Recent Site Changes



Members of the ANES research community can use this page to identify what has changed on the website since their last visit.

2010

The ANES Bibliography found in the ANES Reference Library, has been updated. We continue to work on this great resource. The ANES Bibliography includes more than 5,600 citations. Help us keep the Bibliography current: use our online form to submit your work. Feb-03-2010
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2009

New ANES memo: Clarification of "apolitical" codes in the party identification summary variable on ANES datasets. Dec-08-2009
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ANES announces a New Opportunity to Add Contextual and Other Auxiliary Variables to the 2008 ANES Time Series and Panel Study Datasets. We are calling on members of the research community to help us gather and make contributions to the 2008-2009 version of the ANES auxiliary data file through contributions to a dedicated forum on the ANES Online Commons. Sep-03-2009
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The Technical Report: Computing Weights for American National Election Study Survey Data, by Matthew DeBell and Jon A. Krosnick has been added to the Reference Library. Sep-01-2009
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ANES Announcement: An invitation to learn about the ANES. Aug-25-2009
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Field Material for the ANES 2008 Time Series Study has been added to the study page. You can now view the Pre-election Respondent Booklet as well as the Post-election Respondent Booklet. Aug-19-2009
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ANES is pleased to make available redacted versions of the responses to the open-ended questions from the 2008 Time Series Study. The link to the ZIP file is under "Other Resources" at the left side of the 2008 Time Series Study page. Aug-12-2009
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The Report on Decisions Made About Implicit Attitude Measurement in the 2008 American National Election Studies has been added to the website. This document by the ANES Principal Investigators describes the decision making process regarding the inclusion of measurement of implicit attitudes in the 2008 Time Series Study and the 2008-2009 Panel Study. June-25-2009
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The ANES 2008 Time Series Study is now available for download. Check the Data Center for links to the dataset and documentation. May-11-2009
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New Methodology documentation for the 2006 Pilot Study is now available. From the 2006 Pilot Study page, you can view links to the Methodology Report for the 2006 ANES Pilot Study Report and the CATI Code Annex to the Methodology Report. Apr-20-2009
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Papers from the 1994 ANES conference: Candidate Evaluation Conference are now available. Apr-17-2009
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Papers from the 1995 ANES conference: Values and Predisposition Conference are now available. Apr-17-2009
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Papers from the 1994 ANES conference: Conference on the Impact of the Campaign are now available. Mar-24-2009
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An "Advance Release" of the ANES 2008 Time Series Study is now available for download. Check the Data Center for links to the dataset and documentation. Mar-05-2009
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The ANES Bibliography, found in the ANES Reference Library, has been updated. The ANES Bibliography now includes more than 5,300 citations. Help us keep the Bibliography current: use our online form to submit your work. Feb-26-2009
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Links to 1988 Questionnaires, 1990 Questionnaires, and the 1992 Questionnaires have been added to the 1988-1992 Pooled Senate File study page. Feb-09-2009
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An "Advance Release" of the 2008-2009 Panel Study dataset and documentation is now available for download. This release includes the data from the six ANES waves completed in 2008, as well as the recruitment and profile surveys, and is available through our Data Center. Jan-30-2009
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A new study page for the 2008-2009 Panel Study has been added. Jan-21-2009
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The 2008 ANES Time Series Study questionnaires for both the Pre-election and Post-election are now available on the 2008 Study page. Jan-15-2009
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2008

