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Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1

Malawi, 1999
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MWI_1999_AFB-R1_v01_M
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The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michigan State University (MSU)
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Afrobarometer round 1 survey data.

Cases: 1208
Variables: 322

Variables

Q1
Satisfaction with Economic conditions
Q2
Evaluations of Economic conditions
Q3
Economic expectations
Q4
Evaluations of personal economic conditions compared to other Malawians?
Q5A
How do you currently obtain food
Q5B
How do you currently obtain food?
Q5C
How do you currently obtain food?
Q5D
How do you currently obtain food?
Q6A
What other methods would you use to obtain food?
Q6B
What other methods would you use to obtain food?
Q6C
What other methods would you use to obtain food?
Q7A
What safety measures do you have for your home?
Q7B
What safety measures do you have for your home?
Q7C
What safety measures do you have for your home?
Q7D
What safety measures do you have for your home?
Q8A
What other methods would you use to protect your home?
Q8B
What other methods would you use to protect your home?
Q8C
What other methods would you use to protect your home?
Q9A
How do you currently obtain health care?
Q9B
How do you currently obtain health care?
Q9C
How do you currently obtain health care?
Q9D
How do you currently obtain health care?
Q10A
What other methods would you use to obtain health care?
Q10B
What other methods would you use to obtain health care?
Q10C
What other methods would you use to obtain health care?
Q11A
How do you normally obtain cash income?
Q11B
How do you normally obtain cash income?
Q11C
How do you normally obtain cash income?
Q11D
How do you normally obtain cash income?
Q12A
What other methods would you use to obtain cash?
Q12B
What other methods would you use to obtain cash?
Q12C
What other methods would you use to obtain cash?
Q13A
How often have you gone without enough food to eat?
Q13B
How often have you felt unsafe from crime in your home?
Q13C
How often have you gone without necessary medical treatment?
Q13D
How often have you gone without a cash income?
Q13E
How often have you gone without enough clean water to drink
Q13F
How often have you gone without shelter?
Q13G
how often have you gone without electricity in your home?
Q13H
How often did you have insufficient fuel for cooking?
Q14A
How much has physical health reduced amount of work?
Q14B
How much worried or anxious, feel tired?
Q15
Is there a nearby school which your kids could attend?
Q16
Do you have an electricity hook-up into home?
Q17
Do you have piped water into home?
Q18A
How often do you attend church group meetings?
Q18B
Attend self-help association?
Q18C
Attend group concerned with local matters?
Q18D
Attend local commercial organisation?
Q18E
Attend group that looks after the community?
Q18F
Attend a trade union?
Q19
People responsible for well-being VS govt. responsibilty
Q20
Free to earn VS limited income
Q21
Start own business VS govt. employment.
Q22
New business risky VS invest to start business
Q23A
Who should take responsibilty for schools and clinics?
Q23B
Responsibility for creating jobs?
Q23C
Responsibility for building houses?
Q23D
Responsibility for reducing crime?
Q23E
Responsibility for buying or selling tobacco?
Q23F
Responsibility for helping farmers borrow money?
Q24
Variety of goods at high prices VS shortages at low prices?
Q25
Free healthcare, lower standards VS pay for better health care
Q26
Keep govt employees VS retrench govt employees
Q27
Govt owns factories VS privatization
Q28A
What does democracy mean? - first response
Q28B
What does democracy mean? - second response
Q28C
What does democracy mean? - third response
Q29
Who is the vice president?
Q30
Who is the minister of finance?
Q31
Who is the member of parliament for this constituency?
Q32
Who is your local councillor?
Q33
Have you contacted govt official or political party official
Q34A
What type of official did you contact?
Q34B
What type of official did you contact?
Q34C
What type of official did you contact?
Q34D
What type of official did you contact?
Q34E
What type of official did you contact?
Q34F
What type of official did you contact?
Q35A
Paid a govt. official to get a job?
Q35B
Paid govt. official to get a maintenance payment, loan or pension?
Q35C
Paid govt. official to get water or electricity?
Q35D
Paid govt. offical to get housing or land?
Q36
Contacted any other influential person?
Q37A
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q37B
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q37C
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q37D
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q37E
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q37F
What type of influential person did you contact?
Q38
Local traditional leader, chief or headman?
Q39
Local chiefs interest in people?
Q40
How much of the time can local chief be trusted?
Q41
How many chiefs/traditional leaders involved in corruption
Q42A
How often do you get news from radio?
Q42B
How often do you get news from tv?
Q42C
How often do you get news from newspapers?
Q43
Most people can be trusted Vs you must be careful?
Q44
Discuss political matters with friends?
Q45
Follow what is happening in govt and public affairs?
