MASS MEDIA SURVEYcaucasusbarometer.org/downloads/Media_2009_EN_Questionnaire.pdf · 1 Caucasus Research Resource Center - Georgia MASS MEDIA SURVEY [INTERVIEWER!COPY THE FOLLOWING

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Caucasus Research Resource Center - Georgia

MASS MEDIA SURVEY [INTERVIEWER! COPY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE COVER SHEET OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.]

Household identification number

[TO BE FILLED IN BY INTERVIEWER]

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[INTERVIEWER! GREET THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WHO OPENED THE DOOR IN GEORGIAN. IF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER DOES NOT REPLY AND NO ONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD SPEAKS GEORGIAN, OMIT THE HOUSEHOLD. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD IN THE INTERVIEW FORM AND MOVE TO THE NEXT HOUSEHOLD, FOLLOWING HOUSEHOLD SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS.] [INTERVIEWER! MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ADDRESS THE MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD WHO OPENED THE DOOR.] Hello, my name is /last name and first name/ and I represent the Caucasus Research Resource Center, a non-profit, independent research center, which is a program of the Eurasia Foundation in Georgia. We are conducting a survey on mass media in Georgia. Your household has been randomly selected, along with a couple thousand other households in Georgia. Your answers will be confidential and your name will not be linked to the responses recorded in this survey I will need your help to identify the adult household member that I will be interviewing. It is very important that we follow certain steps while identifying this member of the household. Do you have any questions? [INTERVIEWER! ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. IF THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH REFUSES TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, SAY GOOD-BYE AND FILL IN THE NON-RESPONSE FORM.] [IF THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH AGREES TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, ASK HIM/HER TO TELL YOU THE NAME AND THE DATE OF BIRTH OF EACH ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER.] Name Date of birth 1 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 2 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 3 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 4 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 5 |______| |______| |________|

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Day Month Year6 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 7 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 8 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 9 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year 10 |______| |______| |________|

Day Month Year [INTERVIEWER! THE PERSON WHO HAD BIRTHDAY MOST RECENTLY IS YOUR SELECTED RESPONDENT. MARK THE RESPONDENT IN THE TABLE AND ASK THE FOLLOWING:] The person I will interview is: [Write full name and date of birth] _______________________________________________ Is this person currently at home? If at home: Can I speak with this person? If not at home: Will this person return home within the

next few days? If no: Thank you! I will select another

household. Good-bye! [INTERVIEWER! SELECTED PERSON CANNOT BE REPLACED!]

If yes [the person will return]: Please, tell this person that I will return for the interview [indicate day and time].

[INTERVIEWER! IF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT IS NOT AT HOME AND WILL NOT RETURN WITHIN THE NEXT THREE DAYS, THANK THE FAMILY MEMBER AND ENTER THE RELEVANT INFORMATION INTO THE INTERVIEWER FORM.] [INTERVIEWER! IF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT CANNOT SPEAK GEORGIAN, OR IF HE/SHE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY, THANK HIM/HER AND ENTER THE RELEVANT INFORMATION INTO THE INTERVIEWER FORM.] [INTERVIEWER! IF THE RESPONDNET AGREES, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, REPEAT THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT, AND START THE INTERVIEW. WRITE DOWN THE TIME WHEN THE INTERVIEW STARTED.] T1. Date of interview: [INTDATE] |____|____| |____|____| Day Month

T2. Time interview started: [INTSTART] |____|____| |____|____| Hour Minute

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[INTERVIEWER! USE 24-HOUR CLOCK.]

Part G 1. Let me ask you about the things you do in your free time, that is, when you are not

on vacation and during your daily routine. Please tell me what you usually do in your free time. [FREETSTR]

[INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CHOOSE ANSWERS FROM THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

Spend time with friends/family [FREETFRN]

A

Read a book [FREETBOK] B Read a newspaper / news magazine

[FREETPAP]C

Listen to music [FREETMUS] DWatch TV [FREETWTV] E

Go on an excursion [FREETEXC] F Go to restaurants/bars/clubs [FREETBAR] G

Do some gardening [FREETGRD] H Go shopping [FREETSHP] I

Do sports/exercises [FREETSPO] J Do arts and crafts/Play a musical

instrument [FREETART]K

Go to theatre/cinema [FREETMOV] L Visit museums/galleries [FREETGAL] M

Play computer games [FREETPCG] N Surf Internet [FREETINT] O Take a nap [FREETNAP] P

Hang out at a popular spot in my district (birja) [FREETBRJ]

Q

Other [FREETOTH] R I don’t have free time X

(Don’t know) Y(Refuse to answer) Z

2. [SHOW CARD 2] What are your main sources of information for receiving news

about current events in Georgia? Please tell me which one is your first main source of information. [INFSOU1]

[INTERVIEWER: CIRCLE RELEVANT CODE IN THE COLUMN “FIRST SOURCE.” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

3. [SHOW CARD 2] And which one is your second main source of information about

current events in Georgia? [INFSOU2]

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[INTERVIEWER: CIRCLE RELEVANT CODE IN THE COLUMN “SECOND SOURCE.” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

First

source [INFSOU1]

Second source

[INFSOU2]

Colleagues 1 1 Family members 2 2 Neighbors, friends 3 3 Internet 4 4 Newspapers, magazines 5 5 Radio 6 6 Television 7 7 Other 8 8 (Not applicable) -5 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

4. [SHOW CARD 4] How often do you usually use each of the following sources to receive information about current events in Georgia?

Every day

Several times a week

Once a week

Once or twice per

month

Never (Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)

1 Internet [INFOINT] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

2 Local TV channel(s) in your area [INFOLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

3 Georgia’s national TV channel(s) [INFONTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

4 Russian TV channel(s) [INFORUTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

5 International TV channel(s) (BBC, CNN, etc.) [INFOITV]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

6 Local Radio station(s) in your area [INFOLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

7 Georgia’s national Radio station(s) [INFONRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

8 Georgia’s national daily newspaper(s) [INFODPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

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9 Georgia’s national weekly newspaper(s), such as Kviris Palitra, Asaval-Dasavali, etc. [INFOWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

10 Georgia’s national weekly news magazine(s), such as Gza, Sarke, etc. [INFOWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

11 Local newspaper(s) in your area [INFOLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2

5. [SHOW CARD 5] Please tell me, overall, how well do you think Georgian journalists inform the population about current events in Georgia? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “very poorly” and ‘10’ means “very well”. [QUALINF]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE NUMBER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

|___|___| NUMBER

(Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

6. [SHOW CARD 5] Please tell me, overall, how well do you think Georgian journalists

inform the population about current world events? Please use the same CARD. [QUALINFW]


|___|___| NUMBER


7. [SHOW CARD 5] And how well do you think Georgian journalists inform the population about current events in your region/city? [QUALINFL]


|___|___| NUMBER


8. [SHOW CARD 8] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian journalists are serving the interests of people like you? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”. [TVSRVPP]

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|___|___| NUMBER


9. [SHOW CARD 8] And how strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian journalists are serving the interests of the government? Please, use the same CARD. [TVSRVGOV]


|___|___| NUMBER (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2

10. [SHOW CARD 10] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with?

