A1. First affiliation with a political party (YEAR)
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
999 = I have never belonged to a political party

A2.1. Prior to first term as a MP belonged to: a union
1 = No
2 = Member only
3 = Leadership position
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

A3.1. Reasons to became a MP: favorable political circunstances
1 = No
2 = Yes
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

A4.1. Present party filiation
1 = BE
2 = CDS-PP
3 = PEV
4 = PCP
5 = PSD
6 = PS
7 = Other party
8 = None
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

A4.2. Other present party filiation - specify
1 = PPM
2 = MPT
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

A5. Filiation year
0 = Never joined
100 = No response

A6.1. Had a previous party filiation
1 = No
2 = Yes
100 = No response

A6.2.1. Previous party filiation
1 = BE
2 = CDS-PP
3 = PEV
4 = PCP
5 = PSD
6 = PS
7 = Other party
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

A6.2.2. Other previous party filiation - specify
1 = UDP
2 = MRPP
3 = Other
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

A7.1. Was either candidate and elected to the national parliament in 1975
1 = Neither candidate, nor elected
2 = Candidate, but not elected
3 = Candidate and elected
4 = Substitute
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

A8.1.1. Frequency of attending meetings: union
1 = None
2 = One or two in during the year
3 = About one every tree month
4 = One in a month
5 = One in a week
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

A9.1. Years the MP had a: local party office
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

A11.2. Number of years living in the constituency
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

B12.1. Qualities that helped in the MP election: personal qualities
1 = Not important at all
2 = Not important
3 = Important
4 = Very important
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

B12.3. Qualities that helped in the MP election: experience in and of the political party
1 = Not important at all
2 = Not important
3 = Important
4 = Very important
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non Appliable

C13.1. Selection of candidates based in: sex
1 = Completely not legitimate
2 = Not legitimate
3 = Legitimate
4 = Absolutely legitimate
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

C14.1. Who made the decision about the MP nomination
1 = Voters at large
2 = Voters of my party
3 = Members of my party
4 = A party delegate conference
5 = Party leadership
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

C14.2. Level of the decision about the MP nomination
1 = At constituency level
2 = At regional/state/provincial level
3 = At national level
4 = Other
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

D15.1. Satisfaction: whem MP work in capital
1 = No particular satisfaction
2 = Rather insatisfied
3 = Nor satisfied, nor insatisfied
4 = Rather satisfied
5 = Great deal of satisfaction
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

D16.1. Degree of freedom in relation to: the functioning of the Assemblée
1 = Lack of freedom
5 = Complete freedom
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

E17. Number of hours per week spended in the mandate
1000 = No response

E18. Number of weeks per year devoted to vacations
100 = No response

F19.1. An MP represents: his district/his region
1 = Absolutely not
5 = Absolutely
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

F19.4. An MP represents: his party
1 = Absolutely not
5 = Absolutely
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

F20.1. Influence over: the law
1 = No influence at all
5 = Very strong influence
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

F20.2. Influence over: his political group
1 = No influence at all
5 = Very strong influence
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non Appliable

G21. Left/right scale: MP position
0 = Left
10 = Right
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

G22. Left/right scale: MP political party
0 = Left
10 = Right
98 = Don't know
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

H24.1. Social evaluation: opinion about the MPs position in the society
1 = Lowest role in society
10 = Higest role in society
100 = No response

I25.1. Expectations for the end of the term
1 = Wish to remain an MP
2 = Wish to pursue his political career under another position
3 = Wish to leave politics
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

I25.2. Position in whitch the MP pretend to continue his political carrer
1 = Local position
2 = Another national position
3 = European position
98 = Don't know
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

I26. To accept a position in a board of directors during the term
1 = Certainty yes
2 = Maybe
3 = Certainty not
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

I28. Opinion about the voting discipline
1 = No at all useful
2 = Not useful
3 = Useful
4 = Very useful
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

J29.1. Opinion:"80% of MPs are men and it represents a danger to democracy"
1 = Completely disagree
2 = Do not agree
3 = Agree
4 = Completely agree
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

