Mexican National Survey on Organized Violence (ENVO) 
October-November 2013, general population questionnaire
Translation: Andreas Schedler and Esther Schlosser
FOLIO  l__l__l__l__l	DATE OF INTERVIEW l__l__l October/November 2013	
SECTION l__l__l__l__l__l 	BLOCK NUMBER l__l__l	
Municipality: 	_____________________	State: ___________________	Version A/B	
Rejection Count	Nobody home        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+
Residency vacant        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+
Denied answer        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+	Temporal resident         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+
Interview broken off         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+
Inappropriate profile         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+
Other reasons (enter in observations)	
 STARTING HOUR        24 hour format	l__l__l: l__l__l	FINISHING HOUR       24 hour format	l__l__l: l__l__l	
OBSERVATIONS: 	

Salutation: Good morning / evening / night / My name is … I work for DATA OPM a firm that does public opinion surveys. We are doing a survey about public insecurity. It was developed by cide, the Center for Economic Research and Teaching, a public university in the social sciences in Mexico City. The study is also supported by the Electoral Federal Institute (ife) and the National Council of Science and Technology (conacyt).
We would appreciate your participation in answering this interview/questionnaire. Your household was selected from a representative sample at the national level. The information you provide us will exclusively be used for statistical goals. It will be confidential and will under no circumstances be available for non-statistical uses. You participation is completely voluntary. 
The estimated duration of the interview is 35 minutes.
A	Can you tell me how old you are (in years)? ………………..  [IF IT IS LESS THAN 18 YEARS, SAY THANK YOU AND FINISH]
Initial questions
B	Sex of interviewee (annotate without asking)	Male	0
Female	1	
D	Before living in this locality, did you live in another State of the Republic? (NO: GO TO THE QUESTION C)	No	0
Yes	1
DK/NA	99	
E	In which one?	
ANNOTATE l_________________l	
C	Approximately how many years have you been living in this locality? (annotate NUMBER OF YEARS)	l______l YEARS	

1	In general, how interested are you in politics? Would you say very, somewhat, little or not all interested?	Very interested	3
Somewhat interested	2
A little interested	1
Not at all interested	0
DK/NA	99	

2	Please tell me how often do you follow the news on television: almost daily, a few times a week, a few times a month or almost never? ASK ABOUT THE OTHER MEDIA	Almost daily	A few times a week	A few times a month	Almost never	DK/NA	
2A	on television	3	2	1	0	99	
2B	on the radio	3	2	1	0	99	
2C	in newspapers (print or electronic)	3	2	1	0	99	
2D	on the internet, Facebook or Twitter	3	2	1	0	99	
2E	by talking with friends and acquaintances	3	2	1	0	99	

3 Among the problems the country is facing, which are shown on this card, which three worry you the most?  (SHOW CARD 1 AND MARK ANSWERS)	3A	3B	3C	
	1st mention	2nd mention	3rd mention	
a. Poverty	1	1	1	
b. Social inequality	2	2	2	
c. Unemployment	3	3	3	
d. Drug trafficking	4	4	4	
e. Drug-related violence	5	5	5	
f. Insecurity	6	6	6	
g. Natural disasters	7	7	7	
h. Inept politicians	8	8	8	
i. Apathetic citizens	9	9	9	
j. Corruption	10	10	10	
k. Impunity	11	11	11	
l. Education	12	12	12	
m. Health	13	13	13	
n. Others	14	14	14	
DK/NA	99	99	99	

4	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: very much, somewhat, a bit or not worried at all?	Very much	3
Somewhat	2
A bit	1
Not at all	0
DK/NA	99	
5	Do you think living in your municipality is very, somewhat, a bit or not secure at all?	Very secure	3
Somewhat secure	2
A bit secure	1
Not secure at all	0
DK/NA	99	

