============================================================= 1999 ONTARIO POST ELECTION STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE Project 858 July 22 1999 ============================================================= >gend< [return][open cb][allow 1][loc 26/1] [setkey to ] [setkey to ] [bold][yellow] INTERVIEWER: Enter respondent's gender please [n][white] <1> Male <5> Female <8> don't know ====> >ssss< [if BTIM is <>][settime BTIM][endif] [open cb] >tm1< [allow 4] >tm2< [allow 4] >tm3< [allow 4] Voting >v1< [# ces] [r] Did you vote in the recent Ontario provincial election held on June 4th? [n] <1> yes [goto v2] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto ck70] >v2< [# ces] [r] Which party did you vote for: the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, [n] [r] the New Democratic Party, or another party? [n] <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Harris <3> Liberal/McGuinty/Grits <5> New Democrats/NDP/Hampton <7> another party <8> don't know [goto ck70] <9> refused [goto ck70] ====> >st1< [if v2 eq <1>][store in E001][endif] [if v2 eq <3>][store in E001][endif] [if v2 eq <5>][store in E001][endif] [if v2 eq <7>][store in E001][endif] >v3< [# new] [r] What is the most important reason why you voted for [n] [r] [fill E001]? [n] <1> enter text, end with ///[specify] <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >v4< [# Y&B] [r] Was [fill E001] your first choice, that is were they the [n] [r] party you liked the most? [n] <1> yes <5> no [goto v5] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto ck70] [# v8 skipped] >v5< [# Y&B] [r] Which party was your first choice? [n] <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Harris <3> Liberal/McGuinty/Grits <5> New Democrats/NDP/Hampton <7> another party <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >st2<[store <> in E002] [if v5 eq <1>] [store in E002] [store in E011] [endif] [if v5 eq <3>] [store in E002] [store in E011] [endif] [if v5 eq <5>] [store in E002] [store in E011] [endif] [if v5 eq <7>] [store in E002] [store in E011] [endif] >v6< [# Y&B, asking about the chances of R's first choice wining] [r] Thinking back to the day of the election, what did you think the [n] [r] chances of [fill E002] winning in your riding were: would you say [n] [r] [fill E011] chances were very good, fairly good, not very good, [n] [r] or almost zero. [n] <1> very good <3> fairly good <5> not very good <7> almost zero (includes zero, no chance at all) <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >v7< [# Y&B, the chances of the party R voted for winning] [r] What about [fill E001] chances were of winning in your riding,[n] [r] would you say they were very good, fairly good, not very good, or almost [n] [r] zero? [n] <1> very good <3> fairly good <5> not very good <7> almost zero (includes zero, no chance at all) <8> don't know <9> refused ====>[goto ck70] [# skip v8 and v9] >v8< [# new] [# skipped][# code at v4 and v7] [r] Can you tell me which party won in your riding, the Conservatives, the [n] [r] Liberals, or the NDP? [n] <0> don't know the party of the person who won <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Harris <2> Liberal/McGuinty/Grits <3> New Democrats/NDP/Hampton <4> another party <8> don't know anything (name or party) [goto ck70] <9> refused [goto ck70] ====> >v9< [# new][# skipped] [r] Can you tell me the name of the candidate who won the election in your [n] [r] riding? [n] <1> R provides a name (specify) [specify] <998> don't know <999> refused ====> >ck70< [if rn4 eq <1>][goto v10][endif] [# randomize the next two items] [if rn4 eq <2>][goto v11][endif] >v10< [# ces] [r] Would you say you were very interested, fairly interested, not very [n] [r] interested, or not at all interested in the recent Ontario ELECTION? [n] <1> very interested <3> fairly interested <5> not very interested <7> not at all interested <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >ck71< [if rn4 eq <1>][goto v11][endif] [if rn4 eq <2>][goto v12][endif] >v11< [# ces] [r] Would you say you are very interested, fairly interested, not very [n] [r] interested, or not at all interested in POLITICS in general? [n] <1> very interested <3> fairly interested <5> not very interested <7> not at all interested <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >ck72< [if rn4 eq <1>][goto v12][endif] [if rn4 eq <2>][goto v10][endif] >v12< [# new] [r] Were you involved in the election campaign in any way: for example did [n] [r] you work in the party office, financially contribute to a party or [n] [r] candidate, canvass for a candidate, or anything else? [n] <1> yes [goto v13] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto v14] >v13< [# new] [r] What did you do in the campaign? [n] <1> enter text, end with ///[specify] <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >v14< [# new] [r] In the last election campaign, the parties and leaders talked mostly [n] [r] about health, education and taxes. Were there other issues that were [n] [r] important