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Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1

Malawi, 1999
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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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Besides being Malawian, which group do you feel you belong to (Q83)

Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 1208
Invalid: -
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 109
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 819
End: 824
Width: 6
Range: 1 - 109
Format: Numeric

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Literal question
83. We have spoken to many Malawians and they have all described themselves in different ways. Some people describe themselves in terms of their language, religion, race, and others describe themselves in economic terms, such as working class, middle class, or a farmer. Besides being Malawian, which specific group to do you feel you belong to first and foremost?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Afrikaans 2
0.2%
2 Chewa 203
16.8%
3 Chinyungwe 2
0.2%
4 Chisena 4
0.3%
5 Damara 3
0.2%
6 English 0
0%
7 German 0
0%
8 Nama 0
0%
9 Ndebele 0
0%
10 Oshiwambo 1
0.1%
11 Otjiherero 0
0%
12 Portueguese 0
0%
13 Rukwangali 0
0%
14 Sesotho,Sotho, S.Sotho 0
0%
15 Setswana/Tswana 0
0%
16 Silozi 0
0%
17 Shangaan/Tsonga/Ronga/Tswa 0
0%
18 Shona 0
0%
19 Swahili 0
0%
20 Swazi 0
0%
21 Venda 0
0%
22 Xhosa 0
0%
23 Zulu 0
0%
24 Sepedi/N.Sotho 0
0%
25 White 0
0%
26 Black 1
0.1%
27 Coloured 0
0%
28 Indian 0
0%
29 Christian 98
8.1%
30 Muslim 21
1.7%
31 Catholic 10
0.8%
32 Religious 6
0.5%
33 Middle class 3
0.2%
34 Working class 44
3.6%
35 Poor/low class 3
0.2%
36 Farmer 174
14.4%
37 Jindwi 0
0%
38 Black African 1
0.1%
39 African 8
0.7%
40 Muchikunda 1
0.1%
41 Budya 0
0%
42 Zezuru 0
0%
43 Ndau 0
0%
44 Muungwe 0
0%
45 Housewife 6
0.5%
46 Don't differentiate myself 47
3.9%
47 Tumbuka 80
6.6%
48 Karanga 0
0%
49 Worker 2
0.2%
50 Korekore 0
0%
51 Ovambo 0
0%
52 Afrikaner 0
0%
53 Boer 0
0%
54 Businessman 43
3.6%
55 Unemployed 0
0%
56 Kavango 0
0%
57 San 0
0%
58 Khoi 0
0%
59 Banderu 1
0.1%
60 Student 11
0.9%
61 Herero 0
0%
62 3rd class 0
0%
63 Professional 0
0%
64 Farm-worker 0
0%
65 Race 8
0.7%
66 Pensioner 1
0.1%
67 Sportsman 1
0.1%
68 Traditional leader 0
0%
69 Caprivian 0
0%
70 Language 1
0.1%
71 Political party affiliation 0
0%
73 Young person 0
0%
74 Foreigner 1
0.1%
75 Malwe 0
0%
76 Yei 0
0%
77 Totela 2
0.2%
78 Dirigo 0
0%
79 Woman 0
0%
80 Head of household 0
0%
81 Kwangali 0
0%
82 Vushambyu 0
0%
83 Mbukushu 0
0%
84 Gentleman 0
0%
85 Zimbabwean 0
0%
86 Manyika 1
0.1%
87 Namibian 0
0%
88 Tonga 23
1.9%
89 Tribe 0
0%
90 District of origin 0
0%
91 Region of origin 6
0.5%
92 Politician 1
0.1%
93 Educated person 1
0.1%
94 Development orientated person 2
0.2%
95 Counsellor 0
0%
96 Nothing 10
0.8%
98 Refused 1
0.1%
99 Missing 1
0.1%
100 Lomwe 92
7.6%
101 Yao 55
4.6%
102 Ngoni 117
9.7%
103 Sena 34
2.8%
104 Mang'anja 46
3.8%
105 Northerner 3
0.2%
106 Lambya 9
0.7%
107 Nyanja 10
0.8%
108 Ndali 2
0.2%
109 Nkhonde 5
0.4%
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.
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