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Afrobarometer Survey 2021
Round 9

Namibia, 2021
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NAM_2021_AFB-R9_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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Jun 10, 2025
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Data file: afrobarometer_release-dataset_nam_r9_en_2023-03-01.sav

Afrobarometer round 9 survey data March, 2023 version.

Cases: 1200
Variables: 388

Variables

RESPNO
Respondent number
URBRUR
Urban or Rural Primary Sampling Unit
REGION
Province or region
EA_SVC_A
EA-SVC-A. Electricity grid in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_B
EA-SVC-B. Piped water system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_C
EA-SVC-C. Sewage system in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_D
EA-SVC-D. Mobile phone service in the PSU/EA
EA_SVC_E
EA-SVC-E. Borehole or tubewell in PSU/EA
EA_FAC_A
EA-FAC-A. Post office in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_B
EA-FAC-B. School in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_C
EA-FAC-C. Police station in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_D
EA-FAC-D. Health Clinic in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_E
EA-FAC-E. Market stalls in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_F
EA-FAC-F. Bank or money services in the PSU/EA
EA_FAC_F2
EA-FAC-F2. Social/govt center/office in PSU/EA
EA_FAC_G
EA-FAC-G. Paid transport in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_A
EA-SEC-A. Police in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_B
EA-SEC-B. Soldiers/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_C
EA-SEC-C. Roadblocks by police/army in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_D
EA-SEC-D. Customs checkpoints in the PSU/EA
EA_SEC_E
EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by private security/local community in the PSU/EA
EA_ROAD_A
EA-ROAD-A. Road surface at start point
EA_ROAD_B
EA-ROAD-B. Road surface last 5 km
EA_ROAD_C
EA-ROAD-C. Road condition last 5 km
NOCALL_1
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1
NOCALL_1Other
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1 (Verbatim)
NOCALL_2
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2
NOCALL_2Other
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2 (Verbatim)
NOCALL_3
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 3
NOCALL_4
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 4
NOCALL_5
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 5
NOCALL_6
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 6
THISINT
This interview, gender
ADULT_CT
Number of adults in household
CALLS
Number of calls
DATEINTR
Date of interview
STRTIME
Q1
Q1. Age
Q2
Q2. Language spoken in home
Q2OTHER
Q2other. Language spoken in home (verbatim)
Q3
Q3. Overall direction of the country
Q4A
Q4a. Country’s present economic condition
Q4B
Q4b. Your present living conditions
Q5A
Q5a. Country’s economic condition compared to 12 months ago
Q5B
Q5b. Country’s economic condition in 12 months’ time
Q6A
Q6a. How often gone without food
Q6B
Q6b. How often gone without water
Q6C
Q6c. How often gone without medical care
Q6D
Q6d. How often gone without cooking fuel
Q6E
Q6e. How often gone without cash income
Q7A
Q7a. How often felt unsafe walking in neighbourhood
Q7B
Q7b. How often feared crime in home
Q8
Q8. Discuss politics
Q9A
Q9a. Freedom to say what you think
Q9B
Q9b. Freedom to join any political organization
Q9C
Q9c. Freedom to choose who to vote for
Q10A
Q10a. Attend a community meeting
Q10B
Q10b. Join others to raise an issue
Q10C
Q10c. Attend a demonstration or protest march
Q11A
Q11a. Make local government councillors listen
Q11B
Q11b. Contact local government councillor
Q11B1_NAM
Q11b1-nam. Contact regional councillor
Q11C
Q11c. Contact MP
Q11D
Q11d. Contact political party official
Q11E
Q11e. Contact traditional leader
Q12A
Q12a. Elections ensure MPs reflect views of voters
Q12B
