Afrobarometer Survey 2012, Round 5
Liberia, 2012
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Q57. Essential characteristics of democracy: legislature, government, people etc. (q57)
Data file: lib_r5_data_july_2015
Overview
Valid:
1199
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
499
End:
501
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
57. Let me ask you again about the most essential characteristics of democracy. If you have to choose only one of the things that I am going to read, which one would you choose as the most essential characteristic of democracy?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 1 | Legislature closely monitors the actions of the President | 508 |
42.4%
|
| 2 | Government provides basic necessities for everyone | 265 |
22.1%
|
| 3 | People are free to form organizations to influence gvt. | 194 |
16.2%
|
| 4 | Public services work well and do not break down | 119 |
9.9%
|
| 8 | None of these | 18 |
1.5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 90 |
7.5%
|
| 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.