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Media Usage During the Presidential Elections 2008

Media Usage During the Presidential Elections 2008


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Thomas Euler
Are you a US citizen and 18 years or older?
Please judge on a scale from 1 to 5 (1=strongly agree, 5=strongly disagree) to which degree you agree to the following statements
1=strongly agree
2
3=neither agree nor disagree
4
5=strongly disagree
I consider myself as a politically interested person
I think the internet enriches the political discussion because I find more opinions
The political program should be more important than the personality of the candidate when making a voting decision
Traditional media like newspapers and TV are the best source for political information
I trust on the political information I find within my online network
During the presidential elections 2008 I found some news on-line which strongly influenced my voting decision
Without the internet I most probably wouldn’t have contributed to the campaign
The personal appeal of a presidential candidate is my most important criteria when making a decision for or against a candidate
I think political information is more credible when I know the source personally
Having the possibility to involve in a political dialogue on-line is important for me
Did you vote on the presidential elections 2008?
Who did you vote for?
On which of the following did you base your voting decision (multiple answers allowed)
On a scale from 1 to 7 (1=very high; 7=no knowledge), rate your degree of knowledge about the 2008 presidential candidates’ political programmes.
From which of the following sources did you get information about the political programmes? Multiple Answers allowed
Did you inform yourself equally about at least two candidates’ programmes?
Have you subscribed to one or more candidates’ Twitter feed?
Have you subscribed to one or many candidates’ website's and/or blog's RSS feeds?
Have you become friend with one or many candidates on a social networking site (eg Facebook, MySpace, etc.)?
Have you subscribed to one or both candidates’ email newsletters?
Have you subscribed to one or many candidates' on-line video channels (eg on YouTube)?
Have you in any way contributed to one of the campaigns? This means for example donated, supported the campaign trail, made phone calls, wrote to other people, made a supportive blog post, etc.
Please select what exactly you have done as campaign contribution.
How have you been encouraged to contribute to the campaign? If more than one item applies choose the one which you would consider had the biggest impact on your initiative.
Besides the presidential elections, how regular do you use the following media in general on a scale from 1 to 7 (1=Very often; 7=Never)

1 = Very often
2
3
4
5
6
7 = Never
Newspapers
Newspaper Websites
Weblogs
Social Networks
On-line videos
TV
Radio
Microblogging Services
How old are you? Please choose the group you fit into.
Are you male or female?
Please select the state you currently live in.
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Email Address

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