Quality of Life Survey 2015-2016, Round 4
South Africa, 2015 - 2016
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6.3 - If not, why not vote - Other verbatim (Q6_3_Other_verbatim)
Data file: qol-iv-2014-2015-v1
Overview
Valid:
30002
Type:
Discrete
loc_start_pos:
1479
loc_end_pos:
1598
Width:
120
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 29684 |
98.9%
|
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| Against my spritual believes | 1 |
0%
|
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| Always at work | 1 |
0%
|
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| Always travelling | 1 |
0%
|
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| Angry because we are poor, there are no jobs for youth and us senior citizens ever this goverment took over from the apa | 1 |
0%
|
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| Because i am supporting God's kingdom | 1 |
0%
|
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| Because of corruption. | 1 |
0%
|
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| Because we dont have any meetings an nobody cares. | 1 |
0%
|
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| Corrupt Government, Corrupt municipality | 1 |
0%
|
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| Did not think of it | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Do not feel like it | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Do not know | 1 |
0%
|
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| Does not have SA id | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Don't see any difference | 2 |
0%
|
|
| Don't see any necessities | 1 |
0%
|
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| Dont have much information about all these elections staff | 1 |
0%
|
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| Dont know where to register. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Dont see a need to do that | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Dont see any change | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Dont see any improvement | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Dont see any reason , | 1 |
0%
|
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| Dont see the reason why | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Due to religious belief | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Elections are waste of time even if another party govern | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Far from voting stations | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Got my identity book late | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Government corruption | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Have not given a thought about it. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Haven't got citizenship | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Haven't registered | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I Was sick when people were registering to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I am old and so old for that now | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I cant see any difference in my life so I dont see the necesity of voting of voting. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I could not care any less and am old to play those games | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I couldn't register. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I didnt hear when to registor to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I don't benefit | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I don't need to vote because obviously ANC will win the votes. I will vote for it when it no longer have supporters. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I don't see any change especially regarding crime that is too high as well as the infrastructure in the townships. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I donot care | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I dont see any reason because there's no change | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I dont think South Africa deserve my vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I dont want to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I got my ID after the registrations | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I have been denied citizenship in the country after staying so long. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I haven't thought of voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I reserve my right to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I took time to get my I D | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I used to travel a lot now i lost my job i will register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I want them to fix road | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I was away South Africa when they register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I was sick | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I was sick when I had to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I was still young to register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I'll b at home at Lesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I'll probably be working (domestic worker) | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I'm from other country | 1 |
0%
|
|
| I'm not involved in polotics. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Im immigrating in december | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Im not satisfied the way our goverment do things eg corruption. about the way our goverment do things | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Im old | 1 |
0%
|
|
| It is not helpful because of nepotism and corruption. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| It makes no difference | 1 |
0%
|
|
| It wont make a difference. We are not enough. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Jehova Witenes people are not allowed to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Jehovah's witnesses | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Just not intrested | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Just taken that decision | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Just turned 18 this | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Just turned 18 will register soon | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Living the country | 1 |
0%
|
|
| My church does not allow us to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| My religion does not allow me since support God's Kingdom | 1 |
0%
|
|
| My religion does not allow me to vote | 2 |
0%
|
|
| My religion doesnt allow me to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Never been registered to vote used to travel a lot and i still travel | 1 |
0%
|
|
