QS1. First, 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

Q1. Overall, would you say your view of the Medicare program is:
1 = 1 - Very positive
2 = 2 - Somewhat positive
3 = 3 - Somewhat negative
4 = 4 - Very negative

Q2. As you may know, the Medicare Trustees project that unless changes are made to Medicare's costs or revenues, eventually Medicare will have to start cutting back the benefits it provides. How much have you heard about this problem?
1 = 1 - Nothing
2 = 2 - A little
3 = 3 - Some
4 = 4 - A lot

Q2A. Just based on what you have heard, is this amount:
1 = 1 - A lot higher than you expected
2 = 2 - Somewhat higher than you expected
3 = 3 - About what you expected
4 = 4 - Somewhat lower than you expected
5 = 5 - A lot lower than you expected

Q3. Were you aware that people on Medicare pay monthly premiums or had you not heard this?
1 = I was aware of this
2 = I had not heard of this

Q4. Saving Money by Reducing Costs: Argument in Favor of Proposal
1 = 1 - Very convincing
2 = 2 - Somewhat convincing
3 = 3 - Somewhat unconvincing
4 = 4 - Very unconvincing

Q6. Saving Money by Reducing Costs: Please select how acceptable or unacceptable this proposal is to you on the scale below.
0 = 0 - Completely Unacceptable
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 - Just Tolerable
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Very Acceptable

Q37. Gradually raise the age of eligibility from 65 to 67
1 = Chose
99 = Did not chose

Q40. Require drug companies to accept less money
1 = Chose "End up getting 17% less money"
2 = Chose "End up getting 20% less money"
99 = Did not chose

Q45. Increase premiums for higher-income seniors
1 = Increase premiums 15%
2 = Increase premiums 30%
99 = Did not chose

Q46. Increase standard Medicare premiums (curently covers 25%)
1 = Increase std premiums to cover 30%
2 = Increase std premiums to cover 35%
99 = Did not chose

Q47. Increase the Medicare payroll tax
1 = By 0.1%
2 = By 0.2%
3 = By 0.3%
99 = Did not chose

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

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

D2a. 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

D3. If the Presidential election were held today, with the Republican candidate Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, which one would you likely vote for?
1 = Donald Trump
2 = Hillary Clinton

D5. 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
2 = 21 - 24
3 = 25 - 29
4 = 30 - 34
5 = 35 - 39
6 = 40 - 44
7 = 45 - 49
8 = 50 - 54
9 = 55 - 59
10 = 60 - 64
11 = 65 - 69
12 = 70 or older
99 = missing value

PDEMED. PDEMED
1 = Grade school (8th grade or less)
2 = Some high school (not graduate)
3 = High school graduate (12th grade or GED)
4 = Some college (1-3 years-not Graduate or AA/Associates)
5 = College graduate (4 year college)
6 = Some post graduate (no advanced degree)
7 = Post graduate degree
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
2 = $10,000 - $19,999
3 = $20,000 - $24,999
4 = $25,000 - $29,999
5 = $30,000 - $34,999
6 = $35,000 - $39,999
7 = $40,000 - $44,999
8 = $45,000 - $49,999
9 = $50,000 - $74,999
10 = $75,000 - $99,999
11 = $100,000 - $149,999
12 = $150,000 - $249,999
13 = $250,000 or more
99 = missing value

County size
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D

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

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

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

Oversample States
1 = CA
2 = FL
3 = MD
4 = MI
5 = NY
6 = NC
7 = OH
8 = OK
9 = PA
10 = TX
11 = VA
99 = 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

1 = GOP
2 = Dems
3 = Indie