Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Lesotho, 2005
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Q37. Support for democracy (Q37)
Data file: les_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1161
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
433
End:
435
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
37. Which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion?
A: Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government.
B: In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable.
C: For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have.
A: Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government.
B: In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable.
C: For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | STATEMENT C: Doesn't matter. | 301 |
25.9%
|
| 2 | STATEMENT B: Sometimes non-democratic preferable | 190 |
16.4%
|
| 3 | STATEMENT A: Democracy preferable. | 588 |
50.6%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 82 |
7.1%
|
| 998 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
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
Only one option to be chosen. Read the question in the language of the interview, but always read “democracy” in English. Translate “democracy” into local language only if respondent does not understand English term.