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Guide&to&the&2016&Views&of&the&
Electorate)Research)Survey!
AUGUST 2017
About!the!Voter!Study!Group!
The!Democracy!Fund!Voter!Study!Group!is!a!new!research!collaboration!of!nearly!two!dozen!analysts!
and!scholars!from!across!the!political!spectrum!examining!and!delivering!insights!on!the!evolving!
views!of!American!voters.!
As!the!2016!presidential!campaign!unfolded,!it!became!increasingly!clear!that!the!underlying!values!
and!beliefs!driving!voter!decisions!need!to!be!better!understood.!To!that!end,!Henry!Olsen!(Ethics!
and!Public!Policy!Center),!John!Sides!(The!George!Washington!University),!and!Joe!Goldman!
(Democracy!Fund)!convened!a!politically!diverse!group!of!conservative,!progressive,!and!
independent!public!opinion!experts!to!study!the!electorate!together.!The!group!sought!not!to!achieve!
consensus,!but!to!engage!in!discussion!about!how!the!views!of!the!electorate!are!evolving!and!what!
the!implications!of!those!changes!may!be.!
As!a!newly!formed!collaborative,!the!group!first!reviewed!existing!research!and!identified!additional!
questions!that!require!study.!The!VOTER!Survey!(Views!of!the!Electorate!Research!Survey)!is!the!
study!group’s!first!original!research.!!
The!research!of!the!Democracy!Fund!Voter!Study!Group!is!designed!to!help!policy!makers!and!
thought!leaders!listen!more!closely,!and!respond!more!powerfully,!to!the!views!of!American!voters.!
Our!goal!is!to!have!more!productive!conversations!where!voters!feel!like!they!are!truly!heard.!We!
hope!the!study!group’s!research!and!analysis!helps!us!understand!each!other!and!make!our!
democracy!more!functional.!
The!Voter!Study!Group!is!funded!by!a!grant!from!the!Democracy!Fund!to!the!Ethics!and!Public!Policy!
Center!(EPPC).!
Participants
Joe!Goldman!(President,!Democracy!Fund)!
Henry!Olsen!(Project!Director,!VSG)!
John!Sides!(Research!Director,!VSG)!
Karlyn!Bowman!
Michael!Cromartie!
Michael!Dimock!
Lee!Drutman!
Emily!Ekins!
William!A.!Galston!
Robert!Griffin!
Robert!P.!Jones!
Taeku!Lee!
Tod!Lindberg!
Michael!A.!Needham!
Hans!Noel!
Adrian!D.!Pantoja!
Ruy!Teixeira!
Kristen!Soltis!Anderson!
Ismail!White!
David!Winston!
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Methodology!
The!Views!of!the!Electorate!Research!(VOTER)!Survey!was!conducted!by!the!survey!firm!YouGov.!In!
total,!8,000!adults!(age!18+)!with!internet!access!took!the!survey!on-line!between!November!29!and!
December!29,!2016.!The!reported!margin!of!error!is!plus!or!minus!2.2%.!YouGov!also!supplied!
measures!of!primary!voting!behavior!from!the!end!of!the!primary!period!(July!2016),!when!these!
respondents!had!been!contacted!as!part!of!a!different!survey!project.!!
These!respondents!were!originally!interviewed!by!YouGov!in!2011-2012!as!part!of!the!2012!
Cooperative!Campaign!Analysis!Project!(CCAP).!In!that!survey,!45,000!respondents!were!first!
interviewed!in!December!2011!and!were!interviewed!a!second!time!in!one!of!the!45!weekly!surveys!
between!January!1!and!November!8,!2012.!After!the!November!election,!35,408!respondents!were!
interviewed!a!third!time.!For!this!survey!11,168!panelists!from!2012!CCAP!were!invited!to!respond!
and!8,637!of!them!(77%)!completed!the!2016!survey.!!
The!2012!CCAP!was!constructed!using!YouGov’s!sample!matching!procedure.!A!stratified!sample!is!
drawn!from!YouGov’s!panel,!which!consists!of!people!who!have!agreed!to!take!occasional!surveys.!
The!strata!are!defined!by!the!combination!of!age,!gender,!race,!and!education,!and!each!stratum!is!
sampled!in!proportion!to!its!size!in!the!U.S.!population.!Then,!each!element!of!this!sample!is!matched!
to!a!synthetic!sampling!frame!that!is!constructed!from!the!U.S.!Census!Bureau’s!American!
Community!Survey,!the!Current!Population!Survey!Voting!and!Registration!Supplement,!and!other!
databases.!The!matching!procedure!finds!the!observation!in!the!sample!from!YouGov’s!panel!that!
most!closely!matches!each!observation!in!the!synthetic!sampling!frame!on!a!set!of!demographic!
characteristics.!The!resulting!sample!is!then!weighted!by!a!set!of!demographic!and!non-demographic!
variables!(in!the!dataset,!this!is!the!variable!“weight”).!
On!average,!YouGov’s!methodology!produces!less!bias!across!a!series!of!benchmarks!than!do!other!
methodologies!using!online!samples.!For!more!information!on!the!process!see:!
• Ansolabehere,!Stephen,!and!Douglas!Rivers.!2013.!“Cooperative!Survey!Research.”!Annual!
Review!of!Political!Science!21:!1-23.!
• Kennedy,!Courtney!et!al.!2016.!“Evaluating!Online!Nonprobability!Surveys.”!Pew!Research!
Center.!http://www.pewresearch.org/files/2016/04/Nonprobability-report-May-2016-
FINAL.pdf!
• Rivers,!Doug.!2016.!“Pew!Research:!YouGov!consistently!outperforms!competitors!on!
accuracy.”!YouGov,!May!13.!https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/05/13/pew-research-
yougov/!
Variable!Names!
Variables!whose!names!end!with!“!_2016”!capture!responses!to!the!December!2016!wave!of!the!
survey.!The!exception!were!three!variables!about!the!presidential!primary!that!were!asked!in!July!
2016!(pp_primary16_2016,!pp_demprim16_2016,!pp_repprim16_2016).!
Variables!whose!names!end!with!“_2012”!capture!responses!to!the!November!2012!wave!of!the!
survey,!which!was!conducted!after!the!2012!election.!
Variables!whose!names!end!with!“_baseline”!capture!responses!to!the!December!2011!wave!of!the!
survey.!
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Citation!
To!reference!the!VOTER!survey,!please!use!this!protocol:!
Democracy!Fund!Voter!Study!Group.!VIEWS!OF!THE!ELECTORATE!RESEARCH!SURVEY,!December!
2016.![Computer!File]!Release!1:!August!28,!2017.!Washington!DC:!Democracy!Fund!Voter!Study!
Group![producer]!https://www.voterstudygroup.org/.!
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Variables!
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Case ID - Unique across waves
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Case weight
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PARTY_AGENDAS_rand_2016
PARTY_AGENDAS
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,892 1 Democratic Party
4,108 2 Republican Party
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pp_primary16_2016
Primary Vote
Did you vote in the [state] Presidential primary this spring?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,964 1 In the Democratic primary
2,893 2 In the Republican primary
1,983 3 No, not in either
160 4 Not sure, don't recall
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pp_demprim16_2016
Democratic Primary
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[If voted in the Democratic primary:] Who did you vote for in the
primary?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,616 1 Hillary Clinton
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1,262 2 Bernie Sanders
64 3 Someone else
32 4 Don't recall
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pp_repprim16_2016
Republican Primary
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[If voted in the Republican primary:] Who did you vote for in the
primary?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,360 1 Donald Trump
348 2 John Kasich
760 3 Ted Cruz
274 4 Marco Rubio
126 5 Someone else
38 6 Don't recall
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inputstate_2016
State
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What is your state of residence?
Freq. Numeric Label
80 1 Alabama
21 2 Alaska
223 4 Arizona
80 5 Arkansas
810 6 California
149 8 Colorado
77 9 Connecticut
30 10 Delaware
20 11 District of Columbia
652 12 Florida
242 13 Georgia
25 15 Hawaii
66 16 Idaho
316 17 Illinois
167 18 Indiana
93 19 Iowa
85 20 Kansas
102 21 Kentucky
70 22 Louisiana
50 23 Maine
152 24 Maryland
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173 25 Massachusetts
273 26 Michigan
131 27 Minnesota
50 28 Mississippi
166 29 Missouri
28 30 Montana
52 31 Nebraska
82 32 Nevada
51 33 New Hampshire
199 34 New Jersey
60 35 New Mexico
415 36 New York
226 37 North Carolina
13 38 North Dakota
306 39 Ohio
78 40 Oklahoma
142 41 Oregon
441 42 Pennsylvania
33 44 Rhode Island
98 45 South Carolina
29 46 South Dakota
145 47 Tennessee
512 48 Texas
75 49 Utah
22 50 Vermont
210 51 Virginia
234 53 Washington
59 54 West Virginia
169 55 Wisconsin
18 56 Wyoming
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izip_2016
ZIP code
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So that we can ask you about the news and events in your area, in
what zip code do you currently reside?
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votereg2_2016
Voter Registration Status
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Are you currently registered to vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,909 1 Yes
70 2 No
21 3 Don't know
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votereg_f_2016
Voter Registration Status - Same zip as izip.2016
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Is $izip the zip code where you are registered to vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,672 1 Yes
238 2 No
90 .
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regzip_2016
ZIP code where respondent is registered to vote
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[If votereg_f_2016=No:] I am registered to vote at this zip code:
unique values: 234 missing .:
7,761/8,000
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turnout16_2016
2016 Turnout
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Did you vote in the election on Tuesday, November 8th?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,611 1 Yes
341 2 No
48 .
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vote_usual_2016
Do you usually vote in general elections?
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Do you usually vote in general elections?
Freq. Numeric Label
209 1 Yes, I usually vote, but
did not
in 2016
107 2 No, I do not usually vote
7,684 .
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votemeth16_2016
Vote Method
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How did you vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,677 1 In person on election day
1,923 2 In person before the
election
2,011 3 By mail
389 .
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presvote16post_2016
2016 President Vote Post Election
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Who did you vote for in the election for President? [order of
Clinton and Trump randomized]
Freq. Numeric Label
3,545 1 Hillary Clinton
3,479 2 Donald Trump
231 3 Gary Johnson
112 4 Jill Stein
24 5 Evan McMullin
182 6 Other
33 7 Did not vote for President
394 .
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presvote16post_t_2016
2016 President Vote Post Election - Text
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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vote2016_cand2_2016
Did not vote - Preferred candidate
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If you had to choose, who did you prefer for president?
Freq. Numeric Label
156 1 Hillary Clinton
(Democratic)
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144 2 Donald Trump (Republican)
87 3 Don't know
7,613 .
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vote_for_against_2016
R's vote was primarily in favor of the candidate or was his/her vote
mostly agai
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Was your vote primarily a vote in favor of [presvote16post vote
choice] or was it mostly a vote against [prevsvote16post opponent]?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,769 1 Vote in favor
2,233 2 Vote against opponent
998 .
[NOTE: The order of the next four questions was randomized]
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Clinton_Rubio_2016
Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Clinton
vs Rubio
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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on
randomization order: the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, and the
Republican, Marco Rubio, / the Republican, Marco Rubio, and the
Democrat, Hillary Clinton,] who would you have preferred? [order of
Clinton and Rubio randomized]
Freq. Numeric Label
3,556 1 Hillary Clinton
(Democratic)
3,763 2 Marco Rubio (Republican)
655 3 Don't know
26 .
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Clinton_Cruz_2016
Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Clinton
vs Cruz
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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on
randomization order: the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, and the
Republican, Ted Cruz, / the Republican, Ted Cruz, and the Democrat,
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Hillary Clinton,] who would you have preferred? [order of Clinton
and Cruz randomized]
Freq. Numeric Label
3,752 1 Hillary Clinton
(Democratic)
3,446 2 Ted Cruz (Republican)
777 3 Don't know
25 .
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Sanders_Trump_2016
Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Sanders
vs Trump
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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on
randomization order: the Democrat, Bernie Sanders, and the
Republican, Donald Trump, / the Republican, Donald Trump, and the
Democrat, Bernie Sanders,] who would you have preferred? [order of
Sanders and Trump randomized]
Freq. Numeric Label
4,070 1 Bernie Sanders
(Democratic)
3,475 2 Donald Trump (Republican)
430 3 Don't know
25 .
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Sanders_Rubio_2016
Hypothetical scenario - Preferred presidential candidate - Sanders
vs Rubio
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If the 2016 election had been a race between [insert based on
randomization order: the Democrat, Bernie Sanders, and the
Republican, Marco Rubio, / the Republican, Marco Rubio, and the
Democrat, Bernie Sanders,] who would you have preferred? [order of
Sanders and Rubio randomized]
Freq. Numeric Label
3,916 1 Bernie Sanders
(Democratic)
3,406 2 Marco Rubio (Republican)
643 3 Don't know
35 .
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wished_voted_2016
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Wishes he/she would have voted in 2016
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At this point, do you wish you had voted in 2016?
Freq. Numeric Label
131 1 Yes
239 2 No
7,630 .
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vote_regrets_2016
R regrets who he/she voted for president in 2016
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At this point, do you have any regrets about your vote for president
in 2016?
Freq. Numeric Label
176 1 Yes
7,432 2 No
392 .
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second_chance_2016
Second chance at voting - Preferred presidential candidate
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---------If you had the chance to do it again, how would you vote in
2016?
Freq. Numeric Label
149 1 Hillary Clinton
(Democratic)
101 2 Donald Trump (Republican)
52 3 Someone Else
7,698 .
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second_chance_t_2016
Second chance at voting - Preferred presidential candidate - Text
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “SOMEONE ELSE”]
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accurately_counted_2016
Vote in the 2016 election was accurately counted
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--------How confident are you that your vote in the 2016 election
was accurately counted?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,136 1 Very confident
2,474 2 Somewhat confident
647 3 Not too confident
344 4 Not at all confident
399 .
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accurately_counted2_2016
Votes in the 2016 election were accurately counted across the
country
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How confident are you that the votes in the 2016 election across the
country were accurately counted?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,587 1 Very confident
3,223 2 Somewhat confident
1,417 3 Not too confident
737 4 Not at all confident
36 .
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obamaapp_2016
Approval of Obama as President
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handling his job as President?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,322 1 Strongly Approve
1,514 2 Somewhat Approve
815 3 Somewhat Disapprove
3,264 4 Strongly Disapprove
79 5 Don't know
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fav_trump_2016
Favorability - Trump
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people? DONALD TRUMP
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Freq. Numeric Label
2,051 1 Very favorable
1,478 2 Somewhat favorable
643 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,639 4 Very unfavorable
142 8 Don't know
47 .
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fav_cruz_2016
Favorability - Cruz
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
TED CRUZ
Freq. Numeric Label
869 1 Very favorable
1,886 2 Somewhat favorable
1,474 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,230 4 Very unfavorable
492 8 Don't know
49 .
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fav_ryan_2016
Favorability - Ryan
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
PAUL RYAN
Freq. Numeric Label
732 1 Very favorable
2,175 2 Somewhat favorable
1,918 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,539 4 Very unfavorable
572 8 Don't know
64 .
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fav_romn_2016
Favorability - Romney
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
MITT ROMNEY
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Freq. Numeric Label
520 1 Very favorable
2,265 2 Somewhat favorable
2,808 3 Somewhat unfavorable
1,952 4 Very unfavorable
401 8 Don't know
54 .
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fav_obama_2016
Favorability - Obama
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
BARACK OBAMA
Freq. Numeric Label
2,733 1 Very favorable
1,180 2 Somewhat favorable
702 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,245 4 Very unfavorable
93 8 Don't know
47 .
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fav_hrc_2016
Favorability - Clinton
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
HILLARY CLINTON
Freq. Numeric Label
1,748 1 Very favorable
1,602 2 Somewhat favorable
689 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,819 4 Very unfavorable
88 8 Don't know
54 .
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fav_sanders_2016
Favorability - Sanders
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
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Freq. Numeric Label
2,192 1 Very favorable
2,112 2 Somewhat favorable
1,288 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,075 4 Very unfavorable
280 8 Don't know
53 .
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fav_rubio_2016
Favorability - Rubio
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
MARCO RUBIO
Freq. Numeric Label
944 1 Very favorable
2,427 2 Somewhat favorable
1,947 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,021 4 Very unfavorable
601 8 Don't know
60 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D1_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the size of government
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
243 1 Much less
255 2 Somewhat less
1,056 3 About the same
728 4 Somewhat more
1,526 5 Much more
4,192 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D2_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Creating jobs
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
CREATING JOBS
Freq. Numeric Label
95 1 Much less
54 2 Somewhat less
587 3 About the same
1,160 4 Somewhat more
1,932 5 Much more
4,172 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D3_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Renegotiating trade deals
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
RENEGOTIATING TRADE DEALS
Freq. Numeric Label
212 1 Much less
238 2 Somewhat less
1,251 3 About the same
1,097 4 Somewhat more
1,011 5 Much more
4,191 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D4_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reforming the health care system
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Freq. Numeric Label
377 1 Much less
207 2 Somewhat less
613 3 About the same
994 4 Somewhat more
1,626 5 Much more
4,183 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D5_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing how much Americans pay in
taxes
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING HOW MUCH AMERICANS PAY IN TAXES
Freq. Numeric Label
171 1 Much less
262 2 Somewhat less
937 3 About the same
945 4 Somewhat more
1,512 5 Much more
4,173 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D6_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating the effects of climate
change
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Freq. Numeric Label
971 1 Much less
371 2 Somewhat less
880 3 About the same
692 4 Somewhat more
903 5 Much more
4,183 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D7_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing poverty
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING POVERTY
Freq. Numeric Label
254 1 Much less
277 2 Somewhat less
974 3 About the same
1,081 4 Somewhat more
1,232 5 Much more
4,182 .
