Previous ANES Announcements

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2006

New errata for the 2004 National Election Study. Dropped case. Dec-13-2006
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ANES Announcement: Only 50 Days Left to Propose Questions for the 2008-2009 Panel Study. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 31, to be followed by a short comment and revision period. Dec-12-2006
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Webpages from the conference "The Psychology of Voting and Election Campaigns," October 20-21, 2006 at Duke University have been added to the ANES website. Nov-13-2006
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ANES announces the Policy on Use of its Survey Questions. Oct-27-2006
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OC Reopens for 2008-2009 Panel Study Proposals . Oct-23-2006
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ANES requests advice about questions to be included in National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) in 2008. Oct-19-2006
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New errata for the Cumulative Data File. Correction for VCF0140a. Oct-17-2006
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New errata for the Cumulative Data File. Miscellaneous corrections. Oct-17-2006
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New errata for the Cumulative Data File. Updates included in 2005-Oct-31 version. Oct-17-2006
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New errata for the 1998-1992 Pooled Senate File. Duplicate cases and missing values for office recognition items. Oct-17-2006
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New errata for the 2002 ANES. Corrections to post L1/L2 alternate wording variables. Oct-16-2006
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New errata for the 2002 ANES. Corrections to V025019, V025019a variable labels and data. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 1994 ANES. Corrections to missing data in V940217,V940221. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 2000 ANES. Correction to L4.T introduction text. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 1996 ANES. Omission of randomization variables. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 1996 ANES. Addition and correction to spouse occupation data. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 2004 ANES. Variable label corrections for randomization variables. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 2004 ANES. Correction for V045254. Oct-13-2006
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New errata for the 1998 ANES. Variable label corrections and missing randomization variables. Oct-13-2006
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ANES invites you to attend a conference on the Psychology of Voting and Election Campaigns. Sep-29-2006
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ANES announces winning proposals for its 2006 Pilot Study. Sep-29-2006
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ANES provides details of the evaluation process for the 2006 Pilot Study. Sep-29-2006
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ANES invites you to attend two ANES-themed events at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Aug-16-2006
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ANES provided an update on the Pilot Study. Jul-27-2006
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ANES has decided to extend the deadline for commenting on existing 2006 Pilot proposals for one week. Jun-16-2006
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ANES announces support for the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES). June-06-2006
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The ANES is accepting bids to conduct data collection for our 2006 Pilot Study. May-08-2006
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Links to the Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) archives at the University of California, Berkeley have been added to the ANES Data Center for the benefit of users that are interested in online (web-based) data analysis. Apr-30-2006
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An announcement of the 2006 ANES Pilot Study was posted. Apr-17-2006
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New information was added to the project staff page. Mar-23-2006
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Transcripts of the ANES Vision Celebration speeches were posted. Mar-22-2006
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An announcement was posted for the opening of the Online Commons. Mar-16-2006
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The ANES Bibliography was updated. Mar-13-2006
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The ANES website has been updated. Mar-13-2006
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The ANES Online Commons has been enabled and is open for registration. Mar-08-2006
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A new description of the 2006 Pilot Study has been added. Feb-22-2006
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A report on the first collaboration between the ANES and the National Longitudinal Surveys was posted.Jan-19-2006
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Our website has been redesigned and reorganized. New pages were added for the Online Commons, links to Other Election Studies, and we've reinstituted the sitemap. Profiles for the 2005-2009 ANES Board of Overseers and 2005-2009 ANES Principal Investigators were also added. Jan-09-2006


2005
Apr-19-2005 New version of the 2004 NES is available for download, addressing the issue in new erratum "Data for federal spending battery (V043164-V043174) misaligned".
Mar-30-2005 New errata for the 2004 NES. Restoration of post-election weight variable V040102.
Mar-29-2005 New errata for the 2004 NES. Deletion of unnecessary period character in STATA formats file (nes04fmt.do).
Mar-28-2005NES Announcement: Public Meeting at MPSA in Chicago, and Full Release of 2004 NES time-series data.
Mar-28-2005 New errata for the 2004 NES. Differences between the Advance Release and Full Release of the 2004 NES
Mar-22-2005 New errata for the 2002 NES. Codebook Correction for V021202, Congressional District Number.
Feb-04-2005 New errata for the 2004 NES. V044501 applies to post-interview cases only.
Jan-31-2005 NES Announcement: 2004 Advance Release is now available
Jan-20-2005 NES Announcement: Update on the 2004 American National Election Studies

