Election Survey (Everything Is Radio Buttons Unless Noted Otherwise, I.E. Question 2 Under

Election Survey (everything is radio buttons unless noted otherwise, i.e. question 2 under political background, and questions 3, 5, 6 and 8 under demographics).

Basic Demographics

1. Are you a graduate or undergraduate student?
2. Graduate
3. Undergraduate

1. If you are an undergraduate, what is your class year?
2. Freshman
3. Sophomore
4. Junior
5. Senior
6. Fifth-year or older

1. What is your age?
2. Drop down menu: 17 or younger, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or older

1. What is your gender?
2. Male
3. Female
4. Transgender/Intersex

1. If you are an undergraduate, what is your primary major? If you are a graduate student, what is your department? (drop-down list)
2. See list from courselist.txt

1. What is your residence? Please indicate specific MIT undergraduate/graduate dorm, FSILG, or Off-Campus. (drop-down list)
2. See list from MITresidences.txt

1. Are you a U.S. Citizen?
2. Yes
3. No

1. If you are a citizen, what is your home state? (Drop-down list)
2. See USstatesterritories.txt

Political Background

1. Are you a registered voter?
2. Yes
3. No

1. If you are a registered voter, in which state are you registered? (Drop-down list)
2. See USstatesterritories.txt

1. What do you consider to be your political party affiliation?
2. Democrat
3. Republican
4. Independent
5. Other

1. On social issues, would you describe your views as very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal or very liberal?
2. Very conservative
3. Conservative
4. Moderate
5. Liberal
6. Very Liberal

4b. On fiscal and economic issues?

• Very conservative
• Conservative
• Moderate
• Liberal
• Very Liberal

1. In general, would you describe your political views as very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal?
2. Very conservative
3. Conservative
4. Moderate
5. Liberal
6. Very Liberal

1. Do you plan on voting (or have you already voted) in the 2010 Midterm Elections?
2. Yes
3. No

The Issues

1. How would you rate the way Congress is doing its job?
2. Excellent
3. Good
4. Fair
5. Poor

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
2. Approve
3. Disapprove

1. Do you feel that the country is headed in the right direction?
2. Yes
3. No
4. Unsure

1. How important do you consider the following issues to be?
2. The Economy
3. Extremely Important
4. Very Important
5. Moderately Important
6. Not that Important
7. Unsure
8. Health care
9. Extremely Important
10. Very Important
11. Moderately Important
12. Not that important
13. Unsure
14. Immigration
15. Extremely Important
16. Very Important
17. Moderately Important
18. Not that important
19. Unsure
20. Terrorism
21. Extremely Important
22. Very Important
23. Moderately Important
24. Not that important
25. Unsure
26. Jobs
27. Extremely Important
28. Very Important
29. Moderately Important
30. Not that important
31. Unsure
32. Federal spending
33. Extremely Important
34. Very Important
35. Moderately Important
36. Not that important
37. Unsure
38. Corruption in government
39. Extremely Important
40. Very Important
41. Moderately Important
42. Not that important
43. Unsure
44. The situation in Afghanistan
45. Extremely Important
46. Very Important
47. Moderately Important
48. Not that important
49. Unsure
50. The environment
51. Extremely Important
52. Very Important
53. Moderately Important
54. Not that important
55. Unsure
56. Gay rights
57. Extremely Important
58. Very Important
59. Moderately Important
60. Not that important
61. Unsure

1. In your judgment, what is the most likely outcome of the Congressional elections this year?
2. Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives and Senate
3. Democrats will retain control of the Senate, Republicans will gain control of the House
4. Democrats will retain control of the House, Republicans will gain control of the Senate
5. Republicans will gain control of the House and Senate.

1. Do you think that the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could do a better job in dealing with the economy?
2. Republican Party
3. Democratic Party
4. Neither
5. Unsure
6. Since taking office as President, have Barack Obama’s economic policies made economic conditions better, worse, or not had an effect so far?
7. Better
8. Worse
9. No effect so far

1. If you had to choose, would you rather have a smaller government providing fewer services, or a bigger government providing more services?
2. Smaller government providing fewer services
3. Bigger government providing more services

1. If your vote were the determining factor in the upcoming election, would you vote to…
2. Turn control of the House and Senate to Republicans
3. Turn control of the House to Republicans, leave the Democrats in control of the Senate
4. Turn control of the Senate to Republicans, leave the Democrats in control of the House
5. Leave the Democrats in control of the House and Senate
6. Unsure
7. Other

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the health care legislation passed by Barack Obama and Congress in March 2010?
2. Approve
3. Disapprove
4. Unsure

1. For President Barack Obama and Congress, should improving the educational system be a top priority, important but lower priority, not too important, or should it not be done?
2. Top priority
3. Important but lower priority
4. Not too important
5. Should not be done
6. Unsure

1. Would you say the Tea Party movement is…
2. Very conservative
3. Conservative
4. Moderate
5. Liberal
6. Very Liberal
7. No opinion

1. Compared with the past, would you say the U.S. is…
2. More respected by other countries these days
3. Less respected by other countries these days
4. As respected as it has been in the past
5. Unsure