Afrobarometer Round 4 Survey

Language spoken in home (1); describing national economic conditions (1); personal living conditions (2); comparing current conditions to past (2); expectations for future conditions (2); lacking enough food (1); lacking clean water access (1); lacking medical care access (1); lacking access to fuel for cooking food (1); lacking cash income (1); fear of crime in the home (1); experiences with crime (2); government economic policies (2); news sources (3); interest in public affairs (1); discussing politics with friends and family (1); assessing personal freedoms in country (3); questioning leaders or respecting authority (1); leaders helping their home community (1); relationship between the government and people (1); government banning organizations (1); government closing newspapers (1); government allowing expression of different views (1); group membership (2); community meeting attendance (1); raise an issue in a group (1); protest attendance (1); last election voting (1); making political leaders listen to issues (2); contacting political officials (5); contacting influential figures (5); one-party (single-party) rule (1); military rule (1); single leader deciding everything (one-man rule) (1); preference for democracy (1); choosing leaders through elections (1); need for political parties (1); parliamentary monitoring of the president (1); role of opposition political party (1); media reporting on corruption (1); restrictions on the president (2); trying another present political system (1); ranking national priorities (2); naming MP (member of parliament) (1); naming country’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (1); assessing level of democracy (4); satisfaction with country’s democracy (1); whether court decisions are binding (1); whether people must obey the law (1); whether people must pay taxes (1); conflict from political parties (1); President ignoring laws (1); equal legal treatment of people (1); going unpunished for crimes (2); being careful talking about politics (1); fearing political violence (1); likelihood of people finding your vote (1); likelihood of punishment for complaints about government (1); trust of political institutions (9); corruption of political figures (8); paying bribes to the government (3); most important responsibility of MP (1); MP spending time in constituency (2); political figures listening to personal concerns (3); electing candidates by local or national benefits (1); most important national problems (3); government handling of various issues (16); primary responsibility for managing various tasks (8); local government’s handling of various issues (6); approval of local council procedures (6); people’s ability to improve local government situations (1); personal action on local government issues (6); assessing qualifications of representatives (4); payments to government in the past year (5); influence of traditional leaders (2); traditional leaders on local councils (1); partisanship of traditional leaders (1); government salaries for traditional leaders (1); job performance approval of political figures (3); rating freeness and fairness of past elections (1); assessing elections in practice (2); making politicians do their jobs once elected (3); having voice heard in elections (1); tribe or ethnic group identification (1); comparing conditions of ethnic group (2); unfair government treatment of ethnic group (1); choosing between ethnic and national identities (1); trust of people (3); political party identification (2); receiving remittances from abroad (1); frequency of technological usage (3); frequency of traveling 10 kilometers or more from home (1); languages spoken well (1); highest level of education (1); personal religion (1); importance of religion in one’s life (1); radio ownership (1); television ownership (1); motor vehicle ownership (1); household water source (2); employment status (1); friends or relatives that died from AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) (2); potential presidential election voting (1); help to country from various institutions (4); help to country from NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) (1); help to country from international businesses and investors (1); help to country from other nations (5); help to country from European Union (EU) (1); government influence of NGOs (1); government influence of international businesses and investors (1); influence of civic organizations and NGOs (1); perceived reason for interview (1).