6	How likely do you think the following things could happen to you or your family over the next few years?
read first option … is very likely, somewhat likely, a bit likely, not likely at all (read and write answers down)	Very likely	Somewhat likely	A bit likely	Not likely at all	NS/NC	
6A	Burglars breaking into your home	3	2	1	0	99	
6B	Getting kidnapped for ransom	3	2	1	0	99	
6C	Having to pay protection money (“derecho de piso”) for your business or other activities 	3	2	1	0	99	
6D	Having organized crime send someone to kill you	3	2	1	0	99	

I	Organized Violence
7	During the current government of President Peña Nieto, do you think organized violence has diminished or increased? (insist) Increased / diminished a lot o a little?	Diminished a lot	4
Diminished a little	3
Remained the same (spontaneous)	2
Increased a little	1
Increased a lot	0
DK/NA	99	
8	From what you know or have heard, in comparison to other countries in Latin America, in Mexico there are less or more homicides? (more/less INSIST many less / many more)	Many less homicides	4
Less homicides	3
Same amount of homicides (spontaneous)	2
More homicides	1
Many more homicides	0
DK/NA	99	
9	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?	Excessive	3
Enough	2
Insufficient	1
DK/NA	99	

10	I am going to read a series of phrases. For each one, tell me if you agree a lot, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree a lot. (read and write the answers down, rotate questions)	Agree 
a lot	Agree somewhat	Disagree somewhat	Disagree a lot	NS/NC	
10A	There are many good things about Mexico, we should stop talking so much about the violence.	3	2	1	0	99	
10C	Things have actually been quiet around here. The violence is elsewhere.	3	2	1	0	99	
10E	Not all criminal groups are the same, some really care about the community.  	3	2	1	0	99	

11	In your private life, with family, friends, or colleagues, how often do you talk about the drug violence; a lot, somewhat, little, never? (read and write the answer down)	A lot	3
Somewhat	2
A little	1
Never	0
DK/NA	99	
12	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?	Heard nothing	0
Heard a little 	1
Heard some things	2
Heard a lot	3
DK/NA	99	
13A	Do you remember the name of someone who was murdered or disappeared by organized crime? IF ANSWER IS INO,”IGO TO Q14	No	0
Yes	1
DK/NA	99	
13b	Could you tell me his or her name?	WRITE DOWN _____________________________
DK/NA	99	
14	Do you remember the name (or nickname) of some contract killer who has been captured?  IF ANSWER IS “NO,”“GO TO Q15.	No	0
Yes	1
DK/NA	99	
14b	Could you tell me the name or nickname?	WRITE DOWN _________________________
DK/NA	99	

15 Of the causes shown in this card, which ones do you think are the three main causes of organized violence in Mexico? (show card 2 and annotate answers)	15A	15B	15C	
	1st mention	2nd mention	3rd mention	
a. Poverty	1	1	1	
b. The lack of social values	2	2	2	
c. The demand for drugs in the United States	3	3	3	
d. The influx of arms from the United States	4	4	4	
e. The weakness of the Mexican State	5	5	5	
f. The corruption of the government	6	6	6	
g. The legacy of many years of authoritarian government	7	7	7	
h. The policy of the Calderon administration	8	8	8	
i. DK/NA	99	99	99	

16	Who do you think is the main culprit of drug violence in our country? (show card 3 and annotate the answer)	Drug consumers	1
Drug cartels	2
The United States	3
The Mexican state	4
Mexican families	5
DK/NA	99	

II	Criminals

17 and 18	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. (for each affirmative answer, ask:) How many years do you think they should spend in jail?	17	18 
How many years?
9999 = DK/NA
WRITE 1000 FOR “LIFE SENTENCE”.	
		They should not go to prison	They should go to prison	DK/NA		
17A	People who kidnap, torture and murder others	0	1    	99	l_____l	
17B	People who sell marihuana	0	1    	99	l_____l	
17C	Police officers or politicians who cooperate with drug dealers (“el narco”)	0	1    	99	l_____l	
17D	Persons who handle cartel finances	0	1    	99	l_____l	
17E	People who watch the streets for the cartels	0	1    	99	l_____l	
17F	The persons who head the cartels	0	1    	99	l_____l	

