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Appendix A: Responses to All Questions across All Respondents N=397
A. General Issues facing Afghanistan
Transition Process N
Mean SD
1. Please indicate your perspective on the transition process in Afghanistan, on
a ten-point scale 1-Very pessimistic, 10-Very optimistic. 358
6.70 2.61
2.
When considering development priorities, which ONE development priority below is the most important in Afghanistan? Which ONE is
the second most important priority? Which ONE is the third most important priority?
Percentage of Respondents N=128 Most
Important 2
nd
Most Important
3
rd
Most Important
Combined
Education 28.9
17.5 4.8
51.2 Securitystabilizationreconstruction
31.3 13.5
5.6 50.3
Anti corruption 2.3
4.0 13.6
19.9 Rural development
8.6 6.3
3.2 18.1
Governance 3.1
8.7 4.8
16.7 Agricultural development
1.6 2.4
10.4 14.3
Transport 5.5
6.3 1.6
13.4 Economic growth
1.6 2.4
6.4 10.3
Energy 0.0
6.3 2.4
8.7 Basic infrastructure
1.6 2.4
4.8 8.7
Poverty reduction 2.3
2.4 4.0
8.7 Natural resource management
0.0 3.2
4.8 8.0
Law and justice 0.8
3.2 4.0
8.0 Job creationemployment
0.8 4.0
3.2 7.9
Domestic private sector development 0.8
4.0 2.4
7.1 Social protection
3.1 1.6
2.4 7.1
Health 0.8
0.8 4.8
6.4 Foreign direct investment
1.6 1.6
2.4 5.5
Water and sanitation 2.3
1.6 0.8
4.7 Gender
0.0 0.8
3.2 4.0
Trade and exports 0.0
0.8 1.6
2.4 Monitoring and evaluation
0.0 1.6
0.8 2.4
Food security 1.6
0.0 0.8
2.4 Public financial management
0.0 0.8
0.8 1.6
Urban development 0.0
0.8 0.8
1.6 Local governance and institutions
0.0 0.8
0.8 1.6
Disaster management 0.0
0.0 0.8
0.8 Global information and communications technology
0.0 0.0
0.8 0.8
Social cohesion 0.0
0.8 0.0
0.8 Equality of opportunity
0.8 0.0
0.0 0.8
Public sector reform 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 Regional integration
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Financial markets 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 Environmental sustainability
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Climate change 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0 Regulatory framework
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Communicablenon-communicable disease 0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0
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When thinking about the ongoing transition in Afghanistan, to what extent do you believe the tra sitio related a ti ities ill …
N Mean
SD
3. Lead to stability and lasting peace in Afghanistan, on a ten-point scale? 1- To
no degree at all, 10-To very significant degree 342
5.90 2.87
4. Lead to sustainable economic growth in Afghanistan, on a ten point scale? 1-
To no degree at all, 10-To very significant degree 316
5.60 2.76
5. Poverty reduction is a broad term that encompasses work in many different areas. Which THREE areas of development listed below do
you believe would contribute most to reducing poverty in Afghanistan? Choose no more than THREE
Percentage of Respondents Responses Combined; N=385
Securitystabilizationreconstruction 40.8
Economic growth 39.5
Education 36.1
Agricultural development 20.0
Job creationemployment 20.0
Basic infrastructure 14.5
Energy 13.5
Anti corruption 11.7
Equality of opportunity 11.2
Natural resource management 10.6
Rural development 7.0
Governance 6.8
Transport 6.5
Law and justice 6.2
Foreign direct investment 6.0
Health 5.7
Domestic private sector development 5.2
Water and sanitation 4.9
Gender 4.7
Local governance and institutions 3.9
Social protection 3.9
Trade and exports 3.9
Urban development 3.1
Food security 2.9
Social cohesion 1.8
Public financial management 1.6
Public sector reform 1.3
Regulatory framework 0.8
Communicablenon-communicable disease 0.8
Financial markets 0.8
Regional integration 0.5
Global information and communications technology 0.5
Environmental sustainability 0.5
Disaster management 0.3
Monitoring and evaluation 0.3
Climate change 0.0
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