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Afrobarometer Survey 2012, Round 5

Malawi, 2012
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MWI_2012_AFB-R5_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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Data file: mlw_r5_data_july_2015

Afrobarometer round 5 survey data.

Cases: 2407
Variables: 342

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_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_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. Roadblocks by private security in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_E
EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by local community in the PSU/EA
EA_ROAD
EA-ROAD. Tarred/ paved road
NOCALL_1
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1
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
PREVINT
Previous interview, gender
THISINT
This interview, gender
ADULT_CT
Number of adults in household
CALLS
Number of calls
DATEINTR
Date of Interview
STRTIME
Time interview started
Q1
Q1. Age
Q2
Q2. Language of respondent
Q2OTHER
Q2other. Language of respondent (verbatim)
Q3A
Q3a. Country's present economic condition
Q3B
Q3b. Your present living conditions
Q4
Q4. Your living conditions vs. others
Q5A
Q5a. Country's economic condition compared to 12 months ago
Q5B
Q5b. Your living conditions compared to 12 months ago
Q6A
Q6a. Country's economic condition in 12 months time
Q6B
Q6b. Your living conditions in 12 months time
Q7
Q7. Overall direction of the country
Q8A
Q8a. How often gone without food
Q8B
Q8b. How often gone without water
Q8C
Q8c. How often gone without medical care
Q8D
Q8d. How often gone without cooking fuel
Q8E
Q8e. How often gone without cash income
Q9A
Q9a. How often felt unsafe walking in neighbourhood
Q9B
Q9b. How often feared crime in home
Q9C_MLW
Q9C_MLW. Physical punishment at home
Q9D_MLW
Q9D_MLW. Physical punishment at school
Q9E_MLW
Q9E_MLW. Incidence of Physical violence against children
Q9F_MLW
Q9F_MLW. Incidence of Physical violence against women
Q9G_MLW
Q9G_MLW. Incidence of Sexual violence against women
Q9H_MLW
Q9H_MLW. Incidence of Sexual violence against children
Q10A
Q10a. Had something stolen from house
Q10B
Q10b. Have been physically attacked
Q10C
Q10c. Reported the incident to the police
Q11
Q11. Main reason for not reporting crimes to the police
Q11OTHER
Q11other. Reason for not reporting crimes to the police (verbatim)
Q12
Q12. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance
Q12OTHER
Q12other. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance (verbatim)
Q13A
Q13a. Radio news
Q13B
Q13b. Television news
Q13C
Q13c. Newspaper news
Q13D
Q13d. Internet
Q14
Q14. Interest in public affairs
Q15
Q15. Discuss politics
Q16
Q16. Politics and government too complicated
Q16A_MLW
Q16A_MLW. Sometimes husbands have the right to beat their wives
Q16B_MLW
Q16B_MLW. Sometimes parents have the right to beat their children for the purpose of disciplining them
Q16C_MLW
Q16C_MLW. Sometimes teachers have the right to beat pupils for the purpose of disciplining them
Q17A
Q17a. Freedom to say what you think
Q17B
Q17b. Freedom to join any political organizations
Q17C
Q17c. Freedom to choose who to vote for
Q18
Q18. Leaders help own community vs. treat all equally
Q19
Q19. Government bans organizations vs. join any
Q20
Q20. Newspapers free to publish vs. government control
Q21
Q21. Government like a parent vs. an employee
Q22
Q22. Men only as leaders vs. women leaders OK
Q23
Q23. Women have equal rights vs. subject to traditional laws
Q24
Q24. Education recipient priority: boy vs ability
Q25A
Q25a. Member of religious group
Q25B
Q25b. Member of voluntary association or community group
Q26A
Q26a. Attend a community meeting
Q26B
Q26b. Join others to raise an issue
Q26C
Q26c. Refused to pay tax or fee to government
Q26D
Q26d. Attend a demonstration or protest march
Q26E
Q26e. Used force or violence for a political cause
Q26F_MLW
Q26F_MLW. Participated in community management of services
Q27
Q27. Voting in the most recent national election
Q28
Q28. Freeness and fairness of the last national election
Q29A
Q29a. Last national election: attend a campaign meeting or rally
Q29B
Q29b. Last national election: persuade others to vote for a certain candidate or party
Q29C
Q29c. Last national election: work for a candidate or party
Q30B
Q30b. Contact MP
Q30C
Q30c. Contact official of a government agency
Q30D
Q30d. Contact political party official
Q30E_MLW
Q30E_MLW. Contact an official of a civil society organization
Q31A
Q31a. Reject one-party rule
Q31B
Q31b. Reject military rule
Q31C
Q31c. Reject one-man rule
Q32
Q32. Support for democracy
Q33
Q33. Government gets things done but no citizen influence vs. Gvt. accountable to citizens
Q34
Q34. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods
Q35
Q35. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed
Q36
Q36. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own
Q37
Q37. Opposition parties examine government vs. cooperate
Q38
Q38. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting
Q39
Q39. Parliament makes laws vs. president does
Q40
Q40. President free to act vs. obey the laws and courts
Q41
Q41. Presidential two term limit vs. no term limits
Q42
Q42. Extent of democracy
Q43
Q43. Satisfaction with democracy
Q44
Q44. Essential characteristics of democracy: equality, fair election, etc.
