Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1
Malawi, 1999
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Govt owns factories VS privatization (Q27)
Data file: mlw_r1_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1208
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Start:
306
End:
310
Width:
5
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
27. A. The government should retain ownership of its factories, businesses, and farms. B. It is better for the government to sell its businesses to private companies and individuals.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Govt should retain factories : Agree strongly | 558 |
46.2%
|
| 2 | Govt should retain factories : Agree somewhat | 125 |
10.3%
|
| 3 | Govt should sell factories : Agree somewhat | 49 |
4.1%
|
| 4 | Govt should sell factories : Agree strongly | 341 |
28.2%
|
| 5 | Don't know | 98 |
8.1%
|
| 6 | Do not agree with either | 36 |
3%
|
| 98 | Refused | 0 |
0%
|
| 99 | Missing data | 1 |
0.1%
|
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.