RECORD Record number
ZRESPID Respondent ID
Weight Sample B
Weight Sample A
Combined Sample A/B Weight
DATE Completion time and date
STATUS Participant status
PDEMAGE Age of respondent
PDEMED Level of education
PDEMRACEWHITE RaceDescription: White
PDEMRACEBLACK RaceDescription: Black/African American
PDEMRACEASIAN RaceDescription: Asian
PDEMRACEOTHER RaceDescription: Other
Sex of respondent
PDEMSPAN Spanish/Hispanic origin
HDEMHHINC Household income (HHLD)
CNTYSIZE Cntysize
ZSTATE State
DISTRICTID Congressional District
DMA_CODE DMA Code
RID RID
Q1 We have a responsibility to try to improve the conditions of thousands of people, especially the elderly and children, who are suffering from the negative health effects of poor air quality. While over the last 50 years there have been reductions in pol
Q2 There is already a lot of legislation in place that has improved air quality and will keep improving it for the next decade. Air pollution has decreased a lot. Over the last 50 years, there has been nearly a 75% reduction in the most common types of pol
Q3 So now, please select how high a priority it should be for the government to work to reduce the air pollution that has negative effects on health.
Q4 The overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree greenhouse gases contribute to climate change and this poses major threats. Already we are seeing hotter and dryer weather contributing to a major increase in wildfires that have created billions of
Q6 There are scientists who question how much climate change is occurring, how much human energy production contributes to it, and whether the risk is important enough to warrant major action. We should continue to research the issue. But, it would be prem
Q5 Over and above the need to reduce greenhouse gases, there are many good reasons for the US to invest in clean energy and energy efficiency. Cleaner air is important for health, brings down health costs, and improves the quality of life. Clean energy has
Q7 The whole effort to reduce carbon dioxide will result in an expanded role for government. There will be even more government bureaucrats making new rules and telling businesses what they can and cannot do. This can slow the economy, which makes it harde
Q8 So now, please select how high a priority you think it should be for the government to work to further reduce greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide?
QSAMPLE1 Sample A or B
Q35 Would you then favor or oppose the carbon fee and rebate proposal?
Q36 Green banks are a great way to kick-start investment in clean energy. A government study showed that every dollar invested by a green bank in clean energy attracts three to six dollars of private investment. All of the green banks have been successful
Q37 Taking taxpayer?s money and investing it in potentially risky and complex projects is not the kind of thing that governments should do. Loaning out money should be left to the private market. If the private market won?t make loans for these green proje
Q38 How acceptable do you find this proposal?
Q39 So, in conclusion, do you favor or oppose this proposal?
Q40 Clean energy and energy-saving technologies are not being adopted as fast as they could be, nor as fast as they need to be for us to have cleaner air and to forestall the dangers of climate change. Companies and people are not adopting them because the
D1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
D1a. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
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?
D2b. How often would you say you vote in your party's primary elections?
D3. Did you vote in the November 2016 election or did you not get a chance to vote?
D3a. In voting for President in November 2016, which of the following did you choose?
D4 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?
D5 Thinking about President Trump, how responsive do you think he is to the American people?
D5A If Vice President Joe Biden were to be elected President in November, how responsive do you think he would be to the American people?
D6 What is your religion?
D6A Would you describe yourself as a born-again Christian?
D6B Would you describe yourself as an Evangelical Christian?
QTIME Total Interview Time
START_DATE Survey start time
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Education
Age -- 6 cats
Age -- 5 cats
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Party id -- 3way
Q38. Assessment: [Green banks]
Q3. How high a priority for govt to work to reduce air pollution?
Q8. How high a priority for govt to work to reduce ghgs, especially CO2?