Afrobarometer Survey 2019, Round 8
Uganda, 2019
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Reference ID
UGA_2019_AFB-R8_v01_M
Producer(s)
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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Q76c_UGA. Most important thing that could be done to ensure next elections are free and fair (Q76C_UGA)
Data file: uga_r8_data_27oct20.sav
Overview
Valid:
1200
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
9999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
1047
End:
1050
Width:
4
Range:
0 - 9999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In your view, what is the single most important thing that could be done to ensure the next general elections in 2021 are free and fair?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 0 | Nothing can be done to ensure free and fair elections in Uganda | 88 |
7.3%
|
| 1 | Reform electoral laws / | 116 |
9.7%
|
| 2 | Ensure political freedoms/civil rights are respected | 63 |
5.3%
|
| 3 | End electoral violence/Ensure peace between political parties during elections | 67 |
5.6%
|
| 4 | End electoral malpractices, prevent vote rigging | 156 |
13%
|
| 5 | Equal campaign opportunities/Level playing field | 30 |
2.5%
|
| 6 | Share power/dialogue between political parties | 20 |
1.7%
|
| 7 | Promote civic education/End misinformation | 24 |
2%
|
| 8 | Adopt recommendations from international & domestic observers | 12 |
1%
|
| 9 | Reform the Electoral Commission/Ensure Electoral Commission independence | 66 |
5.5%
|
| 10 | Clean up voters roll/display and update voter register early | 15 |
1.3%
|
| 11 | Armed forces/police must be neutral | 98 |
8.2%
|
| 12 | Improve conduct of vote tally, transmission and declaration | 32 |
2.7%
|
| 13 | Candidates or parties that loose must accept results | 30 |
2.5%
|
| 14 | Expedite electoral cases before court/ensure justice for all | 6 |
0.5%
|
| 15 | End commercialisation of elections, vote buying/vote incentives | 61 |
5.1%
|
| 16 | Reintroduce presidential term limits | 43 |
3.6%
|
| 17 | End use of state resources during election campaigns | 13 |
1.1%
|
| 18 | Improve security at voting station/ election day | 30 |
2.5%
|
| 19 | Vote by physically lining up behind the candidate | 12 |
1%
|
| 20 | Elections in Uganda are/have been free | 13 |
1.1%
|
| 9995 | Other | 41 |
3.4%
|
| 9998 | Refused to answer | 12 |
1%
|
| 9999 | Don't know | 152 |
12.7%
|
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
DO NOT read out options.
Listen to the respondent’s opinion, then select the code that comes closest.
Listen to the respondent’s opinion, then select the code that comes closest.