Afrobarometer Survey 2008, Round 4
Namibia, 2008
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Q20. Government close newspapers vs. free to publish (Q20)
Data file: nam_r4_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
204
End:
206
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
20. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Statement 1: Government should be able to close newspapers that print stories it does not like.
Statement 2: The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.
Statement 1: Government should be able to close newspapers that print stories it does not like.
Statement 2: The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with 1 | 103 |
8.6%
|
| 2 | Agree with 1 | 188 |
15.7%
|
| 3 | Agree with 2 | 456 |
38%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with 2 | 432 |
36%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 15 |
1.3%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 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?