in South Africa 5 December 2017

2 Evidence Based Decision-Making is a process for making decisions about a program, practice, or policy that is grounded in the best available research evidence and informed by experiential evidence from the field and relevant contextual evidence.

3 Stats SA’s Strategy Vision: The South Africa I know, the home I understand Strategic thrust: To increase the supply and use of official and other quality statistics for transparency, accountability, results-based management through coordination, integration and innovation Strategic outcomes: Informing an nation Trusted statistics Partnerships

4 Social Statistics strategic goal
To collect, publish and promote the use of Social Statistics in support of evidence based decision making Who uses data from the GHS. Why? How can their needs be better catered for?

5 What is the General Household Survey?
Conducted since 2002 Following OHS To measure general levels of development in the country, access to basic services, and service delivery gaps Six broad sections: Education Health Social Grants Housing and basic services Food security Agriculture

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8 User consultations affects most steps of the Statistical Value Chain

9 ? ? ? ? ? ? Bigger Faster Better CAPI Bigger: more content
Faster: Shorter turn around time Better: Improved quality

10 Problem Content Methodology Sample

11 Sample – Methodology - Content
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fieldwork July Jul - Sep Jan - Dec Sample MS 2002 MS 2004 MS 2008 MS 2013 Questionnaire Unchanged Exp Educ Major revision DROP DTS ENERGY ICT Recycling ECD

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13 Details of each section
Questionnaire 2002 Section Number of questions Details of each section Cover page Household information, response details, field staff information, result codes, etc. Flap 6 Demographic information (name, sex, age, population group, etc.) Section 1 42 Biographical information (education, health, disability, welfare) Section 2 17 Economic Activities Section 3 48 Fertility to women aged 12 and 50 Section 4 58 Household information (housing , water , electricity , refuse removal, communication, food security, transport, agricultural activities, social grants) All sections 171

14 Details of each section
Questionnaire 2016 Section Number of questions Details of each section Cover page Household information, response details, field staff information, result codes, etc. Flap 7 Demographic information (name, sex, age, population group, etc.) Section 1 57 Biographical information (education, health, disability, welfare) Section 2 18 Health and general functioning Section 3 5 Social grants and social relief Section 4 16 Economic activities Section 5 51 Household information (type of dwelling, ownership of dwelling, electricity, water and sanitation, environmental issues, services, transport, etc.) Section 6 10 Communication, postal services and transport Section 7 15 Health, welfare and food security Section 8 30 Households Livelihoods (agriculture, household income sources and expenditure) Section 9 Mortality in the last 12 months Section 10 3 Questions to interviewers All sections 219 Comprehensive coverage of living conditions and service delivery

15 International reporting commitments
Organisation Frequency Most recent International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Annual 2016 UNESCO Southern African Development Community (SADC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Ad Hoc BRICS Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ad hoc United Nations / Department of Women, Children and Persons with disabilities Africa Union, Department of Social Affairs

16 User Consultations Individual Stakeholder meetings
Consultation workshops Education GHS Meta analysis Reports Data User Consultations

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18 Selection of South African Universities using GHS data

19 Data archives Stats SA UCT DataFirst SADA 2002-2016 1043 downloads
No biographical info UCT DataFirst 2002 – 2016 1843 downloads Comprehensive bio info Comprehensive meta data Latest calibrations SADA 1022 downloads until 2017 Weights not updated

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21 DataFirst GHS downloads June 2015-June 2017 for countries with 3 or more downloads

22 DataFirst GHS downloads June 2015-June 2017 for Institutions with more than 15 downloads

23 Stats SA Downloads of GHS 2016 and GHS 2002-2015 June 2016 – August 2017

24 Stats SA Downloads of GHS 2016 and GHS 2002-2015 June 2016 – August 2017

25 Stats SA tabulations on Nesstar for GHS 2016 and GHS 2002-2015 June 2016 – August 2017

26 South African Data Archive GHS Data files downloaded since 2004 by country
Downloads Turkey 1 South Korea 2 Spain Switzerland 3 Unspecified 11 Uruguay 12 Vietnam 13 Sweden 21 UK 163 USA 245 South Africa 428 Total 901

27 Institution Downloads Business 2 Science council 15 NGO 21 Government
South African Data Archive GHS Data files downloaded since 2004 by institution Institution Downloads Business 2 Science council 15 NGO 21 Government 27 Private 105 Education 731 Total 901

28 GHS Products

29 Downloads of GHS series reports
Release date Period Downloads GHS 2016 statistical release, P0318 May-Aug 2017 1133 GHS 2015 Statistical release, P0318 June April 2017 3518 GHS 2016 Development indicators report, P0318.2 216 Education Series Volume III: Educational Enrolment and Achievement, 2016 Report No Feb - Aug 2017 GHS Series Volume VIII: Water and sanitation, Report No (2002–2015) Dec Aug 2017 221 Education Series Volume I: Limpopo province May - Aug 2017 15 Education Series Volume II: KwaZuluNatal 20 295

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