Interest in Politics

Description

This module simply measures the degree to while respondents say they are interested in politics, political issues, and public affairs. Most questions are generalized, but we have separated out some more specific questions that ask about local, national, and international politics.

Harmonized Variables

ip_1a | Interest in Politics

Indicates whether or not respondent is interested in politics. 0 = not interested, 1 = interested

Interest in Politics

ip_103a | Interest in Political Campaigns

How interested are you in political campaigns? 0 = not much interested, 1 = somewhat interested, 2 = very much interested

ip_103b | Interest in Public Affairs

How interested are you in public affairs? 0 = not interested, 1 = somewhat interested, 2 = very interested

ip_103c | Interest in Politics and Government

How interested are you in politics and government? 0 = not interested, 1 = somewhat interested, 2 = very interested

ip_104a | Interest in Politics

In general, would you say that are you very interested in politics, quite interested, a little interested, or not interested at all?  (Alternative: Generally speaking, would you say that you are interested in politics?) 0 = not interested at all/ no interest, 1 = a little/ very little/ not much interested, 2 = quite/ somewhat/ fairly interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104b | Interest in Politics

Which of these statements comes nearest to describing your interest in politics? 0 = I’m not interested in politics at all, 1 = I am interested in politics but don’t take any active part, 2 = my interest in politics is not greater than other interests, 3 = I take an active interest in politics

ip_104f | Interest in Politics

Some people seem to follow what’s going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there’s an election going on or not.  Others aren’t that interested.  Would you say you follow what’s going on in government and public affairs? 0 = hardly at all, 1 = only now and then, 2 = some of the time, 3 = always/ most of the time

ip_104g | Interest in Public Affairs

How interested would you say you are in public affairs?  (Alternative: More generally, would you say that you are very, somewhat, not very, or not at all interested in politics?) 0 = not at all interested, 1 = not very interested, 2 = somewhat interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104h | Interest in Politics

How interested would you say you are in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = hardly interested, 2 = quite interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104h2 | Interest in Politics

How interested would you say you are in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = a little interested, 2 = somewhat interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104i | Interest in Politics

How interested would you say you are in politics?  (Alternative: How interested are you in politics?) 0 = not at all interested, 1 = not very interested, 2 = somewhat interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104j | Interest in Politics

More generally, would you say that you are very, somewhat, little, or not at all interested in politics?  (Alternative: Generally speaking, would you say that you are very, somewhat, little, or not at all interested in politics?) 0 = not at all, 1 = little, 2 = somewhat, 3 = very

ip_104k | Interest in Politics

Generally speaking, how interested would you say you are in politics? 0 = not interested, 1 = little interested, 2 = interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104l | Interest in Politics

In general, to what extent are you interested in politics? 0 = not interested, 1 = slightly interested, 2 = interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104m | Interest in Politics

In general, to what extent are you interested in politics?  (Alternative: Generally speaking, how interested would you say you are in politics?) 0 = not interested at all, 1 = somewhat interested, 2 = interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104n | Interest in Politics

In general, to what extent are you interested in politics? 0 = very uninterested, 1 = uninterested, 2 = interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104o | Interest in Politics

To what extent would you say you are interested in politics? 0 = not at all, 1 = not much, 2 = to some extent, 3 = a great deal

ip_104p | Interest in Politics

How much interest do you have in politics: a lot, some, little or none? 0 = none, 1 = little, 2 = some, 3 = a lot

ip_104q | Interest in Politics

How interested are you in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = a little interested, 2 = fairly interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104r | Interest in Politics

How interested are you in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = not very interested, 2 = fairly interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104s | Interest in Politics

Generally speaking, how much interest do you usually have in what’s going on in politics? 0 = none, 1 = not much, 2 = some, 3 = a good deal

ip_104t | Interest in Politics

Generally speaking, how much interest do you usually have in what’s going on in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = slightly interested, 2 = fairly interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104u | Interest in Politics

Generally speaking, how much interest do you usually have in what’s going on in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = not very interested, 2 = fairly interested, 3 = very interested

ip_104v | Interest in Politics

Specify the degree of your interest in politics: 0 = absolutely not interested, 1 = slightly interested, 2 = rather interested, 3 = genuinely interested

ip_104w | Interest in Politics

More generally, what is your level of interest in politics? 0 = no interest, 1 = not very much interested, 2 = somewhat interested, 3 = very interested

ip_105a | Interest in Politics

How interested are you in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = hardly interested, 2 = fairly interested, 3 = interested, 4 = very interested

ip_105b | Interest in Politics

How interested would you say you personally are in politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = not very interested, 2 = somewhat interested, 3 = fairly interested, 4 = very interested

ip_105c | Interest in Politics

How interested would you say you personally are in politics? 0 = no interest, 1 = very little interest, 2 = not very much interest, 3 = somewhat interested, 4 = very interested

ip_111a | Interest in Politics

And your interest in politics generally?  Using the same scale (from 0 to 10), how interested are you in politics generally?  Zero means no interest at all and ten means extremely interested? 0 = no interest at all, 10 = a great deal of interest

Interest in Local Politics

ip_204e | Interest in Local Politics

How interested would you say you are in local politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = hardly interested, 2 = quite interested, 3 = very interested

Interest in National Politics

ip_304e | Interest in National Politics

How interested would you say you are in national politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = hardly interested, 2 = quite interested, 3 = very interested

Interest in International Politics

ip_404e | Interest in International Politics

How interested would you say you are in international politics? 0 = not at all interested, 1 = hardly interested, 2 = quite interested, 3 = very interested