Caucasus Barometer 2010 Armenia

Caucasus Barometer is the annual household survey about social economic issues and political attitudes conducted by CRRC.
Country: Armenia
Fieldwork Dates: December 3 2010 to December 26 2010

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SETTYPE: Settlement type

Question text: Settlement type

RESPSEX: Respondent's gender

Question text: Respondent's gender

AGEGROUP: Age groups

Question text: Age groups

FEELTRU: There are many people I can trust completely

Question text: For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it describes your feelings, more or less describes your feelings, or does not describe your feelings - There are many people I can trust completely

FEELEMP: I experience a general sense of emptyness

Question text: For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it describes your feelings, more or less describes your feelings, or does not describe your feelings - I experience a general feeling of emptiness

FEELCLS: There are enough people I feel close to

Question text: For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it describes your feelings, more or less describes your feelings, or does not describe your feelings - There are enough people to whom I feel close

FEELRLY: There are plenty of people I can rely on

Question text: For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it describes your feelings, more or less describes your feelings, or does not describe your feelings - There are plenty of people I can rely on when I have problems

FEELREJ: I often feel rejected

Question text: For each of the following statements, please tell me whether it describes your feelings, more or less describes your feelings, or does not describe your feelings - I often feel rejected

RATEHAP: How happy would you say you are?

Question text: Overall, how happy would you say you are? Please use 5-point scale where code '1' corresponds to Extremely unhappy and code '5' corresponds to Extremely happy please choose any number between 1 and 5, which best reflects your opinion

Note: The question was recoded from 10-point scale to 5-point

HLTHRAT: How would you rate your health?

Question text: Overall, how would you rate your health?

FAMCLAB: Family member currently living abroad?

Question text: Do you have a family member or close relative currently living abroad?

CLFRDAB: Close friends living abroad?

Question text: Now, let me ask about your friends. Do you have any close friends currently living abroad?

GALLTRU: Most people can be trusted?

Question text: Generally speaking, would you say that most people in Armenia can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?

Note: The question was recoded from 10-point scale to 5-point

TRUTCHR: Trust or distrust public school teachers?

Question text: Please tell me, overall, how much do you trust or distrust public school teachers in Armenia?

TRUSOLD: Trust or distrust soldiers?

Question text: Overall, how much do you trust or distrust soldiers in Armenia?

TRUPHYS: Trust or distrust medical doctors?

Question text: Overall, how much do you trust or distrust [medical] doctors in Armenia?

TRUJUDG: Trust or distrust judges?

Question text: Overall, how much do you trust or distrust judges in Armenia?

TRUJOUR: Trust or distrust majority of TV journalists?

Question text: Overall, how much do you trust or distrust majority of TV journalists in Armenia?

TRUCLER: Trust or distrust clergy?

Question text: Overall, how much do you trust or distrust clergy of your religious denomination in Armenia?

PAYBRIB: Paid bribe?

Question text: Have you or any member of your household been in a situation during the last 12 months when you/they had to pay a bribe in order to get a service or to obtain preferential treatment or consideration?

LIFESAT: Overall life satisfaction

Question text: All things considered, how satisfied are you with your own life as a whole nowadays?

Note: The question was recoded from 10-point scale to 5-point

BUSINGRE: Approve doing business with Greeks?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Greeks?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINJEW: Approve doing business with Jews?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Jews?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINIRA: Approve doing business with Iranians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Iranians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSININD: Approve doing business with Indians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Indians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINTUR: Approve doing business with Turks?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Turks?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINUKR: Approve doing business with Ukrainians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Ukrainians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINITA: Approve doing business with Italians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Italians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINRUS: Approve doing business with Russians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Russian?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINARM: Approve doing business with Armenians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Armenians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINCHI: Approve doing business with Chinese?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Chinese?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINAZE: Approve doing business with Azerbaijanis?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Azerbaijanis?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINGER: Approve doing businesswith Germans?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Germans?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINGEO: Approve doing business with Georgians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Georgians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINKUR: Approve doing business with Kurds?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Kurds?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

