Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Zambia, 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 Zambia. 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. Additional topics include President Rupiah Banda, proposed revisions to the Zambian Constitution, free schooling, high prices of goods, agricultural marketing, civil servants, trading locations, private business ownership, and privatization of mining companies. 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 interview. In addition, the interviewer's gender, race, and education level is provided.

非洲晴雨表项目旨在收集和传播有关非洲人民对民主、治理、经济改革、公民社会和生活质量观点的信息。此次特定调查聚焦于赞比亚公民的态度和观点。面对面访谈中的受访者被要求对其总统及其整体行政表现进行评分，指出其国家面临的最重要问题，并评估某些洲际和国际机构的有效性。收集了关于政府在改善经济中的作用、是否存在地方和国家级政府中的腐败、政府官员是否对一般大众的问题做出响应，以及地方政府官员、警察、法院、整体刑事司法系统、国家选举委员会和政府广播服务是否值得信赖的意见。受访者就其对政府的了解进行了投票，包括识别政府官员、他们在政治、政府和社区事务中的个人参与程度、他们在国家选举中的参与程度以及政府的包容性。经济问题涉及国家及其受访者经济状况的过去、现在和未来，以及受访者的生活状况。其他话题包括鲁皮亚·班达总统、对赞比亚宪法的拟议修订、免费教育、商品高价格、农业营销、公务员、贸易地点、私人企业所有权和矿业公司的私有化。背景变量包括年龄、性别、种族、教育、宗教信仰和参与度、政党归属、在家最常使用的语言、受访者是否是家庭负责人、当前和过去的工作状况、是否有亲密朋友或亲属死于艾滋病，以及访谈中使用的语言。此外，还提供了采访者的性别、种族和教育水平。