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Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Restricting immigration
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION
Freq. Numeric Label
362 1 Much less
351 2 Somewhat less
1,056 3 About the same
623 4 Somewhat more
1,435 5 Much more
4,173 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D9_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the national debt
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT
Freq. Numeric Label
131 1 Much less
160 2 Somewhat less
876 3 About the same
909 4 Somewhat more
1,750 5 Much more
4,174 .
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Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Increasing racial equality
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
INCREASING RACIAL EQUALITY
Freq. Numeric Label
673 1 Much less
434 2 Somewhat less
1,161 3 About the same
786 4 Somewhat more
754 5 Much more
4,192 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D11_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating terrorism
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
COMBATING TERRORISM
Freq. Numeric Label
120 1 Much less
161 2 Somewhat less
1,206 3 About the same
832 4 Somewhat more
1,487 5 Much more
4,194 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_D12_2016
Democratic Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Standing up to political
correctness
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Would you like to see the Democratic Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
STANDING UP TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Freq. Numeric Label
665 1 Much less
333 2 Somewhat less
978 3 About the same
666 4 Somewhat more
1,181 5 Much more
4,177 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R1_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the size of government
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
520 1 Much less
405 2 Somewhat less
896 3 About the same
824 4 Somewhat more
1,391 5 Much more
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R2_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Creating jobs
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
CREATING JOBS
Freq. Numeric Label
68 1 Much less
73 2 Somewhat less
615 3 About the same
1,180 4 Somewhat more
2,102 5 Much more
3,962 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R3_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Renegotiating trade deals
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
RENEGOTIATING TRADE DEALS
Freq. Numeric Label
383 1 Much less
462 2 Somewhat less
1,099 3 About the same
1,153 4 Somewhat more
940 5 Much more
3,963 .
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Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reforming the health care system
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Freq. Numeric Label
535 1 Much less
365 2 Somewhat less
611 3 About the same
883 4 Somewhat more
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1,639 5 Much more
3,967 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R5_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing how much Americans pay in
taxes
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING HOW MUCH AMERICANS PAY IN TAXES
Freq. Numeric Label
391 1 Much less
343 2 Somewhat less
891 3 About the same
1,057 4 Somewhat more
1,363 5 Much more
3,955 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R6_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating the effects of climate
change
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Freq. Numeric Label
861 1 Much less
467 2 Somewhat less
817 3 About the same
586 4 Somewhat more
1,305 5 Much more
3,964 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R7_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing poverty
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING POVERTY
Freq. Numeric Label
160 1 Much less
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175 2 Somewhat less
897 3 About the same
1,178 4 Somewhat more
1,622 5 Much more
3,968 .
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Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Restricting immigration
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION
Freq. Numeric Label
709 1 Much less
485 2 Somewhat less
778 3 About the same
716 4 Somewhat more
1,342 5 Much more
3,970 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R9_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Reducing the national debt
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT
Freq. Numeric Label
227 1 Much less
240 2 Somewhat less
806 3 About the same
1,121 4 Somewhat more
1,639 5 Much more
3,967 .
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Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Increasing racial equality
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
INCREASING RACIAL EQUALITY
Freq. Numeric Label
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429 1 Much less
308 2 Somewhat less
1,288 3 About the same
792 4 Somewhat more
1,217 5 Much more
3,966 .
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Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Combating terrorism
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
COMBATING TERRORISM
Freq. Numeric Label
166 1 Much less
227 2 Somewhat less
1,249 3 About the same
879 4 Somewhat more
1,522 5 Much more
3,957 .
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PARTY_AGENDAS_R12_2016
Republican Party PARTY_AGENDAS - Standing up to political
correctness
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Would you like to see the Republican Party focus more, less, or
about the same amount on the following priorities?
STANDING UP TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Freq. Numeric Label
835 1 Much less
400 2 Somewhat less
788 3 About the same
736 4 Somewhat more
1,282 5 Much more
3,959 .
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RIGGED SYSTEM - Elections today don't matter; things stay the same
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
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ELECTIONS TODAY DON’T MATTER; THINGS STAY THE SAME NO MATTER WHO WE
VOTE IN
Freq. Numeric Label
604 1 Strongly agree
2,204 2 Agree
3,632 3 Disagree
1,476 4 Strongly disagree
84 .
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RIGGED_SYSTEM_2_2016
RIGGED SYSTEM - America is a fair society where everyone has the
opportunity to
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
AMERICA IS A FAIR SOCIETY WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
AHEAD
Freq. Numeric Label
1,296 1 Strongly agree
3,173 2 Agree
2,399 3 Disagree
1,028 4 Strongly disagree
104 .
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RIGGED_SYSTEM_3_2016
RIGGED SYSTEM - Our economic system is biased in favor of the
wealthiest Americans
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
OUT ECONOMIC SYSTEM IS BIASED IN FAVOR OF THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS
Freq. Numeric Label
3,155 1 Strongly agree
2,609 2 Agree
1,675 3 Disagree
442 4 Strongly disagree
119 .
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RIGGED SYSTEM - You can't believe much of what you hear from the
mainstream media
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
YOU CAN’T BELIEVE MUCH OF WHAT YOU HEAR FROM THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Freq. Numeric Label
3,187 1 Strongly agree
2,350 2 Agree
1,818 3 Disagree
537 4 Strongly disagree
108 .
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RIGGED_SYSTEM_5_2016
RIGGED SYSTEM - People like me don't have any say in what the
government does
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
PEOPLE LIKE MY DON’T HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES
Freq. Numeric Label
1,354 1 Strongly agree
3,271 2 Agree
2,767 3 Disagree
496 4 Strongly disagree
112 .
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RIGGED_SYSTEM_6_2016
RIGGED SYSTEM - Elites in this country don't understand the
problems I am facing
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Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with each of the
following statements:
ELITES IN THIS COUNTRY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS I AM FACING
Freq. Numeric Label
3,505 1 Strongly agree
3,171 2 Agree
974 3 Disagree
220 4 Strongly disagree
130 .
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track_2016
Direction the country is heading to
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Would you say things in this country today are...
Freq. Numeric Label
1,858 1 Generally headed in the
right
direction
5,043 2 Off on the wrong track
998 3 Don't know
101 .
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Change in personal finances over past year
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Would you say that you and your family are...
Freq. Numeric Label
1,158 1 Better off financially
4,498 2 About the same as now
2,236 3 Worse off financially
92 4 Don't know
16 .
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econtrend_2016
The economy is...
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Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,213 1 Getting better
3,480 2 About the same
1,815 3 Getting worse
460 4 Don't know
32 .
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americatrend_2016
Life in America today for people like R compared to fifty years ago
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In general, would you say life in America today is better, worse, or
about the same as it was fifty years ago for people like you?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,242 1 Better
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1,382 2 About the same
3,951 3 Worse
405 4 Don't know
20 .
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futuretrend_2016
Standard of living for the current children in the future when they
are the same
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When children today are the age you are now, do you think their
standard of living will be better, about the same, or worse than
yours is now?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,349 1 Better than R's
1,575 2 About the same as R's
3,295 3 Worse than R's
1,758 4 Don't know
23 .
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wealth_2016
Distribution of money and wealth in this country
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Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this
country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this
country should be more evenly distributed among more people?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,634 1 Distribution is fair
4,289 2 Should be more evenly
distributed
1,038 8 Don't know
39 .
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values_culture_2016
In America, values and culture of people like R are...
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In America today, do you feel the values and culture of people like
you are:
Freq. Numeric Label
998 1 Generally becoming more
widespread and accepted
1,680 2 Holding steady
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4,663 3 Generally becoming rarer
and
less accepted
634 8 Don't know
25 .
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US is more/less respected by other countries than in the past
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Compared with the past, would you say the US is more respected by
other countries these days, less respected by other countries, or as
respected as it has been in the past?
Freq. Numeric Label
420 1 More respected
1,065 2 As respected as in the
past
6,011 3 Less respected
472 8 Don't know
32 .
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trustgovt_2016
Trust the government
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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in
Washington to do what is right?
Freq. Numeric Label
64 1 Just about always
881 2 Most of the time
6,994 3 Some of the time
61 .
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trust_people_2016
Most people can/can't be trusted
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Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or
that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,377 1 Can't be too careful in
dealing
with people
3,034 2 Most people can be trusted
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542 8 Don't know
47 .
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helpful_people_2016
People try to be helpful or are they mostly just looking out for
themselves
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Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful, or
that they are mostly just looking out for themselves?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,804 1 People try to be helpful
3,489 2 People are looking out for
themselves
669 8 Don't know
38 .
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fair_people_2016
Most people try to take advantage or try to be fair
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Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they
got a chance, or would they try to be fair?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,606 1 People would try to take
advantage
3,246 2 People would try to be
fair
1,097 8 Don't know
51 .
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ft_black_2016
Feeling thermometer - Blacks
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We'd like to get your feelings toward some groups who are in the
news these days. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean
that you feel favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0
degrees and 50 degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the
group and that you don't care too much for that group. You would
rate the group at the 50 degree mark if you don't feel particularly
warm or cold toward the group. If we come to a group who you don't
recognize, you don't need to rate that group. Click on the
thermometer to give a rating.
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BLACKS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
133 .
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Feeling thermometer - Whites
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WHITES
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
123 .
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ft_hisp_2016
Feeling thermometer - Hispanics
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HISPANICS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
133 .
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ft_asian_2016
Feeling thermometer - Asians
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ASIANS
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Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
95 .
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Feeling thermometer - Muslims
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MUSLIMS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
268 .
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ft_jew_2016
Feeling thermometer - Jews
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JEWS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
114 .
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ft_christ_2016
Feeling thermometer - Christians
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CHRISTIANS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
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<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
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Feeling thermometer - Feminists
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FEMINISTS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
283 .
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ft_immig_2016
Feeling thermometer - Immigrants
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IMMIGRANTS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
164 .
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ft_blm_2016
Feeling thermometer - Black Lives Matter
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BLACK LIVES MATTER
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
481 .
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ft_wallst_2016
Feeling thermometer - Wall Street bankers
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WALL STREET BANKERS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
369 .
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ft_gays_2016
Feeling thermometer - Gays and lesbians
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GAYS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
201 .
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ft_unions_2016
Feeling thermometer - Labor unions
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UNIONS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
267 .
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ft_police_2016
Feeling thermometer - Police officers
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POLICE
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
116 .
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ft_altright_2016
Feeling thermometer - The alt-right movement
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ALT RIGHT
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
657 .
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imiss_a_2016
Issue importance - Crime
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How important are the following issues to you?
CRIME
Freq. Numeric Label
4,644 1 Very important
2,650 2 Somewhat important
524 3 Not very important
65 4 Unimportant
117 .
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imiss_b_2016
Issue importance - The economy
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THE ECONOMY
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Freq. Numeric Label
6,163 1 Very important
1,617 2 Somewhat important
67 3 Not very important
15 4 Unimportant
138 .
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imiss_c_2016
Issue importance - Immigration
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IMMIGRATION
Freq. Numeric Label
3,686 1 Very important
2,999 2 Somewhat important
978 3 Not very important
199 4 Unimportant
138 .
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imiss_d_2016
Issue importance - The environment
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THE ENVIORNMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
3,475 1 Very important
2,638 2 Somewhat important
1,189 3 Not very important
553 4 Unimportant
145 .
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imiss_e_2016
Issue importance - Religious liberty
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Freq. Numeric Label
4,113 1 Very important
2,205 2 Somewhat important
941 3 Not very important
602 4 Unimportant
139 .
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Issue importance - Terrorism
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TERRORISM
Freq. Numeric Label
4,854 1 Very important
2,215 2 Somewhat important
632 3 Not very important
170 4 Unimportant
129 .
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imiss_g_2016
Issue importance - Gay rights
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GAY RIGHTS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,928 1 Very important
2,117 2 Somewhat important
1,915 3 Not very important
1,904 4 Unimportant
136 .
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imiss_h_2016
Issue importance - Education
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EDUCATION
Freq. Numeric Label
4,875 1 Very important
2,438 2 Somewhat important
422 3 Not very important
122 4 Unimportant
143 .
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imiss_i_2016
Issue importance - Family and medical leave
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FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
Freq. Numeric Label
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2,547 1 Very important
3,127 2 Somewhat important
1,658 3 Not very important
555 4 Unimportant
113 .
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imiss_j_2016
Issue importance - Health care
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HEALTH CARE
Freq. Numeric Label
5,947 1 Very important
1,688 2 Somewhat important
181 3 Not very important
57 4 Unimportant
127 .
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imiss_k_2016
Issue importance - Money in politics
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,845 1 Very important
2,570 2 Somewhat important
1,111 3 Not very important
332 4 Unimportant
142 .
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imiss_l_2016
Issue importance - Climate change
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,058 1 Very important
1,787 2 Somewhat important
1,356 3 Not very important
1,682 4 Unimportant
117 .
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imiss_m_2016
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Issue importance - Social Security
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Freq. Numeric Label
5,682 1 Very important
1,844 2 Somewhat important
280 3 Not very important
65 4 Unimportant
129 .
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imiss_n_2016
Issue importance - Infrastructure investment
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INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
3,636 1 Very important
3,350 2 Somewhat important
707 3 Not very important
170 4 Unimportant
137 .
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imiss_o_2016
Issue importance - Jobs
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JOBS
Freq. Numeric Label
5,751 1 Very important
1,920 2 Somewhat important
183 3 Not very important
43 4 Unimportant
103 .
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imiss_p_2016
Issue importance - The budget deficit
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THE BUDGET DEFICIT
Freq. Numeric Label
4,049 1 Very important
2,561 2 Somewhat important
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957 3 Not very important
288 4 Unimportant
145 .
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imiss_q_2016
Issue importance - Poverty
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POVERTY
Freq. Numeric Label
3,975 1 Very important
2,939 2 Somewhat important
777 3 Not very important
170 4 Unimportant
139 .
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imiss_r_2016
Issue importance - Taxes
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TAXES
Freq. Numeric Label
4,557 1 Very important
2,673 2 Somewhat important
549 3 Not very important
92 4 Unimportant
129 .
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imiss_s_2016
Issue importance - Medicare
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MEDICARE
Freq. Numeric Label
5,084 1 Very important
2,204 2 Somewhat important
490 3 Not very important
98 4 Unimportant
124 .
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imiss_t_2016
Issue importance - Abortion
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ABORTION
Freq. Numeric Label
3,039 1 Very important
2,386 2 Somewhat important
1,569 3 Not very important
888 4 Unimportant
118 .
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imiss_u_2016
Issue importance - The size of government
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THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
3,372 1 Very important
2,535 2 Somewhat important
1,475 3 Not very important
473 4 Unimportant
145 .
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imiss_x_2016
Issue importance - Racial equality
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RACIAL EQUALITY
Freq. Numeric Label
3,248 1 Very important
2,654 2 Somewhat important
1,259 3 Not very important
721 4 Unimportant
118 .
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imiss_y_2016
Issue importance - Gender equality
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GENDER EQUALITY
Freq. Numeric Label
2,801 1 Very important
2,439 2 Somewhat important
1,470 3 Not very important
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1,161 4 Unimportant
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immi_contribution_2016
Illegal immigrants make a contribution to American society or are a
drain
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Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to
American society or are a drain?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,951 1 Mostly make a contribution
940 2 Neither
3,540 3 Mostly a drain
541 8 Don't know
28 .
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immi_naturalize_2016
Provide a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United
States to become citizens
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Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants
already in the United States to become U.S. citizens?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,143 1 Favor
2,718 2 Oppose
1,112 8 Don't know
27 .
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immi_makedifficult_2016
Easier/harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US legally than it
is currently
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Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to
immigrate to the US legally than it is currently?
Freq. Numeric Label
643 1 Much easier
1,245 2 Slightly easier
2,175 3 No change
1,546 4 Slightly harder
1,916 5 Much harder
446 8 Don't know
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immi_muslim_2016
Ban temporarily Muslims from other countries from entering the
United States
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Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning Muslims from other
countries from entering the United States?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,085 1 Strongly favor
1,514 2 Somewhat favor
1,223 3 Somewhat oppose
2,438 4 Strongly oppose
702 8 Don't know
38 .
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abortview3_2016
View on Abortion
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Do you think abortion should be...
Freq. Numeric Label
2,737 1 Legal in all cases
3,890 2 Legal/Illegal in some
cases
1,024 3 Illegal in all cases
328 8 Don't know
21 .
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gaymar_2016
Opinion on gay marriage
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Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,213 1 Favor
2,809 2 Oppose
956 8 Don't know
22 .
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view_transgender_2016
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Public restroom usage of Transgender people
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Which of the following comes closest to your view?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,094 1 Should be allow to us the
restrooms of the gender
with
which they currently
identify
3,525 2 Should be required to use
the
restrooms of the gender
they
were born into
1,342 8 Don't know
39 .
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deathpen_2016
Death penalty for persons convicted of murder
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Are you in favor or opposed to the death penalty for persons
convicted of murder?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,603 1 Favor the death penalty
2,293 2 Opposed to the death
penalty
1,071 8 Don't know
33 .
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deathpenfreq_2016
Death penalty is imposed too often or not often enough
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Do you think the death penalty is imposed too often or not often
enough?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,893 1 Too often
1,271 2 About right
3,337 3 Not often enough
1,476 8 Don't know
23 .