BUSINUSA: Approve doing business with Americans?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of people of your ethnicity doing business with Americans?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWGRE: Approve women marring Greeks?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Greeks?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWJEW: Approve women marring Jews?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Jews?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWIRA: Approve women marring Iranians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Iranians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWIND: Approve women marring Indians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Indians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWTUR: Approve women marring Turks?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Turks?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWUKR: Approve women marring Ukrainians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Ukrainians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWITA: Approve women marring Italians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Italians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWRUS: Approve women marring Russians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Russians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWARM: Approve women marring Armenians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Armenians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWCHI: Approve women marring Chinese?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Chinese?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWAZE: Approve women marring Azerbaijanis?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Azerbaijanis?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWGER: Approve women marring Germans?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Germans?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWGEO: Approve women marring Georgians?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Georgians?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWKUR: Approve women marring Kurds?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Kurds?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

MARWUSA: Approve women marring Americans?

Question text: Would you approve or disapprove of women of your ethnicity marrying Americans?

Note: Options Approve/Disapprove are present in the original dataset

HAVEJOB: Do you have a job?

Question text: Do you have a job? This job may be part-time or full-time, or you may be officially employed, informally employed, or self-employed, but it brings you monetary income

WORKYRS: Duration of employment

Question text: Year from which employed at primary workplace

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.
Question was changed from open-ended and recoded

WORKTYP: Status and type of primary workplace

Question text: Speaking about your primary place of employment only, which of the following best describes your status and the type of workplace?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.
Following options were grouped to Other: Employee in a foreign organization / business and Employee in a local / INGO

WORKSEC: Primary employment sector

Question text: Speaking about your primary place of employment only, which of the following best describes the sector in which you work?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.
Following options were grouped to Other: Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Real Estate, Property, Renting and Civil society / NGO

JOBSATF: How satisfied are you with your job?

Question text: Please tell me, overall, how satisfied are you with your job?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.

WORKPOS: I feel positive most of the time I am working

Question text: Please tell me, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: I feel positive most of the time I am working

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.

WORKVAL: I feel valued at work

Question text: Please tell me, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: I feel valued at work

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.

TRULEAD: I trust our leadership team

Question text: Please tell me, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: I trust our leadership team

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.
Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

WORKMYW: I fell free to do things the way I like at work

Question text: Please tell me, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: I feel free to do things the way I like at work.

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.

FAIRCOM: I am fairly compensated

Question text: Please tell me, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement: I am fairly compensated.

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed.

WORKEXT: Worked extra hours during the last 2 months?

Question text: During the last two months, how many times did you have to work more hours than determined by your working arrangement, without getting additional compensation?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were employed. The question was recoded from open-ended to Yes and No.
Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable: working hours not regulated by my working arrangement option

UNEMTYP: Type of unemployment

Question text: Which of the following best describes your situation?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were unemployed.
The question was recoded: Unemployed and interested in a job, but NOT currently looking for a job and Unemployed and not interested in looking for a job were grouped to Unemployed, NOT looking. Retired and looking for a job, Retired and interested in a job, but NOT currently looking for one, Retired and NOT interested in looking for a job and Disabled were grouped to Retired.

UNEMYRS: Duration of unemployment

Question text: Respondent's years of unemployment

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who were unemployed.
Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option. The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

CNTECON: Control over econoomic situation

Question text: Please tell me how much control you feel you have over your economic situation?

Note: The question was recoded from 10-point scale to 5-point

PERSINC: Personal income last month

Question text: Speaking about your personal monetary income last month, after all taxes are paid, to which of the following groups do you belong? Please think of all sources of income that you had last month.