[FREESPEECH]

[INTERVIEWER! AFTER THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES THE STATEMENT, ASK: “Do you agree with this statement or do you agree very strongly with this statement?” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Statement 1: There is no freedom of speech in Georgia nowadays; journalists report the way they are told to.

Statement 2: Georgian journalists enjoy freedom of speech and report unbiased news about current affairs in the country.

Agree very strongly with Statement 1

Agree with Statement 1 Agree with Statement 2 Agree very strongly

with Statement 21 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


11. [SHOW CARD 11] For each of the following issues, please tell me whether or not

you think they should be investigated by journalists.

Yes No

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. Healthcare programs [INVHCARE]

1 0 -1 -2

2. Courts [INVCOURT] 1 0 -1 -2 3. Elections

[INVELECT] 1 0 -1 -2

4. Human rights [INVHUMR] 1 0 -1 -2

5. Freedom of speech [INVFSPE] 1 0 -1 -2

6. Deals between 1 0 -1 -2

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political leaders [INVDEAL]

7. Poverty reduction programs [INVPOV]

1 0 -1 -2

8. Property rights [INVPROP] 1 0 -1 -2

9. Educational reform [INVEDU] 1 0 -1 -2

10. Russia’s political interests in Georgia [INVGERU]

1 0 -1 -2

11. Reasons for inflation [INVINFL]

1 0 -1 -2

12. Situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia [INVABSO]

1 0 -1 -2

13. Relations between politicians and church [INVPOLCH]

1 0 -1 -2

14. Situation in the Georgian army [INVARMY]

1 0 -1 -2

15. Personal life of leading politicians [INVPLIFE]

1 0 -1 -2

16. Work of non-governmental organizations in Georgia [INVNGO]

1 0 -1 -2

17. Situation in Georgian prisons [INVPRIS]

1 0 -1 -2

18. Business interests of leading politicians [INVPBUS]

1 0 -1 -2

19. Corruption of high-ranking officials [INVCORR]

1 0 -1 -2

12. [SHOW CARD 12] How often do domestic politics in Georgia seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what is going on? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “extremely rarely” and ‘10’ means “very frequently”. [POLCOMP]


|___|___| NUMBER


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13. [SHOW CARD 13] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that

the future of Georgia is in Georgian people’s hands? Please, use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”? [FUTOWN]


|___|___| NUMBER


14. [SHOW CARD 14] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that no

matter what the Georgian state system is, nothing will ever change in Georgia? Please, use the same CARD. [NOCHANGE]


|___|___| NUMBER


15. [SHOW CARD 15] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree

with? [GOVMED]


Statement 1: The government has the right to check prior to publication what information is to be reported by the media, if the government thinks it threatens state interests.

Statement 2: The government does not have the right to check prior to publication any of the information to be reported by the media, since journalists should decide themselves what to publish.



with Statement 21 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


16. [SHOW CARD 14] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgia is a democratic country? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [DEMNOW]


|___|___| NUMBER

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17. [SHOW CARD 17] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? [INVWAR]


Statement 1: Journalists should not investigate the Georgian government’s actions during the Georgia-Russia war in August 2008, since their findings may be detrimental to Georgia’s national security.

Statement 2: Journalists should investigate the Georgian government’s actions during the Georgia-Russia war in August 2008, since citizens of Georgia have the right to know the truth.



with Statement 2 1 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


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Part F

I will now read out several statements about recent developments in Georgia. Could you please tell me whether you find each of these statements true or false?

F1. According to the Constitution of Georgia, the Parliament has the right to impeach

the President if the parliamentary majority thinks he/she cannot cope with the tasks. [TFIMPEACH]

True 1

False 0


F2. The President of Georgia has recently dismissed the Ombudsman (Public

Defender). [TFDISOMB]

True 1

False 0


F3. Ms. Inga Grigolia has been recently appointed as the director of Georgian Public

Broadcaster (GPB). [TFINGRGPB]

True 1

False 0


F4. In the beginning of September, Kakha Kaladze scored two own goals in the

Georgian national football team’s match against Italy. [TFKAOWN]

True 1

False 0


F5. [SHOW CARD F5] Who chairs the Georgian State Constitutional Commission? [CONCHAIR]

Bakar Aleksidze 1

Avtandil Demetrashvili 2 Sozar Subari 3

Giorgi Akhvlediani 4 Vakhtang Khmaladze 5

Ioseb Razmadze 6 Other 7

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F6. Which countries have officially recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia? [INDRECSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT. CORRESPOND ANSWERS TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

Germany [INDRECDE] A

Venezuela [INDRECVE] B

France [INDRECFR] C

Russia [INDRECRU] D

Turkey [INDRECTR] E

China [INDRECCN] F

Nicaragua [INDRECNI] G

USA [INDRECUS] H

Armenia [INDRECAM] I

Azerbaijan [INDRECAZ] J

Other: [INDRECOTH] ________________________________________

K

(Don’t know) Y (Refuse to answer) Z

F7. How many members are there in the Georgian Parliament? [PARLMEM]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE NUMBER.]

|___|___|___| NUMBER (Don’t know) -1


F8. President Saakashvili released those convicted of Sandro Girgvliani’s murder before the end of their sentences. [TFGIRGREL]

True 1

False 0


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Part P

P1. [SHOW CARD P1] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian newspapers/magazines determine what people in Georgia think about ongoing events? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”. [PAPDET]




P2. [SHOW CARD P2] Not counting electronic publications, on an average week day

how much time do you spend reading news in Georgian newspapers/magazines about politics and current events in Georgia? [PAPTIME]

Do not read newspapers at all 0 GO TO P5

Less than ½ hour 1

From ½ hour to 1 hour 2

More than 1 hour, up to1½ hours 3

More than 1½ hours, up to 2 hours 4

More than 2 hours, up to 2½ hours 5


More than 3 hours 7

Read, but not daily 8


P3. [SHOW CARD P3] How often do you get domestic news about current events in

Georgia from each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)(Don’t know)

1 From national daily newspapers [DOMDPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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2 From national weekly newspapers, such as Kviris Palitra, Asaval-Dasavali, etc. [DOMWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From national weekly news magazines, such as Gza, Sarke, etc. [DOMWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 From local newspapers in your area [DOMLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

P4. [SHOW CARD P3] And how often do you get local news about your area from each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not


1 From national daily newspapers [LOCDPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national weekly newspapers, such as Kviris Palitra, Asaval-Dasavali, etc. [LOCWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From national weekly news magazines, such as Gza, Sarke, etc. [LOCWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 From local newspapers in your area [LOCLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

[INTERVIEWER! FOR THE RESPONDENTS WHO READ NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES FROM TIME TO TIME, GO TO QUESTION R1.] [INTERVIEWER! ASK QUESTIONS P5-P9 ONLY TO THE RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY DO NOT READ NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES AT ALL.]

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P5. [SHOW CARD P5] What is the main reason you do not read national daily

newspapers or news magazines? [DPAPWHY]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

P6. [SHOW CARD P5] What are the main reasons you do not read national weekly newspapers or news magazines? [WPAPWHY]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT UP TO TWO ANSWERS.]

