Statistician-General releases report on “Exploring the extent of and circumstances surrounding housebreaking/burglary and home robbery”

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Exploring the extent of and circumstances surrounding housebreaking/burglary and home robbery report at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 31 May 2017. It is an in-depth analysis of the Victims of Crime Survey data collected in 2015/16 and data from the South African Police Services (SAPS).

The media briefing will be held as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Time: 12:00 – 13:00

Venue: Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard & Festival streets, Hatfield, Pretoria

(NB! There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town)

RSVP:

Felicia Sithole Tel: (012) 339 2401Cell: 076 430 0693Email: felicias@statssa.gov.za

Madimetja Mashishi, Tel: 012 337 6456, Cell: 073 821 5994 E-mail: MadimetjaMa@statssa.gov.za   

For media enquiries contact:
Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za

Media Invite                                                                                                                                                                        26 May 2017

Statistician-General releases the results of the General Household Survey, 2016

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the General Household Survey, 2016 (GHS) on Wednesday, 31 May, 2017. The report will outline the key findings on development in South Africa over the past fifteen years since the first GHS was conducted in 2002.

The GHS aims to assess the levels of development in the country as well as the extent of service delivery and the quality of services in a number of key service sectors, including health, disability, social security, housing, energy, access to and use of water and sanitation, environment, refuse removal, telecommunications, transport, household income, access to food, and agriculture.

The report will be released in conjunction with two comprehensive publications on development indicators for provinces and for metropolitan areas.

The report will be released as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Time: 12:00 -13:00

Venue: GCIS Media Room, Tshedimosetso House 1035 Frances Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

NB: There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town

RSVP:

Madimetja Mashishi, Tel: 012 337 6456, Cell: 073 821 5994 E-mail: MadimetjaMa@statssa.gov.za

Felicia Sithole,   Tel: 012 339 2401, Cell: 076 430 0693, Email: FeliciaS@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:

Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: (012) 310 8578Cell:

082 805 7088

lesedid@statssa.gov.za

29 March 2017

Social profile of older persons 2011-2015 report

The elderly population account for 8,1% of South Africa’s population, this is a proportional increase of 0,1 of a percentage point compared to 2011 (8,0%). Between 2001 and 2016, the proportion of older persons in the population increased by 0,8 of a percentage point from 7,3% in 2001, this is according to the Social profile of the older persons report released by Statistics South Africa today.

According to the report, between 2002 and 2016, the life expectancy of males increased from 53,6 to 59,7 years, and for females from 56,6 to 65,1 years. The percentage of persons aged 60 years and older who lived below the upper-bound poverty line decreased from 84,8% in 2009 to 80,9% in 2011. The elderly who lived below the lower-bound poverty line decreased by 7,2 percentage points from 83,4% to 76,2% between 2009 and 2011.

Between 2011 and 2015, grants and salaries/wages/commission were the main sources of income for households headed by older persons, accounting for over half of the distribution share. Over 3,1 million of persons aged 60 years and older were recipients of an old-age grant in 2015 compared to 2,7 million in 2011.

Only 22,9% of the elderly in South Africa were members of medical aid schemes in 2015. The percentage of persons aged 60 years and older who were covered by a medical aid or medical benefit scheme or other private health insurance was highest amongst elderly white (73,5%) and Indian/Asian (33,9%) persons. Only 6% of black African elderly persons and 16,6% of coloured elderly persons were members of medical aid scheme. The three health conditions most common amongst the elderly persons were high blood pressure (45,3%), diabetes (15,8%) and arthritis (13,8%).

There has been a reduction in illiteracy across all provinces. Illiteracy rates are currently the highest in Limpopo (87,0% in 1996 to 73,6% in 2016), Mpumalanga (81,5% in 1996 to 70,1% in 2016), North West (71,5% in 1996 to 55,3% in 2016) and KwaZulu-Natal (69,4% in 1996 to 55,5% in 2016).

The elderly in all provinces were more likely to be females than males (60,3% to 39,7% in 2011 and 59,9% to 40,1% in 2016). Elderly-headed households felt less safe in 2015/16 when walking around in their areas at night or during the day than in 2011. The percentage of elderly-headed households who felt safe at night decreased by 6,9 percentage points during the reference period and during the day by 0,6 percentage points.

