Afrobarometer Survey 1999, Round 1

Namibia, 1999

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NAM_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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Afrobarometer round 1 survey data.

Cases:	1183
Variables:	303

Variables

CASENUM

Case Number

1 Satisfaction with Economic conditions

2 Evaluations of Economic conditions

3 Economic expectations

4 Evaluations of personal economic conditions

5 How often have you gone without food

Q6A

6a Current methods of obtaining food

Q6B

6b Current methods of obtaining food

Q6C

6c Current methods of obtaining food

Q7A

7a Alternative methods of obtaining food

Q7B

7b Alternative methods of obtaining food

Q7C

7c Alternative methods of obtaining food

8 How often have you felt unsafe from crime

Q9A

9a Current method of ensuring safety of home

Q9B

9b Current method of ensuring safety of home

Q9C

9c Current method of ensuring safety of home

Q10A

10a Alternate methods of ensuring safety of home

Q10B

10b Alternate methods of ensuring safety of home

Q10C

10c Alternate methods of ensuring safety of home

Q11

11 How often have you had to go without medicine

Q12A

12a Current methods of obtaining health care

Q12B

12b Current methods of obtaining health care

Q12C

12c Current methods of obtaining health care

Q13A

13a Alt. methods of obtaining health care

Q13B

13b Alt. methods of obtaining health care

Q13C

13c Alt. methods of obtaining health care

Q14

14 Is there a school close by

Q15

15 Do you have an electricity hook-up

Q16

16 Do you have water piped to household

Q17A

17a How often family go without: drink/cook water

Q17B

17b How often family go without: shelter

Q17C

17c How often family go without: Electricity

Q17D

17d How often family go without: Heating/cooking fuel

Q18A

18a How often: physical health leads to reduced work

Q18B

18b How often: worried/anxious

Q19A

19a How often attended: church group

Q19B

19b How often attended: coop/self-help ass.

