sample split
1 = A
2 = B

Fiscal Year 2015 - capital gains
-1 = Refused
1 = Extend the tax cuts, thus keeping the current maximum rate of 15%
2 = Raise the maximum rate back to 20%
3 = Treat capital gains the same as income from wages

Fiscal Year 2015 - dividends
-1 = Refused
1 = Extend the tax cuts, thus keeping the current maximum rate of 15%
2 = Raise the maximum rate back to 20%
3 = Treat dividends the same as income from wages

Q4. You chose not to cover SS shortfall. Would you like to:
-1 = Refused
1 = have the govt borrow money to cover shortfall
2 = go back to list of options for covering shortfall

Q5: Increase payroll tax paid to SS by 0.1% each year for next 20 years, raising employees share from current 6.2% to 7.2% of employees income.
-1 = Refused
1 = Acceptable
2 = Just tolerable
3 = Not tolerable

Q14b. Raise premium to $193 month in 2015 :
-1 = Refused
1 = Acceptable
2 = Just tolerable
3 = Not tolerable
9 = Not asked

Q18. How much do you think payment to doctors should be reduced?
-1 = Refused
1 = 5%
2 = 10%
3 = 15%
4 = 20%
5 = 25%
9 = Not asked

Q22. Limit amout of mortgage interest that can be deducted to $25,000. Would raise $4 billion in extra revenue in 2011 and $8 billion in 2015.
-1 = Refused
1 = Acceptable
2 = Just tolerable
3 = Tolerable only if delayed until 2015
4 = Not tolerable

Did you vote for a candidate for President in the last election in 2008?
-1 = Refused
1 = Yes
2 = No

Who did you vote for President in the last election in 2008?
-1 = Refused
1 = Barack Obama
2 = John McCain
3 = Someone else
4 = Did not vote

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

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

Sympathy for Tea Party movement
-1 = Refused
1 = Very symp
2 = Somewhat symp
3 = Somewhat unsymp
4 = Very unsymp

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

party id 3 cat w/leaners
1 = GOP
2 = Indie
3 = Dems

party id 3 - no filter
1 = GOP
2 = Dems
3 = Indie

Income categories
1 = 0 - $20,000
2 = $20 - $35 k
3 = $35 - $50 k
4 = $50 - $75 k
5 = $75 - $100 k
6 = More than $100 k

Q35. How much do you think payment to doctors should be reduced?
1 = 5%
2 = 10%
3 = 15%
4 = 20%
5 = 25%
9 = DK or Not tolerable to cut payments to doctors
99 = DK

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)
-2 = Not asked
-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)
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Less than HS
2 = High school
3 = Some college
4 = BA+

Race / Ethnicity
-1 = REFUSED
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Other, Non-Hispanic
4 = Hispanic
5 = 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic

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

HH Internet Access
0 = No
1 = Yes

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

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

Income - 5 categories
1 = 0 - $25,000
2 = $25 - $50 k
3 = $50 - $75 k
4 = $75 - $100 k
5 = More than $100 k

1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Hispanic
4 = Other