ANES 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 Note: This page is viewed (printed) best at full-screen width (landscape)

I. PARTISANSHIP AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS PARTIES	III.D. FOREIGN RELATIONS ISSUES	VI.A. CIVIC PARTICIPATION
II. CANDIDATE AND INCUMBENT EVALUATIONS	III.E. SOCIAL ISSUES	VI.B. ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION
II.A. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS	III.F. ENVIRONMENT ISSUES	VI.C. CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY
II.B. CONTACT WITH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES / INCUMBENT	III.G. FEDERAL SPENDING ISSUES	VI.D. REGISTRATION, TURNOUT, AND VOTE CHOICE
III. ISSUES	IV. IDEOLOGY AND VALUES	VII. MEDIA
III.A. SOCIAL WELFARE ISSUES	IV.A. VALUES AND PREDISPOSITIONS	VIII. SOCIAL GROUPS
III.B. RACIAL POLICY ISSUES	V. SYSTEM SUPPORT	IX. PERSONAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC
III.C. ECONOMIC ISSUES	VI. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND MOBILIZATION

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	Sect.	Time	Core		1992	1996	2000	2004	note
I. PARTISANSHIP AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS PARTIES

1	I.	9.82	ROT	Is one of the parties more conservative than the other at the national level	1992			2004

2	I.	5.69	ROT	Which party is it that is more conservative at the national level	1992			2004

4	I.	78.6	COR !	What are the differences in what the Democrats and Republicans stand for	1992	1996	2000

		- feelings about parties -

13	I.	34.78		CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Democratic party		1996		2004

14	I.	7.7		CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Republican party		1996		2004

15	I.	9.37		CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Reform party		1996		2004

18	I.	9	ROT	Thermometer for: political parties in general		1996	2000

19	I.	9		Thermometer for: Reform party			2000

		- partisanship and closeness to parties -

23	I.	25.92	INV	CSES: Does R usually think of self as close to any particular political party		1996		2004	time (2004) incl CSES intro

24	I.	3.24	INV	CSES: Which party is it that R thinks of self as close to		1996		2004

25	I.	7.34	INV	CSES: Which party among several that R feels close to is the party to which R feels closest				2004

26	I.	5.21	INV	CSES: Does R who is not close to a political party feel a little closer to one of the political parties than to others		1996		2004

27	I.	1.7	INV	CSES: For R who is not close to a political party, which political party is it that he/she feels a little closer to		1996		2004

28	I.	7.94	INV	CSES: How close is it that R feels to closest political party		1996		2004

29	I.	14.29		CSES: Do any of the parties in the U.S. represent R's view reasonably well				2004

30	I.	5.47		CSES: Which political party is it that represents R's views best				2004

31	I.	9		Does R think of self as a Democrat or Republican			2000		[2 catg choice; no followup]

32	I.	16	ROT	Did R's father think of himself as a Democrat, Republican, an Independent, or what	1992

33	I.	16	ROT	Did R's mother think of herself as a Democrat, Republican, an Independent, or what	1992

		- party performance -

36	I.	11	ROT	Which party would do a better job handling foreign affairs	1992	1996

37	I.	14	ROT	Which party would do a better job making health care more affordable	1992	1996

38	I.	14	INV	Which party would do a better job reforming the welfare system		1996

39	I.	14	INV	Which party would do a better job solving the problem of poverty	1992	1996

40	I.	14	INV	Which party would do a better job handling the budget deficit		1996

41	I.	11	ROT	Which party would do better job handling the problem of pollution and environment		1996

42	I.	11	ROT	Which party would do a better job dealing with crime problem		1996

43	I.	14	ROT	Which party would be more likely to cut Social Security benefits	1992	1996

44	I.	10	INV	Which party would be more likely to improve race relations		1996

45	I.	14	ROT	Which party would be more likely to raise taxes	1992	1996

46	I.	16.1		Which party would do a better job of handling the war on terrorism				2004

47	I.	9		Which party is more likely to favor a powerful government in Washington	1992		2000

48	I.	4		Before Persian Gulf War, was one of the political parties more in favor of using military force	1992

49	I.	4		Which party was it that supported the use of military force more before the Persian Gulf War	1992

50	I.	16	INV	Which political party is most likely to get government to do a better job dealing with most important problem in U.S.	1992	1996	2000

51	I.	16.87		CSES: How well has the party that represents R's vote for U.S. President performed over the last administration term				2004

		- role of parties -

53	I.	23	INV	Which statement best represents what R would like to see regarding the role of political parties		1996	2000

54	I.	24	INV	CSES: Political parties care (5pt) scale placement for R		1996

55	I.	24	INV	CSES: Political parties necessary (5pt) scale placement for R		1996

II. CANDIDATE AND INCUMBENT EVALUATIONS
		- thermometers - Presidents, other incumbents, and candidates -

59	II.	15		Thermometer for: former U.S. President George Bush Sr.			2000

66	II.	15	COR	Thermometer for: Independent/Third-party Vice-Presidential candidate	1992	1996

67	II.	1.72		Thermometer for: retiring U.S. House Representative	1992	1996	2000	2004

75	II.	15	COR	Thermometer for: second Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate	1992				if any state has 2 races

77	II.	15	COR	Thermometer for: second Republican U.S. Senate candidate	1992				if any state has 2 races

		- thermometers - other political figures -

80	II.	10.88	INV	Thermometer for: Hillary Clinton	1992			2004

81	II.	10.86	INV	Thermometer for: U.S. Secretary of State				2004	ofcholder:unique natl ofc

82	II.	12.45	INV	Thermometer for: U.S. Attorney General				2004	ofcholder:unique natl ofc

83	II.	6		Thermometer for: U.S. Speaker of the House	1992	1996			ofcholder:unique natl ofc

84	II.	8	INV	Thermometer for: Jesse Jackson	1992	1996	2000		not in unique natl ofc

85	II.	8	INV	Thermometer for: Colin Powell		1996			not in unique natl ofc

86	II.	11.97		Thermometer for: John McCain			2000	2004	not in unique natl ofc

87	II.	6		Thermometer for: Bill Bradley			2000		not in unique natl ofc

88	II.	6		Thermometer for: Pat Buchanan	1992	1996			not in unique natl ofc

89	II.	6		Thermometer for: Steve Forbes		1996			ofcholder:unique natl ofc

90	II.	6		Thermometer for: Phil Gramm		1996			not in unique natl ofc

91	II.	6		Thermometer for: Louis Farrakhan		1996			not in unique natl ofc

92	II.	6		Thermometer for: Lamar Alexander		1996			not in unique natl ofc

93	II.	6		Thermometer for: Elizabeth Dole		1996			not in unique natl ofc

94	II.	6		Thermometer for: Pat Robertson		1996			not in unique natl ofc

95	II.	6		Thermometer for: Anita Hill	1992				not in unique natl ofc

96	II.	6		Thermometer for: Clarence Thomas	1992				not in unique natl ofc

		- evaluation - Presidential candidates -

97	II.	6.68	INV	CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

98	II.	9.76	INV	CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

99	II.	8.67	INV	CSES: Like-dislike (11pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

108	II.	9.33	ROT	Anything about Independent/3rd-party Presidential candidate that R likes	1992	1996

109	II.	18.66	ROT	What is it that R likes about Independent/3rd-party Presidential candidate	1992	1996

110	II.	9.33	ROT	Anything about Independent/3rd-party Presidential candidate that R dislikes	1992	1996

111	II.	18.66	ROT	What is it about Independent/3rd-party Presidential candidate that R dislikes	1992	1996

112	II.	14	INV	How satisfied is R with the choices R has among Presidential candidates	1992

113	II.	16.24		CSES: Did any of the candidates from the latest Presidential election represent R's views				2004

114	II.	5.82		CSES: Which candidate is it from the latest Presidential election that represents R's views				2004

135	II.	8	COR !	How well does _compassionate_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate	1992	1996

136	II.	8	COR !	How well does _compassionate_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate	1992				1996 Dem Pres cand only

137	II.	8	COR !	How well does _inspiring_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate	1992	1996

138	II.	8	COR !	How well does _inspiring_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate	1992	1996

139	II.	8	COR !	How well does _inspiring_ describe: Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

149	II.	9	INV	How well does _honest_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate	1992	1996

150	II.	9	INV	How well does _honest_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate	1992	1996

151	II.	9	INV	How well does _honest_ describe: Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

152	II.	8	INV	How well does _gets things done_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate	1992	1996

153	II.	8	INV	How well does _gets things done_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate	1992	1996

154	II.	8	INV	How well does _gets things done_ describe: Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

158	II.	9	COR	How well does _out of touch with ordinary people_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate			2000

159	II.	9	COR	How well does _out of touch with ordinary people_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate			2000

160	II.	9	COR	How well does _out of touch with ordinary people_ describe: Independent/Third-Party Presidential candidate			2000

161	II.	14.03		How well does _can't make up his mind_ describe: Democratic Presidential candidate				2004

162	II.	14.92		How well does _can't make up his mind_ describe: Republican Presidential candidate				2004

163	II.	8		How certain is R that _moral_ describes: Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

164	II.	8		How certain is R that _moral_ describes: Republican Presidential candidate		1996

165	II.	8		How certain is R that _moral_ describes: Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

166	II.	8		How certain is R that _gets things done_ describes: Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

167	II.	8		How certain is R that _gets things done_ describes: Republican Presidential candidate		1996

168	II.	8		How certain is R that _gets things done_ describes: Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

		- evaluation - U.S. House candidates -

201	II.	14.33	COR !	Anything R liked about Democratic U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

202	II.	28.67	COR !	What is it that R liked about Democratic U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

203	II.	14.33	COR !	Anything R didn't like about Democratic U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

204	II.	28.67	COR !	What is it that R didn't like about Democratic U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

205	II.	14.33	COR !	Anything R liked about Republican U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

206	II.	28.67	COR !	What is it that R liked about Republican U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

207	II.	14.33	COR !	Anything R didn't like about Republican U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

208	II.	28.67	COR !	What is it that R didn't like about Republican U.S. House candidate	1992	1996	2000

II.A. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
		- performance - current President -

215	II.A.	9.33	INV	Does R approve or disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling the environment		1996

216	II.A.	4.67	INV	R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling the environment		1996

217	II.A.	15.33	INV	Does R approve or disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling health care		1996

218	II.A.	7.67	INV	R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling health care		1996

219	II.A.	15.68		Does R approve or disapprove of way current U.S. President is handling the federal budget deficit				2004

220	II.A.	6.13		R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of how current U.S. President is handling federal budget deficit				2004

221	II.A.	14.91		Does R approve or disapprove of way current U.S. President is handling the war on terror				2004

222	II.A.	6.44		R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of how current U.S. President is handling the war on terror				2004

223	II.A.	18.95		Does R approve or disapprove of way current U.S. President is handling the war in Iraq				2004	time (2004) includes intro

224	II.A.	7.68		R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of way current U.S. President is handling the war in Iraq				2004

225	II.A.	5.33		Does R approve or disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling the crisis in the Persian Gulf	1992

226	II.A.	2.67		R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of the way current U.S. President is handling the crisis in the Persian Gulf	1992

227	II.A.	5.33		Does R approve or disapprove of the way the current U.S. President handled the war in the Persian Gulf	1992

228	II.A.	2.67		R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove of the way current U.S. President handled the war in the Persian Gulf	1992

		- retrospective - current President -

231	II.A.	6		Current U.S. President retrospective: nation's moral climate gotten better, worse, or same			2000	2004

232	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: U.S. moral climate better/worse - current President retrospective			2000	2004