Q19C

19c How often attended: school/housing/rates groups

Q19D

19d How often attended: commercial organisation

Q19E

19e How often attended: group that does things for community

Q19F

19f How often attended: a trade union

Q20

20 People Vs Govt Responsible for well-being

Q21

21 People should be free to earn Vs Govt limit income

Q22

22 Job creation: Start businesses Vs Govt Employment

Q23

23 Risky starting new business VS good idea to start business

Q24A

24a Responsibility for providing schools

Q24B

24b Responsibility for creating jobs

Q24C

24c Resonsibility for building houses

Q24D

24d Responsibility for reducing crime

Q24E

24e Responsibility for buying/selling diamonds

Q24F

24f Responsibility for helping farmers borrow money

Q25

25 Variety of market goods at high prices VS little variety at low prices

Q26

26 Free medicine with unraised stds VS medical fees but raised stds

Q27

27 Numbers govt workers should not be reduced VS reduced numbers

Q28

28 Govt should retain factories Vs selling it to private companies

Q29A

29a What does democracy mean

Q29B

29b What does democracy mean

Q29C

29c What does democracy mean

Q30

30 Who is the Premier

Q31

31 Who is the finance minister

Q32

32 Who is your regional councillor

Q33

33 Who is your local councillor

Q34

34 Have you recently contacted a govt official

Q35

35 What type of official was it

Q36A

36a Did you have to pay a govt official to get a job

Q36B

36b Did you have to pay a govt official to get maintenance payment/pension/loan

Q36C

36c Did you pay a govt official to get electricity/water

Q36D

36d Did you pay a govt official to get housing or land

Q37

37 Have you recently contacted any influential person other than govt official

Q38

38 What type of influential person was it

Q39

39 Do you have local traditional leader

Q40

40 How interested is your local chief in your well-being

Q41

41 How much of the time can you trust your local chief to do what is right

Q42

42 How many chiefs/traditional leaders involved in corruption

Q43A

43a How often do you get news from radio

Q43B

43b How often do you get news from TV

Q43C

43c How often do you get news from newspapers

Q44

44 Can most people be trusted or should one always be careful

Q45

45 How often do you discuss political matters with friends

Q46

46 Do you follow govt and public affairs

Q47A

47a You do not have sufficient info about political life and govt

Q47B

47b Sometimes political and govt affairs are too complicated to understand

Q47C

47c Be very careful what you say/do regarding politics

Q48

48 Way you vote won't make a difference Vs it makes a difference

Q49

49 Who is in power makes a difference Vs it doesn't matter

Q50

50 Elections free and fair

Q51A

51a Most important problems govt should address

Q51B

51b Most important problems govt should address

Q51C

51c Most important problems govt should address

Q52A

52a Anyone can freely speak their mind

Q52B

52b People can join political organisation of choice

Q52C

52c Can live without fear of being arrested if done nothing wrong

Q52D

52d Can freely vote for anyone without being forced

Q52E

52e Govt treats all people fair and equal

Q52F

52f Safe from crime and violence

Q52G

52g Adequate standard of living

Q52H

52h Access to basic necessities

Q52I

52i Namibians are equal to each other

Q53

53 Only one political party allowed to stand for elections

Q54

54 All decisions made by elders, traditional leaders or chiefs

Q55

55 Army governs country

Q56

56 President decides everything

Q57

57 Economic decisions made by economic experts

Q58

58 Return to old system of South African rule

Q59

59 Govt. was elected to power by accepted procedures

Q60

60 Govt exercises power in acceptable way

Q61

61 Constitution expresses values and aspirations of all Namibians

Q62

62 Govt has right to make decisions whether people agree or not

Q63A

63a How well is govt handling the creation of jobs

Q63B

63b How well is govt handling the building of houses

Q63C

63c How well is govt ensuring that prices remain stable

Q63D

63d How well is govt reducing crime

Q63E

63e How well is govt improving health care

Q63F

63f How well is govt addressing educational needs of all Namibians

Q63G

63g How well is govt managing the economy

Q63H

63h How well is govt delivering basic services

Q63I

63i How well is govt ensuring that everyone has enough land

Q64

64 How interested is the President in your well-being

Q65

65 How much of the time can you trust the president to do what is right

Q66

66 How well has President Nujoma performed

Q67

67 How many govt officials do you think are involved in corruption

Q68

68 How interested is parliament in your well-being

Q69

69 How much of the time can you trust parliament to do what is right

Q70

70 How well has parliament performed its job

Q71

71 How many people in parliament are involved in corruption

Q72

72 How many civil servants are involved in corruption

Q73

73 How interested is your local councillor in your well-being

Q74

74 How much of the time can you trust your local govt to do what is right

Q75

75 How well has local govt performed its job

Q76

76 How many officials in local govt are involved in corruption

Q77A

77a Govt. today more effective in performing its job

Q77B

77b Govt. today more interested in hearing what people think

Q77C

77c Govt. today more corrupt?

Q77D

77d Govt. today more trustworthy?

Q78A

78a How much of the time can you trust the army

Q78B

78b How much of the time can you trust the police

Q78C

78c How much of the time can you trust the courts of law

Q78D

78d How much of the time can you trust the electoral commission

Q78E

78e How much of the time can you trust the Namibian broadcasting corporation

Q78F

78f How much of the time can you trust the newspapers

Q79

79 Preference for democratic govt vs non-democratic govt

Q83

83 Besides being Namibian what other group do you feel close to

Q84A

84a You feel proud to belong to this group

Q84B

84b Would want children to think of themselves as part of this group

Q84C

84c People who belong to this group are better than other groups

Q84D

84d Feel stronger ties to group than to other Namibians

Q84E

84e Feel proud to be called a Namibian

Q84F

84f Children should also consider themselves as Namibians

Q84G

84g All people born in country should be treated equally

Q84H

84h Desirable to create a united Namibian nation out of all groups

Q85

85 Your group's economic conditions compared with others

Q86

86 Your group treated unfairly by govt

Q87

87 Govt interest in your group compared to others

Q88

88 Does govt represent interest of all Namibians or only one group

Q89

89 Which group's interest does govt mostly represent

Q90

90 Voted in the 1994 elections

Q91A

91a Have you joined others to address community problems

Q91B

91b Have you attended an election rally

Q91C

91c Have you worked for a political party/candidate

Q91D

91d Have you ever written a letter to newspaper

Q92A

92a Have you ever claimed govt benefits that your are not entitled to

Q92B

92b Not paying rates

Q92C

92c Avoid paying income taxes

Q92D

92d Get services without paying for them

Q93A

93a Would you attend a demonstration/protest march

Q93B

93b Boycott rates, services/ taxes

Q93C

93c Partake in sit-ins/ disruption of govt. meetings

Q93D

93d Use force or violent methods

Q94

94 Support or oppose the shut down of newspapers/radio or Tv stations

Q95A

95a What if anything would you do about the shutdown?

Q95B

95b What if anything would you do about the shutdown?

Q95C

95c What if anything would you do about the shutdown?

Q95D

95d What if anything would you do about the shutdown?

Q95E

95e What if anything would you do about the shutdown?

Q96

96 Support or oppose judges dismissed for ruling against govt

Q97A

97a What would you do about dismissed judges?

Q97B

97b What would you do about dismissed judges?

Q97C

97c What would you do about dismissed judges?

Q97D

97d What would you do about dismissed judges?

Q97E

97e What would you do about dismissed judges?

Q98

98 Support or oppose the banning of political parties

Q99A

99a What would you do about banning of political parties?

Q99B

99b What would you do about banning of political parties?

Q99C

99c What would you do about banning of political parties?

Q99D

99d What would you do about banning of political parties?

Q99E

99e What would you do about banning of political parties?

Q100

100 Support or oppose the suspension of parliament and cancellation next election

Q101A

101a What would you do about the suspension of parliament and canellation of elections.

Q101B

101b What would you do about the suspension of parliament and canellation of elections.

Q101C

101c What would you do about the suspension of parliament and canellation of elections.

Q101D

101d What would you do about the suspension of parliament and canellation of elections.

