respondent identification number
province of interview
language of interview
respondent's gender
how much attention paid to election on tv over t
how much attention paid to radio n
how much attention paid to newspaper
how much attention paid to internet
how interested in the federal elect
how interested in politics generally
what is the most important issue to you personally in this federal election?
where do you get your info about election: tv, radio,
on election day are you certain to vote, likely, unlikely, or certain not to vot
you satisfied with way democracy works in Cda?
during campaign contacted by a political party by phone?
during campaign contacted by a political party in person?
during campaign contacted by a political party by mail?
during campaign contacted by a political party by e-mail?
in past week, discussed the federal election with other people: sev
when growing up did your family talk about politics: often, sometimes,
how well know the federal party leaders NDP
the leader of the federal conservative party?
[quebec only] the leader of the bloc quebecois?
the leader of the federal liberal party?
which of these five issues is the most important issue to you personal
and what is the next most important to you personally in this election?
financially, are you better off, worse off, or about the same as a year ago?
have the policies of the federal government made you better off, or h
over the last year do you think that hospital waiting lists have become shorter,
how much should be done to reduce the gap between rich and poor
how much should be done for women
how much should be done for racial minorities?
how much should be done for quebec?
do you think canada's ties with the US should be much closer, somewha
how feel about harper? use a scale from 0 to 100
how do you feel about paul martin?
how do you feel about jack layton?
how do you feel about gilles duceppe?
how do you feel about jean chretien?
how do you feel about politicians in general?
now the political parties. federal conservatives?
how feel about the federal liberal party?
how feel about the federal ndp (the new democratic party)?
[quebec only] how do you about the bloc quebecois?
how feel about the federal green party?
when jean chretien was PM, do you think there was a lot of corruption?
sponsorship scandal. make you very angry?
over past year, has canada's econom
have the policies of federal government made canada's economy better
how honest each party leader is. on a scale from 0 to 10, Martin
where would you rate jack layton?
where would you rate gilles duceppe?
where would you rate stephen harper?
how competent each leader is. Martin
favour or oppose same-sex marriage?
favour or oppose having some private hospitals in canada?
do you strongly agree Liberals just want power
the conservative party is a threat to canada's social programs.
the ndp is out of touch with the times.
[quebec only] there is no reason to have a sovereignist party in ottawa.
paul martin only cares about big business.
stephen harper is just too extreme.
jack layton only cares about minorities.
which party is promising to get rid of the gun registry?
which party is promising to do away with federal sale tax
which party is promising to increase military spending by 2 billion dollars
which party is promising to spend 250 million for fighting aids in poor countrie
which party is promising to spend 4 billion dollars on health care
which party is promising an inheritance tax on estates over 1 million dollars?
[quebec only] which party is promising to spend 2 billion dollars per year on social
do you think the liberal party chance of winning
there may be a minority government. would that be a good thing, a bad thing, or
was the merger of the alliance and the progressive conservatives good?
how much difference between the new conservative party and alliance
how much difference between the new conservative party and PC
how much difference between the liberal party under paul martin and jean chretien
does the federal government treat your province: better, worse, or a
do political parties keep their election promises: most of the time, some of the
what is the best way to deal with young offenders who commit violent crime: one,
do you think that crime in canada has: gone up, gone down, or stayed about the s
do you think canada should admit: more immigrants, fewer immigrants, or about th
do you favour or oppose the death penalty for people convicted of murder?
strongly agree in private jobs
only the police and the military should be allowed to have guns.
if people can't find work in the region where they live, they should move to whe
society would be better off if more women stayed home with their children.
the gun registry should be scrapped entirely.
it is every citizen's duty to vote in federal elections.
if you didn't vote in a federal election would you personally feel guilty
how satisfied were you with the performance of the federal government under jean chretien
what about the performance of the federal government under paul martin?
as a result of changes to canada's election law, a person can give a maximum of
corporations and unions are no longer allowed to contribute to political parties
the maximum amount a corporation or union can give to the candidates and local r
[quebec] in federal politics, do you usually think of yourself as a: liberal, conserv
how strongly [liberal,conservative,ndp,bloc] do you feel: very strongly, fairly
which party leaning towards
which party did you vote for in 2000?
is there any federal political party that is just too extreme for you?
in your opinion, which leader did the best in that debate?
from what you heard, which leader did the best in that debate?
and who did the worst?
from what you heard, which leader did the worst in that debate?
know some political figures provincial premier
do you happen to recall the name of the minister of finance of canada?
and the name of the british prime minister?
the name of the female cabinet minister who ran against paul martin for the leadership
what birth year
are you presently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed,
what is the highest level of education that you have completed?
are you currently self employed, working for pay, retired, unemployed or looking
[skipped if not working/self-employed] private or public job?
do you belong to a union?
does anyone in your household belong to a union?
own your home?
have a mortgage?
what is your religion
do you believe that the bible is
religion is very important, somewhat important, not
in what country were you born?
[if not born in canada] in what year did you come to canada?
to what ethnic or cultural group do you belong?
in addition to being canadian to what ethnic or cultural group did y
ethnic or cultural group [second mention]
what is the first language you learned and still understand?
last year's total household income before taxes
counting yourself how many people live in your household?
how many of them are under 18?
which party plan to vote for
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