Please enter the code you have been
given:
1. Your sex
2. How old are you?
3. Your occupation:
Please select
Student
Unemployed
Self-employed
Employed in industry
Employed in the service sector
Employed in public services/administration
Other
4. How long have you been a party
member?
5. How active a member would you
consider yourself?
Please select
Very active
Quite active
Not very active
Not active at all
Don't know
6. Do you hold any position of
responsibility within the party?If so, which one?
7. Consider the following possible
political priorities.
essential(5) important(4) secondary(3) unimportant(2) undesirable(1)
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5
4
3
2
1
Fight unemployment
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5
4
3
2
1
Lower taxes and charges
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5
4
3
2
1
Protect the environment
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5
4
3
2
1
Further European integration
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5
4
3
2
1
Fight crime
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5
4
3
2
1
Reduce inequalities
Any other essential priority?
8. Among the following possible
objectives of your party membership, could you rank them from the
most important to the least important (1 being the most important)?
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1
2
3
4
0
Help the party I support to win elections
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1
2
3
4
0
Help politicians I support to gain positions of
responsibility
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1
2
3
4
0
Obtain positions of responsibility for myself
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1
2
3
4
0
Help the ideas I support to triumph
9. Altogether, do you have the
impression that you can influence the choices and decisions made by
your party?
Please select
Yes, a lot
Yes, to some extent
Not really
Not at all
Don't know
10. In ten years time from now, do you
think it is:
very likely(4) quite likely(3) quite unlikely(2) very unlikely(1)
that you will...
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3
2
1
Still be a party member
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4
3
2
1
Will have been elected / will have run for an election
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4
3
2
1
Will have a position of responsibility in the party
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4
3
2
1
Will belong to other organisations, unions, associations,
etc.
11. Consider the following statements.
For each of them, could you tell me if you:
agree strongly(4) agree
to some extent(3) disagree to some extent(2) disagree strongly(1) are unsure or have no opinion (0)
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3
2
1
0
Politics is a profession
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3
2
1
0
Politicians tend to be more 'centrist' than party members
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2
1
0
Party leaders usually listen to the members
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3
2
1
0
Older party members do not really respect young members
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4
3
2
1
0
Being a party member is teaching me things
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4
3
2
1
0
Discussions within the party are usually interesting
12. As a party member, do you perform the following
activities:
often(4) occasionally(3) rarely(2) never(1)
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4
3
2
1
Putting posters on walls
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4
3
2
1
Handing out flyers
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4
3
2
1
Trying to convince friends and family to your cause
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4
3
2
1
Participating in debates
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4
3
2
1
Demonstrating
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4
3
2
1
Fighting against the activities of other parties
13. In a broad sense, what do you gain
from your party membership?
a lot(2) a little(1) not at all(0)
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2
1
0
Money or material rewards
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2
1
0
The satisfaction to influence the politics of your country
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2
1
0
Positions and honours
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2
1
0
The privilege of meeting interesting people
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2
1
0
Some friends
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2
1
0
The opportunity to become a politician later
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2
1
0
Some interesting discussions
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2
1
0
The sense that your life has more meaning
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2
1
0
The sense that you help others
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2
1
0
The sense that you are a good citizen
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