Note: The question was recoded. Following options were grouped to More than USD 400: USD 401 - 800, USD 801 - 1200, More than USD 1200

LOANNUM: Number of loans more than USD 100

Question text: How many times have you taken out a loan or had a debt or a line of credit, including instant credit, of more than 100 USD in the last 12 months?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

NUMJOBS: Change in the number of jobs available

Question text: Compared to the situation 12 months ago, do you think that the number of jobs available in Armenia has decreased, remained the same, or increased?

JOBLOST: Anybody in HH lost job?

Question text: Has anybody in your household lost his/her job during the last 12 months?

GETJOBF: The most important factor for getting a good job

Question text: Which of the following factors do you consider most important for getting a good job in Armenia?

Note: The question was recoded. Option Talent was grouped to Other

PEWJOBG: Men should have more right to a job

Question text: To what extent would you agree or disagree with the following statement: When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job.

POLDIRN: Direction of national politics in Armenia

Question text: There are different opinions regarding the direction in which Armenia's domestic politics are going. Which of the following would you personally agree with?

QUALINF: How well TV journalists inform the population about what is going on?

Question text: Please tell me, overall, how well do you think TV journalists in Armenia inform the population about what is actually going on in the country?

TVSRVPP: TV journalists serve interests of people like you?

Question text: How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, TV journalists in Armenia are serving interests of people like you?

TRUHLTH: Trust towards Healthcare system

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Healthcare system

TRUBANK: Trust towards Banks

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Banks

TRUEDUC: Trust towards Educational system

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Educational system

TRUARMY: Trust towards Army

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Army

TRUCRTS: Trust towards Courts

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Court system

TRUNGOS: Trust towards NGOs

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - NGOs

TRUPARL: Trust towards Parliament

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Parliament

TRUEXEC: Trust towards Executive government

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Executive government (Prime minister and ministers)

TRUPRES: Trust towards President

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - President

TRUPOLI: Trust towards Police

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Police

TRUMEDI: Trust towards Media

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Media

TRULOCG: Trust towards Local government

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Local government

TRURELI: Trust towards Religious institutions

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Religious institutions to which you belong

TRUOMB: Trust towards Ombudsman

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - Ombudsman

TRUSTEU: Trust towards EU

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - European Union

TRUSTUN: Trust towards UN

Question text: I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where '1' means Fully distrust, and '5' means Fully trust - United Nations

PEWGENL: Is Armenia generally liked or disliked?

Question text: How do you think people in other countries of the world feel about Armenia - is Armenia generally liked or disliked?

IMPISS1: Most important issue facing Armenia

Question text: What do you think is the most important issue facing Armenia at the moment?

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option. The question was recoded. Options Affordable healthcare, Court system, Fairness of elections, Human rights / Freedom of speech, Pensions, Political stability in the country, Property rights and Quality of education were grouped with Other

IMPISS2: Second most important issue facing Armenia

Question text: What do you think is the second most important issue facing Armenia at the moment?

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option. The question was recoded. Options Court system, Fairness of elections, NATO membership, Political stability in the country, Property rights andRelations with Russia were grouped with Russia

FAIRTRT: People are treated fairly by the government?

Question text: Under the present system of government in Armenia, do you completely agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or completely disagree that people like yourself are treated fairly by the government?

FREESPK: People have the right to openly say what they think?

Question text: In Armenia today, do you think or not that people like yourself have the right to openly say what they think?

GOVTROL: Government as parent vs government as employee

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? 1. People are like children the government should take care of them like a parent 2. Government is like an employee the people should be the bosses who control the government

Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. Government as parent - Strongly agree 2. Government as parent - Agree 3. CloGovernment as employee - Agree 4. Government as employee - Strongly agree 5. Agreement with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to Parent, 3 and 4 to Employee, 5 - DK

OBJCOUR: Is Armenia's court system partial or impartial?

