South African Election Satisfaction Survey (ESS) 1999: Voters - All provinces

Description:
This data set contains responses of South African legible voters in the 1999 national and provincial assembly elections aged 18 years and older.

All 214 selected voting stations were visited on election day. The number of voters interviewed was 11 140 and the data set contains 28 variables.

The questionnaire questions included the distance traveled to the voting station, means of transport utilised, time spent in the voting queue, perception of IEC officials' competence, and perception of the freeness and fairness of the election.
Abstract:
The intention of the survey was to ascertain the degree to which voters consider the poll to have been conducted in a manner that is free and fair to all voters and political parties.

The poll focused on the following issues: the extent to which various logistical matters impacted on voter participation, an assessment by voters of the free and fairness of the elections - including possible levels if intimidation.

The study method comprised brief (5-minute) interviews with randomly selected voters exiting from the 214 selected voting stations. Voters were asked sixteen questions concerning their experiences on election day.

The prime target population was therefore individuals aged 18+ who reside in South Africa and who were registered to vote in the 1999 national elections and voted. As voters exited these voting stations they were interviewed.

数据集描述：
本数据集收录了1999年南非全国及省议会选举中，18岁及以上合格选民的受访反馈。
所有214个选定投票站均在选举当日完成实地走访，本次共访谈11140名选民，数据集共包含28项变量。
调查问卷涵盖选民前往投票站的行程距离、所使用的交通方式、排队耗时、对南非选举委员会（Independent Electoral Commission，IEC）官员履职能力的评价，以及对选举自由与公平性的观感。

摘要：
本次调查旨在评估选民认为本次选举在多大程度上以自由、公平的方式面向全体选民与各政党开展。
本次调查聚焦以下议题：各类后勤保障事项对选民参选率的影响程度，以及选民对选举自由与公平性的评价——包括可能存在的恐吓行为程度。
研究方法为：对从214个选定投票站离场的随机抽选选民进行时长约5分钟的简短访谈，受访选民需回答16道关于其选举当日经历的问题。
本次研究的核心目标群体为：居住于南非、已完成1999年全国选举选民登记且实际参与投票的18岁及以上个体，调查在选民离场时完成访谈。