STUDY HIGHLIGHTS:
The ANES 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study (EGSS) is a series of surveys that will be conducted over the Internet in 2010-2012 using samples representative of the national population of adult citizens. Each survey will have a separate sample; this is not a panel study. The chief aims of the surveys are to measure public opinion in advance of the 2012 election and to pilot-test new instrumentation. Survey questions for the EGSS mainly come from the public proposal process on the ANES Online Commons.

PRELIMINARY DATA RELEASE, EGSS 3
The EGSS 3 data were collected from December 7 to 13, 2011. The current data file (January 10, 2012 version) is a preliminary file with limited documentation. The full release is being prepared now and will be released as soon as possible. The preliminary data are in SPSS portable and SPSS regular format. Analysts who prefer to work with fully cleaned and documented data should await the full release.

PRELIMINARY DATA RELEASE, EGSS 2
The current datafile (July 28 version) is a preliminary data file with limited documentation. The full release is being prepared now and will be posted here as soon as possible. The preliminary data are in SPSS portable and SPSS regular format. Analysts who prefer to work with fully cleaned and documented data should await the full release.

The data were collected from May 11 through June 1, 2010.

EGSS 1
The purpose of EGSS 1 is to support research on the public's evaluations of the President and American government and society. Topics include policy issues, the economy, and attitudes toward and evaluations of President Obama and other political figures.

The data were collected October 8-19, 2010, from 1,189 respondents, with an estimated response rate (AAPOR RR3) of 2.6 percent or less and an estimated completion rate of 60 percent.