party id 3 - no filter
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Independent/Other

1 = Republican
2 = Other
3 = Democrat
4 = Placeholder (empty)
5 = Placeholder (empty)
6 = Placeholder (empty)
7 = Placeholder (empty)
8 = Placeholder (empty)
9 = MISSING DATA

1 = Strong Republican
2 = Not Strong Republican
3 = Leans Republican
4 = Undecided/Independent/Other
5 = Leans Democrat
6 = Not Strong Democrat
7 = Strong Democrat
8 = Placeholder (empty)
9 = MISSING DATA

Data Only : Sample
1 = Sample 1
2 = Sample 2
3 = Sample 3
4 = Sample 4
5 = Sample 5
6 = Sample 6
7 = Sample 7
8 = Sample 8

Q1. Payroll tax cut Pro: Puts money in pockets of people who spend it at businesses, large/small. More customers, increases demand, gives businesses a greater incentive to hire.
-1 = Refused
1 = Very convincing
2 = Somewhat convincing
3 = Somewhat unconvincing
4 = Very unconvincing

Q3. Payroll tax Exec: Now having considered arguments about the proposal, would you say that you favor or oppose temporarily reducing the payroll tax by half for employees?
-1 = Refused
1 = Strongly favor
2 = Somewhat favor
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose

Q4a. [First Choice] Key question is how tax cut will be funded. Here are three options.
-1 = Refused
1 = Increase personal income taxes on income over $1 million a year.
2 = Don’t give Federal employees their COLA’s for next 3 yrs, & gradually reduce Federal workforce by 10%
3 = Borrow the money, thus adding to the deficit.

Q14. Bush tax cuts Exec: Now having considered args, which approach do you favor for dealing w/tax cuts passed by Congress in 2001 and 2003:
-1 = Refused
1 = Let tax cuts expire, as currently mandated by law.
2 = Make tax cuts permanent for both those w/high incomes & those making less.
3 = Let tax cuts expire for those w/high incomes, but keeping them for those making less

Q14a. If Congress adopts plan to let tax cuts expire for households w/high incomes, should cut off be $250,000 a year or some other amount?
-1 = Refused
1 = $150,000
2 = $250,000
3 = $500,000

D1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
-1 = Refused
1 = Republican
2 = Independent
3 = Democrat
4 = Other
5 = No preference

D1a. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
-1 = Refused
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither

D2. Sympathy for Tea Party?
-1 = Refused
1 = V sympath
2 = Smwht symp
3 = Smwht unsymp
4 = V unsympath

D3a. [Newspapers and news magazines (in print or online)]
-1 = Refused
1 = Almost every day
2 = About 2-3 times a week
3 = About once a week
4 = Rarely
5 = Never

Age
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED

Age - 7 Categories
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65-74
7 = 75+
99 = Under 18

Age - 4 Categories
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-44
3 = 45-59
4 = 60+
99 = Under 18

Education (Highest Degree Received)
-1 = REFUSED
1 = No formal education
2 = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
3 = 5th or 6th grade
4 = 7th or 8th grade
5 = 9th grade
6 = 10th grade
7 = 11th grade
8 = 12th grade NO DIPLOMA
9 = HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE - high school DIPLOMA or the equivalent (GED)
10 = Some college, no degree
11 = Associate degree
12 = Bachelors degree
13 = Masters degree
14 = Professional or Doctorate degree

Education (Categorical)
-1 = REFUSED
1 = < HS
2 = High school
3 = Some college
4 = BA+

Race / Ethnicity
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Other
4 = Hispanic
5 = 2+ Races

Gender
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Male
2 = Female

Household Head
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
0 = No
1 = Yes

Housing Type
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = A one-family house detached from any other house
2 = A one-family house attached to one or more houses
3 = A building with 2 or more apartments
4 = A mobile home
5 = Boat, RV, van, etc.

Household Income
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Less than $5,000
2 = $5,000 to $7,499
3 = $7,500 to $9,999
4 = $10,000 to $12,499
5 = $12,500 to $14,999
6 = $15,000 to $19,999
7 = $20,000 to $24,999
8 = $25,000 to $29,999
9 = $30,000 to $34,999
10 = $35,000 to $39,999
11 = $40,000 to $49,999
12 = $50,000 to $59,999
13 = $60,000 to $74,999
14 = $75,000 to $84,999
15 = $85,000 to $99,999
16 = $100,000 to $124,999
17 = $125,000 to $149,999
18 = $150,000 to $174,999
19 = $175,000 or more

Marital Status
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Married
2 = Widowed
3 = Divorced
4 = Separated
5 = Never married
6 = Living with partner

MSA Status
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
0 = Non-Metro
1 = Metro

Region 4 - Based on State of Residence
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Northeast
2 = Midwest
3 = South
4 = West

Region 9 - Based on State of Residence
1 = New England
2 = Mid-Atlantic
3 = East-North Central
4 = West-North Central
5 = South Atlantic
6 = East-South Central
7 = West-South Central
8 = Mountain
9 = Pacific

Ownership Status of Living Quarters
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Owned or being bought by you or someone in your household
2 = Rented for cash
3 = Occupied without payment of cash rent

Current Employment Status
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Working - as a paid employee
2 = Working - self-employed
3 = Not working - on temporary layoff from a job
4 = Not working - looking for work
5 = Not working - retired
6 = Not working - disabled
7 = Not working - other

HH Internet Access
0 = No
1 = Yes

1 = GOP
2 = Indie
3 = Dems