IB1: Gender of the Respondent
1 = Male
2 = Female
9 = No info

IB2: Respondent survey code
1 = Original
2 = Subsitute
9 = No information

IB3: Reasons for substition
1 = Members permanently away
2 = Information non-cooperative refused
3 = Others
9 = No information

IE1: Completed
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = NA

Q1: While taking to people about the just concluded assembly elections, we find that some people were not able to vote. How about you? Were you able to vote or not?
1 = 1: Not able to vote
2 = 2: Able to vote
8 = 8: No opinion

Q1a: (If voted) Whom did you vote for?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: BSP
4 = 04: SP
5 = 05: RLD(Ajit Singh)
6 = 06: Apna Dal
7 = 07: Jan Morcha(V.P. Singh)
8 = 08: CPM
9 = 09: CPI
10 = 10: JD (U)
11 = 11: NCP
12 = 12: RTKP
13 = 13: LJNSP
14 = 14: RJD
15 = 15: Lok Dal
16 = 16: BJS (Uma Bharti)
17 = 17: UPDF
18 = 18: Shiv Sena
19 = 19: MUL
90 = 90: Independents
97 = 97: Other parties
98 = 98: Don't know
99 = 99: Blank/Refused/NA

Q1b: (If voted) When did you finally make up your mind about who to vote for?
1 = 1: On the day of polling
2 = 2: A day or two before polling
3 = 3: During the campaign
4 = 4: After the campaign
5 = 5: Before the campaign started
8 = 8: Can't say
9 = 9: NA

Q1c: (If voted) Did the election officer correctly put the mark on your finger?
1 = 1: Mark not found
2 = 2: Mark found
8 = 8: Could not check the mark
9 = 9: NA

Q1d: (If voted) At the time of voting did the electoral officer ask any proof of your identity?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
9 = 9: NA

Q1e: (If yes in Q1d) What did you show for your proof?
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: NA

Q1f: (If voted) While deciding whom to vote, what was the most important consideration for you-candidate, party, caste community or something else?
1 = 1: Candidate
2 = 2: Party
3 = 3: Caste community
4 = 4: Something else
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: NA

Q1g: (If voted) Would you say that the candidate you voted for was from the party you really wanted to vote. Or would you say you voted for a party other than your first choice?
1 = 1: Voted for party first choice
2 = 2: Voted for party other than first choice
8 = 8: Can't say/No opinion
9 = 9: NA

Q1i: (If Voted for party other than first choice) People give different reasons for why they did not vote for the candidate of the party they really wanted to vote for. Which of these best applies for you?
1 = 1: Party did not put up a candidate in constituency
2 = 2: Candidate put up by the party was not their liking
3 = 3: Did not vote for candidate as it would not win
8 = 8: Can't say/DK
9 = 9: NA

Q1j: (If not Voted) What was the main reason due to which you could not vote in this election?
1 = 1: Out of station
2 = 2: Not well
3 = 3: Did not know I was a voter
4 = 4: No interest/Did not feel like voting
5 = 5: Returned, for lack of identity proof
6 = 6: Somebody had already voted before I went to vote
7 = 7: Others
8 = 8: Don't know
9 = 9: N.A.

Q2: During elections people have different opinion about the political parties. What is your opinion about it?
1 = 1: At least one party of their liking
2 = 2: Not even one party whom they really liked
8 = 8: No opinion/Can't say

Q3: Now let us talk about the election campaign during this election. How much interested were you in the election campaign this time?
1 = 1: Not at all
2 = 2: Somewhat
3 = 3: Great deal
8 = 8: Can't say/D.K.

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

Q5: Did any candidate, party worker or canvesser come to your house during the campaign to ask for your vote?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Don't remember

Q6: During elections people have different opinion about the candidates. What is your opinion about it?
1 = 1: At least one candidate of their liking
2 = 2: Not even one candidate whom they really liked
8 = 8: No opinion/Can't say

Q7: Now i will ask you about the last Assembly Elections held in 2002. Were you able to cast your vote or not?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Don't remember
9 = 9: Not a voter then