Daily

[DPAPWHY] Weekly

[WPAPWHY] These newspapers / news magazines are not sold in my area

1 1

These newspapers / news magazines provide information with a delay

2 2

These newspapers / news magazines do not provide accurate information

3 3

I prefer to get information from friends/neighbors/colleagues

4 4

I do not have time to read them 5 5 I do not trust information in newspapers / news magazines

6 6

I do not have money to buy them 7 7 I am not interested in reading newspapers / news magazines

8 8

Other 9 9 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

P7. Please tell me how much would you be willing to pay for a national daily

newspaper? [DPAPPAY]

P8. How much would you be willing to pay for a national weekly newspaper? [WPAPPAY]

P9. How much would you be willing to pay for a local newspaper in your area?

[LPAPPAY]

P7: National daily [DPAPPAY]

P8: National weekly [WPAPPAY]

P9: Local [LPAPPAY]

_____ Tetri

_____ Tetri

_____ Tetri

-4 would not buy anyway -4 would not buy anyway -4 would not buy anyway -1 Don’t know -1 Don’t know -1 Don’t know

Part R

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R1. [SHOW CARD R1] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that,

overall, news programs on radio in Georgia determine what people think about current events? [RADIODET]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE NUMBER FROM THE CARD.]

|___|___|___| NUMBER


R2. [SHOW CARD R2] What kind of radio programs do you usually listen to at least

once a week? [RADIOSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

History [RADIOHIS] A Science [RADIOSCI] B

Art [RADIOART] C News on national radio stations

[RADIONNW]D

News on local/regional radio stations [RADIORNW]

E

Other political programs [RADIOPOL] F Quiz shows [RADIOQUI] G Education [RADIOEDU] H

Business [RADIOBUS] I Food & Cookery [RADIOFOD] J

Popular music programs [RADIOPOP] K Classical music programs [RADIOCLS] L

Religious programs [RADIOREL] M Sports [RADIOSPO] N Other [RADIOOTH] O

I do not listen to radio at all X GO TO R6


R3. [SHOW CARD R3] How much time do you spend, on an average weekday,

listening to programs about politics and current affairs in Georgia? [RADIOTIME]

No time at all 0 GO TO R6

Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2



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More than 3 hours 7

Listen, but not daily 8


R4. [SHOW CARD R4] How often do you get domestic news about current events in Georgia from each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable) (Don’t know)

1 From local radio stations in your area [DOMLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national radio stations [DOMNRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From foreign radio stations [DOMFRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

R5. [SHOW CARD R5] And how often do you get local news about your area from each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not


1 From local radio stations in your area [LOCLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national radio stations [LOCNRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From foreign radio stations [LOCFRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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[INTERVIEWER! FOR THE RESPONDENTS WHO LISTEN TO RADIO FROM TIME TO TIME, GO TO QUESTION TV1.] [INTERVIEWER! ASK QUESTIONS R6 AND R7 ONLY TO THE RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO RADIO AT ALL.]

R6. [SHOW CARD R6] What are the main reasons you do not listen to the national radio stations? [NRADWHY]


R7. [SHOW CARD R6] What are the main reasons you do not listen to the local radio stations? [LRADWHY]


National radio

stations [NRADWHY]

Local radio stations

[LRADWHY]

There is no reception for these radio stations in my area

1

1

These radio stations provide information with a delay

2 2

These radio stations do not provide accurate information

3 3

I prefer to get information from friends/neighbors/colleagues

4 4

I do not have time to listen to them 5 5 I do not trust information on the radio

6 6

I do not have radio 7 7 I am not interested in listening to the radio

8 8

Other 9 9 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

Part TV

TV1. [SHOW CARD R9] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, television in Georgia determines what people think about current events? Please use this card where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [TVDET]


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TV2. What kind of TV programs do you usually watch at least once per week? [TVSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

History [TVHIS] A

Wildlife [TVWIL] B News on national TV stations [TVNAT] C News on regional or local TV stations

[TVLOC]D

Political talk shows [TVTAL] E Quiz shows [TVQUI] F

Soap operas [TVSOA] G Films [TVMOV] H Science [TVSCI] I

Art [TVART] J Education [TVEDU] K

Business [TVBUS] L Comedy shows [TVCOM] M

Food & Cookery [TVFOD] N Home & DIY [TVHOM] O

Popular music programs [TVPOP] P Classical music programs [TVCLS] Q

Religious programs [TVREL] R Children’s programs and animation [TVCHL] S

Sports [TVSPO] T Reality TV programs [TVREA] U

Military programs [TVMIL] V Other [TVOTH] W

Do not watch television X GO TO I1


TV3. How many TV sets do you have in this dwelling that are in normal working

condition? [NUMTV]


|___|___| NUMBER If ‘0’ GO TO TV6a


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TV4. Are any of the TV sets in your household connected to a system such as satellite or cable? [TVCONNCT]

Yes 1

No 0


TV5. Please name all Georgian TV channels you have reception for that broadcast

news and/or shows related to current events in the country. [TVGESTR]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

Adjara TV [TVGEADJ] A

Alania [TVGEALA] B Imedi [TVGEIMD] C

Kavkasia [TVGEKAVK] D Rustavi 2 [TVGER2] E

GPB [TVGEGPB1] F Second Channel [TVGEGPB2] G

Maestro [TVGEMAES] H Sakartvelo [TVGESAK] I

Mze [TVGEMZE] J Pirveli Stereo [TVGE1ST] K Local (regional) Channel

[TVGELOC]L

Other [TVGEOTH] M (Don’t know) Y

(Refuse to answer) Z

TV6a. [SHOW CARD TV6] How often do you get information about current events in Georgia from each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a

week

Once or

twice per

month

Never(Not


From local TV channels in your area [GINFOLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

From national TV channels [GINFONTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

From Russian TV channels

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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[GINFORUTV] From international TV channels (BBC, CNN, etc.) [GINFOITV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

TV6b. [SHOW CARD TV6] And how often do you get local news about your area from

each of the following sources?

Every day


Once a

week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not applicable) (Don’t know)

From local TV channels in your area [LOCLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

From national TV channels [LOCNTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

From Russian TV channels [LOCRUTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

From international TV channels (BBC, CNN, etc.) [LOCFTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

TV7. How much do you see the following issues covered by major national TV channels: too much, the right amount, or too little?

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Too

much Right

amount Too little

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. Healthcare [ATIMEHCARE]

3 2 1 -1 -2

2. Corruption

[ATIMECORR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

3. Court system [ATIMECOURT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

4. Elections [ATIMEELECT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

5. Human rights 3 2 1 -1 -2

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[ATIMEHUMR] 6. Freedom of speech

[ATIMEFSPE] 3 2 1 -1 -2

7. Social issues (unemployment, poverty) [ATIMESOC]

3 2 1 -1 -2

8. NATO membership [ATIMENATO]

3 2 1 -1 -2

9. Political stability in Georgia [ATIMEPOLS]

3 2 1 -1 -2

10. Property rights [ATIMEPROP] 3 1

11. Education [ATIMEEDU] 3 2 1 -1 -2

12. Relations with Russia [ATIMERELRU]

3 2 1 -1 -2

13. Economic issues [ATIMEECON] 3 2 1 -1 -2

14. Territorial integrity [ATIMETERR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

15. Situation in Abkhazia and/or South Ossetia [ATIMEABSO]

3 2 1 -1 -2

16. Religion [ATIMEREL] 3 2 1 -1 -2

17. Political developments in other countries [ATIMEOPOL]

3 2 1 -1 -2

TV8. And how much would you like each issue to be covered by major national TV

channels: More, about the same, or less than now?


