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MASS MEDIA SURVEY 2011 [INTERVIEWER! COPY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE INTERVIEW FORM.]

N1. PSU

[To be filled by the interviewer] [PSU]

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N2. Household ID

[To be filled by the interviewer] [HHID]

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N3. Interviewer code

[To be filled by the interviewer] [INTID]

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[INTERVIEWER! GREET THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WHO OPENED THE DOOR IN GEORGIAN. MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ADDRESS THE MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD WHO OPENED THE DOOR.] Hello, my name is /last name and first name/. I represent the Caucasus Research Resource Center, a non-profit, independent research center, which is a program of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Georgia. We are conducting a survey on mass media in Georgia. Your household has been randomly selected, along with a couple thousand other households in Georgia. Your answers will be confidential and your name will not be linked to the responses recorded in this survey. I will need your help to identify the adult household member that I will be interviewing. It is very important that we follow certain steps while identifying this member of the household. Do you have any questions? [INTERVIEWER! ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. IF THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH REFUSES TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, SAY GOOD-BYE AND DOCUMENT THE NON-RESPONSE IN THE INTERVEW FORM.]

Caucasus Research Resource Center - Georgia

Eurasia Partnership Foundation

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[IF THE PERSON YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH AGREES TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION, ASK HIM/HER TO TELL YOU THE FIRST NAME(S) AND THE DATE(S) OF BIRTH OF ALL ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.] First name Date of birth

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Day Month Year [INTERVIEWER! THE PERSON WHO HAD HIS/HER BIRTHDAY MOST RECENTLY IS YOUR SELECTED RESPONDENT. CIRCLE THE NUMBER OF THE RESPONDENT IN THE TABLE ABOVE AND ASK THE FOLLOWING:] The person I have to interview is: [Write respondent’s first name and date of birth] ________________________________ Is this person currently at home? If at home: Can I speak with this person? If not at home: Will this person return home within the

next few days? If no: Thank you! Good-bye! If the person will return: [Coordinate the day and time of the

interview]. [INTERVIEWER! THE SELECTED PERSON CANNOT BE REPLACED!]

[INTERVIEWER! IF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT IS NOT AT HOME AND WILL NOT RETURN DURING THE PREIOD OF FIELDWORK, THANK THE FAMILY MEMBER AND ENTER THE RELEVANT INFORMATION INTO THE INTERVIEW FORM.] [INTERVIEWER! IF THE SELECTED RESPONDENT CANNOT SPEAK GEORGIAN, OR IF HE/SHE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY, THANK HIM/HER AND ENTER THE RELEVANT INFORMATION INTO THE INTERVIEW FORM.]

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[INTERVIEWER! IF THE RESPONDENT AGREES TO BE INTERVIEWED, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, REPEAT THE INTRODUCTORY TEXT, AND START THE INTERVIEW.] T1. Date of interview: [INTDATE] |____|____| |____|____| Day Month

T2. Time interview started: [INTSTART] |____|____| |____|____| Hour Minute

[INTERVIEWER! USE 24-HOUR CLOCK.]

Part G 1. Please tell me, what do you usually do in your free time, during your usual daily

routine? [FREETSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. WRITE CODE ‘1’ IN THE ROWS WHERE THE RESPECTIVE ANSWER WAS MENTIONED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND CODE ‘0’ IN ALL OTHER ROWS. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

1. Spend time with friends / family [FREETFRN]

2. Read a book [FREETBOK]

3. Read a newspaper / news magazine [FREETPAP]

4. Listen to music [FREETMUS]

5. Watch TV [FREETWTV]

6. Do some sightseeing [FREETEXC]

7. Go to a restaurant / bar / club [FREETBAR]

8. Do some gardening [FREETGRD]

9. Shopping [FREETSHP]

10. Do sports / exercise [FREETSPO]

11. Do arts and crafts / Play a musical instrument, etc. [FREETART]

12. Go to a theatre / cinema [FREETMOV]

13. Visit museums / galleries [FREETGAL]

14. Play computer games [FREETPCG]

15. Surf the Internet [FREETINT]

16. Sleep [FREETNAP]

17. Hang out with fellow pals (birja) [FREETBRJ]

18. Other [FREETOTH] I don’t have free time -4 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

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2. [SHOW CARD 2] What are your main sources of information for receiving news

about current events in Georgia? Please tell me which one is your first main source of information. [INFSOU1]

[INTERVIEWER! CIRCLE THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER IN THE COLUMN “First source.” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

3. [SHOW CARD 2] And which one is your second main source of information about

current events in Georgia? [INFSOU2]

[INTERVIEWER! CIRCLE THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER IN THE COLUMN “Second source.” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER. USE CODE ‘-5’, IF THE RESPONDENT GETS INFORMATION FROM ONE SOURCE ONLY.]

First

source [INFSOU1]

Second source

[INFSOU2]

Colleagues 1 1

Family members 2 2

Neighbors, friends 3 3

Internet 4 4

Newspapers, magazines 5 5

Radio 6 6

TV 7 7

Other 8 8

(Not applicable) -5

(Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

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4. [SHOW CARD 4] How often do you usually use each of the following sources to receive information about current events in Georgia?

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Every day

Several times a week

Once a week

Once or twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable) (Don’t know)

1 Internet [INFOINT] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2

Local TV channel(s) in your municipality [INFOLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 Georgia’s national TV channel(s) [INFONTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 Russia’s TV channel(s) [INFORUTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

5

International TV channel(s) (e.g. BBC, CNN, etc.) [INFOITV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

6

Local radio station(s) in your municipality [INFOLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

7 Georgia’s national radio station(s) [INFONRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

8 Georgia’s national daily newspaper(s) [INFODPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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Georgia’s national weekly newspaper(s), such as ‘Kviris Palitra’, ‘Asaval-Dasavali’, etc. [INFOWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

10

Georgia’s national weekly news magazine(s), such as ‘Gza’, ‘Sarke’, ‘Liberali’, ‘Tabula’, etc. [INFOWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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Local newspaper(s) in your municipality / region [INFOLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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5. [SHOW CARD 5] Please tell me, overall, how well do you think Georgian journalists

inform the population about current events in Georgia? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “very poorly” and ‘10’ means “very well”. [QUALINF]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE CORREPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

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(Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

6. [SHOW CARD 5] Please tell me, overall, how well do you think Georgian journalists

inform the population about current events in the world? Please use the same CARD. [QUALINFW]


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7. [SHOW CARD 5] And how well do you think Georgian journalists inform the population about current events in your municipality or city/village? Please use the same CARD. [QUALINFL]


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8. [SHOW CARD 8] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that,

overall, Georgian journalists are serving the interests of people like you? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”. [TVSRVPP]


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9. [SHOW CARD 8] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian journalists are serving the interests of the government? Please, use the same CARD. [TVSRVGOV] [INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE CORREPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

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10. [SHOW CARD 8] And how strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian journalists are serving the interests of the media owners? Please, use the same CARD. [TVSRVEMP] [INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE CORREPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

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11. [SHOW CARD 11] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? [FREESPEECH]

[INTERVIEWER! AFTER THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES THE STATEMENT, ASK: “Do you agree with this statement or do you agree very strongly with this statement?” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Statement 1: There is no freedom of speech in Georgia nowadays; journalists cover current events the way they are told to.

