Launching Democracy 1993-1994

South Africa, 1993 - 1994

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Data file: Launching Democracy 1993-1994 P1

Variables:	110

Variables

card1

recno1

Record Number 1

metro

urban

Urban, Rural, Squatter Hostel

mag_dist

Magisterial District

ea_no

visit_pt

language

proj_no

Project Number GCOAPF

pop_grp

Population Group

q1

Type of dwelling structure

q2

Household status of respondent

q3

Sex of Respondent

q4

What was your age at your last birthday (in years)

q5

What is your current marital status?

q6

What church do you belong to or to what faith/religion do you subscribe?

q7

What language do you speak mostly at home?

q8_1

What is your highest educational qualification? Completed at school

q8_2

What is your highest educational qualification? Completed after school

q9

What is your current occupational position?

q10

What is your current work or occupation?

q11

What is the joint income for this household per month?

q12a

Spend most of your life on a farm/in a rural area near the town of

q12b

Spend most of your life in the town/township of

q13

Are you a citizen of

q14

Do you have your id documents ready so that you can vote in and election?

q15

When the time comes for voting in the general election, what will you do?

q16

Which party will you vote for?

q17

Have political parties started going around in your area talking about elections

q17_1

If yes, which party/parties?

q18

Do you think there has been?

q19

If violence comes about, who would be most likely to start it?

q20

Violence/intimidation will make people in your community more likely to vote:

q21

Why do you say so?

q22

How easy/difficult is it to live next to people whose political opinions are dif

q23

Who would you fear most if they were to know who you voted for/intended to vote

q24

If violence starts in your area, who can protect you/ your family?

q25

Do you expect the party to:

q26

How would you like parties active in your area to go about mobilizing support?

q27

If your party gets fewer votes , what are these supporters likely to do?

q28

What do you think about having elections now?

q29

Thinking of your area, is voting influence likely to happen or not?

q29_1

Which political groups controls your area?

q30

Opinion on certain political parties not being allowed to seek support in certai

card2

recno2

Record Number 2

q31_1

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: The chiefs

q31_2

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: The elders of the commun

q31_3

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: The church

q31_4

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Trade Unions

q31_5

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Civics

q31_6

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Street committees/ area

q31_7

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Your/their employees

q31_8

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Your/their husband/wife

q31_9

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: You’re their parents

q31_10

Voters like you will be influenced in how they vote by: Your/their children

q32

Do you think you are better off than before 1990

q33

Do you think it very important to you or not important to you?

q33_1

Why do you say that it is very important/ Not important to you?

q34_1

People like me will get richer/poor

q34_2

People of my group will feel weak/insecure or strong/secure

q34_3

There will be more/less violence than at present

q34_4

People will feel free/afraid to criticise the new government

q34_5

Relations between races will get better/worse

q34_6

There will be more employment/unemployment than at present

q34_7

The new government will give benefits to people who voted for it/treat people th

q34_8_1

Number of Asians leaving South Africa?

q34_8_2

Number of Blacks leaving South Africa?

q34_8_3

Number of Coloureds leaving South Africa?

q34_8_4

Number of Whites leaving South Africa?

q34_9

Asians/Blacks/Coloureds/Whites like me will be discriminated or treated fairly

q35_1

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at enforcing law and order

q35_2

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at creating a climate of peace an

q35_3

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at preventing intimidation

q35_4

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at being free of corruption in go

q35_5

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at being capable rulers of the co

q35_6

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at making the economy grow

q35_7

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at promoting education

q35_8

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at promoting health care

q35_9

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at providing housing

q35_10

Parties/alliances/movements that would be best at improving your income

q36_1

Which part of the country would you se as your home province?

q36_2

Government of province more power than country

q37

These days many people talk of liberation. What do you understand by this word?

q38_1

Importance of peace and harmony between political groups?

q38_2

Importance of business and factory growing and making profits

q38_3

Importance of Black people getting the same increases, jobs and evaluation as wh

q38_4

Importance of Townships and Towns well managed with good services and honest off

q38_5

Importance of safety and security for all people even if they are small groups

q38_6

Importance of less crime and violence

q38_7

Importance of Whites being forced to share their wealth and opportunities with B

q38_8

Importance of Whites people having to respect Blacks as the most important group

q38_9

Importance of all people, Black and White, and all language groups having the sa

q39

Which two reasons do you have for supporting a political party?

q40

Do you agree with such power sharing or not?

q41

If yes: then which parties should share power?

q42

How do you think your party ought to select its candidates for election?

q43

Do you think that members of parliament you elect?

q44

Have your political views changed over the past three months?

q45_1

q45_2

What is the single most important reason that has caused you to change your view

q46

If you could vote for two parties, which would be your second choice party?

q47

Apart from your first and second choice parties, which other party do you like c

card3

recno3

Record Number 3

assist

Was the respondent assisted?

ch_1st

ch_2nd

ch_3rd

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Total: 110

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