Indicator - Freedom of expression

Question: To what extent do you feel free to say in public your opinion about the government in general?
Note:  This question was only asked in Phase Three of the survey and therefore only included people in the States/Regions shown.

Indicator - Knowledge of VTA/WA, MP of State/Region Hluttaw, President, Township Committees?

Question: What is the name of the present Village Tract Administrator?

Question: Can you mention the name of one of the Members of Parliament for this township in the State/Region Hluttaw?

Question: What is the name of the present President of Myanmar?

Question: Do you know any committee at the township level in which citizens participate?

Indicator - Functions of the VT/WA?

Question: What are the most important functions of the Village Tract Administrator?
Note:  Respondents were given the opportunity to provide more than one answer to this question.

Indicator - Voting in elections of the VTA/WA?

Question: Did you vote in the elections for the Village Tract/Ward Administrators in 2012/2013?
Note:  This question was only asked in Phase Three of the survey and therefore only included people in the States/Regions shown.

Indicator - Change in perception of VTA/WA functioning after elections?

Question: Do you feel that after the VTAs were elected in 2012, anything changed in the way they respond to people’s requests
and demands, and the way they communicate with the people in the ward/village?
Note:  This question was only asked in Phase Three of the survey and therefore only included people in the States/Regions shown.

Indicator - Source of information on new laws/directives

Question: If there are new laws or directives from the government, how would you usually learn about them?
Note:  Respondents were given the opportunity to provide more than one answer to this question.

Indicator - Information about new development projects in VT/Ward

Question: Is the township government informing you enough about the plans it has for new projects in your village tract/ ward
regarding e.g. schools, roads, health facilities, etc.?