18	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? From the options that I will show you, which one do you think is the best? (show card 4 and annotate the answer)	They should be happy for him being able to bring some money home	1
At this point, they can’t do anything any more	2
They should scold him to make him understand	3
They should kick him out of the house	4
They should hand him over to the police or the armed forces	5
DK/NA do not read	99	
19	And what if the parents found out their son was working as a contract killer for the drug dealers. How should they react? From the options that I will show you, which one do you think is the best? (show card 4 and annotate the answer)	They should be happy for him being able to bring some money home.	1
At this point they can’t do anything any more	2
They should scold him to make him understand	3
They should kick him out of the house	4
They should hand him over to the police or the armed forces	5
DK/NA do not read	99	
20	From what you know or have heard, have the drug cartels (“los narcos”) over the past years given any money for community celebrations here?	Yes	1
No	2
DK/NA	99	
21	Do you know or have heard whether they’ve helped people in need over the past years?	Yes	1
No	2
DK/NA	99	
22	In communities/ neighborhoods like this one, how often do you think that people know where the big drug bosses live: always, sometimes, seldom, never. 	Always	3
Sometimes	2
Seldom	1
Never	0
DK/NA	99	
23	How often do you think people know who works for the drug dealers?	Always	3
Sometimes	2
Seldom	1
Never	0
DK/NA	99	

III	Victims
24	When we talk about the murders attributed to the organized crime, how much do you agree with the following statements: do you agree a lot, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree a lot?	Agree 
a lot	Agree somewhat	Disagree somewhat	Disagree a lot	NS/NC	
24B	As long as you do not get involved with them, nothing happens to you.	3	2	1	0	99	
24E	As a matter of fact, it can happen to all of us, to my family and my friends, that the narcos kill us. 	3	2	1	0	99	

25	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?	Has crossed my mind	1
Has never occurred to me	0
DK/NA	99	

26	Over the past years, has it happened to you or someone from your family …?	Yes	No	NS/NC	
26A	that burglars broke into your house	1	0	99	
26B	that someone was kidnapped for ransom	1	0	99	
26C	that you were asked for protection money (“derecho de piso”) for your business or other activities	1	0	99	
26D	that someone was murdered by organized crime	1	0	99	
26E	that someone was kidnapped (“levantado”) and made disappear	1	0	99	
if the answers are all “no” go to Q30
if there is at least one affirmative answer, ask the following / if there are two or more, ask about the worst = the one further down on the list: 	
27	When it happened to you that o…” (name crime).
At the time, did you report the crime to the authorities? 	Yes: GO TO Q29B	1
No: GO TO Q28	0
DK/NA	99	
28	Why did you abstain from reporting it? (read options and annotate the answer) (GO TO Q30)	Because it is much paperwork and of no use	0
Out of fear of the authorities	1
Out of fear of the aggressor	2
DK/NA	99	

ask this section to those who did report the crime:	Yes	No	ns/nc	
29B	Did the authorities investigate properly and have they made any progress?	1	0	99	
29C	Is it known who the perpetrator or perpetrators were?	1	0	99	
29E	Are the perpetrators in jail?	1	0	99	

30	Outside your family, has someone among your friends or acquaintances been murdered or disappeared by organized crime?	Yes	1
No	0
DK/NA	99	
31	Outside the circles of people you know personally, do you remember some person whose case has moved you in particular? (if the answer is no, go to Q33)?	Yes	1
No go to Q33	0
DK/NA	99	
32	Can you tell us which one? (write exact answer) ________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________	
33	Do you know a child or teenager who was orphaned because criminal groups murdered their mother or father?	Yes	1
No	0
DK/NA	99	
34	Do you know anyone who migrated to the United States or any other country because of the violence?	Yes	1
No	0
DK/NA	99	

