State
1 = 01: Andhra Pradesh
2 = 02: Arunachal Pradesh
3 = 03: Assam
4 = 04: Bihar
5 = 05: Goa
6 = 06: Gujarat
7 = 07: Haryana
8 = 08: Himachal Pradesh
9 = 09: Jammu & Kashmir
10 = 10: Karnataka
11 = 11: Kerala
12 = 12: Madhya Pradesh
13 = 13: Maharashtra
14 = 14: Manipur
15 = 15: Meghalaya
16 = 16: Mizoram
17 = 17: Nagaland
18 = 18: Orissa
19 = 19: Punjab
20 = 20: Rajasthan
21 = 21: Sikkim
22 = 22: Tamil Nadu
23 = 23: Tripura
24 = 24: Uttar Pradesh
25 = 25: West Bengal
27 = 27: Chandigarh
30 = 30: Delhi
32 = 32: Pondicherry
33 = 33: Jharkhand
34 = 34: Chhattisgarh
35 = 35: UttaraKhand

Type of Pariamentry Constituencies
1 = 1: Reserved (SC)
2 = 2: Reserved (ST)
3 = 3: General

F10: May I begin the interview now?
1 = 1: Respondent agrees to be interviewed
2 = 2: Respondent does not agree to be interviewed

Z1: What is your age?
95 = 95: 95 years and above
98 = 98: No response

Z2: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female

Z3: What is your marital status?
1 = 1: Married
2 = 2: Married, gauna not performed
3 = 3: Widowed
4 = 4: Divorced
5 = 5: Separated
6 = 6: Deserted
7 = 7: Never married/Single
8 = 8: No response

Q1: Will you vote in the coming Lok Sabha elections?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
3 = 3: Not heard about Lok Sabha elections
8 = 8: Don't know

Q1a: (If yes in Q1) Will you definitely vote in any condition or is it possible that you may not be able to vote for some reason?
1 = 1: Definitely vote
2 = 2: Might not vote for some reason
8 = 8: Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q3: (If ‘Voted’ in Q2) The party for which you voted now, will you vote for the same party on the day of voting or your decision may change?
1 = 1: Vote for the same party
2 = 2: Decision may change
8 = 8: Don’t know/Can’t say/No response
9 = 9: N.A.

Q5: People have different considerations when they go out to vote. What will be the most important consideration for you when you vote in the Lok Sabha election – local Candidate, Party or the Prime Ministerial candidate of a party?
1 = 1: Local candidate
2 = 2: Party
3 = 3: Prime Ministerial candidate
4 = 4: Others
8 = 8: Don’t know/Can’t say/No respons

Q6: Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre over the last four and half years?
1 = 1: Fully satisfied
2 = 2: Somewhat satisfied
3 = 3: Somewhat dissatisfied
4 = 4: Fully dissatisfied
8 = 8: Don't know/Can't say/No response

Q7: Who among these would you hold most responsible for UPA government’s poor condition today – Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi , UPA’s ministers or UPA’s allies?
1 = 01: Sonia Gandhi
2 = 02: Manmohan Singh
3 = 03: Rahul Gandhi
4 = 04: UPA’s ministers
5 = 05: UPA allies
6 = 06: Sonia and Rahul
7 = 07: Manmohan and Sonia
8 = 08: Manmohan and Rahul
9 = 09: Manmohan, Sonia and Rahul
10 = 10: PM & Ministers/Govt
11 = 11: All
12 = 12: No one
13 = 13: Others
98 = 98: Don't know/Can't say/No response

Q8: What will be the single most important issue for you when you vote in the next 2014 Lok Sabha election?
1 = 01: Price rise/LPG hike/Diesel/Petrol etc
21 = 21: Need for strong leader/decisive leader
30 = 30: Education, schools, colleges, teaching, teachers
32 = 32: Poverty/ rich-poor gap/neglect of poor
35 = 35: Foreign policy/relations with countries
57 = 57: Displacement due to development/industries

