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Q1 Welcome!
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
English-2 Do you identify as Asian, inclusive of Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian,
Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and West Asian?
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
End of Block: English - Eligibility
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English-3
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete a short online survey. The
survey includes questions on your demographic characteristics, your identities, how you feel
about certain groups, your views on politics, how you vote, and your views on various
government policies. At the end of the survey, you will be asked to enter your contact
information. You are free to skip any question or exit the survey at any point. We expect that this
study will take 10 to 20 minutes.
Your research data will be kept for 3 years after study completion. There is also a possibility that
your de-identified data may be kept indefinitely.
Information about you may be given to: Representatives of UT Austin and the UT Austin
Institutional Review Board.
Dissemination
We plan to publish results from this study. Our writings may appear in scholarly journals and
academic-adjacent outlets. When the findings from the study appear in publications, survey
responses collected by the study will be used in an aggregate summary only. The survey data
we collect may be shared with any other researchers for future research studies.
Compensation
We are conducting a drawing of ten $100 gift cards. We will need your contact information in
order to send you the gift card. At the end of the survey, you will be directed to a separate
survey and asked to enter your contact information. This mitigates any potential breach of
confidentiality as your contact information will not be tied to your answers. The contact
information you entered will be permanently deleted from the record immediately after the
drawing has been completed. If you do not want to participate in the drawing, you may choose
to not enter your contact information.
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Contact Information
If you have any questions about this research, you may contact Amy H. Liu, the study’s
Principal Investigator, at [512-232-7249] or [amy.liu@austin.utexas.edu].
If you have questions or concerns about this study or about your rights as a research participant
and wish to discuss with someone other than the researcher(s), please contact the University of
Texas at Austin Institutional Review Board at 512-232-1543 or irb@austin.utexas.edu. Please
reference the study number (STUDY00005673).
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
End of Block: English - Consent
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Multilingual Asian Survey
o Under 18 (1)
o 18-24 (2)
o 25-34 (3)
o 35-49 (4)
o 50-64 (5)
o 65 or over (6)
o Man (1)
o Woman (2)
o Other (3)
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Q66 What is the highest level of education you completed?
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Start of Block: Partisanship & Voting
Q488 We would like to ask you about how you voted in the past presidential elections in the
United States.
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Q4 Who did you vote for in the 2016 election?
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Q7 Thinking ahead to this November’s presidential elections, how would you describe your
chance of voting?
Q8 If the election were being held today, would you be inclined to vote for Joe Biden, Donald
Trump, or some other candidate?
Q9.A Would you say you support Joe Biden strongly or not so strongly?
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Q9.B Would you say you support Donald Trump strongly or not so strongly?
Q9.C Would you say you support that candidate strongly or not so strongly?
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Q10 When it comes to politics in the United States, do you generally think of yourself as a
Republican, a Democrat, an independent, or something else?
o Republican (1)
o Democrat (2)
o Independent (3)
o Other party (4)
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Q11.B Do you consider yourself to be a strong Democrat?
Q11.C As an independent, do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic Party, closer to
the Republican Party, or neither?
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Q12 Now we’d like to ask you about some people and organizations who have been mentioned
in the news recently. For each, please indicate whether you have a very favorable, somewhat
favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
Very unfavorable Somewhat Somewhat Very favorable
(1) unfavorable (2) favorable (3) (4)
The Republican
party (1) o o o o
The Democratic o o o o
party (2)
Joe Biden (3)
o o o o
Donald Trump
(4) o o o o
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Q13 Do you happen to know which political party currently has the most members in the House
of Representatives in Washington, D.C.?
o Democrats (1)
o Republicans (2)
o Don’t know (3)
Q14 What political office does Kamala Harris currently hold? Please answer without looking it
up.
o President (1)
o Vice President (2)
o Speaker of the House (3)
o Secretary of State (4)
o Something else (5)
o Don’t know (6)
End of Block: Partisanship & Voting
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Q15 We would like to ask about your views on current issues. What do you think are the most
important problem facing the United States today? Indicate issues you consider are the top
three problems.
______ Economy/Jobs (1)
______ Education (2)
______ Environment/Climate change (3)
______ Foreign Policy (4)
______ Globalization (14)
______ Government/Broken political system (5)
______ Healthcare (6)
______ Incomes/Gap between rich and poor (7)
______ Immigration (8)
______ Racism or racial discrimination (9)
______ Sexism or gender discrimination (10)
______ Social security (11)
______ Taxes (12)
______ Terrorism/National security (13)
______ Other: (15)
Q16 You identified the following as important problems facing the United States today. Please
rank them in the order of importance.
