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Q1: Do you think it will be best for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs or if we stay out of world affairs?
Q2: Which of the following statements do you agree with most?
Q3: Which should be a more important goal for Iran?
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years…Q4a: The development of China as a world power
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4b: International terrorism
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4c: Global warming
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4d: AIDS, avian flu, and other potential epidemics
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4e: Tensions between India and Pakistan
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4f: Disruption in energy supply
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4g: Al Qaeda
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4h: Conflict between Islamic and Western countries
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4i: North Korea developing nuclear weapons
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4j: Drug trafficking
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4k: US foreign policy
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4L: Terrorist attacks in our country
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4m: Islamist sectarian militant groups
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4n: Israel
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4o: Instability in Iraq
Q4: I am going to read you a list of possible threats to vital interests of Iran in the next 10 years… Q4p: Iran's neighbors developing nuclear weapons
Q5: Please say whether you agree or disagree with this statement: I regard myself as a citizen of the world as well as a citizen of Iran.
Q5a: Do you think of yourself more as a citizen of the world or more as a citizen of Iran?
Q6: Do you believe that globalization, especially the increasing connections of our economy with others around the world, is mostly good or mostly bad for Iran?
Q7: Which do you think is more important: a) For Iran to become economically self-sufficient, because Iran should not be dependent on other countries; or b) For Iran to become more integrated with the global economy, because that is the only way for Iran
Q8: Do you think that having movies, TV and music from different parts of the world available in Iran is a very good thing, somewhat good, somewhat bad or a very bad thing for our country?
Q9: For each of the following possible future trends, please tell me if you would see it as mainly positive or mainly negative . . . Q9a - The United Nations becomes significantly more powerful in world affairs
Q9: For each of the following possible future trends, please tell me if you would see it as mainly positive or mainly negative . . . Q9b - Europe becomes more influential than the United States in world affairs.
Q10: Do you think that the UN Security Council should or should not have the right to authorize the use of military force to prevent severe human rights violations such as genocide?
Q11: Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with the following: The use of military force is more legitimate when the United Nations (UN) approves it.
Q12: If a large majority of countries in the world have signed an agreement on how to address a major global issue and Iran is considering whether to sign, how much should Iran take into account the fact that a majority of countries have signed the agree
Q13: Is it your impression that Israel does or does not have nuclear weapons?
Q13a: How concerned are you about Israel's nuclear weapons?
Q13b: If Israel were to have nuclear weapons how much would that concern you?
Q14: Do you think the UN did the right thing or the wrong thing when it authorized the US and its allies to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991?
Q15: Since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan do you think the following have generally gotten better, gotten worse, or that there has been no significant change. Q15a - Iran's security on its border with Afghanistan
Q15: Since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan do you think the following have generally gotten better, gotten worse, or that there has been no significant change. Q15b - Security of Shia in Afghanistan
Q15: Since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan do you think the following have generally gotten better, gotten worse, or that there has been no significant change. Q15c - Drug trafficking in the region
Q15: Since the Taliban was overthrown in Afghanistan do you think the following have generally gotten better, gotten worse, or that there has been no significant change. Q15d - The ability of the Sunni militant groups to operate in the region
Q16: Do you think the current Iraqi government is or is not the legitimate representative of the Iraqi people?
Q17: Do you think that it is more likely that someday China's economy will grow to be as large as the U.S. economy or that the U.S. economy will always stay larger than China's?
Q18: If China's economy were to grow to be as large as the U.S. economy, do you think that would be mostly positive, mostly negative, or equally positive and negative?
Q19: Do you think that the war in Iraq has increased, decreased, or had no effect on the likelihood of terrorist attacks around the world?
Q20: Which of the following do you think the US-led forces in Iraq should do?
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21a: Britain
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21b: Russia
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21c: France
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21d: Europe
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21e: India
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21f: Japan
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21g: Iran
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21h: Israel
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21i: North Korea
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21j: Syria
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21k: Hezbollah
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21L: The Palestinians
Q21: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q21m: Hamas
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22a: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22b: Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22c: Pakistani President Pervez Musharaff
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22d: US President George W. Bush
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22e: French President Jacques Chirac
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22f: British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22g: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22h: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22i: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Q22: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of: Q22j: Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
Q23: Some people think that bombing and other types of attacks intentionally aimed at civilians are sometimes justified while others think that this kind of violence is never justified. Do you personally feel that such attacks are often justified, someti
Q24: For each of the following types of attacks please tell me if you personally feel that these are sometimes justified or never justified… Q24a: attacks by Palestinians against Israeli civilians?
Q24: For each of the following types of attacks please tell me if you personally feel that these are sometimes justified or never justified… Q24b: attacks by Israelis against Palestinian civilians?
Q24: For each of the following types of attacks please tell me if you personally feel that these are sometimes justified or never justified… Q24c: attacks against Iraqi civilians in Iraq?
Q24: For each of the following types of attacks please tell me if you personally feel that these are sometimes justified or never justified… Q24d: attacks against American civilians living in the United States?
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25a: Policemen
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25b: Intelligence agents
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25c: Government officials
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25d: Women and children
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25e: The elderly
Q25: In the context of military conflict for each of the following types of people please tell me if you think that attacks against them are often justified, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified… Q25f: Wives and children of the milit
Q26: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q26a: Global companies
Q26: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q26b: The United Nations
Q26: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q26c: The International Atomic Energy Agency or IAEA
Q26: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q26d: The Organization of the Islamic Conference
Q26: Please tell me if you think each of the following are having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world… Q26e: World public opinion
Q27a: Thinking about Muslim and Western cultures, do you think that violent conflict between them is inevitable, or that it is possible to find common ground?
