Afrobarometer Survey 2000, Round 1
Lesotho, 2000
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Most important problems to be addressed by govt. (Q51B)
Data file: les_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1177
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
251
End:
253
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
51B. What are the most important problems facing this country that the government should address?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apartheid | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 2 | Abuse | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 3 | Affirmative action | 0 |
0%
|
| 4 | Affrirmative action ( too much ) | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | AIDS | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Bursaries | 0 |
0%
|
| 7 | Child Welfare | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | Child abuse | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Crime | 54 |
4.6%
|
| 10 | Corruption | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | Corruption in govt | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | Civil war | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | Death sentence should be returned | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Death rate too high | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 15 | Discrimination | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Disputes between political parties | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Diseases | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 18 | Drought | 0 |
0%
|
| 19 | Drought relief | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | Development | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 21 | Development of rural areas | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 22 | Drugs/alcohol | 0 |
0%
|
| 23 | Democracy | 0 |
0%
|
| 24 | Donor fund mismanagement | 0 |
0%
|
| 25 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| 26 | Economy | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 27 | Economic stabilisation | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 28 | Education (equality) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 29 | Education (too expensive) | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 30 | Education (poor quality) | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 31 | Education (quality of schools) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 32 | Education (shortage of schools) | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 33 | Educational facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 34 | Environment | 0 |
0%
|
| 35 | Elections | 0 |
0%
|
| 36 | Electricity | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 37 | Electricity (need more) | 0 |
0%
|
| 38 | Equality | 0 |
0%
|
| 39 | Equal dev for all areas | 0 |
0%
|
| 40 | Financial problems | 0 |
0%
|
| 41 | Financial future | 0 |
0%
|
| 42 | Funding indigenous business | 0 |
0%
|
| 43 | Foreign investment | 0 |
0%
|
| 44 | Food supply | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 45 | Government | 0 |
0%
|
| 46 | Govt responsibility | 0 |
0%
|
| 47 | Govt spending | 0 |
0%
|
| 48 | Govt unresponsive | 0 |
0%
|
| 49 | Govt does not communicate | 0 |
0%
|
| 50 | Housing | 0 |
0%
|
| 51 | Housing (poor quality) | 0 |
0%
|
| 52 | Housing ( shortage) | 0 |
0%
|
| 53 | Health | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 54 | Health (medical supplies) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 55 | Health services (too expensive) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 56 | Health services (poor quality) | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 57 | Health services (shortage) | 12 |
1%
|
| 58 | Health services in rural areas | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 59 | Hawkers/street vendors | 0 |
0%
|
| 60 | Intimidation | 0 |
0%
|
| 61 | Infrastructure | 0 |
0%
|
| 62 | Immigration | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 63 | Investments | 0 |
0%
|
| 64 | Job creation | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 65 | Labour laws | 0 |
0%
|
| 66 | Lack of unity among people | 0 |
0%
|
| 67 | Lack of self-help projects | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 68 | Lack of money for school fees | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 69 | Murder | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 70 | Nepotism | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 71 | Nothing/No problems | 0 |
0%
|
| 72 | Oppression | 0 |
0%
|
| 73 | Poverty | 53 |
4.5%
|
| 74 | Prices too high | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 75 | Protection of property owners | 0 |
0%
|
| 76 | Population explosion | 0 |
0%
|
| 77 | Policing | 0 |
0%
|
| 78 | Political tension | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 79 | Political unrest | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 80 | Pensions | 12 |
1%
|
| 81 | Pensions need to be increased | 0 |
0%
|
