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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variety of goods at high prices vs shortages at low prices (q24)

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

q24. Please tell me whether you most agree with Statement A or Statement B?
STATEMENT A: It is better to have a wide variety of goods and many goods in the market, even if prices are high. Or:
STATEMENT B: It is better to have low prices, even if there are shortages of goods.

Categories

Value	Category
1	better to have variety: agree strongly
2	better to have variety: agree somewhat
3	better to have low prices: agree somewhat
4	better to have low prices: 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.

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Definition

Opinion about whether it is better to have many goods in the market at high prices or few goods at low prices

Universe

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

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