None
Great deal
No
Yes
Low
Mid
High
Envir
Jobs
Low know
Mid know
High know
Mod
Extrm
-1. Inapplicable
Male
Female
Never
Few/Yr
1-2/Mnth
Alm/Evwk
EvWeek
17-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-older
Better
Same
Worse
Obama
Romney
-9. Refused
-8. Don't know
-7. Deleted due to partial (Post-election) interview
-6. Not asked, unit nonresponse (no Post-election interview)
-4. Error
-3. Restricted access
-2. Missing
StrDem
WkDem
IndepDem
Indep
IndepRep
WkRep
StrRep
1. FTF (face-to-face) mode
2. Internet mode
0. No Oversample
1. Hispanic Oversample
2. AA Oversample
3. Both Hispanic and AA Oversample
-6. Not asked, unit nonresponse
1. Yes, voted in primary or caucus
2. No, didn't vote in primary or caucus
01. Mitt Romney
02. Barack Obama
03. Rick Santorum
04. Newt Gingrich
05. Ron Paul
06. Rick Perry
07. Michele Bachmann
08. Jon Huntsman
09. Herman Cain
95. Someone else {SPECIFY}
1. Strongly
2. Not strongly
1. Approve strongly
2. Approve not strongly
4. Disapprove not strongly
5. Disapprove strongly
1. Approve
2. Disapprove
-2. Don't recognize
0. No family members
1. One family member
2. Two family members
3. Three family members
4. Four family members
5. Five or more family members
1. Much better
2. Somewhat better
3. The same {VOL}
4. Somewhat worse
5. Much worse
3. The same
1. Yes
2. No
1. Favor a great deal
2. Favor moderately
3. Favor a little
4. Neither favor nor oppose
5. Oppose a little
6. Oppose moderately
7. Oppose a great deal
1. Excellent
2. Very Good
3. Good
4. Fair
5. Poor
1. Every day
2. Some days
3. Not at all
-2. Haven't thought much about this
1. Extremely liberal
2. Liberal
3. Slightly liberal
4. Moderate; middle of the road
5. Slightly conservative
6. Conservative
7. Extremely conservative
1. Much larger
2. Somewhat larger
3. About the same
4. Somewhat smaller
5. Much smaller
1. Agree strongly
2. Agree somewhat
3. Neither agree nor disagree
4. Disagree somewhat
5. Disagree strongly
1. Always
2. Most of the time
3. About half the time
4. Some of the time
5. Never
1. Extremely well
2. Very well
3. Moderately well
4. Slightly well
5. Not well at all
1. A great deal
2. A lot
3. A moderate amount
4. A little
5. Not at all
1. Very good
2. Good
3. Neither good nor bad
4. Bad
5. Very bad
1. Much
2. Somewhat
3. Stayed about the same
3. Stay about the same
1. Better
2. About the same
3. Worse
1. More
3. Less
1. Care a good deal
2. Don't care very much
1. Very strongly feel voting is a duty
2. Moderately strongly feel voting is a duty
3. A little strongly feel voting is a duty
4. Feel voting is neither duty nor choice
5. A little strongly feel voting is a choice
6. Moderately strongly feel voting is a choice
7. Very strongly feel voting is a choice
1. Weaker
2. Stayed about the same
3. Stronger
1. Agree
2. Disagree
1. Strong support
2. Not very strong support
3. Lean toward supporting
4. Do not lean either way
5. Lean toward opposing
6. Not very strong opposition
7. Strong opposition
1. Govt should provide many fewer services
7. Govt should provide many more services
1. Govt should decrease defense spending
7. Govt should increase defense spending
1. More difficult
2. Easier
3. Keep these rules about the same
1. Extremely important
2. Very important
3. Somewhat important
4. Not too important
5. Not importantat all
1. Govt should see to jobs and standard of living
7. Govt should let each person get ahead on own
1. Make all unauthorized immigrants felons and send them back to their home country.
2. Have a guest worker program that allows unauthorized immigrants to remain .
3. Allow unauthorized immigrants to remain in the United States ...certain requirements
4. Allow unauthorized immigrants to remain in the United States ...without penalties
1. Favor
2. Oppose
3. Neither favor or oppose
3. Neither Favor or oppose
1. Govt should help blacks
7. Blacks should help themselves
1. Regulate business to protect the environment and create jobs
7. No regulation because it will not work and will cost jobs
1. Increased
2. Decreased
3. [Kept about the same/ Kept the same]