EXPERIMENT –two different questionnaire versions
I want to tell you about the case of Sergio, a victim of violence. He worked washing cars on the streets (Questionnaire A) / He worked as a doctor in a clinic (Questionnaire B). 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 involved with drug dealers (“los narcos”).	
35	Who do you think we should believe? Would you be inclined to believe the family or the police?	I’d be inclined to believe the family	0
I’d be inclined to believe the police	1
DK/NA	99	
36	What do you think the family should do? (read options and annotate the answers)	They should put pressure on the authorities and demand justice 	0
They should resign themselves to the loss and try to move on	1
DK/NA	99	
37	What do you think the authorities should do? (read options and annotate the answers)	The police should conduct an exhaustive investigation in order to find the perpetrators.	0
If the police already know the victim belonged to a cartel, itey rtelthat necessary that they investigate much more.	1
DK/NA	99	

IV	State
38	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?	Very good	Good	Neither good nor bad (spontaneous)	Bad	Very bad	ns/nc	
38A	Municipal police / Federal District police	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38B	Federal Police	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38C	Public Prosecutors	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38D	Judges	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38F	The Calderón administration	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38G	The Peña Nieto administration	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38H	The government of my State	4	3	2	1	0	99	
38I	The Army and the Navy	4	3	2	1	0	99	

39	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?	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99	
40	If the authorities suspect of someone, how likely is it that the person will get a fair trial? READ	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99	
41	How likely are the guilty to go to jail? READ	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99	

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. (read options and annotate the answers) INTERVIEWER: IF THE INTERVIEWEE ASKS WHAT ARRAIGO IS, TELL HIM OR HER: “By ‘arraigo’ we refer to a judge’s decision to put a suspected criminal under arrest, either in his or her home or somewhere else.”		
42A	During preventive detention, how likely is it that the police will fabricate fake evidence and false accusations?	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99		
42B	How likely is the police to torture a person in preventive detention? READ 	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99		
42C	How likely is it that his or her family never see him or her again? READ	Very likely.	0
Somewhat likely.	1
A bit likely.	2
Not likely at all.	3
DK/NA	99		
43	How much do you agree with the following statements regarding authorities’ capacity to fight organized crime. For each one, tell me if you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree.	Agree very much	Agree somewhat	Disagree somewhat	Disagree very much	NS/NC		
43A	The police of my municipality / city is well trained and armed to fight organized crime.	3	2	1	0	99	
43B	The federal police is well trained and armed to fight organized crime.	3	2	1	0	99	
43C	The armed forces are well trained and armed to fight organized crime.	3	2	1	0	99	

		Probably the person was killed because she was involved	Probably the person was killed because she put up resistance	NS/NC	
44A	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.	1	0	99	
44B	And when a police officer is killed? READ OPTIONS	1	0	99	
44C	When a police chief is killed?	1	0	99	
44D	When a soldier is killed?	1	0	99	
44E	When a politician is killed? READ OPTIONS	1	0	99	
44F	When a journalist is killed?	1	0	99	

45	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 detainees. With which of these two propositions do you agree more? (read options)	Army and police should be allowed to hit detainees	1
Army and police should never be allowed to hit detainees.	0
DK/NA	99	
46	Reports document that the police and army have committed severe violations of citizen rights in the fight against drug violence. What do you believe? (read options and annotate answers)	These are isolated cases	1
It happens frequently	0
DK/NA	99	

47A	Do you know anyone who has suffered police abuse?	No	0
Yes	1
DK/NA	99	
47B	Do you know anyone who has suffered abuse by the military?	No	0
Yes	1
DK/NA	99	

48	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 (show card and read all options, afterwards mark answers):	If they stop kidnapping, torturing, and killing others	1
Only if in addition they collaborate with authorities and help them capture their accomplices	2
Only if in addition they confess everything, show repentance, and ask victims for forgiveness	3
Keeping them out of jail would not be acceptable under any circumstance	0
None of the above	98
DK/NA	99	

V	Citizens

49	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” (“casa de seguridad”) [private torture and detention center] where they torture and hide kidnapping victims. Please tell me how much you think it would help the victims if that person took any of the following actions:	A lot	Somewhat	A little	Not at all	ns/nc	
49A	Would calling the police help a lot, somewhat, a little, or not at all?	3	2	1	0	99	
49B	Calling on the armed forces	3	2	1	0	99	
49C	Contacting the human rights commission READ OPTIONS	3	2	1	0	99	
49D	Contacting the mass media	3	2	1	0	99	

