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2a. In what year were you born?
3. Generally speaking, how interested are you in politics?
4. And how interested were you in the 2000 Federal Election, held in November of that year?
5. In your opinion, why is turnout going down? 1st mention
5. In your opinion, why is turnout going down? 2nd mention
5. In your opinion, why is turnout going down? 3rd mention
6. Did you vote in the last federal election in 2000?
7a) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I didn´t know where or when to vote
7b) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I was not on the list of Electors
7c) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I didn´t think my vote would matter
7d) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I didn´t like any of the candidates or political parties
7e) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I wasn´t concerned with the issues of the campaign
7f) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I was ill
7g) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I was out of town
7h) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I was too busy at work
7i) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I just wasn´t interested in the election
7j) Importance of reason: I didn´t vote because I think there are too many elections
8. What was the MAIN reason you did not cast a ballot? 1st mention
8. What was the MAIN reason you did not cast a ballot? 2nd mention
8. What was the MAIN reason you did not cast a ballot? 3rd mention
9. Was your name on the list of Electors for the 2000 federal election?
10a) Remember experiencing problem: Making sure that your name was on the list of Electors
10b) Remember experiencing problem: Finding out where to vote
11. Could you provide details on the registration or voting problem(s) encountered? 1st mention
11. Could you provide details on the registration or voting problem(s) encountered? 2nd mention
11. Could you provide details on the registration or voting problem(s) encountered? 3rd mention
12. Still thinking of the last general election, do you remember having seen a television commercial
13. Can you tell me if you remember having found it very clear, clear enough, a little confusing or very confusing?
14. Thinking of the 2000 federal election in the country as a whole, how competitive did you find the political parties to be?
15. How about the 2000 federal election in your electoral district? How competitive did you find the political parties to be?
16. In the 2000 federal election, how much chance was there that your vote would make a difference in the country as a whole?
17. How much chance was there that your vote would make a difference in your electoral district?
18. During the 2000 federal election campaign, were you personally contacted by any of the local candidates or political party workers here in your electoral district?
19. Were you contacted in other ways by the political parties during the campaign, for example by telephone or by having a pamphlet left in your mailbox?
20. Do you remember whether you voted in the 1993 federal election?
21. Do you remember whether you voted in the 1997 federal election?
22. Try to picture yourself ten years ago. Would you say you are:
23a) What do you think is the main reason you are more interested now? 1st mention
23a) What do you think is the main reason you are more interested now? 2nd mention
23a) What do you think is the main reason you are more interested now? 3rd mention
23b) What do you think is the main reason you are less interested now? 1st mention
23b) What do you think is the main reason you are less interested now? 2nd mention
23b) What do you think is the main reason you are less interested now? 3rd mention
