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Region 4 - Based on State of Residence
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Region 9 - Based on State of Residence
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Q1a-C1a. Have ever known someone from: [Europe]
Q1b-C1b. Have ever known someone from: [South America]
Q1c-C1c. Have ever known someone from: [an Arab country]
Q1d-C1d. Have ever known someone from: [Africa]
Q1f-C1f. Have ever known someone from: [China]
Q1g-C1g. Have ever known someone from: [India]
Q1h-C1h. Have ever known someone from: [Russia]
Q2a-FP1a. As compared to other countries what is you view of the [Morality of China's foreign policy]?
Q2b-FP1b. What about America's foreign policy?
Q2c-FP1c. What about France's foreign policy?
Q2d-FP1d. What about Russia's foreign policy?
Q2e-FP1e. What about Britain's foreign policy?
Q3-FS1. How important is it for people to have right to express any opinion, including criticisms of govt or religious leaders?
Q4-FR1. How important is it for people of different religions to be treated equally?
Q5-FR2. Should govt have right to prohibit certain political or religious views from being discussed?
Q5a. Vote for President
Q5b. How sure are you that you will vote this way?
Q5c. If McCain or Obama was preferred by most people in world, how do you think this might affect your likelihood to vote for that candidate?
Q6-FS2. What is you opinion about peoples right to engage in peacful demonstrations:
Q7-FR3. Right to assemble and practice religion in [country]?
Q8-FR4-S23. In [country], people of any religion should be free to try to convert members of other religions to join theirs.
Q9-HR1. UNDHR general w/arguments. Should UN actively promote HR in member states?
Q10-HR2. Would you like to see UN do more, less, or about same as it has to promote HR principles?
Q11a-SER1a. Should govt be responsible for ensuring its citizens can meet basic need for food?
Q11b-SER1b. What about the basic need for healthcare?
Q11c-SER1c. What about the basic need for education?
Q12a-SER2a. Given limites of [coutnry's] resources, how well govt is ensuring people that people can meet the basic need for food?
Q12b-SER2b. What about the need for healthcare?
Q12c-SER2c. What about the need for education?
Q13-GP1. When diff pol parties compete for inflnce in a democ which do you think most often happens:
Q14-GP2. How well do leaders in natl govt understand views of most citizens?
Q15-GP3. Govt agency where social scientists study public opinion on issues govt is dealing with and releases findings?
Q16a-GP4a. Question about Citizen's advisory committee: Assuming citizens selected randomly to represent everyone in [country], would this be a good or a bad idea?
Q16b-GP4b. Would you have more confidence in majority views of this group of citizens or [legislative body]?
Q17-US1. Is US having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in world?
Q18-US2. US and promoting international rules:
Q19a. Do you think US should support a treaty reducing GHG emissions?
Q19b. Controversy over whether LDCs should also be expected to reduce their GHG emissions. What's you view?
Q19c. Some major LDCs say they will not limit GHG emissions until their econs are more developed & developed countries first reduce their GHG emissions. Should US:
Q20-US4-I8: Which of the following three views is closest to yours?
Q21a-US5a. Is US having naval forces based in Persian Gulf a good or bad idea?
Q21b-US5b. What about people in ME? Do you think majority of them approve of US having naval forces based in Persian Gulf?
Q22d-S25d: Is the following a goal of the US? [To see creation of economically viable Palestinian state]
Q23-US7. Which of these three positions is closest to your? Do you think US:
Q24a-E1a. For each way to deal with problem of energy, should our country emphasize each of the following more, less or same as now: [Installing wind or solar energy systems]
Q24b-E1b. [Modifying buildings to make them more energy efficient]
Q24c-E1c. [Building coal or oil-fired power plants]
Q24d-E1d. [Building nuclear energy power plants]
Q25a-E2a. Do you favor govt doing the following: [Requiring utilities to use more alternative energy, such as wind and solar, even if this increases cost of energy in short run]
Q25b-E2b. [Requiring businesses to use energy more efficiently, even if it might make some products more expensive]
Q25c-E2c. [Having an extra charge for purchase of models of appliances & cars that are NOT energy efficient]
Q26-E3. Some controversy about possibility of a major shift to alt energy sources, such as wind & solar. Which view is closer to yours?