Q10: If you had to choose between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister of India, whom would you choose?
1 = 1: Rahul Gandhi
2 = 2: Narendra Modi
3 = 3: Any would do
4 = 4: Neither
8 = 8: Don't know/Can't say

Q11: People have different opinions on Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal’s politics. Some people believe that Arvind Kejriwal is doing nothing but drama keeping in mind the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. What is your opinion?
1 = 1: Doing only drama
2 = 2: Is genuinely concerned
3 = 3: Does drama but is genuinely concerned as well
4 = 4: I don’t care
8 = 8: Can't say

Q12: While voting, some people give more importance to the work done by the state govt in the state while others give more importance to the work done by the central govt in Delhi.What will matter to you the most?
1 = 1: Central government in Delhi
2 = 2: State government
3 = 3: Both
4 = 4: Interested in neither
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: Can't say

Q13a: Now I will read out a few statements regarding Narendra Modi. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with-Narendra Modi should apologise for the 2002 Gujarat riots?
1 = 1: Fully agree
2 = 2: Somewhat agree
3 = 3: Somewhat disagree
4 = 4: Fully disagree
8 = 8: Don’t know/Can’t say/No response

Q14: Has any political party or candidate contacted you through a phone call or recorded voice or SMS in the last one month?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Don't remember

Q17: In your opinion which State in India is doing best on development indicators?
1 = 01: Andhra Pradesh
2 = 02: Arunachal Pradesh
3 = 03: Assam
4 = 04: Bihar
5 = 05: Goa
6 = 06: Gujarat
7 = 07: Haryana
8 = 08: Himachal Pradesh
9 = 09: Jammu & Kashmir
10 = 10: Karnataka
11 = 11: Kerala
12 = 12: Madhya Pradesh
13 = 13: Maharashtra
14 = 14: Manipur
15 = 15: Meghalaya
16 = 16: Mizoram
17 = 17: Nagaland
18 = 18: Orissa
19 = 19: Punjab
20 = 20: Rajasthan
21 = 21: Sikkim
22 = 22: Tamil Nadu
23 = 23: Tripura
24 = 24: Uttar Pradesh
25 = 25: West Bengal
27 = 27: Chandigarh
30 = 30: Delhi
32 = 32: Pondicherry
33 = 33: Jharkhand
34 = 34: Chhattisgarh
35 = 35: UttaraKhand
98 = 98: Don't know

Q20: How often has your MP visited your village/mohalla/colony in the last five years - many times, 4-5 times, 2-3 times, once or never?
1 = 1: Many times
2 = 2: 4-5 times
3 = 3: 2-3 times
4 = 4: Once
5 = 5: Never
8 = 8: Can't say

Q21: The government of India has instituted a policy of reserving seats in educational institutions and government jobs. In your opinion should reservations be continued in both education and jobs, only jobs or only education?
1 = 1: Both education and jobs
2 = 2: Only jobs
3 = 3: Only education
4 = 4: Nowhere/oppose reservation
8 = 8: Can't say

Q22a: In your opinion should the government of India extend the reservations to Private sector jobs?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Can't say

Q23a: In your opinion should the government reserve seats in educational institutitions for the Dalits communities or provide them with scholarships?
1 = 1: Reserve seats
2 = 2: Scholarship
3 = 3: Both
4 = 4: Neither
8 = 8: Don't know

Q24a: How would you rate the ruling state government in terms of corruption - are they very corrupt, somewhat corrupt or not at all corrupt?
1 = 1: Very corrupt
2 = 2: Somewhat corrupt
3 = 3: Not at all
8 = 8: Don't know/Can't say

Q25: People have different opinions regarding the Naxalites. I will read out some of those. Please tell me, with which one do you agree the most?
1 = 1: The naxalite spread needless violence
2 = 2: The naxalites struggle for the rights of the poor
3 = 3: Their demands are genuine but their methods are wrong
4 = 4: Not heard
8 = 8: No opinion

