FSD2288 Social Change in Russian Karelia 2002

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[fsd_no] FSD study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[inter] Interviewer code

[v1] Respondent's region of residence

[v1_1] Respondent's region of residence in Petrozavodsk

[v2] Respondent's gender

[v3] Respondent's year of birth

[v4] Respondent's age group

[v5] Respondent's education

[v6] Are you currently working?

[v7] Reason for not currently working

[v8] Does your education level correspond with your current job requirements?

[v9] Respondent's main occupation

[v10] Respondent's industry of employment

[v11] Type of employer

[v12] How large is the staff of your organisation, including its affiliates? If you do not know precisely, give an estimate

[v13] Type of contract

[v14] How many hours do you work per week?

[v15_1] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Typewriter, calculator

[v15_2] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Telephone

[v15_3] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: LAN workstation

[v15_4] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: PC

[v15_5] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Computer mainframe

[v15_6] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Programmed machine tool

[v15_7] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Programmed production controller

[v15_8] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Other programmed equipment

[v15_9] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: A regular lathe without programming

[v15_10] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Heavy construction equipment

[v15_11] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Chemical equipment

[v15_12] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Simple hand tools

[v15_13] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Transport equipment

[v15_14] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Agricultural equipment

[v15_15] Do you regularly use the following equipment at work: Other

[v16] Do you have a second job?

[v18] How often are you able to plan how to do your work?

[v19] How often does your main job require new ideas or creative decisions?

[v20] How often do you find your main job as physically strenuous?

[v21] How often do you find your main job as mentally strenuous?

[v22] Do you supervise the work of other employees or assign them tasks?

[v23_1] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Hiring an employee

[v23_2] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Dismissing an employee

[v23_3] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Assigning tasks

[v23_4] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Deciding on the enterprise budget distribution

[v23_5] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Fixing salaries

[v23_6] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Imposing penalties

[v23_7] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Purchasing equipment

[v23_8] Do you take part in the decision-making at your workplace in the following ways: Deciding on the goods or services selection

[v24] Respondent's marital status

[v25] Number of children

[v26] Respondent's household size

[v27] What is your spouse's main occupation?

[v28_1] How important are the following sources of income for your household: Salary from main job

[v28_2] How important are the following sources of income for your household: Salary from second job

[v28_3] How important are the following sources of income for your household: Other sources of income

[v29] Respondent's monthly income (in rubles)

[v30_1] Do you receive the following state benefits: Unemployment benefit

[v30_2] Do you receive the following state benefits: Child benefit

[v30_3] Do you receive the following state benefits: Communal payment, telephone benefits

[v30_4] Do you receive the following state benefits: Disability pension

[v30_5] Do you receive the following state benefits: Transport payment benefits

[v30_6] Do you receive the following state benefits: Other benefits

[v31] What is the current financial situation of your household?

[v32] Type of accommodation

[v33] How much autonomy Karelian authorities should have from Moscow in internal affairs?

[v34_1] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Forestry and agriculture in Karelia

[v34_2] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Industry in Karelia

[v34_3] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Foreign policy

[v34_4] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Regional relations

[v34_5] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Local budget

[v34_6] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Construction and maintenance

[v34_7] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Social welfare in your locality

[v34_8] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Fighting poverty in your locality

[v34_9] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Fighting unemployment in your locality

[v34_10] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Fighting crime and corruption

[v34_11] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Regulating the mass media

[v34_12] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Culture in your locality

[v34_13] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Education and science in your locality

[v34_14] Which body should have most influence in deciding on the following issues: Protection of the environment in your locality

[v35_1] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Social welfare or charitable organisations

[v35_2] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Religious or parish organisations

[v35_3] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Cultural or art associations

[v35_4] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Trade unions

[v35_5] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Political parties

[v35_6] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Minority rights movements or organisations

[v35_7] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Organisations for the protection of nature, animals, or the environment

[v35_8] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Youth organisations or clubs

[v35_9] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Sports clubs or associations

[v35_10] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Consumer organisations

[v35_11] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Formal or informal residents' associations or local associations

[v35_12] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Student unions or associations

[v35_13] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Hobby or special interest clubs (collectors clubs, fan-clubs, computer clubs, etc.)

