Case ID
Weight for face-to-face cases
Weight for web cases
Weight for full sample
Mode of data collection
State of respondent's location
Gender of respondent
How often does R pay attn to politics and elections
Interested in following campaigns standard
Did R vote for president in 2008
Presidential vote choice in 2008
Days in typical week review news on internet
Days in typical week watch news on TV
Days in typical week read news in print newsppr
Days in typical week listen news on radio
Approval of Congress handling of job
Are things in the country on right track
Approval of President handling of job
Approval of President handling economy
Approval of President handling foreign relations
Approval of President handling health care
Feeling Thermometer: Hillary Clinton
Feeling Thermometer: GW Bush
Feeling Thermometer: Democratic Party
Feeling Thermometer: Republican Party
Better or worse off than 1 year ago
Better or worse off 1 year from now
Does R have health insurance
Support 2010 health care law
Health of R
Smoked cigarettes
If smoked, how many now
Liberal/conservative self-placement
Should gov be able to limit corporate contributions
Ban corporate/union ads for candidates
Income gap size compared to 20 years ago
Politics/govt too complicated to understand
Good understanding of political issues
Publ officials don't care what people think
Have no say about what govt does
Current economy good or bad
U.S. economy better or worse than 1 year ago
U.S. economy better or worse 1 year from now
Unemployment better or worse in last year
Party ID
Tea Party support
Was war worth the cost
Spending and services self-placement
Defense spending self-placement
Govt-private medical insurance self-placement
Should fed govt make it more difficult to buy a gun
Importance of gun access issue to R
Guaranteed job-income self-placement
Opinion on proposal to allow citzship to some illeg aliens
Opinion on laws to allow immigr status checks on suspects
Govt assistance to blacks self-placement
Environment-jobs tradeoff self-placement
Favor/oppose affirmative action in universities
Favor/oppose affirmative action at work
How often trust govt in Wash to do what is right
Govt run by a few big interests or for benefit of all
Does government waste much tax money
How many in government are corrupt
How often can people be trusted
Favor or oppose increased U.S. offshore drilling
Should US have more or fewer nuclear power plants
Is global warming happening or not
How climate change happens
Favor laws against gays/lesbians job discrim
Allow gays/lesbians serve in US armed forces
Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to adopt
R position on gay marriage
Favor death penalty
Is religion important part of R life
Religion provides guidance in day-to-day living
How often does R pray
Is Bible word of God or men
Ever attend church or religious services
Attend religious services how often
Attend church more often than once a week
R age group
Marital status
Domestic partnership status
R level of highest education
Spouse level of highest education
Employment status with combinations
Employment status without combinations
How many hours R works
R race and ethnicity group
Where R's parents were born
Where R was born
Hispanic language at home
How many children in HH age 10 or younger
How many children in HH age 11-17
Total Number of children in HH
Does R personally have a cell phone
Is R's cell phone a smartphone
Does R have passport
Does R have a dog
Does R own a gun
Sexual orientation of R
Sexual orientation of family and friends
Political knowledge: number times can be elected
Political knowledge: size of federal deficit
Political Knowledge: years senator elected
Political knowledge: what is medicare
Political knowledge: program fed govt spends least
How satisfied is R with life
Did R vote in November 2012 general election
For whom did R vote for president in 2012
Feeling thermometer: Democratic Presidential candidate
Feeling thermometer: Republican Presidential candidate
Feeling thermometer: CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS
Feeling thermometer: FEMINISTS
Feeling thermometer: LIBERALS
Feeling thermometer: LABOR UNIONS
Feeling thermometer: POOR PEOPLE
Feeling thermometer: THE MILITARY
Feeling thermometer: BIG BUSINESS
Feeling thermometer: PEOPLE ON WELFARE
Feeling thermometer: CONSERVATIVES
Feeling thermometer: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
Feeling thermometer: GAY MEN AND LESBIANS
Feeling thermometer: CONGRESS
Feeling thermometer: MUSLIMS
Feeling thermometer: ATHEISTS
Feeling thermometer: MORMONS
Feeling thermometer: TEA PARTY
Opinion about govt ensuring fair jobs for blacks
What should immigration levels be
How likely immigration will take away jobs
Health Care Law effect on health care services
Health Care Law effect on number insured
Try to stop Iranian nuclear dev: direct diplomatic talks
Try to stop Iranian nuclear dev: increase sanctions
Try to stop Iranian nuclear dev: bomb development sites
Try to stop Iranian nuclear dev: invade with U.S. troops
Effect of China's economic expansion on U.S.