233	II.A.	6		Current U.S. President retrospective: nation's crime rate better, worse, or same			2000

234	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: U.S. crime rate better/worse - current President retrospective			2000

235	II.A.	21.38	INV	Current U.S. President retrospective: economy better, worse, or same	1992		2000	2004	time (04) incl retro intro

236	II.A.	5.85	INV	Much or somewhat: economy better/worse - current President retrospective	1992		2000	2004

237	II.A.	6		Current U.S. President retrospective: spending on assistance to the poor increased, decreased, or same			2000

238	II.A.	3		A lot or somewhat: spending on assistance to the poor increased/decreased - current President retrospective			2000

239	II.A.	26.21	INV	Current U.S. President retrospective: federal income tax paid by average person increased, decreased, or same		1996		2004

240	II.A.	5.14	INV	A lot or a little: federal income tax increased/decreased - current President retrospective		1996		2004

241	II.A.	8	INV	Current U.S. President retrospective: R's personal tax burden increased, decreased or same		1996

242	II.A.	4	INV	A lot or a little: R's tax burden up/down - current President retrospective		1996

243	II.A.	8.67	INV	Current U.S. President retrospective: budget deficit smaller, larger, or same			2000

244	II.A.	4.33	INV	Much or somewhat: budget deficit larger/smaller - current President retrospective			2000

245	II.A.	8.67	INV	Current U.S. President retrospective: budget deficit increased, decreased, or same		1996

246	II.A.	4.33	INV	A lot or a little: budget deficit increased/decreased - current President retrospective		1996

247	II.A.	18.31		Current U.S. President retrospective: administration made U.S. more or less secure, or not made difference			2000	2004

248	II.A.	6.24		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. more/less secure - current President retrospective			2000	2004

249	II.A.	16.67		Current U.S. President retrospective: administration made nation's moral climate better, worse, or not made difference			2000

250	II.A.	4.79		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. moral climate better/worse - current President retrospective			2000

251	II.A.	6		Current U.S. President retrospective: administration made nation's crime rate better, worse, or not made difference			2000

252	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. crime rate better/worse - current President retrospective			2000

253	II.A.	6		Current U.S. President retrospective: administration made economy better, worse, or not made difference			2000

254	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made economy better/worse - current President retrospective			2000

255	II.A.	9		Current U.S. President retrospective: has R been personally helped or hurt economically by administration, or hasn't it affected R			2000

		- retrospective - previous President -

256	II.A.	6		Previous U.S. President retrospective: administration made U.S. more or less secure, or not made difference			2000

257	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. more/less secure - previous President retrospective			2000

258	II.A.	6		Previous U.S. President retrospective: administration made nation's moral climate better, worse, or not made difference			2000

259	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. moral climate better/worse - previous President retrospective			2000

260	II.A.	6		Previous U.S. President retrospective: administration made nation's crime rate better, worse, or not made difference			2000

261	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made U.S. crime rate better/worse - previous President retrospective			2000

262	II.A.	6		Previous U.S. President retrospective: administration made economy better, worse, or not made difference			2000

263	II.A.	3		Much or somewhat: administration made economy better/worse - previous President retrospective			2000

		- other government performance -

264	II.A.	20.13		CSES: How good or bad a job has the government done in general over the last term of the current administration				2004

267	II.A.	13	INV	How good of a job is the government in Washington doing in dealing with the most important problem	1992	1996	2000

268	II.A.	19.73		CSES: How good or bad a job has the government done with the most important issue facing the U.S. over the last administration term				2004

		- Pres. candidate performance -

269	II.A.	14	INV	Which Presidential candidate is more likely to cut Social Security benefits		1996

270	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job protecting the environment			1996

271	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job reducing the budget deficit	1992	1996

272	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job improving public education		1996

273	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job reducing the power of special interests in campaigns		1996

274	II.A.	14	INV	Which Presidential candidate is more likely to raise taxes	1992	1996

275	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job handling the problem of pollution and protecting the environment	1992

276	II.A.	14	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job handling the nation's economy	1992

277	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job handling foreign affairs	1992

278	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job solving the problem of poverty	1992

279	II.A.	12	INV	Which Presidential candidate would do a better job making health care more affordable	1992

		- U.S. House performance -

280	II.A.	18	COR !	Does R remember anything special that running U.S. House incumbent has done for people in R's district	1992		2000		excludes retiring

284	II.A.	16.12	INV	How often has running U.S. House incumbent supported President's legislative proposals		1996		2004

285	II.A.	22	INV	Running U.S. House incumbent supported President's legislative proposals almost always or almost never		1996

286	II.A.	12	INV	If R had a problem that running U.S. House incumbent could do something about, how helpful would she/he be to R	1992				excludes retiring

287	II.A.	11	INV	Does R favor or oppose a law that would limit members of U.S. Congress to no more than twelve years of service	1992	1996

II.B. CONTACT WITH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES / INCUMBENT

288	II.B.	10	ROT	Did R have any contact with or learn about Democratic U.S. House candidate in any of the ways on list	1992

289	II.B.	70	ROT	Which items in list were ways R had contact with U.S. House Democratic cand (met/attended meeting/talked to staff/mail/radio/newspaper/TV/other)	1992				1 question

290	II.B.	10	ROT	Did any of R's family, friends, or people at R's work have contact with Democratic U.S. House candidate	1992

291	II.B.	10	ROT	Did R have any contact with or learn about Republican U.S. House candidate in any of the ways on list	1992

292	II.B.	70	ROT	Which items in list were ways R had contact with U.S. House Republican cand (met/attended meeting/talked to staff/mail/radio/newspaper/TV/other)	1992				1 question

293	II.B.	10	ROT	Did any of R's family, friends, or people at R's work have contact with Republican U.S. House candidate	1992

294	II.B.	15		CSES: Has R had contact with a member of U.S. Congress in any way		1996

295	II.B.	9	ROT	Has R or anyone in R's family contacted running U.S. House incumbent or anyone in his/her office	1992				excludes retiring

296	II.B.	27	ROT	Did R contact running U.S. House incumbent to express opinion, seek information, or to seek help on a problem that R had	1992				excludes retiring

297	II.B.	9	ROT	Did R/someone from R's household get a response from running U.S. House incumbent or someone in his/her office	1992				excludes retiring

298	II.B.	9	ROT	How satisfied with the response received from running U.S. House incumbent was R/someone from R's household	1992				excludes retiring

299	II.B.	9	ROT	Does R know anyone else who has contacted running U.S. House incumbent or his/her office	1992				excludes retiring

300	II.B.	9	ROT	Did person R knows who contact running U.S. House incumbent get a response	1992				excludes retiring

301	II.B.	9	ROT	How satisfied with response received was person R knows who contacted running U.S. House incumbent	1992				excludes retiring

III. ISSUES

302	III.	11	INV	Should the national, state, or local government be most involved in: dealing with environmental problems		1996

303	III.	11	INV	Should the national, state, or local government be most involved in: dealing with welfare issues		1996

304	III.	11	INV	Should the national, state, or local government be most involved in: dealing with crime		1996

		- general problems and goals -

305	III.	89.34	COR !	What are the most important problems facing the U.S.	1992	1996	2000

306	III.	44.66	COR !	Of the important problems mentioned by R, what is the single most important problem the U.S. faces	1992	1996	2000

307	III.	36.14		CSES: What has been the most important issue facing the U.S. over the last 4 years				2004

308	III.	66.7	ROT	What was the most important issue in the campaign for the U.S. House in R's district	1992

309	III.	33.3	ROT	Of the important campaign issues in R's district mentioned by R, which one was the single most important	1992

310	III.	16.09	ROT	Are things in this country on the right track or have things seriously gotten off on the wrong track	1992			2004

311	III.	24.67	INV	Which is the most desirable U.S. goal among listed goals	1992

312	III.	12.33	INV	Which is the second most desirable U.S. goal among listed goals	1992

III.A. SOCIAL WELFARE ISSUES
		- Social Security and Medicare -

313	III.A.	12	INV	Are Social Security retirement benefits too low, about the right amount, or too high	1992

314	III.A.	6	INV	Much or somewhat too low/too high Social Security benefits	1992

315	III.A.	8	INV	Does R favor or oppose taxes on Social Security retirement benefits	1992

316	III.A.	4	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose taxes on Social Security benefits	1992

317	III.A.	25.56		Does R favor or oppose allowing people to put a portion of Social Security into stocks and bonds				2004

318	III.A.	5.17		R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose allowing people to put a portion of Social Security into stocks and bonds				2004

319	III.A.	4.76		R lean toward favoring or opposing allowance to put a portion of Social Security into stocks and bonds, or lean neither way				2004

320	III.A.	9.4	INV	Does R favor or oppose expanding Medicare to pay for nursing home care and long hospital stays for the elderly	1992

321	III.A.	4.6	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose expanding Medicare to include nursing home care and long hospital stays for the elderly	1992

		- guaranteed jobs and income -

328	III.A.	14	INV	Guaranteed jobs and income (7pt) scale placement for what the federal government is doing now	1992

329	III.A.	12.45		How important is guaranteed jobs and income issue to R				2004

		- government health insurance -

331	III.A.	14	INV	Government-private health insurance (7pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

332	III.A.	14	INV	Government-private health insurance (7pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

333	III.A.	14	INV	Government-private health insurance (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party candidate		1996

334	III.A.	12.54		How important is government-private health insurance issue to R				2004

		- other social welfare issues -

335	III.A.	16	INV	Should government require companies to allow up to six months unpaid leave for parents or should this be left up to individual employers	1992

336	III.A.	9.4	INV	Does R favor or oppose change in welfare policy of not giving a woman an increase in welfare if she has another child		1996

337	III.A.	4.6	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose change in welfare policy to not increase welfare for additional children		1996

338	III.A.	9.4	INV	Does R favor or oppose putting a two year limit on how long someone can receive welfare benefits		1996

339	III.A.	4.6	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor a two year limit on welfare benefits		1996

340	III.A.	14	INV	Should immigrants who come to the U.S. be immediately eligible for government services or should they have to wait a year or more	1992	1996

341	III.A.	11	INV	Should the government provide child care assistance to low and middle income working parents or is it not the government's responsibility	1992

342	III.A.	30	INV	Reduce income differences (7pt) scale placement for R		1996

343	III.A.	22	INV	Crime reduction (7pt) scale placement for R		1996	2000

344	III.A.	10	INV	Crime reduction (7pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

345	III.A.	10	INV	Crime reduction (7pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

346	III.A.	10	INV	Crime reduction (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

347	III.A.	30	INV	Urban unrest (7pt) scale placement for R	1992

III.B. RACIAL POLICY ISSUES
		- government aid to blacks -

349	III.B.	9	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for U.S. President (noncandidate)			2000

350	III.B.	10.63	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996	2000	2004

351	III.B.	10.8	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996	2000	2004

352	III.B.	15	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

353	III.B.	8	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for Democratic party			2000	2004

354	III.B.	7.56	INV	Government aid to blacks (7pt) scale placement for Republican party			2000	2004

355	III.B.	8		How certain is R about self-placement on government aid to blacks scale		1996

356	III.B.	8		How certain is R of government aid to blacks scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

357	III.B.	8		How certain is R of government aid to blacks scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

358	III.B.	8		How certain is R of government aid to blacks scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

359	III.B.	14.65		How important to R is issue of government aid to blacks		1996		2004

		- other racial policy issues -

362	III.B.	22	ROT	Are Civil Rights leaders trying to push too fast, going too slowly, or moving at about the right speed	1992

363	III.B.	18	ROT	How much real change has there been in the position of black people in the past few years	1992

364	III.B.	9	ROT	Has R been interested in the issue whether or not the federal government should see to it that white and black children go to the same schools	1992		2000

