South Africa - Omnibus February Survey 1995

An omnibus survey is done quarterly and its purpose is to give clients an opportunity to participate in a national survey at low cost. A number of clients’ questions are combined into one questionnaire. This questionnaire is usually administered to probability sample of 2200 respondents in the whole country (South Africa). The 1995 February omnibus consisted of two separate samples of 2 200 each – one sample having a blue questionnaire and the other sample having a green questionnaire. The HSRC conducted 2 Omnibus surveys in 1995. The February/March 1995 omnibus survey was undertaken over the period 27 February to 24 March 1995. The data from thus survey was available in May 1995. The fieldwork was done on a countrywide basis including all nine provinces.