Statement 2: There is freedom of speech in Georgia nowadays; journalists provide unbiased coverage of current events.

Agree very strongly with Statement 1

Agree with

Statement 1 Agree with Statement 2


1 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


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12. For each of the following issues, please tell me whether or not you think they should be investigated by journalists. [INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE ISSUES FROM THE LIST ONE BY ONE. ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Yes No (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. How healthcare programs work in Georgia [INVHCARE]

1 0 -1 -2

2. How the courts work in Georgia [INVCOURT] 1 0 -1 -2

3. How are elections conducted [INVELECT] 1 0 -1 -2

4. To what extent human rights are protected [INVHUMR]

1 0 -1 -2

5. To what extent freedom of speech is ensured [INVFSPE]

1 0 -1 -2

6. Deals between political leaders [INVDEAL] 1 0 -1 -2

7. How poverty reduction programs work [INVPOV]

1 0 -1 -2

8. To what extent property rights are ensured [INVPROP]

1 0 -1 -2

9. How educational reform is going on [INVEDU]

1 0 -1 -2

10. Russia’s political interests in Georgia [INVGERU]

1 0 -1 -2

11. Reasons for inflation [INVINFL] 1 0 -1 -2

12. Situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia [INVABSO]

1 0 -1 -2

13. Relations between politicians and the church [INVPOLCH]

1 0 -1 -2

14. Situation in the Georgian army [INVARMY] 1 0 -1 -2

15. Personal life of leading politicians [INVPLIFE] 1 0 -1 -2

16. Work of non-governmental organizations in Georgia [INVNGO]

1 0 -1 -2

17. Situation in Georgian prisons [INVPRIS] 1 0 -1 -2

18. Business interests of leading politicians [INVPBUS]

1 0 -1 -2

19. Corruption of high-ranking officials [INVCORR]

1 0 -1 -2

20. Situation of ethnic minorities living in Georgia [INVMIN]

1 0 -1 -2

21. Situation of IDPs [INVIDP] 1 0 -1 -2

22. How budget money is spent [INVBUDG] 1 0 -1 -2

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13. [SHOW CARD 13] How often do you think that it is difficult to understand what

is going on in the domestic politics of Georgia? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “Extremely rarely” and ‘10’ means “Very frequently”. [POLCOMP]


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14. [SHOW CARD 14] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that

the future of Georgia is in Georgian people’s hands? Please, use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [FUTOWN]


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no matter what the Georgian political system is, nothing will ever change in Georgia? Please, use the same CARD. [NOCHANGE]


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Georgia is a democratic country? Please, use the same CARD. [DEMNOW]


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17. [SHOW CARD 17] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree

with? [GOVMED]


Statement 1: The government has the right to check the content of the information prepared by a journalist before it gets published, since some information might threaten state interests.

Statement 2: The government does not have the right to check the content of the information prepared by a journalist before it gets published, since journalists should decide themselves what to publish and what not to publish.


Agree with





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Part F

F1. Nowadays, trial by jury takes place in Georgia: only in Tbilisi, in the whole country, or neither in Tbilisi nor in the country as a whole? [TFJURY]

Only in Tbilisi 1

In the whole of Georgia 2

Neither in Tbilisi nor in the whole of Georgia 3


F2. Who is the speaker of the Georgian Parliament? [TFSPEAK]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Bakar Aleksidze 1

Giorgi Targamadze 2

David Bakradze 3

Pavle Kublashvili 4

Mikheil Saakashvili 5

Mikheil Machavariani 6

Other 7


F3. How many members are there in the Georgian Parliament? [PARLMEM]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER.]

|___|___|___| NUMBER (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2

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Please tell me, in your opinion, are the following statements correct or incorrect?

F4. The President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has resigned recently after active street protests. [TFEGYPT]

Correct 1

Incorrect 0


F5. According to the Constitution of Georgia, President Mikheil Saakashvili does not have the right to become the Prime Minister after his term as a President expires. [TFMISAPM]

Correct 1

Incorrect 0


F6. Shalva Natelashvili was a mayoral candidate in Tbilisi in the local elections of May 30, 2010. [TFSHNAM]

Correct 1

Incorrect 0


F7. Last year, a staged show imitating a Russian military attack on Georgia was

broadcasted in “Kronika”. [TFIMDK]

Correct 1

Incorrect 0 -> GO TO P1 (Don’t know) -1


F8. Did you watch this show, or did you hear from someone else about it? [IMDSTAW]

I watched the show 1

I heard about it 0 -> GO

TO F12 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

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F9. [SHOW CARD F9] Which of the following best describes your situation?

[IMDSBEH]

I heard/read the information at the beginning of the show that the events were staged.

1

Family members / friends informed me during the show that the events were staged.

2

Only after the end of the show I learned that the events were staged.

3


F10. [SHOW CARD F10] Which of the feelings on this CARD best describes the

feelings you had while you were watching the show? [IMDSDUR]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER]

Surprised 1

Confused 2

Interested 3

Frightened 4

Insulted 5

Irritated 6

Panicked 7

Mobilized strengths 8

Indignation 9

I had no special feelings 10

Other 11


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F11. [SHOW CARD F10] Which of the feelings on this CARD best describes the feelings you had after watching the show? [IMDSAFT]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER]

Surprised 1

Confused 2

Interested 3

Frightened 4

Insulted 5

Irritated 6

Panicked 7

Mobilized strengths 8

Indignation 9

I had no special feelings 10

Other 11


F12. [SHOW CARD F12] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? [IMDSATT]


Statement 1: Such a show was needed to a certain extent, so that we always remember the threats we are facing.

