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Zimbabwe's Elections 2013 - Index of Articles
SADC citizens’ election attitudes
Afrobarometer
August 14, 2013
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Survey
methodology
Nationally representative
sample of adult citizens
- All respondents
are randomly selected
- Every adult
citizen has an equal and known chance of being selected
Face-to-face
interviews in the language of the respondent ’ s choice
Standard survey
instrument across all countries for comparability
The survey interviewed
1, 200 citizens in smaller countries like Lesotho and 2, 400 in
larger countries. A sample of this size yields results with a margin
of error of +/-2.0 % at the 95 % confidence level.
Fieldwork for
Round 5 in SADC countries was conducted between October 2011 and
January 2013.
Afrobarometer
’ s work in Southern Africa was coordinated by IDASA and fieldwork
was carried out by research consultants and universities.
Findings
- Absolute
majorities of SADC residents say that elections are essential
to democracy
- Majorities
of residents in most countries say their elections are free and
fair
- Zimbabwe
is an outlier on almost all questions related to elections –
with more people saying the most recent election was unfair, and
reporting intimidation and offering of gifts in exchange for votes
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