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[INTERVIEWER! MAKE SURE YOU ARE TALKING TO AN ADULT (18 YEARS OLD OR
OLDER) MEMBER OF THIS HOUSEHOLD. MEMORIZE THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND
ADDRESS THE PERSON WHO OPENED THE DOOR IN THE LANGUAGE THE PERSON
ANSWERED YOU IN. IF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE AT ANY
POINT DURING THE INTRODUCTION, PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION IN THE
INTERVIEWER FORM.]
Hello, my name is /first name and last name/ and I represent the Caucasus Research Resource
Centers, a non-profit independent research center in /country/. We are conducting our annual
survey and would like to ask your household member a number of questions to help better
understand people’s opinions and conditions in our country. Your household has been selected
randomly, along with a couple thousand other households in /country/, and it is very important
for the reliability of the results that you agree to participate in this survey.
Participation in our survey is voluntary and will be confidential and completely anonymous.
Your household member’s name will not be linked to the responses recorded on this survey, nor
will researchers be able to link your identity or address to the responses recorded. On behalf of
our organization, I ask you to help us understand what people think about life in our country.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 1
This interview will take approximately 50 minutes, depending on the size of your household. I
will need your help to identify the adult household member I will be interviewing. This selection
should be done according to a special procedure that ensures random selection of the
respondent. It’s very important that we follow certain steps while identifying this member of
the household.
Let’s talk about your household. By “household” we mean people currently living with you
most of the time, regardless of their legal place of residence, and who share income and
expenses. I would like to ask you to tell me only about people who currently live with you, i.e.
spend at least 4 nights per week in this dwelling.
V3. Please tell me, according to the definition provided, how many people, including you, live
currently in your household?
|____|____| PEOPLE
(Don’t know) -1 NON-
(Refuse to answer) -2 RESPONSE
V4. And how many of these people are adults (age 18 and older)?
|____|____| ADULTS
(Don’t know) -1 NON-
(Refuse to answer) -2 RESPONSE
V5. Please list the age of all adult male members of your household, starting with the oldest
one. Thank you!
V6. Now, please list the age of all adult female members of your household, starting with the
oldest one. Thank you!
[NOTE: CAPI SOFTWARE WILL SELECT THE RESPONDENT BASED ON THE KISH
TABLE.]
L1.1 In which language would you like to conduct this interview? Would you prefer…
[READ OUT] [INTLANG]
1
Question asked in Georgia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 3
1. First, I will read out a list of activities. Could you please tell me which of these activities
have you been involved in during the past 6 months?
Don’t know
applicable)
Refuse to
answer
(Not
Yes
No
Helped a neighbor or a friend with some
1. household chores or childcare. 1 0 -5 -1 -2
[ACTCHORE]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N2. [SHOW CARD N2] Generally speaking, would you say that most people in /country/
can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? Please use this
CARD, where code ‘1’ corresponds to answer “You can’t be too careful” and code ‘10’
corresponds to answer “Most people can be trusted.” [GALLTRU]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N3. Overall, how would you rate your health? Would you describe it as … [READ OUT]
[HLTHRAT]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Fair, 3
Poor, 2
or Very poor? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N4. [SHOW CARD N4] When you get together with your close relatives and friends, how
often do you discuss each other’s private problems? Please use this CARD, where code
‘1’ corresponds to answer “Never” and code ‘10’ corresponds to answer “Always.”
Please choose any number between 1 and 10, which best reflects your situation.
[DISCPRPR]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
2
Question asked in Armenia only.
3
Question asked in Georgia only.
4
Question asked in Georgia only.
5
Question asked in Georgia only.
6
Question asked in Georgia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 6
M1.7 How would you characterize your attitude towards the foreigners who come to Georgia
and stay here for longer than 3 months? Is it … [READ OUT] [IMMIGATT]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Neutral, 3
Bad, 2
or Very bad? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M2.8 [SHOW CARD M2] Have you had any contact with foreigners in Georgia who have
stayed here for longer than 3 months? [IMMIGCON]
[INTERVIEWER! WE ARE INTERESTED WHETHER THE RESPONDENT HAS HAD
ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION / RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH FOREIGNERS.]
M3_1.9 In your opinion, will foreigners that come to live in Georgia contribute to the
economic development of Georgia or not? [IMMIDEVA]
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
7
Question asked in Georgia only.
8
Question asked in Georgia only.
