Afrobarometer Survey 2011, Round 5

South Africa, 2011

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ZAF_2011_AFB-R5_v01_M

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The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michigan State University (MSU)

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Data file: saf_r5_data_july_2015

Afrobarometer round 5 survey data.

Cases:	2399
Variables:	350

Variables

RESPNO

Respondent Number/QID

URBRUR

Urban or Rural Primary Sampling Unit

PSU_TYPE

PSU type

REGION

Province or region

EA_SVC_A

EA-SVC-A. Electricity grid in the PSU/EA

EA_SVC_B

EA-SVC-B. Piped water system in the PSU/EA

EA_SVC_C

EA-SVC-C. Sewage system in the PSU/EA

EA_SVC_D

EA-SVC-D. Cell phone service in the PSU/EA

EA_FAC_A

EA-FAC-A. Post office in the PSU/EA

EA_FAC_B

EA-FAC-B. School in the PSU/EA

EA_FAC_C

EA-FAC-C. Police station in the PSU/EA

EA_FAC_D

EA-FAC-D. Health Clinic in the PSU/EA

EA_FAC_E

EA-FAC-E. Market stalls in the PSU/EA

EA_SEC_A

EA-SEC-A. Police in the PSU/EA

EA_SEC_B

EA-SEC-B. Soldiers/army in the PSU/EA

EA_SEC_C

EA-SEC-C. Roadblocks by police/army in the PSU/EA

EA_SEC_D

EA-SEC-D. Roadblocks by private security in the PSU/EA

EA_SEC_E

EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by local community in the PSU/EA

EA_ROAD

EA-ROAD. Tarred/ paved road

NOCALL_1

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1

NOCALL_2

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2

NOCALL_3

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 3

NOCALL_4

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 4

NOCALL_5

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 5

NOCALL_6

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 6

NOCALL_7

Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 7

PREVINT

Previous interview, gender

THISINT

This interview, gender

ADULT_CT

Number of adults in household

CALLS

Number of calls

DATEINTR

Date of Interview

STRTIME

Time interview started

Q1. Age

Q2. Language of respondent

Q2OTHER

Q2other. Language of respondent (verbatim)

Q3A

Q3a. Country's present economic condition

Q3B

Q3b. Your present living conditions

Q4. Your living conditions vs. others

Q5A

Q5a. Country's economic condition compared to 12 months ago

Q5B

Q5b. Your living conditions compared to 12 months ago

Q6A

Q6a. Country's economic condition in 12 months time

Q6B

Q6b. Your living conditions in 12 months time

Q7. Overall direction of the country

Q8A

Q8a. How often gone without food

Q8B

Q8b. How often gone without water

Q8C

Q8c. How often gone without medical care

Q8D

Q8d. How often gone without cooking fuel

Q8E

Q8e. How often gone without cash income

Q8F_SAF

Q8f-SAF. How often gone without electricity

Q9A

Q9a. How often felt unsafe walking in neighbourhood

Q9B

Q9b. How often feared crime in home

Q10A

Q10a. Had something stolen from house

Q10B

Q10b. Have been physically attacked

Q10C

Q10c. Reported the incident to the police

Q11

Q11. Main reason for not reporting crimes to the police

Q11OTHER

Q11other. Reason for not reporting crimes to the police (verbatim)

Q12

Q12. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance

Q12OTHER

Q12other. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance (verbatim)

Q13A

Q13a. Radio news

Q13B

Q13b. Television news

Q13C

Q13c. Newspaper news

Q13D

Q13d. Internet

Q14

Q14. Interest in public affairs

Q15

Q15. Discuss politics

Q16

Q16. Politics and government too complicated

Q17A

Q17a. Freedom to say what you think

Q17B

Q17b. Freedom to join any political organizations

Q17C

Q17c. Freedom to choose who to vote for

Q18

Q18. Leaders help own community vs. treat all equally

Q19

Q19. Government bans organizations vs. join any

Q20

Q20. Newspapers free to publish vs. government closes

Q21

Q21. Government like a parent vs. an employee

Q22

Q22. Men only as leaders vs. women leaders ok

Q23

Q23. Women have equal rights vs. subject to traditional laws

Q24

Q24. Education recipient priority: boy vs ability

Q25A

Q25a. Member of religious group

Q25B

Q25b. Member of voluntary association or community group

Q26A

Q26a. Attend a community meeting

Q26B

Q26b. Join others to raise an issue

Q26B1_SAF

Q26B1-SAF.Have you personally contacted a government department to raise an issue in the past year?

Q26B2_SAF

Q26B2-SAF.Have you personally contacted radio, TV or a newspaper to complain about an issue in the past year?

Q26B3_SAF

Q26B3-SAF.Have you personally refused to pay services provided by government like water, electricity or property rates in the past year?

