Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Tanzania, 2005
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Q26. Government close newspapers vs. free to publish (Q26)
Data file: tan_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1304
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Mean:
2.9601226993865
Standard deviation:
2.36304471772431
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
192
End:
194
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
26. 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 close newspapers that print false stories or misinformation.
B. The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.
A. Government should close newspapers that print false stories or misinformation.
B. The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 472 |
36.2%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 235 |
18%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 184 |
14.1%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 219 |
16.8%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 64 |
4.9%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 130 |
10%
|
| 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?