ActionAid International - Combined Harare Residents’ Association - A Study on the impact of “Operation
Murambatsvina/Restore Order”
(in Z$) of the loss in property and livelihoods. There is scope and need for
further studies in these areas.
2.4
Data capture and analysis
Immediately after the survey, collected data was entered, cleaned, processed and analyzed
in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
3.
SURVEY RESULTS
The Harare Operation Murambatsvina Survey represents a unique opportunity to gain
insights into the impact of Operation Murambatsvina on communities and households.
This section attempts to give a factual account of the impact Operation
Murambatsvina/Restore Order.
3.1
Socio-demographic data of the sampled affected wards in Harare
From the data generated from the survey, 97% (n = 13 712) of homesteads visited in the
26 wards3 were affected by the Operation in varying proportions and different ways.
Table 1: Sample sizes for selected strata
Strata/Category
Overall Population
Total number of households visited
Gender of respondent
Gender of HH Head
Total number affected by the operation4
Sub-strata
Male
Female
Male
Female
Sample Size
(number of HHs)
81,995
14,137
7,960 (56%)
6,177 (44%)
8,602 (61%)
5,532 (39%)
13,712 (97%)
The average age of the head of household is 41 years, with the youngest reported as 12
years old and the oldest as 89 years old. Female household heads are slightly older than
male household heads, 43 and 39 years old, respectively. The average size of sampled
households is 5.8.
Table 2 summarizes the
marital status of the study
population.
The majority
(59%) of households are
married and 19% are
widowed.
Only a small
proportion of the households
are divorced, separated or
Table 2: Marital status of respondents
Marital status
Proportion
Married
59%
Widowed
19%
Separated
4%
Divorced
6%
Single/never married
11%
Matapi; Matererine Flat; National Mbare; Sunnidale; Southerton; Kambuzuma 2; Kambuzuma 6;
Dzvirasekwa; New and Old Mabvuku; New and Old Tafara Egypt, Lusaka, Jerusalem Highfields; Glen
Norah; Glen Norah C; Glenview 1; Glenview 2; Budirio 1; Budirio 2; Mufakose 1; Mufakose 2; Mufakose
3; Warren Park D; and Hatcliff
4 Affected means 1) demolished structures at homesteads, lost shelter, lost livelihood and children not
attending school.
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