Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Zimbabwe, 2009

The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Zimbabwe. Respondents in a face-to-face interview were asked to rate their president and the president's administration in overall performance, to state the most important issues facing their nation, and to evaluate the effectiveness of certain continental and international institutions. Opinions were gathered on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the National Electoral Commission, and the government broadcasting service could be trusted. Respondents were polled on their knowledge of the government, including the identification of government officials, their level of personal involvement in political, governmental, and community affairs, their participation in national elections, and the inclusiveness of the government. Economic questions addressed the past, present, and future of the country's and the respondents' economic conditions, and respondents' living conditions. In addition, opinions were sought on a range of additional issues specific to Zimbabwe. These issues included recent runoff elections, the creation of the coalition government in Zimbabwe, abandoning the use of the Zimbabwe dollar, and cholera. Background variables include age, gender, ethnicity, education, religious affiliation and participation, political party affiliation, language spoken most at home, whether the respondent was the head of household, current and past employment status, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, and language used in the interview. In addition, the interviewer's gender, race, and education level is provided.

非洲晴雨表（Afrobarometer）项目旨在收集并传播非洲民众在民主、治理、经济改革、公民社会及生活质量等领域的相关看法。本次专项调查聚焦津巴布韦公民的态度与观点。受访者通过面对面访谈形式，需对本国总统及其政府的整体履职表现进行评分，阐述本国面临的最核心议题，并对部分非洲大陆及国际机构的履职成效作出评价。调研还征集了民众关于政府在改善经济中所扮演角色的看法，询问了本国地方与中央政府是否存在腐败、政府官员是否会回应普通民众的诉求，以及受访者是否信任地方政府官员、警方、司法机关、整体刑事司法体系、全国选举委员会与政府广播服务机构等主体。调研还问询了受访者对政府的认知情况，包括对政府官员的身份识别、自身在政治、政务与社区事务中的参与程度、参与全国选举的情况，以及政府的包容性水平。经济类问题涵盖该国与受访者个人过往、当前及未来的经济状况，以及受访者的生活境况。此外，调研还征集了津巴布韦专属的一系列特定议题的相关看法，包括近期的决选、津巴布韦联合政府的组建、弃用津巴布韦元，以及霍乱疫情等内容。调研的背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、族裔、受教育程度、宗教信仰与参与情况、政党隶属关系、家中最常使用的语言、是否为户主、当前与过往的就业状况、是否有密友或亲属因艾滋病离世，以及访谈所使用的语言。此外，调研还提供了访员的性别、种族与受教育水平。