2004
Dec-23-2004 A draft copy of the 2004 NES post-election panel questionnaire has been added to the 2004 NES study page.
Dec-08-2004 Revised the errata for the 1948-2002 NES Cumulative Data File.
Oct-30-2004 Revised the pilot study reports section of the website.
Oct-2-2004 A draft copy of the 2004 NES post-election questionnaire has been added to the 2004 NES study page.
Sep-20-2004 Revised the technical reports section of the website.
Sep-15-2004 Added a new technical paper by Brian Duff, Michael J. Hanmer, Won-ho Park, and Ismail K. White, How Good is This Excuse?: Correction of Overreporting of Voter Turnout Bias in the 2002 American National Election Study.
Sep-08-2004 A revised draft copy of the 2004 NES pre-election questionnaire has been added to the 2004 NES study page.
Aug-19-2004 A revised draft copy of the 2004 NES pre-election questionnaire has been added to the 2004 NES study page.
Aug-18-2004 NES Announcement: APSA Meeting, 2004 Studies, etc.
Aug-14-2004 A draft copy of the 2004 NES pre-election questionnaire and respondent booklet have been added to the 2004 NES study page.
Jun-01-2004 A link to the final report of NES 2004 Planning Committee has been added to the 2004 NES study page.
May-27-2004 Revised the 1998 NES page, the 1996 NES page, and the 1994 NES page.
May-19-2004 New errata for 2002 NES. There are INAP cases in V024424, V024425.
Apr-28-2004 New errata for 2002 NES. Corrections made to the codebook introduction file.
Apr-27-2004 Updated the online codebook for the 1948-2002 NES Cumulative Data File.
Apr-22-2004 New release of the 1948-2002 Cumulative Data File is now available.
Apr-13-2004 New release of the 2002 NES data files enhanced with 2000 variables for panel cases.
Apr-01-2004 NES Announcement: Public Meeting at MWPSA, 2004 NES Planning Committee Update, and NES Bibliography.
Mar-15-2004 New Errata for the 2000 National Election Study.
Mar-15-2004 Revised the 2000 National Election Study page.
Mar-10-2004 Revised the 2002 National Election Study page.
Jan-06-2004 Redesigned our homepage to include an Experts List.
Jan-05-2004 Added a page for the 2004 National Election Study.

2003
Dec-11-2003 NES Announcement: The 2004 National Election Study: Process and Planning.
Dec-03-2003 Added the online codebook for the 1948-2002 NES Cumulative Data File.
Dec-01-2003 Added the technical report: Report on Values and Predispositions Items for the 1998 National Election Study by William G. Jacoby.
Oct-21-2003 NES Announcements: NES Fellows Competition, new Cumulative File, and CD-ROM note.
Oct-09-2003 The NES 1948-2002 Cumulative Data File is now available for download.
Sep-22-2003 The Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior was updated to include 2002 variables.
Aug-27-2003 Added new files for Questions Asked in NES Surveys.
Aug-19-2003 NES Announcement: APSA Public Meeting and New Data Products.
Aug-01-2003 The new 2002 NES Auxiliary File on Contextual Data is now available for download.
Jul-30-2003 The new 1996 NES Auxiliary File on Group Membership is now available for download.
Jun-27-2003 Updated the the 2002 NES Study Page
May-22-2003 A minor correction is noted on the 2002 NES Full Release Errata Page. The post-election weight is missing in the file for a single case.
May-22-2003 Note added answering "Where are the portable/transport files?" for the NES 2002 Full Release.
May-21-2003 The NES 2002 Full Release is now available for download.
May-19-2003 Added a technical paper by Jake Bowers and Michael J. Ensley, "Issues in Analyzing Data from the Dual-Mode 2000 American National Election Study."
Mar-28-2003 New Errata for the Advance Release of the NES 2002
Mar-25-2003 NES Announcement: MPSA Public Meeting and NES2002 Information
Feb-28-2003 The Advance Release of 2002 NES is now available!
Feb-14-2003 Updated all The NES Bibliography files.
Feb-06-2003 Added links to the codebook introductions and appendices from the download pages.
Dec-19-2003 Updated the The NES Bibliography (PDF file only)