9
Questions M3_1 through M3_5 are experimental and asked in Georgia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 7
M3_2.10 In your opinion, will the Russians that come to live in Georgia contribute to the
economic development of Georgia or not? [IMMIDEVR]
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M3_3.11 In your opinion, will the Americans and Europeans that come to live in Georgia
contribute to the economic development of Georgia or not? [IMMIDEVE]
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M3_4.12 In your opinion, will the Chinese that come to live in Georgia contribute to the
economic development of Georgia or not? [IMMIDEVC]
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
M3_5.13 In your opinion, will the Turks that come to live in Georgia contribute to the
economic development of Georgia or not? [IMMIDEVT]
Will contribute 3
Sometimes will contribute, sometimes not 2
Will not contribute 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
10
Questions M3_1 through M3_5 are experimental and asked in Georgia only.
11
Questions M3_1 through M3_5 are experimental and asked in Georgia only.
12
Questions M3_1 through M3_5 are experimental and asked in Georgia only.
13
Questions M3_1 through M3_5 are experimental and asked in Georgia only.
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N7. Do you have a close relative currently living abroad, outside the borders of /country/?
[CLRLABR]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N8. Do you have any close friends currently living abroad, outside the borders of /country/?
[CLFRDAB]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N10. [SHOW CARD N10] Please tell me which comes closest to your view on this CARD,
where code ‘1’ means “Everything in life is determined by fate” and code ‘10’ means
“People shape their fate themselves.” [FATEINLF]
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
N11.14 [SHOW CARD N11] In your opinion, what was the cause of the recent large-scale fires
in Borjomi gorge? [BORJCAUS]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONE ANSWER.]
14
Question asked in Georgia only.
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N13. [SHOW CARD N1315] Which of these people would you not wish to have your
neighbors most? [NEIGHBOR]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
N14. [SHOW CARD N14] Using this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Can never be justified”
and code ‘10’ means “Can always be justified”, please tell me to what extent, in your
opinion, each of the following actions can be justified or not?
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
15
Sequence of the answer options was rotated in the Show cards during the fieldwork.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 10
N15. There have been discussions lately about the results of public opinion polls, like the one
we are conducting right now, in /country/. Generally speaking, would you say that you
trust or distrust the results of public opinion polls conducted in our country?
[TRUPOLLRN]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N16. And would you say that most of the people around you trust or distrust the results of
public opinion polls conducted in our country? [TRUPOLLON]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N17_1. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the statement: “Public opinion polls
help all of us get better knowledge about the society we live in.” [PLSKNOWN]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N17_2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement: “Ordinary people trust public opinion poll
results only when they like the results.” [PLLIKEOPN]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N17_4. Do you agree or disagree with the statement: “The government should consider the
results of public opinion polls while making political decisions.” [PLSGVRNMN]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N17_5. Do you agree or disagree with the statement: “Politicians trust public opinion poll
results only when these are favorable for them or for their party.” [PLLIKEPON]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
N17_6. Do you agree or disagree with the statement: “I think I understand quite well how
public opinion polls are conducted.” [PLSUNDSTN]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND.]
J1. [SHOW CARD J1] Which of the following best describes your situation? Please think
about the activity or situation which is primary for you. [EMPLSIT]
J2. From which year have you not had a job? [UNEMYRS]
|____|____|____|____| YEAR
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J5. If a suitable job were available, would you be able to start working within the next 14
days? [JOBSTART]
Yes 1
No 0 à GO TO J11
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J6. [SHOW CARD J6] Speaking about your primary place of employment only, which of
the following best describes your status and the type of workplace? [WORKTYP]
16
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: “Local” means national in the sense that this business is both national in origin and
operates in the given country.
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J7. From which year have you been working at this workplace? [WORKYRS]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE THE FOUR-DIGIT YEAR. WE ARE INTERESTED FROM
WHICH YEAR HAS THE RESPONDENT BEEN WORKING AT THIS
ORGANIZATION/COMPANY, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER HIS/HER POSITION
HAS CHANGED OR NOT.
IF THE RESPONDENT CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT YEAR, PROBE AGAIN.
IF THE RESPONDENT STILL CANNOT REMEMBER THE YEAR, ASK: “From which
decade have you been working at this job?” AND SHOW CARD J7. WRITE THE
CODE FOR DECADE FROM THE SHOW CARD.]
|____|____|____|____| YEAR
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J8.17 [SHOW CARD J8] Which of the following best describes the sector in which you
work? [WORKSEC]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
Agriculture18, hunting, and forestry 1
Fishing 2
Mining and quarrying 3
Manufacturing 4
Electricity, gas, or water supply 5
Construction 6
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and
personal and household goods 7
17
Question asked in Armenia only.
18
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: This includes all those who work in agricultural sector (‘сельское хозяйство’),
including people who are informally self-employed. For example, people who collect apples from their garden and sell
them on the road also count here.
