Appendix B
Questionnaire
ABOUT YOU
Q1: In what year were you born? (2 digit)
Q2: Are you male or female?
A. Male
B. Female
Q3: Suburb of residence Postcode
Q4: Are you
A. Australian citizen
B. Australian resident
C. Asylum applicant awaiting determination
D. Temp. visitor (inc. 457 visa)
Q5: What is the main language spoken between you and your parents?
A. English
B. Other (which):
Q6: If you use a language other than English at home, how would you describe your language level?
A. Can understand and speak a little
B. Can understand and speak quite well
C. Can read language with difficulty
D. Can read the language well
E. Can write the language with difficulty
F. Can write the language well
G. Other:
Q7: Your Country of birth A. Australia B. Other: Q8: Mother's Country of birth A. Australia B. Other: Q9: Father's Country of birth A. Australia B. Other: Q10: Your marital status
A. Single
B. Married C. Divorced D. Widowed E. Other
Q11: What is your current occupation? (Please tick all that apply.)
At high school
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At TAFE
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At College/University
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Employed full/Time
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Employed Part/Time
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Unemployed
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Illness or disability benefit
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Employed in business or
industry
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Employed in government
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Employed in community
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Self‐employed/business owner
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Other:
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Q12: What is the main Mosque(s) and/or prayer room you usually attend?
YOUR IDENTITY
Q13: Do you feel good about living in Australia?
Q14: Thinking about living in Australia, would you say you are:
Australian
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Australian
Muslim
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Partly Australian and partly of
another ethnicity or nationality
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Of another nationality
or ethnicity
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Other:
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Q15: Thinking about contemporary political issues in Australia, please tick the most important issues for you.
Health system
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Education system
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Economic crisis
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Security and terrorism
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Australian foreign
policy in the Middle
East
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Indigenous people’s
situation
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Human rights
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Multiculturalism
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Corruption in public
life
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Climate change and
environment
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Refugees and border
protection
|
Personal safety
|
Q16: What ideas and people inspire you?
VALUES AND BELIEFS
Q17: Here is a list of qualities that can be encouraged at home. Which, if any, do you consider to be especially important? Please choose up to 5 that are important to you. (Please choose up to
5.)
Politeness and
neatness
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Independent
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Hard work
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Honesty
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Responsibility
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Patience
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Imagination
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Tolerance and respect
for other people
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Leadership
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Thrift
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Religious practices
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Obedience
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SOCIAL NETWORKS
Q18: What proportion of your friends are Muslim?
All
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Most
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Some
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Non
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I don’t have
friends
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Q19: What Muslim organizations do you belong to or participate in (eg religious, sporting, cultural, social, etc.) What's the best thing about them for you?
Q20: What non‐Muslim organizations do you belong to or participate in (eg religious, sporting, cultural, social, etc.)What's the best thing about them for you?
MEDIA USE AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Q21: Thinking of the top five Web sites you have used in the last few months, for what purposes did you use them?
Q22: Which of the following do you/have you uploaded to (that is, not just looked at but also added to)?
My own blog, facebook or
MyPsace etc. site
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Someone else’s blog,
facebook or MySpace etc. site
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Picture site (eg Picasa, Flickr)
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Youtube/Vimeo etc.
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LinkIn
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Twitter
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MSN
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Other:
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Q23: Where or whom would you normally turn to for information about personal problems?
Parents/Grandparents/
Uncles/Aunts
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Brothers/Sisters/
cousins
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Friends
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Teacher/Counsellor
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Internet website,
forum or chatroom
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Australian cable TV
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Satellite TV
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Free to
air TV
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Am or FM Radio
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Newspapers
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Community elder
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Youth leader
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Religious
advisor
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Other:
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Q24: Where or whom would you normally turn to for information about politics and world events?
Parents/Grandparents/
Uncles/Aunts
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Brothers/Sisters/
cousins
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Friends
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Teacher/Counsellor
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Internet website,
forum or chatroom
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Australian cable TV
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Satellite TV
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Free to
air TV
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Am or FM Radio
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Newspapers
|
Community elder
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Youth leader
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Religious
advisor
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Other:
|
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Q25: Thinking about your leisure time, which singers/ groups/ musicians/ films/ events/ concerts etc. are you following/have you attended recently? (Please indicate if your religious belief mean that you do not listen to music.)
Q26: Thinking about media and sports and political and academic “celebrities” in Australia (both Muslim and non‐Muslim), whom do you think has contributed most positively to images of Muslims?
Q27: Thinking about significant people or opinion leaders, which if any do you see as creating misunderstanding between Muslims and non‐Muslims?
Q28: Thinking about important issues, which if any do you see as creating misunderstanding between Muslims and non‐Muslims?
Q29: Thinking about community leaders in Australia, whom do you look to as a source of good advice and clear thinking about issues?
EXPERIENCE OF DISCRIMINATION
Q30: How often have you experienced any anti‐Muslim prejudice and/or discrimination at school, TAFE, University or at another education institution?
Never
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Once
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A few times
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Often
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Q31: How often have you experienced any anti‐Muslim prejudice and/or discrimination in public places and spaces, including at work or on transport?
Never
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Once
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A few times
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Often
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RELIGIOUS PRACTICE
Q32: How regularly do you pray?
Five times a
day
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One to four
times a day
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Friday
prayer only
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Occasionally
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Eid days
only
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Never
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Other
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Q33: Do you fast all or some of Ramadan?
All Some Not at all
Q34: Do you only eat Halal food?
Yes When possible Not important
Q35: Do you wear hijab (answer only if you are female)?
Yes Sometimes No
Q36: How would you describe your religious affiliation?
Muslim(general)
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Sunni
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Shi`a
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Islam`ili
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`Alawi
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Sufi
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Druze
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Other
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AND NOW....
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