365	III.B.	18	ROT	Should the government in Washington should see to it that white and black children go to the same schools or is this not the government's business	1992		2000

369	III.B.	16	ROT	Is R for or against quotas to admit Black students to colleges and universities	1992

370	III.B.	8	ROT	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose quotas to admit blacks to colleges and universities	1992

371	III.B.	14	INV	Should companies that have discriminated against blacks have to have affirmative action program (or not)		1996	2000		2000 2 versions

372	III.B.	7	INV	R strongly or not strongly feel that companies which have discriminated should have/ should not have to have an affirmation action program		1996	2000

373	III.B.	41.34		Government aid to Hispanics (7pt) scale placement for R				2004	time (2004) includes intro

374	III.B.	11.71		How important is aid to Hispanics issue to R				2004

375	III.B.	2.75		How often does black R feel angry about the way blacks are treated in society				2004	see III.E. for women

376	III.B.	2.49		How often does Hispanic R feel angry about the way Hispanics are treated in society				2004	see III.E. for women

III.C. ECONOMIC ISSUES
		- Respondent's economic condition -

379	III.C.	12	INV	What does R think of R's personal financial situation these days		1996

380	III.C.	16	INV	Has R income gone up with the cost of living, fallen behind, or stayed even with the cost of living	1992

381	III.C.	8	INV	A lot or a little R income more than/fallen behind cost of living	1992

382	III.C.	5.33		Have economic policies of federal government made R better off, worse off, or not made a difference	1992

383	III.C.	2.67		Much or somewhat better/worse off R due to economic policies of federal government	1992

384	III.C.	23.91	INV	Does R pay more federal income taxes than R should, less than R should, or about the right amount				2004

385	III.C.	20	INV	Does R feel R pays much more, somewhat more, the right amount, or less than R should in federal income taxes		1996

387	III.C.	16	INV	Can R and R's family afford to pay for needed health care	1992			2004

388	III.C.	14.06	INV	Has R put off medical or dental treatment because didn't have the money in the past year	1992		2000	2004

389	III.C.	14	INV	Has R been able to buy things needed and planned or has R had to put off buying these things during the past year	1992

390	III.C.	12	INV	Did R borrow money from a bank, lending institution, relatives or friends to make ends meet in the past year	1992

391	III.C.	12	INV	Did R dip into savings to make ends meet in the past year	1992

392	III.C.	12	INV	Did R look for a job, second job, or try to work more hours to make ends meet in the past year	1992

393	III.C.	10	INV	Has R been able to save money over past year	1992

394	III.C.	10	INV	Has R fallen behind in rent or house payments during past year	1992

395	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Social Security	1992

396	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: food stamps	1992

397	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Medicare	1992

398	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Medicaid	1992

399	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: unemployment compensation	1992

400	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Aid to Families with Dependent Children	1992

401	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Veterans' Benefits	1992

402	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: retirement pensions for federal government employees	1992

403	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: disability payments	1992

404	III.C.	15	INV	Does R or family living with R currently receive payments from: Workman's compensation	1992

407	III.C.	9.33	INV	Does R think R's federal income taxes will go up, down, or stay about the same in the next year	1992

408	III.C.	4.67	INV	Is it by a lot or a little that R expects his/her federal income taxes to go up/down in the next year	1992

		- state of the economy -

411	III.C.	12	INV	CSES: How would R rate the state of the economy these days		1996

412	III.C.	11.33	INV	In the last few months has the economy gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse	1992

413	III.C.	5.67	INV	Much or somewhat better/worse economy in the last few months	1992

414	III.C.	10		CSES: Over the past twelve months has the state of the economy gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse		1996

415	III.C.	5		CSES: Much or somewhat better/worse economy in the past twelve months		1996

416	III.C.	16	INV	Have the economic policies of federal government made U.S. economy better, worse, or not made much difference over the past year	1992	1996

417	III.C.	8	INV	Much or somewhat that the economic policies of federal government have made U.S. economy better/worse in the past year	1992	1996

418	III.C.	18.67	INV	Over the past year have economic conditions in R's state gotten worse, stayed about the same, or gotten worse	1992

419	III.C.	9.33	INV	Much or somewhat better/worse economic conditions in R's state	1992

420	III.C.	8.49	INV	Has unemployment in the country gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse in the past year	1992			2004

421	III.C.	4.02	INV	Much or somewhat that the level of unemployment has gotten better/worse	1992			2004

422	III.C.	8.05	INV	Has inflation gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse in the past year	1992			2004

423	III.C.	3.21	INV	Much or somewhat that inflation has gotten better/worse in the last year	1992			2004

424	III.C.	10	INV	Has it gotten harder, stayed the same, or gotten easier for people across the country to find enough work in the past year			2000

425	III.C.	5	INV	Much or a little harder/easier for people to find enough work in the past year			2000

426	III.C.	10	INV	Over the past year has America's ability to compete in the world economy gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse	1992

427	III.C.	5	INV	Much or somewhat better/worse U.S. ability to compete in world economy in the last year	1992

428	III.C.	19.55		Does R think the difference in incomes between rich and poor in the U.S. is larger, smaller, or about the same as 20 years ago				2004

429	III.C.	6.29		Much or somewhat larger/smaller gap in incomes between rich and poor in the U.S. than 20 years ago				2004

430	III.C.	10.12		Is it a good thing or bad thing that the gap between rich and poor in the U.S. is larger/smaller than 20 years ago				2004

433	III.C.	8.99	INV	Will unemployment get better, stay the same, or get worse in the next 12 months	1992			2004

434	III.C.	8.18		Will inflation be higher, about the same, or lower in the next 12 months				2004

435	III.C.	11	INV	In 20 years will standard of living for today's children be better, the same, or worse	1992	1996

		- tax cut -

436	III.C.	6	INV	Does R have opinion about whether or not federal income taxes should be cut by fifteen percent over the next three years		1996

437	III.C.	12	INV	Which statement about tax cut best describes what R would like to see happen over the next three years		1996

438	III.C.	20	INV	What does R think is Democratic Presidential candidate's position on tax cut		1996

439	III.C.	20	INV	What does R think is Republican Presidential candidate's position on tax cut		1996

440	III.C.	20	INV	What does R think is Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate's position on tax cut		1996

441	III.C.	12	INV	Has R read or heard anything about probable effects of 15 percent tax cut over the next three years		1996

442	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: inflation would get worse		1996

443	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: more people would be employed		1996

444	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: most of savings would go to business and not taxpayers		1996

445	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: government programs and services would be cut back		1996

446	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: the government deficit would go up		1996

447	III.C.	12	INV	Does R think if federal income tax is reduced by 15 percent that: government would receive same amount in taxes because of strong economy		1996

448	III.C.	20.55		Did R favor or oppose the tax cut signed by President Bush several years ago				2004

449	III.C.	6.88		R strongly or not strongly favored/opposed the tax cut signed by President Bush several years ago				2004

		- other economic policy -

450	III.C.	42.82	INV	Does R favor an increase in the federal budget deficit to increase spending on domestic programs like Medicare, education, and highways		1996		2004	time (04) incl split intros

451	III.C.	15.51	INV	Does R favor an increase in the federal budget deficit in order to cut taxes paid by ordinary Americans		1996		2004

452	III.C.	18.82	INV	Does R favor cuts in spending on domestic programs like Medicare, education, and highways to cut taxes		1996		2004

453	III.C.	14.28	INV	Does R favor increases in taxes paid by ordinary Americans to cut the federal budget deficit		1996		2004

454	III.C.	17.05	INV	Does R favor increases in taxes to increase spending on domestic programs like Medicare, education, and highways		1996		2004

455	III.C.	18.51		Does R favor cuts in spending on domestic programs like Medicare, education, and highways to cut the federal budget deficit		1996		2004

456	III.C.	16	INV	Is R willing to pay more in taxes so government can spend more on services R favors	1992

457	III.C.	17.99		Do rich people pay more or less federal income taxes than they should, or about the right amount				2004

458	III.C.	16.78		Do poor people pay more or less federal income taxes than they should, or about the right amount				2004

460	III.C.	29.05		Should the federal government encourage or discourage American companies to replace U.S. workers with foreign workers, or stay out				2004

461	III.C.	6.77		A great deal or a little the federal government should encourage/discourage hiring foreign workers				2004

462	III.C.	14	INV	Does R believe that Japanese companies are competing unfairly with American companies or is the U.S blaming Japan for its own economic problems	1992

463	III.C.	10	INV	Is the Presidential Administration or Congress more to blame for the federal budget deficit	1992	1996

464	III.C.	2.67		Has R heard or read anything about the problems in the savings and loans business	1992

465	III.C.	5.33		Is former President, current President, the U.S. Congress, or the owners and managers of savings and loans more to blame for savings and loan business	1992

III.D. FOREIGN RELATIONS ISSUES
		- international strength and use of military -

467	III.D.	18	INV	How much does R agree that the U.S. should maintain position as the world's strongest military power even if it means continued high defense spending	1992

469	III.D.	19	INV	How important is it for the U.S. to have a strong military force in order to deal with enemies				2004

470	III.D.	11	INV	How willing should the U.S. be in using military force to solve international problems	1992	1996

471	III.D.	50.69		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for R				2004

472	III.D.	10.7		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate				2004

473	III.D.	10.2		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate				2004

474	III.D.	8.52		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Democratic party				2004

475	III.D.	7.94		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Republican party				2004

476	III.D.	6.15		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Democratic U.S. House candidate				2004

477	III.D.	5.95		Diplomacy-military (7pt) scale placement for Republican U.S. House candidate				2004

478	III.D.	14.07		How important is diplomacy-military issue to R				2004

		- defense spending -

482	III.D.	9.17	COR	Defense spending (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

485	III.D.	14	INV	Defense spending (7pt) scale placement for Democratic U.S. House candidate		1996

486	III.D.	14	INV	Defense spending (7pt) scale placement for Republican U.S. House candidate		1996

487	III.D.	7	ROT	Defense spending (7pt) scale placement for what the federal government is doing now	1992

488	III.D.	8		How certain is R about self-placement on defense spending scale		1996

489	III.D.	8		How certain is R of defense spending scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

490	III.D.	8		How certain is R of defense spending scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

491	III.D.	8		How certain is R of defense spending scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

492	III.D.	13.23		How important is issue of defense spending to R		1996		2004

493	III.D.	8		How important is issue of defense spending to Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

494	III.D.	8		How important is issue of defense spending for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

495	III.D.	8		How important is issue of defense spending to Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

		- war -

496	III.D.	16	ROT	How worried is R about U.S. getting into a nuclear war at this time	1992		2000

497	III.D.	18	ROT	How worried is R about U.S. getting into a conventional war at this time	1992		2000

498	III.D.	44.2		Was the U.S. war against the Taliban in Afghanistan worth the cost or not				2004	time (2004) includes intro

499	III.D.	14.02		Has the U.S. war in Iraq been worth the cost or not				2004

500	III.D.	8		Was the Persian Gulf War worth the cost or not	1992

501	III.D.	8		Does R think it was the right thing to do to send U.S. military forces to the Persian Gulf or should U.S. have stayed out	1992				also past: Vietnam,Korea

502	III.D.	8		Should the U.S. have continued to fight Iraq until Saddam Hussein was driven from power or was it right to stop fighting after Kuwait was liberated	1992