| No longer interested in anything to with politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not allowed to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not decided as yet | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not interested anymore | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not into politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not sure as i dont see a difference | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not sure it will dependl | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Not yet interested in politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Nothing comes out of our votes. Especially from the party that we vote for | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Our Gorvernment is unreliable | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Painfull legs. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Present Goverment is Corrupt | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Religious views | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Represented by her mother in every response. Mentally disabled, therefore will not be in a position to vote. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| South African government does not represent us they prefer foreigners. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Still getting to know the area better,am still new in the area. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Still planning | 1 |
0%
|
|
| The government and councillors dont care about us,they only need our votes to stay in power while we are hungry | 1 |
0%
|
|
| The government is just waisting our time | 1 |
0%
|
|
| The reason i dont plan to vote is our children are unemployed so i see no use in taking part it doesnt bring any change | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Therebis party that can improve my life | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Theres no change im tired of being used by other people to get their life better | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Theres no choice ANC ITS CORRUPT | 1 |
0%
|
|
| These people dont give us jobs. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| They dont do anything for us | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Tired of false promises | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Too young to register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Until i get my own house i wont vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Want to take my time to get to know more about all these electiob staff | 1 |
0%
|
|
| We get nothing from voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| We have been voting since forever and there hasn't been much change. Personally in my hosehlod we have no electricity an | 1 |
0%
|
|
| We vote for them but no delivery service | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Will be in Sweden in 2016 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| against religion | 1 |
0%
|
|
| always busy | 1 |
0%
|
|
| am from Lesotho | 1 |
0%
|
|
| as long as zuma is still a president i wnt vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| awaiting to go register soon | 1 |
0%
|
|
| because I've registered at KZN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| because Lukas Manyane is not on the voters roll | 1 |
0%
|
|
| because i am a journal and are starding still so they dont alow me toe vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| because i dont benefit anything from voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| becouse it doesnt benefit people under graund | 1 |
0%
|
|
| been struggling to find jobs | 1 |
0%
|
|
| corruption is a lot | 1 |
0%
|
|
| couse im from out countity | 1 |
0%
|
|
| coz i m tired with the stupid gorverment | 1 |
0%
|
|
| curaption | 1 |
0%
|
|
| did not register | 3 |
0%
|
|
| didn't register because you were not around | 1 |
0%
|
|
| didnt have an id | 1 |
0%
|
|
| didnt register | 3 |
0%
|
|
| didnt register,but if i get a chance to register will vote. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| dissatisfied with the leadership | 1 |
0%
|
|
| do not have transport. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| do not the points for voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| don't have a reason to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| don't have right | 1 |
0%
|
|
| don't know we're to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| don't see any reason to vote government has made empty promises | 1 |
0%
|
|
| dont know where to register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| dont see the reason why i should vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| empty promises | 1 |
0%
|
|
| goverment is corrupt | 1 |
0%
|
|
| have never done it before | 1 |
0%
|
|
| have not decided | 1 |
0%
|
|
| have not registered so can't vote because I was away | 1 |
0%
|
|
| haven't decided | 1 |
0%
|
|
| haven't decided yet | 1 |
0%
|
|
| haven't got my rdp house | 1 |
0%
|
|
| haven't registered yet | 1 |
0%
|
|
| havent decided | 1 |
0%
|
|
| havent registerd for voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| having problems they say i must fix something first | 1 |
0%
|
|
| he is mentally unstable and does nit really understand much about politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am neutral | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am not South African | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am not interested | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am not sure i will still have to think about it | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am not working | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am old and sickly,i just want to be at home and relax | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am only 18 yrs now | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i am still thinking | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i did not register to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i didn't know there was gona be elections next year | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dnt cno improvement | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i don't know | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i don't like politic | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i don't see the any reason to vote , they don't do anything | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dont have an id | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dont know | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dont like Zuma | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dont see any reason to vote,i did not benefit from anything the government offers,im not working i dont have a house | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i dont see the reason to do so because the government fooling ud | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i have heard anything about Voting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i have never voted | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i have no id | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i haven't planned to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i havent got a chance | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i really think its a waste of time to vote cause we all know that ANC will win an ,will give us false promise that they | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i registered in a different province | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i see no difference | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i was shot in 1977 if they pay me or give me a house or a job i might concider it | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i will be in Europe next year | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i will bote if they gibe me grant money if not i wont | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i will see | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i wont vote because they are all the same | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i wont vote to put another person on position to defraud the country | 1 |
