MAPP Comparative membership surveyInformation

This document contains the template questionnaire used in the MAPP comparative membership survey.

The questionnaire is extracted from the Qualtrics platform used to run the survey. It displays the questionnaire logic (skip and display of questions).

The questionnaire contains 7 modules. It is structured as follows:IntroductionModule 1 - Respondent InfoModule 2 – Socio-DemographicsModule 3 – Political AttitudesModule 4a – Enrolment of membersModule 4b – Enrolment of sympathizersModule 5 – Position in the partyModule 6 - ActivismModule 7 – Perception of role

Sections highlighted in yellow indicate questions and/or answer categories that beed to be adapted to the national or party context.

Introduction

Q1 Dear Sir, Dear Madam

Welcome to the MAPP survey!

You are kindly invited to take part in an online survey of party affiliates. This survey is part of an international project entitled ‘MAPP – Members and Activists of Political Parties’ (www.projectmapp.eu) coordinated by the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and is based on a collaboration between scholars from 10 different universities around the world, including University X in country X.

The aim of the study is to better understand how party affiliates conceive their role and relation to their political party. Your participation is therefore crucial for the success of the research project and we are very grateful for your cooperation. It is also an opportunity to let your voice be heard.

Please be assured that the collected data will only be used for scientific purposes. Your responses are voluntary and confidential. Responses cannot be identified by individual. All responses will be compiled and analysed as a group.

We would appreciate your taking the time to complete the survey. It should take about 20 minutes to complete.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact XX

Please click "NEXT" to begin the survey.

Thank you (Add signature)

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Module 1 – Respondent info

Q2 To which party are you affiliated? Party 1 (1) Party 2 (2) Party 3 (3)

Q3 Are you affiliated to this party as a member or as a sympathizer? Being affiliated as a member involves paying a membership fee, holding a membership card, and being granted membership rights and obligations. member (1) sympathiser (2)

Module 2 – Socio-Demographics

Q4 In what year were you born? 1900 (1) 1901 (2) 1902 (3) 1903 (4) 1904 (5) 1905 (6) 1906 (7) 1907 (8) 1908 (9) 1909 (10) 1910 (11) 1911 (12) 1912 (13) 1913 (14) 1914 (15) 1915 (16) 1916 (17) 1917 (18)

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1918 (19) 1919 (20) 1920 (21) 1921 (22) 1922 (23) 1923 (24) 1924 (25) 1925 (26) 1926 (27) 1927 (28) 1928 (29) 1929 (30) 1930 (31) 1931 (32) 1932 (33) 1933 (34) 1934 (35) 1935 (36) 1936 (37) 1937 (38) 1938 (39) 1939 (40) 1940 (41) 1941 (42) 1942 (43) 1943 (44) 1944 (45) 1945 (46) 1946 (47) 1947 (48) 1948 (49) 1949 (50) 1950 (51)

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1951 (52) 1952 (53) 1953 (54) 1954 (55) 1955 (56) 1956 (57) 1957 (58) 1958 (59) 1959 (60) 1960 (61) 1961 (62) 1962 (63) 1963 (64) 1964 (65) 1965 (66) 1966 (67) 1967 (68) 1968 (69) 1969 (70) 1970 (71) 1971 (72) 1972 (73) 1973 (74) 1974 (75) 1975 (76) 1976 (77) 1977 (78) 1978 (79) 1979 (80) 1980 (81) 1981 (82) 1982 (83) 1983 (84)

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1984 (85) 1985 (86) 1986 (87) 1987 (88) 1988 (89) 1989 (90) 1990 (91) 1991 (92) 1992 (93) 1993 (94) 1994 (95) 1995 (96) 1996 (97) 1997 (98) 1998 (99) 1999 (100) 2000 (101) 2001 (102) 2002 (103) 2003 (104) 2004 (105) 2005 (106) 2006 (107)

Q5 Are you male or female? Female (1) Male (2)

Q6 What is the highest level of formal education you have attained? Graduated from elementary school (1) Graduated from high school (2) Post-secondary trade or vocational training (3) Graduated from college / university (4) Post-graduate degree (5)

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Q7a Are you currently: Employed Full-Time (1) Employed Part-Time (2) Full-Time home-maker (3) Full-Time student (4) Retired (5) Permanently sick or disabled (6) Unemployed (7)

If Full-Time home-maker Is Selected, Then Skip To IncomeIf Full-Time student Is Selected, Then Skip To IncomeIf Retired Is Selected, Then Skip To IncomeIf Permanently sick or disabled Is Selected, Then Skip To IncomeIf Unemployed Is Selected, Then Skip To Income

Q7b If you are currently employed, which of the following best describes your employment status? Self-employed / Business owner (1) Employed by a private company (2) Employed in the public sector (in a hospital, school, municipality, government

owned corporation, or government agency) (3)

Q8 Into which of the following categories would your total household income per year fall? Less than 24999 euros (1) Between 25000 and 64999 euros (2) Between 65000 and 99999 euros (3) Between 100000 and 149999 euros (4) Between 150000 and 199999 euros (5) 200000 euros or more (6)

Q9 What is the postal code of your home address? Postal code (1)

Q10 How many years have you lived in your current municipality? I have lived in this municipality my whole life (1) 1 (2) 2 (3)

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3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 (10) 10 (11) 11 (12) 12 (13) 13 (14) 14 (15) 15 (16) 16 (17) 17 (18) 18 (19) 19 (20) 20 (21) 21 (22) 22 (23) 23 (24) 24 (25) 25 (26) 26 (27) 27 (28) 28 (29) 29 (30) 30 (31) 31 (32) 32 (33) 33 (34) 34 (35) 35 (36)

