Q60J: What is the most important reason for your answer [in Q60I]? Q60K: Do you have confidence that the office of
the Registrar-General will compile a voter’ roll that is a true reflection of who Zimbabwe’s eligible voters are? Q60L:
What is the most important reason for your answer?
Q61: In the current Zimbabwe, how much do you trust each of the following institutions? Or perhaps you haven’t
heard enough about them to say. Q61A: Parliament; Q61B: The Office of the President; Q61C: The Office of the
Prime Minister; Q61D: ZANU-PF; Q61E: The police; Q61F: The churches (in general); Q61G: Political parties (in
general); Q61H: Civil society; Q61I: The military; Q61J: International donor organisations; Q61K: The MDC-T;
Q61L: Local government where I live; Q61M: Traditional leaders; Q61N: The judiciary; Q61O: Attorney general’s
office; Q61P: The Inclusive Government (IG). Q61Q: Which organisation, or which type of organisation, which you
have just rated [in Q61A-P], do you feel can be trusted most to stand up for you and defend your interests? Only give
your first choice
Q62: Have you seen any campaign activities, which focus on 2012/13 elections, by the political parties in the last two
to three months?
Q63: Which of the following two statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. [Do you
agree or agree very strongly? 1. On the day of elections Zimbabweans bury fear of violence and intimidation and go
and vote. 2. Fear of violence and intimidation makes Zimbabweans stay away from the polls.
Q64: What do you think should be the role of the military in Zimbabwe? Please tell me how strongly you believe or do
not believe the military should do each of the following. Q64A: Exclusively defend the country from external enemies;
Q64B: Also help police in maintaining law and order internally; Q64C: Rule the country; Q64D: Defend the party that
liberated the country; Q64E: Buttress the rule of the president.
65: How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow morning and there was military rule in Zimbabwe?
Section 7: Select Aspects of Association and Action
Q66: I am going to read out a short list of groups that people join. For each one, could you tell me whether you are
an official leader, an active member, an inactive member, or not a member? Q66A: A religious group; Q66B: A
political party; Q66C: Any voluntary or community group.
Q67: How often do you attend meetings or gatherings of these organizations? Q67A: Religious group; Q67B:
Political party; Q67C: Voluntary / community group.
Q68: What is your religion, if any?
Q69A: How interested are you in public affairs … in politics and government? Q69B: When you get together with
close people such as friends, family or neighbours, how often do you discuss political matters?
Q70B: Which of the following two statements is closest to how you feel? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. 1. I
feel more ………………………. [Read out ethnic group identified in Q69A] than Zimbabwean; 2. I feel more
Zimbabwean than ………………[Read out ethnic group identified in Q69A].
Section 8: Voting and Party Support
Q71A: If parliamentary elections were held tomorrow, which party would you vote for? Q71B: If presidential
elections were held tomorrow, which candidate would you vote for?
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