Estimation of household income diversification in South Africa: a case study of three provinces

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dc.creatorMathebula, J.
dc.creatorJonas, S.
dc.creatorNhemachena, Charles
dc.date2017
dc.date2017-05-25T06:13:38Z
dc.date2017-05-25T06:13:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:27Z
dc.descriptionWe estimated household income diversification in settlement types of the poorest provinces in South Africa – the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. We obtained data from the 2010/2011 Income and Expenditure Survey from Statistics South Africa and Wave 3 data from the National Income Dynamics Study. We used the number of income sources, the number of income earners and the Shannon Diversity Index to estimate income diversification in the study provinces. The results show that households in the traditional and urban formal areas diversified income sources to a greater extent than households in urban informal and rural formal settlements. The varied degrees of income diversification in the three provinces suggest that targeted policy initiatives aimed at enhancing household income are important in these provinces.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/81204
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154855
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMathebula, J.; Jonas, S.; Nhemachena, Charles. 2017. Estimation of household income diversification in South Africa: a case study of three provinces. South African Journal of Science, 9p. (Online first). doi: 10.17159/sajs.2017/20160073
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectbusinesses
dc.subjectlabour
dc.subjectfinancing
dc.subjectsocial aspects
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleEstimation of household income diversification in South Africa: a case study of three provinces
dc.typeJournal Article

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