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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

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