{"doc_desc":{"title":"GAB_2017_AFB-R7_v01_M","idno":"DDI_GAB_2017_AFB-R7_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Development Economics Data Group","abbreviation":"DECDG","affiliation":"World Bank Group","role":"Documentation of the survey"}],"prod_date":"2021-04-05","version_statement":{"version":"Version 01 (April 2021)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"GAB_2017_AFB-R7_v01_M","title":"Afrobarometer Survey 2017","sub_title":"Round 7","alt_title":"AFB-R7 2017"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)","affiliation":""},{"name":"Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR)","affiliation":""},{"name":"Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP)","affiliation":""},{"name":"Institute for Development Studies (IDS)","affiliation":""},{"name":"Michigan State University (MSU)","affiliation":""},{"name":"University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"Department for International Development","abbreviation":"DFID","role":""},{"name":"Swedish Internation Development Cooperation Agency","abbreviation":"SIDA","role":""},{"name":"United States Agency for International Development","abbreviation":"USAID","role":""},{"name":"World Bank Group","abbreviation":"WBG","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"For general inquiries","affiliation":"","email":"bhoward@afrobarometer.org","uri":""},{"name":"For general inquiries","affiliation":"","email":"snkomo@afrobarometer.org","uri":""},{"name":"For data","affiliation":"","email":"datarequests@afrobarometer.org","uri":""}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Other Household Survey [hh\/oth]","series_info":"Afrobarometer collects and disseminates information regarding Africans\u2019 views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. Round 1 surveys were conducted between 1999 and 2001. At that time, the project covered seven countries in Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), three countries in West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Mali) and two in East Africa (Uganda and Tanzania). Round 2 surveys were completed by November 2003 with four new countries added: Kenya, Senegal, Cape Verde and Mozambique. Round 3 surveys were conducted from March 2005 to February 2006 in the same countries, plus Benin and Madagascar. Round 4 surveys were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in 20 countries, reflecting the addition of Burkina Faso and Liberia. The fifth Round of surveys were done between October 2011 and June 2013. In the Round 5 surveys, the project covered an additional 15 countries in different regions of the continent. Among the new R5 countries were Mauritius and Swaziland in Southern Africa; Burundi and Ethiopia in East Africa; Cameroon, Niger, Cote D\u2019Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Togo in West Africa. Afrobarometer also worked with the Arab Barometer and implemented R5 surveys in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco Sudan and Tunisia. Additional Round 5.5 surveys were also conducted in Mali and Zimbabwe. In Round 6, surveys were done 36 countries. Two countries that were covered in Round 5, Ethiopia and Egypt, were not included due to operational constraints. In their place, the Network added Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. The survey covered 34 African countries covered in Round 7 (2016-2018). Here are the list of countries covered in Round 7: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe."},"version_statement":{"version":"Version 01: Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution"},"study_info":{"topics":[{"topic":"conflict, security and peace [4.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"domestic political issues [4.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"government, political systems and organisations [4.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"mass political behaviour, attitudes\/opinion [4.6]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"political ideology [4.7]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"business\/industrial management and organisation [2.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"mass media [7.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"social exclusion [12.9]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"cultural activities and participation [13.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"cultural and national identity [13.3]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"religion and values [13.5]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"social behaviour and attitudes [13.6]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"social change [13.7]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"social conditions and indicators [13.8]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that assess African citizen's attitudes to democracy and governance, markets, and civil society, among other topics. The surveys have been undertaken at periodic intervals since 1999. The Afrobarometer's coverage has increased over time. Round 1 (1999-2001) initially covered 7 countries and was later extended to 12 countries. Round 2 (2002-2004) surveyed citizens in 16 countries. Round 3 (2005-2006) 18 countries, Round 4 (2008) 20 countries, Round 5 (2011-2013) 34 countries, and Round 6 (2014-2015) 36 countries. The survey covered 34 countries in Round 7 (2016-2018).","coll_dates":[{"start":"2017-11-02","end":"2017-11-14","cycle":"Round 7"}],"nation":[{"name":"Gabon","abbreviation":"GAB"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","geog_unit":"The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is district.","analysis_unit":"Individual","universe":"Citizens aged 18 years and above excluding those living in institutionalized buildings.