Statement 2: Broadcasting such a show was totally unacceptable.


Agree with





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Part P

P1. [SHOW CARD P1] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, Georgian newspapers and news magazines determine what people in Georgia think about current events? Please use this CARD, where ‘1’ means “completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “completely agree”. [PAPDET]


|___|___| CODE (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2 P2. [SHOW CARD P2] Not counting online publications, how many hours do you

spend on an average day reading about politics and current events in Georgia in Georgian newspapers and news magazines? [PAPTIME]

Do not read newspapers / news magazines at all 0 GO TO P5

Less than ½ hour 1

From ½ hour to 1 hour 2

One to 1½ hours 3

1½ to two hours 4

Two to 2½ hours 5

2½ hours to three hours 6

More than three hours 7

Read, but not daily 8


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P3. [SHOW CARD P3] How often do you get information about current events in Georgia from the following sources? Please, do not take into consideration online publications.

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

ap

plic

able

)

(Don

’t

know

)

1

From local newspapers in your municipality [DOMLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national daily newspapers [DOMDPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3

From national weekly newspapers, such as ‘Kviris Palitra’, ‘Asaval-Dasavali’, etc. [DOMWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 From national weekly news magazines. [DOMWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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P3a

[INTERVIEWER! ASK THE NEXT QUESTION ONLY TO THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY READ NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINES (CODE ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ OR ‘4’ IN P3_4.]

P3a. Which national weekly newsmagazine do you read most frequently? [READMAG]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

__________________________________________________________________

(Don’t know) -1


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P4. [SHOW CARD P3] And how often do you get information about current events in your municipality / town from the following sources?


Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

ap

plic

able

)

(Don

’t

know

)

1 From national daily newspapers [LOCDPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2

From national weekly newspapers, such as ‘Kviris Palitra’, ‘Asaval-Dasavali’, etc. [LOCWPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3

From national weekly newsmagazines, such as ‘Gza’, ‘Sarke’, ‘Liberali’, ‘Tabula’, etc. [LOCWMAG]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4

From local newspapers in your municipality [LOCLPAP]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

[INTERVIEWER! WITH ALL RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED QUESTION P4, GO TO QUESTION P7.] [INTERVIEWER! ASK QUESTIONS P5 and P6 ONLY TO THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY DO NOT READ NEWSPAPERS / NEWS MAGAZINES, I.E. ANSWERED “Do not read” (code ‘0’) IN QUESTION P2.]

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P5. [SHOW CARD P5] What is the main reason you do not read daily newspapers or news magazines? [DPAPWHY]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN COLUMN ‘Daily’.]

P6. [SHOW CARD P5] What is the main reason you do not read weekly newspapers or news magazines? [WPAPWHY]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN COLUMN ‘Weekly’.]

Daily

[DPAPWHY] Weekly

[WPAPWHY] These newspapers / news magazines are not sold in my area

1 1

These newspapers / news magazines provide information with a delay

2 2

News coverage in these newspapers / news magazines is biased

3 3

I prefer to get information from relatives / friends / neighbors / colleagues

4 4

I do not have time to read them 5 5

I do not trust information in newspapers / news magazines

6 6

I do not have money to buy them 7 7

I am not interested in reading newspapers / news magazines

8 8

Other 9 9 (Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

[INTERVIEWER! NEXT QUESTIONS ARE FOR ALL RESPONDENTS!

P7. Please tell me how much would you be willing to pay for a national daily newspaper on a regular basis? [DPAPPAY]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE ANSWER.]

__________ tetri (Would not buy anyway) -4

Don’t know -1

Refuse to answer -2

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P8. How much would you be willing to pay for a national weekly newspaper on a

regular basis? [WPAPPAY]


Don’t know -1

Refuse to answer -2

P9. How much would you be willing to pay for a local newspaper in your municipality / region on a regular basis? [LPAPPAY]


Don’t know -1

Refuse to answer -2

P10. And how much would you be willing to pay for a national weekly newsmagazine on a regular basis? [WMAGPAY]


Don’t know -1

Refuse to answer -2

Part R R1. [SHOW CARD R1] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that,

overall, radio news programs determine what people think about current events in Georgia? [RADIODET]


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R2. [SHOW CARD R2] What kind of radio programs do you usually listen to at least once a week? [RADIOSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE CODE ‘1’ IN THE ROWS WHERE THE RESPECTIVE ANSWER WAS MENTIONED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND CODE ‘0’ IN ALL OTHER ROWS. ACCEPT ALL ANSWERS.]

1. History [RADIOHIS]

2. Science [RADIOSCI]

3. Art [RADIOART]

4. News on national radio stations [RADIONNW]

5. News on municipal / regional radio stations [RADIORNW]

6. Other political programs [RADIOPOL]

7. Quiz shows [RADIOQUI]

8. Education [RADIOEDU]

9. Business [RADIOBUS]

10. Food & Cookery [RADIOFOD]

11. Popular music [RADIOPOP]

12. Classical music [RADIOCLS]

13. Religion [RADIOREL]

14. Sports [RADIOSPO]

15. Other [RADIOOTH]

I do not listen to radio at all -4

GO TO R6


R3. [SHOW CARD R3] How much time do you spend per day, on an average, listening

to radio programs about politics and current events in Georgia? [RADIOTIME]

No time at all 0

GO TO TV1

Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2

One hour to1½ hours 3

1½ hours to two hours 4

Two hours to 2½ hours 5

More than 2½ hours, up to 3 hours 6

More than 3 hours 7

Listen, but not daily 8 (Don’t know) -1


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R4. [SHOW CARD R4] How often do you get information about current events in

Georgia from the following sources?


Every day


Once a

week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)

(Don’t know)

1 From local radio stations in your region [DOMLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national radio stations [DOMNRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From foreign radio stations [DOMFRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 From the radio station “Voice of America” [DOMVOA]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

R5. [SHOW CARD R4] And how often do you get information about current events in

your municipality / settlement from the following sources?


Every day


Once a

week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)

(Don’t know)

1 From local radio stations in your region [LOCLRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 From national radio stations [LOCNRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 From foreign radio stations [LOCFRAD]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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[INTERVIEWER! WITH ALL RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED QUESTION R5, GO TO QUESTION TV1.] [INTERVIEWER! ASK QUESTIONS R6 AND R7 ONLY TO THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO RADIO AT ALL, I.E., ANSWERED “Do not listen to the radio” (CODE ‘-4’) IN QUESTION R2.]

