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4.2 RESEARCH DESIGN
This section provides further details on the sampling technique adopted in the survey. It also
presents the data collection method used. Moreover, the section describes the instrumentation
and data types involving spatial and attribute data.
4.2.1 Sampling
A cluster sampling technique was used to collect data. This method sets up homogeneous
groups and then selects within these groups in the proportions in which these groups are
represented within the sample (Baker 1988). The urban part of the municipality was
classified into A, B south, B north, C and 0 sections and had 760, 1019, 1162, 1374 and 1974
households respectively (Figure 4.1). Using this classification as the sampling frame of the
study, 2% of each section was proportionally sampled bearing in mind the divergent socio­
economic background ofthe residents in each section. This method offered a sample size of
276 households, representing 2% ofthe total number of households in urban Ulundi.
A sample size often out of 100 homesteads in the Mbhoshongweni rural area were chosen in
this research. About 25 out of 250 households in Mkhazane rural area were also included as
part ofthe rural sample. Mtikini. Mabedlane and Mbangayiya rural areas had household sizes
of42,63 and 77 respectively. The research design ofthis study incorporated 10% ofeach of
the rural areas mentioned. The pilot survey suggests that over fifty percent of the household
heads in the five spatial units are from the surrounding rural areas of Ulundi. The traditional
leadership which oversees the activities ofthe rural areas was interviewed using open-ended
questions about the socio-economic conditions and development in these areas. The ward
councillor responsible for the rural areas was interviewed on the sustainability of community
development projects and job creation using the landscape and cultural attributes. The current
census and other secondary sources of information provided the basis for the digital spatial
data. This served as the spatial basis for evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of
landscape and cultural attributes uses in the local economic development ofthe Ulundi Local
Municipal.
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