The questions contained in SASAS questionnaire one for 2008 were asked of approximately 3500 respondents. The data set contains 3321 records and 366 variables. Topics included in the questionnaire are: democracy, intergroup relations, public services: education, moral issues, crime and safety, voting, demographics and other classificatory variables. Rotating modules are: national identity and pride, gender attitudes, poverty, household expenditure, soccer world cup, service delivery and hope scale.