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police_threat_2016
Recent killings of African American men by police in recent years
are...
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Do you think the recent killings of African American men by police
in recent years are isolated incidents, or are they part of a
broader pattern of how police treat African Americans?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,006 1 Isolated incidents
3,201 2 Part of a broader pattern
752 8 Don't know
41 .
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conviction_accuracy_2016
What would be worse
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What do you think would be worse:
Freq. Numeric Label
4,733 1 Having 20,000 people in
prison
who are actually innocent
2,170 2 Having 20,000 people not
in
prison but who are
actually
guilty
1,052 8 Don't know
45 .
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univhealthcov_2016
Federal government's responsibility to insure that everyone has
health care cove
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Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to
see to it that everyone has health care coverage?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,654 1 Yes
3,670 2 No
645 8 Don't know
31 .
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healthreformbill_2016
What should be done to the health care reform bill
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Do you think the health care reform bill should be expanded, kept
the same, or repealed?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,132 1 Expanded
449 2 Kept the same
3,729 3 Repealed
663 8 Don't know
27 .
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envwarm_2016
Existence of global warming
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Some people say that global temperatures have been going up slowly
over the past 100 years - the phenomenon called "global warming." Do
you think that global warming is happening?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,596 1 Definitely is happening
1,716 2 Probably is happening
1,141 3 Probably is not happening
1,078 4 Definitely is not
happening
451 5 Don't know
18 .
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envpoll2_2016
Cause of global warming
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Do you think global warming has been caused by pollution from human
activities (such as emissions from cars and factories) or by natural
causes?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,187 1 Pollution from human
activities
1,670 2 Natural causes not related
to
human activities
1,026 3 Don't know
1,117 .
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affirmact_gen_2016
Affirmative action programs for women and racial minorities
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Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for
women and racial minorities?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,737 1 Favor
3,640 2 Oppose
1,588 8 Don't know
35 .
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taxdoug_2016
Raise taxes for the wealthy
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Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000
per year?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,865 1 Yes
2,312 2 No
791 3 Don't know
32 .
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govt_reg_2016
Amount of regulation of business by the government
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In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation
of business by the government?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,473 1 Too much
1,628 2 About the right amount
1,999 3 Too little
871 8 Don't know
29 .
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gvmt_involment_2016
Role of government in economy
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Which statement comes closer to your own view?
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,215 1 We need a strong
government to
handle today's complex
economic
problems
3,753 2 People would be better
able to
handle today's problems
within a
free market with less
government
involvement
993 8 Don't know
39 .
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tradepolicy_2016
Increase trade with other nations
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Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,509 1 Favor
1,260 2 Oppose
2,190 8 Don't know
41 .
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free_trade_1_2016
Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the
number of job
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Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally
increase or decrease each of the following, or don't make much
difference either way?
THE NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN WORKERS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,724 1 Increase
4,787 2 Decrease
1,288 3 No impact
201 .
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free_trade_2_2016
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Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the
wages of Americans
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Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally
increase or decrease each of the following, or don't make much
difference either way?
THE WAGES OF AMERICAN WORKERS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,378 1 Increase
4,787 2 Decrease
1,623 3 No impact
212 .
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free_trade_3_2016
Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the
prices of products
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Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally
increase or decrease each of the following, or don't make much
difference either way?
THE PRICES OF PROCUTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE
Freq. Numeric Label
2,110 1 Increase
4,329 2 Decrease
1,346 3 No impact
215 .
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free_trade_4_2016
Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the
quality of products
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Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally
increase or decrease each of the following, or don't make much
difference either way?
THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,812 1 Increase
4,062 2 Decrease
1,911 3 No impact
215 .
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free_trade_5_2016
Affect free trade agreements with other countries will have on the
amount of products
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Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally
increase or decrease each of the following, or don't make much
difference either way?
THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS AMERICNA BUSINESS SELL
Freq. Numeric Label
3,476 1 Increase
2,987 2 Decrease
1,338 3 No impact
199 .
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amcitizen_2016
Agree/Disagree - I would rather be a citizen of America than any
other country
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
I WOULD RATHER BE A CITIZEN OF AMERICA THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD
Freq. Numeric Label
5,125 1 Agree strongly
1,620 2 Agree
426 3 Disagree
133 4 Disagree strongly
582 8 Don't know
114 .
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amshamed_2016
Agree/Disagree - There are some things about America today that make
me feel ashamed
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT AMERICA TODAY THAT MAKE ME FEEL ASHAMED
OF AMERICA
Freq. Numeric Label
2,305 1 Agree strongly
3,075 2 Agree
1,085 3 Disagree
1,143 4 Disagree strongly
274 8 Don't know
118 .
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belikeus_2016
Agree/Disagree - The world would be a better place if people from
other countries
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
WERE MORE LIKE AMERICANS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,277 1 Agree strongly
2,011 2 Agree
2,303 3 Disagree
783 4 Disagree strongly
1,504 8 Don't know
122 .
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prouddem_2016
How proud is R of America - The way democracy works
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How proud are you of America in each of the following?
THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS
Freq. Numeric Label
2,702 1 Very proud
3,234 2 Somewhat proud
1,159 3 Not very proud
459 4 Not proud at all
347 8 Don't know
99 .
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proudhis_2016
How proud is R of America - Its history
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How proud are you of America in each of the following?
ITS HISTORY
Freq. Numeric Label
3,639 1 Very proud
2,691 2 Somewhat proud
912 3 Not very proud
406 4 Not proud at all
241 8 Don't know
111 .
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proudgrp_2016
How proud is R of America - Its fair and equal treatment of all
groups in society
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How proud are you of America in each of the following?
ITS FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL GROUPS IN SOCIETY
Freq. Numeric Label
1,819 1 Very proud
2,708 2 Somewhat proud
1,996 3 Not very proud
1,062 4 Not proud at all
334 8 Don't know
81 .
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ambornin_2016
Importance to being an American - To have been born in America
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN AMERICA
Freq. Numeric Label
2,178 1 Very important
1,631 2 Fairly important
2,104 3 Not very important
1,827 4 Not important at all
159 8 Don't know
101 .
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amcit_2016
Importance to being an American - To have American citizenship
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO HAVE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Freq. Numeric Label
5,393 1 Very important
1,769 2 Fairly important
470 3 Not very important
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134 4 Not important at all
142 8 Don't know
92 .
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amlived_2016
Importance to being an American - To have lived in America for most
of one's life
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO HAVE LIVED IN AMERICA FOR MOST OF ONE’S LIFE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,953 1 Very important
1,910 2 Fairly important
2,304 3 Not very important
1,529 4 Not important at all
198 8 Don't know
106 .
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amenglish_2016
Importance to being an American - To be able to speak English
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH
Freq. Numeric Label
4,906 1 Very important
1,943 2 Fairly important
644 3 Not very important
301 4 Not important at all
117 8 Don't know
89 .
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amchrstn_2016
Importance to being an American - To be Christian
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO BE CHRISTIAN
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Freq. Numeric Label
1,657 1 Very important
1,222 2 Fairly important
1,548 3 Not very important
3,215 4 Not important at all
249 8 Don't know
109 .
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amgovt_2016
Importance to being an American - To respect American political
institutions and laws
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO RESPECT AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND LAWS
Freq. Numeric Label
5,361 1 Very important
2,032 2 Fairly important
273 3 Not very important
86 4 Not important at all
168 8 Don't know
80 .
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amwhite_2016
Importance to being an American - To be of European heritage or
descent
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO BE OF EUROPEAN HERITAGE OR DESCENT
Freq. Numeric Label
433 1 Very important
693 2 Fairly important
2,337 3 Not very important
4,047 4 Not important at all
385 8 Don't know
105 .
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amdiverse_2016
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Importance to being an American - To accept people of diverse
backgrounds
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Some people say that the following things are important for being
truly American. Others say they are not important. How important do
you think each of the following is to being American?
TO ACCEPT PEOPLE OF DIVERSE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS
Freq. Numeric Label
4,469 1 Very important
2,420 2 Fairly important
595 3 Not very important
241 4 Not important at all
190 8 Don't know
85 .
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sexism1_2016
Gender Roles - Women should return to their traditional roles in
society
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
WOMEN SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES IN SOCIETY
Freq. Numeric Label
331 1 Strongly Agree
933 2 Somewhat Agree
2,207 3 Somewhat Disagree
4,400 4 Strongly Disagree
129 .
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sexism2_2016
Gender Roles - When women demand equality these days, they are
actually seeking
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
WHEN WOMEN DEMAND EQUALITY THESE DAYS,THEY ARE ACTUALLY SEEKING
SPECIAL FAVORS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,039 1 Strongly Agree
1,852 2 Somewhat Agree
1,988 3 Somewhat Disagree
2,991 4 Strongly Disagree
130 .
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sexism3_2016
Gender Roles - Women often miss out on good jobs because of
discrimination
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
WOMEN OFTEN MISS OUT ON GOOD JOBS BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION
Freq. Numeric Label
2,031 1 Strongly Agree
2,912 2 Somewhat Agree
2,031 3 Somewhat Disagree
905 4 Strongly Disagree
121 .
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sexism4_2016
Gender Roles - Women who complain about harassment often cause more
problems
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
WOMEN WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT HARASSMENT OFTEN CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS THAN
THEY SOLVE
Freq. Numeric Label
670 1 Strongly Agree
1,807 2 Somewhat Agree
2,472 3 Somewhat Disagree
2,919 4 Strongly Disagree
132 .
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sexism5_2016
Gender Roles - Sexual harassment against women in the workplace is
no longer a problem
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE IS NO LONGER A
PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES
Freq. Numeric Label
295 1 Strongly Agree
1,253 2 Somewhat Agree
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3,090 3 Somewhat Disagree
3,249 4 Strongly Disagree
113 .
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sexism6_2016
Gender Roles - Increased opportunities for women have significantly
improved quality of life
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Please indicate whether you agree, disagree, or neither agree nor
disagree with each statement.
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE
QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Freq. Numeric Label
2,801 1 Strongly Agree
3,989 2 Somewhat Agree
893 3 Somewhat Disagree
196 4 Strongly Disagree
121 .
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gender_equality_2016
Men and women’s opportunities for achievement
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In the U.S. today, do men have more opportunities for achievement
than women have, do women have more opportunities than men, or do
they have equal opportunities?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,342 1 Men have more
opportunities than
women
2,622 2 Men and women have equal
opportunities
557 3 Women have more
opportunities
than men
438 8 Don't know
41 .
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race_deservemore_2016
RACIAL ATTITUDES - Over the past few years, Blacks have gotten less
than they deserve
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BLACKS HAVE GOTTEN LESS THAN THEY DESERVE
Freq. Numeric Label
928 1 Strongly Agree
1,860 2 Agree
2,051 3 Disagree
2,312 4 Strongly Disagree
663 8 Don't Know
186 .
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race_overcome_2016
RACIAL ATTITUDES - Other minorities overcame prejudice and worked
their way up
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
IRISH, ITALIAN, JEWISH, AND MANY OTHER MINORITIES OVERCAME PREJUDICE
AND WORKED THEIR WAY UP. BLACKS SHOULD DO THE SAME WITHOUT ANY
SPECIAL FAVORS.
Freq. Numeric Label
2,484 1 Strongly Agree
2,485 2 Agree
1,403 3 Disagree
1,058 4 Strongly Disagree
449 8 Don't Know
121 .
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race_tryharder_2016
RACIAL ATTITUDES - It's really a matter of some people not trying
hard enough
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
IT’S REALLY A MATTER OF SOME PEOPLE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH; IF
BLACKS WOULD ONLY TRY HARDER THEY COULD BE JUST AS WELL OFF AS
WHITES
Freq. Numeric Label
1,441 1 Strongly Agree
2,506 2 Agree
1,601 3 Disagree
1,704 4 Strongly Disagree
632 8 Don't Know
116 .
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race_slave_2016
RACIAL ATTITUDES - Generations of slavery and discrimination have
created conditions
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
GENERATIONS OF SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE CREATED CONDITIONS
THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR BLACKS TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF THE LOWER
CLASS.
Freq. Numeric Label
1,267 1 Strongly Agree
1,917 2 Agree
1,711 3 Disagree
2,647 4 Strongly Disagree
361 8 Don't Know
97 .
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policies_favor_2016
Who does the policies of the Obama administration favor
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In general, do you think the policies of the Obama administration
favor whites over blacks, favor blacks over whites, or do they treat
both groups about the same?
Freq. Numeric Label
376 1 Favor whites over blacks
2,842 2 Favor blacks over whites
3,904 3 Treat both groups the same
833 8 Don't know
45 .
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reverse_discrimination_2016
Agree/Disagree - Today discrimination against whites has become as
big a problem
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Today discrimination against whites has become as big a problem as
discrimination against blacks and other minorities.
Freq. Numeric Label
1,638 1 Strongly Agree
2,203 2 Agree
1,401 3 Disagree
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2,016 4 Strongly Disagree
681 8 Don't Know
61 .
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inc_opp_blacks_2016
Agree/Disagree - Increased opportunities for blacks have
significantly improved
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Increased opportunities for blacks have significantly improved the
quality of life in the United States.
Freq. Numeric Label
1,178 1 Strongly Agree
3,863 2 Agree
1,102 3 Disagree
338 4 Strongly Disagree
1,451 8 Don't Know
68 .
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race_majority_1_2016
Minorities new majority - Americans will learn more from one another
and be enriched
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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African
Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups
will together be a majority of the population. Thinking about the
likely impact of this coming demographic change, how much you agree
or disagree with each of these statements?
AMERICANS WILL LEARNMORE FROM ONE ANOTHER AND BE ENRICHED BY
EXPOSURE TO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES
Freq. Numeric Label
2,030 1 Strongly agree
3,849 2 Agree
1,579 3 Disagree
384 4 Strongly disagree
158 .
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race_majority_2_2016
Minorities new majority - A bigger, more diverse workforce will lead
to more economic growth
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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African
Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups
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will together be a majority of the population. Thinking about the
likely impact of this coming demographic change, how much you agree
or disagree with each of these statements?
A BIGGER, MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE WILL LEAD TO MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Freq. Numeric Label
1,858 1 Strongly agree
3,746 2 Agree
1,881 3 Disagree
349 4 Strongly disagree
166 .
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race_majority_3_2016
Minorities new majority - There will be too many demands on
government services
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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African
Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups
will together be a majority of the population. Thinking about the
likely impact of this coming demographic change, how much you agree
or disagree with each of these statements?
THERE WILL BE TOO MANY DEMANDS ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Freq. Numeric Label
1,787 1 Strongly agree
2,541 2 Agree
2,699 3 Disagree
805 4 Strongly disagree
168 .
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race_majority_4_2016
Minorities new majority - There will not be enough jobs for
everybody
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Now, as you may know, census projections show that by 2043, African
Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other mixed racial and ethnic groups
will together be a majority of the population. Thinking about the
likely impact of this coming demographic change, how much you agree
or disagree with each of these statements?
THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH JOBS FOR EVERYBODY.
Freq. Numeric Label
1,181 1 Strongly agree
2,673 2 Agree
3,224 3 Disagree
755 4 Strongly disagree
167 .
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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_1_2016
CHILD-REARING SCALE - Independence vs Respect for elders
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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,306 1 Independence
5,310 2 Respect for elders
384 .
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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_2_2016
CHILD-REARING SCALE - Curiosity vs Good manners
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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,379 1 Curiosity
4,223 2 Good manners
398 .
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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_3_2016
CHILD-REARING SCALE - Obedience vs Self reliance
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Which do you think is more important for a child to have?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,727 1 Obedience
4,875 2 Self reliance
398 .
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SOCIAL_CONFORMITY_4_2016
CHILD-REARING SCALE - Considerate vs Well behaved
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Which do you think is more important for a child to be?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,917 1 Considerate
2,652 2 Well behaved
431 .
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Frequency R participates in a non-religious activity group
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In general, how often, if at all, do you participate in a non-
religious activity group, such as sports team, book club, PTA or
neighborhood association?
Freq. Numeric Label
550 1 More than once a week
768 2 Once a week
1,028 3 Once or twice a month
1,151 4 A few times a year
2,303 5 Seldom
2,146 6 Never
54 .
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POLITICAL_CORRECTNESS_2016
Statement that is closest to R's views
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Which comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly
right?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,646 1 People need to be more
careful
about the language they
use to
avoid offending people
with
different backgrounds or
value
5,870 2 Even if some people are
offended, Americans need
to be
able to speak frankly
about
controversial issues and
problems fac
436 8 Don't know
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race_2016
Race
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What racial or ethnic group best describes you?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,371 1 White
670 2 Black
404 3 Hispanic
123 4 Asian
59 5 Native American
191 6 Mixed
169 7 Other
13 8 Middle Eastern
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Race, other
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race_fate_2016
How much does what happens to people who are the same race as R
affect what happens to you
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How much do you think that what happens generally to
[$race_ethnicity] in this country will have something to do with
what happens in your life?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,738 1 A lot
3,580 2 Some
2,079 3 Not very much
533 4 None
70 .
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race_importance_2016
Importance of race/ethnicity to R's identity
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How important is being [$race_ethnicity] to your identity?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,409 1 Extremely important
1,370 2 Very important
1,820 3 Moderately important
1,196 4 A little important
2,138 5 Not at all important
67 .
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labunmemb_2016
Union membership
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Are you personally or is someone in your household a member of a
labor union?
Freq. Numeric Label
874 1 Yes, I personally belong
to a
union
629 2 I do not belong to a
union, but
another person in my
household
does
6,459 3 No one in my household
belongs
to a union
38 .
