South African Social Attitudes Survey 2008

South Africa, 2008

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Data file: sasas-2008-q1

Cases:	3321
Variables:	366

Variables

uniqueid

Questionnaire number

ea

prov

2005 Province boundaries

hhnum

Number of households at visiting point

PERS16

Number of persons 16 years and older at visiting point

hhpers

Number of persons in this household

HHPERS16

Number of persons 16 years and older in this household

Q1A

Q1a Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1B

Q1b Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1C

Q1c Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1D

Q1d Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1E

Q1e Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1F

Q1f Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1G

Q1g Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1H

Q1h Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1I

Q1i Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1J

Q1j Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1K

Q1k Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1L

Q1l Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1M

Q1m Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1N

Q1n Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1O

Q1o Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1P

Q1p Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1Q

Q1q Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1R

Q1r Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1S

Q1s Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1T

Q1t Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facing

Q1OTH

Q1oth Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges faci

Q2

Q2 In the last 5 years, has life improved, stayed the same or gotten worse for p

Q3

Q3 Do you think that life will improve, stay the same or get worse in the next 5

Q4

Q4 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way democracy is working in So

Q5

Q5 How satisfied are you with the general economic situation in South Africa at

Q6

Q6 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q7

Q7 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q8

Q8 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q9

Q9 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q10

Q10 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q11

Q11 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q12

Q12 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q13

Q13 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q14

Q14 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q15

Q15 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q16

Q16 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q17

Q17 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the ff institutions in SA

Q18

Q18 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q19

Q19 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the govern is handli

Q20

Q20 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is ha

Q21

Q21 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q22

Q22 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q23

Q23 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q24

Q24 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q25

Q25 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is h

Q26

Q26 How satisfy or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is hand

Q27

Q27 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is ha

Q28

Q28 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way that the government is ha

Q29

Q29 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Polit

Q30

Q30 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:The g

Q31

Q31 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Citiz

Q32

Q32 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:The g

Q33

Q33 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Mass

Q34

Q34 How interested would you say you are in politics? Are you â€¦.

Q35

Q35 How often does politics seem so complicated that you cannot really understan

Q36

Q36 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Wheth

Q37

Q37 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:After

Q38

Q38 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:It is

Q39

Q39 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Votin

Q40

Q40 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you cont

Q41

Q41 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you cont

Q42

Q42 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you cont

Q43

Q43 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you sign

Q44

Q44 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you take

Q45

Q45 During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following? Have you work

Q46

Q46 Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that y

Q47

Q47 In general, which in the following list is most important to you in describ

Q48

Q48 In general, which in the following list is the second most important to you

Q49

Q49 In general, which in the following list is the third most important to you

Q50

Q50 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?: I would ra

Q51

Q51 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?: There are

Q52

Q52 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?: Generally

Q53

Q53 To what extent do you feel attached to the following types of people?:Those

Q54

Q54 To what extent do you feel attached to the following types of people?:Those

Q55

Q55 To what extent do you feel attached to the following types of people?:Those

Q56

Q56 To what extent do you feel attached to the following types of people?:Those

Q57

Q57 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Peopl

Q58

Q58 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Peopl

Q59

Q59 Would you describe yourself as being a member of a group that is discriminat

Q60A

Q60a On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60B

Q60b On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60C

Q60c On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60D

Q60d On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60E

Q60e On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60F

Q60f On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60G

Q60g On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60H

Q60h On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60I

Q60i On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60J

Q60j On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60K

Q60k On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60L

Q60l On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60M

Q60m On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q60OTH

Q60oth On what grounds is your group discriminated against?

Q61

Q61 Since 1994, do you think that race relations in the country have improved,

Q62

Q62 In the last year, do you think that race relations in the country have impro

Q63

Q63 How often do you feel racially discriminated against?

Q64

Q64 Where has this racial discrimination happened to you most recently?

