Table 4.

Translation and presentation of an AD scale into an IS scale for self-administration on paper

AD.	Next, we have a few questions about people’s general views on politics and government. Please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.
		Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
	a. I feel that I have a pretty good understanding of the important political issues facing our country.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	b. I think most people are better informed about politics and government than I am.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	c. The average citizen has considerable influence on politics.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	d. People like me don’t have any say about what the government does.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	e. People we elect to Congress try to keep the promises they have made during the election.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	f. Most government administrators can be trusted to do what is best for the country.	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
IS.	Next, we have a few questions about people’s general views on politics and government.
		Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Very	Extremely
	a. How good is your understanding of the important political issues facing our country?	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	b. Compared to most people, how informed are you about politics?	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
		None	A little	Some	Quite a bit	A great deal
	c. How much influence does the average citizen have on politics?	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	d. How much say do people like you have about what the government does?	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
		Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Very often	Extremely often
	e. How often do the people we elect to Congress try to keep the promises they have made during the election	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯
	f. How often can we trust government administrators to do what is best for the country?	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