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? 1. The court system in Armenia favors some citizens over others 2. The court system in Armenia treats all citizens equally, rather than favoring some over others

Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. Court favours some citizens - Strongly agree 2. Court favours some citizens - Agree 3. Court treats everyone equally - Agree 4. Court treats everyone equally - Strongly agree 5. Agreement with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to Partial 3 and 4 to Impartial, 5 - DK

PROTEST: People should VS People should not participate in protest actions

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? 1. People should participate in protest actions against the government, as this shows the government that the people are in charge. 2. People should not participate in protest actions against the government, as it threatens stability in our country

Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. Participation in protests - Strongly agree 2. Participation in protests - Agree 3. Non-participation in protests - Agree 4. Non-participation in protests - Strongly agree 5. Agreement with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to Yes 3 and 4 to No, 5 - DK

VOTLELE: Did you vote in the last national elections?

Question text: Did you vote in the last national elections?

ELCOND: Fairness of the most recent elections

Question text: Would you say that the last national elections were conducted completely fairly, to some extent fairly, or not at all fairly?

VOTPRCP: Would the respondent participate in presidential elections next Sunday?

Question text: If national elections were held next Sunday, would you participate in the elections or not?

ELECEQP: All parties have equal possibilities to campaign

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - All parties or candidates have equal possibilities to campaign for elections

ELADMBS: Election administration is politically biased

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Election administration is politically biased

VOTERFR: Voters are free from pressure

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Voters are free from intimidation and pressure

ACMEDIA: Parties do not have equal access to the media

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Parties / candidates do not have equal access to the media during election campaigns

POLRLAW: Country is governed by the rule of law

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Armenia is governed by the rule of law

COURIMP: Courts handle election disputes impartially

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Courts handle election disputes impartially

EXECPUN: High officials are not punished for unlawful actions

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - High officials are not punished for unlawful actions

POLMEDI: TV is independent from the government

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Major TV channels are independent from the government

COURINF: Courts are under the governmental influence

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Courts are under the governmental influence

VOTECNT: Votes are counted correctly

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Votes are counted correctly

POLUNIO: Citizens can form or join political parties

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - Citizens can form or join political parties without any restrictions

WINNERG: The winner of elections is entitled to govern as s/he feels fit

Question text: Speaking about current political system in Armenia, to what extent would you agree or disagree with each of the following statements - The winner of elections is entitled to govern Armenia as he/she feels fit

NATOSUPP: Support of Armenia's membership in NATO

Question text: To what extent would you support Armenia's membership in NATO?

PEWTHRT: The greatest threat to the world?

Question text: Here is the list of five dangers in the world today. In your opinion, which one of these poses the greatest threat to the world?

PUBDINJ: Injured during the public demonstrations since 1988?

Question text: Were you or any member of your household injured during public demonstrations since 1988 in Armenia?

PUBDKIL: Killed as a result of conflict since 1988?

Question text: Was any member of your household killed as a result of conflict in Armenia since 1988?

MOVECOM: Forced to move or displaced during the Communist regime?

Question text: Were you, any member of your household, or your ancestors forced to move or were displaced during the Communist regime?

AR20101: Support of Turkey becoming EU member state

Question text: Using this scale of 1 to 5, where '1' means no support and '5' means your full support, to what extent would you support Turkey becoming a member of the European Union?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR20102: Support of Armenian government opening border with Turkey

Question text: To what extent would you support the Armenian government opening the border with Turkey?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR20103: Support of Armenian government opening border with Turkey with no precondition

Question text: To what extent would you support the Armenian government opening the border with Turkey with no preconditions?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR10401: Impact of opening borders with Turkey on Armenian economy

Question text: There are various opinions regarding what will happen in Armenia if the country opens its borders with Turkey. In your opinion, will the opening of borders with Turkey have no effect will be beneficial or will be harmful for Armenian economy?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR10402: Impact of opening borders with Turkey on internal political processes

Question text: There are various opinions regarding what will happen in Armenia if the country opens its borders with Turkey. In your opinion, will the opening of borders with Turkey have no effect will be beneficial or will be harmful for internal political processes in Armenia ?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR10403: Impact of opening borders with Turkey on national security

