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Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1

Zambia, 1999
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ZMB_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? (Q28A)

Data file: zam_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 1198
Invalid: -
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 128
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 330
End: 335
Width: 6
Range: 1 - 128
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 192
16%
2 When country is run by the people 16
1.3%
3 To be independent 4
0.3%
4 The right to everything 14
1.2%
5 Freedom in everything except crime 15
1.3%
6 Freedom of speech 144
12%
7 Equal rights 1
0.1%
8 Different groups must have different rights 1
0.1%
9 To own property/land 1
0.1%
10 Freedom of movement 15
1.3%
11 Freedom in general 172
14.4%
12 Free education 0
0%
13 Reduce crime 0
0%
14 Free medical treatment 0
0%
15 Be able to criticise govt 6
0.5%
16 Peace 7
0.6%
17 Justice 1
0.1%
18 No war 1
0.1%
19 Human rights 6
0.5%
20 Unity 8
0.7%
21 Never heard of such a word 1
0.1%
22 Right to vote 6
0.5%
23 Improve living conditions 8
0.7%
24 Development 0
0%
25 Right to join any political party 6
0.5%
26 Police protection 2
0.2%
27 To advise each other when ruling 1
0.1%
28 To have rules formulated by people 9
0.8%
29 Ruling without discrimination 0
0%
30 Many political parties 6
0.5%
31 Majority rule 8
0.7%
32 Good leadership 1
0.1%
33 Freedom of expression 192
16%
34 To rule satisfactorily 1
0.1%
35 To live in harmony 4
0.3%
36 Having what people want 1
0.1%
37 People help the ruler 0
0%
38 Govt assist the people 4
0.3%
39 Govt promotes development 0
0%
40 Autocracy 2
0.2%
41 Oppression of majority 2
0.2%
42 Fair elections 0
0%
43 Working together with govt 8
0.7%
44 Nothing 32
2.7%
45 Democracy is meaningless 6
0.5%
46 Enough food 2
0.2%
47 Self-rule 1
0.1%
49 Taking authority to change things 1
0.1%
50 Can't explain it properly 3
0.3%
51 Govt of people,by people,for people 60
5%
52 No civil war 0
0%
53 Good standard of living 0
0%
54 Power-sharing 0
0%
55 No discrimination 0
0%
56 Providing services 0
0%
57 Govt being fair to people 1
0.1%
58 Elected govt 4
0.3%
59 Accountable govt 1
0.1%
60 Good governance 2
0.2%
61 No dictatorship 1
0.1%
62 Stability 0
0%
63 Too afraid to give opinion 0
0%
64 Freedom religion/worship 0
0%
65 Employment 0
0%
66 Having one constitution for country 2
0.2%
67 Colonialism 0
0%
68 Respecting other people's freedom 2
0.2%
69 Does not matter 0
0%
70 Doing things without fear/intimidation 2
0.2%
71 Responsive govt 0
0%
72 No coercion 0
0%
73 Freedom of the press 2
0.2%
74 Freedom of association 6
0.5%
75 Health care for all 0
0%
76 Freedom of dress 0
0%
77 Freedom of choice 27
2.3%
78 Change of things from bad to good 3
0.3%
79 Freedom of birthright 1
0.1%
80 Doing things that benefit the nation 0
0%
81 Competition between political parties 3
0.3%
82 Change of ruling parties 1
0.1%
83 Having opposition parties 9
0.8%
84 Freedom to conduct business 3
0.3%
85 Gender equality 0
0%
86 Lowering prices 1
0.1%
87 Politics/anything to do with politics 6
0.5%
88 Foreign idea 0
0%
89 Everyone being happy 4
0.3%
90 Living freely 2
0.2%
91 Living without problems 1
0.1%
92 Govt helping poor 1
0.1%
93 Consultation 0
0%
94 Smooth-running of country 0
0%
95 Control over one's life 1
0.1%
96 No further answer 0
0%
97 Having basic necessities 7
0.6%
98 Refused 18
1.5%
99 Missing 50
4.2%
100 No restrictions 1
0.1%
101 Responsible conduct of citizens 0
0%
102 Food distribution 0
0%
103 Keeping & respecting our culture 0
0%
104 Do not know the meaning 10
0.8%
105 Helping each other 0
0%
106 Independence 0
0%
107 Govt represents all people 2
0.2%
108 Change of President 2
0.2%
109 New govt 1
0.1%
110 Govt of unity 0
0%
111 Change of govt 0
0%
112 Change of laws 0
0%
113 Govt protecting people 0
0%
114 No more taxes 0
0%
115 Everyone being able to make money 1
0.1%
116 It is a wrong & bad thing 4
0.3%
117 Rebellious people 1
0.1%
118 Elections 0
0%
119 Participation in govt 5
0.4%
120 Elected representation 1
0.1%
121 Removal of old govt 0
0%
122 Coming of UDF 0
0%
123 Youth help govt 0
0%
124 Govt giving id cards 0
0%
125 Freedom of expression may suppress 2
0.2%
126 Freedom to choose leaders 19
1.6%
127 People rule in their own way 13
1.1%
128 People should always be free 4
0.3%
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.
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