Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Malawi, 1999
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New business risky VS invest to start business (Q22)
Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1208
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
6
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
257
End:
260
Width:
4
Range:
1 - 6
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
22. A. There is no sense in trying to start a new business because it might lose money. B. If a person has a good idea for a business, they should invest their own savings or borrow money to try to make it succeed.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too risky to start businesses- : Agree strongly | 83 |
6.9%
|
| 2 | Too risky to start businesses- : Agree somewhat | 43 |
3.6%
|
| 3 | Invest to make business succeed: Agree somewhat | 162 |
13.4%
|
| 4 | Invest to make business succeed: Agree strongly | 908 |
75.2%
|
| 5 | Don't know | 3 |
0.2%
|
| 6 | Do not agree with either | 9 |
0.7%
|
| 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.