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South African Social Attitudes Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009
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Data file: sasas-2009-q1

Cases: 3305
Variables: 361

Variables

uniqueid
Questionnaire number
ea
EA number
prov
Province
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
Q1_1
Q1_1 Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facin
Q1_2
Q1_2 Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facin
Q1_3
Q1_3 Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges facin
Q1_1OTH
Q1_1oth Please tell me what you think are the THREE MOST important challenges fa
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 following institutions
Q7
Q7 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institutions
Q8
Q8 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institutions
Q9
Q9 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institutions
Q10
Q10 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q11
Q11 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q12
Q12 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q13
Q13 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q14
Q14 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q15
Q15 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q16
Q16 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q17
Q17 Indicate the extent to which you trust or distrust the following institution
Q18
Q18 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q19
Q19 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q20
Q20 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q21
Q21 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q22
Q22 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q23
Q23 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q24
Q24 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q25
Q25 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q26
Q26 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q27
Q27 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q28
Q28 Level of satisfaction with the way that the government is handling the follo
Q29
Q29 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the ff?:Politicians found guilt
Q30
Q30 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the ff?:The government should h
Q31
Q31 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the ff?:Citizens should have th
Q32
Q32 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the ff?:The government should b
Q33
Q33 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the ff?:Mass action is an accep
Q34
Q34 How interested would you say you are in politics? Are you ....
Q35
Q35 How often does politics seem so complicated that you cannot really understan
Q36
Q36 To what extent do you agree or disagree:Whether I vote or not makes no diffe
Q37
Q37 To what extent do you agree or disagree:After being elected all parties are
Q38
Q38 To what extent do you agree or disagree:It is the duty of all citizens to vo
Q39
Q39 To what extent do you agree or disagree:Voting is meaningless because no pol
Q40
Q40 During the last 12 months have you:contacted a politician, government or loc
Q41
Q41 During the last 12 months have you:contacted a traditional leader?
Q42
Q42 During the last 12 months have you:contacted radio, TV or a newspaper?
Q43
Q43 During the last 12 months have you:signed a petition?
Q44
Q44 During the last 12 months have you:taken part in a protest march or demonstr
Q45
Q45 During the last 12 months have you:worked in a political party or action gro
Q46
Q46 Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted
Q47
Q47 which in the following list is most important to you in describing who you a
Q48
Q48 which in the following list is the second most important to you in describin
Q49
Q49 which in the following list is the third most important to you in describing
Q50
Q50 How much do you agree or disagree:I would rather be a citizen of South Afric
Q51
Q51 How much do you agree or disagree:There are some things about South Africa t
Q52
Q52 How much do you agree or disagree:Generally speaking, South Africa is a bett
Q53
Q53 To what extent do you feel attached to the ff types of people?:Those who spe
Q54
Q54 To what extent do you feel attached to the ff types of people?:Those who bel
Q55
Q55 To what extent do you feel attached to the ff types of people?:Those who are
Q56
Q56 To what extent do you feel attached to the ff types of people?:Those who liv
Q57
Q57 To what extent do you agree or disagree:
Q58
Q58 To what extent do you agree or disagree:
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, s
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 Government should:Redistribute land to black South Africans
Q66
Q66 There should be:Racial quotas in national sports teams
Q67
Q67 There should be:Preferential hiring and promotion of black South Africans in
Q68
Q68 There should be:Preferential hiring and promotion of women in employment
Q69
Q69 Affirmative Action policy in South Africa is:contributing to a more skilled
Q70
Q70 Affirmative Action policy in South Africa is:creating a society that is more
Q71
Q71 Please indicate which of the following statements applies to you? I generall
Q72
Q72 Which, if any, group would you least want to come and live in South Africa?
