Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
South Africa, 2008
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Q33. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own (Q33)
Data file: saf_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
312
End:
314
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
33, Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: The National Assembly should ensure that the President explains to it on a regular basis how his government spends the taxpayers’ money.
Statement 2: The President should be able to devote his full attention to developing the country rather than wasting time justifying his actions.
Statement 1: The National Assembly should ensure that the President explains to it on a regular basis how his government spends the taxpayers’ money.
Statement 2: The President should be able to devote his full attention to developing the country rather than wasting time justifying his actions.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 592 |
24.7%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 606 |
25.3%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 550 |
22.9%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 437 |
18.2%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 100 |
4.2%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 115 |
4.8%
|
| 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.