Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Ghana, 2005
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Q27. Govt. suppress expression vs. people speak minds (q27)
Data file: gha_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1197
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
204
End:
206
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
27. Lets talk for a moment about the kind of society we would like to have in this country. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A. Government should not allow the expression of political views that are fundamentally different from the views of the majority.
B. People should be able to speak their minds about politics free of government influence, no matter how unpopular their views may be.
A. Government should not allow the expression of political views that are fundamentally different from the views of the majority.
B. People should be able to speak their minds about politics free of government influence, no matter how unpopular their views may be.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 79 |
6.6%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 134 |
11.2%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 468 |
39.1%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 474 |
39.6%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 14 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 28 |
2.3%
|
| 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?