ANES is pleased to announce a Conference on Optimal Coding of Open-Ended Survey Data, December 4-5, 2008. Speakers and participants will include leading scholars from large-scale surveys, coding staff members from major survey organizations and scholars who have published and thought extensively about optimal procedures for coding open-ended text. Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. Oct-30-2008
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, A Report on the Social Network Battery in the 2006 ANES Pilot Study by Elif Erisen and Cengiz Erisen has been added to the Reference Library. Aug-27-2008
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ANES Announcement: An invitation to learn about exciting new research opportunities being offered by ANES. You are cordially invited to attend a public meeting of the American National Election Studies at the APSA annual meeting in Boston. The public meeting is scheduled for 10am on Saturday, August 30th. After the updates will be a session where you are welcome to comment and pose questions of the PIs, Board of Overseers, and staff. Aug-22-2008
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Belief in a Just World and Perceptions of Fair Treatment by Police by Daniel Lempert has been added to the Reference Library. Jul-29-2008
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The ANES Help Center has been added to assist new users who might be unfamiliar with our data or the website. Answers to some frequently asked questions will continue to grow as we add more questions from the community. July-03-2008
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The American National Election Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Vincent Hutchings has been named Associate Principal Investigator. He will serve in this capacity for the rest of this year and throughout 2009. June-25-2008
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Ten Values for Predicting Political Voting and Behavior: ANES 2006 Pilot Study/2004 Study by William A. McConochie and Kristian Dunn has been added to the Reference Library. May-19-2008
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ANES announces a new policy regarding access to ANES Panel Study Data. The policy change will allow the PIs, along with the ANES staff, to monitor the panel data as they are collected to watch for warning signs of problems. May-09-2008
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Respondent booklets are now available for the 1994 National Election Study, the 1996 National Election Study and the 1998 National Election Study. Mar-24-2008
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We have added a new Conferences Button on our homepage. Here you'll find links to papers, presentations, video files, and agendas from ANES conferences and events. Jan-22-2008
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The 7-day Comments Period Has Begun! Between now and January 22, we ask that you make a small, but important contribution to the quality of the 2008 ANES surveys by offering advice that we and the proposals authors' can use to increase the effectiveness of our questionnaires. You can read the full proposals in the Online Commons. Jan-16-2008
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There is only one week left to propose questions for inclusion on upcoming American National Election Studies surveys! The deadline is January 15, 2008. For more information, please visit the Online Commons. Jan-09-2008
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2007

