Survey Items
Considering the situation of [Country] during the period that the present government has been in power, would you say that the economic situation of the country has improved, gotten worse, or remained the dame? 1 = gotten worse, 2 = the same, 3 = improved
How satisfied are you with the general state of the [National] economy today? 1 = not at all satisfied, 2 = not very satisfied, 3 = fairly satisfied, 4 = very satisfied
How would you judge the current situation in each of the following? The situation of the [Nationality] economy. 1 = very bad, 2 = fairly bad, 3 = fairly good, 4 = very good
How would you judge the current situation in each of the following? The situation of the [Nationality] economy. (Alternative: How would you judge the current situation in each of the following domains? The situation on the [Nationality] economy.) 1 = very bad, 2 = rather bad, 3 = rather good, 4 = very good
How would you rate the current overall economic condition of [Country] today? 1 = very bad, 2 = bad, 3 = good, 4 = very good
ne_105a | Satisfaction with National Economic Conditions
At the moment, are you dissatisfied, neither dissatisfied nor satisfied, or satisfied with economic conditions in [Country]? 1 = very dissatisfied, 2 = dissatisfied, 3 = neither dissatisfied nor satisfied, 4 = satisfied, 5 = very satisfied
In general, how would you describe the present economic conditions of this country? 1 = very bad, 2 = fairly bad, 3 = neither good nor bad, 4 = fairly good, 5 = very good
How would you rate the overall economic condition of our country today? 1 = very bad, 2 = bad, 3 = so so (not good nor bad), 4 = good, 5 = very good
How would you assess [Country]’s present economic situation? 1 = very bad, 2 = bad, 3 = in between, 4 = good, 5 = very good
How would you describe the country’s current economic situation? 1 = very bad, 2 = bad, 3 = so so, 4 = good, 5 = very good
What do you think about the state of the economy these days in [Country]? Would you say that the state of the economy is very good, good, neither good not bad, bad or very bad? 1 = very bad, 2 = fairly bad, 3 = neither good nor bad, 4 = fairly good, 5 = very good
Please tell me whether you are very satisfied, fairly satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with each of the following? The economic situation in [Country] 1 = not at all satisfied, 2 = not very satisfied, 3 = neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 4 = fairly satisfied, 5 = very satisfied
On the whole, how satisfied are you with the present state of the economy in [Country]? 0 = extremely dissatisfied, 10 = extremely satisfied