Reconciliation Barometer 2003-2011

South Africa, 2003 - 2011

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Institute for Justice and Reconciliation

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Data file: SARB Round 11 v1

Variables:	272

Variables

Respondent unique identifier

round

SARB Round

weight

Weighting factor

gender

Gender

race

Population group (race)

age

Age (in years)

agegroup

Age group

prov

Province

metarea

Metropolitan area

csize

Community size

census

Census type

metro

Live in a metropolitan area

rural

Live in a rural area outside Gauteng and Western Cape

educ

Highest level of education attained

wstatus

Working status

selfemp

Currently self-employed

occup

Occupation

marstat

Marital status

dwell_new

Type of dwelling

earn

Number of people in household earning money

hhinc_new

Monthly household income

income

Monthly individual income

lsm

Living Standards Measure

lsm_tel_home

Telephone in home

lsm_tel_work

Telephone at work

lsm_htel_works

Home telephone: operating/working

lsm_htel_type

Home telephone: Type

lsm_htel_indir

Home telephone: In directory

lsm_domestic

Number of domestic workers

lsm_have_tapwater

Have in home: Tap water in house/on plot

lsm_have_motorvehicle

Have in home: Motor vehicle

lsm_have_flushtoilet

Have in home: Flush toilet in/outside house

lsm_have_hotrunning

Have in home: Hot running water from a geyser

lsm_have_microwave

Have in home: Microwave oven

lsm_have_refrigerator

Have in home: Refrigerator or combined fridge/freezer

lsm_have_freezer

Have in home: Free-standing deep freezer

lsm_have_vacuumcleaner

Have in home: Vacuum cleaner/floor polisher

lsm_have_washingmachine

Have in home: Washing machine

lsm_have_tumbledryer

Have in home: Tumble dryer

lsm_have_tv

Have in home: Television set

lsm_have_hifi

Have in home: Hi-Fi/Music centre

lsm_have_computer

Have in home: Personal desktop/laptop computer

lsm_have_paytv

Have in home: M-Net/DSTV subscription

lsm_have_kitchensink

Have in home: Built-in kitchen sink

lsm_have_dishwasher

Have in home: Dishwashing machine

lsm_have_electricstove

Have in home: Electric stove

lsm_have_hometheatre

Have in home: Home theatre system

lsm_have_vcr

Have in home: Video casette recorder

lsm_have_security

Have in home: Home security service

lsm_have_dvd

Have in home: DVD player

lsm_cellphones

Number of cellphones in household

lsm_internet_work

Internet access: At work

lsm_internet_home

Internet access: At home

lsm_internet_cell

Internet access: Via cellphone

lsm_internet_cafe

Internet access: Internet Cafe

lsm_internet_school

Internet access: School

lsm_internet_none

Internet access: None

hlang

P2. Home language

ulang_af

Understands: Afrikaans

ulang_en

Understands: English

ulang_nd

Understands: isiNdebele

ulang_nso

Understands: Sepedi/Northern Sotho

ulang_sso

Understands: Sesotho/Southern Sotho

ulang_sw

Understands: siSwati/Swazi

ulang_ts

Understands: Xitsonga

ulang_tn

Understands: Setswana

ulang_ve

Understands: Thsivenda

ulang_xh

Understands: isiXhosa

ulang_zu

Understands: isiZulu

ulang_other

Understands: Other

ulang_refused

Understands: Refused

rlang_af

Reads: Afrikaans

rlang_en

Reads: English

rlang_nd

Reads: isiNdebele

rlang_nso

Reads: Sepedi/Northern Sotho

rlang_sso

Reads: Sesotho/Southern Sotho

rlang_sw

Reads: siSwati/Swazi

rlang_ts

Reads: Xitsonga

rlang_tn

Reads: Setswana

rlang_ve

Reads: Thsivenda

rlang_xh

Reads: isiXhosa

rlang_zu

Reads: isiZulu

rlang_other

Reads: Other

rlang_none

Reads: None

rlang_refused

Reads: Refused

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B1.1. President Jacob Zuma: How well do you think ... is doing his/her/their job

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B1.3. The national government: How well do you think ... is doing his/her/their

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B2.1. Reducing unemployment by creating jobs: How well would you say the governm

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B2.2. Building houses: How well would you say the government is handling ...?

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B2.3. Controlling inflation: How well would you say the government is handling .

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B2.4. Reducing the crime rate: How well would you say the government is handling

r11_b2_05

B2.5. Ending political violence: How well would you say the government is handli

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B2.6. Uniting all South Africans into one nation: How well would you say the gov

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B2.7. Narrowing the income gap between different race groups: How well is the go

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B2.8. Improving basic health services: How well would you say the government is

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B2.9. Implementing affirmative action in the civil service: How well would you s

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B2.10. Promoting equality between men and women: How well would you say the gove

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B2.11. Bringing the police force closer to the community: How well would you say

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B2.12. Addressing the educational needs of all South Africans: How well is the g

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B2.13. Encouraging international investment: How well would you say the governme

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B2.14. Fighting corruption in government: How well would you say the government

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B2.15. Managing the economy: How well would you say the government is handling .