Q46A
Feel that you have little or no control over life?
Q46B
Insufficient info about political life and govt. actions?
Q46C
Political and govt. affairs too complicated to understand?
Q46D
Careful what you do and say with regards to politics?
Q47
Way you vote will make a difference VS won't make a difference?
Q48
Who is in power makes a difference VS it doesn't make a difference?
Q49
Freeness and fairness of last national election?
Q50A
Most important problems to be addressed by govt. - first response
Q50B
Most important problems to be addressed by govt. - second response
Q50C
Most important problems to be addressed by govt - third response
Q51A
Rating of previous system govt
Q51B
Rating of current system of govt
Q51C
Rating of future system of govt
Q52A
Anyone can freely say what they think?
Q52B
Can join any political organisation they choose?
Q52C
Can live without fear of unjust being arrest?
Q52D
Free to choose who to vote for?
Q52E
Everybody treated equally and fairly by govt.
Q52F
Safe from crime and violence
Q52G
Adequate standard of living
Q52H
Access to basic necessities
Q52I
Malawians are equal to each other
Q53
One party to stand for elections and hold office.
Q54
Decisions to be made by council of elders, traditional leaders, or chiefs
Q55
Army to govern the country
Q56
President can decide everything
Q57
All decsions made by economic experts rather than by govt.
Q58
Country returned to White minority rule
Q59
Govt elected by accepted procedures?
Q60
Govt. exercises power in acceptable way?
Q61
Constitution expresses values and aspirations of Malawians?
Q62
Govt should have the ultimate decision whether people agree with it or not?
Q63A
How well is govt creating jobs?
Q63B
How well is govt building houses?
Q63C
How well is govt ensuring that prices remain stable?
Q63D
How well does govt reduce crime?
Q63E
How well is govt improving health services?
Q63F
How well does govt address educational needs of all Malawians?
Q63G
How well does govt manage the economy?
Q63H
How well does govt deliver basic services like water?
Q63I
How well does govt ensure that everyone has sufficient land?
Q64
How interested is President in your well-being?
Q65
How much of the time can you trust the President?
Q66
President's job performance?
Q67
How many govt officials involved in corruption?
Q68
How interested is parliament in your well-being?
Q69
How much of the time can you trust parliament?
Q70
Paliament's job performance.
Q71
How many in parliament involved in corruption?
Q72
How many civil servants involved in corruption?
Q73
How interested is your local councillor in your well-being
Q74
How much of the time can you trust your local govt?
Q75
Local govt. job performance?
Q76
How many local govt. officials involved in corruption?
Q77A
Comparison of current and past govt effectiveness
Q77B
Comparison of current and past govt interest.
Q77C
Comparison of current and past govt corruption
Q77D
Comparison of current and past govt. trustworthiness
Q78A
How much of the time can you trust the army?
Q78B
How much of the time can you trust the police?
Q78C
How much of the time can you trust the courts of law?
Q78D
How much of the time can you trust the electoral commission?
Q78E
How much of the time can you trust the Malawian broadcasting company?
Q78F
How much of the time can you trust govt press or newspapers?
Q78G
How much of the time can you trust independent press or news?
Q79
Preference for democratic VS non-democratic govt
Q80
Have you heard about govt's Economic Structural Adjustment Program?
Q81
Economic structural adjustment programme's effect on your life?
Q82
ESAP has helped most VS hurt most people
Q83
Besides being Malawian, which group do you feel you belong to
Q84A
Feel proud to be part of this group
Q84B
Want children to think of themselves as part of this group
Q84C
People belonging to this group are the best
Q84D
Stronger ties to this group than to other Malawians
Q84E
Proud to be called a Malawian
Q84F
Children should think of themselves as Malawian
Q84G
All Malawians should be treated equally?
Q84H
Create a united Malawi out of all the groups?
Q85
Your group's economic conditions in comparison to others?
Q86
Identity treated fairly?
Q87
Govt more or less interested in what your group has to say?
Q88
Govt represents interests of all Malawians or just one group?
Q89
Which group's interest is mostly represented by govt.?
Q90
Which is true for you with regards to 1996 national election
Q91A
Address problems facing the community with others?
Q91B
Attend election rally?
Q91C
Work for political candidate or party?
Q91D
Write a letter to newspaper?
Q92A
Claimed govt benefits to which you are not entitled?
Q92B
Avoided paying development levy or property taxes?
Q92C
Avoided paying income taxes?
Q92D
Gotten services without paying?
Q93A
Attended a demonstration or protest march?
Q93B
Boycott rates, services and taxes?
Q93C
Partake in sit-ins, disruption of govt meetings?
Q93D
Use force or violent methods?
