Obama Rating
Does R Own a Dog?
Anti-abortion Scale
Pro-abortion Scale
PRE: STD Abortion: self-placement
PRE: 7pt scale govt assistance to blacks scale: self-placemt
POST: Child trait more important: considerate or well-behaved
POST: Child trait more important: curiosity or good manners
POST: Child trait more important: independence or respect
POST: Child trait more important: obedience or self-reliance
Authoritarianism
Is R Black?
POST: SUMMARY- Favor reducing the Federal budget deficit
ANES 2012 Time Series Case ID
PRE: FTF CASI ONLY: SETUP TEST- Does R have a dog
PRE: FTF CASI ONLY: SETUP TEST- What R ate for breakfast
POST: FTF CASI ONLY: SETUP TEST- Does R have a dog
POST: FTF CASI ONLY: SETUP TEST- What R ate for breakfast
POST: SUMMARY- Number of opinions R has compared to average person
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of Congress
PRE: Strength appr/disapprove Congress handling its job
ftgr_cons minus ftgr_liberals
POST: CSES: Close to any political party
POST: CSES: Mobilization: institutional contact
POST: CSES: Mobilization: institutional contact - email
POST: CSES: Mobilization: institutional contact - in person
POST: CSES: Govt action income inequality
Govt action on income inequality
POST: CSES: Mobilization: institutional contact - by mail
POST: CSES: Mobilization: sign up online information or alerts
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - email
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - in person
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - by mail
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - by phone
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - text message
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact
POST: CSES: Mobilization: personal contact - social network
POST: CSES: Mobilization: institutional contact - by phone
POST: CSES: Political information - Secy of the U.N.
POST: CSES: Political information - Secy Treasury
POST: CSES: Political information - party 2nd in House seats won
Pol info scale
POST: CSES: Political information - unemployment rate
POST: CSES: Political information - date used for date of unempl rate
POST: CSES: Political information - number used for unemployment rate
Econ conservatism
PRE: 7pt scale defense spending self-placement
PRE: Total Number of children in HH
PRE: Does R family own/rent home
PRE: How long lived in this community YRS
Six Age Groups
Age Groups
PRE: SUMMARY- R age on interview date (age group)
Education
PRE: SUMMARY- R level of highest education
PRE: R: Are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino
PRE: Marital status
PRE: Native status of parents
PRE: Race self-identification: mention Black
PRE: Race self-identification: DK/RF
PRE: Race self-identification: mention White
PRE: SUMMARY- R race and ethnicity group
White/Black
R race and ethnicity grp
PRE: Anyone in HH belong to labor union
PRE: R ever served on active duty in Armed Forces
Approve/disappr govt efforts to reduce terrorism
POST: DHS: Likely terrorist attack killing 100/more in nxt yr
Fed Govt a Threat?
Is fed govt a threat?
Fav/Opp torture for suspected terrorists
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 years: attended city/school brd
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 yrs: called radio/TV about polit iss
POST: Contact U.S. Representative or Senator
POST: DHS: written a letter to newspaper/mag about polit iss
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 years: joined a protest march
POST: DHS: sent a message on Facebook/Twitter about polit iss
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 years: sign internet petition
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 years: gave money to soc/pol org
POST: DHS: Has Rin past 4 years: signed paper petition
POST: DHS: Has R in past 4 years: given money to relig. org
POST: CASI/WEB: Discrimination in the U.S. against Blacks
Discrimination against Blacks?
Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians?
Discrimination against gays?
POST: CASI/WEB: Discrimination in the U.S. against Hispanics
Discrimination against Hispanics?
How much discrim agnst blacks, gays, Hispanics, women?
POST: CASI/WEB: How much discrimination has R faced personal
POST: CASI/WEB: Discrimination in the U.S. against Whites
POST: CASI/WEB: Discrimination in the U.S. against Women
Discrimination against women?
