Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Malawi, 1999
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What safety measures do you have for your home? (Q7D)
Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1208
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
96
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
68
End:
72
Width:
5
Range:
1 - 96
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
7D. Describe the things you currently rely on for the safety of your home? Is there anything else?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pay someone to watch house | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 2 | Someone guards the house | 0 |
0%
|
| 3 | It is insured | 0 |
0%
|
| 4 | Watch it myself/guard it myself | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | Have durawall/brick wall/fence | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 6 | Keep all doors locked | 3 |
0.2%
|
| 7 | Dogs will protect home | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 8 | Alarm/security system | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Rely on community group | 0 |
0%
|
| 10 | Neighbours provide/help | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | Neighbourhood watch | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Rely on friends/family | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | Rely on police | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Rely on traditional leader | 0 |
0%
|
| 15 | Go to chief | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Go to headman | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Use traditional medicine | 0 |
0%
|
| 18 | Rely on people I know in the police | 0 |
0%
|
| 19 | Bribe police | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | Pretend to pay to watch house | 0 |
0%
|
| 21 | Steal things to make home safe | 0 |
0%
|
| 22 | Ask anyone to help me | 0 |
0%
|
| 23 | Nothing I can do | 0 |
0%
|
| 24 | Go to council | 0 |
0%
|
| 25 | Look for more secure place | 0 |
0%
|
| 26 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| 27 | Do not use anything | 0 |
0%
|
| 28 | Rely on God/Allah | 0 |
0%
|
| 29 | Protection from soldiers/army | 0 |
0%
|
| 30 | Burglar bars | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 31 | Get a gun | 0 |
0%
|
| 32 | Lock house & gate | 0 |
0%
|
| 33 | Being alert while sleeping | 0 |
0%
|
| 34 | Blow whistle for help | 0 |
0%
|
| 35 | Security company | 0 |
0%
|
| 36 | Self-defence | 0 |
0%
|
| 37 | Rely on black medicine/sorcery | 0 |
0%
|
| 38 | Close door with poles | 0 |
0%
|
| 39 | Not revealing household schedules | 0 |
0%
|
| 40 | Keeping weapons (eg knife,panga,baton,spears,clubs,etc) | 0 |
0%
|
| 41 | Securing the windows | 0 |
0%
|
| 42 | Somebody always at home | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 43 | Noisy alarm apparatus behind door | 0 |
0%
|
| 44 | Do not allow strangers in | 0 |
0%
|
| 45 | Security lights | 0 |
0%
|
| 46 | Do not switch off lights | 0 |
0%
|
| 47 | Not fraternising with people | 0 |
0%
|
| 48 | Store valuables at friends | 0 |
0%
|
| 49 | Put thorns/glass around house | 0 |
0%
|
| 50 | Electric fence | 0 |
0%
|
| 51 | Nothing | 0 |
0%
|
| 52 | No other methods | 0 |
0%
|
| 96 | No further answer | 1196 |
99%
|
| 97 | N/A | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing | 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
Respondent could give up to four answers.