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36 (37) 37 (38) 38 (39) 39 (40) 40 (41) 41 (42) 42 (43) 43 (44) 44 (45) 45 (46) 46 (47) 47 (48) 48 (49) 49 (50) 50 (51) 51 (52) 52 (53) 53 (54) 54 (55) 55 (56) 56 (57) 57 (58) 58 (59) 59 (60) 60 (61) 61 (62) 62 (63) 63 (64) 64 (65) 65 (66) 66 (67) 67 (68) 68 (69)

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69 (70) 70 (71) 71 (72) 72 (73) 73 (74) 74 (75) 75 (76) 76 (77) 77 (78) 78 (79) 79 (80) 80 (81)

Q11a Do you belong to a religion or a religious denomination? If yes, which one? No (1) Buddhist (2) Hindu (3) Jewish (4) Muslim (5) Orthodox (6) Protestant (7) Roman Catholic (8) Other (9)If No Is Selected, Then Skip To Nationality

Q11b How often do you attend religious services? Every week, or more often (1) At least once a month (2) A few times per year (3) Hardly ever / never (4)

Q12 Are you a [country] citizen? Yes (1) No (2)

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Q13 Where was your family born?

In [country] (1) Outside [country] (2)

I don't know / Not applicable (3)

Your father (1)

Your mother (2)

Yourself (3)

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Module 3 – Political attitudes

Q14 In politics, people sometimes talk about the ‘left’ and the ‘right’. Where would you place your own views on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means the most left and 10 means the most right? ______ Left-Right self-placement (1)

Q15 Using the same scale, where would you place your party? ______ Left-Right party placement (1)

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Q16 People hold different views on political issues. What do you think of the following?

Strongly agree (1)

Agree (2) Neither agree nor disagree (3)

Disagree (4)

Strongly disagree (5)

Immigrants should be required to adapt to the customs of this country (1)

The government should abstain from intervening in the economy (2)

Stronger measures should be taken to protect the environment (3)

Same-sex marriages should be prohibited by law (4)

Women should be given preferential treatment when applying for jobs and promotions (5)

People who break the law should be given tougher sentences (6)

Providing social services should be the prime goal of government (7)

Income and wealth should be redistributed towards ordinary people (8)

Immigrants are

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good for this country’s economy (9)Women should be free to decide on matters of abortion (10)

Our country should provide more military assistance to “the war on terror” (11)

Torturing a prisoner is never justified, even if it might prevent a terrorist attack (12)

Globalisation of the economy and free trade should be promoted (13)

Nuclear power stations are the solution for a shortage of energy in the future (14)

We believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith (15)

More power should be delegated to the [regions/provinces] (16)

European integration has gone too far (17)

Our country on balance has

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benefited from being a member of the European Union (18)The solidarity between the regions of our country is necessary but it has gone too far (19)

Our country should implement a carbon tax (20)

Many public services could be run better and more cheaply if they were privatized (21)

Immigration represents a serious threat to our national identity (22)

Too many people receive social benefits without really needing them (23)

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Q17 Could you indicate in your view which are the most important political problems our country is facing today? Rank the following issues in order of importance. Attribute a score of 1 to the most important issue and 9 to the least important issue. ______ Promoting individual freedom (1)______ Constructing a multicultural society (2)______ The defence of social equality and social justice (3)______ The defence of the nation (4)______ Striving for clean and sustainable environment (5)______ Striving for more participation and democracy (6)______ Preserving the rule of law (7)______ Promoting economic growth (8)______ Improving the country's economic competitiveness (9)

Q18 How interested would you say you are…

Not at all interested (1)

Not much interested (2)

Fairly interested (3)

Very interested (4)

In world politics (1)

In European politics (2)

In national politics (3)

In regional politics (4)

In local politics (5)

Q19 On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in our country? Very satisfied (1) Fairly satisfied (2) Not very satisfied (3) Not at all satisfied (4)

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Module 4a – Enrolment members

Q20 In what year did you first become a member of your party (if necessary approximately) I don't know (anymore) (1) 2016 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (4) 2013 (5) 2012 (6) 2011 (7) 2010 (8) 2009 (9) 2008 (10) 2007 (11) 2006 (12) 2005 (13) 2004 (14) 2003 (15) 2002 (16) 2001 (17) 2000 (18) 1999 (19) 1998 (20) 1997 (21) 1996 (22) 1995 (23) 1994 (24) 1993 (25) 1992 (26) 1991 (27) 1990 (28) 1989 (29) 1988 (30) 1987 (31) 1986 (32) 1985 (33) 1984 (34)

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1983 (35) 1982 (36) 1981 (37) 1980 (38) 1979 (39) 1978 (40) 1977 (41) 1976 (42) 1975 (43) 1974 (44) 1973 (45) 1972 (46) 1971 (47) 1970 (48) 1969 (49) 1968 (50) 1967 (51) 1966 (52) 1965 (53) 1964 (54) 1963 (55) 1962 (56) 1961 (57) 1960 (58) 1959 (59) 1958 (60) 1957 (61) 1956 (62) 1955 (63) 1954 (64) 1953 (65) 1952 (66) 1951 (67) 1950 (68) 1949 (69) 1948 (70) 1947 (71) 1946 (72)

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1945 (73) 1944 (74) 1943 (75) 1942 (76) 1941 (77) 1940 (78) 1939 (79)

Q21a Have you been a member continuously since you first joined? Yes (1) No (2)If Yes Is Selected, Then Skip To Membership other party