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Q2 We would like to ask your opinions on certain policies. Please indicate whether you support
or oppose the following.
Strongly oppose Somewhat Somewhat Strongly support
(1) oppose (2) support (3) (4)
Making English
the official o o o o
language (1)
Reinstating o o o o
affirmative action
for college
admissions (2)
Accepting o o o o
Central
American
refugees into the
United States (3)
Nationwide ban o o o o
on assault rifles
(4)
Reparation for o o o o
African
Americans (5)
Making abortion o o o o
illegal at 6 weeks
(6)
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Q3 What is your or your family’s country of origin?
Q1_antiUS
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement with $
{country: China, Korea, etc.} that will allow ${country: China, Korea, etc.} to export twice as
much as it imports from the U.S. The agreement would lead to a trade imbalance that is
in favor of ${country: China, Korea, etc.} while hurting the U.S. Under the circumstances,
how much do you support the U.S. signing this trade agreement with ${country: China, Korea,
etc.} ?
Q134_proUS
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement with $
{Country: China, Korea, etc.} that will allow the U.S. to export twice as much as it imports from $
{Country: China, Korea, etc.}. The agreement would lead to a trade imbalance that hurts $
{Country: China, Korea, etc.} while favoring the U.S. Under the circumstances, how much do
you support the U.S. signing this trade agreement with ${Country: China, Korea, etc.} ?
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Q135_neut
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement with $
{Country: China, Korea, etc.}. The agreement would lead to a trade balance in which both
countries benefit equally. Under the circumstances, how much do you support the U.S.
signing this trade agreement with ${Country: China, Korea, etc.} ?
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement
with Mexico that will allow Mexico to export twice as much as it imports from the U.S. The
agreement would lead to a trade imbalance that is in favor of Mexico while hurting the
U.S. Under the circumstances, how much do you support the U.S. signing this trade agreement
with Mexico?
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement
with Mexico that will allow the U.S. to export twice as much as it imports from Mexico. The
agreement would lead to a trade imbalance that is hurts Mexico while favoring the
U.S.. Under the circumstances, how much do you support the U.S. signing this trade agreement
with Mexico?
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Q137 We are interested in your view on trade policies.
Let us imagine that the United States is considering signing a free trade agreement with Mexico.
The agreement would lead to a trade balance in which both countries benefit equally. Under
the circumstances, how much do you support the U.S. signing this trade agreement with
Mexico?
Q36 People can take part in different types of civic and political activities. In the last 12 months,
have you done any of the following?
No (1) Yes (2)
Discussed politics with family
and friends (1) o o
Contacted your representative o o
or a government official (2)
Attended a protest march,
demonstration, rally, or o o
campaign (3)
Signed a petition (4)
o o
Bought or boycotted a certain
product or service because of o o
the social or political values of
the company that provides it
(5)
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Q38 Some people are involved in political activities online or by email, while others are not. In
the last 12 months, have you done any of the following?
No (1) Yes (2)
Discussed politics with family
and friends online or by email o o
(1)
Posted or commented about
politics on social media (5) o o
Signed an online or email
petition (2) o o
Forwarded or circulated a post
about Asians or Asian o o
Americans (3)
Forwarded or circulated a post
about ${Country: China, India, o o
Korea, etc.} (4)
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Q39 Did anyone from one of the political parties call or approach you to talk about the campaign
or election this year?
o No (1)
o Yes (2)
o Not sure (3)
o Democrat (1)
o Republican (2)
o Both Democrat and Republican (3)
o Other (99)
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End of Block: Mobilization and engagement
Q42 How much is being American an important part of how you see yourself?
Q43 How much is being Asian American an important part of how you see yourself?
Q44 What happens generally to any Asian community in the U.S. will have something to do with
what happens to all Asian communities in the U.S.
Q46 Thinking about the next Congress and who should be elected, please tell me how
important the following statement is:
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Q47 What happens generally to immigrants in this country will have something to do with what
happens in your life.
Q49 What happens generally to Blacks in this country will have something to do with what
happens in your life.
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Q50A What do you consider to be your primary ethnicity or family ancestry?