0%
|
|
| i would've loved to vote but i didn't get the chance to go register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| if they cut off labour broke i can vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im far away from home and im working abnormal hours and im working on weekends | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not a south african | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not interested | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not regesterd | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not sure if i will ever vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not sure if ill vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not sure that i will vote or not | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im not sure wether ill vote or not | 1 |
0%
|
|
| im still deciding | 1 |
0%
|
|
| it depend on how the politics play out | 1 |
0%
|
|
| it will depend if i have time or not | 1 |
0%
|
|
| its a long process | 1 |
0%
|
|
| its not in my belief im a muslim | 1 |
0%
|
|
| its useless to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| just | 1 |
0%
|
|
| just applied for an id book | 1 |
0%
|
|
| just got my id | 2 |
0%
|
|
| just tired of voting for nothing | 1 |
0%
|
|
| just turned 19 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| lack of job | 1 |
0%
|
|
| last elections i had not redistered and i still havent registered | 1 |
0%
|
|
| lazy because i see no result in helping to improve my situation | 1 |
0%
|
|
| lost interest | 1 |
0%
|
|
| municipality doesn't care about community | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my ID came out very late, so when i start to work, i never found time to register for voting. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my ID is full of voting stamps | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my boss wont allow me to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my culture wont allow me to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my regilous beliefs doesnt allow me | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my religion | 2 |
0%
|
|
| my religion doesn't allow me too | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my religion doesnt aproove | 1 |
0%
|
|
| my vote wouldn't make a difference | 1 |
0%
|
|
| never had an id document | 1 |
0%
|
|
| nk reason | 1 |
0%
|
|
| no time | 1 |
0%
|
|
| no ID books | 1 |
0%
|
|
| no difference | 1 |
0%
|
|
| no improvement | 1 |
0%
|
|
| noone has came to our place to register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not from south africa | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not happy with the service | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not interested | 4 |
0%
|
|
| not interested in politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not involved in politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not registered | 2 |
0%
|
|
| not registered as yet | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not registered to vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not registered to vote in gauteng | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not rufgt age during registering | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not satisfied with the government | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure about it. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure if i will or won't vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure if i will vote | 2 |
0%
|
|
| not sure if i will vote or not | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure that i will vote or not | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not sure yet | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not yet registered | 1 |
0%
|
|
| not yet sure | 1 |
0%
|
|
| nothing is being done to improve our lives | 1 |
0%
|
|
| on the date of voting ill be working | 1 |
0%
|
|
| our councillor has been on the position for far too long and he doesnt wanna step down | 1 |
0%
|
|
| our presidant is corrupt | 1 |
0%
|
|
| passport | 1 |
0%
|
|
| people dont get jobs because of the tendering process and we cant get RDP houses but people from outside this province g | 1 |
0%
|
|
| politicians dont do their jobs. they only think about us only when the elections are around the corner | 1 |
0%
|
|
| problems with ID | 1 |
0%
|
|
| regardless of how many times we vote only a few people benefit while the rest of us struggle even more | 1 |
0%
|
|
| religion | 2 |
0%
|
|
| religious believe. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| religious principle | 1 |
0%
|
|
| religious reasons | 2 |
0%
|
|
| relocating to Australia | 1 |
0%
|
|
| she does not care about us | 1 |
0%
|
|
| she is from other country Lesotho. no SA identification | 1 |
0%
|
|
| should have ragistad but i lost my identity | 1 |
0%
|
|
| still deciding | 1 |
0%
|
|
| still undecided | 1 |
0%
|
|
| the is lot of corraption | 1 |
0%
|
|
| the responded says does not see any change after mandela. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| the responded says he is tired of politics | 1 |
0%
|
|
| there is no reason why should i vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| theres nothing to benefit from | 1 |
0%
|
|
| they are promising us houses even know we are waiting | 1 |
0%
|
|
| they did not meet my need | 1 |
0%
|
|
| they dont deliver | 1 |
0%
|
|
| they dont do anything for us | 1 |
0%
|
|
| they dont do anything for us ,still not working | 1 |
0%
|
|
| to help other people | 1 |
0%
|
|
| to old to be fooled | 1 |
0%
|
|
| told to go and vote in KZN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too bust for that | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too busy | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too much conflict around political parties, so i dont see them free and fair | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too much corruption | 2 |
0%
|
|
| too much of a hussle | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too old and on a wheelchair. wont go to the poling station | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too sick for me to live. | 1 |
0%
|
|
| too young did not register | 1 |
0%
|
|
| was able to register,was on holiday overseas | 1 |
0%
|
|
| was away when registering so can not vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| was told to go to Mpumalanga | 1 |
0%
|
|
| wasnt registered | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we are not interested | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we do not benefit anything empty promises | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we font benefit in anything around here,i dont even know my councillor is | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we have been trying to motivate that our area be free from outlaws like the Nigerian individuals who are staying in Beat | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we need too get house | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we vote but still there's no change | 1 |
0%
|
|
| we vote for nothing they don't care about ud | 1 |
0%
|
|
| why should i vote i and unemployed right now | 1 |
0%
|
|
| why vote nothing changes | 1 |
0%
|
|
| will register when they open again | 1 |
0%
|
|
| will vote | 1 |
0%
|
|
| wont be aroundmi will be in cape town for school | 1 |
0%
|
|
| yet to register | 1 |
0%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.