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Q21b If you have NOT been a member continuously since you first joined, please give the year of your most recent enrolment (if necessary approx.)? I don't know (anymore) (1) 2016 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (4) 2013 (5) 2012 (6) 2011 (7) 2010 (8) 2009 (9) 2008 (10) 2007 (11) 2006 (12) 2005 (13) 2004 (14) 2003 (15) 2002 (16) 2001 (17) 2000 (18) 1999 (19) 1998 (20) 1997 (21) 1996 (22) 1995 (23) 1994 (24) 1993 (25) 1992 (26) 1991 (27) 1990 (28) 1989 (29) 1988 (30) 1987 (31) 1986 (32) 1985 (33) 1984 (34) 1983 (35) 1982 (36)

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1981 (37) 1980 (38) 1979 (39) 1978 (40) 1977 (41) 1976 (42) 1975 (43) 1974 (44) 1973 (45) 1972 (46) 1971 (47) 1970 (48) 1969 (49) 1968 (50) 1967 (51) 1966 (52) 1965 (53) 1964 (54) 1963 (55) 1962 (56) 1961 (57) 1960 (58) 1959 (59) 1958 (60) 1957 (61) 1956 (62) 1955 (63) 1954 (64) 1953 (65) 1952 (66) 1951 (67) 1950 (68) 1949 (69) 1948 (70) 1947 (71) 1946 (72) 1945 (73) 1944 (74)

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1943 (75) 1942 (76) 1941 (77) 1940 (78) 1939 (79)

Q22a Have you ever been a member of a different political party? Yes (1) No (2)If No Is Selected, Then Skip To Membership relatives

Q22b If yes, which party / parties? Tick all the boxes that apply Party 1 (1) Party 2 (2) Party 3 (3) Other: (4) ____________________

Q23 Before you joined the party, were any of these relatives a member of the party?

Yes, member of the party (1)

Yes, member of another party (2)

No (3) Not applicable (4)

I don't know (5)

Father (1)

Mother (2)

Spouse / Partner (3)

Children (4)

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Answer If Membership relatives - Yes, member of the party Is Equal to 0 Or Membership relatives - Yes, member of another party Is Equal to 0Q24 Since you have joined, did any of these relatives become a member of the party? 

Yes, member of

the party (1)

Yes, member of

another party (2)

No (3) Not applicable

(4)

I don't know (5)

If Membership

relatives Father - No Is Selected

Or Membership

relatives Father - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Father - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Father (1)

If Membership

relatives Mother - No Is Selected

Or Membership

relatives Mother - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Mother - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Mother (2)

If Membership

relatives Spouse /

Partner - No Is Selected

Or Membership

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relatives Spouse / Partner - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Spouse /

Partner - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Spouse / Partner (3)

If Membership

relatives Children - No Is Selected Or Affiliation

relatives Children - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Children -

Not applicable Is Not SelectedChildren (4)

Q25 Thinking back to the time you first joined the party, did someone ask you to join? No, I joined on my own initiative (1) Yes, a relative (2) Yes, a friend or neighbour (3) Yes, a co-worker (4) Yes, a member of a group or association I belong to (5) Yes, a local party officer (6) Yes, a candidate for elections or their supporters (7) Yes, a Member of Parliament (national or regional/provincial) (8) Yes, a candidate for the party’s leadership or their supporters (9) Yes, a party canvasser (10) Other: (11) ____________________

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Q26 At which level did you join the party? I joined a local branch of the party (1) I joined a regional branch of the party (2) I joined the national level (3) I joined a sub-organization of the party (youth organization, women, seniors, etc.)

(4)

Q27 How did you first join the party? I joined online or by phone (website, email, social media, phone call, text, etc.) (1) I filled in a form at a party event or stand (2) I filled in a form at a house visit / at a meeting with a party official (3)

Q28 Thinking back to the first time you had to make a contact with your local party branch, did you find it easy or difficult to make contact with them? Very easy (1) Easy (2) Difficult (3) Very difficult (4) I have never contacted my local party branch (5)

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Q29 We are interested in knowing your reasons for originally joining your party. Please indicate for each of the following reasons how important or unimportant these were to you in consideration to becoming a member

Very important (1)

Somewhat important (2)

Not very important (3)

Not important at all (4)

To meet interesting people and extend my social life / participate in social activities (1)

It was customary in my environment (2)

It was a continuation of other engagements (trade union, association) (3)

Because someone asked me to (4)

To get new skills and/or a better understanding of politics (5)

To meet politically like-minded people (6)

Because I believed in what the party stands for (7)

To oppose other political parties (8)

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To support the party financially (9)

To support a candidate for elections (10)

To support a candidate for the party’s leadership (11)

I wanted to influence party policy on a particular issue (12)

Because I had a great appreciation of the leader of the party (13)

Because I wanted to pursue a political career in the party (14)

I thought it would help my career / to get a job (15)

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Module 5 – Position in the party

Q30a Have you ever run for one of the following positions? Yes (1) No (2)

Local elections (1) Regional elections (2) National elections (3)

European elections (4)

Answer If Elected official - Yes Is Greater Than 0Q30b And were you elected?

Yes (1) No (2)If Elected official Local

elections - Yes Is SelectedLocal elections (1)

If Elected official Regional elections - Yes Is Selected

Regional elections (2)

If Elected official National elections - Yes Is Selected

National elections (3)

If Elected official European elections - Yes Is Selected

European elections (4)

Q31 Do you currently or have you in the past held any position within the party organization (e.g. local branch treasurer/secretary, etc.)?

