Appendix, Questionnaire - Demobilisation and Its Aftermath II, Economic Reinsertion of South Africa's Demobilised Military Personnel - Monograph No 61, August 2001


	APPENDIX QUESTIONNAIRE Published in Monograph No 61, August 2001 Demobilisation and Its Aftermath II, Economic Reinsertion of South Africa's Demobilised Military Personnel ISS: STRUCTURED SCHEDULE Age Years Gender Male Female In or near which town or village do you live now? Town/village Please circle your marital status Married (Christian) Divorced Unmarried, but living together Unmarried/Single Separated Married (traditional/customary Law) What is your highest level of education? No school education Grade 1 to 5 Grade 6 to 8 Grade 9 to 11 Grade 12 Grade 10 or 11 and apprenticeship Grade 12 and up to 3 years’ further training Grade 12 and more than 3 years training (a) Do you have children? Yes No (b) If you have children, what are their ages? First child Second child Third child Fourth child Fifth child Sixth child More than six children Population group: Interviewer, observe but do not ask a question here White Black Asian Coloured Home language IsiZulu Sepedi English Afrikaans isiXhosa Xitsonga Tshivenda Setswana Sesotho siSwati isiNdebele Other (Please specify) How many dependents (children and other dependents) do you have to look after? (a) Were you demobilised from the SANDF, did you resign or were you dismissed from the SANDF? Demobilised Resigned Dismissed Fieldworkers: Use the word demobilised in stead of "retrenchment" (b) If you resigned or were demobilised, did you choose to resign or to be demobilised (retrenched)? Yes No (c) If you resigned, did you resign out of protest? Yes No 11. If you were demobilised (retrenched) from the SANDF, how long ago was this? Less than six months Six months to 1 year More than one year More than two years Was not retrenched Do you receive unemployment assistance (UIF) from the state? Yes No Is your income the only source of income in the family? Yes No (a) What are you doing at present? Studying at a technical institution (i.e. Technikon) Being trained for a particular skill (craft) Completing school Employed full time Employed part time Self-employed Unemployed and looking for a job Unemployed but not looking for a job Unemployed but not fit for work because of a physical problem Other (specify) 14(b) If answer above is No.09: Is your state of health a permanent condition? (Note to interviewer: will the interviewee ever be able to work again?) Yes No Uncertain/do not know 15(a) How interested are you in receiving further training that would enable you to become self-employed? Very interested Somewhat interested Not interested Uncertain/do not know Interviewer please check whether "uncertain/do not know" applies, but do not ask the interviewee whether he/she is "uncertain". Interviewee: Please try to give a definite answer here if you can. 15(b) If Interested or somewhat interested, what type of training/skills development would you most like to get? Could you please indicate which of the careers listed below you would be interested to choose. Please do not indicate more than TWO options, in order of preference:? Note to interviewer: please show all the options to the interviewees (or write them on a board so that they can see them). Please take your time on this question. Interviewees: Please do not be in a hurry in answering this question. Electrician Fitter and Turner Motor Mechanic Carpenter Dressmaker Florist Catering Restaurant Business Nursing Truck Driver Typist Secretarial work/Receptionist Teacher Security Guard Small engine Repairs TV Repairs Tool Maker Welding Air Con/refrigeration Entertainment Business Tourism Business Taxi Driver Appliance Repairs Construction Electrician Crafts marketing or making Farming Small farming Street Vendor ("Hawker") Marketing Sales Advertising Public Relations (PR) Modelling Industrial Relations (IR) Financial Management Computers Security Management/Communications Management Postal Delivery Courier Services Bakery Other (Please specify) First choice Second choice The following questions apply only to the unemployed: How long have you been unemployed? Years Months What is the main reason why you are unemployed? Open question Since being unemployed, have you at any stage looked for a job? Yes No If not looking for a job: What is the most important reason for your not looking for a job? Most important reason (a) Do you know how to look for a job? Yes No Do not know Uncertain (b) If answer to the former question was "yes", how would you look for a job? Open question If you were offered assistance, what type of assistance do you need to find a job? Interviewer: please do not help interviewee to specify assistance needed Open question The following questions apply to ALL the interviewees Where