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milstat_1_2016
Military Household - I am
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I AM CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY
Freq. Numeric Label
39 1 Yes
7,961 2 No
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milstat_2_2016
Military Household - Family
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I HAVE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S.
MILITARY
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Freq. Numeric Label
556 1 Yes
7,444 2 No
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milstat_3_2016
Military Household - I served previously
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT I AM NO LONGER ACTIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,381 1 Yes
6,619 2 No
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milstat_4_2016
Military Household - Family served previously
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT
ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,871 1 Yes
4,129 2 No
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milstat_5_2016
Military Household - None
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
NEITHER MYSELF NOR ANY MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDAITE FAMILY HAVE EVER
SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY
Freq. Numeric Label
2,901 1 Yes
5,099 2 No
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gunown_2016
Personal gun ownership
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Do you or does anyone in your household own a gun?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,264 1 Personally own a gun
817 2 Don't personally own a
gun, but
someone in the household
owns a
gun
4,284 3 No one in the household
owns a
gun
527 8 Don't know
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smoke100_2016
Smoking history
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Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,909 1 Yes
4,069 2 No
22 .
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smokenow_2016
Current smoking status
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How often do you smoke cigarettes?
Freq. Numeric Label
881 1 Every day
261 2 Some days
2,757 3 Not at all
4,101 .
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healthdk_0_2016
Own health insurance coverage
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Do you currently have health insurance?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,444 1 Yes
509 2 No
28 8 Don't know
19 .
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healthcov2_2016
Health coverage type
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What kind of health care coverage do you currently have?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,080 1 I have private insurance
or
belong to an HMO.
2,760 2 I'm covered by a
government
plan, such as Medicare or
Medicaid.
517 3 Other
67 8 Don't know
576 .
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healthcov_t_2016
Health coverage type - Text
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alcohol_2016
Addicted to alcohol
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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?
ALCOHOL
Freq. Numeric Label
4,801 1 Yes
3,115 2 No
84 .
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painkillers_2016
Addicted to prescription Painkillers
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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?
PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS
Freq. Numeric Label
2,564 1 Yes
5,283 2 No
153 .
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drugs_2016
Addicted to illegal Drugs
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Do you, personally, know anyone who has been addicted to...?
ILLEGAL DRUGS
Freq. Numeric Label
3,307 1 Yes
4,564 2 No
129 .
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victim_12mo_2016
Likelihood R Will be a victim of a crime in the next 12 months
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How likely do you think it is that you may be the victim of a crime
in the next 12 months?
Freq. Numeric Label
177 1 Very likely
1,183 2 Somewhat Likely
2,777 3 Somewhat Unlikely
2,321 4 Very Unlikely
1,496 8 Don't know
46 .
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educ_2016
Education
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?
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Freq. Numeric Label
150 1 No HS
1,876 2 High school graduate
1,771 3 Some college
841 4 2-year
2,029 5 4-year
1,333 6 Post-grad
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marstat_2016
Marital Status
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What is your marital status?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,790 1 Married
106 2 Separated
978 3 Divorced
551 4 Widowed
1,319 5 Single
254 6 Domestic partnership
2 .
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child18_2016
Children under the age of 18
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Are you the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,422 1 Yes
6,578 2 No
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employ_2016
Employment Status
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Which of the following best describes your current employment
status?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,331 1 Full-time
770 2 Part-time
37 3 Temporarily laid off
296 4 Unemployed
2,361 5 Retired
558 6 Permanently disabled
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428 7 Homemaker
83 8 Student
135 9 Other
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employ_t_2016
Employment Status - open
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faminc_2016
Family income
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Freq. Numeric Label
203 1 Less than $10,000
484 2 $10,000 - $19,999
692 3 $20,000 - $29,999
744 4 $30,000 - $39,999
651 5 $40,000 - $49,999
655 6 $50,000 - $59,999
565 7 $60,000 - $69,999
551 8 $70,000 - $79,999
692 9 $80,000 - $99,999
559 10 $100,000 - $119,999
536 11 $120,000 - $149,999
321 12 $150,000 - $199,999
122 13 $200,000 - $249,999
66 14 $250,000 - $349,999
27 15 $350,000 - $499,999
25 16 $500,000 or more
42 31 $150,000 or more
1,065 97 Prefer not to say
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pid3_2016
3 point party ID
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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,881 1 Democrat
2,340 2 Republican
2,490 3 Independent
190 4 Other
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99 5 Not sure
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3 point party ID - other
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pid7_2016
7 point Party ID
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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,964 1 Strong Democrat
917 2 Not very strong Democrat
725 3 Lean Democrat
1,187 4 Independent
804 5 Lean Republican
998 6 Not very strong Republican
1,342 7 Strong Republican
63 8 Not sure
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ideo5_2016
Ideology
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In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
Freq. Numeric Label
670 1 Very liberal
1,329 2 Liberal
2,823 3 Moderate
2,100 4 Conservative
839 5 Very conservative
233 6 Not sure
6 .
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newsint_2016
Political Interest
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Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public
affairs most of the time, whether there's an election going on or
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not. Others aren't that interested. Would you say you follow what's
going on in government and public affairs ...
Freq. Numeric Label
5,480 1 Most of the time
1,693 2 Some of the time
551 3 Only now and then
214 4 Hardly at all
54 7 Don't know
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pew_bornagain_2016
Born Again (Pew version)
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Would you describe yourself as a “born-again” or evangelical
Christian, or not?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,176 1 Yes
5,818 2 No
6 .
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pew_religimp_2016
Importance of religion (Pew version)
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How important is religion in your life?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,227 1 Very important
1,962 2 Somewhat important
1,129 3 Not too important
1,682 4 Not at all important
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pew_churatd_2016
Church attendance (Pew version)
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Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious
services?
Freq. Numeric Label
602 1 More than once a week
1,486 2 Once a week
563 3 Once or twice a month
978 4 A few times a year
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1,837 5 Seldom
2,453 6 Never
74 7 Don't know
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pew_prayer_2016
Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)
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People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of
attending religious services, how often do you pray?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,502 1 Several times a day
1,162 2 Once a day
983 3 A few times a week
159 4 Once a week
501 5 A few times a month
1,135 6 Seldom
1,357 7 Never
194 8 Don't know
7 .
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religpew_2016
Pew religion
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What is your present religion, if any?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,200 1 Protestant
1,698 2 Roman Catholic
133 3 Mormon
27 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox
265 5 Jewish
21 6 Muslim
63 7 Buddhist
9 8 Hindu
482 9 Atheist
509 10 Agnostic
1,260 11 Nothing in particular
328 12 Something else
5 .
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religpew_t_2016
Religion - Text
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votemeth16_rnd_2016
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presvote16post_rnd_2016
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vote2016_cand2_rnd_2016
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Clinton_Rubio_rnd_2016
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Clinton_Cruz_rnd_2016
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Sanders_Trump_rnd_2016
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obamaapp_rnd_2016
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track_rnd_2016
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persfinretro_rnd_2016
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econtrend_rnd_2016
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Americatrend_rnd_2016
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futuretrend_rnd_2016
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wealth_rnd_2016
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values_culture_rnd_2016
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US_respect_rnd_2016
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trust_people_rnd_2016
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helpful_people_rnd_2016
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fair_people_rnd_2016
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t1_grid_row_rnd_2016
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imiss_row_rnd_2016
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immi_contribution_rnd_2016
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immi_naturalize_rnd_2016
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abortview3_rnd_2016
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gaymar_rnd_2016
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view_transgender_rnd_2016
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deathpen_rnd_2016
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police_threat_rnd_2016
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conviction_accuracy_rnd_2016
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healthreformbill_rnd_2016
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envwarm_rnd_2016
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taxdoug_rnd_2016
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tradepolicy_rnd_2016
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agree_grid_row_rnd_2016
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proud_grid_row_rnd_2016
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sexism_grid_row_rnd_2016
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gender_equality_rnd_2016
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racialresent_grid_row_rnd_2016
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gunown_rnd_2016
Randomization spec for gunown
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newsint2_baseline
Interest in news and public affairs
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Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public
affairs most of the time, whether there's an election going on or
not. Others aren't that interested. Would you say you follow what's
going on in government and public affairs ... ?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,232 1 Most of the time
1,916 2 Some of the time
590 3 Only now and then
234 4 Hardly at all
28 .
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track_baseline
Direction of country
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Would you say things in this country today are...
Freq. Numeric Label
1,852 1 Generally headed in the
right
direction
5,289 2 Off on the wrong track
850 3 Not sure
9 .
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trustgovt_baseline
Trust government to do what's right
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How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in
Washington to do what is right?
Freq. Numeric Label
57 1 Just about always
700 2 Most of the time
7,155 3 Some of the time
88 .
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persfinretro_baseline
Change in personal finances over past year
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Would you say that you and your family are...
Freq. Numeric Label
957 1 Better off financially
3,619 2 About the same as now
3,291 3 Worse off financially
121 4 Not sure
12 .
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econtrend_baseline
Trend of economy
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Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,846 1 Getting better
2,863 2 About the same
3,016 3 Getting worse
266 4 Not sure
9 .
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fatalism2_baseline
Factors determining success in life
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Success in
life is determined by forces outside of our control."
Freq. Numeric Label
344 1 Agree strongly
2,470 2 Agree somewhat
3,025 3 Disagree somewhat
1,722 4 Disagree strongly
394 5 Not sure
45 .
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obamaapp_baseline
Barack Obama Approval
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his
job as President?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,400 1 Strongly Approve
2,068 2 Somewhat Approve
997 3 Somewhat Disapprove
3,334 4 Strongly Disapprove
192 5 Not Sure
9 .
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watchtv_baseline
Hours watch TV daily
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On a typical weekday, how many hours of television did you watch?
Freq. Numeric Label
498 1 None
2,362 2 1 - 2 hours
2,380 3 3 - 4 hours
2,724 4 More than 4 hours
36 .
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morn_show_1_baseline
Good Morning America (ABC)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
GOOD MORNING AMERICA (ABC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,051 1 Yes
6,949 2 No
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morn_show_2_baseline
Early Today (NBC)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
EARLY TODAY (NBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
304 1 Yes
7,696 2 No
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morn_show_3_baseline
The Today Show (NBC)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
THE TODAY SHOW (NBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,115 1 Yes
6,885 2 No
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morn_show_4_baseline
The Early Show (CBS)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
THE EARLY SHOW (CBS)
Freq. Numeric Label
489 1 Yes
7,511 2 No
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morn_show_5_baseline
The Fox & Friends (Fox)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
THE FOX & FRIENDS (FOX)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,521 1 Yes
6,479 2 No
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morn_show_6_baseline
American Morning (CNN)
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
AMERICAN MORNING (CNN)
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Freq. Numeric Label
550 1 Yes
7,450 2 No
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morn_show_99_baseline
None
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Which of the following morning news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,962 1 Yes
4,038 2 No
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enews_show_1_baseline
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER (ABC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,305 1 Yes
6,695 2 No
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enews_show_2_baseline
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY (CBS)
Freq. Numeric Label
939 1 Yes
7,061 2 No
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enews_show_3_baseline
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,736 1 Yes
6,264 2 No
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enews_show_4_baseline
FOX Special Report with Bret Baier
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
FOX SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER
Freq. Numeric Label
1,668 1 Yes
6,332 2 No
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enews_show_5_baseline
PBS NewsHour
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
PBS NEWSHOUR
Freq. Numeric Label
672 1 Yes
7,328 2 No
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CNN John King, USA
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
JOHN KING, USA (CNN)
Freq. Numeric Label
569 1 Yes
7,431 2 No
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enews_show_7_baseline
MSNBC PoliticsNation
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Freq. Numeric Label
775 1 Yes
7,225 2 No
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enews_show_99_baseline
None
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Which of the following evening news programs do you watch regularly
on television?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
2,495 1 Yes
5,505 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_1_baseline
Face the Nation (CBS)
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
FACE THE NATION (CBS)
Freq. Numeric Label
965 1 Yes
7,035 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_2_baseline
This Week with Christiane Amanpour (ABC)
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
THIS WEEK WITH CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR (ABC)
Freq. Numeric Label
639 1 Yes
7,361 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_3_baseline
Fox News Sunday (FOX)
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
FOX NEWS SUNDAY
Freq. Numeric Label
1,419 1 Yes
6,581 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_4_baseline
Meet the Press (MSNBC)
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
MEET THE PRESS (MSNBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,325 1 Yes
6,675 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_5_baseline
State of the Union (CNN)
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
STATE OF THE UNION (CNN)
Freq. Numeric Label
495 1 Yes
7,505 2 No
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sundaytalkshow_99_baseline
None
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Which of the following Sunday morning news programs do you watch
regularly on television?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
4,451 1 Yes
3,549 2 No
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dailytalkshow_1_baseline
O'Reilly Factor (FOX)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
O’REILLY FACTOR (FOX NEWS)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,915 1 Yes
6,085 2 No
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dailytalkshow_2_baseline
Hannity (FOX)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
HANNITY (FOX NEWS)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,401 1 Yes
6,599 2 No
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dailytalkshow_3_baseline
On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (FOX)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
ON THE RECORD WITH GREAT VAN SUSTEREN (FOX NEWS)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,191 1 Yes
6,809 2 No
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dailytalkshow_4_baseline
OutFront (CNN)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
OUTFRONT (CNN)
Freq. Numeric Label
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265 1 Yes
7,735 2 No
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dailytalkshow_5_baseline
Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television? ANDERSON COOPER 360
Freq. Numeric Label
1,422 1 Yes
6,578 2 No
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dailytalkshow_6_baseline
Hardball with Chris Matthews (MSNBC)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television? HARDBALL WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS (MSNBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,184 1 Yes
6,816 2 No
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dailytalkshow_7_baseline
Ed Show (MSNBC)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
ED SHOW (MSNBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
783 1 Yes
7,217 2 No
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dailytalkshow_8_baseline
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW (MSNBC)
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Freq. Numeric Label
1,239 1 Yes
6,761 2 No
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dailytalkshow_9_baseline
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC)
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television?
THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL (MSNBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
756 1 Yes
7,244 2 No
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dailytalkshow_99_baseline
None
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Which of the following news talk shows do you watch regularly on
television? NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,362 1 Yes
4,638 2 No
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latetalk_1_baseline
Nightline (ABC)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
NIGHTLINE (ABC)
Freq. Numeric Label
810 1 Yes
7,190 2 No
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latetalk_2_baseline
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS)
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Freq. Numeric Label
944 1 Yes
7,056 2 No
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latetalk_3_baseline
Tonight show with Jay Leno (NBC)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,065 1 Yes
6,935 2 No
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latetalk_4_baseline
Conan (TBS)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
CONAN (TBS)
Freq. Numeric Label
328 1 Yes
7,672 2 No
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latetalk_5_baseline
Daily Show (CC)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
DAILY SHOW (COMEDY CENTRAL)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,337 1 Yes
6,663 2 No
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latetalk_6_baseline
The Colbert Report (CC)
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
THE COLBERT REPORTR (COMEDY CENTRAL)
Freq. Numeric Label
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1,116 1 Yes
6,884 2 No
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latetalk_7_baseline
60 Minutes
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
60 MINUTES (CNN)
Freq. Numeric Label
2,492 1 Yes
5,508 2 No
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latetalk_8_baseline
48 Hours
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
48 HOURS (CBS)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,248 1 Yes
6,752 2 No
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latetalk_9_baseline
Dateline NBC
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
DATELINE NBC
Freq. Numeric Label
1,741 1 Yes
6,259 2 No
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latetalk_10_baseline
ABC News 20/20
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
ABC NEWS 20/20
Freq. Numeric Label
1,491 1 Yes
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6,509 2 No
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latetalk_99_baseline
None
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Which of these programs do you watch regularly on television?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
2,791 1 Yes
5,209 2 No
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localeve_baseline
Number days watch local evening news
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How many days in a typical week do you watch the local evening news
in your area?
Freq. Numeric Label
691 1 one
657 2 two
732 3 three
579 4 four
929 5 five
337 6 six
2,020 7 everyday
1,508 9 none
547 .
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localnewspaper_baseline
Number days read local newspaper
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How many days in a typical week do you read a local newspaper
available in your area?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,197 1 one
654 2 two
472 3 three
292 4 four
363 5 five
190 6 six
2,302 7 everyday
2,470 9 none
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ideo5_baseline
Ideology
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Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your own
political viewpoint?
Freq. Numeric Label
562 1 Very liberal
1,330 2 Liberal
2,722 3 Moderate
2,164 4 Conservative
797 5 Very Conservative
413 6 Not sure
12 .
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imiss_a_baseline
The war in Iraq
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How important are the following issues to you?
THE WAR IN IRAQ
Freq. Numeric Label
2,337 1 Very Important
3,126 2 Somewhat Important
1,697 3 Not very Important
732 4 Unimportant
108 .
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imiss_b_baseline
The economy
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How important are the following issues to you?
THE ECONOMY
Freq. Numeric Label
7,018 1 Very Important
827 2 Somewhat Important
45 3 Not very Important
13 4 Unimportant
97 .
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imiss_c_baseline
Immigration
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How important are the following issues to you?
IMMIGRATION
Freq. Numeric Label
3,642 1 Very Important
2,639 2 Somewhat Important
1,243 3 Not very Important
378 4 Unimportant
98 .
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imiss_d_baseline
The environment
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How important are the following issues to you?
THE ENVIORNMENT
Freq. Numeric Label
3,102 1 Very Important
2,894 2 Somewhat Important
1,337 3 Not very Important
578 4 Unimportant
89 .
