MITU0007_MERGED_OUTPUT_CODEBOOK.txt
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Project Code: MITU0007_MERGED_OUTPUT
Project Name: Polling Place Experiences III
Prepared for: Charles Stewart
Interviews: 12000
Project Manager: Sam Luks - 650.462.8009
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Variable List
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Name
Description
-------------caseid
case id
weight
case weight
mode
survey mode
q1
vote
q2a
reason for not voting - wrong id
q2b
reason for not voting - illness
q2c
reason for not voting - out of town
q2d
reason for not voting - forgot
q2e
reason for not voting - did not recieve absentee ballot
q2f
reason for not voting - too busy
q2g
reason for not voting - transportation
q2h
reason for not voting - didn't like choices
q2i
reason for not voting - registration problems
q2j
reason for not voting - weather
q2k
reason for not voting - bad time/location
q2l
reason for not voting - line too long
q2m
reason for not voting - didn't know where to go
q2n
reason for not voting - did not recieve ballot/not on time
q3
why no absentee ballot
q4
first time voting
q5
mode of voting
q4b
first time voting
q5b
mode of voting
q6
difficulty finding polling place
q7
polling place type
q8
know person that checked you in
q9
how well the polling place was run
q10
problem with voter registration
q11
problem with voter registration - allowed to vote
q12
line length
q12a
source of line
q13
picture id
q13a
allowed to vote after id
q14
type of id shown
q15
picture id follow-up
q16
voting equipment problems
q17
help with ballot
q18
ballot help
q19
poll worker performance
q20
race of poll worker
q21
age of poll worker
q22
polling place intimidation
q23
reason for absentee ballot
q24
contact re absentee ballot
q25
problems getting mail ballot
q26
mail ballot problems
q27
help with absentee ballot
q28
absentee ballot help
q29
absentee ballot pressure
q30
how returned
q31
returned absentee ballot
q32
ease filling out absentee ballot
q33
presidential vote
q34
confidence
q35
past voting experience
q36
voter fraud
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q37
q38
q39
q39a
q39b
q39c
q40
q40a
q40b
q41
q42
q43a
q43b
q43c
q43d
q43e
q43f
q43g
q44
q45
time_years
time_months
income
educ
pid3
pid7
ideo5
race
gender
birthyr
inputstate
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vote theft
voter impersonation
driver's license
dl expired
dl legal name
dl address
passport
passport expired
passport legal name
other identification
birth certificate
reform proposals - allow absentee over internet
reform proposals - run elections by mail
reform proposals - auto-register all citizens to vote
reform proposals - allow registration at polls
reform proposals - require id
reform proposals - move election day to weekend
reform proposals - make election day a holiday
residence
disability
lived in current residence: years
lived in current residence: months
family income
education
3 point party id
7 point party id
ideology
race
gender
in what year were you born?
state of residence
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Verbatims
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q3_t
why no absentee ballot: text
q7_t
polling place type: text
q10_t
problem with voter registration: text
q12_t
line length: text
q14_t
type of id shown: text
q16_t
voting equipment problems: text
q18_t
ballot help: text
q22_t
polling place intimidation: text
q23_t
reason for absentee ballot: text
q25_t
problems getting mail ballot: text
q26_t
mail ballot problems: text
q28_t
absentee ballot help: text
q29_t
absentee ballot pressure: text
q30_t
how returned: text
q33_t
presidential vote: text
q35_t
past voting experience: text
pid3_t
3 point party id - other
race_other
race - other
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Variable Map and Codebook
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Name:
caseid
Description: case id
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Name:
weight
Description: case weight
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Name:
mode
Description: survey mode
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----10000
1 web
2000
2 phone
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Name:
q1
Description: vote
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----409
1 i did not vote in the election this november
162
2 i thought about voting this time, but didn't
127
3 i usually vote, but didn't this time
63
4 i tried to vote, but was not allowed to when i tried
52
5 i tried to vote, but it ended up being too much trouble
11188
6 i definitely voted in the november general election
0
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2a
Description: reason for not voting - wrong id
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----660
1 not a factor
32
2 a minor factor
49
3 a major factor
37
4 don't know
35
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2b
Description: reason for not voting - illness
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----575
1 not a factor
42
2 a minor factor
123
3 a major factor
35
4 don't know
37
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2c
Description: reason for not voting - out of town
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Count Code Label
----- ---- ----607
1 not a factor
25
2 a minor factor
113
3 a major factor
36
4 don't know
32
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2d
Description: reason for not voting - forgot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----670
1 not a factor
35
2 a minor factor
31
3 a major factor
37
4 don't know
38
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2e
Description: reason for not voting - did not recieve absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----647
1 not a factor
29
2 a minor factor
54
3 a major factor
46
4 don't know
35
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2f
Description: reason for not voting - too busy
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----494
1 not a factor
74
2 a minor factor
176
3 a major factor
32
4 don't know
36
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2g
Description: reason for not voting - transportation
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----596
1 not a factor
39
2 a minor factor