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B2.16. Delivering basic services, such as water and electricity: How well is the

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B2.17. Appointing the right people to lead gov departments & agencies: How well

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B2.18. Maintaining transparency and accountability: How well would you say the g

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B2.19. Distributing welfare payments to those who are entitled to it: How well i

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B2.20. Promoting access to land: How well would you say the government is handli

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B2.21. Addressing the problem of HIV and Aids: How well would you say the govern

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B2.22. Controlling the cost of living: How well would you say the government is

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B2.23. Keeping skilled people here - stopping the brain drain: How well is the g

r11_i01

I1. The people who run the country are not really concerned with what happens to

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I2. Most of the time I can trust the countrys national leaders to do what is rig

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I3. It is all right to get around the law, as long as you dont actually break it

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I4. It is desirable to create one united SA nation out of all the different grou

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I5. If public officials are not interested in hearing what people think there is

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I6. The South African Parliament treats all people who come before it - black, w

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I7. It is possible to create one united South African nation out of all the diff

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I8. South Africans are more united after the 2010 Soccer World Cup

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I9. Citizens like me have the power to influence decisions made by local governm

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I10. My vote in the 2011 local government elections will make a difference in my

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I11. The Presidency: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I12. National government: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I13. Provincial government: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I14. Local government: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I15. Parliament: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I16. Big companies: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I17. Political parties: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I18. The Police: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I19. Print media e.g. newspapers: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I20. Broadcast media e.g. radio & TV: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I21. The SA Human Rights Commission: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I22. Religious institutions : How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I23. The Constitutional Court: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I24. The legal system in general: How much confidence do you have in ...?

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I25. The SA Parliament can usually be trusted to make decisions that are right f

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I26. If SA Parliament started making a lot of decisions most people disagree wit

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I27. The rulings of SA courts should be in accordance with the SA Constitution

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I28. How do racial issues affect your life...When debating the issue with people

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I29. How do racial issues affect your life...When debating the issue with people

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I30. How do racial issues affect your life...When talking with family and friend

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I31. How do racial issues affect your life...When in a public place, like a scho

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I32. How do you think the economic situation of people like you will change duri

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I33. How do you think the personal safety of people like you will change during

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I34. In South Africa, all religious groups enjoy equal rights.

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I35. My mother tongue language gets the recognition it deserves in a democratic

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I36. The promotion of the rights of other cultural groups is done to the detrime

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I37. How does your financial situation compare to what it was like 12 months ago

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I38. How do your living conditions compare to what they were like 12 months ago?

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I39. How do the chances of you finding a job compare to what they were like 12 m

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I40. How would you describe te living conditions of most people in the community

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I41. How would you describe your own living conditions?

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I42. Comparing your living conditions to those of most other South Africans, do

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I43. How likely is it that your house, property or land rights will be taken awa

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I44. How likely is it that the houses, properties of people like you will be tak

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I45. How does ... compare to 1994: Personal economic circumstances

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I46. How does ... compare to 1994: Race relations

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I47. How does ... compare to 1994: Moral values

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I48. How does ... compare to 1994: Family life

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I49. How does ... compare to 1994: The gap between rich and poor

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I50. How does ... compare to 1994: Employment opportunities

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I51. How does ... compare to 1994: Your hope for the future

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I52. How does ... compare to 1994: Your personal safety

r11_i53

I53. Apartheid was a crime against humanity.

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I54. SA has great income differences today because blacks werent given the same

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I55. In the past, the state committed horrific atrocities against those struggli

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I56. Would it be justified if some people: Took part in demonstrations.

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I57. Would it be justified if some people: Joined strikes.

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I58. Would it be justified if some people: Use force or violent methods, such as

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I59. Participated in: demonstrations

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I60. Participated in: strikes

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I61. Participated in: more forceful measures, like damaging public property

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I62. I think it is fair that the people who discriminated against others during

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I63. Government has done enough to prosecute perpetrators of apartheid crimes

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I64. Sometimes it might be better to ignore the law & solve problems immediately

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I65. Little progress has been made in returning land to people that have been ev

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I66. It is not necessary to obey the laws of a government that I did not vote fo

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I67. Government has not done enough to support victims who experienced human rig

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I68. The use of racial categories must be retained to measure the impact of gove

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I69. It should be a national priority to make the workforce of each SA instituti

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I70. It should be a national priority to make the workforce of each SA instituti

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I71. It should be a national priority to make ... in terms of physical ability &

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I72. Workforce in this province should reflect population makeup of province, no

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I73. Race affects peoples chances of: Getting a job in the public sector

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I74. Race affects peoples chances of: Accessing public services

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I75. Race affects peoples chances of: Getting a job in the private sector

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I76. Race affects peoples chances of: Accessing educational opportunities at sch

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I77. Race affects peoples chances of: Getting a government contract

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I78. Race affects peoples chances of: Accessing educational opportunities at col

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I79. Depend of government services provided: Public education/schools

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I80. Depend of government services provided: The SA Police Services

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I81. Depend of government services provided: Public clinics and hospitals

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I82. Depend of government services provided: Pension/retirement assistance from

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I83. It is highly likely that you will be unemployed at some stage during the ne

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I84. It is better to have a low-paying fulltime job than to make your own living

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I85. Your child/children or the child/children of friends, receive education of

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I86. The education system prepares your child/children or the child/children of

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I87. On a typical day during the week how often do you talk to white, coloured o

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I87. On a typical day during the week how often do you talk to white, black or I

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I87. On a typical day during the week how often do you talk to white, black or c

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I87. On a typical day during the week how often do you talk to [GROUP] people?

