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Interview Start (enter hour and minutes using 24 hr clock; e.g. 21.09)
Q2a-I32a: Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable view of: [the US]
Q2b-US1-S38: [the US government]
Q2c-US2-S39: [the American people]
Q4-US37: Thinking about US military forces in Persian Gulf region, apart from those now in Iraq, do you think these US forces stationed in countries in Persian Gulf:
Q5-US38: Do you think these US forces stationed in countries in Persian Gulf should be:
Q6-US39: How do you think publics in Persian Gulf region feel about US forces being in Persian Gulf? Do you think:
Q7-I39: How much, if at all, do you think US bases in the Middle East are a threat to Iran?
Q9-US40: How committed do you think US is to goal of creating an independent & viable Palestinian state?
Q10-US6-S44: Thinking now about US actions around world, are each of the following US goals: [To maintain control over oil resources of Middle East]
Q11-US8-S48: [To weaken and divide Islamic world]
Q12-S28: How much of what happens in the world today would you say is controlled by the US?
Q13: Generally speaking, do you think things in Iran today are going in right direction or wrong direction?
Q14a: Please tell me if you are mostly satisfied or mostly dissatisfied with the following: [Iran's economy]
Q14b: Mostly satisfied or mostly dissatisfied with: [Iran's relations w/neighboring countries]
Q14c: Mostly satisfied or mostly dissatisfied with: [Iran's relations w/world as a whole]
Q15: What role would you like to see Iran try to play in Persian Gulf region:
Q16. Which is the more important principle for Iran's foreign policy?
Q17a-I21a: Are each of following having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [Britain]
Q17b-I21b: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [Russia]
Q17c-I21c: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [France]
Q17d-I21d: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [Iran]
Q17e-I21f: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [China]
Q17f-I21h: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [US]
Q17g-I26b: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [UN]
Q17h-I26c: Mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world: [IAEA]
Q18a-I22b: Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of: [Muqtada al-Sadr]
Q18b-US42-I22b: Favorable or unfavorable opinion of: [Nouri al-Maliki]
Q19-US43-I16: Do you think current Iraqi government is legitimate representative of Iraqi people?
Q20-US44: Which of following do you think US-led forces in Iraq should do?
Q21-US45: Do you approve of US having talks w/Iran on trying to stabilize situation in Iraq?
Q22: Do you think it would be a good idea or bad idea for Iraq's neighbors to provide weapons to Iraqis fighting US forces in Iraq?
Q23: What role would you most like to see Iran try to play in Iraq:
Q24-US46: US recently released a new report from all of the major intelligence agencies. Is it your understanding that the report concluded that today Iran does or does not have a nuclear weapons program?
Q25a-CC25a: Thinking about specific steps that could be taken to strengthen the United Nations. For each one, select if you would favor or oppose this step. [Giving the UN the power to regulate the international arms trade]
Q25b-CC25b: [Having a standing UN peacekeeping force selected, trained and commanded by the UN]
Q25c-CC25c: [Giving the UN the power to fund its activities by imposing a tax on such things as the international sale of arms or oil]
Q25d-CC25d: [Giving the UN the authority to go into coutries in order to investigate violations of human rights]
Q26-CC126: Some say UNSC has responsibility to authorize use of force to protect people from severe HR violations such as genocide, even against will of their own govt. Others say UNSC doesnt have this responsibility. Does UNSC have this responsibility?
Q27: Iran's position is that it should have a full fuel cycle nuclear energy prgrm, but shouldnt develop nukes. Do you:
Q28-I40a: How important do you think it is for Iran to have a full-fuel-cycle nuclear program?
Q29-I42b: How likely do you think it is that US will take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities in next year or two?
Q30-I46: Do you think it was a good idea or a bad idea for Iran to agree to be part of NPT?
Q31-I47: Do you approve of Iran continuing to be a member of NPT or do you think Iran should withdraw from it
Q32-I48: Do you favor or oppose goal of eventually eliminating all nukes, which is stated in the NPT
Q33-I52: How many countries do you think have secret programs for developing capacity to produce nukes?
Q34: If UNSC were to say it would accept Iran having a full fuel cycle nuke prgrm limited to enrichment levels for nuke energy, if Iran allows IAEA access throughout Iran. Should Iran be willing to do this?
Q35: Is producing nuclear weapons against principles of Islam?
Q36: In way Iran is governed, should Shari'a play a larger role, a smaller role, or about same role as it plays today?
Q37a: In applying Shari'a, how important is it for govt to do each of the following: [Providing welfare to the poor]
Q37b: Application of Shari'a: [Policing moral behavior such as gambling and prostitution]
Q37c: Application of Shari'a: [Applying severe physical punishments to people convicted of certain crimes]
Q37d: Application of Shari'a: [Making education and healthcare available to all]
Q37e: Application of Shari'a: [Punishing those who consume alcoholic beverages in public]
Q37f: Application of Shari'a: [Preventing usury]
Q38: Should govt punish an Iranian citizen who converts from Islam to a non-Muslim religion?
