AC Type
1 = 1: RJD Safe
2 = 2: NDA Safe
3 = 3: Close Contest
4 = 4: Multi corner
8 = 8: Add on Sample
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1: While talking to people about recent election to the Vidhan Sabha, we find some people were not able to vote. How about you? Were you able to cast your vote or not?
1 = 1: Could Not Voted
2 = 2: Voted
8 = 8: No opinion

Q1a: (If voted), whom did you vote for?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: JD(U)
4 = 04: CPI
5 = 05: CPI(M)
6 = 06: BSP
7 = 07: NCP
11 = 11: RJD
12 = 12: LJNSP
18 = 18: JMM
30 = 30: SP
40 = 40: CPIML(L)
54 = 54: IPF
55 = 55: MCC
96 = 96: Independent
97 = 97: Other smaller party
98 = 98: D.K.
99 = 99: NA

Q1b(1): (If voted) whosoever you did vote for, what was it uppermost in your mind? Why did you vote for him/her?(1st)
1 = 01: Voting is my duty
2 = 02: Voted in the past
3 = 03: Paid money hence voted
4 = 04: Members of family told
5 = 05: Everyone in family was going to vote
6 = 06: People of village told to vote
7 = 07: Everyone in village was voting
8 = 08: A candidate from my caste
9 = 09: Voted to defeat someone
10 = 10: Someone I liked was contesting
11 = 11: Good party/candidate
12 = 12: Nehru-Gandhi family
13 = 13: Change government
14 = 14: Development
15 = 15: Road-Streets
16 = 16: Against goons Gundagardi
17 = 17: Basic facilities
18 = 18: Anti-Corruption
19 = 19: Employment
20 = 20: Inflation
21 = 21: Farmers problem
22 = 22: Irrigation facilities
23 = 23: Domicile
24 = 24: Security problems
25 = 25: Education/schooling
26 = 26: Respect for the dalit
27 = 27: Security of the Muslim
28 = 28: Sewerage problem
29 = 29: Problems of bridge
30 = 30: Loyalty in the BJP
95 = 95: Other problems
97 = 97: No second problem
98 = 98: Do not know
99 = 99: NA

Q1c: (If voted), When did you finally make up your mind about who to vote for - on the day of voting, a day or two before voting, after the campaign began or even before campaign began?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: On the day of voting
2 = 2: 1 or 2 days before voting
3 = 3: After campaign started
4 = 4: Before campaign began
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1d: (If voted) Was your finger correctly marked?
1 = 1: Mark is visible
2 = 2: No mark is visible
8 = 8: Could not check the mark
9 = NA

Q1e: (If voted) While voting, did the election officer asked you to produce any proof for identification?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1f: (If yes to Q 1e), What did you show him as a proof for identification?
1 = 1: Voters I Card
2 = 2: Ration Card
3 = 3: Pan Card
4 = 4: Driving License
5 = 5: Passport
6 = 6: Others
9 = 9: N.A.

Q1g: (If not voted), What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Out of station
2 = 2: Not well
3 = 3: Had no interest
4 = 4: Fear of violence at polling booth
5 = 5: Did not have I-Card
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q2: Now I shall ask you about previous assembly election held six months back (February 2005), were you able to vote?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
3 = 3: Was not a voter then
8 = 8: Do not remember

Q2b: (If not voted), What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Out of Station
2 = 2: Not well
3 = 3: Had no interest
4 = 4: Fear of violence at polling booth
5 = 5: Did not have I-Card
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q3: Now let us talk about the election campaign during this election. How interested were you in the election campaign - a great deal, somewhat or not at all?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Not at all
2 = 2: Somewhat
3 = 3: Very much
8 = 8: No opinion

Q4(a): Did you attend any election meetings?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No opinion

Q6: Who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of Bihar?
1 = 01: Laloo Prasad Yadav
2 = 02: Rabri Devi
3 = 03: Ram Vilas Paswan
4 = 04: Nitish Kumar
5 = 05: George Fernandez
6 = 06: Sushil Modi
7 = 07: Shatrughan Sinha
8 = 08: Jagannath Mishra
97 = 97: Others
98 = 98: DK
99 = 99: NA

Q7a: (If yes) whose opinion mattered to you most?
1 = 1: Husband/wife
2 = 2: Other family members
3 = 3: Members of caste-community
4 = 4: Religious leader
5 = 5: Friend/Neighbour
6 = 6: Colleague
7 = 7: Others
9 = 9: N.A.

