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Age

< 18    18 - 25    26 - 45    > 45

Sex

Male    Female

Place of birth

Current place of residence

Status of Syrian citizenship

Monthly household income

Employment status

Highest level of education

Extent of Syrian military service

Hours per week spent on Internet

0     1 - 3     4 - 10     > 10

Main news sources

Syrian state-run TV or newspapers    Yes  No

Other Arab TV or newspapers             Yes  No

Western TV or newspapers                 Yes  No

Internet                                               Yes  No

Syrian political party membership

Ethnicity

Religious sect by birth

Devotion to religion

Devout    Occasional    Non-practicing

Have you ever traveled to a non-Arab country?

Yes    No

Years lived outside of Syria

0     1 - 3     4 - 10     > 10

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  • Political changes will occur rapidly but violently, led by a full-scale foreign invasion

  • The government will be an Islamic one, which follows Sharia & governs Syria based upon Islamic guidelines

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

  • Political changes will occur rapidly but violently, led by a full-scale foreign invasion

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur rapidly but violently, led by a full-scale foreign invasion

  • The government will be a sectarian one, in which specific positions will be reserved for certain religious & ethnic communities, & representation will be proportional to the religious & ethnic composition of the people

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

The Citadel, Aleppo

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a sectarian one, in which specific positions will be reserved for certain religious & ethnic communities, & representation will be proportional to the religious & ethnic composition of the people

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a sectarian one, in which specific positions will be reserved for certain religious & ethnic communities, & representation will be proportional to the religious & ethnic composition of the people

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

Palmyra

  • Political changes will occur rapidly but violently, led by a full-scale foreign invasion

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be an Islamic one, which follows Sharia & governs Syria based upon Islamic guidelines

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

Khaled's Mosque, Homs

  • Political changes will occur through domestic protests that force the current regime to step down, but also lead to some sectarian violence

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

St. Simon's Church

  • Political changes will occur through domestic protests that force the current regime to step down, but also lead to some sectarian violence

  • The government will be a sectarian one, in which specific positions will be reserved for certain religious & ethnic communities, & representation will be proportional to the religious & ethnic composition of the people

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

The Water Wheels, Hama

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be an Islamic one, which follows Sharia & governs Syria based upon Islamic guidelines

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur slowly but peacefully, without uprooting the current regime

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

Roman Amphitheatre, Bosra

  • Political changes will occur through domestic protests that force the current regime to step down, but also lead to some sectarian violence

  • The government will be an Islamic one, which follows Sharia & governs Syria based upon Islamic guidelines

  • Slow progress of economic reforms & inability to attract foreign investment or tackle corruption will keep wages flat & prohibit economic growth

  • Syrian citizens will vote in free & fair administrative & parliamentary democratic elections in which any political parties can compete

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain most, but not all of the Golan Heights

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

  • Political changes will occur through domestic protests that force the current regime to step down, but also lead to some sectarian violence

  • The government will be a secular one, in which all religions & ethnic groups will have equal rights under the law

  • Economic reforms, encouragement of foreign investment, & reduced corruption will lead to higher wages & strong economic growth

  • Democracy will remain limited, & the Syrian people will have to accept the will of whatever party is in control

  • Syria and Israel will agree to a peace, in which Syria would regain the entire Golan Heights according to the June 4, 1967 boundary

Ideal

 

Strongly Preferable

 

Preferable

 

Acceptable

 

Distasteful

 

Strongly Distasteful

 

Totally Unacceptable

Salaheddin's Fortress

Optional questions:

1)  Can democracy work today in Syria?  Yes  No

2)  If the Syrian regime collapses suddenly, will there be sustained violence?  Yes  No

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