109
3 a major factor
31
4 don't know
37
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
Description:
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q2h
reason for not voting - didn't like choices
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----436
1 not a factor
87
2 a minor factor
214
3 a major factor
43
4 don't know
33
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2i
Description: reason for not voting - registration problems
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----578
1 not a factor
53
2 a minor factor
95
3 a major factor
50
4 don't know
35
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2j
Description: reason for not voting - weather
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----672
1 not a factor
43
2 a minor factor
19
3 a major factor
35
4 don't know
43
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2k
Description: reason for not voting - bad time/location
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----593
1 not a factor
69
2 a minor factor
71
3 a major factor
44
4 don't know
36
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2l
Description: reason for not voting - line too long
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----586
1 not a factor
66
2 a minor factor
72
3 a major factor
53
4 don't know
35
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
5
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Name:
q2m
Description: reason for not voting - didn't know where to go
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----593
1 not a factor
79
2 a minor factor
69
3 a major factor
37
4 don't know
34
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q2n
Description: reason for not voting - did not recieve ballot/not on time
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----602
1 not a factor
35
2 a minor factor
95
3 a major factor
49
4 don't know
31
8 skipped
11188
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q3
Description: why no absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----186
1 i had no interest in voting in this election
101
2 it was too late to request an absentee ballot once i thought
38
3 i requested an absentee ballot, but it never came
25
4 i wouldn't have been allowed to vote absentee according to m
12
5 requesting an absentee ballot requires too much effort
178
6 i didn't know how to request an absentee ballot
165
7 i just prefer to vote in person
96
8 other
10
98 skipped
11188
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q4
Description: first time voting
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----661
1 i am a first time voter
10517
2 i have voted in elections before
10
8 skipped
812
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q5
Description: mode of voting
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----7169
1 in person on election day (at polling place or precinct)
1966
2 in person before election day (early)
2029
3 voted by mail (or absentee)
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11
12
812
0
4
8
9
99
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don't know
skipped
not asked
phone - refused
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Name:
q4b
Description: first time voting
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----41
1 i am a first time voter
73
2 i have voted in elections before
0
8 skipped
11885
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q5b
Description: mode of voting
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----55
1 in person on election day (at polling place or precinct)
9
2 in person before election day (early)
20
3 voted by mail (or absentee)
26
4 don't know
5
8 skipped
11885
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q6
Description: difficulty finding polling place
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----65
1 very difficult
128
2 somewhat difficult
618
3 fairly easy
8309
4 very easy
3
5 phone - don't know
13
8 skipped
2864
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q7
Description: polling place type
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----31
1 private home
99
2 private business
2293
3 school building
1332
4 church
543
5 police/fire station
172
6 a store or shopping mall
251
7 senior center
1271
8 community center
291
9 library
1595
10 other government office (court house, municipal building, ci
438
11 other
8
98 skipped
3676
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
Description:
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q8
know person that checked you in
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1420
1 yes
6843
2 no
43
3 i don't know
18
4 i don't remember
1
8 skipped
3676
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q9
Description: how well the polling place was run
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----7603
1 very well - i did not see any problems at the polling place
1341
2 okay - i saw some minor problems, but nothing that interfe
116
3 not well - i saw some minor problems that affected the abili
49
4 terrible - i saw some major problems that affected the abil
15
5 don't know
12
8 skipped
2864
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q10
Description: problem with voter registration
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----8966
1 no
158
2 yes
4
3 don't know
7
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q11
Description: problem with voter registration - allowed to vote
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----118
1 i voted a regular ballot
39
2 i voted using a provisional ballot
1
3 i was offered a provisional ballot, but i chose not to vote
0
4 no, i was not allowed to vote
1
8 skipped
11841
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q12
Description: line length
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----3903
1 not at all
2506
2 less than 10 minutes
1485
3 10-30 minutes
779
4 31minutes - 1 hour
457
5 more than 1 hour
3
6 don't' know
2
8 skipped
8
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0
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9 not asked
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q12a
Description: source of line
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----3247
1 most of my wait was to check in to vote.
