South Africans under duress: economic hard times, COVID-19 and beyond: briefing report 2

Data for this brief is drawn from a nationally representative survey of all adults (16 years and older) in South Africa. The multitopic survey was commissioned by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to better understand patterns of financial literacy and competency in the country. It forms part of a long-running survey partnership initiated in 2010. Fieldwork for this round of the survey began in late February 2020 but was suspended a few days prior to the 27 March 2020 lockdown implementation. At this stage, approximately 40% of interviewing (n=1066) had been completed.