2002
Dec-19-2002 A draft version of the NES 2002 Post-Election Questionnaire is now available from the NES 2002 Study Page.
Dec-19-2002 An update on the status of NES 2002 is now available on the NES 2002 Study Page.
Nov-14-2002 New downloading pages for the NES Pilot Studies and our Other Major Data Collections are now available.
Nov-03-2002 We are pleased to announce the new NES Data Center for the Time-Series Studies. Everything available for download is now visible on fewer pages, for more efficient and faster browsing. Users may now download multiple files without having to re-enter their full registration information for each file. New downloading pages will soon be available for both the Pilot Studies and our Other Major Data Collections. This major improvement resulted from the direct input of the NES user community and we welcome your ongoing feedback as we strive to better serve your needs for data.
Oct-22-2002 Added a page for the NES 2002 Study
Oct-22-2002 Updated the NES Bibliography
Oct-07-2002 NES requests applications for 2003-2004 NES Pre-Doctoral Fellows
Aug-08-2002 The NES 2002 Study is on!
Aug-08-2002 New variable lists and descriptive summaries are now available for the NES 2000.
Jun-14-2002 Announced the release of the 1986 and 1990 Nonresponse 'Bias' Files
Apr-23-2002 Updated the online codebook for the 1948-2000 Cumulative Data File
Apr-23-2002 Update on the National Election Studies
Apr-22-2002 Added a new technical paper by Christopher Wlezien, A Note on the Endogeneity of Ideological Placements of Government Institutions
Apr-01-2002 List of variables added for the 1948-2000 Cumulative Data File.
Mar-28-2002 New variables added to the the 1948-2000 Cumulative Data File.

2001
Sep-04-2001 Updated the NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior with 2000 data
Sep-04-2001 Updated Board membership information with newest Board member: John Aldrich
Aug-2001 Announcement of NES Fellows Program, 2002-2003
Jul-10-2001 Update on the National Election Studies
Jun-09-2001 Added a link to a new technical paper by Melanie C. Green, Jon A. Krosnick and Allyson L. Holbrook, The Survey Response Process in Telephone and Face-to-Face Surveys
Apr-26-2001 Added links to the NES Condensed codebook and Field Material for the 2000 NES Study.
Apr-17-2001 Released the complete version of the 2000 NES dataset
Feb-15-2001 Added a link to the newly released advance version of the 2000 NES dataset
Jan-31-2001 Update on the National Election Studies
Jan-11-2001 Added a technical paper by Laura Stoker and Jake Bowers, "Designing Multi-Level Studies: Sampling Voters and Electoral Contexts."

