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International Stability, What Ghanaians are thinking 2006

Ghana, , 2006
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Identification

IDNO
zaf-ucc-isg-2006-v1
Title
International Stability, What Ghanaians are thinking 2006
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 Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation URL
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research University of Michigan http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
DataFirst Helpdesk University of Cape Town support@data1st.org http://support.data1st.org/
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.

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
DDI Document version
Version 1.1
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