Q12b. Elections ensure voters remove unrepresentative leaders
Q13
Q13. Voting in the most recent national election
Q14A
Q14a. Freeness and fairness of the last national election
Q14B
Q14b. Last national election: powerful find out your vote
Q14C
Q14c. Last national election: fear political intimidation or violence
Q15
Q15. Government bans organizations vs join any
Q16
Q16. Media free to publish vs government control
Q17
Q17. Media checks government vs avoid negative reporting
Q18
Q18. Govt gets things done vs govt accountable to citizens
Q19A
Q19A. Government like a boss vs like an employee
Q19B
Q19b. Elected officials follow constituent demands vs follow own ideas
Q20
Q20. Men only as leaders vs women leaders
Q21A
Q21a. Men have more right to job
Q21B
Q21b. Women have equal right to land
Q22A
Q22a. Reject one-party rule
Q22B
Q22b. Reject military rule
Q22C
Q22c. Reject one-man rule
Q23
Q23. Support for democracy
Q24
Q24. Choose leaders through elections vs other methods
Q25
Q25. Political parties divisive vs many parties needed
Q26
Q26. Political party turnover better vs one party always wins
Q27A
Q27a. Parliament makes laws vs president does
Q27B
Q27b. President monitored by parliament vs free to act on own
Q27C
Q27c. Opposition parties examine government vs cooperate
Q28
Q28. President free to act vs obey the laws and courts
Q29A
Q29a. Presidential two term limit vs no term limits
Q29B
Q29b. Armed forces never intervene vs when leaders abuse power
Q30
Q30. Extent of democracy
Q31
Q31. Satisfaction with democracy
Q32A
Q32a. Level of democracy compared to five years ago
Q32B
Q32b. Level of democracy in five years' time
Q33A
Q33a. How often party competition leads to conflict
Q33B
Q33b. How often president ignores laws
Q33C
Q33c. How often president ignores parliament
Q33D
Q33d. How often careful what you say
Q33E
Q33e. How often people treated unequally under law
Q33F
Q33f. How often officials unpunished
Q33G
Q33g. How often ordinary people unpunished
Q33H
Q33h. How free is news media
Q33I
Q33i. Treated unfairly by government based on economic status
Q34A
Q34a. MPs listen
Q34A1_NAM
Q34a1-nam. National council representatives listen
Q34B
Q34b. Local government councillors listen
Q34B1_NAM
Q34b1-nam. Regional councillors listen
Q35A
Q35a. Access to information: school budget
Q35B
Q35b. Access to information: local government development plan and budget
Q35C
Q35c. Access to information: local government funding
Q36A
Q36a. Likelihood of response: request assistance
Q36B
Q36b. Likelihood of response: reporting teacher misconduct
Q36C
Q36c. Likelihood of response: reporting corruption
Q37A
Q37a. Trust president
Q37A1_NAM
Q37a1-nam. Trust prime minister
Q37B
Q37b. Trust parliament/national assembly
Q37B1_NAM
Q37b1-nam. Trust national council
Q37C
Q37c. Trust national electoral commission
Q37D
Q37d. Trust your elected local government council
Q37D1_NAM
Q37d1-nam. Trust regional council
Q37D2_NAM
Q37d2-nam. Trust regional governor
Q37E
Q37e. Trust the ruling party
Q37F
Q37f. Trust opposition political parties
Q37G
Q37g. Trust police
Q37H
Q37h. Trust army
Q37I
Q37i. Trust courts of law
Q37J
Q37j. Trust traditional leaders
Q37K
Q37k. Trust religious leaders
Q38A
Q38a. Corruption: office of the Presidency
Q38A1_NAM
Q38a1-nam. Corruption: office of the Prime Minister
Q38B
Q38b. Corruption: members of Parliament
Q38B1_NAM
Q38b1-nam. Corruption: national council representatives
Q38C
Q38c. Corruption: civil servants
Q38D
Q38d. Corruption: local government councillors
Q38D1_NAM
Q38d1-nam. Corruption: regional councillors
Q38D2_NAM
Q38d2-nam. Corruption: regional governors
Q38E
Q38e. Corruption: police
Q38F
Q38f. Corruption: judges and magistrates
Q38G
Q38g. Corruption: tax officials
Q38H
Q38h. Corruption:traditional leaders
Q38I
Q38i. Corruption: religious leaders
Q38J
Q38j. Corruption: business executives
Q38K
Q38k. Corruption: non-governmental organizations
Q39A
Q39a. Level of corruption
Q39B
Q39b. Ordinary people can report corruption without fear
Q40A
Q40a. Contact with public school
