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Other issues to look out for when using survey <strong>data</strong><br />
Sampling bias<br />
• Survey samples are drawn from a master table based on Census 2001 which was updated<br />
for the 2007 Community Survey<br />
• If Stats SA does not know about a settlement (or if the sampling frame has not been<br />
updated) the settlement will not be surveyed<br />
Response bias<br />
• There may be some incentive for households to respond in certain ways to certain<br />
questions. For instance, this may happen if the household believes there is a „right‟<br />
answer or if they think the <strong>data</strong> will be used for a particular purpose<br />
Interpretation of<br />
responses<br />
• The surveys are not designed with informal <strong>settlements</strong> in mind. This makes some <strong>data</strong><br />
difficult to interpret