were you mainly based during your last three months of SANDF service? Name of Base In or near which town was your base? Name of town Did you have to move to another city/village/town after leaving the SANDF? Yes No If yes, If yes, how far did you have to move? (Indicate distance in kilometres) Kilometres Did you stay at an SANDF house during service? Yes No (a) If yes, did you have to move into another place to live after leaving the SANDF? Yes No (b) If yes, what type of house/place to live did you move to? Please describe in detail. For how long were you employed by the SANDF? Years Months In what part of the SANDF (mustering) did you mostly serve during your service in the SANDF? Infantry corps Artillery corps Signal corps Medical corps Engineering corps Personnel corps Administration corps SA Air Force SA Navy Special Forces Other (Please specify Interviewer: Please circle the one as indicated and if "Other", please specify by writing on the schedule. With which organization did you serve before joining the SANDF? MK Apla Azanla TBVC Defence Forces SADF KwaZulu Police (VIP Protection Units) SAPS Other (Please specify) If the interviewee did serve with one of the above: If you did serve with one of the above non-statutory forces, how long did you serve in it? Years Months What was your level of education / training before joining the military? [Applicable to all of the above forces] School University/College/Technikon Practical Training without certificate / paper Practical Training with certificate / paper Please list, in order of importance, up to four formal education/training programs that you completed while serving in the SANDF and/or any other previous military force Most important Second most important Third most important Fourth most important Interviewer: the following question (35) is only for previously non-statutory force members: Please specify the main type of training outside South Africa that you received before joining the SANDF To what extent has the training that you have received helped you to find other employment after leaving the SANDF? Helped a lot Helped to some extent Has not helped at all Uncertain/do not know Did you receive any skill/training IN the SADF that helped you to find other employment after leaving the SANDF? Yes No Do not know Uncertain If yes, If yes, what type of training did you receive in the SANDF? List only two of the most important types of training in order of importance. Most important Second most important What was the most important assistance you received from the SANDF after you left the service? Interviewer: please note that this question refers to help after the retrenchment rendered by the SANDF Do you think that the SANDF did enough to help you when you left? Yes No If no If no, what else could they have done to help you? Name only the most important thing they could have done. Did you receive support from any other organisation (besides the SANDF)? Yes No If yes If yes, from which organisation(s) did you receive support? Name up to three in order of importance. Most important Second most important Third most important What kind of support did you receive? Name only the most important kind of support received Did you study further after leaving the SANDF? Yes No What were the two main problems you encountered since you left the SANDF? Please name them in order of importance. Lack of work Lack of accommodation Family separation Lack of money Lack of proper education Lack of necessary skills / experience None Other (Please specify) Most important problem Second most important problem Have you ever heard about the Citizen Force? Yes No If Yes, If yes, did you have any personal contact with the Citizen Force? Yes No If you had heard or/and had personal contact with the Citizen Force (CF), how positive or negative do you feel about the Citizen force? Positive Neutral Negative Have you ever heard about the regional bounded forces ("Commandos")? Yes No If Yes If yes, did you have any personal contact with the commandos? Yes No If you have heard of and/or had personal contact with the commandos, how positive or negative do you feel about the commandos? Positive Neutral Negative How do you feel about the SANDF Service Corps and its work? Positive Neutral Negative Do you currently belong to a Veterans Organisation? Yes No If yes If yes, to which Veterans Organisation(s) do you belong? Name only the most important one If given a second chance in life, what job/career would you choose? Is there anything that you would like to remark about that I did not ask you? Interviewer: Continue on back of page if necessary Thank you for your time and effort! It is greatly appreciated. Ian Liebenberg Garth Shelton Marlene Roefs Research Team, All Africa Consultants and Wits Peace Studies Group, March/April 2001