1. Life Satisfaction in Past, Present, and Future
Q1 - Taking all things together, would you say you are…
Q2A - Compared to a year ago, overall are things in your life much better now,
somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?
Q2B - What is your expectation for how things in your life will be overall in a year from now?
Will they be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?

2. Standard of Living in Present and Future
Q3A - How would you judge your household’s standard of living compared with other households in your community?
Q3B - What do you expect your household’s standard of living to be in 12 months time?

3. they have no real effect on what happens to them.
Free Choice and Control over One's Life
Q4 - Some people feel they have completely free choice and control over their lives, while other people feel that
they have no real effect on what happens to them.

4. Situation in Libya - Compared to Before the Revolution
Q12 - Compared to our country as it was before the revolution in February of this year, are things in Libya overall much better now, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?

5. Situation in Libya - Expectation in One Year’s Time
Q13 - What is your expectation for how things will be for Libya as a country overall a year from now? Will they be much better, somewhat better, about the same, somewhat worse or much worse?

6. Q15 - From today’s perspective and all things considered,
Revolution in Libya – Right or Wrong?
Q15 - From today’s perspective and all things considered,
was it absolutely right, somewhat right, somewhat wrong or absolutely wrong that there was a revolution in Libya?

7. Social Trust
Q9 - Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be
trusted or that you have to be very careful in dealing with people?

8. Future Structure of Libya
Q22 - Which structure should Libya have in future?

9. Spending Areas – 100 Million Dinars – Mean Scores
Q11 - If you were the government of Libya and had 100 million Dinars to spend, how would you share it out between health care for the people, education, telephone technology for landline and mobiles, more trees, provision of water, roads or electricity and public offices to govern this country?

10. Distribution of Oil Money
Q23 - As you may know, Libya produces oil which it can sell abroad. Some regions have oil but others do not. How do you think the oil money should be distributed within Libya?

11. Importance of Tribes
Q19 - How important or unimportant do you think tribes will be for the political future of the new Libya?

12. Q16 - How interested would you say you are in politics?
Interest in Politics
Q16 - How interested would you say you are in politics?

13. Changes in Interest in Politics
Q17 - Over the past 12 months, would you say your interest in political matters has increased, stayed the same or decreased?

14. Involvement in the Political Process
Q18 - I'm going to read out some different forms of political action that people can take, and I'd like you to tell me, for each one, whether you have actually done any of these things, whether you might do it or would never, under any circumstances, do it.

15. Role of Political Movements
Q20 - There are different political movements in Libya. Of the following movements which do you believe should play a role in the political future of Libya and which ones should not.

16. People and Organisations – Awareness
Q21A - I am going to read a number of people and organisations. For each one, could you please tell me if you have heard of them or not?

17. People and Organisations – Trust
Q21B - How much confidence do you have in [organisation]: is it a great deal of confidence, quite a lot of confidence, not very much confidence or none at all?

18. People and Organisations – Trust
- Mean Scores -
Q21B - How much confidence do you have in [organisation]: is it a great deal of confidence, quite a lot of confidence, not very much confidence or none at all?

19. Religion and Politics
Q27 - How would you place your views on this scale? ‘1’ means you “agree completely” with the statement on the left; ‘10’ means you “agree completely” with the statement on the right; and if your views fall somewhere in between, you can choose any number in between.

20. Decision Making
Q34 - Libya is at an important point in its history. Do you think that …

21. political decisions in your local area or at the national level?
Influence on Political Decisions by Ordinary Citizens
Q35 - In the current circumstances, do you think there is scope for ordinary citizens like yourself to influence
political decisions in your local area or at the national level?

22. Type of Government – Now
Q31A - People have different ideas about what Libya needs at this time. How about you? How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

23. Type of Government – Now
- Mean Scores -
Q31A - People have different ideas about what Libya needs at this time. How about you? How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

24. Type of Government – In the Future
Q31B - What do you think Libya needs in 12 months time?
Q31C - What do you think Libya needs in five years time?

25. Priorities in the Next 12 Months
Q32A - I am going to read some ideas about priorities for the next 12 months.
Please tell me which one is your first priority, your second priority and your third priority.

