The empirical analysis in the report utilises a survey undertaken in late 1993 as part of the Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development (PSLSD) by the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit at the University of Cape Town with technical expertise given by the World Bank. The 1993 PSLSD survey was intended to give a broad picture of living standards and poverty for the whole of South Africa. It made use of a detailed questionnaire covering various aspects of the household's economic activities and social attributes.