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J10. [SHOW CARD J10] Using this CARD, please tell me, overall, how satisfied or
dissatisfied are you with your job? [JOBSARFN]
Very dissatisfied 1
Somewhat dissatisfied 2
[Average satisfaction] 3
Somewhat satisfied 4
Very satisfied 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J11. [SHOW CARD J1119] Speaking about your personal monetary income last month,
after all taxes are paid, to which of the following groups do you belong? Please think of
all sources of income that you had last month. [PERSINC]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT RESPONDENT’S NET INCOME LAST MONTH.]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
19
Show Card in local currencies and updated based on the latest exchange rate.
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J13. Do you currently have any personal debts? [DEBTPERS]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT RESPONDENT’S PERSONAL DEBTS ONLY,
INCLUDING CREDIT FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP, IF ANY.]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J16. [SHOW CARD J16] Which of the following factors do you consider most important
for getting a good job in /country/? [GETJOBF]
Age 1
Appearance 2
Connections 3
Education 4
Hard work 5
Luck 6
Talent 7
Professional abilities, work experience 8
Doing favors for the ‘right’ people 9
(Other) 10
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J18. Has anybody in your household lost20 his/her job during the last 12 months? [JOBLOST]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
J20_ARM.22 [SHOW CARD J20_ARM] Please tell me how much do you support or not
support the introduction of the cumulative pension system, which will be obligatory
starting from 2018 for citizens born after 1974? [SUPCUMPSN]
Completely disapprove 1
Rather disapprove 2
Neutral 3
Rather approve 4
Completely approve 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
20
NOTE FOR TRANSLATION: By “lost job”, we mean this happened against the person’s will – the person was either
fired, or the workplace does not exist any longer, etc.
21
Question asked in Armenia only.
22
Question asked in Armenia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 18
Part 3.
P1. [SHOW CARD P1] There are different opinions regarding the direction in which
/country’s/ domestic politics are going. Which of the following would you personally
agree with? [POLDIRN]
P2. [SHOW CARD P2] Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with and
to what extent? [CNTPROS]
[INTERVIEWER! AFTER THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES THE STATEMENT, ASK:
“Do you agree with this statement very strongly or do you agree with this statement to
a certain extent?” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
Statement 1: Statement 2:
Eventually, everything will be fine in
Situation in /country/ will never improve.
/country/.
Agree very strongly Agree with Agree with Agree very strongly
with Statement 1 Statement 1 Statement 2 with Statement 2
1 2 3 4
[DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P3. [SHOW CARD P3] Using this CARD, please tell me, overall, how well do you think
TVs in /country/ inform the population about what is actually going on in /country/?
[QUALINF]
(Refuse
Very Quite [In the (Don’t
Quite well Very well to
poorly poorly middle] know)
answer)
1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
23
Question asked in Armenia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 20
P4. [SHOW CARD P4] I will read out a list of social institutions and political unions.
Please assess your level of trust toward each of them on a 5-point scale, where code ‘1’
means “Fully distrust”, and code ‘5’ means “Fully trust”. First, please tell me how
much do you trust or distrust /country’s/ …?
[INTERVIEWER! IF THE RESPONDENT NEVER HEARD OF THE SOCIAL
INSTITUTION YOU ASK ABOUT, USE CODE ‘-1’ (DON’T KNOW).]
ROTATION CODE: 1 18 [ROTCODE]
Neither
(Refuse
Fully Rather trust Rather Fully (Don’t
to
distrust distrust nor trust trust know)
answer)
distrust
Healthcare system?
1. 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUHLTH]
2. Banks? [TRUBANK] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
Educational system?
3. 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUEDUC]
4. Army? [TRUARMY] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
Court system?
5. 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
[TRUCRTS]
6. NGOs? [TRUNGOS] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
7. Parliament? [TRUPARL] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
Executive government
8. (Prime minister and 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
ministers)? [TRUEXEC]
9. President? [TRUPRES] 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2
P4a_ARM. 24 The war in Syria led to a large inflow of Syrian-Armenians into Armenia. In
your opinion, does it …
(Don’t (Refuse to
Yes No
know) answer)
… contribute to population
3. 1 0 -1 -2
growth in Armenia? [SYRPOPU]
24
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P5a. What do you think is the most important issue facing /country/ at the moment? [IMPISS1]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ONLY ONE
ANSWER.]