935
2 most of my wait was after i had checked in, and i was waitin
996
3 my wait in line was fairly evenly divided between checking i
38
4 i don't recall.
14
8 skipped
6769
9 not asked
2
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q13
Description: picture id
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4916
1 yes
4178
2 no
34
3 don't know
7
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q13a
Description: allowed to vote after id
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4660
1 yes. i voted using a regular ballot.
130
2 yes. i voted using a provisional ballot
11
3 i was offered a provisional ballot, but i chose not to vote
2
4 no, i was not allowed to vote
27
8 skipped
7168
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q14
Description: type of id shown
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4365
1 driver's license
29
2 passport
280
3 voter registration card
183
4 another picture id card issued by the government
27
5 a picture id card not issued by the government (student id,
8
6 an id card without a picture, which the poll worker accepted
9
7 a bill, letter, or package addressed to me, which the poll w
3
8 although i was asked for an id, i didn't show one
14
9 i don't remember
4
98 skipped
7079
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q15
Description: picture id follow-up
Count Code Label
9
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----- ---- ----2796
1 i was asked specifically for an id card with a picture on it
1810
2 i showed a picture id card because it was convenient for me;
267
3 don't know
11
8 skipped
7115
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q16
Description: voting equipment problems
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----8962
1 no
159
2 yes
4
3 don't know
8
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q17
Description: help with ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----525
1 yes
8605
2 no
1
3 phone - don't know
5
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q18
Description: ballot help
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----32
1 my spouse or partner
14
2 a child of mine
10
3 a friend of mine
442
4 an election official or precinct worker
5
5 another voter, or someone else at my voting location
1
6 a person who helps me out because i have a physical disabili
13
7 other
5
8 don't know
3
98 skipped
11475
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q19
Description: poll worker performance
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----6390
1 excellent
2397
2 good
268
3 fair
60
4 poor
16
5 don't know
3
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
Description:
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q20
race of poll worker
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----931
1 african-american
38
2 native american
52
3 asian
6184
4 white
189
5 hispanic
166
6 other/multi-racial
567
7 i don't recall the race of my poll worker
180
8 i don't know
8
98 skipped
3677
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q21
Description: age of poll worker
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----428
1 under 30
2626
2 between 31 and 50
4738
3 between 51 and 70
473
4 older than 70
25
5 phone - don't know
30
8 skipped
3677
9 not asked
3
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q22
Description: polling place intimidation
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----9037
1 no
88
2 yes
5
3 i don't remember
4
8 skipped
2865
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q23
Description: reason for absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----316
1 my state or locality only has vote-by-mail.
568
2 i have signed up to receive a mail or absentee ballot automa
534
3 voting by mail or absentee was just more convenient for me t
214
4 i was out of town for this election
162
5 i have a physical disability that makes it difficult for me
83
6 i could not get to the polls on election day because of my w
26
7 i am in the armed forces
45
8 i was an election official or poll worker
0
9 religious observances would have interfered with my going to
81
10 other
0
11 phone - don't know
3
98 skipped
9968
99 not asked
1 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q24
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Description:
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contact re absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1397
1 no
311
2 yes
4
3 phone - don't know
0
8 skipped
10288
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q25
Description: problems getting mail ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1991
1 no
38
2 yes
0
3 phone - don't know
3
8 skipped
9968
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q26
Description: mail ballot problems
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1984
1 no
30
2 yes
13
3 don't know
4
8 skipped
9969
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q27
Description: help with absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----73
1 yes
1955
2 no
0
3 phone - don't know
0
6 phone - don't know
3
8 skipped
9969
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q28
Description: absentee ballot help
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----24
1 my spouse or partner
6
2 a child of mine
4
3 a friend of mine
8
4 an election official or precinct worker
1
5 another voter, or someone else at my voting location
5
6 a person who helps me out because i have a physical disabili
24
7 other
1
8 don't know
1
98 skipped
11927
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
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Name:
q29
Description: absentee ballot pressure
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----2012
1 no
11
2 yes
6
3 i don't remember
2
8 skipped
9969
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q30
Description: how returned
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1377
1 i personally mailed it back in.
149
2 someone else in my household mailed it back in.