503	III.D.	4		Does R think anything good for the U.S. came out of the Persian Gulf War	1992

504	III.D.	4		What was it that was good for the U.S. which came out of the Persian Gulf War	1992

505	III.D.	4		Does R think anything bad for the U.S. came out of the Persian Gulf War	1992

506	III.D.	4		What was it that was bad for the U.S. which came out of the Persian Gulf War	1992

507	III.D.	21.33		As a result of military action in Iraq, has the terrorism threat against U.S. increased, decreased or stayed the same				2004

		- foreign policy goals -

508	III.D.	26.77	INV	How important a foreign policy goal should be: preventing the spread of nuclear weapons	1992			2004	time (2004) includes intro

509	III.D.	11.58	INV	How important a foreign policy goal should be: helping to bring a democratic form of government to other nations	1992			2004

510	III.D.	8	INV	How important a foreign policy goal should be: securing adequate supplies of energy	1992

511	III.D.	12	INV	How important a foreign policy goal should be: reducing environmental pollution around the world	1992

512	III.D.	12	INV	How important a foreign policy goal should be: protecting weaker nations against foreign aggression	1992

513	III.D.	11.65		How important a foreign policy goal should be: promoting and defending human rights in other countries				2004

514	III.D.	10.94		How important a foreign policy goal should be: strengthening the United Nations				2004

515	III.D.	11		How important a foreign policy goal should be: combating world hunger				2004

516	III.D.	10.58		How important a foreign policy goal should be: protecting the jobs of American workers				2004

517	III.D.	12.48		How important a foreign policy goal should be: controlling and reducing illegal immigration				2004

518	III.D.	11.12		How important a foreign policy goal should be: promoting market economies abroad				2004

519	III.D.	10.93		How important a foreign policy goal should be: combating international terrorism				2004

III.E. SOCIAL ISSUES
		- feminism and women's issues -

523	III.E.	8.13	COR !	Women's equal role (7pt) scale placement for Democratic party				2004

524	III.E.	8.21	COR !	Women's equal role (7pt) scale placement for Republican party				2004

525	III.E.	14.5	COR !	Women's equal role (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

526	III.E.	12.33		How important is women's equal role issue to R				2004

527	III.E.	25	INV	In government, business, and industry, do men have more power and influence than women, equal power, or do women have more power than men	1992

528	III.E.	16.67	INV	In government, business, and industry, should men have more power than women, equal power, or should women have more power	1992

529	III.E.	8.33	INV	R strongly or not strongly feels that women/men should have more power in government, business, and industry	1992

530	III.E.	14	INV	In families, do men have more power than women, equal power, or do women have more power than men	1992

531	III.E.	11.33	INV	In families, should men have more power than women, equal power, or should women have more power	1992

532	III.E.	5.67	INV	R strongly or not strongly feels that women/men should have more power in families	1992

533	III.E.	23.95		Has R had enough interest whether or not the government in Washington should see to women getting fair treatment in jobs				2004	time (2004) includes intro

534	III.E.	8.72		Should the government in Washington see that women get fair treatment in jobs or is this not the government's business				2004

535	III.E.	4.77		R feel strongly or not strongly that the government should see to fair jobs treatment for women/not government's business				2004

536	III.E.	31.96		How much does R agree or disagree that women seeking equality are actually seeking special favors				2004

537	III.E.	13.18		How much does R agree or disagree that women often miss out on good jobs because of discrimination				2004

538	III.E.	14	INV	How serious a problem is sexual harassment in the workplace	1992

539	III.E.	9	INV	Has R or anyone R knows been subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace	1992

540	III.E.	11	INV	Is too much, too little, or enough being done to protect women from sexual harassment in the workplace	1992

541	III.E.	13	INV	If a woman says she has been sexually harassed at work and the man denies it, would R believe the woman or the man	1992

542	III.E.	13.67		How much does R agree or disagree that women who complain about harassment cause more problems than they solve				2004

543	III.E.	7.33	INV	Does R think of self as a feminist	1992

544	III.E.	3.67	INV	R strong or not so strong feminist	1992

545	III.E.	25	INV	Is the best way for women to improve their position through individual effort or do women need to work together	1992

546	III.E.	13.36	INV	How often does female R feel a sense of pride about accomplishments of women				2004	female Rs only

547	III.E.	8.25	INV	How often does female R feel angry about the way women are treated in society				2004	female Rs only

548	III.E.	11	INV	How often does R feel a sense of pride in the accomplishments of women	1992				all Rs

549	III.E.	11	INV	How often is R angry about the way women are treated in society	1992				all Rs

550	III.E.	11	INV	Does R agree or disagree that mothers should remain at home with young children and not work		1996

551	III.E.	25.38		Does R agree or disagree that working mothers can have as good a relationship with their children as mothers at home				2004	time (2004) includes intro

552	III.E.	16.67		Does R agree or disagree that men should achieve outside the home and women take care of home and family				2004

		- abortion -

556	III.E.	15	INV	Abortion issue placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

561	III.E.	8		How certain is R about self-placement on abortion issue		1996

562	III.E.	15	INV	How certain is R of abortion issue placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996	2000

563	III.E.	15	INV	How certain is R of abortion issue placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996	2000

564	III.E.	15	INV	How certain is R of abortion issue placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

565	III.E.	8		How certain is R about abortion issue placement for Democratic U.S. House candidate			2000

566	III.E.	8		How certain is R about abortion issue placement for Republican U.S. House candidate			2000

568	III.E.	8		How important is abortion issue to Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

569	III.E.	8		How important is abortion issue to Republican Presidential candidate		1996

570	III.E.	8		How important is abortion issue to Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

571	III.E.	13.33	ROT	Would R favor or oppose a law in R's state that would require parental consent before a teenager under 18 years old can have an abortion	1992		2000

572	III.E.	6.67	ROT	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose parental consent law in R's state for abortions for teenagers under 18 years of age	1992		2000

573	III.E.	12	ROT	Would R favor or oppose a law in R's state that would require a married woman to notify her husband before she has an abortion	1992

574	III.E.	6	ROT	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose a law in R's state requiring notification of husband before a woman has an abortion	1992

575	III.E.	29.86	ROT	Would R favor or oppose a law in R's state that would allow for government funds to pay for abortions for women who cannot afford them	1992			2004

576	III.E.	10.52	ROT	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose government funding in R's state for abortions for poor women	1992			2004

577	III.E.	29.48	INV	Does R favor or oppose a law that would make late-term/partial birth abortions illegal			2000	2004

578	III.E.	11.06	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose a law that would make late-term/partial birth abortions illegal			2000	2004

		- gun control and death penalty -

579	III.E.	18.03	INV	Should the government make it more difficult or easier to buy a gun, or should the rules stay the same as they are now			2000	2004

580	III.E.	5.41	INV	A lot or somewhat more difficult/easier should be to buy a gun			2000	2004

581	III.E.	12.55	INV	How important is gun control issue to R			2000	2004

582	III.E.	15.81	INV	Would the Republican Presidential candidate prefer making it more difficult or easier to buy a gun, or keeping current rules			2000	2004

583	III.E.	3.81	INV	A lot or somewhat more difficult/easier to buy a gun preferred by Republican Presidential candidate			2000	2004

584	III.E.	14.92	INV	Would the Democratic Presidential candidate prefer making it more difficult/easier to buy a gun, or keeping current rules			2000	2004

585	III.E.	4.58	INV	A lot or somewhat more difficult/easier to buy a gun preferred by Democratic Presidential candidate			2000	2004

586	III.E.	22	INV	How certain is R about gun control issue placement for Democratic Presidential candidate			2000

587	III.E.	22	INV	How certain is R about gun control issue placement for Republican Presidential candidate			2000

588	III.E.	13	INV	Does R favor or oppose a ban on the sale of all handguns		1996

589	III.E.	10.11		Does R have a gun in the house (or garage)				2004	also 1996 but phone only

		- gay and lesbian issues -

592	III.E.	14.67	ROT	Which view about school prayer best fits R's opinion	1992	1996

593	III.E.	7.33	ROT	R strongly or not strongly favor R's view about school prayer	1992	1996

599	III.E.	7.5	ROT	R strongly or not strongly feel that homosexual couples should/should not be allowed to legally adopt children	1992

600	III.E.	19.48		Should same sex couples be allowed or not be allowed to marry				2004

		- other social issues -

601	III.E.	10.67	ROT	Should the number of immigrants permitted to come to the U.S. be increased or decreased, or should number be the same as now		1996	2000

602	III.E.	5.33	ROT	A lot or a little should the number of immigrants permitted to live in the U.S. be decreased/increased			2000

603	III.E.	23.67	ROT	How much should the number of immigrants permitted to come to the U.S. be increased or decreased, or should number be the same as now	1992			2004

604	III.E.	10	INV	Does R favor or oppose a law making English the official language of the U.S.	1992		2000

605	III.E.	37	INV	Which statement best fits R opinion about how to teach children who don't speak English when they enter public schools	1992

606	III.E.	24.31	INV	Does R favor or oppose government money for low-income children to attend a private or religious school				2004

607	III.E.	6.9	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose government money for low-income children to attend a private or religious school				2004

608	III.E.	8.67	INV	Does R favor or oppose a school voucher program that would allow parents to send their children to the school of their choice			2000

609	III.E.	4.33	INV	R strongly or not strongly favor/oppose a school voucher program that would allow parents to send their children to the school of their choice			2000

610	III.E.	16	INV	Should government funds be used to support children who go to public schools or should funding go toward children at any school	1992

611	III.E.	8	INV	Should men who tried to avoid military service during the Vietnam War have served regardless of their personal beliefs	1992

III.F. ENVIRONMENT ISSUES

615	III.F.	23	INV	Environment-jobs (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

616	III.F.	14	INV	Environment-jobs (7pt) scale placement for Democratic party		1996

617	III.F.	14	INV	Environment-jobs (7pt) scale placement for Republican party		1996

618	III.F.	8		How certain is R about self-placement on environment-jobs scale		1996

619	III.F.	8		How certain is R of environment-jobs scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

620	III.F.	8		How certain is R of environment-jobs scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

621	III.F.	8		How certain is R of environment-jobs scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

622	III.F.	12.33		How important is environment-jobs issue to R		1996		2004

623	III.F.	8		How important is environment-jobs issue to Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

624	III.F.	8		How important is environment-jobs issue to Republican Presidential candidate		1996

625	III.F.	8		How important is environment-jobs issue to Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

626	III.F.	13	INV	Environmental regulation (7pt) scale placement for R		1996	2000

627	III.F.	11	INV	Environmental regulation (7pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996	2000

628	III.F.	11	INV	Environmental regulation (7pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996	2000

629	III.F.	11	INV	Environmental (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

630	III.F.	11	INV	Environmental regulation (7pt) scale placement for Democratic party		1996

631	III.F.	11	INV	Environmental regulation (7pt) scale placement for Republican party		1996

631.1	III.F.		INV	How certain is R about environmental regulation branching placement for Democratic Presidential candidate			2000

631.2	III.F.		INV	How certain is R about environmental regulation branching placement for Republican Presidential candidate			2000

632	III.F.	11	INV	How important is the environmental regulation issue to R			2000

633	III.F.	12	INV	How would R rate U.S. air quality		1996

634	III.F.	12	INV	How would R rate the local community's air quality		1996

635	III.F.	12	INV	How would R rate the safety of U.S. drinking water		1996

636	III.F.	12	INV	How would R rate the drinking water in R's local community		1996

637	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into improving and protecting the environment		1996

638	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same amount, or more effort into reducing air pollution		1996

639	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into managing natural resources that are important to the economy		1996

640	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into cleaning up lakes and parks for recreation such as hiking and boating		1996

641	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into cleaning up hazardous or toxic waste		1996

642	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into reducing solid waste and garbage		1996