P5b. And tell me the second most important issue facing /country/ at the moment. [IMPISS2]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. DO NOT
RECORD THE SAME ANSWER AS THE ONE RECORDED IN THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION. ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
P5a P5b
Unaffordability of healthcare 1 1
Corruption 2 2
Unfairness of courts 3 3
Unfairness of elections 4 4
Violation of human rights 5 5
Unemployment 6 6
Not having NATO membership 7 7
Lack of peace in the country 8 8
Low pensions 9 9
Political instability in the country 10 10
Poverty 11 11
Violation of property rights 12 12
Low quality of education 13 13
Unaffordability of professional or higher
14 14
education
Problematic relations with Russia 15 15
Rising prices / Inflation 16 16
Unsolved territorial conflicts 17 17
Low wages 18 18
Religious intolerance 19 19
Gender inequality 20 20
Emigration (people leaving /country/) 21 21
Immigration (foreigners coming to /country/) 22 22
Threat to national traditions 23 23
Other 23 23
(Not applicable / Nothing else important) -5
(Don’t know) -1 -1
(Refuse to answer) -2 -2
|___|___| CODE
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
VL1.25 After March 28, 2017 citizens of Georgia can travel to the Schengen zone countries of
Europe visa-free. How many people do you know personally who are Georgian citizens
and who have traveled to the Schengen zone countries since March 28 2017 visa-free?
In case you have also traveled, please include yourself in this number. [VLTRAVL]
__________ PEOPLE
25
Question asked in Georgia only.
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VL2.26 In your opinion, who will benefit most from the visa-free travel to the Schengen zone
countries?
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Nobody -4
Everybody -5
1 Students in Georgia [VLBNFST]
2 The unemployed in Georgia [VLBNFUNE]
Those from Georgia who want to move to live in the EU
3
[VLBNFMOV]
Those from Georgia who want to work in the EU for some
4
period of time [VLBNFWRK]
Those from Georgia who want to go to the EU countries for
5
short visits / tourism / visit relatives [VLBNFTOU]
6 Businessmen in Georgia [VLBNFBMG]
7 Businessmen in the EU [VLBNFBME]
8 Politicians and/or high-level officials in Georgia [VLBNFPOG]
9 Politicians and/or high-level officials in the EU [VLBNFPOE]
10 Those who work for NGOs in Georgia [VLBNFNGO]
11 Journalists in Georgia [VLBNFJOU]
12 Rich people in Georgia [VLBNFRIC]
13 Other [VLBNFOTH]
26
Question asked in Georgia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 25
P7_ARM.27 Armenia has a privileged trade agreement with the EU. According to this
agreement, trade with the European countries has become easier. In your opinion, who
benefits most from this agreement?
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT UP
TO TWO ANSWERS.]
P7_GEO.28 Since 2016, Georgia has special trade agreement with the EU. Conditional on
meeting the EU standards, trade with the European Union will be simplified. In your
opinion, who will benefit most from this agreement?
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT UP
TO TWO ANSWERS.]
27
Question asked in Armenia only.
28
Question asked in Georgia only.
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P9. [SHOW CARD P9] In your opinion, which of the following can best support /country’s/
economic development?
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
(None of these actors) -5
1 /Country’s/ government [DEVGOVT]
2 The United Nations and its agencies [DEVUNA]
3 The European Union [DEVEU]
4 The Eurasian Economic Union [DEVEEU]
5 The United States [DEVUS]
6 Russia [DEVRUS]
7 The World Bank or International Monetary Fund [DEVWBIMF]
8 Non-Governmental organizations [DEVNGO]
9 Private companies [DEVPRC]
10 Religious organizations [DEVREL]
11 Other [DEVOTH]
P11. I will now have several questions about situation in our country. In /country/ today, do
you think or not that people like yourself have the right to openly say what they think?
[FREESPK]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P12. Under the present government in /country/, do you completely agree, somewhat agree,
somewhat disagree, or completely disagree that people like yourself are treated fairly
by the government? [FAIRTRT]
Completely agree 4
Somewhat agree 3
Somewhat disagree 2
Completely disagree 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P14. [SHOW CARD P14] Please tell me which of the following statements do you agree
with? [OBJCOUR]
Statement 1: Statement 2:
People should participate in protest actions People should not participate in protest
against the government, as this shows the actions against the government, as it
government that the people are in charge. threatens stability in our country.
Agree very strongly Agree very strongly
Agree with Statement 1 Agree with Statement 2
with Statement 1 with Statement 2
1 2 3 4
[DO NOT READ] Agree with neither 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P16. If parliamentary/presidential29 elections were held next Sunday, would you participate
in the elections or not? Would you … [READ OUT] [VOTPRCP]
Certainly participate, 4
Most probably participate, 3
Most probably not participate, 2
or Certainly not participate? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P17_ARM.30 Did you vote in the Parliamentary elections on April 2, 2017? [VOTLELE]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
29
Due to the changes in the local legislation, in 2017 CRRC-Armenia used wording “If parliamentary elections were
held next Sunday …”. CRRC-Georgia used the same wording as in the previous waves, “If presidential elections were
held next Sunday …”.
