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 Jharkhand?
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 Jharkhand 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/JMM Candidate?
Q19(1): (If yes), What is your opinion about INC/JMM candidate?
Q19(2): Do you heard of the name of BJP/JD(U) Candidate?
Q19(2): (If yes), What is your opinion about BJP/JD(U) 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 Other Party Candidate?
Q19(4): (If yes), What is your opinion about Other Party candidate?
Q19(5): Do you heard of the name of Other IND Candidate?
Q19(5): (If yes), What is your opinion about Other IND 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: Traditional party supporter
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): What kind of mal practices?(1st)
Q24a(2): What kind of mal practices?(2nd)
Q25: What is your opinion about the work done by the BJP govt. during its rule for the last five years in Jharkhand?
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: If you compare the present govt of Arjun Munda to the earlier govt. of Babu Lal Marandi, which among the two do you think was better?
Q28: What is your opinion about the work done by the Congress led government at the Centre?
Q29: 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?
Q30: Have you heard of the Domicile controversy?
Q30a: (If yes), Who do you think should get the domicile status?
Q30b: How satisfied are you with the state govt. policy towards the Domicile controversy?
Q30c: (If yes), If the State Govt. policy towards the Domicile issue is implemented, who do you think would be most benefited?
Q31: What is your opinion about Government formed by various party coalition?
Q32(a): We should caste our vote in the same way as other members of our caste community does
Q32(b): As compared to National Parties, regional parties can form better govt. in the state
Q32(c): Though the Jharkhand state was formed mainly for the tribals the benefits of the new state has gone only to the upper castes
Q32(d): Migration from the state in search of work has decreased
Q32(e): In Jharkhand the needs and problems of the tribals have been ignored
Q32(f): With the formation of the new state, the condition of the non-tribals has deteriorated
Q33(a): Development of the state
Q33(b): Security of life and property
Q33(c): Condition of the tribals
Q33(d): Condition of roads
Q33(e): Supply of drinking water
Q33(f): Facilities for hospitals
Q33(g): Supply of electricity
Q33(h): Condition of schools
Q34: To what extent your expectations from the formation of the Jharkhand State have been fulfilled?
Q35(a): Marks of Arjun Munda
Q35(b): Marks of Babu Lal Marandi
Q35(c): Marks of Shibu Soren
Q35(d): Marks of Arjun Munda
Q35(e): Marks of Yashwant Sinha
Q35(f): Marks of Inder Singh Namdhari
Q36: How regularly do you read the newspaper?
Q37: How regularly do you listen to the news in the Radio?
Q38: How regularly do you watch news in the TV?
Q39: After this election, if the Congress-JMM coalition wins the election, the Chief Minister should be from which party?
Q40(a): Domicile Issue
Q40(b): Good candidate
Q40(c): Issue of employment
Q40(d): Free from corruption/Goons
Q40(e): Development of Jharkhand
Q41: Out of these issues, which issue was most important for you?
Q42: Do you think RJD Govt. should be given another chance to form the govt. in Jharkhand?
Q43: While casting your vote and all parties were contesting independently, then which party would you vote for?
B1: Age
B2: Gender
B3: Level of Education(Res)
B3a: Level of Education(Father)
B3a: Level of Education(Mother)
B4: Occupation(Respondent)
B4a: Occupation(Main earner)
B4b: Occupation(Father)
B5: Caste/Jati
B5a: Caste group
B6: 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): Car/Jeep/Van
B13(b): Tractor
B13(c): Television
B13(d): Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped
B13(e): Telephone
B13(f): Mobile telephone
B13(g): Electric fan/Cooler
B13(h): Cycle
B13(i): Radio/Transistor
B13(j): Pumping set
B13(k): Fridge
B13(l): No. of Goat/sheep
B13(m): No. of cows/buffalo
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)?