Comparative National Elections Project, South Africa 2015

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Variables

qid

Questionnaire id number

BENCH_WGT

Population Weight - Benchmarked to 2014 midyear estimate

BENCH_WGT_1300

Population Weight - Benchmarked to sample size n=1300

urbrur

ea

prov

Geotype_new

Geographical Type

bc

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 1

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 2

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 3

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 4

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 5

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 8

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 9

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 11

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 12

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 13

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 14

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 15

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 18

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 19

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Reason for Unsuccessful Call 20

hh1_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 1

hh2_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 2

hh3_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 3

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 4

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 5

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 6

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 7

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 8

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OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 9

hh10_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 10

hh11_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 11

hh12_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 12

hh13_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 13

hh14_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 14

hh15_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 15

hh16_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 16

hh17_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 17

hh18_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 18

hh19_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 19

hh20_o

OTHER Reason for Unsuccessful Call 20

date

Date of interview

sttime

Time interview started

intf

Time interview completed

totpp

Record total number of people who live in household

totp18

Record total number of people 18 years and older

resp

Which person number was chosen to interview?

age

q1

Q1.How many other people who live in this household are under the age of 18?

q2

Q2.How many children who live in this household are under the age of 6?

q3

Q3.How old were you at the time of your last birthday?

q4_1

Q4.1.What was the (1st) most important problem facing the country at the time of

q4_1o

Q4.1o.Other 1st response

q4_2

Q4.2.What was the (2nd) most important problem facing the country at the time of

q4_2o

Q4.2o.Other 2nd response

q4_3

Q4.3.What was the (3rd) most important problem facing the country at the time of

q4_3o

Q4.3o.Other 3rd response

q5

Q5.Thinking of the most important problem facing South Afrcia at that time, how

q6

Q6.Could any other political party had done a better job than the government in

q7

Q7.Which political party was this?

q8a

Q8a.Thinking back to the time of the election, to what extent were you satisfied

q8b

Q8b.Thinking back to the time of the election, to what extent were you satisfied

q9

Q9.At the time of the election, did you feel that the country was going in the r

q10

Q10.Would you say that the government vs factors other than the government were

q11

Q11.Now thinking about the overall performance of the national government in gen

q12a

Q12a.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12b

Q12b.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12c

Q12c.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12d

Q12d.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12e

Q12e.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12f

Q12f.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12g

Q12g.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12h

Q12h.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12i

Q12i.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q12j

Q12j.How well/badly would you say the government was handling the following matt

q13

Q13.Would you say that over the past twelve months, the state of the economy in

q14

Q14.How would you describe the present economic situation in South Africa?

q15

Q15.Over the next ten years or so, how likely or unlikely is it that you will im

q16

Q16.Extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement - "The go

q17a

Q17A.What do you think about each of our political parties - African National Co

q17b

Q17B.What do you think about each of our political parties - Democratic Alliance

q17c

Q17C.What do you think about each of our political parties - Economic Freedom Fi

q17d

Q17D.What do you think about each of our political parties - Inkatha Freedom Par

q17e

Q17E.What do you think about each of our political parties - National Freedom Pa

q17f

Q17F.What do you think about each of our political parties - United Democratic M

q17g

Q17G.What do you think about each of our political parties - Freedom Front Plus

q17h

Q17H.What do you think about each of our political parties - Congress of the Peo

q17i

Q17I.What do you think about each of our political parties - African Christian D

q17j

Q17J.What do you think about each of our political parties - Agang

q18a

Q18A.What do you think of the party leaders - Jacob Zuma?

q18b

Q18B.What do you think of the party leaders - Helen Zille?

q18c

Q18C.What do you think of the party leaders - Julius Malema?

q18d

Q18D.What do you think of the party leaders - Mangosuthu Buthelezi?

q18e

Q18E.What do you think of the party leaders - Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi?

q18f

Q18F.What do you think of the party leaders - Bantu Holomisa?

q18g

Q18G.What do you think of the party leaders - Pieter Mulder?

q18h

Q18H.What do you think of the party leaders - Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota?

q18i

Q18I.What do you think of the party leaders - Kenneth Moshoe?

q18j

Q18J.What do you think of the party leaders - Mamphela Ramphele?

q19

Q19.Many people, when they think about politics, use the words "left" (or "radic

q20a

Q20A.Where would you place the - African National Congress (ANC)?

q20b

Q20B.Where would you place the - Democratic Alliance (DA)?

q20c

Q20C.Where would you place the - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)?

q20d

Q20D.Where would you place the - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)?

q20e

Q20E.Where would you place the - National Freedom Party NFP?

q20f

Q20F.Where would you place the - United Democratic Movement (UDM)?

q20g

Q20G.Where would you place the - Freedom Front Plus (FF+)?

q20h

Q20H.Where would you place the - Congress of the People (COPE)?

q20i

Q20I.Where would you place the - African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)?