Q8: Do you realize that you did, by and large, cast your vote on your own decision or your decision was influenced by others opinion?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Own decision only
2 = 2: Influenced by others opinion
8 = 8: No opinion

Q9: In your opinion, all the members of your family voted for the same candidate or voted differently
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Voted the same candidate
2 = 2: Voted the different candidate
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q12: The way election held this time, to what extent, there were malpractices - several malpractices, to some extent or no malpractices at all?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Several malpractices
2 = 2: To some extent
3 = 3: No malpractices
8 = 8: No opinion

Q13. If we compare this election with the election held six months back, in your opinion, malpractices in your locality, have increased or decreased or no malpractices occur at all.
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: More than before
2 = 2: Less than before
3 = 3: Same as before
4 = 4: No malpractices occur at all
8 = 8: No opinion

Q13a: (If increased, decreased or same as before) what kind of malpractices occurred?
1 = 01: Bogus voting
2 = 02: Pressurising voters
3 = 03: Agents trying to convince voters on the booth
4 = 04: Discrepancies in voter list
5 = 05: Malpractices by polling officers
6 = 06: Malpractices by polling officers
7 = 07: Conflict on polling booth
8 = 08: Parlibhan
9 = 09: Booth capturing
10 = 10: Firing
11 = 11: Fighting on the polling booth
12 = 12: Kidnapping
13 = 13: Voting started late
14 = 14: Violence at polling booth
15 = 15: EVM not functioning
95 = 95: Other problems
99 = 99: NA

Q15: Which party do you consider the best to take care of the interest of your caste - community?
0 = 00: No party
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: JD(U)
4 = 04: CPI
5 = 05: CPI(M)
6 = 06: BSP
7 = 07: NCP
11 = 11: RJD
12 = 12: LJNSP
18 = 18: JMM
30 = 30: SP
40 = 40: CPIML(L)
54 = 54: IPF
55 = 55: MCC
96 = 96: Independent
97 = 97: Other smaller party
98 = 98: D.K.
99 = 99: NA

Q16. What is your opinion; vote be cast on the basis of caste-community consideration?
1 = 1: Caste-community important
2 = 2: Caste-community not important
3 = 3: Both issues
8 = 8: No opinion

Q17: Suppose all the candidates had fought independently, which candidate would you have voted for?
0 = 00: No Party
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: JD(U)
4 = 04: CPI
5 = 05: CPI(M)
6 = 06: BSP
7 = 07: NCP
11 = 11: RJD
12 = 12: LJNSP
18 = 18: JMM
30 = 30: SP
40 = 40: CPIML(L)
54 = 54: IPF
55 = 55: MCC
96 = 96: Independent
97 = 97: Other smaller party
98 = 98: D.K.
99 = 99: NA

Q18: Have you been a traditional party supporter?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: JD(U)
4 = 04: CPI
5 = 05: CPI(M)
6 = 06: BSP
7 = 07: NCP
11 = 11: RJD
12 = 12: LJNSP
18 = 18: JMM
21 = 21: Samata
30 = 30: SP
40 = 40: CPIML(L)
54 = 54: IPF
55 = 55: MCC
96 = 96: Independent
97 = 97: Other smaller party
98 = 98: D.K.
99 = 99: NA

Q19: Which party did form the government after Feb. election?
1 = 1: Correct
2 = 2: Incorrect
8 = 8: D.K.

Q21: People have varying opinion regarding President rule. Some people think, it was neutral; others say it favoured some party, what is your opinion in this regard?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Neutral
2 = 2: Favoured some party
8 = 8: No opinion

Q22: Who do you think was most responsible for president rule?
0 = 0: Could not Understand
1 = 1: Central govt.
2 = 2: Governor
3 = 3: RJD
4 = 4: LJNSP
5 = 5: JD(U)-BJP Alliance
7 = 7: All Parties
8 = 8: No opinion

Q23a: In your opinion Congress, RJD and LJNSP enter in coalition government or not?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: No opinion

Q24: What do you think about the imposition of Presidents rule after Feb. 2005 election?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Fully correct
2 = 2: Somewhat correct
3 = 3: Somewhat incorrect
4 = 4: Fully incorrect
8 = 8: No opinion

Q25a: (If 2 in Q25) What have you heard about? What was the verdict?
1 = 1: Correct
2 = 2: Incorrect
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: N.A.

Q26a: During President rule, how following things have taken place? Security of common people
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Worse than before
2 = 2: Same as before
3 = 3: Better than before
8 = 8: No opinion

Q27: Some people think that during President rule the business of government was better than RJD. Others say it was worse than RJD government. What is your opinion?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Better than RJD
2 = 2: Worse than RJD
3 = 3: No difference
8 = 8: No opinion

