Q1. Please mention your Name? --------------------------------------------------------------Q2. Please mention your Gender?

(a) Male [ ] (b) Female [ ]

Q3. Into which age group to you fall? (a) Younger than 24 years (b) 25 to 59 years (c) 60 years or older Q4.What is Your Occupation? (a) (b) (c) (d) Employee Business Student Other [ [ [ [ ] ] ] ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Q5.Corruption is the most important problems faced by this country that government should address? (a) Strongly agree [ ] (b) Agree [ ] (c) Disagree [ ] (d) Strongly disagree [ ] (e) Dont know [ ] Q6. Have you ever faced corruption in your life? Yes/No Q7. How many officials in the Government Sector do you think are involved in Corruption? (a) All/almost all [ ] (b) Most [ ] (c) A few/some [ ] (d) Almost none/none [ ] Q8. Government today is more, corrupt than under apartheid? (a)Strongly agree [ ] (b)Agree [ ] (c)Disagree [ ] (d)Strongly disagree [ ] (e)Dont know [ ] Q9. You mentioned that corruption increased. Why do you say so? (a)Organizational arrangements [ ]

(b).Poor corporate Governance (c). Nature of society (d).Weak legal framework (e). Society's indifference (f) Other

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Q10. What about the next few years? Do you expect levels of corruption to increase (a) Increase [ ] (b) Stay about the same [ ] (c) Decrease [ ] (d) Dont know [ ] Q11. Thinking of the various ministries, departments and agencies in the national government, which would you say have the greatest levels of corruption? (a) Customs and Excise [ ] (b) Defense [ ] (c) Education [ ] (d) Finance [ ] (e) Health [ ] (f) Public Works [ ] (g) Safety and Security/Police [ ] (h) Trade [ ] (i) Others [ ] Q12. When it comes to fighting corruption, which political party, if any, comes to mind first? (a) UPA [ ] (b) NDA [ ] (c) Others [ ] (d) Nobody [ ] Q13 . Corruption and fraud more prominent in the public sector than in the private sector? (a) Strongly agree (b) Agree (c) Disagree (d) Strongly disagree (e)Dont know ] ] ] ] [ ] [ [ [ [

Q14. Should we have a Code a Conduct for Officials? Yes/No elected members Yes/No civil servants Yes/No Q15. What is your interpretation of the seriousness of corruption in Cochin? (a) Cochin has a lot of corruption and it is one of the most serious problems the city is confronted with [ ] (b) Cochin has a lot of corruption, but this city is confronted with other, more serious problems [ ] (c) Cochin does not experience a lot of corruption, but it is still one of the most serious problems the city is confronted with [ ] (d) Cochin does not experience a lot of corruption and it is not among the serious problems the city faces [ ] Q16. How well would you say the government is handling the matter of fighting corruption? Would you say ...? (a) Very well (b) Fairly well (c) Not very well (d) Not at all well [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Q17. I would like to read you a list of statements concerning corruption in government.. - Government officials are so poorly paid that they have no choice but to ask people for extra payments Agree[ ] Disagree[ ] Strongly Agree[ ] StronglyDisagree[ ] No answer[ ] -Paying bribes to government officials or doing favours for them helps overcome the red tape of bureaucracy and makes it easier to get things done Agree[ ] Disagree[ ] Strongly Agree[ ] StronglyDisagree[ ] No answer[ ] -Democratic systems of government increase the amount of corruption in a country Agree[ ] Disagree[ ] Strongly Agree[ ] StronglyDisagree[ ] No answer[ ] -By selling government factories and businesses to private citizens (privatisation), the potential for corruption in government increases Agree[ ] Disagree[ ] Strongly Agree[ ] StronglyDisagree[ ] No answer[ ] Q18. What should be the punishment given for officials engaged in corruption?

(b) Lose their jobs and go to prison (c) Lose their jobs and have to pay a fine (d) Lose their jobs only (e) It depends on the seriousness of the corruption (f) There should be no penalty for this

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Q19. Having a national policy for eradication of corruption will help in solving out the problem? (a) Strongly agree [ ] (b) Agree [ ] (c) Disagree [ ] (d) Strongly disagree [ ] (e)Dont know [ ] Q20.Do you feel that corruption is highly concentrated in the upper and middle class of the society than lower class? (a) Strongly agree [ ] (b) Agree [ ] (c) Disagree [ ] (d) Strongly disagree [ ] (e)Dont know [ ]