2000
Dec-15-2000 Update on the 2000 National Election Study
Dec-14-2000 Added a technical paper by Larry Bartels, "Question Order and Declining Faith in Elections."
Nov-30-2000 Added updated information about release dates to the NES 2000 study page.
Nov-13-2000 Added the 1948 Pre and Post-election questionnaires
Sep-18-2000 Added the 2000 NES Post-election questionnaire
Sep-18-2000 Added links to the questionnaires from the study pages.
Aug-30-2000 Added an overview of the 2000 NES study design
Aug-09-2000 Added a Visual Overview for the NES Dataset I.D. System
Aug-04-2000 Added the 2000 NES Pre-election questionnaire
Aug-2000 Announcement of NES Fellows Program, 2001-2002
Jul-17-2000 Added a 2000 Pilot Study Paper: Burns, Nancy and Donald Kinder, Social Trust and Democratic Politics, June 2, 2000.
Jul-17-2000 Added a 2000 Pilot Study Paper: Rahn, Wendy and Thomas J. Rudolph, Report on the NES 2000 Pilot Election Items, June 2000.
May-19-2000 Added the NES 2000 Pilot Study Page, dataset and questionnaire
Apr-20-2000 Added links to the NES 2000 Study Questionnaires (drafts)
Apr-13-2000 Added enhanced information on the NES 1948 through 1990 study pages
Apr-06-2000 Added "Top 10 Things You Should Know About NES"
Feb-28-2000 Planning announcement for the 2000 NES study

Web Site Changes | Data Releases
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Current ANES Announcements

Website Changes and Updates

  • March 3, 2000:  Added information about planning the 2000 NES study
  • February 28, 2000:  Added Technical Report #56, "Post-Stratified Cross-Sectional Analysis Weights for the 1992, 1994 and 1996 ANES data," Survey Research Center Staff, University of Michigan. (March 1998).
  • February 17, 2000:  The ANES Continuity Guide is now available in .PDF format
  • January 28, 2000:  Updated and revised the NES Dataset Version Table and the study errata pages.
  • September 23, 1999:  Updated the NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior with 1998 data
  • August 16, 1999:  Added the 1948-1998 Cumulative Data File
  • July 23, 1999:  Added a revised version of the 1997 Pilot Study report Pro-life and Pro-Choice or Opponents and Supporters of Abortion? Linguistic Framing of the Objects of Evaluation by Virginia Saprio.
  • July 16, 1999:  The ANES unveils its new website.
  • May 25, 1999:  Updated and revised the ANES Dataset Version Table
  • May 3, 1999:  All ANES datasets are now available for free downloading via the ANES Data Archive.
  • May 3, 1999:  Added information about Special Access Requests (SPAR) and online form.
  • March 29, 1999:  Added the 1998 NES Pilot Study Questionnaire
  • March 16, 1999:  Added new ANES Dataset Version Table
  • February 17, 1999:  Added on-line versions (in Adobe Acrobat) of the 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1993 Pilot Study Reports
  • February 12, 1999:  Added online versions (in Adobe Acrobat) of the 1979, 1983, and 1985 Pilot Study Reports
  • January 19, 1999:  Errata for the ANES 1996 Study and the 1998 ANES CD-ROM have been added.
  • January 18, 1999:  The NES Bibliography has been revised and updated.
  • December 17, 1998:  Errata for the 1998 ANES CD-ROM have been added. (See errata for individual studies.)
  • October 19, 1998:  Added a newly revised and updated version of The ANES Bibliography.
  • October 8, 1998:  Added the 1992-1997 Combined Data File
  • October 1, 1998:  Added the paper "ANES Contributions to Scholarship: A Review"
  • September 18, 1998:  Added the Pilot Study Report Black Threat and Christian Fundamentalist Threat: A National Election Study 1997 Pilot Study Report, by Jake Bowers
  • September 18, 1998:  Added the Technical Report The Surveycraft CATI system's 'Random Number Generation' features and their Effects on Analysis of the 1997 ANES Pilot "Group threat" Experiment, by Steve Heeringa
  • May 11, 1998:  Added Errata notice concerning the 1948-1996 ANES Cumulative File.
  • April 2, 1998: : Added the new version of the 1996 NES Data including the new weight variables.
  • March 24, 1998: Updated information on the 1948-1996 ANES Cumulative Data File
  • March 9, 1998: Added the 1998 Core Document
  • March 9, 1998: Added Memo to the Research Community on the 1998 ANES
  • February 9, 1998: Added Errata for the 1997 Pilot Study Data
  • December 17, 1997: Added Information on the 1997 Pilot Study data release
  • November 25, 1997: Added Call for Content for the 1998 ANES Pilot Study

 

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