Afrobarometer Survey 2018, Round 7
Malawi, 2018
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MWI_2018_AFB-R7_v01_M
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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
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Q81a_mlwother. Reasons for low voter turnout in by-elections (verbatim) (Q81A_MLWOTHER)
Data file: mlw_r7_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Type:
Discrete
Start:
842
End:
974
Width:
133
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Literal question
81A-MLW. The Malawi Electoral Commission recently expressed concern that voter turnout during by-elections is too low. In your opinion, what could be the main reason why most people do not turn out to vote during by-elections?
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1181 |
98.4%
|
||
| AFRAID THAT USUALLY THERE'S LITTLE SECURITY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DISAPPOINTED WITH PREVIOUS RESULTS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DON'T HAVE TRUST ANYMORE IN ELECTORAL COMMISSION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| ITS PERSONAL REASONS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LAZINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LEADERSHIP | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY PREVIOUS RESULTS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PEOPLE CANNOT VOTE TWICE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RELIGION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE THINKS VOTING AGE RESTRICTION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SOME PEOPLE ARE TOLD BY THEIR CHURCH NOT TO VOTE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SOME RELIGIOUS GROUPINGS DETER THEIR FOLLOWERS FROM VOTING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT CAREFUL AND PATRIOTIC | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THE SELECTION PUT ON VOTER'S AGE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THE VOTERS MAY HAPPEN TO LIKE THE PREVIOUS CANDIDATE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THEY DONT SEE ANY BENEFIT, POLITICIANS ARE GREEDY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THEY LACK CIVIC EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WHEN PEOPLE VOTE THEY CHANGE THE VOTES AND GIVE TO OTHER CANDIDATE WHOM THEY HAVE NOT VOTED FOR, SO THIS DISSAPPOINTS A LOT OF PEOPLE | 1 |
0.1%
|
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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