Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Malawi, 1999
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Free to earn VS limited income (Q20)
Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1208
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
6
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
249
End:
252
Width:
4
Range:
1 - 6
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
20. A. People should be free to earn as much as they can, even if this leads to differences in income. B. Government should place limits on how much rich people can earn, even if this discourages some people from working hard.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free to earn : Agree strongly | 716 |
59.3%
|
| 2 | Free to earn : Agree somewhat | 158 |
13.1%
|
| 3 | Limit income: Agree somewhat | 55 |
4.6%
|
| 4 | Limit income: Agree strongly | 208 |
17.2%
|
| 5 | Don't know | 27 |
2.2%
|
| 6 | Do not agree with either | 44 |
3.6%
|
| 98 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing data | 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
The enumerator introduced the pair of statements by saying, “Here are several pairs of statements. Please tell me whether you most agree with Statement A or Statement B?.” Then, the enumerator probed for strength of opinion.