q20j

Q20J.Where would you place the - Agang?

q21a

Q21A.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Health

q21b

Q21B.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Educat

q21c

Q21C.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Unempl

q21d

Q21D.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Defens

q21e

Q21E.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Old ag

q21f

Q21F.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Busine

q21g

Q21G.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Police

q21h

Q21H.Thinking about public expenditure, should there be more or less on - Social

q22a

Q22A.Opinion on the old age pensions that the government pays to people (present

q22b

Q22B.Opinion on the old age pensions that the government pays to people (present

q22c

Q22C.Opinion on the old age pensions that the government pays to people (present

q23a

Q23A.Opinion on the child support grant (present value of R1350) - The value of

q23b

Q23B.Opinion on the child support grant (present value of R1350) - The value of

q23c

Q23C.Opinion on the child support grant (present value of R1350) - Young women s

q23d

Q23D.Opinion on the child support grant (present value of R1350) - Young women h

q24a

Q24A.Opinion on the social grants and pensions that the government pays to peopl

q24b

Q24B.Opinion on the social grants and pensions that the government pays to peopl

q24c

Q24C.Opinion on the social grants and pensions that the government pays to peopl

q24d

Q24D.Opinion on the social grants and pensions that the government pays to peopl

q24e

Q24E.Opinion on the social grants and pensions that the government pays to peopl

q25

Q25.Thinking back to the May 2014 election, how closely did you follow this elec

q26

Q26.More generally,how interested are you in politics?

q27_a1

Q27a1.Do you think that African National Congress looks after the interests of a

q27_b1

Q27b1.Which group is that?

q27_a2

Q27a2.Do you think that Democratic Alliance (DA) looks after the interests of al

q27_b2

Q27b2.Which group is that?

q27_a3

Q27a3.Do you think that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) looks after the interest

q27_b3

Q27b3.Which group is that?

q27_a4

Q27a4.Do you think that Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) looks after the interests of

q27_b4

Q27b4.Which group is that?

q27_a5

Q27a5.Do you think that National Freedom Party (NFP) looks after the interests o

q27_b5

Q27b5.Which group is that?

q27_a6

Q27a6.Do you think that United Democratic Movement (UDM) looks after the interes

q27_b6

Q27b6.Which group is that?

q27_a7

Q27a7.Do you think that Freedom Front Plus (FF+) looks after the interests of al

q27_b7

Q27b7.Which group is that?

q27_a8

Q27a8.Do you think that Congress of the People (COPE) looks after the interests

q27_b8

Q27b8.Which group is that?

q27_a9

Q27a9.Do you think that African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) looks after th

q27_b9

Q27b9.Which group is that?

q27_a10

Q27a10.Do you think that Agang looks after the interests of all people in South

q27_b10

Q27b10.Which group is that?

q28a

Q28A.Do you think Democratic Alliance (DA) would do a good or poor job of runnin

q28b

Q28B.Do you think Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) would do a good or poor job of

q28c

Q28C.Do you think Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) would do a good or poor job of run

q28d

Q28D.Do you think United Democratic Movement (UDM) would do a good or poor job o

q28e

Q28E.Do you think Congress of the People (COPE) would do a good or poor job of r

q28f

Q28F.Do you think African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) would do a good or p

q28g

Q28G.Do you think Freedom Front Plus (FF+) would do a good or poor job of runnin

q28h

Q28H.Do you think Agang would do a good or poor job of running the national gove

q29

Q29.Do you usually think of yourself as close to any particular political party?

q30

Q30.Do you feel yourself a little closer to one of the political parties than th

q31

Q31.Which party is that?

q31o

Q31o.Other political party

q32

Q32.Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close?

q33

Q33.Were you registered to vote in the recent national elections?

q34

Q34.Did you vote in the recent general elections on the 7th of May 2014?

q35

Q35.If you would have voted,which party would you have voted for?

q36

Q36.For which party did you vote for national government in the 2014 elections?

q37

Q37.When did you decide to vote for that party?

q38

Q38.Did you consider voting for any other party?

q39_95

Q39.Considered - Not Registered or Did not vote

q39_1

Q39.Considered - African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)

q39_2

Q39.Considered - African Muslim Party

q39_3

Q39.Considered - African National Congress (ANC)

q39_4

Q39.Considered - Afrikaner Unity Movement

q39_5

Q39.Considered - Agang

q39_6

Q39.Considered - Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)

q39_7

Q39.Considered - Congress of the People (COPE)

q39_8

Q39.Considered - Democratic Alliance (DA)

q39_9

Q39.Considered - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

q39_10

Q39.Considered - Freedom Front

q39_11

Q39.Considered - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

q39_12

Q39.Considered - Minority Front

q39_13

Q39.Considered - Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

q39_14

Q39.Considered - United Christian Democratic Party

q39_15

Q39.Considered - United Democratic Movement

q39_16

Q39.Considered - Other [Specify]:

q39_98

Q39.Considered - Refused

q39_99

Q39.Considered - Don't know

q40

Q40.And were there any parties that you would never vote for?