50	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.” 	Very risky	Somewhat risky	A little risky	Not risky at all	NS/NC	
50A	Calling the police would be very risky, somewhat risky, a little risky or not risky at all?	3	2	1	0	99	
50B	Calling on the armed forces	3	2	1	0	99	
50C	Contacting the human rights commission READ OPTIONS	3	2	1	0	99	
50D	Contacting the mass media	3	2	1	0	99	

51	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 this measure? 	Yes.	1
No.	0
DK/NA	99	

VI	Civil Society

52	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?	Very trustworthy	3
Somewhat trustworthy.	2
A little trustworthy.	1
Not trustworthy at all	0
DK/NA	99	

53	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?	Very effective	Somewhat effective	A bit effective	Not effective at all	NS/NC	
53A	Contacting government officials through personal connections or family ties READ SCALE	3	2	1	0	99	
53B	Writing to government officials and explaining your point of view	3	2	1	0	99	
53E	Voting for your preferred candidate or party in elections. READ SCALE	3	2	1	0	99	

		Very afraid	Somewhat afraid	A bit afraid	Not afraid at all	ns/nc	
54	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? 	3	2	1	0	99	

55	Do you belong to any voluntary organization, such as there are (read slowly), neighborhood meetings, parent associations, sport clubs, cultural organizations, labor unions, political parties, charities, or church groups? (if the answer is yes, ask:) Do you consider yourself to be an active or a non-active member?	No member.	1
Member.	2
Active member.	3
DK/NA	99	

Victim movements
56	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?	Yes.	1
No. GO TO P58	0
DK/NA	99	
57	Do you remember any group in particular? (if yes, annotate name) ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________	Yes.	1
No.	0
DK/NA	99	
58	Have you heard of victims who get together to demand safety and justice in your municipality / city? 	Yes.	1
No.	0
DK/NA	99	
59	Generally speaking, what is your impression of these movements? How much do you identify with the victims who act together: a lot, somewhat, a little or not at all?	A lot.	3
Somewhat.	2
A little.	1
Not at all.	0
DK/NA	99	
60	How much influence do you think that these citizen movements can have on what the government does? READ OPTIONS	A lot.	3
Some.	2
A little.	1
None.	0
DK/NA	99	
61	How much influence do you think that these citizen movements can have on what criminal organizations do? READ OPTIONS	A lot.	3
Some.	2
A little.	1
None.	0
DK/NA	99	
	Which of the following things would you be willing to do in order to support those who organize themselves against violence?	Yes	No	ns/nc		
62A	Giving material aid, in the form of things like money, food, or blankets.	1	0	99		
62C	Signing a petition against the government	1	0	99		
62D	Signing a petition against criminals	1	0	99		
63C	Have you ever participated in a meeting, street protest, or sit in against violence and insecurity? [IF THE ANSWER IS “NO” GO TO Q65]	1	0	99		
64	The first time that you decided to participate, did you do it for any of the reasons listed here? (show card 6 and annotate answer)	I decided to participate because I myself, some family member, a friend or an acquaintance was robbed or assaulted.	1
Because a family member, friend or acquaintance suffered acts of extortion.	2
Because I myself suffered acts of extortion.	3
Because a family member, friend or acquaintance was kidnapped.	4
Because I myself was kidnapped.	5
Because a family member, friend or acquaintance was murdered.	6
No, I decided to participate for other reasons.	7
DK/NA	9		

	Some communities have decided to take public safety into their own hands. To what extent do you approve of communities that …	Approve very much	Approve somewhat	Disapprove somewhat	Disapprove very much	NS/NC	
66B	warn criminals that, if they catch them, they won’t hand them over to the authorities, but will lynch them instead?	0	1	2	3	99	
66C	set up communitarian police forces, also known as self-defense groups? 	0	1	2	3	99	

