Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
South Africa, 2008
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Q18. Government like a parent vs. an employee (Q18)
Data file: saf_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
222
End:
224
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
18. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent.
Statement 2: Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.
Statement 1: People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent.
Statement 2: Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 702 |
29.3%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 561 |
23.4%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 531 |
22.1%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 396 |
16.5%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 145 |
6%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 65 |
2.7%
|
| 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?