Position held in the partyI have NEVER held a position at this level (1)

I have held such a position in the PAST (2)

I am CURRENTLY holding such a position (3)

Local level (1)

Regional level (2)

National level (3)

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Q32 Are you currently or have you ever been a member of any group within the party? (e.g. Youth, Women, Senior) 

Membership of groups

I have NEVER been a member of

such groups (1)

I have been a member of this

group in the PAST (2)

I am CURRENTLY a member of this

group (3)

Youth organization (1)

Women Organization (2)

Senior Organization (3)

Other: (4)

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Module 4b – enrolment sympathisers

Q20 In what year did you first become a sympathiser of the party (if necessary approximately) I don't know (anymore) (1) 2016 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (4) 2013 (5) 2012 (6) 2011 (7) 2010 (8) 2009 (9) 2008 (10) 2007 (11) 2006 (12) 2005 (13) 2004 (14) 2003 (15) 2002 (16) 2001 (17) 2000 (18) 1999 (19) 1998 (20) 1997 (21) 1996 (22) 1995 (23) 1994 (24) 1993 (25) 1992 (26) 1991 (27) 1990 (28) 1989 (29) 1988 (30) 1987 (31) 1986 (32) 1985 (33) 1984 (34)

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1983 (35) 1982 (36) 1981 (37) 1980 (38) 1979 (39) 1978 (40) 1977 (41) 1976 (42) 1975 (43) 1974 (44) 1973 (45) 1972 (46) 1971 (47) 1970 (48) 1969 (49) 1968 (50) 1967 (51) 1966 (52) 1965 (53) 1964 (54) 1963 (55) 1962 (56) 1961 (57) 1960 (58) 1959 (59) 1958 (60) 1957 (61) 1956 (62) 1955 (63) 1954 (64) 1953 (65) 1952 (66) 1951 (67) 1950 (68) 1949 (69) 1948 (70) 1947 (71) 1946 (72)

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1945 (73) 1944 (74) 1943 (75) 1942 (76) 1941 (77) 1940 (78) 1939 (79)

Q21a Have you been a sympathiser continuously since you first joined? Yes (1) No (2)If Yes Is Selected, Then Skip To Membership other party

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Q21b If you have NOT been a sympathiser continuously since you first joined, please give the year of your most recent enrolment (if necessary approx.)? I don't know (anymore) (1) 2016 (2) 2015 (3) 2014 (4) 2013 (5) 2012 (6) 2011 (7) 2010 (8) 2009 (9) 2008 (10) 2007 (11) 2006 (12) 2005 (13) 2004 (14) 2003 (15) 2002 (16) 2001 (17) 2000 (18) 1999 (19) 1998 (20) 1997 (21) 1996 (22) 1995 (23) 1994 (24) 1993 (25) 1992 (26) 1991 (27) 1990 (28) 1989 (29) 1988 (30) 1987 (31) 1986 (32) 1985 (33) 1984 (34) 1983 (35) 1982 (36)

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1981 (37) 1980 (38) 1979 (39) 1978 (40) 1977 (41) 1976 (42) 1975 (43) 1974 (44) 1973 (45) 1972 (46) 1971 (47) 1970 (48) 1969 (49) 1968 (50) 1967 (51) 1966 (52) 1965 (53) 1964 (54) 1963 (55) 1962 (56) 1961 (57) 1960 (58) 1959 (59) 1958 (60) 1957 (61) 1956 (62) 1955 (63) 1954 (64) 1953 (65) 1952 (66) 1951 (67) 1950 (68) 1949 (69) 1948 (70) 1947 (71) 1946 (72) 1945 (73) 1944 (74)

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1943 (75) 1942 (76) 1941 (77) 1940 (78) 1939 (79)

Q22a Have you ever been a member or sympathiser of a different political party? Yes (1) No (2)If No Is Selected, Then Skip To Membership relatives

Q22b If yes, which party / parties? Tick all the boxes that apply Party 1 (1) Party 2 (2) Party 3 (3) Other: (4) ____________________

Q23 Before you joined the party, were any of these relatives a member or sympathiser of the party?

Yes, member of the party (1)

Yes, member of another party (2)

No (3) Not applicable (4)

I don't know (5)

Father (1)

Mother (2)

Spouse / Partner (3)

Children (4)

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Answer If Membership relatives - Yes, member of the party Is Equal to 0 Or Membership relatives - Yes, member of another party Is Equal to 0Q24 Since you have joined, did any of these relatives become a member of the party? 

Yes, member of

the party (1)

Yes, member of

another party (2)

No (3) Not applicable

(4)

I don't know (5)

If Membership

relatives Father - No Is Selected

Or Membership

relatives Father - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Father - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Father (1)

If Membership

relatives Mother - No Is Selected

Or Membership

relatives Mother - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Mother - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Mother (2)

If Membership

relatives Spouse /

Partner - No Is Selected

Or Membership

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relatives Spouse / Partner - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Spouse /

Partner - Not applicable Is Not Selected

Spouse / Partner (3)

If Membership

relatives Children - No Is Selected Or Affiliation

relatives Children - I

don't know Is Selected And Membership

relatives Children -

Not applicable Is Not SelectedChildren (4)

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Q25 Thinking back to the time you first joined the party, did someone ask you to join? No, I joined on my own initiative (1) Yes, a relative (2) Yes, a friend or neighbour (3) Yes, a co-worker (4) Yes, a member of a group or association I belong to (5) Yes, a local party officer (6) Yes, a candidate for elections or their supporters (7) Yes, a Member of Parliament (national or regional/provincial) (8) Yes, a candidate for the party’s leadership or their supporters (9) Yes, a party canvasser (10) Other: (11) ____________________