67	Talking of your own personal experience: have you ever been detained?	Yes	1
No	0
DK/NA	99	

Political parties and elections
68	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. (show card 7)		

99 DK/NA	

69	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 … (read questions and annotate answers)	Very good	Good	Bad	Very bad	ns/nc	
69A	Having a strong political leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections	3	2	1	0	99	
69B	Having experts, not government, make decisions according to what they think is best for the country	3	2	1	0	99	
69C	Having the army rule	3	2	1	0	99	
69D	Having a democratic political system READ OPTIONS	3	2	1	0	99	

70	Which of the following statements do you agree with? READ OPTIONS	Democracy is preferable to any other form of government.	2
Under some circumstances, an authoritarian government can be preferable to a democratic one .	1
For people like me, it makes no difference whether the government is democratic or authoritarian	0
DK/NA	9	
71	How much do you agree with the statement: Mexico is a democracy? Do you agree very much, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree very much?	Agree very much.	3
Agree somewhat.	2
Disagree somewhat.	1
Disagree very much.	0
DK/NA	99	
72	Generally speaking, would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the way democracy works in Mexico?	Very satisfied.	3
Somewhat satisfied.	2
Somewhat dissatisfied.	1
Very dissatisfied.	0
DK/NA	99	
73	Now, talking about elections, did you vote in last year’s presidential elections?	Yes.	1
No. go to Q75	0
DK/NA	99	
74	Who did you vote for president?	Gabriel Quadri de la Torre / Nueva Alianza.	1
Josefina Vázquez Mota / pan.	2
Andrés Manuel López Obrador / prd-pt-Movimiento Ciudadano.	3
Enrique Peña Nieto / pri-pvem.	4
Non registered candidate	5
Vote annulled.	6
DK/NA / Doesn’t remember	99	
75	Regardless of the political party you vote for, do you normally consider yourself to be panista, priista, perredista o from another political party? (if he/she mentions a party ask if “very” or “somewhat”)	Very panista.	1
Somewhat panista.	2
Very priista.	3
Somewhat priista.	4
Very perredista	5
Somewhat perredista.	6
Other annotate _________________________________________.	7
None (spontaneous).	8
DK/NA / Doesn’t remember	99	

Socio-demographic information
F	Wrapping up, do you have children? (no: jump to the next question)	Yes.	1
No. go to question h	99	
G	How many children do you have? ………………..	l____l children                       DK/NA	99	
H	Which is your highest degree of education? 	None.	0
Incomplete elementary school.	1
Elementary school (1 to 6 years).	2
Incomplete secondary school.	3
Secondary school	4
Incomplete high school	5
High school	6
Incomplete undergraduate studies.	7
Graduated from university	8
DK/NA / Doesn’t remember	99	
I	Which is your current occupation? (read and annotate answer):	Public sector worker or employee.	1
Private sector worker or employee	2
Independent profession.	3
Self-employed.	4
Peasant or rural laborer	5
Salesman / saleswoman	6
Entrepreneur	7
Student	8
Housewife / houseman	9
Unemployed	10
Pensioner	11
Other ________________________________________	12
DK/NA / Doesn’t remember	99	
J	All in all, how many persons live in your household right now?	l____l persons                       DK/NA	99	
K	Could you tell us how many light bulbs do you have in your home?	Annotate number of light bulbs: _________	
L	Please, could you tell me how important is religion in your life? Very, somewhat, a little or not important at all?	Very important.	3
Somewhat important.	2
A little important.	1
Not important at all.	0
DK/NA	99	
M	Which religion do you belong to?	Catholic	1
Protestant / Evangelical / Christian	2
Jewish	3
Muslim.	4
Other __________________________________________.	5
None	6
DK/NA	99	
N	In this household, how well do you manage with your total income? (read options an annotate)	It’s enough and you can save.	1
It’s just about enough so that you get by without difficulties.	2
It’s not enough and you have difficulties.	3
It’s not enough and you have great difficulties.	4
DK/NA	99	
O	People sometimes describe themselves as part of the working class, middle class, upper class, or lower class… How would you describe yourself? (read options and annotate answer)	Upper class.	1
Upper-middle class.	2
Lower-middle class	3
Working class.	4
Lower class.	5
DK/NA	99	

