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

|**Data Provider**<br>Michigan State University; Institute for Demo<br>Develoment (Ghana)|cracy|(South|Afric|a); Ce|ntre fo|r De|mocra|cy and|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|p .<br>**Description**<br>U.S-based university and African non-governme<br> <br>|ntal or|ganiza|tion||||||
|**Website**<br>www.afrobarometer.org<br> <br>|||||||||
|**Data Source**<br>Afrobarometer surveys<br> <br>|||||||||
|**Type**<br>Survey<br> <br>|||||||||
|**Respondents**<br>Households|||||||||
|<br>**Frequency**<br>Irregular, approximately every three years since|1999||||||||
|**Coverage**<br>African countries|||||||||
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|<br>**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 data<br>ent ye|ttitude<br>from<br>ars.|s towar<br>the 19|ds de<br>99 su|mocrac<br>rvey as|y and<br>the q|gove<br>uestio|rnment<br>nnaire|
||2006|2005|2004|2003|2002|2000|1998|1996|
|**Voice and Accountability**|||||||||
|How much do you trust the parliament?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in your<br>country?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Free and fair elections<br>|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Political Stability**|||||||||
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Government Effectiveness**|||||||||
|<br>What proportion of the country's problems do you think the government<br>can solve?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain<br>household services (like piped water, electricity or telephone)?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain an<br>identity document (such as birth certificate, driver's license or passport)?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|<br>Government handling of health services|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|Government handling of education system|X|X|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Regulatory Quality**|||||||||
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Rule of Law**|||||||||
|Over the past year, how often have you or anyone in your family feared<br>crime in your own home?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Over the past year, how often have you or anyone in your family had<br>something stolen from your house?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Over the past year how often have you or anyone in your family been|||||||||
|,<br>physically attacked?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How much do you trust the courts of law?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How much do you trust the police?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Based on your experiences, how easy or difficult is it to obtain help from<br>the police when you need it?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|**Control of Corruption**<br>|||||||||
|How well would you say the current government is handling the fight of|||||||||
|corruption in the government?|..|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How many elected leaders (parliamentarians) do you think are involved|||||||||
|in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|<br>How many judges and magistrates do you think are involved in|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How many government officials do you think are involved in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How many border/tax officials do you think are involved in corruption?|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|**Cntr Cr**|**18**|**18**|**1**|**1**|**1**||||
|**ouy oveage**|||**5**|**5**|**5**|**..**|**..**|**..**|
|**Year of Publication**|**2005**|**2005**|**2002**|**2002**|**2002**|**..**|**..**|**..**|

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