643	III.F.	12	INV	Should the government put less, the same, or more effort into addressing global warming		1996

III.G. FEDERAL SPENDING ISSUES
		- spending levels for specific programs -

644	III.G.	36.16	INV	Should federal spending on building and repairing highways be increased, decreased, or stay the same			2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

647	III.G.	10.81	INV	Should federal spending on science and technology be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992			2004

653	III.G.	16	ROT	Should federal spending on environmental protection be increased, decreased, or stay the same			2000

654	III.G.	14	INV	Should federal spending on AIDS research be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992	1996	2000

655	III.G.	15	ROT	Should federal spending on food stamps be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992	1996	2000

656	III.G.	16	ROT	Should federal spending on improving and protecting the environment be increased, decreased, or kept the same	1992	1996

657	III.G.	16	ROT	Should federal programs that assist blacks be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992		2000

658	III.G.	12	INV	Should federal spending on financial aid for college students be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992	1996

659	III.G.	12	INV	Should federal programs on solving the problem of the homeless be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992	1996

660	III.G.	12	INV	Should federal spending on aid to countries of the former Soviet Union be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992

661	III.G.	12	INV	Should federal spending on government assistance to the unemployed be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992

662	III.G.	12	INV	Should federal spending on aid to big cities be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992

663	III.G.	12.39		Should federal spending on (aid to) poor people be increased, decreased, or kept about the same	1992	1996	2000	2004

664	III.G.	11.81		Should federal spending on the war on terrorism be increased, decreased, or stay the same				2004

		- services-spending tradeoff -

666	III.G.	6	ROT	Services-spending (7pt) scale placement for U.S. President (noncandidate)			2000

673	III.G.	7.5	COR	Services-spending (7pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

674	III.G.	7	ROT	Services-spending (7pt) placement for what the federal government is doing now	1992

675	III.G.	8		How certain is R about self-placement on services-spending scale		1996

676	III.G.	8		How certain is R of services-spending scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996

677	III.G.	8		How certain is R of services-spending scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996

678	III.G.	8		How certain is R of services-spending scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996

679	III.G.	14.94		How important is services-spending issue to R		1996		2004

		- other federal spending issues -

680	III.G.	14.67	INV	Does R approve or disapprove of using federal budget surplus to cut taxes			2000

681	III.G.	7.33	INV	R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove using federal budget surplus to cut taxes			2000

682	III.G.	14.67	INV	Does R approve or disapprove of using federal budget surplus to protect Social Security and Medicare			2000

683	III.G.	7.33	INV	R strongly or not strongly approve/disapprove using federal budget surplus to protect Social Security and Medicare			2000

IV. IDEOLOGY AND VALUES
		- liberal-conservative -

686	IV.	6	INV	Liberal-conservative (7pt) scale placement for U.S. President (noncandidate)			2000

694	IV.	9		Liberal-conservative (7pt) scale placement for Reform party			2000

695	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate		1996	2000

696	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate		1996	2000

697	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate		1996	2000

698	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative scale placement for Democratic U.S. House candidate		1996	2000

699	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative scale placement for Republican U.S. House candidate		1996	2000

700	IV.	9		How certain is R about self-placement on liberal-conservative scale		1996

701	IV.	5		Does R usually think of self as liberal, conservative, moderate, or hasn't R thought much about this [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

702	IV.	2		If R had to choose, would R choose liberal or conservative [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

703	IV.	2		R strong or not very strong liberal/conservative [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

704	IV.	6		Is current U.S. President (noncandidate) a liberal, conservative, or moderate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

705	IV.	3		Strong or not very strong liberal/conservative current U.S. President (noncandidate)[branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

706	IV.	6		Is Democratic Presidential candidate a liberal, conservative, or moderate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

707	IV.	3		Strong or not very strong liberal/conservative Democratic Presidential candidate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

708	IV.	6		Is Republican Presidential candidate a liberal, conservative, or moderate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

709	IV.	3		Strong or not very strong liberal/conservative Republican Presidential candidate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

710	IV.	6		Is Independent/Third-Party Presidential candidate a liberal, conservative, or moderate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

711	IV.	3		Strong or not very strong liberal/conservative Independent/Third-Party Presidential candidate [branching]			2000		experimental (FTF)

712	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative branching placement for Democratic Presidential candidate			2000		experimental (FTF)

713	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative branching placement for Independent/Third-Party Presidential candidate			2000		experimental (FTF)

714	IV.	9		How certain is R about liberal-conservative branching placement for Republican Presidential candidate			2000		experimental (FTF)

715	IV.	20	INV	What does it mean to say someone's political views are liberal	1992

716	IV.	20	INV	What does it mean to say someone's political views are conservative	1992

		- left-right -

717	IV.	20.16	INV	CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for R		1996		2004

718	IV.	26.39		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Democratic party				2004

719	IV.	8.26		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Republican party				2004

720	IV.	8.22		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Reform party				2004

721	IV.	6.68		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Democratic Presidential candidate				2004

722	IV.	9.76		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Republican Presidential candidate				2004

723	IV.	8.67		CSES: Left-right (11pt) scale placement for Independent/Third-party Presidential candidate				2004

IV.A. VALUES AND PREDISPOSITIONS
		- religious values -

728	IV.A.	11	COR !	How often does R read the Bible outside of attending religious services	1992	1996	2000

729	IV.A.	16	COR !	Does R consider self a born-again Christian	1992	1996	2000

730	IV.A.	11	INV	Which would describe R's Christianity: Fundamentalist, Evangelical, Charismatic or Spirit-Filled, or Moderate to Liberal	1992	1996

731	IV.A.	10	INV	How often during the past week did R watch religious programs on television	1992

		- moral traditionalism -

736	IV.A.	13	INV	How much does R agree or disagree that it is always wrong for a married person to have sexual relations with someone else other than spouse	1992

		- social trust and altruism -

748	IV.A.	8		CSES: People say-hide what they think about politics (5pt) scale placement for R		1996

749	IV.A.	14.73	INV	Would most people would try to take advantage if they had the chance or would they try to be fair		1996	2000	2004

750	IV.A.	13.22	INV	Do people try to be helpful most of the time or are they just mostly looking out for themselves	1992		2000	2004

751	IV.A.	16	INV	How afraid is R that a family member, friend, or self may be victim of assault during the next year		1996	2000

752	IV.A.	13	INV	Does R agree or disagree that one should always find ways to help others less fortunate than self		1996

753	IV.A.	13	INV	Does R agree or disagree that one should always be concerned about the well-being of others		1996

754	IV.A.	13	INV	Does R agree or disagree that it is best not to get too involved in taking care of other people's needs		1996

755	IV.A.	13	INV	Does R agree or disagree that people tend to pay more attention to the well-being of others than they should		1996

		- cognitive style -

756	IV.A.	24.64		Does R have opinions about almost everything, many things, some things, or very few things			2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

757	IV.A.	16.44		Does R have fewer, the same, or more opinions than the average person about whether things are good or bad			2000	2004

758	IV.A.	4.11		A lot or somewhat fewer/more opinions R has than the average person about whether things are good or bad			2000	2004

759	IV.A.	26.45		Does R like or dislike having responsibility for handling situations requiring a lot of thinking			2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

760	IV.A.	4.27		A lot or somewhat R likes/dislikes the responsibility for handling situations that require a lot of thinking			2000	2004

761	IV.A.	18.04		Does R prefer to solve simple or complex problems			2000	2004

		- other values and predispositions -

762	IV.A.	14	INV	How important to being a true American is trying to get ahead on one's own effort	1992

763	IV.A.	14	INV	How important to being a true American is believing in God	1992

764	IV.A.	14	INV	How important to being a true American is treating people of all races and backgrounds equally	1992

765	IV.A.	14	INV	How important to being a true American is speaking English	1992

766	IV.A.	25.33	INV	Which is more important for a child to have: curiosity or good manners	1992		2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

767	IV.A.	9.59	INV	Which is more important for a child to have: obedience or self-reliance	1992		2000	2004

768	IV.A.	10.16	INV	Which is more important for a child to be: considerate or well-behaved	1992		2000	2004

769	IV.A.	16.08	INV	Which is more important for a child to have: independence or respect for elders	1992		2000	2004

770	IV.A.	13	INV	Is it more important to be cooperative or to be self-reliant		1996	2000

V. SYSTEM SUPPORT
		- trust in government -

775	V.	19.36		CSES: How widespread is corruption such as bribe taking amongst politicians in the U.S.				2004

776	V.	35.37	INV	How fair was the Presidential election conducted in November			2000	2004	5 categories

777	V.	40		CSES: Fairness of last election (5pt) scale placement for R		1996			scale with endpoints

778	V.	18.47		Was previous U.S. Presidential election fair or unfair				2004

779	V.	10.67		R strongly or not strongly feel previous U.S. Presidential election was fair/unfair				2004

780	V.	19.31		CSES: How much respect is there for individual freedom and human rights nowadays in the U.S.				2004

781	V.	16	INV	Does R have most faith and confidence in national government, R's state government, or R's local government		1996

782	V.	11	INV	Does R have least faith and confidence in the national government, R's state government, or R's local government		1996

		- power of the federal government -

786	V.	9	COR !	Does R have an opinion whether government in Washington is getting too powerful or not getting too strong	1992		2000

787	V.	18	COR !	Does R think the government in Washington is getting too powerful or is it not getting too strong	1992		2000

788	V.	18	COR !	Does R think the government in Washington should become more powerful or should it stay the way it is	1992		2000

		- efficacy and govt responsiveness -

790	V.	16		How much does R agree or disagree that it doesn't matter whether R votes in the national election			2000

791	V.	25.48	INV	CSES: Difference who votes for (5pt) scale placement for R		1996		2004

793	V.	14	INV	Does R agree or disagree that if people don't care how an election comes out they shouldn't vote	1992

794	V.	11	INV	How much does R agree or disagree that R has a pretty good understanding of important political issues facing the U.S.	1992		2000

795	V.	12	INV	How much does R agree or disagree that R is well-qualified to participate in politics	1992		2000

796	V.	11	INV	How much does R agree or disagree that R could do as good a job in public office as most other people	1992		2000

797	V.	12	INV	How much does R agree or disagree that R is better informed about politics and government than most people	1992		2000

798	V.	11	COR !	How much does R agree or disagree that sometimes politics and government seem so complicated that a person like R can't understand what's going on	1992	1996	2000

801	V.	25.58	INV	CSES: Difference who is in power (5pt) scale placement for R		1996		2004

802	V.	8		CSES: U.S. Congress knows what people think (5pt) scale placement for R		1996

803	V.	26.58		CSES: How well do elections ensure that the views of voters are represented by members of the U.S. House and Senate				2004

		- patriotism -

804	V.	8.39	INV	How good does R feel when seeing the American flag flying	1992			2004

805	V.	6.7	INV	How strong is R's love for his/her country	1992			2004

806	V.	12.05		Does R agree or disagree that some things about America make R ashamed				2004

807	V.	8.03		Does R agree or disagree that some things about America make R angry				2004

808	V.	7.01		How important to R personally is being an American				2004

		- other system support -

809	V.	8		Which statement best fits R's opinion about U.S. House Representatives writing bad checks	1992

810	V.	8		Does R think U.S. House Representatives who wrote bad checks broke any laws	1992

811	V.	10	INV	How similar are other people to R in terms of general attitudes and beliefs		1996

812	V.	11	INV	Should people who run for public office display higher moral standards than the average citizen	1992

813	V.	9		Which campaign finance choice is closer to the way R thinks or hasn't R thought much about this			2000

814	V.	9		Which statement best represents what R feels about the way political campaigns are financed in the U.S.			2000

815	V.	19.07	INV	CSES: How satisfied is R with the way democracy works in the U.S.		1996	2000	2004

816	V.	21.42		CSES: How much does R agree or disagree that democracy is better than any other form of government even with its problems				2004