Q28: What is the biggest problem of your village/town/city?
1 = 01: Electricity supply
2 = 02: Cleanliness
3 = 03: Problems with bills
4 = 04: Roads/Streets
5 = 05: Hospitals
6 = 06: Employment/Poverty
7 = 07: Community Sanitation/Toilet
8 = 08: Veternity Hospitals
9 = 09: Schools
10 = 10: Drinking water supply
11 = 11: Liquor shops should be elected
12 = 12: Gambling
13 = 13: Development
14 = 14: Sewers needed
15 = 15: Housing problems
16 = 16: Irrigation facilities
17 = 17: Goons Gundagardi
18 = 18: Corruption
19 = 19: Naxialite terror
20 = 20: Inflation
21 = 21: Transport facilities
22 = 22: Shortage of cremation
23 = 23: Ration cards
24 = 24: Famine/drought problems
25 = 25: Folding problems
26 = 26: Problem of bridge
90 = 90: No problem
95 = 95: Other problems
98 = 98: DK
99 = 99: NA

Q29: What is your opinion regarding the one and a half year old UPA government in the centre?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Fully satisfied
2 = 2: Somewhat satisfied
3 = 3: Somewhat dissatisfied
4 = 4: Fully dissatisfied
8 = 8: No opinion

Q30: If we compare UPA government with its predecessor BJP led NDA government, which one do you think being good?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: UPA Govt
2 = 2: NDA Govt
3 = 3: Both equally good
4 = 4: Both equally bad
8 = 8: No opinion

Q31: To what extent do you hail the decision of Ramvilas Paswan not to contest the election with Congress - RJD as correct?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Fully correct
2 = 2: Somewhat correct
3 = 3: Somewhat wrong
4 = 4: Fully wrong
8 = 8: No opinion

Q32: What is your opinion regarding the coalition government?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Nothing wrong
2 = 2: Only special circumstances
3 = 3: Under no circumstances
8 = 8: No opinion

Q34. What is your opinion regarding the Laoo/Rabri regime &&..?
1 = 1: Totally bad and corruption increased
2 = 2: Overall improved
3 = 3: No development but exploitation stopped
8 = 8: No opinion

Q35a: Among Ram Vilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, who is good for the development of whole Bihar?
1 = 1: Ram Vilas Paswan
2 = 2: Laloo Prasad Yadav
3 = 3: Nitish Kumar
7 = 7: Not heard
8 = 8: No opinion

Q36: In overall context, who among the leaders of Bihar- Ramvilas Paswan, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar is better than others?
1 = 1: Ram Vilas Paswan
2 = 2: Laloo Prasad Yadav
3 = 3: Nitish Kumar
4 = 4: All Bad
5 = 5: All good
6 = 6: No difference
8 = 8: No opinion

Q37(1): Is kidnapping/goondagardi issue important for you?
1 = 1: Not at all
2 = 2: Somewhat
3 = 3: Very much
8 = 8: D.K.

Q38: Which one of the issues was the most important?
1 = 1: Kidnapping/Goondagardi
2 = 2: Caste/community consideration
3 = 3: Work employment
4 = 4: Corruption/rangdari
5 = 5: Development of the state
8 = 8: D.K.
9 = 9: N.A.

Q41: What is your opinion regarding situation in Bihar in the past 10-15 years?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: From bad to worse
2 = 2: No change
3 = 3: Some improvment
8 = 8: No opinion

Q42: What do you feel of being Bihari?
1 = 1: Feel ashamed
2 = 2: Proud of being bihari
3 = 3: Somewhat ashamed
4 = 4: Somewhat proud
5 = 5: Neither
8 = 8: No opinion

Q44: Suppose, there are ten steps in a ladder, where do you find Bihar?
0 = 00: 0 out of 10
1 = 01: 1 out of 10
2 = 02: 2 out of 10
3 = 03: 3 out of 10
4 = 04: 4 out of 10
5 = 05: 5 out of 10
6 = 06: 6 out of 10
7 = 07: 7 out of 10
8 = 08: 8 out of 10
9 = 09: 9 out of 10
10 = 10: 10 out of 10
98 = 98: DK
99 = NA

Q45: How regularly do you read the newspaper?
0 = 0: Could not understand
1 = 1: Daily
2 = 2: Often
3 = 3: Sometimes
4 = 4: Never
8 = 8: No opinion

Q48(a) How often do you do these religious things? Pooja-path/Namaj/Pararthana
1 = 1: Never
2 = 2: Only on festivals
3 = 3: Once a week
4 = 4: Daily
8 = 8: D.K.

Q48a(a): How many times do you do Katha/Bhajan-Kirtan/Satsang/Congregession/Church service?
1 = 1: Never
2 = 2: Rarely
3 = 3: Occasionally
4 = 4: Regularly
8 = D.K.

