Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
Botswana, 2008
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Q55. MPs benefit local community vs. whole country (Q55)
Data file: bot_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
472
End:
474
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
55. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: In electing a member of Parliament, I prefer to vote for a candidate who can deliver goods and services to people in this community.
Statement 2: In electing a member of Parliament, I prefer to vote for a candidate who can make policies that benefit everyone in our country.
Statement 1: In electing a member of Parliament, I prefer to vote for a candidate who can deliver goods and services to people in this community.
Statement 2: In electing a member of Parliament, I prefer to vote for a candidate who can make policies that benefit everyone in our country.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 424 |
35.3%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 283 |
23.6%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 159 |
13.3%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 330 |
27.5%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 998 | 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
Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?