More

About the same

Less (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. Healthcare [WTIMEHCARE] 3 2 1 -1 -2

2. Corruption

[WTIMECORR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

3. Court system [WTIMECOURT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

4. Elections [WTIMEELECT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

5. Human rights [WTIMEHUMR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

6. Freedom of speech 3 2 1 -1 -2

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[WTIMEFSPE] 7. Social issues

(unemployment, poverty) [WTIMESOC]

3 2 1 -1 -2

8. NATO membership [WTIMENATO] 3 2 1 -1 -2

9. Political stability in Georgia [WTIMEPOLS]

3 2 1 -1 -2

10. Property rights [WTIMEPROP] 3 2 1 -1 -2

11. Education [WTIMEEDU] 3 2 1 -1 -2

12. Relations with Russia [WTIMERELRU] 3 2 1 -1 -2

13. Economic issues [WTIMEECON] 3 2 1 -1 -2

14. Territorial integrity [WTIMETERR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

15. Situation in Abkhazia and/or South Ossetia [WTIMEABSO]

3 2 1 -1 -2

16. Religion [WTIMEREL] 3 2 1 -1 -2 17. Political

developments in other countries [WTIMEOPOL]

3 2 1 -1 -2

TV9. Which of the following TV channels do you usually watch for news and/or shows related to current events in Georgia?

[INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENT’S ANSWERS TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

Adjara TV [WATCHADJ] A

Alania [WATCHALN] B Imedi [WATCHIMD] C

Kavkasia [WATCHKAVK] D Rustavi 2 [WATCHR2] E

GPB [WATCHGPB1] F Second Channel [WATCHGPB2] G

Maestro [WATCHMAES] H Sakartvelo [WATCHSAK] I

Mze [WATCHMZE] J Pirveli Stereo [WATCH1ST] K

Local (regional) Channel [WATCHLOC]

L

NTV [WATCHNTV] M ORT [WATCHORT] N

RTVI [WATCHRTVI] O

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BBC [WATCHBBC] P CNN [WATCHCNN] Q Other [WATCHOTH] R

Do not watch television X (Don’t know) Y

(Refuse to answer) Z TV10. [SHOW CARD TV10] On an average weekday, how much time in total do you

spend watching television? [TVTIME]

Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2





More than 3 hours 7

Watch, but not daily 8


TV11. [SHOW CARD TV10] And again, on an average weekday, how much of your time is spent watching news or programs about politics and current affairs? [TVPTIME]

Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2





More than 3 hours 7

Watch, but not daily 8

I do not watch news programs at all 0 GO TO W1 (Don’t know) -1


TV12. [SHOW CARD TV12] How often do you receive news on politics and current

events in Georgia from the following TV channels?


24

Every day


Once a week

Once or twice per month

Never (Not


1 Adjara TV [FRQADJ] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 Alania [FRQALN] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 Imedi [FRQIMD] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 Kavkasia [FRQKAVK] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

5 Rustavi 2 [FRQR2] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

6 GPB [FRQGPB1] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

7 Second Channel [FRQGPB2]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

8 Maestro [FRQMAES] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

9 Sakartvelo [FRQSAKA] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

10 Mze [FRQMZE] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

11 Pirveli stereo [FRQ1ST] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

12 Local/regional TV channel [FRQLOC]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

13 NTV [FRQNTV] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

14 ORT [FRQORT] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

15 RTVI [FRQRTVI] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

16 BBC [FRQBBC] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

17 CNN [FRQCNN] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

TV13. Please name the Georgian TV channel that you trust the most when it comes to reporting on politics and current events in Georgia. [TVTRUSTR]

[INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENT’S ANSWERS TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Adjara TV 1

Alania 2

Imedi 3

25

Kavkasia 4

Rustavi 2 5

GPB 6

Second Channel 7

Maestro 8

Sakartvelo 9

Mze 10

Pirveli Stereo 11

Local/regional TV channel 12

Other 13

None 14


TV14. [SHOW CARD TV14] In general, how much do you trust news that is

broadcasted on the following TV channels?


Number:

(Not applicable)

(Don’t know)

Adjara TV [TRUADJ] |___|___| -5 -1

Alania [TRUALN]

|___|___| -5 -1

Imedi [TRUIMD]

|___|___| -5 -1

Kavkasia [TRUKAVK]

|___|___| -5 -1

Rustavi 2 [TRUR2]

|___|___| -5 -1

GPB [TRUGPB1]

|___|___| -5 -1

Second Channel [TRUGPB2]

|___|___| -5 -1

Maestro [TRUMAES]

|___|___| -5 -1

Sakartvelo [TRUSAKA]

|___|___| -5 -1

Mze [TRUMZE]

|___|___| -5 -1

Pirveli Stereo [TRU1ST]

|___|___| -5 -1

Local/regional TV channel [TRULOCTV]

|___|___| -5 -1

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NTV [TRUNTV]

|___|___| -5 -1

ORT [TRUORT]

|___|___| -5 -1

RTVI [TRURTVI]

|___|___| -5 -1

BBC [TRUBBC]

|___|___| -5 -1

CNN [TRUCNN]

|___|___| -5 -1

TV15. How often do you think Georgian TV journalists let their own political views

influence the way they report the news: often, sometimes, seldom, or never? [TVJPOLVIEW]

Often 4

Sometimes 3

Seldom 2

Never 1


TV16. How often do you think Georgian TV journalists let the government’s political preferences influence the way they report the news: often, sometimes, seldom, or never? [TVJGPOLVIEW]

Often 4

Sometimes 3

Seldom 2

Never 1


TV17. [SHOW CARD TV17] Do you think that domestic news and current affairs on the following Georgian TV channels are broadcasted to the best of the government interests, to the best of the opposition interests, without reflecting interests of either of those?


To the best of the

government interests

To the best of the opposition interests

Without reflecting interests of either of those

(Not applicable)

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)

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1 Adjara TV [INTADJ] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

2 Alania [INTALN] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

3 Imedi [INTIMD] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

4 Kavkasia [INTKAVK] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

5 Rustavi 2 [INTR2] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

6 GPB [INTGPB1] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

7 Second Channel [INTGPB2]

1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

8 Maestro [INTMAES] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

9 Sakartvelo [INTSAKA] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

10 Mze [INTMZE] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

11 Pirveli Stereo [INT1ST] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

12 Local/regional TV channel [INTLOC]

1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

13 NTV [INTNTV] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

14 ORT [INTORT] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

15 RTVI [INTRTVI] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

16 BBC [INTBBC] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

17 CNN [INTCNN] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

TV18. [SHOW CARD TV18] Which of the following Georgian TV news and political show hosts do you like most? [LIKEHOST]


Vakho Sanaia 1 Inga Grigolia 2

Davit Akubardia 3 Mamuka Ghlonti 4 Aleko Elisashvili 5

Zaal Udumashvili 6 Davit Kikalishvili 7

Ia Antadze 8 Nino Shubladze 9

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Eka Kvesitadze 10Bakar Aleksidze 11

Zviad Koridze 12 Tamar Chikovani 13

Tengiz Gogotishvili 14 Nino Jangirashvili 15

Natia Sordia 16 None 17 GO

TO TV20


TV19. [SHOW CARD TV19] What do you like about her/him?

