Albanian Election Study 2005 Post-Elections Survey Parliamentary Elections of 3 July 2005

Albanian Election Study 2005

Post-elections Survey Parliamentary elections of 3 July 2005

(1) NOTES often precede the question TEXT, and provide instructions for the administration of the item. (2) The response options that should be read to the respondent are contained in the body of the question. (3) Respondents who volunteer the response "Don't know" (or who refuse to answer a question) should be coded appropriately. Interviewers should accept this response and should not probe for additional information or force a respondent to use one of the response categories provided in the text of the question.

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Interviewer: Interviewer gender: Interview date: …… July 2005 Responses checked by: Coded by: Coding checked by:

A. ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN ISSUES

CARD 1

A1. On an average weekday, how much time, in total, do you spend watching television? Please use this card to answer.

1. No time at all -> SKIP NEXT QUESTION, CONTINUE WITH A3 2. Less than an hour 3. less than hour to 1 hour 4. More than 1 hour, up to 1 1/2 hours 5. More than 1 1/2 hours, up to 2 hours 6. More than 2 hours, up to 2 1/2 hours 7. More than 2 1/2 hours, up to 3 hours 8. More than 3 hours 9. Don’t know (VOLUNTEERED)

CARD 1

A2. And again on an average weekday, how much of your time watching television is spent watching news or programs about politics and current affairs? Still use this card.

CODE FROM CARD 1:______

CARD 1

A3. On an average weekday, how much time, in total, do you spend listening to the radio?

CODE FROM CARD 1:______

CARD 1

A4. And again on an average weekday, how much of your time listening to the radio is spent listening to news or programs about politics and current affairs?

CODE FROM CARD 1:______

CARD 1 A5. On an average weekday, how much time, in total, do you spend reading the newspapers?

CODE FROM CARD 1:______SKIP NEXT QUESTION IF NEVER READS NEWSPAPERS

A6. Which newspaper did you read most often during the electoral campaing?

Please, write in the name of the newspaper:

CARD 1 A7. And how much of this time is spent reading about politics and current affairs? (STILL USE THIS CARD.)

CODE FROM CARD 1:______

A8. How often do you use the internet or e-mail – whether at home or at work – for your personal use: never, less than once a month, once a month, several times a month, once a week, several times a week or every day?

1. HAVE NO ACCESS TO INTERNET EITHER AT HOME OR AT WORK 2. NEVER USE 3. LESS THAN ONCE A MONTH 4. ONCE A MONTH 5. SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH 6. ONCE A WEEK 7. SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK 8. EVERY DAY 9. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

A9. How interested would you say you are in politics – are you very interested, quite interested, hardly interested, or not at all interested?

1. VERY INTERESTED 2. QUITE INTERESTED 3. HARDLY INTERESTED 4. NOT AT ALL INTERESTED

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

3 A10. When you get together with your friends, would you say you discuss political matters frequently, occasionally, or never?

1. FREQUENTLY 2. OCCASIONALLY 3. NEVER

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

A11. When you get together with your family members, would you say you discuss political matters frequently, occasionally, or never?

1. FREQUENTLY 2. OCCASIONALLY 3. NEVER

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

A12. Considering your friends, of how many of them do you know the party they support, none, a few, a majority, or all of them?

1. NONE 2. A FEW 3. A MAJORITY 4. ALL

Here is a list of things some people do during elections. Which if any did you do during the most recent election?

C1. During the election campaign, did you talk to other people to persuade them to vote for a particular party or candidate?

YES --> How often did you do this? Would you say frequently? Occasionally? Rarely?

4. FREQUENTLY 3. OCCASIONALLY 2. RARELY 1. NO --> GO TO C2.

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

C2. During the election campaign, did you show your support for a particular party or candidate by attending a meeting, campaign rally, putting up a poster, or in some other way?

YES --> How often did you do this? Would you say frequently? Occasionally? Rarely?

4. FREQUENTLY 3. OCCASIONALLY 2. RARELY 1. NO --> GO TO C2.

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

C3. During the election campaign did a candidate or anyone from a political party contact you to persuade you to vote for them?

1. YES 2. NO

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

C4. Can you tell me how far the polling station where you were supposed to vote is from where you actually live?

1. WITHIN 200 METERS 2. BETWEEN 200 AND 500 METERS 3. BETWEEN 500 METERS AND A KILOMETERS 4. BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE KILOMETERS 5. MORE THAN FIVE KILOMETERS AWAY

C5. How many of your friends do you think voted on July 3rd parliamentary elections? None, some of them, a majority, or all of them?

1. None 2. Some of them 3. A majority 4. All

How sure are you about this answer?

1_____2_____3_____4_____5 NOT SURE VERY SURE AT ALL

C6. How did you go to the polling station?

1. BY FOOT 2. BY BYCYCLE 3. BY CAR, SCOOTER, OR MOTORBIKE 4. BY BUS 8. BY OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

C7. With whom did you go to the polling station?

1. ALONE 2. WITH SPOUSE AND/OR CHILDREN 3. WITH PARENT(S) OR OTHER RELATIVES 4. WITH FRIENDS 5. WITH NEIGHBORS 6. WITH COLLEAGUES FROM WORK 7. WITH SUPPORTERS OF THE SAME PARTY THAT YOU VOTE FOR 8. WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

C8. For a variety of reasons, some people refrained from voting on July 3rd parliamentary elections. Did you cast your vote?

1. YES 5. NO -> GO TO C8

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

C9. Which political party did you cast your proportional vote for?

If Respondent did not vote If you had cast a vote, which party list would you have voted for?

___1. Socialist Party ___2. Democratic Party ___3. Socialist Movement for Integration ___4. Republican Party ___5. Social Democratic Party ___6. Movement of Leka Zogu I ___7. Christian Democratic Party ___8. Democratic Alliance Party ___9. Agrarian Party ___10. New Democratic Party ___11. Human Rights Union Party ___12. Other:

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED ___97. MISSING

C10. The candidate of which party did you vote for in your electoral district?

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED ___97. MISSING

C11. What do you think has been the most important issue facing Albania over the last 4 years?

Write in:

98. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C12. And evaluating the socialist led government’s performance on this particular issue, how good or bad a job do you think the government has done over the past 4 years. Has it done a very good job? A good job? A bad job? A very bad job?

1. VERY GOOD JOB 2. GOOD JOB 3. BAD JOB 4. VERY BAD JOB

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

C13. Generally speaking about the performance of the government in general, how good or bad a job do you think the government has done over the past 4 years. Has it done a very good job? A good job? A bad job? A very bad job?

1. VERY GOOD JOB 2. GOOD JOB 3. BAD JOB 4. VERY BAD JOB

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

C14. What is the most important question or problem that you want the Government and the Parliament of Albania should deal with in the coming months? [INTERVIEWER: WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER VERBATIMLY!]

CARD 2

C15. Now I would like to ask you to rate some political parties according to how close they are to your views on what should be done about this problem. So, how close is the Socialist Party to your views on this question? Answer with 1 if they are very close, with 7 if they are very far from your view, and so on. AFTER ANSWER CONTINUE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE OTHER PARTIES BELOW

VERY CLOSE VERY FAR TO YOUR FROM OPINION YOUR VIEWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

VERY VERY DON’T CLOSE FAR KNOW Socialist Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 Democratic Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 LSI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 LZHK Leka Zogu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9

C16. And what would be the second question or problem that you want the government and parliament of Albania should deal with in the coming months? [INTERVIEWER: WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER VERBATIMLY!]

CARD 2

C17. Now I would like to ask you to rate some political parties according to how close they are to your views on what should be done about this problem. So, how close is the Socialist Party to your views on this question? Answer with 1 if they are very close, with 7 if they are very far from your view, and so on. AFTER ANSWER CONTINUE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE OTHER PARTIES BELOW

VERY CLOSE VERY FAR TO YOUR FROM OPINION YOUR VIEWS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

VERY VERY DON’T CLOSE FAR KNOW Socialist Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 Democratic Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 LSI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 LZHK Leka Zogu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9

C18. On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in Albania?

1. VERY SATISFIED 2. FAIRLY SATISFIED 4. NOT VERY SATISFIED 5. NOT AT ALL SATISFIED

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

10 CARD 3_

C19. Some people say it makes a difference who is in power. Others say that it doesn't make a difference who is in power. Using the scale on this card, (where ONE means that it makes a difference who is in power, and FIVE means that it doesn't make a difference who is in power), where would you place yourself?

1 2 3 4 5

IT MAKES A IT DOESN'T MAKE DIFFERENCE A DIFFERENCE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

CARD 4_

C20. Some people say that no matter who people vote for, it won't make any difference to what happens. Others say that who people vote for can make a difference to what happens. Using the scale on this card, (where ONE means that voting won't make a difference to what happens and FIVE means that voting can make a difference), where would you place yourself?

1 2 3 4 5

VOTE DOESN’T MAKES A VOTE MAKES DIFFERENCE A DIFFERENCE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C21. Please, tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Democracy may have problems but it's better than any other form of government." Do you agree strongly, agree, disagree, or disagree strongly with this statement?

1. AGREE STRONGLY 2. AGREE 3. DISAGREE 4. DISAGREE STRONGLY

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

C22. Did you vote in the first round of the parliamentary elections four years ago in June 2001?

1. YES 5. NO -> GO TO C26

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED 7. MISSING

C23. Which political party did you cast your proportional vote for in June 2001?

___1. Socialist Party ___2. Union for Victory (Partia Demokratike+PR+PLL+PBK+PBL) ___3. Social Democratic Party ___4. Christian Democratic Party ___5. Democratic Alliance Party ___6. Agrarian Party ___7. New Democratic Party ___8. Other:

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C24. The candidate of which political party did you vote for in your electoral district in June 2001?

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C25. How well did the party you voted for then perform over the past 4 years? Has it done a very good job? a good job? a bad job? a very bad job?

____1. VERY GOOD JOB ____2. GOOD JOB ____3. BAD JOB ____4. VERY BAD JOB ____8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW ____9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

____7. MISSING

C26. Thinking about how parliamentary elections in Albania work in practice, how well do elections ensure that the views of voters are represented in the Parliament by MPs: very well, quite well, not very well, or not well at all?

1. VERY WELL 2. QUITE WELL 3. NOT VERY WELL 4. NOT WELL AT ALL

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

C27. Would you say that any of the political parties in Albania represents your views reasonably well?

1. YES. 2. NO -> GO TO C29.

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

C28. Which party represents your views best?

___1. Socialist Party ___2. Democratic Party ___3. Socialist Movement for Integration ___4. Republican Party ___5. Social Democratic Party ___6. Movement Leka Zogu I ___7. Christian Democratic Party ___8. Democratic Alliance Party ___9. Agrarian Party ___10. New Democratic Party ___11. Human Rights Union Party ___12. Other:

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED ___97. MISSING

C29. Regardless of how you feel about the parties, would you say that any of the individual party leaders at the July 3rd parliamentary election represents your views reasonably well?

1. YES 2. NO -> GO TO C31.

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C30. Which party leader represents your views best?

____1. Fatos Nano ____2. Sali Berisha ____3. Ilir Meta ____4. Leka Zogu ____5. Fatmir Mediu ____6. Skender Gjinushi ____7. Genc Pollo ____8. Nikolle Lesi ____9. Neritan Ceka ____10. Lufter Xhuveli ____11. Other:

____98. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C31. On election day, of all politicians in Albania, who did you most want to be the next Prime Minister?

____1. Fatos Nano ____2. Sali Berisha ____3. Ilir Meta ____4. Edi Rama ____5. Bamir Topi ____6. Pandeli Majko ____7. Vangjel Dule ____8. Leka Zogu ____9. Genc Ruli ____10. Jozefina Topalli ____11. Other:

____98. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW ____99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C32: Do you usually think of yourself as close to any particular political party?

1. YES 5. NO -> GO TO C35.

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW -> GO TO C35. 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED -> GO TO C35.

7. MISSING

C33 Which party is that?

Party mentioned first:

Party mentioned second:

Party mentioned third:

98. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW -> GO TO C35 97. MISSING

NOTE: This question is to be asked of respondents who identify more than one party in C33. If only one party was mentioned, go to question C37

C34. Which party do you feel closest to?

. PARTY: -> GO TO C37

98. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW -> GO TO C38. 99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED -> GO TO C38.

For those who mentioned no party as being close

C35. Do you feel yourself a little closer to one of the political parties than the others?

1. YES 5. NO -> GO TO C38

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW -> GO TO C38 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED -> GO TO C38

7. MISSING

C36. Which party is that?

___99. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED ___97. MISSING

C37. Do you feel very close to this party, somewhat close, or not very close?

1. VERY CLOSE 2. SOMEWHAT CLOSE 3. NOT VERY CLOSE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

7. MISSING

CARD 5

C38. I'd like to know what you think about each of our political parties. After I read the name of a political party, please rate it on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means you strongly dislike that party and 10 means that you strongly like that party. If I come to a party you haven't heard of or you feel you do not know enough about, just say so. The first party is Socialist Party.

DK R 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 96 98 Socialist Party Democratic Party Socialist Movement for Integration Republican Party Social Democratic

Party Movement Leka Zogu

I Christian Democratic

Party Democratic Alliance

Party Agrarian Party New Democratic Party Human Rights Union

Party

CARD 6

C39. In politics people talk about left and right. On a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right, Where would you place the following political parties? Again, if I come to a party you haven't heard of or you feel you do not know enough about, just say so. The first party is the Socialist Party.

LEFT RIGHT DK R 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 9 10 96 98 Socialist Party Democratic Party Socialist Movement for

Integration Republican Party Social democratic Party Movement Leka Zogu I Christian Democratic Party Democratic Alliance Party Agrarian Party Human Rights Union Party New Democratic Party

C40. In your opinion, do the following phrases describe Fatos Nano extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?

1. Extremely 2. Quite 3. Not too 4. Not well 96. 98. well well well at all DK Refuse

He is honest He provides strong leadership He really cares about people like you He is knowledgeable

C41. In your opinion, do the following phrases describe Sali Berisha extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?

1. Extremely 2. Quite 3. Not too 4. Not well 96. 98. well well well at all DK Refuse

He is honest He provides strong leadership He really cares about people like you He is knowledgeable

C42. In your opinion, do the following phrases describe Ilir Meta extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?

1. Extremely 2. Quite 3. Not too 4. Not well 96. 98. well well well at all DK Refuse

He is honest He provides strong leadership He really cares about people like you He is knowledgeable

C43. In your opinion, do the following phrases describe Leka Zogu I extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?

1. Extremely 2. Quite 3. Not too 4. Not well 96. 98. well well well at all DK Refuse

He is honest He provides strong leadership He really cares about people like you He is knowledgeable

Now I would like to ask you whether over the past five years or so, you have done any of the following things to express your views about something the government should or should not be doing.

19 C44 Have you contacted a politician or government official either in person, or in writing, or some other way?

1. YES 2. NO

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C45. Have you taken part in a protest, political rally, or demonstration?

1. YES 2. NO

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C46. Have you worked together with people who shared the same concern?

1. YES 2. NO

9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C47. How much respect is there for individual freedom and human rights nowadays in Albania? Do you feel there is a lot of respect for individual freedom, some respect, not much respect, or no respect at all?

1. A LOT OF RESPECT 2. SOME RESPECT 3. NOT MUCH RESPECT 4. NO RESPECT AT ALL

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C48. How widespread do you think corruption such as bribe taking is amongst politicians in Albania: very widespread, quite widespread, not very widespread, it hardly happens at all?

1. VERY WIDESPREAD 2. QUITE WIDESPREAD 3. NOT VERY WIDESPREAD 4. IT HARDLY HAPPENS AT ALL

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

CARD 6

C49. In politics people sometimes talk of left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means the left and 10 means the right?

LEFT RIGHT 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 9 10 96 98

C50. Now, I would like to ask you about Albanian emigrant in other countries. Do you think they should vote for the parliament in the country where they live or they should return to Albania if they want to vote?

1. VOTE IN THE COUNTRY THEY LIVE 2. RETURN TO ALBANIA

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C51. Compared to 12 months ago, do you think the general economic situation in Albania is (READ OUT)

1. A LOT BETTER 2. A LITTLE BETTER 3. THE SAME 4. A LITTLE WORSE, OR 5. A LOT WORSE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW 9. VOLUNTEERED: REFUSED

C52. Compared to 12 months ago, do you think the financial situation of your household is (READ OUT)

1. A LOT BETTER 2. A LITTLE BETTER 3. THE SAME 4. A LITTLE WORSE, OR 5. A LOT WORSE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C53. How satisfied are you with the financial situation of your household? On a scale from ZERO to TEN where ZERO means you are not at all satisfied and TEN very satisfied.

0______1_____2_____3_____4_____5_____6_____7_____8_____9_____10 NOT AT ALL VERY SATISFIED SATISFIED

C54. And over the next 12 months, how do you think the general economic situation in Albania will be (READ OUT)

1. IT WILL GET A LOT BETTER 2. A LITTLE BETTER 3. WILL STAY THE SAME 4. WILL GET A LITTLE WORSE, OR 5. WILL GET A LOT WORSE

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C55. Now let me ask you about the electoral system in Albania. Under the current electoral system, voters have two votes one for the district candidate and one for the party list. In your opinion, for the next parliamentary elections, should we keep the same electoral system, vote only for the district candidate, or vote only for political parties?

1. KEEP THE SAME ELECTORAL SYSTEM 2. VOTE ONLY FOR DISTRICT CANDIDATE 3. VOTE ONLY FOR POLITICAL PARTY

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C56. In your opinion, who should decide which electoral system is best for Albania, the party leaders, experts of the OSCE Mission, or the Albanian electorate?

1. PARTY LEADERS 2. OSCE EXPERTS 3. ALBANIAN VOTERS

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

22 C57. Has Fatos Nano, because of the kind of person he is or because of something he has done, ever made you (READ)

feel hopeful? 1. Yes 2. No feel afraid? 1. Yes 2. No feel angry? 1. Yes 2. No

C58. Has Sali Berisha, because of the kind of person he is or because of something he has done, ever made you (READ)

feel hopeful? 1. Yes 2. No feel afraid? 1. Yes 2. No feel angry? 1. Yes 2. No

C59. Has Ilir Meta, because of the kind of person he is or because of something he has done, ever made you (READ)

feel hopeful? 1. Yes 2. No feel afraid? 1. Yes 2. No feel angry? 1. Yes 2. No

C60. Has Leka Zogu I, because of the kind of person he is or because of something he has done, ever made you (READ)

feel hopeful? 1. Yes 2. No feel afraid? 1. Yes 2. No feel angry? 1. Yes 2. No

C61. Do you know who was the speaker of the last Albanian parliament? (FOR THE INTERVIEWER: CORRECT ANSWER IS SERVET PELLUMBI)

1. CORRECT 2. INCORRECT

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C62. Is Albania a member of NATO? (FOR THE INTERVIEWER: CORRECT ANSWER IS NO)

1. CORRECT 2. INCORRECT

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C63. Do you know the percentage of the votes a party must get in order to enter the parliament? (FOR THE INTERVIEWER: CORRECT ANSWER IS 2.5 PERCENT)

1. CORRECT 2. INCORRECT

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C64. What is the international status of Kosovo? (FOR THE INTERVIEWER: CORRECT ANSWER IS UNDER UN ADMINISTRATION)

1. CORRECT 2. INCORRECT

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C65. Can the president of the republic be elected by a simple majority of the parliament, a 3/5 majority or unanimity? (FOR THE INTERVIEWER: CORRECT ANSWER IS 3/5 MAJORITY)

1. CORRECT 2. INCORRECT

8. VOLUNTEERED: DON'T KNOW

C66. Thinking about the way democracy is working in Albania, how often would you say you have felt (READ) very often, fairly often, occasionally, rarely?

1. Very 2. Fairly 3. 4. Rarely often often Occasionally feel hopeful? feel afraid? feel angry?

C67. Do the recent elections, because of their outcome or the way in which they were conducted, make you feel hopeful?

feel hopeful? 1. Yes 2. No feel afraid? 1. Yes 2. No feel angry? 1. Yes 2. No

C68. What do you think is the solution to reducing poverty in Albania? (INTERVIEWER: PLEASE, WRITE THE ANSWER VERBATMLY)

C69. Do you think the situation of women in general in Albania during the last 4 years… (READ)

1. HAS DETERIORATED 2. HAS IMPROVED 3. HASN’T CHANGED MUCH 4. DON’T KNOW

C70. How many times a year can you afford to go on vacation for at least one week?

WRITE NUMBER OF TIMES:

IF NONE, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK A VACATION?

CODING:

1. NEVER 2. 1 TIME 3. 2 TIMES 4. 4 TIMES 5. OTHER

DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

D1. Have you or other people in your household worked or lived abroad in the last five years, and if yes, how long?

1. YES Æ How long? _____ 2. No

D2. Would you describe yourself as being a member of a group that is discriminated against in Albania?

1. YES 2. NO - SKIP NEXT QUESTION, GO TO D4 9. (DON’T KNOW)

D3. On what grounds is your group discriminated against? AFTER ANSWER, PROBE FURTHER: And on what other grounds? DO NOT READ OUT THE CATEGORIES, BUT MARK ALL THAT ARE MENTIONED

MENTIONED NOT MENTIONED Nationality, ethnic group, language 1 2 Religion 1 2 Region of the country you are from 1 2 Age 1 2 Political views, party membership 1 2 Gender 1 2 Sexual orientation 1 2 Disability 1 2 Other (write in) 1 2

D4. Do you SPEAK any foreign languages, and if yes, which ones? (INTERVIEWER, PLEASE, CIRCLE YES OR NO IN EACH ROW).

Greek Yes No Italian Yes No English Yes No French Yes No German Yes No Macedonian Yes No Serbian Yes No Russian Yes No Other (WRITE IN) Yes No

D5. Do you WRITE any foreign languages, and if yes, which ones? (INTERVIEWER, PLEASE, CIRCLE YES OR NO IN EACH ROW).

Greek Yes No Italian Yes No English Yes No French Yes No German Yes No Macedonian Yes No Serbian Yes No Russian Yes No Other (WRITE IN) Yes No

D6. How is your health in general? Would you say it is … READ OUT

1. VERY GOOD, 2. GOOD, 3. FAIR, 4. BAD, OR, 5. VERY BAD?

9. DON’T KNOW

D7. Are you hampered in your daily activities in any way by any longstanding illness, or disability, infirmity or mental health problem? (PROMPT IN RELATION TO PRECODES.)

1. YES A LOT 2. YES TO SOME EXTENT 3. NO 9. (DON’T KNOW)

D8. What is your year of birth? (WRITE THE LAST TWO DIGITS)

1 9

D9. Gender of the respondent. (DO NOT ASK – IT IS ENOUGH IF THE INTERVIEWER RECORDS IT)

1. MALE 2. FEMALE

27 D10. Which one of the following indicates your highest formal educational qualification?

1. NONE 2. INCOMPLETE PRIMARY 3. PRIMARY COMPLETED 4. INCOMPLETE SECONDARY 5. SECONDARY COMPLETED 6. HIGH SCHOOL 7. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE INCOMPLETE 8. UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETED 9. POST GRADUATE DEGREE 10. NO ANSWER

D11. Are you or someone else in your household a member of a trade union?

1. YES, R IS; 2. YES, BOTH R AND SOMEONE ELSE ARE MEMBERS; 3. YES, SOMEONE ELSE THAN R IS; 4. NO, THERE IS NO UNION MEMBER IN THE HOUSEHOLD 8. DON'T KNOW 9. NO ANSWER

D12. Are you or someone else in your household a member of a business or employers' association.

1. YES, R IS; 2. YES, BOTH R AND SOMEONE ELSE ARE MEMBERS; 3. YES, SOMEONE ELSE THAN R IS; 4. NO, THERE IS NO UNION MEMBER IN THE HOUSEHOLD 8. DON'T KNOW 9. NO ANSWER

D13. Are you a member of a professional association?

1. R IS A MEMBER OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2. R IS NOT A MEMBER OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 8. DON'T KNOW 9. NO ANSWER

D14. This question is about the work you are now doing. Which of the following best describes your present employment status?

IN LABOR FORCE:

01. EMPLOYED - FULL TIME (32+ HOURS WEEKLY) 02. EMPLOYED - PART TIME (15-32 HOURS WEEKLY) 03. EMPLOYED - LESS THAN 15 HOURS 04. HELPING FAMILY MEMBER 05. UNEMPLOYED

NOT IN LABOR FORCE:

06. STUDENT, IN SCHOOL, IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 07. RETIRED 08. HOUSEWIFE, HOME DUTIES 09. PERMANENTLY DISABLED 10. OTHERS, NOT IN LABOR FORCE 99. NO ANSWER

D15. What is your current occupation, or if you are not working now, what was your last occupation?

Write in:_

D16. Respondent's socio economic status (DO NOT ASK SEPARATELY, CODED ON THE BASIS OF ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTION)

01. White collar: broad occupational grouping of workers engaged in non manual labor: Managers, salaried professionals, office workers, sales personnel, and proprietors are generally included in the category. 02. Worker: broad occupational grouping of workers engaged in manual labor. 03. Farmer: Normally persons self-employed in farming. 04. Self-employed: Self-employed occupations of all kinds, excluding self-employed farming. Included for example entrepreneurs, shop keeper, professionals like lawyers, medical doctors etc.

1. WHITE COLLAR 2. WORKER 3. FARMER 4. SELF-EMPLOYED

D17. Which of the following best describes your current employment, or if you are not working now, your last employment? (Please circle more than one answer, if you work in more than one of the working places below)

1. PUBLIC SECTOR 2. PRIVATE SECTOR (WITH LABOR CONTRACT) 3. PRIVATE SECTOR (WITHOUT LABOR CONTRACT) 4. OWN BUSINESS 5. NON-PROFIT SECTOR (E.G., NGOS) 6. DON’T KNOW 7. NO ANSWER

D18. In what industry, profession or business is or was your job?

Write in:

CODE: 1. Primary sector: agricultural, forestry, fisheries 2. Secondary sector: industry: mining, construction manufacturing 3. Tertiary sector: transportation, communication and other public utilities, wholesale trade, retail trade, personal services finance, insurance, and real estate business and repair services entertainment and repair services professional and related services public administration active military duty 4. Other 9. No answer

D19. What is your marital status (single, married, divorced, or widowed)?

1. MARRIED OR LIVING TOGETHER AS MARRIED 2. WIDOWED 3. DIVORCED 4. MARRIED BUT SEPARATED / NOT LIVING WITH LEGAL SPOUSE 5. SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED 9. NO ANSWER

D20. Do you presently live together with your wife/your husband/with a partner as if you were married?

1. YES 2. NO IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT LIVE WITH SPOUSE CONTINUE WITH QUESTION D26

D21. Which of the following best describes the present employment status of your spouse/partner?

IN LABOR FORCE: 01. EMPLOYED - FULL TIME (32+ HOURS WEEKLY) 02. EMPLOYED - PART TIME (15-32 HOURS WEEKLY) 03. EMPLOYED - LESS THAN 15 HOURS 04. HELPING FAMILY MEMBER 05. UNEMPLOYED

NOT IN LABOR FORCE: 06. STUDENT, IN SCHOOL, IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING 07. RETIRED 08. HOUSEWIFE, HOME DUTIES 09. PERMANENTLY DISABLED 10. OTHERS, NOT IN LABOR FORCE 97. QUESTION NOT APPLICABLE (NO SPOUSE) 98. DON'T KNOW 99. NO ANSWER

D22. What is the current occupation of your spouse, or if he/she is not working now, what was his/her last occupation?

Write in:

D23. Spouse's socio economic status. (DO NOT ASK - CODE THE SAME WAY AS THE RESPONDENT)

1. WHITE COLLAR 2. WORKER 3. FARMER 4. SELF-EMPLOYED 9. NO ANSWER

D24. Which of the following best describes the current employer of your spouse, or if he/she is not working now, his/her last employer?

1. PUBLIC SECTOR 2. PRIVATE SECTOR 3. MIXED 4. NON-PROFIT SECTOR 7. NOT APPLICABLE (NO SPOUSE) 8. DON'T KNOW 9. NO ANSWER

D25. In what industry, profession or business is or was the last job of your spouse/partner?

Write in:

D26. Taking everything together, with pensions, social benefits, salaries, profit, and all other income from selling products, money sent from abroad, and so forth, how much is the total income of your household in a month after taxes?

THE INTERVIEWER MUST WRITE DOWN THE EXACT AMOUNT IN NEW LEKS

D27. What is the exact number of persons in household - that is, the number of persons living together in the housing unit excluding paid employees and persons who pay for rent for a room.

_____. NUMBER OF PERSONS

99. MISSING

D28. How many persons under the age of 18 live in your household?

_____ NUMBER OF PERSONS

99. MISSING

D29. Apart from special occasions, such as weddings and funerals, about how often do you attend religious services?

1. NEVER 2. ONCE A YEAR 3. TWO TO ELEVEN TIMES A YEAR 4. ONCE A MONTH 5. TWO OR MORE TIMES A MONTH 6. ONCE A WEEK

32 D30. What would you say, how religious are you: not at all religious, not very religious, somewhat religious, or very religious?

1. HAVE NO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 2. NOT VERY RELIGIOUS 3. SOMEWHAT RELIGIOUS 4. VERY RELIGIOUS 9. DON'T KNOW

CARD 7 D31. Do you belong to any religion? Which one?

1. MUSLIM (NO DENOMINATION GIVEN) 2. MUSLIM, SUNNI 3. MUSLIM, BEKTASHI 4. EASTERN ORTHODOX 5. CATHOLIC 6. OTHERS 7. NONE 8. DON'T KNOW X. NO ANSWER

D32. What language do you mainly speak at home? (If more than one language is spoken at home, please, report the language spoken most of the time) READ ONLY IF NECESSARY

1. ALBANIAN (NO DIALECT GIVEN) 2. ALBANIAN, GHEG 3. ALBANIAN, TOSK 4. GREEK 5. VLLAH (ARUMUNE / ÇOBANÇE) 6. MACEDONIAN

7. OTHER

CARD 8 D33. Please, use the card to tell us which ethnicity you identify yourself with.

1. ALBANIAN 2. ALBANIAN, GHEG 3. ALBANIAN, TOSK 4. GREEK 5. VLLAH (ARUMUN / ÇOBAN) 6. MACEDONIAN 7. ROMA 8. OTHER 9. DON’T KNOW

CARD 8 D34. Which ethnic group does/did your mother identify with?

1. ALBANIAN 2. ALBANIAN, GHEG 3. ALBANIAN, TOSK 4. GREEK 5. VLLAH (ARUMUN / ÇOBAN) 6. MACEDONIAN 7. ROMA 8. OTHER 9. DON’T KNOW

CARD 8 D35. Which ethnic group does/did your father identify with?

1. ALBANIAN 2. ALBANIAN, GHEG 3. ALBANIAN, TOSK 4. GREEK 5. VLLAH (ARUMUN / ÇOBAN) 6. MACEDONIAN 7. ROMA 8. OTHER 9. DON’T KNOW

D36. Rural/Urban Residence. (THIS NEED NOT BE ASKED BUT BE CODED BY THE INTERVIEWER)

Write in the place of residence:

1. RURAL AREA OR VILLAGE 2. SMALL OR MIDDLE-SIZED TOWN 3. SUBURBS OF LARGE TOWN OR CITY 4. LARGE TOWN OR CITY

D37. Primary electoral district of respondent.

INTERVIEWER, PLEASE, WRITE IN THE NUMBER OF THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT: .

TIME THE INTERVIEW FINISHED:

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE FOR THE INTERVIEWERS ONLY:

Please make sure that you fill the answers for these questions right after you completed the interview and left the flat/house of the respondent.

Please write in here the date of the interview: July 2005

Q1. Did you manage to interview the person the very first time when you looked for him, or her? If not, how many times did you have to return to be able to interview him/her?

1. Succeeded to interview the person on the first contact attempt 2. Interviewed the person following the second contact attempt 2. Interviewed the person following the third or after even more numerous contact attempt

Q2. Overall, did you feel that the respondent understood the questions?

1. Never 2. Almost never 3. Now and then 4. Often 5. Very often 9. Don’t know

Q3. Independently from how clever the person seemed to be, would you say that about POLITICAL MATTERS he/she was

1. much better informed than the average people in Albania, 2. somewhat better informed than the average Albanian, 3. about as informed as the average Albanian, 4. somewhat less informed than the average Albanian, or 5. much less informed than the average people in Albania?

Q4. Was anyone else present, who interfered with the interview?

1. Yes 2. No -> SKIP NEXT QUESTION

Who was this? YES NO

Husband/wife/partner 1 2 Son/daughter 1 2

35 Parent/parent-in-law 1 2 Other relative 1 2 Other non-relative 1 2 Don’t know who it was 1 2

Q5. Do you think that the respondent answered the questions sincerely?

1. There was no sign that he/she was not sincere 2. At some questions it seemed he/she was hiding his/her true opinion

Q6. To the extent you can determine this, was the respondent:

CLEARLY PRO- NOT DON’T YES BABLY AT ALL KNOW a. mobility impaired? 1 2 3 9 b. hampered in his/her mobility by some illness or old age? 1 2 3 9 c. hard of hearing or nearly deaf? 1 2 3 9 d. vision impaired or blind? 1 2 3 9 e. and is it possible that he/she was mentally handicapped? 1 2 3 9

Please, read and sign the statement below.

I declare that this interview has been conducted in full observance of the rules of personal interviews with a person who has been selected according to sampling regulations.

Signature of interviewer:

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.