COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Gauteng - changes since December 2020
This Vignette follows up on that released in December 2020, and looks again at the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents in Gauteng, relative to other age groups. It shows that over five key periods across the pandemic the patterns of infection by age have changed markedly, and there has been a concerning increase in the proportion of total cases in the 0-19 age bracket since the new school year started in mid-February 2021.
Date of publication:
May 2021
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng
COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Gauteng
Globally, preliminary data on COVID-19 suggests that children and adolescents (0-19 years) typically comprise a small fraction of recorded cases, and are less likely to get seriously ill or die. Between 06 March and 27 October 2020, children and adolescents constituted 8% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gauteng, with 17-19 year-olds contributing the largest share (29%) of cases among the 0-19 year-olds. The total number of COVID-19 cases amongst those aged 0-19 years is proportionately much lower than for the adult population. However, the proportion of child and adolescent cases increased from the end of lockdown level 3, suggesting an increasing risk as restrictions eased.
Date of publication:
December 2020
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng
Quality of Life in Gauteng
Quality of life is a measure that moves beyond the idea of ‘standard of living’ and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) indicators, which are typically closely tied to income, and attempts to get a broader sense of well-being that takes both basic needs and psycho social components into account. GCRO’s Quality of Life index draws on 58 indicators from a range of questions measuring objective circumstances and subjective opinions. Indicators are grouped into 10 dimensions (each has a maximum score of 1). The dimension scores are added together to give a total Quality of Life score out of 10.
Date of publication:
June 2018
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Satisfaction with local government by dwelling type
Satisfaction with local government differs significantly across dwelling types. People who live in a cluster house in a complex have the highest level of satisfaction, whereas people living in informal settlements have by far the lowest satisfaction with local government. Overall, respondents who live in formal dwellings are more satisfied with local government than those living informally. However levels of satisfaction with local government differ across municipalities. For example, a greater percentage of those in informal dwellings in Mogale City are satisfied with local government than those in formal dwellings in Emfuleni.
Date of publication:
June 2018
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Government services 2 – Best rated services per municipality
This vignette, the second part of a double vignette, assesses how Gauteng residents perceive and value the government services they receive. It identifies the services that respondents in GCRO's Quality of Life IV (2015/16) survey had the highest satisfaction with, for each municipality in Gauteng, and those with which they had the highest level of dissatisfaction. It also highlights which services mattered the most to respondents, irrespective of their access to or satisfaction with that particular service.
Date of publication:
April 2018
