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Description & Citation--Study No. 4262

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:4262
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04262
 
Title:Afrobarometer: Round I Survey of Malawi, November-December 1999
 
Principal Investigator(s):Maxton G. Tsoka, University of Malawi. Centre for Social Research (CSR)
 
Series:Afrobarometer Survey Series
 
Funding Agency:United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Regional Center for Southern Africa
 
  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
 
Bibliographic Citation:Tsoka, Maxton G. AFROBAROMETER: ROUND I SURVEY OF MALAWI, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR04262-v1. Malawi: University of Malawi, Centre for Social Research (CSR) [producer], 1999. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-06.
 

Scope of Study

Summary:The Afrobarometer project was designed to assess attitudes toward democracy, markets, and civil society in several sub-Saharan African nations, and to track the evolution of such attitudes in those nations over time. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Malawi. Respondents were asked to rate Malawi's President Bakili Muluzi and his administration's overall performance, and to state the most important issue facing the nation. Opinions were gathered on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the media, the Supervisory Electoral Commission, and the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation could be trusted. Respondents were polled on their knowledge of government officials, their level of personal involvement in political, governmental, and community affairs, the inclusiveness of the government, and what their reactions would be to executive branch-sponsored, government-imposed restrictions or prohibitions on the media, the judicial system, and parliament. Economic questions addressed the past, present, and future of the country's and the respondent's economic condition, whether great income disparities are fair, and whether encouraging people to start small businesses would create more jobs. Societal questions addressed how much trust could be placed in others, whether it is wise to plan ahead, whether everyone should be responsible for themselves and their own success or failure, what characteristics respondents used to identify themselves, whether it was easy to obtain assistance with securing food, water, schooling, and medical services, and by what methods respondents secured food, water, news, information, and medical services. Respondents were also asked whether they had checked with other adults in the household to answer questions. Background variables include age, language spoken most at home, education, current employment status, employment status over the last 12 months, employment history, family financial situation over the last 12 months, monetary support system, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, language used in interview, sex, ethnicity, type of physical disability, if any, type of housing, location of interview (inside, outside, or both), and respondent's attitude during interview.
 
Subject Term(s):democracy, government, government performance, markets, national interests, political attitudes, political change, political participation, political systems, public confidence, public opinion, quality of life, social attitudes, standard of living, trust in government
 
Geographic Coverage:Africa, Malawi, Global
 
Time Period:November 1999 - December 1999
 
Date(s) of Collection:November 1999 - December 1999
 
Universe:Citizens of Malawi who were 18 years of age or older.
 
Data Type:survey
 
Data Collection Notes:Additional information on Afrobarometer research projects is provided on the Afrobarometer Web site (link).
 

Methodology

Sample:National probability sample.
 
Weight:none
 
Response Rates:The response rate was approximately 90 percent.
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2005-07-06
 

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