Q27-HP1. Do developed countries do have a moral responsibility to work to reduce hunger and severe poverty in poor countries?
Q28-HP2. OECD and MDGs. If people in other OECD countries were willing to pay their share, would you be willing to pay [country amount] to cut hunger by half?
Q29-HP3. Burma-Cyclone example. Should UN bring in shipments of aid, protected by military if necessary, even against will of govt or would this be a violation of sovereignty?
Q29a. Who do you think people around world prefer more as US president
Q29b-1. Most important qualities for a US president to have. [First of two choices].
Q29b-2. Most important qualities for a US president to have. [Second of two choices].
Q31-C2. Do you consider yourself more a citizen of [country], more a citizen of world, or both equally?
Q32a-C3pt02. In last five years have you travelled to another country?
Q33a. John McCain: Readiness to use military force when necessary
Q33b. Barack Obama: Readiness to use military force when necessary
Q34a. John McCain: Wisdom to know whether military force is necessary or not
Q34b. Barack Obama: Wisdom to know whether military force is necessary or not
Q35a. John McCain: Ability to deter an enemy by making credible threats to use military force
Q35b. Barack Obama: Ability to deter an enemy by making credible threats to use military force
Q36a. John McCain: Ability to resolve conflicts without needing to resort to military force
Q36b. Barack Obama: Ability to resolve conflicts without needing to resort to military force
Q37a. John McCain: Knowing when to be tough and when to compromise in negotiations
Q37b. Barack Obama: Knowing when to be tough and when to compromise in negotiations
Q38a. John McCain: Ability to form positive working relationships with other leaders
Q38b. Barack Obama: Ability to form positive working relationships with other leaders
Q40a. John McCain: Ability to improve America’s standing in the world
Q40b. Barack Obama: Ability to improve America’s standing in the world
Q41a. John McCain: Ability to work effectively through the UN and other multilateral institutions
Q41b. Barack Obama: Ability to work effectively through the UN and other multilateral institutions
Q42a. John McCain: Ability to elicit cooperation from allies
Q42b. Barack Obama: Ability to elicit cooperation from allies
Q43a. John McCain: Ability to be a global leader on important issues
Q43b. Barack Obama: Ability to be a global leader on important issues
Q44-W3. Do you think UN should make efforts to further rights of women or is this an improper interference in a countrys internal affairs?
Q45-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.
Q46-T1. Most countries have agreed to rules that prohibit torturing prisoners. Which position is closer to yours?
Q47-GW. Discussion about whether it is necessary to take steps to reduce impact of human activities that are thought to cause climate change. Would you say you believe:
D1: GENDER
D2a: EDUCATION (RECODED)
D3: What is your religion?
D4: Would you say you are:
D5: Please tell me your age
D5: Age - 5 categories
D6a: TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (RECODED)
D8: About how many people live in the place where you live?
D2: EDUCATION
D3a: Would you describe yourself as a 'born- again' or evangelical?
D6: Total household income for 2006 [Or most recent year available], before taxes [Note: Ask income level as you would normally do in your country]
D7. Partisan Identification [Should include values for major parties (5% or more) and other (< 5%)]
D7a. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
D7. Party Id - 3way
Race / Ethnicity
Country
Age - 4 Categories
D5: Age - 4 categories (younger cohorts)
D2: EDUCATION - 4way
D6: INCOME - 3way
W1: RESPONDENT WEIGHT provided by partner
W2: Weight for country comparisons; US: Q3,6,25a-c,29
W3: Weight for country comparisons; US: Q11-12,18,24,26,31,32a
W4: Weight for country comparisons; US: Q13-16,22,28
W5: Weight for country comparisons; US: Q4-5,7-8,20-21,23,27
W6: Weight for country comparisons; US: Q1a-1h,2a-f,9-10,17
Age - 7 Categories
Household Head
Household Size
Housing Type
Marital Status
MSA Status
Ownership Status of Living Quarters
Presence of Household Members - Children 0-2
Presence of Household Members - Children 2-5
Presence of Household Members - Children 6-12
Presence of Household Members - Children 13-17
Presence of Household Members - Adults 18+
Current Employment Status