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Afrobarometer Survey 1 1999-2000, Merged 7 Country

Africa, 1999 - 2000
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Michigan State University (MSU), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
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Data file: Afrobarometer 7 Country 1999-2000

The 7 country combined dataset consists of the datasets from the 7 Southern African countries from Round 1, 1999-2000, including: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The survey collected data on public opinion on democracy, governance, markets, and national identity from respondents in each country.

Variables: 588

Variables

casenumb
q1
satisfaction with economic conditions
q2
evaluations of economic conditions
q3
economic expectations
q4
evaluations of personal economic conditions compared to othe
q5a
how do you currently obtain food
q5b
how do you currently obtain food?
q5c
how do you obtain food?
q5d
how do you obtain food?
q6a
what other methods would you use to obtain food?
q6b
what other methods would you use to obtain food?
q6c
what other methods would you use to obtain food?
q7a
what safety measures do you have for your home?
q7b
what safety measures do you have for your home?
q7c
what safety measures do you have for your home?
q7d
what safety measures do you have for your home?
q8a
what other methods would you use to protect your home?
q8b
what other methods would you use to protect your home?
q8c
what other methods would you use to protect your home?
q9a
how do you currently obtain health care?
q9b
how do you currently obtain health care?
q9c
how do you currently obtain health care?
q9d
how do you currently obtain health care?
q10a
what other methods would you use to obtain health care?
q10b
what other methods would you use to obtain health care?
q10c
what other methods would you use to obtain health care?
q11a
how do you normally obtain cash income?
q11b
how do you normally obtain cash income?
q11c
how do you normally obtain cash income?
q11d
how do you normally obtain cash income?
q12a
what other methods would you use to obtain cash?
q12b
what other methods would you use to obtain cash?
q12c
what other methods would you use to obtain cash?
q13a
for how often have you gone without enough food to eat?
q13b
how often have you felt unsafe from crime in your home?
q13c
how often have you gone without necessary medical treatment?
q13d
how often have you gone without a cash income?
q13e
how often have you gone without enough clean water to drink
q13f
how often have you gone without shelter?
q13g
how often have you gone without electricity in your home?
q13h
how often did you have insufficient fuel to heat you home an
q14a
physical health reduce amount of work?
q14b
worried/ anxious about tiredness felt?
q15
is there a nearby school which your kids could attend?
q16
do you have an electricity hook-up into home?
q17
do you have piped water into home?
q18a
how often do you attend church group meetings?
q18b
attend self-help association?
q18c
attend group concerned with local matters?
q18d
attend local commercial organisation?
q18e
attends group that looks after the community?
q18f
attend a trade union?
q19
people more responsible for well-being vs govt. responsibilt
q20
free to learn vs limited income
q21
start own business vs govt. employment.
q22
new business risky vs invest to start business
q23a
who should take responsibilty for schools and clinics?
q23b
responsibility for creating jobs?
q23c
responsibility for building houses?
q23d
responsibility for reducing crime?
q23e
responsibility for buying or selling tobacco?
q23f
responsibility to help farmers borrow money?
q24
variety of goods at high prices vs shortages at low prices?
q25
free unraised health care stds vs paid better health care
q26
keep govt employees vs retrench govt employees
q27
govt own factories vs selling it to private businesses and i
q28a
what does democracy mean?
q28b
what does democracy mean?
q28c
what does democracy mean?
q29
who is the vice president?
q30
who is the minister of finance?
q31
member of parliament for this constituency?
q32
your local councillor?
q33
have you contacted govt official or political party official
q34a
what type of official did you contact?
q34b
q34c
q34d
q34e
q34f
q35a
paid a govt. official to get a job?
q35b
paid govt. official to get a maintenance payment, loan or pe
q35c
paid govt. official to get water or electricity?
q35d
paid govt. offical to get housing or land?
q36
contacted any other influential person?
q37a
what type of influential person did you contact?
q37b
type of influential person contacted
q37c
type of influential person contacted
q37d
type of influential person contacted
q37e
type of influential person contacted
q37f
type of influential person contacted
q38
local traditional leader, chief or headman?
q39
local chiefs interest in people?
q40
how much of the time can local chief be trusted?
q41
how many chiefs or traditional leaders are involved in corru
q42a
how often do you get news from radio?
q42b
how often do you get news from tv?
q42c
how often do you get news from newspapers?
q43
most people can be trusted vs you must be careful of people?