to you that were ignored in the campaign? [n] <1> yes [goto v15] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto ck88] >v15< [# new] [r] What were they? [n] [bold][yellow] INTERVIEWER: Record ALL mentions here. [n][white] <1> enter text, end with ///[specify] <98> don't know <99> refused ====> Leader and Party Likes and Dislikes randomization (1/2 time leaders come first, 1/2 parties come first, also randomize the three leaders and three parties within each block) >ck88< [if rn10 ge <1>]----+ 50% receive random block to begin [if rn10 le <5>] | [goto ck10] | [endif] | [endif]-------------+ [if rn10 ge <6>]------+ 50% skip block to begin [if rn10 le <10>] | [goto t1] | [endif] | [endif]---------------+ random number 10 either delivers or skips the randomisation block from ck10 to out1. 1/2 respondents get block and all randomisations internal to the block, and 1/2 skip block completely. to deliver block to all respondents, comment out the code at ck88, and send all respondents to ck10 To change the percentages given the block adjust the code. For example, this code would deliver the block to 80% of respondents, and 20% would skip entirely. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sample code commented out~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [#if rn10 ge <1>]----+ 80% receive random block [#if rn10 le <8>] | [#goto ck10] | [#endif] | [#endif]-------------+ [#if rn10 ge <6>]------+ 20% skip random block [#if rn10 le <10>] | [#goto t1] | [#endif] | [#endif]---------------+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >ck10< [if tm1 is <>][settime tm1][endif] [if rn7 eq <1>][goto ldi1][endif] [# this code randomises the leader/party block] [if rn7 eq <2>][goto ldi2][endif] >ldi1< [# 1984] [r] Now we would like to ask you about your impressions of the various [n] [r] leaders of the Ontario parties. [n] <1> to continue ====> >ck13< [if rn8 eq <1>][goto ld1][endif] [if rn8 eq <2>][goto ld1][endif] [if rn8 eq <3>][goto ld3][endif] [if rn8 eq <4>][goto ld3][endif] [if rn8 eq <5>][goto ld5][endif] [if rn8 eq <6>][goto ld5][endif] >ld1< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about Dalton McGuinty? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R LIKES about McGuinty <96> R knows nothing about McGuinty [goto ck14] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld2< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about Dalton McGuinty? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R DISLIKES about McGuinty <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck14< [if rn8 eq <1>][goto ld3][endif] [if rn8 eq <2>][goto ld5][endif] [if rn8 eq <3>][goto ld5][endif] [if rn8 eq <4>][goto ck11][endif] [if rn8 eq <5>][goto ld3][endif] [if rn8 eq <6>][goto ck11][endif] >ld3< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about Mike Harris? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R LIKES about Harris <96> R knows nothing about Harris [goto ck15] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld4< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about Mike Harris? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R DISLIKES about Harris <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck15< [if rn8 eq <1>][goto ld5][endif] [if rn8 eq <2>][goto ck11][endif] [if rn8 eq <3>][goto ld1][endif] [if rn8 eq <4>][goto ld5][endif] [if rn8 eq <5>][goto ck11][endif] [if rn8 eq <6>][goto ld1][endif] >ld5< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about Howard Hampton? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R LIKES about Hampton <96> R knows nothing about Hampton [goto ck16] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld6< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about Howard Hampton? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R DISLIKES about Hampton <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck11] about any of the leaders <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck16< [if rn8 eq <1>][goto ck11][endif] [if rn8 eq <2>][goto ld3][endif] [if rn8 eq <3>][goto ck11][endif] [if rn8 eq <4>][goto ld1][endif] [if rn8 eq <5>][goto ld1][endif] [if rn8 eq <6>][goto ld3][endif] >ck11< [if rn7 eq <1>][goto ldi2][endif] [if rn7 eq <2>][goto out1][endif] >ldi2< [# 1984] [r] Now we would like to ask you what you personally think are the good and [n] [r] bad points about the political parties in Ontario. [n] <1> to continue ====> >ck17< [if rn9 eq <1>][goto ld7][endif] [if rn9 eq <2>][goto ld7][endif] [if rn9 eq <3>][goto ld9][endif] [if rn9 eq <4>][goto ld9][endif] [if rn9 eq <5>][goto ld11][endif] [if rn9 eq <6>][goto ld11][endif] >ld7< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about the Ontario Liberal Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R LIKES about the Ontario Liberals <96> R knows nothing about the Liberals [goto ck18] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld8< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about the Ontario [n] [r] Liberal Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> nothing