385
3 i personally returned the ballot to an official election loc
83
4 someone else in my household returned the ballot to an offic
29
5 other
1
6 phone - don't know
5
8 skipped
9971
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q31
Description: returned absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----104
1 on election day
338
2 a few days before election day
475
3 the week before election day
1104
4 more than a week before election day
6
5 i don't remember
2
8 skipped
9971
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q32
Description: ease filling out absentee ballot
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1723
1 very easy
265
2 somewhat easy
30
3 somewhat hard
7
4 very hard
2
5 i don't remember
2
8 skipped
9971
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q33
Description: presidential vote
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----5273
1 john mccain (republican)
5500
2 barack obama (democrat)
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27
14
37
63
26
31
812
7
210
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
99
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robert barr (libertarian)
cynthia mckinney (green party)
ralph nader (independent)
other candidate or party
i did not vote in this race
skipped
not asked
phone - don't know
phone - refused
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Name:
q34
Description: confidence
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----8016
1 very confident
2420
2 somewhat confident
344
3 not too confident
224
4 not at all confident
172
5 don't know
6
8 skipped
812
9 not asked
6
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q35
Description: past voting experience
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----8529
1 i almost always vote in every election, regardless
2075
2 i usually vote in national and/or state elections,
88
3 i usually vote in local elections, and tend not to
380
4 i usually haven't voted in the past, regardless of
188
5 other
7
6 phone - don't know
31
8 skipped
703
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
of what i
and tend
vote in n
what type
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Name:
q36
Description: voter fraud
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----923
1 it is very common
2117
2 it occurs occasionally
1974
3 it occurs infrequently
4369
4 it almost never occurs
2596
5 not sure
13
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
8
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q37
Description: vote theft
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----567
1 it is very common
1638
2 it occurs occasionally
1852
3 it occurs infrequently
5203
4 it almost never occurs
2719
5 not sure
14
8 skipped
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9 not asked
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q38
Description: voter impersonation
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----478
1 it is very common
1563
2 it occurs occasionally
1924
3 it occurs infrequently
5087
4 it almost never occurs
2897
5 not sure
46
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
6
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q39
Description: driver's license
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----11355
1 yes
620
2 no
16
3 i don't know
10
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q39a
Description: dl expired
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----109
1 yes
11215
2 no
19
3 i don't know
12
8 skipped
645
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q39b
Description: dl legal name
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----11106
1 yes
162
2 no
69
3 i don't know
18
8 skipped
645
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q39c
Description: dl address
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----10147
1 yes
1071
2 no
84
3 i don't know
47
8 skipped
645
9 not asked
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99 phone - refused
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Name:
q40
Description: passport
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4777
1 yes
7164
2 no
47
3 i don't know
11
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q40a
Description: passport expired
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----613
1 yes
4044
2 no
113
3 i don't know
8
8 skipped
7222
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q40b
Description: passport legal name
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4507
1 yes
214
2 no
50
3 i don't know
6
8 skipped
7222
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q41
Description: other identification
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----2851
1 yes
9069
2 no
60
3 i don't know
19
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
1
99 phone - refused
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Name:
q42
Description: birth certificate
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----10322
1 yes
1390
2 no
266
3 i don't know
18
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
3
99 phone - refused
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Name:
Description:
11/30/2008
q43a
reform proposals - allow absentee over internet
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----3210
1 support
7712
2 oppose
32
3 phone - don't know
167
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
2
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43b
Description: reform proposals - run elections by mail
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1690
1 support
9202
2 oppose
18
3 phone - don't know
210
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
3
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43c
Description: reform proposals - auto-register all citizens to vote
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----5349
1 support
5615
2 oppose
17
3 phone - don't know
142
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43d
Description: reform proposals - allow registration at polls
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4707
1 support
6253
2 oppose
19
3 phone - don't know
143
