83.4% worry that violent crime could cause serious harm ↗
Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll · 2025 · Safety
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Average life evaluation is 5.009 out of 10 ↗
World Happiness Report / Gallup World Poll · 2023–2025 · Life evaluation
58% identify equally with their ethnic group and South African nationality ↗
Afrobarometer / Institute for Justice and Reconciliation · 2025-06-28/2025-07-19 · Identity & belonging
80% say belief in God is necessary to be moral ↗
Pew Research Center · Spring 2025 · Values & religion
59% say they would be likely to report corruption they experienced or witnessed ↗
Human Sciences Research Council — South African Social Attitudes Survey · 2024/25 · Civic behavior