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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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What does democracy mean? - first response (Q28A)

Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 1208
Invalid: -
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 126
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 311
End: 316
Width: 6
Range: 1 - 126
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
28A. What, if anything, do you understand by the word “democracy”? What comes to your mind when you hear the word?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Don't know 66
5.5%
2 When country is run by the people 1
0.1%
3 To be independent 0
0%
4 The right to everything 2
0.2%
5 Freedom in everything except crime 20
1.7%
6 Freedom of speech 141
11.7%
7 Equal rights 1
0.1%
8 Different groups must have different rights 2
0.2%
9 To own property/land 0
0%
10 Freedom of movement 7
0.6%
11 Freedom in general 96
7.9%
12 Free education 2
0.2%
13 Reduce crime 0
0%
14 Free medical treatment 0
0%
15 Be able to criticise govt 7
0.6%
16 Peace 11
0.9%
17 Justice 0
0%
18 No war 1
0.1%
19 Human rights 58
4.8%
20 Unity 6
0.5%
21 Never heard of such a word 1
0.1%
22 Right to vote 0
0%
23 Improve living conditions 0
0%
24 Development 4
0.3%
25 Right to join any political party 1
0.1%
26 Police protection 1
0.1%
27 To advise each other when ruling 0
0%
28 To have rules formulated by people 0
0%
29 Ruling without discrimination 1
0.1%
30 Many political parties 116
9.6%
31 Majority rule 5
0.4%
32 Good leadership 0
0%
33 Freedom of expression 74
6.1%
34 To rule satisfactorily 0
0%
35 To live in harmony 0
0%
36 Having what people want 1
0.1%
37 People help the ruler 0
0%
38 Govt assist the people 3
0.2%
39 Govt promotes development 0
0%
40 Autocracy 0
0%
41 Oppression of majority 1
0.1%
42 Fair elections 0
0%
43 Working together with govt 0
0%
44 Nothing 1
0.1%
45 Democracy is meaningless 1
0.1%
46 Enough food 1
0.1%
47 Self-rule 19
1.6%
49 Taking authority to change things 0
0%
50 Can't explain it properly 4
0.3%
51 Govt of people,by people,for people 35
2.9%
52 No civil war 0
0%
53 Good standard of living 1
0.1%
54 Power-sharing 1
0.1%
55 No discrimination 0
0%
56 Providing services 0
0%
57 Govt being fair to people 3
0.2%
58 Elected govt 2
0.2%
59 Accountable govt 2
0.2%
60 Good governance 4
0.3%
61 No dictatorship 0
0%
62 Stability 0
0%
63 Too afraid to give opinion 0
0%
64 Freedom religion/worship 8
0.7%
65 Employment 0
0%
66 Having one constitution for country 0
0%
67 Colonialism 1
0.1%
68 Respecting other people's freedom 2
0.2%
69 Does not matter 0
0%
70 Doing things without fear/intimidation 100
8.3%
71 Responsive govt 1
0.1%
72 No coercion 0
0%
73 Freedom of the press 5
0.4%
74 Freedom of association 15
1.2%
75 Health care for all 0
0%
76 Freedom of dress 1
0.1%
77 Freedom of choice 6
0.5%
78 Change of things from bad to good 44
3.6%
79 Freedom of birthright 114
9.4%
80 Doing things that benefit the nation 4
0.3%
81 Competition between political parties 7
0.6%
82 Change of ruling parties 9
0.7%
83 Having opposition parties 18
1.5%
84 Freedom to conduct business 0
0%
85 Gender equality 1
0.1%
86 Lowering prices 3
0.2%
87 Politics/anything to do with politics 8
0.7%
88 Foreign idea 3
0.2%
89 Everyone being happy 2
0.2%
90 Living freely 20
1.7%
91 Living without problems 4
0.3%
92 Govt helping poor 0
0%
93 Consultation 0
0%
94 Smooth-running of country 2
0.2%
95 Control over one's life 1
0.1%
96 No further answer 5
0.4%
97 Having basic necessities 1
0.1%
98 Refused 1
0.1%
99 Missing 0
0%
100 No restrictions 0
0%
101 Responsible conduct of citizens 0
0%
102 Food distribution 1
0.1%
103 Keeping & respecting our culture 0
0%
104 Do not know the meaning 23
1.9%
105 Helping each other 3
0.2%
106 Independence 2
0.2%
107 Govt represents all people 2
0.2%
108 Change of President 2
0.2%
109 New govt 2
0.2%
110 Govt of unity 2
0.2%
111 Change of govt 8
0.7%
112 Change of laws 1
0.1%
113 Govt protecting people 1
0.1%
114 No more taxes 1
0.1%
115 Everyone being able to make money 0
0%
116 It is a wrong & bad thing 3
0.2%
117 Rebellious people 3
0.2%
118 Elections 0
0%
119 Participation in govt 0
0%
120 Elected representation 1
0.1%
121 Removal of old govt 2
0.2%
122 Coming of UDF 2
0.2%
123 Youth help govt 0
0%
124 Govt giving id cards 0
0%
125 Party that oppose the govt 3
0.2%
126 To do what ever one wants 57
4.7%
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 three answers.
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