ABSTRACT
Quantitative data was collected from two settings - urban and rural. The urban study covered two areas, one in Gauteng and the other in KwaZulu-Natal. The two urban areas had the same questionnaire whereas the rural one drew questions from themes that were raised by women in in-depth interviews based on their experiences. The quantitative method was specifically concerned with checking if the information collected from the 'living with people' approach, casual conversations, in-depth interviews and focus groups was shared by a larger sample. For the two areas, however, differences in ranking emerged with the exception of housing which was ranked at four by both. For the KwaZulu-Natal sample the first five were: ambulance, effective sanitation, recreational activities, housing and clinics. For the Gauteng sample they were employment, clinics, prevention of crime, housing and ambulance. One area of concern which emerged in the in-depth interviews was the availability of fuel.