POST: Ever discuss politics with family or friends
POST: Days in past week discussed politics
PRE: How much former President to blame for poor econ conds
PRE: How much is President to blame for poor econ conditions
PRE: SUMMARY- U.S. economy better or worse 1 year from now
PRE: How much econ better/worse next 12 months
PRE: Current economy good or bad
PRE: National economy better/worse in last year
PRE: SUMMARY- U.S. economy better or worse than 1 year ago
PRE: How much national economy better/worse in last year
PRE: How much unemployment better or worse in last year
PRE: More or less unemployment in next year
PRE: Unemployment better or worse in last year
PRE: SUMMARY- Unemployment better or worse than 1 year ago
PRE: Economy better or worse if Dem Pres cand wins
PRE: Economy better or worse if Rep Pres cand wins
POST: Home tenure
PRE: [REV] Publ officials don't care what people think
PRE: [STD] Publ officials don't care what people think
PRE: [REV] Politics/govt too complicated to understand
PRE: [STD] Politics/govt too complicated to understand
External political efficacy
External PolEff
Internal political efficacy
Internal PolEff
PRE: [REV] Have no say about what govt does
PRE: [STD] Have no say about what govt does
PRE: [REV] Good understanding of political issues
PRE: [STD] Good understanding of political issues
POST: How often see both disagreeing parties as right
POST: Its a big problem that we dont give equal chance to succeed
POST: Society should make sure everyone has equal opportunity
POST: If people were treated more fairly would be fewer probs
POST: Not a big problem if some have more chance in life
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism: 3 cats
POST: We have gone too far pushing equal rights
POST: We'd be better off if worried less about equality
PRE: Favor or oppose increased U.S. offshore drilling
PRE: Is global warming happening or not
PRE: Rising temperatures good or bad
PRE: Anthropogenic climate change
PRE: Should US have more or fewer nuclear power plants
Envir or Jobs?
PRE: 7pt scale environment-jobs tradeoff self-placement
POST: SUMMARY- Opinion about govt ensuring fair jobs for blacks
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: child care
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: dealing with crime
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: protecting the environment
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: aid to the poor
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: public schools
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: science and technology
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: Social Security
PRE: Federal Budget Spending: welfare programs
Gender
PRE: R living with how many family members
PRE: SUMMARY- Better or worse off 1 year from now
PRE: SUMMARY- Better or worse off than 1 year ago
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Democratic Party
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Democratic Presidential cand
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Democratic Vice-Pres cand
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: GW Bush
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Hillary Clinton
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Republican Party
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Republican Presidential cand
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Republican Vice-Pres cand
POST: CASI/WEB: Feeling thermometer: ASIAN-AMERICANS
POST: CASI/WEB: Feeling thermometer: BLACKS
POST: CASI/WEB: Feeling thermometer: HISPANICS
POST: CASI/WEB: Feeling thermometer: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
POST: CASI/WEB: Feeling thermometer: WHITES
ANES 2012 Time Series FTF Oversample Case
POST: Feeling thermometer: ATHEISTS
POST: Feeling thermometer: BIG BUSINESS
POST: Feeling thermometer: CATHOLICS
POST: Feeling thermometer: CONGRESS
POST: Feeling thermometer: CONSERVATIVES
POST: Feeling thermometer: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON
POST: Feeling thermometer: FEMINISTS
POST: Feeling thermometer: GAY MEN AND LESBIANS
POST: Feeling thermometer: LIBERALS
POST: Feeling thermometer: MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE
POST: Feeling thermometer: THE MILITARY
POST: Feeling thermometer: MORMONS
POST: Feeling thermometer: MUSLIMS
POST: Feeling thermometer: POOR PEOPLE
POST: Feeling thermometer: RICH PEOPLE
POST: Feeling thermometer: TEA PARTY
POST: Feeling thermometer: LABOR UNIONS
POST: Feeling thermometer: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
POST: Feeling thermometer: PEOPLE ON WELFARE
POST: Feeling thermometer: WORKING CLASS PEOPLE
POST: Feeling thermometer: CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS
POST: Feeling thermometer: CHRISTIANS
POST: Feeling thermometer: spouse of Democratic Presidential cand
POST: Feeling thermometer: Democratic Vice Presidential cand
POST: Feeling thermometer: HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
POST: Feeling thermometer: HOUSE IND/3rd-PARTY CANDIDATE
POST: Feeling thermometer: HOUSE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
POST: Feeling thermometer: Democratic Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: John Roberts
POST: Feeling thermometer: Republican Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: spouse of Republican Presidential cand
POST: Feeling thermometer: Republican Vice Presidential cand
POST: Feeling thermometer: SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
POST: Feeling thermometer: JR. SENATOR IN STATE WITHOUT RACE
POST: Feeling thermometer: NONRUNNING SENATOR IN STATE W/RACE
POST: Feeling thermometer: SR. SENATOR IN STATE WITHOUT RACE
POST: Feeling thermometer: SENATE IND/3rd-PARTY CANDIDATE
POST: Feeling thermometer: SENATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
gayrt_adopt==1. Yes
gayrt_discstd_x==1. Approve strongly
Approve gay marriage?
