"The Afrobarometer is an independent, non-partisan research project that measures the social, political and economic atmosphere in sub-Saharan Africa ... The purpose of this compendium is to present “just the facts.” The tables that follow report simple descriptive statistics that summarize key public attitudes, both by country and for a mean of 19 Afrobarometer countries. As such, this handbook aims primarily to create a record of mass attitudes on the topic of citizen-state relations." (Quoted from paper)