Sample
1 = MP
2 = No elected candidate

Self or Interviewer-administered questionnaires
1 = Self-administered questionnaires
2 = Interviewer-administered questionnaires

What party did you stand for in this 2015 election?
1 = BE
2 = CDS-PP (PáF)
3 = PAN
4 = PEV (CDU)
5 = PCP (CDU)
6 = PSD (PáF)
7 = PS
8 = Another Party

Did you stand for other parties in previous elections?
1 = Yes
2 = No

Stood as a candidate - 1975
1 = Candidate

Elected in - 1975
1 = Elected

Member of: Trade Union
1 = Member
2 = Not Member

Publically endorsed by: Trade Union
1 = Publically endorsed
2 = Not endorsed

Did any persons or groups particularly encourage you for presenting your candidacy, or was this decision the result of your personal initiative only?
1 = Yes, I was encouraged
2 = No, it was my own initiative only

If yes, how contested was your nomination?
1 = Very much contested
2 = Moderately contested
3 = Very little contested

Who was most influential in deciding on your candidacy nomination for 2015 election?
1 = The electorate in general
2 = The party’s own voters
3 = The party’s supporters
4 = A conference with my party delegates
5 = Party delegates in my constituency
6 = National Party Leadership
7 = Other

Importance of campaign activities: Door-knocking, canvassing
0 = No
1 = Little important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Very important
4 = Most important

What was your primary aim during the campaign?
0 = Attention for candidate
10 = Attention for party

If yes, what where the most important ones? (Recoded)
1 = Accessibility and transport
2 = Health
3 = Regional issues
4 = Agriculture / Environment
5 = (Un)employment
6 = Infrastructures
7 = Education
95 = Others

Providing services and practical help to people in the constituency
1 = Not at all
2 = Not much
3 = Somewhat
4 = Much
5 = Very much

Did members of national party leadership visit your constituency during the campaign in 2015?
0 = No
1 = Yes, once
2 = Yes, more than once

In the beginning of the campaign, how did you evaluate your chances to win the mandate?
1 = I thought I could not win
2 = I thought I could hardly win
3 = I thought it was an open race
4 = I thought I could hardly lose
5 = I thought I could not lose

The most important problem is: (Recoded)
1 = Competitiveness and economic development
2 = Trust in politicians and institutions
3 = (Un)employment
4 = Public finances
5 = Social inequalities
6 = Europe and external constraints
7 = Education
8 = Demography
9 = Lack of investment
10 = Social policies
11 = Justice
12 = Corruption
95 = Other

Immigrants should be required to adapt to the customs of Portugal.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree

In politics, people sometimes talk about the ‘left’ and the ‘right’. Where would you place your own views on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means the most left and 10 means the most right?
0 = Left
10 = Right

Generally speaking, do you think that Portugal’s membership of the European Union is a good thing, a bad thing, or neither good nor bad?
1 = A bad thing
2 = Neither
3 = A good thing

Some say European unification should be pushed further. Others say it already has gone too far. What is your opinion?
0 = Has already gone too far
10 = Should be pushed further

All in all, are you very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the way democracy works in the European Union?
1 = Not at all satisfied
2 = Not very satisfied
3 = Fairly satisfied
4 = Very satisfied

The governments and politicians in the countries suffering from the economic crises.
1 = Not at all responsible
2 = Not very responsible
3 = Fairly responsible
4 = Very Responsible
5 = Extremely Responsible
98 = Don’t Know
99 = No answer

Rather than take on more debt, countries with unsustainable sovereign debts should default and start anew.
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree
98 = Don’t Know
99 = No answer

In a scale of 0 to 10, tell us which number better describes your personal position:
0 = Abandon Austerity measures
10 = Accept Austerity measures
98 = Don’t Know

Portugal not reimburse its debt.
1 = Not worried
2 = Slightly Worried
3 = Worried
4 = Very Worried
5 = Extremely Worried
98 = Don’t Know
99 = No answer

Thinking about how elections in [country] work in practice, how well do you think they ensure that the views of MPs accurately reflect the views of voters?
1 = Not well at all
2 = Not very well
3 = Fairly well
4 = Very well

Own voters in the constituency
1 = Not important at all
2 = Rather not important
3 = Rather important
4 = Very important
99 = No answer

If the voters in his/her constituency have one opinion and his/her party takes a different opinion?
1 = MP should vote according to his/her party’s opinion
2 = MP should vote according to his/her voters opinion

