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Afrobarometer Survey 2024
Round 10

Gambia, 2024
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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi in Kenya
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Data file: GAM_R10.Data_28July24.wtd_.final_.release_updated.13Feb25.sav

Afrobarometer round 10 survey data July, 2024 version.

Cases: 1200
Variables: 390

Variables

RESPNO
Respondent number
URBRUR
Urban or Rural Primary Sampling Unit
REGION
Province or region
LOCATION.LEVEL.1
District
EA_SVC_A
EA-SVC-A. Electricity grid in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_B
EA-SVC-B. Piped water system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_C
EA-SVC-C. Sewage system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_D
EA-SVC-D. Mobile phone service in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_E
EA-SVC-E. Borehole or tubewell in PSU/EA
EA_FAC_A
EA-FAC-A. Post office in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_B
EA-FAC-B. School in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_C
EA-FAC-C. Police station in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_D
EA-FAC-D. Health Clinic in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_E
EA-FAC-E. Market stalls in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_F
EA-FAC-F. Bank or money services in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_F2
EA-FAC-F2. Social/govt center/office in PSU/EA
EA_FAC_G
EA-FAC-G. Paid transport in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_A
EA-SEC-A. Police in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_B
EA-SEC-B. Soldiers/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_C
EA-SEC-C. Roadblocks by police/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_D
EA-SEC-D. Customs checkpoints in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_E
EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by private security/local community in the PSU/EA
EA_ROAD_A
EA-ROAD-A. Road surface at start point
EA_ROAD_B
EA-ROAD-B. Road surface last 5 km
EA_ROAD_C
EA-ROAD-C. Road condition last 5 km
NOCALL_1
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1
NOCALL_2
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2
NOCALL_3
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 3
NOCALL_4
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 4
NOCALL_5
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 5
NOCALL_6
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 6
NOCALL_7
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 7
NOCALL_8
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 8
NOCALL_9
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 9
NOCALL_10
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 10
NOCALL_11
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 11
NOCALL_12
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 12
NOCALL_13
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 13
NOCALL_14
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 14
NOCALL_15
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 15
NOCALL_16
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 16
NOCALL_17
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 17
NOCALL_18
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 18
NOCALL_19
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 19
NOCALL_20
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 20
DATEINTR
Date of interview
STRTIME
Q1
Q1. Age
Q2
Q2. Language spoken in home
Q2OTHER
Q2other. Language spoken in home (verbatim)
Q3
Q3. Overall direction of the country
Q4A
Q4a. Country’s present economic condition
Q4B
Q4b. Your present living conditions
Q5A
Q5a. Country’s economic condition compared to 12 months ago
Q5B
Q5b. Your living conditions compared to 12 months ago
Q6
Q6. Country’s economic condition in 12 months’ time
Q7A
Q7a. How often gone without food
Q7B
Q7b. How often gone without water
Q7C
Q7c. How often gone without medical care
Q7D
Q7d. How often gone without cooking fuel
Q7E
Q7e. How often gone without cash income
Q8A
Q8a. Requested assistance from family
Q8B
Q8b. Requested assistance from friends or neighbours
