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Results: South Africa

Round 5

Publications

  • Poverty Indicators Bulletin [23 January 2013]
  • Summary of Results
  • Briefing Paper No 112: "Citizen Perception on Migration in South Africa" [10 February 2013]
  • Briefing Paper No. 110: "Perceptions and Realities of Corruption in South Africa"
  • Briefing Paper No. 108:: "Party Identification in South Africa: Profiles for the ANC and the DA" 
  • Briefing Paper No. 104:: "Public Attitudes Toward the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma
  • Briefing Paper No 102: "Protest and Political Participation in South Africa: Time Trends and Characteristics of Protesters"

Preliminary Results

  • Press Release - Poor South Africans More Active, but Less Well Served by Government [25 February 2013]
  • Media Briefing - Key Findings from Round 5 [15 January 2013]
  • Press Release

Media Coverage

  • SA does not trust foreigners - survey news24 9 October 2012 [article]
  • SA remains 'fertile ground for xenophonbia - survey Business Day 9 October 2012 [article]
  • 6 in 10 South Africans happy with their democracy The Associated Press 14 March 2012 [article]
  • "Democracy is preferable" Independent Online 20 March 2012 [article]
  • Jobs remains number one concern in SA: Afrobarometer Business Day 20 March 2012 [article]
  • South Africans feel good about economy: Afrobarometer Business Day 20 March 2012 [article]
  • Zuma gets vote of confidence Indepdendent Online 23 March 2012 [article]
  • More South Africans believe politicians are corrupt Mail & Guardian 28 March 2102 [article]
  • Public has lost trust in officials Independent Online 28 March 2012 [article]
  • South Africa: Results of Afrobarometer Round 5 allAfrica.com 15 March 2012 [press release]

Round 4

  • Summary of Results, South Africa 2008.
  • Summary of Democracy Indicators, South Africa 2000-2008.
  • Briefing Paper No. 76: "Proportional Representation and Popular Assessments of MP Performance in South Africa : a Desire for Electoral Reform?"
  • Briefing Paper No. 82: "Tolerance in South Africa: Exploring Popular Attitudes Toward Foreigners."
  • Working Paper No. 131: "The “Born Frees”: The Prospects for Generational Change in Post-Apartheid South Africa."

Round 3

  • Summary of Results, South Africa 2005.
  • Briefing Paper No. 41: "Is South Africa’s Public Service “User Friendly”?
  • Briefing Paper No. 42: "Surging Economic Optimism Amid Enduring Poverty."
  • Briefing Paper No. 43: "Resurgent Perceptions of Corruption in South Africa
  • Briefing Paper No. 44: "South Africans' Rating of Government Performance."
  • Briefing Paper No. 45: "The Public Agenda: Change and Stability in South Africans’ Ratings of National Priorities."
  • Working Paper No. 62: Bratton, Michael and Mxolisi Sibanyoni. "Delivery or Responsiveness? A Popular Scorecard of Local Government Performance in South Africa."
  • Working Paper No. 82: Mattes, Robert. "Democracy Without People: Political Institutions and Citizenship in the New South Africa." 2007

Round 2.5

  • Summary of Results, South Africa 2004
  • Briefing Paper No. 13: "Lived Poverty in South Africa." 2005.
  • Briefing Paper No. 14: "AIDS and Public Opinion in South Africa." 2005.

Round 2

  • Briefing Paper No. 5: “The Changing Public Agenda? South Africans' Assessments of the Country's Most Pressing Problems.”
  • Briefing Paper No. 6: Political Party Support in South Africa: Trends since 1994
  • Working Paper No. 24: Mattes, Robert, Christiaan Keulder, Annie B. Chikwana, Cherrel Africa and Yul Derek Davids. "Democratic Governance in South Africa: The People's View." 2003.

Round 1

  • Working Paper No. 8: Mattes, Robert, Yul Derek Davids and Cherrel Africa. "Views of Democracy in South Africa and the Region: Trends and Comparisons." 2000.

Other

  • Working Paper No. 40: Feree, Karen E. "The Micro-Foundations of Ethnic Voting: Evidence from South Africa." 2004.
  • Working Paper No. 50: Mattes, Robert and Doh Chull Shin. "The Democratic Impact of Cultural Values in Africa and Asia: The Cases of South Korea and South Africa." 2005.

South Africa Questionnaires

  • South Africa Round 1 Questionnaire (2000)

  • South Africa Round 4 Questionnaire (2008)

  • South Africa Round 5 Questionnaire (2011)

South Africa Data

  • South Africa Round 1 Codebook (2000)
  • South Africa Round 1 Data (2000)
  • South Africa Round 2 Codebook (2002)
  • South Africa Round 2 Data (2002)
  • South Africa Round 2.5 Codebook (2004)
  • South Africa Round 2.5 Data (2004)
  • South Africa Round 3 Codebook (2006)
  • South Africa Round 3 Data (2006)
  • South Africa Round 4 Codebook (2008)
  • South Africa Round 4 Data (2008)
  • South Africa Round 4 Survey Technical Information
  • South Africa Round 5 Codebook (2011)
  • South Africa Round 5 Data (2011)
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