R DISLIKES about the Ontario Liberals <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck18< [if rn9 eq <1>][goto ld9][endif] [if rn9 eq <2>][goto ld11][endif] [if rn9 eq <3>][goto ld11][endif] [if rn9 eq <4>][goto ck12][endif] [if rn9 eq <5>][goto ld9][endif] [if rn9 eq <6>][goto ck12][endif] >ld9< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about the Ontario Conservative [n] [r] Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> nothing R LIKES about the Ontario Conservatives <96> R knows nothing about the Conservatives [goto ck19] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld10< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about the Ontario [n] [r] Conservative Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> nothing R DISLIKES about the Ontario Conservatives <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck19< [if rn9 eq <1>][goto ld11][endif] [if rn9 eq <2>][goto ck12][endif] [if rn9 eq <3>][goto ld7][endif] [if rn9 eq <4>][goto ld11][endif] [if rn9 eq <5>][goto ck12][endif] [if rn9 eq <6>][goto ld7][endif] >ld11< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular you LIKE about the Ontario New Democrat [n] [r] Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> nothing R LIKES about the Ontario NDP <96> R knows nothing about the NDP [goto ck20] <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ld12< [# 1984] [r] Is there anything in particular that you DISLIKE about the Ontario New [n] [r] Democratic Party? [n] <1> R gives a response (specify)[specify] <95> there is nothing R DISLIKES about the Ontario NDP <97> r volunteers they do not know anything [goto ck12] about any of the parties <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck20< [if rn9 eq <1>][goto ck12][endif] [if rn9 eq <2>][goto ld9][endif] [if rn9 eq <3>][goto ck12][endif] [if rn9 eq <4>][goto ld7][endif] [if rn9 eq <5>][goto ld7][endif] [if rn9 eq <6>][goto ld9][endif] >ck12< [if rn7 eq <1>][goto out1][endif] [if rn7 eq <2>][goto ldi1][endif] >out1< [if tm2 is <>][settime tm2][endif] Trust, Efficacy, & Rating of Politicians >t1< [# ces] [r] On a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means you really dislike them and 100 [n] [r] means you really like them, how do you feel about politicians in general? [n] <0-100> enter number <998> don't know <999> refused ====> >t2< [# trad] [r] For each of the following statements, please tell me if you strongly [n] [r] agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree. [n] [r] Those elected to Parliament soon lose touch with the people: do you [n] [r] strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >t3< [# trad] [r] People like me don't have any say about what government does: do you [n] [r] strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >t4< [# trad] [r] I don't think the government cares much for what people like me think. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >t5< [# 1976] [r] It doesn't make much difference which party wins an election in Ontario, [n] [r] since they are all about the same. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> Power >pin< [r] Some groups in Canada have more power than others to get the things they [n] [r] want. I am going to read you a list of groups and would like you to tell [n] [r] me if each has: MUCH TOO MUCH power, too much power, too little power, [n] [r] MUCH TOO LITTLE power, or about the right amount of power for the good of [n] [r] the country. [n] <1> to continue ====> >ck80< [if rn5 eq <1>][goto p1][endif] Corporations, labour unions, government in [if rn5 eq <2>][goto p1][endif] randomized order [if rn5 eq <3>][goto p2][endif] [if rn5 eq <4>][goto p2][endif] [if rn5 eq <5>][goto ro3][endif] [if rn5 eq <6>][goto ro3][endif] old catagory order for p1,p2,p3,p4 1 MUCH TOO MUCH power 2 too much power 3 about the right amount of power 4 too little power 5 MUCH TOO LITTLE power 8 not sure/don't know 9 no answer/refused >p1< [# catagory order changed 23 july 11:00 am] [r] What about labour unions? [n] [cyan] Do you think that labour unions have: MUCH TOO MUCH power, too much power, too little power, MUCH TOO LITTLE power, or about the right amount of power for the good of the country? [n][white] <1> MUCH TOO MUCH power <2> too much power <3> too little power <4> MUCH TOO LITTLE power <5> about the right amount of power <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >ck81< [if rn5 eq <1>][goto p2][endif] [if rn5 eq <2>][goto ro3][endif] [if rn5 eq <3>][goto out][endif] [if rn5 eq <4>][goto ro3][endif] [if rn5 eq <5>][goto p2][endif] [if rn5 eq <6>][goto out][endif] >p2< [r] What about large corporations? [n] [cyan] Do you think that large corporations have: MUCH TOO MUCH power, too much power, too little power, MUCH TOO LITTLE power, or about the right amount of power for the good of the country? [n][white] <1> MUCH TOO MUCH power <2> too much power <3> too little power <4> MUCH TOO LITTLE power <5> about the right amount of power <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >ck82< [if