Afrobarometer Survey 2001, Round 1
Tanzania, 2001
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Govt. laws/policies change often VS laws/policies stable (Q59)
Data file: tan_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2198
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
282
End:
282
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
59.
A. The government's laws, policies and rules change so often that they hurt people's economic welfare.
B. The laws, policies and rules in this country are stable enough to allow people to plan for their economic future.
A. The government's laws, policies and rules change so often that they hurt people's economic welfare.
B. The laws, policies and rules in this country are stable enough to allow people to plan for their economic future.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Policies change often: Agree strongly | 600 |
27.3%
|
| 2 | Policies change often: Agree somewhat | 292 |
13.3%
|
| 3 | Policies stable: Agree somewhat | 328 |
14.9%
|
| 4 | Policies stable: Agree strongly | 630 |
28.7%
|
| 5 | Don't agree with either | 200 |
9.1%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 148 |
6.7%
|
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 interviewer introduced the pair of statements in question 54-59 by saying, “I am going to give you several pairs of statements. Please tell me which one you agree with most. Choose Statement A or B.” Then, the interviewer probed for strength of opinion.