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Possible outcome of a review template, based on the ESS Round 4 questionnaire (core module B)

Source English Section BRoutingDraft Translation 1CommentsDraft Translation 2CommentsReview versionComments from review meeting
B above B1Now we want to ask a few questions about politics and government
B1How interested would you say you are in politics — are you...
I in B1READ OUT...
RCvery interested,
quite interested,
hardly interested,
or, not at all interested?
(Don’t know)
B2CARD 6
How often does politics seem so complicated that you can’t really understand what is going on?
Please use this card.
RCNever
Seldom
Occasionally
Regularly
Frequently
(Don’t know)
B3CARD 7
How difficult or easy do you find it to make your mind up1about political issues2?
Please use this card.
RCVery difficult
Difficult
Neither difficult nor easy
Easy
Very easy
(Don’t know)
B4-B10CARD 8:
Using this card, please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions I read out.
0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust.
Firstly...
I in B4-B10READ OUT...
B4...[country]’s parliament?
B5...the legal system?
B6...the police?
B7...politicians?
B8...political parties?
B9...the European Parliament?
B10...the United Nations?
RC, B4-B10No trust at all
Complete trust
(Don’t know)

Footnotes

1Forming an opinion

2"Political issues" in this context refer to political debates, policies, controversies etc.

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