Respondent Number
Urban or rural primary sampling unit
Province or region
EA-SVC-A. Electricity grid in the PSU/EA
EA-SVC-B. Piped water system in the PSU/EA
EA-SVC-C. Sewage system in the PSU/EA
EA-SVC-D. Cell phone service in the PSU/EA
EA-FAC-A. Post office in the PSU/EA
EA-FAC-B. School in the PSU/EA
EA-FAC-C. Police station in the PSU/EA
EA-FAC-D. Health Clinic in the PSU/EA
EA-FAC-E. Market stalls in the PSU/EA
EA-SEC-A. Police in the PSU/EA
EA-SEC-B. Soldiers/army in the PSU/EA
EA-SEC-C. Roadblocks by police/army in the PSU/EA
EA-SEC-D. Roadblocks by private security in the PSU/EA
EA-SEC-E. Roadblocks by local community in the PSU/EA
EA-ROAD. Tarred/ paved road
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 1
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 2
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 3
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 4
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 5
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 6
Reason for Unsuccessful Call Household 7
Previous interview, gender
This interview, gender
Number of adults in household
Number of calls
Date of Interview
Time interview started
Q1. Age
Q2. Language of respondent
Q2other. Language of respondent (verbatim)
Q3a. Country's present economic condition
Q3b. Your present living conditions
Q4. Your living conditions vs. others
Q5a. Country's economic condition compared to 12 months ago
Q5b. Your living conditions compared to 12 months ago
Q6a. Country's economic condition in 12 months time
Q6b. Your living conditions in 12 months time
Q7. Overall direction of the country
Q8a. How often gone without food
Q8b. How often gone without water
Q8c. How often gone without medical care
Q8d. How often gone without cooking fuel
Q8e. How often gone without cash income
Q9a. How often felt unsafe walking in neighbourhood
Q9b. How often feared crime in home
Q10a. Had something stolen from house
Q10b. Have been physically attacked
Q10c. Reported the incident to the police
Q11. Main reason for not reporting crimes to the police
Q11other. Reason for not reporting crimes to the police (verbatim)
Q12. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance
Q12other. If a victim of crime, whom to go to first for assistance (verbatim)
Q13a. Radio news
Q13b. Television news
Q13c. Newspaper news
Q13d. Internet
Q14. Interest in public affairs
Q15. Discuss politics
Q16. Politics and government too complicated
Q17a. Freedom to say what you think
Q17b. Freedom to join any political organizations
Q17c. Freedom to choose who to vote for
Q18. Leaders help own community vs. treat all equally
Q19. Government bans organizations vs. join any
Q20. Newspapers free to publish vs. government control
Q21. Government like a parent vs. an employee
Q22. Men only as leaders vs. women leaders ok
Q23. Women have equal rights vs. subject to traditional laws
Q24. Education recipient priority: boy vs ability
Q25a. Member of religious group
Q25b. Member of voluntary association or community group
Q26a. Attend a community meeting
Q26b. Join others to raise an issue
Q26c. Refused to pay tax or fee to government
Q26d. Attend a demonstration or protest march
Q26e. Used force or violence for a political cause
Q27. Voting in the most recent national election
Q28. Freeness and fairness of the last national election
Q29a. Last national election: attend a campaign meeting or rally
Q29b. Last national election: persuade others to vote for a certain candidate or party
Q29c. Last national election: work for a candidate or party
Q30a. Contact local government councillor
Q30b. Contact MP
Q30c. Contact official of a government agency
Q30d. Contact political party official
Q31a. Reject one-party rule
Q31b. Reject military rule
Q31c. Reject one-man rule
Q32. Support for democracy
Q33. Government gets things done but no citizen influence vs. Govt. accountable to citizens
Q34. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods
Q35. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed
Q36. President monitored by parliament vs. free to act on own
Q37. Opposition parties examine government vs. cooperate
Q38. Media checks government vs. avoid negative reporting
Q39. Parliament makes laws vs. president does
Q40. President free to act vs. obey the laws and courts
Q41. Presidential two term limit vs. no term limits
Q42. Extent of democracy
Q43. Satisfaction with democracy
Q44. Essential characteristics of democracy: equality, fair election, etc.
