Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Botswana, 2005
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Q40. Parliament makes laws vs. president does (Q40)
Data file: bot_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
429
End:
431
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
40. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A: The members of Parliament represent the people; therefore they should make laws for this country, even if the President does not agree.
B: Since the President represents all of us; he should pass laws without worrying about what the Parliament thinks.
A: The members of Parliament represent the people; therefore they should make laws for this country, even if the President does not agree.
B: Since the President represents all of us; he should pass laws without worrying about what the Parliament thinks.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 224 |
18.7%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 412 |
34.3%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 206 |
17.2%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 81 |
6.8%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 253 |
21.1%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 24 |
2%
|
| 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?