Q45
Q45. Essential characteristics of democracy: law and order, job, etc
Q46A
Q46a. Level of democracy: today
Q46A_MLW
Q46A_MLW. Level of democracy: under late Bingu wa Mutharika
Q46B
Q46b. Level of democracy: ten years ago under Bakili Muluzi
Q46C
Q46c. Level of democracy: under previous non-democratic regime
Q46D
Q46d. Level of democracy: in the future
Q47A
Q47a. Level of democracy: China
Q47B
Q47b. Level of democracy: USA
Q47C
Q47c. Level of democracy: South Africa
Q47D
Q47d. Level of democracy: Zimbabwe
Q47E
Q47e. Level of democracy: former Colonial Power
Q48A
Q48a. Courts make binding decisions
Q48B
Q48b. People must obey the law
Q48C
Q48c. People must pay taxes
Q49
Q49. Obey government always vs. only if vote for it
Q50
Q50. Citizens must pay taxes vs. no need to tax the people
Q51
Q51. Higher taxes with more govt services vs. lower taxes with fewer govt services
Q52A
Q52a. How often news media abuse its freedom
Q52B
Q52b. How often party competition leads to conflict
Q52C
Q52c. How often president ignores laws
Q52D
Q52d. How often opposition parties silenced by government
Q52E
Q52e. How often president ignore parliament
Q53
Q53. How effective the news media reveals government mistakes and corruption
Q53_MLW
Q53_MLW. How effective are civil society organizations in doing their stated objectives
Q54
Q54. How much fear political intimidation or violence
Q55
Q55. How likely powerful find out your vote
Q56A
Q56a. How often careful what you say
Q56B
Q56b. How often people treated unequally
Q56C
Q56c. How often women treated unequally by traditional leaders
Q56D
Q56d. How often women treated unequally by police and courts
Q56E
Q56e. How often women treated unequally by employers
Q56F
Q56f. How often officials unpunished
Q56G
Q56g. How often ordinary people unpunished
Q56H
Q56h. How often obtain household services without paying
Q56I
Q56i. How often avoid paying taxes
Q56J_MLW
Q56J_MLW. How often disabilities treated unequally under the law
Q56K_MLW
Q56K_MLW. How often disabilities treated unequally by traditional leaders
Q56L_MLW
Q56L_MLW. How often disabilities treated unequally by police and courts
Q56M_MLW
Q56M_MLW. How often disabilities treated unequally by employers
Q57
Q57. Essential characteristics of democracy: legislature, government, people etc.
Q58
Q58. Essential characteristics of democracy: participation, no corruption, courts etc.
