Background Information

1. Name:

2. Address:

3. Age
(1) 25 – 34 years (2) 35 – 44 years
(3) 45 – 54 years (4) 55 – 64 years
(5) Above 65 years

4. Sex
(1) Male (2) Female

5. Education
(1) No formal Education (2) Upto 10th Standard
(3) 11th-12th Standard (4) Graduation and above

6. Marital Status
(1) Unmarried
(2) Married
(3) Divorced
(4) Separated

7. Religion
(1) Hindu
(2) Muslim
(3) Christian
(4) Others

8. Caste
(1) OC
(2) BC
(3) SC/ST

9. Occupation
(1) No occupation
(2) Agriculture
(3) Business
(4) Government employee

10. Income
(1) Below 6000 per year
(2) 6001 – 10000 per year
 (3) 10001 – 20000 per year
(4) 20001 and above per year

11. Do you subscribe to the political ideology of any political party?

(1) Not at all
(2) To a lesser extent
(3) To some extent
(4) To a great extent
(5) To a very great extent

12. If you subscribe to (a) a very great extent or (b) to a great extent, to
which political ideology do you subscribe to?
(1) Not applicable
(2) Ideology of BJP
(3) Ideology of Congress
(4) Ideology of Muslim League
(5) Ideology of Communists
(6) Ideology of Janata Parivar
(7) None of the above, (specify)

13. What religious ideology do you subscribe to?

(1) Hindu Religious ideology
(2) Radical Hindu ideology
(3) Muslim ideology
(4) Radical Muslim ideology
(5) Christian religious ideology
(6) Radical Christian religious ideology
(7) Any other, (specify)

Communalism and the Poor

14. What is the most important consequence of communalism on the

poor and the marginalized?
(1) Don’t know
(2) They are helpless victims
(3) Most exposed to violence
(4) It has no effect on them
(5) Any other (specify)

15. What is the most important effect of communalism on the livelihood

of the poor and the marginalized?
(1) They lose their livelihood
(2) They lose their savings
(3) They get killed
 (4) They get arrested
(5) Any other, (specify)

16. What is the main reason for caste violence in Karnataka?

(1) Sense of superiority
(2) Jealousy
(3) Political reasons
(4) Economic reasons
(5) Changing perception of roles in the society
(6) Any other (specify)

17. What is the main reason for religious violence in Karnataka?

(1) Religious fundamentalism
(2) Rivalry between religions
(3) Sense of superiority
(4) Competition
(5) Insecurity
(6) Political factors

18. In Karnataka, would you say that caste violence is more prevalent
than religious violence?
(1) Don’t know
(2) Caste violence is more
(3) Religious violence is more
(4) There is no difference. It is the same

19. Which part of Karnataka is affected most by religious violence?

(1) North Karnataka
(2) South Karnataka
(3) Bangalore
(4) Mangalore

20. Which parts of Karnataka are most affected by political violence?

(1) North Karnataka
(2) South Karnataka
(3) Bangalore
(4) Mangalore

21. Is it true that the poor and the marginalized are targeted more in a
communal violence?
(1) To a very great extent
(2) To a great extent
(3) To some extent
(4) To a lesser extent
(5) Not at all