30
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P17_GEO.31 Did you vote in the Parliamentary elections on October 8, 2016? [VOTLELE]
[INTERVIEWER! ASK ABOUT THE FIRST ROUND OF ELECTIONS ONLY,
CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 8, 2016.]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know / Can’t remember) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P18. Would you say that those elections were conducted … [READ OUT] [ELCOND]
Completely fairly, 3
To some extent fairly, 2
or Not at all fairly? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P18b_ARM.33 [SHOW CARD P18_ARM] In your opinion, how will the Constitution influence
the future political development of Armenia? [CONSFUT]
Very positively 5
Positively 4
No influence 3
Negatively 2
Very negatively 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
31
Question asked in Georgia only.
32
Question asked in Armenia only.
33
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P19. [SHOW CARD P19] Using this CARD, where code ‘1’ means “Not important at all” and
code ‘10’ means “Extremely important,” please tell me, in your opinion, how important
or unimportant it is for a good citizen to…
(Don’t (Refuse to
Code:
know) answer)
P20. In your opinion, how much of a democracy is /country/ today? Is it … [READ OUT]
[CNTRDEM]
A full democracy, 4
A democracy but with minor problems, 3
A democracy but with major problems, 2
or Not a democracy? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
34
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P21. [SHOW CARD P21] Which of these three statements is closest to your opinion?
[ATTDEM]
P22. [SHOW CARD P22] Using a scale of 1 to 5, where code ‘1’ means no support and code
‘5’ means your full support, to what extent would you support /country’s/ membership
in NATO? [NATOSUPP]
GO TO P25
/Country/ would be less protected from foreign treats 6
There would be less of a chance to restore /country’s/ territorial
7
integrity
People’s everyday life in /country/ will become more dangerous, less
8
safe
Neutrality is the best choice for /country/ 9
Other 10
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P24. What is the main reason you would support /country’s/ membership in NATO?
[NATOSUPW]
P26. What is the main reason you would not support /country’s/ membership in the
European Union? [EUNSUPW]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT
ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
GO TO P28
Membership in the European Union would hinder /country’s/ relations
5
with Russia
/Country/ would be less protected from foreign treats 6
There would be less of a chance to restore /country’s/ territorial
7
integrity
People’s everyday life in /country/ will become more dangerous, less
8
safe
Other 9
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P28_ARM.35 [SHOW CARD P22] Using a scale of 1 to 5, where code ‘1’ means no support
and code ‘5’ means your full support, to what extent do you support Armenia’s
membership in the Eurasian Economic Union led by the Russian Federation?
[EEUSUPNA]
35
Question asked in Armenia only.
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P28_GEO.36 [SHOW CARD P22] Using a scale of 1 to 5, where code ‘1’ means no support
and code ‘5’ means your full support, to what extent would you support Georgia’s
membership in the Eurasian Economic Union led by the Russian Federation?
[EEUSUPNG]
P29. What is the main reason you would not support /country’s/ membership in the
Eurasian Union? [EEUNSUW]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT
ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
GO TO P31
Membership in the Eurasian Union hinders /country’s/ relations with
5
the Western countries
/Country/ is less protected from foreign treats 6
There is less of a chance to restore /country’s/ territorial integrity 7
People’s everyday life in /country/ become more dangerous, less safe 8
Other 9
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
36
If Azerbaijan uses this question, the wording will be the same as in case of Georgia.
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P30. What is the main reason you [would] support /country’s/ membership in the Eurasian
Union?37 [EEUSUPW]
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT READ OUT THE OPTIONS. CORRESPOND. ACCEPT
ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
P31. In your opinion, which country is currently the main friend of /country/? [MAINFRN]
________________________________
None -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P32. In your opinion, which country is currently the main enemy of /country/? [MAINENEM]
________________________________
None -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
37
Since Georgia is not the member of the EEU, the following wording was used in Georgia: “What is the main reason
you would support Georgia’s membership in the Eurasian Union?”