If his/her own opinion on an issue does not correspond with the opinion of the voters in his/her constituency?
1 = MP should vote according to his/her own opinion
2 = MP should vote according to his/her voters opinion

If his/her own opinion on an issue differ from the party’s opinion?
1 = MP should vote according to his/her own opinion
2 = MP should vote according to his/her party’s opinion

Citizens have ample opportunity to participate in political decisions.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree
98 = No answer

There is a general discussion of the topic in the parliamentary group and then a decision is made
1 = Never occurs
2 = Occurs very rarely
3 = Occurs with some frequency
4 = Occurs very frequently
99 = No answer

Of the following five tasks, what, in your opinion, is the most important of a MP?
1 = Influencing government policy
2 = Assist voters in their relations with the Admnistration
3 = Participate in the Parliament works
4 = Defend your constituency in the Assembly
5 = Solve the problems in his constituency

Of the following five tasks, what, in your opinion, is the second most important of a MP?
1 = Influencing government policy
2 = Assist voters in their relations with the Administration
3 = Participate in the Parliament works
4 = Defend your constituency in the Assembly
5 = Solve the problems in his constituency

In your perspective, what are the main sources of legitimacy of laws? (Recoded)
1 = Parliament
2 = Vote
3 = Public Interest / Population Needs
4 = Democracy / Democratic legitimacy
5 = People / Peoples Will / Civil Society
6 = Constitution
95 = Others

Considering the GENERAL PERFOMANCE of the present socialist government, supported in parliament by BE and PCP-PEV, how would you evaluate it?
1 = Very bad
2 = Bad
3 = Good
4 = Very good
98 = Don´t know
99 = No answer

Are you…:
1 = Male
2 = Female

Do you live in a…
1 = Rural area or village
2 = Small or middle-sized town
3 = Suburb of a large town or city
4 = Large town or city

What is your highest level of education?
1 = None
2 = Incomplete Primary School
3 = 4 full years (full primary - 4th grade)
4 = 6 full years (preparatory, 6th grade)
5 = 9 full years (9th grade)
6 = 12 full years (secondary)
7 = Post-secondary trade/vocational school
8 = University (Bachelor)
9 = Other

What is the highest level of academic qualification do you achieved? (Recoded)
1 = None
2 = Incomplete Primary School
3 = 4 full years (full primary - 4th grade)
4 = 6 full years (preparatory, 6th grade)
5 = 9 full years (9th grade)
6 = 12 full years (secondary)
7 = Post-secondary trade/vocational school
8 = University (Bachelor)
9 = Post-Graduation
10 = Master
11 = PhD
12 = Aggregation

If university degree: What was your discipline? (Recoded)
1 = Law
2 = Economy
3 = Engineering
4 = Policy and / or International Relations
5 = Psychology
6 = Sociology
7 = Management and Administration
8 = Communication
9 = Education
10 = Languages and humanities
11 = Architecture
12 = Medical / Nursing
13 = Philosophy
95 = Others

Irrespective of whether or not you are a Member of Parliament, what is your employment status? (Tick one box only)
1 = Self-employed
2 = Employed full-time (32 hrs or more per week)
3 = Employed part-time (15-32 hrs)
4 = Employed part-time (less than 15 hrs)
5 = Assisting a family member
6 = Unemployed
7 = Student
8 = Retired
9 = Responsible for homework
10 = Other, not in the labour force

As self-employed, do you have any employees?
1 = No
2 = Yes

If yes, how many employees do you have?
1 = 1 to 5 employees
2 = 6 to 9 employees
3 = 10 or more employees

What is your current [IF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND/OR RETIRED: what was your former] occupation? (Recoded)
1 = Attorney / Jurist
2 = Teacher
3 = Manager / Entrepreneur
4 = MP
5 = Senior Technician
6 = Economist
7 = Engineer
8 = University Student
9 = Councillor / Mayor

This main occupation is/was as:
1 = Civil servant
2 = In the private sector
3 = Other. Please specify:

Other occupation, please specify (Recoded)
1 = MP
2 = Self-employed
95 = Others

About how often do you attend religious services these days
1 = Never
2 = Less often
3 = Once a year
4 = A number of times a year
5 = Once a month
6 = 2 or 3 times a month
7 = At least once a week

What is your religious belief?
1 = Catholic
2 = Other. Please specify
3 = None

What is your current marital status?
1 = Married
2 = Domestic Partnership
3 = Widowed
4 = Divorced or separated
5 = Single

What is your ethnic background? (Recoded)
1 = Caucasian
2 = White
3 = Portuguese
95 = Others