1 = white
2 = black
3 = other
4 = ref

5 = Eastern
6 = Central
7 = Mountain
8 = Pacific

Census Region
1 = East
2 = Midwest
3 = South
4 = West

1 = urban
2 = suburban
3 = rural

gender-interviewer
1 = male
2 = female

1 = Lincoln 68
2 = Lincoln DT
3 = Omaha
4 = Houston
5 = Farnam (Omaha)
6 = Atlanta
7 = Irvine
8 = Atlanta
9 = Houston
10 = Greentree

1 = c
2 = d

1 = a
2 = b

Number of Phone Lines in Household
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four
5 = Five or more
6 = DK
7 = REF

Number of Adults in Household
97 = 97 or more
98 = DK
99 = REF

Names for USAT
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = REF

1 = yes
2 = no

Gender-respondent
1 = Male
2 = Female

Age [Record actual number]
0 = DK/REF
99 = 99 or older

Last grade completed in school
1 = None, or grade 1 - 4
2 = Grade 5, 6 or 7
3 = Grade 8
4 = High school incomplete (Grades 9 - 11)
5 = High school graduate, Grade 12
6 = Technical/Trade/Business after high school
7 = College/university incomplete
8 = College/university graduate or more
9 = DK/REF

Post-graudate education
1 = Yes, post-graduate education
2 = No
3 = DK
4 = REF

Hispanic origin or descent?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = DK
4 = REF

What is your race?
1 = Other
2 = DK
3 = REF
6 = White
7 = African-American/Black
8 = Hispanic
9 = Asian
10 = American Indian/Native American

Follow-up: white or black hispanic?
1 = Other
2 = DK
3 = REF
6 = White-Hispanic
7 = Black-Hispanic
8 = Hispanic/Respondent refuses to discriminate

Annual household income before taxes
1 = Less than $10,000
2 = $10,000 - $19,999
3 = $20,000 - $29,999
4 = $30,000 - $39,999
5 = $40,000 - $49,999
6 = $50,000 - $74,999
7 = $75,000 - $99,999
8 = $100,000 or over
9 = DK
10 = REF

Political party
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Independent
4 = Other party (VOL)
5 = DK
6 = REF

Political party: Leam more toward
1 = Democratic
2 = Republican
3 = Neither/Other
4 = DK
5 = REF

Political views
1 = Very conservative
2 = Conservative
3 = Moderate
4 = Liberal
5 = Very liberal
6 = DK
7 = REF

Now registered to vote?
1 = Yes
2 = DON'T NEED TO REGISTER (VOL)
3 = No
4 = DK
5 = REF

Vote in 2004 Presidential Election
1 = Yes, voted
2 = No, did not vote
3 = DK
4 = REF

Who Voted for in 2004 Presidential Election
1 = John Kerry
2 = George W. Bush
3 = Other candiate (VOL)
4 = DK
5 = REF

Current Marital Status
1 = Currently married
2 = Living together with a partner
3 = Widowed
4 = Divorced
5 = Separated
6 = Never Married
7 = DK
8 = REF

Current Employment Status
0 = REF
1 = Employed Full-Time
2 = Employed Part-Time
3 = Retired
4 = Homemaker
5 = Student
6 = Unemployed but Looking for Work
7 = Unemployed and Not Looking for Work
8 = Disabled (VOL)
9 = DK

Job Description
1 = Employee of Private Company or Business
2 = Employee of Non-profit Organization
3 = Government Employee
4 = Self-Employed
5 = Other (VOL)
6 = DK
7 = REF

Military Household
1 = Yes, self
2 = Yes, other household member
3 = Yes, both
4 = No
5 = DK
6 = REF

Description of Area Live In
1 = Big city
2 = Small city
3 = Suburb of a big city
4 = Suburb of a small city
5 = Town
6 = Rural area
7 = DK
8 = REF

Respondent Religion
1 = Other
2 = DK
3 = REF
4 = None
6 = Protestant
7 = Catholic
8 = Orthodox
9 = Mormon
10 = Jehovahs Witness
11 = Adventists Church
12 = Christian Science
13 = Mennonite/Amish
14 = Salvation Army
15 = Other Christian
16 = Buddhism
17 = Hinduism
18 = Jewish
19 = Muslim
20 = Other Non-Christian
21 = Atheist
22 = Agnostic

Often attend church
1 = At least once a week
2 = Almost every week
3 = About once a month
4 = Seldom
5 = Never
6 = DK
7 = REF

Consider Self Member of Religious Right
1 = Yes, a part
2 = No, not a part
3 = DK
4 = REF

Race: Other race
1 = Other
2 = DK
3 = REF
4 = No other race

How much thought given to election
1 = Quite a lot
2 = Some (VOL)
3 = Only a little
4 = None (VOL)
5 = DK
6 = REF

How often do you vote?
1 = Always
2 = Nearly always
3 = Part of time
4 = Seldom
5 = Never (VOL)
6 = DK
7 = REF

