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EkurhuleniEkurhuleniInformal SettlementInformal SettlementHousehold SurveyHousehold Survey

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Prepared by Citizen SurveysFebruary 2007


EMM Objective“A Comprehensive Plan for the developmentof sustainable human settlements”

In support of the EMM’s Upgrading for GrowthStrategy, it commissioned Citizen Surveys toconduct a household survey


Purpose of SurveyTo collect the following information from residents inthree informal settlements:

• Demographic profile• Migration patterns• Length of residence• Skills profile• Business activities• Energy use• Housing conditions• Housing preference


BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

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BackgroundHousehold survey conducted in three informal settlements:

John Dube, Bapsfontein and Payneville

Citizen Surveys managed and implemented

Fieldwork conducted 29 October to 30 November 2006


Background

• Questionnaire piloted and translated into Zulu and Sepedi

• Fieldworkers from the survey communities and given thoroughtraining

• Hands on supervision throughout the survey

• Thorough quality controls applied

• 32% of sample back-checked

Survey Programme


SAMPLESAMPLE

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SampleHouseholds: 5862

John Dube1,07718%

Bapsfontein1,75030%

Payneville3,03552%


SampleHousehold members: 16938

Payneville9,07254%

Bapsfontein4,61327%

John Dube3,25319%


HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

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Household MembersHousehold size

Bapsfontein

29%

28%

19%

11%

6%3%

One Two Three Four Five Six +

John Dube

25%

23%18%

14%

10%

5%

Payneville

25%

22%

15%

8%5%

21%


Household MembersPopulation size – John Dube


Population size – Bapsfontein

Household Members


Population size – Payneville

Household Members


SA Citizenship

99%

80%

93%

91%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Household Members


Household MembersOccupation (main activity)

41%

30%

37%

36%

15%

33%

20%

23%

10%

12%

15%

13%

20%

10%

11%

13%

6%

8%

7%

7%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Student / Scholar / Child Employed full time (formal / informal)Part time/ Contract / Temporary / Casual Unemployed (> 6 months in past year)Unemployed ( < 6 months in past year) Housewife/Full time orphan minderSelf-employed (Informal) Medically unfit / disabled etc.Pensioner


Household MembersEducation

13%

17%

10%

12%

38%

31%

34%

34%

18%

19%

23%

21%

21%

22%

20%

21%

8%

9%

10%

9%

John Dube(n=2782)

Bapsfontein(n=4056)

Payneville(n=7775)

Total(n=14613)

No formal education Less than Grade 7 (Std 5)

Completed Grade 7 (Std 5) Completed Grade 10 (Std 8)

Completed Grade 12 (Matric) Post Matric qual. (incomplete)

Post Matric qual. (completed)


Household MembersLanguages spoken

79%

63%

70%

70%

44%

42%

66%

55%

10%

41%

25%

26%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Zulu English Sepedi


Household MembersLength of time in settlement (household head / spouse)

6%

5%

18%

22%

9%

15%

24%

32%

25%

27%

52%

40%

63%

54%

3%4%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Less than 12 months 1-3 years 3-7 years More than 7 years


Household Members

5%

11%

11%

10%

15%

30%

25%

25%

28%

38%

48%

41%

53%

20%

17%

24%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Once or more a month Once every 3-6 months

Once every 12 months No Visits / No Rural House

Frequency of rural visits (head / spouse)


HOUSEHOLDHOUSEHOLDCHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS

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HouseholdCharacteristics

Number of rooms in the Household

25%

54%

38%

40%

41%

26%

31%

32%

21%

12%

19%

17%

9%

5%

9%

8%

4%3%

3%3%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

One Two Three Four Five +



Vehicles in the Household

4%

4%

5%

4%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total



TV’s in the Household

25%

25%

30%

28%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total



Cell phones in the Household

63%

62%

73%

68%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total



Main sources of energy – John DubeLighting

2%

92%

6%

Cooking

86%

11%

Heating

4%

78%

17%

Candles Paraffin Electricity Wood Gas Coal Charcoal



Main sources of energy – BapsfonteinLighting

84%

15%

Cooking

5%

93%

Heating

11%

50%

38%




Main sources of energy – PaynevilleLighting

22%

77%

Cooking

3%

97%

Heating

4%

80%

15%




Number of households with orphans

4%

2%

2%

3%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total



Chronic, long-term illness in the household

3%

1%

2%

2%

15%

9%

18%

14%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Children suffering long-term / chronic illness

Adults suffering long-term / chronic illness



Death in the household

4%

1%

2%

2%

4%

2%

3%

3%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Children died in the past 12 months Adults died in the past 12 months



67%

46%

48%

51%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Always lived in Ekurhuleni



Reasons migrated to Ekurhuleni

91%

97%

96%

96%

39%

35%

48%

43%

31%

34%

32%

33%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Better work prospects Have family/relatives here Health/education/social security



64%

90%

74%

77%

37%

45%

57%

27%

34%

36%

38%

39%

30%

38%

27%

30%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Close to work Close to town

Close to clinics / schools Relatives / friends living here

Reasons for moving to current informal settlement



Head or spouse owning a house elsewhere

5%

10%

7%

7%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total



Do you prefer to live in Ekurhuleni or elsewhere?

