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Each Afrobarometer survey collects data
about individual attitudes and behavior, including innovative
indicators especially relevant to developing societies.
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Democracy
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Popular understanding of, support
for, and satisfaction with democracy, as well as any desire
to return to, or experiment with, authoritarian alternatives. |
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Governance
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The demand for, and satisfaction
with, effective, accountable and clean government; judgments
of overall governance perfomance and social service delivery.
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Livelihoods
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How do African families survive?
What variety of formal and informal means do they use
to gain access to food, shelter, water, health, employment
and money? |
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Macro-economics
and Markets
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Citizen understandings of market
principles and market reforms and their assessments of
economic conditions and government performance at economic
management. |
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Social Capital
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Whom do people
trust? To what extent do they rely on informal networks
and associations? What are their evaluations of the trustworthiness
of various institutions? |
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Conflict and
Crime
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How safe do people feel? What
has been their experience with crime and violence? |
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Participation
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The extent to which ordinary
folks join in development efforts, comply with the laws
of the land, vote in elections, contact elected representatives,
and engage in protest. The quality of electoral representation. |
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National Identity
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How do people see themselves
in relation to ethnic and class identities? Does a shared
sense of national identity exist? |
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