Question text: There are various opinions regarding what will happen in Armenia if the country opens its borders with Turkey. In your opinion, will the opening of borders with Turkey have no effect will be beneficial or will be harmful for national security in Armenia?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR20105: Turkey's population's general attitude towards Armenians

Question text: Using this CARD, please tell me, in your opinion, how negative or how positive is the population of Turkey's general attitude towards Armenians?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

AR20106: Turkey's population's general attitude towards Armenia

Question text: In your opinion, how negative or how positive is the population of Turkey's s general attitude towards the country of Armenia?

Note: The question was asked only in Armenia

ETHNIC: Respondent ethnicity

Question text: There are a number of ethnic groups living in Armenia. Which ethnic group do you consider yourself a part of?

Note: Following options were grouped to Other: Other Caucasian ethnicity, Russian

NATLANG: Main language spoken at home as child

Question text: Which language did you mainly speak at home when you were a child?

Note: Following option was grouped to Other: Azerbaijani

KNOWRUS: Knowledge of Russian

Question text: Please tell me which one of these levels best describes your ability in the following: Russian

KNOWENG: Knowledge of English

Question text: Please tell me which one of these levels best describes your ability in the following: English

COMPABL: Knowledge of computer

Question text: Please tell me which one of these levels best describes your ability in the following: Computer (Microsoft Office programs, excluding games)

FRQINTR: How frequently do you use the Internet?

Question text: How often do you use the Internet? .

FLMANDSC: Which foreign language should be mandatory in schools?

Question text: Which foreign language, if any, do you think should be mandatory in secondary schools of Armenia?

QUALESC: Change in quality of secondary education

Question text: In your opinion, has the quality of education in Armenia's secondary schools improved, remained the same, or worsened during the last 5 years?

IDEALNCH: What is the ideal number of children per family?

Question text: What do you think is the ideal number of children per family in Armenia?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

GNDPREF: The preferred gender of the child

Question text: If a family has one child, what would be the preferred gender of the child?

PEWHEDG: University degree more important for a boy?

Question text: To what extent would you agree or disagree with the following statement: A university education is more important for a boy than for a girl.

ACCVODK: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to drink strong alcohol?

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to drink strong alcohol (vodka, brandy)

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

ACCTOBA: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to smoke tobacco?

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to smoke tobacco

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

ACCSEPL: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to live separately from parents?

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to live separately from parents before marriage

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

ACCSEBM: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to have sex before marriage?

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to have sexual relations before marriage

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

ACCMARR: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to get married?

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to get married

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

ACCCOHB: From what age is it acceptable for a woman to cohabit with a man without marriage

Question text: Sometimes people are considered too young to do or experience certain things. Could you please tell me, from what age do you think it is acceptable for a woman to cohabit with a man without marriage

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

PEWBETL: Who has a better life?

Question text: Generally speaking, in Armenia today, who has a better life - women or men?

GENDECI: Which household member should be the main decision maker in a family?

Question text: In your opinion, which household member should be the main decision maker in a family - a man or a woman?

GENBREA: Who should normally be the breadwinner?

Question text: In your opinion, ideally, who should normally be the breadwinner in Armenia's families - a man or a woman?

GENBRER: Who is the breadwinner in the majority of Armenia's families?

Question text: Speaking about the majority of the families in Armenia today, who is the breadwinner - a man or a woman?

RELGION: Respondent's religion

Question text: Which religion or denomination, if any, do you consider yourself belong to?

Note: The question was recoded. Following options were grouped to Other: Roman Catholic Church, Other Protestant Church, Other Christian Church or Sect, Judaism Georgian, Russian or Greek Orthodox Church

RELIMP: How important is religion in your daily life?

Question text: How important is religion in your daily life?