q44
discuss political matters with friends?
q45
do you follow what is happening in govt and public affairs?
q46a
feel that you have little or no control over life?
q46b
insufficient info about political life and govt. actions?
q46c
sometimes political and govt. affairs are too complicated to
q46d
have to be careful what you do and say with regards to polit
q47
way you vote will make a difference vs it won't make a diffe
q48
who is in power makes a difference vs it doesn't make a diff
q49
how would you rate the freeness and fairness of last nationa
q50a
most important problems to be addressed by govt.
q50b
most important problems to be addressed by govt.
q50c
most important problems to be addressed by govt?
q51a
rating of previous system govt
q51b
rating of current system of govt
q51c
rating of future system (future)
q52a
anyone can freely say what they think?
q52b
can join any political organisation they choose.
q52c
can live without fear of being arrested if done nothing wron
q52d
free to choose who to vote for without feeling forced by oth
q52e
everybody if treated equally and fairly by govt.
q52f
safe from crime and violence
q52g
have adequate standard of living
q52h
access to basic necessities
q52i
zimbabweans are equal to each other
q53
one party to stand for elections and to stand for office.
q54
decisions to be made by council of elders, traditional leade
q55
army governed the country?
q56
president could decide everything?
q57
all decsions made by economic experts rather than by govt.?
q58
country returned to white minority rule?
q59
govt elected by accepted procedures.
q60
govt. exercises power in acceptable way.
q61
constitution expresses values and aspirations of zimbabweans
q62
govt should have the ultimate decision whether people agree
q63a
how well is govt creating jobs?
q63b
how well is govt building houses?
q63c
how well is govt ensuring that prices remain stable?
q63d
how well does govt reduce crime?
q63e
how well is govt improving health services?
q63f
how well does govt address educational needs of all zimbabwe
q63g
how well does govt manage the economy?
q63h
how well does govt deliver basic services like water?
q63i
how well does govt ensure that everyone has sufficient land?
q64
how interested is the president in your well-being?
q65
how much of the time can yu trust the president to do what i
q66
what is your opinion of the president's job performance?
q67
how many govt officials do you think are involved in corrupt
q68
how intersted is parliament in the well-being of you?
q69
how much of the time can you trust parliament to do what is
q70
what do you think about the way parliament has performed its
q71
how many people in parliament do you think are involved in c
q72
how many civil servants do you think are involved in corrupt
q73
how interested is your local councillor about your well-bein
q74
how much of the time can you trust your local govt to do wha
q75
how has your local govt. performed its job?
q76
how many officials in your local govt are involved in corrup
q77a
comparison of current and past govt effectiveness
q77b
comparison of current and past govt interest.
q77c
comparison of current and past govt corruption
q77d
comparison of current and past govt. trustworthiness
q78a
how much of the time can you trust the army?
q78b
how much of the time can you trust the police?
q78c
how much of the time can you trust the courts of law?
q78d
how much of the time can you trust the supervisory electoral
q78e
how much of the time can you trust the zimbabwean broadcasti
q78f
how much of the time can you trust govt press or newspapers?
q79
preference for democratic vs non-democratic govt
q80
have you heard about govt's economic structural adjustment p
q81
economic structural adjustment programme's effect on your li
q82
esap has helped vs it has hurt most people
q83
besides being zimbabwean, which group do you feel you belong
q84a
feel proud to be part of this group
q84b
want children to think of themselves as part of group
q84c
people belonging to this group are the best
q84d
stronger ties to group than to other zimbabweans
q84e
it makes you proud to be called a zimbabwean
q84f
children should think of themselves as zimbabwean
q84g
regardless of group you belong to, if you are zimbabwean the
q84h
desirable to create a united zimbabwe out of all the groups?
q85
how are your group's economic conditions in comparison to ot
q86
q87
is govt more or less interested in what your group has to sa
q88
govt represents interested of all zimabaweans or just one gr
q89
which group's interest is mostly represented by govt.?
q90
which is true for you with regards to 1996 national election
q91a
address problems facing the community with others?
q91b
attend election rally?
q91c
work for political candidate or party?
q91d
write a letter to newspaper?
q92a
claimed govt benefits to which you are not entitled to?
q92b
avoid paying development levy or property taxes?
q92c
avoid paying income taxes?
q92d
get unpaid for serviecs?
q93a
attend a demostartion or protest march
q93b
boycott rates, services and taxes?
q93c
partake in sit-ins, disruption of govt meetings
q93d
use force or violent methods?
q94
