Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
Malawi, 2008
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Q78-mlw. Chichewa as an official language vs. English only (Q78_MLW)
Data file: mlw_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
738
End:
740
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
78-MLW. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: As the most widely spoken language in the country, Chichewa should be designated as an official language of Malawi, along with English.
Statement 2: Malawi is a country of many languages; as such, no local language can properly be designated as an official language alongside of English.
Statement 1: As the most widely spoken language in the country, Chichewa should be designated as an official language of Malawi, along with English.
Statement 2: Malawi is a country of many languages; as such, no local language can properly be designated as an official language alongside of English.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 557 |
46.4%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 181 |
15.1%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 123 |
10.3%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 319 |
26.6%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 14 |
1.2%
|
| 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.