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imiss_f_baseline
Terrorism
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How important are the following issues to you?
TERRORISM
Freq. Numeric Label
3,988 1 Very Important
2,609 2 Somewhat Important
1,034 3 Not very Important
284 4 Unimportant
85 .
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imiss_g_baseline
Gay rights
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How important are the following issues to you?
GAY RIGHTS
Freq. Numeric Label
1,570 1 Very Important
1,893 2 Somewhat Important
1,947 3 Not very Important
2,481 4 Unimportant
109 .
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imiss_h_baseline
Education
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How important are the following issues to you?
EDUCATION
Freq. Numeric Label
4,544 1 Very Important
2,488 2 Somewhat Important
652 3 Not very Important
214 4 Unimportant
102 .
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imiss_j_baseline
Health care
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How important are the following issues to you?
HEALTH CARE
Freq. Numeric Label
5,962 1 Very Important
1,548 2 Somewhat Important
305 3 Not very Important
101 4 Unimportant
84 .
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imiss_m_baseline
Social security
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How important are the following issues to you?
SOCIAL SECURITY
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Freq. Numeric Label
5,443 1 Very Important
2,033 2 Somewhat Important
366 3 Not very Important
71 4 Unimportant
87 .
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imiss_p_baseline
The budget deficit
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How important are the following issues to you?
THE BUDGET DEFICIT
Freq. Numeric Label
5,056 1 Very Important
2,000 2 Somewhat Important
661 3 Not very Important
193 4 Unimportant
90 .
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imiss_q_baseline
The war in Afghanistan
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How important are the following issues to you?
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Freq. Numeric Label
2,953 1 Very Important
3,417 2 Somewhat Important
1,131 3 Not very Important
388 4 Unimportant
111 .
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imiss_r_baseline
Taxes
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How important are the following issues to you?
TAXES
Freq. Numeric Label
5,318 1 Very Important
2,113 2 Somewhat Important
429 3 Not very Important
69 4 Unimportant
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imiss_s_baseline
Medicare
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How important are the following issues to you?
MEDICARE
Freq. Numeric Label
4,753 1 Very Important
2,422 2 Somewhat Important
615 3 Not very Important
136 4 Unimportant
74 .
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imiss_t_baseline
Abortion
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How important are the following issues to you?
ABORTION
Freq. Numeric Label
2,447 1 Very Important
2,289 2 Somewhat Important
1,840 3 Not very Important
1,317 4 Unimportant
107 .
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imissf_baseline
Most important issue
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Which of these is the most important issue for you?
Freq. Numeric Label
15 1 The war in Iraq
2,980 2 The economy
360 3 Immigration
269 4 The environment
146 6 Terrorism
115 7 Gay rights
355 8 Education
917 10 Health care
880 13 Social security
841 16 The budget deficit
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59 17 The war in Afghanistan
330 18 Taxes
230 19 Medicare
194 20 Abortion
309 .
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imissf2_baseline
Most important issue
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Freq. Numeric Label
3 1 The war in Iraq
50 2 The economy
2 3 Immigration
6 4 The environment
1 6 Terrorism
1 7 Gay rights
6 8 Education
12 10 Health care
9 13 Social security
9 16 The budget deficit
3 17 The war in Afghanistan
20 18 Taxes
3 20 Abortion
7,875 .
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immi_contribution_baseline
Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to
American society
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Overall, do you think illegal immigrants make a contribution to
American society or are a drain?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,138 1 Mostly make a contribution
977 2 Neither
4,165 3 Mostly a drain
673 8 Not sure
47 .
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immi_naturalize_baseline
Do you favor or oppose providing a way for illegal immigrants
already in the Uni
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Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants
already in the United States to become U.S. citizens?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,329 1 Favor
3,051 2 Oppose
1,570 3 Not sure
50 .
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immi_makedifficult_baseline
Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to
immigrate to the US
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Do you think it should be easier or harder for foreigners to
immigrate to the US legally than it is currently
Freq. Numeric Label
720 1 Much easier
1,433 2 Slightly easier
1,918 3 No change
1,456 4 Slightly harder
1,866 5 Much harder
554 8 Not sure
53 .
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abortview3_baseline
View on Abortion
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Do you think abortion should be...
Freq. Numeric Label
2,793 1 Legal in all cases
3,589 2 Legal in some cases and
illegal
in others
1,087 3 Illegal in all cases
473 8 Not sure
58 .
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gaymar2_baseline
Gay Marriage
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Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,593 1 Favor
3,424 2 Oppose
954 3 Not sure
29 .
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deathpenalty_baseline
Favor/oppose death penalty
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Are you in favor or opposed to the death penalty for persons
convicted of murder?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,732 1 Favor the death penalty
2,019 2 Opposed to the death
penalty
1,189 8 Not sure
60 .
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deathpenfreq_baseline
Death Penalty Frequency
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Do you think the death penalty is imposed too often or not often
enough?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,929 1 Too often
1,145 2 About right
3,446 3 Not often enough
1,419 4 Not sure
61 .
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taxwealth_baseline
Increase Taxes on Wealthy
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Do you favor raising taxes on families with incomes over $200,000
per year?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,774 1 Favor
2,395 2 Oppose
806 3 Not sure
25 .
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univhealthcov_baseline
Federal government responsibility for healthcare
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Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to
see to it that everyone has health care coverage?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,392 1 Yes
3,775 2 No
780 8 Not sure
53 .
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healthtaxch3_baseline
Tax impact of health care reform plan
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In 2010, Congress passed a health care reform bill. Do you think you
will pay more or less in taxes under the new health care system?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,345 1 Pay more
1,922 2 About the same
577 3 Pay less
1,116 4 Not sure
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healthqualch3_baseline
Quality impact of health care reform plan on personal care
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Do you think that you will receive better or worse care under the
new health care system?
Freq. Numeric Label
893 1 Better care
3,090 2 About the same
3,233 3 Worse care
728 4 Not sure
56 .
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healthreformbill_baseline
Reforms to health care reform bill
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expanded, kept the same, or repealed?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,376 1 Expanded
790 2 Kept the same
3,600 3 Repealed
1,189 8 Not sure
45 .
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envwarm_baseline
Existence of global warming
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Some people say that global temperatures have been going up slowly
over the past 100 years - the phenomenon called "global warming." Do
you think that global warming is happening?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,140 1 Definitely is happening
2,024 2 Probably is happening
1,209 3 Probably is not happening
1,034 4 Definitely is not
happening
545 5 Not sure
48 .
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envser2_baseline
Seriousness of global warming problem
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How serious a problem do you think global warming is?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,667 1 Very serious
2,061 2 Somewhat serious
1,797 3 Not very serious
396 4 Not sure
1,079 .
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envpoll2_baseline
Cause of global warming
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Do you think global warming has been caused by pollution from human
activities (such as emissions from cars and factories) or by natural
causes?
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,938 1 Pollution from human
activities
1,660 2 Natural causes not related
to
human activities
1,311 3 Not sure
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affirmact_gen_baseline
Favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and racial
minorities
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Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for
women and racial minorities?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,341 1 Favor
3,747 2 Oppose
1,859 8 Not sure
53 .
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tradepolicy_baseline
Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?
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Do you favor or oppose increasing trade with other nations?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,502 1 Favor
1,461 2 Oppose
1,975 8 Not Sure
62 .
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govt_reg_baseline
In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation
of business
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In general, do you think there is too much or too little regulation
of business by the government?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,420 1 Too much
1,232 2 About the right amount
2,368 3 Too little
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pid7_baseline
7 point Party ID
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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,809 1 Strong Democrat
1,000 2 Not very strong Democrat
830 3 Lean Democrat
1,067 4 Independent
852 5 Lean Republican
879 6 Not very strong Republican
1,360 7 Strong Republican
114 8 Not sure
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pid3_t_baseline
point party ID - other
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pid3_baseline
3 point party ID
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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,822 1 Democrat
2,257 2 Republican
2,540 3 Independent
141 4 Other
199 5 Not sure
41 .
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pid7others_baseline
Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the
Republican Party?
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Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the
Republican Party?
Freq. Numeric Label
57 3 Lean Democrat
113 4 Independent
86 5 Lean Republican
83 8 Not sure
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vote_generic_baseline
Generic presidential vote intention
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If an election for president was going to be held now, would you
vote for...
Freq. Numeric Label
3,335 1 The Democratic Party
candidate
3,062 2 The Republican Party
candidate
248 3 Other
1,092 4 Not sure
172 5 I would not vote
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match_generic_t_baseline
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cong2012_2_baseline
2012 Congressional vote
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If an election for U.S. Congress were being held today, who would
you vote for in the district where you live?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,187 1 The Democratic Party
candidate
2,997 2 The Republican Party
candidate
184 3 Other
1,363 4 Not sure
184 5 I would not vote
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(unlabeled)
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marstat_baseline
Marital Status
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Freq. Numeric Label
4,773 1 Married
113 2 Separated
931 3 Divorced
370 4 Widowed
1,439 5 Single
366 6 Domestic partnership
8 .
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PARTYID_SP_baseline
Party identification of spouse
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Generally speaking, does your spouse usually think of himself or
herself as a Republican, Democrat, or Independent?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,641 1 Republican
1,457 2 Democrat
1,364 3 Independent
270 8 Not sure
3,268 .
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polinterest_baseline
Level of interest in politics/current events
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How interested are you in politics and current affairs?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,063 1 Very much interested
2,359 2 Somewhat interested
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509 3 Not much interested
57 4 Not sure
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pol_know_baseline
How much would you say that you know about politics?
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How much would you say that you know about politics?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,425 1 A lot
3,305 2 Some
1,037 3 A little
161 4 Nothing
72 .
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pk_ideo_baseline
Which political party do you think is more conservative?
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Which political party do you think is more conservative?
Freq. Numeric Label
555 1 Democratic Party
6,504 2 Republican Party
854 8 Not sure
87 .
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pk_house_baseline
Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. House
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Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. House
of Representatives?
Freq. Numeric Label
998 1 Democratic Party
6,072 2 Republican Party
857 8 Not sure
73 .
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pk_senate_baseline
Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. Senate?
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Which political party currently has more members in the U.S. Senate?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,495 1 Democratic Party
1,478 2 Republican Party
949 8 Not sure
78 .
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pk_HMinL_baseline
Pelosi position
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What is Nancy Pelosi's job?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,296 1 Representative
1,544 2 Senator
831 3 Cabinet Member
25 4 Vice President
126 5 Judge
178 .
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pk_Speaker_baseline
John Boehner's title
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What is John Boehner's job?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,424 1 Representative
1,402 2 Senator
761 3 Cabinet Member
41 4 Vice President
154 5 Judge
218 .
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pk_HMajL_baseline
Eric Cantor's title
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What is Eric Cantor's?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,646 1 Representative
1,122 2 Senator
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1,655 3 Cabinet Member
14 4 Vice President
228 5 Judge
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pk_SMinL_baseline
Mitch McConnell's title
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What is Mitch McConnell's job?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,429 1 Representative
5,238 2 Senator
868 3 Cabinet Member
23 4 Vice President
161 5 Judge
281 .
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pk_VP_baseline
Joseph Biden's title
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What is Joseph Biden's job?
Freq. Numeric Label
94 1 Representative
172 2 Senator
72 3 Cabinet Member
7,510 4 Vice President
24 5 Judge
128 .
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pk_SMajL_baseline
Harry Reid's title
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What is Harry Reid's job?
Freq. Numeric Label
924 1 Representative
6,007 2 Senator
625 3 Cabinet Member
13 4 Vice President
193 5 Judge
238 .
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pk_SCJ_baseline
John Robert's title
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What John Roberts' job?
Freq. Numeric Label
867 1 Representative
735 2 Senator
759 3 Cabinet Member
20 4 Vice President
5,283 5 Judge
336 .
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teapartymemb_baseline
Own involvement in Tea Party movement
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Do you think of yourself as a part of the Tea Party movement?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,388 1 Yes
5,590 2 No
966 3 Not Sure
56 .
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teapartsup_baseline
Support for Tea Party movement
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Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the goals of the Tea
Party movement?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,334 1 Strongly support
1,629 2 Somewhat support
1,064 3 Neither support, nor
oppose
793 4 Somewhat oppose
2,488 5 Strongly oppose
650 8 Not sure
42 .
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selfdescr_ccap_1_baseline
Libertarian
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
LIBERTARIAN
Freq. Numeric Label
853 1 Yes
7,147 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_2_baseline
Socialist
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
SOCIALIST
Freq. Numeric Label
420 1 Yes
7,580 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_3_baseline
Green
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
GREEN
Freq. Numeric Label
1,472 1 Yes
6,528 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_4_baseline
Environmentalist
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
ENVIORNMENTALIST
Freq. Numeric Label
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1,858 1 Yes
6,142 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_5_baseline
Liberal
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
LIBERAL
Freq. Numeric Label
1,833 1 Yes
6,167 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_6_baseline
Moderate
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
MODERATE
Freq. Numeric Label
2,981 1 Yes
5,019 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_7_baseline
Conservative
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
CONSERVATIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,113 1 Yes
4,887 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_8_baseline
Radical
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
RADICAL
Freq. Numeric Label
165 1 Yes
7,835 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_9_baseline
Progressive
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
PROGRESSIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,999 1 Yes
6,001 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_10_baseline
Traditional
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
TRADITIONAL
Freq. Numeric Label
3,175 1 Yes
4,825 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_11_baseline
Christian
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
CHRISTIAN
Freq. Numeric Label
3,775 1 Yes
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selfdescr_ccap_12_baseline
Feminist
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
FEMINIST
Freq. Numeric Label
1,037 1 Yes
6,963 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_13_baseline
Fundamentalist
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following word
s, if any, would you use to describe yourself?
FUNDAMENTALIST
Freq. Numeric Label
361 1 Yes
7,639 2 No
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selfdescr_ccap_99_baseline
None of these
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Here are some words that people might use to describe themselves.
Which of the following words, if any, would you use to describe
yourself?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
371 1 Yes
7,629 2 No
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abortidentity_baseline
Would you call yourself "pro-life" or "pro-choice"?
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Would you call yourself
Freq. Numeric Label
2,275 1 Pro-life
3,043 2 Pro-choice
1,932 3 Both pro-life and pro-
choice
492 4 Neither
220 8 Not sure
38 .
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race_deservemore_baseline
Over the past few years, Blacks have gotten less than they deserve.
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BLACKAS HAVE GOTTEN LESS THAN THEY DESERVE
Freq. Numeric Label
431 1 Strongly Agree
1,195 2 Agree
1,427 3 Don't Know
2,569 4 Disagree
2,342 5 Strongly Disagree
36 .
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race_overcome_baseline
Irish, Italian, Jewish, and many other minorities overcame prejudice
and worked
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
IRISH, ITALIAN, JEWISH, AND MANY OTHER MINORITIES OVERCAME PREJUDICE
AND WORKED THEIR WAY UP. BLACKS SHOULD DO THE SAME WITHOUT ANY
SPECIAL FAVORS.
Freq. Numeric Label
2,384 1 Strongly Agree
2,690 2 Agree
1,011 3 Don't Know
1,325 4 Disagree
556 5 Strongly Disagree
34 .
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race_tryharder_baseline
It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough; if
Blacks would only
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
IT’S REALLY A MATER OF SOME PEOPLE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH; IF BLACKS
WOULD ONLY TRY HARDER THEY COULD BE JUST AS WELL OFF AS WHITES.
Freq. Numeric Label
1,367 1 Strongly Agree
2,391 2 Agree
1,309 3 Don't Know
1,769 4 Disagree
1,129 5 Strongly Disagree
35 .
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race_slave_baseline
Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions
that make it d
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Here are a few statements about race in America. Please tell us
whether you agree or disagree with each statement.
GENERATIONS OF SLAVERY AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE CREATED CONDITIONS
THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR BLACKS TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF THE LOWER
CLASS.
Freq. Numeric Label
766 1 Strongly Agree
1,985 2 Agree
737 3 Don't Know
2,320 4 Disagree
2,162 5 Strongly Disagree
30 .
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therm_baseline
Thermometer Metadata
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blacks_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer – Blacks
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We'd like to get your feelings toward some groups who are in the
news these days. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean
that you feel favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0
degrees and 50 degrees mean that you don't feel favorable toward the
group and that you don't care too much for that group. You would
rate the group at the 50 degree mark if you don't feel particularly
warm or cold toward the group. If we come to a group who you don't
recognize, you don't need to rate that group. Click on the
thermometer to give a rating.
BLACKS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
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whites_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Whites
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WHITES
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
197 .
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asians_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Asians
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ASIANS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
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997 Don’t know
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latinos_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Latinos
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LATINOS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
216 .
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christians_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Christians
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CHRISTIANS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
206 .
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jews_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Jews
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JEWS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
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muslims_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Muslims
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MUSLIMS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
370 .
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mormons_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Mormons
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MORMONS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
282 .
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gays_t_baseline
Feeling thermometer- Gays and lesbians
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GAYS AND LESBIANS
Freq. Numeric Label
0 Unfavorable
<>
50 No feeling at
<>
100 Favorable
997 Don’t know
319 .
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add_confirm_baseline
Is the name and address displayed above correct?
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This survey includes questions about your community and state.
According to our records your name and current address is:
[$name_text, $address_text, $address2_text]
Is the name and address displayed above correct?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,868 1 Yes
631 2 No
1,501 .
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inputzip_baseline
Current zip code
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[Asked of those who said “No” in add_confirm_baseline:] So that we
can ask you about the news and events in your area, in what zip code
do you currently reside?
