Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
Malawi, 2008
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Q77e-mlw. Upper age limit for elected positions vs. not (Q77E_MLW)
Data file: mlw_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
732
End:
734
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
77E-MLW. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: Just as there is a lower age limit for participating in politics by voting or running for political office, there should also be an upper age limit for all elected positions, including ward councillor, member of parliament and state president.
Statement 2: There should be no upper age limit for elected office; it should be up to voters to decide whether to nominate and vote for an older person.
Statement 1: Just as there is a lower age limit for participating in politics by voting or running for political office, there should also be an upper age limit for all elected positions, including ward councillor, member of parliament and state president.
Statement 2: There should be no upper age limit for elected office; it should be up to voters to decide whether to nominate and vote for an older person.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 459 |
38.3%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 179 |
14.9%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 178 |
14.8%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 360 |
30%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 16 |
1.3%
|
| 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.