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South African National Defence Force: tabulation report based on the 2014 round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)

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HCHuman Sciences Research Council

Key Points

  • This report aims to provide insights into public attitudes and beliefs regarding the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
  • Utilized a module of 40 questions related to SANDF in the twelfth round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) conducted in late 2014.
  • Focused on various themes including experiences, associations, and attitudes towards SANDF and military expenditure.
  • Sampled a nationally representative population of adults aged 16 and older.
  • The analysis reveals a spectrum of attitudes towards SANDF, highlighting positive and negative perceptions dependent on demographic variables.
  • Public support for military operations varies, influenced by gender and socio-economic factors.
  • Insights into government expenditure reveal concerns regarding the allocation of resources towards defense.

Abstract

This report is one of the outputs associated with the HSRC Democracy Governance and Service Delivery programmes Ongoing work on South African National Defence Force (SANDF) within South Africa, this includes knowledge about SANDF, experiences with SANDF, association with SANDF, roles of SANDF, attitudes towards SANDF, women in defence, support in present operations in South Africa and government expenditure in military and defence. A module of 40 questions netting SANDF in South Africa was developed and fielded as a special thematic focus alongside a broader SANDF module in the twelfth round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), conducted in the last quarter of 2014. The SASAS series has been administered by the HSRC on an annual basis since 2003. It is a nationally representative sample survey of adults aged 16 and older that investigates public's attitudes, beliefs, behaviour patterns and values in the country. The long term aim of this survey programme is to construct an empirical evidence base that will enable analysts to track and explain the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of the country's diverse populations.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e7e80e02ee3982d32891https://doi.org/10.14749/32384955
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