R6. [SHOW CARD R6] What is the main reason you do not listen to the national radio

stations? [NRADWHY]

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

R7. [SHOW CARD R6] What is the main reason you do not listen to the local radio stations in your municipality / settlement? [LRADWHY]


National radio

stations [NRADWHY]

Local radio stations

[LRADWHY]

There is no reception for these radio stations in my region / municipality / settlement

1

1

These radio stations provide information with a delay

2 2

Radio news coverage is biased 3 3

I prefer to get information from relatives / friends / neighbors / colleagues

4 4

I do not have time to listen to them 5 5

I do not trust information on the radio 6 6

I do not have radio 7 7

I am not interested in listening to the radio 8 8

Other 9 9

(Don’t know) -1 -1 (Refuse to answer) -2 -2

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Part TV

TV1. [SHOW CARD TV1] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that, overall, television determines what people think about current events in Georgia? Please use this card, where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [TVDET]


|___|___| CODE


TV2. How many TV sets, that are in normal working condition, does your family own? [NUMTV]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE NUMBER.]

|___|___| NUMBER If ‘0’ GO TO TV5


TV3. Is any of the TV sets in your household connected to a satellite or cable?

[TVCONNCT]

Yes 1

No 0


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TV4. Please name Georgian TV channels you have reception for.


1. Adjara TV [TVGEADJ]

2. Region TV [TVGERTV]

3. Imedi [TVGEIMD]

4. Kavkasia [TVGEKAVK]

5. Rustavi 2 [TVGER2]

6. GPB [TVGEGPB1]

7. Second Channel [TVGEGPB2]

8. Maestro [TVGEMAES]

9. Sakartvelo [TVGESAK]

10. Mze [TVGEMZE]

11. Pirveli Stereo [TVGE1ST]

12. First Caucasian [TVGEPIK]

13. Global Media Group (GMG) [TVGEGMG]

14. Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel

“Ertsulovneba” [TVGEETS]

15. Real TV [TVGEREAL]

16. Local TV Channel [TVGELOC]

17. Other [TVGEOTH]


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TV5. What kind of TV programs do you usually watch at least once per week?


1. History [TVHIS]

2. Nature [TVWIL]

3. News on national TV stations [TVNAT]

4. News on local TV stations [TVLOC]

5. Political talk shows [TVTAL]

6. Quiz shows [TVQUI]

7. Soap operas [TVSOA]

8. Movies [TVMOV]

9. Science [TVSCI]

10. Art [TVART]

11. Education [TVEDU]

12. Business [TVBUS]

13. Comedy shows (e.g., Night show, Vano’s show) [TVCOM]

14. Food & Cookery [TVFOD]

15. Home & DIY [TVHOM]

16. Popular music [TVPOP]

17. Classical music [TVCLS]

18. Religion [TVREL]

19. Children’s programs and animation [TVCHL]

20. Sports [TVSPO]

21. Reality shows [TVREA]

22. Military [TVMIL]

23. Other [TVOTH]

Do not watch television -4

GO TO S1


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TV6a. [SHOW CARD TV6] How often do you get information about current events in Georgia from the following sources?


Every day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)

(Don’t know)

1. From local TV channels in your municipality or region [GINFOLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2. From Georgia’s national TV channels [GINFONTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3. From Russia’s TV channels [GINFORUTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4. From foreign TV channels (BBC, CNN, etc.) [GINFOITV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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TV6b. [SHOW CARD TV6] And how often do you get information about current events in your municipality / settlement from the following sources? [INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Every day


Once a

week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)

(Don’t know)

1. From local TV channels in your municipality or region [LOCLTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2. From Georgia’s national TV channels [LOCNTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3. From Russia’s TV channels [LOCRUTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4. From foreign TV channels (BBC, CNN, etc.) [LOCFTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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TV7. In your opinion, how much time do the Georgian national TV channels devote to the coverage of the following issues: too much time; the right amount; or too little time?


Too

much Right

amount Too little

(Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. Healthcare [ATIMEHCARE]

3 2 1 -1 -2

2. Corruption

[ATIMECORR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

3. How the courts work [ATIMECOURT]

3 2 1 -1 -2

4. Elections [ATIMEELECT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

5. Human rights [ATIMEHUMR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

6. Freedom of speech [ATIMEFSPE] 3 2 1 -1 -2

7. Social issues (unemployment, poverty) [ATIMESOC]

3 2 1 -1 -2

8. NATO membership [ATIMENATO] 3 2 1 -1 -2

9. Political stability in Georgia [ATIMEPOLS]

3 2 1 -1 -2

10. Property rights [ATIMEPROP] 3 1

11. Educational reform [ATIMEEDU] 3 2 1 -1 -2

12. Relations with Russia [ATIMERELRU]

3 2 1 -1 -2

13. Economic issues [ATIMEECON] 3 2 1 -1 -2

14. Territorial integrity [ATIMETERR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

15. Situation in Abkhazia and/or South Ossetia [ATIMEABSO]

3 2 1 -1 -2

16. Religion [ATIMEREL] 3 2 1 -1 -2 17. Life of ethnic

minorities in Georgia [ATIMEMIN]

3 2 1 -1 -2

18. Political events in other countries [ATIMEOPOL]

3 2 1 -1 -2

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TV8. In your opinion, how much time should the Georgian national TV channels devote to the coverage of the following issues: more time; the same amount of time; or less time?


More time

The same amount of time

Less time(Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1. Healthcare [ATIMEHCARE]

3 2 1 -1 -2

2. Corruption

[ATIMECORR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

3. How the courts work [ATIMECOURT]

3 2 1 -1 -2

4. Elections [ATIMEELECT] 3 2 1 -1 -2

5. Human rights [ATIMEHUMR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

6. Freedom of speech [ATIMEFSPE] 3 2 1 -1 -2

7. Social issues (unemployment, poverty) [ATIMESOC]

3 2 1 -1 -2

8. NATO membership [ATIMENATO] 3 2 1 -1 -2

9. Political stability in Georgia [ATIMEPOLS]

3 2 1 -1 -2

10. Property rights [ATIMEPROP] 3 1

11. Educational reform [ATIMEEDU] 3 2 1 -1 -2

12. Relations with Russia [ATIMERELRU]

3 2 1 -1 -2

13. Economic issues [ATIMEECON] 3 2 1 -1 -2

14. Territorial integrity [ATIMETERR] 3 2 1 -1 -2

15. Situation in Abkhazia and/or South Ossetia [ATIMEABSO]

3 2 1 -1 -2

16. Religion [ATIMEREL] 3 2 1 -1 -2 17. Life of ethnic

minorities in Georgia [ATIMEMIN]

3 2 1 -1 -2

18. Political events in other countries [ATIMEOPOL]

3 2 1 -1 -2

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TV9. On which TV channels do you most frequently watch the news or programs about politics and current events in Georgia?