VI. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND MOBILIZATION
VI.A. CIVIC PARTICIPATION

820	VI.A.	17.09	INV	Has R worked with others to deal with issue in community during the past 12 months			2000	2004

821	VI.A.	15	INV	Has R worked with others or joined an organization in community to work on community problem in the last 12 months	1992	1996

822	VI.A.	10.19		Did R attend a meeting about an issue in community or schools during the past 12 months			2000	2004

823	VI.A.	8.07		CSES: Over the past five years has R worked with people who shared the same concern				2004

824	VI.A.	18		Has R worked with others to deal with issue in neighborhood during the past 12 months			2000

825	VI.A.	11	INV	Is R officially a member of a parish, congregation, temple, or other place of worship	1992	1996	2000

826	VI.A.	17.21		Has R been active as a member at his/her place of worship aside from attending services in the past 6 months				2004

827	VI.A.	4.43		Has R planned or chaired a meeting in the last six months as an active member of R's place of worship				2004

828	VI.A.	4.36		Has R given a presentation or speech in the last six months as an active member of R's place of worship				2004

831	VI.A.	7	INV	If R were selected to serve on a jury would R be happy to do it or would R rather not serve	1992	1996	2000

VI.B. ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION

834	VI.B.	12.04		Has R telephoned, written to, or visited a government official to express views on a public issue during the past 12 months			2000	2004

835	VI.B.	20.53		CSES: Over the past five years has R contacted a politician or government official in person, in writing, or some other way				2004

836	VI.B.	13.29		Has R taken part in a protest, march, or demonstration on some national or local issue in the past 12 months			2000	2004

837	VI.B.	9		About how many times has R taken part in a protest, march, or demonstration on some national or local issue in the past 12 months			2000

838	VI.B.	7.8		CSES: Over the past five years has R taken part in a protest, march, or demonstration				2004

		- discuss politics -

843	VI.B.	11	COR !	How often does R discuss politics with friends or family	1992

844	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: labor union group		1996			(memberships in sect VIII.)

845	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: business/work group		1996

846	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: veterans' group		1996

847	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: religious group		1996

848	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: other religious group		1996

849	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: elderly/seniors' group		1996

850	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: nationality/ethnic organization		1996

851	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: women's group		1996

852	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: political issue group		1996

853	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: nonpartisan civic group		1996

854	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: liberal/conservative group		1996

855	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: political party group		1996

856	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: children's activity group		1996

857	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: cultural arts group		1996

858	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: hobby/sports group		1996

859	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: community group		1996

860	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: fraternal organization		1996

861	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: services to the needy organization		1996

862	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: education group		1996

863	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: cultural service group		1996

864	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: support/self-help group		1996

865	VI.B.	15		How often is politics discussed by each named: other group		1996

		- knowledge - U.S. House and Senate -

866	VI.B.	4		Did running U.S. House incumbent vote for or against the 1996 welfare reform bill		1996

867	VI.B.	4		R's best guess whether running U.S. House incumbent voted for or against the 1996 welfare reform bill		1996

868	VI.B.	4		Does R remember how the running U.S. House incumbent voted on the use of force in the Persian Gulf	1992

869	VI.B.	4		Did running U.S. House incumbent vote/probably vote for or against the use of military force in the Persian Gulf	1992

870	VI.B.	2.33		Has R heard about U.S. House Representatives writing checks from U.S. House bank accounts for which they did not have money to cover	1992

871	VI.B.	5.67		Did running U.S. House incumbent in R's district write any bad checks	1992

872	VI.B.	8		U.S. House incumbent in R's district (running) write a lot of bad checks or just a few	1992

873	VI.B.	14	COR !	Is the/either candidate running for the U.S. House already currently in the U.S. House of Representatives		1996			pre-election

874	VI.B.	14	COR !	Was the/either candidate who ran for the U.S. House already in the U.S. House of Representatives	1992	1996	2000		post-election

875	VI.B.	10	COR !	Does R remember the names of the candidates who are running in the November election for the U.S. House of Representatives		1996	2000		pre-election

876	VI.B.	26	COR !	Recall of names of candidate(s) for the U.S. House who are running in the November election in R's district		1996	2000		pre-election

877	VI.B.	26	COR !	Recall of party of candidate(s) for the U.S. House who are running in the November election in R's district		1996	2000		pre-election

878	VI.B.	10	COR !	Does R remember the names of the candidates for the U.S. House who ran in the November election in R's district	1992	1996	2000		post-election

879	VI.B.	26	COR !	Recall of names of candidate(s) for the U.S. House who ran in the November election from R's district	1992	1996	2000		post-election

880	VI.B.	26	COR !	Recall of party of candidate(s) for the U.S. House who ran in the November election from R's district	1992	1996	2000		post-election

881	VI.B.	4	INV	Does R know how many years running or retiring U.S. House Representative has been in office		1996	2000

882	VI.B.	5	INV	How many years has running or retiring U.S. House Representative been in office		1996	2000

883	VI.B.	4	INV	Has running U.S. House incumbent been in office less than 12 years, about 12 years, or more than 12 years		1996	2000

884	VI.B.	8	INV	Does R remember the names of the candidates for U.S. Senate who ran in the November election in R's state	1992

885	VI.B.	21	INV	Recalled name of candidate(s) for the U.S. Senate who ran in the November election from R's state	1992

886	VI.B.	21	INV	Recalled party of candidate(s) for the U.S. Senate who ran in the November election from R's state	1992

		- knowledge - Presidential and other -

893	VI.B.	9		Which party will have the most members in the U.S. House after the election			2000

894	VI.B.	9		Which party will have the most members in the U.S. Senate after the election			2000

896	VI.B.	8	COR	What job or office is held by named U.S. Senate Majority Leader			2000		(1. House/Senate question)

899	VI.B.	8	COR	What job or office is held by named U.S. Attorney General			2000		(3. easy question)

901	VI.B.	8	COR	In what state does Republican Presidential candidate live			2000

902	VI.B.	8	COR	What is Republican Presidential candidate's religion			2000

903	VI.B.	8	COR	In what state does Democratic Presidential candidate live			2000

904	VI.B.	8	COR	What is Democratic Presidential candidate's religion			2000

905	VI.B.	8	COR	In what state does Republican Vice-Presidential candidate live			2000

906	VI.B.	8	COR	What is Republican Vice-Presidential candidate's religion			2000

907	VI.B.	8	COR	In what state does Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate live			2000

908	VI.B.	8	COR	What is Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate's religion			2000

909	VI.B.	14	INV	Is it the President, the U.S. Congress, or U.S. Supreme Court who decides if a law is constitutional, or does R not know	1992

910	VI.B.	14	INV	Is it the President, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court who nominates judges to the federal courts, or does R not know	1992

VI.C. CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY
		- R's campaign activity -

920	VI.C.	18.8		CSES: Did R talk to other people to persuade them to vote for a particular party or candidate				2004

921	VI.C.	4.09		CSES: How often did R talk to other people to persuade them to vote for a particular party or candidate				2004

922	VI.C.	12.67		CSES: Did R show support for a party or candidate by attending a meeting, putting up a campaign sign, or some other way				2004

923	VI.C.	3.27		CSES: How often did R show support for a party or candidate by attending a meeting, putting up a campaign sign, or some other way				2004

924	VI.C.	15		Did R use the one dollar check-off option on R's federal income tax return to make a political contribution this year	1992

		- campaign contact/solicitation -

925	VI.C.	8		Did R receive mail requests to contribute money to a candidate, a party, or issue group during the past year	1992

926	VI.C.	8		R get quite a few or not very many mail requests to contribute money to a candidate, party, or issue group	1992

927	VI.C.	8		Did R contribute any money based on mail requests for campaign contributions	1992

928	VI.C.	8		Did R receive any telephone calls asking R to contribute money to a candidate, party, or issue group in the past year	1992

929	VI.C.	8		R get quite a few or not very many calls to contribute money to a candidate, party, or issue group	1992

930	VI.C.	8		Did R contribute money because of telephone requests for campaign contributions	1992

931	VI.C.	8		Has R been contacted in person to contribute money to a candidate, party, or issue group during the past year	1992

932	VI.C.	8		R get quite a few or not very many personal contacts to contribute money to a candidate, party, or issue group	1992

933	VI.C.	8		Did R contribute money because of personal contact requests for campaign contributions	1992

937	VI.C.	11	COR	Did anyone other than someone from one of the political parties come around and talk to R about supporting specific candidates	1992	1996

938	VI.C.	11		Which candidate(s) was R asked to support by person or group (not party) that contacted R	1992

940	VI.C.	11.05		CSES: Did a candidate or anyone from a political party contact R during the last campaign to persuade R to vote for them				2004

941	VI.C.	9		Did anyone from one of the political parties send R mail about the campaign this year			2000

942	VI.C.	9		Which political parties sent mail about the campaign this year			2000

943	VI.C.	9		Did anyone other than someone from one of the political parties send R mail about the campaign this year			2000

944	VI.C.	8		Has R been contacted directly by someone intent on showing R why R should vote for/against one of the candidates/parties during the past year	1992

945	VI.C.	8		Did anyone call or come around to ask R to go to any political meetings, rallies, speeches, or dinners to support a particular candidate	1992

946	VI.C.	8		Did anyone call or ask R to do any work for one of the parties or candidates	1992

947	VI.C.	9		Did any groups concerned with moral or religious issue try to encourage R to vote in a particular way		1996	2000

948	VI.C.	9		Was information about candidates, parties, or political issues available at place of worship before election		1996	2000

949	VI.C.	3		Did clergy or other church leaders at place of worship encourage R to vote for a particular candidate or party		1996	2000

950	VI.C.	6		For which candidate did clergy or church leader encourage R to vote		1996	2000

VI.D. REGISTRATION, TURNOUT, AND VOTE CHOICE
		- vote intention for national election -

956	VI.D.	13	INV	If R could cast more than one vote for President who else would R find acceptable and vote for		1996

957	VI.D.	16	INV	Who would R most like to see elected as President in November		1996

958	VI.D.	13	COR	Who will R vote for/who does R prefer in the elections for the U.S. House of Representatives		1996

959	VI.D.	13	COR	R's preference strong or not strong for candidate R will vote for/prefers for U.S. House of Representatives election		1996

		- turnout and registration for national election -

968	VI.D.	10	INV	Where does R usually go to vote	1992

969	VI.D.	10	INV	Did R spouse/partner vote in the November election	1992

		- vote choice for national election -

973	VI.D.	4		Was there ever a time R thought R was going to vote for a different Presidential candidate	1992

974	VI.D.	4		For which other Presidential candidate did R at one time think R was going to vote	1992

975	VI.D.	8		Was Independent/Third-party candidate ever R's first choice for President	1992

976	VI.D.	13	INV	If (voter) R could have cast more than one vote for President for whom else would R have voted		1996	2000