Q40B
Q40b. Difficulty to obtain public school services
Q40C
Q40c. Pay bribe for public school services
Q40D
Q40d. Felt respected by teachers, school officials
Q41A
Q41a. Contact with public clinic or hospital
Q41B
Q41b. Difficulty to obtain medical care
Q41C
Q41c. Pay bribe for medical care
Q41D
Q41d. Felt respected by clinic/hospital staff
Q41E
Q41e. Problems with public clinic: lack of medicine/supplies
Q41F
Q41f. Problems with public clinic: absent medical personnel
Q41G
Q41g. Problems with public clinic: long waiting time
Q41H
Q41h. Problems with public clinic: poor condition of facilities
Q42A
Q42a. Tried to obtain identity document
Q42B
Q42b. Difficulty to obtain identity document
Q42C
Q42c. Pay bribe for identity document
Q42D
Q42d. Felt respected by govt officials
Q43A
Q43a. Requested assistance from the police
Q43B
Q43b. Difficulty to obtain police assistance
Q43C
Q43c. Pay bribe to receive police assistance
Q43D
Q43d. Contact with police in other situations
Q43E
Q43e. Pay bribe to avoid problem with police
Q44A
Q44a. Police professional and respectful
Q44B
Q44b. Police unnecessarily stop drivers
Q44C
Q44c. Police use excessive force during protests
Q44D
Q44d. Police use excessive force with criminals
Q44E
Q44e. Police engage in criminal activities
Q45PT1
Q45pt1. Most important problems - 1st response
Q45PT1OTHER
Q45pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim other)
Q45PT2
Q45pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response
Q45PT2OTHER
Q45pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim other)
Q45PT3
Q45pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response
Q45PT3OTHER
Q45pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim other)
Q46A
Q46a. Handling managing the economy
Q46B
Q46b. Handling improving living standards of the poor
Q46C
Q46c. Handling creating jobs
Q46D
Q46d. Handling keeping prices stable
Q46E
Q46e. Handling narrowing income gaps
Q46F
Q46f. Handling reducing crime
Q46G
Q46g. Handling improving basic health services
Q46H
Q46h. Handling addressing educational needs
Q46I
Q46i. Handling providing water and sanitation services
Q46J
Q46j. Handling fighting corruption
Q46K
Q46k. Handling maintaining roads and bridges
Q46L
Q46l. Handling providing a reliable supply of electricity
Q46M
Q46m. Handling preventing or resolving violent conflict
Q46N
Q46n. Handling promoting equal rights/opportunities for women
Q46O
Q46o. Handling protecting vulnerable children
Q46P
Q46p. Handling addressing climate change
Q46Q
Q46q. Handling protecting environment
Q47A
Q47a. Performance: president
Q47A1_NAM
Q47a1-nam. Performance: prime minister
Q47B
Q47b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep
Q47B1_NAM
Q47b1-nam. Performance: national council representatives
Q47B2_NAM
Q47b2-nam. Performance: regional councillor
Q47C
Q47c. Performance: local government councillor
Q47C1_NAM
Q4c1-nam. Performance: regional governor
Q48A
Q48a. Who responsible: MPs do jobs
Q48B
Q48b. Who responsible: president does job
Q49A
Q49a. Women and men have equal chance of paying job
Q49B
Q49b. Women and men have equal chance to own/inherit land
Q50A
Q50a. Women gain standing running for public office
Q50B
Q50b. Women criticized running for local office
Q50C
Q50c. Women face family problems running for public office
Q51A
Q51a. Government must do more for women's rights
Q51B
Q51b. Most important women's rights issue
Q52A
Q52a. Justified for parents to physically discipline children
Q52B
Q52b. Justified for men to beat their wives
Q53A
Q53a. Violence against women common
Q53B
Q53b. GBV case taken seriously by police
Q53C
Q53c. Women criticized for reporting GBV
Q54
Q54. Domestic violence a private matter vs criminal matter
Q55A
Q55a. Frequency adults use physical discipline with children
Q55B
Q55b. Frequency children abused, neglected
Q55C
Q55c. Frequency children not in school
Q56A
Q56a. Abused, neglected children can get help
Q56B
Q56b. Disabled children can get support
Q56C
Q56c. Children, adults with mental/emotional problems can get help