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votereg_baseline
Voter Registration Status
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Are you currently registered to vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,694 1 Yes
247 2 No
59 3 Don't know
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votereg_f_baseline
Zip code where you are registered to vote
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Is [$izip] the zip code where you are registered to vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,322 1 Yes
318 2 No
360 .
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regzip_baseline
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[Asked of those who said “No” in votereg_f_baseline:] Please provide
a valid 5-digit zip code.
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votereg_fnd_baseline
Are you registered to vote outside of North Dakota?
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Freq. Numeric Label
15 2 No
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regzip2_baseline
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[Asked of those who said “Yes” in votereg_fnd_baseline:] Please
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inputstate_baseline
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Freq. Numeric Label
80 1 Alabama
18 2 Alaska
210 4 Arizona
74 5 Arkansas
817 6 California
154 8 Colorado
80 9 Connecticut
27 10 Delaware
18 11 District of Columbia
605 12 Florida
236 13 Georgia
27 15 Hawaii
62 16 Idaho
325 17 Illinois
167 18 Indiana
88 19 Iowa
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83 20 Kansas
101 21 Kentucky
70 22 Louisiana
48 23 Maine
150 24 Maryland
176 25 Massachusetts
266 26 Michigan
125 27 Minnesota
43 28 Mississippi
171 29 Missouri
27 30 Montana
52 31 Nebraska
79 32 Nevada
49 33 New Hampshire
223 34 New Jersey
59 35 New Mexico
426 36 New York
210 37 North Carolina
15 38 North Dakota
322 39 Ohio
75 40 Oklahoma
143 41 Oregon
430 42 Pennsylvania
32 44 Rhode Island
88 45 South Carolina
30 46 South Dakota
142 47 Tennessee
500 48 Texas
74 49 Utah
19 50 Vermont
205 51 Virginia
236 53 Washington
58 54 West Virginia
169 55 Wisconsin
17 56 Wyoming
2 78 Virgin Islands
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region_baseline
Region
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Freq. Numeric Label
1,483 1 Northeast
1,813 2 Midwest
2,682 3 South
1,923 4 West
54 9 Not in U.S.
45 .
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urbancity_baseline
Type of Area
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How would you describe the place where you live?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,259 1 City
3,002 2 Suburb
1,141 3 Town
1,483 4 Rural area
51 5 Other
64 .
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urbancity_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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ownorrent_baseline
Own Home/Rent
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Is the place where you live owned or rented?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,112 1 Owned by you or your
family
1,727 2 Rented from someone else
105 3 Other
56 .
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ownhome_t_baseline
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lengthres_baseline
Length of Residence
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How long have you lived at your present address?
Freq. Numeric Label
40 1 Less than 1 month
320 2 1-6 months
277 3 7-11 months
671 4 1-2 years
883 5 3-4 years
1,885 6 5-10 years
3,854 7 More than 10 years
70 .
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partyreg_baseline
Party Registration
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Are you registered to vote as...
Freq. Numeric Label
1,812 1 Democrat
1,543 2 Republican
158 3 Another Party
820 4 Declined to
State/Independent/No
Party
3,667 .
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partyreg_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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reliablevoter_baseline
How often do you vote?
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How often do you vote?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,154 1 Always
2,102 2 Nearly always
372 3 Part of the time
321 4 Seldom
51 .
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straighttic_baseline
Do you almost always vote for candidates from the same party or do
you sometimes
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Do you almost always vote for candidates from the same party or do
you sometimes support candidates from different parties?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,326 1 Almost always vote for
Democrats
1,837 2 Almost always vote for
Republicans
3,729 3 Vote for both Democrats
and
Republicans
108 .
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voted08_ccap_baseline
Did you vote in the Presidential elections in November 2008?
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In talking to people about elections, we often find that a lot of
people were not able to vote because they weren't registered, they
were sick, or they just didn't have time.
Did you happen to vote in the 2008 election?
Freq. Numeric Label
7,366 1 Yes
501 2 No
39 8 Not sure
94 .
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presvote08_baseline
Voted 08, followup
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Which candidate did you vote for in the 2008 Presidential election?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,007 1 Barack Obama
3,304 2 John McCain
324 3 Other candidate
23 4
80 5
262 .
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OTpresvote08_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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vote10_baseline
Vote 10
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In the 2010 election, even fewer people were able to vote. Did you
happen to vote in the 2010 election?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,330 1 Yes
1,324 2 No
278 8 Not sure
68 .
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congvote10_ccap_baseline
Vote 10, followup
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[Asked of those who said “Yes” in vote10_baseline:] Which candidate
did you vote for in the U.S. House election?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,113 1 Democratic candidate
3,035 2 Republican candidate
183 3 Other party
1,669 .
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fav_romn_baseline
Mitt Romney
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
MITT ROMNEY
Freq. Numeric Label
1,100 1 Very favorable
2,370 2 Somewhat favorable
1,977 3 Somewhat unfavorable
1,926 4 Very unfavorable
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553 8 Don't know
74 .
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fav_ging_baseline
Newt Gingrich
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
NEWT GINGRICH
Freq. Numeric Label
996 1 Very favorable
1,636 2 Somewhat favorable
1,479 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,355 4 Very unfavorable
462 8 Don't know
72 .
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fav_hunt_baseline
Jon Huntsman
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
JON HUNTSMAN
Freq. Numeric Label
511 1 Very favorable
2,297 2 Somewhat favorable
1,820 3 Somewhat unfavorable
1,011 4 Very unfavorable
2,262 8 Don't know
99 .
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fav_bach_baseline
Michele Bachmann
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
MICHELE BACHMAN
Freq. Numeric Label
901 1 Very favorable
1,644 2 Somewhat favorable
1,231 3 Somewhat unfavorable
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3,345 4 Very unfavorable
805 8 Don't know
74 .
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fav_ronp_baseline
Ron Paul
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
RON PAUL
Freq. Numeric Label
731 1 Very favorable
2,001 2 Somewhat favorable
2,165 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,180 4 Very unfavorable
848 8 Don't know
75 .
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fav_sant_baseline
Rick Santorum
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
RICK SANTORUM
Freq. Numeric Label
1,129 1 Very favorable
1,889 2 Somewhat favorable
1,220 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,410 4 Very unfavorable
1,269 8 Don't know
83 .
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fav_perr_baseline
Rick Perry
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
RICK PERRY
Freq. Numeric Label
609 1 Very favorable
1,840 2 Somewhat favorable
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1,526 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,060 4 Very unfavorable
893 8 Don't know
72 .
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fav_obama_baseline
Barack Obama
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
BARACK OBAMA
Freq. Numeric Label
2,329 1 Very favorable
1,528 2 Somewhat favorable
676 3 Somewhat unfavorable
3,223 4 Very unfavorable
178 8 Don't know
66 .
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fav_hrc_baseline
Hillary Clinton
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
HILLARY CLINTON
Freq. Numeric Label
2,769 1 Very favorable
1,952 2 Somewhat favorable
1,243 3 Somewhat unfavorable
1,749 4 Very unfavorable
219 8 Don't know
68 .
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fav_biden_baseline
Joe Biden
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Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following
people?
JOE BIDEN
Freq. Numeric Label
1,585 1 Very favorable
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2,102 2 Somewhat favorable
1,171 3 Somewhat unfavorable
2,623 4 Very unfavorable
445 8 Don't know
74 .
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ideoobama_baseline
Obama's ideological leanings
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Would you say Barack Obama is...
Freq. Numeric Label
3,150 1 Very liberal
1,547 2 Liberal
2,260 3 Moderate
321 4 Conservative
66 5 Very conservative
607 8 Not sure
49 .
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saysobama_baseline
Perceived Obama sincerity
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Do you think Barack Obama...
Freq. Numeric Label
3,211 1 Says what he believes
4,040 2 Says what he thinks people
want
to hear
686 8 Not sure
63 .
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likeobama_baseline
Obama likability
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Regardless of whether you agree with him, do you like Barack Obama
as a person?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,961 1 Like a lot
2,066 2 Like somewhat
2,297 3 Dislike
630 8 Not sure
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46 .
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ideonewt_baseline
Gingrich's ideological leanings
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Would you say Newt Gingrich is...
Freq. Numeric Label
154 1 Very liberal
255 2 Liberal
1,148 3 Moderate
3,149 4 Conservative
2,070 5 Very conservative
1,141 8 Not sure
83 .
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saysnewt_baseline
Gingrich's sincerity
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Do you think Newt Gingrich...
Freq. Numeric Label
3,069 1 Says what he believes
3,776 2 Says what he thinks people
want
to hear
1,078 8 Not sure
77 .
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likenewt_baseline
Gingrich's likability
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Regardless of whether you agree with him, do you like Newt Gingrich
as a person?
Freq. Numeric Label
671 1 Like a lot
2,244 2 Like somewhat
3,944 3 Dislike
1,083 8 Not sure
58 .
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ideoromney_baseline
Romney's ideological leanings
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Would you say Mitt Romney is...
Freq. Numeric Label
102 1 Very liberal
416 2 Liberal
2,800 3 Moderate
2,730 4 Conservative
747 5 Very conservative
1,103 8 Not sure
102 .
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saysromney_baseline
Romney's sincerity
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Do you think Mitt Romney...
Freq. Numeric Label
1,741 1 Says what he believes
5,085 2 Says what he thinks people
want
to hear
1,072 8 Not sure
102 .
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likeromney_baseline
Romney likability
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Regardless of whether you agree with him, do you like Mitt Romney as
a person?
Freq. Numeric Label
862 1 Like a lot
3,097 2 Like somewhat
2,588 3 Dislike
1,387 8 Not sure
66 .
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repchoice_baseline
Importance of compromise-oriented congressperson
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If you had to choose, would you rather have a member of Congress
who...
Freq. Numeric Label
4,859 1 Compromises to get things
done.
3,047 2 Sticks to their
principles, no
matter what.
94 .
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_baseline
Preferred Republican nominee for President
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If you had to choose one, which of these individuals would you want
to be the Republican nominee for president in 2012?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,682 2 Mitt Romney
831 4 Newt Gingrich
373 10 Michele Bachmann
1,016 11 Jon Huntsman
972 12 Ron Paul
1,520 13 No preference
812 16 Rick Santorum
242 17 Rick Perry
478 21 Other
74 .
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repnom_t_baseline
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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repnom_f_baseline
Second choice Republican nominee for President
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And which of these individuals would be your SECOND choice to be the
Republican nominee for president in 2012?
Freq. Numeric Label
622 2 Mitt Romney
550 3 Newt Gingrich
228 4 Michele Bachmann
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183 5 Jon Huntsman
192 6 Ron Paul
594 9 Rick Santorum
290 10 Rick Perry
91 11 Other
235 12 No preference
5,015 .
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repnom_f_t_baseline
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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cmatch_romn_baseline
Presidential vote preference: Obama vs. Romney
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If the 2012 presidential election were being held today, and the
candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the
Republican, would you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,587 1 Barack Obama
3,323 2 Mitt Romney
359 3 Other
663 4 Not sure
68 .
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cmatch_romn_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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cmatch_romn_f_baseline
Likely presidential vote preference for undecided voters: Obama vs.
Romney
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If you had to choose, would you lean more towards voting for Barack
Obama or more towards voting for Mitt Romney?
Freq. Numeric Label
146 1 Barack Obama
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136 2 Mitt Romney
367 3 Not sure
7,351 .
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cmatch_ging_baseline
Presidential vote preference: Obama vs. Gingrich
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If the 2012 presidential election were being held today, and the
candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Newt Gingrich, the
Republican, would you vote for Barack Obama or Newt Gingrich?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,910 1 Barack Obama
3,070 2 Newt Gingrich
373 3 Other
575 4 Not sure
72 .
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cmatch_ging_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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cmatch_ging_f_baseline
Likely presidential vote preference for undecided voters: Obama vs.
Gingrich
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If you had to choose, would you lean more towards voting for Barack
Obama or more towards voting for `Newt Gingrich?
Freq. Numeric Label
63 1 Barack Obama
129 2 Newt Gingrich
368 3 Not sure
7,440 .
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cmatch_paul_baseline
Presidential vote preference: Obama vs. Paul
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If the 2012 presidential election were being held today, and the
candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Ron Paul, the
Republican, would you vote for Barack Obama or Ron Paul?
Freq. Numeric Label
745 1 Barack Obama
556 2 Ron Paul
76 3 Other
158 4 Not sure
6,465 .
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cmatch_paul_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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cmatch_paul_f_baseline
Likely presidential vote preference for undecided voters: Obama vs.
Paul
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If you had to choose, would you lean more towards voting for Barack
Obama or more towards voting for Ron Paul?
Freq. Numeric Label
16 1 Barack Obama
54 2 Ron Paul
84 3 Not sure
7,846 .
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org_membership_1_baseline
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA)
Freq. Numeric Label
82 1 Yes
7,884 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_2_baseline
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Freq. Numeric Label
99 1 Yes
7,867 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_3_baseline
American Automobile Association (AAA)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (AAA)
Freq. Numeric Label
1,878 1 Yes
6,088 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_4_baseline
American Legion
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
AMERICAN LEGION
Freq. Numeric Label
380 1 Yes
7,586 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_5_baseline
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (ASPCA)
Freq. Numeric Label
434 1 Yes
7,532 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_6_baseline
Family Research Council
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
Freq. Numeric Label
42 1 Yes
7,924 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_7_baseline
Humane Society
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
HUMANE SOCIETY
Freq. Numeric Label
578 1 Yes
7,388 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_8_baseline
Lions Clubs
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
LIONS CLUB
Freq. Numeric Label
50 1 Yes
7,916 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_9_baseline
Mature Outlook
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
MATURE OUTLOOK
Freq. Numeric Label
9 1 Yes
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7,957 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_10_baseline
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD)
Freq. Numeric Label
111 1 Yes
7,855 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_11_baseline
National Association of Investors (NAIC)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
ASSOCIATION OF INVESTORS
Freq. Numeric Label
18 1 Yes
7,948 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_12_baseline
National Organization for Women (NOW)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
NATIONAL ORGANZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW)
Freq. Numeric Label
77 1 Yes
7,889 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_13_baseline
National Rifle Association (NRA)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NRA)
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Freq. Numeric Label
758 1 Yes
7,208 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_14_baseline
National Wildlife Federation
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
Freq. Numeric Label
334 1 Yes
7,632 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_15_baseline
Nature Conservancy
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
NATURE CONSERVANCY
Freq. Numeric Label
304 1 Yes
7,662 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_16_baseline
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS
Freq. Numeric Label
161 1 Yes
7,805 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_17_baseline
Rotary International
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Freq. Numeric Label
63 1 Yes
7,903 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_18_baseline
Sierra Club
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
SIERRA CLUB
Freq. Numeric Label
261 1 Yes
7,705 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_19_baseline
United Seniors
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
UNITED SENIORS
Freq. Numeric Label
22 1 Yes
7,944 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_20_baseline
ymca
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
YMCA
Freq. Numeric Label
315 1 Yes
7,651 2 No
34 .
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org_membership_21_baselin
None
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Are you a member of any of the following organizations?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
4,494 1 Yes
3,472 2 No
34 .
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volunteer_baseline
Volunteer activities, CPS wording
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We are interested in volunteer activities, that is, activities for
which people are not paid, except perhaps expenses. We only want you
to include volunteer activities that you did through or for an
organization, even if you only did them once in a while. In the last
12 months, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an
organization
Freq. Numeric Label
3,485 1 Yes
4,446 2 No
69 .
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volunteerf_baseline
Volunteer activities follow-up
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Sometimes people don't think of activities they do infrequently or
activities they do for children's schools or youth organizations. In
the last 12 months, have you done any of these types of volunteer
activities?
Freq. Numeric Label
526 1 Yes
3,906 2 No
3,568 .
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volunteernum_baseline
Number of organizations volunteered for
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How many different organizations have you volunteered through or for
in the last year, that is, since December 1st of last year?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,790 1
1,301 2
540 3
208 4
70 5
20 6
55 7 7 or more
4,016 .
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volunteerorg2_1_baseline
Religious organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
1,558 1 Yes
6,442 2 No
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volunteerorg2_2_baseline
Children's educational, sports, or recreational group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, OR RECREATIONAL GROUP
Freq. Numeric Label
959 1 Yes
7,041 2 No
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volunteerorg2_3_baseline
Other educational group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
OTHER EDUCATIONAL GROUP
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Freq. Numeric Label
308 1 Yes
7,692 2 No
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volunteerorg2_4_baseline
Social and community service group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUP
Freq. Numeric Label
1,017 1 Yes
6,983 2 No
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volunteerorg2_5_baseline
Civic organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
CIVIC ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
400 1 Yes
7,600 2 No
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volunteerorg2_6_baseline
Cultural or arts organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
CULTURAL OR ARTS ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
284 1 Yes
7,716 2 No
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volunteerorg2_7_baseline
Environmental or animal care organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
ENVIRONMENTAL OR ANIMAL CARE ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
412 1 Yes
7,588 2 No
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volunteerorg2_8_baseline
Health research or health education organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
RESEARCH OR HEALTH EDUCATION ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
230 1 Yes
7,770 2 No
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volunteerorg2_9_baseline
Hospital, clinic, or healthcare organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
HOSPITAL, CLINIC, OR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
304 1 Yes
7,696 2 No
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volunteerorg2_10_baseline
Immigrant/refugee assistance
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Freq. Numeric Label
37 1 Yes
7,963 2 No
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volunteerorg2_11_baseline
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International organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
70 1 Yes
7,930 2 No
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volunteerorg2_12_baseline
Labor union, business, or professional organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
LABOR UNION, BUSINESS, OR PROESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
169 1 Yes
7,831 2 No
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volunteerorg2_13_baseline
Political party or advocacy group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
POLITICAL PARTY OR ADVOCACY GROUP
Freq. Numeric Label
442 1 Yes
7,558 2 No
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volunteerorg2_14_baseline
Public safety organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
PUBLIC SAFETY OPRGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
106 1 Yes
7,894 2 No
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volunteerorg2_15_baseline
Sports or hobby group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
SPORTS OR HOBBY GROUP
Freq. Numeric Label
288 1 Yes
7,712 2 No
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volunteerorg2_16_baseline
Youth services group
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
YOUTH SERVICES GROUP
Freq. Numeric Label
261 1 Yes
7,739 2 No
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volunteerorg2_17_baseline
Some other type of organization
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What types of organizations have you volunteered through or for in
the last year? Please check all that apply.
