Interview Point
Respondent Key
Date of Interview
Time of Interview
Area Code
State
Favorability: Bush
Bush Conservative or Liberal
Favorability: Gore
Gore Conservative or Liberal
Favorability: McCain
McCain Conservative or Liberal
Economic Issues in US Positive Today
Personal Economic Conditions Positive Today
Tax rates a problem
Americans without health insurance a problem
Bush favors death penalty
Gore favors death penalty
Underpunished criminals a problem
Drug use a problem
Bush favors soft money ban
Gore favors soft money ban
Immigration a problem
Bush favors gays in military
Gore favors gays in military
Poverty a problem
Job loss to foreign competition a problem
Watched network TV news in past week (# days, 1-7)
Watched cable news in past week (# days, 1-7)
Watched local TV news in past week (# days, 1-7)
Read newspaper in past week (# days, 1-7)
Listened to talk radio in past week (# days, 1-7)
Contacted by campaign about presidential campaign
Contacted by group other than campaign about presidential campaign
Received brochures about pres. campaign in campaign
Interested in government
Interested in 2000 political campaigns
Interested in presidential campaign
Care which party wins presidential election
Attended meeting for presidential campaign in campaign
Did other work for presidential candidate in campaign
Gave money to presidential candidate in campaign
Trust federal government
Presidential primary election status
Registered to vote by interview
Certain registered to vote by interview
Registered to vote for general election
Certain registered to vote for general election
Voted in presidential primary
Voted in GOP or Democratic presidential primary
Ballot for GOP presidential nominee
Ballot for Democratic presidential nominee
Intended general election ballot, Bush v. Gore
Voted in general election
General election ballot for president
Vote frequently
Voted in 1996 general presidential election
Know where to vote in neighborhood
Voted in current election district
Congressional District
Congressional primary election status
Incumbent US representative for reeelection
Party of incumbent US representitive
Incumbent US senator running for reelection
Party of incumbent candidate for US senator
Party ID
Party ID Strong
Lean Republican or Democratic
Conservative or Liberal
Gender
Age
Race
Of Hispanic or Spanish Origin
Hispanic or Spanisk Origin
Education
US Citizen
Employment Status
Employed Student
Self-Employed
Work for Government
Attend Religious Services
Affiliated with Religion
Religious Affiliation
Born-again Christian
Years at Current Address
Have Health Insurance
Main Health Insurance is HMO
Census Division
Metropolitan Statistical Area
County
Urbanity
Nielsen Media Market
Adults in Household (#)
Children in Household (#)
Household Income
Labor Union Household
Military Household
Voice Lines in Home (#)
Zip Code (estimated from phone)
Zip Code (provided by respondent)
Interview Language
Interviewer Key
Interviewer Gender
Interviewer Race / Ethnicity
Interviewer Judge of Interview
Interviewer Judge of Respondent's Political Knowledge
Weight (based on party ID in each state)
Ideology (factor 1: economic)
Ideology (factor 2: social)
Ideology (factor 3: free-market)
Ideology (factor 4: liberatarian)
Favor cutting taxes or strengthening Social Security
Favor cutting taxes or strengthening medicare
Favor cutting taxes or paying national debt
Federal government should reduce top braket taxes
Federal government should adopt flat tax
Federal government should spend on social security
Favor investing Social Security in stock market
Federal government should give school vouchers
Federal government should spend on spending on schools
Federal government should spend on health care for uninsured
Federal government should spend on medicare
Favor right to sue HMOs
Federal government should expend effort to protect patients rights
Federal government should spend on medicaid
Federal government should restrict abortion
Federal government should ban abortion
Favor death penalty
Favor handgun licenses
Federal government should expend effort to restrict gun purchases
Federal government should limit contributions to parties
Favor soft money ban
Federal government should spend on public campaign financing
Federal Government Should Spend on Missile Defense
Federal government should spend on military
Federal government should use for foreigh civil wars
Federal government should expend effort to stop job disc. againsts gays
Federal government should expend effort to stop job disc. againsts blacks
Federal government should expend effort to stop job disc. againsts women
Favor gays in military
Federal government should reduce income differences
Federal government should spend on aid to mothers with young children
Federal government should expend effort to protect environment
Federal government should expend effot to elim. many bus. regulations