Popular attitudes toward democracy in Namibia: A summary of Afrobarometer indicators (1999-2008)

This document provides a summary of popular attitudes regarding the demand for and supply of democracy in Nambia as revealed over the course of five Afrobarometer surveys conducted between 1999 and 2008 (Sept.-Oct. 1999, N=1183; March-June 2002, N=1200; Aug.-Sept. 2003, N=1199; Feb.- Mar. 2006, N=1200; Oct.-Dec. 2008, N=1200). Samples of this size yield a margin of error of +/- 3
percent at a confidence level of 95 percent. The charts that follow capture perceptions of:

• The meaning of democracy;
• The demand for democracy (including individual support for democracy, patience with democracy and rejection of military rule, one-party rule, and one-man rule);
• Support for democratic institutions (including attitudes towards elections, term limits, multiparty rule, and checks on presidential powers); and
• The supply of democracy (including satisfaction with democracy and the perceived extent of democracy, quality of elections and the protection of key freedoms).
• Popular attitudes toward democracy in Namibia: A summary of Afrobarometer indicators, 1999-2008