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Afrobarometer Survey 2019, Round 8

Ghana, 2019
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GHA_2019_AFB-R8_v01_M
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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
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Data file: gha_r8_data_27oct20.sav

Afrobarometer round 8 survey data.

Cases: 2400
Variables: 392

Variables

RESPNO
Respondent number
URBRUR
Urban or Rural Primary Sampling Unit
REGION
Province or region
EA_SVC_A
EA-SVC-A. Electricity grid in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_B
EA-SVC-B. Piped water system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_C
EA-SVC-C. Sewage system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_D
EA-SVC-D. Cell phone service in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_E
EA-SVC-E. Borehole or tubewell in PSU/EA
EA_FAC_A
EA-FAC-A. Post office in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_B
EA-FAC-B. School in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_C
EA-FAC-C. Police station in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_D
EA-FAC-D. Health Clinic in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_E
EA-FAC-E. Market stalls in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_F
EA-FAC-F. Bank or money services in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_G
EA-FAC-G. Paid transport in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_A
EA-SEC-A. Police in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_B
EA-SEC-B. Soldiers/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_C
EA-SEC-C. Roadblocks by police/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_D
EA-SEC-D. Customs checkpoints in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_E
EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by private security/local community in the PSU/EA
EA_ROAD_A
EA-ROAD-A. Road surface at start point
EA_ROAD_B
EA-ROAD-B. Road surface last 5 km
EA_ROAD_C
EA-ROAD-C. Road condition last 5 km
NOCALL_1
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1
NOCALL_1OTHER
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1 (Verbatim)
NOCALL_2
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2
NOCALL_3
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 3
NOCALL_4
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 4
NOCALL_5
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 5
NOCALL_6
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 6
NOCALL_7
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 7
NOCALL_8
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 8
NOCALL_9
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 9
NOCALL_10
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 10
THISINT
This interview, gender
ADULT_CT
Number of adults in household
CALLS
Number of calls
DATEINTR
Date of interview
STRTIME
Q1
Q1. Age
Q2
Q2. Language spoken in home
Q2OTHER
Q2other. Language spoken in home (verbatim)
Q3
Q3. Overall direction of the country
Q4A
Q4a. Country’s present economic condition
Q4B
Q4b. Your present living conditions
Q5
Q5. Treated unfairly by government based on economic status
Q6A
Q6a. Country’s economic condition compared to 12 months ago
Q6B
Q6b. Country’s economic condition in 12 months’ time
Q7A
Q7a. How often gone without food
Q7B
Q7b. How often gone without water
Q7C
Q7c. How often gone without medical care
Q7D
Q7d. How often gone without cooking fuel
Q7E
Q7e. How often gone without cash income
Q8A
Q8a. How often felt unsafe walking in neighbourhood
Q8B
Q8b. How often feared crime in home
Q9
Q9. Discuss politics
Q10A
Q10a. Freedom to say what you think
Q10B
Q10b. Freedom to join political organization
Q10C
Q10c. Freedom to choose who to vote for without pressure
Q11A
Q11a. Attend a community meeting
Q11B
Q11b. Join others to raise an issue
Q11C
Q11c. Attend a demonstration or protest march
Q12A
Q12a. Contact local government councillor
Q12B
Q12b. Contact MP
Q12C
Q12c Contact political party official
Q12D
Q12d. Contact traditional leader
Q13
Q13. Voting in the most recent national election
Q14
Q14. Freeness and fairness of the last national election
Q15A
Q15a. Last national election: attend a campaign rally
Q15B
Q15b. Last national election: work for a candidate or party
Q15C
Q15c. Last national election: contacted by representative of political party
Q15D_1
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 1st response
Q15D_2
