Sample Demographic Questions:
Gender
What is your gender?
Age
In what year were you born? 19____________
Technology Use
Generally speaking, how comfortable do you feel using a computer?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Not very comfortable
- Not at all comfortable
How often do you use the Internet?
- Once or more a day
- A few times a week
- A few times a month
- Hardly ever
- Never
Political Ideology/Party Affiliation
Generally speaking, do you consider yourself to be a(n):
- Strong Democrat
- Not so strong Democrat
- Independent leaning Democrat
- Independent
- Independent leaning Republican
- Not so strong Republican
- Strong Republican
- Other
- Don’t know
Education
What is the highest level of education you completed?
- Elementary school only
- Some high school, but did not finish
- Completed high school
- Some college, but did not finish
- Two-year college degree / A.A / A.S.
- Four-year college degree / B.A. / B.S.
- Some graduate work
- Completed Masters or professional degree
- Advanced Graduate work or Ph.D.
Civic Involvement
Not counting religious organizations, how many civic or community organizations—like the Kiwanis Club, PTA, or League of Women Voters—do you belong to?
- Zero
- One or two
- Three or four
- Five or more
Religiosity/ Religious Preference
Apart from events such as weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
- More than once a week
- Once a week
- Once or twice a month
- A few times a year
- Never
What, if any, is your religious preference?
- Protestant
- Catholic
- LDS / Mormon
- Jewish
- Other
- No Preference / No religious affiliation
- Prefer not to say
How active do you consider yourself in the practice of your religious preference?
- Very active
- Somewhat active
- Not very active
- Not active
- Does not apply / Prefer not to say
Employment
How would you describe your current employment status?
- Employed full time
- Employed part time
- Unemployed / Looking for work
- Student
- Homemaker
- Retired
If you are currently employed, did you have to take time off from your regular job to work at the polls on Election Day?
- No, I did not take time off
- Yes, I took unpaid leave
- Yes, I took paid vacation
- Yes, I took an administrative leave like Jury Duty
If you are currently employed, did you take time off from your job to work at the polls or was Election Day your regular day off?
- I took time off.
- Election Day was my day off.
When you are not serving as a poll worker, what do you do?
(for example, high school student, college student, retired, county employee, state employee, teacher, in business, etc...)
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Trust in Government System
How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right?
- Just about always
- Most of the time
- Only some of the time
- Almost Never
Racial/Ethnic Identity
Would you describe yourself as:
- American Indian / Native American
- Asian
- Black / African American
- Hispanic / Latino
- White / Caucasian
- Pacific Islander
- Other
Income
What do you expect your 2008 family income from all sources before taxes to be?
- Under $25,000
- $25,000 - $39,999
- $40,000 - $49,999
- $50,000 - $74,999
- $75,000 - $99,999
- $100,000 - $124,999
- $125,000 - $149,999
- Over $150,000
