Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
South Africa, 2008
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Q42a. Extent of democracy (Q42A)
Data file: saf_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
396
End:
398
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
42A. In your opinion how much of a democracy is South Africa today?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Not a democracy | 127 |
5.3%
|
| 2 | A democracy, with major problems | 810 |
33.8%
|
| 3 | A democracy, but with minor problems | 717 |
29.9%
|
| 4 | A full democracy | 643 |
26.8%
|
| 8 | Do not understand question/democracy | 35 |
1.5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 68 |
2.8%
|
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
Read the question in the language of the interview, but always read “democracy” in English Translate “democracy” into local language only if respondent does not understand English term.