AC NO. PS NO. RES NO. (As in voter list) Centre for the Study of Developing Societies 29, Rajpur Road, Delhi-110054, India A KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTION STUDY PRE POLL - 2008 INTERVIEWER’S INTRODUCTION: I have come from Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (also give your University’s reference), a social science research organization located in Delhi. We are studying the Assembly Election to be held next month by interviewing thousands of people in Karnataka. The findings of this interview will be used for Television programmes and writing articles in newspapers. The name of the respondents interviewed in this survey will be kept strictly confidential. The Survey is an independent study and is not linked with any political party or government agency. Kindly spare some time for this interview and answer my questions, as I need your active cooperation for making this study successful. FILL BEFORE STARTING INTERVIEW F1. AC Name (Code AC NO.): ____________________________________________________ F2. PS Name (Code PS NO.): _____________________________________________________ F3. Date of Interview: Date / Month / Year 2 0 0 8 F4. Time of starting the Interview: Hrs: Mins (Use 24 Hr clock. Eg: 8:10 am will be 08 Hrs: 10 Mins and 8:10 pm will be 20 Hrs: 10 Mins.) F5. Name of the Investigator (Code Roll No.): ___________________________________________ FILL AFTER COMPLEATING INTERVIEW E1. Time of completing the Interview: Hrs: Mins (Code total time for completing interview in minutes. Eg: If started at 20:10 and finished at 21:20, total time taken is 70 minutes) E2. Were there any other people immediately present who might be listening duringthe interview? 1. No one 2. Spouse/Children 3. Other adult family members 4. Small crowd E3. While answering the questions on voting preference in the Vidhan Sabha election, did the respondent use the ballot paper secretly or did she/he answered openly? 1. Secretly 2. Openly E4. At some stage did you notice something that made you feel that the respondent was answering under some fear or pressure? 2. Yes 1. No 3. Not sure E5. In your opinion did the respondent feel free while marking the ballot for Q.3, or do you think that she/he was hesitant while marking the ballot, or you can't say? 1. Felt free 2. Did not feel free 3. Can't say E6. Name of the Supervisor: _____________________________________________________ E7. Checked by the Supervisor: 2 Yes 1. No FIELD INVESTIGATOR'S PROFILE P1. P1. From where did you come to know about this training workshop? 1. Friend 2. College/University 3. Advertisment 7. Others (Specify) _____________ P2. P2. Have you ever worked in a sample survey? 2. Yes 1. No P3. P3. What is your age? (In completed years) ______________________ P4. P4. Gender: 1. Male 2. Female P5. Till what level have you studied? ______________________(Consult code book for coding) P5. P6. What is your Caste/Jati-biradari/Tribe name? _______________________ (Consult code book for coding) P6. P6a. And what is your caste group? 1. Scheduled Caste (SC) 2. Scheduled Tribe (ST) 3. Other Backward Caste (OBC) 4. Other P6a. P7. Which religion do you follow? P7. 1. Hindu 2. Muslim 3. Christian 4. Sikh 5. Buddhist 6. Jain 7. Parsi 8. Other (Specify)___________ Centre for the Study of Devloping Societies (CSDS), 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi-110054. Ph: (011) 23942199 1 INTERVIEW BEGINS: C1. In the next few weeks assembly elections are to be held in Karnataka. Have you heard about it? 2. Yes 1. No C2. Will you vote in the coming election? 2. Yes 1. No 8. Can’t say C2a. (If Yes) Would you definitely vote in any condition or is also possible that you do not vote for some reason? 1. Definitely vote 2. Might not vote for some reason 8. Can’t say 9 N.A. C3. If Assembly elections are held tomorrow which party or candidate will you vote for? Please mark your vote on this slip and put it in this box. If you don't find the symbol of the party you will vote for, please mark your vote in the blank space given below (Supply Yellow dummy ballot paper record its number and explain the procedure) ................................................. 99. N.A C4. The party for which you voted now, will you vote for the same party on the day of voting or your decision may change after seeing the list of candidates 1. Vote for the same party 2. Can change 8. Can’t say/D.K. C5 Suppose the party you wanted to vote for has not fielded the candidate in your constituency, which party would be your second choice? (Record party and consult code book for coding) _________ C6. Now I will ask you about the last Assembly Elections held in 2004? I am asking about the elections for MLAs that lead to formation of state government in Bangalore. Were you able to cast your vote or not? 2 Yes 1 No 8. Don’t Remember. C6a. (If Yes) Whom did you vote for in the Assembly Elections held in 2004? (Supply White dummy ballot paper record its number and explain the procedure) ................................................. 