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International Stability, What Ghanaians are thinking 2006

Ghana, , 2006
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zaf-ucc-isg-2006-v1
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University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research
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Nov 01, 2012
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    Survey ID number

    zaf-ucc-isg-2006-v1

    Title

    International Stability

    Subtitle

    What Ghanaians are thinking 2006

    Country
    Name Country code
    Ghana gha
    Study type

    Public Opinion Survey [ind/pos]

    Abstract

    This survey, conducted February 2 to May 2, 2006, recorded public opinion in Ghana on issues such as the global threat of terrorism, the United States foreign policy, and questions pertaining to the Middle East and Africa.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Units of analysis in the survey are individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

    Version Date

    2006

    Scope

    Notes

    Respondents were asked to give their opinion on which two countries they thought were the greatest threats to international stability. Many questions focused on the Unites States' involvement in the war on terrorism. Those surveyed were also queried on whether they thought if they agreed that United States' troops should be brought in to reduce ethnic violence in Africa and the Middle East if attempts were unsuccessful by the United Nations. They were also asked to state if they thought the United States should fight terrorism even if no other country supported them. The issue of the United States' use of torture centers in foreign countries as part of its strategy on terrorism was also asked. Respondents were queried if they thought that the United States' involvement in Iraq has left it better or worse and if the overthrow of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was worth it. Some questions dealt with Islam and its relationship to modernity and democracy. Respondents were asked if they thought George W. Bush's administration had a policy of democratizing the region of the Muslim world and whether the democratization of that region of the Muslim world will increase or decrease violent aggression against western interests. Background data was collected on sex, age, marital status, nationality, religion, education level, employment status, and political ideology.

    Topics: Bush Administration (George W., 2001-), culture change, democracy, foreign policy, Hussein, Saddam, Iraq War, Islam, Israeli Palestinian conflict, Middle East, public opinion, terrorism, violence

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] CESSDA http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The Upper West, Greater Accra and Cape coast regions of Ghana.

    Geographic Unit

    The data is at country level only

    Universe

    Persons aged 18 and over in the surveyed areas

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    University of Cape Coast, Ghana

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    A nonprobability purposive sampling strategy was used for this study. Attempts to conduct a random/probability sampling technique in Ghana were difficult because of the dilemma of obtaining a complete sampling list of the population, whereby everyone in the population would have an equal or known chance of being included in the sample. Given this sampling limitation, the study used purposive sampling, allowing the researcher to use his judgment when selecting cases that were both difficult and informative regarding the specific content under investigation.

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2006-02-02 2006-05-02

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL
    Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research University of Michigan http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
    Access conditions

    Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions

    Citation requirements

    Sharif, Idris. International Stability: What Ghanaians are thinking, 2006 [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Coast, Ghana: University of Cape Coast, Department of Sociology [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    ddi-zaf-datafirst-isg-year-v1.1

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata Producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2012-11-01

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1.1

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