constituency code
area code
respondent code
interviewer number
date of interview
time interview began (24 hr clock)
questionaire type
most imp issue facing irl-last 5 yrs
a1:issue facing irl-last 5 yrs-code 1
a1:issue facing irl-last 5 yrs-code 2
a1:issue facing irl-last 5 yrs-code 3
how good/bad ff/pd did with this issue
did a candidate call to your home
constituency code 5
which candidate called to your home
candidate- political party id
did party worker call to you home
from which parties
a3_2b other-specify
did party worker phone your home
a3_3b other-specify
read election leaflets given to you
look at candid/party ads in newspapers
attend public meetings related,election
look at candidates posters
see info:polit parties & cadid-internet
discuss election-family/friend/acquaint
contacted by candid/pol party-helpful
people-strong relig belief held office
cut in stand living to protect environ
ord people get fair share-nations wealth
incr income tax-those above avg income
1 law for rich & 1 for poor
nothing wrong-some alot richer
claims:environmental threats-exaggerated
1st priority-provide self & family
vote in general election may 2002
vote in this constituency/another
if another constituency, which one
if you had voted, which constituency
Ballot paper questionnaire completed
respondent code 3
constituency code 3
area code 3
order of preferences
name of candidate
candidate- id
number of candidate in constituency
number,FIANNA FAIL candids-constituency
number,FINE GAEL candids-constituency
number,GREEN PARTY candids-constituency
number,LABOUR candids-constituency
number,PD candids-constituency
number,SINN FEIN candids-constituency
number,INDEPENDENT candids-constituency
number,WORKERS PTY candids-constituency
number,CSP candids-constituency
number,SP candids-constituency
number,SWP candids-constituency
was ballot paper filled out
not filled-confidentiality/no interest/v
send ballot paper in sealed envelope
party-1st perference
b8, other party specify
if vote today-give same 1st preference
which party 1st preference
b10, other party specify
party-ask vote candids particular order
did you vote for candid in that order
most imp,1st pref-candid/party
when decided party 1st pref
though give 1st pref diff party
when decided candidate 1st pref
though give 1st pref diff candidate
main reason voted that candidate
b18 main reason-code 1
b18 main reason-code 2
b18 main reason-code 3
other reasons voted that candidate
b19 main reason-code 1
b19 main reason-code 2
b19 main reason-code 3
if candid ran diff party,still 1st pref
election,though 1st pref,elected
main reason did not vote
b22 main reason not vote-code 1
b22 main reason not vote-code 2
b22 main reason not vote-code 3
other reasons why didnt vote
b23 main reason not vote-code 1
b23 main reason not vote-code 2
b23 main reason not vote-code 3
vote in gen election in 1997
which part 1st pref in 1997
b25 other party specify
vote in ref,nice treaty june 2001
vote in favour or against nice treaty
vote in nice treaty before end this yr
vote in abortion ref in march this year
not v.good/v.good work area-candidate 1
not v.good/v.good work area-candidate 2
not v.good/v.good work area-candidate 3
not v.good/v.good work area-candidate 4
not/v.good constrib nat debate-candid 1
not/v.good constrib nat debate-candid 2
not/v.good constrib nat debate-candid 3
not/v.good constrib nat debate-candid 4
not close/close own polit view-candid 1
not close/close own polit view-candid 2
not close/close own polit view-candid 3
not close/close own polit view-candid 4
candid 1st pref-ever spoken to
contact tds/councillor/senator-last 5yrs
contact with tds/councillor/senator
contact made-letter/phone/visit/friend
contact-on your own behalf/family/organi
main reason for this contact
b39 main reason-code 1
b39 main reason-code 2
b39 main reason-code 3
similiar circums,future-approach them
how interested are you in politics
vote no difference whos in government
duty to go out & vote in gen election
vote not much diff-candids elected
if did not vote-feel guilty
god:does not/does exist
how imp,balance bet environ & econ growt
how imp is eu to you personally
which make best taoiseach
this area has been doing
who most responsib:improvements in econ
which td in particular-td 1
which td in particular-td 2
which td in particular-td 3
which td in particular-code td 1
which td in particular-code td 2
which td in particular-code td 3
most important local problem
local problem-code
1 party better able deal with problem
which one
constituency code 6
which candid best able deal with prob
good at working for area
