Type of survey
Elite groups
All groups
File number
Date of interview
Electoral section
Municipality (name)
State
Questionnaire version A/B
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Starting hour (24 hour format)
Finishing hour (24 hour format)
Can you tell me how old you are (in years)?
Age (three categories)
Sex of interviewee
Before living in this locality, did you live in another State of the Republic?
In which one?
Approximately how many years have you been living in this locality?
In general, how interested are you in politics?
TV: How often do you follow the news on television
Radio: How often do you follow the news on the radio
Prensa: How often do you follow the news in the newspaper (print or electronic)
Internet: How often do you follow the news on television on the Internet, Facebook o Twitter
Amigos: How often do you learn about the news by talking with friends or acquaintances
1st mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which are shown on this card, which three worry you the most?
2nd mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which are shown on this card, which three worry you the most?
3rd mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which are shown on this card, which three worry you the most?
Elites problems (open question), 1st mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which three worry you the most?
Elites problems (open question), 2nd mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which three worry you the most?
Elites problems (open question), 3rd mention: Among the problems the country is facing, which three worry you the most?
In this survey, we will talk a lot about organized violence, also known as “drug violence”. Above all, we have in mind disappearances and homicides committed by organized crime. Personally, how worried are you about organized violence?
Do you think living in your municipality is very, somewhat, a bit or not secure at all?
Burglary: How likely do you think the following things could happen to you or your family over the next few years? Burglars breaking into your home
Kidnapping: How likely do you think the following things could happen to you or your family over the next few years? Getting kidnapped for ransom
Extortion: How likely do you think the following things could happen to you or your family over the next few years? Having to pay protection money (“derecho de piso”) for your business or other activities
Murder: How likely do you think the following things could happen to you or your family over the next few years? Having organized crime send someone to kill you
During the current government of President Peña Nieto, do you think organized violence has diminished or increased?
From what you know or have heard, in comparison to other countries in Latin America, in Mexico there are less or more homicides?
What do you think about the media coverage of drug violence during the current year; do you think it has been excessive, enough or insufficient?
There are many good things about Mexico, we should stop talking so much about the violence.
Things have actually been quiet around here. The violence is elsewhere.
Not all criminal groups are the same, some really care about the community.
In your private life, with family, friends, or colleagues, how often do you talk about the drug violence; a lot, somewhat, little, never?
How much have you heard about the criminal gangs in Mexico that kidnap migrants from Central America on their way to the United States: You have hear nothing, a little, some things, a lot?
Victim recall: ¿Do you remember the name of someone who was murdered or disappeared by organized crime?
Effective victim recall: ¿Do you remember the name of someone who was murdered or disappeared by organized crime?
Could you tell me his or her name?
Do you remember the name (or nickname) of some contract killer who has been captured?
Could you tell me the name or nickname?
1st mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
2nd mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
3rd mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
Elites causes (open question), 1st mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
Elites causes (open question), 2nd mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
Elites causes (open question), 3rd mention: Which do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico?
Who do you think is the main culprit of drug violence in our country?
Sicarios: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: People who kidnap, torture and murder others
Sicarios jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Dealers: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: People who sell marihuana
Dealers jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Corrupt officials: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: Police officers or politicians who cooperate with drug dealers (“el narco”)
Corrupt officials jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Bookkeepers: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: Persons who handle cartel finances
Bookkeepers jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Street watchers: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: People who watch the streets for the cartels
Street watchers jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Capos: I am going to read to you a list of people involved in drug trafficking and organized crime. For each group, tell me if they deserve to go to prison or not: The persons who head the cartels
Capos jail time: How many years do you think they should spend in jail?
Imagine Pedro, an 18 year old young man who still lives with his parents. One day, the parents discover that he works as an informant for the drug dealers. How should they respond?
And what if the parents found out their son was working as a contract killer for the drug dealers. How should they react?
From what you know or have heard, have the drug cartels (“los narcos”) over the past years given any money for community celebrations here?
Do you know or have heard whether they’ve helped people in need over the past years?
In communities/ neighborhoods like this one, how often do you think that people know where the big drug bosses live: always, sometimes, seldom, never.
How often do you think people know who works for the drug dealers?
When we talk about the murders attributed to the organized crime, how much do you agree with the following statements: As long as you do not get involved with them, nothing happens to you.