Q59A
Q59a. Trust president
Q59B
Q59b. Trust parliament/national assembly
Q59C
Q59c. Trust national electoral commission
Q59D
Q59d. Trust tax department
Q59E
Q59e. Trust your elected local government council
Q59F
Q59f. Trust the ruling party
Q59G
Q59g. Trust opposition political parties
Q59H
Q59h. Trust police
Q59I
Q59i. Trust army
Q59J
Q59j. Trust courts of law
Q59K_MLW
Q59K_MLW. Malawi Human Rights Commission
Q59L_MLW
Q59L_MLW. The Ombudsman
Q59M_MLW
Q59M_MLW. Malawi Law Commission
Q59N_MLW
Q59N_MLW. CSOs/NGOs
Q59O_MLW
Q59O_MLW. Late President Bingu wa Mutharika
Q60A
Q60a. Corruption: office of the Presidency
Q60B
Q60b. Corruption: Members of Parliament
Q60C
Q60c. Corruption: government officials
Q60E
Q60e. Corruption: police
Q60F
Q60f. Corruption: tax officials
Q60G
Q60g. Corruption: judges and magistrates
Q60H_MLW
Q60H_MLW. Corruption: Officials of CSOs/NGOs
Q60I_MLW
Q60I_MLW. Corruption: Muthalika and officials in his office
Q61A
Q61a. Pay bribe for: document or permit
Q61B
Q61b. Pay bribe for: water or sanitation services
Q61C
Q61c. Pay bribe for: treatment at local health clinic or hospital
Q61D
Q61d. Pay bribe for: avoid problem with police
Q61E
Q61e. Pay bribe for: school placement
Q61F
Q61f. Election incentives offered
Q62A
Q62a. MPs listen
Q62C_MLW
Q62C_MLW. ESCOM officials listen
Q62D_MLW
Q62D_MLW. Water Board Officials listen
Q62E_MLW
Q62E_MLW. Government Health facility officials listen
Q62F_MLW
Q62F_MLW. Government primary school head teachers listen
Q62G_MLW
Q62G_MLW. Government secondary school head teachers listen
Q62H_MLW
Q62H_MLW. District Commisioners listen
Q63PT1
Q63pt1. Most important problems - 1st response
Q63PT1OTHER
Q63pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim other)
Q63PT2
Q63pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response
Q63PT2OTHER
Q63pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim other)
Q63PT3
Q63pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response
Q63PT3OTHER
Q63pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim other)
Q64
Q64. How likely government will solve this problem within the next five years
Q65A
Q65a. Handling managing the economy
Q65A1_MLW
Q65a1_MLW. Handling the availability of foreign exchange
Q65A2_MLW
Q65a2_MLW. Handling availability of paraffin, petrol & diesel
Q65B
Q65b. Handling improving living standards of the poor
Q65C
Q65c. Handling creating jobs
Q65D
Q65d. Handling keeping prices down
Q65E
Q65e. Handling narrowing income gaps
Q65F
Q65f. Handling reducing crime
Q65G
Q65g. Handling improving basic health services
Q65H
Q65h. Handling addressing educational needs
Q65I
Q65i. Handling providing water and sanitation services
Q65J
Q65j. Handling ensuring enough to eat
Q65K
Q65k. Handling fighting corruption
Q65L
Q65l. Handling resolving violent conflict between communities
Q65M
Q65m. Handling combatting HIV/AIDS
Q65N
Q65n. Handling maintaining roads and bridges
Q65O
Q65o. Handling providing reliable electric supply
Q65P
Q65p. Handling empowering women
Q65Q_MLW
Q65q_MLW. Handling empowering people with disabilities
Q66A
Q66a. Local govt. handling maintaining roads
Q66B
Q66b. Local govt. handling maintaining local markets
Q66C
Q66c. Local govt. handling health standards in restaurants
Q66D
Q66d. Local govt. handling keeping community clean
Q66E
Q66e. Local govt. handling the use of land
Q67A
Q67a. Difficulty to obtain identity document
Q67B
Q67b. Difficulty to obtain household services
Q67C
Q67c. Difficulty to obtain help from the police
Q67D
Q67d. Difficulty to obtain primary school placement
Q67E
Q67e. Difficulty to obtain medical treatment
Q68A
Q68a. Problems with schools: too expensive
Q68B
Q68b. Problems with schools: textbooks and supplies
Q68C
Q68c. Problems with schools: poor teaching
Q68D
Q68d. Problems with schools: absent teachers
Q68E
Q68e. Problems with schools: overcrowded classrooms
Q68F
Q68f. Problems with schools: poor facilities
Q69A
Q69a. Problems with public clinic: too expensive
Q69B
Q69b. Problems with public clinic: lack of medicine/supplies
Q69C
Q69c. Problems with public clinic: lack of attention/ respect
Q69D
Q69d. Problems with public clinic: absent doctors
Q69E
Q69e. Problems with public clinic: long waiting time
Q69F
Q69f. Problems with public clinic: dirty facilities
Q70A
Q70a. Received free visits or medicines
Q70B
Q70b. Received food for children
Q71A
Q71a. Performance: President
Q71B
Q71b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep.
