Afrobarometer surveys are based
on: Face-to-face interviews
by trained interviewers in the language of the respondent's choice. National
probablitiy samples that represent
an accurate cross section of the voting age population. Random selection is used
at every stage of sampling and the sample is stratified to ensure that all major
demographic segments of the population are covered. Sample size varies from a
minimum of 1200 in each country to up to 2400 or more. * *Warning:
Afrobarometer results should not be generalized to Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole.
The selection of countries is intentionally biased toward liberalizing regimes.
Authoritarian regimes and countries in conflict are under-represented.
Afrobarometer research protocols are summarized in a comprehensive
manual which is available in both English
and French.
Additional survey technical information is also available for Round
1, Round 2 and Round
3. The Afrobarometer's outcome
rates meet or exceed international standards. |