Q57A
Q57a. Became ill with COVID-19
Q57B
Q57b. Lost income because of COVID-19
Q57C_NAM
Q57c-nam. Hospitalized for COVID-19
Q57D_NAM
Q57d-nam. Household/family member died from COVID-19
Q58A
Q58a. Received COVID-19 vaccination
Q58B
Q58b. Likelihood of getting COVID-19 vaccination
Q58C
Q58c. Main reason unlikely to vaccinate
Q59
Q59. Trust govt to ensure safety of COVID-19 vaccine
Q60
Q60. Handling managing COVID-19 response
Q61A
Q61a. Government provision of relief
Q61B
Q61b. Government ensuring minimal school disruption
Q61C
Q61c. Government ensuring health facilities adequately resourced
Q62
Q62. Level of COVID-19 corruption
Q63A
Q63a. Censor media during pandemic
Q63B
Q63b. Armed forces/police enforce public health mandates
Q63C
Q63c. Postpone elections during pandemic
Q64A
Q64a. Government preparedness for future health emergencies
Q64B
Q64b. More investment for health emergencies
Q65A
Q65a. Received COVID-19 relief assistance
Q65B
Q65b. COVID-19 relief assistance fairly distributed
Q66A
Q66a. Severity of droughts
Q66B
Q66b. Severity of flooding
Q67A
Q67a. Heard about climate change
Q67B
Q67b. Climate change: affecting country
Q68A
Q68a. Citizens can help limit climate change
Q68B
Q68b. Govt must act now to limit climate change
Q69
Q69. Who primarily responsible for limiting climate change
Q70A
Q70a. Do more to fight climate change: ordinary citizens
Q70B
Q70b. Do more to fight climate change: business and industry
Q70C
Q70c. Do more to fight climate change: government
Q70D
Q70d. Do more to fight climate change: developed countries
Q71
Q71. Government create jobs vs protect environment
Q72A
Q72a. Pollution a problem in community
Q72B
Q72b. Most important environmental issue
Q72C
Q72c. Plastic bag major source of pollution
Q72D
Q72d. Primary responsibility for reducing pollution
Q72E
Q72e. Government should do more to limit pollution
Q73A
Q73a. Tight regulation of natural resource extraction
Q73B
Q73b. Citizens have a voice in natural resource extraction
Q73C
Q73c. Community receives fair share of resource extraction revenue
Q73D
Q73d. Natural resource extraction benefits outweigh costs
Q74A
Q74a. Radio news
Q74B
Q74b. Television news
Q74C
Q74c. Newspaper news
Q74D
Q74d. Internet news
Q74E
Q74e. Social media news
Q75
Q75. Government information for official use only
Q76A
Q76a. Make local government budgets public
Q76A1_NAM
Q76a1-nam. Make regional council budgets public
Q76B
Q76b. Make local government-funded project bids, contracts public
Q76C
Q76c. Make local government officials, teachers' salaries public
Q77
Q77. China's influence on economy
Q78A
Q78a. Influence of country: China
Q78B
Q78b. Influence of country: United States
Q78C_NAM
Q78c-nam. Influence of country: Japan
Q79A_NAM
Q79a-nam. Know if country receives assistance from Japan
Q79B_NAM
Q79b-nam. Japan puts more or less conditions on assistance
Q80_NAM
Q80-nam. View of COVID-19 pandemic
Q81A_NAM
Q81a-nam. Government make vaccines mandatory vs citizens' choice
Q81B_NAM
Q81b-nam. Extend vaccinations to children vs no need
Q81C_NAM
Q81c-nam. Family likely to take future vaccinations for illnesses
Q82A_NAM
Q82a-nam. Health workers must take COVID-19 vaccine
Q82B_NAM
Q82b-nam. Companies allowed to make staff vaccination mandatory
Q82C_NAM
Q82c-nam. COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all educational staff
Q82D_NAM
Q82d-nam. Only vaccinated should be allowed in events/festivals
Q83A_NAM
Q83a-nam. Namibia safe to live in
Q83B_NAM
Q83b-nam. Namibia has become safer in last 5 years
Q83C_NAM
Q83c-nam. First contact for security reasons
Q83D_NAM
Q83d-nam. Most serious threat to safety
Q83DOTHER_NAM
Q83dother-nam. Most serious threat to safety (verbatim)
Q84A
Q84a. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe
Q84AOTHER
Q84aother. Ethnic community, cultural group or tribe (verbatim)
Q84B
Q84b. Ethnic group treated unfairly by government
Q84C
Q84c. Ethnic or national identity
Q84D
Q84d. Same ethnic group as mother
Total: 388
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