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Afrobarometer South Africa 2000

South Africa, 2000
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ZAF_2000_AFB-SA_v01_M
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Robert Mattes, Yul Derek Davids, Cherrel Africa
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Afrobarometer
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Jan 27, 2012
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    SA 2000

what safety measures do you have for your home (q7a)

Data file: Afrobarometer SA 2000

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 8
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
q7a. Describe the things you currently rely on for the safety of your home
Categories
Value Category
1 pay some one to watch house
2 someone guards the house
3 it is insured
4 watch it myself/guard it myself
5 have durawall/brick wall/fence
6 keep all doors locked
7 dogs will protect home
8 alarm/security system
9 rely on community group
10 neighbours provide/help
11 neighbourhood watch
12 rely on friends/family
13 rely on police
14 rely on traditional leader
15 go to chief
16 go to headman
17 use traditional medicine
18 rely on people i know in the police
19 bribe police
20 pretend to pay to watch house
21 steal things to make home safe
22 ask anyone to help me
23 nothing i can do
24 go to council
25 look for more secure place
26 don't know
27 do not use anything
28 rely on god/allah
29 protection from soldiers/army
30 burglar bars
31 get a gun
32 lock house and gate
33 being alert when sleeping
34 blow whistle for help
35 security company
36 self-defence
37 rely on black medicine/sorcery
38 close door with poles
39 not revealing household schedules
40 keeping weapons (eg. knife,panga,baton,spears,clubs,etc.)
41 securing the windows
42 somebody always at home
43 noisy alarm apparatus behind door
44 do not allow strangers in
45 security lights
46 do not switch off lights
47 not fraternising with people
48 store valuables at friends
49 put thorns/glass around house
50 electric fence
51 nothing
52 no other methods
53 close windows
95 other
96 no further answer
97 not applicable
98 refused
99 missing data
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.
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Definition
Safety measures for home
Universe
The universe for this question is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older
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