Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
South Africa, 2005
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Q39. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed (q39)
Data file: saf-r3_data_0.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
524
End:
526
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
39. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in South Africa.
B: Many political parties are needed to make sure that South Africans have real choices in who governs them.
A: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in South Africa.
B: Many political parties are needed to make sure that South Africans have real choices in who governs them.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 277 |
11.5%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 474 |
19.8%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 810 |
33.8%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 656 |
27.3%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 119 |
5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 64 |
2.7%
|
| 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?