[v35_14] Do you participate in the following organisations/associations/clubs: Other clubs/associations/organisations

[v36_1] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Council of the Federation

[v36_2] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Duma

[v36_3] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: President

[v36_4] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Government

[v36_5] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Republican authorities

[v36_6] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Your local authorities

[v36_7] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Church

[v36_8] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Non-governmental organisations

[v36_9] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Army

[v36_10] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Courts

[v36_11] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Police

[v36_12] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Trade unions

[v36_13] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Managemers/leaders in your workplace

[v36_14] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Entrepreneurs

[v36_15] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Banks

[v36_16] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Federal media (SMI)

[v36_17] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Karelian media (SMI)

[v36_18] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Your neighbours

[v36_19] To what extent do you trust the following institutions/non-governmental organisations/groups: Your colleagues

[v37_1] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: My financial situation is going to improve

[v37_2] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: People like me can't have any influence on the policy of the Government

[v37_3] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Workers could cope with production without managers

[v37_4] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: One of the main reasons for poverty is that some people don't like to work

[v37_5] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: One of the reasons for poverty is that the profits get into the pockets of too few Russian citizens

[v37_6] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Stability and high living standards are more important than freedom or human rights

[v37_7] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Every citizen must take care of himself. The state can't bear responsibility for every citizen

[v37_8] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Nowadays it is hard to survive if you do not violate a law

[v37_9] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Interesting work is more important for me than money

[v37_10] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Certain people are better qualified to run the country because of their skills and experience

[v37_11] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: A few strong leaders can do more for this country than all the laws and talk

[v37_12] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The state should guarantee employment for all people

[v37_13] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The state should put more efforts on fighting crime

[v37_14] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The state should pay more attention to supporting the poor

[v37_15] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: All Russians should be materially equal

[v37_16] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The state should put more efforts on the restoration of production

[v37_17] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The state should put more efforts on the restoration of agriculture

[v37_18] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Society should pay more attention to fighting alcoholism and drugs

[v37_19] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Society should put more efforts on fighting corruption

[v38] Have you been abroad?

[v38a] Which countries have you visited?

[v38c] Country category

[c38d] Number of visits

[v38e] Have you been abroad in the Soviet or post-Soviet time?

[v38b] Year of last visit abroad

[v39] Which ethnic group do you belong to?

[v40] Do you speak any foreign language?

[v41_1] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a citizen of Russia

[v41_2] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a citizen of the Karelian Republic

[v41_3] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a citizen of some other CIS state

[v41_4] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a Soviet citizen

[v41_5] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a representative of my ethnic group

[v41_6] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a person above any nationality

[v41_7] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a citizen of Europe

[v41_8] To what extent do you agree with the following statements regarding your identity after the collapse of the USSR: I consider myself a citizen of the world

[v42_1] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: It is important for me to be a representative of my ethnicity

[v42_2] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am proud to be a representative of my ethnicity

[v42_3] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: There are no better people in the world than the people of my ethnicity

[v42_4] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: The more influence the people of my ethnicity have on other nations, the better it is for those nations

[v42_5] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: It is absolutely unimportant for my nation to be the leading one in the world

[v42_6] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am attached to my municipality of residence

[v42_7] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am proud of my municipality of residence

[v42_8] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am attached to Karelia

[v42_9] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am proud of Karelia

[v42_10] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am attached to Russia

[v42_11] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am proud of Russia

[v42_12] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: It is important for me that other representatives of my ethnicity consider me one of them

[v42_13] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: I am proud that other representatives of my ethnicity consider me as one of them

[v42_14] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Russia is only for Russians

[v42_15] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Russia is for those who were born there

[v42_16] To what extent do you agree with the following statements: Russia is for anyone who have moved to Russian and obtained Russian citizenship

[v43_1] How often do you read the following newspapers: Severnyi Kurier

[v43_2] How often do you read the following newspapers: Kareliya

[v43_3] How often do you read the following newspapers: Nablyudatel

[v43_4] How often do you read the following newspapers: Guberniya

[v43_5] How often do you read the following newspapers: Molodezhnaya gazeta

[v43_6] How often do you read the following newspapers: Petrozavodsk

[v43_7] How often do you read the following newspapers: TVR-Panorama

[v43_8] How often do you read the following newspapers: Stolitsa

[v43_9] How often do you read the following newspapers: Vesti Karelii

[v43_10] How often do you read the following newspapers: Gorod

[v43_11] How often do you read the following newspapers: Komsomolskaya pravda

[v43_12] How often do you read the following newspapers: Argumenty i fakty

[v43_13] How often do you read the following newspapers: Avangard (Kondopoga)

[v43_14] How often do you read the following newspapers: Novaya Kondopoga

[v43_15] How often do you read the following newspapers: Nasha zhizn (Pryazha)

[v44] If you could choose only one of the newspapers mentioned above, which one would it be?

[v45_1] How do you obtain these newspapers: By subscribing

[v45_2] How do you obtain these newspapers: By buying single issues

[v45_3] How do you obtain these newspapers: By reading them at newspaper stands

[v45_4] How do you obtain these newspapers: By reading them at friends' houses

[v45_5] How do you obtain these newspapers: By reading them at the library

[v45_6] How do you obtain these newspapers: By reading them at work

[v45_7] How do you obtain these newspapers: By other means

[v46] How often do you listen to the radio?