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P33a_ARM.38 To what extent do you agree or disagree with following statements related to
the 2016 April four-day war? “The April War showed that, when there is a threat to
national security, Armenian society unites.” Do you … [READ OUT] [APRUNITE]
Completely disagree 1
Somewhat disagree 2
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Somewhat agree 4
or Completely agree? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P33b_ARM.39 “When there is a threat to national security, Armenia, Artsakh and the
Diaspora unite.” Do you … [READ OUT] [APRUNITD]
Completely disagree 1
Somewhat disagree 2
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Somewhat agree 4
or Completely agree? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P33c_ARM.40 “The Artsakh army was not ready for this kind of attack.” Do you … [READ
OUT] [APRARMY]
Completely disagree 1
à GO
Somewhat disagree 2
TO P33e
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Somewhat agree 4
or Completely agree? 5
(Don’t know) -1 à GO
(Refuse to answer) -2 TO P33e
____________________________________
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
38
Question asked in Armenia.
39
Question asked in Armenia.
40
Question asked in Armenia.
41
Question asked in Armenia.
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P33e_ARM.42 “To resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenia should rely solely on
itself.” Do you … [READ OUT] [NKRESAR]
Completely disagree 1
Somewhat disagree 2
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Somewhat agree 4
or Completely agree? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
P33f_ARM.43 “The Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be resolved through negotiations and
not through force.” Do you … [READ OUT] [NKRESNEG]
Completely disagree 1
Somewhat disagree 2
Neither agree nor disagree 3
Somewhat agree 4
or Completely agree? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
RAND1. I have a few more questions about international affairs and relationships with other
countries. Please tell me how much would you agree or disagree with the following
statement: “Tensions between Russia and the Western European countries and the US
are detrimental to /country/.” Do you … [READ OUT] [RAND1]
Completely agree 1
Somewhat agree 2
Somewhat disagree 3
or Completely disagree? 4
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
42
Question asked in Armenia.
43
Question asked in Armenia.
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RAND2. [SHOW CARD RAND2] Some people believe that the /country’s/ neutrality could
help resolve conflicts and improve its security, while others think that alignment with a
certain bloc would bring more benefits to /country/. Which of these two statements
would you agree more? [RAND2]
[INTERVIEWER! AFTER THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES THE STATEMENT, ASK:
“Do you strongly agree with this statement or do you somewhat agree with this
statement?” ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
Statement 1: Statement 2:
/Country’s/ neutrality could help resolve Alignment with a certain bloc would bring
conflicts and improve /country’s/ security. more benefits to /country/.
Strongly agree with Somewhat agree with Somewhat agree with Strongly agree with
Statement 1 Statement 1 Statement 2 Statement 2
1 2 3 4
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
RAND3_ARM.44 In your opinion, what would be the best choice for Armenia’s future
economic and political development? [READ OUT] [RAND3A]
RAND3_GEO.45 In your opinion, what would be the best choice for Georgia’s future
economic and political development? [READ OUT] [RAND3G]
44
Question asked in Armenia only.
45
Question asked in Georgia only.
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RAND4_ARM.46 In your opinion, what would be the best choice for Armenia to ensure its
security? [READ OUT] [RAND4A]
RAND4_GEO.47 In your opinion, what would be the best choice for Georgia to ensure its
security? [READ OUT] [RAND4G]
RAND5. [SHOW CARD RAND5] In terms of security and economic integration, which of the
following countries should be the model for /country/? [RAND5]
[INTERVIEWER! ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.]
Poland 1
Switzerland 2
Belarus 3
Finland 4
(None) 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
46
Question asked in Armenia only.
47
Question asked in Georgia only.
CB 2017 Source Questionnaire [ARM, GEO] 41
P34. Have you or any member of your household been in a situation during the last 12
months when you/they had to pay a bribe in order to get a service or to obtain
preferential treatment or consideration? [PAYBRIB]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Part 4.
Now, I am going to ask for some information about yourself.
D1. There are a number of ethnic groups living in /country/. Which ethnic group do you
consider yourself a part of? [ETHNIC]
D2. Starting with elementary school and counting up to the highest level of education you
have achieved to date, how many years of study have you completed? [EDUYRS]
|____|____| YEARS
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
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 (BA, MA, or Specialist degree). 7
Post-graduate degree. 8
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D4. [SHOW CARD D3] What is the highest level of education your father has achieved?
[RFAEDUC]
D5. [SHOW CARD D3] What is the highest level of education your mother has achieved?
[RMOEDUC]
D4 D5
No primary education. 1 1
Primary education (either complete or incomplete). 2 2
Incomplete secondary education. 3 3
Completed secondary education. 4 4
Secondary technical education. 5 5
Incomplete higher education. 6 6
Completed higher education (BA, MA, or Specialist
7 7
degree).
