QS1. Can you please tell me if you are currently registered to vote in the district where you live?
1 = Yes
2 = No

QS2. Have you recently moved and have not yet re-registered in your new district?
1 = Yes
2 = No/Not registered at all

Q10. Members of Congress and senior staff who have recently left have unique personal relationships, access and insider knowledge, so the special interests that hire them get an unfair advantage in working the system. It is fine for special interests to c
1 = 1 - Very convincing
2 = 2 - Somewhat convincing
3 = 3 - Somewhat unconvincing
4 = 4 - Very unconvincing

Q16. So, on scale below, please select how acceptable it would be to you to extend the period former Members of Congress must wait before working as a lobbyist from 1-2 years to five years.
0 = 0 - Not at all acceptable
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 - Just tolerable
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Very acceptable

Q18. So, which would you recommend the most when it comes to former Members of Congress working as a lobbyist:
1 = Not having any required waiting period
2 = Keeping the current requirement that former House Members wait one year and former Senators wait two years before lobbyi
3 = Adopting the proposal to extend the waiting period to five years before lobbying for all former Members of Congress
4 = Adopting the proposal to prohibit former Members of Congress from lobbying for the rest of their life

Q20. So, which would you recommend the most when it comes to former senior Congressional staffers on working as a lobbyist:
1 = Not having any limits
2 = Keeping the current requirement that they must wait one year before lobbying
3 = Adopting the proposal to extend the waiting period before lobbying to two years

Q23. So, which would you recommend the most when it comes to senior Executive Branch officials lobbying the agency they worked for:
1 = Not having any limits
2 = Keeping the current requirement that they must wait 1-2 years before lobbying depending on how senior their position was
3 = Adopting the proposal to extend the waiting period before lobbying to five years for all senior Executive Branch officia

Q24. Overall, how important do you think it is to extend the periods that government officials must wait before lobbying the government?
1 = 1 - Very important
2 = 2 - Somewhat important
3 = 3 - Slightly important
4 = 4 - Not at all important

Q28. So, would you recommend your Member of Congress vote in favor of or against a proposal to prohibit former senior Executive Branch officials from lobbying on behalf of a foreign government, for the rest of their life?
1 = In Favor of
2 = Against

QD1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
1 = Republican
2 = Independent
3 = Democrat
4 = Other
5 = No preference

QD1A. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither

QD2A. How often would you say you vote in the general election-that is, the election for President every four years, or in off-years for just members of Congress?
1 = Always
2 = Nearly Always
3 = Part of the time
4 = Seldom
5 = Never

QD3. In voting for President, which of the following did you choose?
1 = Donald Trump (Republican)
2 = Hillary Clinton (Democrat)
3 = Someone else

QD4. What is your religion?
1 = Baptist-any denomination
2 = Pentecostal
3 = Other protestant (e.g., Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal)
4 = Catholic
5 = Mormon
6 = Eastern Orthodox
7 = Other Christian
8 = Jewish
9 = Muslim
10 = Hindu
11 = Buddhist
12 = None

PDEMAGE. PDEMAGE
1 = 18 - 20 : 1
2 = 21 - 24 : 2
3 = 25 - 29 : 3
4 = 30 - 34 : 4
5 = 35 - 39 : 5
6 = 40 - 44 : 6
7 = 45 - 49 : 7
8 = 50 - 54 : 8
9 = 55 - 59 : 9
10 = 60 - 64 : 10
11 = 65 - 69 : 11
12 = 70 or older : 12
99 = missing value

PDEMED. PDEMED
1 = Grade school (8th grade or less) : 1
2 = Some high school (not graduate) : 2
3 = High school graduate (12th grade or GED) : 3
4 = Some college (1-3 years-not Graduate or AA/Associates) : 4
5 = College graduate (4 year college) : 5
6 = Some post graduate (no advanced degree) : 6
7 = Post graduate degree : 7
9 = missing value

PDEMRACEWHITE. PDEMRACEWHITE
0 = No
1 = Yes

PDEMSPAN. PDEMSPAN
1 = Yes
2 = No
9 = missing value

HDEMHHINC. HDEMHHINC
1 = Less than $10,000 : 1
2 = $10,000 - $19,999 : 2
3 = $20,000 - $24,999 : 3
4 = $25,000 - $29,999 : 4
5 = $30,000 - $34,999 : 5
6 = $35,000 - $39,999 : 6
7 = $40,000 - $44,999 : 7
8 = $45,000 - $49,999 : 8
9 = $50,000 - $74,999 : 9
10 = $75,000 - $99,999 : 10
11 = $100,000 - $149,999 : 11
12 = $150,000 - $249,999 : 12
13 = $250,000 or more : 13
99 = missing value

630 = Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL
637 = Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA
686 = Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), AL-FL
709 = Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches), TX
855 = Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA

PDEMSEX. PDEMSEX
1 = Men
2 = Women
9 = missing value

Income
1 = < $30,000
2 = $30-50,000
3 = $50-75,000
4 = $75-100,000
5 = $100-150,000
6 = > $150,000

Education
1 = HS or less
2 = Some college
3 = BA
4 = Advanced degree

Age -- 6 cats
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65+

Race - ethnicity
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Hispanic
4 = Asian
5 = Other

Geographic division
1 = CT, ME, MA. NH, RI, VT
2 = NJ, NY, PA
3 = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI
4 = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
5 = DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV
6 = AL, KY, MS, TN
7 = AR, LA, OK, TX
8 = AZ,CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
9 = AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

Party id -- 3way
1 = GOP
2 = Dems
3 = Indie