The main objective of this survey was to obtain information in order to develop a barometer measuring the degree of progress made in the area of reconciliation. In order to achieve this objective, the following information needs were identified: Understanding what is meant with the word „reconciliation?; Feelings about a possible change in government policies; Awareness of the process of reconciliation; Who has the main responsibility for reconciliation, including personal responsibility and influence; Awareness of harmonious relationships between different racial groups; This dataset contains a number of cross-sectional datafiles generated from Markinor's M-Bus survey (which later became Ipsos-Markinor's KhayaBus survey). The data from these sections was then packaged as the South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB), an omnibus survey with national coverage aimed at measuring socio-political trends. The South African Reconciliation Barometer survey has been conducted 12 times. This release excludes the 12th round, which is due to be released in mid 2013. The datasets are labeled "round 1" to "round 11" and represent independent cross-sectional surveys, so results can be compared between rounds only in aggregate. In the data files there is a variable called "round" that contains values 1 to 11 (it is the same for every observation in each data file) and a value label with the month(s) and year the data were collected. The data files should also each contain a datafile label with this information.
