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Questionnaire unit no : tp180401_09 (People's Appraisal of the Local News Media)

Part I Self-introduction -- Good afternoon/evening, Mr. /Ms. /Mrs., my name is X, an interviewer from the Public Opinion Programme (POP) at The University of Hong Kong. We would like to ask your opinions on some social issues, this will only take you around 10 minutes. I would like to stress that your number is randomly drawn from our database and your information provided will be kept strictly confidential and used for aggregate analysis only. If you have any questions about the research, you can call xxxx xxxx to talk to our supervisors. If you want to know more about the rights as a participant, please contact The University of Hong Kong (full name: Human Research Ethics Committee of The University of Hong Kong) at xxxx xxxx during office hours. For quality control purpose, our conversation will be recorded for internal reference. All data containing personal identifiers and the recording will be destroyed within six months upon project completion. Is it okay for us to start this survey?

Yes

No (Interview ends. Thank you, and bye-bye.)

S1 May I know if your telephone number is xxxx-xxxx?

Yes (ask S2)

No (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

Part IIa Selection of Respondent (for landline samples)

S2a The target population of this survey is Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above. May I know how many members in your household belong to this group?

One, only one (Interview starts)[If the one answering the phone does not belong to the target group, invite the belonged respondent to pick up the phone and repeat “self-introduction”]

More than one, ____ (ask S3)

No (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

Refuse to answer (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

S3 Since there is more than one available, we hope that all qualified family members have equal chance to be interviewed. I would like to speak to the one who will have her birthday next. [Interviewer can ask: “is there anyone whose birthday is in April or the coming three months?]

Yes–The one answered the phone is the respondent (Interview starts)

Yes–Another family member is the respondent【Interviewer repeat self-introduction】(Interview starts)

The qualified family member is not at home / not available【Interviewer to make appointment for interview】

No–Family member refuses to answer (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

No–Respondent refuses to answer (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

Part IIb Selection of Respondent (for mobile samples)

S2b The target population of this survey is Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above. Do you belong to this group?

Yes

No (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

Part III Survey Questions

Q1-Which of the following channels are your main source of news?（Interviewer to read out the first 7 choices, multiple answered）

Television

Radio

Newspapers

Magazines

Friends

Family members

Internet

Others

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q2-When there is a conflict of information, which of the following news channels do you trust most?（Interviewer to read out the first 7 choices, select one answer only）

Television

Radio

Newspaper

Magazines

Friends

Family members

Internet

Others

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q3-Are you satisfied with the performance of television? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q4-Are you satisfied with the performance of radio? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q5-Are you satisfied with the performance of newspaper? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q6-Are you satisfied with the performance of magazine? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q7-Are you satisfied with the performance of Internet? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q8-Are you satisfied with the overall performance of the news media? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Quite dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q9-Are you satisfied with the existing freedom of press in Hong Kong? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very satisfied

Quite satisfied

Half-half

Not quite satisfied

Very dissatisfied

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q10-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong are responsible in their reporting? (Interviewer to probe extent)

Very responsible

Quite responsible

Half-half

Quite irresponsible

Very irresponsible

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q11-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong have any scruple when criticizing the Central Government?

Yes

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q12-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong have any scruple when criticizing the HKSAR Government?

Yes

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q13-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong have practised self-censorship?

Yes

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q14-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong have given full play to the freedom of speech?

Yes

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q15-Do you think the news media in Hong Kong have misused or abused the freedom of press?

Yes

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

Q16-Please use a scale of 0-10 to rate the credibility of the news media in Hong Kong, with 10 representing absolutely credible, 5 half-half, and 0 being absolutely not credible. What rating would you give the media?

Don't know

Refuse to answer

V1-Are you a registered voter?

Yes （including those who have just registered）

Refuse to answer

LC22-(Only for registered voters) Have you ever voted in the past Council elections, including Legislative Council and District Council?

Yes

No, I was a voter

No, I was not a voter

Forgotten

Refuse to answer

LC23D-Political Inclination (Read out the first 3 answers, order to be randomized by computer)

Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp

Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp

Inclined toward the centrist

No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp

Others

Don’t know / Hard to say

Refuse to answer

Part IV Personal information - I'd like to know some of your personal particulars in order to facilitate our analysis.

D1-Gender

Male

Female

D2-Age【Input exact number】

_____

Refuse to answer

D2b-[Only for respondents who are unwilling to disclose their exact age] Age (range) [Interviewers can read out the ranges]

18-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70 or above

Refuse to answer

D3-Education Attainment

Primary or below

Secondary 1 to Secondary 3

Secondary 4 to Secondary 5

Secondary 6

Secondary 7

Tertiary, non-degree course

Tertiary, degree course

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Refuse to answer

D4-The type of ownership of your house is:

Self-purchased, or

Rent?

Refuse to answer

D5-House type

Public housing estate

Housing Authority subsidized sale flats

Housing Society subsidized sale flats

Private housing

Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses

Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses

Public temporary housing

Private temporary housing

Staff quarters

Others

Refuse to answer

D6-Your marital status is ：

Single

Married/ Cohabiting

Divorced / Separated/Widowed

Refuse to answer

D7-Occupation

Managers and administrators

Professionals

Associate professionals

Clerks

Service workers and shop sales workers

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

Craft and related workers

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

Non-skilled workers

Students

Housewives

Unclassified

Others (unemployed, retired, etc.)

Refuse to answer

D8-Which class do you consider your family belongs to? (Interviewer to read out the first 5 options)

Upper class

Upper-middle class

Middle class

Lower-middle class

Lower class or grassroots

Don't know / hard to say

Refuse to answer

D9-Place of birth

Hong Kong

Mainland China

Taiwan

Macau

Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam）

Canada

America

Australia

England

Others

Don't know

Refuse to answer

D10-How long have you been living in Hong Kong？

Forgotten

Refuse to answer

D11-Which district are you living in?

Wanchai

Eastern

Central / Western

Southern

Kwun Tong

Kowloon City

Wong Tai Sin

Mongkok

Sham Shui Po

Yau Tsim

Sai Kung

Shatin

Islands

Tsuen Wan

Kwai Tsing

Tuen Mun

Yuen Long

North

Tai Po

Refuse to answer

Questionnaire unit no : tp180401_09 (People's Appraisal of the Local News Media)

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