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Block ID Household ID - 2 0 1 2 Korean General Social Survey Survey Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University 53-3 Myungryun-Dong, Jongno-Ku, Seoul 110-745, South Korea (Tel.) +82-2-760-1270 (Fax) +82-2-744-6169 (E-mail) [email protected] (Web) http://src.skku.edu The Survey Research Center (SRC) in the Sungkyunkwan University is currently conducting the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), an annual national sample survey funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). The purpose of this survey is to collect primary social data that can be widely used in cross-national comparative studies. Most Questions in this survey concern your opinions on some of the basic political, economic, and social phenomena. The survey also includes your opinion concerning two modular topics: < Family & Changing Gender Roles Ⅳ >, the 2012 designated module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) that is participated by 50 countries all around the world; < Network Social Capital >, the 2012 module of the East Asian Social Survey (EASS) that is participated by 4 countries in East Asia (Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan). Since we tried to select our respondents in a way to best represent the people in this country, the results of this survey are likely to lose the representativeness if you fail to respond to this interview request. We sincerely would like to ask your sincere cooperation so that this survey could produce valuable research data. Your answers will be kept strictly confidential and anonymous, of course. We would really appreciate it if you take time to answer every question in this survey. June, 2012 Sang-Wook Kim, Prof. Director, Survey Research Center, Sungkyunkwan Univ. ※ To begin with, I would like to ask you a few questions about this society and politics. 1. How proud are you of being South Korean? ① Very proud ③ Not very proud ____ ⑻ DON’T KNOW ② Somewhat proud ④ Not proud at all 2. Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful, or they are mostly just looking out for themselves? ① Try to be helpful ⑶ DEPENDS ② Just look out for themselves ⑻ DON’T KNOW 3. Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they got a chance, or would they try to be fair? ① Would take advantage of you ⑶ DEPENDS ② Would try to be fair ⑻ DON’T KNOW 4. I am going to name some institutions in this country. As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them? SHOW A great deal Only some Hardly any DON’T CARD confidence confidence confidence at all KNOW PROBI 1) Major companies ① ② ③ ⑻ NG 2) Organized religion ① ② ③ ⑻ 3) Education ① ② ③ ⑻ 4) Organized labor ① ② ③ ⑻ 5) Newspaper ① ② ③ ⑻ 6) TV ① ② ③ ⑻ 7) Medicine ① ② ③ ⑻ 8) Executive branch of the national government ① ② ③ ⑻ 9) Local government ① ② ③ ⑻ 10) Congress ① ② ③ ⑻ 11) The Supreme Court ① ② ③ ⑻ 12) Scientific community ① ② ③ ⑻ 13) Military ① ② ③ ⑻ 14) Banks and financial institutions ① ② ③ ⑻ 15) The Blue House ① ② ③ ⑻ 16) Civic Activist Organizations ① ② ③ ⑻ 5. Generally, how trustful do you perceive this society to be? A score of 0 indicates a society that is hardly trustful, while a score of 10 indicates a society that is very trustful. SHOW Hardly Very DON’T CARD trustful trustful KNOW 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (88) 6. What do you think North Korea is to us? Please choose one answer only among the following. ① A country to support ③ A country to guard against ⑻ DON’T KNOW A country to cooperate A country to fight against ② with ④ - 3 - 7. Which country do you feel closest to among the following countries? ① USA ③ North Korea ⑤ Russia ② Japan ④ China ⑻ DON’T KNOW 8. To what extent do you think the unification between South and North Korea is necessary? ① Very necessary ③ Somewhat unnecessary ⑻ DON’T KNOW ② Somewhat necessary ④ Very unnecessary 9. What do you think about North Korean defectors who want to come to South Korea? ① All should be admitted ② Should be admitted selectively ③ Should not be admitted any more 10. How close or distant do you feel about North Korean defectors who stay in South Korea? ① Feel very close ③ Feel somewhat distant ② Feel somewhat close ④ Feel very distant 11. On the whole, how good do you think the current government is in administering state affairs? ① Very good ④ Somewhat poor ② Somewhat good ⑤ Very poor ③ Neither good nor poor ⑻ DON’T KNOW 12. Currently which political party do you support most? ① Saenuri Party ⑦ People's Happiness Party ② Democratic United Party ⑧ Korea Vision Party ③ Unified Progressive Party (66) OTHER (SPECIFY : ) ④ Advancement and Unification Party (77) NONE OF THESE ⑤ Democratic Party (88) DON’T KNOW ⑥ Labor Party 13. Did you vote in the South Korean Legislative Election on April 11 this year? ① Voted ② Did not vote ⑻ DON’T KNOW (GO TO Q14) ⑼ NOT ELIGIBLE (IF VOTED IN THE ELECTION) 13.1 Which party’s candidate did you vote to at that time? SHOW ① Saenuri Party ⑦ People's Happiness Party CARD ② Democratic United Party ⑧ Korea Vision Party ③ Unified Progressive Party (66) OTHER (SPECIFY : ) ④ Advancement and Unification Party (77) NONE OF THESE ⑤ Democratic Party (88) DON’T KNOW ⑥ Labor Party 14. Which party do you think has the most ability to take political power in the next presidential election? ① Saenuri Party ⑦ People's Happiness Party ② Democratic United Party ⑧ Korea Vision Party ③ Unified Progressive Party (66) OTHER (SPECIFY : ) ④ Advancement and Unification Party (77) NONE OF THESE ⑤ Democratic Party (88) DON’T KNOW ⑥ Labor Party - 4 - 15. To what degree do you think yourself politically liberal or conservative? PROBI ① Very liberal ④ Somewhat conservative NG ② Somewhat liberal ⑤ Very conservative ③ Neither liberal nor conservative ⑻ DON’T KNOW 16. How satisfied are you with the current state of politics in South Korea? PROBI ① Very satisfied ④ Somewhat dissatisfied NG ② Somewhat satisfied ⑤ Very dissatisfied ③ Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ⑻ DON’T KNOW 17. Do you think the political conditions in South Korea will be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse? ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ About the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW 18. How much do you think the social welfare spending in Korea needs to be decreased or increased? PROBI ① Decreased a lot ④ Increased a little bit NG ② Decreased a little bit ⑤ Increased a lot ③ Neither decreased nor increased ⑻ DON’T KNOW 19. Do you think the economic conditions in South Korea will be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse? ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ About the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW 20. How satisfied are you with the current state of economy in South Korea? ① Very satisfied ④ Somewhat dissatisfied ② Somewhat satisfied ⑤ Very dissatisfied ③ Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ⑻ DON’T KNOW 21. In our society there are groups which tend to be towards the top and groups which tend to be towards the bottom. Below is a scale that runs from top (10) to bottom (1). Where would you put yourself now on this scale? SHOW Bottom Top DK CARD ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ (88) 22. How satisfied are you with the economic condition of your family? ① Very satisfied ④ Somewhat dissatisfied ② Somewhat satisfied ⑤ Very dissatisfied ③ Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied ⑻ DON’T KNOW 23. Compared to South Korean families in general, would you say your family income is -- far above average above average, average, below average, or far below average? ① Far above average ④ Below average ② Above average ⑤ Far below average ③ Average ⑻ DON’T KNOW - 5 - 24. Compared to your parents when they were the age you are now, do you think your own standard of living now is much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse than theirs was? ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ About the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW 25. When your children reach the age you are now, do you think their standard of living will be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse than yours? Please answer questions even if you don't have children. ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ About the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW 26. How often do you attend religious services? (01) A few times a week (06) Once a year (02) Once a week (07) Less than once a year (03) Two or three times a month (08) NEVER (04) Once a month (88) DON’T KNOW (05) Several times a year 27. What is your religion? ① Buddhism ④ No religion (GO TO Q.28) ② Protestant (77) OTHER (SPECIFY ) ③ Catholic (IF YOU HAVE A RELIGION) 27.1 Do you call yourself a strong, or not a very strong follower of your religion? ① Strong ③ Not very strong ② Somewhat strong ⑻ DON’T KNOW 28. Which of the categories below comes closest to the type of place you are living in now? ① A big city ③ A small city or a town ⑤ A farm or home in the country ② The suburbs or outskirts ④ A country village ⑻ DON’T KNOW of a big city 29. If you were to have only one child, would you prefer a boy or a girl? ① Boy ② Girl ⑶ No preference 30. During the last few years, has the financial situation of your household been getting much better, somewhat better, stayed the same, somewhat worse, or much worse? ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ Stayed the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW 31. Within the next 10 years, do you think the financial situation of your household will be getting much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse, or much worse than now? ① Much better ④ Somewhat worse ② Somewhat better ⑤ Much worse ③ About the same ⑻ DON’T KNOW - 6 - 32A.