| 1. |
Where do you regularly get your news about
Illinois
state government? Check all that apply. |
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Television
Illinois Channel
Radio
Newspaper
Internet
Magazine
Friends/Acquaintances/Coworkers
Elected
Officials
Other
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| 2. |
Which
one of the below is your most important source? |
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Television
Illinois Channel
Radio
Newspaper
Internet
Magazine
Friends/Acquaintances/Coworkers
Elected
Officials
Other
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3. |
Thinking about all your regular news sources, how much
information do you get about Illinois state
government? |
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All of the news you want
Most
of what you want
Some
of what you want
None
of what you want |
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| 4. |
How supportive are you of our efforts to start an
Illinois version of C-SPAN that will ultimately include live and
unedited coverage of debates in the Illinois House and Senate,
legislative committee hearings, Supreme Court oral arguments, and
hearings of executive branch agencies and commissions? |
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Very Supportive
Supportive
Somewhat
Supportive
Not
Supportive |
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Using a scale of 1 to 5, where "1" indicates no interest
at all and "5" indicates a great deal of interest, please tell us how
interested you are in seeing each of the following types of programs on
the
Illinois
Channel. |
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| 5. |
Illinois House and
Senate Floor Debates |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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6. |
House and Senate Committee Hearings |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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| 7. |
Executive Branch Agency Hearings Such as public hearings
held by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public
Health, or the Illinois EPA. |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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8. |
Regulatory Hearings such as hearings on the rates
customers are charged for gas, electricity, and telephone. |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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| 9. |
Capitol Press Conferences |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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10. |
Illinois Supreme
Court Cases |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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11. |
Speeches and
Public Policy Forums Held on
Illinois University & College Campuses |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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12. |
Programs on how
Illinois State Government Works |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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13. |
Interviews with Government Officials and Public Policy
Experts |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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14. |
Coverage from Washington
of Illinois Issues and our Congressional
Delegation |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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|
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15. |
Tours of Significant Historical Sites in Illinois |
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5
4
3
2
1 |
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How interested are you in each of the following program
topics? |
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16. |
Business and the Economy |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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17. |
Farming and Agriculture |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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18. |
Natural Resources and the Environment |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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19. |
Health Care and Public Health Issues |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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20. |
Science and Technology |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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21. |
Education |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not Interested |
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22. |
History |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not Interested |
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23. |
The Arts, Music, Literature and Culture |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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24. |
Tourism |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not Interested |
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25. |
Parks, Recreation, and Sporting Events |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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26. |
Crime and Law Enforcement Issues |
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Very
Interested
Interested
Somewhat
Interested
Not
Interested |
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27. |
What two or three other ideas do you have for programs on
the Illinois Channel?
What would you like to see covered? |
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28. |
What else would you like to know about the Illinois
Channel or suggest to us? |
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29. |
How do you regularly view the
Illinois Channel?
|
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Cable Television
Website
(Video-Streaming) |
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| 30. |
The
Illinois
Channel is considering expanding our online digital archives so that
more selected past programs can be video-streamed at any time via a
broadband connection. How likely are you to view Digital Archives? |
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Very Likely
Likely
Not
Likely
Not
Very Likely |
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| 31. |
The
Illinois
Channel is currently funded entirely by private grants and donations.
Do you feel it is important for the channel to be funded privately, or
would you support the legislature funding the Illinois Channel as a public service? |
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Keep Funding Private
State
Government Should Fund It |
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| 32. |
If you feel the funding of the
Illinois Channel should be through private
sources, what action are you likely to take?
|
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Never Contribute
Give
$10 to $50 a Year
Add
8 Cents a Month to my Cable Bill |
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| 33. |
What is your gender |
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| 34. |
In what year were you born |
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| 35. |
What is your highest grade or level of education
completed? |
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| 36. |
What is the zip code of your residence |
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