Interest in politics |
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And regarding your interest in politics, would you say that you are … ? (1 for interested and very interested) |
26.5 |
Do you consider yourself a person who is very interested in politics, a little interested in politics or not interested in politics? (1 for very interested) |
9.8 |
And regarding your interest in politics, would you say that you are … ? (1 for interested and very interested) |
21.3 |
Consumption of political news |
Do you have the habit of… reading or watching news about politics? (1 for yes, I do) |
57.1 |
Do you have the habit of… reading or watching news about politics? (1 for often and sometimes) |
64.4 |
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Last week, would you say you paid … attention to the news on TV about politics? (1 for much, some and little) |
62.2 |
Habit of talking about politics |
Do you have the habit of… talking about politics to other people? (1 for yes, I do) |
36.9 |
Do you have the habit of… talking about politics to other people? (1 for often and sometimes) |
51.8 |
How often do you talk about politics with relatives and friends? Every day, sometimes, rarely or never? (1 for every day and sometimes) |
43.8 |
I would like to know how often you participate in the following activities… talk about politics with friends? (1 for very often and often) |
28.0 |
Willingness to convince others |
Do you have the habit of… trying to convince friends to vote for candidates you think are good? (1 for yes, I do) |
28.8 |
Do you have the habit of… trying to convince friends to vote for candidates you think are good? (1 for often and sometimes) |
36.5 |
During the election campaign, did you try to convince anyone to vote for a certain candidate or party? (1 for many times and a few times) |
24.7 |
I would like to know how often you participate in the following activities… try to convince someone of what you think politically? (1 for very often and often) |
18.2 |
Habit of making requests to authorities |
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I would like to know, in your case, how often you have the habit of participating or not in the following activities. Do you… make requests by means of letters, phone calls or visits to politicians or public employees? (1 for often and very often) |
6.3 |
Have you contacted a politician or person who works in the public administration to ask for a problem to be solved or to complain about the person in question? (1 for yes) |
11.8 |
I would like to know how often you participate in the following activities… make requests to public employees… very often, often, almost never or never? (1 for very often and often) |
7.4 |
Willingness to vote if it were not mandatory |
If voting were not mandatory, would you vote for president in the November 15 election? (1 for yes) |
59.1 |
If voting were not mandatory, would you vote in the next presidential elections? (1 for yes) |
50.8 |
If voting were not mandatory, would you vote? (1 for yes) |
49.0 |
If voting were not mandatory, would you vote in the next presidential elections? (1 for yes) |
49.3 |
Membership of a political party |
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I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you’re a member or not of each one: … political party? (1 for yes) |
11.2 |
Are you a member of … a political party? (1 for yes) |
5.8 |
I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you participate or not in each one: … political party? (1 for yes) |
1.7 |
Membership of a trade union |
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I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you’re a member or not of each one: … trade union? (1 for yes) |
18.0 |
Are you a member of … a trade union? (1 for yes) |
16.5 |
I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you participate or not in each one: … trade union? (1 for yes) |
5.0 |
Participation in a neighbourhod association |
Do you have the habit of… attending meetings of associations, grass-roots communities etc to solve the problems of your neighbourhood or town? (1 for yes and occasionally/ rarely) |
27.2 |
I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you’re a member or not of each one: … neighbourhood association or society of friends of the neighbourhood? (1 for yes) |
16.3 |
Do you take part or have you taken part in … a neighbourhood association? (1 for yes, I do) |
7.8 |
I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you participate or not in each one: … neighbourhood association or society of friends of the neighbourhood? (1 for yes) |
10.1 |
Participation in a religious association |
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I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you’re a member or not of each one… religious group (grass-roots ecclesiastical community or other group linked to your church)? (1 for yes) |
35.5 |
Do you take part or have you taken part in … a charity-religious association? (1 for yes, I do) |
26.4 |
I’m going to mention some organizations and I’d like you to tell me whether you participate or not in each one: … religious group (grass-roots ecclesiastical community or other group linked to your church)? (1 for yes) |
25.2 |
Habit of signing petitions |
Do you have the habit of… signing protest manifestos or petitions? (1 for yes, I do and occasionally/rarely) |
25.0 |
I would like to know, in your case, how often you have the habit of participating or not in the following activities. Do you… sign protest manifestos or petitions? (1 for often, sometimes and rarely) |
26.8 |
Now I would like to know which of these activities you have engaged in at some stage in your life and which you have never engaged in: … signing a petition? (1 for has engaged in) |
50.6 |
Out of these forms of political action, I would like you to tell me whether you’ve done it, might do it or would never do it under any circumstance: … sign a petition? (1 for has done it) |
41.0 |
Participation in Demonstrations |
Do you have the habit of… taking part in demonstrations in favour or against the government or a cause? (1 for yes, I do and occasionally/rarely) |
18.9 |
I would like to know, in your case, how often you have the habit of participating or not in the following activities. Do you… participate in demonstrations in favour or against the government or a cause? (1 for often, sometimes and rarely) |
23.2 |
Now I would like to know which of these activities you have engaged in at some stage in your life and which you have never engaged in: … taking part in demonstrations or protests? (1 for has engaged in) |
16.0 |
Out of these forms of political action, I would like you to tell me whether you’ve done it, might do it or would never do it under any circumstance: … take part in authorized demonstrations? (1 for has done it) |
7.1 |
Participation in strikes |
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I would like to know, in your case, how often you have the habit of participating or not in the following activities. Do you… participate in strikes? (1 for often, sometimes and rarely) |
17.5 |
Now I would like to know which of these activities you have engaged in at some stage in your life and which you have never engaged in: … taking part in a strike? (1 for has engaged in) |
14.1 |
Out of these forms of political action, I would like you to tell me whether you’ve done it, might do it or would never do it under any circumstance: … take part in a strike not organized by a trade union? (1 for has done it) |
3.1 |
Preference for democracy |
The question offered three options (1 for democracy is always better than any other form of government, to the detriment of under certain circumstances, a dictatorship is better than a democratic regime and it makes no difference if the government is a democracy or a dictatorship) |
51.2 |
The question offered three options (1 for democracy is always better than any other form of government, to the detriment of under certain circumstances, a dictatorship is better than a democratic regime and it makes no difference if the government is a democracy or a dictatorship) |
67.1 |
Not covered [Eseb-2002 had an apparently identical question, but in this opinion poll the it makes no difference option was not read out by the interviewer, which generated a result that was incongruent with the other surveys, in which this option was also read out loud.] |
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The question offered three options (1 for democracy is always better than any other form of government, to the detriment of under certain circumstances, a dictatorship is better than a democratic regime and it makes no difference if the government is a democracy or a dictatorship) |
67.9 |
Favouring the military’s return to power |
The country would function a lot better if the military returned to power (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
41.4 |
The country would function a lot better if the military returned to power (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
40.7 |
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The country would function better if the military returned to power (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
22.7 |
Favouring single-party rule |
The country would be a lot better if only one political party existed (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
46.7 |
Brazil would be a lot better if only one political party existed (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
49.1 |
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Brazil would be a lot better if only one political party existed (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
32.1 |
Favouring a centralizing leader |
What would be better to solve Brazil’s problems? (1 for the activity of a leader that puts things in order, to the detriment of the people’s participation in the important decisions of the government and both things) |
34.9 |
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What would be better to solve Brazil’s problems? (1 for the activity of a leader that puts things in order, to the detriment of the participation of the population in the important decisions of the government) |
41.9 |
I would give a blank cheque to a saviour-leader that solved the country’s problems (1 for agreement with the sentence) |
20.3 |