Izwi Labantu (voice of the people): SASAS charting South African attitudes over two decades

Abstract

Each year, the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) asks a representative sample of South Africans about aspects of life in the country. 2023 represents the 20th anniversary of this HSRC flagship project, with Round 20 of surveying completed in October. Each SASAS round is designed to yield a representative sample of 3 500 individuals aged 16 years and older in households which are geographically spread across the country's nine provinces. Random probability sampling ensures that everyone has an equal chance of being picked, so the results are representative of the South African population.