[v47] How much do you watch television?

[v48_1] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Political life in Russia

[v48_2] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Economy of Russia

[v48_3] Where do you receive information on the following topics: General atmosphere in the country

[v48_4] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Events in Caucasus

[v48_5] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Political life in Karelia

[v48_6] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Karelian presidential election

[v48_7] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Economy of Karelia

[v48_8] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Work of the Karelian Government

[v48_9] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Work of the mayor/manager of your municipality of residence

[v48_10] Where do you receive information on the following topics: Prices and goods in your municipality of residence

[v49] To what extent are you interested in political news?

[v50] What kind of influence the media have on the public sentiment in your opinion?

[v51] Do you think political content should be controlled?

[v52] Are you going to vote in the upcoming elections of the Head of the Republic of Karelia?

[v53] Who you would like to see elected as Head of the Republic of Karelia in the upcoming elections?

[v54] Have you had contact with the media (e.g. have you written letters, participated in a live broadcast, advertised through the media, etc.)?

[v54a] When was the last time you had contact with the media?

[v55] Have your relatives or friends had contact with the media?

[v56_1] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I submitted a complaint to the media hoping to receive assistance

[v56_2] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I submitted a question to the media

[v56_3] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I submitted a complaint to the media about another medium

[v56_4] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I submitted a complaint to the media about their employee (e.g. a journalist, an editor)

[v56_5] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I contacted the media to congratulate someone

[v56_6] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I wrote a notice/article/poem/story/etc. for the media

[v56_7] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I placed an advertisement in the media

[v56_8] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I participated in a public event organised by the media for my workmates/residents of my municipality/etc.

[v56_9] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I participated in public discussion in the media on important local issues

[v56_10] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: I participated in an election campaign

[v56_11] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: Other reason, what?

[v56_12] What was the reason behind your contact with the media: Can't say

[v57] How satisfied were you with your contact with the media?

[v58] How many times did you have contact with the media last year?

[v59] Are you willing to collaborate with the media/journalists?

[v60_1] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is an additional source of income

[v60_2] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It provides me with additional 'blat' (i.e. useful social contacts) needed in everyday life

[v60_3] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is a way to realise my creative abilities

[v60_4] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is a way to get people interested in my business/local matters/national issues/etc.

[v60_5] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is a way to promote my career in the political, social and professional spheres

[v60_6] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is a way to realise my constitutional right to freedom of speech

[v60_7] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: It is a convenient channel for announcements

[v60_8] How important would you consider the following reasons to be for collaboration with the media/journalists: Other, what?

[v61] Why are you not willing to collaborate with the media/journalists?

[v62] Are you satisfied with the Karelian media?

[v63_1] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Information

[v63_2] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Analysis of problems

[v63_3] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Critique of local authorities

[v63_4] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Discussions with different points of view

[v63_5] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Support of ordinary citizens

[v63_6] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Journalist investigations of corruption and crime

[v63_7] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Opportunity to express personal opinions in the media

[v63_8] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Propaganda and moral values

[v63_9] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Integration and consolidation of society

[v63_10] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Educational materials

[v63_11] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Entertainment

[v63_12] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Local advertisement

[v63_13] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Advertisement

[v63_14] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Nothing

[v63_15] Which of the following do you consider important as regards the Karelian media: Other, what?

[v64_1] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Alliance with local authorities and business life

[v64_2] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Support of different political and financial bodies struggling for power

[v64_3] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Support of semi-criminal organisations

[v64_4] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Interest in 'cheap' sensational topics instead of citizens' real problems

[v64_5] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Incompetence in discussing vital questions of life

[v64_6] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Illiterate staff

[v64_7] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Poor understanding of the needs of people

[v64_8] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Imposing of their own opinion

[v64_9] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Slowness in reporting news

[v64_10] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Occasional lying

[v64_11] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Non-reporting of necessary information

[v64_12] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Excessive reporting on violence and other negative issues

[v64_13] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Other, what?

[v64_14] Which of the following do you consider irritating as regards the Karelian media: Nothing

[v65] Do you have a computer?

[v66] Do you have a mobile phone?

[v67] Do you know what the Internet is?

[v68] Do you follow the news about information technology development?

[v69] When did you first hear about the Internet?

[v70_1] Do you or your friends use the Internet: I do

[v70_2] Do you or your friends use the Internet: My relatives do

[v70_3] Do you or your friends use the Internet: My colleagues do

[v70_4] Do you or your friends use the Internet: My family/friends do

[v71] Which possibilities of the Internet interest you the most?

[v72] Do you have friends with whom you communicate via email?

[v73] Do you read periodicals or magazines on the Internet?

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