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 2nd response
Q15D_3
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 3rd response
Q15D_4
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 4th response
Q15D_5
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 5th response
Q15D_6
Q15d. Which parties contacted? 6th response
Q15DOTHER
Q15d. Which parties contacted? Other (verbatim)
Q16A
Q16a. Last national election: media provide fair coverage of all candidates
Q16B
Q16b. Last national election: candidate or political party offer food, gift or money for vote
Q17A
Q17a. Last national election: votes not accurately counted
Q17B
Q17b. Last national election: people voted more than once
Q17C
Q17c. Last national election: powerful people find out vote
Q17D
Q17d. Last national election: fear political intimidation or violence
Q18A
Q18a. Last national election: police or soldiers assist people to cast ballot
Q18B
Q18b. Last national election: security forces or a political party try intimidate voters
Q18C
Q18c. Last national election: announced results reflect counted results
Q19A
Q19a. Government bans organizations vs. join any
Q19B
Q19b. Newspapers free to publish vs. government control
Q20A
Q20a. Reject one-party rule
Q20B
Q20b. Reject military rule
Q20C
Q20c. Reject one-man rule
Q21
Q21. Support for democracy
Q22
Q22. Govt gets things done vs. Govt accountable to citizens
Q23
Q23. Listen to wisdom of elders vs fresh ideas from young people
Q24
Q24. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods
Q25
Q25. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed
Q26
Q26. Elected officials accountable vs elected leaders follow own ideas
Q27
Q27. Elected leaders empower most capable citizens vs help people left behind by economic and social change
Q28
Q28. Experts needed for most important decisions vs no need for experts
Q29
Q29. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own
Q30
Q30. President free to act vs. obey the laws and courts
Q31
Q31. Elections winner pursue policies they prefer vs. compromise with other groups
Q32
Q32. Elected government free to do whatever the people want vs bound by laws
Q33
Q33. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting
Q34
Q34. Presidential two term limit vs. no term limits
Q35A
Q35a. Minimum age for candidates for president needed
Q35B
Q35b. Minimum age for candidates for president
Q35C
Q35c. Maximum age for candidates for president needed
Q35D
Q35d. Maximum age for candidates for president
Q36
Q36. Extent of democracy
Q37
Q37. Satisfaction with democracy
Q38A
Q38a. MPs listen
Q38B
Q38b. Local government councillors listen
Q38C
Q38c. Traditional leaders listen
Q39A
Q39a. People must pay taxes
Q39B
Q39b. Government information for official use only
Q40A
Q40a. How often party competition leads to conflict
Q40B
Q40b. How often president ignores laws
Q40C
Q40c. How often president ignores parliament
Q40D
Q40d. How often careful what you say
Q40E
Q40e. How often people treated unequally
Q40F
Q40f. How often officials unpunished
Q40G
Q40g. How often ordinary people unpunished
Q41A
Q41a. Trust president
Q41B
Q41b. Trust parliament/national assembly
Q41C
Q41c. Trust Electoral Commission
Q41D
Q41d. Trust your elected local government council
Q41D1_GHA
Q41d1-GHA. Trust you Metropolitan, Municipal or District Chief Executive
Q41E
Q41e. Trust the ruling party
Q41F
Q41f. Trust opposition political parties
Q41G
Q41g. Trust police
Q41H
Q41h. Trust army
Q41I
Q41i. Trust courts of law
Q41J
Q41j. The tax/ revenue office
Q41K
Q41k. Trust traditional leaders
Q41L
Q41l. Trust religious leaders
Q41M_GHA
Q41m-GHA. Trust Information from government sources
Q41N_GHA
Q41n-GHA. Trust Information from public media institutions
Q41O_GHA
Q41o-GHA. Trust Information from private media institutions
Q41P_GHA
Q41p-GHA. Trust Information from Social Media
Q42A
Q42a. Corruption: office of the Presidency
Q42B
Q42b. Corruption: Members of Parliament
Q42B1_GHA
Q42b1-GHA. Corruption: Officials of the Electoral Commission
Q42C
Q42c. Corruption: Civil servants
Q42D
Q42d. Corruption: local government councillors
Q42D1_GHA
Q42d1-GHA. Corruption: Your Metropolitan, Municipal or District Chief Executive
Q42E
Q42e. Corruption: Police
Q42F
Q42f. Corruption: Judges and Magistrates
Q42G
Q42g. Corruption: Tax officials
Q42H
Q42h. Corruption:Traditional leaders
Q42I
Q42i. Corruption: Religious leaders
Q42J_GHA
Q42j-GHA. Corruption: Media persons from public media institutions
Q42K_GHA
Q42k-GHA. Corruption: Media persons from private media institutions
