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World Values Survey South Africa 1982-2013

South Africa, 1982 - 2013
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Data file: WVS SA W1-6_1982_2013_v2015_04_18

Cases: 16786
Variables: 1410

Variables

B006
Combatting unemployment, we have to accept environmental problems
B007
Protecting environment and fighting pollution is less urgent than suggested
B008
Protecting environment vs. Economic growth
B009
Human & nature
B010
[Country]s environmental problems can be solved without any international agreem
B011
Environmental action: chosen products that are better for environment
B012
Environmental action: recycle
B013
Environmental action: reduce water consumption
B014
Environmental action: attend meeting, signed petition
B015
Environmental action: contributed to environmental organization
B016
Tradition vs. high economic growth
B017
Humanity has a bright or bleak future
B018
Environmental problems in your community: Poor water quality.
B019
Environmental problems in your community: Poor air quality.
B020
Environmental problems in your community: Poor sewage and sanitation.
B021
Environmental problems in the world: Global warming or the greenhouse effect.
B022
Environmental problems in the world: Loss of plant or animal species or biodiver
B023
Environmental problems in the world: Pollution of rivers, lakes and oceans.
B024
Environment: approaching the limit of people
B025
Environment: interference produces disastrous consequences
B026
Environment: human ingenuity insures earth remaining fit
B027
Environment: nature is strong enough to cope with impacts of industry
B028
Environment: humans were meant to rule over nature
B029
Environment: if things continue we will experience a catastrophe
B030
Past two years: given money to ecological organization
B031
Past two years: participated in demonstration for environment
C001
Jobs scarce: Men should have more right to a job than women
C002
Jobs scarce: Employers should give priority to (nation) people than immigrants
C003
Jobs scarce: Jobs to local people
C004
Jobs scarce: older people should be forced to retire
C005
Unfair to give work to handicapped people when able bodied people can´t find jo
C006
Satisfaction with financial situation of household
C007
Financial situation of household in 12months
C008
Work compared with Leisure
C009
First choice, if looking for a job
C010
Second choice if looking for a job
C011
Important in a job: good pay
C012
Important in a job: not too much pressure
C013
Important in a job: good job security
C014
Important in a job: a respected job
C015
Important in a job: good hours
C016
Important in a job: an opportunity to use initiative
C017
Important in a job: generous holidays
C018
Important in a job: that you can achieve something
C019
Important in a job: a responsible job
C020
Important in a job: a job that is interesting
C021
Important in a job: a job that meets one´s abilities
C022
Important in a job: pleasant people to work with
C023
Important in a job: good chances for promotion
C024
Important in a job: a useful job for society
C025
Important in a job: meeting people
C026
Important in a job: good physical working conditions
C027
Important in a job: to have time off at the weekends
C027_1
Important in a job: learning new skills
C027_2
Important in a job: family friendly
C027_3
Important in a job: have a say
C027_4
Important in a job: people treated equally
C028
Important in a job: none of these
C028_F
Flag variable: important in a job: none of these
C029
Employed
C030
Look forward to work after weekend
C031
Degree of pride in your work
C032
Often exploited in your job
C033
Job satisfaction
C034
Freedom decision taking in job
C035
Satisfaction job security
C036
To develop talents you need to have a job
C037
Humiliating to receive money without having to work for it
C038
People who don´t work turn lazy
C039
Work is a duty towards society
C040
People should not have to work if they don´t want to
C041
Work should come first even if it means less spare time
C042B1
Why people work: work is like a business transaction
C042B2
Why people work: I do the best I can regardless of pay
C042B3
Why people work: I wouldn’t work if I didn’t have to
C042B4
Why people work: I wouldn´t work if work interfered my life
C042B5
Why people work: work most important in my life
C042B6
Why people work: I never had a paid job
C042B7
Why people work: don’t know
C049
Paid free days: find extra work for money
C050
Paid free days: use spare time to study
C051
Paid free days: spend time with family and friends
C052
Paid free days: find additional work to avoid boredom
C053
Paid free days: use spare time for voluntary work
C054
Paid free days: spend time on hobbies
C055
Paid free days: run own business in spare time
C056
Paid free days: spend the time relaxing
C057
Paid free days: none of these
C057_F
Flag variable: paid free days: none
C058
Paid free days: don’t know
