Regions
1 = Konkan
2 = Mumbai
3 = North Maharashtra
4 = Vidarbha
5 = Marathwada
6 = Western Maharashtra
9 = NA

Q1: Were you able to vote in Maharashtra Assembly Election 2004?
1 = Not able to vote
2 = Able to vote
8 = DK

Q1a: (If yes), Whom did you vote for?
1 = Congress
2 = BJP
3 = JD(U)
4 = CPI
5 = CPI(M)
6 = BSP
7 = NCP
15 = GGP
19 = RPI(Gavai)
22 = Shiv Sena
30 = Samajwadi Party
31 = JD(Secular)
51 = LJNSP
75 = BBM(Prakash Ambedkar)
76 = RPI(Athawale)
77 = PWP
87 = Congress rebels
88 = NCP Rebels
89 = Sena-BJP rebels
90 = Jan Surajya Paksha
91 = Lok Rajya Paksha
92 = Sarva Samaj Paksha
96 = Independent
97 = Other parties
98 = D.K.
99 = Blank/refused

Q1b: (If voted), When did you finally make up mind about who to vote for?
1 = On the day of voting
2 = A day or two before voting
3 = During the campaign
4 = Before the campaigning started
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q1c: (If not voted), What was the reason for not being able to vote?
1 = Out of station
2 = Was not well
3 = Not interested
4 = Fear of violence
5 = No I-Card
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q2: Did the election officers correctly put the mark on your finger?
1 = Mark not found
2 = Mark found
3 = Could not check
9 = NA

Q3: Who would you prefer as the next chief minister of the state?
1 = Sharad Pawar
2 = Pramod Mahajan
3 = Bal Thackeray
4 = Sushilkumar Shide
5 = Vilasrao Deshmukh
6 = Shivraj Patil
7 = R.R. Patil
8 = Chhagan Bhujbal
9 = Vijaysinh Mohit Patil
10 = Jayant Patil
11 = Gopinath Munde
12 = Uddhav Thackeray
13 = Manohar Joshi
14 = Narayan Rane
15 = Raj Thackeray
16 = Patangrao Kadam
17 = Govindrao Adik
18 = Ranjeet Deshmukh
97 = Others
98 = DK
99 = NA

Q4: Were you able to vote in Lok Sabha Election 2004?
1 = No
2 = Yes
3 = Do not remember

Q5: How interested were you in this election campaign?
1 = Not at all
2 = Somewhat
3 = Great deal
8 = DK

Q6(a): Did you Attend election meetings?
1 = No
2 = Yes

Q7: Did any candidate, party worker or canvasser come to your house during the campaign to ask for your vote?
1 = No
2 = Yes
8 = DK

Q8: In deciding whom to vote, whose opinion mattered to you most?
1 = Spouse
2 = Other family members
3 = Caste/community leaders
4 = Friends/neighbours
5 = Co-workers/colleagues
6 = Voted on own
7 = Others
8 = DK

Q9: While voting, what is the more important consideration for you?
1 = Candidate
2 = Party
3 = Caste/community
4 = Something else
8 = DK

Q10: Which were the most important issues in this election?
0 = Others
1 = Corruption
2 = Development
3 = Farmers suicides
4 = Malnutrition
5 = Performance of state govt.
6 = Performance of the central govt.
7 = Separate Vidarbh
8 = DK

Q11: What is your opinion about the UPA govt. at the centre?
1 = Fully dissatisfied
2 = Somewhat dissatisfied
3 = Somewhat satisfied
4 = Fully satisfied
8 = DK

Q12: While voting what is the important factor for you?
1 = State govt.
2 = MLA
3 = Both
4 = Neither
8 = DK

Q13: In last five years, has the economic condition of the state improved, deteriorated or remained the same?
1 = Deteriorated
2 = Remained the same
3 = Improved
8 = DK

Q14: If Sonia Gandhi was not the leader of the Congress, would you voted for the same one else instead of the one you voted for?
1 = No difference
2 = Difference
8 = DK

Q14a: (If yes), What would have been the difference?
1 = Congress instead of other parties
2 = Other party instead of Congress
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q15a: (If yes), What would have been the difference?
1 = NCP instead of other parties
2 = Shiv Sena instead of NCP
3 = Other party instead of NCP
4 = NCP instead of Shiv Sena
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q16a: (If yes), What would have been the difference?
1 = BJP instead of Shiv Sena
2 = NCP instead of Shiv Sena
3 = Congress instead of Shiv Sena
4 = Shiv Sena instead of other party
5 = Other party instead of Shiv Sena
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q17: Which source did you trust the most for election related news?
1 = None
2 = TV
3 = Newspapers
4 = Radio
9 = NA