Q26C

Q26c. Refused to pay tax or fee to government

Q26D

Q26d. Attend a demonstration or protest march

q26D1_SAF

Q26D1-SAF.Have you personally gone on strike in order to demand a higher salary or better working conditions in the past year?

Q26E

Q26e. Used force or violence for a political cause

Q27

Q27. Voting in the most recent national election

Q28

Q28. Freeness and fairness of the last national election

Q29A

Q29a. Last national election: attend a campaign meeting or rally

Q29B

Q29b. Last national election: persuade others to vote for a certain candidate or party

Q29C

Q29c. Last national election: work for a candidate or party

Q30A

Q30a. Contact local government councillor

Q30B

Q30b. Contact MP

Q30C

Q30c. Contact official of a government agency

Q30D

Q30d. Contact political party official

Q31A

Q31a. Reject one-party rule

Q31B

Q31b. Reject military rule

Q31C

Q31c. Reject one-man rule

Q31D_SAF

Q31d-SAF. Reject apartheid

Q32

Q32. Support for democracy

q32_SAF

Q32-SAF.If a non-elected government or leader could impose law and order, and deliver houses and jobs how willing or unwilling would you be to give up regular elections and live under such a government?

Q33

Q33. Government gets things done but no citizen influence vs Govt. accountable to citizens

Q34

Q34. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods

Q35

Q35. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed

Q36

Q36. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own

Q37

Q37. Opposition parties examine government vs. cooperate

Q38

Q38. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting

Q39

Q39. Parliament makes laws vs. president does

Q40

Q40. President free to act vs. obey the laws and courts

Q41

Q41. Presidential two term limit vs. no term limits

Q42

Q42. Extent of democracy

Q43

Q43. Satisfaction with democracy

Q44

Q44. Essential characteristics of democracy: equality, fair election, etc.

Q45

Q45. Essential characteristics of democracy: law and order, job, etc

Q46A

Q46a. Level of democracy: today

Q46B

Q46b. Level of democracy: ten years ago

Q46C

Q46c. Level of democracy: under previous non-democratic regime

Q46D

Q46d. Level of democracy: in the future

Q47A

Q47a. Level of democracy: China

Q47B

Q47b. Level of democracy: USA

Q47D

Q47d. Level of democracy: Zimbabwe

Q47E

Q47e. Level of democracy: former Colonial Power

Q48A

Q48a. Courts make binding decisions

Q48B

Q48b. People must obey the law

Q48C

Q48c. People must pay taxes

Q49

Q49. Obey government always vs. only if vote for it

Q50

Q50. Citizens must pay taxes vs. no need to tax the people

Q51

Q51. Higher taxes with more govt services vs. lower taxes with fewer govt services

Q52A

Q52a. How often news media abuse its freedom

Q52B

Q52b. How often party competition leads to conflict

Q52C

Q52c. How often president ignores laws

Q52D

Q52d. How often opposition parties silenced by government

Q52E

Q52e. How often president ignore parliament

Q53

Q53. How effective the news media reveals government mistakes and corruption

Q54

Q54. How much fear political intimidation or violence

Q55

Q55. How likely powerful find out your vote

Q56A

Q56a. How often careful what you say

Q56B

Q56b. How often people treated unequally

Q56C

Q56c. How often women treated unequally by traditional leaders

Q56D

Q56d. How often women treated unequally by police and courts

Q56E

Q56e. How often women treated unequally by employers

Q56F

Q56f. How often officials unpunished

Q56G

Q56g. How often ordinary people unpunished

Q56H

Q56h. How often obtain household services without paying

Q56I

Q56i. How often avoid paying taxes

Q57

Q57. Essential characteristics of democracy: legislature, government, people etc.

Q58

Q58. Essential characteristics of democracy: participation, no corruption, courts etc.

Q59A

Q59a. Trust president

Q59B

Q59b. Trust parliament/national assembly

Q59C

Q59c. Trust national electoral commission

Q59C1_SAF

Q59C1-SAF.Trust The Premier of this province

Q59C2_SAF

Q59C2-SAF.Trust Your Provincial Government

Q59D

Q59D.How much do you trust The South African Revenue Service (SARS)?