26. Q32B - Also, please tell me which one you think is no priority at all.
Priorities in the Next 12 Months – No Priority at All
Q32B - Also, please tell me which one you think is no priority at all.

27. Supporters and Members of the Previous Regime
Q33A - For Supporters but not members of the previous regime, please tell me if you think they could be
welcomed back into the society of the new Libya, or not?
Q33B - For actual members of the previous regime, please tell me if you think they could be
welcomed back into the society of the new Libya, or not?

28. political decisions in your local area or at the national level?
Learning about Politics
Q36 - In the current circumstances, do you think there is scope for ordinary citizens like yourself to influence
political decisions in your local area or at the national level?

29. Fighting crime compared
Libya Needs in 12 Months Time
A Strong Libyan Leader/Group of Strong Libyan Leaders
Exploratory Model – Logistic Regression; 1 = A strong leader/Group of strong leaders, 0 = Other
Strong
Leader(s)
Crime
Fighting crime compared
to Other
ß Scores, Standard Error in Brackets (α=-0.50 [0.18])
National Survey of Libya
N=2,087
Age
45+ compared
to 15-24 TV
Learn about Politics
TV compared to Other
Gender
Female compared
to Male
25-44 compared
HH Income
High compared
to Low
Middle compared
Education
+0.37 (0.10)
-0.49 (0.15)

30. Fighting crime compared
Libya Needs in 5 Years Time
A Strong Libyan Leader/Group of Strong Libyan Leaders
Exploratory Model – Logistic Regression; 1 = A strong leader/Group of strong leaders, 0 = Other
Strong
Leader(s)
Crime
Fighting crime compared
to Other
ß Scores, Standard Error in Brackets (α=-0.81 [0.19])
National Survey of Libya
N=2,087
Age
45+ compared
to 15-24 TV
Learn about Politics
TV compared to Other
Gender
Female compared
to Male
25-44 compared
HH Income
High compared
to Low
Middle compared
Education
+0.36 (0.10)
-0.42 (0.14)

31. Fighting crime compared
Libya Needs in 12 Months Time
A Western-Style or Libyan-Style Democracy
Exploratory Model – Logistic Regression; 1 = A strong leader/Group of strong leaders, 0 = Other
Democracy
Crime
Fighting crime compared
to Other
ß Scores, Standard Error in Brackets (α=-2.28 [0.28])
National Survey of Libya
N=2,087
Age
45+ compared
to 15-24 TV
Learn about Politics
TV compared to Other
Gender
Female compared
to Male
25-44 compared
HH Income
High compared
to Low
Middle compared
Education
-0.57 (0.15)
+0.51 (0.19)

32. Fighting crime compared
Libya Needs in 5 Years Time
A Western-Style or Libyan-Style Democracy
Exploratory Model – Logistic Regression; 1 = A strong leader/Group of strong leaders, 0 = Other
Democracy
Crime
Fighting crime compared
to Other
ß Scores, Standard Error in Brackets (α=-1.82 [0.22])
National Survey of Libya
N=2,087
Age
45+ compared
to 15-24 TV
Learn about Politics
TV compared to Other
Gender
Female compared
to Male
25-44 compared
HH Income
High compared
to Low
Middle compared
Education
-0.58 (0.12)
+0.79 (0.15)
+0.55 (0.16)
+0.54 (0.15)
+0.27 (0.12)

33. Model for Libya – Top Ten
Q25 - Considering everything, which country could serve as a model for Libya in the coming years?

34. Who Should Influence?
Q26A - Which of the following countries and organisations should have most influence on the future of Libya, which one is second and which one is third?

35. No Influence at All
Q26B - Also, please tell me which one you think should have no influence at all.

36. Ousting the Old Regime from Power – Contribution
Q28A - Please rank the following countries according to their contribution in helping to oust the old regime from power.

37. Ousting the Old Regime from Power – Least Helpful
Q28B - Also, please tell me which country was least helpful in ousting the old regime from power.

38. Role of Germany in the Libyan Revolution
Q29 - Which was the role of Germany in the Libyan Revolution? Germany was …

39. View of Germany
Q30 - Has your view of Germany changed compared with the time before the Libyan Revolution?