1. Just about always
3. Only some of the time
4. Never {VOL}
1. Run by a few big interests
2. For the benefit of all the people
1. Waste a lot
2. Waste some
3. Don't waste very much
1. All
2. Most
3. About half
4. A few
5. None
1. Get better
2. Stay about the same
3. Get worse
3. Neither favor nor oppose
2. Fewer
3. The same number
1. Has probably been happening
2. Probably hasn't been happening
1. Good
2. Bad
1. Mostly by human activity
2. Mostly by natural causes
3. About equally by human activity and natural causes
1. Feel strongly that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve
2. Feel not strongly that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve
4. Feel not strongly that gays and lesbians should not be allowed to serve
5. Feel strongly that gays and lesbians should not be allowed to serve
1. Feel strongly that homosexuals should be allowed to serve
2. Feel not strongly that homosexuals should be allowed to serve
4. Feel not strongly that homosexuals should not be allowed to serve
5. Feel strongly that homosexuals should not be allowed to serve
1. Gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to legally marry.
2. Gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry.
3. There should be no legal recognition of a gay or lesbian couple's relationship.
1. By law, abortion should never be permitted.
2. The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in danger
3. The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman
4. By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice.
5. Other {SPECIFY} {VOL}
1. Important
2. Not important
1. Some
2. Quite a bit
3. A great deal
01. Several times a day
02. Once a day
03. A few times a week
04. Once a week or less
05. Never
95. Other {VOL} {SPECIFY}
1. The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.
2. The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word
3. The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.
1. Catholic
2. Other Christian
3. Other religion
4. Not religious
-2. Missing, birthdate fields left blank
01. Age group 17-20
02. Age group 21-24
03. Age group 25-29
04. Age group 30-34
05. Age group 35-39
06. Age group 40-44
07. Age group 45-49
08. Age group 50-54
09. Age group 55-59
10. Age group 60-64
11. Age group 65-69
12. Age group 70-74
13. Age group 75 or older
1. Married: spouse present
2. Married: spouse absent {VOL}
3. Widowed
4. Divorced
5. Separated
6. Never married
-2. Missing, other not codeable to 1-5
1. Less than high school credential
2. High school credential
3. Some post-high-school, no bachelor's degree
4. Bachelor's degree
5. Graduate degree
0. Not selected by R
1. Selected by R
1. DK selected by R
2. RF selected by R
1. White non-Hispanic
2. Black non-Hispanic
3. Hispanic
4. Other non-Hispanic
1. Both parents born in the U.S.
2. One parent born in the U.S.
3. Neither parent born in the U.S.
0. No children in household
1. One child in household
2. Two children in household
3. Three or more children in household
01. 0-1 years
03. 2-1 years
05. 4-1 years
07. 6-1 years
09. 8-1 years
11. 10-11 years
13. 12-13 years
15. 14-15 years
17. 16-17 years
19. 18-19 years
21. 20-21 years
23. 22-23 years
25. 24-25 years
27. 26-27 years
29. 28-29 years
31. 30-31 years
33. 32-33 years
35. 34-35 years
37. 36-37 years
39. 38-39 years
40. 40 or more years
1. Own home
2. Pay rent
5. Other {SPECIFY}
-2. Missing; available in next release
0. No text entered
1. Text entered
-2. Missing; IWR mistakenly entered '2' in place of DK code for total income
01. Under $5,000
02. $5,000-$9,999
03. $10,000-$12,499
04. $12,500-$14,999
05. $15,000-$17,499
06. $17,500-$19,999
07. $20,000-$22,499
08. $22,500-$24,999
09. $25,000-$27,499
10. $27,500-$29,999
11. $30,000-$34,999
12. $35,000-$39,999
13. $40,000-$44,999
14. $45,000-$49,999
15. $50,000-$54,999
16. $55,000-$59,999
17. $60,000-$64,999
18. $65,000-$69,999
19. $70,000-$74,999
20. $75,000-$79,999
21. $80,000-$89,999
22. $90,000-$99,999
23. $100,000-$109,999
24. $110,000-$124,999
25. $125,000-$149,999
26. $150,000-$174,999
27. $175,000-$249,999
28. $250,000 or more
1. Heterosexual or straight
2. Homosexual or gay (or lesbian)
3. Bisexual
-2. Missing: soft refusal
1. Bigger
3. Smaller
1. A program run by the U.S. federal government to pay for old people's health care
2. A program run by state governments to provide health care to poor people
3. A private health insurance plan sold to individuals in all 50 states
4. A private, non-profit organization that runs free health clinics
1. Foreign aid
2. Medicare
3. National defense
4. Social Security
1. Extremely satisfied
2. Very satisfied
3. Moderately satisfied
4. Slightly satisfied
