Country in an alphabetical order
1 = Algeria
2 = Benin
3 = Botswana
4 = Burkina Faso
5 = Burundi
6 = Cameroon
7 = Cape Verde
8 = Cote d’Ivoire
9 = Egypt
10 = Ethiopia
11 = Ghana
12 = Guinea
13 = Kenya
14 = Lesotho
15 = Liberia
16 = Madagascar
17 = Malawi
18 = Mali
19 = Mauritius
20 = Morocco
21 = Mozambique
22 = Namibia
23 = Niger
24 = Nigeria
25 = Senegal
26 = Sierra Leone
27 = South Africa
28 = Sudan
29 = Swaziland
30 = Tanzania
31 = Togo
32 = Tunisia
33 = Uganda
34 = Zambia
35 = Zimbabwe

1 = West Africa
2 = East Africa
3 = Southern Africa
4 = North Africa

Urban or Rural Primary Sampling Unit
1 = Urban
2 = Rural
3 = Semi-Urban

ADULTCT: Number of adults in household
-1 = Missing

Q1. Age
-1 = Missing
998 = Refused to answer
999 = Don't Know

Q3a. Country's present economic condition
-1 = Missing
1 = Very Bad
2 = Fairly bad
3 = Neither good nor bad
4 = Fairly good
5 = Very good
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q4. Your living conditions vs. others
-1 = Missing
1 = Much Worse
2 = Worse
3 = Same
4 = Better
5 = Much Better
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q7. Overall direction of the country
-1 = Missing
1 = Going in the wrong direction
2 = Going in the right direction
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q8a. How often gone without food
-1 = Missing
0 = Never
1 = Just once or twice
2 = Several times
3 = Many times
4 = Always
9 = Don't Know
998 = Refused

Q16. Politics and government too complicated
-1 = Missing
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
9 = Don't know/Don't understand
998 = Refused

Q17a. Freedom to say what you think
-1 = Missing
1 = Not at all free
2 = Not very free
3 = Somewhat free
4 = Completely free
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q42. Extent of democracy
-1 = Missing
1 = Not a democracy
2 = A democracy, with major problems
3 = A democracy, but with minor problems
4 = A full democracy
8 = Do not understand question/democracy
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q43. Satisfaction with democracy
-1 = Missing
0 = The country is not a democracy
1 = Not at all satisfied
2 = Not very satisfied
3 = Fairly satisfied
4 = Very satisfied
9 = Don't Know
998 = Refused

Q43a. arb. Under a democratic system, the country’s economic performance is weak
-1 = Missing
1 = Strongly Agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
8 = Refused
9 = Don't Know
997 = Not asked

Q46a. Level of democracy: today
-1 = Missing
98 = Refused
99 = Don't know / haven't heard enough to say

Q47f.arb. Level of democracy: Iran (0-10 scale)
-1 = Missing
99 = Don't know / haven't heard enough to say
997 = Not asked
998 = Refused

Q48a. Courts make binding decisions
-1 = Missing
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither Agree Nor Disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q52a. How often news media abuse its freedom
-1 = Missing
0 = Never
1 = Rarely
2 = Often
3 = Always
9 = Don't know
998 = Refused

Q59a. Trust key leadership figure (President/Prime Minister)
-1 = Missing
0 = Not at all
1 = Just a little
2 = Somewhat
3 = A lot
9 = Don't know/Haven't heard enough
997 = Not asked
998 = Refused

Q59e. Trust your elected local government council
-1 = Missing
0 = Not at all
1 = Just a little
2 = Somewhat
3 = A lot
9 = Don't know/Haven't heard enough
998 = Refused

Q73a.arb. Women and men should have equal work opportunities
-1 = Missing
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree
9 = Don't know
997 = Not asked
998 = Refused

Q87. Most people can be trusted
-1 = Missing
0 = Must be very careful
1 = Most people can be trusted
9 = Don't know

Q98b. Importance of religion
-1 = Missing
1 = Not at all important
2 = Not very important
3 = Somewhat important
4 = Very important
8 = Refused to answer
9 = Don't know

Q101. Gender of respondent
-1 = Missing
1 = Male
2 = Female

Age Category
1 = 18-35
2 = 36-50
3 = 51 and above
8 = Refused to answer
9 = Don't know

Education Category
0 = No formal education
1 = Primary
2 = Secondary
3 = Post-secondary
9 = Don't know

0 = Unemployed
1 = Employed

Cell Phone Usage
0 = Do Use Cell Phone
1 = Use Cell Phoe

Internet Usage
1 = Never
2 = Sometimes
3 = Frequently/Every Day

0 = Not a Democracy
1 = Democracy