Q8C
Q8c. Requested assistance from religious or community group
Q9
Q9. How often felt unsafe in home or neighbourhood
Q10A
Q10a. Freedom to say what you think
Q10B
Q10b. Freedom to join any political organization
Q10C
Q10c. Freedom to choose who to vote for
Q11A
Q11a. Joined others to request action from government
Q11B
Q11b. Contacted media to share your views
Q11C
Q11c. Posted about politics or community affairs on social media
Q11D
Q11d. Attend a demonstration or protest march
Q12A
Q12a. Contact MP
Q12B
Q12b. Contact political party official
Q12C
Q12c. Contact traditional leader
Q13A
Q13a. Voting in the most recent national election
Q13B
Q13b. Intend to vote in the next national election (if too young)
Q13C
Q13c. Reason for not voting
Q13D
Q13d. Reason not registered to vote
Q14
Q14. Lower voting age
Q15
Q15. Freeness and fairness of the last national election
Q16A
Q16a. How likely powerful people find out your vote
Q16B
Q16b. Last national election: fear political intimidation or violence
Q17
Q17. Government bans organizations vs join any
Q18A
Q18a. Media free to publish vs government control
Q18B
Q18b. Media checks government vs avoid negative reporting
Q19
Q19. Govt gets things done vs govt accountable to citizens
Q20
Q20. Elected officials follow voter demands vs follow own ideas
Q21A
Q21a. Reject one-party rule
Q21B
Q21b. Reject military rule
Q21C
Q21c. Reject one-man rule
Q22
Q22. Support for democracy
Q23
Q23. Choose leaders through elections vs other methods
Q24
Q24. Political parties divisive vs many parties needed
Q25
Q25. Democracy needs political party turnover vs ok if one party always wins
Q26A
Q26a. Parliament makes laws vs president does
Q26B
Q26b. President monitored by parliament vs free to act on own
Q27
Q27. Opposition parties examine government vs cooperate
Q28
Q28. President free to act vs obey the laws and courts
Q29
Q29. Presidential two term limit vs no term limits
Q30
Q30. Death penalty is fair punishment vs never justified
Q31A
Q31a. Armed forces never intervene vs when leaders abuse power
Q31B
Q31b. Military intervention and restoration of civilian rule
Q32
Q32. Extent of democracy
Q33
Q33. Satisfaction with democracy
Q34A
Q34a. How often president ignores laws
Q34B
Q34b. How often president ignores parliament
Q34C
Q34c. How often judges/magistrates prioritize political influence over law
Q34D
Q34d. How often people treated unequally under law
Q34E
Q34e. How often officials unpunished
Q34F
Q34f. How often ordinary people unpunished
Q35
Q35. How free is news media
Q36A
Q36a. MPs listen
Q36B
Q36b. Local government councillors listen
Q37A
Q37a. Trust president
Q37B
Q37b. Trust parliament/national assembly
Q37C
Q37c. Trust national electoral commission
Q37D
Q37d. Trust your elected local government council
Q37E
Q37e. Trust the ruling party
Q37F
Q37f. Trust opposition political parties
Q37G
Q37g. Trust police
Q37H
Q37h. Trust army
Q37I
Q37i. Trust courts of law
Q37J
Q37j. Trust Ministry of Health or public health agency
Q37K
Q37k. Trust traditional leaders
Q37L
Q37l. Trust religious leaders
Q37M
Q37m. Trust non-governmental organisations or civil society organisations
Q37N_GAM
Q37n-gam. Trust national human rights commission
Q37O_GAM
Q37o-gam. Trust Gambia revenue authority
Q38A
Q38a. Corruption: office of the Presidency
Q38B
Q38b. Corruption: Members of Parliament
Q38C
Q38c. Corruption: Civil servants
Q38D
Q38d. Corruption: local government councillors
Q38E
Q38e. Corruption: Police
Q38F
Q38f. Corruption: Judges and Magistrates
Q38G
Q38g. Corruption: Tax officials
Q38H
Q38h. Corruption: traditional leaders
Q38I
Q38i. Corruption: religious leaders
Q38J
Q38j. Corruption: business executives
Q38K
Q38k. Corruption: non-governmental organizations or civil society organizations
Q39A
Q39a. Level of corruption
Q39B
Q39b. Ordinary people can report corruption without fear
Q40A
Q40a. Contact with public clinic or hospital
Q40B
Q40b. Difficulty to obtain medical care
Q40C
Q40c. Pay bribe for medical care
Q40D
Q40d. Problems with public clinic: lack of medicine/supplies
Q40E
Q40e. Problems with public clinic: absence of medical personnel
Q40F
Q40f. Problems with public clinic: long waiting time