The percentage of elderly persons occupying formal dwellings increased by 3,9 percentage points between 2011 and 2016 from 83,1% to 87,0%. Between 2011 and 2015, the percentage of older persons who had access to basic services increased across all population groups. However, black Africans were noticeably trailing behind all other population groups for both 2011 and 2015. Nationally, between 2001 and 2016, the ageing index increased from 23 to 27, re-confirming that the South African population is progressively ageing. Provinces with the highest ageing index in 2016 are Western Cape (36), Gauteng (35) and Northern Cape (34), indicating that these provinces had higher proportions of older persons when compared to all other provinces. Ends

For technical enquiries:

Dr Kefiloe Masiteng
Deputy Director-General: Population and Social Statistics
Tel: 012 310 2109
Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

Dr Isabelle Schmidt
Chief Director: Social Statistics
Tel: 012 337 6379
Mobile: 082 884 4281
Email: IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Lesedi Dibakwane
Director: Public and Media Relations
Tel: 012 310 8578
Cell: 082 805 7088
Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

Issued by Statistics South Africa

Media advisory                                                                                            27 March 2017

Statistician-General to release the results of the Census of Mining and a report on the Social profile of older persons

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release two key datasets at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 in Pretoria – the Social profile of older persons report as well as results of the 2015 census of the South African mining industry.

The mining census is conducted once every three to five years. It collects data on the nature and structure of the mining industry. The results of the Census of Mining present data collected from all mines that were registered for mineral rights with the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in 2015. The report presents statistics from the following variables collected: income generated by the industry (including sales revenue by commodity), employment levels and average salaries in the industry, expenditure, as well as details and rand values of raw and capitalised materials purchased and services outsourced by the mining industry at both national and provincial level.

The Vulnerable groups series II: The social profile of older persons 2011-2015, report provides statistics on the socio-economic conditions and social profile of older persons including their living conditions, medical aid coverage, access to basic services, old age grant and pension coverage rates, employment, illiteracy rates & education levels, and their migration patterns, amongst others. The report will also present changes in the number of older persons living below the poverty lines.

The media briefing will be held as follows:

Date         :  Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Time        :   13H00

Venue      :  Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard & Festival streets, Hatfield, Pretoria

(NB! There will be a video link to Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town.)

RSVP:

For media enquiries contact:

Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: 012 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

Surprised? Well, consider the fact that Stats SA has marital status data for individuals on a street-block level, from the last population census¹. Mix these data up in a cauldron of computer software and add some nifty analysis (the details are not important here; finding your love is) and voilà!: maps of our three largest cities showing where the unmarried are².

Consider the map of Johannesburg below (click on the map to enlarge)³. The blue areas are suburbs that have more unmarried males than unmarried females, aged 20–34. The cherry-coloured areas have more unmarried females than males⁴. Notice how those suburbs with higher concentrations of unmarried women cluster in the northern parts of the city?

Cupid just got smart.

Examples of suburbs that have a high concentration of unmarried women in Johannesburg include Meredale, Cottesloe, Melrose, Robin Hills and Rossmore,

What about men? There is a slight sticking point that we should mention. A few of the census sub-places that pop up in this analysis as having the highest concentration of unmarried men compared with women are … prisons. A deal breaker, no?

Other areas that have high ratios of unmarried men are rehab centres, mines and industrial areas. Hospitals tend to have high concentrations of unmarried women. As you might have had some expectation of meeting your future partner at a benign place like a squash club, we thought it best (and safer?) to stick to suburban areas in the listings below.

Droste Park, George Goch, Denver and Riverbend AH are examples of suburbs in Johannesburg that have more unmarried men than women.

If Johannesburg is not your playground though, you might consider the following cities instead.

Cape Town

Women: Bosonia, Bellville West, Springbokpark, and Mouille Point.

Men: Harbour Island, Weltevreden Valley North and Bellville Central.

eThekwini

Women: Prestondale, Doon Heights, Fields Hills and Umlazi Y.

Men: Summerveld, KwaMashu A, and Umshinini.

So next time you are looking for love, consider the computations and calculations of the humble statistician.

¹ These data are from Census 2011. You might be wondering why we are using data that are six years old. Census 2011 is the latest dataset that South Africa has that provides demographic data down to street-block level for the entire country. Due to its high cost, a census takes place once every 10 years. The next census is due for 2021.

² The unmarried include the widowed, separated, divorced and those who have never married.

³ The creation of these maps was inspired by similar analysis done on New York (see here).

⁴ The area names on the maps are main place names. The data, however, are rendered on a sub-place (suburb) level.

Media advisory                                                                            25 January 2016

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Community Survey 2016, Agricultural Households report at a media briefing to be held on Friday, 27 January 2017.

The results of the Agricultural Household survey are used by the agricultural sector for planning and decision making on food security, job creation, growing the economy and sustainable rural development.

The media briefing will be held as follows:

Date : Friday, 27 January 2017
Embargo: 13H00
Venue : ISIbalo House, 1 Koch Street, Salvokop, Pretoria.