983	VI.D.	8		Was voter R's preference strong or not strong for the U.S. House candidate for whom R voted	1992

986	VI.D.	15		Was nonvoter R's preference strong or not strong for the U.S. House candidate R preferred	1992

987	VI.D.	4		Did R prefer one of the House candidates because of the most important campaign issue in R's district	1992

988	VI.D.	4		Which candidate did R prefer because of most important campaign issue in R's district	1992

		- state primary/caucus -

993	VI.D.	8	ROT	Did R vote in the state Presidential primary election or caucus	1992

994	VI.D.	8	ROT	Did R vote in the Republican or the Democratic state primary/caucus	1992

995	VI.D.	8	ROT	For which Presidential candidate(s) did R vote in the state primary/caucus	1992

VII. MEDIA

996	VII.	20.97	INV	How much of the time can you trust the media to report the news fairly		1996	2000	2004

998	VII.	16	INV	In general how much attention did R pay to news about the U.S. House campaigns		1996	2000

		- television - campaigns -

1003	VII.	15		How many days in the past week did R watch the local television news		1996

1004	VII.	20.8	COR	How many days in past week did R watch local late-afternoon or early-evening television news			2000	2004

1005	VII.	14.9	COR	How many days in past week did R watch local late-evening television news			2000	2004

1006	VII.	9		How many times in the last week has R watched morning news programs on television			2000

1009	VII.	16	INV	How much attention did R pay to local television news shows about the Presidential campaign		1996

1011	VII.	7	INV	Do you recall seeing any presidential campaign advertisements on television?	1992

1012	VII.	7	INV	Does R recall seeing any ads for political candidates on television this fall		1996	2000

1013	VII.	7	INV	What does R remember about Presidential campaign advertisements on television	1992

1014	VII.	7	INV	Which candidate sponsored the television political campaign ad that R remembers best		1996

1015	VII.	7	INV	What does R remember about the television political campaign ad that R remembers best		1996

1016	VII.	4	INV	Did R watch a televised Presidential debate			2000

1017	VII.	4	INV	R watch an entire debate or just part of a debate			2000

1018	VII.	4	INV	Did R watch the first televised Presidential debate		1996

1019	VII.	4	INV	R watch the entire first televised Presidential debate or just part of it		1996

1020	VII.	4	INV	Did R watch the second televised Presidential debate		1996

1021	VII.	4	INV	R watch the entire second televised Presidential debate or just part of it		1996

		- television - general -

1022	VII.	9	INV	Which of the network news programs does R watch most often		1996	2000

1023	VII.	5	INV	Does R know for which network Tom Brokaw works		1996

1024	VII.	5	INV	Does R know for which network Peter Jennings works		1996

1025	VII.	5	INV	Does R know for which network Dan Rather works		1996

1026	VII.	5	INV	Does R know for which network Bernard Shaw works		1996

1027	VII.	4	INV	Does R have cable or satellite television		1996	2000

1028	VII.	11	INV	How many times in the last week has R watched Wheel of Fortune on television			2000

1029	VII.	11	INV	How many times in the last week has R watched daytime television talk shows on television			2000

1030	VII.	11	INV	How many times in the last week has R watched Jeopardy on television			2000

1031	VII.	11	INV	How many times in the last week has R watched -Jeopardy- or -Wheel of Fortune-		1996

1032	VII.	10	INV	How many times in the last week has R watched a sports event on television		1996

1033	VII.	10	INV	How often does R watch the show -ER-		1996

1034	VII.	10	INV	How often does R watch the show -Frasier-		1996

1035	VII.	10	INV	How often does R watch the show -Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman-		1996

1036	VII.	10	INV	How often does R watch the show -Friends-		1996

1037	VII.	10	INV	How often does R watch the show -Prime Time Live-		1996

		- newspapers -

1039	VII.	11.79		How many days in past week R read daily online newspaper				2004

		- other (media) -

1043	VII.	4.94	INV	How much attention did R pay to magazine articles about the campaign for President	1992	1996		2004

1044	VII.	15		Does R listen or watch talk shows on the radio or television where people voice their opinions	1992

1047	VII.	14.61	INV	Does R ever listen to political talk radio programs		1996	2000	2004

1048	VII.	11	INV	How often does R listen to political talk radio programs		1996	2000

1049	VII.	11	INV	How much attention does R pay when listening to political talk radio programs		1996	2000

1050	VII.	5	INV	Does R listen to -The Rush Limbaugh Show-		1996

1051	VII.	5	INV	How often does R listen to -The Rush Limbaugh Show-		1996

VIII. SOCIAL GROUPS
		- group thermometers -

1057	VIII.	10.59	COR !	Thermometer for: business people				2004

1058	VIII.	10.42		Thermometer for: the Catholic Church				2004

1059	VIII.	10.02	ROT	Thermometer for: Catholics	1992		2000	2004

1060	VIII.	7	INV	Thermometer for: the Christian coalition		1996	2000

1064	VIII.	10.04	ROT	Thermometer for: feminists	1992		2000	2004

1067	VIII.	9.71	ROT	Thermometer for: illegal immigrants	1992			2004

1068	VIII.	7	INV	Thermometer for: immigrants	1992

1069	VIII.	10.27		Thermometer for: Israel				2004

1070	VIII.	9.57	ROT	Thermometer for: Jews	1992		2000	2004

1072	VIII.	7	INV	Thermometer for: lawyers	1992

1074	VIII.	11.41	COR !	Thermometer for: men				2004

1075	VIII.	9.86	INV	Thermometer for: middle class people				2004

1077	VIII.	9.87		Thermometer for: Muslims				2004

1078	VIII.	9.81	ROT	Thermometer for: older people		1996	2000	2004

1080	VIII.	7	ROT	Thermometer for: the police	1992

1082	VIII.	9		Thermometer for: Protestants			2000

1083	VIII.	10.04	INV	Thermometer for: rich people				2004

1084	VIII.	10.34	ROT	Thermometer for: Southerners	1992			2004

1086	VIII.	9.9	INV	Thermometer for: women				2004

1087	VIII.	7	ROT	Thermometer for: the Women's Movement	1992	1996	2000

1088	VIII.	10.62	COR !	Thermometer for: working class people				2004

1089	VIII.	10.28	INV	Thermometer for: young people				2004

		- group identification and closeness -

1090	VIII.	20	INV	Should racial/ethnic groups maintain distinct cultures or should groups change so they blend into the larger society	1992

1091	VIII.	3.74		How often does black R feel a sense of pride about accomplishments of blacks				2004	see III.E for women

1092	VIII.	3.79		How often does Hispanic R feel a sense of pride about accomplishments of Hispanics				2004	see III.E for women

1093	VIII.	57	COR !	To which listed group(s) does Respondent feel close	1992	1996	2000		time=3sec*avg# grps(19)

1094	VIII.	3	COR !	To which group does R feels closest, among groups mentioned by R as being ones to which R feels close	1992

1095	VIII.	10.04		Will what happens to women in the U.S. have something to do with what happens in female R's life				2004

1096	VIII.	4.15		How much will female R be affected by what happens to women in the U.S.				2004

1097	VIII.	11	INV	How much attention does R pay to issues that affect women when reading/listening to the news	1992

1098	VIII.	2.65		Will what happens to blacks in the U.S. have something to do with what happens in black R's life				2004

1099	VIII.	1.75		How much will black R be affected by what happens to blacks in the U.S.				2004

1100	VIII.	2.54		Will what happens to Hispanics in the U.S. have something to do with what happens in Hispanic R's life				2004

1101	VIII.	1.31		How much will Hispanic R be affected by what happens to Hispanics in the U.S.				2004

		- group stereotypes -

1110	VIII.	21.25	INV	Trustworthy-untrustworthy (7pt) scale placement for whites		1996	2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

1111	VIII.	5.89	INV	Trustworthy-untrustworthy (7pt) scale placement for blacks		1996	2000	2004

1112	VIII.	6.21	INV	Trustworthy-untrustworthy (7pt) scale placement for Hispanic-Americans		1996	2000	2004

1114	VIII.	13	INV	Violent-peaceful (7pt) scale placement of whites	1992

1115	VIII.	7	INV	Violent-peaceful (7pt) scale placement of blacks	1992

1116	VIII.	7	INV	Violent-peaceful (7pt) scale placement of Asian Americans	1992

1117	VIII.	7	INV	Violent-peaceful (7pt) scale placement of Hispanic Americans	1992

		- effects of recent immigration -

1118	VIII.	15	INV	How likely will growing number of Hispanics improve U.S. culture with new ideas and customs	1992

1119	VIII.	12	INV	How likely will growing numbers of Hispanics cause higher taxes due to more demands for public services	1992

1120	VIII.	8	INV	How likely will growing number of Hispanics take jobs away from people already here	1992

1121	VIII.	15	INV	How likely will growing number of Asians improve U.S. culture with new ideas and customs	1992

1122	VIII.	12	INV	How likely will growing number of Asians cause higher taxes due to more demands for public services	1992

1123	VIII.	8	INV	How likely will growing number of Asians take jobs away from people already here	1992

1124	VIII.	22.68	INV	How likely is it that recent immigration levels will take jobs away from people already here				2004

		- group influence -

1125	VIII.	9		Do whites have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1126	VIII.	9		Do blacks have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1127	VIII.	9		Do Hispanics have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1128	VIII.	9		Do Asian-Americans have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1129	VIII.	9		Do Jews have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1130	VIII.	9		Do Protestants have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1131	VIII.	9		Do Catholics have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1132	VIII.	9		Do men have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

1133	VIII.	9		Do women have too much influence, about the right amount of influence, or too little influence			2000

		- organizational membership -

1134	VIII.	10	INV	Does R participate in a religious organization, society, or group outside of R's place of worship	1992

1135	VIII.	33.89		Is R a member of any among listed types of organizations			2000	2004	time (2004) includes intro

1136	VIII.	6.21		How many organizations is R a member of			2000	2004

1137	VIII.	8		Does R belong to any organizations or activities that represents interests and viewpoints of group to which R feels closest	1992

1138	VIII.	15	INV	Does R belong to any: labor unions		1996

1139	VIII.	15	INV	Is R member of each named: labor union organization		1996

1140	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: business association, professional association, or farm organization		1996

1141	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: business/work organization		1996

1142	VIII.	5	INV	Does R belong to any: veterans' organization		1996

1143	VIII.	5	INV	Is R member of each named: veterans' organization		1996

1144	VIII.	5.5	INV	Does R belong to any: local church, parish, or synagogue		1996

1145	VIII.	5.5	INV	Is R member of each named: religious organization		1996

1146	VIII.	5	INV	Does R belong to any: organizations for the elderly or senior citizens		1996

1147	VIII.	5	INV	Is R member of each named: elderly/seniors' organization		1996

1148	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: nationality/ethnic group organization		1996

1149	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: nationality/ethnic organization		1996

1150	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: women's groups		1996

1151	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: women's organization		1996

1152	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: political issue groups		1996

1153	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: political issue organization		1996

1154	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: nonpartisan civic organizations		1996

1155	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: nonpartisan civic organization		1996

1156	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: liberal or conservative groups		1996

1157	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: liberal/conservative organization		1996

1158	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: political party organization		1996

1159	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: political party organization		1996

1160	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: children's activity group		1996

1161	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: children's activity organization		1996

1162	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: cultural arts groups		1996

1163	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: cultural arts organizations		1996

1164	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: hobby/sports group		1996

1165	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: hobby/sports organization		1996

1166	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: community groups		1996

1167	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: community organization		1996

1168	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: fraternal organizations		1996

1169	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: fraternal organization		1996

1170	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: service to the needy organizations		1996

1171	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: services to the needy organization		1996

1172	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: education groups		1996

1173	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: education organization		1996

1174	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: cultural service groups		1996

1175	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: cultural service organization		1996

1176	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: support/self-help groups		1996

1177	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: support/self-help organization		1996

