Afrobarometer Survey 2012, Round 5
Ghana, 2012
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Q35. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed (Q35)
Data file: gha_r5_data
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
433
End:
435
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
35. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in Ghana.
Statement 2: Many political parties are needed to make sure that Ghanaians have real choices in who governs them.
Statement 1: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in Ghana.
Statement 2: Many political parties are needed to make sure that Ghanaians have real choices in who governs them.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 214 |
8.9%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 203 |
8.5%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 681 |
28.4%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 1265 |
52.7%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 29 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?