Question Wording

Hey guys,

The questions look good, but I think there are some issues with question four. First, there's just a little technical problem - the options are numbered "1. 2. c. d. e. d.". I've changed that to "1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.".

Also, I think the problem of not being eligible to vote in certain elections is a bit irksome and makes the responses sort of difficult to quantify. I propose we change the question to the following:

"Of the BC Provincial elections you have been eligible to vote in, how many have you voted in?

1. All elections 2. Most elections 3. Some elections 4. None"

I think that will give us a more accurate picture of how active respondents are in terms of voting. Let me know what you think.

Also, if we do keep the current formulation, I think we should remove "prefer not to answer" and instead simply inform respondents at the beginning of the survey that they may choose to not answer a question they don't feel comfortable answering.

Lastly, I think a good fifth question would address respondents' perceptions of how media effects voting behaviour. By asking how media effects voting behaviour in general, we're more likely to get an accurate gauge than by asking how media effects their voting behaviour. I've added a very rough version of how I think this question should be formulated, but please feel free to change (or delete, as the case may be) it as you see fit.