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Afrobarometer Survey 2000, Round 1

South Africa, 2000
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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 (Q28A)

Data file: saf_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 2200
Invalid: -
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 157
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 141
End: 143
Width: 3
Range: 1 - 157
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 204
9.3%
2 When country is run by the people 15
0.7%
3 To be independent 9
0.4%
4 The right to everything 29
1.3%
5 Freedom in everything except crime 22
1%
6 Freedom of speech 235
10.7%
7 Equal rights 241
11%
8 Different groups must have different rights 3
0.1%
9 To own property/land 1
0%
10 Freedom of movement 15
0.7%
11 Freedom in general 373
17%
12 Free education 4
0.2%
13 Reduce crime 6
0.3%
14 Free medical treatment 0
0%
15 Be able to criticise government 3
0.1%
16 Peace 6
0.3%
17 Justice 1
0%
18 No war 0
0%
19 Human rights 53
2.4%
20 Unity 44
2%
21 Never heard of such a word 2
0.1%
22 Right to vote 75
3.4%
23 Improve living conditions 18
0.8%
24 Development 0
0%
25 Right to join any political party 28
1.3%
26 Police protection 0
0%
27 To advise each other when ruling 3
0.1%
28 To have rules formulated by people 4
0.2%
29 Ruling without discrimination 6
0.3%
30 Many political parties 3
0.1%
31 Majority rule 123
5.6%
32 Good leadership 0
0%
33 Freedom of expression 30
1.4%
34 To rule satisfactorily 2
0.1%
35 To live in harmony 9
0.4%
36 Having what people want 5
0.2%
37 People help the ruler 4
0.2%
38 Government assist the people 8
0.4%
39 Government promotes development 1
0%
40 Autocracy 0
0%
41 Oppression of majority 0
0%
42 Fair elections 1
0%
43 Working together with government 36
1.6%
44 Nothing 10
0.5%
45 Democracy is meaningless 9
0.4%
46 Enough food 0
0%
47 Self-rule 5
0.2%
49 Taking authority to change things 0
0%
50 Cant explain it properly 12
0.5%
51 Government of people, by people, for people 131
6%
52 No civil war 0
0%
53 Good standard of living 12
0.5%
54 Power-sharing 0
0%
55 No discrimination 26
1.2%
56 Providing services 1
0%
57 Government being fair to people 5
0.2%
58 Elected government 12
0.5%
59 Accountable government 1
0%
60 Good governance 2
0.1%
61 No dictatorship 0
0%
62 Stability 0
0%
63 Too afraid to give opinion 1
0%
64 Freedom religion/worship 1
0%
65 Employment 12
0.5%
66 Having one constitution for country 1
0%
67 Colonialism 0
0%
68 Respecting other peoples freedom 1
0%
69 Does not matter 3
0.1%
70 Doing things without fear/intimidation 6
0.3%
71 Responsive government 1
0%
72 No coercion 0
0%
73 Freedom of the press 0
0%
74 Freedom of association 4
0.2%
75 Health care for all 0
0%
76 Freedom of dress 0
0%
77 Freedom of choice 39
1.8%
78 Change of things from bad to good 6
0.3%
79 Freedom of birthright 0
0%
80 Doing things that benefit the nation 2
0.1%
81 Competition between political parties 2
0.1%
82 Change of ruling parties 0
0%
83 Having opposition parties 2
0.1%
84 Freedom to conduct business 0
0%
85 Gender equality 0
0%
86 Lowering prices 0
0%
87 Politics/anything to do with politics 5
0.2%
88 Foreign idea 0
0%
89 Everyone being happy 2
0.1%
90 Living freely 77
3.5%
91 Living without problems 4
0.2%
92 Government helping poor 0
0%
93 Consultation 0
0%
94 Smooth-running of country 0
0%
95 Control over ones life 1
0%
96 No further answer 0
0%
97 Having basic necessaties 7
0.3%
98 Refused 1
0%
99 Missing data 1
0%
100 No restrictions 2
0.1%
101 Responsible conduct of citizens 0
0%
102 Food distribution 1
0%
103 Keeping & respecting our culture 0
0%
104 Do not know the meaning 0
0%
105 Helping each other 3
0.1%
106 Independence 0
0%
107 Government represents all people 9
0.4%
108 Change of president 0
0%
109 New government 4
0.2%
110 Government of unity 10
0.5%
111 Change of government 1
0%
112 Change of laws 0
0%
113 Government protecting people 2
0.1%
114 No more taxes 0
0%
115 Everyone being able to make money 1
0%
116 It is a wrong and bad thing 1
0%
117 Rebellious people 0
0%
118 Elections 2
0.1%
119 Participation in government 2
0.1%
120 Elected representation 1
0%
121 Removal of old government 0
0%
122 Coming of UDF 0
0%
123 Youth help government 0
0%
124 Government giving id cards 0
0%
125 Freedom of expression may suppress 0
0%
126 Freedom to choose leaders 10
0.5%
127 People rule in their own way 3
0.1%
128 People should always be free 24
1.1%
157 Other 97
4.4%
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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