Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Namibia, 1999
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9b Current method of ensuring safety of home (Q9B)
Data file: nam_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1183
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
2
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
31
End:
32
Width:
2
Range:
2 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
9B. Describe the things you currently rely on for the safety of your home?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pay someone to watch house | 0 |
0%
|
| 2 | Watch it myself/guard it myself | 28 |
2.4%
|
| 3 | Rely on community group | 57 |
4.8%
|
| 4 | Rely on friends/family | 60 |
5.1%
|
| 5 | Rely on police | 16 |
1.4%
|
| 6 | Rely on traditional leader | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 7 | Rely on people I know in the police | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | Bribe police | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Pretend to pay to watch house | 4 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Steal things to make home safe | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Ask anyone to help me | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 12 | Nothing | 5 |
0.4%
|
| 23 | Nothing I can do | 0 |
0%
|
| 24 | Go to council | 0 |
0%
|
| 25 | Look for more secure place | 0 |
0%
|
| 26 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| 27 | Do not use anything | 0 |
0%
|
| 28 | Rely on God/Allah | 0 |
0%
|
| 29 | Protection from soldiers/army | 0 |
0%
|
| 30 | Burglar bars | 0 |
0%
|
| 31 | Get a gun | 0 |
0%
|
| 32 | Lock house & gate | 0 |
0%
|
| 33 | Being alert while sleeping | 0 |
0%
|
| 34 | Blow whistle for help | 0 |
0%
|
| 35 | Security company | 0 |
0%
|
| 36 | Self-defence | 0 |
0%
|
| 37 | Rely on black medicine/sorcery | 0 |
0%
|
| 38 | Close door with poles | 0 |
0%
|
| 39 | Not revealing household schedules | 0 |
0%
|
| 40 | Keeping weapons (eg knife,panga,baton,spears,clubs,etc) | 0 |
0%
|
| 41 | Securing the windows | 0 |
0%
|
| 42 | Somebody always at home | 0 |
0%
|
| 43 | Noisy alarm apparatus behind door | 0 |
0%
|
| 44 | Do not allow strangers in | 0 |
0%
|
| 45 | Security lights | 0 |
0%
|
| 46 | Do not switch off lights | 0 |
0%
|
| 47 | Not fraternising with people | 0 |
0%
|
| 48 | Store valuables at friends | 0 |
0%
|
| 49 | Put thorns/glass around house | 0 |
0%
|
| 50 | Electric fence | 0 |
0%
|
| 52 | No other methods | 0 |
0%
|
| 53 | Close Windows | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 54 | Dogs will protect home | 1 |
0.1%
|
| 96 | No further answer | 937 |
79.2%
|
| 97 | N/A | 0 |
0%
|
| 98 | refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing data | 61 |
5.2%
|
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.