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Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2006

South Africa, 2006
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zaf-idasa-afb-sa-2006-v1
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa
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Dec 12, 2011
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Identification

Survey ID Number
zaf-idasa-afb-sa-2006-v1
Title
Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2006
Country
Name Country code
South Africa zaf
Study type
Public Opinion Survey
Abstract
The Afrobarometer South Africa Survey 2006 is from Wave 3 of the Afrobarometer Surveys. The study collected data on the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of South Africa. Respondents were asked to rate South African President Mbeki and his administrations' overall performance and to state the most important issue facing the nation. 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
2007

Scope

Notes
The South African Afrobarometer 2006 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.
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 scope of the Afrobarometer South Africa Survey 2006 was national coverage
Geographic Unit
The Afrobarometer South Africa 2006 data is at country level only.
Universe
The survey universe of the Afrobarometer South Africa 2006 study is citizens of South Africa 18 years of age or older

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
Institute for Democracy in South Africa

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start
2006
Time periods
Start date
2006
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
There was one questionnaire for the Afrobarometer South Africa Survey 2006, which was a standard questionnaire for all the South African Afrobarometer surveys and covered the following topics:

Economic questions addressed the past, present, and future of 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 addressed how much trust could be placed 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.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email 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 3 Survey of South Africa, 2006 [dataset]. Version 1. South Africa: Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) [producer], 2007. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/cg86-z537
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst University of Cape Town support@data1st.org Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

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 3
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