Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
South Africa, 2008
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Q83. Ethnic or national identity (Q83)
Data file: saf_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
830
End:
832
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
83. Let us suppose that you had to choose between being a South African and being a ________[R’s ETHNIC GROUP]. Which of the following statements best expresses your feelings?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | I feel only [ethnic group] | 52 |
2.2%
|
| 2 | I feel more [ethnic group] than South African | 191 |
8%
|
| 3 | I feel equally South African and [ethnic group] | 478 |
19.9%
|
| 4 | I feel more South African than [ethnic group] | 255 |
10.6%
|
| 5 | I feel only South African | 971 |
40.5%
|
| 7 | Not applicable | 322 |
13.4%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 131 |
5.5%
|
| 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
If respondent did not identify any group on Q79 – that is, IF they REFUSED to answer (998), DIDN’T KNOW (999), or said “South African only” (990) – then mark 7 = Not Applicable for questions 80-83 and continue to question 84.