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| In general, would you describe your political views as... |
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| Political party |
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| As of today do you lean more to the Republican Party or more to the Democratic Party? |
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| Age |
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| Education (Highest Degree Received) |
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| Education (Categorical) |
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| Race / Ethnicity |
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| Gender |
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| Household Head |
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| Household Size |
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| Housing Type |
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| Household Income |
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| Marital Status |
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| MSA Status |
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| Ownership Status of Living Quarters |
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| Presence of Household Members - Children 0-1 |
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| Presence of Household Members - Children 13-17 |
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| Presence of Household Members - Adults 18+ |
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| Presence of Household Members - Children 2-5 |
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| Presence of Household Members - Children 6-12 |
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| Current Employment Status |
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| How often do you use your cell phone? |
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| How much, if anything, have you heard about the government collecting information about telephone calls, emails and other online communications as part of efforts to monitor terrorist activity? |
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| In your opinion, is it acceptable or unacceptable for the American government to monitor communications from individuals suspected of terrorist activities? |
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| In your opinion, is it acceptable or unacceptable for the American government to monitor communications from American leaders? |
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| In your opinion, is it acceptable or unacceptable for the American government to monitor communications from American citizens? |
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| In your opinion, is it acceptable or unacceptable for the American government to monitor communications from citizens of other countries? |
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| In your opinion, is it acceptable or unacceptable for the American government to monitor communications from leaders of other countries? |
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| Overall, how concerned are you about government surveillance of Americans’ data and electronic communications? |
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| [Refused] Could you please explain briefly why you have this level of concern about government surveillance of Americans’ personal data and electronic communications? |
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| Would you say that you have become more confident or less confident that the programs are serving the public interest? |
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| How often do you send and receive text messages on your cell phone? |
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| Do you generally think that the courts and judges do a good job balancing the public’s right to privacy and the needs of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to collect information for investigations? |
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| How concerned are you about government monitoring of your activity on social media websites such as Facebook or Twitter? |
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| How concerned are you about government monitoring of your activity on search engines? |
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| How concerned are you about government monitoring of your activity on your cell phone? |
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| How concerned are you about government monitoring of your activity on your mobile apps? |
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| How concerned are you about monitoring of your email messages? |
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| [Refused] Would you explain a little more what concerns you? What kinds of problems you are concerned might arise because of government monitoring of your communications activity? |
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| [Social media websites such as Facebook or Twitter] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Search engines] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Your landline phone] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Your cell phone ] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Text messages] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Mobile apps] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| [Your email accounts] How much, if at all, would you say you have changed the way you use any of the following: |
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| How often do you use the internet either on a computer or on a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet? |
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| [Refused] Could you explain a bit more about the behavior you changed and why you changed the way you communicate with others since learning about government monitoring programs? |
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| If you wanted to be more private while you were using the internet or your cell phone, how easy do you think it would be for you to find tools and strategies that would help you? |
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| [Unfriended or unfollowed people on social media] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Deleted social media accounts] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Used social media less often] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Changed your privacy settings on social media] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Made more phone calls instead of communicating online] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Avoided using certain terms in online communications] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Avoided certain apps] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Uninstalled certain apps] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Used pseudonyms] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Not used certain terms in search engine queries you thought might trigger scrutiny] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Spoke more in person instead of communicating online or over the phone] Have you done any of the following in an effort to hide or shield your information from the government? |
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| [Refused] Please explain if you have made any other changes since learning about U.S. phone and internet monitoring programs that we haven’t mentioned. |
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| Could you explain a bit more about why you changed some of your behaviors and activities? |
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| [Used a search engine that doesn’t keep track of your search history] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Adopted email encryption, such as PGP] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Adopted mobile encryption for calls or text messages] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Used more complex passwords] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Proxy servers] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Added a privacy-enhancing browser plugin like DoNotTrackMe or Privacy Badger] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Changed your privacy settings on social media such as Facebook or Twitter] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Used locally-networked communications such as FireChat] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Used anonymity software such as Tor] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Used another software or network tool to make your activities more private] Have you adopted any of the following tools or strategies to make your communications and activities more private? |
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| [Refused] Could you explain a bit more about why you felt it was important to adopt or consider one of those tools or strategies? |
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| [visited a child pornography site] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [was reported by a bank to be making unusual withdrawals] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [made such engine queries for the keywords explosives and automatic weapons] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [visited websites of known anti-American groups] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [exchanged emails with an imam who preached against infidels] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [used encryption software to hide files] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| [had friends and followers on social media who used hateful language about American leaders] Is it acceptable or unacceptable for the government to monitor the communications of U.S. citizens if the person… |
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| How often do you send and receive email? |
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| How often do you use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or LinkedIn? |
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| How often do you use apps on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer? |
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| When an app on your smartphone or tablet seeks your permission to use your location, how often you allow it to use your location? |
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| How often do you use search engines to look up information? |
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| Which of these statements more accurately describes you: |
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| From what you know, do you agree or disagree with the Tea Party movement, or don’t you have an opinion either way? |
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| Age - 4 Categories |
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