[OSU Post Election Study 2004] November 2004 Note: This page may be removed when the questionnaire is sent to the client. However, it must exist in the version sent to Operations. SNO 8459 Survey Name OSU Post Election Survey Client Name OSU Professor Beck Great Plains Project Number K0664 Project Director Name Li Team/Area Name Dennis Sample Criteria 18+ Gen. Pop. Samvar No Specified Pre-coding Required No Timing Template Required Screen by Screen Timing Multi-Media None Incentive 7500 points Disposition Information None (Provide exact descriptions with reference to question numbers and answer list responses for all groups that daily counts are desired) Note: The change request log can be deleted, if you do not require it. Change Request Log (Operations Please Disregard) Note: Do not change Question numbers after Version 1; to add new question, use alpha characters (e.g., 3a, 3b, 3c) Author Ver- Description of Change Approval Date Com- sion (Q#, plus change) Name Apprv’d pleted (Y/N) Page 1 Last saved: 4/23/2015 4:50 PM Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues [OSU Post Election Study 2004] November 2004 - Questionnaire - [TEXT BOX] 1. What do you think is the most important problem facing this country? A.Problem1 Open ended responses [post-coded] 2. A.Problem2 3. A.Problem3 [RADIO] 4. To what extent were you interested in the presidential election campaign of 2004? H.InterestCam Very interested 1 Somewhat interested 2 Not very interested 3 Not at all interested 4 [RADIO] 5. More generally, would you say that you are very, somewhat, not very, or not at all interested in politics? H.Interest Very interested 1 Somewhat interested 2 Not Very Interested 3 Not at all interested 4 2 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues [RADIO] [IF NEWSAPER= NEVER, SKIP ITEMS 8-9] [IF TV=NEVER, SKIP ITEMS 13-14] [IF RADIO=NEVER, SKIP ITEMS 10-12] [IF INTERNET=NEVER, SKIP ITEMS 17-20] 6. During the electoral campaign, how frequently did you follow news about the election campaign through: 7 days a week 5-6 days a 3-4 days a 1-2 days a Less Never week week week Frequently 1 A. Newspapers D.CamPaper 6 5 4 3 2 1 B. Television D.CamTV 6 5 4 3 2 C. Radio D.CamRadio 1 6 5 4 3 2 D. Internet D.CamInternet 1 6 5 4 3 2 7. [TEXT BOX FOR NAME AND CITY, PULL DOWN MENU FOR STATE] [PROMPT IF SKIP] 8a. During the most recent electoral campaign, which two newspapers did you read most often? Please provide us with name and location. Name City State Newspaper read most often: _________D.Paper1_________ _______________ ______ Newspaper read second most often: _________D.Paper2__________ _______________ ______ [GRID] 8b. On average, how many days a week did you read…? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap1Freq Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap2Freq 3 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues [GRID] 8c. Did each newspaper listed below favor a particular political party or presidential candidate? Yes No Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap1Bias Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap2Bias [GRID] [SHOW PAPERS SELECTED YES IN Q8C] 8d. Which political party or presidential candidate was favored? Democrats/Kerry Republicans/Bush Other Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap1Part Newspaper name from Q8a D.Pap2Part [GRID] [SHOW PAPERS SELECTED YES IN Q8C] 8e. Was this party or candidate favored in the newspaper’s news reporting, its editorial pages, or in both? News reporting Editorial pages Both Newspaper name from Q8a Z.US.D.Pap1Ed Newspaper name from Q8a Z.US.D.Pap2Ed 9. [TEXT BOX FOR NAME AND CITY, PULL DOWN MENU FOR STATE] [PROMPT IF SKIP] 10a. Which radio station did you listen to most frequently for the news about election campaign? Name Radio station listened to most often: _____D.Radio1_____ [Grid] 10b. Was the radio station a public or commercial radio station? 4 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues Public Commercial Radio name from Q10a Z.US.D.Rad1Pub [GRID] 10b. Did the radio station listed to below favor a particular political party or presidential candidate? D.Rad1Bias Yes No Radio name from Q10a [GRID] [SHOW PAPERS SELECTED YES IN Q10B] 10c. Which political party or presidential candidate was favored? D.Rad1Part Democrats/Kerry Republicans/Bush Other Radio name from Q8a [RADIO] 12. [RADIO] [PROMPT IF SKIP] 13a. Which of the following TV news broadcast did you watch most often during the electoral campaign? D.TV1 1. ABC – World News Tonight with Peter Jennings 2. ABC – World News this Morning 3. ABC – Good Morning America 4. ABC – Nightline 5. CBS – Evening News with Dan Rather 6. CBS – Morning News 7. CBS – The Early Show 8. CNBC – Squawk Box 9. CNN Headline News 10. CNN – Daybreak 11. CNN – American Morning 5 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues 12. CNN – Live Today 13. CNN – Wolf Blitzer Reports 14. CNN – Lou Dobbs Tonight 15. CNN – News Night with Aaron Brown 16. FNC – Fox and Friends 17. FNC – FOX News Live 18. FNC – Special Report with Brit Hume 19. FNC – The Big Story with John Gibson 20. FNC – The Fox Report with Shepard Smith 21. MSNBC – MSNBC News Live 22. MSNBC – Lester Holt Live 23. NBC – Nightly News with Tom Brokaw 24. NBC – The Today Show 25. PBS – The Jim Lehrer News Hour 26. Other: please specify __________ 27. Don’t watch national news broadcast [RADIO] [PROMPT IF SKIP] [IF Q13A~=27] [SHOW ONLY ITEMS NOT SELECTED IN Q13A] 13b. Of the remaining, which TV news broadcast did you watch most often during the electoral campaign? D.TV2 1. ABC – World News Tonight with Peter Jennings 2. ABC – World News this Morning 3. ABC – Good Morning America 4. ABC – Nightline 5. CBS – Evening News with Dan Rather 6. CBS – Morning News 7. CBS – The Early Show 8. CNBC – Squawk Box 9. CNN Headline News 10. CNN – Daybreak 11. CNN – American Morning 12. CNN – Live Today 13. CNN – Wolf Blitzer Reports 14. CNN – Lou Dobbs Tonight 15. CNN – News Night with Aaron Brown 16. FNC – Fox and Friends 17. FNC – FOX News Live 18. FNC – Special Report with Brit Hume 19. FNC – The Big Story with John Gibson 20. FNC – The Fox Report with Shepard Smith 21. MSNBC – MSNBC News Live 22. MSNBC – Lester Holt Live 23. NBC – Nightly News with Tom Brokaw 24. NBC – The Today Show 25. PBS – The Jim Lehrer News Hour 26. Other: please specify __________ 27. Do not watch another show 6 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues [GRID] 13c. On average, how many days a week did you watch the news on the following broadcast(s)? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 name from Q13a D.TV1Freq name from Q13b D.TV2Freq 13d. Did each television news show listed below favor a particular political party or presidential candidate? Yes No name from Q13a D.TV1Bias name from Q13b D.TV2Bias [GRID] 13e. Which political party or presidential candidate was favored? Democrats/Kerry Republicans/Bush Other name from Q13a D.TV1Part name from Q13b D.TV2Part 14. 7 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues INTERNET [CHECK BOX] 17. What kinds of internet sources did you use for news about the election campaign (check all that apply)? Party / Presidential Candidate Websites D.InterParty 1 Direct email messages received from parties or candidates D.InterEmail 2 Political comment/opinion sites D.InterOpin 3 Chatrooms, Web-logs (blogs), and Discussion Boards D.InterChat 4 News media outlets D.InterNews 5 Search Engines (like MSN, Google, or Yahoo) Z.US.D.InterSearch 6 [RADIO] [IF Q17=1] 18. A. [If answered 1 for Q. 17] Which party’s or presidential candidate’s website did you visit most often? Z.US.D.InterParty1 None 0 Democrats/Kerry 1 Republicans/Bush 2 About the same for both 3 Other Party/Candidate 4 [RADIO] [IF Q17=2] B. [If answered 2 for Q. 17] Which party’s or presidential candidate’s emails did you receive most often? Z.US.D.InterEmail1 Democrats/Kerry 1 Republicans/Bush 2 About the same for both 3 Other Party/Candidate 4 [RADIO] [IF Q17=3-6] C. [If answered 3-6 for Q. 17] Concerning the non-party sites you visited, do you think these sources favored a particular party or presidential candidate? Z.US.D.InterBias Yes 1 No 2 Don’t Know 8 [RADIO] [IF Q18C=YES] D. [If yes] Which political party or presidential candidate? Democrats/Kerry 1 Z.US.D.InterPart Republicans/Bush 2 Some favored Dems/Kerry, Some 3 favored Reps/Bush Other (please specify) 4 [TEXT BOX] 19. A. What internet site did you visit most often to follow news about the presidential election campaign? [If 17 = 1-6] Please write in Name and/or Web address:__________________________ [Post-Coded] Z.US.D.Inter1 8 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues 20. [GRID] IF 21A=NEVER, SKIP Q23-Q24. IF 21B=NEVER, SKIP Q25 21. And with regard to talk shows that may discuss political issues, how frequently during the election campaign did you: Daily or almost Less 3-4 days a week 1-2 days a week Never every day Frequently 1 A. Listen to radio talk shows D.RadTalkFreq 5 4 3 2 [skip 22-23] 1 B. Watch television talk show D.TVTalkFreq 5 4 3 2 [skip 24-25] 9 Knowledge Networks, Inc. CN3USA2004ModQues [RADIO] [PROMPT IF SKIP] 23A: What radio talk show program do you listen to most frequently on politics? D.RadioTalk1 1. Rush Limbaugh 2. Don Imus 3. Al Franken 4. Jeanne Garafolo 5. Randy Rhodes 6. Alan Colmes 7. Focus on the Family 8. Bill O’Reilly 9.