China military threat
Put off checkup and vaccines
Will you be able to pay all costs of health care
Worry about financial situation
Anyone R knows lost jobs
Favor abortion legal for nonfatal health risk of mother
Favor abortion legal for fatal risk of mother
Favor abortion legal for cases of incest
Favor abortion legal for cases of rape
Favor abortion legal for cases of birth defect
Favor abortion legal for cases of financial hardship
Favor abortion legal to select child gender
Favor abortion legal as woman's choice
Favor or oppose court auth for terr suspect wiretaps
Encourage outsourcing of jobs
Favor Social Security investment in stocks and bonds
Favor state decision when federal law applies to state
Should marijuana be legal
Govt bigger because too involved OR bigger problems
Need strong govt for complex problems OR free market
Less govt better OR more that govt should be doing
Regulation of Business
Favor the TARP program
Should it be possible to remove Supreme Ct judges
Has R done community work in past 12 months
Has R contacted official to express view in past 12 mo
Did R attend meeting on school/community issue past 12 mo
Number of organizations in which R is a member
Has R done any volunteer work in past 12 months
Has R contributed to church or charity in past 12 mo
World is changing and we should adjust
Newer lifestyles breaking down society
Be more tolerant of other moral standards
More emphasis on traditional family values
Blacks should work way up w/o special favors
Past slavery make more difficult for blacks
Blacks have gotten less than deserve
Blacks must try harder to get ahead
Electoral integrity: are votes counted fairly
Electoral integrity: is journalist coverage fair
Electoral integrity: are election officials fair
Electoral integrity: do the rich buy elections
Electoral integrity: do voters have a genuine choice
Working mother's bond with child
Better if man works and woman takes care of home
Discrimination against women
Do women demanding equality seek special favors
How often do hiring and promotion discriminate agst women
Do women complaining about discrim cause more problems
Opportunities compared for women and men
Favor preferential hiring and promotion of blacks
Society should make sure everyone has equal opportunity
We have gone too far pushing equal rights
It's a big problem that we dont give equal chance to succeed
We'd be better off if worried less about equality
Not a big problem if some have more chance in life
If people were treated more fairly would be fewer probs
Has increase in govt wiretap powers gone too far
Was the President born in the U.S.
Does Health Care Act authorize end-of-life decision
Did the U.S. government know about 9/11 in advance
Does the Administration favor blacks or whites
Did the govt direct Katrina flooding into poor areas
Gov't action income inequality
Political information: secretary of Treasury
Political information: unemployment rate
Political information: party 2nd in House seats won
Political information: Secy of the U.N.
Ownership: residence
Ownership: stocks or bonds
Ownership: savings
Is increased income inequality in U.S. good
Does R favor-oppose govt reducing income ineqality
Family income in categories
Discrimination in the U.S. against Blacks
Discrimination in the U.S. against Hispanics
Discrimination in the U.S. against Whites
Discrimination in the U.S. against Gays and Lesbians
Discrimination in the U.S. against Women
How much discrimination has R faced personally
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recoded nonmain_endlife
recoded nonmain_govt911
recoded nonmain_hurric
Non-Mainstream Views Index
recoded resent_workway
recoded resent_tryRE
recoded resent_slavery
recoded resent_deserve
Resentment of Blacks Index
recoded trad_adjust
recoded trad_tolerant
recoded trad_lifestyle
recoded trad_famval
Traditional Values Index
recoded electint_countfair
recoded electinto_elecofffair
recoded electint_votechc
recoded electint_richbuy
Election Integrity Index
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recoded knowledge_medicare
recoded knowledge_prestimes
recoded knowledge_senterm
recoded knowledge_sizedef
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Family Income in Dollars
Family Income in 1000s
Age in Years
