Survey on election-related processes, 2021
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Survey on election-related processes, 2021
Question text: Settlement type
Question text: In which of the following regions have you lived in the last six months?
Question text: Respondent's sex
Question text: Age group
Note: The variable is generated from AGE variable, present in the original dataset.
Question text: There are a number of ethnic groups living in Georgia. Which ethnic group do you consider yourself a part of?
Note: Question was recoded. Answer options 'Kurd or Yezidi' and 'Russian' were added to other.
Question text: What is the highest level of education you have achieved to date?
Note: Question was recoded. Did not obtain a nine year diploma', 'Nine year diploma', 'High school diploma (11 or 12 years)' were grouped to 'Secondary or lower', 'Vocational/technical degree' was coded as 'Secondary technical', 'Bachelor's degree/5 years diploma' and 'Any degree above bachelor's' were grouped to 'Higher than secondary'.
Question text: Which of the following best describes your situation? Please tell me about the activity that you consider to be primary.
Question text: Are you employed in public / state service?
Note: Question was asked to the employed respondents
Question text: What are your main sources of information for receiving information about elections? Please tell me, which is your first main source of information.
Note: Options: Radio and Newspapers, news magazines were grouped with 'Other'.
Question text: And what is your second main source of information about elections?
Note: Options: Radio, Party representative, and Representative of election commission were grouped with 'Other'.
Question text: How often do you receive information about elections through social networks?
Question text: Based on your observation, in case of information related to elections spread through social networks ...
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If it was shared by a person you trust
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If it was shared from unfamiliar but a news agent page
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If it was shared by media source you trust
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If it reflects your opinions
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If you know for a fact that it is true
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - If it sounds reliable/realistic
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: When you receive information about the elections from social networks, how do you decide if a piece of information is reliable? - Other
Note: Question was asked only to those respondents who said they receive information about elections through social networks
Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: Do you agree or disagree with the statement that sometimes, physical violence is justified against people or groups who have opinion radically different from yours?
Question text: During the past year, did you personally or your family member face any of the following related to the voters' list …? - Could not find yourself in the voters' list
Question text: During the past year, did you personally or your family member face any of the following related to the voters' list …? - Other people were registered at your address
Question text: During the past year, did you personally or your family member face any of the following related to the voters' list …? - People who have passed away were registered at your address
Question text: How much do you agree or disagree that the Central Election Commission is counting the votes correctly?
Question text: In your opinion, how will the 2021 local government elections be conducted?
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Unequal media coverage of some candidates and parties
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Public officials campaign on behalf of one party
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Harassment of party activists
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Budget money is used unlawfully/unfairly in the election
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Bribing of voters
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Harassment of voters
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Voters feeling they have to vote a specific way to keep their jobs
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Inaccurate voters' lists
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - One person voting for other people
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - People voting more than once (including Carousel voting)
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Employers forcing employees to take part in a campaign
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Ballot stuffing
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Unequal funding for some candidates or parties
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Identification cards that do not protect against falsification
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Non-transparent finances of political parties
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Partiality of polling officials
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Incompetency of polling officials
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, what are the three biggest barriers to free and fair elections in Georgia? - Other
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to three answers
Question text: In your opinion, how important or not important is your participation in elections?
Question text: Did you vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections?
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - It is my civic duty
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - To support the party that is closest to me
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - To vote against the party I don't like
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - To change the government
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - To support the government
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - To protect my vote from being used for falsification
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - Because everyone around me was voting
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have many reasons for voting in elections. Please tell me what was the main reason you voted? - Other
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they voted in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I planned but I could not go (because of weather, health etc.)
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I am registered in another settlement and could not go
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I wasn't registered
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I didn't know where my polling station was
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - My vote would not change anything
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I'm just not interested in politics
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I don't support any party participating in elections
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - I couldn't decide which way to vote
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: People have different reasons for not voting in the elections. What was the main reason you did not vote in the elections? - Other
Note: Question was asked only to those who said they did not vote in the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Respondents were allowed to name up to two answers
Question text: If local government elections were held tomorrow, you absolutely would vote, probably would vote, probably would not vote or absolutely would not vote?
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Party's electoral platform and promises
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Trust towards specific members of political parties
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Trust towards leaders of political parties
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Political opinion of the people close to me (family, friends)
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Political opinions of clerics
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Parties' past performance
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - The likelihood of a party winning
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Political opinion of your employer
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Political opinion of your colleagues
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Political opinion of popular people
Question text: There are different reasons which influence people's political choice. Please, tell me, what factors are most important for you when making your voting decision? - Other
Question text: Generally, if we speak about choosing a candidate or a party, which statement do you agree with?
Question text: Do you personally know someone to whom a cleric (priest, imam) gave advice about who to vote for in elections during the past year?
