Afrobarometer Survey 2014, Round 6
Ghana, 2014
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Q29a. Understand democracy (Q29A)
Data file: gha_r6_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
3
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
249
End:
250
Width:
2
Range:
-1 - 3
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
29a. What, if anything, does “democracy” mean to you?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 110 |
4.6%
|
| 1 | Understood democracy | 1276 |
53.2%
|
| 2 | Required local language translation | 609 |
25.4%
|
| 3 | Did not understand the word or question | 405 |
16.9%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | 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
Read the question in the language of the interview, but always state the word “democracy” in Arabic. Only translate ‘democracy’ into local language if respondent does not understand the term in the official national language. Record whether respondent understood word in Arabic or required a local language translation. Be sure to ask ALL questions of ALL respondents, even if they have difficulty understanding the term “democracy”.