Q51A How much is being ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil, etc.} an important part of how you see
yourself?
Q52A How much is being ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil, etc.} American an important part of how
you see yourself?
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Q53A How much is being ${Nationality: Chinese, Burmese, Indian, etc.} American an
important part of how you see yourself?
Q54A1 Now, if you had to rank different identities you may have, how would you rank in order of
importance to your identity being ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil, etc.}, ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil,
etc.} American, ${Nationality: Chinese, Burmese, Indian, etc.} American, Asian American, or
American?
______ ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil, etc.} (1)
______ ${Ethnicity: Kachin, Tamil, etc.} American (2)
______ ${Nationality: Chinese, Burmese, Indian, etc.} American (3)
______ Asian American (4)
______ American (5)
Q55A What happens generally to ${Nationality: Chinese, Burmese, Indian, etc.} people in this
country will have something to do with what happens in your life.
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Q56A Thinking about the next Congress and who should be elected, please tell me how
important the following statement is:
Q419 Now we would like to ask about your views on discrimination in the United States.
How much discrimination, if any, do you think exists against each of the following groups in the
U.S. today?
None at all (1) A little (2) Some (3) A lot (4)
Whites (1)
o o o o
Blacks (2)
o o o o
Asians (3)
o o o o
Immigrants (4)
o o o o
Latinos (5)
o o o o
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Q420 In the past 12 months, have you experienced discrimination or exclusion because you are
Asian in any of the following settings?
Yes (1) No (2)
When seeking medical care
for you or your family (1) o o
In dealing with police (2)
o o
In dealing with immigration
officers (3) o o
At your place of work (4)
o o
In a restaurant, theater, or
other places of entertainment o o
(5)
In a store (6)
o o
In other setting: (7)
o o
Q421 We would like to know about your experience with and views related to the Covid-19
pandemic.
Did you know anyone who went to Asia during the pandemic (any time between January 30,
2020 and May 5, 2023)?
o Yes (1)
o No (0)
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Q453 Did you go to Asia during the pandemic?
o Yes (1)
o No (0)
Skip To: End of Block If Did you go to Asia during the pandemic? = No
Q428 When did you go to Asia during the pandemic? If you went to Asia multiple times, enter
the date for the first trip.
Q430 For how many days did you quarantine (inclusive of self-management period)? Enter 0 if
you did not quarantine.
________________________________________________________________
Q431 Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.
I was frustrated with Americans for not taking the pandemic seriously.
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Q434 I was afraid of the rise in anti-Asian hate.
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Q438 Now, we are going to list a series of statements. Tell us how strongly you agree with the
following statements.
Q440 I was worried about being accused of being a virus carrier when in Asia.
Q441 I felt judged by the health professionals in Asia who administered the nose swabs and
PCR tests.
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Q442 I was worried about getting a positive PRC test while in quarantine.
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Q443 According to the Department of Justice, anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 150% in
2020. And in fact, anti-Asian rhetoric on Twitter increased by as much as 4000% whenever
President Trump tweeted negatively about the virus.
Control
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Q460A How strongly do you agree with the following statements? The Chinese are responsible
for the pandemic.
Q461A Now we have some questions about different groups in American society. We would like
you to judge whether almost all of the people in that group are "guilty," "blameless," or neither of
spreading Covid.
Guilty (1) Neither guilty or Blameless (3)
blameless (2)
Republicans (1)
o o o
Democrats (2)
o o o
Chinese (3)
o o o
Latinos (4)
o o o
Indians (5)
o o o
Filipinos (6)
o o o
Vietnamese (7)
o o o
Koreans (8)
o o o
Japanese (9)
o o o
End of Block: Experiment
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Q415 How often do you watch, read about, or listen to news about politics and current affairs in
the United States?
Q416 Where do you usually get news about politics and current affairs in the United States?
Q417 How interested are you in politics in ${Country: India, China, Korea, etc.}?
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Q418 How often do you watch, read about, or listen to news about politics in ${Country: India,
China, Korea, etc.}?
Q88 When thinking about people from ${Country: India, China, Korea, etc.} living in the
United States… To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?:
When in the company of Americans, we should speak to each other in English even if it is easier
for us to use our common mother tongue language
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Q89 It is important for our children to learn their mother tongue language
Q90 Our children should be able to speak their mother tongue language as their first language
(more fluently than English)
Q91 I want my children to speak English more fluently than our mother tongue language
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Q92 When thinking about your personal network (e.g., friend group), which ethnic group are
they primarily from?