rn5 eq <1>][goto ro3][endif] [if rn5 eq <2>][goto out][endif] [if rn5 eq <3>][goto ro3][endif] [if rn5 eq <4>][goto p1][endif] [if rn5 eq <5>][goto out][endif] [if rn5 eq <6>][goto p1][endif] >ro3< [if rn6 eq <1>][goto p3][endif] federal and provincial government together [if rn6 eq <2>][goto p4][endif] always, but their order randomized >p3< [r] What about the Provincial government of Ontario? [n] [cyan] Do you think that the Provincial government of Ontario has: MUCH TOO MUCH power, too much power, too little power, MUCH TOO LITTLE power, or about the right amount of power for the good of the country? [n][white] <1> MUCH TOO MUCH power <2> too much power <3> too little power <4> MUCH TOO LITTLE power <5> about the right amount of power <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >ro4< [if rn6 eq <1>][goto p4][endif] [if rn6 eq <2>][goto ck83][endif] >p4< [r] What about the federal government in Ottawa? [n] [cyan] Do you think the federal government in Ottawa has: MUCH TOO MUCH power, too much power, too little power, MUCH TOO LITTLE power, or about the right amount of power for the good of the country? [n][white] <1> MUCH TOO MUCH power <2> too much power <3> too little power <4> MUCH TOO LITTLE power <5> about the right amount of power <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >ro5< [if rn6 eq <1>][goto ck83][endif] [if rn6 eq <2>][goto p3][endif] >ck83< [if rn5 eq <1>][goto out][endif] [if rn5 eq <2>][goto p2][endif] [if rn5 eq <3>][goto p1][endif] [if rn5 eq <4>][goto out][endif] [if rn5 eq <5>][goto p1][endif] [if rn5 eq <6>][goto p2][endif] >out< >p5< [r] Of the groups I have mentioned, corporations, labour unions, the Federal [n] [r] government in Ottawa and the Provincial government of Ontario, which [n] [r] would you say is the MOST powerful now? [n] <1> large corporations <3> labour unions <5> Federal government in Ottawa <7> Provincial government of Ontario <8> don't know [goto piin] <9> refused [goto piin] ====> >fil2< [store in E001] [store in E002] [store in E010] [store in E011] [if p5 eq <1>][store <> in E001][endif] [if p5 eq <3>][store <> in E002][endif] [if p5 eq <5>][store <> in E010][endif] [if p5 eq <7>][store <> in E011][endif] >p6< [r] And which do you think is the SECOND most powerful group? [n] [cyan] The remaining groups are: [fill E001] [fill E002] [fill E010] [fill E011] [n][white] <1> [fill E001] <3> [fill E002] <5> [fill E010] <7> [fill E011] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >fil3< [store in E001] [store in E002] [store in E010] [store in E011] [if p5 eq <1>][store <> in E001][endif] [if p5 eq <3>][store <> in E002][endif] [if p5 eq <5>][store <> in E010][endif] [if p5 eq <7>][store <> in E011][endif] [if p6 eq <1>][store <> in E001][endif] [if p6 eq <3>][store <> in E002][endif] [if p6 eq <5>][store <> in E010][endif] [if p6 eq <7>][store <> in E011][endif] >p7< [r] Which is the least powerful? [n] [cyan] The remaining groups are: [fill E001] [fill E002] [fill E010] [fill E011] [n][white] <1> [fill E001] <3> [fill E002] <5> [fill E010] <7> [fill E011] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> Political Ideology >piin< [# QoL] [r] For each of the following statements please tell me whether you strongly [n] [r] agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree. [n] [r] If you have mixed feelings about a statement, you can tell me that you [n] [r] neither agree nor disagree. If you have no opinion, just let me know [n] [r] and I will go on to the next statement. [n] <1> to continue ====> >pi1< [# QoL] [r] The first statement is: there is too much of a difference between rich [n] [r] and poor in this country: do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor [n] [r] disagree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion about this? [n] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >pi2< [# QoL] [r] Unemployment is high these days because it is too easy to get welfare [n] [r] assistance: do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, [n] [r] disagree, strongly disagree, or do you have no opinion about this? [n] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >pi3< [# QoL] [r] People with high incomes should pay a greater share of the total taxes [n] [r] than they do now. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion about this? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >pi4< [# QoL] [r] Teachers should not have the right to strike. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion about this? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >pi5< [# QoL] [r] During a strike, management should be prohibited by law from hiring [n] [r] workers to take the place of strikers. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion about this? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >pi6< [# QoL] [r] People who come to live in Canada should try harder to be more like other [n] [r] Canadians. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree, or have no opinion about this? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <2> agree <3> neither agree nor disagree <4> disagree <5> strongly disagree <8> no opinion/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> Authoritarianism/Trust/Civil liberties >a1< [# 1992 US NES] [r] Although there are a number of qualities that people feel children should [n] [r] have, every person thinks that some are more important than others. I am [n] [r] going to read you pairs of desirable qualities. For each pair, please [n] [r] tell me which one you think is more important for a CHILD to have. [n] [r] Which is more important for a CHILD to have: independence OR respect for [n] [r] elders? [n] <1> independence <5> respect for elders <8> don't know/both/neither <9> refused ====> >a2< [# 1992 US NES] [r] And of the following pair which is more important for a CHILD to have: [n] [r] obedience OR self-reliance? [n] <1> obedience <5> self-reliance <8> don't know/both/neither <9> refused ====> >a3< [# 1992 US NES] [r] Curiosity OR good manners? [n] [cyan] Which is more important for a CHILD to have? [n][white] <1> curiosity <5> good manners <8> don't know/both/neither <9> refused ====> >a4< [# wv] [r] Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that [n] [r] you can't be too careful in dealing with people? [n] <1> most people can be trusted <5> can't be too careful <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >a5< [# civil liberties, 1987] [r] Do you think it should be against the law to write or speak in a way that [n] [r] promotes hatred towards a particular racial or religious group? [n] <1> yes, it should be against the law <5> no, it should not be against the law <8> don't know/depends <9> refused ====> Government Responsibility and the Welfare State wording experiment, respondents would get either gr1a or gr1b order experiment, gr1 after gr2 1/2 the time >ck66< [if rn2 eq <1>][goto gr1a][endif] [if rn2 eq <2>][goto gr1b][endif] >gr1a< [# ces] [r] We face tough choices: cutting taxes means cutting social programs and [n] [r] improving social programs means increasing taxes. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, [n] [r] would you cut taxes, increase taxes, or keep taxes as they are? [n] <1> cut taxes <3> increase taxes <5> keep taxes as they are <8> don't know <9> refused ====>[goto gr2] >gr1b< [# new] [r] We face tough choices: cutting taxes means cutting social programs and [n] [r] improving social programs means increasing taxes. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, [n] [r] would you cut spending on social programs, increase spending on social [n] [r] programs, or keep spending on social programs as they are? [n] <1> cut spending on social programs <3> increase spending on social programs <5> keep spending on social programs as they are <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >gr2< [# new] [r] Please tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly [n] [r] disagree with the following statements. [n] [r] You would rather put your trust in the down-to-earth thinking of ordinary [n] [r] people than in experts: do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or [n] [r] strongly disagree? [n] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >ck77< [if rn11 eq <1> goto gr3a] [if rn11 eq <2> goto gr3b] [if rn11 eq <3> goto gr3c] >gr3a< [# new] [r] In general, governments should leave things like providing electricity [n] [r] to private enterprise. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====>[goto gr4] >gr3b< [# new] [r] In general, governments should leave things like running hospitals to [n] [r] private enterprise. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====>[goto gr4] >gr3c< [# new] [r] In general, governments should leave things like owning and operating [n] [r] liquor stores to private enterprise. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====>[goto gr4] >gr4< [# new] [r] People who can pay for it should be able to get faster medical care. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree? [n][white] <1> strongly agree <3> agree <5> disagree <7> strongly disagree <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr5< [# QoL] [r] We would like to know how much effort you think government should put into[n] [r] a number of activities. For each area, please tell me whether you think [n] [r] government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same [n] [r] effort, less effort, or much less effort. Remember putting more effort [n] [r] into one of these areas would require a shift of money from other areas [n] [r] or an increase in taxes. [n] [r] First of all, how much effort should government put into health and [n] [r] medical care: would you say much more effort, more effort, about the same [n] [r] effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr6<[# QoL] [r] Providing assistance to the unemployed? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr7<[# QoL] [r] Helping the poor? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr8<[# QoL] [r] Crime prevention? