Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
Malawi, 2008
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Q76a-mlw. Elder pension scheme vs. cared by own family (Q76A_MLW)
Data file: mlw_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
711
End:
713
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
76A-MLW. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: In this country, we should have a pension scheme for the elderly to ensure that our old people are well taken care of.
Statement 2: The elderly should be cared for by themselves and their own families, rather than by a pension scheme, which the government cannot afford.
Statement 1: In this country, we should have a pension scheme for the elderly to ensure that our old people are well taken care of.
Statement 2: The elderly should be cared for by themselves and their own families, rather than by a pension scheme, which the government cannot afford.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 842 |
70.2%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 246 |
20.5%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 37 |
3.1%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 61 |
5.1%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
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.
Interviewer instructions
Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?