John Dube

97%

3%

Bapsfontein

84%

16%

Live in Ekurhuleni Live elsewhere

Payneville

97%

3%



Households that receive social grants

John Dube

55%

45%

Bapsfontein

79%

21%

Do not receive grants

Receive grants

Payneville

62%

38%


HOUSING SERVICESHOUSING SERVICES

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Housing ServicesPreference for the location to receive housing

John Dube

49%

24%

4%

3%

19%

Bapsfontein

46%

17%

19%

7%

11%

Stay in current settlement area Move somewhere closeMove closer to city central area Move closer to an agricultural areaNo preference

Payneville

48%

17%

21%

1%

13%


Housing ServicesPrefer ownership over rental

94%

99%

99%

98%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total


Housing ServicesOwnership – building preference

John Dube

55%

27%

18%

Bapsfontein

43%

42%

15%

House built by developer / local emerging contractorsResponsible for building house with governement’s financial assitanceActively involved in the construction - Peoples Housing Process

Payneville

53%

21%

26%


HOUSEHOLD FINANCESHOUSEHOLD FINANCES

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Household FinancesPayneville

30%

37%

19%

8%3% 3%

Bapsfontein

45%

18%

4%

31%

John Dube

15%

36%

31%

5%4%

9%

Monthly Household Income



13%

26%

22%

17%

9%

13%

Bapsfontein

29%

23%

19%

9%

13%7%

R500 and less R501 to R1000 R1001 to R1500R1501 to R2000 R2001 to R2500 R2500 and more

John Dube

16%25%

25%14%

6%

14%

Monthly Household Expenditure


Household FinancesHouseholds regularly saving money

22%

30%

34%

31%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total


Houshold Finances

5%

13%

3%

6%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

Households saving towards housing


Monthly Household Savings


6%3%

25%

26%

12%

8%

15%

5%

Bapsfontein

1%5%

26%

15%

9%

10%

3%

31%

Up to R100 R101 to R200 R201 to R300 R301 to R400R400 to R500 R501 to R750 R751 to R1000 R1001 and up

John Dube

1%7%

13%

28%

36%

3%

8%

4%


HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISESHOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES

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Household EnterprisesSelf-employed / Own Business

6%

6%

7%

6%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total


Household EnterprisesType of business

John Dube

77%

9%

13%

Bapsfontein

75%

10%

15%

Retail Production Service

Payneville

67%

9%

23%


Household EnterprisesReasons for starting the business

Saw a business opportunity Had no other option to survive

Could not find employment Wanted to make money

Other

John Dube

20%

29%31%

17%

3%

Payneville

15%

27%

39%

16%

3%

Bapsfontein

25%

30%

28%

16%


Household EnterprisesPreference for a full time job and/or staying in own business

John Dube

37%

28%35%

Bapsfontein

41%

38%

21%

Payneville

32%

28%39%

Would continue business Would hold both

W ld h t j b

Would choose permanent job


SKILLS OF HOUSEHOLDSKILLS OF HOUSEHOLDMEMBERSMEMBERS

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Skills of HouseholdMembers

Type of training received

75%

67%

72%

71%

10%

17%

14%

14%

5%

7%

5%

6%

5%

5%

5%

5%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

No Training / Skills Development Labour Machinery, driving Technical/ trade


Incidence of using training received (employed)

55%

63%

57%

59%

5%

14%

10%

28%

20%

35%

29%

3%

3%2%

12%

7%

John Dube

Bapsfontein

Payneville

Total

All the time Often Sometimes Not at all

Skills of HouseholdMembers


In SummaryIn Summary

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In Summary50% of households consist of 1 or 2 persons

40% of households reported having only one room

The majority live without electricity

98% prefer ownership over rental of housing

Zulu and English are the predominant spoken languages

Over half have migrated into EMM


In SummaryMost household members have had no skills / training

12% with matric or post-matric education

50% of households have an income of R1000 or less per month

One third of households receive grants

Reported savings high in relation to income

6% have a business or are self employed


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