Figure 6: Political Trust, Elite versus Non-elite [%] 80 70 67 67 58 60 50 60 45 40 40 54 52 34 34 50 67 55 31 30 Non-elite 20 Elite 10 0 Figure 7: Political Affiliation, Elite versus Non-elite [%] 45 39 40 35 30 25 MDC-T 20 15 ZANU-PF 15 12 10 Non-elite support for ZANUPF was significantly greater than Elite support,13 and neither expressed much support for the MDC-T. The Elite express marginally greater support for MDC-T, but seem to have little enthusiasm for either party.14 10 5 0 Non-elite Elite One of the criticisms of the AB’s methods was that the respondents who saw the sponsors of the survey as the government would be less likely to be frank and more likely to fake good. 13 14 χ² = 55.47; P=0.001 This lack of enthusiasm for MDC-T is one of the stronger findings in the AB Round 7 survey, as also seen in the low rates of risk taking in these supporters. See RAU & MPOI (2017), Risk Taking in 2017: Preliminary findings. July 2017. Mass Public Opinion Institute & Research and Advocacy Unit. 12