Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
South Africa, 2008
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Q78c-saf. Legislation of sitting president immune from being charged vs. not (Q78C_SAF)
Data file: saf_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
808
End:
810
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
78C-SAF. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: The National Assembly should pass legislation that prevents sitting presidents from being charged with a crime.
Statement 2: Sitting presidents should not receive special consideration; they can be prosecuted for crimes they are accused of like everyone else.
Statement 1: The National Assembly should pass legislation that prevents sitting presidents from being charged with a crime.
Statement 2: Sitting presidents should not receive special consideration; they can be prosecuted for crimes they are accused of like everyone else.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 149 |
6.2%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 326 |
13.6%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 738 |
30.8%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 989 |
41.2%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 78 |
3.3%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 120 |
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?