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recoded ecperil_worry
recoded finance_finnext_x
recoded finance_finpast_x
recoded ownresid
recoded ownsavg
recoded ownstck
Ownership Index
recoded involv_communwk
recoded involv_commmtg
recoded involv_voltr
recoded involv_charity
recoded involv_numorgs
Community Involvement Index
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recoded egal_equal
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recoded egal_notbigprob
recoded egal_toofar
recoded egal_worryless
Egalitarianism Concern Index
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recoded govrole_market
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Government Role Index
recoded abort_bd_x
recoded abort_choice
recoded abort_fatal_x
recoded abort_fin_x
recoded abort_health_x
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Abortion Index
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Political Efficacy Index
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recoded econ_ecnow
recoded econ_ecpast_x
recoded econ_unpast
Economic Optimism Index
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recoded iran_nukeinvd
recoded iran_nuksanct
recoded iran_nuksite
Iran Action Index
recoded modsex_disc
recoded modsex_discamt
recoded modsex_oppor_x
recoded modsex_prob
recoded modsex_special
Women Discrimination Index
recoded women_bond_x
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Women Working Index
recoded envir_drill
recoded envir_nuke
recoded envir_gwarm
recoded envir_gwhow
recoded envjob_self
Environmental Index
recoded aa_uni_x
recoded aa_work_x
recoded aapost_hire_x
Affirmative Action Index
recoded trustgov_bigintrst
recoded trustgov_corrpt
recoded trustgov_trustgrev
recoded trustgov_waste
Trust in Government Index
recoded gayrt_adopt
recoded gayrt_marry
recoded gayrt_discrev_x
recoded gayrt_milrev_x
Gay Rights Index
recoded wiretap_warrant
recoded wiretappo_toofar
Wiretapping Index
Party Identification
Political Views
recoded gender (M=0,F=1)
recoded raceeth (W=0, NW=1)
recoded raceeth (W=0, B=1)
recoded health_smoke
recoded immig_checks
recoded immig_citizen
recoded immigpo_jobs
recoded immigpo_level
Immigration Index
recoded health_2010hcr_x
recoded hlthlaw_num
recode hlthlaw_qual
Health Care Index
recoded dem_marital
recoded ineq_incgap
recoded inequinc_ineqgb
recoded inequinc_ineqreduc
recoded cses_govtact
Income Inequality Concern Index
recoded china_mil
recoded china_econ
China Concern Index
Religious attendance times per month
race black = 1
race Hispanic = 1
race other = 1
Educ HS=1
Educ some college =1
Educ bachelors =1
Educ grad degree =1
Wrkstat unemp=1
Wrkstat retired =1
Wrkstat disabled =1
Wrkstat homemaker =1
Wrkstat student =1
Age in four categories
Marital partnered = 1
Marital spouse absent = 1
Marital widowed = 1
Marital divorced = 1
Marital separated = 1
Marital never married = 1
Number of times pray per week
recoded wordgod (1=Y, 0=N)
Square of party id
Square of age
Interaction: gender and religious att.
Interaction: racewb and income
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recoded orientn_rgay (1=GL)
recoded orientn_rgay (1=GLB)
recoded health_smoke (1=now yes)
recoded dem3_passport (Y=1)
Interaction: gender and hours worked
recoded dem_nativity (1=foreign)
recode gun_control (more diff=1)
recoded owngun_owngun (1=Y)
recoded war_worthit (1=Y)
Interaction: income and polviews
recoded dog (Y=1)
recoded presapp_track (1=right)
recoded happ_lifesatisf
recoded trust_social
recoded orientn_knowgay (Y=1)
Unique Grp: Gay Male Gun Owners
Unique Grp: Str.Rep. Voted Obama Twice
Unique Gup: Conspiracy Theorists
Unique Grp: Widowed w/3+kids at Home
Unique Grp: Loves XianFunds and Atheists
Unique Grp: White Women Smokers in Ex.Hlth
Unique Grp: Men in Poor Hlth and Very Dissat.
Unique Grp: Anti-Envsts w/Graduate Degree
Unique Grp: Anti-Military Dog Owners
Unique Grp: R<HS Rspouse Grad Degree
recoded relig_guide
Interaction: RaceWB and Attendance
recoded dem_edugroup
recoded dem_eduspgroup
Combined education of respondent and spouse
recoded ecperil_payhlthcst
Economic Peril Index
recoded dem_parents (1 par. forgn)
recoded dem_parents (2 par. forgn)
recoded health_insured (Y=1)
recoded voted2012 (Y=1)
recoded lifesatisfaction (Y=1)
recoded dem_marital (M=0,P=1)
Political Knowledge Index