Type of interview
1 = Face to Face: standard both times
2 = Face to Face: standard pre; experiment post
3 = Face to Face: experiment pre; standard post
4 = Face to Face: experimental both times
5 = Phone: version 1 both times
6 = Phone: version 1 pre; version 2 post
7 = Phone: version 2 pre; version 1 post
8 = Phone: version 2 both times

A3a. WHO DID R VOTE FOR IN 1996
0 = didn't vote in 1996; don't recall
1 = Bill Clinton
3 = Bob Dole
5 = Ross Perot
7 = Other

P3. R EXPECT TO VOTE IN NOV ELECTION
1 = yes
5 = no

P3a. WHO WILL R VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
1 = al gore
2 = george bush
3 = pat buchanan
4 = ralph nader
5 = none
7 = other
8 = don't know

G11. WHO DOES R THINK WILL BE ELECTED
1 = Gore
2 = Bush
3 = Buchanan
4 = Nader
7 = Other

+voted on or before November 7
0 = NA
1 = Did not vote
2 = though about, did not
3 = usually do, did not
4 = I did vote

+Bush vote over Gore vote
0 = Didn't vote for either Bush or Gore
1 = Voted for Bush, not strong choice
2 = Voted for Bush, strong choice
-1 = Voted for Gore, not strong choice
-2 = Voted for Gore, strong choice

Thought about liberal-conservative?
0 = Hadn't thought about it
1 = Had thought about it

R's placement on Liberal-Conservative scale
0 = Hadn't thought about ideology
1 = extremely liberal
2 = liberal
3 = slightly liberal
4 = moderate
5 = slightly conservative
6 = conservative
7 = extremely conservative

K1x. PARTY ID SUMMARY
0 = Strong Democrat
1 = Weak Democrat
2 = Ind Democrat
3 = Independent
4 = Ind Republican
5 = Weak Republican
6 = Strong Republican
7 = Other
8 = Apolitical
9 = NA

Party identification recoded
1 = Democrat
3 = Independent
5 = Republican

+C7. TIMING OF PRES VOTE DECISION
1 = knew all along
2 = knew before the convention
3 = by the republican convention
4 = by the democratic convention
5 = after the conventions
6 = 5 to 7 weeks prior to election
8 = about 2 weeks prior to election
9 = in the last few days of campaign
10 = on election day
11 = during or after primaries
12 = after the VP debates

+C20. HOW FAIR WAS NOVEMBER ELECTION
1 = very fair
2 = somewhat fair
3 = neither fair nor unfair
4 = somewhat unfair
5 = very unfair

Income recoded into categories
1 = Under $35,000
2 = $35,000-$64,999
3 = $65,000-$94,999
4 = $95,000 and over

Y27/Y27.T. HH INCOME - OTHERS IN HH 14+
0 = NA
1 = NONE, under $4,999
2 = $5,000-$9,999
3 = $10,000-$14,999
4 = $15,000-$24,999
5 = $25,000-$34,999
6 = $35,000-$49,999
7 = $50,000-$64,999
8 = $65,000-$74,999
9 = $75,000-$84,999
10 = $85,000-$94,999
11 = $95,000-$104,999
12 = $105,000-$114,999
13 = $115,000-$124,999
14 = $125,000-$134,999
15 = $135,000-$144,999
16 = $145,000-$154,999
17 = $155,000-$164,999
18 = $165,000-$174,999
19 = $175,000-$184,999
20 = $185,000-$194,999
21 = $195,000-$199,999
22 = $200,000 and over
96 = INAP
98 = DK
99 = REFUSED

age recoded into 5 groups
1 = Under 30
2 = 30 thru 39
3 = 40 thru 49
4 = 50 thru 59
5 = 60 and older

Highest level of education
2 = No high school
3 = High school
4 = Over 12 years
5 = Junior college
6 = BA
7 = Advanced degree
8 = DK
9 = NA

Respondent sex
0 = MALE
1 = Female

Respondent race
0 = NA
1 = Black
2 = Asian
3 = Hispanic
4 = white
5 = Other
8 = DK
9 = RF

Y30x/Y31. SPANISH OR HISPANIC DESCENT
0 = no
1 = yes

Region where interview occurred
1 = Northeast
2 = North Central
3 = South
4 = Border
5 = Mountain
6 = West

Where respondent grew up
0 = RF/NA
2 = IN THE COUNTRY
3 = IN A CITY under 50K
5 = IN A CITY 50K-500K
8 = Around a LARGE CITY
9 = DK

Y25. ANYONE IN HH BELONG TO UNION
1 = respondent
2 = r's wife or female partner
3 = r's husband or male partner
4 = someone else

+J8. HOW MUCH CAN YOU TRUST THE MEDIA
1 = Can trust almost always
2 = Trust most of the time
3 = Trust only some of the time
4 = Trust almost never

A6. NUMBER OF DAYS R WATCHED NAT'L NEWS
0 = None
1 = one day
2 = two days
3 = three days
4 = four days
5 = five days
6 = six days
7 = every day

A6a/A6a.T. ATTENTION TO NATIONAL NEWS
1 = A great deal
2 = quite a bit
3 = some
4 = very little
5 = none