5. Not satisfied at all satisfied
1. Have done this in past 4 years
2. Have not done this in the past 4 years
1. I did not vote (in the election this November)
2. I thought about voting this time, but didn't
3. I usually vote, but didn't this time
4. I am sure I voted
-2. Missing, 2012 voting status not determined
1. R voted in the 2012 elections
2. R did not vote in the 2012 elections
1. Yes, voted for President
2. No, didn't vote for President
1. [preload: dem_pcname]
2. [preload: rep_pcname
5. Other candidate {SPECIFY}
-2. R did not vote for Pres or did not report voting for Pres in Pre and no Post-election data
1. Barack Obama
2. Mitt Romney
5. Other
1. Yes, voted for House of Representatives
2. No, didn't vote for House of Representatives
-8 Don't know ('don't know where to rate')
-2. Don't recognize ('don't know who this is')
2. Fairly good
3. Fairly poor
4. Very poor
1. Democrats
2. Republicans (correct)
1. Democrats (correct)
2. Republicans
1. Extremely good
2. Moderately good
3. A little good
4. Neither good nor bad
5. A little bad
6. Moderately bad
7. Extremely bad
2. Very good
3. Moderately good
4. Slightly good
5. Not good at all
1. Hate it
2. Dislike it
3. Neither like nor dislike it
4. Like it
5. Love it
4. A little important
5. Not at all important
1. Feel strongly that govt should see to fair treatment
2. Feel not strongly that govt should see to fair treatment
4. Feel not strongly that fair treatment is not govt business
5. Feel strongly that fair treatment is not govt business
1. Too supportive
2. Not supportive enough
3. About right
1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. Left the same as it is now
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot
1. Extremely
2. Very
3. Somewhat
4. Not at all
1. Improved
2. Worsened
3. Had no effect
1. Pay rent
2. Pay mortgage
3. Own home with no payments due
4. Some other arrangement
-2. Haven't thought much {DO NOT PROBE}
0. Zero days
1. One day
2. Two days
3. Three days
4. Four days
5. Five days
6. Six days
7. Seven days
1. Is Christian
2. Not Christian
1. Favor strongly
2. Favor not strongly
4. Oppose not strongly
5. Oppose strongly
3. Lean toward
5. Lean against
6. Oppose not strongly
7. Oppose trongly
1. Quite a few
2. Not very many
3. Hardly any
1. A great deal easier
2. Somewhat easier
3. Slightly easier
4. Neither easier nor harder
5. Slightly harder
6. Somewhat harder
7. A great deal harder
3. Slightly better
4. Makes no difference
5. Slightly worse
6. Somewhat worse
7. Much worse
1. Not a problem at all
2. A minor problem
3. A moderately serious problem
4. A very serious problem
5. An extremely serious problem
1. A great deal more
2. Somewhat more
3. A little more
4. Same amount of attention
5. A little less
6. Somewhat less
7. A great deal less
1. Never
2. Some of the time
4. Most of the time
5. Always
1. Many more
2. Moderately more
3. Slightly more
1. Men have many more
2. Men have moderately more
3. Men have slightly more
4. Equal opportunities
5. Women have slightly more
6. Women have moderately more
7. Women have many more
1. Independence
2. Respect for elders
3. Both {VOL}
4. Neither {VOL}
1. Curiosity
2. Good manners
1. Obedience
2. Self-reliance
1. Being considerate
2. Well behaved
2. Agree Somewhat
4. Disagree Somewhat
1. Have gone too far
2. Are just about right
3. Do not go far enough
1. A lot fewer opinions than the average person
2. Somewhat fewer opinions than the average person
3. About the same number of opinions
4. Somewhat more opinions than the average person
5. A lot more opinions than the average person
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Eric Holder
3. Leon Panetta
4. Timothy Geithner
1. [unemprt - 2.0]
2. [unemprt]
3. [unemprt + 2.0]
4. [unemprt + 4.0]
1. Democratic party
2. Republican party
3. Green party
4. Libertarian party
1. Kofi Annan
2. Kurt Waldheim
3. Ban Ki-Moon
4. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1. Extremely likely
2. Very likely
3. Moderately likely
4. Slightly likely
5. Not at all likely
-2. Field left blank
5. None at all
1
2
3 or more
Moderate
Strong
Home
Work
Dem
Ind
Rep
Gvt shld not
Middle
Gvt should
Extr liberal
Liberal
Slght liberal
Slght conserv
Conservative
Extr conserv
Extreme
Disapp strng
App strng
Opp strng
Fav strng
17-20
21-24
25-29
30-34
36-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-older
Disappr
Apprv
White
Black
FavStrng
FavWeak
FavLean
Neither
OppLean
OppWeak
OppStrng
GovtPlan
PrvtPlan
AppStrng
AppWeak
DisappWk
DisappStr
Nonvoter
New voter
Voter
HS or less
Some coll
Coll+
Lib
Cons
Non-south
Weak
Some conds
More conds
Always
Oppose
Favor
Disapprove
Approve
A lot
Moderate amt
A little