Q27 How did you first join the party? I joined online or by phone (website, email, social media, phone call, text, etc.) (1) I filled in a form at a party event or stand (2) I filled in a form at a house visit / at a meeting with a party official (3)

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Q29 We are interested in knowing your reasons for originally joining your party. Please indicate for each of the following reasons how important or unimportant these were to you in consideration to becoming a member

Very important (1)

Somewhat important (2)

Not very important (3)

Not important at all (4)

To meet interesting people and extend my social life / participate in social activities (1)

It was customary in my environment (2)

It was a continuation of other engagements (trade union, association) (3)

Because someone asked me to (4)

To get new skills and/or a better understanding of politics (5)

To meet politically like-minded people (6)

Because I believed in what the party stands for (7)

To oppose other political parties (8)

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To support the party financially (9)

To support a candidate for elections (10)

To support a candidate for the party’s leadership (11)

I wanted to influence party policy on a particular issue (12)

Because I had a great appreciation of the leader of the party (13)

Because I wanted to pursue a political career in the party (14)

I thought it would help my career / to get a job (15)

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Module 6 – Activism

Q33 On average, how many hours per month do you devote to party activities outside of election campaigns? (if necessary approximately) Not applicable / I only recently joined the party (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (5) 4 (6) 5 (7) 6 (8) 7 (9) 8 (10) 9 (11) 10 (12) 11 (13) 12 (14) 13 (15) 14 (16) 15 (17) 16 (18) 17 (19) 18 (20) 19 (21) 20 (22) 21 (23) 22 (24) 23 (25) 24 (26) 25 (27) 26 (28) 27 (29) 28 (30) 29 (31) 30 (32) 31 (33) 32 (34)

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33 (35) 34 (36) 35 (37) 36 (38) 37 (39) 38 (40) 39 (41) 40 (42) 41 (43) 42 (44) 43 (45) 44 (46) 45 (47) 46 (48) 47 (49) 48 (50) 49 (51) 50 (52) 51 (53) 52 (54) 53 (55) 54 (56) 55 (57) 56 (58) 57 (59) 58 (60) 59 (61) 60 (62) 61 (63) 62 (64) 63 (65) 64 (66) 65 (67) 66 (68) 67 (69) 68 (70) 69 (71) 70 (72)

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71 (73) 72 (74) 73 (75) 74 (76) 75 (77) 76 (78) 77 (79) 78 (80) 79 (81) 80 (82) 81 (83) 82 (84) 83 (85) 84 (86) 85 (87) 86 (88) 87 (89) 88 (90) 89 (91) 90 (92) 91 (93) 92 (94) 93 (95) 94 (96) 95 (97) 96 (98) 97 (99) 98 (100) 99 (101) 100 (102) 101 (103) 102 (104) 103 (105) 104 (106) 105 (107) 106 (108) 107 (109) 108 (110)

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109 (111) 110 (112) 111 (113) 112 (114) 113 (115) 114 (116) 115 (117) 116 (118) 117 (119) 118 (120) 119 (121) 120 (122) 121 (123) 122 (124) 123 (125) 124 (126) 125 (127) 126 (128) 127 (129) 128 (130) 129 (131) 130 (132) 131 (133) 132 (134) 133 (135) 134 (136) 135 (137) 136 (138) 137 (139) 138 (140) 139 (141) 140 (142) 141 (143) 142 (144) 143 (145) 144 (146) 145 (147) 146 (148)

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147 (149) 148 (150) 149 (151) 150 (152)

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Q34 On average, how many hours per week did you devote to party activities during the XXXX election campaign? (if necessary approximately) Not applicable/ I only recently joined the party (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 (5) 4 (6) 5 (7) 6 (8) 7 (9) 8 (10) 9 (11) 10 (12) 11 (13) 12 (14) 13 (15) 14 (16) 15 (17) 16 (18) 17 (19) 18 (20) 19 (21) 20 (22) 21 (23) 22 (24) 23 (25) 24 (26) 25 (27) 26 (28) 27 (29) 28 (30) 29 (31) 30 (32) 31 (33) 32 (34) 33 (35) 34 (36)

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35 (37) 36 (38) 37 (39) 38 (40) 39 (41) 40 (42) 41 (43) 42 (44) 43 (45) 44 (46) 45 (47) 46 (48) 47 (49) 48 (50) 49 (51) 50 (52) 51 (53) 52 (54) 53 (55) 54 (56) 55 (57) 56 (58) 57 (59) 58 (60) 59 (61) 60 (62) 61 (63) 62 (64) 63 (65) 64 (66) 65 (67) 66 (68) 67 (69) 68 (70) 69 (71) 70 (72) 71 (73) 72 (74)

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73 (75) 74 (76) 75 (77) 76 (78) 77 (79) 78 (80) 79 (81) 80 (82) 81 (83) 82 (84) 83 (85) 84 (86) 85 (87) 86 (88) 87 (89) 88 (90) 89 (91) 90 (92) 91 (93) 92 (94) 93 (95) 94 (96) 95 (97) 96 (98) 97 (99) 98 (100) 99 (101) 100 (102) 101 (103) 102 (104) 103 (105) 104 (106) 105 (107) 106 (108) 107 (109) 108 (110) 109 (111) 110 (112)

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111 (113) 112 (114) 113 (115) 114 (116) 115 (117) 116 (118) 117 (119) 118 (120) 119 (121) 120 (122) 121 (123) 122 (124) 123 (125) 124 (126) 125 (127) 126 (128) 127 (129) 128 (130) 129 (131) 130 (132) 131 (133) 132 (134) 133 (135) 134 (136) 135 (137) 136 (138) 137 (139) 138 (140) 139 (141) 140 (142) 141 (143) 142 (144) 143 (145) 144 (146) 145 (147) 146 (148) 147 (149) 148 (150)

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149 (151) 150 (152)

Q35a Would you say that you have become more or less active in party affairs in the last 5 years? More active than 5 years ago (1) Less active than 5 years ago (2) About the same (3) Not applicable / I only recently joined the party (4)

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Answer If Retrospective activism Less active than 5 years ago Is SelectedQ35b If you are less active today than five years ago, what are the most important reasons for this change?

