Table 1.

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Instructions: ‘I am going to ask you some questions. There are no right or wrong answers to these questions, just different ideas. We are interested in knowing all that you think about these things. Please choose from the following answers. You can endorse as many of the answers as you like, you can reject all of the answers if you like, and you can endorse some and reject others’
	Death	Illness	Origins
Natural	1. Mary’s friend slipped and fell down a hillside and was severely injured. Mary took her friend to a hospital to help her get better but her injuries were too bad and they could not make her better. A few days later Mary’s friend died. Why did Mary’s friend die?	1. I know a person named Simon. A few days ago, Simon played with his cousin who was coughing and whose head was warm. Today, Simon is feeling sick. He has a cough and a fever. He doesn’t feel like eating and feels tired all the time. Simon has TB. Why did Simon get TB?	1. Humans have lived on the Earth for a very long time just like other animals and plants and many people wonder why the first humans got here on Earth. Why did the first humans get here on Earth?
	2. Denise’s grandmother was very sick. Denise asked a doctor to help her grandmother get better. Denise’s grandmother was too sick and the doctor could not make her better. A few days later, Denise’s grandmother died. Why did Denise’s grandmother die?	2. I know a person named Samuel. A few days ago Samuel got bitten by a mosquito. Today, Samuel is feeling sick. He has chills and a fever. He feels nauseous and tired all the time. Samuel has malaria. Why did Samuel get malaria?	2. Animals have lived on the Earth for a very long time just like other animals and plants and many people wonder why the first animal got here on Earth. Why did the first animals get here on Earth?
Supernatural	1. Anna’s friend fell out of a tree after disobeying an order of the chief and was severely injured. Anna took her friend to a traditional healer to help her get better but her injuries were too bad and they could not make her better. A few days later Anna’s friend died. Why did Anna’s friend die?	1. I know a person named David. A few days ago David made someone very angry when he walked through their garden of freshly planted seeds. Today, David is feeling sick He has a cough and a fever. He doesn’t feel like eating and feels tired all the time. David has tuberculosis. Why did David get tuberculosis?	1. Humans have lived on the Earth for a very longtime and many people ask the elders at the nakamala why the very first humans got here on Earth. Why did the first humans get here on Earth?
	2. Margaret’s grandfather was very sick. Margaret asked the spirits to help her grandfather get better. There were many people in the village who were angry with him and felt he did not treat them fairly. A few days later Margaret’s grandfather died. Why did Margaret’s grandfather die?	2. I know a person named Carol. A few days ago Carol broke a taboo and walked by a nakamala during kava time. Today, Carol is feeling sick She has chills and a fever. She feels nauseous and tired all the time. Carol has malaria. Why did Carol get malaria?	2. Animals have lived on the Earth for a very long time and many people ask the elders at the nakamala why the very first animal got here on Earth. Why did the first animals get here on Earth?

Note.

^aIn Vanuatu, a nakamal is a place that men gather to drink kava and discuss issues (women are not allowed in nakamals).