Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2008
South Africa, 2008
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-idasa-afb-sa-2008-v1
Title
Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2008
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Public Opinion Survey
Abstract
The Afrobarometer South Africa Survey 2008 is from Wave 4 of the Afrobarometer Surveys. The study collected data on the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of South Africa. Opinions were gathered on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the South African Defense Force, the media, the Independent Electoral Commission, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation could be trusted. Respondents were polled on their knowledge of government officials, their level of personal involvement in political, governmental, and community affairs, the inclusiveness of the government, and what their reactions would be to executive branch-sponsored government-imposed restrictions or prohibitions on the media, the judicial system, and parliament.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
Version Date
2011
Scope
Notes
The South African Afrobarometer 2008 covered the following topics:
Political opinions on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general
population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the South African Defense Force, the media, the Independent Electoral Commission, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation could be trusted.
Economic questions on the country's and the respondent's economic condition, whether great income disparities are fair, and whether encouraging people to start small businesses would create more jobs.
Societal questions on trust in others, whether it is wise to plan ahead, whether everyone should be responsible for themselves and their own success or failure, what characteristics respondents used to identify themselves, whether it was easy to obtain assistance with securing food, water, schooling, and medical services, and by what methods respondents secured food, water, news, information, and medical services.
Background variables include age, home language, education, current employment status, employment history, family financial situation over the last 12 months, monetary support system, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, language used in interview, sex, ethnicity, type of physical disability, if any, type of housing, location of interview and respondent's attitude during interview.
Political opinions on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general
population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the South African Defense Force, the media, the Independent Electoral Commission, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation could be trusted.
Economic questions on the country's and the respondent's economic condition, whether great income disparities are fair, and whether encouraging people to start small businesses would create more jobs.
Societal questions on trust in others, whether it is wise to plan ahead, whether everyone should be responsible for themselves and their own success or failure, what characteristics respondents used to identify themselves, whether it was easy to obtain assistance with securing food, water, schooling, and medical services, and by what methods respondents secured food, water, news, information, and medical services.
Background variables include age, home language, education, current employment status, employment history, family financial situation over the last 12 months, monetary support system, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, language used in interview, sex, ethnicity, type of physical disability, if any, type of housing, location of interview and respondent's attitude during interview.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| conflict, security and peace [4.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| domestic political issues [4.2] | CESSDA | Link |
| government, political systems and organisations [4.4] | CESSDA | Link |
| mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] | CESSDA | Link |
| political ideology [4.7] | CESSDA | Link |
| consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | Link |
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| unemployment [3.5] | CESSDA | Link |
| crime [5.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| EDUCATION [6] | CESSDA | Link |
| housing [10.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| community, urban and rural life [13.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| cultural and national identity [13.3] | CESSDA | Link |
| social behaviour and attitudes [13.6] | CESSDA | Link |
| social conditions and indicators [13.8] | CESSDA | Link |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The Afrobarometer South Africa Survey 2008 had national coverage
Geographic Unit
The Afrobarometer South Africa 2008 data is at country level only
Universe
The survey universe of the Afrobarometer South Africa 2008 survey was South African citizens age 18 years or older, excluding institutions
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| Institute for Democracy in South Africa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ghana Centre for Democratic Development | Producer |
| Michigan State University | Producer |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Nationally representative, random, clustered, stratified, multistage area probability sample
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2008-10-27 | 2008-11-23 |
Time periods
| Start date |
|---|
| 2006 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collectors
| Name |
|---|
| Citizen Surveys |
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public use files, available to all
Citation requirements
Institute for Democracy in South Africa. Afrobarometer: Round 4 Survey of South Africa, 2008 [dataset]. Version 1. South Africa: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) [producer], 2011. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/2p7z-x046
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The original collector of the data, the data distributor and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for uses of this collection or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) 2006, Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-afb-2006-v01
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-04-01
DDI Document version
Version 4