# **Table A3:  Afrobarometer (AFR)**

|**Data Provider**<br>Michigan State University; Institute for Demo<br>Development (Ghana).|cracy|(Sout|h Afr|ica);|Centr|e for Democrac|y and|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|<br>**Description**<br>U.S-based university and African non-governme<br> <br>|ntal o|rganiz|ation|||||
|**Website**<br>www.afrobarometer.org<br> <br>||||||||
|**Data Source**<br>Afrobarometer surveys<br> <br>||||||||
|**Type**<br>Survey||||||||
|<br> <br>**Respondents**<br>Households||||||||
|**Frequency**<br>Irregular, approximately every three years since|1999|||||||
|**Coverage**<br>African countries||||||||
|**Public Access**<br>Country level aggregates are publicly available<br>is released with some lag through the Inter<br>Research (www.icpsr.org).|throug<br>-Unive|h afr<br>rsity|obaro<br>Cons|meter<br>ortiu|websi<br>m for|te. Record-leve<br>Political and S|l data<br>ocial|
|**Description**<br>This household survey is designed to collect da<br>in a sample of African countries. We do not u<br>from this year differs substantially from subsequ|ta on a<br>se dat<br>ent ye|ttitud<br>a fro<br>ars.|es tow<br>m the|ards<br>1999|demo<br>surve|cracy and govern<br>y as the question|ment<br>naire|
|**Voice and Accountability**|2007|2006|2005|2004|2003|2002<br>2000<br>1998|1996|
|<br>How much do you trust the parliament?|..|..|..|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in your country?<br>Free and fair elections|..<br>X|..<br>X|..<br>X|X<br>..|X<br>..|X<br>..<br>..<br>..<br>..<br>..|..<br>..|
|**Political Stability and Absence of Violence**<br>NA|..|..|..|..|..|..<br>..<br>..|..|
|**Government Effectiveness**||||||||
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain household services<br>(like piped water, electricity or telephone)?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain an identity document<br>(such as birth certificate, driver's license or passport)?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|**Regulatory Quality**<br>NA|..|..|..|..|..|..<br>..<br>..|..|
|**Rule of Law**<br>||||||||
|Over the past year, how often have you or anyone in your family feared crime in your<br>own home?|..|..|..|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|Over the past year, how often have you or anyone in your family had something<br>stolen from your house?|..|..|..|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|Over the past year, how often have you or anyone in your family been physically<br>attacked?|..|..|..|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|How much do you trust the courts of law?|..|..|..|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain help from the police<br>when you need it?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|**Control of Corruption**||||||||
|How many elected leaders (parliamentarians) do you think are involved in||||||||
|<br>corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|How many judges and magistrates do you think are involved in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|How many government officials do you think are involved in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|How many border/tax officials do you think are involved in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|X<br>..<br>..|..|
|**Country Coverage**|**18**|**18**|**18**|**15**|**15**|**15**<br>**..**<br>**..**|**..**|
|**Year of Publication**|**2005**|**2005**|**2005**|**2002**|**2002**|**2002**<br>**..**<br>**..**|**..**|

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