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Afrobarometer South Africa 2000

South Africa, 2000
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ZAF_2000_AFB-SA_v01_M
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Robert Mattes, Yul Derek Davids, Cherrel Africa
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variety of goods at high prices vs shortages at low prices (q24)

Data file: Afrobarometer SA 2000

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Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
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Literal question
q24. Please tell me whether you most agree with Statement A or Statement B?
STATEMENT A: It is better to have a wide variety of goods and many goods in the market, even if prices are high. Or:
STATEMENT B: It is better to have low prices, even if there are shortages of goods.
Categories
Value Category
1 better to have variety: agree strongly
2 better to have variety: agree somewhat
3 better to have low prices: agree somewhat
4 better to have low prices: agree strongly
5 do not know
6 do not agree with either
98 refused
99 missing
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
Opinion about whether it is better to have many goods in the market at high prices or few goods at low prices
Universe
The universe for this question is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older
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