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43e
Description: reform proposals - require id
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----8296
1 support
2676
2 oppose
23
3 phone - don't know
127
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43f
Description: reform proposals - move election day to weekend
17
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11/30/2008
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4481
1 support
6400
2 oppose
45
3 phone - don't know
192
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
6
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q43g
Description: reform proposals - make election day a holiday
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----6179
1 support
4794
2 oppose
17
3 phone - don't know
133
8 skipped
877
9 not asked
0
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q44
Description: residence
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----2539
1 i rent
8396
2 i own my apartment or house
749
3 i live with someone else (such as a parent, grandparent), bu
97
4 i live in institutional housing, such as a dormitory or nurs
190
5 other
10
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
19
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
q45
Description: disability
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----1937
1 yes
10028
2 no
3
3 phone - don't know
20
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
11
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
time_years
Description: lived in current residence: years
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----0
-9 not asked
0
-8 skipped
8 997 not sure
23 998 skipped
32 999 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
time_months
Description: lived in current residence: months
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----18
MITU0007_MERGED_OUTPUT_CODEBOOK.txt
0
0
0
23
40
-9
-8
997
998
999
11/30/2008
not asked
skipped
not sure
skipped
phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
income
Description: family income
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----525
1 less than $10,000
470
2 $10,000 - $14,999
435
3 $15,000 - $19,999
574
4 $20,000 - $24,999
650
5 $25,000 - $29,999
1204
6 $30,000 - $39,999
1174
7 $40,000 - $49,999
1145
8 $50,000 - $59,999
882
9 $60,000 - $69,999
894
10 $70,000 - $79,999
959
11 $80,000 - $99,999
747
12 $100,000 - $119,999
502
13 $120,000 - $149,999
562
14 $150,000 or more
1004
15 prefer not to say
38
16 phone - don't know
6
98 skipped
4
99 not asked
226 999 phone - refused
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Name:
educ
Description: education
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----498
1 no hs
4157
2 high school graduate
2756
3 some college
1004
4 2-year
2341
5 4-year
1207
6 post-grad
0
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
36
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
pid3
Description: 3 point party id
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----4450
1 democrat
3933
2 republican
3113
3 independent
122
4 other
283
5 not sure
5
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
94
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
pid7
Description: 7 point party id
Count Code Label
19
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11/30/2008
----- ---- ----3291
1 strong democrat
1130
2 not very strong democrat
1162
3 lean democrat
1043
4 independent
1143
5 lean republican
1031
6 not very strong republican
2881
7 strong republican
179
8 not sure
53
98 skipped
88
99 not asked
================================================================================
Name:
ideo5
Description: ideology
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----840
1 very liberal
1903
2 liberal
3672
3 moderate
2827
4 conservative
1608
5 very conservative
1100
6 not sure
2
8 skipped
4
9 not asked
43
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
race
Description: race
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----9674
1 white
1118
2 black
532
3 hispanic
157
4 asian
123
5 native american
162
6 mixed
156
7 other
7
8 middle eastern
0
98 skipped
0
99 not asked
0 999 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
gender
Description: gender
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----5583
1 male
6399
2 female
0
3 phone - don't know
0
8 skipped
0
9 not asked
18
99 phone - refused
================================================================================
Name:
birthyr
Description: in what year were you born?
Count
----2
107
Code
---9998
9999
Label
----phone - don't know
refused
20
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11/30/2008
================================================================================
Name:
inputstate
Description: state of residence
Count Code Label
----- ---- ----400
1 alabama
200
2 alaska
400
4 arizona
200
5 arkansas
400
6 california
200
8 colorado
200
9 connecticut
200
10 delaware
0
11 district of columbia
400
12 florida
400
13 georgia
200
15 hawaii
200
16 idaho
400
17 illinois
200
18 indiana
200
19 iowa
200
20 kansas
200
21 kentucky
200
22 louisiana
200
23 maine
200
24 maryland
200
25 massachusetts
200
26 michigan
200
27 minnesota
400
28 mississippi
200
29 missouri
200
30 montana
200
31 nebraska
200
32 nevada
200
33 new hampshire
200
34 new jersey
200
35 new mexico
400
36 new york
200
37 north carolina
200
38 north dakota
200
39 ohio
200
40 oklahoma
200
41 oregon
200
42 pennsylvania
200
44 rhode island
200
45 south carolina
200
46 south dakota
200
47 tennessee
400
48 texas
200
49 utah
200
50 vermont
200
51 virginia
400
53 washington
200
54 west virginia
200
55 wisconsin
200
56 wyoming
0
60 american samoa
0
64 federated states of micronesia
0
66 guam
0
68 marshall islands
0
69 northern mariana islands
0
70 palau
0
72 puerto rico
0
74 u.s. minor outlying islands
0
78 virgin islands
0
81 alberta
0
82 british columbia
21
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
99
998
999
11/30/2008
manitoba
new brunswick
newfoundland
northwest territories
nova scotia
nunavut
ontario
prince edward island
quebec
saskatchewan
yukon territory
not in the u.s. or canada
skipped
not asked
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