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South Africa National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS)

Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), University of Cape Town

HDB-0208

A longitudinal panel survey following approximately 28,000 South Africans across 7,305 households since 2008, collecting comprehensive data on income, consumption, expenditure, employment, education, health, fertility, and mortality. Health data includes information on general health status, healthcare access, morbidity, nutrition, and the relationship between socioeconomic status and health outcomes.

Category

Open dataset

Access

Free registration

Region

Africa — South Africa

Coverage

National coverage, 28,000 individuals, 5 waves 2008-2017

Size

28,000 households

Data types

health status, healthcare access, nutrition, socioeconomic, mortality, morbidity

longitudinal socioeconomic health equity South Africa panel survey

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Record HDB-0208 · last verified 2026-08-06 · listed in Open datasets

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