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT UP TO THREE ANSWERS.]

Good-looking / handsome [HOSTHSOM] A

Clever [HOSTCLEV] B

Has clear pronunciation [HOSTPRON] C

Dressed well [HOSTDRS] D

Has a sense of humor [HOSTHUM] E

Is brave [HOSTBRAV] F

Manages to get guests to “open up” [HOSTOPUP] G

Is confrontational [HOSTCONF] H

Asks the right questions [HOSTQUES] I

Presents facts clearly [HOSTCLEA] J

Is pro-government [HOSTPROG] K

Makes convincing arguments [HOSTARG] L

Is balanced [HOSTBAL] M

Is provocative [HOSTPRV] N

Listens to the guests attentively [HOSTATT] O

Other [HOSTOTH] X


TV20. [SHOW CARD TV18] Please name the Georgian TV news or political show host that you dislike the most. [DISLHOST]


Vakho Sanaia 1 Inga Grigolia 2

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Davit Akubardia 3Mamuka Ghlonti 4 Aleko Elisashvili 5

Zaal Udumashvili 6 Davit Kikalishvili 7

Ia Antadze 8 Nino Shubladze 9 Eka Kvesitadze 10

Bakar Aleksidze 11 Zviad Koridze 12

Tamar Chikovani 13 Tengiz Gogotishvili 14

Nino Jangirashvili 15 Natia Sordia 16

None 17 GO TO TV22


TV21. [SHOW CARD TV21] What do you dislike about her/him?


Unattractive [HDISUATT] A

Ignorant [HDISIGN] B

Has bad pronunciation [HDISPRON] C

Dresses badly [HDISDRS] D

Does not have a sense of humor [HDISHUM] E

Does not manage to get guests to “open up” [HDISOPUP] F

Is politically biased [HDISBIAS] G

Is confrontational [HDISCONF] H

Does not ask the right questions [HDISQUES] I

Does not present facts clearly [HDISCLEA] J

Is pro-government [HDISPGOV] K

Does not make convincing arguments [HDISARG] L

Is provocative [HDISPROV] M

Does not let the guests express their opinion [HDISOPN] N

Other [HDISOTH] O


TV22. Does the main TV in your house have reception for the Maestro channel? [RECEPMAES]

30

Yes 1 GO TO TV 26

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO

TV 28 (Refuse to answer) -2

TV23. Have you heard of the Maestro channel? [KNOWMAES]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO

TV28 (Don’t know) -1


TV24. Have you ever watched Maestro? [EVRMAES]

Yes 1

No 0


TV25. Would you watch Maestro regularly if it was accessible? [WISHMAES]

Yes 1

No 0


TV26. Do you think Maestro provides information that would be interesting for people like you? [INTRMAES]

Yes 1

No 0


TV27. In your opinion, Maestro expresses interests of the…? [EXPMAES]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENTS’ ANSWERS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

People 1

Government 2

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Opposition 3Church 4 Russia 5

USA 6 Other 7

Expresses no one’s interests 8 (Don’t know) -1


TV28. Does the main TV in your house have reception for the Kavkasia channel? [RECEPKAVK]

Yes 1 GO TO TV32

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO

TV34 (Refuse to answer) -2

TV29. Have you heard of the Kavkasia channel? [KNOWKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO

TV34 (Don’t know) -1


TV30. Have you ever watched Kavkasia? [EVRKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0


TV31. Would you watch Kavkasia regularly if it was accessible? [WISHKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0


TV32. Do you think Kavkasia provides information that would be interesting for people like you? [INTRKAVK]

Yes 1

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No 0


TV33. In your opinion, Kavkasia expresses interests of the…? [EXPKAVK]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENTS’ ANSWERS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

People 1

Government 2 Opposition 3

Church 4 Russia 5

USA 6 Other 7

Expresses no one’s interests 8 (Don’t know) -1


TV34. [SHOW CARD TV34] As far as you know, what are the main sources of financing of the following TV stations?

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

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) Rustavi 2 [SFINR2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Imedi [SFINIMD] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Mze [SFINMZE] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

GPB [SFINGPB1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Adjara TV [SFINADJ] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Alania [SFINALN] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Sakartvelo [SFINSAKA] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Maestro [SFINMAES] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Second 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

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Channel [SFINGPB2] Pirveli Stereo [SFIN1ST]

1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Kavkasia [SFINKAVK] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

Local TV station in your area [SFINLOC]

1 2 3 4 5 6 -1

TV35. Do you think TV channels’ coverage is influenced by their owners’ personal interests? If “Yes”, to what extent? [INFLOWN]

Yes, to a great extent 1

Yes, to a small extent 2

No 3


TV36. [SHOW CARD TV36] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? [PROGOV]


Statement 1: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should provide pro-government coverage of current events in the country.

Statement 2: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should provide unbiased coverage because the government’s money is the people’s money.



with Statement 2 1 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


TV37. [SHOW CARD TV37] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion

that Georgian TV channels are more concerned with profits than with public service? [PROFITTV]


|___|___| NUMBER


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TV38. [SHOW CARD TV37] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that leading Georgian TV channels are owned by rich businessmen who maintain close relations with the government? [OWNBTV]


|___|___| NUMBER


Part W

W1. When you watch TV, do you usually pay close attention to what is on, or do you mainly have it on while busy with other activities? [WATCHDO]

Usually pay close attention 1

Have it on while busy with other activities 0


W2. When you watch TV with your family members, who usually decides which channel and which program to watch? [WATCHDEC]

Myself 1

My spouse 2

My child / children 3

My parents 4

My siblings 5

My in-laws 6

Other 7

Not applicable -5


W3. During commercials do you usually… [READ OUT] [ADSDO]

Continue watching the same channel 1

Or change channels? 0


W4. From what age do you think children should be allowed to watch TV? [CHLDTV]

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[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE AGE.]

|___|___| AGE


W5. From what age should parents not control which TV programs children watch? [CHLDTVAGE]


|___|___| AGE


W6. [SHOW CARD W6] How strongly would you agree or disagree that there is too much violence on Georgian TV nowadays? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [VIOLGETV]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

|___|___|


W7. [SHOW CARD W7] Please tell me how you would assess the overall influence of Georgian TV on… [READ OUT]

Code:

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)1 Georgian

traditions [TVINFLTRAD]

|___|___| -1 -2

2 Education of the youth [TVINFLEDU]

|___|___| -1 -2

3 Georgian culture [TVINFLCULT] |___|___| -1 -2

4 European integration of Georgia [TVINFLEUI]

|___|___| -1 -2

5 Tolerance toward other nations [TVINFLTLR]

|___|___| -1 -2

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Part I

I1. Please tell me how frequently you use the Internet. Do you use the Internet … [READ OUT] [FRQINTR]

Every day, 1

At least once a week, 2

At least once a month, 3

Less often, 4

or Never? 5 GO TO I4

[DO NOT READ] I don’t know what the Internet is. 6 GO TO S1 (Don’t know) -1


I2. From which of the following places have you accessed the Internet during the last 30 days? [WHEREINTR]

[INTERVIEWER! READ THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

I2 At home from my computer / laptop 1 At work 2 From my friends’ / relatives’ computer / laptop 3 From my mobile phone 4 In the internet cafés 5 Other 6 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

I3. [SHOW CARD I3] Which of the following do you do most frequently when you are browsing the Internet?


