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Afrobarometer Survey 2015, Round 6

Morocco, 2015
University of Cape Town (UCT), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michigan State University (MSU)
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Identification

Survey ID Number
MAR_2015_AFB-R6_v01_M
Title
Afrobarometer Survey 2015, Round 6
Subtitle
Round 6
Country
Name Country code
Morocco MAR
Study type
Public Opinion Survey
Series Information
Afrobarometer collects and disseminates information regarding Africans’ views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. Round 1 surveys were conducted between 1999 and 2001. At that time, the project covered seven countries in Southern Africa (Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), three countries in West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Mali) and two in East Africa (Uganda and Tanzania). Round 2 surveys were completed by November 2003 with four new countries added: Kenya, Senegal, Cape Verde and Mozambique. Round 3 surveys were conducted from March 2005 to February 2006 in the same countries, plus Benin and Madagascar. Round 4 surveys were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in 20 countries, reflecting the addition of Burkina Faso and Liberia. The fifth Round of surveys were done between October 2011 and June 2013. In the Round 5 surveys, the project covered an additional 15 countries in different regions of the continent. Among the new R5 countries were: Mauritius and Swaziland in Southern Africa; Burundi and Ethiopia in East Africa; Cameroon, Niger, Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Togo in West Africa. Afrobarometer also worked with the Arab Barometer and implemented R5 surveys in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco Sudan and Tunisia. Additional Round 5.5 surveys were also conducted in Mali and Zimbabwe. In Round 6, surveys were done 36 countries. Two countries that were covered in Round 5, Ethiopia and Egypt, were not included due to operational constraints. In their place, the Network added Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe.
Abstract
The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that assess African citizen's attitudes to democracy and governance, markets, and civil society, among other topics. The surveys have been undertaken at periodic intervals since 1999. The Afrobarometer's coverage has increased over time. Round 1 (1999-2001) initially covered 7 countries and was later extended to 12 countries. Round 2 (2002-2004) surveyed citizens in 16 countries. Round 3 (2005-2006) 18 countries, Round 4 (2008) 20 countries, and Round 5 (2011-2013) 34 countries. The survey covered 36 countries in Round 6 (2014-2015).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Individual

Version

Version Description
Version 01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution

Scope

Notes
Each Afrobarometer survey collects data about individual attitudes and behavior, including innovative indicators especially relevant to developing societies. This includes the following topics:

• Democracy - Popular understanding of, support for, and satisfaction with democracy, as well as any desire to return to, or experiment with, authoritarian alternatives.
• Governance - The demand for, and satisfaction with, effective, accountable and clean government; judgments of overall governance performance and social service delivery.
• Livelihoods - How do African families survive? What variety of formal and informal means do they use to gain access to food, shelter, water, health, employment and money?
• Macro-economics and markets - Citizen understandings of market principles and market reforms and their assessments of economic conditions and government performance at economic management.
• Social capital - Whom do people trust? To what extent do they rely on informal networks and associations? What are their evaluations of the trustworthiness of various institutions?
• Conflict and crime - How safe do people feel? What has been their experience with crime and violence?
• Participation - The extent to which ordinary people join in development efforts, comply with the laws of the land, vote in elections, contact elected representatives, and engage in protest. The quality of electoral representation.
• National identity - How do people see themselves in relation to ethnic and class identities? Does a shared sense of national identity exist?
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
conflict, security and peace [4.1] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
domestic political issues [4.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
government, political systems and organisations [4.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
political ideology [4.7] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
business/industrial management and organisation [2.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
mass media [7.4] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social exclusion [12.9] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
cultural activities and participation [13.2] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
cultural and national identity [13.3] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
religion and values [13.5] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social change [13.7] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social conditions and indicators [13.8] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
The sample universe for Afrobarometer surveys includes all citizens of voting age within the country. In other words, we exclude anyone who is not a citizen and anyone who has not attained this age (usually 18 years) on the day of the survey. Also excluded are areas determined to be either inaccessible or not relevant to the study, such as those experiencing armed conflict or natural disasters, as well as national parks and game reserves. As a matter of practice, we have also excluded people living in institutionalized settings, such as students in dormitories and persons in prisons or nursing homes.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
Michigan State University (MSU)
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Department for International Development DFID
Swedish Internation Development Cooperation Agency SIDA
United States Agency for International Development USAID
World Bank Group WBG

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Sample size: N=1200
Sampling frame: The last census done in 2014 by the High Commission for Planning in Morocco.
Sample universe: Citizens age 18 years or older, excluding institutions
Sample design: Nationally representative, random, clustered, stratified, multistage area probability sample
Stratification: state and urban-rural location
Stages: PSUs (from strata), start points, households, respondents
PSU selection: Probability proportionate to population size (PPPS)
Cluster size: 8 households per PSU
Household selection: Randomly selected start points, followed by walk pattern using a 5/10 as interval.
Respondent selection: Gender quota filled by alternating interviews between men and women; respondents of appropriate gender listed, after Kish table is used to draw randomly the respondent.
Response Rate
Response rate of the survey was 38.3%.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2015-11-02 2015-11-22 Round 6
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
Name
Meda Solutions

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The Afrobarometer Round 6 survey questionnaire has been developed by the Questionnaire Committee after reviewing the findings and feedback obtained in previous Rounds and securing input on preferred new topics from a host of donors, analysts, and users of the data. About two-thirds of the items from the Round 5 questionnaire remain the same, and about one-third are new items. In the Round 6 questionnaire, five spaces are included for country-specific questions (CSQs), question 82 through 86.

Data Appraisal

Data Appraisal
Margin of error: +/- 3% with 95% confidence level

Access policy

Contacts
Name Email
For general inquiries bhoward@afrobarometer.org
For general inquiries snkomo@afrobarometer.org
For data datarequests@afrobarometer.org
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download

Example:
Afrobarometer Data, [Country(ies)], [Round(s)], [Year(s)], available at http://www.afrobarometer.org.

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_MAR_2015_AFB-R6_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG World Bank Group Documentation of the survey
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-07
DDI Document version
Version 01 (April 2020)
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