1. Adjara TV [WATCHADJ]

2. Region TV [WATCHRTV]

3. Imedi [WATCHIMD]

4. Kavkasia [WATCHKAVK]

5. Rustavi 2 [WATCHR2]

6. GPB [WATCHGPB1]

7. Second Channel [WATCHGPB2]

8. Maestro [WATCHMAES]

9. Sakartvelo [WATCHSAK]

10. Mze [WATCHMZE]

11. Pirveli Stereo [WATCH1ST]

12. First Caucasian [WATCHPIK]

13. Global Media Group (GMG) [WATCHGMG]

14. Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” [WATCHETS]

15. Real TV [WATCHREAL]

16. Local Channel [WATCHLOC]

17. NTV [WATCHNTV]

18. ORT [WATCHORT]

19. RTVI [WATCHRTVI]

20. BBC [WATCHBBC]

21. CNN [WATCHCNN]

22. Other [WATCHOTH]

None -4 (Don’t know) -1 (Refuse to answer) -2

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TV10. [SHOW CARD TV10] In an average day, how much time do you spend watching TV? [TVTIME]


Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2

More than 1 hour, up to1½ hours 3


More than 2 hours, up to 2½ hours 5


More than 3 hours 7

Watch, but not daily 8


TV11. [SHOW CARD TV10] Of this time, how much time per day do you spend watching news or programs about politics and current events? [TVPTIME]


Less than ½ hour 1

½ hour to 1 hour 2

More than 1 hour, up to1½ hours 3


More than 2 hours, up to 2½ hours 5


More than 3 hours 7

Watch, but not daily 8

I do not watch news programs at all -4 GO TO W1


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TV12. [SHOW CARD TV12] How often do you receive news on politics and current events in Georgia from the following TV channels?


Every

day


Once a week

Once or

twice per

month

Never (Not

applicable)

(Don’t know)

1 Adjara TV [FRQADJ] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

2 Region TV[FRQRTV]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

3 Imedi [FRQIMD] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

4 Kavkasia [FRQKAVK] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

5 Rustavi 2 [FRQR2] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

6 GPB [FRQGPB1] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

7 Second Channel [FRQGPB2] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

8 Maestro [FRQMAES] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

9 Sakartvelo [FRQSAKA] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

10 First Caucasian [FRQPIK] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

11

Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” [FRQERTS]

1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

12 Real TV [FRQREAL] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

13 Local TV channel [FRQLOC] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

14 NTV [FRQNTV] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

15 ORT [FRQORT] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

16 RTVI [FRQRTVI] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

17 BBC [FRQBBC] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

18 CNN [FRQCNN] 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -1

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TV13. Please name the Georgian TV channel that you trust most when it comes to the coverage of politics and current events in Georgia. [TVTRUSTR]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. MATCH RESPONDENT’S ANSWERS TO THE OPTIONS PROVIDED. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Adjara TV 1

Region TV 2

Imedi 3

Kavkasia 4

Rustavi 2 5

GPB 6

Second Channel 7

Maestro 8

Sakartvelo 9

Mze 10

First Caucasian 11

Global Media group (GMG) 12

Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” 13

Real TV 14

Local TV channel 15

Other 16

None 17


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TV14. [SHOW CARD TV14] How much do you trust news on politics and current events in Georgia on the following TV channels?


Code: (Not

applicable) (Don’t know)

(Refuse to

answer)

1 Adjara TV [TRUADJ] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

2 Region TV [TRURTV] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

3 Imedi [TRUIMD] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

4 Kavkasia [TRUKAVK] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

5 Rustavi 2 [TRUR2] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

6 GPB [TRUGPB1] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

7 Second Channel [TRUGPB2] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

8 Maestro [TRUMAES] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

9 Sakartvelo [TRUSAKA] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

10 First Caucasian [TRUPIK] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

11 Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” [TRUERTS] |___|___|

-5 -1 -2

12 Real TV [TRUREAL] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

13 Local TV channel [TRULOCTV] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

14 NTV [TRUNTV] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

15 ORT [TRUORT] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

16 RTVI [TRURTVI] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

17 BBC [TRUBBC] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

18 CNN [TRUCNN] |___|___| -5 -1 -2

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TV15. [SHOW CARD TV15] Do you think that the coverage of current events in Georgia on the following TV channels reflects the government’s interests; the interests of the opposition; or does not reflect the interests of any of them?


Ref

lect

s go

vern

men

t’s

inte

rest

s

Ref

lect

s th

e in

tere

sts

of

the

opp

osit

ion

Doe

s no

t re

flec

t in

tere

sts

of

eith

er

(Not

ap

plic

able

)

(Don

’t k

now

)

(Ref

use

to

answ

er)

1 Adjara TV [INTADJ] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

2 Region TV [INTRTV] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

3 Imedi [INTIMD] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

4 Kavkasia [INTKAVK] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

5 Rustavi 2 [INTR2] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

6 GPB [INTGPB1] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

7 Second Channel [INTGPB2] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

8 Maestro [INTMAES] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

9 Sakartvelo [INTSAKA] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

10 Real TV [INTREAL] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

11 First Caucasian [INTPIK] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

12

Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” [INTERTS]

1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

13 Local TV channel [INTER] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

14 NTV [INTNTV] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

15 ORT [INTORT] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

16 RTVI [INTRTVI] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

17 BBC [INTBBC] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

18 CNN [INTCNN] 1 2 3 -5 -1 -2

[INTERVIEWER! QUESTION NUMBERS TV16 AND TV17 ARE MISSING.]