good-contributing,national polit debate
be close to your political views
politics:complicated-cant understand
ord person has no influence on politics
i m better informed than most
irl govt cant influence what happens
not matter which party in power
1st pref,prob/not prob-fianna fail
1st pref,prob/not prob-fine gael
1st pref,prob/not prob-green party
1st pref,prob/not prob-labour
1st pref,prob/not prob-prog democrats
1st pref,prob/not prob-sinn fein
1st pref,prob/not prob-independent candi
stand for-fianna fail
stand for-fianna gael
stand for-green party
stand for-labour party
stand for-progressive democrats
stand for-sinn fein
protect environment-fianna fail
protect environment-fine gael
protect environment-green party
protect environment-labour party
protect environment-pds
protect environment-sinn fein
unite fully eu-fianna fail
unite fully eu-fine gael
unite fully eu-green party
unite fully eu-labour party
unite fully eu-pds
unite fully eu-sinn fein
thermometer degree-ahern,bertie
thermometer degree-bruton,john
thermometer degree-harney,mary
thermometer degree-quinn,ruairi
thermometer degree-mccreevy,charlie
thermometer degree-sargent,trevor
thermometer degree-martin,michael
thermometer degree-noonan,michael
thermometer degree-adams,gerry
thermometer degree-macdowell,michael
thermometer degree-howlin,brendan
thermometer degree-(dana)scanlon,rosemar
thermometer degree-fianna fail
thermometer degree-green party
thermometer degree-fine gael
thermometer degree-labour
thermometer degree-progressive democrats
thermometer degree-sinn fein
constituency name
which better for irl nowadays
combination of parties-party 1
combination of parties-party 2
combination of parties-party 3
combination of parties-party 4
number of parties
which coalition would you prefer
inst/abandon united irl-fianna fail
inst/abandon united irl-fine gael
inst/abandon united irl-green party
inst/abandon united irl-labour party
inst/abandon united irl-pds
inst/abandon united irl-sinn fein
how important to you is issue of n.irl
economy in irl over last 5 yrs has
this due to policies of the government
due equally to bothe parties in govt
which would have handled economy better
health services over the last 5 yrs
which would ve made health services bett
housing situation over the last 5 yrs
which would have made housing better
crime situation over the last 5 yrs
which would have handled crime better
honest:not very/very-fianna fail
honest:not very/very-fine gael
honest:not very/very-green party
honest:not very/very-labour
honest:not very/very-pds
honest:not very/very-sinn fein
abortion:ban/available-fianna fail
abortion:ban/available-fine gael
abortion:ban/available-green party
abortion:ban/available-labour
abortion:ban/available-pds
abortion:ban/available-sinn fein
how important issue of abortion to you
tax:cut/increase-fianna fail
tax:cut/increase-fine gael
tax:cut/increase-green party
tax:cut/increase-labour
tax:cut/increase-progressive democrats
tax:cut/increase-sinn fein
important,tax & health spending to you
not good/good run country-fianna fail
not good/good run country-fine gael
not good/good run country-green party
not good/good run country-labour party
not good/good run country-pds
not good/good run country-sinn fein
since when live this constituency-month
since when live this constituency-year
since when live this address-month
since when live this address-year
registered to vote at this address
registered to vote at another address
sex of respondent
date of birth-day
date of birth-month
date of birth-year
current marital status
currently living with husband/wife
currently living with another partner
currently living with a partner
highest level of education
unemployed & seeking work-last 5 yrs
how many months unemployed-last 5 yrs
current situation re employment
e10 other please specify
work at any time in past
when give up job-month
when give up job-year
your occupation - CSO
your occupation - ISCO
nature of the business - NACE
work in public/private sector
are you self-employed/employee
how many people do you employ
member of trade union at this time
supervise other workers in job
how many do you supervise
worried become unemployed in next yr
fathers occupation when you were 16-CSO
fathers occupation when you were 16-ISCO
your accommodation is
e24 other specify
belong to any religious denomination
code for religion
how ofter attend religious services
lived outside ROI FOR 2+ yrs
what yr did you return
member of GAA
self close to any political party
which party is it-1st party
which party is it-2nd party
which party is it-3rd party
e29 other party specify
