Do not read) Don’t know 9 (do not read) Refused ask if have cell phone

PIAL1 Do you have a cell phone, or not? {PIAL Modified Trend}

1 Yes

2 No

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL2 Some cell phones are called “smartphones” because of certain features they have. Is your cell phone a smartphone, such as an iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows phone, or are you not sure? {Trend}

1        Yes, smartphone

2        No, not a smartphone

8        Not sure/Don’t know

9        (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL3 Do you ever use your cell phone to [INSERT ITEMS IN ORDER]? {PIAL Modified Trend}

a. Send or receive text messages

b. Use or download apps

1 Yes

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused
ASK ALL

THOUGHT How much thought have you given to the coming presidential election... quite a lot or only a little? {Trend}

1 Quite a lot

2 Some (VOL.)

3 Little

4 None (VOL.)

8 (DO NOT READ) Don't know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL4 Have you used your cell phone during this election campaign to keep up with news related to the election or politics?

1 Yes

2 No

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL5 Now thinking specifically about the text messaging feature on your cell phone... Have you used your cell phone during this election campaign to [INSERT ITEM; ASK IN ORDER]?

a. Send text messages related to the election campaign to friends, family members or others {Trend}

b. Sign up to receive text messages from a candidate or a group involved in the campaign {Modified Trend}

1 Yes

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused
ASK IF USE TEXT MESSAGING (PIAL3a=1)

PIAL6 And during this year’s election campaign, have you received any unwanted election-related text messages that you did not sign up to receive? [IF YES: Would you say you receive these kinds of text messages daily, every few days, about once a week, or less often?] {New}

1 Yes, daily

2 Yes, every few days

3 Yes, once a week

4 Yes, less often

5 No

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

PIAL7 Still thinking about the current election campaign... Have you used your cell phone during this election campaign to [INSERT ITEM; ASK IN ORDER]? {New}

a. Look up whether something you just heard about a candidate or the campaign in general was true or not

b. Read other people’s comments on a social networking site about a candidate or the campaign in general

c. Post YOUR OWN comments on a social networking site about a candidate or the campaign in general

CATEGORIES

1 Yes

3 (VOL.) Phone cannot do this

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL8 Now thinking about cell phone apps... During this year’s campaign, have you used any apps from a candidate, political party or interest group to get information or updates about the campaign, or not? {New}

1        Yes

2        No

8        (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9        (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL9 So far in this presidential campaign have you contributed money to any of the presidential candidates, or not? {People-Press}

1        Yes, have contributed

2        No, have not

8        (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9        (DO NOT READ) Refused

PIAL10 Have you contributed [INSERT ITEM; RANDOMIZE]?

1. 
   In person, over the telephone or through the mail
   

c. By sending a text message from your cell phone or using a cell phone app

1 Yes

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused
ASK ALL

IDEO In general, would you describe your political views as... [READ]

1 Very conservative

2 Conservative

3 Moderate

4 Liberal [OR]

5 Very liberal

8 (DO NOT READ) Don’t know

9 (DO NOT READ) Refused