Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Ghana, 1999
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Meaning of democracy (Q19A)
Data file: gha_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1999
Invalid:
5
Minimum:
-9
Maximum:
7
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
89
End:
90
Width:
2
Range:
-9 - 7
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
19a. When you hear the word “democracy,” what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -9 | don't know | 256 |
12.8%
|
| -8 | Never heard of democracy | 241 |
12.1%
|
| -7 | Other bad | 6 |
0.3%
|
| -3 | Social or economic hardship | 5 |
0.3%
|
| -2 | Corruption, abuse of power | 2 |
0.1%
|
| -1 | Conflict and confusion | 7 |
0.4%
|
| 0 | Civilian politics, government | 69 |
3.5%
|
| 1 | Civil liberties/personal freedoms | 562 |
28.1%
|
| 2 | Political rights | 185 |
9.3%
|
| 3 | Social and economic development | 51 |
2.6%
|
| 4 | Government by the people | 440 |
22%
|
| 5 | Peace and unity | 130 |
6.5%
|
| 6 | Good governance | 35 |
1.8%
|
| 7 | Other good | 10 |
0.5%
|
| Sysmiss | 5 |
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
The enumerator may prompt if necessary: “What, if anything, does ‘democracy’ mean to you?” Responses were postcoded with one or two categories in questions 19a and 19b.