gayrt_milstd_x==1. Feel strongly that homosexuals should be allowed to serve
Gay Rights Support
PRE: Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to adopt
PRE: SUMMARY REV version- favor laws against gays/lesbians job discrim
PRE: SUMMARY STD version- favor laws against gays/lesbians job discrim
PRE: R position on gay marriage
PRE: SUMMARY REV version- allow gays/lesbians serve in US armed forces
PRE: SUMMARY STD version- allow gays/lesbians serve in US armed forces
Pro-govt scale
PRE: 7pt scale guaranteed job-income scale: self-placement
PRE: Should fed govt make it more difficult to buy a gun
PRE: Importance of gun access issue to R
PRE: How satisfied is R with life
PRE: SUMMARY- Support 2010 health care law
PRE: Does R have health insurance
PRE: Health of R
PRE: Smoked Cigarettes
PRE: If smoked, how many now
Is R Hispanic?
POST: Health Care Law effect on number insured
POST: Health Care Law effect on health care services
POST: Approve or disapprove of House incumbent
POST: SUMMARY- House incumbent approval
POST: How much approve House incumbent
POST: How much disapprove House incumbent
POST: How good a job does House incumbent do in district
PRE: Opinion on laws to allow immigr status checks on suspects
PRE: Opinion on proposal to allow citzship to some illeg aliens
PRE: U.S. government policy toward unauthorized immigrants
POST: How likely immigration will take away jobs
POST: What should immigration levels be
POST: Favor or oppose limits on foreign imports
PRE: CASI/WEB: SUMARY- Pre family income (see also: incgroup_prepost)
CASI/WEB: PREPOST SUMMARY-  Family income
Indifference scale
PRE: SUMMARY- Income gap size compared to 20 years ago
POST: CASI/WEB: Is increased income inequality in U.S. good
POST: CASI/WEB: Does R favor-oppose govt reducing income ineqality
PRE: 7pt scale govt-private medical insur scale: self-plmt
Number of group memberships
Coummunity involvement scale
POST: Has R done any volunteer work in past 12 months
POST: Is U.S. too supportive of Israel or not supportive enough
POST: Know party with most members in House before election
POST: Know party with most members in Senate before electn
Ideology
POST: 7pt scale liberal-Conservate: self placement
Ideol placement of Dems
Ideol placement of Reps
PRE: 7pt scale liberal/conservative - Rep Pres cand
PRE: 7pt scale Liberal/conservative self-placement
Liberal/conservative self-placement (PRE)
Linked fate: other blacks
Linked fate: other Hispanics
Linked fate: other people
Linked fate: other Whites
Linked fate: other Women
R contacted: Party, Cands, GOTV
ANES 2012 Time Series Mode
POST: How often do hiring and promotion discriminate agst women
POST: Discrimination against women
POST: SUMMARY- How much attn media should pay to discrim against women
POST: SUMMARY- Opportunities compared for women and men
POST: Do women complaining about discrim cause more problems
Modern sexism
POST: Do women demanding equality seek special favors
POST: How much more opportunities for achievement do women have
POST: Mormon a Christian religion
Weight variable
Weight variable (rounded)
PRE: CASI/WEB Sexual orientation of family and friends
PRE: CASI/WEB Sexual orientation of R
PRE: CASI/WEB Does R own a gun
POST: Important being American
POST: Emotion seeing flag fly
POST: Love of country
PRE: Strength R favors/opposes death penalty
PRE: R favor/oppose death penalty
PRE: SUMMARY- Favor death penalty
Party ID: 3 cats
Party ID
Pol Knowledge
Number pol facts correct
POST: Did R vote for President
POST: For whom did R vote for President
POST: Did R vote in the November general election
POST: Did R vote for U.S. House of Representatives
POST: Should marijuana be legal
PRE: CASI/WEB Political knowledge: program Fed govt spends (incl DKRF)
PRE: CASI/WEB Political knowledge: What is Medicare (incl DKRF)
PRE: CASI/WEB Polit knowledge: number times can be elected (incl DKRF)
PRE: Years Senator Elected (incl DKRF)
PRE: CASI/WEB Political knowledge: size of federal deficit (incl DKRF)
R Vote, 2012
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of President handling economy
PRE: Approve or disapprove President handling foreign rel
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of President handling foreign relations
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of President handling health care
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of President handling of job
Presidential approval scale
PRE: SUMMARY- Approval of President handling war in Afghanistan
Obama or Romney?
