q15c. How often do you get news from the following sources: Newspapers?
q16. How interested would you say you are in public affairs?
q17. When you get together with your friends or family, would you say you discuss political matters:…
q18a. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: Politics and government sometimes seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what’s going on?
q18b. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: As far as politics is concerned, friends and neighbors do not listen to you?
q19. Lets talk for a moment about the kind of society we would like to have in this country. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: People should look after themselves and be responsible for their own success in life. B: The government should bear the main responsibility for the well-being of people.
q20. Let’s talk for a moment about the kind of society we would like to have in this country. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: As citizens, we should be more active in questioning the actions of our leaders. B: In our country these days, we should show more respect for authority.
q21. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Since leaders represent everyone, leaders should not favour their own family or group. B: Once in office, leaders are obliged to help their home community.
q22. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: All people should be permitted to vote, even if they do not fully understand all the issues in an election. B: Only those who are sufficiently well educated should be allowed to choose our leaders.
q23. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: In our country, women should have equal rights and receive the same treatment as men do. B: Women have always been subject to traditional laws and customs, and should remain so.
q24. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Women should have the same chance of being elected to political office as men. B: Men make better political leaders than women, and should be elected rather than women.
q25. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Government should be able to ban any organization that goes against its policies. B: We should be able to join any organization, whether or not the government approves of it.
q26. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Government should close newspapers that print false stories or misinformation. B: The news media should be free to publish any story that they see fit without fear of being shut down.
q27. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Government should not allow the expression of political views that are fundamentally different from the views of the majority. B: People should be able to speak their minds about politics free of government influence, no matter how unpopular their views may be.
q28a. Let’s turn to your role in the community. Now I am going to read out a list of groups that people join or attend. For each one, could you tell me whether you are an official leader, an active member, an inactive member, or not a member: A religious group (e.g. church, mosque)?
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