Afrobarometer Survey 2017, Round 7
Benin, 2017
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Reference ID
BEN_2017_AFB-R7_v01_M
Producer(s)
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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Q32. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own (Q32)
Data file: ben_r7_data_eng.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
272
End:
273
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
32. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2
Statement 1: Parliament should ensure that the President explains to it on a regular basis how his government spends taxpayers’ money.
Statement 2: The President should be able to devote his full attention to developing the country rather than wasting time justifying his actions.
Statement 1: Parliament should ensure that the President explains to it on a regular basis how his government spends taxpayers’ money.
Statement 2: The President should be able to devote his full attention to developing the country rather than wasting time justifying his actions.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 604 |
50.3%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 335 |
27.9%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 106 |
8.8%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 149 |
12.4%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 3 |
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.
Interviewer instructions
Interviewer probed for strength of opinion asking “Do you agree or agree very strongly?”