Q59E

Q59e. Trust your elected local government council

Q59F

Q59f. Trust the ruling party

Q59G

Q59g. Trust opposition political parties

Q59H

Q59h. Trust police

Q59H1_SAF

Q59H1-SAF.Trust The Office of the Public Protector

Q59H2_SAF

Q59H2-SAF.Trust The National Prosecuting Authority, the NPA

Q59H3_SAF

Q59H3-SAF.Trust The Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations, the Hawks

Q59I

Q59i. Trust army

Q59J

Q59j. Trust courts of law

Q59K_SAF

Q59K-SAF.Trust Government broadcasting service, you know SABC TV and radio

Q59L_SAF

Q59L-SAF.Trust Independent broadcasting services like E TV, Radio 702 and community radio stations

Q59M_SAF

Q59M-SAF.Trust Independent newspapers

Q60A

Q60a. Corruption: office of the Presidency

Q60B

Q60b. Corruption: Members of Parliament

Q60C

Q60c. Corruption: government officials

Q60D

Q60d. Corruption: local government councilors

Q60E

Q60e. Corruption: police

Q60F

Q60f. Corruption: tax officials

Q60G

Q60g. Corruption: judges and magistrates

Q61A

Q61a. Pay bribe for: document or permit

Q61B

Q61b. Pay bribe for: water or sanitation services

Q61C

Q61c. Pay bribe for: treatment at local health clinic or hospital

Q61D

Q61d. Pay bribe for: avoid problem with police

Q61E

Q61e. Pay bribe for: school placement

Q61F

Q61f. Election incentives offered

Q62A

Q62a. MPs listen

Q62B

Q62b. Local government councilors listen

Q63PT1

Q63pt1. Most important problems - 1st response

Q63PT1OTHER

Q63pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim other)

Q63PT2

Q63pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response

Q63PT2OTHER

Q63pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim other)

Q63PT3

Q63pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response

Q63PT3OTHER

Q63pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim other)

Q64

Q64. How likely government will solve this problem within the next five years

Q65A

Q65a. Handling managing the economy

Q65B

Q65b. Handling improving living standards of the poor

Q65C

Q65c. Handling creating jobs

Q65D

Q65d. Handling keeping prices down

Q65E

Q65e. Handling narrowing income gaps

Q65F

Q65f. Handling reducing crime

Q65G

Q65g. Handling improving basic health services

Q65H

Q65h. Handling addressing educational needs

Q65I

Q65i. Handling providing water and sanitation services

Q65J

Q65j. Handling ensuring enough to eat

Q65K

Q65k. Handling fighting corruption

Q65L

Q65l. Handling resolving violent conflict between communities

Q65M

Q65m. Handling combatting HIV/AIDS

Q65N

Q65n. Handling maintaining roads and bridges

Q65O

Q65o. Handling providing reliable electric supply

Q65P

Q65p. Handling empowering women

Q65Q_SAF

Q65Q-SAF. Handling uniting all South Africans into one nation

Q65R_SAF

Q65R-SAF. Handling distributing welfare payments to those who are entitled to them

Q65S_SAF

Q65S-SAF. Handling managing immigration

Q66A

Q66a. Local govt. handling maintaining roads

Q66B

Q66b. Local govt. handling maintaining local markets

Q66C

Q66c. Local govt. handling health standards in restaurants

Q66D

Q66d. Local govt. handling keeping community clean

Q66E

Q66e. Local govt. handling the use of land

Q66F_SAF

Q66F-SAF.In the past year, have you yourself seen any problems with the way local government is run?

Q66H_SAF

Q66H-SAF.How often, discuss the problem with other people in your community

Q66I_SAF

Q66I-SAF.How often, join with others in your community to address the problem

Q66J_SAF

Q66J-SAF.How often, discuss the problems with other community, religious, or traditional leaders

Q66K_SAF

Q66K-SAF.How often, write a letter to a newspaper or call a radio show

Q66L_SAF

Q66L-SAF.How often, make a complaint to local government officials, for example, by going in person or by writing a letter

Q66M_SAF

Q66M-SAF.How often, make a complaint to other government officials, for example, by going in person or by writing a letter

Q66O_SAF

Q660-SAF.Grade you would give the way the country was governed under apartheid

Q66P_SAF

Q66P-SAF. Grade you would give our current system of government with regular elections where everyone can vote and there are at least two political parties.

Q66Q_SAF

Q66Q-SAF.Grade would you give the political system of this country as you expect it to be in 10 years time.

Q67A

Q67a. Difficulty to obtain identity document

Q67B

Q67b. Difficulty to obtain household services

Q67C

Q67c. Difficulty to obtain help from the police

Q67D

Q67d. Difficulty to obtain primary school placement

Q67E

Q67e. Difficulty to obtain medical treatment

Q68A

Q68a. Problems with schools: too expensive

Q68B

Q68b. Problems with schools: textbooks and supplies

Q68C

Q68c. Problems with schools: poor teaching

Q68D

Q68d. Problems with schools: absent teachers

Q68E

Q68e. Problems with schools: overcrowded classrooms

Q68F

Q68f. Problems with schools: poor facilities

Q69A

Q69a. Problems with public clinic: too expensive

Q69B

Q69b. Problems with public clinic: lack of medicine/supplies

Q69C

Q69c. Problems with public clinic: lack of attention/ respect

Q69D

Q69d. Problems with public clinic: absent doctors

Q69E

Q69e. Problems with public clinic: long waiting time

Q69F

Q69f. Problems with public clinic: dirty facilities

Q70A

Q70a. Received free visits or medicines

Q70B

Q70b. Received food for children

Q70C

Q70c. Received pension or grant

Q71A

Q71a. Performance: President

Q71B

Q71b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep.