Q65

Q65 To what extent do you agree or disagree that government should redistribute

Q66

Q66 To what extent do you agree or disagree that there should beâ€¦Racial quotas

Q67

Q67 To what extent do you agree or disagree that there should beâ€¦Preferential

Q68

Q68 To what extent do you agree or disagree that there should beâ€¦Preferential

Q69

Q69 Please indicate which of the following statements applies to you? I generall

Q70

Q70 Which, if any, group would you least want to come and live in South Africa?

Q70OTH

Q70oth Which, if any, group would you least want to come and live in South Afric

Q71

Q71 Thinking of this group, how much do you agree or disagree with the following

Q72

Q72 Thinking of this group, how much do you agree or disagree with the following

Q73

Q73 Thinking of this group, how much do you agree or disagree with the following

Q74

Q74 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q75

Q75 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q76

Q76 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q77

Q77 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q78

Q78 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q79

Q79 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q80

Q80 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?:Immigrants

Q81

Q81 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?: South Afric

Q82

Q82 How about people from other countries coming here to work. Which one of the

Q83

Q83 Do you have any friends who have come to live in South Africa from another c

Q84

Q84 Do you have any colleagues at work who have come to live in South Africa fro

Q85

Q85 Up to what level do you believe it should be compulsory for all learners to

Q86

Q86 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:All schools shoul

Q87

Q87 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:All schools shoul

Q88

Q88 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:Children of diffe

Q89

Q89 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:Girls and boys sh

Q90

Q90 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:The children of t

Q91

Q91 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in Grades 1 to

Q92

Q92 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in Grades 4 to

Q93

Q93 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in Grades 10 to

Q94

Q94 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in Higher educa

Q95

Q95 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following: I respect teache

Q96

Q96 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following: Teachers should

Q97

Q97 How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements?:Teaching ch

Q98

Q98 How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements?:Schools sho

Q99

Q99 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following methods of keepin

Q100

Q100 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following methods of keepi

Q101

Q101 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following methods of keepi

Q102

Q102 Which of the following groups, if any, would be your highest priority for e

Q103

Q103 Which of the following groups, if any, would be your second highest priorit

Q104

Q104 How would you compare the overall standards of education in schools today

Q105

Q105 From what you know or have heard, do you think school-leavers are better qu

Q106

Q106 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays...:

Q107

Q107 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays...:

Q108

Q108 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays...:

Q109

Q109 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong if a man and a woman have sexual rela

Q110

Q110 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong for a married person to have sexual r

Q111

Q111 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong for two adults of the same sex to hav

Q112

Q112 People convicted of murder should be subject to the death penalty. Do youâ€

Q113

Q113 Do you personally think it is wrong or not wrong for a woman to have an abo

Q114

Q114 Do you personally think it is wrong or not wrong for a woman to have an abo

Q115

Q115 Have you or a member of your household been the victim of a burglary or ass

Q116

Q116 How safe or unsafe do you or would you feel personally on most days

Q117

Q117 How safe or unsafe do you (or would you) feel walking alone in this area du

Q118

Q118 How safe or unsafe do you feel walking alone in this area after dark?

Q119

Q119 How often do you worry about your home being burgled?

Q120

Q120 Does this worry about your home being burgled have a serious effect on the

Q121

Q121 How often do you worry about becoming a victim of violent crime?

Q122

Q122 Does this worry about becoming a victim of violent crime have a serious eff

Q123

Q123 Do you think that crime in this neighbourhood has increased, decreased or r

Q124

Q124 A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with

Q125

Q125 A child younger than 5 years is likely to suffer if his or her mother works

Q126

Q126 All in all, family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job

Q127

Q127 A job is alright, but what most women really want is a home and children

Q128

Q128 Being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay

Q129

Q129 A manâ€™s job is to earn money, a womanâ€™s job is to look after the home a

Q130

Q130 Would you say that you and your family areâ€¦

Q131

Q131 How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?

