Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania. 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, the accountability and integrity of government officials, the proposed federation of East African states, the level of trust in other Tanzanians, 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. 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, ownership and utilization of technology, water usage, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, and language used in interview. In addition, demographic information pertaining to the interviewer is provided, as well as their response to the interview and their observations of the respondent's attitude during the interview and of the interview environment.

非洲晴雨表项目（Afrobarometer）旨在收集并传播非洲民众关于民主、治理、经济改革、公民社会与生活质量的相关看法。本次调查针对坦桑尼亚公民的态度与观点展开。受访对象通过面对面访谈形式，被要求对本国总统及其政府的整体履职表现进行评级，陈述本国面临的最核心议题，并评估部分大陆及国际机构的履职效能。调研收集了民众对多类议题的看法：包括政府在改善经济中应承担的角色、政府官员的问责性与廉洁操守、东非国家拟组建联邦的相关提案、对其他坦桑尼亚民众的信任程度、地方与中央政府是否存在腐败现象、政府官员是否对民众普遍诉求作出回应，以及是否可信任地方政府官员、警方、司法机关、整体刑事司法体系、全国选举委员会（National Electoral Commission）与政府广播服务机构。此外，调研还就受访对象对政府的认知情况进行了问询，包括识别政府官员的能力、个人在政治、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。经济类议题覆盖了国家与受访个人过往、当下及未来的经济状况，以及受访者的生活条件。背景变量涵盖年龄、性别、族裔、受教育程度、宗教信仰与参与情况、政党隶属关系、家中常用语言、受访者是否为户主、当前与过往的就业状态、技术设备的拥有与使用情况、用水情况、是否有亲密朋友或亲属因艾滋病离世，以及访谈所用语言。此外，调研还提供了与访员相关的人口统计学信息，以及访员对本次访谈的反馈、访谈过程中对受访者态度的观察，以及访谈环境的相关记录。