Afrobarometer Survey 2002-2004, Merged Round 2 Data (16 Countries)
Botswana, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 2002 - 2004
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AFR_2004_AFB-MR2_v01_M
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), Michigan State University (MSU), Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
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Q49b. Responsibilities of parliament representative - 2nd response (q49b)
Data file: merged_r2_data.dta
Overview
Valid:
23197
Invalid:
1104
Minimum:
-1
Maximum:
996
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
397
End:
399
Width:
3
Range:
-1 - 996
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | Missing data | 176 |
0.8%
|
| 0 | None/No responsibilities | 0 |
0%
|
| 1 | Make laws | 425 |
1.8%
|
| 2 | Approve/ratify budget | 73 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Listen to the people | 790 |
3.4%
|
| 4 | Represent the people | 1532 |
6.6%
|
| 5 | Check and balance executive branch | 70 |
0.3%
|
| 6 | Deliver development | 2013 |
8.7%
|
| 7 | Fight corruption | 176 |
0.8%
|
| 8 | Make the government work better | 121 |
0.5%
|
| 9 | Ensure economic equality | 91 |
0.4%
|
| 10 | Spend their own money in the constituency | 30 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | To ensure justice | 65 |
0.3%
|
| 12 | To rule/to govern | 81 |
0.3%
|
| 13 | Ensure national unity | 97 |
0.4%
|
| 14 | National security | 306 |
1.3%
|
| 15 | Interpret laws/constitution | 51 |
0.2%
|
| 16 | Civic education | 18 |
0.1%
|
| 17 | Environment | 51 |
0.2%
|
| 20 | Implement education policies | 973 |
4.2%
|
| 21 | Implement health policies | 963 |
4.2%
|
| 22 | Create employment | 1092 |
4.7%
|
| 23 | Control prices | 66 |
0.3%
|
| 24 | Control crime | 311 |
1.3%
|
| 25 | Manage the macro-economy | 122 |
0.5%
|
| 26 | Help the poor | 443 |
1.9%
|
| 27 | Improve infrastructure | 1745 |
7.5%
|
| 28 | International relations | 17 |
0.1%
|
| 29 | Ensure/protect/promote democracy | 205 |
0.9%
|
| 30 | Handle AIDS issues/AIDS awareness | 99 |
0.4%
|
| 31 | Debate/discuss/solve pr | 322 |
1.4%
|
| 32 | Social welfare issues (fight poverty, assist poor, elderly) | 521 |
2.2%
|
| 33 | Manage land issues/land distribution | 45 |
0.2%
|
| 34 | Improve agriculture/assist farmers | 499 |
2.2%
|
| 35 | Housing issues | 242 |
1%
|
| 50 | Help the population | 209 |
0.9%
|
| 51 | Keep promises/honesty/obey the law | 118 |
0.5%
|
| 60 | Improve water supply | 526 |
2.3%
|
| 61 | Give us feedback from the govt. or parliament | 205 |
0.9%
|
| 62 | Give loans, help people get loan | 72 |
0.3%
|
| 63 | Improve electiricity supply | 270 |
1.2%
|
| 64 | To advise/guide/teach/inform the people | 52 |
0.2%
|
| 65 | Assist women (with jobs, education, right, ets.) | 7 |
0%
|
| 66 | Reduce taxes/help with taxes | 12 |
0.1%
|
| 67 | Connect the people and the government | 68 |
0.3%
|
| 80 | Control the population | 6 |
0%
|
| 165 | Work for themselves | 0 |
0%
|
| 180 | Clear water | 113 |
0.5%
|
| 260 | Address petrol/fuel problems (scarcity, prices, etc.) | 46 |
0.2%
|
| 261 | Provide social amenities (general) | 47 |
0.2%
|
| 320 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 380 | Assisting communities or individuals with fundraising | 65 |
0.3%
|
| 381 | Promote/support businesses | 20 |
0.1%
|
| 382 | Focus on national problems | 0 |
0%
|
| 383 | Improve sanitation | 3 |
0%
|
| 384 | Control of or protection from wild animals | 4 |
0%
|
| 385 | Provide food/Ensure acess to food | 51 |
0.2%
|
| 386 | Help self-help groups/projects | 9 |
0%
|
| 387 | Help needy with school fees | 72 |
0.3%
|
| 388 | Assist constituents with personal problems | 5 |
0%
|
| 995 | Other | 645 |
2.8%
|
| 996 | No further reply | 6739 |
29.1%
|
| 998 | Refused to answer | 0 |
0%
|
| 999 | Don't know | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 1104 |
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.