Q72OTH
Q72oth Which, if any, group would you least want to come and live in South Afric
Q73
Q73 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants increase crime rates
Q74
Q74 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants are generally good for South Af
Q75
Q75 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants take jobs away from people who
Q76
Q76 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants make South Africa more open to
Q77
Q77 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants bring disease to South Africa
Q78
Q78 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants bring skills that are needed in
Q79
Q79 How much do you agree or disagree:Immigrants use up our country’s res
Q80
Q80 Do you have any friends who have come to live in South Africa from another c
Q81
Q81 Do you have any colleagues at work who have come to live in South Africa fro
Q82
Q82 Do you agree or disagree:All schools should contain children of different ra
Q83
Q83 Do you agree or disagree:All schools should contain children of different la
Q84
Q84 Do you agree or disagree:Children of different religions, or of no religion,
Q85
Q85 Do you agree or disagree:Girls and boys should be educated separately
Q86
Q86 Do you agree or disagree:The children of the economically well-off and the p
Q87
Q87 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in:Grades 1 to
Q88
Q88 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in:Grades 4 to
Q89
Q89 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in:Grades 10 to
Q90
Q90 What do you think should be the main language of instruction in:Higher educa
Q91
Q91 Do you agree or disagree:Teaching children the difference between right and
Q92
Q92 Do you agree or disagree:Schools should spend more time teaching children ri
Q93
Q93 To what extent do you agree or disagree with corporal punishment as a method
Q94
Q94 Which of the following groups, if any, would be your highest priority for ex
Q95
Q95 And which would be your second highest priority?
Q96
Q96 How would you compare the overall standards of education in schools today wi
Q97
Q97 From what you know or have heard, do you think school-leavers are better qua
Q98
Q98 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays:prep
Q99
Q99 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays:teac
Q100
Q100 How well do you think public secondary schools in South Africa nowadays:Ins
Q101
Q101 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong if a man and a woman have sexual rela
Q102
Q102 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong for a married person to have sexual r
Q103
Q103 Do you think it is wrong or not wrong for two adults of the same sex to hav
Q104
Q104 People convicted of murder should be subject to the death penalty. Do you..
Q105
Q105 Do you personally think it is wrong or not wrong for a woman to have an abo
Q106
Q106 Do you personally think it is wrong or not wrong for a woman to have an abo
Q107
Q107 Have you or a member of your household been the victim of a burglary or ass
Q108
Q108 How safe or unsafe do you (or would you) feel personally on most days?
Q109
Q109 How safe or unsafe do you (or would you) feel walking alone in this area du
Q110
Q110 How safe or unsafe do you feel walking alone in this area after dark?
Q111
Q111 How often do you worry about your home being burgled?
Q112
Q112 Does this worry about your home being burgled have a serious effect on the
Q113
Q113 How often do you worry about becoming a victim of violent crime?
Q114
Q114 Does this worry about becoming a victim of violent crime have a serious eff
Q115
Q115 Do you think that crime in this neighbourhood has increased, decreased or r
Q116
Q116 On average how often do you...?:Read the political content of a newspaper
Q117
Q117 On average how often do you...?:Watch political news on TV
Q118
Q118 On average how often do you...?:Listen to political news on the radio
Q119
Q119 On average how often do you...?:Use the internet to obtain political news o
Q120
Q120 How satisfied are you with the state of consultation between government and
Q121
Q121 In the last five years, has the level of consultation between government an
Q122
Q122 How interested would you say you are in taking part in government decisions
Q123
Q123 How satisfied are you with the extent to which the government makes it poss
Q124
Q124 How important is it:That politicians take into account the views of citizen
Q125
Q125 How important is it:That politicians take into account the views of experts
Q126
Q126 To what extent do you agree or disagree:Izimbizo work well as a form of loc
Q127
Q127 To what extent do you agree or disagree:here are not enough effective mecha
Q128
Q128 To what extent do you agree or disagree:Since the Reconstruction and Develo
Q129
Q129 To what extent do you agree or disagree:The Government should develop a lon
Q130
Q130 To what extent do you agree or disagree:In developing a long-term plan for
Q131
Q131 To what extent do you agree or disagree:A long-term plan will help fight po
Q132
Q132 To what extent do you agree or disagree:A long term plan will help improve
Q133
Q133 Do you agree or disagree:It is government’s responsibility to provid
Q134
Q134 Do you agree or disagree:The government should spend more money to create j
Q135
Q135 Do you agree or disagree:The government should spend more money on social g
Q136
Q136 Do you agree or disagree:The government should provide more chances for chi
Q137
Q137 Do you think that people with high incomes should pay a larger share, the s
Q138
Q138 Suppose the government had to choose one of the following options. Which do
Q139
Q139 To what extent do you agree or disagree:The government has to play a leadin
Q140
Q140 And do you think that government should regulate South African industry mor
Q141
Q141 And would closer links with the other countries in Southern Africa make Sou
Q142
Q142 Thinking about your own life and personal circumstances, how satisfied are
Q143
Q143 How satisfied are you with your standard of living ?