Q71D_MLW
Q71d_MLW. Performance: late president Bingu wa Mutharika
Q72A
Q72a. Who responsible: MPs do jobs
Q72C
Q72c. Who responsible: president does job
Q73A
Q73a. Payments required: general sales tax
Q73B
Q73b. Payments made: license fees to local government
Q73C
Q73c. Payments made: property rates or taxes
Q73D
Q73d. Payments made: income taxes
Q73E
Q73e. Payments required: self-employer taxes
Q74
Q74. Payments required to powerful people
Q75A
Q75a. Difficulty to find out what taxes or fees to pay
Q75B
Q75b. Difficulty to find out how government uses the revenues
Q75C
Q75c. Difficulty to avoid paying taxes
Q76A
Q76a. Right or wrong: not paying for the government services
Q76B
Q76b. Right or wrong: not paying the taxes
Q76C_MLW
Q76C_MLW. Right or wrong: attending non-violent demonstration
Q76D_MLW
Q76d_MLW. Right or wrong: using force or violence during a protest
Q77
Q77. Why avoid paying taxes
Q77OTHER
Q77other. Why avoid paying taxes (verbatim)
Q78
Q78. Violence never justified vs. sometimes necessary
Q78A1
Q78A1. Help from African Union
Q79_MLW
Q79_MLW. MPs can leave parties without by-election vs. by-election required
Q80_MLW
Q80_MLW. Quota system of selection to universities is fair vs. unfair
Q81_MLW
Q81_MLW. Anti Corruption Bureau is neutral body vs. partial body
Q81A_MLW
Q81A_MLW. Electoral Commission is neutral body vs. partial body
Q81B_MLW
Q81B_MLW. Quality of 2009 elections
Q82A_MLW
Q82A_MLW. People with disabilities should have equal rights and receive same treatment
Q82B_MLW
Q82B_MLW. People practising same sex marriages have the right to do so
Q83A_MLW
Q83A_MLW. Human rights and governance NGOs in Malawi work in the interest of opposition parties
Q83B_MLW
Q83B_MLW. Development and relief NGOs provide services that cannot be provided by any other agency
Q83C_MLW
Q83C_MLW. CSOs in Malawi work for the interest of their respective donors and not of people of Malawi
Q84
Q84. Tribe or ethnic group
Q84OTHER
Q84other. Tribe or ethnic group(verbatim)
Q85A
Q85a. Ethnic group treated unfairly
Q85B
Q85b. Ethnic or national identity
Q85C
Q85c. Proud of nationality
Q86A
Q86a. Right to be citizen: born in country with one non-citizen parent
Q86B
Q86b. Right to be citizen: born in country with two non-citizen parents
Q86C
Q86c. Right to be citizen: wife of citizen husband
Q86D
Q86d. Right to be citizen: husband of citizen wife
Q86E
Q86e. Right to be citizen: lived and worked in country
Q86F
Q86f. Right to be citizen: hold dual citizenship
Q87
Q87. Most people can be trusted
Q88A
Q88a. Trust relatives
Q88B
Q88b. Trust neighbours
Q88C
Q88c. Trust other people you know
Q89A
Q89a. Close to political party
Q89B
Q89b. Which party
Q89BOTHER
Q89bother. Which party (verbatim)
Q90A
Q90a. Own radio
Q90B
Q90b. Own television
Q90C
Q90c. Own motor vehicle, car or motorcycle
Q91A
Q91a. How often use a computer
Q91B
Q91b. How often use the internet
Q92
Q92. Usage and ownership of mobile phone
Q93A
Q93a. How often use a cell phone
Q93B
Q93b. How often send or receive a text message
Total: 342
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