Q40G
Q40g. Problems with public clinic: poor condition of facilities
Q40H
Q40h. Problems with public clinic: high cost impact on care
Q41A
Q41a. Have medical aid coverage
Q41B
Q41b. Type of medical aid coverage
Q41C
Q41c. Satisfaction with medical aid
Q41D
Q41d. Reason for no medical aid coverage
Q42A
Q42a. Worry about affording medical care
Q42B
Q42b. Government should ensure healthcare for all even if more taxes
Q43
Q43. Parents mandated to vaccinate children vs personal choice
Q44A
Q44a. Tried to obtain identity document
Q44B
Q44b. Difficulty to obtain identity document
Q44C
Q44c. Pay bribe for identity document
Q45A
Q45a. Requested assistance from the police
Q45B
Q45b. Difficulty to obtain police assistance
Q45C
Q45c. Pay bribe to receive police assistance
Q45D
Q45d. Contact with police in other situations
Q45E
Q45e. Pay bribe to avoid problem with police
Q46PT1OTHER
Q46pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim other)
Q46PT1
Q46pt1. Most important problems - 1st response
Q46PT2OTHER
Q46pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim other)
Q46PT2
Q46pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response
Q46PT3OTHER
Q46pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim other)
Q46PT3
Q46pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response
Q47A
Q47a. Handling managing the economy
Q47B
Q47b. Handling improving living standards of the poor
Q47C
Q47c. Handling creating jobs
Q47D
Q47d. Handling keeping prices stable
Q47E
Q47e. Handling narrowing income gaps
Q47F
Q47f. Handling reducing crime
Q47G
Q47g. Handling improving basic health services
Q47H
Q47h. Handling addressing educational needs
Q47I
Q47i. Handling providing water and sanitation services
Q47J
Q47j. Handling fighting corruption
Q47K
Q47k. Handling maintaining roads and bridges
Q47L
Q47l. Handling providing a reliable supply of electricity
Q47M
Q47m. Handling preventing or resolving violent conflict
Q48A
Q48a. Performance: President
Q48B
Q48b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep
Q48C
Q48c. Performance: local government councillor
Q49A
Q49a. Community leaders effective in promoting young leaders
Q49B
Q49b. Men have more right to job
Q50
Q50. Priorities for investment in youth programs
Q51
Q51. Men only as leaders vs women leaders
Q52A
Q52a. Girls miss school because boys' education prioritized
Q52B
Q52b. Girl students face discrimination, harassment
Q52C
Q53c. Women face harassement in public places
Q52D
Q52d. Women prevented from paid employment by family
Q53A
Q53a. Police/courts do enough to protect women/girls
Q53B
Q53b. People believe women/girls' complaints
Q54
Q54. Preferred resolution source for legal problems
Q54Other
Q54other. Preferred resolution source for legal problems (verbatim)
Q55A
Q55a. Access to legal support
Q55B
Q55b. Affordability of legal support
Q55C
Q55c. Affordability of court case
Q55D
Q55d. Court case: Timeliness of resolution
Q55E
Q55e. Court case: Fairness of resolution
Q56
Q56. Awareness of legal aid services
Q57A
Q57a. Confidence in obtaining justice
Q57B
Q57b. Severity of penalties for crimes by ordinary people
Q58
Q58. Severity of penalties for crimes by powerful people
Q59A
Q59a. Severity of droughts
Q59B
Q59b. Severity of flooding
Q59C
Q59c. Severity of crop failure
Q60A
Q60a. Heard about climate change
Q60B
Q60b. Climate change: affecting country
Q61A
Q61a. Climate change: main cause
Q61B
Q61b. Main responsibility for causing climate change
Q62A
Q62a. Government must act now to limit climate change
Q62B
Q62b. Rich countries must act now to limit climate change
Q62C
Q62c. Rich countries should contribute to climate adaptation costs
Q62D
Q62d. Who primarily responsible for limiting climate change
Q63A
Q63a. Ban tree cutting for firewood/charcoal even if fuel more costly
Q63B
Q63b. Require cleaner fuel cookstoves even if more costly
Q63C
Q63c. Invest in infrastructure for climate resilience
Q63D
Q63d. Pressure rich countries to provide climate change aid
Q63E_GAM
Q63e-gam. Promote electric taxis/buses even if more costly
Q63F_GAM
Q63f-gam. Invest in wind/solar energy even if more costly
Q64A
Q64a. Climate change adaptation: change water consumption
Q64B
