Afrobarometer Survey 2003, Round 2
Kenya, 2003
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Q49a. Responsibilities of Member of Parliament - 1st response (q49a)
Data file: ken_r2_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2398
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
416
End:
418
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
49. In your opinion, what are the most important responsibilities of your Member of Parliament? 1st response
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing data | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 0 | None/No responsibilities | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 1 | Make laws | 19 |
0.8%
|
| 2 | Approve/ratify budget | 0 |
0%
|
| 3 | Listen to the people | 60 |
2.5%
|
| 4 | Represent the people | 193 |
8%
|
| 5 | Check and balance executive branch | 0 |
0%
|
| 6 | Deliver development | 271 |
11.3%
|
| 7 | Fight corruption | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Make the government work better | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 9 | Ensure economic equality | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | Spend their own money in the constituency | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | To ensure justice | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | To rule/to govern | 12 |
0.5%
|
| 13 | Ensure national unity | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | National security | 104 |
4.3%
|
| 15 | Interpret laws/constitution | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Civic education | 1 |
0%
|
| 17 | Environment | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | Implement education policies | 142 |
5.9%
|
| 21 | Implement health policies | 88 |
3.7%
|
| 22 | Create employment | 172 |
7.2%
|
| 23 | Control prices | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 24 | Control crime | 15 |
0.6%
|
| 25 | Manage the macro-economy | 19 |
0.8%
|
| 26 | Help the poor | 29 |
1.2%
|
| 27 | Improve infrastructure | 519 |
21.6%
|
| 28 | International relations | 0 |
0%
|
| 29 | Ensure/protect/promote democracy | 13 |
0.5%
|
| 30 | Handle AIDS issues/AIDS awareness | 14 |
0.6%
|
| 31 | Debate/discuss/solve pr | 9 |
0.4%
|
| 32 | Social welfare issues (fight poverty, assist poor, elderly) | 51 |
2.1%
|
| 33 | Manage land issues/land distribution | 24 |
1%
|
| 34 | Improve agriculture/assist farmers | 89 |
3.7%
|
| 35 | Housing issues | 13 |
0.5%
|
| 50 | Help the population | 34 |
1.4%
|
| 51 | Keep promises, obey law | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 60 | Improve water supply | 182 |
7.6%
|
| 61 | Give feedback from government | 0 |
0%
|
| 62 | Help people with loans | 11 |
0.5%
|
| 63 | Improve electricity supply | 72 |
3%
|
| 64 | Advise/guide/teach the people | 9 |
0.4%
|
| 65 | Assist women | 11 |
0.5%
|
| 66 | Reduce or help with taxes | 0 |
0%
|
| 67 | Connect people and government | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 80 | Control the population | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 165 | Work for themselves | 1 |
0%
|
| 380 | Assisting communities or individuals with fundraising | 53 |
2.2%
|
| 381 | Promote/support businesses | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 382 | Focus on national problems | 1 |
0%
|
| 383 | Improve sanitation | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 384 | Control of or protection from wild animals | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 385 | Provide food/help obtain food | 26 |
1.1%
|
| 386 | Help self-help groups/projects | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 387 | Help needy with school fees | 37 |
1.5%
|
| 388 | Assist constituents with personal problems | 0 |
0%
|
| 995 | Other | 11 |
0.5%
|
| 998 | Refused to answer | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Don't know | 14 |
0.6%
|
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.