Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in South Africa, 2008

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 South Africa. 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 included Apartheid, the former Thabo Mbeki government, and political party finance. 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.

Afrobarometer项目（Afrobarometer）旨在收集并传播非洲民众对民主、治理、经济改革、公民社会及生活质量的看法。本次专项调查聚焦南非公民的态度与观点。调研采用面对面访谈形式，要求受访者评价本国总统及其政府的整体施政表现，阐述本国面临的最紧迫议题，并评估部分非洲大陆及国际机构的履职效能。调研收集了多维度意见：涵盖政府在改善经济中应扮演的角色、地方与中央政府是否存在腐败、政府官员是否回应民众普遍诉求，以及受访者对地方政府官员、警方、法院、整体刑事司法系统、全国选举委员会（National Electoral Commission）与政府广播服务机构的信任程度。调研还涉及受访者对政府的认知情况，包括政府官员身份识别、受访者个人在政治、政务与社区事务中的参与程度、国民选举参与情况，以及政府的包容性。经济类问题涵盖国家与受访者个人的过往、当前及未来经济状况，以及受访者的生活条件。额外调研主题包括种族隔离制度、前总统塔博·姆贝基（Thabo Mbeki）政府及政党资金运作。背景变量涵盖年龄、性别、族裔、教育程度、宗教信仰与参与情况、政党归属、家中常用语言、受访者是否为户主、当前与过往就业状态、是否有亲友因艾滋病离世，以及访谈所用语言。此外，数据集还提供了访谈员的性别、种族与教育水平信息。