A12. APPROVE/DISAPPR CLINTON JOB
1 = approve
5 = disapprove

S1. IS RELIGION IMPORTANT TO R
1 = important
5 = not important

S2. HOW MUCH GUIDANCE FROM RELIGION
1 = some guidance
3 = quite a bit of guidance
5 = a great deal of guidance

S3/S3.T. HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY
1 = several times a day
2 = once a day
3 = a few times a week
4 = once a week or less
5 = never
7 = other

+Feeling about the Bible
0 = NA
1 = It's THE WORD OF GOD
2 = Don't take LITERALLY
3 = IS NOT God's word
7 = OTHER
8 = DK
9 = RF

+Are you a born-again Christian?
0 = NA
1 = Yes
5 = No
8 = DK
9 = Refused

L7a. INC/DEC BUILD AND REPAIR HIGHWAYS
1 = increased
3 = Kept about the same
5 = decreased

Gun Control scale: M6a questions pre
0 = Keep laws as is
1 = Easier to get guns
2 = Very easy to get
-1 = Harder to get
-2 = Very hard to get guns

Oppose Death Penalty scale: M5: pre
0 = Undecided
1 = Oppose execution
2 = Oppose execution strongly
-1 = Favor execution
-2 = Favor execution strongly

L8a/b. STRENGTH APP/DIS TAX CUTS
1 = strongly
2 = not strongly

Favor jobs over environment: M4 pre
1 = protect environment at all costs
7 = protect jobs & living standard

FAV/OPPOSE HOMOSEXUALS IN MILITARY
1 = homosexuals should be allowed
5 = homosexuals should not be allowed

+A2a. NO. PROGRAMS R WATCHED ABT CAMPGN
0 = Watched no TV programs on campaign
1 = watched just one or two
2 = watched several
3 = watched a good many

+F5. R FOLLOW GOVT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1 = Most of time
2 = Some ot the time
3 = Only now and then
4 = Hardly at all

+N3. DOES R'S VOTE MATTER
1 = Voting doesn't matter, strong agree
2 = Voting doesn't matter, agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree voting doesn't matter
5 = strongly disagree

+P1a/P1a.T. SOCIETY NEEDS TO GIVE EQ OPPR
1 = agree strongly
2 = agree somewhat
3 = neither agree or disagree
4 = disgree somewhat
5 = disagree strongly

+Q3a. HOW MUCH CAN GOVT BE TRUSTED
1 = just about always
2 = most of the time
3 = only some of the time
4 = never

+Q4. HOW MUCH TAX DOES GOVT WASTE
1 = Wastes a lot
3 = Wastes some
5 = doesn't waste much

+Q5. GOVT RUN BY BIG INTERSTS/BENEFIT ALL
1 = Govt run by few big interests
5 = Govt run for benefit of all

+Q6. HOW MANY IN GOVT ARE CROOKED
1 = A lot are crooked
3 = Not many are crooked
5 = Hardly any are crooked

+Q7. ELECTIONS MAKE GOVT PAY ATTENTION
1 = A good deal
3 = Some
5 = Not much

+Attitudes toward abortion
0 = NA
1 = NEVER PERMIT
2 = PERMIT ONLY for RAPE, etc.
3 = PERMIT FOR other REASONS
4 = PERSONAL CHOICE
7 = OTHER
8 = DK
9 = RF

+Should government provide jobs?
0 = Not thought about
1 = Should provide jobs
7 = People get their own
8 = DK
9 = RF

+Phone: Should govt provide jobs?
1 = should provide jobs
5 = get your own job

+Government jobs: both forms
1 = govt should provide
7 = get your own job

+Challenge of Democracy typology
1 = Libertarian
2 = Liberal
3 = Communitarian
4 = Conservative

+Interest in following the political campaign
0 = NA
1 = VERY INTERESTED
3 = SOMEWHAT INTERESTED
5 = NOT INTERESTED
8 = DK
9 = RF

+ever discuss politics?
0 = NA
1 = YES
5 = NO
8 = DK
9 = RF

H9. US POSITION IN WORLD WEAKER/STRONGER
1 = weaker
3 = about the same
5 = stronger

H12. US BETTER OFF TO STAY AT HOME STAN
1 = agree
5 = disagree

H12.E. US BETTER OFF TO STAY AT HOME EX
1 = better to stay at home
5 = better to solve problems

P1a. R PLCMNT EQUAL ROLE SCALE FTF
1 = equal roles for women and men
7 = woman's place is in the home

P2a. R-ENVIR REGULATION SCALE
0 = Haven't thought much about it
1 = tougher regulations on business
7 = regulations already too tough

P6a. BLACKS EQUAL TREATMENT IN JOBS
1 = govt ensure fair treatment
5 = not the govt's business

P7. PREFERENCES FOR BLACKS IN JOBS
1 = for preferential hiring of blacks
5 = against perferential hiring
7 = other

Q6. US SECURE FROM FOR ENEMIES SINCE '92
1 = more secure
3 = less secure
5 = no change

Q10. MORAL CLIMATE BTR/WORSE SINCE 1992
1 = beter
3 = worse
5 = the same

Q10a. HOW MUCH BTR MORAL CLIMATE
1 = much better
5 = somewhat better

Q10b. HOW MUCH WORSE MORAL CLIMATE
1 = much worse
5 = somewhat worse