When we talk about the murders attributed to the organized crime, how much do you agree with the following statements: As a matter of fact, it can happen to all of us, to my family and my friends, that the narcos kill us.
When you have a quarrel with a neighbor, a colleague, or a stranger, has it ever crossed your mind that that person might hire someone to kill you, or has that never occurred to you?
Burglary: Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family that burglars broke into your house
Kidnapping: Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family that someone was kidnapped for ransom
Extorsion: Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family that you were asked for protection money (“derecho de piso”) for your business or other activities
Murder: Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family that someone was murdered by organized crime
Disappearance: Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family that someone was kidnapped (“levantado”) and made disappear
At the time, did you report the crime [the worst one experienced] to the authorities?
Why did you abstain from reporting it?
Did the authorities investigate properly and have they made any progress?
Is it known who the perpetrator or perpetrators were?
Are the perpetrators in jail?
Outside your family, has someone among your friends or acquaintances been murdered or disappeared by organized crime?
Outside the circles of people you know personally, do you remember some person whose case has moved you in particular?
Can you tell us which one?
Do you know a child or teenager who was orphaned because criminal groups murdered their mother or father?
Do you know anyone who migrated to the United States or any other country because of the violence?
Experiment: Questionnaire A/B
A Car washer: I want to tell you about the case of Sergio, a victim of violence. He worked washing cars on the streets. His body was found in the trunk of a car, wrapped into a rug. His family says he was a decent person, but the police say that he was in
A Car washer: What do you think the family should do?
A Car washer: What do you think the authorities should do?
B Doctor: I want to tell you about the case of Sergio, a victim of violence. He worked as a doctor in a clinic. His body was found in the trunk of a car, wrapped into a rug. His family says he was a decent person, but the police say that he was in
B Doctor: What do you think the family should do?
B Doctor: What do you think the authorities should do?
AB Experiment: Who do you think we should believe?
AB Experiment: What do you think the family should do?
AB Experiment: What do you think the authorities should do?
Local police: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
Federal police: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
Public prosecutor: ¿How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
Judges: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
President Felipe Calderón: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
President Enrique Peña: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
State government: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
Armed forces: How would you evaluate the job the following institutions have done in the fight against organized crime? Do you think they have done a very good, good, bad o very bad job?
When criminal organizations kidnap or kill someone and his or her family members report the crime to the authorities, how likely is it that the authorities investigate properly: very likely, somewhat likely, a bit likely or not likely at all?
If the authorities suspect of someone, how likely is it that the person will get a fair trial?
How likely are the guilty to go to jail?
False accusations: As you probably know, when the police doesn’t hold concrete evidence against a crime suspect, it can place him or her under preventive detention (“arraigo”) for 80 days, while it investigates him or her. During preventive detention, how
Police torture: How likely is the police to torture a person in preventive detention?
Disappearance: How likely is it that his or her family never see him or her again?
Capacity local police: How much do you agree with the following statements regarding authorities’ capacity to fight organized crime: The police of my municipality / city is well trained and armed to fight organized crime.
Capacity federal police: How much do you agree with the following statements regarding authorities’ capacity to fight organized crime: The federal police is well trained and armed to fight organized crime.
Capacity armed forces: How much do you agree with the following statements regarding authorities’ capacity to fight organized crime: The armed forces are well trained and armed to fight organized crime.
When an ordinary person is killed by criminal organizations, do you think she was probably killed because she was involved with criminals or because she put up resistance against the criminals.
And when a police officer is killed?
When a police chief is killed?
When a soldier is killed?
When a politician is killed?
When a journalist is killed?
With respect to members of organized crime, some say that the army and the police should be allowed to hit detainees in order to make them confess and provide valuable information. Others say that the police or the army should never be permitted to hit de
Reports document that the police and army have committed severe violations of citizen rights in the fight against drug violence. What do you believe?
Do you know anyone who has suffered police abuse?
Do you know anyone who has suffered abuse by the military?
Please, tell me if you support the idea of leaving criminals who have kidnapped, tortured and killed free of charges, if they satisfy certain conditions which we show on the card.
Benefit police: Imagine a situation in which a person comes to suspect that one of the houses on his or her street works as a “safe house”. Please tell me how much you think it would help the victims if that person would call the police.