shutting down of newspapers,radio or tv stations?
q95a
what if anything would you do about closing of newspapers, r
q95b
would you do about closing of newspapers,etc
q95c
what would you do about closing of newspapers,etc
q95d
what would you do about closing of newspapers,etc
q96
how do you feeling about dismissed judges who ruled against
q97a
what would you do about dismissed judges who ruled against t
q97b
what would you do about dismissed judges ?
q97c
what would you do about dismissed judges ?
q97d
what would you do about dismissed judges ?
q98
how do you feel about banned political parties?
q99a
what would you do about banned political parties?
q99b
what would you do about banned political parties ?
q99c
what would you do about banned political parties
q99d
what would you do about banned political parties ?
q100
how do you feel about the suspension of parliament and cance
q101a
what would you do about the suspension of parliament and can
q101b
what would you do about suspension of parliament ?
q101c
what would you do about the suspension of parliament
q101d
what would you do about the suspension of parliament
q102
it willl take govt years to deal with problems vs ought to
q103a
democratic society and majority rule?
q103b
democratic society and freedom to criticise the govt?
q103c
democratic society and regular elections?
q103d
democratic society and at least 2 parties competing?
q103e
democratic society and jbasic necessities?
q103f
democratic society and jobs for everyone?
q103g
democratic society and equal education?
q103h
democratic society and small income gap between rich and poo
q104
need a strong leader vs democracy is always best?
q105
the way zimbawe is governed?
q106
how satisfied are you with democracy in zimbabwe?
q107a
most important changes about way country is governed?
q107b
most important changes about way country is governed
q107c
most important changes about way country is governed
q107d
most important changes about way country is governed
q107e
most important changes about way country is governed
q107f
most important changes about way country is governed
q108
are you close to any political party?
q109
which party are you close to?
q110
how close do you feel to this party?
q111
how old were you on your last birthday?
q112
what is your home language?
q113
what is the highest grade,std,form completed?
q114
is your job part-time or full-time or are you looking for wo
q115
over the last 12 months have you been without a cash job mor
q116
for how many months were you unemployed?
q117
do you do regular work without a cash pay?
q119
type of occupation?
q120
do you know of a close friend or relative who died of aids?
q123a
district/ province?
q123b
country:
q124a
language interview was conducted in?
q124b
language interview was conducted in - 2nd mentioned
q124c
language interview was conducted in - 3rd mention
q125
respondent's gender?
q126
responden't race?
q127
did respondent have missing limbs?
q128
was respondent blind, or nearly blind?
q129
did respondent cough repeatedly during the interview?
q130
what type of shelter does respondent live in?
q131
did the household have windows?
q132
did household have glass in windows?
q133
what was roof made of?
q134a
other adults present listening during the interview?
q134b
other adults present - 2nd mentioned
q134c
other adults present - 3rd mentioned
q135
did respondent consult others for information to answer ques
q136
did anyone influence respondent's answers?
q137
what proportion of questions did respondent struggle to answ
q138
where was interview conducted?
q139
what was resondent's attitude?
q140
what was respondent's attitude?
q141
what was respondent's attitude during interview?
q142
what was respondent's attitude during interview?
q143
what was respondent's attitude during interview?
q144
what was respondent's attitude during interview?
q145
did your presence arouse interest from neighbours?
q146
did oyur presence arouse suspicion from neighbours?
q147
did your presence arouse fear from neighbours?
q148
were you approached by community/ party representatives?
q149
did you feel threatened during interview?
q150
were physically threatened during interview?
q151
anything else significant happen during interview?
q153
interviewer age?
q154
do you come from rural or urban area?
q155
interviewer's home language?
q156
interviewer's gender?
q157
interviewer's race?
q158
interviewer's highest level of education?
q159
is there a post-office in primary sampling unit?
q160
is there a school in the primary sampling unit?
q161
is there a police station in the primary sampling unit?
q162
is there a regular bus/taxi service in the primary sampling
q163
is there an electricity grid accessible to most houses?
q164
is there a piped water system accessible to most houses?
q165
is there a sewage system accessible to most houses?
q166
is there a railway station?
q167
is there a health clinic?
q168
are there recreational facilities?
q169
are there any places of worship such as churches, mosques?
q170
are there any townhalls or community buildings that can be u
q171
is there a petrol station?
q172
is there a bottle store?
Total: 588
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