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Afrobarometer Survey 2000, Round 1

Lesotho, 2000
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The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michigan State University (MSU)
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What does democracy mean? (Q29A)

Data file: les_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 1177
Invalid: -
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 154
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 160
End: 162
Width: 3
Range: 1 - 154
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
29A. What, if anything, do you understand by the word “democracy”? What comes to your mind when you hear the word?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Don't know 358
30.4%
2 When country is run by the people 0
0%
3 To be independent 3
0.3%
4 The right to everything 3
0.3%
5 Freedom in everything except crime 0
0%
6 Freedom of speech 6
0.5%
7 Equal rights 0
0%
8 Different groups must have different rights 1
0.1%
9 To own property/land 0
0%
10 Freedom of movement 0
0%
11 Freedom in general 134
11.4%
12 Free education 0
0%
13 Reduce crime 3
0.3%
14 Free medical treatment 0
0%
15 Be able to criticise govt 0
0%
16 Peace 13
1.1%
17 Justice 1
0.1%
18 No war 0
0%
19 Human rights 7
0.6%
20 Unity 32
2.7%
21 Never heard of such a word 8
0.7%
22 Right to vote 0
0%
23 Improve living conditions 4
0.3%
24 Development 5
0.4%
25 Right to join any political party 0
0%
26 Police protection 0
0%
27 To advise each other when ruling 0
0%
28 To have rules formulated by people 3
0.3%
29 Ruling without discrimination 2
0.2%
30 Many political parties 0
0%
31 Majority rule 0
0%
32 Good leadership 1
0.1%
33 Freedom of expression 1
0.1%
34 To rule satisfactorily 0
0%
35 To live in harmony 10
0.8%
36 Having what people want 1
0.1%
37 People help the ruler 0
0%
38 Govt assist the people 2
0.2%
39 Govt promotes development 0
0%
40 Autocracy 0
0%
41 Oppression of majority 3
0.3%
42 Fair elections 1
0.1%
43 Working together with govt 4
0.3%
44 Nothing 79
6.7%
45 Democracy is meaningless 0
0%
46 Enough food 0
0%
47 Self-rule 4
0.3%
49 Taking authority to change things 0
0%
50 Can't explain it properly 0
0%
51 Govt of people,by people,for people 215
18.3%
52 No civil war 0
0%
53 Good standard of living 3
0.3%
54 Power-sharing 0
0%
55 No discrimination 2
0.2%
56 Providing services 0
0%
57 Govt being fair to people 0
0%
58 Elected govt 1
0.1%
59 Accountable govt 1
0.1%
60 Good governance 7
0.6%
61 No dictatorship 0
0%
62 Stability 1
0.1%
63 Too afraid to give opinion 0
0%
64 Freedom religion/worship 0
0%
65 Employment 1
0.1%
66 Having one constitution for country 0
0%
67 Colonialism 0
0%
68 Respecting other people's freedom 0
0%
69 Does not matter 1
0.1%
70 Doing things without fear/intimidation 1
0.1%
71 Responsive govt 5
0.4%
72 No coercion 0
0%
73 Freedom of the press 0
0%
74 Freedom of association 3
0.3%
75 Health care for all 0
0%
76 Freedom of dress 0
0%
77 Freedom of choice 0
0%
78 Change of things from bad to good 8
0.7%
79 Freedom of birthright 0
0%
80 Doing things that benefit the nation 7
0.6%
81 Competition between political parties 0
0%
82 Change of ruling parties 1
0.1%
83 Having opposition parties 0
0%
84 Freedom to conduct business 0
0%
85 Gender equality 5
0.4%
86 Lowering prices 0
0%
87 Politics/anything to do with politics 17
1.4%
88 Foreign idea 0
0%
89 Everyone being happy 0
0%
90 Living freely 6
0.5%
91 Living without problems 2
0.2%
92 Govt helping poor 0
0%
93 Consultation 0
0%
94 Smooth-running of country 0
0%
95 Control over one's life 1
0.1%
96 No further answer 0
0%
97 Having basic necessities 0
0%
98 Refused 0
0%
99 Missing data 8
0.7%
100 No restrictions 0
0%
101 Responsible conduct of citizens 0
0%
102 Food distribution 0
0%
103 Keeping & respecting our culture 0
0%
104 Do not know the meaning 123
10.5%
105 Helping each other 1
0.1%
106 Independence 9
0.8%
107 Govt represents all people 6
0.5%
108 Change of President 1
0.1%
109 New govt 0
0%
110 Govt of unity 3
0.3%
111 Change of govt 2
0.2%
112 Change of laws 1
0.1%
113 Govt protecting people 0
0%
114 No more taxes 0
0%
115 Everyone being able to make money 0
0%
116 It is a wrong & bad thing 5
0.4%
117 Rebellious people 0
0%
118 Elections 2
0.2%
119 Participation in govt 0
0%
120 Elected representation 0
0%
121 Removal of old govt 0
0%
122 Coming of UDF 0
0%
123 Youth help govt 1
0.1%
124 Govt giving id cards 0
0%
125 Freedom of expression may suppress 0
0%
126 Freedom to choose leaders 0
0%
127 People rule in their own way 0
0%
128 People should always be free 0
0%
129 social welfare 0
0%
130 good health 0
0%
131 prosperity 1
0.1%
132 difficulty 4
0.3%
133 LCD governance 4
0.3%
134 free access to resources 0
0%
135 government 3
0.3%
136 nation must be self-reliant 3
0.3%
137 business 1
0.1%
138 improvement of youth 2
0.2%
139 rubbish that children can do what they want 2
0.2%
140 governing power be given to nation 1
0.1%
141 fulfil their own plans 1
0.1%
142 equal sharing of responsibilities 2
0.2%
143 peoples lives 2
0.2%
144 disruption of Basotho way of governing 1
0.1%
145 national economy 1
0.1%
146 exchange of views on life 2
0.2%
147 donations in cooperatives 0
0%
148 building mortuaries 0
0%
149 no good in being independent 0
0%
150 apartheid 3
0.3%
151 new life 2
0.2%
152 disagreement 1
0.1%
153 restrict traditional leadership 1
0.1%
154 freedom from oppression 1
0.1%
155 freedom for children 0
0%
156 selfishness 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
Respondent could give up to three answers.
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