Afrobarometer Survey 2021
Round 8

Eswatini, 2021

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SWZ_2021_AFB-R8_v01_M

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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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Q73. Free to move when public security threatened vs impose curfews (Q73)

Data file: afrobarometer_release-data_esw_r8_en_2021-09-21.sav

Overview

Valid: 1200

Invalid: -

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 744

End: 745

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Let’s talk for a moment about the kind of society you would like to have in this country. Some people say that, in order to enjoy security from violence in our society, we must limit the amount of freedom that citizens are allowed to enjoy. Others say that political liberty is too important to sacrifice and must always be maintained, even if it threatens the security of the country.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. [Interviewer: Probe for strength of opinion: Do you agree or agree very strongly?]
Statement 1: Even if faced with threats to public security, people should be free to move about the country at any time of day or night.
Statement 2: When faced with threats to public security, the government should be able to impose curfews and set up special roadblocks to prevent people from moving around.

Value	Category	Cases
-1	Missing	0	0%
1	Agree Very Strongly with Statement 1	151	12.6%
2	Agree with Statement 1	190	15.8%
3	Agree with Statement 2	375	31.3%
4	Agree Very Strongly with Statement 2	470	39.2%
5	Agree with Neither	6	0.5%
8	Refused to answer	1	0.1%
9	Don't know	7	0.6%