Assembly Constituencies
PS
Respondent ID
Q1: In the last Lok Sabha Election, did anybody like me come to interview you?
Q2: Could you able to vote in the recent Assembly Election held in Bihar?
Q2a: (If yes), Whom did you vote for Vidhan Sabha Election 2005?
Q2b(1): What was the biggest thing in your mind when you decided to vote for this particular person? Why did you vote for him (1st)?
Q2b(2): What was the biggest thing in your mind when you decided to vote for this particular person? Why did you vote for him (2nd)?
Q2c: (If voted), When you finally decide whom to vote?
Q2d: (If not voted), What was the main reason for which you couldnot vote in this election?
Q3: (If Voted) Was the voting mark properly put in your finger?
Q4: In your opinion, who should be the next Chief Minister of Bihar after this election?
Q5: Could you vote in Lok Sabha Election 2004?
Q5a: (If yes), Whom did you vote for Lok Sabha Election 2004?
Q6: Could you vote in Vidhan Sabha Election 2000?
Q6a: (If yes), Whom did you vote for Vidhan Sabha Election 2000?
Q7: How much interest did you show in the campaigning for this election
Q8(a): Did you attend any election meetings?
Q8(b): Did you participate in election rallies and processions?
Q8(c): Did door to door campaigning?
Q8(d): Did you give or collect donations?
Q8(e): Did you distribute pamphlets or pasted posters?
Q9: Did any candidate, party-worker or campaigner come to your house to ask for your vote?
Q10: When you decided whom to vote, did you take opinion or suggestion of anyone?
Q11: (If yes), From whom?
Q12: Of all, whose opinion did you consider the most?
Q13: Was your vote purely based on your own decision or was there an influence of others opinion?
Q14: In your opinion do you think the other members of your family voted the same candidate as you did?
Q15: Is your family associated with any other party?
Q15a: (If yes), Which party?
Q16: Have you or any member of your family ever had any close relation with any leader?
Q16a: (If yes), In which party he/she is with for this election?
Q17: Which party do you think can best take care of the interest of your caste-community?
Q18: In the last five years have you or any member of your family been benefited by any Govt. Scheme or Yojna?
Q19(1): Do you heard of the name of INC Candidate?
Q19(1): (If yes), What is your opinion about INC candidate?
Q19(2): Do you heard of the name of BJP Candidate?
Q19(2): (If yes), What is your opinion about BJP candidate?
Q19(3): Do you heard of the name of RJD Candidate?
Q19(3): (If yes), What is your opinion about RJD candidate?
Q19(4): Do you heard of the name of LJNSP Candidate?
Q19(4): (If yes), What is your opinion about LJNSP candidate?
Q19(5): Do you heard of the name of Other Major Candidate?
Q19(5): (If yes), What is your opinion about Other Major candidate candidate?
Q19a: Do you or any member of your family have any relationship or know any of these candidates?
Q20: While voting, you may look only at the candidate and not the party, then whom would you vote for?
Q21: Looking at the way you and your family members have voted in the last few elections, would you call yourself a supporter of Congress, BJP, RJD, JD(U) or not a supporter of any party?
Q22: How satisfied are you about the work done by your MLA in the last five years?
Q23: To what extent do you think there had been electoral mal practices or irregularities in your area in this election?
Q24: If you compare this year election to the last elections, do you think the election mal practices and irregularities have increased or decreased?
Q24a(1): (If 1 or 2 in Q23) What kind of mal practices?(1st)
Q24a(2): (If 1 or 2 in Q23) What kind of mal practices?(2nd)
Q25: What is your opinion about the work done by the RJD govt. during its rule for the last five years in Bihar?
Q26: What is the biggest problem in your locality/village/city?
Q26a: In your opinion which party is most capable to solve this problem?
Q27: What is your opinion about the work done by the Congress led government at the Centre?
Q28: If you compare the present Congress led govt. in the centre with that of the previous BJP led NDA govt, which among the two do you think is better?
Q29(a): In your opinion Congress and Lok Janshakti parties enter into an alliance?