SOME OTHER TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Freq. Numeric Label
635 1 Yes
7,365 2 No
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polcontr_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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polcontr_1_baseline
Democratic candidate
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,746 1 Yes
6,198 2 No
56 .
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polcontr_2_baseline
Republican candidate
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,266 1 Yes
6,678 2 No
56 .
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polcontr_3_baselin
Other candidate
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
OTHER CANDIDATE
Freq. Numeric Label
142 1 Yes
7,802 2 No
56 .
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polcontr_4_baseline
Democratic party
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Freq. Numeric Label
705 1 Yes
7,239 2 No
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56 .
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polcontr_5_baseline
Republican party
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Freq. Numeric Label
520 1 Yes
7,424 2 No
56 .
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polcontr_6_baseline
Other party
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
OTHER PARTY
Freq. Numeric Label
80 1 Yes
7,864 2 No
56 .
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polcontr_7_baseline
None
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In the past 5 years, have you contributed money to any political
candidate or party?
NONE OF THESE
Freq. Numeric Label
4,759 1 Yes
3,177 2 No
64 .
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labunmemb_baseline
Union membership
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Are you personally or is someone in your household a member of a
labor union?
Freq. Numeric Label
896 1 Yes, I personally belong
to a
union
628 2 I do not belong to a
union, but
another person in my
household
does
6,375 3 No one in my household
belongs
to a union
101 .
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pew_bornagain_baseline
Born Again (Pew version)
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Would you describe yourself as “born-again” or evangelical
Christian, or not?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,077 1 Yes
5,896 2 No
27 .
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pew_religimp_
Importance of religion (Pew version)
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How important is religion in your life?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,235 1 Very important
2,090 2 Somewhat important
1,161 3 Not too important
1,498 4 Not at all important
16 .
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pew_churatd_baseline
Church attendance (Pew version)
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Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious
services?
Freq. Numeric Label
673 1 More than once a week
1,499 2 Once a week
614 3 Once or twice a month
1,056 4 A few times a year
1,905 5 Seldom
2,157 6 Never
74 7 Don't know
22 .
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pew_prayer_baseline
Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)
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People practice their religion in different ways. Outside of
attending religious services, how often do you pray?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,485 1 Several times a day
1,299 2 Once a day
1,119 3 A few times a week
151 4 Once a week
518 5 A few times a month
1,077 6 Seldom
1,158 7 Never
165 8 Don't know
28 .
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religpew_baseline
Pew religion
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What is your present religion, if any?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,143 1 Protestant
1,746 2 Roman Catholic
141 3 Mormon
28 4 Eastern or Greek Orthodox
269 5 Jewish
24 6 Muslim
71 7 Buddhist
9 8 Hindu
377 9 Atheist
470 10 Agnostic
1,203 11 Nothing in particular
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475 12 Something else
44 .
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religpew_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “SOMETHING ELSE”]
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religpew_protestant_baseline
Protestant Church
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To which Protestant church or group do you belong?
Freq. Numeric Label
911 1 Baptist
549 2 Methodist
668 3 Nondenominational or
Independent
Church
416 4 Lutheran
253 5 Presbyterian
156 6 Pentecostal
198 7 Episcopalian
126 8 Church of Christ or
Disciples of
Christ
101 9 Congregational or United
Church
of Christ
27 10 Holiness
29 11 Reformed
28 12 Adventist
12 13 Jehovah's Witness
234 90 Something else
4,292 .
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religpew_protestant_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “SOMETHING ELSE”]
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Xreligpew_protestant_baseline
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Do you belong to any one of these churches or groups?
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Do you belong to any one of these churches or groups?
Freq. Numeric Label
212 1 Baptist
55 2 Methodist
127 3 Nondenominational or
Independent
Church
55 4 Lutheran
11 5 Presbyterian
37 6 Pentecostal
23 7 Episcopalian
41 8 Church of Christ or
Disciples of
Christ
4 9 Congregational or United
Church
of Christ
15 10 Holiness
2 11 Reformed
8 12 Adventist
3 13 Jehovah's Witness
465 90 None of these
6,942 .
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religpew_baptist_baseline
Baptist Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
434 1 Southern Baptist
Convention
67 2 American Baptist Churches
in USA
29 3 National Baptist
Convention
8 4 Progressive Baptist
Convention
150 5 Independent Baptist
24 6 Baptist General Conference
34 7 Baptist Missionary
Association
7 8 Conservative Baptist
Assoc. of
America
44 9 Free Will Baptist
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58 10 General Association of
Regular
Baptists
99 90 Other Baptist
7,046 .
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religpew_baptist_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER BAPTIST”]
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religpew_methodist_baseline
Methodist Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
502 1 United Methodist Church
13 2 Free Methodist Church
19 3 African Methodist
Episcopal
12 4 African Methodist
Episcopal Zion
10 5 Christian Methodist
Episcopal
Church
32 90 Other Methodist Church
7,412 .
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religpew_methodist_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER METHODIST”]
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religpew_nondenom_baseline
Nondenominational or Independent Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
253 1 Nondenominational
evangelical
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51 2 Nondenominational
fundamentalist
75 3 Nondenominational
charismatic
60 4 Interdenominational
266 5 Community church
133 90 Other
7,162 .
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religpew_nondenom_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER NONDENOMINATIONAL”]
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religpew_lutheran_baseline
Lutheran Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
176 1 Evangelical Lutheran
Church in
America (ELCA)
160 2 Lutheran Church, Missouri
Synod
26 3 Lutheran Church, Wisconsin
Synod
67 4 Other Lutheran Church
7,571 .
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religpew_lutheran_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER LUTHERAN”]
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religpew_presby_baseline
Presbyterian Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
144 1 Presbyterian Church USA
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58 2 Presbyterian Church in
America
10 3 Associate Reformed
Presbyterian
2 4 Cumberland Presbyterian
Church
8 5 Orthodox Presbyterian
11 6 Evangelical Presbyterian
Church
55 90 Other Presbyterian Church
7,712 .
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religpew_presby_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER PRESBYTERIAN”]
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religpew_pentecost_baseline
Pentecostal Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
88 1 Assemblies of God
9 2 Church of God Cleveland TN
7 3 Four Square Gospel
9 4 Pentecostal Church of God
17 5 Pentecostal Holiness
Church
18 6 Church of God in Christ
3 7 Church of God of the
Apostolic
Faith
2 8 Assembly of Christian
Churches
14 9 Apostolic Christian
42 90 Other Pentecostal Church
7,791 .
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religpew_pentecost_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER PENTECOSTAL”]
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religpew_episcop_baseline
Episcopal Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
152 1 Episcopal Church in the
USA
30 2 Anglican Church (Church of
England)
1 3 Anglican Orthodox Church
6 4 Reformed Episcopal Church
10 90 Other Episcopalian or
Anglican
Church
7,801 .
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religpew_episcop_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER EPISCOPALIAN OR
ANGLICAN CHURCH”]
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religpew_christian_baseline
Christian Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
103 1 Church of Christ
30 2 Disciples of Christ
20 3 Christian Churches and
Churches
of Christ
12 90 Other Christian church
7,835 .
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religpew_christian_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER CHRISTIAN CHURCH”]
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religpew_congreg_baseline
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Congregational Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
91 1 United Church of Christ
11 2 Conservative
Congregational
Christian
9 3 National Association of
Congregational Christians
14 90 Other Congregational
7,875 .
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religpew_congreg_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER CONGREGATIONAL”]
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religpew_holiness_baseline
Holiness Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
6 1 Church of the Nazarene
2 2 Wesleyan Church
2 4 Christian and Missionary
Alliance
4 5 Church of God (Anderson,
Indiana)
27 90 Other Holiness
7,959 .
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religpew_holiness_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER HOLINESS”]
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religpew_reformed_baseline
Reformed Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
16 1 Reformed Church in America
11 2 Christian Reformed Church
17 90 Other Reformed
7,956 .
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religpew_reformed_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER REFORMED”]
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religpew_advent_baseline
Adventist Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
25 1 Seventh Day Adventist
1 3 Advent Christian
7,974 .
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religpew_advent_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER ADVENTIST”]
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religpew_catholic_baseline
Catholic Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
1,817 1 Roman Catholic Church
4 2 National Polish Catholic
Church
6 3 Greek-rite Catholic
12 4 Armenian Catholic
40 5 Old Catholic
35 90 Other Catholic
6,086 .
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religpew_catholic_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHEER CATHOLIC”]
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religpew_mormon_baseline
Mormon Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
149 1 The Church of Jesus Christ
of
Latter-day Saints
5 2 Community of Christ
7,846 .
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religpew_mormon_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER MORMON CHURCH”]
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religpew_orthodox_baseline
Orthodox Church
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Freq. Numeric Label
16 1 Greek Orthodox
5 2 Russian Orthodox
5 3 Orthodox Church in America
3 4 Armenian Orthodox
2 5 Eastern Orthodox
1 6 Serbian Orthodox
4 90 Other Orthodox
7,964 .
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religpew_orthodox_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER ORTHODOX”]
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religpew_jewish_baseline
Jewish Group
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Freq. Numeric Label
152 1 Reform
83 2 Conservative
21 3 Orthodox
7 4 Reconstructionist
35 90 Other
7,702 .
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religpew_jewish_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER JEWISH”]
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religpew_muslim_baseline
Muslim Group
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Freq. Numeric Label
20 1 Sunni
4 2 Shia
4 90 Other Muslim
7,972 .
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religpew_muslim_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER MUSLIM”]
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religpew_buddhist_baseline
Buddhist group
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Freq. Numeric Label
11 1 Theravada (Vipassana)
Buddhism
47 2 Mahayana (Zen) Buddhism
15 3 Vajrayana (Tibetan)
Buddhism
25 90 Other Buddhist
7,902 .
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religpew_buddhist_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER BUDDHIST”]
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religpew_hindu_baseline
Hindu Group
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Freq. Numeric Label
7 1 Vaishnava Hinduism
2 2 Shaivite Hinduism
1 3 Shaktism Hinduism
3 90 Other Hindu
7,987 .
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religpew_hindu_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER HINDU”]
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milstat_1_baseline
Military Household - I am
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I AM CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S. MILITARY
Freq. Numeric Label
52 1 Yes
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7,948 2 No
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milstat_2_baseline
Military Household - Family
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I HAVE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE U.S.
MILITARY
Freq. Numeric Label
649 1 Yes
7,351 2 No
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milstat_3_baseline
Military Household - I served previously
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
I PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT I AM NO LONGER ACTIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
1,343 1 Yes
6,657 2 No
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milstat_4_baseline
Military Household - Family served previously
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAVE SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY BUT
ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE
Freq. Numeric Label
3,731 1 Yes
4,269 2 No
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milstat_5_baseline
Military Household - None
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We'd like to know whether you or someone in your immediate family is
currently serving or has ever served in the U.S. military.
Immediate family is defined as your parents, siblings, spouse, and
children. Please check all boxes that apply.
NEITHER MYSELF NOR ANY MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAVE EVER
SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY
Freq. Numeric Label
2,941 1 Yes
5,059 2 No
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milstat_insert_baseline
milstat_insert
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gunown_baseline
Personal gun ownership
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Do you or does anyone in your household own a gun?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,310 1 Personally own a gun
947 2 Don't personally own a
gun, but
someone in the household
owns a
gun
4,346 3 No one in the household
owns a
gun
279 8 Not sure
118 .
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smoke100_baseline
Smoking history
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Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,974 1 Yes
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3,933 2 No
93 .
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smokenow_baseline
Current smoking status
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How often do you smoke cigarettes?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,121 1 Every day
283 2 Some days
2,576 3 Not at all
4,020 .
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healthdk_0_baseline
Own health insurance coverage
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Do you currently have health insurance?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,804 1 Yes
1,087 2 No
34 3 Not sure
75 .
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healthcov2_baseline
Health coverage type
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What kind of health care coverage do you currently have?
Freq. Numeric Label
4,444 1 I have private insurance
or
belong to an HMO.
1,765 2 I'm covered by a
government
plan, such as Medicare or
Medicaid.
519 3 Other
59 4 Not Sure
1,213 .
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healthcov_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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knowgay4_baseline
Know anyone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender
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Do you personally know anybody who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or
transgender?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,648 1 Yes
1,333 2 No
19 .
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closegay4_baseline
Closest relationship with someone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or
transgender
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Thinking about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender person you
know best, how would you describe your relationship with this person
-- is this person you, a member of your family, a close friend, a
co-worker or an acquaintance?
Freq. Numeric Label
465 1 Myself
1,558 2 Member of my family
1,521 3 Close friend
885 4 Co-worker
2,751 5 Acquaintance
820 .
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birthyr_baseline
Birth Year
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In what year were you born?
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gender_baseline
Gender
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Are you male or female?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,940 1 Male
4,060 2 Female
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race_baseline
Race
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What racial or ethnic group best describes you?
Freq. Numeric Label
6,402 1 White
673 2 Black
408 3 Hispanic
120 4 Asian
61 5 Native American
166 6 Mixed
142 7 Other
11 8 Middle Eastern
17 .
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race_other_baseline
Race, other
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[OPEN-ENDED RESPONSE FOR THOSE WHO SAID “OTHER”]
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educ_baseline
Education
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Freq. Numeric Label
166 1 No HS
1,977 2 High school graduate
1,874 3 Some college
784 4 2-year
1,972 5 4-year
1,210 6 Post-grad
17 .
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child18_baseline
Children under the age of 18
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Are you the parent or guardian of any children under the age of 18?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,793 1 Yes
6,126 2 No
81 .
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child18num_baseline
(unlabeled)
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How many children do you have?
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Age
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What are the ages of your children?
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child_age2_1_baseline
Age
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child_age3_1_baseline
Age
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child_age4_1_baseline
Age
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child_age5_1_baseline
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child_age6_1_baseline
Age
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child_age7_1_baseline
Age
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child_age8_1_baseline
Age
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child_age9_1_baseline
Age
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child_age10_1_baseline
Age
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student2_baseline
Student
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Freq. Numeric Label
294 1 Full-time student
238 2 Part-time student
7,376 3 Not a student
92 .
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job_baseline
Student's job type
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Freq. Numeric Label
209 1 Full-time job
134 2 Part-time job
189 3 No job outside of school
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employstat2_baseline
Employment status among non-students
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Freq. Numeric Label
2,928 1 Full-time employed
600 2 Part-time employed
593 3 Self-employed
510 4 Unemployed or temporarily
on
layoff
1,663 5 Retired
472 6 Permanently disabled
544 7 Homemaker
103 8 Other
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employstat2_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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industry_baseline
Which industry do you work in?
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We would now like to ask you a few questions relating to your job.
Which industry do you work in?
Freq. Numeric Label
45 11 Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishing
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and Hunting
60 21 Mining, Oil and Gas
Extraction,
and Utilities
151 23 Construction
316 31 Manufacturing
69 42 Wholesale Trade
384 44 Retail Trade
173 48 Transportation and
Warehousing
164 51 Information
289 52 Finance, Insurance, and
Real
Estate
385 54 Professional, Scientific,
and
Technical Services
511 61 Education
401 62 Health Care and Social
Assistance
166 71 Arts, Entertainment, and
Recreation
127 72 Restaurant, Travel and
Lodging
580 81 Other Services (except
Government)
426 92 Government
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industry_former_baseline
Which industry did you work in?
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Which industry did you work in?
Freq. Numeric Label
11 11 Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishing
and Hunting
33 21 Mining, Oil and Gas
Extraction,
and Utilities
59 23 Construction
199 31 Manufacturing
23 42 Wholesale Trade
122 44 Retail Trade
77 48 Transportation and
Warehousing
54 51 Information
110 52 Finance, Insurance, and
Real
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Estate
118 54 Professional, Scientific,
and
Technical Services
162 61 Education
107 62 Health Care and Social
Assistance
15 71 Arts, Entertainment, and
Recreation
36 72 Restaurant, Travel and
Lodging
158 81 Other Services (except
Government)
289 92 Government
6,427 .
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naics3_baseline
Of the following, which comes closest to describing the industry you
work for?
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Of the following, which comes closest to describing the industry you
work for?
