A question of ethics. Canadians speak out. Public attitude towards political ethics 1996 data [Canada]

Some of these questions were followed up by asking the respondent whether they thought people in politics would make the same choice as they themselves did. Additional hypothetical scenarios were presented and the respondent was asked to select from a group of options what they thought the public official should do. Again, the follow-up question was whether the respondent thought people in politics would make the same choice as they themselves did.

The next section was comprised of general attitudinal questions about politics and corruption. Statements of opinion were presented and the respondent was asked to indicate their level of agreement with each statement. These questions probed their opinions about the degree of corruption in the country, the role of media, their interest in the private lives of politicians, the standards of officials and their income, and finally possibilities for change and reform in the political environment and whether they thought these changes would reduce corruption.

The final section of the questionnaire asked a series of questions related to the respondent's social demographics (e.g. age, income, education, religion, etc.) and a series of questions used to gauge the respondent's political awareness and knowledge. Finally, the respondent was asked the question "If an election were held today, who would you vote for?"