Afrobarometer Survey 2012, Round 5
Malawi, 2012
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Q38. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting (Q38)
Data file: mlw_r5_data_july_2015
Overview
Valid:
2407
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
406
End:
408
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
38. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: The news media should constantly investigate and report on government mistakes and corruption.
Statement 2: Too much reporting on negative events, like government mistakes and corruption, only harms the country.
Statement 1: The news media should constantly investigate and report on government mistakes and corruption.
Statement 2: Too much reporting on negative events, like government mistakes and corruption, only harms the country.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 1 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 1334 |
55.4%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 438 |
18.2%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 230 |
9.6%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 360 |
15%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 17 |
0.7%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 27 |
1.1%
|
| 998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
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.