Afrobarometer Survey 1 1999-2000, Merged 7 Country
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2000
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AFR_1999_AFB-7_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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Afrobarometer 7
Country
1999-2000
most important problems to be addressed by govt. (q50a)
Data file: Afrobarometer 7 Country 1999-2000
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | apartheid |
| 2 | abuse |
| 3 | affirmative action |
| 4 | affrirmative action ( too much ) |
| 5 | aids |
| 6 | bursaries |
| 7 | child welfare |
| 8 | child abuse |
| 9 | crime |
| 10 | corruption |
| 11 | corruption in govt |
| 12 | civil war |
| 13 | death sentence should be returned |
| 14 | death rate too high |
| 15 | discrimination |
| 16 | disputes between political parties |
| 17 | diseases |
| 18 | drought |
| 19 | drought relief |
| 20 | development |
| 21 | development of rural areas |
| 22 | drugs/alcohol |
| 23 | democracy |
| 24 | donor fund mismanagement |
| 25 | don't know |
| 26 | economy |
| 27 | economic stabilisation |
| 28 | education (equality) |
| 29 | education (too expensive) |
| 30 | education (poor quality) |
| 31 | education (quality of schools) |
| 32 | education (shortage of schools) |
| 33 | educational facilities |
| 34 | environment |
| 35 | elections |
| 36 | electricity |
| 37 | electricity (need more) |
| 38 | equality |
| 39 | equal dev for all areas |
| 40 | financial problems |
| 41 | financial future |
| 42 | funding indigenous business |
| 43 | foreign investment |
| 44 | food supply |
| 45 | government |
| 46 | govt responsibility |
| 47 | govt spending |
| 48 | govt unresponsive |
| 49 | govt does not communicate |
| 50 | housing |
| 51 | housing (poor quality) |
| 52 | housing ( shortage) |
| 53 | health |
| 54 | health (medical supplies) |
| 55 | health services (too expensive) |
| 56 | health services (poor quality) |
| 57 | health services (shortage) |
| 58 | health services in rural areas |
| 59 | hawkers/street vendors |
| 60 | intimidation |
| 61 | infrastructure |
| 62 | immigration |
| 63 | investments |
| 64 | job creation |
| 65 | labour laws |
| 66 | lack of unity among people |
| 67 | lack of self-help projects |
| 68 | lack of money for school fees |
| 69 | murder |
| 70 | nepotism |
| 71 | nothing/no problems |
| 72 | oppression |
| 73 | poverty |
| 74 | prices too high |
| 75 | protection of property owners |
| 76 | population explosion |
| 77 | policing |
| 78 | political tension |
| 79 | political unrest |
| 80 | pensions |
| 81 | pensions need to be increased |
| 82 | rape |
| 83 | racism |
| 84 | rights |
| 85 | roads |
| 86 | roads (poor quality) |
| 87 | roads (need more) |
| 88 | recreational facilities |
| 89 | rdp |
| 90 | riots |
| 91 | security |
| 92 | squatting/squattors |
| 93 | strikes |
| 94 | services (water & electricity) |
| 95 | services (lack of) |
| 96 | services (poor quality) |
| 97 | services (too expensive) |
| 98 | starvation |
| 99 | sewerage |
| 100 | standard of living |
| 101 | theft |
| 102 | taxes |
| 103 | taxes too high |
| 104 | toilets/sanitation |
| 105 | transport |
| 106 | teenage pregnancies |
| 107 | tribalism |
| 108 | unemployment |
| 109 | violence |
| 110 | vandalism |
| 111 | wages too high |
| 112 | wages too low |
| 113 | water (not enough) |
| 114 | water (provide more) |
| 115 | water (poor quality) |
| 116 | welfare |
| 117 | children should follow tradition |
| 118 | crop failure |
| 119 | devaluation of currency |
| 120 | care of elderly |
| 121 | free & fair council elections |
| 122 | food prices should be low |
| 123 | food shortage |
| 124 | economic policy failure |
| 125 | health clinics to be provided |
| 126 | inflation high |
| 127 | lack of loans |
| 128 | too many leaders |
| 129 | suffering |
| 130 | transport prices too high |
| 131 | wealth being lost rapidly |
| 132 | voter education |
| 133 | telecommunications |
| 134 | street lights |
| 135 | sports problems |
| 136 | street children |
| 137 | implementation of govt policies |
| 138 | immigrants |
| 139 | govt favours foreigners |
| 140 | poor govt administration |
| 141 | nuclear weapons |
| 142 | school drop-outs |
| 143 | use of prisoners for labour |
| 144 | reduce income disparity |
| 145 | road accidents |
