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Identity and Conflict in Nigeria's Niger Delta: New Evidence from Attitude Surveys
Unformatted Document Text:  28 Table 6: Attitudes Toward Democracy Table 7: Political Efficacy Niger Delta Other Nigerians Total Support for Democracy “Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government”(% agree) 75 74 74 Satisfaction with Democracy “Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Nigeria?” (% saying fairly/very satisfied) 48 63 61 Relative Attitudes over Time: 2000 2001 2003 Support for Democracy (%) Niger Delta 88 79 59 Other Nigerians 80 70 69 Satisfaction with Democracy (%) Niger Delta 84 47 13 Other Nigerians 84 57 37 2000 2001 2003 “How much of the time do you think elected leaders try their best to look after the interests of people like you?” (% answering Most of the time/Always) Niger Delta 34 3 3 Other Nigerians 52 13 12 Past vs Present: relative ability of ordinary people to influence what government does (% answering Better/Much better under current democratic government) Niger Delta 63 56 17 Other Nigerians 67 61 43 “Politics and government sometimes seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what’s going on” (% who Agree/Strongly agree with statement) Niger Delta 84 86 73 Other Nigerians 66 65 74

Authors: Lewis, Peter.
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Table 6: Attitudes Toward Democracy
Table 7: Political Efficacy
Niger
Delta
Other
Nigerians
Total
Support for Democracy
“Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government”
(% agree)
75
74
74
Satisfaction with Democracy
“Overall, how satisfied are you with the way democracy
works in Nigeria?” (% saying fairly/very satisfied)
48
63
61
Relative Attitudes over Time:
2000 2001 2003
Support for Democracy (%)
Niger Delta
88
79
59
Other Nigerians
80
70
69
Satisfaction with Democracy (%)
Niger Delta
84
47
13
Other Nigerians
84
57
37
2000
2001 2003
“How much of the time do you think elected leaders try their best to look
after the interests of people like you?”
(% answering Most of the time/Always)
Niger Delta
34
3
3
Other
Nigerians
52 13 12
Past vs Present: relative ability of ordinary people to influence what
government does
(% answering Better/Much better under current democratic government)
Niger
Delta
63 56 17
Other
Nigerians
67 61 43
“Politics and government sometimes seem so complicated that you can’t
really understand what’s going on”
(% who Agree/Strongly agree with statement)
Niger
Delta
84 86 73
Other
Nigerians
66 65 74


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