| 82 | Rape | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 83 | Racism | 0 |
0%
|
| 84 | Rights | 0 |
0%
|
| 85 | Roads | 20 |
1.7%
|
| 86 | Roads (poor quality) | 19 |
1.6%
|
| 87 | Roads (need more) | 9 |
0.8%
|
| 88 | Recreational facilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 89 | RDP | 0 |
0%
|
| 90 | Riots | 0 |
0%
|
| 91 | Security | 7 |
0.6%
|
| 92 | Squatting/squattors | 0 |
0%
|
| 93 | Strikes | 0 |
0%
|
| 94 | Services (water & electricity) | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 95 | Services (lack of) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 96 | Services (poor quality) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 97 | Services (too expensive) | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 98 | Starvation | 78 |
6.6%
|
| 99 | Sewerage | 0 |
0%
|
| 100 | Standard of living | 0 |
0%
|
| 101 | Theft | 60 |
5.1%
|
| 102 | Taxes | 0 |
0%
|
| 103 | Taxes too high | 0 |
0%
|
| 104 | Toilets/sanitation | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 105 | Transport | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 106 | Teenage pregnancies | 0 |
0%
|
| 107 | Tribalism | 0 |
0%
|
| 108 | Unemployment | 124 |
10.5%
|
| 109 | Violence | 0 |
0%
|
| 110 | Vandalism | 0 |
0%
|
| 111 | Wages too high | 0 |
0%
|
| 112 | Wages too low | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 113 | Water (not enough) | 42 |
3.6%
|
| 114 | Water (provide more) | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 115 | Water (poor quality) | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 116 | Welfare | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 117 | Children should follow tradition | 0 |
0%
|
| 118 | Crop failure | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 119 | Devaluation of currency | 0 |
0%
|
| 120 | Care of Elderly | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 121 | Free & fair council elections | 0 |
0%
|
| 122 | Food prices should be low | 0 |
0%
|
| 123 | Food shortage | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 124 | Economic policy failure | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 125 | Health clinics to be provided | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 126 | Inflation high | 0 |
0%
|
| 127 | Lack of loans | 0 |
0%
|
| 128 | Too many leaders | 0 |
0%
|
| 129 | Suffering | 0 |
0%
|
| 130 | Transport prices too high | 0 |
0%
|
| 131 | Wealth being lost rapidly | 0 |
0%
|
| 132 | Voter education | 0 |
0%
|
| 133 | Telecommunications | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 134 | Street lights | 0 |
0%
|
| 135 | Sports problems | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 136 | Street children | 0 |
0%
|
| 137 | Implementation of govt policies | 0 |
0%
|
| 138 | Immigrants | 0 |
0%
|
| 139 | Govt favours foreigners | 0 |
0%
|
| 140 | Poor govt administration | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 141 | Nuclear weapons | 0 |
0%
|
| 142 | School drop-outs | 0 |
0%
|
| 143 | Use of prisoners for labour | 0 |
0%
|
| 144 | Reduce income disparity | 0 |
0%
|
| 145 | Road accidents | 0 |
0%
|
| 146 | Assist disabled | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 147 | Assist orphans | 0 |
0%
|
| 148 | Water & electricity | 0 |
0%
|
| 149 | Reduce school fees | 0 |
0%
|
| 150 | Strengthen democracy | 0 |
0%
|
| 151 | Home affairs | 0 |
0%
|
| 152 | Farm workers benefits | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 153 | Govt assistance | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 154 | Leaders must take responsibility | 0 |
0%
|
| 155 | Training of police officers | 0 |
0%
|
| 156 | Homosexual issues | 0 |
0%
|
| 157 | More links between govt & people | 0 |
0%
|
| 158 | Protection against wild animals | 0 |
0%
|
| 159 | Nature conservation | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 160 | Better qualified teachers | 0 |
0%
|
| 161 | Traditional leaders | 0 |
0%
|
| 162 | Army training | 0 |
0%
|
| 163 | Promiscuity | 0 |
0%
|
| 164 | Fair land distribution | 0 |
0%
|
| 165 | DRC war | 0 |
0%
|
| 166 | 5th brigade attocracies | 0 |
0%
|
| 167 | Irresponsible members of parliament | 0 |
0%
|
| 168 | Assistance for needy people | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 169 | Poor woking conditions | 0 |
0%
|
| 170 | Lack of peace & freedom | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 171 | Lack of co-operation between political parties | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 172 | Cash payment to farmers for products | 0 |
0%
|
| 173 | President favours home area | 0 |
0%
|
| 174 | Increased govt assistance (seed & fertiliser) | 0 |
0%
|
| 175 | Fine those who default on loans | 0 |
0%
|
| 176 | Govt should develop all regions | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 177 | Govt should build a bank | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 178 | Environmental degradation | 0 |
0%
|
| 179 | Need for new govt | 0 |
0%
|
| 180 | High school fees | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 181 | Lack of maize in markets | 0 |
0%
|
| 182 | Lack of justice in govt | 0 |
0%
|