Q45. Essential characteristics of democracy: law and order, job, etc
Q46a. Level of democracy: today
Q46b. Level of democracy: ten years ago
Q46c. Level of democracy: under previous non-democratic regime
Q46d. Level of democracy: in the future
Q47a. Level of democracy: China
Q47b. Level of democracy: USA
Q47c. Level of democracy: South Africa
Q47d. Level of democracy: Zimbabwe
Q48a. Courts make binding decisions
Q48b. People must obey the law
Q48c. People must pay taxes
Q49. Obey government always vs. only if vote for it
Q50. Citizens must pay taxes vs. no need to tax the people
Q51. Higher taxes with more govt services vs. lower taxes with fewer govt services
Q52a. How often news media abuse its freedom
Q52b. How often party competition leads to conflict
Q52c. How often president ignores laws
Q52d. How often opposition parties silenced by government
Q52e. How often president ignore parliament
Q53. How effective the news media reveals government mistakes and corruption
Q54. How much fear political intimidation or violence
Q55. How likely powerful find out your vote
Q56a. How often careful what you say
Q56b. How often people treated unequally
Q56c. How often women treated unequally by traditional leaders
Q56d. How often women treated unequally by police and courts
Q56e. How often women treated unequally by employers
Q56f. How often officials unpunished
Q56g. How often ordinary people unpunished
Q56h. How often obtain household services without paying
Q56i. How often avoid paying taxes
Q57. Essential characteristics of democracy: legislature, government, people etc.
Q58. Essential characteristics of democracy: participation, no corruption, courts etc.
Q59a. Trust president
Q59b. Trust parliament/national assembly
Q59c. Trust national electoral commission
Q59d. Trust tax department
Q59e. Trust your elected local government council
Q59f. Trust the ruling party
Q59g. Trust opposition political parties
Q59h. Trust police
Q59i. Trust army
Q59j. Trust courts of law
Q60a. Corruption: office of the Presidency
Q60b. Corruption: Members of Parliament
Q60c. Corruption: government officials
Q60d. Corruption: local government councilors
Q60e. Corruption: police
Q60f. Corruption: tax officials
Q60g. Corruption: judges and magistrates
Q61a. Pay bribe for: document or permit
Q61b. Pay bribe for: water or sanitation services
Q61c. Pay bribe for: treatment at local health clinic or hospital
Q61d. Pay bribe for: avoid problem with police
Q61e. Pay bribe for: school placement
Q61f. Election incentives offered
Q62a. MPs listen
Q62b. Local government councilors listen
Q63pt1. Most important problems - 1st response
Q63pt1other. MIP - 1st response (verbatim other)
Q63pt2. Most important problems - 2nd response
Q63pt2other. MIP - 2nd response (verbatim other)
Q63pt3. Most important problems - 3rd response
Q63pt3other. MIP - 3rd response (verbatim other)
Q64. How likely government will solve this problem within the next five years
Q65a. Handling managing the economy
Q65b. Handling improving living standards of the poor
Q65c. Handling creating jobs
Q65d. Handling keeping prices down
Q65e. Handling narrowing income gaps
Q65f. Handling reducing crime
Q65g. Handling improving basic health services
Q65h. Handling addressing educational needs
Q65i. Handling providing water and sanitation services
Q65j. Handling ensuring enough to eat
Q65k. Handling fighting corruption
Q65l. Resolving violent conflict between communities
Q65m. Handling combatting HIV/AIDS
Q65n. Handling maintaining roads and bridges
Q65o. Handling providing reliable electric supply
Q65p. Handling empowering women
Q66a. Local govt. handling maintaining roads
Q66b. Local govt. handling maintaining local markets
Q66c. Local govt. handling health standards in restaurants
Q66d. Local govt. handling keeping community clean
Q66e. Local govt. handling the use of land
Q67a. Difficulty to obtain identity document
Q67b. Difficulty to obtain household services
Q67c. Difficulty to obtain help from the police
Q67d. Difficulty to obtain primary school placement
Q67e. Difficulty to obtain medical treatment
Q68a. Problems with schools: too expensive
Q68b. Problems with schools: textbooks and supplies
Q68c. Problems with schools: poor teaching
Q68d. Problems with schools: absent teachers
Q68e. Problems with schools: overcrowded classrooms
Q68f. Problems with schools: poor facilities
Q69a. Problems with public clinic: too expensive
Q69b. Problems with public clinic: lack of medicine/supplies
Q69c. Problems with public clinic: lack of attention/ respect
Q69d. Problems with public clinic: absent doctors
Q69e. Problems with public clinic: long waiting time
Q69f. Problems with public clinic: dirty facilities
Q70a. Received free visits or medicines
Q70b. Received food for children
Q71a. Performance: President
Q71b. Performance: MP/National Assembly rep.