Q64b. Climate change adaptation: change outdoor work
Q64C
Q64c. Climate change adaptation: move to another place
Q64D
Q64d. Climate change adaptation: change livestock rearing
Q64E
Q64e. Climate change adaptation: change crops or food
Q65A
Q65a. Radio news
Q65B
Q65b. Television news
Q65C
Q65c. Newspaper news
Q65D
Q65d. Social media news
Q65E
Q65e. Other internet news sources
Q66
Q66. China's influence on economy
Q67A
Q67a. Influence of country: Former colonial power
Q67B
Q67b. Influence of country: China
Q67C
Q67c. Influence of country: United States
Q67D
Q67d. Influence of country: Russia
Q67E
Q67e. Influence of country: India
Q67F
Q67f. Influence of organization: African Union
Q67G
Q67g. Influence of organization: Regional organisation
Q67H
Q67h. Influence of organization: European Union
Q68
Q68. Main country/organization contributing to mitigation of COVID-19
Q69A
Q69a. Awareness of Russia-Ukraine war
Q69B
Q69b. Support which side in Russia-Ukraine war
Q70A
Q70a. Regional organisation recognizes our country's needs/interests
Q70B
Q70b. African Union recognizes our country's needs/interests
Q70C
Q70c. African countries should have greater influence in international bodies
Q71A
Q71a. Considered emigration to other country
Q71B
Q71b. Most likely country for emigration
Q72
Q72. Most important reason for emigrating
Q72Other
Q72other. Most important reason for emigrating (verbatim)
Q73A
Q73a. Economic impact of foreign migrants
Q73B
Q73b. Admit more or fewer job seekers
Q73C
Q73c. Admit more or fewer refugees
Q73D
Q73d. Difficulty to move across borders
Q74
Q74. Awareness of AfCFTA
Q75
Q75. Preferred trading partners
Q76A
Q76a. Promoting trade vs protecting local producers
Q76B
Q76b. Allow free movement in region vs limit cross-border movement
Q77A_GAM
Q77a_gam. TRRC-identified perpetrators should be tried
Q77B_GAM
Q77b_gam. Government commitment to TRRC recommendations
Q77C_GAM
Q77c_gam. Reconcile and move on after TRRC
Q77D_GAM
Q77d_gam. Extradite former President Yahya Jammeh
Q77E_GAM
Q77e_gam. Government commitment to paying victims' reparations
Q78A_GAM
Q78a_gam. Need for new national constitution
Q78B_GAM
Q78b_gam. Right to reject draft constitution 2020
Q78C_GAM
Q78c_gam. Re-introduce rejected draft constitution
Q78D_GAM
Q78d_gam. NPP commitment to new constitution
Q78E_GAM
Q78e_gam. UDP commitment to new constitution
Q79A_GAM
Q79a_gam. Since President Barrow : Freedom of speech
Q79B_GAM
Q79b_gam. Since President Barrow : Respect for human rights
Q79C_GAM
Q79c_gam. Since President Barrow : Preservation of law and order
Q79D_GAM
Q79d_gam. Since President Barrow : Rural-urban inequality
Q79E_GAM
Q79e_gam. Since President Barrow : Women's participation in politics
Q79F_GAM
Q79f_gam. Since President Barrow : Youth participation in politics
Q79G_GAM
Q79g_gam. Since President Barrow : Gender-based violence
Q79H_GAM
Q79h_gam. Since President Barrow : Peace and security
Q80A_GAM
Q80a_gam. Dual citizens voting rights
Q80B_GAM
Q80b_gam. Dual citizens standing for office
Q81A_GAM
Q81a_gam. Awareness of female circumcision debate
Q81B_GAM
Q81b_gam. Reject bill repealing female circumcision ban
Q81C_GAM
Q81c_gam. Consider religious leaders' views on circumcision
Q81D_GAM
Q81d_gam. Women's autonomy over circumcision decisions
Q81E_GAM
Q81e_gam. Cultural traditions vs laws on circumcision and child marriage
Q81F_GAM
Q81f_gam. Prohibit female circumcision regardless of justification
Q81G_GAM
Q81g_gam. Importance of women's voices in circumcision debate
Q82
Q82. Respondent's race
Q82Other
Q82other. Respondent's race (verbatim)
Q83A
Q83a. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe
Q83AOther
Q83aother. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe (verbatim)
Q83B
Q83b. Ethnic group treated unfairly by government
Q83C
Q83c. Ethnic or national identity
Q84
Q84. Frequency of pregnancy termination in your community
Q85A
Q85a. Justify pregnancy termination due to rape or close relative
Q85B
Q85b. Justify pregnancy termination due to health endangerment
Q85C
Q85c. Justify pregnancy termination due to economic hardships
Q85D
Q85d. Justify preganancy termination for any reason
Total: 390
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