What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Gini coefficient for household per capita income from StatsSA; linked back across 2005 and 2006 to series from Lebbrandt et al (2010a); linked back across 1991 and 1993 to series from Whiteford & van Seventer (2000).
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Pre-tax fiscal income share held by top percentile. A single source series is used, taken from WID.world. Data relates to individuals over age 15 minus married women until 1989, and individuals over age 15 from 1990.
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Pre-tax national income share held by top percentile. A single source series is used, taken from WID.world. Data relates to individuals over age 20, assuming resources are split equally within couples.
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Percentage of individuals (all races) living in households with per capita income below R3,000 (2000 PPP) by Leibbrandt et al (2010); linked back at 1993 to series from van der Berg & Louw (2004).
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Percentage of individuals living in households with per capita expenditure below the "upper-bound" poverty line. A single source series is used, taken from a report by StatsSA. The figures are based on Income and Expenditure Surveys and Living Conditions Surveys.
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Individual gross monthly wages at top decile as percentage of the median. A single source series is used, taken from the 2014 update of the data used by Leibbrandt (2010a), as published by the OECD.
What is the source data that the Chartbook relies on? Individual net wealth share held by top percential. A single source series is used, taken from WID.world. According to the WID's description of the dataset available in the sources and information tab, "the population is comprised of individuals over age 20. The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples". More details on the construction of this data is available in Chatterjee, Czajka & Gethin (2021) and Blanchet, Martinez-Toledano (2021).