C059
Fairness: One secretary is paid more
C060
How business and industry should be managed
C061
Following instructions at work
C062
Work: until satisfied with results
C063
Work: accomplish personal goals
C064
Work: stay up late to finish
D001
How much do you trust your family
D001_B
How much you trust: Your family (B)
D002
Satisfaction with home life
D003
Sharing with partner: attitudes towards religion
D004
Sharing with partner: moral standards
D005
Sharing with partner: social attitudes
D006
Sharing with partner: political views
D007
Sharing with partner: sexual attitudes
D008
Sharing with partner: no sharing attitudes
D008_F
Flag variable: share with partner: none of these
D009
Sharing with partner: don´t know or missing
D010
Sharing with parents: attitudes towards religion
D011
Sharing with parents: moral standards´
D012
Sharing with parents: social attitudes
D013
Sharing with parents: political views
D014
Sharing with parents: sexual attitudes
D015
Sharing with parents: no sharing attitudes
D015_F
Flag variable: share with parents: none of these
D016
Sharing with parents: don´t know or missing
D017
Ideal number of children
D018
Child needs a home with father and mother
D019
A woman has to have children to be fulfilled
D020
A man has to have children to be fulfilled
D021
Sex cannot entirely be left to individual choice
D022
Marriage is an out-dated institution
D023
Woman as a single parent
D024
Enjoy sexual freedom
D025
If only one child allowed: boy or girl
D026
Long-term relationship is necessary to be happy
D026_01
Homosexual couples - adopt children
D026_02
It is alright to live together without getting married
D026_03
Duty towards society to have children
D026_04
People should decide themselves to have children
D026_05
It is childs duty to take care of ill parent
D027
Important for succesful marriage: Faithfulness
D028
Important for succesful marriage: Adequate income
D029
Important for succesful marriage: Same social background
D030
Important for succesful marriage: Respect and appreciation
D031
Important for succesful marriage: Religious beliefs
D032
Important for succesful marriage: Good housing
D033
Important for succesful marriage: Agreement on politics
D034
Important in succesful marriage: Understanding and tolerance
D035
Important for succesful marriage: Apart from in-laws
D036
Important for succesful marriage: Happy sexual relationship
D037
Important for succesful marriage: Sharing household chores
D038
Important for succesful marriage: Children
D039
Important in succesful marriage: Discussing problems
D040
Important for succesful marriage: Spending time together
D041
Important in succesful marriage: Talking
D042
Important for succesful marriage: Same ethnic background
D043
Important for succesful marriage: Tastes and interests in common
D043_01
Important in marriage: time for friends and personal hobbies
D044
Divorce: when financially broke
D044A
Divorce: when partner ill for a long time
D045
Divorce: when partner is a heavy drinker
D046
Divorce: when partner is violent
D047
Divorce: when partner is unfaithful
D048
Divorce: when sexual relationship is not satisfactory
D049
Divorce: when partner has ceased to love
D050
Divorce: when can not stand relatives
D051
Divorce: when can not have children
D052
Divorce: when personalities do not watch
D053
Divorce: none of these
D053_F
Flag variable: divorce: none of these
D054
One of main goals in life has been to make my parents proud
D055
Make effort to live up to what my friends expect
D056
Relationship working mother
D057
Being a housewife just as fulfilling
D058
Husband and wife should both contribute to income
D059
Men make better political leaders than women do
D060
University is more important for a boy than for a girl
D061
Pre-school child suffers with working mother
D062
Women want a home and children
D063
Job best way for women to be independent
D063_B
Job best way for women to be independent (b)
D064
Fathers are well suited for looking after children
D064_01
Men should take as much responsibility as women for home and children
D065
Men are less able to handle emotions
D066
Problem if women have more income than husband
D066_B
Problem if women have more income than husband (B)
D067
Traits in a woman: Woman wearing weil
D068
Traits in a woman: Woman good mother
D069
Traits in a woman: Woman good wife
D070
Traits in a woman: Woman religious
D071
Traits in a woman: Woman educated
D072
Traits in a woman: Woman being independent
D073
Traits in a woman: Woman having work outside home
D074
Traits in a woman: Woman maintaining her family
D075
Traits in a woman: Woman being sociable
D076
More than one wife
D077
Wife must obey
D078
Men make better business executives than women do
D079
I seek to be myself rather than to follow others
D080
I decide my goals in life by myself
E001
Aims of country: first choice
E001_F
Flag variable: aims of this country - most /second important
E001_HK
