Afrobarometer Survey 2000, Round 1
South Africa, 2000
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Who is in power makes a difference VS no difference (Q48)
Data file: saf_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
6
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
216
End:
217
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 6
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
48.
A. It is important who is in power because it can make a difference to what happens.
B. It doesn’t really matter who is in power, because in the end things go on much the same.
A. It is important who is in power because it can make a difference to what happens.
B. It doesn’t really matter who is in power, because in the end things go on much the same.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who is in power is important: Agree strongly | 989 |
45%
|
| 2 | Who is in power is important: Agree somewhat | 434 |
19.7%
|
| 3 | Who is in power is not important: Agree somewhat | 270 |
12.3%
|
| 4 | Who is in power is not important: Agree strongly | 451 |
20.5%
|
| 5 | Do not know | 35 |
1.6%
|
| 6 | Do not agree with either | 21 |
1%
|
| 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
The enumerator introduced the pair of statements by saying, “Please tell me whether you agree more with Statement A or Statement B.” Then, the enumerator probed for strength of opinion.