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Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1

Zimbabwe, 1999
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ZWE_1999_AFB-R1_v01_M
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The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michigan State University (MSU)
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Most important changes about way country is governed? (Q106B)

Data file: zim_r1_data.sav

Overview

Valid: 1200
Invalid: -
Minimum: 3
Maximum: 98
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 2
Start: 1212
End: 1216
Width: 5
Range: 3 - 98
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
106. What are the most important things that need to be changed about the way we govern our country?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Don't know 0
0%
2 Nothing 0
0%
3 Ruling of country by constitutional laws 2
0.2%
4 Criminal procedures/laws 3
0.3%
5 Violence 0
0%
6 Employment/unemployment 11
0.9%
7 Democracy must work 0
0%
8 Democracy 0
0%
9 Availability of basic needs ( Water,electricity ) 4
0.3%
10 Salaries 11
0.9%
11 Schools 2
0.2%
12 Prices of goods 34
2.8%
13 Living standards 4
0.3%
14 Govt officials must visit all parts of country 3
0.3%
15 Housing 6
0.5%
16 The parliament 1
0.1%
17 Election policy 3
0.3%
18 They must work for people's benefits 2
0.2%
19 Clinic fees must not be increased 1
0.1%
20 Fairness/ equality to all 3
0.3%
21 Equality in govt jobs 2
0.2%
22 President's ruling term to be limited 10
0.8%
23 Terminate ex-army pensions 0
0%
24 Increase export capacity 0
0%
25 Invite investors into the country 0
0%
26 Social security 0
0%
27 Give people land 16
1.3%
28 Drought relief 4
0.3%
29 Equality to all people 4
0.3%
30 Better health services/facilities 19
1.6%
31 Freedom 4
0.3%
32 Peace 0
0%
33 Ministers must change 8
0.7%
34 Bring back death penalty 0
0%
35 Increase pension 1
0.1%
36 Apartheid 0
0%
37 Laws against squatter camps 0
0%
38 Stop corruption 23
1.9%
39 More rights to police officers 1
0.1%
40 Police must patrol areas 1
0.1%
41 Ex-plan fighters must get jobs & privileges 0
0%
42 More control over personal rights by govt 1
0.1%
43 Less control over personal rights by govt 0
0%
44 Vice-presidents must go 2
0.2%
45 Need new constitution 4
0.3%
46 President should retire 14
1.2%
47 Government need to create employment 13
1.1%
48 People suffering 5
0.4%
49 Old people should be assisted 1
0.1%
50 People should live by traditional customs 3
0.3%
51 Prostitution too high 2
0.2%
52 Govt should listen to people's problems 20
1.7%
53 Reduce number of ministers 26
2.2%
54 Rule by chiefs 2
0.2%
55 Appointment of ministers 7
0.6%
56 Govt should rule properly 4
0.3%
57 Should be elections for ministers 3
0.3%
58 The economy 24
2%
59 Reduce President's powers 7
0.6%
60 Do away with governors 3
0.3%
61 Give headman more power 1
0.1%
62 People should be free to join any pol party 1
0.1%
63 Freedom in all respects 1
0.1%
64 Parliament must change 3
0.3%
65 Education 4
0.3%
66 Crime 21
1.8%
67 Taxes 7
0.6%
68 Poverty 8
0.7%
69 Stop rigging elections 2
0.2%
70 Build schools 2
0.2%
71 Govt budget/Expenditure 11
0.9%
72 Assist businessmen with investments 1
0.1%
73 Fire ministers 1
0.1%
74 Currency 4
0.3%
76 Transport problems 2
0.2%
77 The old to retire for the young 0
0%
78 Deport whites 0
0%
96 No further answer 805
67.1%
98 Refused to answer 2
0.2%
99 Missing data 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.
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