Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Namibia, 1999
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27 Numbers govt workers should not be reduced VS reduced numbers (Q27)
Data file: nam_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1183
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
109
End:
110
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
27.
A. The number of people who work for government should not be reduced, even if paying their salaries is costly to the country.
B. The government cannot afford so many public employees and should lay off/retrench some of them.
A. The number of people who work for government should not be reduced, even if paying their salaries is costly to the country.
B. The government cannot afford so many public employees and should lay off/retrench some of them.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep govt employees : Agree strongly | 500 |
42.3%
|
| 2 | Keep govt employees : Agree somewhat | 269 |
22.7%
|
| 3 | Retrench govt employees: Agree somewhat | 92 |
7.8%
|
| 4 | Retrench govt employees: Agree strongly | 147 |
12.4%
|
| 5 | Don't know | 84 |
7.1%
|
| 6 | Do not agree with either | 87 |
7.4%
|
| 98 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing data | 4 |
0.3%
|
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 more pairs of statements. Please tell me whether you most agree with Statement A or Statement B.” Then, the enumerator probed for strength of opinion.