Not important at all (1)

Not very important (2)

Somewhat important (3)

Very important (4)

Weak initial commitment (1)

Lack of individual connections with other affiliates / Poor integration in the party (2)

Life events (move / health, lack of time, etc.) (3)

Dissatisfaction with socialization opportunities / activities on offer (4)

Dissatisfaction with possibilities of skill-learning / knowledge of politics (5)

Political disagreements with other affiliates (6)

Ideological shift / Decrease in ideological fit with the party (7)

No more ‘enemy’ (other

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party) to fight (8)Lack of financial resources to pay the fees (9)

Lack of empowerment or capacity of influencing issues in the party (10)

Dissatisfaction with party management / Concerns about the direction of the party and its leaders (11)

Dissatisfaction with responsibilities or advancement opportunities (12)

Affiliation did not help in your career (13)

The candidate that you supported lost in intraparty elections (14)

Timing (no big events such as elections this year) (15)

Depreciation of the party image at the national level (16)

Lack of diversity

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of the party branch (17)Other: (18)

Q36 When you consider your future involvement in the party, do you expect to be more or less active in party affairs? More active than today (1) Less active than today (2) About the same (3) I probably won’t be affiliated anymore (4)

Answer If Party affiliation Member Is SelectedQ37 Has the number of members of your party branch rather increased or decreased in the last 5 years? Sharply increased (1) Slightly increased (2) Remained about the same (3) Slighlty decreased (4) Sharply decreased (5) I don't know (6)

Answer If Party affiliation Member Is SelectedQ38 How often do you pay your membership dues? Always (in 100% of the cases) (1) Often (in 75 to 100% of the cases) (2) Regularly (in 50 to 75% of the cases) (3) Irregularly (in 25 to 50% of the cases) (4) Seldom (in 0 to 25% of the cases) (5) Only when there is an important meeting / party vote (6)

Q39 In the 12 months, have you contributed financially to your party (beyond the possible affiliation fee)? Yes (1) No (2)

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Q40 For which party did you vote in the last general election in XXXX? I voted for this party (the party that I am affiliated to) (1) I voted for another party (2) I did not vote (3) I do not remember (4)

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Q41a Are you currently a member of one or more of the following organizations or groups?

No, I have NEVER been a member (1)

No, but I have been a member of this group in the PAST (2)

Yes, I am CURRENTLY an INACTIVE member of this group (3)

Yes, I am CURRENTLY an ACTIVE member of this group (4)

Trade Union (1)

Employer Union / Professional association / Chamber of commerce (2)

Neighbourhood / Family / School organization (3)

Religious or philosophical organization (4)

Interest or advocacy group (environmental movement, etc.) (5)

Human rights / Peace organization (6)

Humanitarian organization (7)

Ethnic organization (8)

Social organization (youth, women, senior, etc.) (9)

Cultural or music association (10)

Sport club or

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league / hobbies group (11)Charitable organization or Club (e.g.: Lions, Rotary, etc.) (12)

Other (specify): (13)

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Answer If Affiliation organisations - No, but I have been a member of this group in the PAST Is Greater Than 0 Or Affiliation organisations - Yes, I am CURRENTLY an INACTIVE member of this group Is Greater Than 0 Or Affiliation organisations - Yes, I am CURRENTLY an ACTIVE member of this group Is Greater Than 0Q41b Did you become a member of these organizations or groups BEFORE or AFTER joining the party?

I joined this group BEFORE I joined the party (1)

I joined this group AFTER I joined the party (2)

If Affiliation organisations Trade Union - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedTrade Union (1)

If Affiliation organisations Employer Union / Professional association / Chamber of commerce - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedEmployer Union / Professional association / Chamber of commerce (2)

If Affiliation organisations Neighbourhood / Family / School organization - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedNeighbourhood / Family / School organization (3)

If Affiliation organisations Religious or philosophical organization - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedReligious or philosophical organization (4)

If Affiliation organisations Interest or advocacy group (environmental movement, etc.) - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedInterest or advocacy group (environmental movement, etc.) (5)

If Affiliation organisations Human rights / Peace organization - No, I have

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NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedHuman rights / Peace organization (6)If Affiliation organisations Humanitarian organization - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedHumanitarian organization (7)

If Affiliation organisations Ethnic organization - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedEthnic organization (8)

If Affiliation organisations Social organization (youth, women, senior, etc.) - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedSocial organization (youth, women, senior, etc.) (9)

If Affiliation organisations Cultural or music association - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedCultural or music association (10)

If Affiliation organisations Sport club or league / hobbies group - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedSport club or league / hobbies group (11)

If Affiliation organisations Charitable organization or Club (e.g.: Lions, Rotary, etc.) - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not SelectedCharitable organization or Club (e.g.: Lions, Rotary, etc.) (12)

If Affiliation organisations Other (specify): - No, I have NEVER been a member Is Not Selected${q://QID46/ChoiceTextEntryValue/13} (13)

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Q42 There are different ways of trying to improve things in the country or help prevent things from going wrong. During the last 12 months, have you done any of the following?