Q39a-US13-S81: Do you approve of: [Attacks on US civilians working for US companies in Islamic countries]
Q39b-US14-S83: Do you approve of: [Attacks on civilians in the United States]
Q40: Do you approve of the way Pres Ahmadinejad is handling his job as president?
Q41a: Has Pres Ahmadinejad traveling abroad & speaking about Iran's foreign policy made the following better or worse: [Overall security of Iran]
Q41b: Has Pres Ahmadinejad traveling abroad & speaking about Iran's foreign policy made the following better or worse: [Other countrys vies of Iran]
Q42-S1Q54: Thinking about Muslim & Western cultures, is violent conflict between them inevitable or is it possible to find common ground?
Q43a: Do you favor or oppose US and Iran: [Having greater cultural, educational, and sporting exchanges]
Q43b: Do you favor or oppose US and Iran: [Providing more access for each other's journalists]
Q43c: Do you favor or oppose US and Iran: [Having greater trade]
Q43d: Do you favor or oppose US and Iran: [For govts to have direct talks on issues of mutual concern]
Q43e: Do you favor or oppose US and Iran: [To have more Americans and Iranian visit each other's countries as tourists]
Q44: How satisfied are you with process by which members of parliament are elected in this country?
Q45: How satisfied are you with process by which authorities are elected in this country?
Q46-O1: Do you think that ten years from now, the cost of oil will be:
Q47-O2: Do you think that governments should make long term plans based on the assumption that:
Q48-O3: Which assumption do you think the [Survey country] government is acting on now
Q49a-EL1a: Here is a list of political leaders from around world. How much confidence do you have in each leader to do the right thing regarding world affairs: US Pres George W Bush
Q49b-EL1b: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy
Q49c-EL1c: Great Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Q49d-EL1d: Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Q49e-EL1e: United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Q49f-EL1f: China's President Hu Jintao
Q49g-EL1g: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Q49h-EL1h: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf
Q50-GP1: Do you agree or disagree with following statement: Will of people should be basis of authority of government?
Q51-GP2: As a general rule, do you think government leaders should be:
Q52-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.
Q53a-EL1s: How much confidence do you have for each leader to do right thing re world affairs: [Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah]
Q53b-EL1u: Confidence to do right thing re world affairs: [Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan]
Q53c-EL1v: Confidence to do right thing re world affairs: [Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki]
Q53d-EL1x: Confidence to do right thing re world affairs: [Syria's President Bashar al-Assad]
Q54-GA1: How much of the time do you think you can trust the national government in Tehran to do what is right?
Q55-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."
Q56-GA3b: Using same scale, how much do you think this country should be governed according to the will of the people
Q57a-HR1a: How important do you think it is for women to have full equality of rights compared to men?
Q57b-HR1b: How important is it for people of different races and ethnicities to be treated equally?
Q57c-HR1c: How important is it for the media to be free to publish news and ideas without government control?
Q58-W1: Thinking about course of your lifetime, would you say, compared to rights men have in this society, that women now have:
Q59-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?
Q59a-W2a: Do you think the government is doing enough to prevent discrimination against women or do you think it should do more?
Q60-W3: Do you think UN should make efforts to further rights of women or is this an improper interference in a countrys internal affairs?
Q61-W4: To what degree are women in [country] who are widowed treated worse than other women:
Q61a-W4a: How about women who are divorced?
Q62-R1: Thinking about the course of your lifetime, would you say, compared to the past, people of different races and ethnicities are now treated:
Q63-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?
Q64-R2a: Do you think the government:
Q65-R3: Should employers be allowed to refuse to hire a qualified person because of the person's race - ethnicity?
Q65a-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?
Q66-P1: Which view is closer to yours? Do you think:
Q67-P2: How much freedom does the media have in [Survey country]:
Q68-P3: Do you think that in [Country] the media should have:
Q69-P4: Do you think people in [Country] should have right to read publications from all other countries, including those that might be considered enemies?
Q70-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?
Q71-A1: Do you think govt should be involved in trying to discourage abortions or do you think govt should leave these matters to individual?
Q71a-A1a: To try to discourage abortions, do you think govt should:
Q72-T1: Most countries have agreed to rules that prohibit torturing prisoners. Which position is closer to yours?
Q72a-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?
Q73-IP1: In the Israel-Palestinian conflict, do you think [Country] should:
Q74-NP1: Possible intl agreement for eliminating all nukes. Countries w-nukes required to eliminate them according to a timetable. Others required not to develop them. All would be monitored for compliance.
D1: GENDER
D2: Please tell me what is the highest class in school you have completed? [Ask education level as you would normally do in your country]
D3: What is your religion?
D4: Please tell me your Year of birth
D4: Actual Age
D4b: Age Category
D5a: TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (RECODED)
D6. Have you ever used the internet?
D6a. How often do you use the internet?
D7. Does your household have a land-line telephone
D9. When you follow the news theses days, how interested are you in news about the relations of Iran with other countries?
D10 - Name of Province
D111 - Settlement Type
D12 - City name
D13 - End Time
D14 - Interviewer ID
D15: Regionin Iran
D16: COMMUNITY SIZE
Education: collapsed
Income: 3 way