Q132

Q132 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Differences in income in South Afr

Q133

Q133 To what extent do you agree or disagree: It is the responsibility of the go

Q134

Q134 How does your household income compare with other households in your villag

Q135

Q135 Taking all things together, would you say you are:

Q136A

Q136a In the LAST MONTH, how much did the household spend on food?

Q136B

Q136b Household expenditure category: Last month-food?

Q137A

Q137a In the LAST MONTH, how much did the household spend on housing?

Q137B

Q137b Household expenditure category: Last month-housing?

Q138A

Q138a In the LAST MONTH, how much did the household spend on regular transport c

Q138B

Q138b Household expenditure category: Last month-regular transport costs?

Q139A

Q139a In the PAST YEAR, how much did the household spend on children schooling?

Q139B

Q139b Household expenditure category: Past month-children schooling?

Q140A

Q140a In the PAST YEAR, how much did the household spend on health care?

Q140B

Q140b Household expenditure category: Past month-health care?

Q141A

Q141a In the PAST YEAR, how much did the household spend on clothing and shoes?

Q141B

Q141b Household expenditure category: Past month-clothing and shoes?

Q142A

Q142a What was your householdâ€™s total expenditure in the past month?

Q142B

Q142b Household expenditure category

Q143

Q143 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your

Q144

Q144 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your

Q145

Q145 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your

Q146

Q146 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your

Q147

Q147 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your

Q148

Q148 To what extent was the amount of food your household had over the past mont

Q149

Q149 Think back over the past year. How often have you borrowed money from frien

Q150

Q150 How often have you lent money to family, friends or people who you work wit

Q151

Q151 Have you heard that South Africa is going to host the FIFA Soccer World Cup

Q152

Q152 What do you think will be the main benefit for South Africa of hosting the

Q152OTH

Q152oth What do you think will be the main benefit for South Africa of hosting t

Q153

Q153 And for your city or area, what do you think will be the main benefit of So

Q153OTH

Q153oth And for your city or area, what do you think will be the main benefit of

Q154

Q154 And for your neighbourhood, what do you think will be the main benefit of S

Q154OTH

Q154oth And for your neighbourhood, what do you think will be the main benefit o

Q155

Q155 And for you, what do you think will be the main benefit of South Africa hos

Q155OTH

Q155oth And for you, what do you think will be the main benefit of South Africa

Q156

Q156 Will these benefits be lasting or short term?

Q157

Q157 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): South Africa w

Q158

Q158 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): The local gove

Q159

Q159 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): The FIFA World

Q160

Q160 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): Small business

Q161

Q161 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement):The FIFA World

Q162

Q162 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): The hosting of

Q163

Q163 To what extent do you agree or disagree (to each statement): The hosting of

Q164

Q164 Which one of the following do you think will benefit the most from the 2010

Q164OTH

Q164oth Which one of the following do you think will benefit the most from the 2

Q165

Q165 What do you think will be the main disadvantage of South Africa hosting the

Q165OTH

Q165oth What do you think will be the main disadvantage of South Africa hosting

Q166

Q166 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Roads will be severely congested (

Q167

Q167 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Public transport services will be

Q168

Q168 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Car users will change to public tr

Q169

Q169 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Minibus-taxis will be able to tran

Q170

Q170 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Public transport improvements will

Q171

Q171 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Public transport improvements will

Q172

Q172 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Road congestion will return to nor

Q173A

Q173a What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173B

Q173b What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173C

Q173c What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173D

Q173d What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173E

Q173e What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173F

Q173f What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173G

Q173g What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173H

Q173h What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173I

Q173i What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173J

Q173j What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a result

Q173OTH

Q173oth What long-term improvements will there be to public transport as a resul

Q174

Q174 What is the most often used source of drinking water by this household?

Q174OTH

Q174oth What is the most often used source of drinking water by this household?-

Q175

Q175 Does the household get water from a source less than 200m away?

Q176

Q176 What type of toilet facility is available for this household?

Q176OTH

Q176oth What type of toilet facility is available for this household?-other

Q177

Q177 Where is this toilet facility located?