There are only 35 days left to propose questions for inclusion on two American National Election Studies (ANES) projects! The deadline is January 15, 2008. Question proposals for these initiatives will only be accepted via the ANES Online Commons - please go to its website to get information about these opportunities and learn how to submit proposals: http://www.electionstudies.org/onlinecommons.htm Dec-11-2007
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Gallup Inc. hosted a Conference on the ANES sponsored by the American National Science Foundation in Washington D.C. The agenda, list of participants, and slidesets from this conference are now available. Dec-05-2007
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We are now accepting proposals for questions about terrorism, natural disasters, risk perception, and preparedness, for inclusion on the 2008 ANES Time Series Study and/or the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study. Proposals will only be accepted via the ANES Online Commons. Nov-21-2007
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An updated ANES Restricted Data Access application process is now in place. A letter from the ANES Principal Investigators discusses the update. Nov-09-2007
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There are only 70 days left to propose content for the 2008 ANES Time Series Study! For more information, visit the "Study Description" link in the header of the Online Commons. Nov-07-2007
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ANES has been working with Professor Michael McDonald of George Mason University on a vote validation demonstration project. A preliminary report on this activity is now available. Oct-31-2007
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The Mexico 2006 Panel Study has been added to our list of Other Election Studies. Oct-30-2007
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The German Society for Electoral Studies (DGfW) has been added to our list of Other Election Studies. Oct-29-2007
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The OC is now open through 3pm on January 15, 2008 to accept proposals for questions to include in its 2008 ANES Time Series Study. Sep-14-2007
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In 2005, the American National Election Studies (ANES) announced a new collaboration with the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS). The first product of that collaboration was the purchase of four minutes of time for ANES questions to appear on the 2006 Young Adult component of the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (CNLSY). A preliminary dataset from this collaboration is now available. Sep-13-2007
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On September 17, 2007, we will begin accepting proposals for questions to include on the face-to-face survey conducted before and after the 2008 election. Anyone can submit a proposal of items to be included in this study through the ANES Online Commons. Sep-01-2007
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A new page had been added to the website which lists Previous Board Members. Aug-28-2007
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You are cordially invited to attend a public meeting of the American National Election Studies at the APSA annual meeting in Chicago! Come learn about exciting new research opportunities being offered by ANES. Aug-22-2007
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The Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) Archive at the University of California Berkeley has added the 1948-2004 ANES Cumulative Data File to their online analysis tool. We would like to thank the SDA staff for this contribution to the ANES user community. Links to ANES files that appear in the SDA online analysis tool can be found on the ANES Data Center page. Aug-22-2007
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The American National Election Studies announces two new programs: Bonus Minutes and Complementary Cases.The deadline for final acceptance of a Complementary Cases proposal is March 31, 2008. To maximize the likelihood of meeting this deadline, we recommend that Bonus Minutes proposals be submitted no later than December 1, 2007. Aug-13-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, ANES 2006 Pilot Report: Eschatology Items by Heather Rice, L.J. Zigerell, Jr., and David Barker has been added to the Reference Library. Jul-20-2007
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ANES announces a new opportunity for scholars. Evaluate the 2006 Pilot Study data and provide input about whether to include these new measures in future ANES surveys. Jun-26-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Reexamining Religiosity A Report on the New Religion Items in the ANES 2006 Pilot Study by Mockabee, Stephen T., Kenneth D. Wald, and David C. Leege has been added to the Reference Library. Jun-25-2007
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A new stand-alone 1980 Post-election questionnaire was posted, replacing the previous version which comprised a composite document for both the 1980 Post and other 1980 surveys. Jun-06-2007
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The Data Center has been revised. Cascading style sheets make use of the full screen, links for new users have been added at the top of the page, and tabs have been implemented in the Data Products table to improve navigation and searching. May-30-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Measuring Ambivalence about Government in the 2006 ANES Pilot Study by Michael D. Martinez, Jason Gainous, and Stephen C. Craig has been added to the Reference Library. May-29-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Effects of Beliefs about the Stability or Malleability of Personality on Judgments of Political Candidates’ Character and Voting Behavior by Daniel C. Molden has been added to the Reference Library. May-23-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, The Need for Closure and Political Attitudes: Final Report for the ANES Pilot by Christopher M. Federico, John T. Jost, Antonio Pierro and Arie W. Kruglanski has been added to the Reference Library. May-16-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Toward a New Generation of Media Use Measures for the ANES: Report to the Board of Overseers by Scott L. Althaus and David H. Tewksbury has been added to the Reference Library. May-10-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Value-Dimensions in America by Steven Hitlin and Katherine Kramer has been added to the Reference Library. May-03-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Analysis of Interest in Politics Items From the 2006 Pilot by Danielle Shani has been added to the Reference Library. May-03-2007
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A change in the ANES calendar: due to the dynamic nature of the upcoming elections and the many high quality proposals we received, the scheduled announcement of Online Commons outcomes has been delayed. May-01-2007
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ANES Announcement: The ANES 2006 Pilot Study Full Release is Now Available. Any analysis of ANES Pilot Study data that is intended for publication should be based on this full release, which replaces the advance release. Apr-26-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, ANES Pilot Study Report: Abortion Items by L.J. Zigerell, Jr., David Barker and Heather Rice has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-23-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, The Generalized Trust Questions in the 2006 ANES Pilot Study by Eric M. Uslaner has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Basic Personal Values: A Report to the National Election Studies Board by Shalom H. Schwartz has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Measuring Perceived Effectiveness of Political Institutions: Report on the ANES Pilot Study 2006 by Daniel Schneider has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Gender Stereotypes and Gender Preferences on the 2006 ANES Pilot Study by Kira Sanbonmatsu and Kathleen Dolan has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, The Socionomic Perspective on Social Mood and Voting: Report on New Mood Measures in the 2006 ANES Pilot Study by Wayne D. Parker has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Trust in Government by Joseph Gershtenson and Dennis L. Plane has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, A Preliminary Analysis of the 2006 Pilot Study Responses to Questions on Progressivity of Taxes and Estate Tax by Ruben Durante and Louis Putterman has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Self-Monitoring and Political Attitudes by Adam J. Berinsky and Howard Lavine has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Sociotropic Voting and the Media: A Summary of Results From the 2006 ANES Pilot by Stephen D. Ansolabehere, Mark Meredith, Erik Snowberg, and J. M. Snyder, Jr. has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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The 2006 Pilot Study Report, Defensive Confidence: 2006 ANES Analysis Report by Dolores Albarracin and Wei Wang has been added to the Reference Library. Apr-19-2007
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Due to overwhelming interest in the panel the announcement of the Online Commons outcomes is delayed. Apr-16-2007
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ANES announces the Evaluative Criteria for the Panel Study Proposals. Feb-16-2007
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New errata for the Cumulative Data File. VCF0703 registration-turnout summary data for 1972. Feb-12-2007
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The 14-day comments period for the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study has begun. Please help us evaluate the proposals for this exciting new study. Feb-01-2007
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A draft HTML questionnaire has been posted for the 2006 ANES Pilot Study. Jan-17-2007
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ANES Announcement: An Advance Release of the 2006 ANES Pilot Study is Now Available . The release is to allow users to evaluate the effectiveness of the new questions in time to decide whether to propose them for inclusion on the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study (the deadline is January 31). Jan-10-2007
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