Afrobarometer South Africa 2000
South Africa, 2000
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Afrobarometer
SA 2000
what does democracy mean (q28b)
Data file: Afrobarometer SA 2000
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0
Invalid:
0
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Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
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Literal question
q28b. What, if anything, do you understand by the word "democracy"? What comes to mind when you hear the word?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | don't know |
| 2 | when country is run by the people |
| 3 | to be independent |
| 4 | the right to everything |
| 5 | freedom in everything except crime |
| 6 | freedom of speech |
| 7 | equal rights |
| 8 | different groups must have different rights |
| 9 | to own property/land |
| 10 | freedom of movement |
| 11 | freedom in general |
| 12 | free education |
| 13 | reduce crime |
| 14 | free medical treatment |
| 15 | be able to criticise government |
| 16 | peace |
| 17 | justice |
| 18 | no war |
| 19 | human rights |
| 20 | unity |
| 21 | never heard of such a word |
| 22 | right to vote |
| 23 | improve living conditions |
| 24 | development |
| 25 | right to join any political party |
| 26 | police protection |
| 27 | to advise each other when ruling |
| 28 | to have rules formulated by people |
| 29 | ruling without discrimination |
| 30 | many political parties |
| 31 | majority rule |
| 32 | good leadership |
| 33 | freedom of expression |
| 34 | to rule satisfactorily |
| 35 | to live in harmony |
| 36 | having what people want |
| 37 | people help the ruler |
| 38 | government assist the people |
| 39 | government promotes development |
| 40 | autocracy |
| 41 | oppression of majority |
| 42 | fair elections |
| 43 | working together with government |
| 44 | nothing |
| 45 | democracy is meaningless |
| 46 | enough food |
| 47 | self-rule |
| 49 | taking authority to change things |
| 50 | cant explain it properly |
| 51 | government of people, by people, for people |
| 52 | no civil war |
| 53 | good standard of living |
| 54 | power-sharing |
| 55 | no discrimination |
| 56 | providing services |
| 57 | government being fair to people |
| 58 | elected government |
| 59 | accountable government |
| 60 | good governance |
| 61 | no dictatorship |
| 62 | stability |
| 63 | too afraid to give opinion |
| 64 | freedom religion/worship |
| 65 | employment |
| 66 | having one constitution for country |
| 67 | colonialism |
| 68 | respecting other peoples freedom |
| 69 | does not matter |
| 70 | doing things without fear/intimidation |
| 71 | responsive government |
| 72 | no coercion |
| 73 | freedom of the press |
| 74 | freedom of association |
| 75 | health care for all |
| 76 | freedom of dress |
| 77 | freedom of choice |
| 78 | change of things from bad to good |
| 79 | freedom of birthright |
| 80 | doing things that benefit the nation |
| 81 | competition between political parties |
| 82 | change of ruling parties |
| 83 | having opposition parties |
| 84 | freedom to conduct business |
| 85 | gender equality |
| 86 | lowering prices |
| 87 | politics/anything to do with politics |
| 88 | foreign idea |
| 89 | everyone being happy |
| 90 | living freely |
| 91 | living without problems |
| 92 | government helping poor |
| 93 | consultation |
| 94 | smooth-running of country |
| 95 | control over ones life |
| 96 | no further answer |
| 97 | having basic necessaties |
| 98 | refused |
| 99 | missing data |
| 100 | no restrictions |
| 101 | responsible conduct of citizens |
| 102 | food distribution |
| 103 | keeping & respecting our culture |
| 104 | do not know the meaning |
| 105 | helping each other |
| 106 | independence |
| 107 | government represents all people |
| 108 | change of president |
| 109 | new government |
| 110 | government of unity |
| 111 | change of government |
| 112 | change of laws |
| 113 | government protecting people |
| 114 | no more taxes |
| 115 | everyone being able to make money |
| 116 | it is a wrong and bad thing |
| 117 | rebellious people |
| 118 | elections |
| 119 | participation in government |
| 120 | elected representation |
| 121 | removal of old government |
| 122 | coming of udf |
| 123 | youth help government |
| 124 | government giving id cards |
| 125 | freedom of expression may suppress |
| 126 | freedom to choose leaders |
| 127 | people rule in their own way |
| 128 | people should always be free |
| 157 | other |
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
Definition of the word "democracy" by respondent
Universe
The universe for this question is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older