Note: The question was asked to the respondent who identified themselves as the member of any religious denomination

RELSERV: Attendance of religious services

Question text: Apart from special occasions such as weddings and funerals, about how often do you attend religious services nowadays?

Note: The question was asked to the respondent who identified themselves as the member of any religious denomination

RELFAST: How often do you fast?

Question text: How often do you fast when it is required by your religious traditions?

Note: The question was asked to the respondent who identified themselves as the member of any religious denomination.
Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

RLGIOUS: How religious would you say you are?

Question text: Overall, how religious would you say you are?

Note: The question was asked to the respondent who identified themselves as the member of any religious denomination.
Question was recoded from 10-point scale to 5-point scale

CAPTRIP: Number of trips to the capital

Question text: How many times did you travel to Yerevan within the last 2 months?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

FORTRIP: Number of trips outside the country

Question text: How many times have you been outside Armenia in the last five years?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

MIGSHRT: Would you leave Armenia for a certain period?

Question text: If you had a chance, would you leave Armenia for a certain period of time to live somewhere else?

EMIGRAT: Would you leave Armenia forever?

Question text: If you had a chance, would you leave Armenia forever to live somewhere else?

COMFTRV: How would you feel traveling to a country without knowing its language

Question text: Generally speaking, how comfortable would you feel traveling by yourself to a country in which you did not speak the language?

COMFWBS: How would you feel with a woman as your immediate boss?

Question text: How comfortable would you feel with a woman as your immediate boss?

COMFYBS: How comfortable would you feel with a 25-years-old as your immediate boss?

Question text: How comfortable would you feel with a 25-year-old recent graduate as your immediate boss?

CHICKSL: Feel disturbed if you watch a chicken being slaughtered?

Question text: People sometimes slaughter chicken or home animals, either for food or also as part of their traditions. Would it make you feel disturbed if you watch a chicken being slaughtered?

HANIMSL: Feel disturbed if you watch a home animal being slaughtered?

Question text: Would it make you feel disturbed if you watch a home animal being slaughtered?

RSLAUCH: Would the respondent slaughter a chicken?

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? 1. I can slaughter a chicken myself, if necessary 2. Even if necessary, I would not slaughter a chicken myself.

Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. Can slaughter a chicken if necessary - Strongly agree 2. Can slaughter a chicken if necessary - Agree 3. Can slaughter a chicken if necessary - Agree 4. Can slaughter a chicken if necessary - Strongly agree 5. Agreement with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to Yes 3 and 4 to No, 5 - DK

HEATCCS: Heating with climate control system?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Climate control system

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATCKS: Heating with coal / kerosene stove?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Coal / kerosene stove

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATELH: Heating with electric heater?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Electric heater

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATGS: Heating with gas stove?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Gas stove

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATGH: Heating with gas heater?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Gas heater

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATPUCH: Heating with public central heating system

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Public central heating system

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATPRCH: Heating with private central heating system

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? -Private central heating system

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATWBS: Heating with wood burning stove

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Wood-burning stove

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

HEATOTH: Heating with other means of heating?

Question text: Please tell me what were the most important means of heating your dwelling last winter? - Other

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No heating option.

ECONSTN: HH economic sutation

Question text: Which of the following statements best describes the current economic situation of your household?

OWNCOTV: Does HH own Color TV?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns color television

OWNDVDP: Does HH own DVD player?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns DVD player

OWNWASH: Does HH own Automatic washing machine?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns automatic washing machine

OWNFRDG: Does HH own Refrigerator?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns refrigerator

OWNAIRC: Does HH own air conditioner?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns air conditioner

OWNCARS: Does HH own Car?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns car

OWNPHON: Does HH own landline phone?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns landline phone

OWNCELL: Does HH own Cell phone?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns cell phone

WEBCELL: Does HH own activated internet access from cell phone

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns internet from the cell phone

OWNCOMP: Does HH own Personal computer?

