Favorability: Bush
101 = Do not recognize name
102 = Cannot rate

Bush Conservative or Liberal
1 = Very conservative
2 = Conservative
3 = Moderate
4 = Liberal
5 = Very liberal

Economic Issues in US Positive Today
1 = Excellent
2 = Good
3 = Fair
4 = Poor

Tax rates a problem
1 = Extremely serious
2 = Serious
3 = Not too serious
4 = Not a problem

Bush favors death penalty
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose

Contacted by campaign about presidential campaign
1 = Yes
2 = No

Interested in government
1 = Most of the time
2 = Some of the time
3 = Now and then
4 = Hardly

Interested in 2000 political campaigns
1 = Very interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Not much interested

Care which party wins presidential election
1 = Good deal
2 = Not very much

Trust federal government
1 = Always
2 = Most of the time
3 = Some of the time
4 = Never

Presidential primary election status
1 = Interviewed pre-presidential primary election
2 = Interviewed post-presidential primary election
4 = Undesignated (multiple primary dates or interviewed on day of election)

Certain registered to vote by interview
1 = Certain
2 = Chance registration lapsed

Voted in GOP or Democratic presidential primary
1 = Republican
2 = Democratic

Ballot for GOP presidential nominee
1 = Bauer
2 = Bush
3 = Forbes
4 = Hatch
5 = Keyes
6 = McCain
7 = Other
8 = Did not vote for presidential nominee

Ballot for Democratic presidential nominee
1 = Bradley
2 = Gore
3 = Other
4 = Did not vote for presidential nominee

Intended general election ballot, Bush v. Gore
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Other
4 = Would not vote for president

General election ballot for president
1 = Bush
2 = Gore
3 = Buchanan
4 = Nader
5 = Other
6 = Did Not Vote

Vote frequently
1 = Always
2 = Nearly Always
3 = Part of the Time
4 = Seldom
5 = Never

Voted in 1996 general presidential election
1 = Did not vote
2 = Voted

Congressional primary election status
1 = Interviewed pre-Congressional primary election
2 = Interviewed post-Congressional primary election
3 = No Congressional primary election (DC)
4 = Undesignated (interviewed on day of election)

Incumbent US representative for reeelection
1 = Running for re-election
2 = Retiring
3 = No US representative (DC)

Party of incumbent US representitive
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Other
4 = No US representative (DC)

Incumbent US senator running for reelection
1 = Running for re-election
2 = Retiring
3 = No US Senate race

Party of incumbent candidate for US senator
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Other
4 = No incumbent candidate

Party ID
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Independent
4 = Verbatim (cV01$)

Party ID Strong
1 = Strong
2 = Not very strong

Lean Republican or Democratic
1 = Republican
2 = Democratic
3 = Neither

Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

Race
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Asian
4 = Verbatim (cW03$)

Hispanic or Spanisk Origin
1 = Mexican
2 = Cuban
3 = Puerto Rican
4 = Verbatim (cW05$)

Education
1 = Grade eight or lower
2 = Some high school, no diploma
3 = High school diploma or equivalent
4 = Technical or vocational school after high school
5 = Some college, no degree
6 = Associate’s or two-year college degree
7 = Four-year college degree
8 = Graduate or professional school after college, no degree
9 = Graduate or professional degree

1 = Married
2 = Living as married
3 = Widowed
4 = Divorced
5 = Separated
6 = Never married

Employment Status
1 = Working full time
2 = Working part time
3 = Temporarily unemployed
4 = Retired
5 = Permanently disabled
6 = Homemaker
7 = Student
8 = Other

Self-Employed
1 = Work for someone else
2 = Self-employed

Work for Government
1 = Federal government
2 = State government
3 = Local government
4 = Military
5 = Not employed by government

Attend Religious Services
1 = More than once a week
2 = Once a week
3 = Once or twice a month
4 = Few times a year
5 = Never

Religious Affiliation
1 = Protestant
2 = Roman Catholic
3 = Jewish
4 = Mormon
5 = Orthodox Church
6 = Muslim
7 = Verbatim

Census Division
1 = New England
2 = Mid-Atlantic
3 = East North Central
4 = West North Central
5 = South Atlantic
6 = East South Central
7 = West South Central
8 = Mountain
9 = Pacific

Urbanity
1 = Urban
2 = Suburban
3 = Rural

Household Income
1 = Less than $10,000
2 = $10,000 to less than $15,000
3 = $15,000 to less than $25,000
4 = $25,000 to less than $35,000
5 = $35,000 to less than $50,000
6 = $50,000 to less than $75,000
7 = $75,000 to less than $100,000
8 = $100,000 to less than $150,00
9 = $150,000 or more

Interview Language
1 = English
2 = Spanish

Interviewer Race / Ethnicity
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = Asian
4 = Hispanic
5 = Other

Interviewer Judge of Interview
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D
5 = F

Favor cutting taxes or strengthening Social Security
1 = Cutting Taxes
2 = Strengthening Social Security

Favor cutting taxes or strengthening medicare
1 = Cutting Taxes
2 = Strengthening Medicare

Favor cutting taxes or paying national debt
1 = Cutting Taxes
2 = Paying National Debt

Federal government should spend on social security
1 = More
2 = Same
3 = Less
4 = None