Afrobarometer Survey 2005, Round 3
Lesotho, 2005
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Q38. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods (Q38)
Data file: les_r3_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
1161
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
436
End:
438
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
38. Let’s change the subject. I would like to hear your views about how this country is governed. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A: We should choose our leaders in this country through regular, open and honest elections.
B: Since elections sometimes produce bad results, we should adopt other methods for choosing this country’s leaders.
A: We should choose our leaders in this country through regular, open and honest elections.
B: Since elections sometimes produce bad results, we should adopt other methods for choosing this country’s leaders.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 652 |
56.2%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 236 |
20.3%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 123 |
10.6%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 136 |
11.7%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 11 |
0.9%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 3 |
0.3%
|
| 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
Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?