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household owns personal computer, including laptop

WEBHOME: HH has Internet access

Question text: Please tell me whether or not your household has Internet access from home computer

Note: The question was asked to only those respondents whose households owned computer

FRQCELL: How frequently did you use a mobile phone?

Question text: In the past 12 months, how frequently did you use a mobile phone?

Note: The question was recoded. Options Once a week, Multiple times per month, Once per month, Multiple times per year were grouped to Once a week or less frequently

NUMSMSS: Did you sent sms messages last week?

Question text: Speaking about the last week, approximately how many sms messages have you sent?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

NUMSMSR: Did you receive sms messages last week?

Question text: Approximately how many sms messages have you received last week?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

FRQPCUS: How frequently did you use a personal computer in the past 12 months?

Question text: In the past 12 months, how frequently did you use a personal computer?

Note: The question was recoded. Options Multiple times per day and Once a day were grouped to Multiple times or once a day, Multiple times per week and Once a week to Multiple times or once a week, Multiple times per month, Once a month and Multiple times per year to Multiple times or once a month/year

LIMBRED: Does HH limit consumption of bread, pasta?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Bread, pasta

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMMILK: Does HH limit consumption of butter, milk?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Butter, milk

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMPOUL: Does HH limit consumption of poultry/chicken meat?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Poultry / Chicken Meat

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMMEAT: Does HH limit consumption of meat?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Meat, except poultry

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMFISH: Does HH limit consumption of fish?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Fish

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMVEGS: Does HH limit consumption of fruit, vegetables?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Fruit, vegetables, EXCEPT potatoes

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMPOTA: Does HH limit consumption of potatoes?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Potatoes

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMSWEE: Does HH limit consumption of sweets and chocolates?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Sweets and Chocolates

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMELEC: Does HH limit consumption of electricity?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Electricity

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMGASS: Does HH limit consumption of gas?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Gas

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

LIMTRAN: Does HH limit consumption of transportation?

Question text: Households may experience financial difficulties. Please tell me, over the course of a typical month, does your household have to limit consumption or use of the following due to budget difficulties? - Transportation

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option.

NOEATBR: Respondent would never eat - Bread, pasta

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Bread, pasta

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATBM: Respondent would never eat - Butter, milk

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Butter, milk

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATCH: Respondent would never eat - Poultry

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Poultry / Chicken meat

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATMT: Respondent would never eat - Meat

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Meat

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATFI: Respondent would never eat - Fish

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Fish

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATFR: Respondent would never eat - Fruit

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Fruit

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATVE: Respondent would never eat - Vegetables, except potatoes

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Vegetables, except potatoes

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATPO: Respondent would never eat - Potatoes

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Potatoes

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

NOEATSWE: Respondent would never eat - Sweets and Chocolate

Question text: Sometimes people decide not to eat certain products, not because of financial difficulties, but because they choose so. Please tell me, is there any product that you never eat? - Sweets and Chocolate

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable option

SAVINGS: Does HH have any savings?

Question text: Does your household currently have any savings?

DEBTSHH: Does HH have any debts?

Question text: Does your household currently have any debts?

MONYTOT: HH total monetary income last month

Question text: Speaking about monetary income of all your household members last month, to which of the following groups does your household belong?

Note: The question was recoded. Following options were grouped to More than USD 400: USD 401 - 800, USD 801 - 1200, More than USD 1200

SPENDMO: HH spending last month

Question text: Please tell me your household's spending last month?

Note: The question was recoded. Following options were grouped to More than USD 400: USD 401 - 800, USD 801 - 1200, More than USD 1200

FOODDBT: Frequency of borrowing money for food

Question text: In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to buy food?

UTILDBT: Frequency of borrowing money for utilities

Question text: In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to pay for utilities?

NYRRLPR: Expected income in 2010 relative to 2009

Question text: Compared to 2009, excluding income from sales of property or vehicles, do you believe your household's income in 2010 will be higher than in 2009, about the same as in 2009, or lower than in 2009?