Freq. Numeric Label
10 111 Crop Production
13 112 Animal Production
5 113 Forestry and Logging
2 114 Fishing, Hunting and
Trapping
7 115 Support Activities for
Agriculture and Forestry
21 211 Oil and Gas Extraction
6 212 Mining (except Oil and
Gas)
2 213 Support Activities for
Mining
27 221 Utilities
49 236 Construction of Buildings
12 237 Heavy and Civil
Engineering
Construction
81 238 Specialty Trade
Contractors
17 311 Food Manufacturing
3 312 Beverage and Tobacco
Product
Manufacturing
1 313 Textile Mills
1 314 Textile Product Mills
9 315 Apparel Manufacturing
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13 321 Wood Product Manufacturing
10 322 Paper Manufacturing
18 323 Printing and Related
Support
Activities
4 324 Petroleum and Coal
Products
Manufacturing
17 325 Chemical Manufacturing
15 326 Plastics and Rubber
Products
Manufacturing
1 327 Nonmetallic Mineral
Product
Manufacturing
14 331 Primary Metal
Manufacturing
38 332 Fabricated Metal Product
Manufacturing
29 333 Machinery Manufacturing
18 334 Computer and Electronic
Product
Manufacturing
15 335 Electrical Equipment,
Appliance,
and Component
Manufacturing
14 336 Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing
3 337 Furniture and Related
Product
Manufacturing
26 339 Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
41 423 Merchant Wholesalers,
Durable
Goods
17 424 Merchant Wholesalers,
Nondurable
Goods
41 441 Motor Vehicle and Parts
Dealers
12 442 Furniture and Home
Furnishings
Stores
13 443 Electronics and Appliance
Stores
18 444 Building Material and
Garden
Equipment and Supplies
Dealers
55 445 Food and Beverage Stores
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10 446 Health and Personal Care
Stores
13 447 Gasoline Stations
32 448 Clothing and Clothing
Accessories Stores
11 451 Sporting Goods, Hobby,
Book, and
Music Stores
63 452 General Merchandise Stores
35 453 Miscellaneous Store
Retailers
38 454 Nonstore Retailers
16 481 Air Transportation
10 482 Rail Transportation
4 483 Water Transportation
62 484 Truck Transportation
31 485 Transit and Ground
Passenger
Transportation
1 488 Support Activities for
Transportation
2 491 Postal Service
12 492 Couriers and Messengers
24 493 Warehousing and Storage
12 511 Publishing Industries
(except
Internet)
5 515 Broadcasting (except
Internet)
21 517 Telecommunications
39 518 Data Processing, Hosting
and
Related Services
74 519 Other Information Services
17 521 Monetary Authorities-
Central
Bank
11 522 Credit Intermediation and
Related Activities
39 523 Securities, Commodity
Contracts,
and Other Financial
Investments
and Related Activities
79 524 Insurance Carriers and
Related
Activities
10 525 Funds, Trusts, and Other
Financial Vehicles
62 531 Real Estate
10 532 Rental and Leasing
Services
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9 551 Management of Companies
and
Enterprises
108 561 Administrative and Support
Services
5 562 Waste Management and
Remediation
Services
54 621 Ambulatory Health Care
Services
150 622 Hospitals
42 623 Nursing and Residential
Care
Facilities
46 624 Social Assistance
63 711 Performing Arts, Spectator
Sports, and Related
Industries
8 712 Museums, Historical Sites,
and
Similar Institutions
20 713 Amusement, Gambling, and
Recreation Industries
29 721 Accommodation
75 722 Food Services and Drinking
Places
52 811 Repair and Maintenance
25 812 Personal and Laundry
Services
61 813 Religious, Grantmaking,
Civic,
Professional, and Similar
Organizations
25 814 Private Households
78 921 Executive, Legislative,
and
Other General Government
Support
74 922 Justice, Public Order, and
Safety Activities
16 923 Administration of Human
Resource
Programs
14 924 Administration of
Environmental
Quality Programs
7 925 Administration of Housing
Programs, Urban Planning,
and
Community Development
15 926 Administration of Economic
Programs
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5 927 Space Research and
Technology
48 928 National Security and
International Affairs
904 997 Other
51 5411 Legal Services
13 5412 Accounting, Tax
Preparation,
Bookkeeping, and Payroll
Services
38 5413 Architectural,
Engineering, and
Related Services
11 5414 Specialized Design
Services
65 5415 Computer Systems Design
and
Related Services
46 5416 Management, Scientific,
and
Technical Consulting
Services
38 5417 Scientific Research and
Development Services
9 5418 Advertising, Public
Relations,
and Related Services
75 5419 Other Professional,
Scientific,
and Technical Services
4,280 .
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occupationcat_baseline
Occupation
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What best describes your occupation?
Freq. Numeric Label
1,760 1 Professional/Technical
344 2 Executive/Upper Management
604 3 Middle Management
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377 4 Sales
471 5 Business Owner/Self-
Employed
661 6 Clerical/Administrative
108 7 Military/Civilian Uniform
Services
1,243 8 Retired
639 9 Homemaker
192 10 Student
522 11 Unemployed
991 12 Other
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(unlabeled)
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hourscomputing_baseline
Hours Computing Daily
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computer?
Freq. Numeric Label
11 0
408 1
1,155 2
1,129 3
1,137 4
925 5
738 6
194 7
721 8
199 9
676 10
63 11
326 12
37 13
55 14
67 15
23 16
2 17
13 18
35 20
2 21
1 22
1 23
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22 24
60 .
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intuse_else_baseline
Somewhere else (school, university, etc)
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How often do you use the Internet...SOMEWHERE ELSE
Freq. Numeric Label
181 1 Never
202 2 Less often than every few
weeks
113 3 Every few weeks
113 4 1-2 days a week
169 5 3-5 days a week
1,163 6 About once a day
2,101 7 Several times a day
3,958 .
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intuse_home_baseline
At home
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How often do you use the Internet...AT HOME
Freq. Numeric Label
3,391 1 Never
124 2 Less often than every few
weeks
621 3 Every few weeks
55 4 1-2 days a week
19 5 3-5 days a week
9 6 About once a day
42 7 Several times a day
3,739 .
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intuse_mobile_baseline
From a mobile wireless device
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How often do you use the Internet...FROM A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
Freq. Numeric Label
830 1 Never
265 2 Less often than every few
weeks
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321 3 Every few weeks
128 4 1-2 days a week
93 5 3-5 days a week
300 6 About once a day
2,202 7 Several times a day
3,861 .
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intuse_work_baseline
At your place of work
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How often do you use the Internet...AT YOUR PLACE OF WORK
Freq. Numeric Label
1,174 1 Never
124 2 Less often than every few
weeks
332 3 Every few weeks
59 4 1-2 days a week
45 5 3-5 days a week
71 6 About once a day
425 7 Several times a day
5,770 .
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intuse2_home_baseline
At home
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How often do you use the Internet...AT HOME
Freq. Numeric Label
2,702 1 Several times a day
661 2 About once a day
133 3 3-5 days a week
75 4 1-2 days a week
13 5 Every few weeks
16 6 Less often than every few
weeks
46 7 Never
4,354 .
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your place of work
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How often do you use the Internet...AT YOUR PLACE OF WORK
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Freq. Numeric Label
1,164 1 Several times a day
157 2 About once a day
95 3 3-5 days a week
70 4 1-2 days a week
35 5 Every few weeks
64 6 Less often than every few
weeks
388 7 Never
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At an Internet cafe, or coffee shop or restaurant with wi-fi
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How often do you use the Internet...AT AN INTERNET CAFÉ, OR A COFFEE
SHOP OR RESTAURANT WITH WI-FI
Freq. Numeric Label
40 1 Several times a day
26 2 About once a day
33 3 3-5 days a week
92 4 1-2 days a week
239 5 Every few weeks
608 6 Less often than every few
weeks
2,524 7 Never
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intuse2_mobile_baseline
From a mobile wireless device
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How often do you use the Internet...FROM A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
Freq. Numeric Label
762 1 Several times a day
313 2 About once a day
148 3 3-5 days a week
172 4 1-2 days a week
123 5 Every few weeks
201 6 Less often than every few
weeks
1,866 7 Never
4,415 .
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intuse2_else_baseline
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Somewhere else (school, university, friend's home, etc.)
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How often do you use the Internet...SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, FRIEND’S
HOME, ETC.
Freq. Numeric Label
109 1 Several times a day
74 2 About once a day
91 3 3-5 days a week
166 4 1-2 days a week
338 5 Every few weeks
841 6 Less often than every few
weeks
1,940 7 Never
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daily_intuse_home_baseline
Home
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How often do you use the Internet...AT HOME
Freq. Numeric Label
1,092 1 More than 6 hours per day
2,975 2 3-6 hours per day
2,414 3 1-2 hours per day
235 4 Less than one hour per day
1,284 .
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daily_intuse_work_baseline
Work
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How often do you use the Internet...AT WORK
Freq. Numeric Label
874 1 More than 6 hours per day
799 2 3-6 hours per day
583 3 1-2 hours per day
225 4 Less than one hour per day
5,519 .
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Cafe
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How often do you use the Internet...INTERNET CAFE
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Freq. Numeric Label
8 1 More than 6 hours per day
11 2 3-6 hours per day
14 3 1-2 hours per day
27 4 Less than one hour per day
7,940 .
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Mobile
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How often do you use the Internet...FROM A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
Freq. Numeric Label
113 1 More than 6 hours per day
224 2 3-6 hours per day
816 3 1-2 hours per day
722 4 Less than one hour per day
6,125 .
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Somewhere else
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How often do you use the Internet...SOMEWHERE ELSE
Freq. Numeric Label
43 1 More than 6 hours per day
70 2 3-6 hours per day
133 3 1-2 hours per day
110 4 Less than one hour per day
7,644 .
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employ_spouse_baseline
What is your partner/spouse's employment status?
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How often do you use the Internet...What is your partner/spouse's
employment status?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,530 1 Full-time
513 2 Part-time
57 3 Temporarily laid off
276 4 Unemployed
1,097 5 Retired
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197 6 Permanently disabled
305 7 Homemaker
48 8 Student
66 9 Other
2,911 .
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Employment Status - open
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phone_baseline
Phone service
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Thinking about your phone service, do you have ...?
Freq. Numeric Label
5,476 1 Both
1,969 2 Cell only
502 3 Landline
35 4 No phone
18 .
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faminc_baseline
Family income
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Thinking back over the last year, what was your family's annual
income?
Freq. Numeric Label
252 1 Less than $10,000
487 2 $10,000 - $19,999
719 3 $20,000 - $29,999
799 4 $30,000 - $39,999
742 5 $40,000 - $49,999
677 6 $50,000 - $59,999
572 7 $60,000 - $69,999
561 8 $70,000 - $79,999
725 9 $80,000 - $99,999
520 10 $100,000 - $119,999
465 11 $120,000 - $149,999
501 31 $150,000 or more
917 97 Prefer not to say
63 .
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cand
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146479
218754
290835
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cdid_baseline
cdid
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"13"
"23"
"5"
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Preferred Democratic nominee for President
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Freq. Numeric Label
3,868 1 Barack Obama
2,372 2 Someone else
1,709 3 Not sure
51 .
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demnom_t_baseline
(unlabeled)
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izip_baseline
izip
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lookupzip
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prim12_baseline
2012 primary participation
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Freq. Numeric Label
2,878 1 Democratic primary or
caucus
3,194 2 Republican primary or
caucus
1,540 3 Don't plan to vote in a
primary
or caucus at all
388 .
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statefips
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ccap2012_post_2016
Completed ccap2012 post survey
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Freq. Numeric Label
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2 2 No
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State
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Freq. Numeric Label
80 1 Alabama
17 2 Alaska
215 4 Arizona
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78 5 Arkansas
828 6 California
153 8 Colorado
84 9 Connecticut
25 10 Delaware
22 11 District of Columbia
622 12 Florida
236 13 Georgia
28 15 Hawaii
63 16 Idaho
325 17 Illinois
169 18 Indiana
90 19 Iowa
84 20 Kansas
104 21 Kentucky
70 22 Louisiana
49 23 Maine
151 24 Maryland
175 25 Massachusetts
272 26 Michigan
129 27 Minnesota
47 28 Mississippi
170 29 Missouri
26 30 Montana
54 31 Nebraska
82 32 Nevada
49 33 New Hampshire
221 34 New Jersey
61 35 New Mexico
419 36 New York
218 37 North Carolina
15 38 North Dakota
322 39 Ohio
75 40 Oklahoma
145 41 Oregon
437 42 Pennsylvania
33 44 Rhode Island
92 45 South Carolina
32 46 South Dakota
145 47 Tennessee
500 48 Texas
73 49 Utah
23 50 Vermont
214 51 Virginia
237 53 Washington
55 54 West Virginia
168 55 Wisconsin
18 56 Wyoming
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post_cdid113_2012
Congressional District 113
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"2"
"33"
"6"
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post_turnout12_2012
Turnout
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Thinking about the the 2012 Presidential election, which of the
following statements best describes you?
Freq. Numeric Label
332 1 I did not vote in the
election
this November.
69 2 I thought about voting
this time
- but didn't.
75 3 I usually vote, but didn't
this
time.
40 4 I attempted to vote but
did not
or could not.
7,456 5 I definitely voted in the
General Election on
November 6,
2012
28 .
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post_turnout_method12_2012
Turnout method
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[If post_turnout12_2012=4 or 5] Did you vote in person on Election
Day, in person before Election Day, or by mail (that is, absentee or
vote by mail)? [If respondents select option 1:} Did you vote at a
precinct polling place or at a vote center?
Freq. Numeric Label
23 1 In person on election day
3,795 2 In person on election day
at a
precinct polling place
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403 3 In person on election day
at a
vote center
1,415 4 In person before election
day
(early)
1,824 5 Voted by mail (or
absentee)
18 6 Don't know
522 .
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post_presvote12_2012
Presidential Vote
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[If post_turnout12_2012= 5] Which candidate did you vote for in the
2012 Presidential election?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,734 1 Barack Obama
3,384 2 Mitt Romney
278 3 Other candidate
14 4 I did not vote in this
race
1 5 I did not vote
21 6 Not sure
568 .
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post_presvote12_other_2012
Presidential Vote - other
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post_senvote12_2012
Senate Vote
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For whom did you vote for U.S. Senator?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,026 1 $SenCand1Name
($SenCand1Party)
2,475 2 $SenCand2Name
($SenCand2Party)
55 3 $SenCand3Name
($SenCand3Party)
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68 4 Other
113 5 I did not vote in this
race
248 6 I did not vote
63 7 Not sure
1,952 .
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post_senvote12_other_2012
Senate Vote - other
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post_house12_2012
House Vote
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For whom did you vote for U.S. House?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,541 1 $HouseCand1Name
($HouseCand1Party)
3,378 2 $HouseCand2Name
($HouseCand2Party)
69 3 $HouseCand3Name
($HouseCand3Party)
182 7 Other
296 8 I did not vote in this
race
362 9 I did not vote
143 10 Not sure
29 .
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post_housevote12_other_2012
House Vote - other
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post_pid7_2012
7 point Party ID
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[Question series begins with post_pid3_2012. If post_pid3_2012=1 or
2, then ask:] Would you call yourself a strong Democrat|Republican
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or a not very strong Democrat|Republican? [If post_pid3_2012=3, 4,
or 5 then ask:] Do you think of yourself as a closer to the
Democratic or the Republican Party?
Freq. Numeric Label
2,042 1 Strong Democrat
966 2 Not very strong Democrat
806 3 Lean Democrat
1,022 4 Independent
791 5 Lean Republican
879 6 Not very strong Republican
1,429 7 Strong Republican
65 8 Not sure
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post_pid3_t_2012
3 point party ID - other
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post_pid3_2012
3 point party ID
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Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a…?
Freq. Numeric Label
3,004 1 Democrat
2,311 2 Republican
2,471 3 Independent
108 4 Other
106 5 Not sure
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post_ideo5_2012
Ideology
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In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
Freq. Numeric Label
576 1 Very liberal
1,387 2 Liberal
2,773 3 Moderate
2,137 4 Conservative
806 5 Very Conservative
321 6 Not sure
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post_newsint_2012
Interest in news and public affairs
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Some people seem to follow what’s going on in government and public
affairs most of the time, whether there’s an election going on or
not. Others aren’t that interested. Would you say you follow what’s
going on in government and public affairs…
Freq. Numeric Label
5,329 1 Most of the time
1,768 2 Some of the time
610 3 Only now and then
216 4 Hardly at all
77 7 Don't know
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House candidate Name 1
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examples: "Chris Van Hollen"
"Howard Berman"
"Katherine Savers McGovern"
"Peter DeFazio"
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House candidate Party 1
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Freq. Value
394 ""
7,568 "Democratic"
38 "Republican"
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House candidate Name 2
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examples: "Cynthia Kallgren"
"James Postma"
"Lynn Jenkins"
"Robert J. Dold"
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post_HouseCand2Party_2012
House candidate Party 2
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Freq. Value
207 ""
68 "Democratic"
22 "Libertarian"
7,703 "Republican"
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House candidate Name 3
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House candidate Party 3
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Freq. Value
7,644 ""
22 "D.C. Statehood Green"
11 "Democratic"
21 "Green"
25 "Independence"
216 "Independent"
61 "Libertarian"
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post_SenCand1Name_2012
Senate candidate Name 1
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"Bob Casey, Jr."
"Dianne Feinstein"
"Paul Sadler"
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post_SenCand1Party_2012
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Senate candidate Party 1
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Freq. Value
1,933 ""
6,044 "Democratic"
23 "Independent"
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post_SenCand2Name_2012
Senate candidate Name 2
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examples: ""
"Elizabeth Emken"
"Josh Mandel"
"Ted Cruz"
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post_SenCand2Party_2012
Senate candidate Party 2
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Freq. Value
1,933 ""
6,067 "Republican"
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Senate candidate Name 3
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Freq. Value
7,631 ""
169 "Andy Horning"
49 "Angus King"
151 "Rob Sobhani"
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Senate candidate Party 3
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Freq. Value
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7,631 ""
200 "Independent"
169 "Libertarian"
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