Ghana - International Stability, What Ghanaians are thinking 2006

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Reference ID zaf-ucc-isg-2006-v1
Year 2006
Country Ghana
Producer(s) University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Created on Nov 01, 2012
Last modified May 09, 2020
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Overview
Identification
Countries
Ghana,
Title
International Stability

Subtitle
What Ghanaians are thinking 2006

Study Type
Public Opinion Survey
ID Number
zaf-ucc-isg-2006-v1
Version
Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for licensed distribution

Production Date
2006
Overview
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]

Units of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey are individuals

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
TopicVocabularyURI
mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion [4.6] CESSDAhttp://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 Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
DataFirstUniversity of Cape TownMetadata Producer
Date of Metadata Production
2012-11-01
DDI Document Version
Version 1.1

DDI Document ID
ddi-zaf-datafirst-isg-year-v1.1

Copyright DataFirst, University of Cape Town