PREPOST SUMMARY: For whom did R vote for President in 2012
PRE: Care who wins Presidential Election
PRE: SUMMARY- Does R consider voting as duty/choice
PRE: Did R vote in the Presidential primary or caucus
PRE: For which candidate did R vote in Presidential prim
PRE: SUMMARY- full RELIG section: R Catholic, oth Christian, other, not relig
Attendance: Religious Services
PRE: Does Christian R consider self born again
PRE: Religion provides guidance in day-to-day living
Relgion important to R?
PRE: Is religion important part of R life
PRE: How often does R pray
PRE: Is Bible word of God or men
POST: Agree/disagree: blacks have gotten less than deserve
Racial conservatism
POST: Agree/disagree: past slavery make more diff for blacks
POST: Agree/disagree: blacks must try harder to get ahead
POST: Agree/disagree: blacks shd work way up w/o special favors
PREPOST SUMMARY: Did R vote in November general election
SAMPLE - U.S. Congr district of Respondent address (113th U.S. Congress)
SAMPLE - PSU for FTF cases
SAMPLE- State of Respondent address
POST: How oft shd govt use scientific methods to solve imp probs
POST: SUMMARY- Should the Supreme Court be done away with
POST: SUMMARY- Should it be possible to remove Supreme Ct judges
South
PRE: 7pt scale spending and Services self-placement
ANES 2012 Time Series sample strata for FTF sample component
ANES 2012 Time Series sample strata for full sample
POST: SUMMARY- Favor the TARP program
PRE: SUMMARY- Tea Party support
POST: Agree/disagree: world is changing and we should adjust
POST: Agree/disagree: more emphasis on traditional family values
POST: Agree/disagree: newer lifestyles breaking down society
POST: Agree/disagree: be more tolerant of other moral stds
Moral tradtionalism
PRE: How often can people be trusted
PRE: Govt run by a few big interests or for benefit of all
PRE: How many in government are corrupt
PRE: [REV] How often trust govt in Wash to do what is right
PRE: [STD] How often trust govt in Wash to do what is right
PRE: Does government waste much tax money
POST: How many in government are crooked
PRE: Country would be better off if we just stayed home
PRE: During last year, U.S. position in world weaker/str
ANES 2012 Time Series Release Version
RECODE of interest_voted2008 (PRE: Did R vote for President in 2008)
Did R vote in 2012?
Voter type
ANES 2012 Time Series Post-stratified weight for face-to-face cases, preliminary
ANES 2012 Time Series Post-stratified weight for full sample, preliminary releas
ANES 2012 Time Series Post-stratified weight for web cases, preliminary release
Is R white?
POST: Favor or oppose court auth for terr suspect wiretaps
POST: Has increase in govt wiretap powers gone too far
POST: SUMMARY- Working mother's bond with child
Women: home or work?
POST: SUMMARY- Better if man works and woman takes care of home
POST: SUMMARY- How good/bad woman Pres in next 20yrs
3 quantiles of ftgr_feminists
RECODE of ftgr_fem3 (3 quantiles of ftgr_feminists )
Abortion Self-Placement
Death Penalty Opinion
Legalize Marijuana?
Religion Important to R?
RECODE of presapp_econ (PRE: Approve or disapprove President handling economy)
Patriotism scale