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Measuring Living Standards in South Africa
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ncube, Mluleki Serumaga-Zake, Philip A. E. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | The study reported in this paper analyses living standards across a spectrum of socio- economic contexts in South Africa. The key objective of the study was to identify the key dimensions that can be used to assess living standards. A mixed methodological approach was used to capture qualitative data in the first phase and quantitative data in the second phase of the study. Data drawn from 2730 participants was used to construct a tool to measure living standards. The study has contributed to knowledge by showing that there is a striking contrast between the affluent, the moderately well-off and the poor in terms of what they view as important factors that contribute to decent living standards. The affluent emphasised security, free time to pursue personal interests, and alternative energy sources as important factors for living stardards; whereas their poorer counterparts identified clean water, housing, food, transport, and entertainment as important factors. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journalofgreeneconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ncube_and_zake_living-standards.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
