Afrobarometer’s open data on Africa is free for you to use. You can download Afrobarometer data by round below.
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Merged Round 6 data (36 countries) (2016) (last updated: 2016)
Merged Round 6 codebook (36 countries) (2016)
Merged Round 5 data (34 countries) (2011-2013) (last update: July 2015)
Merged Round 5 codebook (34 countries) (2015) (2011-2013) (last update: July 2015)
Merged Round 4 data (20 countries) (2008)
Merged Round 4 codebook (20 countries) (2008)
Merged Round 3 data (18 countries) (2005)
Merged Round 3 codebook (18 countries) (2005)
Merged Round 2 data (16 countries) (2004)
Merged Round 2 codebook (16 countries) (2004)
Merged Round 1 data (12 countries) (1999-2001)
Merged Round 1 codebook (12 countries) (1999-2001)
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If you have trouble downloading the data from the website, please contact Wairimu Macharia, wmacharia@afrobarometer.org, and she will email a copy to you. Please provide your full name, institutional affiliation and country, and preferably the reason that you are interested in the data.