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"Each Afrobarometer survey collects data about individual attitudes and behavior, including innovative indicators especially relevant to developing societies. This includes the following topics:\n\n\u2022 Democracy - Popular understanding of, support for, and satisfaction with democracy, as well as any desire to return to, or experiment with, authoritarian alternatives. \n\u2022 Governance - The demand for, and satisfaction with, effective, accountable and clean government; judgments of overall governance performance and social service delivery. \n\u2022 Livelihoods - How do African families survive? What variety of formal and informal means do they use to gain access to food, shelter, water, health, employment and money? \n\u2022 Macro-economics and markets - Citizen understandings of market principles and market reforms and their assessments of economic conditions and government performance at economic management. \n\u2022 Social capital - Whom do people trust? To what extent do they rely on informal networks and associations? What are their evaluations of the trustworthiness of various institutions? \n\u2022 Conflict and crime - How safe do people feel? What has been their experience with crime and violence? \n\u2022 Participation - The extent to which ordinary people join in development efforts, comply with the laws of the land, vote in elections, contact elected representatives, and engage in protest. The quality of electoral representation. \n\u2022 National identity - How do people see themselves in relation to ethnic and class identities? Does a shared sense of national identity exist?"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Centre d\u2019Etudes et de Recherche en G\u00e9osciences Politiques et Prospective","abbreviation":"CERGEP","affiliation":""}],"sampling_procedure":"Sample size: 1,200\nSampling Frame: Recensement G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Population et des Logements  (RGPL) de 2013 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par la Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques\nSample design: Representative, random, clustered, stratified, multi-stage area probability sample\nStratification: Province, Department, and urban-rural location\nStages: Primary sampling unit (PSU), start points, households, respondents\nPSU selection: Probability Proportionate to Population Size (PPPS)\nCluster size: 8 households per PSU\nHousehold selection: Randomly selected start points, followed by walk pattern using an interval of 5\/10 households.\nRespondent selection: Gender quota filled by alternating interviews between men and women; respondents of the appropriate gender are listed, after which a household member draws a numbered card to select individual who becomes the respondent.","coll_mode":"Face-to-face [f2f]","research_instrument":"The Round 7 questionnaire has been developed by the Questionnaire Committee after reviewing the findings and feedback obtained in previous Rounds, and securing input on preferred new topics from a host of donors, analysts, and users of the data. As in previous Rounds, about two-thirds of the items from the Round 6 questionnaire remain the same, and about one-third are new items. In identifying new survey topics, the Questionnaire Committee sought to align the instrument with the global development agenda by incorporating topics that speak to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Some of the new survey topics in the R7 questionnaire include: Safety and Security; State capacity; Migration; Closing spaces; Inclusion; Climate change and, the Middle class.\n\nThe questionnaire consists of three parts:\n1. Part 1 captures the steps for selecting households and respondents, and includes the introduction to the respondent and (pp.1-4). This section should be filled in by the Fieldworker.\n2. Part 2 covers the core attitudinal and demographic questions that are asked by the Fieldworker and answered by the Respondent (Q1 \u2013 Q100).\n3. Part 3 includes contextual questions about the setting and atmosphere of the interview, and collects information on the Fieldworker. This section is completed by the Fieldworker (Q101 \u2013 Q123).","weight":"Weighted to account for individual selection probabilities"},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"Outcome rates: \n- Contact rate: 100%\n- Cooperation rate: 98.0%\n- Refusal rate: 1.0%\n- Response rate: 98.0%","sampling_error_estimates":"+\/- 3% at 95% confidence level"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:\n- the Identification of the Primary Investigator\n- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)\n- the survey reference number\n- the source and date of download\n\nExample:\nAfrobarometer Data, [Country(ies)], [Round(s)], [Year(s)], available at http:\/\/www.afrobarometer.org.","conditions":"Public use files, available to all","disclaimer":"The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses."}}},"schematype":"survey","tags":[{"tag":"noDOI"}]}