Q26: If the Congress party is not in a position to form the government after the election along with its existing allies then what should it do - should it sit in the opposition, should it provide outside support to a Third Front govt?
1 = 1: Sit in opposition
2 = 2: Support a third front govt
3 = 3: Try to form a coalition govt
4 = 4: Others
8 = 8: Can't say

Q27a: Now I will read out a few statements. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with-If the government offices have fewer employees, the government would be able to do its job more effectively?
1 = 1: Strongly agree
2 = 2: Somewhat agree
3 = 3: Somewhat disagree
4 = 4: Strongly disagree
8 = 8: Don't know/Can't say/No response

Q29a: How regularly do you Watch TV for News – daily, sometimes, rarely or never?
1 = 1: Daily
2 = 2: Sometimes
3 = 3: Rarely
4 = 4: Never
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know

Q30a: Do you have the Facebook account accounts?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes

Q30a(a): (If yes) How frequently do you use this - daily, sometimes, rarely or never?
1 = 1: Daily
2 = 2: Sometimes
3 = 3: Rarely
4 = 4: Never
8 = 8: Can't say/Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q34: Should the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre get another chance after the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Don't know/Can't say/No response

Z4: Up to what level have you studied?
0 = 0: Non Literate
1 = 1: Below Primary
2 = 2: Primary pass/ Middle fail
3 = 3: Middle pass/Matric Fail
4 = 4: Matric
5 = 5: Intermediate/ College no degree
6 = 6: Graduate or equivalent
7 = 7: Post Graduate
8 = 8: Professional Degrees and Higher Research
9 = 9: No information

Z5: What is your main occupation?
20 = 20: Elected Officials: Top central/state level
21 = 21: Elected Officials: District level elected officials
29 = 29: Other administrative, managerial and clerical workers
50 = 50: Mechanics, machine tool operators, drivers
69 = 69: Other semi-skilled and unskilled workers

Z6: What is your Caste/Jati-biradari/Tribe name?
870 = 870: Christians No Caste/Other Christians

Z6a: And what is your caste group?
1 = 1: Scheduled Caste (SC)
2 = 2: Scheduled Tribe (ST)
3 = 3: Other Backward Caste
4 = 4: Others
9 = 9: N.A.

Z7: What is your religion?
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist/Neo Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Animism
8 = 8: No religion
9 = 9: Others

Z8: Do you have ration card?
1 = 1: Above Poverty Line
2 = 2: Below Poverty Line
3 = 3: Antyodaya
4 = 4: Annapurna
5 = 5: Do not have
6 = 6: Had, but lost it
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: No response

Z10: Area/Locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: Town(Below 1 Lakh)
3 = 3: City (above 1 Lakh)
4 = 4: Metropolitan city(above 10 lakhs)

Z10a: (If Town/City/Metropolitan) Type of house where Respondent lives (own or rented)
1 = 1: House/Flat/Bunglow
2 = 2: House/Flat with 3 or 4 bedrooms
3 = 3: House/Flat with 2 bedrooms
4 = 4: Houses/Flat with 2 Pucca rooms
5 = 5: House with 1 Pucca room
6 = 6: Mainly Kutcha house
7 = 7: Slum/Jhuggi Jhopri
9 = 9: N.A.

Z10b: (If village) Type of house where Respondent lives (own or rented)
1 = 1: Pucca
2 = 2: Pucca-Kutcha
3 = 3: Kutcha
4 = 4: Hut
9 = 9: N.A.

Z11: Total number of family member(Adult)
0 = 0: Blank/NA
1 = 1: One
2 = 2: Two
3 = 3: Three
4 = 4: Four
5 = 5: Five
6 = 6: Six
7 = 7: Seven
8 = 8: Eight
9 = 9: Nine and above

Z12a: Do you or members of your household have Car/Jeep/Van?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No