Afrobarometer South Africa 2000
South Africa, 2000
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Afrobarometer
SA 2000
most important problems to be addressed by govt (q50a)
Data file: Afrobarometer SA 2000
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Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 275
Format:
Numeric
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Literal question
q50a. What are the most important problems facing this country that government should address?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | apartheid |
| 2 | abuse |
| 3 | affirmative action |
| 4 | affirmative action (too much) |
| 5 | aids |
| 6 | bursaries |
| 7 | child welfare |
| 8 | child abuse |
| 9 | crime |
| 10 | corruption |
| 11 | corruption in government |
| 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 | education facilities |
| 34 | environment |
| 35 | elections |
| 36 | electricity |
| 37 | electricity (need more) |
| 38 | equality |
| 39 | equal development for all areas |
| 40 | financial problems |
| 41 | financial future |
| 42 | funding indegenous business |
| 43 | foriegn investment |
| 44 | food supply |
| 45 | government |
| 46 | government responsibility |
| 47 | government spending |
| 48 | government unresponsive |
| 49 | government 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 service 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 amoung 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/squatters |
| 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 government policies |
| 138 | immigrants |
| 139 | government favours foreigners |
| 140 | poor government 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 | government |
| 154 | leaders must take responsibility |
| 155 | training of police officers |
| 156 | homosexual issues |
| 157 | more links between government & 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 working 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 | increase government assistance (seed & fertilizer) |
| 175 | fine those who default on loans |
| 176 | government should develop all regions |
| 177 | government should build a bank |
| 178 | environmental degradation |
| 179 | need for new government |
| 180 | high school fees |
| 181 | lack of maize in markets |
| 182 | lack of justice in government |
| 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 | government favours people from their party |
| 192 | government should help with school fees for girls |
| 193 | corruption amoung 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 | government assistance to villagers |
| 201 | prostitution |
| 202 | misuse of democracy |
| 203 | accessibility 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 mealie meal |
| 222 | high prices of clothes |
| 223 | bad agricultural performance |
| 224 | lack of transparency |
| 225 | inadequate donor funding |
| 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.
Description
Definition
Important problems facing the country that the government should address
Universe
The universe for this question is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older