which party do you feel closest to
e30 other party specify
feel closer to 1 of political parties
which party
how close do you feel
how did your father vote
strong supporter of this party
how did your mother vote
citizen of ireland
which country are you a citizen of
citizenship-CODE 1
citizenship-CODE 2
citizenship-CODE 3
leader,f/fail during election campaign
leader of green party
leader,f/gael during election campaign
ceann comhairle-last dail
irelands eu commissioner
are you the head of the household
head of household occupation-CSO
head of household occupation-ISCO
is he/she self employed
how many people does he/she employ
he/she supervise other workers in job
how many does he/she supervise
level of net household income
would that be
no. in household under 14 yrs
no. in household 14-18 yrs
no. in household 18 yrs or more
total in household is
size of location
Interviewer record time(24 hr clock)
is a self completion questionnaire compl
day of interview
month of interview
touch with ordinary people-fianna fail
touch with ordinary people-fine gael
touch with ordinary people-green party
touch with ordinary people-labour party
touch with ordinary people-pds
touch with ordinary people-sinn fein
irl as friendly as 10 yrs ago
more stress in lives compared 10yrs ago
not enough time spend with family
talk-persuade to vote candidate/party
how often was this
show support party/indiv-meeting/poster
candid contact,persuade vote for them
fianna fail/pd good job last 5yrs
satisfied with way democracy in irl work
make/not difference whos in power
who vote for can/wont make difference
democracy better than other form govt
party did good/bad job-last 5yrs
election in irl-voters rep by tds
parties in irl represent your views well
which party represents your views best
q16 other specify
party leaders represent your views well
which leader
q18 other party leader-specify
strongly like/dislike-fianna fail
strongly like/dislike-fine gael
strongly like/dislike-green party
strongly like/dislike-labour party
strongly like/dislike-pds
strongly like/dislike-sinn fein
left/right-fianna fail
left/right-fine gael
left/right-green party
left/right-labour party
left/right-pds
left/right-sinn fein
contact politician/govt official
taken part protest/march/denonstration
worked with people share same concern
respect-indiv freedom &human rights,irl
how widespread-corruption,politicans
left/right-self
unemployment in irl-over last 5yrs
mainly/not mainly due to policies of gov
due to which party in govt
which would ve handled unemploy better
last 5yrs,cost of living in irl
which would ve dealt cost living better
last 5yrs,level of taxation in irl
which would ve dealt level tax better
traffic congestion & public transport
which would ve dealt better transport
economy in ireland last 12mths
economy in irl will develop next 12mths
financial,your hhold compared 12mths ago
financial,your hhold next 12mths
how honest-bertie ahern
how honest-michael noonan
how honest-ruari quinn
in touch ord people-bertie ahern
in touch ord people-michael noonan
in touch ord people-ruari quinn
good at running country-bertie ahern
good at running country-michael noonan
good at running country-ruari quinn
not trust/trust alot-religious leaders
not trust/trust alot-political parties
not trust/trust alot-gardai
not trust/trust alot-business leaders
If interviewer use interview number
Date entered
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Grossing fact-all cases
Grossing fact-blue only
Grossing fact-yellow only
Grossing fact-all selfcomp
Weight for Blue plus self-completion cases
Weight - Yellow plus self-completion cases
Gender
Very strict limits on # of immigrants coming to live in Ireland
British govt should continue to have say in Northern Ireland
Long term policy of Northern Ireland should be to reunify with rest if Ireland
British govt should declare intention to withdraw from Northern Ireland
Asylum seekers should have same rights to social services as Irish
Willing to pay higher taxes to protect environment
Business should be run by state vs. entirely free from state
Ireland's mem. in EU is a good vs. bad thing
Social services should be provided by public vs. private enterprise
Business should be owned by state vs. privately owned
Homosexuality is never vs. always justified
Europe unification has already gone too far vs. should be pushed further
We should protect environ vs. encourage econ growth
Ireland should unite with EU vs. protect dependence
Insist on united Ireland vs. abandon goal of indep. Ireland
Total ban on abortion vs. abortion should be freely avaliable