Q8: Who would you prefer the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
1 = 01: Rahul Gandhi
2 = 02: Kalyan Singh
3 = 03: Mayawati
4 = 04: Mulayam Singh
5 = 05: Ajit Singh
6 = 06: Priyanka Gandhi
7 = 07: Rajnath Singh
8 = 08: Akhilesh Yadav
9 = 09: Amar Singh
10 = 10: Kalraj Mishra
11 = 11: Lalji Tandan
12 = 12: Salman Khurshid
13 = 13: Keshri Nath Tripathi
14 = 14: Om Prakash Singh
15 = 15: Rajesh Tripathi
16 = 16: Raj Babbar
17 = 17: Shiv Pal Yadav
18 = 18: Sone Lal Patel
97 = 97: Others
99 = 99: Blank/Refused/Don't want to say

Q9a: (If yes) Whose advice did you value 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
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: NA

Q10: Considering everything, would you say your vote was based on your own decision or it was influenced by others opinion as well?
1 = 1: Own decision only
2 = 2: Influenced by others opinion
8 = 8: No opinion

Q11: In your opinion do you think the other members of your family voted the same candidate as you did or their vote was diffrent from yours?
1 = 1: Voted the same candidate
2 = 2: Voted different candidate
8 = 8: No opinion

Q13: Thinking of how you (or your family, in the case of first time voters) have voted in previous elections, how would you describe yourself?
1 = 01: Congress
2 = 02: BJP
3 = 03: BSP
4 = 04: SP
5 = 05: RLD(Ajit Singh)
6 = 06: Apna Dal
7 = 07: Jan Morcha(V.P. Singh)
8 = 08: CPM
9 = 09: CPI
10 = 10: JD (U)
11 = 11: NCP
12 = 12: RTKP
13 = 13: LJNSP
14 = 14: RJD
15 = 15: Lok Dal
16 = 16: BJS (Uma Bharti)
17 = 17: UPDF
18 = 18: Shiv Sena
19 = 19: MUL
80 = 80: No Party Supporter
90 = 90: Independents
97 = 97: Other parties
98 = 98: Don't know
99 = 99: Blank/Refused/NA

Q14: To what extent do you think there were electoral malpractices or irregularities in your area in this election?
1 = 1: Several malpractices
2 = 2: To some extent
3 = 3: No malpractices
8 = 8: No opinion

Q15: People have different opinions while casting the vote. What is your opinion in this regard?
1 = 1: Caste-community important
2 = 2: Caste-community not important
3 = 3: Both issues and caste-community important
8 = 8: No opinion

Q16: There are different opinions about Mulayam Singh Yadav's rule. What is your opinion in this regard?
1 = 1: Totally bad and corrupt/Goondagardi increased
2 = 2: Overall improvement
3 = 3: No development but exploitation/atrocity stopped
8 = 8: No opinion

Q17(1): While casting your vote in this election how much were you influenced by Price rise?
1 = 1: Very much
2 = 2: Somewhat
3 = 3: Not at all
8 = 8: No opinion

Q17a: Out of these issues, which issue was most important for you?
1 = 1: Price rise
2 = 2: Condition of farmers
3 = 3: Unemployment
4 = 4: Corruption
5 = 5: Development of the State
6 = 6: Ramjanambhoomi
7 = 7: Law and order situation
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: NA

Q18: Imagine a ladder with ten steps. At step one stands the most developed state and on step 10 stands the most backward state, then where do you think Uttar Pradesh stand in this ladder?
1 = 01: Step 1
2 = 02: Step 2
3 = 03: Step 3
4 = 04: Step 4
5 = 05: Step 5
6 = 06: Step 6
7 = 07: Step 7
8 = 08: Step 8
9 = 09: Step 9
10 = 10" Step 10
88 = 88: No opinion

Q21a: Which party is better for the development of Uttar Pradesh?
1 = 1: SP
2 = 2: BSP
3 = 3: BJP
4 = 4: Congress
8 = 8: Don't know

Q22: There are different opinions among people about the prevalence of crime in Uttar Pradesh. What is your opinion in this regard?
1 = 1: Crime in U.P. is less
2 = 2: Crime in U.P. is more
3 = 3: No difference
8 = 8: Can't say/D.K.

Q23a: How much trust do you have on Central/National Government?
1 = 1: Great deal
2 = 2: Some
3 = 3: Not very much
4 = 4: None at all
8 = 8: No opinion

Q24: Just suppose, after the election no single party gets clear majority in Uttar Pradesh. In such a situation, what would you prefer in the state?
1 = 1: President's rule
2 = 2: Two or more parties should form the government
3 = 3: Fresh elections
8 = 8: Can't say/D.K.