Q144
Q144 How satisfied are you with your health ?
Q145
Q145 How satisfied are you with what you are achieving in life ?
Q146
Q146 How satisfied are you with your personal relationships ?
Q147
Q147 How satisfied are you with how safe you feel ?
Q148
Q148 How satisfied are you with feeling part of your community ?
Q149
Q149 How satisfied are you with your future (financial) security ?
Q150
Q150 How satisfied are you with your spirituality or religion ?
Q151
Q150 Would you say that you and your family are...
Q152
Q152 How does your household income compare with other households in your villag
Q153
Q153 Taking all things together, would you say you are:
Q154
Q154 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your
Q155
Q155 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your
Q156
Q156 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your
Q157
Q157 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your
Q158
Q158 Are the following inadequate, just adequate or more than adequate for your
Q159
Q159 To what extent was the amount of food your household had over the past mont
Q160
Q160 How important is coming from a wealthy family?
Q161
Q161 How important is having well-educated parents?
Q162
Q162 How important is having a good education yourself?
Q163
Q163 How important is having ambition?
Q164
Q164 How important is hard work?
Q165
Q165 How important is knowing the right people?
Q166
Q166 How important is having political connections?
Q167
Q167 How important is giving bribes?
Q168
Q168 How important is a person’s race?
Q169
Q169 How important is a person’s religion?
Q170
Q170 How important is being born a man or a woman?
Q171
Q171 Do you agree or disagree:To get all the way to the top in South Africa toda
Q172
Q172 Do you agree or disagree:In South Africa only students from the best second
Q173
Q173 Do you agree or disagree:In South Africa, only the rich can afford the cost
Q174
Q174 Do you agree or disagree:In South Africa people have the same chances to en
Q175
Q175 Would you say that you earn...
Q176
Q176 About how much do you think a doctor in general practice earns?
Q177
Q177 How much do you think a chairman of a large national corporation earns?
Q178
Q178 How much do you think a shop assistant earns
Q179
Q179 How much do you think an unskilled worker in a factory earns?
Q180
Q180 How much do you think a cabinet minister in the national government earns?
Q181
Q181 About how much do you think a doctor in general practice should earn?
Q182
Q182 How much do you think a chairman of a large national company should earn?
Q183
Q183 How much do you think a shop assistant should earn?
Q184
Q184 How much do you think an unskilled worker in a factory should earn?
Q185
Q185 How much do you think a cabinet minister in the national government should
Q186
Q186 To what extent do you agree or disagree:Differences in income in South Afri
Q187
Q187 To what extent do you agree or disagree:It is the responsibility of the gov
Q188
Q188 To what extent do you agree or disagree:The government should provide a dec
Q189
Q189 To what extent do you agree or disagree:The government should spend less on
Q190
Q190 Do you think people with high incomes should pay a larger share of their in
Q191
Q191 Generally, how would you describe taxes in South Africa today for those wit
Q192
Q192 Is it just or right or wrong that people with higher incomes can buy better
Q193
Q193 Is it just or right or wrong that people with higher incomes can buy better
Q194
Q194 in South Africa how much conflict is there between poor people and rich peo
Q195
Q195 in South Africa how much conflict is there between the working class and th
Q196
Q196 in South Africa how much conflict is there between management and workers
Q197
Q197 in South Africa how much conflict is there between people at the top of soc
Q198
Q198 Where would you put yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of society grou
Q199
Q199 And if you think about the family that you grew up in, where did they fit i
Q200
Q200 If you compare this job to the job your father had when you were 15, would
Q201
Q201 How much responsibility goes with the job – how important do you thi
Q202
Q202 The number of years spent in education and training?
Q203
Q203 What is needed to support a family?
Q204
Q204 Whether the person has children to support – how important should th
Q205
Q205 How well he or she does the job – how important should that be in de
Q206
Q206 How hard he or she works at the job?
Q207
Q207 Is your pay just?
