REFERENDUM
STUDY
RESPONDENT
NUMBER:
Q1:
When you get together with friends, would you say you discuss political
matters frequently, occasionally, or never?
1. Frequently
2. Occasionally
3. Never
4. DK
Q2:
How often would you say that you watch news about politics on television?
1. Everyday
2. About 3 times/week
3. About once/week
4. Once or twice/month
5. DK
Q3:
And how often would you say that you read about politics in newspapers?
1. Everyday
2. About 3 times/week
3. About once/week
4. Once or twice/month
5. DK
Q4:
And how about listening to programmes about politics or current events on
the radio? Would you say you do that you listen …?
1. Everyday
2. About 3 times/week
3. About once/week
4. Once or twice/month
5. DK
Q5:
Could you tell me how many times/week you tend to read each of these
newspapers?
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Times/week
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a. Daily
Mirror |
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b. The
Guardian |
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c. The
Independent |
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d. Daily
Express |
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e. Daily
Mail |
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f. Daily
Star |
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g. The
Sun |
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h. Daily
Telegraph |
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i. The
Times |
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j.
Financial Times |
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k. Metro or another free newspaper |
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l. Another
regional newspaper |
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m.
Another national newspaper |
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m. Does
not read papers |
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Q6:
Could you tell me how many times/week you watch the news on these television
channels?
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Times/week
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a. BBC |
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b. ITV |
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c. C4 |
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d.
Channel 5 |
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e.
SkyNews |
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f. Other
channel |
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g. Does
not watch television news |
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Q6b: On the whole, how would you characterise your knowledge of European matters? Would you say that you are…? (please chose ONE ONLY):
1. Very well informed
2. Quite well informed
3. About average
4. Not very well informed
5. Not well informed at all
6. DK
Now
I would like to ask a few questions about the current situation in our
country and the European Union
Q7:
Regarding the current economic situation of our country, would you say that
it is…? (Please, choose ONE ONLY):
1.
Very good.
2.
Quite good.
3.
Neither good, nor bad.
4.
Quite bad.
5.
Very bad.
8.
DK
Q8:
Regarding the current social and political situation of our country, would
you say that it is…? (Please, choose ONE ONLY):
1.
Very good.
2.
Quite good.
3.
Neither good, nor bad.
4.
Quite bad.
5.
Very bad.
8.
DK
Q9:
Regarding the current economic situation of the European Union, would you
say that it is…? (Please, choose ONE ONLY):
1.
Very good.
2.
Quite good.
3.
Neither good, nor bad.
4.
Quite bad.
5.
Very bad.
8.
DK
Q10:
Regarding the current social and political situation of the European Union,
would you say that it is…? (Please, choose ONE ONLY):
1.
Very good.
2.
Quite good.
3.
Neither good, nor bad.
4.
Quite bad.
5.
Very bad.
8.
DK
Q11:
Some observers say that the current government is not doing a good job for
the country while others say that it is. Personally, what is your opinion on
this question? Do you believe that the government is doing…? (Please,
choose ONE ONLY)
1.
A very bad job.
2.
rather bad job.
3.
Neither a good nor a bad job.
4.
A rather good job.
5.
A very good job.
8.
DK
Now
I would like to ask a few questions regarding your communities
Q12: On a scale of one to seven, one meaning that you do not identify with Europe at all, and seven meaning that you identify very strongly with Europe, would you say that you…? (Please, circle ONE NUMBER ONLY)
1 (Do not identify with Europe at all)
2
3
4
5
6
7 (Identify very strongly with Europe
Q13: Applying the same scale as in question 6 to Britain, would you say that you…? (Please, circle ONE NUMBER ONLY)
1 (Do not identify with Britain at all)
2
3
4
5
6
7 (Identify very strongly with Britain)
Q14a: Still applying the same scale as in question 6 to your region, would you say that you…? (Please, circle ONE NUMBER ONLY)
1 (Do not identify with your region at all)
2
3
4
5
6
7 (Identify very strongly with your region)
Q14b: Still applying the same scale as in question 6 to your city / town / village, would you say that you…? (Please, circle ONE NUMBER ONLY)
1 (Do not identify with your city / town / village at all)
2
3
4
5
6
7 (Identify very strongly with your city / town / village)
Q15:
Does being a ‘Citizen of the European Union’ mean anything for you?
