Post-enumeration Survey (PES) - Statistics South Africa

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Table 3: Summary of final result codes
PES_FINAL_RESULT_CODE
0 11 12 21 22 31 32 33 34
Province
N N N N N N N N N N
Western Cape 1 5 11 558 10 339 75 1 135 453 16 100
Eastern Cape 2 5 10 108 7 168 30 922 655 46 247
Northern Cape . 4 2 142 3 46 7 216 200 6 35
Free State 1 3 4 229 4 25 5 409 339 3 101
KwaZulu-Natal . 34 15 868 10 356 125 1 255 472 66 364
North West . 7 5 441 6 231 19 740 277 10 53
Gauteng 3 38 17 199 85 2 375 430 1 182 665 26 123
Mpumalanga . 7 4 345 2 15 18 493 164 2 109
Limpopo 3 11 6 563 11 3 13 744 428 20 163
Total 10 114 77 453 138 3 558 722 7 096 3 653 195 1 295
Urban 9 82 52 650 123 3 142 698 4 285 1 512 95 505
Non-urban
Total 10 114 77 453 138 3 558 722 7 096 3 653 195 1 295
Households were enumerated through interviews, and responses were recorded on the PES
questionnaire. The quality assurance approach used during publicity and listing was also used during
enumeration, i.e. the identification of areas in methodology that proved challenging for staff to implement
correctly, e.g. variables in the questionnaire which Fieldworkers found difficult to populate correctly. The
supervisory layers were expected to check each Fieldworker's questionnaires on a daily basis to ensure
that all questionnaires were completed correctly and according to prescribed methodology. Once these
areas of improvement were identified by the Fieldwork Supervisor, Quality Assurance Monitor, District
Survey Coordinator and Head Office Monitors, Fieldworkers were re-trained to ensure that they were
able to implement the methodology correctly. Quality checks on questionnaires were conducted
throughout the enumeration phase.
The highest number of refusals was observed in Gauteng, representing 57% of all refusals in the
country. Unoccupied dwellings were mostly observed in formal residential areas and traditional
residential areas. Unoccupied dwellings were high in formal residential areas in Western Cape, Gauteng
and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as traditional residential areas in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and
Limpopo. The possible reasons for the extremely high cases of non-response include the following:
• Knock-on effects of delayed field activities due to extension of census non-response follow-up;
• Problems relating to logistics;
• Timing of PES fieldwork operations (holiday season);
• High-walled areas/gated communities (especially in Gauteng);
• No media coverage for PES;
• Concerns regarding safety;
• Farms (in Eastern Cape) that are no longer occupied;
Post Enumeration Survey (PES)