Question text: Sometimes governments cancel bank credits or fines for the part of the population during the pre-election period. In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable are such initiatives before the elections?
Question text: In your opinion, such initiatives during the pre-election period ...
Question text: Sometimes governments actively initiate big infrastructural projects, such as, road construction, school renovation, greening and etc. during the pre-election period. In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is it to initiate such projects right before the elections?
Question text: In your opinion, infrastructural projects initiated during the pre-election period ...
Question text: In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is the following? - Public officer publicly declaring support for ruling party
Question text: In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is the following? - Public officer publicly declaring support for oppositional party
Question text: In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is the following? - Representative of a political party requesting from the voter to take a photo of the voting ballot
Question text: In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is the following? - Representatives of the political party/coordinators being near the voting district territory
Question text: In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is the following? - Neighborhood authorities so called 'Dzveli Bichi's being near the voting district territory
Question text: Imagine that a candidate who is campaigning in your neighborhood promises to improve the supply of communal services, such as gas, water and electricity in your neighborhood. In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is it to vote for this candidate?
Note: The question was asked only to the half of the respondents.
Question text: In your opinion, how likely or unlikely is it that you would have voted for this candidate?
Note: The question was asked only to the half of the respondents.
Question text: Imagine that a candidate who is campaigning in your neighborhood promises to improve the supply of communal services, such as gas, water and electricity in your neighborhood. The candidate also promises that you or your family member will get a job. In your opinion, how acceptable or unacceptable is it to vote for this candidate?
Note: The question was asked only to the half of the respondents.
Question text: In your opinion, how likely or unlikely is it that you would have voted for this candidate?
Note: The question was asked only to the half of the respondents.
Question text: Do you personally know someone to whom a political party has promised receiving personal gain in exchange for vote during the past year?
Question text: Do you personally know someone whom a political party/candidate gave money or other kind of gift in exchange for vote during the past year?
Question text: Do you personally know someone, who experienced following during the past year on election day …? - Party representative/coordinator simply asked to vote for a specific party
Question text: Do you personally know someone, who experienced following during the past year on election day …? - Party representative/coordinator asked to vote for a specific party in exchange for money
Question text: Do you personally know someone, who experienced following during the past year on election day …? - Party representative/coordinator pressured to vote for a specific party
Question text: Please, tell me, during the past year, have the following asked you or not for your ID number or other personal information in relation to elections? - Party representative, so called coordinator
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to all answers
Question text: Please, tell me, during the past year, have the following asked you or not for your ID number or other personal information in relation to elections? - Sakrebulo member
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to all answers
Question text: Please, tell me, during the past year, have the following asked you or not for your ID number or other personal information in relation to elections? - Representative of the mayor's office/Gamgeoba
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to all answers
Question text: Please, tell me, during the past year, have the following asked you or not for your ID number or other personal information in relation to elections? - Social worker
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to all answers
Question text: Please, tell me, during the past year, have the following asked you or not for your ID number or other personal information in relation to elections? - Other
Note: Respondents were allowed to name up to all answers
Question text: During the past year, have you or have you not noticed candidate/party activists/coordinators near the voting district recording information about the voters or asking voters for personal information?
Question text: According to some organizations who observe elections, during the elections in Georgia there are neighborhood authorities, so called Dzveli Bichi's present near the voting district on election day. During the past year, have you or have you not noticed these people near the voting district?
Question text: Please, tell me, do you agree or disagree that coordinators' presence near the voting district …? - Creates intimidating environment for voters
Question text: Please, tell me, do you agree or disagree that coordinators' presence near the voting district …? - Influences citizens vote choice
Question text: During the past year, have you or have you not heard of a specific political party bringing the voters to the voting district in an organized/group manner?
Question text: During the past year, have you or have you not heard of a case when part of the voters did not want to go to the pre-election campaign meeting organized by a specific party but still had to go?
Question text: Now, I will tell you about an incident that took place during the elections in another country. George voted for a specific party in the elections. After the elections it turned out that, the neighbor who was in the election commission knew for whom George had voted. In your opinion, is it possible or not for something like this to happen in Georgia?
Question text: In the same country, on another voting district, it turned out that one of the voters took the voting ballot outside the voting district. Have you or have you not heard about similar incident in Georgia during the past year?
Question text: I will not tell you about a different incident that happened in the same country. After the last elections, social assistance was taken away from one of the poor families because family members did not go to elections. In your opinion, is it possible or not for something like this to happen in Georgia?
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Refrigerator
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Color TV
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Smartphone (a phone with color display and with internet connection)
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Tablet computer (e.g. iPad, Galaxy Tab, Lenovo etc.)
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Car
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Air conditioner
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Automatic washing machine
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Personal computer, including laptop
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Hot water
Question text: Now, I will read you a series of household items. Please note that we are only interested in items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me whether or not your household owns …? - Central heating
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