Yes (1) No (2)Contacted a politician, government or local government official regarding a policy issue (1)

Signed a petition (online or offline) (2)

Taken part in a lawful public demonstration (3)

Boycotted certain products (4)

Deliberately bought certain products for political, ethical or environmental reasons (5)

Q43 How often do you meet party members or sympathisers outside party meetings and activities? Never (1) Rarely (2) Sometimes (3) Often (4)

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Q44 Could you estimate how many people became a member or sympathiser of the party by your doing? I don't know (52) 0 (1) 1 (2) ____________________ 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 (10) 10 (11) 11 (12) 12 (13) 13 (14) 14 (15) 15 (16) 16 (17) 17 (18) 18 (19) 19 (20) 20 (21) 21 (22) 22 (23) 23 (24) 24 (25) 25 (26) 26 (27) 27 (28) 28 (29) 29 (30) 30 (31) 31 (32) 32 (33) 33 (34) 34 (35) 35 (36) 36 (37) 37 (38) 38 (39) 39 (40) 40 (41)

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41 (42) 42 (43) 43 (44) 44 (45) 45 (46) 46 (47) 47 (48) 48 (49) 49 (50) 50 (51)

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Q45a Outside of election campaigns, could you please indicate how often the following activities/events have taken place within your party in the last 12 months?

0 (1)

1 (2)

2 (3)

3 (4)

4 (5)

5 (6)

6 (7)

7 (8)

8 (9)

9 (10)

10 (11)

I don't know (12)

Regular meeting of the party branch (1)

Extraordinary meeting of the party branch (selection of party officials, candidates, leaders, platform formulation) (2)

Political debate with another party (3)

Discussion with national/regional party representatives (4)

Activities targeting specific sub-groups of party members (e.g.: women, youth, etc.) (5)

Information event on a topical issue (6)

Service for individual problems (7)

Training on a specific skill / topic (8)

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Social activities / events (Ball, feast, BBQ, meal, cards game, etc.) (9)

Cultural activity / Film screening (10)

Fund raising activity (11)

Other: (12)

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Answer If Party activities occurrences - 0 Is Greater Than 0 And Party activities occurrences - I don't know Is Greater Than 0Q45b Outside of election campaigns, could you please indicate whether you have participated in these activities in the last 12 months?

Yes (1) No (2)If Party activities occurrences Regular meeting of the party branch - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Regular meeting of the party branch - I don't know Is Not SelectedRegular meeting of the party branch (1)

If Party activities occurrences Extraordinary meeting of the party branch (selection of party officials, candidates, leaders, platform formulation) - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Extraordinary meeting of the party branch (selection of party officials, candidates, leaders, platform formulation) - I don't know Is Not SelectedExtraordinary meeting of the party branch (selection of party officials, candidates, leaders, platform formulation) (2)

If Party activities occurrences Political debate with another party - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Political debate with another party - I don't know Is Not SelectedPolitical debate with another party (3)

If Party activities occurrences Discussion with national/regional party representatives - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Discussion with national/regional party representatives - I don't know Is Not

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SelectedDiscussion with national/regional party representatives (4)If Party activities occurrences Activities targeting specific sub-groups of party members (e.g.: women, youth, etc.) - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Activities targeting specific sub-groups of party members (e.g.: women, youth, etc.) - I don't know Is Not SelectedActivities targeting specific sub-groups of affiliates (e.g.: women, youth, etc.) (5)

If Party activities occurrences Information event on a topical issue - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Information event on a topical issue - I don't know Is Not SelectedInformation event on a topical issue (6)

If Party activities occurrences Service for individual problems - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Service for individual problems - I don't know Is Not SelectedService for individual problems (7)

If Party activities occurrences Training on a specific skill / topic - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Training on a specific skill / topic - I don't know Is Not SelectedTraining on a specific skill / topic (8)

If Party activities occurrences Social activities / events (Ball, feast, BBQ, meal, cards game, etc.) - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Social activities / events (Ball, feast, BBQ, meal, cards game,

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etc.) - I don't know Is Not SelectedSocial activities / events (Ball, feast, BBQ, meal, cards game, etc.) (9)If Party activities occurrences Cultural activity / Film screening - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Cultural activity / Film screening - I don't know Is Not SelectedCultural activity / Film screening (10)

If Party activities occurrences Fund raising activity - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences Fund raising activity - I don't know Is Not SelectedFund raising activity (11)

If Party activities occurrences - 0 Is Not Selected And Party activities occurrences - I don't know Is Not Selected${q://QID50/ChoiceTextEntryValue/12} (12)

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Q46 Considering the last national election campaign, could you please indicate whether you engaged in the following activities?

No (1) Yes (2)Put an election sign in your yard / window (1)

Persuaded others to vote for the party (2)

Distributed flyers or other campaign material (3)

Worked in a party phone bank / Helped out in the organization of an electoral meeting (4)

Canvassed voters on behalf of the party (5)

Attended a party rally (6)

Befriended, followed or liked a candidate / the party on social media (7)

Posted comments of a political nature on a social networking profile, blog or homepage (yours or someone else’s) (8)

Forwarded campaign content to friends, family or colleagues via email, Twitter or Facebook (9)

Embedded or reposted campaign content on your own social networking profile, blog or homepage (10)

Recruited new party members (11)

Contributed to the party financially (12)

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Q47 Outside of election campaigns, how often do you receive information from your party?