| 146 | assist disabled |
| 147 | assist orphans |
| 148 | water & electricity |
| 149 | reduce school fees |
| 150 | strengthen democracy |
| 151 | home affairs |
| 152 | farm workers benefits |
| 153 | govt assistance |
| 154 | leaders must take responsibility |
| 155 | training of police officers |
| 156 | homosexual issues |
| 157 | more links between govt & people |
| 158 | protection against wild animals |
| 159 | nature conservation |
| 160 | better qualified teachers |
| 161 | traditional leaders |
| 162 | army training |
| 163 | promiscuity |
| 164 | fair land distribution |
| 165 | drc war |
| 166 | 5th brigade attocracies |
| 167 | irresponsible members of parliament |
| 168 | assistance for needy people |
| 169 | poor woking conditions |
| 170 | lack of peace & freedom |
| 171 | lack of co-operation between political parties |
| 172 | cash payment to farmers for products |
| 173 | president favours home area |
| 174 | increased govt assistance (seed & fertiliser) |
| 175 | fine those who default on loans |
| 176 | govt should develop all regions |
| 177 | govt should build a bank |
| 178 | environmental degradation |
| 179 | need for new govt |
| 180 | high school fees |
| 181 | lack of maize in markets |
| 182 | lack of justice in govt |
| 183 | lack of land to cultivate |
| 184 | lack of farming improvements |
| 185 | trading centres too far |
| 186 | headman not trustworthy |
| 187 | lack of free hospitals |
| 188 | lack of markets |
| 189 | rigging elections |
| 190 | regionalism must stop |
| 191 | govt favours people from their party |
| 192 | govt should help with school fees for girls |
| 193 | corruption among health personnel |
| 194 | civil service doctors must take jobs seriously |
| 195 | rich have more freedom than poor |
| 196 | over-enrolment in schools |
| 197 | business matters |
| 198 | exploitation of villagers |
| 199 | retrenchments |
| 200 | govt assistance to villagers |
| 201 | prostitution |
| 202 | misuse of democracy |
| 203 | accessibilty of loans |
| 204 | lack tv service/network |
| 205 | lack of post offices |
| 206 | lack of policemen |
| 207 | freedom of dress should stop |
| 208 | no maize mills nearby |
| 209 | lack of respect for elders |
| 210 | lack of respect for one another |
| 211 | economic improvements |
| 212 | education |
| 213 | more bursaries |
| 214 | give land to people |
| 215 | agricultural inputs |
| 216 | farm inputs |
| 217 | hunger |
| 218 | prices of essential commodoties too high |
| 219 | late distribution of agricultural inputs |
| 220 | inadequate jobs |
| 221 | high prices of mielie meal |
| 222 | high prices of clothes |
| 223 | bad agricultural performance |
| 224 | lack of transparency |
| 225 | inadequate donor funding |
| 226 | politics run straight |
| 227 | sadc expelled |
| 228 | livestock secured by government |
| 229 | burning the shops |
| 230 | reorganize civil service |
| 231 | poor clothing |
| 232 | leave politics for other forms of governance |
| 233 | shortage of fuel |
| 234 | not enough shops |
| 235 | uncontrolled guns |
| 236 | opening of mines |
| 237 | range land preservation |
| 238 | soil erosion |
| 239 | wives of soldiers killed in 1998 given money |
| 240 | stability |
| 241 | sell grain |
| 242 | self-reliance |
| 243 | freedom |
| 244 | poor wool sales |
| 245 | poor livestock sales |
| 246 | poor civil servant salaries |
| 247 | education - free |
| 248 | monarchy |
| 249 | chieftainship |
| 250 | eating |
| 251 | harmonious life |
| 252 | dams for watering garden |
| 253 | less freedom for women in household |
| 254 | shortage of trees |
| 255 | people lazy to do for themselves |
| 256 | basotho governed as in old days |
| 257 | expensive passports |
| 258 | abolish politics |
| 259 | politics |
| 260 | christianity |
| 261 | agriculture |
| 262 | stop herdboys from toppling government |
| 263 | lack of mortuaries |
| 264 | provide good governance |
| 265 | peole not be free to destroy government |
| 266 | good relation with south africa |
| 267 | lack of cooperation |
| 268 | political education |
| 269 | bridges |
| 270 | high government officials always lie |
| 271 | privatisation |
| 272 | improved farming |
| 273 | ipa and government to agree |
| 274 | eradicate complaints |
| 275 | other |
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.