Q94
How feel about shutting down of newspapers,radio, or tv stations?
Q95A
What do about closing of newspapers, radio, and tv stations?
Q95B
What do about closing of newspapers, radio, and tv stations?
Q95C
What do about closing of newspapers, radio, and tv stations?
Q95D
What do about closing of newspapers, radio, and tv stations?
Q96
How feel about dismissal of judges who ruled against the govt.?
Q97A
What do about dismissed judges who ruled against the govt.?
Q97B
What do about dismissed judges who ruled against the govt.?
Q97C
What do about dismissed judges who ruled against the govt.?
Q97D
What do about dismissed judges who ruled against the govt.?
Q98
How do you feel about banned political parties?
Q99A
What do about banned political parties?
Q99B
What do about banned political parties?
Q99C
What do about banned political parties?
Q99D
What do about banned political parties ?
Q100
How do you feel about suspension of parliament and cancellation of elections?
Q101A
What do about suspension of parliament and cancellation of elections?
Q101B
What do about suspension of parliament and cancellation of elections?
Q101C
What do about suspension of parliament and cancellation of elections?
Q101D
What do about suspension of parliament and cancellation of elections?
Q102
It willl take govt years to deal with problems VS deal with them now.
Q103A
Democratic society and majority rule?
Q103B
Democratic society and freedom to criticise the govt?
Q103C
Democratic society and regular elections?
Q103D
Democratic society and at least 2 parties competing?
Q103E
Democratic society and basic necessities?
Q103F
Democratic society and jobs for everyone?
Q103G
Democratic society and equal education?
Q103H
Democratic society and small income gap between rich and poor?
Q104
Need a strong leader VS democracy is always best?
Q105
How much of a democracy is Malawi?
Q106
How satisfied are you with democracy in Malawi?
Q107A
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q107B
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q107C
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q107D
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q107E
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q107F
Most important changes about way country is governed.
Q108
Are you close to any political party?
Q109
Which party are you close to?
Q110
How close do you feel to this party?
Q111
How old were you on your last birthday?
Q112
What is your home language?
Q113
What is the highest grade,std,form completed?
Q114
Is your job part-time or full-time or are you looking for work?
Q115
Over the last 12 months have you been without a cash job a month or more?
Q116
For how many months were you unemployed?
Q117
Do you do regular work without cash pay?
Q118
What is your present or last occupation?
Q119
Type of occupation?
Q120
Do you know of a close friend or relative who died of AIDS?
Q121
Surburb
Q122
Town/city
Q122B
Urban/Rural
Q123A
District/ province
Q123B
Country
Q124
Language interview was conducted in
Q125
Respondent's gender
Q126
Responden't race
Q127
Did respondent have missing limbs?
Q128
Was respondent blind, or nearly blind?
Q129
Did respondent cough repeatedly during the interview?
Q130
What type of shelter does respondent live in?
Q131
Did the household have windows?
Q132
Did household have glass in windows?
Q133
What was roof made of?
Q134
Other adults present/listening during the interview?
Q135
Did respondent consult others for information to answer questions?
Q136
Did anyone influence respondent's answers?
Q137
What proportion of questions did respondent struggle to answer?
Q138
Where was interview conducted?
Q139
Was respondent's attitude: friendly?
Q140
Was respondent's attitude: interested?
Q141
Was respondent's attitude: cooperative?
Q142
Was respondent's attitude: patient?
Q143
Was respondent's attitude: at ease?
Q144
Was respondent's attitude: honest?
Q145
Did your presence arouse interest from neighbours?
Q146
Did your presence arouse suspicion from neighbours?
Q147
Did your presence arouse fear from neighbours?
Q148
Were you approached by community/party representatives?
Q149
Did you feel threatened during interview?
Q150
Were you physically threatened during interview?
Q151
Anything else significant happen during interview?
Q152
Interviewer number
Q153
Interviewer age
Q154
Interviewer rural or urban
Q155
Interviewer's home language
Q156
Interviewer's gender
Q157
Interviewer's race
Q158
Interviewer's highest level of education
Q159
Is there a post-office in PSU?
Q160
Is there a school in the PSU?
Q161
Is there a police station in the PSU?
Q162
Is there a regular bus/taxi service in the PSU?
Q163
Is there an electricity grid accessible to most houses?
Q164
Is there a piped water system accessible to most houses?
Q165
Is there a sewage system accessible to most houses?
Q166
Is there a railway station?
Q167
Is there a health clinic?
Q168
Are there recreational facilities?
Q169
Are there any places of worship such as churches, mosques?
Q170
Are there any townhalls or community buildings that can be used for meetings?
Q171
Is there a petrol station?
Total: 322
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