Q178

Q178 Do you have access to electricity in your household?

Q178OTH

Q178oth Do you have access to electricity in your household?-other

Q179

Q179 How is the refuse or rubbish for this household taken care of?

Q179OTH

Q179oth How is the refuse or rubbish for this household taken care of?-other

Q180

Q180 In the past year, how often did you experience interruptions of longer than

Q181

Q181 In the past 12 months, what was the longest interruption you experienced to

Q182

Q182 If you experienced water interruptions in the past year: What do you think

Q182OTH

Q182oth If you experienced water interruptions in the past year: What do you thi

Q183

Q183 How often do you experience interruptions of electricity services?

Q184

Q184 In the past year, how often did you experience interruptions of longer than

Q185

Q185 In your opinion, is the price you pay each month for these services too hig

Q186

Q186 In your opinion, is the price you pay each month for these services too hig

Q187

Q187 In your opinion, is the price you pay each month for these services too hig

Q188

Q188 In your opinion, is the price you pay each month for these services too hig

Q189

Q189 How easy or difficult is it for you to pay for the services that you have i

Q190

Q190 In your opinion, what is the quality of the following services in the area

Q191

Q191 In your opinion, what is the quality of the following services in the area

Q192

Q192 In your opinion, what is the quality of the following services in the area

Q193

Q193 In your opinion, what is the quality of the following services in the area

Q194

Q194 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Municipalities do not consult comm

Q195

Q195 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Government is delivering on its pr

Q196

Q196 To what extent do you agree or disagree: Government is making progress in g

Q197

Q197 To what extent do you agree or disagree: My municipality treats people with

Q198

Q198 To what extent do you agree or disagree: My municipality provides people wi

Q199

Q199 To what extent do you agree or disagree: My municipality provides regular i

Q200

Q200 To what extent do you agree or disagree: My municipality responds quickly t

Q201

Q201 To what extent do you agree or disagree: My municipality does a good job of

Q202

Q202 To what extent do you agree or disagree: People are getting good value for

Q203

Q203 To what extent do you agree or disagree that protests are the only mechanis

Q204

Q204 To what extent do you agree or disagree: You need to rely on others to get

Q205

Q205 To what extent do you agree or disagree: The good that you do comes back to

Q206

Q206 How true or false are each of the following: I can think of many ways to ge

Q207

Q207 How true or false are each of the following: I energetically pursue my goal

Q208

Q208 How true or false are each of the following: I feel tired most of the time

Q209

Q209 How true or false are each of the following: There are lots of ways around

Q210

Q210 How true or false are each of the following: I easily give up my point of v

Q211

Q211 How true or false are each of the following: I can think of many ways to ge

Q212

Q212 How true or false are each of the following: I worry about my health

Q213

Q213 How true or false are each of the following: Even when others get discourag

Q214

Q214 How true or false are each of the following: My past experiences have prepa

Q215

Q215 How true or false are each of the following: I have been pretty successful

Q216

Q216 How true or false are each of the following: I usually find myself worrying

Q217

Q217 How true or false are each of the following: I meet the goals that I set fo

Q218

Q218 For which party did you vote in the last national election, which was held

Q218OTH

Q218oth For which party did you vote in the last national election, which was he

Q219

Q219 If there were a national election tomorrow, for which party would you vote?

Q219OTH

Q219oth If there were a national election tomorrow, for which party would you vo

Q220

Q220 What is your main reason for thinking that you would not vote if a national

Q220OTH

Q220oth What is your main reason for thinking that you would not vote if a natio

Q221

Q221 To which party do you feel most close?

Q221OTH

Q221oth To which party do you feel most close?-other

Q222

Q222 How close do you feel to this party?

Q223

Q223 In political matters, people talk of â€˜the leftâ€™ and â€˜the rightâ€™ or

Q224

Q224 Sex of respondent

Q225

Q225 Race of respondent

Q226

Q226 Age of respondent in completed years

Q227

Q227 What is your current marital status?

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