(Please, choose ONE ONLY)
1. Yes, it means a lot.
2. Yes, it means something.
3. No, it does not mean anything.
Q16:
If you answered yes to question 15, would you say that, among other things,
it means…? (Please, choose AS MANY AS APPLY)
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a. A
shared European heritage |
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b. The
right to vote in the European Parliament elections |
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c. Some
common institutions |
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d. A
common European history |
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e. A
common European flag, European anthem, European passport |
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f. The
right to travel to another EU country without passing through customs |
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g. The
right to travel to another EU country without having to show your
passport/ID |
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h. Some
common ideals |
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i. To
be a member of the ‘European family’ |
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j. Some common goals |
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k. other (specify): |
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Q17: Since 1985, citizens from all the countries of the European Union have had a common ‘European’ passport on which both the name of their country and ‘European Union’ is written. Do you think that this is a good thing? (Please, choose ONE ONLY)
1. Yes, a very good thing.
2. Yes, a rather good thing.
3. It doesn’t matter at all.
4. No, a rather bad thing.
5. No, a very bad thing.
8. DK
Q18: Some say that in spite of their numerous differences, Europeans share a ‘common heritage’ that makes them feel slightly closer to one another than they are to, say, Japanese or Chilean people. Do you…? (Please, choose ONE ONLY)
1. Strongly disagree with this view.
2. Somewhat disagree with this view.
3. Neither agree nor disagree with this view / I don’t know.
4. Somewhat agree with this view.
5. Strongly agree with this view.
8. DK
Q19: A group of athletes from all the countries of the European Union have proposed that at the next Olympics, whenever an athlete/team from the European Union wins a gold medal, the ‘Ode to Joy’, the European anthem, should be played after, and in addition to, their national anthem. Do you think that this would be a good idea? (Please, choose ONE ONLY)
1. Yes, a very good idea.
2. Yes, a rather good idea.
3. Neither a good idea nor a bad idea.
4. No, a rather bad idea.
5. No a very bad idea.
8. DK
Now
I would like to ask you a few questions about your feelings regarding the
European Union.
Q20: Generally speaking, do you
think that (OUR COUNTRY)'s membership of the European Union
is...?
1.
A very good thing
2.
A rather good thing
3.
Neither a good thing nor a bad thing
4.
A rather bad thing
5.
A very bad thing
8. DK
Q21:
On a scale of 0 to 7 where 0 means that European integration does not go
further at all and 7 means that it goes further very fast, how fast would
you like European integration to go? And what do you think is the current
speed of European integration?
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Preferred
speed (Enter) |
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Current
speed (Enter) |
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Q22:
On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the
European Union?
1. Very satisfied
2. Fairly satisfied
3. Fairly dissatisfied
4. Very dissatisfied
5. Uncertain
Now,
I would like to ask a few questions about the European Constitution.
Q23: How will you vote if our country organises a referendum on a European Constitution? Will you vote in favour, against, or will you not vote at all?
1. In favour
2. Against
3. Would not vote
4. Don’t know
Q24: Regardless of how you would vote, how strongly are you in favour of the adoption of the European Constitution?
1. Strongly in favour
2. Somewhat in favour
3. Somewhat opposed
4. Strongly opposed
5. Did not have any feeling about it
6. DK
Q25: Thinking
about the European constitution, could you tell me if you think that it
would affect the way the European Union works, too much, sufficiently,
insufficiently or not at all.