L30.1. Opinion:"Immigrants should be required to adapt to the customs of Portugal"
1 = Completely disagree
2 = Do not agree
3 = Neither agree, nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Completely Agree
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

L31. Opinion about the Portuguese membership of the European Union
1 = Is a bad thing
2 = Is neither good, nor bad
3 = Is a good thing
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

L32. Opinion about the unification of the European Union
0 = Has already gone too far
10 = Should be pushed further
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

L33. Satisfaction with the democracy in the European Union
1 = Not at all satisfied
2 = Not very satisfied
3 = Fairly satisfied
4 = Very satisfied
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

L34. Opinion about the enlargement of the European Union
1 = Yes, definitely
2 = Yes, probably
3 = Undecided
4 = No, probably not
5 = No, definitely not
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

L34.1.1. Countries that should be admited in the EU: Turkey
1 = No
2 = Yes
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

M36. The elections ensure that the views of MPs reflect the views of voters
1 = Not well at all
2 = Not very well
3 = Fairly well
4 = Very well
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

M37.1. How to vote if: the voters of the MPs constituency have a diferent opinion from the party
1 = MP should vote according to his/her party's opinion
2 = MP should vote according to his/her voters opinion
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

M37.2. How to vote if: the MPs opinion does not correspond to the opinion of the voters of his/her constituency
1 = MP should vote according to his/her own opinion
2 = MP should vote according to the opinion of the voters in his/her constituency
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

M37.3. How to vote if: the MPs opinion does not correspond to the position of the party
1 = MP should vote according to his/her own opinion
2 = MP should vote according to his/her party's opinion
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

M38.1. Democracy in Portugal: citizens have ample oportunity to participate in political decisions
1 = Completely disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Neither agree, nor disagree
4 = Agree
5 = Completely agree
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

N39. Preference for a single-party government or a coalition government
1 = A government made up of a single party
2 = A coalition government made up of more than one party
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

N40. Opinion about the minority government
1 = A governement needs its own majority in parliament
2 = An own majority in parliament is less important
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

N41. Political goal prefered for the electoral system
1 = Party proportions in votes and seats should closely match
2 = The party which obtains the most votes should surely receive more tham half of the seats in parliament
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

N42. Prefered system for the election of candidates to Parliament in Portugal
1 = A personalised proportional system with two votes
2 = A single member district system
3 = A single member district system whith two rounds
4 = A pure proportional system
5 = Maintain the actual system as it is, perhaps with some ajustments
6 = Maintain the fundamental aspects of actual system but creating conditions towards a more personalised representation
7 = Another system
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

N43.1. Preference for a one party or a coalition government to: providing stability
1 = Single party government better
2 = Coalition government better
3 = No diference
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

O45.1. Opinion about social groups, organizations or institutions: unions
0 = Strongly dislike
10 = Strongly like
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

P46. Opinion about the rules in a democratic debate
0 = Each one can interrupt the other to promote vivacity in the quarrel
10 = Each one must hear the other without interruptions, take in consideration what was said and after pronounce oneself
100 = No response

P47. Opinion about the confrontation/agreement in the democratic debate
0 = In the democratic debate must have confrontation, each one must expose and defende their proper ideas
10 = In the democratic debate each one must try to incorporate in their proposals the contribution of others
100 = No response

P48. Changing the opinion after a political discussion whith friends, family, fellow workers or schoolfellows
1 = Many times
2 = Sometimes
3 = Few times
4 = Never
5 = Does not argue political affairs in these social spheres
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

P49. Opinion about the proposals presented by the intervenients in a political deliberation assembly
0 = Participants in a assembly must defende proposals in function of their interests or that ones they represen
10 = Participants in a assemblymust defende proposals in functrion of the contribution for commom good
100 = No response

P50.1. Opinion:"To hear in every situations the citizens or the associations can take the politicians not to make any reforms"
1 = Completely disagree
2 = Do not agree
3 = Agree
4 = Completely agree
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