Post-graduate degree. 8 8
(Don’t know) -1 -1
(Refuse to answer) -2 -2
D7. [SHOW CARD D7] Using this CARD, please tell me which one of these levels best
describes your ability in the following:
Intermediate
knowledge
Advanced
(Refuse to
Beginner
No basic
answer)
(Don’t
know)
1. Russian language [KNOWRUS] 1 2 3 4 -1 -2
D8. Could you please tell me how often do 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
Less often, 4
or Never? 5
[DO NOT READ] I don’t know what the Internet is. 6 à GO TO
D10
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
1 Receive / send emails [INTACEM]
2 Use Skype for instant messaging and for calls [INTASKY]
3 Use Facebook [INTACFB]
Use social networking site(s) other than Facebook (e.g.
4
Odnoklassniki, MySpace, Google+, etc.) [INTACSN]
5 Engage in forum discussions [INTACFD]
6 Write a blog / read other’s blogs [INTACBL]
7 Search for information (Google, Wiki, etc.) [INTACIN]
8 Shop [INTACSH]
Read, listen to or watch the news, including watching online
9
TV, apart from news on social networking sites [INTACNW]
Download / Listen to / Watch music/videos/movies
10
[INTACEN]
11 Play online games, except gambling [INTAGAME]
12 Gamble, bet [INTABET]
13 Visit dating websites [INTACDW]
14 Other [INTACOT]
D10. What do you think is the ideal number of children per family in /country/? [IDEALNCH]
[INTERVIEWER! WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER.]
|____|____| CHILDREN
D13. [SHOW CARD D13] Apart from special occasions such as weddings and funerals,
about how often do you attend religious services nowadays? Please use this CARD.
[RELSERV]
Every day 1
More than once a week 2
Once a week 3
At least once a month 4
Only on special religious holidays 5
Less often 6
Never 7
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
Always fast, 1
Often fast, 2
Sometimes fast, 3
Rarely fast, 4
or Never fast? 5
[DO NOT READ] (Fasting is not required in my religion) -5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D15. If you had a chance, would you leave /country/ forever to live somewhere else?
[EMIGRAT]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
D16. If you had a chance, would you leave /country/ for a certain period of time to live
somewhere else? [MIGSHRT]
Yes 1
No 0
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
A1. Now, I would like to ask you about all the members of your household that live here
most of the time, including yourself. I am only interested in your household members’
characteristics, and I will ask their first names only to make our conversation easier. I
assure you these names will not be entered in the database. Let’s start with you.
[INTERVIEWER! à GO TO QUESTION A3_R.]
A2. [SHOW CARD A2] What is next household member’s first name and relationship to
you? [HH2RELR] [HH3RELR] [HH4RELR] [HH5RELR] [HH6RELR] [HH7RELR] [HH8RELR] [HH9RELR]
[HH10RELR] [HH11RELR] [HH12RELR] [HH13RELR]
A4_H. In what year was this member of the household born? [HHM2DOB] [HHM3DOB]
[HHM4DOB] [HHM5DOB] [HHM6DOB] [HHM7DOB] [HHM8DOB] [HHM9DOB] [HHM10DOB]
[HHM11DOB] [HHM12DOB] [HHM13DOB]
A5_H. [SHOW CARD A5] Where was this member of the household born? [HHM2POB]
[HHM3POB] [HHM4POB] [HHM5POB] [HHM6POB] [HHM7POB] [HHM8POB] [HHM9POB]
[HHM10POB] [HHM11POB] [HHM12POB] [HHM13POB]
A6_R. Are you currently employed? This employment may be part-time or full-time, official,
informal, or self-employment, but it brings monetary income. [RESEMPL]
A7_R. [SHOW CARD A7] What is your current marital status? [RESPMAR]
A8. Now, I would like you to tell me about the next household member.
1. 1 |___|___|___|___|
2. |___|___|___|___|
3. |___|___|___|___|
4. |___|___|___|___|
5. |___|___|___|___|
6. |___|___|___|___|
7. |___|___|___|___|
8. |___|___|___|___|
9. |___|___|___|___|
10. |___|___|___|___|
11. |___|___|___|___|
12. |___|___|___|___|
13. |___|___|___|___|
Thank you very much for your answers. I have several questions left about your family’s
living and economic conditions. As we know, households in all countries have different
conditions.
C1. [SHOW CARD C1] Which of the following statements best describes the current
economic situation of your household? [ECONSTN]
C2. Now, I will name several household items. Please note that we are only interested in
items that your household owns and that are in normal working order. Please tell me
whether or not your household owns …
[INTERVIEWER! DO NOT ASK FOR THE NUMBER OF LAND LINE PHONES AND
INTERNET ACCESS.]
Yes 1
How many?
