DATA ONLY: Qualification Flag
1 = Qualified
2 = Not Qualified

Stores Q14A / Q14B order shown first
1 = Q14A
2 = Q14B

Q1. Did you get a chance to vote in recent election held on November 2 or were you unable to vote?
-1 = Refused
1 = Did get a chance to vote
2 = Were unable to vote

Q2a. Who did you vote for in US House of Representatives
-1 = Refused
1 = Voted for the Republican
2 = Voted for the Democrat
3 = Voted for the candidate of another party

Q2b. Who did you prefer in US House of Representatives
-1 = Refused
1 = The Republican Candidate
2 = The Democratic Candidate
3 = Another candidate

Q3a. If US Senate election in your state, who did you vote for
-1 = Refused
1 = The Republican candidate
2 = The Democrat candidate
3 = The candidate of another party
4 = There was no Senate election in my state

Q3b. If US Senate election in your state, who did you prefer
-1 = Refused
1 = The Republican candidate
2 = The Democratic candidate
3 = Another candidate
4 = There was no Senate election in my state

Q4. Who did you vote for in the House of Representatives in 2008
-1 = Refused
1 = Voted for the Republican
2 = Voted for the Democrat
3 = Voted for the candidate of another party
4 = Did not find time to vote

Q5. Who did you vote for President in 2008
-1 = Refused
1 = Voted for Barack Obama
2 = Voted for John McCain
3 = Voted for some other candidate
9 = Did not vote

Q7a. Govt bailout of banks and financial institutions, also known as TARP
-1 = DK
0 = Not important at all
10 = Extremely important

Q8. Do you approve or disapprove of way Barack Obama has been handling situation in Afghanistan?
-1 = Refused
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove

Q8b. What has Obama administration has done in regard to number of US troops in Afghanistan?
-1 = Refused
1 = Increased them
2 = Decreased them
3 = Kept them the same

Q9. The American economy had a major downturn starting in the fall of 2008. Do you think that now American economy is:
-1 = Refused
1 = Still getting worse
2 = Starting to recover

Q10. Do you think that unemployment rate in your state is
-1 = Refused
1 = Higher than the rate in the country as a whole
2 = Lower than the rate in the country as a whole
3 = About the same as in the country as a whole

Q11. Since January 2009 have your Federal income taxes:
-1 = Refused
1 = Gone up a lot
2 = Gone up a little
3 = Stayed the same
4 = Gone down a little
5 = Gone down a lot

Q13. Govt bailout of banks and financial institutions, also known as TARP, was passed and signed into law under:
-1 = Refused
1 = President George W. Bush
2 = President Barack Obama

Q14a. When Congress voted on bailout for banks and financial institutions in 2008, please select how you think Democrats voted.
-1 = Refused
1 = Democrats mostly favored it
2 = Democrats mostly opposed it
3 = Democrats were divided

Q14b. When Congress voted on bailout for banks and financial institutions in 2008, please select how you think Republicans voted.
-1 = Refused
1 = Republican mostly favored it
2 = Republicans mostly opposed it
3 = Republicans were divided

Q15. How do you think economists viewed the TARP bank bailout:
-1 = Refused
1 = More thought it was necessary
2 = More thought it was not necessary
3 = Views were evenly divided

Q18. As you may know, in 2009, Congress passed a package of legislation to stimulate the economy, also known as the stimulus bill. Do you think this stimulus legislation was a good idea or a bad idea?
-1 = Refused
1 = Good idea
2 = Bad idea

Q19. Is it YOUR impression that the stimulus legislation:
-1 = Refused
1 = Caused job losses
2 = Saved or created a few jobs
3 = Saved or created several million jobs

q20. Is it YOUR impression that the stimulus legislation
-1 = Refused
1 = Included some tax cuts
2 = Did not include any tax cuts

q21. What is your impression of how ECONOMISTS viewed the idea of stimulating the economy in this way?
-1 = Refused
1 = More thought it was a good idea
2 = More thought it was a bad idea
3 = Views were evenly divided

Q31. Is it your impression that bailout program for Chrysler and General Motors occurred under:
-1 = Refused
1 = President George W. Bush
2 = President Barack Obama
3 = Both presidents

Q32. Is it your impression that in the bailout for Chrysler and General Motors:
-1 = Refused
1 = the money was given to them to keep
2 = if they get back on their feet, the government will get some or all of its money back.

Q32a. Do you think that, in the end, the government will recover:
-1 = Refused
1 = None of the money
2 = A little of the money
3 = Most of the money
4 = All of the money
9 = Money was given to them on Q32

Q33. There is a system called "cap and trade" that is meant to reduce the emissions that cause climate change. Just based on what you know, do you favor or oppose the US adopting the cap and trade system?
-1 = Refused
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose

Q34. Do you think that MOST SCIENTISTS believe that:
-1 = Refused
1 = Climate change is occurring
2 = Climate change is not occurring
3 = Views are evenly divided

Q34a. As you may know, during the election campaign, some people said that the US Chamber of Commerce was spending large amounts of money it had raised from foreign sources to support Republican candidates and attack Democratic candidates. Is it your imp
-1 = Refused
1 = This was proven to be true
2 = This was not proven to be true

Q35. Some people have suggested that President Obama was not born in the United States. Do you think:
-1 = Refused
1 = Obama was not born in the US
2 = Obama was born in the US
3 = It is not clear whether Obama was born in the US or not

Q36. Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
-1 = Refused
1 = generally favorable
2 = generally unfavorable

Q37. What effect do you think health reform law will have on the federal budget deficit over the next ten years? Do you think it:
-1 = Refused
1 = Will increase the federal budget deficit
2 = Will not increase the federal budget deficit

Q38. Is it your impression that among ECONOMISTS who have estimated the effect of the health reform law on the federal budget deficit over the next ten years:
-1 = Refused
1 = More think it will increase the deficit
2 = More think it will not increase the deficit
3 = Views are evenly divided

Q39-B143. Do you approve or disapprove of way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
-1 = Refused
1 = Strongly approve
2 = Somewhat approve
3 = Somewhat disapprove
4 = Strongly disapprove

Q41. In recent election, how often did you encounter information that seemed misleading or false?
-1 = Refused
1 = Never
2 = Rarely
3 = Sometimes
4 = Frequently

Q42. Do you think that the level of misleading or false information was:
-1 = Refused
1 = Higher than usual
2 = Lower than usual
3 = The same as usual
9 = DK or Never on Q41

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 the Tea Party movement?
-1 = DK
1 = Very symp
2 = Smwhat symp
3 = Smwhat unsymp
4 = Very unsymp

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

party id 3 cat
1 = GOP
2 = Indie
3 = Dems

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

party3
1 = Republican
2 = Other
3 = Democrat
4 = Dummy
5 = Dummy
6 = Dummy
7 = Dummy
8 = Dummy
9 = MISSING DATA

party7
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 = Dummy
9 = MISSING DATA

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 = 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 = Less than HS
2 = High school
3 = Some college
4 = BA+

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

Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

Household Head
0 = No
1 = Yes

Housing Type
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
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

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

Marital Status
1 = Married
2 = Widowed
3 = Divorced
4 = Separated
5 = Never married
6 = Living with partner

MSA Status
0 = Non-Metro
1 = Metro

Region 4 - Based on State of Residence
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
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
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