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GP1: Do you agree or disagree with following statement: Will of people should be basis of authority of government?
GP2: As a general rule, do you think government leaders should be:
GP3: Do you think elections are only time when views of people should have influence, or that also between elections leaders should consider views of people as they make decisions.
GP4: When government leaders are thinking about an important decision, do you think they should:
GA4a: In developing its foreign policy how much do you think govt takes into account WPO? Please answer on scale of 0-10 w/ 0 meaning "not at all" and 10 meaning "a great deal"
GA4b: Using the same scale, how much do you think the govt should take into account world public opinion?
GA1: How much of the time do you think you can trust the national government in [Capital of Survey country] to do what is right?
GA2: Would you say this country is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, or that it is run for benefit of all people?
GA3a: How much is this country governed according to the will of the people? Please answer on a scale of 0-10 with 0 meaning "not at all" and 10 meaning "completely."
GA3b: Using the same scale, how much do you think this country should be governed according to the will of the people
HR1a: How important do you think it is for women to have full equality of rights compared to men?
HR1b: How important is it for people of different races and ethnicities to be treated equally?
HR1c: How important is it for the media to be free to publish news and ideas without government control?
W1: Thinking about course of your lifetime, would you say, compared to rights men have in this society, that women now have:
W2: Do you think govt should make an effort to prevent discrimination against women, or that govt should not be involved in this kind of thing?
W2a: Do you think the government is doing enough to prevent discrimination against women or do you think it should do more?
W3: Do you think UN should make efforts to further rights of women or is this an improper interference in a countrys internal affairs?
W4: To what degree are women in [country] who are widowed treated worse than other women:
W4a: How about women who are divorced?
R1: Thinking about the course of your lifetime, would you say, compared to the past, people of different races and ethnicities are now treated:
R2: Do you think govt should make effort to prevent discrimination based on person's race - ethnicity, or should govt not be involved in this kind of thing?
R2a: Do you think the government:
R3: Should employers be allowed to refuse to hire a qualified person because of the person's race - ethnicity?
R3a: Do you think govt has responsibility to try to prevent employers from refusing to hire someone because of a persons race or ethnicity or do you think govt should not be involved in this kind of thing?
P1: Which view is closer to yours? Do you think:
P2: How much freedom does the media have in [Survey country]:
P3: Do you think that in [Country] the media should have:
P4: Do you think people in [Country] should have right to read publications from all other countries, including those that might be considered enemies?
P5: Do you think people in [country] should have the right to read whatever is on Internet or do you think govt should have right to prevent people from having access to some things on internet?
A1: Do you think govt should be involved in trying to discourage abortions or do you think govt should leave these matters to individual?
A1a: To try to discourage abortions, do you think govt should:
T1: Most countries have agreed to rules that prohibit torturing prisoners. Which position is closer to yours?
T1a: What about cases that have nothing to do w/terrorism? Should there be rules prohibiting torture in all other cases or in general govts should be allowed to use torture to try to get info?
D1: GENDER
D2a: EDUCATION (RECODED)
D3: What is your religion?
D4: Would you say you are:
D5: Please tell me your age
D5-yrborn: Please tell me your Year of birth (Iran uses different calendar)
D5a: Age categories
D5b: Age - younger cohort categories
D6a: TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (RECODED)
D8: COMMUNITY SIZE
D2: EDUCATION - 4way
D5: INCOME - 3way
Country - regional groupings
W1: RESPONDENT WEIGHT
W2: Weight for country comparisons Q1-Q20
W3: Weight for country comparisons Q21-Q36
Gap: How much greater is "should follow will of the people" than "does follow will of the people".
GA3a-GA3b: How much should govt be ruled by will of people vs. perception of how much it is.
GA4a-GA4b: How much should govt take into account WPO vs. perception of how much it does.
GA4a: 3-way. In developing its foreign policy how much do you think govt takes into account WPO? Please answer on scale of 0-10 w/ 0 meaning "not at all" and 10 meaning "a great deal"
GA4b: 3way. Using the same scale, how much do you think the government should take into account world public opinion?
GA3a: 3way. How much is this country governed according to the will of the people? Please answer on a scale of 0-10 with 0 meaning "not at all" and 10 meaning "completely."
GA3b: 3way. Using the same scale, how much do you think this country should be governed according to the will of the people
GA1 2-way: How much of the time do you think you can trust the national government in [Capital of Survey country] to do what is right?
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