Receive / send emails [BRWSMAIL] A

Use social networking sites (Odnoklassniki, Facebook, Myspace, etc.) [BRWSSNET]

B

Engage in forum discussions [BRWSFOR] C

Write in a private blog / read other private blogs [BRWSBLO] D

Search for information (Google, Wiki, etc.) [BRWSINFO] E

Shop [BRWSSHOP] F

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Use Internet banking [BRWSIBANK] G

Read / listen to / watch the news [BRWSNEWS] H

Listen to/watch music/movies [BRWSENT] I

Other [BRWSOTH] J


I4. Do you currently have access to the Internet at home? [WEBHOME]

Yes 1 GO TO I7

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO I7


I5. Does anyone in your family own a personal computer? [OWNCOMP]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO I7 (Don’t know) -1


I6. What is the main reason you do not have Internet access at home? [WHYNOINTR]

[INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENT’S ANSWER TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

I do not have a wish to connect to Internet at home 1

I do not need it/I don’t know what to use it for 2

There is not access to Internet in my area 3

Internet connection is too expensive 4

I have Internet access at work and do not need to have Internet access at home

5

I access Internet from my mobile phone and it is enough 6

Other 7


I7. What is a monthly cost for Internet service that would be affordable for you?

[AFCOSTINTR]

|___|___| GEL (Don’t know) -1


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I8. On average, how much does an Internet connection for individual users cost per month in this settlement? [COSTINTR]

|___|___| GEL

Internet is not accessible -5 (Don’t know) -1


Part S

S1. [SHOW CARD S1] Please tell me, which of the following statements do you agree with? [GOVTROL]


Statement 1: People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent.

Statement 2: Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.

Agree very strongly with Statement 1 1

Agree with Statement 1 2



[DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5 (Don’t know) -1


S2. [SHOW CARD S2] Please tell me which political party represents your interests best of all? [PARTYSUPP]


Industry Will Save Georgia (Zurab Tkemaladze) 1

Democratic Movement-United Georgia (Nino Burjanadze)

2

New Rights (Davit Gamkrelidze) 3 For United Georgia (Irakli Okruashvili) 4

Freedom Party (Koko Gamsakhurdia) 5 United National Movement (Mikheil Saakashvili) 6

National Forum (Gubaz Sanikidze, Kakha Shartava) 7 Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 8

Movement “Protect Georgia” (Levan Gachechiladze)

9

Labour Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 10 Our Georgia – Free Democrats (Irakli Alasania) 11

Georgia’s Way (Salome Zourabichvili) 12 Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 13

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Christian-Democrats (Giorgi Targamadze) 14Republicans (Davit Usupashvili) 15

Future Party (Gia Maisashvili) 16 Women’s Party (Guguli Maghradze) 17

Movement for Fair Georgia (Zurab Noghaideli) 18 Democratic Party (Gia Tortladze) 19

We By Ourselves (Paata Davitaia) 20 Other 21 None 22


S3. [SHOW CARD S3] Please tell me which politician represents your interests best of all? [POLTSUPP]


Zurab Tkemaladze 1

Nino Burjanadze 2 Davit Gamkrelidze 3 Irakli Okruashvili 4

Konstantine Gamsakhurdia 5 Sozar Subari 6

Mikheil Saakashvili 7 Gubaz Sanikidze 8 Kakha Shartava 9

Zviad Dzidziguri 10 Levan Gachechiladze 11

Shalva Natelashvili 12 Irakli Alasania 13

Salome Zourabichvili 14 Jondi Baghaturia 15

Giorgi Targamadze 16 Davit Usupashvili 17

Gigi Ugulava 18 Davit Bakradze 19

Zurab Noghaideli 20 Gia Maisashvili 21

Guguli Maghradze 22 Gia Tortladze 23

Paata Davitaia 24 Other 25 None 26


S4. [SHOW CARD S4] In your opinion, for what reason was the Georgian state

constitutional commission established? [CONSTCOM]

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To implement judicial reform 1To develop a new Georgian constitution 2

To make amendments to the current Georgian constitution 3 To increase the power of the president 4

To increase the power of the parliament 5 (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2 S5. [SHOW CARD S5] Using this CARD please tell me how well you think you know

the Georgian constitution? [KNOWCNS]


|___|___| CODE (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2 S6a. Parliament of Georgia is discussing a draft law according to which parliament

meetings will be moved to Kutaisi. Do you agree with it? [PARLKUT]

Yes 1

No 0


S6b. In your opinion, does Georgia need a new constitution? [NEWCSTR]

Yes 1

No 0


S7. [SHOW CARD S7] If a new constitution is adopted, in your opinion, how will it

affect the following areas? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”.

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT STATEMENTS ONE BY ONE.]

Code: (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1 Better protection of human rights [NEWCHR]

|___|___| -1 -2

2 Increased independence of courts [NEWCCOUR]

|___|___| -1 -2

3 Increased powers of the president [NEWCPRS]

|___|___| -1 -2

4 Increased powers of the parliament [NEWCPRL]

|___|___| -1 -2

5 Increased independence of |___|___| -1 -2

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journalists [NEWCJOUR]

6 More transparency of elections [NEWCELEC] |___|___| -1 -2

7 Increased authority of local government [NEWCLOC]

|___|___| -1 -2

S8. [SHOW CARD S8] In your opinion, how should a new constitution be adopted in

Georgia? [NEWCADP]


The Georgian parliament should adopt a new constitution

1

People should decide on a new constitution through referendum

2

Referendum should be held on a new constitution but the parliament should take the final decision taking into

consideration public opinion3

Referendum should be held on a new constitution but the president should take the final decision taking into

consideration public opinion4

The president of Georgia should adopt a new constitution

5


S9. [SHOW CARD S9] I will read out two statements about the constitution and

please tell me, which of the following statements do you agree with? [CNTCHNG]


Statement 1: Amendments should be made to the constitution on decision of the government as situation in Georgia changes rapidly and it is essential that the constitution is relevant to the changed environment.

Statement 2: Constitution is the supreme law of the country, it is adopted as a result of agreement of political powers; this is why it should be amended only in special cases with the consent of the people






(Refuse to answer) -2 S10. [SHOW CARD S10] There are several opinions on how Georgia is governed

nowadays. Please choose which of the following statements do you agree with? [PRSVSPRL]

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Statement 1: Parliament members represent people; thus, they adopt laws even if the president does not agree with those.