P	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? (do not read options)	
l________________l MXN pesos

I wouldn’t be willing to kill anybody for money (spontaneous).	0
DK/NA	99	

End of interview
That would be all. Thank you very much for your time and collaboration in answering this questionnaire. Let me remind you that all the information that you provided is completely confidential and will only be used for statistical purposes.
In this survey, we are interviewing 2400 people from all over Mexico. If you want to know the results, you can access them after 1 March 2014 through our website: www.democracia-violencia.net. 
To evaluate the quality of my work, a person from my company will contact you. For this purpose, I would be very grateful if you give me your phone or cellphone number so that we can carry out this task of supervision. 

ANNOTATE TELEPHONE NUMBER: ____________________________________________
Interviewee’s address
Street ……………………………………………………………………………
Number ……………….. Neighborhood ………………..………………..………………..………………..……
Between street and street ………………..………………..………………..………………….

Thank you. If you allow me, I’ll leave this letter of acknowledgement with you. If you are interested in learning about the results, we invite you to access our website after February 2014. 

Time the interview finished: |_____|_____| : |_____|_____| hrs.

First and last name of interviewer………………………………………………………………………………………

Interviewer: FILL IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:

ENC1.  According to the chromatic scale depicted on card 8, which is the skin color of this person’s face? |___|___|

ENC2A	Was there anybody else present during the interview? (IF ANSWER IS “NO” GO TO ENC3)	Yes.	1
No.	0	
ENC2B	Was that person someone from the same household or someone external who was attentive to or vigilant of the interview?	Someone from same household.	1
Neighbor.	2
Someone vigilant.	3	

ENC3	In general terms, during the interview, how anxious or nervous was the interviewee?  	Very	3
Somewhat	2
A bit	1
Not at all	0
DK/NA	99	
ENC4	In general terms, during the interview, how interested was the interviewee?	Very	3
Somewhat	2
A bit	1
Not at all	0
DK/NA	99	
ENC5	Does the place of residence have bars or other physical security measures?	Yes.	1
No.	0	

+. Annotate if you observe any of the following conditions on the street section where the interview was taking place.	Yes	No	
ENC6. One observes the presence of garbage or broken glass.	1	2	
ENC7. There are graffiti or urban art.	1	2	
ENC8. Most of the houses on this block have metal window bars or other safety arrangements.	1	2	
ENC9. There is visible police presence.	1	2	
ENC19. Young people are hanging around idly.	1	2	
ENC11. There are street lamps.	1	2	

Interviewer code: |_____|_____|_____|

I hereby confirm that I obtained the above information in accordance with the specific rules and guidelines I was acquainted with during my training. Any informational anomaly with be punished. 

Interviewer signature. 

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Supervision
Type of supervision
1. Immediate (in situ)		2. Subsequent in situ			3. By telephone

First and last name of supervisor:

……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Supervisor code: |_____|_____|_____|

Supervision date: |_____|_____| / |____|____| / |__1__|__3__|

Was the interview audited?
1. Yes, immediately in situ
2. Yes, subsequently in situ	
3. Yes, in the office
4. No, it wasn’t audited

13.  Auditor’s identification code: |_____|_____|_____|

Z14. 1st capturer code: |_____|_____|_____|

Date of 1st capture: |_____|_____| / |____|____| / |__1__|__3__|

Z15. 2nd capturer code: |_____|_____|_____|

Date of 2nd capture: |_____|_____| / |____|____| / |__1__|__3__|

Letter of acknowledgement

October/November, 2013

Dear Sir, Madame: 
We want to thank you for having participated in our survey. The survey is sponsored by the Electoral Federal Institute (IFE), the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE), and the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
If you are interested in learning about the results of this study, we invite you to visit our website www.democracia-violencia.net after 1 March 2014.
If you have any questions about the study, you can write to us at encuesta.cvo@cide.edu.

Cordially,
The research team