Quality of Life Survey V (2017/18): The quality of life of students in Gauteng
| dc.contributor.author | Hamann, Christian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joseph, Kate | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-10T21:30:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-10T21:30:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the Quality of Life (QoL) V (2017/18) survey, respondents from all population groups were represented in the student sample. However, a higher percentage of all Indian/Asian respondents (17%) and white respondents (13%) were registered as students compared to the proportion of all African respondents (10%) and coloured respondents (11%). The differences were larger among younger respondents from each population group. • However, racialised socio-economic inequality is evident in the fact that the average monthly household income of African students was around R11 755 while the average monthly household income of white students was around R38 541. • Similarly, a lower percentage of African students reported having access to assets which are likely to assist learning (like a laptop or internet at home) when compared to the access of coloured, Indian/Asian or white students. But African and white students had higher levels of access to these assets than African and white non-students. • The majority of all students in the sample would have qualified for National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding (69%) based on their household income. A further 26% of students were considered part of the ‘missing middle’, and only about 5% of students could be categorised as upper class. Racialised socio-economic inequality is evident in students’ average monthly income • There were important lifestyle and class differences between full time and part time students. On average, students had a higher socio-economic status than non-students, but part time students had a higher socio-economic status than full time students. • The mean age of full time and part time students was 24 and 31 years, respectively. Further, part time students were more likely to be household heads, while in the households of full time students it was more likely for the mother or father of the student to be the head of the household. • On average, students were 6% more likely to be satisfied with a range of services, facilities and spheres of government than non-students, but higher satisfaction with services did not translate into higher satisfaction with spheres of government. • Although the differences remain relatively small, students were more likely to respond positively on various measures of physical wellbeing (like general health status) and mental well-being (like having emotional support) than non-students. • Despite a significant degree of racial inequality in the student sample (in terms of income and access to assets), students score higher on the overall quality of life index than non-students. • While respondents born in Gauteng were the most likely to be students (12%), migrants from other provinces were nearly as likely to be students (11%). By contrast, only 6% of respondents who had migrated from another country were students. • Across QoL surveys, students predominantly made use of taxis (44% on average) or private motorised transport (31% on average) for their trips to the places where they study. • A slightly smaller percentage of students (7%) participated in protest action compared to non-student respondents (9%). | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | DM2020 | en_ZA |
| dc.faculty | Research Office | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hamann, C., & Joseph, K (2018).Quality of Life Survey V (2017/18): The quality of life of students in Gauteng, July 2020. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 978-0-6399873-8-5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/29285 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Gauteng City-Region Observatory | en_ZA |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | GCRO Databrief;10 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright 2020 © Gauteng City-Region Observatory | en_ZA |
| dc.school | Gauteng City-Region Observatory | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | students, quality of life, gauteng | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Quality of Life Survey V (2017/18): The quality of life of students in Gauteng | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |