ZA7581 European Parliament Election Study 2019, Voter Study Country Questionnaire Malta (English) QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE VOTER STUDY OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS STUDY 2019 MALTA (ENGLISH) May, 2019 This questionnaire was prepared by the Planning Committee of the 2019 European Election Study Wouter van der Brug and Sara Hobolt (co-chairs), Sebastian Popa (treasurer) Hermann Schmitt, with input feedback from Eftichia Teperoglou Ilke Toygur, Claes de Vreese and Catherine de Vries 1 VALENCE ISSUES Q1 What do you think is the most important issue or problem facing Malta at the moment? ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q2 Which political party do you think would be best at dealing with this problem? 1 Labour Party 2 Nationalist Party 3 Democratic Alternative 4 Democratic Party 5 Imperium Europa 10 Other party 11 none of the parties 98 Don’t Know 99 No answer Q3 On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Malta ? Are you 1 Very satisfied 2 Fairly satisfied 3 Not very satisfied 4 Not at all satisfied 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q4 All in all again, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in the European Union? 1 Very satisfied 2 Fairly satisfied 3 Not very satisfied 4 not at all satisfied 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q5 Let us now come back to Malta. Do you approve or disapprove the government's record to date? 1 Approve 2 Disapprove 98 Don’t know 99 No answer 2 Q6 The European Parliament elections were held on the 25 May. For one reason or another, some people in Malta did not vote in these elections. Did you vote in the recent European Parliament elections? 1 yes, voted 2 No, did not vote 98 Don’t know go to Q8 99 No answer Q7 Which party did you vote for in the European Parliament elections? 1 Labour Party 2 Nationalist Party 3 Democratic Alternative 4 Democratic Party 5 Imperium Europa 90 Other party 96 Did vote blanc or nil 98 Do not remember 99 No answer Q8 How closely did you follow the campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections in the media or on social media? Please indicate using any number on an 11-point-scale. On this scale, where 0 means "not at all" and 10 means "very closely" which number best describes your situation? 0 Not at all 1 ... 9 10 Very closely 97 Refused 98 Don know 99 No answer Q9 Which party did you vote for at the 2017 Maltese general election 1 Labour Party 2 National Force ( Nationalist Party + Democratic Party) 3 Maltese Patriots Movement 4 Democratic Alternative 90 Other party 96 Did vote blanc or nil 97 Did not vote 98 Do not remember 99 No answer 3 Q10 We have a number of parties in Malta each of which would like to get your vote. How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Please answer on a scale where 0 means "not at all probable" and 10 means "very probable". If you think of Labour Party?: what mark out of ten best describes how probable it is that you will ever vote for the Labour Party? [CONTINUE FOR ALL Parties IN THE LIST BELLOW] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Refusal Don’t know Not at Very (spontaneous) the party all proba- (spontaneous) probable ble Labour Party 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 Nationalist 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 Party Democratic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 Alternative Democratic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 Party Imperium 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 Europa Q11 In political matters people talk of "the left" and "the right". What is your position? Please indicate your views using any number on an 11-point-scale. On this scale, where 0 means "left" and 10 means "right," which number best describes your position? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Refusal Don’t Left Right (spontaneous ) know 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 99 Q13 And about where would you place the following political parties on this scale? How about the Labour Party? Which number from 0 to 10, where '0' means "left" and '10' means "right" best describes this party? [CONTINUE FOR ALL Parties IN THE LIST BELLOW] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Refusal Don’t know Don’t know Left Right (spontaneous) the party how to place (spontaneous) the party (spontaneous) Labour 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Party Nationalist 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Party Democratic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Alternative Democratic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Party Imperium 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Europa Labour 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Party Nationalist 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 97 98 99 Party 4 Q14 Now I would like you to tell me your views on various issues. For each issue, we will present you with two opposite statements and we will ask your opinion about these two statements. We would like to ask you to position yourself on a scale from 0 to 10, where '0' means that you "fully agree with the statement at the top" and '10' means that you "fully agree with the statement at the bottom". Then if your views are somewhere in between, you can choose any number that describes your position best. Q14.1 What do you think of state regulation and control of the economy: 0 You fully oppose a restrictive policy on immigration of Malta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You fully oppose state intervention in the economy of Malta 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q14.2 Redistribution of wealth: 0 You fully favour redistribution from the rich to the poor in Malta 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. 9 10 You fully oppose redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor in Malta 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q14.3 Same-sex marriage: 0 You fully favour same sex marriage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You fully oppose same sex marriages 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer 5 Q14.4 Civil liberties: 0 You fully support privacy rights even if they hinder efforts to combat crime 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You fully support restricting privacy rights in order to combat crime 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q14.5 Immigration: 0 You fully favour a restrictive policy on immigration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 You fully oppose a restrictive policy on immigration 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q14.6 Environment: 0 Environmental protection should take priority even at the cost of economic growth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Economic growth should take priority even at the cost of environmental protection 97 Refused 98 Don’t know 99 No answer 6 Q15 Imagine there were a referendum in Malta tomorrow about the membership of the European Union. Would you vote for Malta to remain a member of the European Union or to leave the European Union”. 1 Remain a member of the EU 2 Leave the EU 3 (Would submit a blank ballot paper) 4 (Would spoil the ballot paper) 5 (Would not vote) 6 (Not eligible to vote) Q16 How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed democratically? On this scale where 1 means it is “not at all important” and 10 means “absolutely important” what position would you choose?: <Source: ESS round 6 questionB18d> 1 Not at all important 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Absolutely important 98 Don’t know 99 No answer Q17 To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Fully Agree Neither Disa Fully DK agree agree or gree disag disagree ree 1 Independent judges should be able to 1 2 3 4 5 98 overrule the decisions of democratically elected government if the decisions violate the rights of individuals or groups in society. 2 Governments should be allowed to prohibit 1 2 3 4 5 98 a peaceful protest if many citizens will be offended by its slogans. 3 In order to secure the independence of the 1 2 3 4 5 98 public media, elected politicians should have no influence on the content of their broadcasting. 4 Having a strong leader in government is 1 2 3 4 5 98 good for Malta even if the leader bends the rules to get things done. 5 The people, and not politicians, should 1 2 3 4 5 98 make our most important policy decisions. 7 Q18 For each of the following statements, please tell me to what extent it corresponds or not to your attitude or opinion.