Q101E

101e What would you do about the suspension of parliament and canellation of elections.

Q102

102 Govt system will take long to deal with problems Vs ought to deal with it

Q103A

103a Majority Rule needed for democracy

Q103B

103b Freedom to criticise the govt and democracy

Q103C

103c Regular elections and democracy

Q103D

103d At least two political parties competing and democracy

Q103E

103e Basic necessities and democracy

Q103F

103f Jobs for everyone and democracy

Q103G

103g Equality in education and democracy

Q103H

103h Small income gap between rich and poor and democracy

Q104

104 Strong leader Vs democracy is best

Q105

105 The manner in which Namibia is governed

Q106

106 How satisfied are you with democracy in Namibia

Q107A

107a Important changes about way the country is governed

Q107B

107b Important changes about way the country is governed

Q107C

107c Important changes about way the country is governed

Q107

107 Are you close to any political party?

Q108

108 What party are you close to?

Q109

109 How close to the party do you feel?

Q110A1

110a1 How old were you on your last birthday?

Q110A2

110a2 Year you were born

Q110B

110b Home language

Q111

111 Highest grade/std/form completed

Q112

112 Job status: part-time/ full-time

Q113

113 Recently have you been unemployed for one month or more

Q114

114 How many months were you unemployed

Q115

115 Do you work for no cash pay?

Q116

116 Present/last occupation

Q117

117 Occupation

Q118

118 Recently did you have to do without a cash income

Q119A

119a How do you normally obtain cash?

Q119B

119b How do you normally obtain cash

Q119C

119c How do you normally obtain cash

Q120A

120a Other methods used to get cash

Q120B

120b Other methods used to get cash

Q120C

120c Other methods used to get cash

Q121

121 Know a close friend or relative that died of AIDS

Q122

122 Suburb

Q123

123 District/Province

Q124A

124a Language interview was conducted in

Q124B

124b Language interview was conducted in

Q124C

124c Language interview was conducted in

Q125

125 Respondent's gender

Q126

126 Respondent's race

Q127

127 Did respondent have any missing limbs

Q128

128 Was respondent blind or nearly blind

Q129

129 Did respondent cough repeatedly during interview

Q130

130 Respondent's type of shelter

Q131

131 Did Household have windows

Q132

132 Did households have glass-in windows

Q133

133 What was the roof made of

Q134

134 Immediately present listening to interview

Q135

135 Respondent check with others to answer questions

Q136

136 Were respondent's answers influenced by anyone

Q137

137 What proportion of questions did respondent struggle with

Q138

138 Where was the interview conducted

Q139

139 Was respondent's attitude: friendly?

Q140

140 Was respondent's attitude: interested?

Q141A

141a Was respondent's attitude: cooperative?

Q141B

141b Was respondent's attitude: patient?

Q142

142 Was respondent's attitude: at ease?

Q143

143 Was respondent's attitude: honest?

Q144

144 Did your presence arouse interest from neighbours

Q145

145 Did your presence arouse suspicion from neighbours

Q146

146 Did your presence arouse fear in neighbours

Q147

147 Approached by community/political representatives

Q148

148 Did you feel threatened during interview

Q149

149 Were you physically threatened during interview

Q150

150 Did anything else significant happen during interview

Q152

152 Interviewer age

Q153

153 Do you come from a rural or urban area

Q154A

154a Interviewer's home language

Q154B

154b Interviewer's home language

Q154C

154c Interviewer's home language

Q155

155 Interviewer's gender

Q156A

156a Interviewer's race

Q156B

156b Interviewer's highest level of education

Q157

157 Is there a post-office in PSU

Q158

158 School in PSU

Q159

159 Police station in PSU

Q160

160 Regular bus/taxi service in PSU

Q161

161 Electricity grid accessable to most houses in PSU

Q162

162 Piped water system in PSU

Q163

163 Sewage system in PSU

Q164

164 Railway station in PSU

Q165

165 Health clinic system

Q166

166 Recreational facilities in PSU

Q167

167 Places of worship in PSU

Q168

168 Townhalls/community building in PSU

Q169

169 Petrol station in PSU

Q170

170 Bottle store in PSU

Q171

171 Supermarket in PSU

Q172

172 Cafes/corner shops in PSU

Q173

173 Market stalls in PSU

Q174

174 Did you see any police or police vehicles

Q175

175 See any soldiers/army vehicles in PSU

Q176

176 Pavement along roads

Q177

177 Household gardens with crops/vegetables being grown

Q178

178 Household yards containing livestock

Q179

179 Household yards with trees higher than one storey

Q180

180 Formal houses in PSU

Q181

181 Area interview was conducted in

Q182

182 PSU clearly sign-posted the last 10km journey

Q183

183 Any stop/give way signs in last 10km of journey

Q184

184 Any traffic lights in last 10km of journey

Q185

185 Were the traffic lights in working order

Q186

186 Any water-filled river during last 1km of journey

Q187

187 Any water-filled dam in last 1km of journey

Q188

188 How much graded sand/dirt roads in last 10km

Total: 303

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