Surveys

General Topics

How interested would you say you are in politics? Are you very interested, somewhat interested, not very interested, or not at all interested?

How closely do you follow politics on TV, radio, newspapers, or the Internet? very closely, fairly closely, not very closely, or not at all.

Please tell me whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: You feel you understand the most important political issues of this country.

How widespread do you think corruption such as bribe taking is among politicians in Tunisia: very widespread, quite widespread, not very widespread, or it hardly happens at all?

The government should take measures to reduce differences in income levels. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?

How good or bad a job do you think the government of Elyes Fakhfakh did in the past six months?

Would you say that any of the parties in Tunisia represent your views reasonably well?

Would you say that over the past 12 months the state of the economy in Tunisia, has gotten much better, gotten somewhat better, stayed about the same, gotten somewhat worse, or gotten much worse?

On the whole, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in Tunisia?

Attitudes towards the elite

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: What people call

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Most politicians do not care about the people.

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Most politicians are trustworthy.

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Politicians are the main problem in Tunisia.

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Having a strong leader in government is good for Tunisia even if the leader bends the rules to get things done.

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: The people, and not politicians, should make our most important policy decisions.

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Most politicians care only about the interests of the rich and powerful.

Outgroup Attitudes

Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: Minorities should adapt to the customs and traditions of Tunisia.

The will of the majority should always prevail, even over the rights of minorities.

Immigrants are generally good for Tunisia' s economy.

Tunisia' s culture is generally harmed by immigrants.

Immigrants increase crime rates in Tunisia.

National Identity

Some people say that the following things are important for being truly Tunisians. Others say they are not important. How important do you think the following is for being truly Tunisians... very important, fairly important, not very important, or not important at all? To have been born in Tunisia.

To have Tunisian ancestry.

To be able to speak Tunisian Derja (dialect)

To follow Tunisia's customs and traditions

Elections

Did you go to vote in the first round of the presidential elections which took place on the 15th of September 2019?

Did you go to vote in the second round of the presidential elections which took place on the 13th of October 2019?

Did you go to vote in the parliamentary elections which took place on the 6th of October 2019?

Did you vote in the parliamentary elections of 2014?

Political Power

Some people say that it doesn't make any difference who is in power. Others say that it makes a big difference who is in power. Using the scale on this card, (where ONE means that it doesn't make any difference who is in power and FIVE means that it makes a big difference who is in power), where would you place yourself?

Some people say that no matter who people vote for, it won't make any difference to what happens. Others say that who people vote for can make a big difference to what happens. Using the scale on this card, (where ONE means that voting won't make any difference to what happens and FIVE means that voting can make a big difference), where would you place yourself?

Parties & Leaders Preferences

Using the same scale, where would you place, Kalb Tounes party?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Democratic Current party?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Dignity Coalition party?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Free Destourian party?

Using the same scale, where would you place, People's movement party?

Using the same scale, where would you place, Nabil Karoui?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Mohammed Abbou?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Seifeddine Makhlouf?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Abir Mousi?
Using the same scale, where would you place, Zouhair Maghzaoui?

Party evaluation

Using the same scale, where would you place Kalb Tounes party?
Where would you place Democratic Current party?
Where would you place Dignity Coalition party?
Where would you place Free Destourian party?
Where would you place People's movement party?

Where would you place yourself on this scale?

Using the same scale, where would you place Kalb Tounes party?
Where would you place Democratic Current party?
Where would you place Dignity Coalition party?
Where would you place Free Destourian party?
Where would you place People's movement party?

Where would you place yourself on this scale?

Socio-demographic information

Gender
Age
Marital status
Education
Union membership
current employment status
main occupation
socio-economic status
household income
religious denomination
Quran reading
religious services attendance
ethnicity
country of birth
biological parents born outside of the country
language spoken at home
governorate
delegation
primary electoral district
rural or urban residence
number in household