Never (1) Less than once a month (2)

At least once a month (3)

At least once a week (4)

Don't know / I unsubsribed (5)

Emails/letter/phone call from national party (1)

Emails/letter/phone call from party branch (2)

Party (e-)newsletter (3)

Paper or magazine (4)

Alerts on social media (5)

Other: (6)

Q48 In the last 12 months, have you contacted any of your party’s representatives in public office to put forward your views on an issue or to get him/her to raise the matter officially? Yes (1) No (2)

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Answer If Party affiliation Member Is SelectedQ49 Have you ever taken part to the following decision-making processes within your party?

Yes (1) No (2) I haven't had a chance yet (new member) (3)

Candidate selection for local elections (1)

Candidate selection for national elections (2)

Selection of local party executive (3)

Selection of national party leader (4)

Development of the party platform (local level) (5)

Development of the party platform (national level) (6)

Answer If Party affiliation Member Is SelectedQ50 Thinking about the selection of your party’s candidates for the last general election, which of the following best describes the result in your constituency? There was no contest / the result was an acclamation (1) There was a contest and my preferred candidate won the party nomination (2) There was a contest and my preferred candidate lost the party nomination (3)

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Module 7 – Perception of role

Q51 How does your experience as a member or sympathiser so far relate to your initial expectations when you first joined? Membership has: Exceeded my expectations (1) Lived up to my expectations (2) Only partially lived up to my expectations (3) Not at all lived up to my expectations (4)

Q52 We are interested in knowing your opinion on the importance of the following party goals. Please rank the following goals by order of importance. Attribute a score of 1 to the most important goal, and a score of 5 to the least important goal.______ Maximize electoral support / win elections (1)______ Gain governmental office (2)______ Promote its programme (3)______ Ensure internal democracy (4)______ Ensure party unity (5)

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Q53 Could you rate your level of satisfaction toward the following aspects?

Very satisfied (1)

Satisfied (2) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (3)

Dissatisfied (4)

Very dissatisfied (5)

The ideological orientation of the party (1)

The opportunities (holding mandate etc.) & services offered (2)

The interactions with other affiliates (3)

The leadership (4)

The role granted to members (rights & obligations) (5)

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Q54 Considering the times when you were not satisfied with some aspects of the functioning of your party, could you indicate whether you have:

Never (1) Seldom (2) Sometimes (3) Often (4)Looked for alternative options for your political engagement (1)

Talked to / Put a note / sent a message/ to a party official to make suggestions / try and make things better (2)

Continued doing your job as party affiliate and let the higher-ups make the decisions (3)

Kept quiet and assumed things will work out (4)

Skipped meetings or activities to avoid a problem / conflict (5)

Distanced yourself from the party (6)

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Q55 Could you give your opinion on the following statements?

Strongly disagree (1)

Disagree (2) Neither disagree, nor agree (3)

Agree (4) Strongly agree (5)

It is not easy to publicly admit that I am affiliated to the party (1)

When someone criticizes the party, it feels like a personal insult (2)

When I talk about the party, I usually say ‘they’ rather than ‘we’ (3)

I envision my affiliation as a long term commitment (4)

My role as affiliate is to support decisions made by the party leadership (5)

If I feel that another party better fits my policy

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views, I would feel it was right to leave my party (6)I do not believe that a person must always be loyal to their party (7)

I feel emotionally attached to this party (8)

Q56 Have you ever considered leaving the party? Never (1) Seldom (2) Sometimes (3) Often (4)

Q57 Do you think that you will still be affiliated to three years from now? Yes (1) No (2) I don't know (3)

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Q58 Could you give an opinion on the following statements?

Strongly agree (1)

Somewhat agree (2)

Neither agree nor disagree (3)

Somewhat disagree (4)

Strongly disagree (5)

I consider myself well-qualified to participate in the party (1)

There are many ways for party affiliates like me to successfully influence what the party does (2)

In this party, a few people have all the power and the rest of us are not given any say (3)

Most party officials / representatives are truly interested in what affiliates think (4)

Generally speaking, those we select to party / public office lose touch with the grassroots affiliates pretty quickly (5)

The amount of

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work done by regular affiliates is often unrecognized (6)I generally trust the people who run our party to do what is right (7)

The central party leadership is good at paying attention to the views of ordinary party affiliates (8)

Candidates for nomination are only interested in members’ or sympathisers' votes, not in their opinions (9)

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Q59 Could you please give your opinion on the following statements?

Strongly agree (1)

Somewhat agree (2)

Neither agree nor disagree (3)

Somewhat disagree (4)

Strongly disagree (5)

Participating in party activities is a good way to meet interesting people (1)

Party activities often takes time away from one’s family and friends (2)

The only way to be really educated about politics is to be a party affiliate (3)

Being a party member or sympathiser can help people like me in their careers (4)

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Q60a We are interested in knowing who you think is influential in your party when it comes to big decisions (selecting candidates, the party leader, or drafting the party programme). Please indicate how much influence you think each of these people/groups ACTUALLY HAVE within your party on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means no influence at all and 10 means very influential. ______ The national party leader (1)______ The national executive (2)______ Party congress (3)______ MPs (4)______ Local party branch (5)______ Active members (6)______ All party members (7)______ Experts and consultants (8)______ Youth (9)______ Women (10)______ Senior (11)______ Minorities (12)______ Related organizations (13)

______ Sympathiser (14)______ Voters (15)

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Q60b Please indicate how much influence you think they SHOULD HAVE. Please rate the groups listed below on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means no influence at all and 10 means very influential.______ The national party leader (1)______ The national executive (2)______ Party congress (3)______ MPs (4)______ Local party branch (5)______ Active members (6)______ All party members (7)______ Experts and consultants (8)______ Youth (9)______ Women (10)______ Senior (11)______ Minorities (12)______ Related organizations (13)

______ Sympathisers (14)______ Voters (15)

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