Aims of country: first choice (HK)
E002
Aims of country: second choice
E002_HK
Aims of country: second choice (HK)
E003
Aims of respondent: first choice
E003_F
Flag variable: aims of respondent: first/second choice
E004
Aims of respondent: second choice
E005
Most important: first choice
E005_F
Flag variable:aims of respondent II: first choice/second choice
E005_HK
Most important: second choice (HK)
E006
Most important: second choice
E006_HK
Most important: first choice (HK)
E007
National goals: Maintaining order in the nation
E008
National goals: Giving people more say
E009
National goals: Fighting rising prices
E010
National goals: free speech
E011
The main aim of imprisonment
E012
Willingness to fight for country
E013
Will there be war in your country in the next 5 years
E014
Future changes: Less emphasis on money and material possessions
E015
Future changes: Less importance placed on work
E016
Future changes: More emphasis on technology
E017
Future changes: More emphasis on individual
E018
Future changes: Greater respect for authority
E019
Future changes: More emphasis on family life
E020
Future changes: A simple and more natural lifestyle
E021
Future changes: More power to local authorities
E022
Opinion about scientific advances
E023
Interest in politics
E024
Interest in politics (ii)
E025
Political action: signing a petition
E025B
Political action recently done: signing a petition
E026
Political action: joining in boycotts
E026B
Political action recently done: joining in boycotts
E027
Political action: attending lawful/peaceful demonstrations
E028
Political action: joining unofficial strikes
E028B
Political acition recently done: Joining strikes
E029
Political action: occupying buildings or factories
E030
Political action: damaging things, breaking windows, street violence
E031
Political action: personal violence
E032
Freedom or equality
E033
Self positioning in political scale
E034
Basic kinds of attitudes concerning society
E035
Income equality
E036
Private vs state ownership of business
E037
Government responsibility
E038
Job taking of the unemployed
E039
Competition good or harmful
E040
Hard work brings success
E041
Wealth accumulation
E042
Firms and freedom
E043
Responsibility pension
E044
Responsibility housing
E045
Major changes in life
E046
New and old ideas
E047
Personal characteristics: Changes, worry or welcome possibility
E048
Personal characteristics: I usually count on being successful in everything I do
E049
Personal characteristics: I enjoy convincing others of my opinion
E050
Personal characteristics: I serve as a model for others
E051
Personal characteristics: I am good at getting what I want
E052
Personal characteristics: I own many things others envy me for
E053
Personal characteristics: I like to assume responsibility
E054
Personal characteristics: I am rarely unsure about how I should behave
E055
Personal characteristics: I often give others advice
E056
Personal characteristics: None of the above
E056_F
Flag variable: personal characteristics: none of the above
E057
The economic system needs fundamental changes
E058
Our government should be made much more open to the public
E059
Allow more freedom for individuals
E060
I could do nothing about an unjust law
E061
Political reform is moving too rapidly
E062
Importation of goods
E063
Current society: Egalitarian vs. competitive society
E064
Current society: Extensive welfare vs. low taxes
E065
Current society: Regulated vs. responsible society
E066
Society aimed: egalitarian vs. competitive
E067
Society aimed: extensive welfare vs. low taxes
E068
Society aimed: regulated vs. responsible society
E069_01
Confidence: Churches
E069_02
Confidence: Armed Forces
E069_03
Confidence: Education System
E069_04
Confidence: The Press
E069_05
Confidence: Labour Unions
E069_06
Confidence: The Police
E069_07
Confidence: Parliament
E069_08
Confidence: The Civil Services
E069_09
Confidence: Social Security System
E069_10
Confidence: Television
E069_11
Confidence: The Government
E069_12
Confidence: The Political Parties
E069_13
Confidence: Major Companies
E069_14
Confidence: The Environmental Protection Movement
E069_15
Confidence: The Women´s Movement
E069_16
Confidence: Health Care System
E069_17
Confidence: Justice System/Courts
E069_18
Confidence: The European Union
E069_19
Confidence: NATO
E069_20
Confidence: The United Nations
E069_21
Confidence: The Arab League
E069_22
Confidence: The Association of South East Asian Nations -ASEAN
E069_23
Confidence: The Organization for African Unity-OAU
E069_24
Confidence: The NAFTA
E069_25
Confidence: The Andean pact
E069_26
Confidence: The Mercosur
E069_27
Confidence: The SAARC
E069_28
Confidence: The ECO
E069_29
Confidence: The APEC
E069_30
Confidence: The Free Commerce Treaty (Tratado de libre comercio)
E069_31
Confidence: The United American States Organization (Organización de Estados Un
Total: 1410
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