Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Botswana, 1999
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What safety measures do you have for your home? (Q7A)
Data file: bot_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
56
End:
60
Width:
5
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
7A. Describe the things you currently rely on for the safety of your home? Is there anything else?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pay someone to watch house | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 2 | Some guards the house | 7 |
0.6%
|
| 3 | It is insured | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 4 | Watch it myself | 297 |
24.8%
|
| 5 | Have durawall | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 6 | Keep all doors locked | 18 |
1.5%
|
| 7 | Dogs will protect home | 188 |
15.7%
|
| 8 | Alarm system | 26 |
2.2%
|
| 9 | Rely on community group | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Neighbours provide | 8 |
0.7%
|
| 11 | Neighbourhood watch | 10 |
0.8%
|
| 12 | Rely on friends/family | 35 |
2.9%
|
| 13 | Rely on police | 47 |
3.9%
|
| 14 | Rely on traditional leader | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 15 | Go to chief | 0 |
0%
|
| 16 | Go to headman | 0 |
0%
|
| 17 | Use traditional medicine | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 18 | Rely on people I know in the police | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 19 | Bribe police | 0 |
0%
|
| 20 | Pretend to pay to watch house | 0 |
0%
|
| 21 | Steal things to make home safe | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 22 | Ask anyone to help me | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 23 | Nothing I can do | 226 |
18.8%
|
| 24 | Go to council | 0 |
0%
|
| 25 | Look for more secure place | 0 |
0%
|
| 26 | Don't know | 12 |
1%
|
| 27 | Do not use anything for safety | 147 |
12.3%
|
| 28 | Rely on God | 76 |
6.3%
|
| 29 | Protection from soldiers | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 30 | Burglar bars | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 31 | Get a Gun | 0 |
0%
|
| 32 | Lock house and gate | 7 |
0.6%
|
| 96 | No further answer | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 98 | refused | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 99 | Missing | 47 |
3.9%
|
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
Respondent could give up to four answers.