Statement 2: President is the representative of each of us; therefore, he governs the country despite the opinions of the parliament.






(Refuse to answer) -2 S11. For each of the issues please tell me who should take decisions in Georgia: the

president, the parliament or jointly?

President Parliament Jointly (Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)

1 Forming the government [DECFGOV] 1 2 3 -1 -2

2 Dismissing the government [DECDFOV]

1 2 3 -1 -2

3 Dismissing the parliament [DECDPRL]

1 2 3 -1 -2

4 Dismissing the president [DECDPRS] 1 2 3 -1 -2

5 Appointing judges [DECAJUD] 1 2 3 -1 -2

6 Dismissing judges [DECDJUD] 1 2 3 -1 -2

7 Appointing snap elections [DECEELEC]

1 2 3 -1 -2

8 Amending the constitution [DECAMCNT]

1 2 3 -1 -2

9 Adopting laws [DECADLAW] 1 2 3 -1 -2

10 Appointing governors [DECAPGVN] 1 2 3 -1 -2

11 Approving budget [DECAPBUD] 1 2 3 -1 -2

12 Using army for defense purposes [DECARMY]

1 2 3 -1 -2

13 Using special units to establish order [DECUNIT]

1 2 3 -1 -2

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S12. [SHOW CARD S12] If a referendum were held tomorrow on the most acceptable state system in Georgia, which one would you choose? [VOTSYS]


People directly elect only parliament, which elects and controls

prime minister; there is no president in the system.1

People directly elect only parliament, which elects prime minister and president. Parliament and prime minister hold real

power in the country. President’s powers are limited.2

People directly elect parliament and president; president appoint prime minister, but parliament controls both.

3

People directly elect parliament and president; president appoints and controls prime minister. Parliament’s powers are limited.

4

People directly elect only parliament, which elects prime minister with the approval of the king (queen); there is no

president in the system.5

None 6 (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2 S13. [SHOW CARD S13] How would you assess independence of courts in Georgia?

Please use this card where ‘1’ means “Fully depends on the government” and ‘10’ means “Fully independent from the government”. [INDCOURT]


|___|___| CODE


S14. Functions of the central and local government differ according to countries. For

each of the issues please tell me who should be taking decisions in Georgia – central government, local (city or district) government or central and local governments jointly?

Central government

Local government

Jointly (Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)

1 Construction of main highways [DECMROAD]

1 2 3 -1 -2

2 Construction and repair of roads in your area [DECLROAD]

1 2 3 -1 -2

3 Appointment of district or city police chief [DECPOLC]

1 2 3 -1 -2

4 Provision of communal services (gas, electricity, water)

1 2 3 -1 -2

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[DECCOMSERV]

5 Setting taxes [DECSETTAX] 1 2 3 -1 -2

6 Establishing rules for land usage [DECLUSAGE]

1 2 3 -1 -2

7 Issuing social disbursements [DECSOCDIS]

1 2 3 -1 -2

8 Financing schools [DECSCHO] 1 2 3 -1 -2

9 Financing hospitals [DECHOSP] 1 2 3 -1 -2

10 Issuing construction license [DECCONSTR]

1 2 3 -1 -2

11 Privatization of state property [DECSTPROP]

1 2 3 -1 -2

S15. [SHOW CARD S15] Which of the following statements do you agree with?

[SPMON]


Statement 1: The central government should decide how the local government should spend funds so that finances are used in the country according to common state priorities.

Statement 2: The elected local government should have exclusive authority over local budget as the local government knows people’s needs best of all.






(Refuse to answer) -2 S16. [SHOW CARD S16] I will read out two statements, how strongly do you agree or

disagree with each of them? Please use this card where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”.

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE RELEVANT CODE FROM THE SHOW CARD FOR EACH OF THE STATEMENTS.]

Code: (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1 Political parties have more opportunities to protect voters’ interests than majoritarian MPs. [PARTYOPT]

|___|___| -1 -2

2 Majoritarian MP will protect voters’ |___|___| -1 -2

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interests better than the political party as he/she is directly elected by voters. [MAJOPT]

Part D

D1. [DO NOT READ THE QUESTION. MARK BY YOURSELF.] Respondent’s sex: [RESPSEX]

Male 1

Female 2

D2. How old are you? [RESPAGE]


|___|___| YEARS OLD


D3. Please tell me, what is your current marital status? [MARSTAT]

Single 1

Married 2

Live with a partner in civil marriage or without religious marriage

3

Divorced 4

Separated 5

Widowed 6


D4. Please tell me how many people including yourself live currently in your family? [HHSIZE]

|___|___| PERSONS


D5a. To what religion or denomination, if any, do you consider yourself to belong?

[RELGION]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT OPTIONS. MATCH THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Armenian Apostolic Church, 1

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Roman Catholic Church, 2

Georgian, Russian or Greek Orthodox Church, 3

Baptist Church 4

Other Protestant Church, 5

Other Christian Church or Sect (Jehovah’s Witness, Mormons, etc.),

6

Islam, 7

Judaism, 8

Other, 9

or None. 10 GO TO D5c


D5b. [SHOW CARD D5b] To what extent does your religious belief help you take

daily decisions? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means that religious belief “Does not help you at all” in daily decisions and ‘10’ means that religious belief “Helps you very much”. [RELIMP]

|___|___| CODE FROM THE CARD


D5c. [SHOW CARD D5c] In your opinion, how important it is for a good citizen to… [READ OUT]

Code: (Don’t know) (Refuse to answer)

1 support people who are worse off than themselves? [ICITHELP]

|___|___| -1 -2

2 vote in elections? [ICITVOTE] |___|___| -1 -2

3 participate in protest actions against the government? [ICITPROT]

|___|___| -1 -2

4 always obey laws and regulations? [ICITLAW] |___|___| -1 -2

5 protect traditions? [ICITTRAD] |___|___| -1 -2

6 form their own opinion, independently of others? [ICITOPIN]

|___|___| -1 -2

7 be active in voluntary organizations? [ICITVOLNT] |___|___| -1 -2

8 be in opposition with the government? [ICITOPP]

|___|___| -1 -2

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D6. Do you have a job? This job may be part-time or full-time, and you may be officially employed, informally employed, or self-employed, but it brings you monetary income. [HAVEJOB]

Yes 1

No 0


D7. [SHOW CARD D7] Speaking about your personal monetary income last month,

after all taxes are paid, to which of the following groups do you belong? [PERSINC]

More than GEL 1000, 1

GEL 801 – 1000, 2

GEL 601 – 800, 3

GEL 401 – 600, 4

GEL 201 – 400, 5

GEL 101-200 6

Up to GEL 100. 7

(0) 8

(Don’t know) -1


D8. [SHOW CARD D7] Family income is the sum of incomes of all family members. Speaking about monetary income of all the members of your family last month, to which of the following groups does the income belong? [FAMINC]

More than GEL 1000, 1

GEL 801 – 1000, 2

GEL 601 – 800, 3

GEL 401 – 600, 4

GEL 201 – 400, 5

GEL 101-200 6

Up to GEL 100. 7

(0) 8

(Don’t know) -1


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D9. Please tell me which of the following items your household owns:

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

P

Own

Does not own

(Don’t know)

1. Color television [OWNCOTV] 1 0 -1

2. DVD player [OWNDVDP] 1 0 -1

3. Automatic washing machine [OWNWASH]

1 0 -1

4. Refrigerator [OWNFRDG] 1 0 -1

5. Air conditioner [OWNAIRC] 1 0 -1

6. Car [OWNCAR] 1 0 -1

7. Cell phone [OWNCELL] 1 0 -1

8. Video recorder [OWNVREC] 1 0 -1

9. Satellite dish [OWNDISH] 1 0 -1

D10. [SHOW CARD D10] Which of the following statements best describes your household’s current economic situation of? [ECONSTN]

Money is not enough for food 1

Money is enough for food only, but not for clothes 2

Money is enough for food and clothes, but not enough for expensive durables like a refrigerator or washing

machine 3

We can afford to buy some expensive durables like a refrigerator or a washing machine

4

We can afford to buy anything we need 5

(Don’t know) -1

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D11. [SHOW CARD D11] Which of the issues from the list would you say is the biggest

concern for you at this point in time? [BIGCER]

[INTERVIEWER! CIRCLE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

I will have to reduce my spending on leisure activities: vacations,

concerts, eating out, etc. 1

I will have to reduce my daily spending on basic expenditures: food, clothes, medicine, etc.

2

I will lose my job. 3

I will not have enough money to sustain me comfortably when I am old.

4

I will have to rely more on financial support from the government.

5

I will have to rely more on financial support from family members.

6

I will be forced to sell my home, car, or dacha in the near future. 7

None 8

(Don’t know) -1


D12. [SHOW CARD D12] Which is the highest level of education you have completed?

[EDUDGR]

No primary education 1

Primary education (either complete or incomplete) 2

Incomplete secondary education 3

Completed secondary education 4

Secondary technical education 5

Incomplete higher education 6

Completed higher education 7

Post-graduate degree 8

(Don’t know) -1


D13. Starting with elementary school and counting up to your highest level of education to date, how many years of study have you completed? [EDUYRS]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF YEARS.]

50

|____|____| YEARS


D14. [SHOW CARD D14] Using this CARD please tell me how well you know the following foreign languages:

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

No

bas

ic

kn

owle

dge

Beg

inn

er

Inte

rmed

iate

Ad

van

ced

(Ref

use

to

answ

er)

1. Russian [KNOWRUS] 1 2 3 4 -2

2. English [KNOWENG] 1 2 3 4 -2

3. Other European Language [KNOWOTE] 1 2 3 4 -2

D15. Imagine your child wants to become a journalist. Would you approve or disapprove of his/her decision? [CHLDJOUR]

Approve 1

Disapprove0

GO TO D17

Not applicable -5 GO TO

D18 (Don’t know) -1


D16. What is the most important reason for why you would approve? [CHLDJAPP]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Journalists are very popular in Georgia 1

GO

TOD18

Journalists in Georgia are paid well 2

Being journalist in Georgia is prestigious 3

Journalists in Georgia have or can easily get access to important people and connections

4

Journalists are highly respected by the people 5

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Journalists are able to influence people’s daily lives in Georgia

6

Journalists serve the interests of the society 7

Other 8

(Don’t know) -1


D17. What is the most important reason why would you disapprove? [CHLDJDIS]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Journalists are not popular in Georgia 1

Journalists in Georgia are not paid well enough 2

Being a journalist in Georgia means being under pressure from the Government

3

Journalists in Georgia often work in uncomfortable conditions

4

Journalists in Georgia are often insulted or offended 5

Journalists are not respected by the people 6

Journalists usually have a difficult working schedule 7

Other 8

(Don’t know) -1


D18. Now I will list names of political and news show hosts. For each of them please tell

me whether or not you like him/her.

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Like DislikeI don’t know who he/she is

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

Vakho Sanaia [LIKEVASA] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Inga Grigolia [LIKEINGR] 1 0 2 -1 -2 Davit Akubardia [LIKEDAAK] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Mamuka Ghlonti [LIKEMAGH] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Aleko Elisashvili [LIKEALEL] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Zaal Udumashvili [LIKEZAUD] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Davit Kikalishvili [LIKEDAKI] 1 0 2 -1 -2

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Ia Antadze [LIKEIAAN] 1 0 2 -1 -2 Nino Shubladze [LIKENISH] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Eka Kvesitadze [LIKEEKKV] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Bakar Aleksidze [LIKEBAKAL] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Zviad Koridze [LIKEZVKO] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Tamar Chikovani [LIKETACH] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Tengiz Gogotishvili [LIKETEGO] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Nino Jangirashvili [LIKENIJA] 1 0 2 -1 -2

Natia Sordia [LIKENASO] 1 0 2 -1 -2

D19. [SHOW CARD D19] All things considered, how satisfied are you with your economic conditions nowadays? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Not satisfied at all” and ‘10’ means “Very satisfied”. [PECONSAT]


|___|___| NUMBER


D20. [SHOW CARD D20] On the whole, how satisfied are you with the present state of the economy in Georgia? [GECONSAT]


|___|___| NUMBER


D21. What do you think is the most important issue facing Georgia at the moment? [IMPISS]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ THE OPTIONS. CIRCLE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Affordable healthcare 1

Corruption 2

Justice in court system 3

Fairness of elections 4

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Human rights / Freedom of speech 5

Unemployment 6

NATO membership 7

Peace 8

Pensions 9

Political stability in Georgia 10

Poverty 11

EU membership 12

Property rights 13

Quality of education 14

Relations with Russia 15

Rising prices / Inflation 16

Territorial integrity 17

Wages 18

Other 19

(Don’t know) -1


D22. [SHOW CARD D22] I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions. Please assess the level of trust you have in each of them.

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS ONE BY ONE. WRITE THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Code: (Don’t know) (Refuse to answer)

1. Army [TRUARMY] |___|___| -1 -2

2. Banks [TRUBANK] |___|___| -1 -2

3. Teachers [TRUTCHR] |___|___| -1 -2

4. Doctors [TRUPHYS] |___|___| -1 -2

5. Judges [TRUJUDG] |___|___| -1 -2

6. NGOs [TRUNGOS] |___|___| -1 -2

7. Parliament [TRUPARL] |___|___| -1 -2

8. Prime minister and |___|___| -1 -2

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ministers [TRUEXEC]

9. President [TRUPRES] |___|___| -1 -2

10. Police [TRUPOLI] |___|___| -1 -2

11. Journalists [TRUMEDI] |___|___| -1 -2

12. “Gamgebeli” [TRUGAMG]

|___|___| -1 -2

13. Religious institutions to which you belong [TRURELI]

|___|___| -1 -2

14. Ombudsman [TRUOMB] |___|___| -1 -2

15. European Union [TRUSTEU]

|___|___| -1 -2

16. United Nations [TRUSTUN]

|___|___| -1 -2

17. NATO [TRUNATO] |___|___| -1 -2

T3. Interview end time: [INTEND] |___|___| |___|___|

Hour Minutes [INTERVIEWER! USE THE 24 HOUR FORMAT.]

THANK YOU!

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