Afrobarometer Survey 2015, Round 6
South Africa, 2015
Get MicrodataCreated on
Jan 16, 2021
Last modified
Jan 16, 2021
Page views
5762
Downloads
195
- Data files
- saf_r6_data.sav
Q29a. Understand democracy (Q29A)
Data file: saf_r6_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2390
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
3
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
292
End:
293
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 | 21 |
0.9%
|
| 1 | Understood "democracy" | 1910 |
79.9%
|
| 2 | Required local language translation | 346 |
14.5%
|
| 3 | Did not understand the word or question | 113 |
4.7%
|
| 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”.