RSVP:
Felicia Sithole
Tel: 012 339 2401
Cell: 076 430 0693
Email: FeliciaS@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Lesedi Dibakwane
Director: Media Relations
Tel: 012 310 8578
Cell: 082 805 7088
Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za

Registration of live births improves…… but not every pregnancy results in a live birth and not every live birth survives

Recorded live births, 2013-2015 report / Perinatal deaths, 2014 report

The Recorded live births 2013−2015 and the Perinatal deaths 2014, reports released by Statistics South Africa indicate that of the 1 084 511 birth registrations in 2015, 87,7% of these were current registrations, while 12,3% were late registrations, while 21 908 perinatal deaths were recorded in 2014. The two reports on recorded live births and perinatal deaths were compiled from the civil registration system of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

From a total of 1 158 622 births registered in 2013; 84,9% were current registrations and 15,1% were late registrations. In 2014 there was a total of 1 142 275 births registered and 86,8% were current registrations, while 13,2% were late registrations. This shows that current registrations are improving. In 2013, there were 939 011 births registered in the year of occurrence; this increased to 954 385 birth registrations in 2014. For the year 2015 current birth registrations decreased to 919 562.

Timeliness of birth registration improved for the births that occurred since 2013; 55,5% were registered during the first 30 completed days of life, whilst 29,3% were registered after 30 days but before one year. In 2014, 60,1% of births were registered within the 30 days, and 26,7% of births registered occurred after 30 days but not later than one year. In 2015, the percentage of births registered within 30 days was 65,1% and 22,6% by the end of one year.

While there has been an increase in registration of live births, the perinatal deaths also indicate a 3,6% decline from the 22 274 perinatal deaths for 2013. In 2014, about two-thirds (65,8%) of perinatal deaths were stillbirths and the remaining one-third early neonatal deaths (34,2%). The estimated mortality rates ranged from 6,2 early neonatal deaths per 1 000 live births; 11,8 stillbirths per 1 000 total births to a national perinatal rate of 17,9 perinatal deaths per 1 000 total births.

The recorded live births data shows that over the three year period most birth occurrences were among women aged 20−24 years followed by women aged 25−29 years, comprising just over 50% collectively. It is therefore not surprising that at least half of the women that experienced perinatal deaths in 2014 were aged 20−29 years. Thus it is important to recognize that age at birth of the mother and the likelihood of experiencing a perinatal death could be associated.

Almost all perinatal deaths are preventable if a woman receives quality care which includes four or more antenatal care visits, delivers in a health care facility, attended by a skilled birth attendant and how she delivers.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries, contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng
Deputy Director General: Population & Social Statistics
Tel: (012) 310 4663
Email: kefiloem@statssa.gov.za

Dr. Sandile Simelane
Chief Director: Health and Vital Statistics Division
Tel: (012) 310 8046
Cell: 071 413 1772
Email: Sandiles@statssa.gov.za

For media enquires
Lesedi Dibakwane
Director: Media Relations
Tel: 012 310 8578
Cell: 082 805 7088
Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za

For immediate release

North West Community Survey 2016 results

North West’s population increased slightly by 238 482 people between 2011 and 2016, from around 3,5 million in 2011 to 3,7 million in 2016, making it South Africa’s third smallest province in terms of population size. The youth account for just more than a third (36%) of the province’s population. A majority of North West’s population can be found in the Bojanala (1,7 million), followed by Ngaka Modiri Molema (889 108) and Dr Kenneth Kaunda (742 821). Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District has the smallest share of the province’s population with 459 358 persons. The number of households in the province has increased from 1,1 million in 2011 to 1,2 million in 2016.

Migration

About eight in every 10 residents (81,2%) of North West were born in the province, only about two in every 10 people (18,8%) in the province were born elsewhere. Of those born outside North West, a large number were born in Gauteng (198 966), followed by those who were born outside South Africa (122 284), Limpopo (94 656), Free State (88 371), Eastern Cape (87 652), Northern Cape (38 393) and Mpumalanga (38 208). KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape had the least numbers of people who emigrated to North West, with only 22 634 and 8 872 respectively. Between 2011 and 2016, North West experienced a net-migration of 159 135, which was a result of 540 900 people emigrating from the province and 700 035 moving to the province from elsewhere.

Housing

About eight in every 10 North West households (78,3%) reside in a formal structure whereas nearly a fifth stay in informal dwellings (18,4%). The province has the country’s third lowest proportion of households living in traditional housing at 1,9%. About a fifth of the households in North West have benefited from a government-subsidised dwelling, with 21% of households in the province reporting that they reside in a government-funded dwelling. A majority (56,8%) of dwellings in North West are owned and fully paid off, about two in every 10 households (18,1%) rent their dwellings, and nearly a tenth (9,9%) stay rent-free in houses they do not own. North West has the country’s second lowest proportion of households whose main dwellings are still mortgaged, with only 7,8% of households in the province still paying back the home loans for their main dwellings.