B2: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female

B3: How educated are you?
0 = 0: Non literate
1 = 1: Below Primary
2 = 2: Primary pass
3 = 3: Middle pass
4 = 4: Matric
5 = 5: Intermediate
6 = 6: Graduate or equivalent
7 = 7: Post graduate
8 = 8: Professional degrees
9 = 9: NA

B4: What is your occupation?
58 = 58: Other semi skilled and unskilled workers

B5a: What is your caste group?
1 = 1: Scheduled Caste(SC)
2 = 2: Scheduled Tribe (ST)
3 = 3: Other Backward Caste (OBC)
4 = 4: General/Others
9 = 9: NA

B6: What is your religion?
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Parsi
8 = 8: Others
9 = 9: NA

B7: Do you have photo I-Card?
1 = 1: No photo I-card
2 = 2: I-card not issued
3 = 3: Wrong photo I-card
4 = 4: Yes, have the photo I-card
5 = 5: Photo I-card lost
7 = 7: Others
9 = 9: NA

B7a: (If yes), When did you get voter I-card?
1 = 1: Last one month before
2 = 2: After the last Assembly Election
3 = 3: After last Lok Sabha Election
4 = 4: Before last Lok Sabha Election
5 = 5: So many days ago
7 = 7: Others
9 = 9: NA

B8: Locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: City(Below 1 Lakh)
3 = 3: Town (Above 1 Lakh)
4 = 4: Big town(Above 10 Lakhs)

B8a: (If Town/City), Type of house
0 = 0: NA
1 = 1: 4 or more bedroom flats
2 = 2: 3 or 4 bedroom flats
3 = 3: Two bedroom flats
4 = 4: Two room flats(with kitchen)
5 = 5: Two room flats(without kitchen)
6 = 6: One room flats(with kitchen)
7 = 7: One room flats(without kitchen)
8 = 8: Kutcha house
9 = 9: Slum/Jhuggi/Jhopri

B8b: (If village), Type of house
1 = 1: Pucca
2 = 2: Kutcha-Pucca
3 = 3: Kutcha
4 = 4: Jhopri
9 = 9: NA

B10: Number of rooms
0 = 0: Nil
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

B11a: No. of Adults
0 = 0: Blank
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

B12: Do you have toilets in your house?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
9 = 9: NA

B13(a): Do you or your family member have Car/Jeep/Van
0 = 0: No
1 = 1: Yes

B13(c): Do you or your family member have Television
0 = 0: No
1 = 1: B/W
2 = 2: Colour

B14: Source of drinking water
1 = 1: Tap water in the house
2 = 2: Tap water outside house
3 = 3: Tubewel
4 = 4: Well
5 = 5: Nature source
6 = 6: Hand pump
7 = 7: Others
9 = N.A

B15: Source of Light
1 = 1: Electricity
2 = 2: Kerosene oil
3 = 3: Others
9 = 9: NA

B16: Source of Fuel
1 = 1: LPG
2 = 2: Electricity
3 = 3: Kerosene oil
4 = 4: Coal/charkol
5 = 5: Other fuel(Purchased)
6 = 6: Other fuel(non purchased)
7 = 7: Others
9 = 9: N.A.

B17: Total monthly income of the family
1 = 1: Upto Rs. 1000
2 = 2: Rs.1001-Rs.2000
3 = 3: Rs.2001-Rs.3000
4 = 4: Rs.3001-Rs.4000
5 = 5: Rs.4001-Rs.5000
6 = 6: Rs.5001-Rs.10,000
7 = 7: Rs.10,001-Rs.20,000
8 = 8: Rs.20,001 and above
9 = 9: N.A.

Eq1: How many calls were made where the interview took place?
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

Eq6: Were there any other people immediately present who might be listening during the interview?
1 = 1: No one
2 = 2: Spouse only
3 = 3: Children only
4 = 4: A few others
5 = 5: Small crowd
9 = 9: NA

Eq7: How often did the respondent check with others for information to answers for questions?
1 = 1: Very frequently
2 = 2: Frequently
3 = 3: Sometimes
4 = 4: Never
9 = 9: N.A.

Eq8: Do you think anyone influenced the answer of respondent during the interviews?
1 = 1: Yes
2 = 2: No
9 = 9: N.A.

Eq11: What proportion of the questions do you feel the respondent had difficulty answering?
1 = : All' 2 '2: Most' 3 '3: Some' 4 '4: Few' 5 '5: None' 9 '9: N.A.'

Eq13(a): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(1st)?
1 = 1: Friendly
2 = 2: In between
3 = 3: Hostile
9 = 9: N.A.

Eq13(b): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(2nd)?
1 = 1: Interested
2 = 2: In between
3 = 3: Bored
9 = 9: N.A.

Eq13(c): What was the attitude of the respondent toward you during the interview(3rd)?
1 = 1: Cooperative
2 = 2: In between
3 = 3: Uncooperative
9 = 9: N.A.

1 = 1: Phase-I
2 = 2: Phase-II
3 = 3: Phase-III
9 = 9: N.A.