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr9<[# QoL] [r] Eliminating discrimination against women? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr10<[# QoL] [r] Protecting the environment? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> >gr11<[# QoL] [r] Education? [n] [cyan] Would you say government should put: much more effort, more effort, about the same effort, less effort, or much less effort? [n][white] <1> much more effort <2> more effort <3> about the same effort <4> less effort <5> much less effort <8> not sure/don't know <9> no answer/refused ====> Political Ideology Part 2 >pi7< [# new] [r] I would like your opinion on some recent changes in Ontario. For each [n] [r] one, can you tell me if you strongly approve, approve, disapprove, or [n] [r] strongly disapprove. [n] [r] First, what about phasing out rent controls: do you strongly [n] [r] approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove? [n] <1> strongly approve <3> approve <5> disapprove <7> strongly disapprove <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pi8< [# new] [r] The reduction of welfare payments in Ontario by about 20 percent. [n] [r] Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove? [n] <1> strongly approve <3> approve <5> disapprove <7> strongly disapprove <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pi9< [# new] [store <> in E001] [store <> in E002] [if rn1 eq <1>] [store <,> in E002] [store in E001] [endif] [r] The workfare program that makes all people on social [n] [r] assistance[fill E002] [fill E001] work in return for [n] [r] their welfare cheque? [n] [cyan] Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove? [n][white] <1> strongly approve <3> approve <5> disapprove <7> strongly disapprove <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pi10< [# new] [r] Having elementary and high school students wear uniforms. [n] [cyan] Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove? [n][white] <1> strongly approve <3> approve <5> disapprove <7> strongly disapprove <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pi11< [# new] [r] Recent court rulings have increased the rights of same-sex couples. Do [n] [r] you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of these [n] [r] rulings about the rights of same-sex couples? [n] <1> strongly approve <3> approve <5> disapprove <7> strongly disapprove <8> don't know <9> refused ====> Previous Vote History and Party Identification >pv1< [# new make age dependent, skip if R born after 1977] [r] We are interested in how you voted in previous elections. Did you vote in [n] [r] the 1995 Ontario provincial election, that was the first election won by [n] [r] Mike Harris and the Conservatives? [n] <1> yes [goto pv2] <5> no <7> too young/not in Ontario/not eligible [goto pv5] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto pv3] >pv2< [#new] [r] In the 1995 election did you vote for the Conservatives, the Liberals, [n] [r] the NDP, or another party? [n] <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Harris <2> Liberal/McCloud/Grits <3> New Democrats/NDP/Rae <0> another party <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pv3<[# new make age dependent, skip if R born after 1972] [r] Did you vote in the 1990 Ontario provincial election, that was the [n] [r] election won by Bob Rae and the NDP? [n] <1> yes [goto pv4] <5> no <7> not old enough/not in Ontario/not eligible <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto pv5] >pv4< [#new] [r] In the 1990 election did you vote for the Conservatives, the Liberals, [n] [r] the NDP, or another party? [n] <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Harris <2> Liberal/Peterson/Grits <3> New Democrats/NDP/Rae <0> another party <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pv5<[# new make age dependent, skip if R born after 1979] [r] Did you vote in the last FEDERAL election in 1997 that was won by Jean [n] [r] Chretien and the Liberals? [n] <1> yes [goto pv6] <5> no <7> not old enough/not in Canada/not eligible <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto pv7] >pv6< [# new] [r] Did you vote for the Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP, Reform, or [n] [r] another party? [n] <1> Conservative/PC/Tories/Charest <2> Liberal/Chretien/Grits <3> New Democrats/NDP/McDonough <4> Reform/Manning <0> another party <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pv7< [# QoL , or what changed to something else] [r] Thinking about politics IN ONTARIO, do you usually think of yourself as a [n] [r] Conservative, Liberal, NDP, or something else? [n] <1> Conservative <2> Liberal <3> NDP <0> other party (specify)[specify] <7> independent or none [goto pv8] <8> don't know [goto pv8] <9> refused ====> [goto pv10] >pv8< [#QoL] [r] Do you generally think of yourself as being a little closer to one of the [n] [r] parties than to the others? [n] <1> yes [goto pv9] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto pv10] >pv9< [#QoL] [r] Which party is that? [n] <1> Conservative <2> Liberal <3> NDP <0> other party (specify)[specify] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >pv10< [# QoL] [r] In FEDERAL politics do you usually think of yourself as a Conservative, [n] [r] Liberal, NDP, Reform or something else? [n] <1> Conservative <2> Liberal <3> NDP <4> Reform <0> other party/something else (specify)[specify] <7> independent or none [goto pv11] <8> don't know [goto pv11] <9> refused ====> [goto sc1] >pv11< [#QoL] [r] Do you generally think of yourself as being a little closer to one of the [n] [r] parties than to the others? [n] <1> yes [goto pv12] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto sc1] >pv12< [#QoL] [r] Which party is that? [n] <1> Conservative <2> Liberal <3> NDP <4> Reform <0> other party (specify)[specify] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >sc1< [# QoL & 1984] [r] One hears a lot about different social classes. Do you ever think of [n] [r] yourself as belonging to a social class? [n] <1> yes [goto sc2] <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [goto sc3] >sc2< [# QoL & 1984] [r] Which of the following classes would you say you were in: the upper [n] [r] class, the upper middle class, the middle class, the working class, [n] [r] or the lower class? [n] <1> upper class <2> upper middle class <3> middle class <4> working class <5> lower class <8> don't know <9> refused (includes other classes) ====> [goto d1] >sc3< [r] Well if you had to make a choice, would you say you were in the upper [n] [r] class, the upper middle class, the middle class, the working class, or [n] [r] the lower class? [n] <1> upper class <2> upper middle class <3> middle class <4> working class <5> lower class <8> don't know <9> refused ====> Demographics first survey includes: age (year of birth), education (highest level obtained), employment status asked in first survey but needs to be repeated for question logic, union membership in family NOT for R, religion, mother tongue, total HOUSEHOLD income, sex and postal code >d1< [r] Are you presently working for pay, unemployed, retired, [n] [r] a student, taking care of a family, self employed or something else? [n] [bold][yellow] INTERVIEWER: Respondents who work but are on vacation, short term sick leave, maternity leave, etc. should be coded as working for pay or self employed as appropriate. [n][white] <1> employed/working for pay [goto d3] <2> unemployed/laid off/looking for work [goto d2] <3> retired [goto d4] <4> student (working part time and going to school full time code here) [goto d8] <5> taking care of family/homemaker [goto d8] <6> disabled [goto d8] <7> self employed [goto d3] <0> something else (specify) [specify][goto d8] <9> refused [goto d8] ====> >d2< [# unemployed only] [r] Have you been ever been employed on a full time basis for more than [n] [r] one year? [n] <1> yes [goto d4] <5> no <9> refused ====>[goto d8] >d3< [r] How many hours do you usually work in a week? [n] [bold][yellow] INTERVIEWER: If R points out that they get paid for 35 hours but often work many more hours record the hours of paid employment. [n][white] <5-75> enter number of hours <76> more than 75 hours <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >d4< [store <> in E011] [store in E011] [if d1 eq <1>][store in E011][endif] [if d1 eq <7>][store in E011][endif] [r] [fill E011] your occupation? [n] [bold][yellow] INTERVIEWER: use the following probes as needed: What kind of work do/did you do? What are/were your most important duties or activities? What kind of business, industry or service do/did you work in? [n][white] <1> enter text, end with ///[specify] <9998> don't know <9999> refused ====> >d5< [store in E011] [if d1 eq <1>][store in E011][endif] [if d1 eq <7>][store in E011][endif] [r] [fill E011] work for a private company, in the public sector, for [n] [r] example for a hospital or school, for a government owned company, or for [n] [r] a federal or provincial government ministry? [n] <1> private company <3> public sector <5> government owned company <7> federal or provincial government ministry <0> other/self employed (specify)[specify] <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >d6< [# gss] [r] During the last 12 months, how many weeks have you worked at your job, [n] [r] please DO NOT count time off from vacation, illness, strikes, lockouts, [n] [r] and maternity/paternity leave as time away from work. [n] <0> did not work in last 52 weeks <1-52> enter number of weeks <98> don't know <99> refused ====> >ck99< [if d1 eq <1>][goto d7][endif] [goto d8] >d7< [if d6 gt <51>][goto d8][endif] [r] At any point in the last year, were you laid off or did you lose your job? [n] <1> yes <5> no <8> don't know <99> refused ====> >d8< [r] Are you currently married, living with a partner, widowed, separated, [n] [r] divorced or have you never been married? [n] <1> married <2> living with a partner <3> widowed <4> separated <5> divorced <6> never been married <8> don't know <99> refused ====> >d9< [r] How many children live at home with you? [n] <0> none <1-7> [goto d10] <8> eight or more children [goto d10] <9> refused ====> [goto d12a] >d10< [store in E001] [if d9 eq <1>][store in E001][endif] [r] [fill E001] in elementary or high school? [n] <1> yes <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> [#add cati code if all children are in elementary of high school skip d11] >d11< [if d9 eq <1>] [if d10 eq <1>] [goto d12a] [endif] [endif] [store in E001] [if d9 eq <1>][store in E001][endif] [r] [fill E001] in university? [n] <1> yes <5> no <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >d12a< [r] To what ethnic or cultural group do you belong? [n] [bold][yellow] If R is not clear, say "Are you Scottish, Chinese, Greek, or something else?"