Afrobarometer Survey 2002, Round 2
South Africa, 2002
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Q49a. Responsibilities of assembly representative - 1st response (Q49A)
Data file: saf_r2_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2400
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
464
End:
466
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
49. In your opinion, what are the most important responsibilities of a Member of Parliament? 1st response
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing data | 0 |
0%
|
| 0 | None/No responsibilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Make laws | 17 |
0.7%
|
| 2 | Approve/ratify budget | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Listen to the people | 90 |
3.8%
|
| 4 | Represent the people | 467 |
19.5%
|
| 5 | Check and balance executive branch | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 6 | Deliver development | 100 |
4.2%
|
| 7 | Fight corruption | 31 |
1.3%
|
| 8 | Make the government work better | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Ensure economic equality | 39 |
1.6%
|
| 10 | Spend their own money in the constituency | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | To ensure justice | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | To rule/to govern | 14 |
0.6%
|
| 13 | Ensure national unity | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 14 | National security | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 15 | Interpret laws/constitution | 23 |
1%
|
| 16 | Civic education | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Environment | 1 |
0%
|
| 20 | Implement education policies | 35 |
1.5%
|
| 21 | Implement health policies | 19 |
0.8%
|
| 22 | Create employment | 436 |
18.2%
|
| 23 | Control prices | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 24 | Control crime | 95 |
4%
|
| 25 | Manage the macro-economy | 29 |
1.2%
|
| 26 | Help the poor | 56 |
2.3%
|
| 27 | Improve infrastructure | 19 |
0.8%
|
| 28 | International relations | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 29 | Ensure/protect/promote democracy | 105 |
4.4%
|
| 30 | Handle AIDS issues/AIDS awareness | 23 |
1%
|
| 31 | Debate/discuss/solve problems | 82 |
3.4%
|
| 32 | Social welfare issues (fight poverty, assist poor, elderly) | 86 |
3.6%
|
| 33 | Manage land issues/land distribution | 9 |
0.4%
|
| 34 | Improve agriculture/assist farmers | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 35 | Housing issues | 147 |
6.1%
|
| 50 | Help the population | 160 |
6.7%
|
| 995 | Other | 152 |
6.3%
|
| 996 | No reply/no further reply | 0 |
0%
|
| 998 | Refused to answer | 1 |
0%
|
| 999 | Don't know | 118 |
4.9%
|
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.