nmm 22 4500 ICPSR34004 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130524s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR34004 MiAaI MiAaI Afrobarometer Round 4 [electronic resource] The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Madagascar, 2008 J.M. Wachsberger , D. Razafindrasaka , Laetitia Razafimamonjy , M. Razafindrakoto , F. Roubaud , E. Gyimah-Boadi , Carolyn Logan , Michael Bratton , Robert Mattes 2012-08-06 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 34004 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-24. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. 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 Madagascar. 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 discrimination and the caste system. 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. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34004.v1 AIDS icpsr caste icpsr community involvement icpsr democracy icpsr discrimination icpsr economic conditions icpsr ethnic discrimination icpsr government icpsr government performance icpsr information sources icpsr living conditions icpsr macroeconomics icpsr markets icpsr national interests icpsr political attitudes icpsr political change icpsr political corruption icpsr political participation icpsr political systems icpsr presidential performance icpsr presidents icpsr public confidence icpsr public opinion icpsr quality of life icpsr social attitudes icpsr standard of living icpsr trust in government icpsr IDRC II. Economic Data ICPSR XIV.C.2. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, Nations Other Than the United States ICPSR XIV. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes IDRC VII. Public Opinion Data IDRC VI. Human Dimension of International Relations IDRC III. Electoral Systems and Political Behavior Wachsberger, J.M. Razafindrasaka, D. Razafimamonjy, Laetitia Razafindrakoto, M. Roubaud, F. Gyimah-Boadi, E. Logan, Carolyn Bratton, Michael Mattes, Robert Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 34004 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34004.v1