| 183 | Lack of land to cultivate | 0 |
0%
|
| 184 | Lack of farming improvements | 19 |
1.6%
|
| 185 | Trading centres too far | 0 |
0%
|
| 186 | Headman not trustworthy | 0 |
0%
|
| 187 | Lack of free hospitals | 0 |
0%
|
| 188 | Lack of markets | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 189 | Rigging elections | 0 |
0%
|
| 190 | Regionalism must stop | 0 |
0%
|
| 191 | Govt favours people from their party | 0 |
0%
|
| 192 | Govt should help with school fees for girls | 0 |
0%
|
| 193 | Corruption among health personnel | 0 |
0%
|
| 194 | Civil service doctors must take jobs seriously | 0 |
0%
|
| 195 | Rich have more freedom than poor | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 196 | Over-enrolment in schools | 0 |
0%
|
| 197 | Business matters | 0 |
0%
|
| 198 | Exploitation of villagers | 0 |
0%
|
| 199 | Retrenchments | 0 |
0%
|
| 200 | Govt assistance to villagers | 0 |
0%
|
| 201 | prostitution | 0 |
0%
|
| 202 | Misuse of democracy | 0 |
0%
|
| 203 | Accessibilty of loans | 0 |
0%
|
| 204 | Lack TV service/network | 0 |
0%
|
| 205 | Lack of post offices | 0 |
0%
|
| 206 | Lack of policemen | 0 |
0%
|
| 207 | Freedom of dress should stop | 0 |
0%
|
| 208 | No maize mills nearby | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 209 | Lack of respect for elders | 0 |
0%
|
| 210 | Lack of respect for one another | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 211 | Economic improvements | 0 |
0%
|
| 212 | Education | 0 |
0%
|
| 213 | More bursaries | 0 |
0%
|
| 214 | Give Land to people | 0 |
0%
|
| 215 | Agricultural inputs | 0 |
0%
|
| 216 | Farm inputs | 0 |
0%
|
| 217 | Hunger | 0 |
0%
|
| 218 | Prices of essential commodoties too high | 0 |
0%
|
| 219 | Late distribution of agricultural inputs | 0 |
0%
|
| 220 | Inadequate jobs | 0 |
0%
|
| 221 | High prices of mielie meal | 0 |
0%
|
| 222 | High prices of clothes | 0 |
0%
|
| 223 | Bad agricultural performance | 0 |
0%
|
| 224 | Lack of transparency | 0 |
0%
|
| 225 | Inadequate donor funding | 0 |
0%
|
| 226 | politics run straight | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 227 | SADC expelled | 0 |
0%
|
| 228 | livestock secured by government | 0 |
0%
|
| 229 | burning the shops | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 230 | reorganize civil service | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 231 | poor clothing | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 232 | leave politics for other forms of governance | 0 |
0%
|
| 233 | shortage of fuel | 0 |
0%
|
| 234 | not enough shops | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 235 | uncontrolled guns | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 236 | opening of mines | 0 |
0%
|
| 237 | range land preservation | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 238 | soil erosion | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 239 | wives of soldiers killed in 1998 given money | 0 |
0%
|
| 240 | stability | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 241 | sell grain | 0 |
0%
|
| 242 | self-reliance | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 243 | freedom | 0 |
0%
|
| 244 | poor wool sales | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 245 | poor livestock sales | 0 |
0%
|
| 246 | poor civil servant salaries | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 247 | education - free | 0 |
0%
|
| 248 | monarchy | 0 |
0%
|
| 249 | chieftainship | 0 |
0%
|
| 250 | eating | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 251 | harmonious life | 0 |
0%
|
| 252 | dams for watering garden | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 253 | less freedom for women in household | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 254 | shortage of trees | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 255 | people lazy to do for themselves | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 256 | Basotho governed as in old days | 0 |
0%
|
| 257 | expensive passports | 0 |
0%
|
| 258 | abolish politics | 0 |
0%
|
| 259 | politics | 0 |
0%
|
| 260 | Christianity | 0 |
0%
|
| 261 | agriculture | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 262 | stop herdboys from toppling government | 0 |
0%
|
| 263 | lack of mortuaries | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 264 | provide good governance | 0 |
0%
|
| 265 | peole not be free to destroy government | 0 |
0%
|
| 266 | good relation with South Africa | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 267 | lack of cooperation | 0 |
0%
|
| 268 | political education | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 269 | bridges | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 270 | high government officials always lie | 0 |
0%
|
| 271 | privatization | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 272 | improved farming | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 273 | IPA and government to agree | 0 |
0%
|
| 274 | eradicate complaints | 0 |
0%
|
| 996 | No further answer | 417 |
35.4%
|
| 999 | Missing data | 4 |
0.3%
|
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.