Afrobarometer Survey 2015, Round 6
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2015
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Q36. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting (Q36)
Data file: stp_r6_data_2016_eng.sav
Overview
Valid:
1196
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
429
End:
430
Width:
2
Range:
-1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
36. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: The news media should constantly investigate and report on government mistakes and corruption.
Statement 2: Too much reporting on negative events, like government mistakes and corruption, only harms the country.
Statement 1: The news media should constantly investigate and report on government mistakes and corruption.
Statement 2: Too much reporting on negative events, like government mistakes and corruption, only harms the country.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 372 |
31.1%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 465 |
38.9%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 144 |
12%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 43 |
3.6%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 34 |
2.8%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 132 |
11%
|
| 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.