Afrobarometer Survey 2014-2015, Merged Round 6 Data (36 Countries)

Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt, Arab Rep., Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, K, 2014 - 2015

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AFR_2016_AFB-MR6_v01_M

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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD, Ghana), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR, South Africa), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP, Benin), Institute for Development Studies (IDS, Kenya), Michigan State University (MSU, United States),

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Q55j. Pay bribe to avoid problem with police (Q55J)

Data file: merged_r6_data_2016_36countries2_12

Overview

Valid: 53935

Invalid: -

Minimum: -1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 983

End: 984

Width: 2

Range: -1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

Now I would like to talk to you about experiences that some people have in accessing certain essential government services.
55. In the past 12 months have you requested assistance from the police?
J. And how often, if ever, did you have to pay a bribe, give a gift, or do a favour for a police officer in order to get the assistance you needed, or to avoid a problem like passing a checkpoint or avoiding a fine or arrest?

Value	Category	Cases
-1	Missing	262	0.5%
0	Never	8474	15.7%
1	Once or Twice	1804	3.3%
2	A Few times	991	1.8%
3	Often	823	1.5%
7	No contact	41444	76.8%
9	Donâ€™t know	137	0.3%
98	Refused	0	0%