Q43A
Q43a. Level of corruption
Q43B
Q43b. Ordinary people can report corruption without fear
Q44A
Q44a. Contact with public school
Q44B
Q44b. Difficulty to obtain public school services
Q44C
Q44c. Pay bribe for public school services
Q44D
Q44d. Contact with public clinic or hospital
Q44E
Q44e. Difficulty to obtain medical care
Q44F
Q44f. Pay bribe for medical care
Q44G
Q44g. Tried to obtain identity document
Q44H
Q44h. Difficulty to obtain identity document
Q44I
Q44i. Pay bribe for identity document
Q44J
Q44j. Requested assistance from the police
Q44K
Q44k. Difficulty obtaining police assistance
Q44L
Q44l. Pay bribe to receive police assistance
Q44M
Q44m. Contact with police in other situations
Q44N
Q44n. Pay bribe to avoid problem with police
Q45
Q45. Higher taxes with more govt services vs. lower taxes with fewer govt services
Q46A
Q46a. Difficulty to find out what taxes or fees to pay
Q46B
Q46b. Difficulty to find out how government uses tax revenues
Q46C
Q46c. Taxes for ordinary people: too little, too much, or about the right amount
Q46D
Q46d. Taxes for the rich: too little, too much, or about the right amount
Q47A
Q47a. Government should ensure small traders and informal sector pay taxes
Q47B
Q47b. Fairness of high taxes for the rich to help the poor
Q47C
Q47c. Taxes used by government for the well-being of citizens
Q47D
Q47d. People avoid paying taxes
Q48PT1OTHER
Q48pt1. Most important problems - 1st response
Q48PT1
Q48pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim)
Q48PT2OTHER
Q48pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response
Q48PT2
Q48pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim)
Q48PT3OTHER
Q48pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response
Q48PT3
Q48pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim)
Q48B_GHA
Q48B-GHA. Government handling MIP
Q49A
Q49a. More taxes to support youth programs
Q49B
Q49b. Priorities for government investment in youth programs
Q50A
Q50a. Handling managing the economy
Q50B
Q50b. Handling improving living standards of the poor
Q50C
Q50c. Handling creating jobs
Q50D
Q50d. Handling keeping prices stable
Q50E
Q50e. Handling narrowing gaps between rich and poor
Q50F
Q50f. Handling reducing crime
Q50G
Q50g. Handling improving basic health services
Q50H
Q50h. Handling addressing educational needs
Q50I
Q50i. Handling providing water and sanitation services
Q50J
Q50j. Handling fighting corruption in government
Q50K
Q50k. Handling maintaining roads and bridges
Q50L
Q50l. Handling providing a reliable supply of electricity
Q50M
Q50m. Handling preventing or resolving violent conflict
Q50N
Q50n. Handling addressing the needs of young people
Q50O
Q50o. Handling protecting rights and promoting opportunities for disabled people
Q51A
Q51a. Performance: President
Q51B
Q51b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep
Q51C
Q51c. Performance: local government councillor
Q51C1_GHA
Q51c1-GHA. Performance: Metropolitan, Municipal or District Chief Executive
Q51D
Q51d. Performance: traditional leader
Q52A
Q52a. Who responsible: MPs do jobs
Q52B
Q52b. Who responsible: president does job
Q53A
Q53a. Elections ensure voters' views are reflected
Q53B
Q53b. Elections enable voters to remove leaders from office
Q53C
Q53c. Communities that do not vote for the ruling party suffer negative consequences
Q54A
Q54a. Feared violence in neighbourhood
Q54B
Q54b. Feared violence during public protest
Q55A
Q55a. Radio news
Q55B
Q55b. Television news
Q55C
Q55c. Newspaper news
Q55D
Q55d. Internet news
Q55E
Q55e. Social media news
Q56
Q56. News media free of censorship by the government
Q57A
Q57a. Spread false information: government officials
Q57B
Q57b. Spread false information: politicians and political parties
Q57C
Q57c. Spread false information: news media and journalists
Q57D
Q57d. Spread false information: social media users
Q57E
Q57e. Spread false information: activists and interest groups
Q58A
Q58a. Government prohibits: news or information that is false
Q58B
Q58b. Government prohibits: news, information, or opinions that the government disapproves of
Q58C
Q58c. Government prohibits: news, information, or opinions that criticize or insult the president
Q58D
Q58d. Government prohibits: hate speech
Q59A
Q59a. Heard about social media
Q59B
Q59b. Social media: makes people more informed about current events
Q59C
Q59c. Social media:makes people more likely to believe false news
Q59D
Q59d. Social media:helps people have more impact on political processes
