Afrobarometer Survey 2007, Round 3.5
Nigeria, 2007
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Reference ID
NGA_2007_AFB-R3.5_v01_M
Producer(s)
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
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Q54. Politicians to form their private securities vs. use public security forces (Q54)
Data file: nig_r3.5_data.sav
Overview
Valid:
2410
Invalid:
-
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
580
End:
582
Width:
3
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
53. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B.
A. Politicians and political parties in Nigeria should be allowed to form their own private security forces.
B. The public security forces – like the army and the police - should be the only armed groups allowed in Nigeria.
A. Politicians and political parties in Nigeria should be allowed to form their own private security forces.
B. The public security forces – like the army and the police - should be the only armed groups allowed in Nigeria.
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Agree very strongly with A | 134 |
5.6%
|
| 2 | Agree with A | 285 |
11.8%
|
| 3 | Agree with B | 960 |
39.8%
|
| 4 | Agree very strongly with B | 926 |
38.4%
|
| 5 | Agree with neither | 61 |
2.5%
|
| 9 | Don't know | 44 |
1.8%
|
| 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
Interviewer: Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?