No 0
C2 C3
|____| |____|____|
1. Color television
[OWNCOTV] [NUMCOTV]
Digital photo camera |____| |____|____|
2. [INTERVIEWER! THIS DOES NOT
[OWNDIGC] [NUMDIGC]
INCLUDE A (SMART)PHONE CAMERA.]
|____| |____|____|
3. Automatic washing machine
[OWNWASH] [NUMWASH]
|____| |____|____|
4. Refrigerator
[OWNFRDG] [NUMFRDG]
|____| |____|____|
5. Air conditioner
[OWNAIRC] [NUMAIRC]
|____| |____|____|
6. Car
[OWNCARS] [NUMCARS]
|____|
7. Land line phone
[OWNLNDP]
|____|
[OWNCELL]
|____|____|
8. Cell phone IF ‘No,’
[NUMCELL]
‘-1’, or ‘-2’ à
GO TO C2_10
Does any of your household members |____|
9. have Internet access from his/her cell
[CELLINTH]
phone?
|____|
[OWNCOMP]
|____|____|
10. Personal computer, including laptop IF ‘No,’
[NUMCOMP]
‘-1’, or
‘-2’ à
GO TO C3
Does any of your household members
access the Internet from your home
computer or laptop? |____|
11.
[INTERVIEWER! WE MEAN HERE A [WEBHOMEH]
COMPUTER OR A LAPTOP THAT THE
RESPONDENT USES AT HOME.]
Every day 1
Every week 2
Every month 3
Less often 4
Never 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C5. Many households obtain income from several sources. I will read out several possible
sources of income and please, tell me whether your household had monetary income
from each of these sources in the last 12 months. Please think about the income of all
members of your household.
(Refuse
(Don’t
Yes No to
Know)
answer)
Money from family members, relatives, or
1. friends living elsewhere in this country. 1 0 -1 -2
[INCSOUCO]
C7. [SHOW CARD C6] Using the same CARD, please tell me your household’s spending
last month? [SPENDMO]
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C8. In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to buy food?
Have you borrowed money … [READ OUT] [FOODDBT]
[INTERVIEWER! BY ‘BORROWING’, WE DO NOT MEAN A BANK LOAN.
HOWEVER, WE DO MEAN, FOR INSTANCE, A CREDIT IN A LOCAL SHOP.]
Each week, 1
Each month, 2
Every other month, 3
Less frequently, 4
or Never? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C9. In the past 6 months, how often has your household borrowed any money to pay for
utilities? Have you borrowed money … [READ OUT] [UTILDBT]
Each week, 1
Each month, 2
Every other month, 3
Less frequently, 4
or Never? 5
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C10. [SHOW CARD C10] Using this CARD, let’s imagine there is a 10-step ladder reflecting
the economic standing of all households in /country/ today. The first rung of this ladder
corresponds to the lowest economic position in society, while the 10th rung corresponds
to the highest position. On which rung of this ladder do you think your household
currently stands? [CURRUNG]
|___|___| RUNG
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
|___|___| RUNG
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C12. Relative to most of the households around you, would you describe the current
economic condition of your household as … [READ OUT] [RELCOND]
Very good, 5
Good, 4
Fair, 3
Poor, 2
or Very poor? 1
(Don’t know) -1
(Refuse to answer) -2
C13. [SHOW CARD C1349] What minimal monthly income would enable your household
live a normal life? [MININCR]
49
Show Card in local currencies and updated based on the latest exchange rate.
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THANK YOU.
Please note that according to the existing practice of conducting this kind of survey, some
interviews will be checked by our company a few weeks after the date of the interview. We
cannot know in advance whether our interview will be checked; but in case if another
representative of our research center happens to check whether we had this interview today,
please do not be surprised.
The only goal of such a check is to make sure that the interviews were conducted according to
highest professional standards. In the event of such a check, please note that all your answers
will remain strictly confidential. Thank you.
Never. 1
Just for a few questions (fewer than ten). 2
For some questions, but not that many (approximately between
3
10 and 20 questions).
For a substantial number of questions, but less than half the
4
interview.
Throughout most of the interview, or through the entire
5
interview.
W3. How often did you feel that the respondent did not understand the questions you
asked? [FRQUNDST]
Never. 1
Just for a few questions (fewer than ten). 2
For some questions, but not that many (approximately between
3
10 and 20 questions).
For a substantial number of questions, but less than half the
4
interview.
Throughout most of the interview, or through the entire
5
interview.
W4. How often did you feel the respondent was reluctant to use the SHOW CARDS (read them
carefully him/herself)? [FRQSHCD]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
W7. In your opinion, how tired was the respondent in the end of the interview? [RESPTIR]
Not tired at
Very tired
all
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
W8. If you think about the most of the length of the interview, how many people were present
at the interview, including you and the respondent? [ATTEND]
_________________________________
THANK YOU.