VAR 001291 C20. How fair was November election MD1: EQ 0, MD2: GE 8 COLUMNS: 2275 - 2275 Numeric C20. Please continue thinking about the November election. In some countries, people believe their elections are conducted fairly. In other countries, people believe that their elections are conducted unfairly. Thinking of the presidential election we've just had, do you believe it was very fair, somewhat fair, neither fair nor unfair, somewhat unfair, or very unfair? --------------------------------------------------------------------- This variable was added 11/10/2000. 1. VERY FAIR 2. SOMEWHAT FAIR 3. NEITHER FAIR NOR UNFAIR 4. SOMEWHAT UNFAIR 5. VERY UNFAIR 8. DK 9. RF 0. NA; INAP, no Post interview; interview or portion of interview administered before question added 0 1 2 3 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 357 322 415 155 4 5 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 309 217 28 4 ............................................................................ D1/D1.T. FTF: Please look at page 1 of the booklet. I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who are in the news these days. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something we call the feeling thermometer. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Ratings between 0 degrees and 50 degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the person and that you don't care too much for that person. You would rate the person at the 50 degree mark if you don't feel particularly warm or cold toward the person. If we come to a person whose name you don't recognize, you don't need to rate that person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. TELEPHONE: I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who are in the news these days. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something we call the feeling thermometer. The feeling thermometer can rate people from 0 to 100 degrees. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable and warm toward the person. Ratings between 0 degrees and 50 degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the person. Rating the person at the midpoint, the 50 degree mark, means you don't feel particularly warm or cold toward the person. If we come to a person whose name you don't recognize, you don't need to rate that person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. ==============================