COMPLETE THIS SECTION BEFORE THE DEBATE BEGINS

Please indicate the debate you are watching and discussing: 1st pres ____2nd pres____

                                                            3rd pres ____ vice-pres ____

How did you hear about Debate Watch '96?

     ____Television announcement         ____Friend, co-worker, family

     ____Newspaper announcement          ____Radio Announcement

     ____Information in library          ____School

Who invited you to participate?

     ____Friend                          ____Club or organization

     ____Family Member                   ____Church group

     ____Co-worker                       ____Public announcement for volunteers

How many Debate Watch '96 groups have you attended, including this one?
____1 ____2 ____3 ____4

What was the level of your exposure to campaign coverage during the past 6-8 months?

       ____regular --- daily/weekly

       ____3-4 times per month

       ____once per month or less

       ____began following regularly the past two months

       ____began following regularly the past month

       ____have followed irregularly up untill the debates

Rank your top three sources of campaign information, with 1 being your most used source.

      ____nightly network news (ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, PBS)

      ____C-Span

      ____Late-night shows ("Nightline", "Larry King Live", etc.)

      ____Sunday talk shows/special news shows (e.g. "This Week", "Face the Nation", "Meet the Press",

          "Washington Week in Review", "Crossfire", "Equal Time", etc.)

      ____Local newspaper

      ____National newspaper such as the New York Times,  Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post

      ____News magazines

      ____Radio

Before watching the debate, do you have a candidate preference?

____Yes ____No

Age (check one): ____under 18 ____18-25 ____26-40 ____41-55 ____over 55

____Male ____Female

Occupation (please specify) ________________________________

Ethnic background (check most appropriate box):

      ____Black-African Native Descent      ____Asian or Pacific Islander

      ____Hispanic                          ____White ()not Hispanic)

      ____American Indian or Alaskan Native

Party affiliation (if unaffiliated, please indicate):______________________

If before the debate you indicated YES to having a candidate preference, go to question 2-A below. If before the debate you indicated NO to having a candidate preference, go to question 2-B below.
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2-A. After watching the debate, are you:

     ____still leaning toward your pre-debate preference

     ____now undecided

     ____now leaning toward another candidate



2-B.  After watching the debate are you:

     ____still undecided

     ____now leaning toward a candidate
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STOP HERE UNTIL AFTER THE DISCUSSION IS COMPLETED

After participating in the discussion, has your position on the candidates changed

from what was indicated as your position after the debate?

YES ____        NO ____ 



     If YES, have you:

     ____gone from undecided to a candidate

     ____gone from a candidate to undecided

     ____changed from one candidate to another

Please evaluate the debate itself in the areas listed below using the following scale: 1 - not helpful; 2 - more unhelpful than helpful; 3 - more helpful than unhelpful; 4 - helpful; 5 - very helpful.

 

A. Learned something new about one or more candidates      1 2 3 4 5 

B. Learaned something new about one or more issues         1 2 3 4 5

C. Clarified my understanding of a candidate's position    1 2 3 4 5

         on an issue

D. Reinforced my attitudes about one or more candidates    1 2 3 4 5

E. Caused me to evaluate one or more candidates            1 2 3 4 5 

         differently than prior to the debate

F. Helped me decide for whom to vote                       1 2 3 4 5

G. Gave me ideas to discuss in the group                   1 2 3 4 5

H. Made me more likely to vote                             1 2 3 4 5

Please evaluate the discussion you had in the areas listed below using the following scale: 1 - not helpful; 2 - more unhelpful than helpful; 3 - more helpful than unhelpful; 4 - somewhat helpful; 5 - very helpful.

A. Learned something new about one or more candidates      1 2 3 4 5

B. Learned something new about one or more issues          1 2 3 4 5

C. Clarified my understanding of a candidates position     1 2 3 4 5

         on an issue

D. Reinforced my attitudes about one or more candidates    1 2 3 4 5

E. Caused me to evaluate one or more candidates            1 2 3 4 5 

         differently than prior to the debate

F. Helped me decide for whom to vote                       1 2 3 4 5

G. Helped me understand why others view the candidates     1 2 3 4 5

         or issues differently than I do

H. Made me more likely to vote                             1 2 3 4 5

I. Increased my interest in following the campaign more    1 2 3 4 5

         carefully

Please use the back to write any comments you have about the debate or Debate Watch.

Thank you for participating in the research phase of Debate Watch '96.

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