24. What might happen in the next few years to make you more interested in politics? 1st mention
24. What might happen in the next few years to make you more interested in politics? 2nd mention
24. What might happen in the next few years to make you more interested in politics? 3rd mention
25. How likely are you to vote in the next general election at the federal level?
26. Is there anything that would make you more likely to vote in the next election? 1st mention
26. Is there anything that would make you more likely to vote in the next election? 2nd mention
26. Is there anything that would make you more likely to vote in the next election? 3rd mention
27. Level of satisfaction with the way federal elections work in Canada
28. Between federal, provincial or municipal elections, which level are you the most interested in?
29a) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to choose among particular policies
29b) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to hold governments accountable for their past actions
29c) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to advance the interests of a social class
29d) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to advance the interests of an ethnic, national or religious group
29e) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to gain particular things for myself and my family
29f) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to comment on the state of the country
29g) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to keep politicians honest
29h) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to choose among leaders´ personalities
29i) How much it means to respondent: Elections are a way to deceive the people
30a) Level of agreement: Generally, those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with the people
30b) Level of agreement: Those elected to Parliament reflect the diversity of Canadian society
30c) Level of agreement: People like me don´t have any say about what the government does
30d) Level of agreement: Sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like me can´t really understand what´s going on
30e) Level of agreement: I don´t think that the government cares much what people like me think
30f) Level of agreement: Most of the time we can trust people in government to do what is right
31a) Level of agreement: All political parties are basically the same; there really is not a choice
31b) Level of agreement: Political parties are the best way of representing people´s interests
31c) Level of agreement: The political parties confuse the issues rather than provide clear choices between them
31d) Level of agreement: Political parties provide good plans for new policies
31e) Level of agreement: During electoral campaign periods, political parties and candidates discuss issues that really are of interest to voters
31f) Level of agreement: Political parties are too influenced by people with lots of money
31g) Level of agreement: Too many political parties represent a small part of the country, rather than the country as a whole
32. In your view, how important is it that people vote in elections?
33. Why do you think young people are less likely to vote than older people? 1st mention
33. Why do you think young people are less likely to vote than older people? 2nd mention
33. Why do you think young people are less likely to vote than older people? 3rd mention
34. What do you think should be done to get young people to be more interested in politics? 1st mention
34. What do you think should be done to get young people to be more interested in politics? 2nd mention
34. What do you think should be done to get young people to be more interested in politics? 3rd mention
35. In general, how satisfied are you with the present Canadian electoral system?
36. How supportive would you be to introducing a proportional representation system for federal elections in Canada?
37. In some countries, people are required by law to vote. How supportive would you be of a law like this for federal elections in Canada?
38a) Level of agreement: Schools should do more to educate children in the benefits of voting and political participation
38b) Level of agreement: The voting age should be lowered to 16 to encourage young people to participate
39a) Likelihood of using the Internet to Check or modify your personal information or register on the list of Electors
39b) Likelihood of using the Internet to Vote on-line rather than to go cast a ballot at the polling station
40. When you were growing up, how often did your family talk about politics and current events?
41. How about now? How often do you talk to your family or friends about politics and current events?
42. Which of these two statements comes closer to your own opinion?
43a) Level of participation: A political party or association
43b) Level of participation: A trade union or professional association
43c) Level of participation: A church or other religious organization
43d) Level of participation: A sports group, hobby or leisure club
43e) Level of participation: A charitable organization or Service Club
43f) Level of participation: A neighbourhood association or group
43g) Level of participation: Artistic, musical or cultural groups
43h) Level of participation: Environmental or human rights groups
44a) Likelihood of doing: Sign a petition
44b) Likelihood of doing: Join in a boycott
44c) Likelihood of doing: Attend a demonstration
44d) Likelihood of doing: Write a letter to a newspaper
44e) Likelihood of doing: Call-in to a talk show
44f) Likelihood of doing: Attend a political meeting or rally
44g) Likelihood of doing: Join in a political-related Internet discussion or chat group
45a) How close do you feel to Your neighbourhood?
45b) How close do you feel to Your town/city?
45c) How close do you feel to Your province?
45d) How close do you feel to Canada?
45e) How close do you feel to North America?
45f) How close do you feel to The country your ancestors came from?
46. Which value do you believe is more prevalent in Canada today, community or individualism?
47. Do you currently have access to the Internet at work, at home, or both?
48a) Activity frequency: Surf the Internet for information
48b) Activity frequency: Watch the news on television
48c) Activity frequency: Listen to news or current events shows on the radio
48d) Activity frequency: Read newspapers
49. How many children under 18 years old live in your household?
50. Are you currently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married?
51. Would you say that you live in a large city of over half a million, a smaller city, a town, a village, or a rural area?
52a. How long have you lived in your current neighbourhood?
52b. How long have you lived in the community where you currently live?
53. What is your mother tongue, that is, the language you first learned and still understand?
53. What is your mother tongue? 1st mention
53. What is your mother tongue? 2nd mention
54. To which ethnic or cultural group would you say you belong? 1st mention
54. To which ethnic or cultural group would you say you belong? 2nd mention
54. To which ethnic or cultural group would you say you belong? 3rd mention
55. Were you born in Canada or outside Canada?
56. What is the highest level of formal education you have received?
57. Total household income for the year 2001
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