CYRRLPR: 2009 income relative to 2008

Question text: Excluding income from sales of property or vehicles, compared to 2008, was your household's income in 2009 higher than in 2008, about the same as in 2008, or lower than in 2008?

CURRUNG: Current perceived economic rung

Question text: Let's imagine there is a 5-step ladder reflecting the economic standing of all households in Armenia today. The first rung of this ladder corresponds to the lowest possible economic position in society, while the 5th rung corresponds to the highest possible position. On which rung of this ladder do you think your household currently stands?

Note: The question was recoded. 10-point scale was used in the original dataset

FUTRUNG: Perceived economic rung in 5 years

Question text: Let's imagine there is a 5-step ladder reflecting the economic standing of all households in Armenia today. The first rung of this ladder corresponds to the lowest possible economic position in society, while the 5th rung corresponds to the highest possible position. On which rung of this ladder do you think your household will be standing 5 years from now?

Note: The question was recoded. 10-point scale was used in the original dataset

RELCOND: Perceived relative economic condition

Question text: Relative to most of the households around you, would you describe the current economic condition of your household as very good, good, fair, poor or very poor?

MININCN: Desired minimal monthly income for normal life

Question text: What is the minimal monthly income that would enable your household live a normal life?

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

CHLDFIN: Perceived financial sitation of children

Question text: Do you think your children will be better off or worse off financially than you are when they are your age?

Note: Frequencies are calculated without Not applicable/No children option.

RESPEDU: Respondent's education

Question text: Respondent's education

Note: The question was recoded. Options No primary education, Primary education, Incomplete secondary education, Secondary education were grouped to Secondary or lower, Incomplete higher education, Completed higher education and Post-graduate degree were grouped to Higher than secondary

RESPMAR: Respondent's marital status

Question text: Respondent's marital status

Note: The question was recoded. Options Separated and Divorced were grouped.

LISTENO: Anybody able to listen to the answers?

Question text: Anybody able to listen to the answers?

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPATT: Respondent's overall attitude

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Indifferent

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPINT: Respondent was interested, involved

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Interested, involved

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPFRN: Respondent was friendly

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Friendly

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPIMP: Respondent was impatient

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Impatient

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPWOR: Respondent was worried, nervous

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Worried, nervous

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPHOS: Respondent was hostile

Question text: Respondent's attitude towards interview Hostile

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

FRQCLAR: Frequency of asking clarifications

Question text: Frequency of asking clarifications

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

FRQDIST: Frequency of the respondent being distructed

Question text: Frequency of the respondent being distructed

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

FRQKNOW: Frequency the respondent seemed to lack knowledge

Question text: Frequency the respondent seemed to lack knowledge

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

FRQRLCT: Frequency of the respondent being reluctant

Question text: Frequency of the respondent being reluctant

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPSIN: Respondent's honesty

Question text: Respondent's honesty

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPCOM: Respondent's behavior

Question text: Respondent's behavior

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPINL: Respondent's intelligence

Question text: Respondent's intelligence

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPINF: Respondent indifferent in the end of the interview

Question text: Respondent indifferent in the end of the interview

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPENT: Respondent enthusiastic in the end of the interview

Question text: Respondent enthusiastic in the end of the interview

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPWRT: Respondent worried about the time in the end of the interview

Question text: Respondent worried about the time in the end of the interview

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPBRD: Respondent bored in the end of the interview

Question text: Respondent bored in the end of the interview

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

RESPIRT: Respondent irritated in the end of the interview

Question text: Respondent irritated in the end of the interview

Note: Respondent's assessment by the interviewer

INTLANG: Interview language

Question text: Interview language

HHSIZE: Number of household members

Question text: Number of household members

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

HHASIZE: Number of adult household members

Question text: Number of adult household members

Note: The question was changed from open-ended and recoded

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