Certain to Vote
1 = Absolutely certain
2 = Fairly certain
3 = Not certain
4 = DK
5 = REF

Congressional vote: Party's candidate
1 = Democratic Party's candidate
2 = Republican Party's candidate
3 = Other candidate (VOL)
4 = DK/Undecided (VOL)
5 = REF
6 = Don't plan to vote (VOL)

Congressional vote: Lean more toward
1 = Democratic Party's candidate
2 = Republican Party's candidate
3 = Other candidate (VOL)
4 = DK/Undecided (VOL)
5 = REF

Presidential Job Approval
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
3 = DK
4 = REF

Satisfaction with Way Things Going in US
1 = Satisfied
2 = Dissatisfied
3 = DK
4 = REF

Enthusiasm Compared with Previous Elections
1 = More enthusiastic
2 = Less enthusiastic
3 = As enthusiastic/same (VOL)
4 = DK
5 = REF

Most Important Factor in Vote for Congress
1 = National issues
2 = Local or state issues
3 = Candidate character and experience
4 = Candidate's political party
5 = Other (VOL)
6 = DK
7 = REF

Vote Made to Send Message to Bush
1 = Message that support Bush
2 = Message that oppose Bush
3 = Not sending a message
4 = Not planning to vote (VOL)
5 = DK
6 = REF

Country Better Off if Which Party Controlled Congress?
1 = Republicans
2 = Democrats
3 = Same regardless
4 = DK
5 = REF

Iraq War a Mistake
1 = Yes, made mistake
2 = No, did not
3 = DK
4 = REF

View of Ads Seen for Political Candidates This Year
1 = Extremely positive
2 = Very positive
3 = Somewhat positive
4 = Somewhat negative
5 = Very negative
6 = Extremely negative
7 = DK
8 = REF

Contacted by Republican in this Year's Campaign
1 = Yes, in person
2 = Yes, by telephone
3 = Yes, both
4 = No, not called upon
5 = DK
6 = REF

0 = no
1 = yes

Education
1 = HS or Less
2 = Some College
3 = College Grad
4 = Post-Grad

College-Educated
0 = No college
1 = Some college

Education recoded
1 = Less than HS
2 = HS Grad
3 = Some College
4 = College Grad

Party Affil
1 = Repub
2 = Lean Rep
3 = Ind
4 = Lean Dem
5 = Dem
8 = DK
9 = ref

Party w leaners allocated
1 = Rep+lean
2 = Ind-no lean
3 = Dem+lean

Party-original question
1 = Rep-no lean
2 = Ind-all
3 = Dem-no lean

Age Recoded
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-49
3 = 50-64
4 = 65+

Income Recoded
1 = Less than $20k
2 = $20K-Less than $30K
3 = $30K-Less than $50K
4 = $50K-Less than $75K
5 = $75K and above

1 = Less than $30,000
2 = $30,000-Less than $75,000
3 = $75,000 or more

R: Ideology - 5 categories - dk into moderate
1 = very conservative
2 = conservative
3 = moderate
4 = liberal
5 = very liberal
6 = dk-ref

Ideol - 3 catetories
1 = cons
2 = mod
3 = lib

Race as in Banners in Crosstabs
1 = Non-Hispanic White
2 = Non-white

Detailed Banner on Race
1 = Non-Hispanic White
2 = Non-Hispanic Black
3 = White Hispanic
4 = Black Hispanic
5 = Hispanic, refuse to discriminate
6 = Asian
7 = Other or DK
8 = REF

1 = Male, 18-49
2 = Male, 50+
3 = Female, 18-49
4 = Female, 50+

Party ID X Ideology
1 = Liberal Democrat
2 = Moderate Democrat
3 = Conservative Democrat
4 = Pure independent
5 = Moderate/Liberal Republican
6 = Conservative Republican

1 = Christian
2 = Not Christian
3 = No response/Cannot determine

Religious Preference
1 = Protestant
2 = Catholic
3 = Mormon
4 = Other Christian religion
5 = Jewish
6 = Other non-Christian religion
7 = Other (unspecified)
8 = None/Atheist/Agnostic
9 = No response given

1 = Weekly
2 = Nearly weekly/monthly
3 = Seldom/Never

1 = Married
2 = Not Married

Regular Voter
1 = Regular Voter
2 = All others

Generic Ballot-Cong Vote
1 = Dem cand
2 = Lean Dem cand
3 = Lean Rep cand
4 = Rep cand
5 = Other candidate
6 = Wont vote
8 = DK
9 = REF

Recoded Generic Ballot
1 = Democratic candidate
2 = Republican candidate
3 = Other candidate
6 = Wont Vote
8 = DK
9 = REF

Contacted by Parties During Campaign
1 = Contacted by both parties
2 = Contacted by Republicans only
3 = Contacted by Democrats only
4 = Not contacted by either
9 = No opinion

regularv = 1(FILTER)
0 = Not Selected
1 = Selected