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Perceptions of Socio-political Change in South Africa: Phase I and Phase II, 1982
No full textThis survey was aimed at gauging the public's perceptions of sociopolitical change. The project mainly comprised research on the aspects of sociopolitical research in South Africa relating to the President's Council's recent proposals on constitutional change. Among other things, the research includes an opinion poll undertaken countrywide among the different population groups
Peace Attempt in Southern Africa, 1984
No full textThe purpose of the survey was to determine what were the views of the white inhabitants of South Africa on the peace negotiations between South Africa on the one hand and Mozambique and Angola on the other. It was a self-initiated investigation by the Institute for Sociological, Demographic and Criminological Research of the HSRC
The Public’s Reaction to the Crime Problem [South Africa], 1983
No full textThe aim of the investigation was to determine the attitudes of white, coloured and Indian people towards the crime problem in South Africa
Study on Coronary Risk Factors Among Coloureds in the Cape Peninsula, 1982
No full textA study aimed at determining the communication media and the media preferences through which information in respect of preventing heart disease are obtained; attitudes toward healthy eating habits, stress control, physical exercise, combating smoking; knowledge regarding healthy eating habits; behaviour with regard to smoking, drinking, exercise, Type-A behaviour; and applying Rose's questionnaire to determine coronary pathology
The Life Circumstances of Blind Women in the RSA, 1981-1982
No full textThe aims of the survey were to obtain a comprehensive picture of the life circumstances which white blind women experienced, including their sociological and psychological disposition. The questionnaire completely covers factors such as accommodation and housing, social and family structure, working conditions, training, mobility, leisure activities, church involvement and sympathies, reading habits, media use and so forth. The aim of the project was to make information available to the SANCB for use in planning and in the evaluation of services
Launching Democracy - 1993 and 1994 [South Africa]
No full textThe purpose of the survey was to gather data on the democratic process in South Africa on behalf of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy
Need for and Utilization of Legal Aid, and Victims of Crime [South Africa], 1983
No full textThe aim of this investigation was to obtain information on the need for and
utilization of legal aid and legal advice. A few crime-related questions were also
included. In the survey among black people data were also collected on the extent of
and circumstances under which black people were the victims of crime. It was
undertaken on the instructions of the Legal Aid Council by the Institute for
Sociological, Demographic and Criminological Research of the HSRC
An Evaluation of the National Road Safety Council's November 1981-January 1982 Campaign Against Drinking and Driving, Conducted in Pretoria and the Witwatersrand
No full textThe aim of the survey was to determine the effectiveness of specific publicity campaigns with regard to road safety. Following on the National Road Safety Council's objectives for its November 1981 - January 1982 campaign against drinking and driving, an attempt was made to determine whether white people on the Witwatersrand and in Pretoria, in the age group of 16 to 64 years, had been exposed to, and particularly to what extent they had been exposed to and were therefore aware of, the publicity material used in the said campaign against drinking and driving; had been impressed by this publicity and therefore realized the dangers of drinking and driving; had decided not to drink and drive as a result of the said campaign; knew about the existing legislation against drinking and driving; found the existing legislation against drinking and driving acceptable; and felt the said campaign had been meaningful, (see also SADA 0006)
Nutrition Counselling Study Among White People in Robertson, Swellendam and Riversdal, 1979, 1983 and 1987
No full textResearch on the eating habits of children was based on the assumption that coronary heart disease was largely due to incorrect eating habits acquired at an early age. Attention was focused on (1) the eating habits of babies and toddlers; (2) the knowledge and attitudes of married women with children and childless married women regarding the nutrition of pregnant women, babies and children; and (3) the communication media from which the women obtained information on nutrition, as well as their media preferences
Sport Investigation: Personnel of the White South African Forces, 1981
No full textThe objective of this research was to obtain information from male personnel of the South African Forces on the nature and extent of the participation in, attendance at, and service to sport activities, as well as their use of the media in relation to sport. The study also included material on smoking, alcohol, and drug habits in the six months period prior to their joining the forces. The survey undertaken by the Institute for Sociological, Demographic and Criminological Research of the HSRC as a South African Sport Investigation