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Too much |
Suffic. |
Insuff. |
Not
at all |
Don’t
know |
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It
would make the European Union more democratic |
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It
would transfer more powers to the EU |
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It
would make citizens more powerful within the EU |
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It
would bring EU citizens closer together |
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It
would make the recent enlargement of the EU more successful |
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Q26:
Some citizens say that this referendum will be a good occasion to express
one’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the way Tony Blair governs the
country. Personally, do you agree with this suggestion? (Please, Choose ONE
ONLY)
1.
Yes, absolutely.
2.
Yes, to some extent.
3.
Neither agree nor disagree.
4.
No, not really.
5.
No, not at all.
8.
DK
Q27:
Using a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means that the reason is completely
irrelevant to the way you will behave in the referendum and 10 means that
the reason is absolutely crucial to your choice, please indicate how
important the following reasons will be to your decision to vote yes, vote
no, or not vote at all in a referendum on a European Constitution (Please,
give a score to ALL propositions)
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Score
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a. I
want to express my agreement or disagreement with the European project |
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b. I
want to express my opinion on the way our national government governs
the country |
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c. I
want to express my opinion on specific articles of the constitution |
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d. I
want to say that I feel or do not feel European |
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e. I
want to express my attitude towards the current economic, social, or
political situation of our country |
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f. I
want to express my opinion towards foreign people and influences |
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g. I
want to express my feelings about the way democracy works in the
European Union |
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h. Other
(Specify) |
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Q27b-
On the whole, would you say that the way the media portray the European
Union in our country is: (please, chose ONE ONLY)
1. Very biased against the EU
2. Fairly biased against the EU
3. Pretty accurate
4. Fairly biased in favour of the EU
5. Very biased in favour of the EU
6. Depends on the newspaper/source
7.
DK
Now
I would like to ask you a few questions about a different
topic—immigrants.
Q28a: When you hear the word immigrant, what is the first group that comes to mind?
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Q29a: Now I would like to ask a few questions about your feelings regarding these immigrants. Could you tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree with each of the following statements. You may also state that you are uncertain.
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Strongly
Agree |
Agree |
Disagree |
Strongly
Disagree |
Uncertain |
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1.
Migrants from this group abuse the system of social benefits in
Britain. |
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2. The
education of native Britons suffers when there are children from this
group in classrooms. |
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3.
People from these groups take jobs that belong to native Britons. |
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4. I
worry that too much migration from this group threatens the way of
life of native Britons. |
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5. I
worry that too much migration from this group threatens the basic
values of Britain. |
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6. I
find the religious practices of migrants from this group threatening. |
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I
would now like to ask you a few final questions about yourself
Q30:
Have you ever lived in another country?
1.
No never
2.
Yes, for less than a year (specify which country)
3.
Yes, for more than a year (specify which country)
Q31:
Do you speak any foreign languages?
1.
No
2.
Yes, one
3.
Yes, two or more
Q32:
How often have you travelled abroad in the last 24 months?
1.
Never
2.
Once
3.
2-3 times
4.
4 times or more
Q33:
Do you have any family origin in a country other than the UK?
1.
Yes (Please, specify)
2. No
Q34: If a general election were held today, which party would you vote for?
1.
Labour
2.
Conservative
3.
Liberal Democrat
4.
UKIP
5.
BNP
6.
SNP
7.
Ulster Unionist Party
8.
Plaid Cymru
9.
Other
10. Would not vote
Q35:
Could you tell me if you participated in the last general, European, and
local elections? (Please, tick all that apply).
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General
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European
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Local
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Not applicable
Q36:
What is your sex?: ___________________________________
Q37:
What is your age?: _______________
Q38:
What town and county do you come from?: Town: _________________
County: ___________________
Q39:
What is your profession?: __________________________
Q40:
What is your current status?
1.
Single
2.
Married / Living with partner
3.
Divorced / Separated
4.
Other
Q41:
Do you currently live…?
1.
Alone
2.
With spouse/partner
3.
With friends
4.
With parents
5.
Other
Q42:
Are you?
1.
A British subject
2.
A citizen of another EU member-State
3.
A citizen of a non-EU country