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I87. On a typical day during the week how often do you talk to black, coloured o

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I88. When socialising how often do you talk to white, coloured or Indian people?

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I88. When socialising how often do you talk to white, black or Indian people?

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I88. When socialising how often do you talk to white, black or coloured people?

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I88. When socialising how often do you talk to [GROUP] people?

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I88. When socialising how often do you talk to black, coloured or Indian people?

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I89. If you had a choice, would you want to talk to white, coloured or Indian pe

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I89. If you had a choice, would you want to talk to white, black or Indian peopl

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I89. If you had a choice, would you want to talk to white, black or coloured peo

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I89. If you had a choice, would you want to talk to [GROUP] people...?

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I89. If you had a choice, would you want to talk to black, coloured or Indian pe

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I90. I want to forget about the past and just get on with my life

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I91. I am trying to forgive those who hurt me during apartheid

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I92. South Africans have made progress in reconciliation since the end of aparth

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I93. Those who committed crimes under apartheid and did not confess to the TRC s

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I94. I have experienced reconciliation in my own life

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I95. It is important to rename cities, streets etc. that remind us of apartheid,

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I96. S Africans should be allowed to sing historical songs from before 1994, eve

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I97. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) succeeded in bringing about r

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I98. Reconciliation is impossible as long as people who were disadvantaged under

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I99. Felt discriminated against in past year

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I100. Main reason for discrimination

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I101. Where experience discrimination most often

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I102. You find it difficult to understand the customs and ways of white, coloure

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I102. You find it difficult to understand the customs and ways of white, black o

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I102. You find it difficult to understand the customs and ways of white, black o

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I102. You find it difficult to understand the customs and ways of [GROUP] people

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I102. You find it difficult to understand the customs and ways of black, coloure

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I103. You want to learn more about the customs and ways of white, coloured or In

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I103. You want to learn more about the customs and ways of white, black or India

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I103. You want to learn more about the customs and ways of white, balck or colou

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I103. You want to learn more about the customs and ways of [GROUP] people

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I103. You want to learn more about the customs and ways of black, coloured or In

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I104. White, coloured and Indian people are untrustworthy.

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I104. White, black and Indian people are untrustworthy.

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I104. White, black and coloured people are untrustworthy.

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I104. [GROUP] people are untrustworthy.

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I104. Black, coloured and Indian people are untrustworthy.

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I105. You could never imagine being part of a political party made up mainly of

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I105. You could never imagine being part of a political party made up mainly of

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I105. You could never imagine being part of a political party made up mainly of

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I105. You could never imagine being part of a political party made up mainly of

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I105. You could never imagine being part of a political party made up mainly of

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I106. Which ONE of the following groups, apart from your own, do you find most d

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I107. Living in a neighbourhood where half of your neighbours are BLACK people.

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I107. Living in a neighbourhood where half of your neighbours are COLOURED peopl

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I107. Living in a neighbourhood where half of your neighbours are INDIAN people.

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I107. Living in a neighbourhood where half of your neighbours are [GROUP] people

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I107. Living in a neighbourhood where half of your neighbours are WHITE people.

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I108. Having to work for and take instructions from a BLACK person.

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I108. Having to work for and take instructions from a COLOURED person.

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I108. Having to work for and take instructions from a INDIAN person.

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I108. Having to work for and take instructions from a [GROUP] person.

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I108. Having to work for and take instructions from a WHITE person.

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I109. Having a close relative marry a BLACK person.

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I109. Having a close relative marry a COLOURED person.

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I109. Having a close relative marry a INDIAN person.

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I109. Having a close relative marry a [GROUP] person.

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I109. Having a close relative marry a WHITE person.

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I110. Having a BLACK person sitting next to my child/ the child of a family memb

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I110. Having a COLOURED person sitting next to my child / child of a family memb

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I110. Having a INDIAN person sitting next to my child / child of a family member

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I110. Having a [GROUP] person sitting next to my child, or the child of a family

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I110. Having a WHITE person sitting next to my child / child of a family member

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I111a. Thinking of yourself & daily interaction with others which group do you a

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I111b. And which group is the secondary one you feel you belong to?

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I112. How important is this main group to you?

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I113. Belonging to this group makes you feel good about yourself

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I114. Belonging to this group makes you feel important

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I115. Belonging to this group makes you feel secure

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I116a. What, in your experience, is the biggest division in South Africa today?

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I116b. Which would you say is the second biggest division in South Africa today?

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