q41_95

Q41.Never considered - Not Registered or Did not vote

q41_1

Q41.Never considered - African Christian Democratic Party

q41_2

Q41.Never considered - African Muslim Party

q41_3

Q41.Never considered - African National Congress (ANC)

q41_4

Q41.Never considered - Afrikaner Unity Movement

q41_5

Q41.Never considered - Agang

q41_6

Q41.Never considered - Azanian People

q41_7

Q41.Never considered - Congress of the People (COPE)

q41_8

Q41.Never considered - Democratic Alliance (DA)

q41_9

Q41.Never considered - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

q41_10

Q41.Never considered - Freedom Front

q41_11

Q41.Never considered - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

q41_12

Q41.Never considered - Minority Front

q41_13

Q41.Never considered - Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

q41_14

Q41.Never considered - United Christian Democratic Party

q41_15

Q41.Never considered - United Democratic Movement

q41_16

Q41.Never considered - Other [Specify]:

q41_98

Q41.Never considered - Refused

q41_99

Q41.Never considered - Don't know

q42

Q42.Party voted for provincial government in the May 2014 election?

q43

Q43.Did you vote in the previous general elections, the ones held in 2009?

q44

Q44.Do your recall which party you voted for national government in the previous

q45

Q45.Do your recall which party you voted for provincial government in 2009?

q46

Q46.Do you happen to know what the unemployment rate was around the time of the

q47

Q47.Who is the current Deputy President of South Africa? Do you know his/ her na

q48

Q48.Which party came in second in parliamentary seats in the national election?

q49

Q49.How about the leader of the largest opposition party. Do you know his/ her n

q49o

Q49.Other (specify)

q50

Q50.Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

q50o

Q50.Other (specify)

q51a

Q51A.During the electoral campaign, how frequently followed political news - New

q51b

Q51B.During the electoral campaign, how frequently followed political news - Rad

q51c

Q51C.During the electoral campaign, how frequently followed political news - Tel

q51d

Q51D.During the electoral campaign, how frequently followed political news - Int

q52

Q52.Across all of the media sources you may have used to obtain information abou

q53

Q53.During the campaign, which newspaper did you read most often?

q53o

Q53.Other (Specify)

q54

Q54.Do you think this newspaper you read most often favored a particular politic

q55

Q55.Which political party?

q56

Q56.Do you recall seeing any advertisements for a political party during the ele

q57_95

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Never read newspapers during the electio

q57_1

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP

q57_2

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - African Muslim Party

q57_3

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - African National Congress (ANC)

q57_4

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Afrikaner Unity Movement

q57_5

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Agang

q57_6

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)

q57_7

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Congress of the People (COPE)

q57_8

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Democratic Alliance (DA)

q57_9

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

q57_10

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Freedom Front Plus (FF+)

q57_11

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

q57_12

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Minority Front

q57_13

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

q57_14

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)

q57_15

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - United Democratic Movement (UDM)

q57_96

Q57.Recall advertisement in newspaper - Other [Specify]

q58

Q58.During the election campaign, which radio station did you listen to most fre

q58o

Q58. Other specify

q59

Q59.Do you think the radio station you listened to most often favored a particul

q60

Q60.Which political party?

q61

Q61.Do you recall hearing any advertisements for a political party during the el

q62_95

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Never Listened to the Radio during the elect

q62_1

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)

q62_2

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - African Muslim Party

q62_3

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - African National Congress (ANC)

q62_4

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Afrikaner Unity Movement

q62_5

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Agang

q62_6

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)

q62_7

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Congress of the People (COPE)

q62_8

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Democratic Alliance (DA)

q62_9

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

q62_10

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Freedom Front Plus (FF+)

q62_11

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

q62_12

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Minority Front

q62_13

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

q62_14

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)

q62_15

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - United Democratic Movement

q62_96

Q62.Recall advertisement on radio - Other

q62_96o

Q62.Other Specify

q63

Q63.During the electoral campaign, which news broadcasts did you watch most ofte

q63_1

Q63.Name of News Broadcast

q64

Q64.Do you think the television news broadcasts you watched most often favored a

q65

Q65.Which political party?

q66

Q66.Do you recall seeing any advertisements for a political party during the ele

q67_95

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Never watched TV during the election campaign /

q67_1

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)

q67_2

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - African Muslim Party

q67_3

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - African National Congress (ANC)

q67_4

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Afrikaner Unity Movement

q67_5

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Agang

q67_6

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)

q67_7

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Congress of the People (COPE)

q67_8

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Democratic Alliance (DA)

q67_9

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

q67_10

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Freedom Front Plus (FF+)

q67_11

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

q67_12

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Minority Front

q67_13

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

q67_14

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)

q67_15

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - United Democratic Movement

q67_96

Q67.Recall advertisement on TV - Other [Specify]:

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