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Evidence of short-term household change in South Africa from the National Income Dynamics Study

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  • Lloyd Grieger
  • April Williamson
  • Murray Leibbrandt
  • James Levinsohn

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We use longitudinal data from the National Income Dynamics Study to document the extent of recent short-term residential and household compositional change in South Africa. We analyse the demographic correlates of these transitions, including population group, age, urban/rural status, and income. We examine educational and labour-market transitions among movers and the prevalence of the four major types of compositional change -- births, addition of joiners, deaths, and loss of leavers. We find that short-term household change is prevalent in South Africa. During a two-year period from 2008 to 2010, 10.5% of South Africans moved residence and 61.3% experienced change in household composition. We find that moving is more common among blacks and whites, very young children, young adults, urban individuals, and those with higher incomes. Among non-movers, compositional change is more likely for blacks and coloureds, young adults and children, females, urban individuals, and individuals with lower incomes.

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  • Lloyd Grieger & April Williamson & Murray Leibbrandt & James Levinsohn, 2014. "Evidence of short-term household change in South Africa from the National Income Dynamics Study," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 146-167, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:31:y:2014:i:1:p:146-167
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.851022
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    1. Katharine Hall, 2016. "Maternal and child migration in post-apartheid South Africa: evidence from the NIDS panel study," SALDRU Working Papers 178, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

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