South Africa - Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2006

Reference ID

zaf-idasa-afb-sa-2006-v1

Year

2006

Country

South Africa

Producer(s)

Institute for Democracy in South Africa

Collection(s)

Afrobarometer

Metadata

Documentation in PDF

Created on

Dec 12, 2011

Last modified

Apr 01, 2020

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30004

Overview

Identification

Country

South Africa

Title

Afrobarometer Survey South Africa 2006

Study Type

Public Opinion Survey

Recommended Citation

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

ID Number

zaf-idasa-afb-sa-2006-v1

Version

Version Description

v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution

Production Date

2007

Overview

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

Units of Analysis

Households and individuals

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	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
domestic political issues [4.2]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
government, political systems and organisations [4.4]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
political ideology [4.7]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
economic conditions and indicators [1.2]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
employment [3.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
unemployment [3.5]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
crime [5.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
EDUCATION [6]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
housing [10.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
community, urban and rural life [13.1]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
cultural and national identity [13.3]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social behaviour and attitudes [13.6]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
social conditions and indicators [13.8]	CESSDA	http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

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 Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Institute for Democracy in South Africa

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
DataFirst		University of Cape Town	Metadata producer

Date of Metadata Production

2020-04-01

DDI Document Version

Version 3

DDI Document ID

ddi-zaf-datafirst-afb-2006-v01