Exit Survey

1. Please Write your Registration Number:

_______________________________

2. Rate the general level of corruption (in your understanding) that people need to deal
with in your state. 1(not corrupt at all) 2 3 4 5(very corrupt) _______.
3. Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to
be very careful in dealing with people? (Tick one answer):
(a) Most people can be trusted
(b) Need to be very careful
4. Suppose you left your wallet with Rs. 500 in the Metro. On a scale of 1 to 10, how
much do you think are the chances that you will get it back?
1(no chance of getting back) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10(surely get back) _________.
5. Question on Trust: Could you tell, for each of the groups below, whether you trust
people from this group completely (4), somewhat (3), not very much (2) or not at all
(1)? Just mention the corresponding number.
(a) Your family _________.
(b) Your neighborhood _________.
(c) People you know personally _________.
(d) People you meet for the first time _________.
(e) People of another religion _________.
(f) People of another caste _________.
(g) People of another nationality _________.
(h) Professors and teachers _________.
6. Please mention for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be
justified, never be justified, or something in between: 1(never justified) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10(always justifiable) _________.
(a) Claiming government benefits to which you are not entitled _________.
(b) Avoiding a fare on public transport _________.
(c) Cheating during an exam _________.
(d) Someone accepting a bribe in the course of their duties _________.
7. Please indicate whether you think corruption takes place in each of the following
situations and if yes, how likely is it that corruption takes place.
(a) A boy gets an admission in a government college.
i. Corruption took place (please underline ONE)

Yes

No

ii. If yes, how likely is it that corruption took place? ____________ %

(b) A patient gets an admission in a government hospital for an operation
i. Corruption took place (please underline ONE)

Yes

No

ii. If yes, how likely is it that corruption took place? ____________ %

(c) A student gets through UPSC exam and becomes an IAS Officer
i. Corruption took place (please underline ONE)

Yes

No

ii. If yes, how likely is it that corruption took place? ____________ %

(d) A young player gets into the Indian Cricket team
i. Corruption took place (please underline ONE)

Yes

No

ii. If yes, how likely is it that corruption took place? ____________ %

(e) A person gets a passport he had applied for well within the stipulated time frame.
i. Corruption took place (please underline ONE)

Yes

No

ii. If yes, how likely is it that corruption took place? ____________ %

8. How do you see yourself: are you generally a person who is fully prepared to take risks
or do you try to avoid taking risks? Please mention the number, where the value 0
means: `not at all willing to take risks' and the value 10 means: `very willing to take
risks'. ____________________ .
9. Sex (please underline ONE):

(i) Male

(ii) Female

10. Age:
11. Are you the only child of your parents (please underline ONE)?
12. Where are you from? (Tick mark)

Rural,

Semirural,

Yes

No

Semiurban,

Urban

13. Where in the political spectrum will you place yourself (please underline ONE)?
1(very left oriented) 2(somewhat left oriented) 3(centrist) 4(somewhat right oriented)
5 (very right oriented)
14. Total Monthly Gross Family Income:
15. Caste Affiliation (please underline ONE):
General Other Back-ward Caste
Scheduled Caste
16. Religion (please underline ONE):
Hindu
Muslim
Christian

Sikh

Others

Scheduled Tribe
Prefer not to disclose

17. How religious do you think you are (please underline ONE)? Not Religious at all (1),
Generally Not Religious (2),
Neutral (3), Religious (4), Strongly Religious (5)
18. Your secondary level exam score was (in %):
19. Your higher secondary level exam score was (in %):
20. Were the instructions clear?
21. What strategies did you use? Please write a line or two on the reverse side.
22. How did you decide on the strategies that you chose? (Please write on the reverse side)
23. What do you think this experiment was about? (Please write on the reverse side)