Q25: Are you aware that every MLA gets a fund for developmental work in his/her constituency?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes
8 = 8: Can't say/D.K.

Q25a: (If yes) There are different opinions regarding the MLA fund. What is your opinion in this regard?
1 = 1: It should be stopped
2 = 2: Should continue, it helps development
3 = 3: Continue, but with strict audit
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: NA

Q27a: Uttar Pradesh has become Uttam Pradesh. Do you agree.............?
1 = 1: Fully agree
2 = 2: Somewhat agree
3 = 3: Fully disagree
4 = 4: Somewhat disagree
8 = 8: No opinion
9 = 9: Not heard

B1: How often do you practice in prayer/puja/namaj?
1 = 1: Daily
2 = 2: Once a week
3 = 3: Only during festivals
4 = 4: Never
8 = 8: No opinion

B2: How Regularly do you read newspaper?
1 = 1: Regularly
2 = 2: Sometimes
3 = 3: Rarely
4 = 4: Never
8 = 8: No opinion

B5: Do you have Photo I-card?
1 = 1: Yes I have
2 = 2: Photographed, but did not get it
3 = 3: Have, but it has mistake
4 = 4: Do not have
5 = 5: Had, but lost it
7 = 7: Others

B5a: (If yes) When did you get your Voter I-card?
1 = 1: Last month
2 = 2: After last Assembly elections
3 = 3: After last Lok Sabha Elections
4 = 4: Before last Lok Sabha Elections
5 = 5: Long back
7 = 7: Others
9 = 9: NA

B6: Do you have Ration card?
1 = 1: No
2 = 2: Yes

B6a: (If yes) Which Ration card do you have?
1 = 1: A.P.L.
2 = 2: B.P.L.
3 = 3: Antodaya
4 = 4: Blue card
5 = 5: Red card
6 = 6: Yellow card
8 = 8: don't know
9 = 9: NA

B9: Gender
1 = 1: Male
2 = 2: Female

B10: What is your marital status?
1 = 1: Married
2 = 2: Unmarried
3 = 3: Living with someone, but unmarried
4 = 4: Divorced/Separated
5 = 5: Widowed
9 = 9: NA

B11: Label of Education (Respondent)
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: College no-degree
6 = 6: Graduate
7 = 7: Post Graduate
8 = 8: Professional degrees
9 = 9: NA

B12: What is your main occupation?
5 = 05: Accountants(with degree and working in good firm)
29 = 29: Other administrative, managerial and clerical workers
50 = 50: Mechanics, machine tool operators, drivers
69 = 69: Other semi-skilled and unskilled workers

B13: What is your Caste/Jati-biradari/Tribe name?
99 = 99: Not Ascertained/Failed to ask/Answer refused

B13a: 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

B14: Which religion do you follow?
1 = 1: Hindu
2 = 2: Muslim
3 = 3: Christian
4 = 4: Sikh
5 = 5: Buddhist
6 = 6: Jain
7 = 7: Parsi
8 = 8: Others

B15: Area/Locality
1 = 1: Village
2 = 2: Town (Below 1 lakh)
3 = 3: City (Above 1 lakh)
4 = 4: Metropolitan City (Above 10 laks)

B15a: (If Town/City) Type of house
0 = 0: NA
1 = 1: House/Flat with 4 or more bedrooms
2 = 2: House/Flat with 3 or 4 Bedrooms
3 = 3: House/Flat with 2 bedrooms (With kitchen and bathroom)
4 = 4: House/flats with 2 pucca rooms (with kitchen)
5 = 5: House/Flat with 2 pucca rooms(Without kitchen)
6 = 6: House with 1 pucca rooms(With kitchen)
7 = 7: House with 1 pucca rooms(without kitchen
8 = 8: Mainly Kutcha house
9 = 9: Slum/Jhuggi Jhopri/fully Kutcha

B15b: (If Village), Type of House
0 = 0: NA
1 = 1: Pucca
2 = 2: Pucca-Kutcha
3 = 3: Kutcha
4 = 4: Hut

B16: Number of rooms used in the household
0 = 0: No rooms/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

B17: 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

B18a: Car/Jeep/Van/Tractor
0 = 0: No
1 = 1: Yes

B18b: Colour or B/W Television
0 = No
1 = B/W
2 = Colour

0 = 0: N.A.
1 = 1: Up to 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 - Rs. 50,000
9 = 9: Rs. 50,001 and above