Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Malawi, 2005
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Q39. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed (Q39)
Data file: mlw_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
442
End:
444
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
39. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in Malawi.
B: Many political parties are needed to make sure that Malawians have real choices in who governs them.
A: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in Malawi.
B: Many political parties are needed to make sure that Malawians have real choices in who governs them.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 326 |
27.2%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 36 |
3%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 66 |
5.5%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 753 |
62.8%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 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
Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?