[n][white] <1> Australian <14> French <26> Jewish <8> Serbia <2> Austrian <10> Finnish <27> Korean <35> Sikh <3> Bahamian <15> German <28> Lebanese <36> Somalia <4> Bangladeshi <16> Greek <8> Macedonian <9> Slovakian <5> BLACK/African <17> Guyanese <1> New Zealand <37> Spanish <6> British <18> Haitian <11> Netherlands <38> Sri Lanka <7> Chinese <11> Holland <29> Nigerian <10> Swedish <8> Croatian <19> Hungarian <10> Norwegian <38> Tamil <9> Czech <20> Irish <30> Pakistani <39> Trinidadian <10> Danish <21> Italian <31> Philipino <40> Ukrainian <11> Dutch <22> Indian <32> Polish <41> Vietnamese <6> ENGLISH <23> Israeli <33> Portuguese <8> Yugoslavian <12> El Salvador <24> Jamaican <34> Russian <6> Welsh <13> Ethiopian <25> Japanese <6> SCOTTISH <0> Other (specify)[specify] <95> Native Indian, Inuit <96> Canadian <98> Don't know[goto d13] <99> Refused [goto d13] ====> >d12b<[bold][yellow] (INTERVIEWER: Enter SECOND mention only here.[n][white] <97> NO SECOND MENTION [goto d13] <1> Australian <14> French <26> Jewish <8> Serbia <2> Austrian <10> Finnish <27> Korean <35> Sikh <3> Bahamian <15> German <28> Lebanese <36> Somalia <4> Bangladeshi <16> Greek <8> Macedonian <9> Slovakian <5> BLACK/African <17> Guyanese <1> New Zealand <37> Spanish <6> British <18> Haitian <11> Netherlands <38> Sri Lanka <7> Chinese <11> Holland <29> Nigerian <10> Swedish <8> Croatian <19> Hungarian <10> Norwegian <38> Tamil <9> Czech <20> Irish <30> Pakistani <39> Trinidadian <10> Danish <21> Italian <31> Philipino <40> Ukrainian <11> Dutch <22> Indian <32> Polish <41> Vietnamese <6> ENGLISH <23> Israeli <33> Portuguese <8> Yugoslavian <12> El Salvador <24> Jamaican <34> Russian <6> Welsh <13> Ethiopian <25> Japanese <6> SCOTTISH <0> Other (specify)[specify] <95> Native Indian, Inuit <96> Canadian <98> Don't know [goto d13] <99> Refused [goto d13] ====> >d12c<[bold][yellow] (INTERVIEWER: Enter THIRD mention only here.[n][white] <97> NO THIRD MENTION [goto d13] <1> Australian <14> French <26> Jewish <8> Serbia <2> Austrian <10> Finnish <27> Korean <35> Sikh <3> Bahamian <15> German <28> Lebanese <36> Somalia <4> Bangladeshi <16> Greek <8> Macedonian <9> Slovakian <5> BLACK/African <17> Guyanese <1> New Zealand <37> Spanish <6> British <18> Haitian <11> Netherlands <38> Sri Lanka <7> Chinese <11> Holland <29> Nigerian <10> Swedish <8> Croatian <19> Hungarian <10> Norwegian <38> Tamil <9> Czech <20> Irish <30> Pakistani <39> Trinidadian <10> Danish <21> Italian <31> Philipino <40> Ukrainian <11> Dutch <22> Indian <32> Polish <41> Vietnamese <6> ENGLISH <23> Israeli <33> Portuguese <8> Yugoslavian <12> El Salvador <24> Jamaican <34> Russian <6> Welsh <13> Ethiopian <25> Japanese <6> SCOTTISH <0> Other (specify)[specify] <95> Native Indian, Inuit <96> Canadian <98> Don't know <99> Refused ====> >d12d<[bold][yellow] (INTERVIEWER: Enter FOURTH mention only here.[n][white] <97> NO FOURTH MENTION <1> Australian <14> French <26> Jewish <8> Serbia <2> Austrian <10> Finnish <27> Korean <35> Sikh <3> Bahamian <15> German <28> Lebanese <36> Somalia <4> Bangladeshi <16> Greek <8> Macedonian <9> Slovakian <5> BLACK/African <17> Guyanese <1> New Zealand <37> Spanish <6> British <18> Haitian <11> Netherlands <38> Sri Lanka <7> Chinese <11> Holland <29> Nigerian <10> Swedish <8> Croatian <19> Hungarian <10> Norwegian <38> Tamil <9> Czech <20> Irish <30> Pakistani <39> Trinidadian <10> Danish <21> Italian <31> Philipino <40> Ukrainian <11> Dutch <22> Indian <32> Polish <41> Vietnamese <6> ENGLISH <23> Israeli <33> Portuguese <8> Yugoslavian <12> El Salvador <24> Jamaican <34> Russian <6> Welsh <13> Ethiopian <25> Japanese <6> SCOTTISH <0> Other (specify)[specify] <95> Native Indian, Inuit <96> Canadian <98> Don't know <99> Refused ====> >d13< [# wv] [r] How important is religion in your life, would you say: very important, [n] [r] quite important, not important, or not at all important? [n] <1> very important <3> quite important <5> not important <7> or not at all important <8> don't know <9> refused ====> >age< [# Repeat ] [r] And could you tell me in what year were you born? [n] <1875-1981> Enter year of birth please <9997> 1981 or later <9999> refused ====> >stop< [if ETIM eq <>][settime ETIM][endif] [record language in LANG] [if tm1 ne <>][if tm2 ne <>] [subtime tm1 from tm2 into tm3] [endif][endif] [goto SET]