Benefit armed forces: Calling on the armed forces
Benefit HHRR commission: Contacting the human rights commission
Benefit medida: Contacting the mass media
Risk police: And now, for each of these actions, tell me how risky do you think they are for the person who suspects of the presence of a “safe house": Calling the police
Risk armed forces: Calling on the armed forces
Risk HHRR commission: Contacting the human rights commission
Risk media: Contacting the mass media
On their way through Mexico, migrants from Central America are easy prey for organized crime. Imagine that Mexican authorities could grant them protection, yet each Mexican family would have to pay a monthly contribution of 50 pesos. Would you support thi
Now, talking about the people around here, would you say that people from your community or neighborhood are very trustworthy, somewhat trustworthy, a little trustworthy or not trustworthy at all?
Efficacy personal ties: Here is a list of things that citizens can do to influence the decisions of their state government. How effective do you think these actions are in your State? Contacting government officials through personal connections or family
Efficacy letters: Writing to government officials and explaining your point of view
Efficacy vote: Voting for your preferred candidate or party in elections
When you think about turning out to vote, are you very afraid, somewhat afraid, a bit afraid or not afraid at all of becoming a victim of organized crime?
Do you belong to any voluntary organization, such as there are neighborhood meetings, parent associations, sport clubs, cultural organizations, labor unions, political parties, charities, or church groups? Do you consider yourself to be an active or a non
Over the past years, victims of violence, people who have experienced disappearances or murder within their families, have organized themselves to demand justice. Have you ever heard of these groups?
Do you remember any group in particular? (dichotmous)
Do you remember any group in particular? (group names)
Have you heard of victims who get together to demand safety and justice in your municipality / city?
Generally speaking, what is your impression of these movements? How much do you identify with the victims who act together?
How much influence do you think that these citizen movements can have on what the government does?
How much influence do you think that these citizen movements can have on what criminal organizations do?
Which of the following things would you be willing to do in order to support those who organize themselves against violence? Giving material aid, in the form of things like money, food, or blankets.
Signing a petition against the government
Signing a petition against criminals
Have you ever participated in a meeting, street protest, or sit in against violence and insecurity?
The first time that you decided to participate, did you do it for any of the reasons listed here?
Some communities have decided to take public safety into their own hands. To what extent do you approve of communities that warn criminals that, if they catch them, they won’t hand them over to the authorities, but will lynch them instead?
To what extent do you approve of communities that set up communitarian police forces, also known as self-defense groups?
Talking of your own personal experience: have you ever been detained?
In political matters, people often talk of “the left” and “the right”. On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means left and 10 right, how would you place your views, generally speaking. Remember that you can position yourself at any point along the scale.
I’m going to describe various types of political systems and ask what you think about them. Please tell me if it would be very good, good, bad or very bad for this country having a strong political leader who does not have to bother with parliament and el
Having experts, not government, make decisions according to what they think is best for the country.
Having the army rule.
Having a democratic political system.
Which of the following statements do you agree with?
How much do you agree with the statement: Mexico is a democracy?
Generally speaking, would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the way democracy works in Mexico?
Now, talking about elections, did you vote in last year’s presidential elections?
Who did you vote for president?
Regardless of the political party you vote for, do you normally consider yourself to be panista, priista, perredista o from another political party?
Mentioned other party
Wrapping up, do you have children?
How many children do you have?
Which is your highest degree of education?
Which is your current occupation?
Other occupation
All in all, how many persons live in your household right now?
Could you tell us how many light bulbs do you have in your home?
Please, could you tell me how important is religion in your life?
Which religion do you belong to?
Other religion
In this household, how well do you manage with your total income?
People sometimes describe themselves as part of the working class, middle class, upper class, or lower class… How would you describe yourself?
To finish, let us present you with a hypothetical situation. If nobody would know and you wouldn’t have to fear punishment, for how much money would you be willing to kill someone?
Interviewer code
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Skin color: According to the chromatic scale depicted on card 8, which is the skin color of the interviewee's face?
Was there anybody else present during the interview?
Was that person someone from the same household or someone external who was attentive to or vigilant of the interview?
In general terms, during the interview, how anxious or nervous was the interviewee?
In general terms, during the interview, how interested was the interviewee?
Does the place of residence have bars or other physical security measures?
Annotate if you observe any of the following conditions on the street section where the interview was taking place: One observes the presence of garbage or broken glass.
There are graffiti or urban art.
Most of the houses on this block have metal window bars or other safety arrangements.
There is visible police presence.
Young people are hanging around idly.
There are street lamps.
Sample stratum (by average rate of municipal homicides 2009-2011)