QoL 7 (2023/24) - Index Methodology

The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) is a partnership between the University of Johannesburg, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) and organised local government in Gauteng (SALGA-Gauteng).

The Quality of Life (QoL) Survey has become the flagship project of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). The QoL Survey is designed to provide a regular understanding of the quality of life, socio-economic circumstances, satisfaction with service delivery, psycho-social attitudes, values and other characteristics of residents in Gauteng. It serves as a tracking and diagnostic tool, affording a rich information resource for those people in policy- making, business, civil society and the public wanting to see where progress is being made, and where concerns remain.

The QoL Survey is a household-based survey with randomly selected adults (18+ years of age) as respondents. The GCRO has conducted seven QoL surveys since its inception in 2009:

• QoL I (2009) with 5 836 respondents in Gauteng and a total of 6 636 across the wider Gauteng City-Region (GCR).
• QoL II (2011) with 16 729 respondents in Gauteng.
• QoL III (2013/14) with 27 490 respondents in Gauteng.
• QoL IV (2015/16) with 30 002 respondents in Gauteng.
• QoL V (2017/18) with 24 889 respondents in Gauteng.
• QoL 6 (2020/21) with 13 616 respondents in Gauteng.
• QoL 7 (2023/24) with 13 795 respondents in Gauteng.

This publication is one of a series of technical reports about QoL 7 (2023/24). The reports include the Questionnaire, Fieldwork Report, Data Report, Sample Design Report and the Weighting Report, as well as a generic guide to weighted analysis. These reports go hand in hand with the public dataset and should be consulted when analysing the QoL 7 (2023/24) data.