Access to basic services

About nine in every 10 households (86,1%) in North West have access to piped water. Nearly two thirds of North West households access water from either within their yards (39,8%) or in their dwellings (24%). About nine in every ten households (89%) in North West have access to electricity, up 46,3% from 42,7% in 1996. In 2011, 84% of North West households had access to electricity. The number of households with access to a flush/chemical toilet increased from 491 128 in 2011 to 607 980 in 2016.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in North West has decreased from 9,2% in 2011 to 8,8% in 2016. Decreases in the poverty headcount were recorded in all district municipalities between 2011 and 2016, except in Bojanala, where it increased from 8,2% in 2011 to 8,8% in 2016. The province’s lowest poverty headcount was recorded in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District (4,9%).

About 25,1% (312 324) of households in North West reported that they had ran out of money to buy food in the 12 months before the survey. Nearly a fifth (17,4% or 216 088) of households in the province skipped a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note: Full reports, interactive maps and other Community Survey 2016 (CS 2016) products can be accessed on the CS 2016 website: http://cs2016.statssa.gov.za

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

Mpumalanga Community Survey 2016 results

The total population recorded for Mpumalanga in 2016 was 4,4 million, an increase from the population of 4,1 million in 2011, making it the fourth smallest province in the country in terms of population size, after the North West. 49,3% of the population in the province are male and 50,7% are female. The number of households increased from 1 075 488 in 2011 to 1 238 861 in 2016. Average household size in the province decreased from 3,8 in 2011 to 3,5 in 2016.  Ehlanzeni (483 903) has the highest number of households.

Migration

The majority of the population (3,7 million) currently residing in the Mpumalanga were born in  the province. About 169 172 Mpumalanga residents were born in Gauteng and 116 132 from Mpumalanga were born outside of South Africa.  Those that were born in Limpopo (155 000) migrated to Mpumalanga.

Housing

Over four-fifths (84,7%) of the population reside in formal dwellings and 10,9% in informal dwellings. Mpumalanga recorded a (19,5%) proportion of households who reported that their main dwelling was a RDP/government subsidised dwelling as compared to other provinces. Over three-fifths (62,5%) of the households in the Mpumalanga reported that their dwellings were owned and fully paid off.

Access to basic services

29% of households in the Mpumalanga had access to piped water inside the dwelling. A further 44,4% had access to piped water inside the yard and 5,4% had access to piped water from an access point outside the yard.  77,3% of households in the province reported that they had access to safe drinking water. The province recorded a high percentage of households that had access to electricity for cooking 79,8%, an increase from 69,3% recorded in 2011.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in Mpumalanga achieved a slight decrease from 7,9% in 2011 and 7,8% in 2016. 273 886 of households in Mpumalanga reported that they had ran out of money in the last 12 months before the survey was conducted. 14,8 % of  households in Mpumalanga missed a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note to the editors:

The Community Survey is a large-scale household sample survey conducted to bridge the information gap between two censuses. It is one of the few available data sources that provide statistics at municipal level, and it is aimed at enhancing planning, monitoring and evaluation at this level of government. The survey provides data on, among others, population, health, migration, education and access to basic services. The 2016 survey was conducted between March and April 2016 and collected data from 1,3 million households across all South African communities.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

EBAs form part of the general government (the other levels of government being national, provincial and local government as well as higher education institutions), and they perform an integral role in delivering services to the public on behalf of the government. EBAs get most of their revenue from national and provincial government departments. Other examples include the National Lotteries Board, the National Research Foundation and the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board.

The infographic below, summarising data used to compile Stats SA’s latest Financial statistics of extra-budgetary accounts and funds report¹, shows that the EBAs receiving the most income were those involved in providing social benefits to the public. The Road Accident Fund, the Compensation Fund and the South African Social Security Agency are examples.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund acquired 12% (R23 billion) of the R192 billion allocated to South Africa’s 232 EBAs in 2014/15. SARS received about R10 billion (5%) in revenue, and the Electoral Commission received R2 billion (0,8%). The Public Protector recorded a total income of R219 million during the 2014/15 fiscal year, just 0,1% of the EBA total².

To put the above into perspective, the budgets of national government departments range from the Department of Social Development (R129 billion) to the Department of Women (R180 million)³.

¹ For more financial information on EBAs, download the report here.

² Financial data for specific EBAs are available on request. Email info@statssa.gov.za for more information.

³ Estimates of National Expenditure 2015. National Treasury. Table 3. Download the document here.