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. 3 5