Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
South Africa, 2005
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Q19. People responsible for well-being vs. government (q19)
Data file: saf-r3_data_0.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
189
End:
191
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
19. 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. People should look after themselves and be responsible for their own success in life.
B. The government should bear the main responsibility for the well-being of people.
A. People should look after themselves and be responsible for their own success in life.
B. The government should bear the main responsibility for the well-being of people.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 615 |
25.6%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 694 |
28.9%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 537 |
22.4%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 474 |
19.8%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 59 |
2.5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 21 |
0.9%
|
| 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?