Q34: You said you are sure / very sure that you will NOT vote come the referendum. Please help me understand why
you feel this way. What is the main reason why you do not wish to participate?
Section 5: Violence and Intimidation
Q35: Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2.
Do you agree or agree very strongly? 1. Whenever politics is involved, violence is inevitable. 2. Politics need not be
dangerous … people can learn how to work together in peaceful ways.
Q36: Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or 2. Do you agree or agree
very strongly? 1. In Zimbabwe it is sometimes necessary to use violence in support of a just cause. 2. The use of
violence is never justified in Zimbabwean politics.
Q37: In this country, how often do people … Q37A: Have to be careful about what they say about politics? Q37B:
Have to fear political intimidation during election campaigns? Q37C: Have to fear political intimidation as they go
about their daily lives?
Q38: What would you do if you were violently and physically attacked by a supporter of another political party?
Q39: Thinking about the period since independence in 1980, please tell me if YOU PERSONALLY OR MEMBERS
OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY were ever affected in any of the following ways. Refer only to events that were
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED: Q39A: Intimidation, threat or harassment; Q39B: Theft of (or damage to) your
personal property; Q39C: Denial of food or starvation [Remind respondent: For POLITICAL reasons]; Q39D:
Forced removal from your home or confiscation of land; Q39E: The closure of a business; Q39F: The loss of a job
[Remind respondent: For POLITICAL reasons]; Q39G: Arrest, kidnap or abduction; Q39H: Personal injury
(including, physical assault, sexual assault or torture); Q39I: Witnessed someone else being injured or killed.
Q40: Looking at the situation in Zimbabwe today, please tell me how safe or unsafe you feel in the following
situations: Q40A: Going about day-to-day daytime activities; Q40B: Sleeping at night; Q40C: Walking around at
night; Q40D: Meeting strangers; Q40E: Meeting policemen; Q40F: Meeting security personnel, other than the
police.
Q41: People are saying different things about intimidation in the current era in Zimbabwe. Which of the following
statements do you disagree or agree with? Q41A: Violence and intimidation were bad in the past, but nowadays we
feel free to express our political views. Q41B: Our experiences of violence and intimidation mean that perpetrators
nowadays need only threaten violence to bring fear back to life again. Q41C: The youth militia and war veterans look
after the good interests of the people of Zimbabwe. Q41D: Each time Zimbabwe comes to important political
decisions to be made, violence and intimidation surface. Q41E: Fear of violence and intimidation makes people vote
for parties or candidates other than the ones they prefer.
Q42: What do YOU see as the most important reason for the violence and intimidation, where this occurs in the
communities?
Q43: In the years 2010 to June 2012, have there been cases of politically motivated violence and intimidation in your
community?
Q44A: In your experience, who has been most likely to be involved, as perpetrators, in political violence in your
community in the period from 2010 to 2012, the present? Q44B: In your experience in general, who in your
community or with influence over your community, has the power to stop the violence that has affected Zimbabwe
since 2000? Name as many as you think have this power.
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