Q208
Q208 First, what type of society is South Africa today – which diagram co
Q209
Q209 What do you think South Africa ought to be like – which would you pr
Q210
Q210 Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses?
Q211
Q211 Do you have difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid?
Q212
Q212 Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?
Q213
Q213 Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?
Q214
Q214 Do you have difficulty (with self-care such as) washing all over or dressin
Q215
Q215 Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating, for exampl
Q216
Q216 Do you personally know someone who is disabled?
Q217
Q217 If yes, what type of disability?
Q218
Q218 Physically disabled people are just as intelligent as non-disabled people
Q219
Q219 A disabled person is someone who cannot do anything on his/her own
Q220
Q220 Most disabled people are willing to work
Q221
Q221 Disability is the disabled individual’s problem and not societyâ€
Q222
Q222 Disabled people should be allowed to live where and how they choose
Q223
Q223 Disabled people are not capable of making moral decisions
Q224
Q224 It is up to the government to take care of disabled people
Q225
Q225 Disabled people are more emotional than non-disabled people
Q226
Q226 Disabled people are the same as anyone else
Q227
Q227 Most non-disabled people would not want to marry anyone who is disabled
Q228
Q228 The biggest problem disabled people face is the negative attitudes of non-d
Q229
Q229 Disabled people should not be allowed to marry and have children
Q230
Q230 For which party did you vote in the last national election, which was held
Q230OTH
Q230oth For which party did you vote in the last national election, which was he
Q231
Q231 If there were a national election tomorrow, for which party would you vote?
Q231OTH
Q231oth If there were a national election tomorrow, for which party would you vo
Q232
Q232 What is your main reason for thinking that you would not vote if a nationa
Q232OTH
Q232oth What is your main reason for thinking that you would not vote if a nati
Q233
Q233 To which party do you feel most close?
Q233OTH
Q233oth To which party do you feel most close?
Q234
Q234 How close do you feel to this party?
Q235
Q235 In political matters, people talk of ‘the left’ and ‘the
Sex
Q236 Sex of respondent
Race
Q237 Race of respondent
Age
Q238 Age of respondent in completed years
Q239
Q239 What is your current marital status?
Q240
Q240 Are you currently living with your husband/wife?
Q241
Q241 Do you live together with a partner?
Q242
Q242 What is the highest level of education that you have ever completed?
Q242OTH
Q242oth What is the highest level of education that you have ever completed?
Q243
Q243 How many years of full time education have you completed?
Q244
Q244 Are you a citizen of South Africa?
Q245
Q245 What language do you speak mostly at home?
Q245OTH
Q245oth What language do you speak mostly at home?
Q246
Q246 What is your current employment status?
Q246OTH
Q246oth What is your current employment status?
Q247
Q247 What is your current occupation?
Q248
Q248 Who is your employer for this work?
Q248OTH
Q248oth Who is your employer for this work?
Q249
Q249 If self-employed, how many employees do you have working for you?
Q250
Q250 How many hours do/did you normally work a week (in your main job)
Q251
Q251 Do you supervise the work of any other people?
Q252
Q252 Are you or have you ever been a paid-up member of a Trade Union?
Q253
Q253 If you are married or have a partner, what is his/her employment status?
Q253OTH
Q253oth If you are married or have a partner, what is his/her employment status?
Q254
Q254 If your spouse or partner is employed, what is his/her occupation?
Q255
Q255 Who is your spouse or partner’s employer?
Q255OTH
Q255oth Who is your spouse or partner’s employer?
Q256
Q256 When you were 15 years old, for whom did your father work?
Q256OTH
Q256oth When you were 15 years old, for whom did your father work?
Q257
Q257 When you were 15 years old, what kind of work did your father do; what was
Q258
Q258 When you were 15 years old, did your mother work outside the household?
Q259
Q259 In her last job – i.e. when or before you were 15 years old, for who
Q259OTH
Q259oth In her last job – i.e. when or before you were 15 years old, for
Q260
Q260 When you were 15 years old, what kind of work did your mother do; what was
Q261
Q261 About how many books were there around your family’s house when you
Q262
Q262 In your first job, after leaving full-time education, for whom did you work
Q262OTH
Q262oth In your first job, after leaving full-time education, for whom did you w
Q263
Q263 In this first job, what was your main occupation?
Total: 361
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