99. N.A C7. In 2004 elections were also held for Lok Sabha. I mean the MP election for electing the government in Delhi. Whom did you vote for in the Lok Sabha elections? (Record the party and consult the code book for coding)............................................................................ 99. N.A. C8. Who would you prefer as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka? (Record the name and consult the code book for coding)............................................................................ 99. N.A. a A1. Now I will read out few things. You tell me whether each of these has improved, worsened or has remained same during last 18 months of Kumaraswamy government b Improved Remained same Worsened No opinion/D.K. a. Condition of roads... 1 2 3 8 c b. Condition of Government Hospitals... 1 2 3 8 d c. Supply of electricity... 1 2 3 8 e d. Irrigation facilities... 1 2 3 8 e. Condition of Government School 1 2 3 8 f f. Supply of drinking water... 1 2 3 8 g g. Public transport... 1 2 3 8 h h. Condition of law and order... 1 2 3 8 i i. Controlling price rise 1 2 3 8 j. Reducing corruption 1 2 3 8 j Centre for the Study of Devloping Societies (CSDS), 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi-110054. Ph: (011) 23942199 2 C9. Karnataka has had four governments in the last 8 years. First there was the Congress government led by S.M. Krishna, then Congress+JD(S) government led by Dharam Singh, then JD(S)+BJP government led by Kumaraswamy and then BJP+JD(S) government led by Yediyurappa. What is your assessment of the work done by the Congress government led by S.M. Krishna during its 5 years rule – Would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with it? (Probe further whether ‘fully’ or ‘somewhat’ statisfied or dissatisfied). 1. Fully satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Fully dissatisfied 8. Can’t Say/D.K. C10. What was your assessment of the work done by the Congress+JD(S) government led by Dharam Singh during its two years rule – Would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with it? (Probe further whether ‘fully’ or ‘somewhat’ statisfied or dissatisfied). 1. Fully satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Fully dissatisfied 8. Can’t Say/D.K. C11. What was your assessment of the work done by the JD(S)+BJP government led by Kumaraswamy during its one and half years rule – Would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with it? (Probe further whether ‘fully’ or ‘somewhat’ statisfied or dissatisfied). 1. Fully satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Fully dissatisfied 8. Can’t Say/D.K. C12. What was your assessment of the work done by the BJP+JD(S) government led by Yediyurappa during its brief tenure of just 10 days rule – Would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with it? (Probe further whether ‘fully’ or ‘somewhat’ statisfied or dissatisfied). 1. Fully satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4. Fully dissatisfied 8. Can’t Say/D.K. C13. If you compare the three governments in Karnataka, during the last five years, Congress government, Cong+ JD(S) government, JD(S)+BJP government . In your opinion which was the best government? 1. Congress government 2. Cong+JD(S) government 3. JD(S)+BJP government 4. All equally bad 5. All equally good 8. Can't say/DK C14. If you compare the last four governments in Karnataka, Congress led by S.M.Krishna, Congress+JD(S) led by Dharam Singh, JD(S)+BJP led by Kumaraswamy and BJP+JD(S) led by Yediyurappa. In your opinion which was the best government? 1. Congress 2.Cong+ JD(S) 3. JD(S)+BJP 4.BJP+JD(S) 5.All equally bad 6. All equally good. 8.cant say/DK A2. While deciding whom to vote for in the comming Assembly elections, which issue do you think is likely to influence you the most. (Record exactly, Consult codebook for details)_________________________ C15. What is your opinion about the performance of the sitting MLA of your constituency (In case the constituency has changed ask about the MLA was elected from which ever constituency they were placed in 2004)? Would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with her/his performance? (Probe further whether ‘fully’ or ‘somewhat’ satisfied or dissatisfied). 1. Fully satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 4.