Q71c. Performance: local government councilor
Q72a. Who responsible: MPs do jobs
Q72b. Who responsible: local councilors do jobs
Q72c. Who responsible: president does job
Q73a. Payments required: general sales tax
Q73b. Payments made: license fees to local government
Q73c. Payments made: property rates or taxes
Q73d. Payments made: income taxes
Q73e. Payments required: self-employer taxes
Q74. Payments required to powerful people
Q75a. Difficulty to find out what taxes or fees to pay
Q75b. Difficulty to find out how government uses the revenues
Q75c. Difficulty to avoid paying taxes
Q76a. Right or wrong: not paying for the government services
Q76b. Right or wrong: not paying the taxes
Q77. Why avoid paying taxes
Q77other. Why avoid paying taxes (verbatim)
Q78. Violence never justified vs. sometimes necessary
Q78A1. Help from African Union
Q79a_lib. Those who committed crimes against humanity not required to confess before standing for office vs. required to confess to stand for elected office
Q79b_lib. Liberian security forces can now take over and UNMIL leave vs. Liberia security forces need additional training before being responsible for security
Q80a_lib. Whether being a relative or close friend of influential person can help in gaining Public Service employment
Q80b_lib. Whether being a relative or closed friend of influential person can help in gaining employment in government funded community projects
Q80c_lib. Whether being a relative or close friend of influential person can help in gaining board membership
Q80d_lib. Whether being a relative or close friend of influential person can help in gaining government's contracts
Q81a_lib. NEC performance in managing the October 2011 National elections
Q81b_lib. Comparison of 2011 and 2005 elections
Q82_lib. Reasons of 2011 post election violence
Q83a_lib. Whether political parties should be compelled by law to disclose the source of their funds
Q83b_lib. Whether political parties that win at least 10% of seats in House of Representatives should receive public funding
Q83c_lib. Whether a law should be passed to limit the amount of money that an individual or company can contribute to a political party
Q84. Tribe or ethnic group
Q84other. Tribe or ethnic group(verbatim)
Q85a. Ethnic group treated unfairly
Q85b. Ethnic or national identity
Q85c. Proud of nationality
Q86a. Right to be citizen: born in country with one non-citizen parent
Q86b. Right to be citizen: born in country with two non-citizen parents
Q86c. Right to be citizen: wife of citizen husband
Q86d. Right to be citizen: husband of citizen wife
Q86e. Right to be citizen: lived and worked in country
Q86f. Right to be citizen: hold dual citizenship
Q87. Most people can be trusted
Q88a. Trust relatives
Q88b. Trust neighbours
Q88c. Trust other people you know
Q89a. Close to political party
Q89b. Which party
Q89bother. Which party (verbatim)
Q90a. Own radio
Q90b. Own television
Q90c. Own motor vehicle, car or motorcycle
Q91a. How often use a computer
Q91b. How often use the internet
Q92. Usage and ownership of mobile phone
Q93a. How often use a cell phone
Q93b. How often send or receive a text message
Q93c. How often send or receive money
Q94. How many mobile phones in household
Q95a. Source of water for household use
Q95b. Location of toilet or latrine
Q96. Employment status
Q97. Education of respondent
Q98a. Religion of respondent
Q98aother. Religion of respondent (verbatim)
Q98b. Importance of religion
Q99. Vote for which party
Q99other. Vote for which party (verbatim)
Q100. Perceived survey sponsor
Time interview ended
Length of interview
Q101. Gender of respondent
Q102. Respondent's race?
Q102other. Race of respondent (verbatim)
Q103. Language of interview
Q103other. Language of interview (verbatim)
Q104. Type of shelter of respondent
Q105. Roof of respondent's home
Q106. Others present
Q107a. Check with others
Q107b. Influence by others
Q107c. Approached by community/party representatives
Q107d. Feel threatened
Q107e. Physically threatened
Q108. Proportion difficulty answering
Q110a. Respondent friendly
Q110b. Respondent interested
Q110c. Respondent cooperative
Q110d. Respondent patient
Q110e. Respondent at ease
Q110f. Respondent honest
Q112.Interviewer's Number
Q113. Interviewer's Age
Q114. Interviewer's Gender
Q115. Interviewer rural or urban
Q116. Interviewer's home language
Q116other. Interviewer's home language (verbatim)
Q117. Interviewer's education