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TV18. Does your TV have reception for the Maestro channel? [RECEPMAES]

Yes 1 GO TO TV22

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO

TV24 (Refuse to answer) -2

TV19. Have you heard of the Maestro channel? [KNOWMAES]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO

TV24 (Don’t know) -1


TV20. Have you ever watched Maestro? [EVRMAES]

Yes 1

No 0


TV21. Would you watch Maestro regularly if your TV had reception for it? [WISHMAES]

Yes 1 GO

TO TV24

No 0


TV22. In your opinion, does Maestro broadcast information that is interesting for people like you? [INTRMAES]

Yes 1

No 0


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TV23. In your opinion, whose interests does Maestro serve? [EXPMAES]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

People’s interests 1

Government’s interests 2

Opposition’s interests 3

Church’s interests 4

Russia’s interests 5

USA’s interests 6

Interests of the owner of the channel 7

Other 8

Does not serve anybody’s interests 9


TV24. Does your TV have reception for the Kavkasia channel? [RECEPKAVK]

Yes 1 GO TO TV28

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO

TV30 (Refuse to answer) -2

TV25. Have you heard of the Kavkasia channel? [KNOWKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO

TV30 (Don’t know) -1


TV26. Have you ever watched Kavkasia? [EVRKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0


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TV27. Would you watch Kavkasia regularly if your TV had reception for it? [WISHKAVK]

Yes 1 GO

TO TV30

No 0


TV28. In your opinion, does Kavkasia broadcasts information that is interesting for people like you? [INTRKAVK]

Yes 1

No 0


TV29. In your opinion, whose interests does Kavkasia serve? [EXPKAVK]


People’s interests 1

Government’s interests 2

Opposition’s interests 3

Church’s interests 4

Russia’s interests 5

USA’s interests 6

Interests of the owner of the channel 7

Other 8

Does not serve anybody’s interests 9


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TV30. [SHOW CARD TV30] In your opinion, what is the main source of financing of the following TV channels?

[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

Ad

vert

isin

g

Pri

vate

B

usi

nes

s

Gov

ern

men

t

Op

pos

itio

n

par

ties

Don

atio

ns

Oth

er

(Don

’t k

now

)

(Ref

use

to

answ

er)

1 Rustavi 2 [SFINR2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2 2 Imedi [SFINIMD] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

3 Mze [SFINMZE] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

4 GPB [SFINGPB1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

5 Adjara TV [SFINADJ] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

6 Region TV [SFINRTV]

1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

7 Sakartvelo [SFINSAKA] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

8 Maestro [SFINMAES] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

9 Second Channel [SFINGPB2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

10 Real TV [SFINREAL] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

11 Kavkasia [SFINKAVK] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

12 First Caucasian [SFINPIK] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

13 Global Media Group [SFINGMG]

1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

14

Georgian Patriarchate’s Channel “Ertsulovneba” [SFINERTS]

1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

15 Local TV channel [SFINLOC] 1 2 3 4 5 6 -1 -2

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TV31. Do you think or not that TV channels’ coverage is influenced by their owners’ political interests? If “Yes”, is this a big influence or a small influence? [INFLOWN]

Yes, a big influence 1

Yes, a small influence 2

No 3


TV32. [SHOW CARD TV32] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? [PROGOV]


Statement 1: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should serve the government’s interests in their coverage, because the government is paying for this.

Statement 2: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should provide unbiased coverage because the government’s money is the people’s money.


Agree with Statement 1 Agree with Statement 2 Agree very strongly

with Statement 2 1 2 3 4 [DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5


TV33. [SHOW CARD TV33] How strongly do you agree or disagree with the opinion that Georgian TV channels are more concerned with profits than with serving the public interest? [PROFITTV]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER FROM THE SHOW CARD.]

|___|___| CODE


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Part W

W1. When you watch TV, do you usually pay close attention to what is on, or do you mainly have it on while busy with other activities? [WATCHDO]

Usually pay close attention 1

Have it on while busy with other activities 0


W2. When you watch TV with your family members, who usually decides which channel and which program to watch? [WATCHDEC]


Myself 1

My spouse 2

My child / children 3

My parents 4

My siblings 5

My father- in-law or my mother-in-law 6

Other 7

Not applicable -5


W3. During commercials do you usually… [READ OUT] [ADSDO]

Continue watching the same channel, 1

Switch to another channel, 2

Or leave the room? 3


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W4. From what age do you think it would be good for children to watch TV? [CHLDTV]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE AGE.]

|___|___| AGE


W5. From what age should parents not control which TV programs their children watch? [CHLDTVAGE]


|___|___| AGE


W6. [SHOW CARD W6] How strongly do you agree or disagree that there is too much violence on Georgian TV nowadays? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Completely disagree” and ‘10’ means “Completely agree”. [VIOLGETV]


|___|___|


W7. [SHOW CARD W7] Please tell me, overall, how you would assess the influence of Georgian TV on… [READ OUT]

Code: (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1 Georgian traditions [TVINFLTRAD] |___|___| -1 -2

2 Education of the youth [TVINFLEDU] |___|___| -1 -2

3 Georgian culture [TVINFLCULT] |___|___| -1 -2

4 Integration of Georgia with Europe [TVINFLEUI]

|___|___| -1 -2

5 Tolerance toward other nations [TVINFLTLR]

|___|___| -1 -2

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Part S

S1. [SHOW CARD S1] Please tell me, which of the following statements do you agree with? [GOVTROL]


Statement 1: People are like children; the government should take care of them like a parent.

Statement 2: Government is like an employee; the people should be the bosses who control the government.

Agree very strongly with Statement 1 1

Agree with Statement 1 2

Agree with Statement 2 3

Agree very strongly with Statement 2 4

[DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5 (Don’t know) -1


S2. [SHOW CARD S2] To what extent do you think the Georgian media is independent? Please use this card, where ‘1’ means “Fully dependent on the government” and ‘10’ means “Fully independent from the government”. [INDMEDIA]


|___|___| CODE


S3. [SHOW CARD S2] To what extent do you think the Georgian courts are

independent? Please use the same CARD. [INDCOURT]


|___|___| CODE


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S4. In your opinion, will the introduction of the jury trials help to issue just verdicts,

will not help to issue just verdicts, or will it have no impact? [JURYCOUR]

Will help issue just verdicts 1

Will not help issue just verdicts 2

Will have no impact 3


S5. [SHOW CARD S5] Using this CARD, please tell me what you think the impact of

the jury trials will be? [JURYINFL]


It will raise people’s trust toward courts 1

It will lower people’s trust toward courts 2

It will have no impact on people’s trust toward courts

3


S6. [SHOW CARD S6] In your opinion, how important it is for a good citizen to…

[READ OUT THE STATEMENTS ONE BY ONE]

Code: (Don’t know)

(Refuse to answer)

1 … form their own opinion, independently of others? [ICITOPIN]

|___|___| -1 -2

2 … always obey laws?[ICITLAW]

|___|___| -1 -2

3 … support the government in every occasion? [ICITGOV]

|___|___| -1 -2

4 … vote in elections?[ICITVOTE] |___|___| -1 -2

5 … follow traditions? [ICITTRAD] |___|___| -1 -2

6 … participate in protest actions? [ICITPROT] |___|___| -1 -2

7 … do volunteer work?[ICITVOLNT] |___|___| -1 -2

8 … support people who are worse off than themselves? [ICITHELP]

|___|___| -1 -2

9 … be critical towards the government? [ICITOPP]

|___|___| -1 -2

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S7. [SHOW CARD S7] I will name some social institutions and political unions. Please assess your trust towards them, using this CARD. To what extent do you trust the /Army/?