1178	VIII.	10	INV	Does R belong to any: other organizations		1996

1179	VIII.	10	INV	Is R member of each named: other organization		1996

1180	VIII.	10		Does R belong to any: other organizations affiliated with religion		1996

1181	VIII.	10		Is R member of each named: other religious organization		1996

		- organizational activity -

1182	VIII.	9		About how many hours did R spend doing things with or for R's organization(s) in the past 12 months			2000

1183	VIII.	9		Does the/any organization to which R belongs ever try to influence government			2000

1184	VIII.	9		Does the/any organization to which R belongs ever try to influence schools			2000

1185	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: labor union group (in last 12 months)		1996

1186	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: business/work group (in last 12 months)		1996

1187	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: veterans' group (in last 12 months)		1996

1188	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: religious group (in last 12 months)		1996

1189	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: other religious group (in last 12 months)		1996

1190	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: elderly/seniors' group (in last 12 months)		1996

1191	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: nationality/ethnic organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1192	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: women's group (in last 12 months)		1996

1193	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given any money to each named: political issue group (in last 12 months)		1996

1194	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to nonpartisan civic group (in last 12 months)		1996

1195	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to liberal/conservative group (in last 12 months)		1996

1196	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given any money to political party organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1197	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: children's activity group (in last 12 months)		1996

1198	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: cultural arts group (in last 12 months)		1996

1199	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: hobby/sports group (in last 12 months)		1996

1200	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: community group (in last 12 months)		1996

1201	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: fraternal organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1202	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given any money to each named: services to the needy organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1203	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: education group (in last 12 months)		1996

1204	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: cultural service group (in last 12 months)		1996

1205	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given any money to each named: support/self-help group (in last 12 months)		1996

1206	VIII.	15		Has R paid dues or given money to each named: other group (in last 12 months)		1996

1207	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended a meeting of each named: labor union group (in last 12 months)		1996

1208	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended a meeting of each named: business/work group (in last 12 months)		1996

1209	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: veterans' group (in last 12 months)		1996

1210	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: religious group in the past 12 months		1996

1211	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended a meeting of each named: other religious group (in last 12 months)		1996

1212	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: elderly/seniors' group (in last 12 months)		1996

1213	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: nationality/ethnic organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1214	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: women's group (in last 12 months)		1996

1215	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activity/attended meeting of political issue group (in last 12 months)		1996

1216	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of nonpartisan civic group (in last 12 months)		1996

1217	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in any activities/attended meeting of liberal/conservative group (in last 12 months)		1996

1218	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in any activities/attended meeting of political party organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1219	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: children's activity group (in last 12 months)		1996

1220	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: cultural arts group (in last 12 months)		1996

1221	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: hobby/sports group (in last 12 months)		1996

1222	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meetings of each named: community group (in last 12 months)		1996

1223	VIII.	15		Has R taken party in activities/attended meeting of each named: fraternal organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1224	VIII.	15		Has R taken party in activities/attended meeting of each named: services to the needy organization (in last 12 months)		1996

1225	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: education group (in last 12 months)		1996

1226	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: cultural service group (in last 12 months)		1996

1227	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: support/self-help group (in last 12 months)		1996

1228	VIII.	15		Has R taken part in activities/attended meeting of each named: other group (in last 12 months)		1996

		- social network and other social group -

1229	VIII.	13.18		Has working/TLO R given a presentation or speech at his/her job in the last six months				2004

1230	VIII.	5.74		Has working/TLO R planned or chaired a meeting at his/her job in the last six months				2004

1231	VIII.	9		How satisfied is working R with the work R does			2000

1232	VIII.	4.5		Does working or TLO R spend time with other people or work by him/herself when working			2000

1233	VIII.	4.5		Did retired R spend time with other people or work by him/herself when he/she was working			2000

1234	VIII.	4.5		Do the people with whom R works try to be helpful most of the time or are they just looking out for themselves			2000

1235	VIII.	4.5		Did the people with whom retired R worked try to be helpful most of the time or were they just looking out for themselves			2000

1236	VIII.	4.5		Do the people with whom R works try to take advantage or try to be fair			2000

1237	VIII.	4.5		Did the people with whom retired R worked try to take advantage or try to be fair			2000

1238	VIII.	4.5		How often do the people with whom R works treat others with respect			2000

1239	VIII.	4.5		How often did the people with whom R worked treat others with respect			2000

1240	VIII.	4.5		Does honest describe the people with whom R works			2000

1241	VIII.	4.5		Did honest describe the people with whom retired R worked			2000

1242	VIII.	5	INV	Does R have any neighbors R knows and talks to regularly	1992	1996

1243	VIII.	5	INV	About how many neighbors does R talk to regularly	1992	1996

1244	VIII.	9		How satisfied is R with R's neighborhood			2000

1245	VIII.	23		How often are the people in R's neighborhood just looking out for themselves			2000

1246	VIII.	19		How often do people in R's neighborhood try to take advantage of others			2000

1247	VIII.	15		How often do people in R's neighborhood treat others with respect			2000

1248	VIII.	16		How well does honest describe people in R's neighborhood			2000

1249	VIII.	9		Can R think of any persons with whom R discusses government, elections, and politics			2000

1250	VIII.	9		Is person with whom R discusses politics a spouse or partner, other relative, or unrelated			2000

1251	VIII.	9		Is person with whom R discusses politics male or female			2000

1252	VIII.	9		Is person with whom R discusses politics a coworker			2000

1253	VIII.	9		Does person with whom R discusses politics go to the same place of worship as R			2000

1254	VIII.	9		Does person with whom R discusses politics live in R's neighborhood			2000

1255	VIII.	9		How often are political matters discussed with person with whom R discusses politics			2000

1256	VIII.	9		How much does person with whom R discusses politics know about politics			2000

1257	VIII.	9		How does R think person with whom R discusses politics voted in the Presidential election			2000

IX. PERSONAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC
		- R work status -

1270	IX.	9	COR	Has retired/unemployed/disabled spouse had a job in the last six months	1992

1271	IX.	4.31		Is nonworking retired/disabled/unemployed/homemaker/student R looking for work at the present time	1992	1996	2000	2004

1272	IX.	2.4		How worried is nonworking retired/disabled/unemployed/homemaker/student R about finding a job in the near future	1992	1996	2000	2004

1273	IX.	9.4		When did retired R retire	1992	1996	2000	2004

1274	IX.	7.5		Is R currently working [WORK ENVIRONMENT BATTERY]			2000		for work soc grp batt (VIII)

1275	IX.	7.5		Is nonworking R TLO, unemployed, retired, disabled, a homemaker, student, or what			2000		for work soc grp batt (VIII)

		- spouse work status -

1291	IX.	4	COR	Has unemployed/disabled spouse ever done any work for pay	1992	1996

1292	IX.	4	COR	Is homemaker/student spouse doing any work for pay at the present time	1992	1996

1293	IX.	4	COR	Has nonworking homemaker/student spouse done any work for pay in the last six months	1992	1996

1294	IX.	4	COR	Is retired/disabled spouse doing any work for pay at present	1992

1295	IX.	8		Is nonworking retired/disabled/unemployed/homemaker/student spouse looking for work at the present time	1992

1296	IX.	15		How worried is nonworking retired/disabled/unemployed/homemaker/student spouse about being able to find a job in the near future	1992

1297	IX.	8		When did retired spouse retire	1992	1996

		- spouse occupation -

1298	IX.	9	INV	What kind of work does working/temporarily laid off spouse do	1992

1299	IX.	9	INV	What kind of work did retired/unemployed/disabled/homemaker/student spouse do on his/her last regular job	1992

1300	IX.	9	INV	What kind of work does/did R's spouse do		1996

1301	IX.	9	INV	What is the industry of the work that working/temporarily laid off spouse does	1992

1302	IX.	9	INV	What was the industry of the work that retired/unemployed/disabled/homemaker/student spouse did on his/her last regular job	1992

1303	IX.	9	INV	In what kind of industry is/was the work or R's spouse		1996

1304	IX.	4	INV	Does working/temporarily laid off spouse work for someone else or is she/he self-employed	1992

1305	IX.	4	INV	Did retired/unemployed/disabled/homemaker/student spouse work for someone else or self on his/her last regular job	1992

1306	IX.	4	INV	Is working/temporarily laid off spouse employed by a federal, state, or local government	1992

1307	IX.	4	COR	Was retired/unemployed/disabled/homemaker/student spouse employed by a federal, state, or local government	1992

		- spouse work hours and job security -

1308	IX.	5	INV	About how many hours does working/temporarily laid off spouse work in an average week on his/her regular job	1992

1309	IX.	5	INV	About how many hours did unemployed/disabled/retired/homemaker/student spouse work in the average week on job held in the last six months	1992

1310	IX.	5	INV	Are the hours worked by working/temporarily laid off spouse more or less than spouse wants to work, or about right	1992

1311	IX.	5	INV	How many hours does/did R's spouse work in average week		1996

1312	IX.	8	INV	How worried is working/temporarily laid off spouse about losing his/her job in the near future	1992

1313	IX.	11	INV	Has working spouse been out of work or laid off at any time during the last six months	1992

1314	IX.	11	INV	Has working spouse had a reduction in hours or had to take a cut in pay in the last six months	1992

		- R's children -

1315	IX.	7	INV	Does R have any children	1992		2000		if no HHL kids info

1316	IX.	15	INV	How many children under 18 does R have			2000		if no HHL kids info

1317	IX.	15	INV	How many children under age 18 does R have living with R			2000		if no HHL kids info

1318	IX.	9	INV	What are the ages of R's children under age 18			2000		if no HHL kids info

1319	IX.	3.5	INV	How many children does R have who are less than six years old	1992				if no HHL kids info

1320	IX.	3.5	INV	How many of R's children who are less than six years old live with R at least half the time	1992				if no HHL kids info

1321	IX.	3.5	INV	How many children does R have who are between six and eighteen years of age	1992				if no HHL kids info

1322	IX.	3.5	INV	How many of R's children who are between six and eighteen years of age live with R at least half the time	1992				if no HHL kids info

1323	IX.	4	INV	Is R responsible for raising any children other than those already mentioned	1992				if no HHL kids info

1324	IX.	4	INV	How many of the children for whom R is responsible (other than those previously mentioned) live with R at least half the time	1992				if no HHL kids info

		- race and ethnicity -

1350	IX.	17.61		What racial or ethnic group best describes R (self)			2000	2004

		- birth and growing up -

1353	IX.	10	INV	Where was R born	1992

1354	IX.	22	COR !	Where was R mostly brought up (urbanicity categories)	1992		2000

1355	IX.	20	ROT	What did father/father substitute do for a living while R was growing up	1992	1996

1356	IX.	20	ROT	What was the industry of the work R's father did for a living while R was growing up	1992	1996

1357	IX.	13.33	ROT	Did R's mother have a job while R was growing up	1992

1358	IX.	13.33	ROT	What kind of work did mother do for a living while R was growing up	1992

1359	IX.	13.33	ROT	What was the industry of the work R's mother/mother substitute did for a living while R was growing up	1992

		- social class -

1370	IX.	9		How close does R feel to middle/working class	1992		2000

		- other personal and demographic -

1375	IX.	10	INV	Is R satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of health care available to R and family	1992

1376	IX.	7	INV	How many miles does R drive in a typical day		1996	2000

1377	IX.	5	INV	Is R a smoker		1996

1378	IX.	5	INV	Has nonsmoker R ever smoked		1996

1380	IX.	10.56		Has R ever served or is serving in the US military, the National Guard, or military reserves				2004

1381	IX.	12.66		Has a member of R's family ever served or is R serving in the US military, the National Guard, or military reserves				2004

1382	IX.	9		Are the people with whom R works all or mostly black or white, or about half and half			2000

1383	IX.	9		Are the people in R's neighborhood all or mostly black or white, or about half and half			2000

1384	IX.	9		How satisfying is the way R is spending R's life these days			2000