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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people responsible for well-being vs govt. responsible (q19)

Data file: Afrobarometer SA 2000

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

q18. Please tell me whether you most agree with Statement A or Statement B?
STATEMENT A: People should be responsible for their own success and well being. Or:
STATEMENT B: Government should bear the main responsibility for ensuring the success and well being of people.

Categories

Value	Category
1	well-being=own responsibility: agree strongly
2	well-being=own responsibility: agree somewhat
3	well-being=govt responsibility: agree somewhat
4	well-being=govt responsibility: agree strongly
5	do not know
6	do not agree with either
98	refused
99	missing

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

Opinion about whether people should be responsible for their own success and well being or the government should bear the main responsibility

Universe

The universe for this question is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older

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