Q29(b): In your opinion JD(U) and Lok Janshakti parties enter into an alliance?
Q29(c): In your opinion RJD and Congress parties enter into an alliance?
Q29(d): In your opinion BJP and Lok Janshakti parties enter into an alliance?
Q29(e): In your opinion BJP and JD(U) parties enter into an alliance?
Q29(f): In your opinion RJD Lok Janshakti parties enter into an alliance?
Q30: What is your opinion about Government formed by various party coalition?
Q31(a): Security of Common people
Q31(b): Security of Muslims
Q31(c): Condition of roads
Q31(d): Corruption
Q31(e): Supply of Electricity
Q31(f): Strength of backwards
Q31(g): Dignity of the poor
Q32: What is opinion on the corruption of Bihar during last 15 years?
Q33(a): Among Laloo Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Ram Bilas Paswan, who is better for the whole development of Bihar?
Q33(b): Among Laloo Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Ram Bilas Paswan, who is most corrupt?
Q33(c): Among Laloo Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Ram Bilas Paswan, who is best for the betterment of the backward and the dalits?
Q33(d): Among Laloo Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Ram Bilas Paswan, who is most honest?
Q34: How regularly do you read the newspaper?
Q35: How regularly do you listen to the news in the Radio?
Q36: How regularly do you watch news in the TV?
Q37: What is your opinion on Rabri Devi as a Chief Minister?
Q38: What is opinion about the rule of Laloo in Bihar?
Q39(a): While casting your vote in the election how much were you influenced by dignity of ones caste-community?
Q39(b): While casting your vote in the election how much were you influenced by good candidate?
Q39(c): While casting your vote in the election how much were you influenced by question of employment?
Q39(d): While casting your vote in the election how much were you influenced by free from corruption/goons?
Q39(e): While casting your vote in the election how much were you influenced by development of the state?
Q40: Out of these issue which issue was most important for you?
Q41: What is your opinion about the rule of Laloo Prasad Yadav in Bihar?
Q42: Do you think RJD Govt. should be given another chance to form the govt. in Bihar?
Q43: While casting your vote and all parties were contesting independently, then which party would you vote for?
B1: Age
B2: Gender
B3: How educated are you?
B3a: What is the level of Education of your Father?
B3a: What is the level of Education of your Mother?
B4: What is your occupation?
B4a: (If the respondent is not main earner) What is the occupation of Main earner?
B4b: What is the occupation of your Father?
B5: What is your caste/jati-biradari?
B5a: What is your caste group?
B6: What is your religion?
B7: Do you have photo I-Card?
B8: Locality)
B8a: (If Town), Type of house
B8b: (If village), Type of house
B11a: No. of Adults
B11b: No. of Children
B12: Do you have toilets in your house?
B13(a): Do you or your family member have Car/Jeep/Van?
B13(b): Do you or your family member have Tractor?
B13(c): Do you or your family member have Television?
B13(d): Do you or your family member have Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped?
B13(e): Do you or your family member have Telephone?
B13(f): Do you or your family member have Mobile phone?
B13(g): Do you or your family member have Electric fan/Cooler?
B13(h): Do you or your family member have Cycle?
B13(i): Do you or your family member have Radio/Transistor?
B13(j): Do you or your family member have Pumping set?
B13(k): Do you or your family member have Fridge?
B13(l): How many number of Goat/sheep do you or your family member have?
B13(m): How many number of cows/buffalo do you or your family member have?
B14: Source of drinking water
B15: Source of Light
B16: Source of Fuel
B17: Total monthly income of the family
Eq1: How many calls were made where the interview took place?
Eq7: Were there any other people immediately present who might be listening during the interview?
Eq8: How often did the respondent check with others for information to answers for questions?
Eq9: Do you think anyone influenced the answer of respondent during the interviews?
Eq10: Were you approached by community and/or political party representatives?
Eq11: Did you feel threatened during the interview or the fieldwork?
Eq12: What proportion of the questions do you feel the respondent had difficulty answering?
Eq14(a): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(1st)?
Eq14(b): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(2nd)?
Eq14(c): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(3rd)?