DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04418.v1
title: Afrobarometer: Round II Survey of Mali, 2002
title: Version 1

description: 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 Mali. Respondents were asked
 their opinion about recent political and economic changes within their
 country, their satisfaction with current economic conditions in Mali,
 how they currently obtained food to eat, what resources they relied on
 for safety, and how they obtained health care. They were also asked
 how often in the last 12 months they or their family had gone without
 food, felt unsafe in terms of crime, gone without medicine, or gone
 without shelter. Respondents were asked how often they attended
 meetings of organizations such as church groups, local self-help
 associations, and trade unions. Their opinions were elicited on who
 they felt was responsible for providing schools, creating jobs,
 building houses, and reducing crime. They were asked what came to mind
 with the word "democracy" and whether they could identify their
 country's prime minister, minister of finance, district development
 committee member, or their representative on the community or urban
 council. Respondents were also asked how often they obtained news from
 such sources as radio, television, or newspapers and how closely they
 followed what was going on in government and public affairs.
 Respondents were asked to rate the way the country was governed while
 under the military government, during the current system of government
 (with regular elections in which everyone can vote and there are at
 least two political parties), and under the political system of the
 country as they expected it to be in ten years time. They were asked
 how interested they felt the prime minister was in what happened to
 them, how much of the time they could trust the prime minister, and
 their overall approval of the prime minister. Respondents were asked
 the same questions regarding Parliament and local government. In
 addition, those polled were asked about their awareness of the
 government's structural adjustment program and the effect it had on
 the way they lived their lives. They were also asked if they
 participated in such activities as the national elections, attending
 election rallies, or writing letters to newspapers. Demographic
 information was elicited from respondents, including age, language
spoken, education, and employment status.
description: none
description: Response Rates: The rate of response was 91.6 percent.
description: Multistage, clustered, random probability sample.
description: Datasets: 
DS1: Afrobarometer: Round II Survey of Mali, 2002
description: Citizens of Mali aged 18 years and older.
description: face-to-face interview(1) Additional information on Afrobarometer research
 projects is provided on the 
 Afrobarometer Web site. (2) The data and documentation for this
study are in French. No English version has been provided.