Q21(a): Safety of life and property
1 = Deteriorated
2 = Remained same
3 = Improved
8 = DK

Q22: Do you think it is right to contest as rebels or after changing the party or do think it is not the right thing?
1 = Alright
2 = Not right
8 = DK

Q22a: Would you vote for such a candidate who has changed over his party or who is a rebel candidate?
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = DK

Q24: Have you heard about the demand for a separate state of Vidarbh?
1 = Heard
2 = Not heard
8 = DK

Q24a: (If heard), Do you think this demand is justified or you think it is not justified?
1 = Justified
2 = Not Justified
8 = DK
9 = NA

Q25: What do you think the non-Maharashtrian affects the job opportunities?
1 = Affects job opportunity
2 = Makes no difference
3 = Affects Marathi culture
4 = Affects both culture and jobs
8 = DK

Q26: Have you heard about the proposal to give free electricity for agricultural?
1 = Yes
2 = No

Q26a: (If yes), which party has proposed this scheme?
1 = Congress
2 = BJP
3 = Shiv Sena
4 = NCP
5 = Others
8 = DK
9 = NA

B-1: How long have you lived here?
1 = Less than 5 years
2 = 5 to 10 years
3 = Ten years or more
4 = Entire life
9 = NA

B-1a: Where did your grand parents live?
1 = 1: Andhra Pradesh
2 = 2: Arunachal Pradesh
3 = 3: Assam
4 = 4: Bihar
5 = 5: Goa
6 = 6: Gujarat
7 = 7: Haryana
8 = 8: Himachal Pradesh
9 = 9: 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: Uttaranchal
51 = Bangladesh
80 = Pakistan
90 = Other countries
99 = NA

B-3: Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

B-4: Education(Res.)
0 = Non literate
1 = Below Primary
2 = Primary Pass/Middle Fail
3 = Middle pass/Matric fail
4 = Matric
5 = Intermediate/College no degree
6 = Graduate or equivalent
7 = Post Graduate
8 = Professional degrees and Higher research
9 = NA

B-5: Occupation(Res.)
69 = 69: Other semi-skilled & unskilled workers

B-6a: Caste group
1 = SC
2 = ST
3 = Upper
4 = Maratha
5 = Kunbi
6 = OBC(minus kunbi)
7 = Others
9 = NA

B-7: Religion
1 = Hindu
2 = Muslim
3 = Christian
4 = Sikh
5 = Buddhist
6 = Jain
7 = Parsi
8 = Others
9 = NA

B-9: Locality
1 = Village
2 = Town (below 1 lakh)
3 = City (Above 1 Lakhj
4 = Big city (above 10 Lakhs)
9 = NA

B-10: (If Town/City) Type of house where R lives (own or rented)
0 = NA
1 = House with 4 or more bedrooms
2 = House with 3 or 4 bedrooms
3 = House with 3 bedrooms(with kitchen)
4 = House with 3 pucca rooms(with kitchen)
5 = House with 3 pucca rooms (without kitchen)
6 = House with 1 pucca room(with kitchen)
7 = House with 1 pucca room(with kitchen)
8 = Mainly Kutcha house
9 = Slum/Jhuggi

B-10a: (If Village) Type of house where R lives (own or rented)
1 = Pucca
2 = Pucca-Kutcha
3 = Kutcha
4 = Hut
9 = NA

B-11: Total Agricultural land
1 = Less than 1 acre
2 = Above 1 to 2.5 acres
3 = Above 2.5 to 5 acres
4 = Above 5 to 10 acres
5 = Above 10 acres
9 = NA

B-12: Number of rooms used in the household
0 = No rooms/NA
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four
5 = Five
6 = Six
7 = Seven
8 = Eight
9 = Nine and above

B-13a: Total number of family member(Adult)
0 = Blank/NA
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four
5 = Five
6 = Six
7 = Seven
8 = Eight
9 = Nine and above

B-15a: Car/Jeep/Van
0 = No cars/NA
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four
5 = Five
6 = Six
7 = Seven
8 = Eight
9 = Nine and above

B-15b: Tractor
0 = No
1 = Yes

B-15c: Colour or B/W Television
0 = No
1 = B/W
2 = Colour

B-16: Total monthly household income
1 = Up to Rs. 1000
2 = Rs. 1001- Rs. 2000
3 = Rs. 2001- Rs. 3000
4 = Rs. 3001- Rs. 4000
5 = Rs. 4001- Rs. 5000
6 = Rs. 5001- Rs. 10,000
7 = Rs. 10,001- Rs. 20,000
8 = Rs. 20,001 and above
9 = NA

1 = Very cooperative
2 = Somewhat cooperative
3 = Not at all cooperative
9 = NA