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Q94 Generally speaking, what type of food does your family eat at home?
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Q95 Do you celebrate Thanksgiving as a major holiday in your family?
Q97 When having family meals during holidays (e.g., New Years, Thanksgiving, Christmas,
religous and ethnic holidays, etc.), what type of food does your family have in general?
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Q99 Generally speaking, do you support team USA OR team ${Country: India, Korea, China} in
international sports games/events (e.g., Olympics, World Cup, etc.)?
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Q100 Generally speaking, do you listen to American music OR music from ${Country: India,
Korea, China, etc.}?
o I listen to other Asian music (not including ${Country: India, Korea, China, etc.} music) (5)
o I listen to other non-Asian/non-American music (4)
End of Block: Cultural assimilation
Q68 Now we’d like to know just a bit about your background and family history.
Which of the following members of your family were born in the United States? (You may select
more than one option if applicable.)
o You (1)
o Your mother (2)
o Your father (3)
o Your mother’s mother (4)
o Your mother’s father (5)
o Your father’s mother (6)
o Your father’s father (7)
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Q70 You were not born in the US, so which country were you born in?
Q71 For the first 18 years of your life, how many years in total were spent in the United States
(need not be continuous)?
________________________________________________________________
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Q101 Do you have any of these immediate family members who have served, or are currently
serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces (you may select more than one option if applicable)?
▢ You (1)
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Q103A How proud are you to be an American?
o Buddhism (1)
o Christianity (2)
o Hinduism (3)
o Islam (4)
o Judaism (5)
o Sikhism (6)
o Other (7) __________________________________________________
o None/ no religion (8)
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Q105A Have you experienced discrimination or exclusion in America because of your religion?
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Q107A Please indicate the race/ethnicity of most of the people at your place of worship or
religious gatherings.
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
o Not sure (3)
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Q75 What is your current relationship status?
o Married (1)
o Widowed (2)
o Divorced (3)
o Separated (4)
o Never married (5)
o Other (6)
o White (1)
o Black or African American (2)
o Hispanic or Latino (3)
o Asian or Asian American (4)
o South Asian or South Asian American (5)
o Arab, Middle Eastern, or North African (6)
o American Indian/Native American (7)
o Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (8)
o Multi-racial: inclusive of Asian (ex. White and Asian) (9)
o Multi-racial: exclusive of Asian (ex. White and Hispanic) (10)
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Q77 What is the main language you speak with your families at home?
o English (1)
o My ethnic language (2) __________________________________________________
o English and my ethnic language (3)
Q78 We would like to ask you about your ethnic language skills:
Not at all (1) Just a little (2) Intermediate (3) Native or Fluent
(4)
How well do you
understand or o o o o
speak your
ethnic language?
(1)
How well do you
read or write o o o o
your ethnic
language? (2)
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o Working full-time (1)
o Working part-time (2)
o Self-employed (3)
o Unemployed and still looking for work (4)
o Unemployed and stopped looking for work (5)
o Student (6)
o Homemaker (7)
o Retired (8)
o Permanently disabled (9)
o Other (10)
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Q80 What was your total combined household income last year (2023) before taxes? This
question is completely confidential and just used to help classify the response, but it is very
important to the research.
Q81 Do you currently own or rent the home you live in?
o Rent (1)
o Homeowner (2)
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o Other (3)
Q82 When you think about the community that you live in, which comes closest to how you
would describe it?
Q84 Please enter your current zip code. The survey is anonymous and no identifying
information will be stored or shared.
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Q87 Thank you very much for your participation in this study.
As we mentioned at the beginning of this study, in return for your participation, you are eligible
to enter a drawing of $100 gift cards. Your chance of winning is 1 in 500. To be entered in the
drawing, you will need to enter your contact information. If you win, we will contact you to
arrange for the gift card to be sent. Your information will be delinked from your response and will
be destroyed immediately after the drawing is completed.
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
End of Block: Gift card drawing
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Contact Info
Q1 Please enter your contact information below. You may enter your email address, Facebook
or Twitter profile, KakaoTalk, Line, WeChat, or WhatsApp number, or any other preferred
method of communication. This will allow us to reach you if you are selected to receive a $100
gift card.
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