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Questionnaire Survey on Political Attitudes July 2019 1. [SHOW CARD 1 (Rotated)] What are the most important national issues facing you and your family? Please name up to three (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 1 Corruption 2 Environment protection 3 NATO membership 4 Pensions 5 Relations with Russia 6 Property rights 7 Fair elections 8 Jobs 9 Court system 10 Freedom of speech 11 Human Rights 12 Poverty 13 Territorial integrity 14 Rising prices / inflation 15 Affordable healthcare 16 Wages 17 Media independence 18 Education 19 EU Membership 20 Crime 21 Prisons / Prisoners 22 Minority rights 23 Restoration of justice 24 Other (Please specify)_________________________ 2. [SHOW CARD 2] There are different opinions regarding the direction in which Georgia is going. Using this card, please, rate your answer. [Interviewer: Only one answer.] Georgia is definitely going in the wrong direction 1 Georgia is mainly going in the wrong direction 2 Georgia is not changing at all 3 Georgia is going mainly in the right direction 4 Georgia is definitely going in the right direction 5 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 3. [SHOW CARD 3] Using this card, please tell me, how would you rate the performance of the current government? Very badly 1 Badly 2 Well 3 Very well 4 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 Performance of Institutions and Leaders 4. [SHOW CARD 3] How would you rate the performance of…? [Read out] Well Badly answer) Average Very well Very (Refuse to (Refuse Very badly Very (Don’t know) (Don’t 1 Prime Minister Mamuka 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Bakhtadze 2 President Salome Zourabichvili 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 3 The Speaker of the Parliament 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 Archil Talakvadze 4 Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 (Tbilisi only) 5 Your mayor (outside Tbilisi 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 only) 6 Tbilisi Sakrebulo (Tbilisi only) 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 7 Your Sakrebulo (outside Tbilisi 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 only) 8 The Parliament 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 9 The Courts 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 10 Georgian army 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 11 Georgian police 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 12 Office of the Ombudsman 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 13 Office of the Chief Prosecutor 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 14 Public Service Halls 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 15 Georgian Orthodox Church 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 5. [SHOW CARD 5 (Rotated)] Which party is closest to you? And what is your first and second choice? [Interviewer! One answer in each column. If the respondent names the same option for the second choice, it means he/she has no second choice and circle -5 (‘No second choice’) in the second column. If the respondent’s first choice is “No party”, “Don’t know” or “Refuse to answer”, skip to question 6.] First Choice Second Choice Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (Davit Tarkhan- 1 1 Mouravi, Irma Inashvili) Free Georgia (Kakha Kukava) 2 2 New Rights (Mamuka Katsitadze) 3 3 Democratic Movement – United Georgia (Nino 4 4 Burjanadze) Left Alliance (Kakhaber Dzagania, Soso 5 5 Shatberashvili) United National Movement 6 6 European Georgia - Free Democrats (Davit 7 7 Bakradze, Shalva Shavgulidze, Gigi Ugulava) Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Bidzina 8 8 Ivanishvili ) Republican Party (Khatuna Samnidze, Tamar 9 9 Kordzaia) Industry will save Georgia/Industrialists (Zurab 10 10 Tkemaladze) Georgian Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 11 11 Georgian Labor Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 12 12 New Political Center - Girchi (Zurab Japaridze) 13 13 Movement State for People (Nika Matchutadze) 14 14 Political Platform - New Georgia (Giorgi 15 15 Vashadze) New Christian Democrats (Nikoloz Joglidze) 16 16 Unity of Georgian Traditionalists (Akaki 17 17 Asatiani) Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way 18 18 (Konstantine Gamsakhurdia) Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (Tamaz 19 19 Mechiauri) Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 20 20 European Democrats (Paata Davitaia) 21 21 Victorious Georgia (Irakli Okruashvili, Gubaz 22 22 Sanikidze) For Justice (Eka Beselia) 23 23 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 No party 25 (No second choice) -5 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2 6. If Parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, would you say you are decided or undecided about how you would vote? Decided 1 Undecided 0 (Do not know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 7. [SHOW CARD 7] If Parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, would you vote? Please use the 10-point scale where “1” means “I absolutely will not vote” and “10” means “I absolutely will vote” Absolutely Absolutely will not will vote vote answer) (Refuse to (Refuse (Don’t know) (Don’t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -1 -2 [If the answer to question 7 is 1, -1 or -2 go to question 10.] 8. [SHOW CARD 8 (Rotated)] If parliamentary elections were tomorrow which party would you vote for? Which party would be your first and second choice? [Interviewer! One answer in each column. If the respondent names the same option for the second choice, it means he/she has no second choice and circle -5 (‘No second choice’) in the second column. If the respondent’s first choice is “No party”, “Don’t know” or “Refuse to answer”, skip to question 9.] First Choice Second Choice Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (Davit Tarkhan- 1 1 Mouravi, Irma Inashvili) Free Georgia (Kakha Kukava) 2 2 New Rights (Mamuka Katsitadze) 3 3 Democratic Movement – United Georgia (Nino 4 4 Burjanadze) Left Alliance (Kakhaber Dzagania, Soso 5 5 Shatberashvili) United National Movement 6 6 European Georgia - Free Democrats (Davit 7 7 Bakradze, Shalva Shavgulidze, Gigi Ugulava) Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Bidzina 8 8 Ivanishvili ) Republican Party (Khatuna Samnidze, Tamar 9 9 Kordzaia) Industry will save Georgia/Industrialists (Zurab 10 10 Tkemaladze) Georgian Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 11 11 Georgian Labor Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 12 12 New Political Center - Girchi (Zurab Japaridze) 13 13 Movement State for People (Nika Matchutadze) 14 14 Political Platform - New Georgia (Giorgi 15 15 Vashadze) New Christian Democrats (Nikoloz Joglidze) 16 16 Unity of Georgian Traditionalists (Akaki 17 17 Asatiani) Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way 18 18 (Konstantine Gamsakhurdia) Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (Tamaz 19 19 Mechiauri) Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 20 20 European Democrats (Paata Davitaia) 21 21 Victorious Georgia (Irakli Okruashvili, Gubaz 22 22 Sanikidze) For Justice (Eka Beselia) 23 23 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 No party 25 (No second choice) -5 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2 [Ask question 9 only to those who said No Party, Don’t know and Refuse to answer to question 8 first choice.] 9. [SHOW CARD 8] Imagine you absolutely have to vote for someone, which party would that be? [Interviewer! One answer only.] Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi, 1 Irma Inashvili) Free Georgia (Kakha Kukava) 2 New Rights (Mamuka Katsitadze) 3 Democratic Movement – United Georgia (Nino Burjanadze) 4 Left Alliance (Kakhaber Dzagania, Soso Shatberashvili) 5 United National Movement 6 European Georgia - Free Democrats (Davit Bakradze, Shalva 7 Shavgulidze, Gigi Ugulava) Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (Bidzina Ivanishvili ) 8 Republican Party (Khatuna Samnidze, Tamar Kordzaia) 9 Industry will save Georgia/Industrialists (Zurab Tkemaladze) 10 Georgian Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 11 Georgian Labor Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 12 New Political Center - Girchi (Zurab Japaridze) 13 Movement State for People (Nika Matchutadze) 14 Political Platform - New Georgia (Giorgi Vashadze) 15 New Christian Democrats (Nikoloz Joglidze) 16 Unity of Georgian Traditionalists (Akaki Asatiani) 17 Freedom – Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s Way (Konstantine 18 Gamsakhurdia) Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (Tamaz Mechiauri) 19 Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 20 European Democrats (Paata Davitaia) 21 Victorious Georgia (Irakli Okruashvili, Gubaz Sanikidze) 22 For Justice (Eka Beselia) 23 Other (specify)_________________________ 24 No party 25 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 Foreign policy 10. Do you approve or disapprove of Georgian government’s stated goal to join the EU? Approve 1 Disapprove 0 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 11. Do you approve or disapprove of Georgian government’s stated goal to join the NATO? Approve 1 Disapprove 0 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 12. In general, do you think the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been a good thing or a bad thing for Georgia? A good thing 1 A bad thing 0 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 13. In general, do you think Rose revolution was a good thing or a bad thing for Georgia? A good thing 1 A bad thing 0 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 Current events 14. On June 20th citizens of Georgia held a rally in front of the Parliament, which was prompted by the presence of Russian MP, Sergei Gavrilov, in Georgian Parliament. Are you aware about the events that took place later that night in front of the Parliament? Yes 1 No 0 GO TO 18 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 15. Who do you think is primarily responsible for the violence that occurred on June 20th? [Interviewer! Do not read. Correspond. One answer only.] Opposition 1 Government 2 UNM 3 Protesters themselves 4 Police 5 Special forces 6 MIA 7 Specific police officers/special force 8 representatives Giorgi Gakharia 9 Bidzina Ivanishvili 10 Nika Melia 11 Irakli Kobakhidze 12 Zakaria Kutsnashvili 13 Mikheil Saakashvili 14 Sergey Gavrilov 15 Other (specify)_____________________ 16 Everyone is equally responsible 17 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 16.
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