Q71B1_SAF

Q71B1-SAF.Performance: Provincial Premier

Q71C

Q71c. Performance: local government councilor

Q72A

Q72a. Who responsible: MPs do jobs

Q72B

Q72b. Who responsible: local councilors do jobs

Q72C

Q72c. Who responsible: president does job

Q72_SAF

Q72-SAF Responsibility: Local councilor

Q72_SAFOTHER

Q72-SAFOTHER.Other Responsibility: Councilor

q72_s0

Q72-SAFOTHER.Other Responsibility: Councilor

Q73A

Q73a. Payments required: general sales tax

Q73B

Q73b. Payments made: license fees to local government

Q73C

Q73c. Payments made: property rates or taxes

Q73D

Q73d. Payments made: income taxes

Q73E

Q73e. Payments required: self-employer taxes

Q74

Q74. Payments required to powerful people

Q75A

Q75a. Difficulty to find out what taxes or fees to pay

Q75B

Q75b. Difficulty to find out how government uses the revenues

Q75C

Q75c. Difficulty to avoid paying taxes

Q76A

Q76a. Right or wrong: not paying for the government services

Q76B

Q76b. Right or wrong: not paying the taxes

Q76C_SAF

Q76C-SAF.Right or wrong: Attending a non-violent demonstration or protest march

Q76D_SAF

Q76D-SAF.Right or wrong: Using force or violence during a protest

Q77

Q77. Why avoid paying taxes

Q77OTHER

Q77other. Why avoid paying taxes (verbatim)

q77ot0

Q77other. Why avoid paying taxes (verbatim)

Q78

Q78. Violence never justified vs. sometimes necessary

Q79_SAF

Q79-SAF.(1) The government should be able to restrict access to any information it sees fit, even if this allows it to cover up mistakes and corruption. (2)The government should only be able to restrict access to information that is vital to national

Q81_SAF

Q81-SAF.(1) Government should improve the quality of the public health system, although this will require that some people have to pay more taxes. (2)People cannot afford to pay more taxes; we should keep the present public health system

Q82A_SAF

Q82A-SAF.People who are persecuted for political reasons in their own countries deserve protection in South Africa.

Q82B_SAF

Q82B-SAF.Foreigners should not be allowed to live in South Africa because they take jobs and benefits away from South Africans

Q83A_SAF

Q83A-SAF.How likely is it that you would take part in action to prevent people who have come here from other countries in Africa from moving into your neighbourhood

Q83B_SAF

Q83B-SAF.How likely is it that you would take part in action to prevent people who have come here from other countries in Africa from operating a business in your area

Q84

Q84. Tribe or ethnic group

Q84OTHER

Q84other. Tribe or ethnic group(verbatim)

q84ot0

Q84other. Tribe or ethnic group(verbatim)

Q85A

Q85a. Ethnic group treated unfairly

Q85B

Q85b. Ethnic or national identity

Q85C

Q85c. Proud of nationality

Q85D_SAF

Q85D-SAF.Children to think of themselves as South African

Q85E_SAF

Q85E-SAF.Being South African is a very important part of how you see yourself

Q85F_SAF

Q85F_SAF.People should realise we are South Africans first, and stop thinking of themselves in terms of the group they belong to.

Q85G_SAF

Q85G-SAF.It is desirable to create one united South African nation out of all the different groups who live in this country.

Q85H_SAF

Q85H-SAF.It is possible to create such a united South African nation.

Q86A

Q86a. Right to be citizen: born in country with one non-citizen parent

Q86B

Q86b. Right to be citizen: born in country with two non-citizen parents

Q86C

Q86c. Right to be citizen: wife of citizen husband

Q86D

Q86d. Right to be citizen: husband of citizen wife

Q86E

Q86e. Right to be citizen: lived and worked in country

Q86F

Q86f. Right to be citizen: hold dual citizenship

Q87

Q87. Most people can be trusted

Q88A

Q88a. Trust relatives

Q88B

Q88b. Trust neighbours

Q88C

Q88c. Trust other people you know

Q88D_SAF

Q88D-SAF. Trust foreigners living in South Africa

Q89A

Q89a. Close to political party

Q89B

Q89b. Which party

Q89BOTHER

Q89bother. Which party (verbatim)

Q90A

Q90a. Own radio

Total: 350

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