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS ONE BY ONE.]

Code: (Don’t know) (Refuse to answer)

1. Army [TRUARMY] |___|___| -1 -2

2. Banks [TRUBANK] |___|___| -1 -2

3. Teachers [TRUTCHR] |___|___| -1 -2

4. Doctors [TRUPHYS] |___|___| -1 -2

5. Judges [TRUJUDG] |___|___| -1 -2

6. NGOs [TRUNGOS] |___|___| -1 -2

7. Parliament [TRUPARL] |___|___| -1 -2

8. Prime minister and ministers [TRUEXEC]

|___|___| -1 -2

9. President [TRUPRES] |___|___| -1 -2

10. Police [TRUPOLI] |___|___| -1 -2

11. Journalists [TRUAJOUR] |___|___| -1 -2

12. “Gamgebeli” [TRUGAMG]

|___|___| -1 -2

13. Religious institutions to which you belong [TRURELI]

|___|___| -1 -2

14. Ombudsman [TRUOMB] |___|___| -1 -2

15. European Union [TRUSTEU]

|___|___| -1 -2

16. United Nations [TRUSTUN]

|___|___| -1 -2

17. NATO [TRUNATO] |___|___| -1 -2

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S8. What do you think is the most important issue facing Georgia at the moment? [IMPISS]

[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ THE OPTIONS. CIRCLE CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPONDENT’S ANSWER. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

Affordable healthcare 1

Corruption 2

Justice in court system 3

Fairness of elections 4

Human rights / Freedom of speech 5

Unemployment 6

NATO membership 7

Peace 8

Pensions 9

Political stability in Georgia 10

Poverty 11

EU membership 12

Property rights 13

Quality of education 14

Relations with Russia 15

Rising prices / Inflation 16

Territorial integrity 17

Wages 18

Stable business environment 19

Transparent business environment 20

Other 21

(Don’t know) -1


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S9. [SHOW CARD S9] Which of the political parties listed on this CARD is closest to

your views? [PARTYSUPP]


Our Georgia – Free Democrats (Irakli Alasania) 1

Republicans (Davit Usupashvili) 2

New Rights (Davit Gamkrelidze) 3

Democratic Movement-United Georgia (Nino Burjanadze) 4

United National Movement (Mikheil Saakashvili) 5

National-Democratic Party (Bachuli Kardava) 6

National Forum (Gubaz Sanikidze) 7

Conservative Party (Zviad Dzidziguri) 8

Labour Party (Shalva Natelashvili) 9

People’s Party (Koba Davitashvili) 10

Industry Will Save Georgia

(Gogi Topadze, Zurab Tkemaladze)

11

Freedom Party (Koko Gamsakhurdia) 12

Georgian Party (Levan Gachechiladze, Irakli Okruashvili) 13

Democratic Party of Georgia (Gia Tortladze) 14

Georgian Troupe (Jondi Baghaturia) 15

Christian-Democratic Movement (Giorgi Targamadze) 16

We By Ourselves (Paata Davitaia) 17

None 18


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Part D

D1. [DO NOT READ THE QUESTION. MARK BY YOURSELF.] Respondent’s sex: [RESPSEX]

Male 1

Female 2

D2. How old are you? [RESPAGE]


|___|___| YEARS OLD (Don’t know) -1


D3. What is your current marital status? [MARSTAT]

Single 1

Married 2

Live with a partner without civil or religious marriage 3

Divorced 4

Separated 5

Widowed 6


D4. Please tell me how many people including yourself live currently in your family? [HHSIZE]

|___|___| PERSONS


D5. Do you currently have a job? This job may be part-time or full-time, and you may be officially employed, informally employed, or self-employed, but it brings you monetary income. [HAVEJOB]

Yes 1

No 0


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D6. [SHOW CARD D6] Speaking about your personal monetary income last month, after all taxes are paid, to which of the following groups do you belong? [PERSINC]

More than GEL 1000, 1

GEL 801 – 1000, 2

GEL 601 – 800, 3

GEL 401 – 600, 4

GEL 201 – 400, 5

GEL 101-200 6

Up to GEL 100. 7

(0) 8

(Don’t know) -1


D7. [SHOW CARD D6] Family income is the sum of incomes of all family members. Speaking about monetary income of all the members of your family last month, to which of the following groups does the income belong? [FAMINC]

More than GEL 1000, 1

GEL 801 – 1000, 2

GEL 601 – 800, 3

GEL 401 – 600, 4

GEL 201 – 400, 5

GEL 101-200 6

Up to GEL 100. 7

(0) 8

(Don’t know) -1


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D8. Please tell me, does your household own …

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT LINE BY LINE. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

P

Own

Does not own

(Refuse to answer)

1. Color TV [OWNCOTV] 1 0 -2

2. DVD player [OWNDVDP] 1 0 -2

3. Automatic washing machine [OWNWASH]

1 0 -2

4. Refrigerator [OWNFRDG] 1 0 -2

5. Air conditioner [OWNAIRC] 1 0 -2

6. Car [OWNCAR] 1 0 -2

7. Video camera [OWNCAM] 1 0 -2

8. Dishwasher [OWNDWASH] 1 0 -2

9. Satellite dish [OWNDISH] 1 0 -2

10. Cell phone [OWNCELL] 1 0 -2

|

D8a

D8a. Smart Phone [OWNSMRT] 1 0 -2

D9. [SHOW CARD D9] Which of the following statements best describes your household’s current economic situation? [ECONSTN]

Money is not enough for food 1

Money is enough for food only, but not for clothes 2

Money is enough for food and clothes, but not enough for expensive durables like a refrigerator or washing

machine 3

We can afford to buy some expensive durables like a refrigerator or a washing machine

4

We can afford to buy anything we need 5

(Don’t know) -1


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D10. [SHOW CARD D10] Which of the issues from the list would you say is the biggest concern for you at this point in time? Please name only one. [BIGCER]


I will have to reduce my spending on leisure activities: vacations, concerts, eating out, etc.