Q51. Influency of the ICT in the contact of the citizens whith their electeds
1 = The citizens contact me more times now through the ICT than they did at 5 or 10 years ago
2 = The ICT did not brougth any alteration to the frequency that the citizens contact me
3 = The citizens contact me fewer times now through the ICT than they did at 5 or 10 years ago
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

Q52.1. Main areas of ICT-usage: targeted (re-)search on issues or persons
1 = Does not use
7 = Always uses
100 = No response

Q53.1. Percentage of e-mails receive from: personal staff
100 = No response
102 = Invalid response

R54. Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female
100 = No response

R57. Dimension of the place of residence
1 = Rural area or village
2 = Small or medium-sized town
3 = Suburb of a large town or city
4 = Large town or city
98 = Don't know
100 = No response

R60. Level of education
1 = Incomplete primary
2 = Primary completed
3 = Incomplete secondary
4 = Secondary completed
5 = Post-secundary trade / vocational school
6 = University incomplete
7 = University degree completed
100 = No response

R62. Employment status, before entering the parliament
1 = Self-Employed
2 = Employed full time (32 hrs or more weekly)
3 = Employed part time(15-32 hrs weekly)
4 = Employed less than 15 hrs weekly
5 = Helping family member
6 = Unemployed (including temporarily unemployed)
7 = Student, in school, vocacional training
8 = Retired
9 = Housewife, responsible for home duties
10 = Others not in the labour force
100 = No response

R62.1. As self-employed the MP had employees
1 = No
2 = Yes
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

R62.2. Number of employees
1 = 1 to 5 employees
2 = 6 to 9 employees
3 = 10 or more employees
4 = No employees
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

R63. Occupation before entering the parliament
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable
103 = Insuficient information
111 = Legislators
113 = Traditional chiefs and heads of villages
121 = Directors and chief executives
123 = Other department managers
131 = General managers
200 = Professionals
210 = Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals
214 = Architects, engineers and related professionals
222 = Health professionals
230 = Teaching professionals
231 = College, university and higher education teaching professionals
232 = Secondary education teaching professionals
233 = Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals
235 = Other teaching professionals
242 = Legal professionals
244 = Social science and related professionals
245 = Writers and creative or performing artists
300 = Technicians and associate professionals
312 = Computer associate professionals
321 = Life science technicians and related associate professionals
346 = Social work associate professionals

R63A. In the former occupation MP was:
1 = Civil servant
2 = Worker in the private sector
3 = Other situation
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

R63.1. Occupation combined with parliamentary work
97 = Don't have other occupation
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable
103 = Insuficient information
111 = Legislators
121 = Directors and chief executives
131 = General managers
200 = Professionals
222 = Health professionals
230 = Teaching professionals
231 = College, university and higher education teaching professionals
242 = Legal professionals
244 = Social science and related professionals
245 = Writers and creative or performing artists

R64. Religious belief
1 = Catholic
2 = Other
3 = none
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response

R65. Frequency of attending to religious services
1 = Never
2 = One a year
3 = From two to eleven times a year
4 = Once a month
5 = Two times or more a month
6 = Once a week or more
98 = Don't know
99 = Refusal
100 = No response
101 = Non appliable

R66. Current marital status
1 = Married
2 = Living as married
3 = Widowed
4 = Divorced or separated
5 = Single
100 = No response

R67.1. Children at care: under five years old
1 = None
2 = One
3 = Two
4 = Three
5 = More than three
100 = No response

R70. Constituency
1 = Aveiro
2 = Beja
3 = Braga
4 = Bragança
5 = Castelo Branco
6 = Coimbra
7 = Évora
8 = Faro
9 = Guarda
10 = Leiria
11 = Lisboa
12 = Portalegre
13 = Porto
14 = Santarém
15 = Setúbal
16 = Viana do castelo
17 = Vila Real
18 = Viseu
19 = Açores
20 = Madeira
21 = Europe
22 = Out of Europe
100 = No response