Q59E
Q59e. Social media: makes people more intolerant
Q59F
Q59f. Effects of social media on society
Q60
Q60. Unrestricted access to the Internet vs regulated access
Q61
Q61. Free movement in region vs limit cross-border movement
Q62
Q62. Difficulty to move across borders
Q63
Q63. Finance development from own resources vs use external loans
Q64A
Q64a. Loans tied to strict requirements by lenders vs government decides how to spend loans
Q64B
Q64b. Loans tied to promotion of democracy and human rights vs government decides about democracy and human rights
Q65A
Q65a. Country receives loans or development assistance from China
Q65B
Q65b. Government required to repay China for loans
Q65C
Q65c. Government borrowed too much money from China
Q65D
Q65d. Requirements on loans and assistance from China
Q66
Q66. Open trade for development vs protection of local proucers
Q67
Q67. Limit trade in consumer goods to nationals vs allow foreigners to trade
Q68
Q68. Diverse communities stronger vs similar communities stronger
Q69A
Q69a. Best model for the future development
Q69AOTHER
Q69aother. Best model for the future development (verbatim)
Q69B
Q69b. Influence of China on country
Q70A
Q70a. Influence of organization: African Union
Q70B
Q70b. Influence of organization: SADC
Q70C
Q70c. Influence of organization: United Nations agencies
Q70D
Q70d. Influence of country: Britain
Q70E
Q70e. Influence of country: China
Q70F
Q70f. Influence of country: United States
Q70G
Q70g. Influence of country: Regional Superpower
Q71
Q71. Most important languages for next generation to learn
Q71OTHER
Q71other. Most important languages for next generation to learn (verbatim)
Q72A
Q72a. Heard about climate change
Q72B
Q72b. Climate change: affecting country
Q73
Q73. Free to move when public security threatened vs impose curfews
Q74
Q74. Government should monitor private communication vs right to privacynt age
Q75
Q75. Absolute freedom of religion vs government regulates what is said
Q76A_GHA
Q76a-GHA. Aware of December 2019 referendum
Q76B_GHA
Q76b-GHA. Agree or disagree: Electoral Commission should be partisan in preparations for referendum
Q76C_GHA
Q76c-GHA. Education on the December 2019 referendum
Q76D_GHA
Q76d-GHA. Vote in December 2019 referendum
Q77A_GHA
Q77a-GHA. Agree or disagree: Electoral Commission fair to all political parties
Q77B_GHA
Q77b-GHA. Organization of limited voter registration exercise by Electoral Commission
Q78A_GHA
Q78a-GHA. SHS policy has created opportunity for poor to obtain education
Q78B_GHA
Q78b-GHA. Support SHS even if it leads to an increase in the number of educated citizens who cannot find a job
Q78C_GHA
Q78c-GHA. SHS policy should have targeted only poor
Q78D_GHA
Q78d-GHA. Government ensure necessary structures for free SHS before implementation vs address issues as they arise
Q79A_GHA
Q79a-GHA. Money safe with: Traditional ‘susu’ collectors
Q79B_GHA
Q79b-GHA. Money safe with: Banks
Q79C_GHA
Q79c-GHA. Money safe with: Savings and loans company
Q79D_GHA
Q79d-GHA. Money safe with: Microfinance companies
Q79E_GHA
Q79e-GHA. Money safe with: Mobile money wallet
Q79F_GHA
Q79f-GHA. Money safe with: At home
Q80A_GHA
Q80a-GHA. Contact or experience with the formal justice system in Ghana
Q80B1_GHA
Q80b1. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Independence
Q80B2_GHA
Q80b2. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Professionalism of officials
Q80B3_GHA
Q80b3. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Corruption
Q80B4_GHA
Q80b4. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Fairness
Q80B5_GHA
Q80b5. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Responsiveness
Q80B6_GHA
Q80b6. Evaluaton of formal justice delivery system: Transparency
Q80C_GHA_PT1
Q80c-GHA-PT1. Most important reason to not using the formal justice delivery system in Ghana
Q80C_GHA_PT1Other
Q80c-GHA-PT1Other
Q80C_GHA_PT2
Q80c-GHA-PT2. Second most important reason to not using the formal justice delivery system in Ghana
Q80C_GHA_PT2Other
Q80c-GHA-PT2Other
Q80C_GHA_PT3
Q80c-GHA-PT3. Third most important reason to not using the formal justice delivery system in Ghana
Q80C_GHA_PT3Other
Q80c-GHA-PT3Other
Q81
Q81. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe
Q81OTHER
Q81other. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe (verbatim)
Q82A
Q82a. Ethnic group treated unfairly
Q82B
Q82b. Ethnic or national identity
Q82C
Q82c. Comfortable: speaking mother tongue in public
Total: 392
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