1

I will have to reduce my daily spending on basic expenditures: food, clothes, medicine, etc.

2

I will lose my job. 3

I will not have enough money to sustain me comfortably when I am old.

4

I will have to rely more on financial support from the government.

5

I will have to rely more on financial support from family members.

6

I will be forced to sell my home, car, or dacha in the near future. 7

None 8

(Don’t know) -1


D11. [SHOW CARD D11] Which is the highest level of education you have completed? [EDUDGR]


No primary education 1

Primary education (either complete or incomplete) 2

Incomplete secondary education 3

Completed secondary education 4

Secondary technical education 5

Incomplete higher education 6

Completed higher education (Specialist, BA or MA) 7

Post-graduate degree 8

(Don’t know) -1


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D12. Starting with elementary school and counting up to your highest level of education to date, how many years of study have you completed? [EDUYRS]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF YEARS.]

|____|____| YEARS


D13. [SHOW CARD D13] Using this CARD please tell me how well you know the following foreign languages:

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE LANGUAGES. ACCEPT ONE ANSWER IN EACH ROW.]

No

bas

ic

kn

owle

dge

Beg

inn

er

Inte

rmed

iate

Ad

van

ced

(Ref

use

to

answ

er)

1. Russian [KNOWRUS] 1 2 3 4 -2

2. English [KNOWENG] 1 2 3 4 -2

3. Other European Language [KNOWOTE] 1 2 3 4 -2

D14. Imagine your child wants to become a journalist. Would you approve or disapprove of his/her choice? [CHLDJOUR]

Approve 1

Disapprove 0 GO

TO D16

Not applicable -5 GO

TO D17 (Don’t know) -1


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D15. What is the most important reason for why you would approve? [CHLDJAPP]


Journalists are very popular in Georgia 1

GO

TO D17

Journalists in Georgia are paid well 2

Being journalist in Georgia is prestigious 3

Journalists in Georgia have connections with important people

4

Journalists are highly respected by the people 5

Journalists influence life in the country 6

Journalists serve society 7

Other 8

(Don’t know) -1


D16. What is the most important reason why you would disapprove? [CHLDJDIS]


Journalists are not popular in Georgia 1

Journalists in Georgia are not paid well enough 2

Journalist are under the pressure from the government 3

Journalists in Georgia often work in uncomfortable conditions

4

Journalists in Georgia are often insulted 5

Journalists are not respected by the people 6

Journalists usually have a difficult working schedule 7

Other 8

(Don’t know) -1


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D17. [SHOW CARD D17] All things considered, how satisfied are you with your economic conditions nowadays? Please use this CARD where ‘1’ means “Not satisfied at all” and ‘10’ means “Very satisfied”. [PECONSAT]


|___|___| CODE


D18. [SHOW CARD D18] All things considered, how satisfied are you with the economic condition of Georgia nowadays? [GECONSAT]


|___|___| CODE


Part I

I1. Please tell me how frequently you use the Internet? Do you use the Internet … [READ OUT] [FRQINTR]

Every day, 1

At least once a week, 2

At least once a month, 3 GO TO I2 Less often, 4

or Never? 5 GO TO I4

[DO NOT READ] I don’t know what the Internet is. 6 GO TO T3 (Don’t know) -1

(Refuse to answer) -2 I1a. Would you be willing to subscribe to high quality news online for 2 GEL per

month? [INEWSUB]

Yes 1

No 0


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I1b. If you don’t mind, please give me your e-mail address, so that CRRC can

contact you in case of online surveys. These online surveys will be anonymous, similar to this one. [EMAIL]

[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE E-MAIL ADDRESS IF THE RESPONDENT AGREES.]

__________________________________________________________________

The respondent does not have an e-mail address -4

Refusal -2

I2. From which of the following places have you accessed the Internet most frequently during the last 30 days? [WHEREINTR]

[INTERVIEWER! READ OUT THE OPTIONS. ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]

At home from my computer / laptop 1

At work 2

From my friends’ computer / laptop 3

From my cell phone 4

In the internet cafés 5

Other 6


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I3. [SHOW CARD I3] Which of the following do you do most frequently when you are browsing the Internet?

[INTERVIEWER. WRITE CODE ‘1’ IN THE ROWS WHERE THE RESPECTIVE ANSWER WAS MENTIONED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND CODE ‘0’ IN ALL OTHER ROWS. ACCEPT UP TO THREE ANSWERS.]

1 Receive / send emails [BRWSMAIL]

2 Use social networking sites (Odnoklassniki,

Facebook, My Space, etc.) [BRWSSNET]

3 Engage in forum discussions [BRWSFOR]

4 Write a blog / read other’s blogs [BRWSBLO]

5 Search for information (Google, Wiki, etc.) [BRWSINFO]

6 Shop [BRWSSHOP]

7 Use Internet banking [BRWSIBANK]

8 Read / listen to / watch the news [BRWSNEWS]

9 Listen to/watch music/movies [BRWSENT]

10 Other [BRWSOTH]


I4. Do you currently have access to the Internet at home? [WEBHOME]

Yes 1 GO TO I7

No 0

(Don’t know) -1 GO TO I7


I5. Does anyone in your family own a personal computer? [OWNCOMP]

Yes 1

No 0 GO TO I7 (Don’t know) -1


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I6. What is the main reason you do not have Internet access at home? [WHYNOINTR]


I do not want to have it 1

I do not need it / I don’t know what to use it for 2

There is not access to Internet in my settlement 3

Internet connection is too expensive 4

I have Internet access at work/school and do not need to have Internet access at home

5

I access Internet from my cell phone and it is enough 6

Other 7


I7. How much should the Internet cost per month to be affordable for you?

[AFCOSTINTR]

|___|___| GEL (Don’t know) -1


I8. On average, how much does an Internet connection for individual users cost per

month in this settlement? [COSTINTR]

|___|___| GEL Internet is not accessible -4


T3. Interview end time: [INTEND] |___|___| |___|___|

Hour Minutes [INTERVIEWER! USE THE 24 HOUR FORMAT.]

THANK YOU!

Documents

MASS MEDIA SURVEY 2011 - caucasusbarometer.orgcaucasusbarometer.org/downloads/Media_2011_EN_Questionnaire.pdf · media in Georgia. Your household has been randomly selected, along