MAPP Comparative membership survey
Information
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:
Introduction
Module 1 - Respondent Info
Module 2 – Socio-Demographics
Module 3 – Political Attitudes
Module 4a – Enrolment of members
Module 4b – Enrolment of sympathizers
Module 5 – Position in the party
Module 6 - Activism
Module 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
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Module 1 – Respondent info
Q2 To which party are you affiliated?
m Party 1 (1)
m Party 2 (2)
m 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.
m member (1)
m sympathiser (2)
Module 2 – Socio-Demographics
Q4 In what year were you born?
m 1900 (1)
m 1901 (2)
m 1902 (3)
m 1903 (4)
m 1904 (5)
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m 1998 (99)
m 1999 (100)
m 2000 (101)
m 2001 (102)
m 2002 (103)
m 2003 (104)
m 2004 (105)
m 2005 (106)
m 2006 (107)
Q5 Are you male or female?
m Female (1)
m Male (2)
Q6 What is the highest level of formal education you have attained?
m Graduated from elementary school (1)
m Graduated from high school (2)
m Post-secondary trade or vocational training (3)
m Graduated from college / university (4)
m Post-graduate degree (5)
Q7a Are you currently:
m Employed Full-Time (1)
m Employed Part-Time (2)
m Full-Time home-maker (3)
m Full-Time student (4)
m Retired (5)
m Permanently sick or disabled (6)
m 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?
m Self-employed / Business owner (1)
m Employed by a private company (2)
m 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?
m Less than 24999 euros (1)
m Between 25000 and 64999 euros (2)
m Between 65000 and 99999 euros (3)
m Between 100000 and 149999 euros (4)
m Between 150000 and 199999 euros (5)
m 200000 euros or more (6)
Q9 What is the postal code of your home address?
m Postal code (1)
Q10 How many years have you lived in your current municipality?
m I have lived in this municipality my whole life (1)
m 1 (2)
m 2 (3)
m 3 (4)
m 4 (5)
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Q11a Do you belong to a religion or a religious denomination? If yes, which one?
m No (1)
m Buddhist (2)
m Hindu (3)
m Jewish (4)
m Muslim (5)
m Orthodox (6)
m Protestant (7)
m Roman Catholic (8)
m Other (9)
If No Is Selected, Then Skip To Nationality
Q11b How often do you attend religious services?
m Every week, or more often (1)
m At least once a month (2)
m A few times per year (3)
m Hardly ever / never (4)
Q12 Are you a [country] citizen?
m Yes (1)
m No (2)
Q13 Where was your family born?
In [country] (1) / Outside [country] (2) / I don't know / Not applicable (3)Your father (1) / m / m / m
Your mother (2) / m / m / m
Yourself (3) / m / m / m
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)
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) / m / m / m / m / m
The government should abstain from intervening in the economy (2) / m / m / m / m / m
Stronger measures should be taken to protect the environment (3) / m / m / m / m / m
Same-sex marriages should be prohibited by law (4) / m / m / m / m / m
Women should be given preferential treatment when applying for jobs and promotions (5) / m / m / m / m / m
People who break the law should be given tougher sentences (6) / m / m / m / m / m
Providing social services should be the prime goal of government (7) / m / m / m / m / m
Income and wealth should be redistributed towards ordinary people (8) / m / m / m / m / m
Immigrants are good for this country’s economy (9) / m / m / m / m / m
Women should be free to decide on matters of abortion (10) / m / m / m / m / m
Our country should provide more military assistance to “the war on terror” (11) / m / m / m / m / m
Torturing a prisoner is never justified, even if it might prevent a terrorist attack (12) / m / m / m / m / m
Globalisation of the economy and free trade should be promoted (13) / m / m / m / m / m
Nuclear power stations are the solution for a shortage of energy in the future (14) / m / m / m / m / m
We believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith (15) / m / m / m / m / m
More power should be delegated to the [regions/provinces] (16) / m / m / m / m / m
European integration has gone too far (17) / m / m / m / m / m
Our country on balance has benefited from being a member of the European Union (18) / m / m / m / m / m
The solidarity between the regions of our country is necessary but it has gone too far (19) / m / m / m / m / m
Our country should implement a carbon tax (20) / m / m / m / m / m
Many public services could be run better and more cheaply if they were privatized (21) / m / m / m / m / m
Immigration represents a serious threat to our national identity (22) / m / m / m / m / m
Too many people receive social benefits without really needing them (23) / m / m / m / m / m
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) / m / m / m / m
In European politics (2) / m / m / m / m
In national politics (3) / m / m / m / m
In regional politics (4) / m / m / m / m
In local politics (5) / m / m / m / m
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?
m Very satisfied (1)
m Fairly satisfied (2)
m Not very satisfied (3)
m Not at all satisfied (4)
Module 4a – Enrolment members
Q20 In what year did you first become a member of your party (if necessary approximately)
m I don't know (anymore) (1)
m 2016 (2)
m 2015 (3)
m 2014 (4)
m 2013 (5)
m 2012 (6)
m 2011 (7)
m 2010 (8)
m 2009 (9)
m 2008 (10)
m 2007 (11)
m 2006 (12)
m 2005 (13)
m 2004 (14)
m 2003 (15)
m 2002 (16)
m 2001 (17)
m 2000 (18)
m 1999 (19)
m 1998 (20)
m 1997 (21)
m 1996 (22)
m 1995 (23)
m 1994 (24)
m 1993 (25)
m 1992 (26)
m 1991 (27)
m 1990 (28)
m 1989 (29)
m 1988 (30)
m 1987 (31)
m 1986 (32)
m 1985 (33)
m 1984 (34)
m 1983 (35)
m 1982 (36)