* Suppose, if you were to make contact with a government official or political leader, do you think you would get a response or will you be ignored?
* How much of the time do you think you can trust the government to do what is right?
*If you needed to obtain information about a particular government program, for example [ ], then how easy or how hard do you feel it would be to get this information?
Absence of Violence
*In the last three years, how many times has public violence -- such as fights in public places, stone-throwing, loud abusive behavior, etc. -- taken place in this village/neighborhood? (Numbers)
*Are elections generally conducted peacefully or are there violence or intimidation of voters?
Trust in Government Institutions
*To what extent do you trust in the following agencies: the courts, the local Panchayat, and the police? Is it no trust at all, a little but not much trust, quite a lot of trust, or complete trust?
Government Effectiveness (Service Delivery)
*Satisfaction with quality of primary education, health services, road link— very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, or completely dissatisfied.
Absence of Corruption
*Do you feel that almost all of the people running the government are crooked, not very many are, or do you think hardly any of them are crooked?
*Over the past two years, how many times did you personally have to pay a bribe? (Numbers)
*What percentage of (elected leaders/judges and magistrates/government officials) do you think are involved in corruption? (Percentage)
Table 2: Mean Village Scores on Five Dimensions of Governance (Karnataka)
