GVU's Online Politics Questionnaire

How many hours per day, on average, do you spend viewing, listening to, or reading news or other political material?
What are your primary sources of news & information on political issues & events.
(Please check all that apply.)
Which statement comes closest to your own views, even if neither is exactly right?
Which of the following Web sites do you visit frequently?
(Please check all that apply.)
Have you ever read, used, or distributed an electronic document from the White House in the United States such as a press release, official announcement, or transcript?
Complete the following sentence in the way that comes closest to your own views: 'Since getting on the Net, I have ...'
Which of the following types of OFFLINE political activity have you taken part in during the past year? (Please check all that apply.)
Which of the following types of ONLINE political activity have you taken part in during the past year?
(Please check all that apply)
How many times have you sent electronic mail to your government's highest political official in the last year? (President in US)

Government Involvement in Personal Issues

For each of the following statements, choose Yes when you agree with a statement, Maybe if you are not sure or need more information, and No if you disagree with the statement. If the question does not apply to you, choose "Does not apply". (These questions are modified from a quiz developed by Advocates For Self-Government who are otherwise unaffiliated with this survey.)

Military service should be voluntary. (There should be no draft.)

Government should have some control over radio, TV, the press and/or the Internet.
Government has the right to regulate sex between consenting adults.
Laws against drugs do more harm than good.
Let peaceful people cross borders freely.

Government Involvement in Economic Issues

For each of the following statements, choose Yes when you agree with a statement, Maybe if you are not sure or need more information, and No if you disagree with the statement. If the question does not apply to you, choose "Does not apply". (These questions are modified from a quiz developed by Advocates For Self-Government who are otherwise unaffiliated with this survey.)

Businesses and farms should be given government subsidies when needed.

People are better off with free trade than with tariffs.
Minimum wage laws cause unemployment.
Taxes are needed to fund public services. User fees won't work.
Both government and private funding should be used for foreign aid.

This questionnaire was primarily developed by:
Roger Hurwitz (MIT), John C. Mallery (MIT), Mark S. Bonchek (MIT) and GVU's WWW User Survey Team (Jim Pitkow & Colleen Kehoe)