| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nothing/Democracy has no meaning | 0 | 
                                    
                                    0%
                                 | 
| 1 | Civil liberties / personal freedoms | 548 | 
                                    
                                    45.7%
                                 | 
| 2 | Government by, for, of the people / popular rule | 108 | 
                                    
                                    9%
                                 | 
| 3 | Voting / elections / multiparty competition | 94 | 
                                    
                                    7.8%
                                 | 
| 4 | Peace / unity / power sharing | 142 | 
                                    
                                    11.8%
                                 | 
| 5 | Social / economic development | 26 | 
                                    
                                    2.2%
                                 | 
| 6 | Equality / justice | 21 | 
                                    
                                    1.8%
                                 | 
| 7 | Majority rule | 3 | 
                                    
                                    0.3%
                                 | 
| 8 | Governance / effectiveness / accountability / rule of law | 27 | 
                                    
                                    2.3%
                                 | 
| 9 | National independence / people's self determination | 1 | 
                                    
                                    0.1%
                                 | 
| 10 | Mutual respect | 5 | 
                                    
                                    0.4%
                                 | 
| 11 | Working together | 15 | 
                                    
                                    1.3%
                                 | 
| 12 | Other positive meanings | 68 | 
                                    
                                    5.7%
                                 | 
| 13 | Conflict / confusion | 8 | 
                                    
                                    0.7%
                                 | 
| 14 | Corruption / abuse of power | 5 | 
                                    
                                    0.4%
                                 | 
| 15 | Social / economic hardship | 1 | 
                                    
                                    0.1%
                                 | 
| 16 | Other negative meanings | 4 | 
                                    
                                    0.3%
                                 | 
| 17 | Civilian politics / government | 3 | 
                                    
                                    0.3%
                                 | 
| 18 | Change of government / leadership / laws | 15 | 
                                    
                                    1.3%
                                 | 
| 19 | Other null/neutral meanings | 7 | 
                                    
                                    0.6%
                                 | 
| 9999 | Don't know / Did not understand the question | 99 | 
                                    
                                    8.3%
                                 |