Political & Civic template

Cost of Living, Jobs & Economic Mood

Capture how inflation, jobs and household finances are shaping public mood and the vote. Targeted to District → Constituency with hyperlocal targeting.

  • 10 questions
  • About 5 min
  • Answerable in 12 languages

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The questions

  1. Compared to a year ago, how is your household's financial situation?

    Single choice

    • Much better
    • Somewhat better
    • About the same
    • Somewhat worse
    • Much worse
  2. How much has rising prices (inflation) hurt your household this year?

    Scale · 0–10: Not at all → Very severely

  3. Which rising cost worries you the most?

    Single choice

    • Food & groceries
    • Fuel / petrol-diesel
    • Cooking gas (LPG)
    • Electricity bills
    • Education / healthcare
    • Rent / housing
  4. How easy is it for working members of your household to find good work?

    Single choice

    • Easy
    • Somewhat difficult
    • Very difficult
    • Almost impossible
    • Not applicable
  5. Has anyone in your household lost a job or income in the past year?

    Single choice

    • No
    • Yes, reduced income
    • Yes, lost a job
    • Prefer not to say
  6. Have you had to cut back on essential spending to manage costs?

    Single choice

    • No, no change
    • Cut back a little
    • Cut back significantly
    • Had to borrow to manage
  7. Who do you hold most responsible for the cost of living right now?

    Single choice

    • Central government
    • State government
    • Both equally
    • Global / outside factors
    • Not sure
  8. How much will the economy and prices decide your vote this election?

    Scale · 0–10: Not a factor → The deciding factor

  9. How hopeful are you that your finances will improve over the next year?

    Scale · 0–10: Not hopeful → Very hopeful

  10. What is your single biggest financial worry right now?

    Text answer · Optional

Every question can be edited, removed or reordered in the survey builder, and the whole survey is translated automatically when respondents pick their language.

Run this survey in 12 Indian languages

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