Afrobarometer Survey 2014-2015
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Africa, 2014 - 2015
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afr-afr36-2014-2015-v1
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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
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Q74a. 1st reason for not taking case to court (Q74A)
Data file: afr36-2014-2015-v1-stata11
Overview
Valid:
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Invalid:
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Type:
Discrete
Range:
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Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -1 | Missing |
| Most people do take cases to court | |
| 1 | They cannot find a lawyer |
| 2 | Lawyers are too expensive |
| 3 | Absence of legal aid services / absence of free legal help |
| 4 | Court costs are too expensive |
| 5 | Judges, prosecutors or court officials will demand money |
| 6 | People don't have enough time to go to court |
| 7 | The distance to the courts is too far |
| 8 | They don't speak the language spoken in the court |
| 9 | They don't know their legal rights and remedies |
| 10 | They don't know how to take a case to court |
| 11 | They think the processes are too complex |
| 12 | They expect the case to take too long |
| 13 | They think the judges and court officials are incompetent |
| 14 | They do not expect fair treatment |
| 15 | They do not think the judges or courts are independent |
| 16 | Don't trust the courts |
| 17 | The courts favor the rich / powerful |
| 18 | They prefer to go to traditional leaders / local council |
| 19 | Fear |
| 20 | Forgive the perpetrator |
| 21 | Amicable solution/Settlement |
| 100 | Forgive / Trusting God |
| 101 | Fear / For fear of consequences / avoid problems |
| 140 | People are afraid of the consequences |
| 141 | Forgiveness |
| 180 | Fear |
| 220 | Fear of reprisals |
| 221 | Avoid problems / conflicts |
| 420 | People are afraid to run in an administrative office |
| 421 | People are afraid of the consequences (reprisals) |
| 422 | People want to preserves social bonds |
| 460 | Discuss locally with offender |
| 461 | Feel compassion towards offender |
| 462 | Dread court process (including cross exam) |
| 463 | Fear (unspecified) |
| 464 | Offender is relation- avoid court punishment |
| 465 | Offender forgiven instead |
| 466 | Courts are corrupt (can be bribed/offender not afriad of them) |
| 467 | Drea court process (can be remanded) |
| 468 | Fear of offender (too powerful/power to bewitch) |
| 469 | Avoid creating enemity |
| 470 | Dread court process (unpredictable/unsure of outcome) |
| 660 | Amicable solution |
| 661 | Forgiveness/Tolerance |
| 662 | Afraid of justice/of the consequences |
| 663 | Trusting God |
| 700 | Fear/They are Scared |
| 780 | Fear |
| 820 | They settle outside of court |
| 821 | Fear |
| 822 | They forgave/pitied the offender |
| 1100 | Tolerance |
| 1101 | Leave it to God |
| 1102 | Fear |
| 1103 | Patience |
| 1140 | Afraid |
| 1141 | Forgiveness |
| 1142 | Amicable solution |
| 1143 | Avoid division |
| 1144 | Tolerance |
| 1260 | La Peur |
| 1300 | Fear of consequences or retaliation |
| 1301 | Attachement to family or neighbours |
| 1302 | God and forgiveness |
| 1580 | Fear of consequences/police/courts/law |
| 1581 | To avoid problems |
| 1700 | Peur, Peur des conséquences ou représailles |
| 1701 | Dieu, Amour, Pardon, Parenté et réglement à l'amiable |
| 9995 | Other |
| 9998 | Refused |
| 9999 | Don't know |
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.
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Q74a. 1st reason for not taking case to court