Topics covered in the questionnaire are: socio-demographic and family characteristics, participation in other programmes/ interventions, relationship status, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, socially accepted practices, HIV prevention knowledge, pregnancy history, intimate partner violence, sexual risk behaviour, attitudes towards HIV, self-efficacy, social support systems and body-image.

The data set for dissemination contains 3061 cases and 509 variables.

Topics covered in the questionnaire are: demographic information, education and employment, relationship with family and children, economic status, HIV/AIDS knowledge, race relations, youth risk behaviour (alcohol, drug and sex), political perceptions, trust and active citizenship.

The data set for dissemination contains 317 variables and 561 cases from the expected 700 which represented 80.1% response rate.

Topics covered in the questionnaire are: democracy and governance, national identity and pride, intergroup relations, education, moral issues, personal wellbeing index, poverty, taxation, crime and safety, wellbeing, decolonisation, transformative governance, batho pele, voting, respondent characteristics, household characteristics, personal and household income variables.

Of the targeted population of 3500, 3173 responses (90.7%) were realised.

The data set contains 3173 cases and 638 variables.

Subsequent to the dissemination of version 1 of this data set it was discovered that the data contained errors. These were removed from the data and a new data set disseminated as version 2.

Within each of the seven selected areas, cluster samples were selected, with the intention of realising a minimum of 20 households and five businesses/institutions per area. In most cases these targets were exceeded.

The data set for dissemination contains 311 cases and 78 variables.

In the combined data set three individual data sets were merged; parents/guardians for children to 11 years, children 12 to 14 years, youths and adults 15 years and older.

The data set has modules that contain information on biographical data, orphan status, school attendance, media, communication and norms, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values about HIV/AIDS, sexual history, sexually transmitted infections, delivery and care details, male circumcision, HIV testing and risk perception, drug and alcohol use, health status, and violence in relationships. The datasets also contains biological markers such as HIV status, exposure to ARVs, viral load suppression and HIV drug resistance.

The data set contains 1 090 variables and 66 615 cases.