Q27b: Which position is closer to yours: a) Islamic and Western religious and social traditions are incompatible with each other; or b) Most people in the West and the Islamic world have similar needs and wants, so it is possible to find common ground.
Q28: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of… Q28a: Osama bin Laden
Q28: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of… Q28b: The Taliban
Q29: How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed by representatives elected by the people? On this scale where 1 means it is "not at all important" and 10 means "absolutely important" what position would you choose?
Q30: And how much do you think Iran is governed by representatives elected by the people? Again using a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 means "not at all" and 10 means "completely," what position would you choose?
Q31: How much respect is there for individual rights nowadays in our country? Do you feel there is:
Q32: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the following… Q32a: The United States
Q32: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the following… Q32b: The current US government
Q32: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the following… Q32c: The American people
Q32: Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of the following… Q32d: American culture
Q33: How committed do you think the US is to the goal of creating an independent and viable Palestinian state?
Q34: Do you think the primary goal of what the US calls the war on terrorism is to
Q35: Here are a number of steps that that some people have proposed to improve relations between the United States and Iran… Q35a: To have greater cultural, educational, and sporting exchanges
Q35: Here are a number of steps that that some people have proposed to improve relations between the United States and Iran… Q35b: To provide more access for each other's journalists
Q35: Here are a number of steps that that some people have proposed to improve relations between the United States and Iran… Q35c: To have greater trade
Q35: Here are a number of steps that that some people have proposed to improve relations between the United States and Iran… Q35d: For the governments to have direct talks on issues of mutual concern
Q35: Here are a number of steps that that some people have proposed to improve relations between the United States and Iran… Q35f: To have more Americans and Iranian visit each other's countries as tourists
Q36: Of all these ideas which one do you think is the best idea?
Q37: As you may know, for decades the US has had military forces in long-term bases in the Middle East. Do you think that US bases in the Middle East have a positive or negative affect on stability in the region?
Q38: Do you favor or oppose the US having bases in the Middle East?
Q39: How much, if at all, do you think US bases in the Middle East are a threat to Iran?
Q40A: How important do you think it is for Iran to have a full-fuel-cycle nuclear program?
Q40B: How important is it for Iran's economy to develop the capacity to produce nuclear energy?
Q41: Here are some reasons that some people give for why Iran should have a full-fuel- cycle nuclear program… Q41a: This program enhances Iran's great power status
Q41: Here are some reasons that some people give for why Iran should have a full-fuel- cycle nuclear program… Q41b: This program enhances Iran's national technical competence
Q41: Here are some reasons that some people give for why Iran should have a full-fuel- cycle nuclear program… Q41c: This program secures Iran' energy needs
Q41: Here are some reasons that some people give for why Iran should have a full-fuel- cycle nuclear program… Q41d: This program will preserve Iran's rights to nuclear energy under the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Q41: Here are some reasons that some people give for why Iran should have a full-fuel- cycle nuclear program… Q41e: The fact that Iran has a nuclear energy program will help deter other countries from trying to economically and politically dominate Iran
Q42A: For the following statement please tell me how much you agree with the following statement: A military confrontation between Iran and the United States is likely to occur within the next ten years.
Q42B: How likely do you think it is that the US will take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities in the next year or two?
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43a: The US making an official commitment to not use military force against Iran
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43b: Europe committing to ensure Iranian access to enriched uranium
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43c: Allowing Iran to join the World Trade Organization
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43d: Lifting US economic sanctions against Iran
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43e: Unfreezing Iranian assets held by the US
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43f: Providing spare parts for civilian aircraft
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43g: Repealing US legislation calling for regime change in Iran
Q43: Here is a list of possible benefits that other countries could provide to Iran in exchange for agreeing to not develop the ability to enrich uranium… Q43h: Transfer of nuclear energy technology to Iran
Q44: As a general rule, do you think the United Nations should or should not actively work to discourage countries from acquiring nuclear weapons?
Q45: As you may know, Iran and most of the world's countries have signed a treaty called the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty or NPT… Were you aware that Iran has agreed to this?
Q46: Do you think it was a good idea or a bad idea for Iran to agree to be part of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty?
Q47: Do you approve of Iran continuing to be a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? Do you think Iran should or should not withdraw from it?
Q48: Do you favor or oppose the goal of eventually eliminating all nuclear weapons, which is stated in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
Q49: The United States and other countries with nuclear weapons are obliged under the NPT to actively work together toward eliminating nuclear weapons? Please say how well you think the United States is fulfilling this obligation.
Q50: Do you favor or oppose the idea of having a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East that would include both Islamic countries and Israel? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
Q51: Do you think that fifty years from now there will be more countries with nuclear weapons than there are today?
Q51a: Do you think that Iran will be one of them?
Q52: How many countries do you think have secret programs for developing the capacity to produce nuclear weapons?
Q53: Do you approve or disapprove of Iran participating in the treaties that ban biological and chemical weapons?
Q54: How much have you heard or read about the United Nations nuclear agency called the International Atomic Energy Agency, also known as the IAEA? Have you heard [...] about this agency?
Q55: I'd now like to focus on nuclear security. Which of the following two views is closest to yours?
Q56: Which statement best reflects your view of the generation of electricity using nuclear reactors?
D1: Education:
D2: Age - In what year were you born?
D2a: Age Category
D3: Monthly Income
D4: Have you ever used the Internet?
D4a: how often do you use the Internet?
D5: When you follow the news these days, how interested are you in news about the relations of Iran with other countries?
D6 Gender of respondent:
D7: Region in Iran
D8: Population Category:
Age - catgorical