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1
. What is your age?
What is your age?
18-30
31-45
46-65
66+
2
. What is your gender?
What is your gender?
Male
Female
3
. What is your race/ethnicity? Choose whichever one is closest to how you see yourself.
What is your race/ethnicity? Choose whichever one is closest to how you see yourself.
White
Black
Asian
American-Indian
Latino
Pacific Islander
Other
4
. How would you describe your nationality?
How would you describe your nationality?
Mexican
U.S.
Mexico-U.S. dual nationality
Canadian
Other
5
. How many times have you been to Mexico during your lifetime?
How many times have you been to Mexico during your lifetime?
1-5 times
6-10 times
11-20 times
20+ times
6
. How many times have you paid a police officer in Mexico a bribe?
How many times have you paid a police officer in Mexico a bribe?
Never
1-3 times
4-10 times
11 + times
7
. Where did this incident/incidents take place?
Other (please list)
Tijuana
Where did this incident/incidents take place? Tijuana Other (please list)
Rosarito Beach area
Rosarito Beach area Other (please list)
Ensenada area
Ensenada area Other (please list)
Tecate
Tecate Other (please list)
Mexicali
Mexicali Other (please list)
La Paz
La Paz Other (please list)
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas Other (please list)
Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juarez Other (please list)
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo Other (please list)
Reynosa
Reynosa Other (please list)
Matamoros
Matamoros Other (please list)
Nogales
Nogales Other (please list)
Other (please specify)
8
. Share your story or stories here of what happened.
Please provide dates and locations, if you can remember them.
Share your story or stories here of what happened. Please provide dates and locations, if you can remember them.
9
. What is the dollar range of the bribes you have paid to officers in Mexico? Click all that apply.
What is the dollar range of the bribes you have paid to officers in Mexico? Click all that apply.
$1-$25
$26-$50
$51-$100
$101 +
10
. Have you ever filed a complaint to report a police bribery incident in Mexico?
Have you ever filed a complaint to report a police bribery incident in Mexico?
Yes
No
11
. If you filed a complaint or complaints, please explain how you did it.
If you filed a complaint or complaints, please explain how you did it.
12
. In the cases of filing a complaint against an officer in Mexico, were you satisfied with the results?
In the cases of filing a complaint against an officer in Mexico, were you satisfied with the results?
yes
no
not sure what the results were
13
. When I am in Mexico...
(Please mark which ONE of these perspectives applies best to you)
When I am in Mexico... (Please mark which ONE of these perspectives applies best to you)
I try to obey the laws and avoid trouble.
What laws? I do things I wouldn't normally do in the United States.
14
. Which of the following methods of reporting a case of police extortion in Mexico are you aware of?
Which of the following methods of reporting a case of police extortion in Mexico are you aware of?
Email to U.S. Consulate
Contact San Diego police department to file courtesy report
File report online through the city of Tijuana's web site or other city web site
15
. Do you consider police bribery to be a problem for tourists in Mexico? Rate the seriousness of the problem on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being "not at all" and 5 being "very much."
Do you consider police bribery to be a problem for tourists in Mexico? Rate the seriousness of the problem on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being "not at all" and 5 being "very much."
1 - not at all
2
3
4
5 - a huge problem
16
. Do you believe that filing a complaint about police extortion will have any positive results?
Do you believe that filing a complaint about police extortion will have any positive results?
yes
no
maybe
not at all
17
. Which of the following statements most closely reflects your attitudes towards police bribery in Mexico?
Which of the following statements most closely reflects your attitudes towards police bribery in Mexico?
It's a fast and efficient solution to taking care of problem.
Police bribery is like armed robbery.
It's something that travelers just have to put up with now and then.
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. Feel free to add any additional comments here
Feel free to add any additional comments here
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