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Politisches Verhalten und politische Einstellungen
Since the early stages of public opinion research, nonresponse has been identified as an important threat to the degree to which our sample can represent the population we are interested in. Researchers have documented a trend of declining response rate over the years. However, the nonresponse rate becomes a concern only when it introduces error or bias into survey results. One way to estimate nonresponse bias is through imputation. Online panels, which maintain a pool of respondents who are invited to participate in research through electronic means, face unique opportunities as well as challenges with regards to nonresponses and their imputations. Using data from a nation-wide online panel, this paper hypothesizes that nonresponse bias may exist due to the common causes shared between response propensity and opinion placements. After testifying the common causes, imputations are made to estimate the missing values. Lastly, the differences between observed distributions on variables of interest and imputed distributions are made to show the scope of nonresponse biases. This paper finds that nonresponse biases may exist in online panels. First, the theoretical model of nonresponse bias was supported because the commoncause pattern was found in the dataset. In other words, response propensity and opinion items that are of interest appeared to share common causes including mostly demographic variables. Second, imputation analyses show that although most of the differences between imputed and measured opinions do not indicate serious biases, there were few cases in which the differences seemed to be critical. The limitations of this study, especially those of the imputation method, are discussed at the end of this chapter. Suggestions for future research are provided too.
Price, V. , & Cappella, J. (2014). Electronic Dialogue 2000 (ED2K) (ZA5658; Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. GESIS, Cologne. https://doi.org/10.4232/1.11884
gr8 - Dec #8 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
b1a2a - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Amount of poverty in the United State
b1a3d - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make all Americans pay the
b1a3g - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Use American military forc
d4bc7_1 - Thinking about what Al Gore has been saying, how much time would you say he is spending... [Criticizing George W. Bush, his opponent]
d4bc12 - What would you say is the main reason you don't feel well informed?
d4bd2a11 - A candidate's family and marital relationships
d4bd2a15 - How well a candidate connects with average people
d4bd2a16 - A candidate's prior record in public office
d4bd2b6 - Whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls
d4bd2b7 - A candidate's success or difficulty in raising funds
d4be2 - Do you favor or oppose setting aside a permanently endowed and publicly controlled fund to pay for presidential campaigns?
d4ai1_6 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I would rather have a strong opinion than no opinion at all]
d4aj1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would prefer complex to simple problems]
d4aj1_2 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [It's enough for me that something gets the job done; I don't care how or why it works]
d5bb3 - What about other acquaintances - people at work or others you see just going about your day? How many days in the past week did you discuss the campaign with these other acquaintances?
d5bc1b_1 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
d5bc1b_4 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
d5bc4_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d5bc4_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d5bc4_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d6ba5_6 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates will probably be boring]
d6bb4 - Which of the two plans do you think you would prefer, if you had to choose?
d6bc1 - Now we'd like to ask you some questions about your perceptions of the nation. During the past year, would you say that the United States' position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same, or has it grown stronger?
d6bc4 - During the past year, would you say that environmental conditions within the United States have gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
d6bc6 - What about the next 12 months? Do you expect the nation's economy to get better, get worse, or stay about the same as now?
d6bd1_2 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [George W. Bush]
d6aa2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the Presidential campaign last week?
d6ag5_1b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Provide tax credits to encourage voluntary savings for retirement]
d6ag6 - Which of the following would you say best describes George W. Bush's position on prescription drug benefits available through Medicare?
d6ag8_3a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to prohibit procedures known as partial-birth abortions]
d6ag8_3b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to prohibit procedures known as partial-birth abortions]
d6ag9 - Which of the following comes closest to your own views?
d6ag11b - So far as you know, did Al Gore support or oppose FDA approval of RU-486?
d6ag12 - What is your opinion concerning FDA approval of RU-486?
d6atime1 - Time survey first opened (Pacific, 24-hour clock)
d7bg2_2 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Al Gore, algore2000.org]
d7bg5_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_3 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_4 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_7 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_8 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bh8 - Regardless of which candidate is elected, how many of the new President's campaign promises do you think will be fulfilled?
d7bi1 - In our last few 'Electronic Dialogue' discussions, groups have been talking about their views concerning the Presidential candidates. Now that the election is drawing near, who do you think the people in your discussion group will probably support
d7af1_2 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Ending Affirmative Action programs]
d7af1_4 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Restricting the amount of violence on TV, video games, and film]
d7ag1 - How much would you favor the federal government encouraging states to recognize same-sex partnerships as legal unions?
d7ah4 - During the past year, would you say that environmental conditions within the United States have gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
d7ah7 - What about the level of violence in popular entertainment? During the past year, would you say that the level of violence in entertainment has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
d7ai1_8 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Passing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)]
d7ai1_9 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Federal legislation to prohibit racial profiling in law enforcement]
d8aa3_5 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [Gore campaign spokesperson Warren Christopher]
d8ab2_2 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The disputes have undermined my confidence in our electoral system]
j1f1_4 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supported giving tax credits or vouchers to people who send their children to private schools]
j1f1_5 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
j1f1_6 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
j1f1_11 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored a lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
j1f1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored a lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
j1h7 - Who do you think the people in your discussion group supported in the election?
j1h8 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your discussion group?
j1m1a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on Bush's proposed tax cut could be changed?
j1m2a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on school tuition vouchers could be changed?
j1n1_1 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Just looking out for themselves]
j1n1_3 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Treat others with respect]
j1n1_5 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Active in community issues]
j2b2 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2e5 - Who has President-elect George W. Bush selected to be his National Security Adviser?
j2e6 - Following November's election, which one of the parties has the most members elected to be U.S. Senators?
j2f1_3 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
d3.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 3?
d4.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 4?
d5.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 5?
d6survey - what surveys did member complete in octeber?
junepre - completed the june pre discussion survey
aqsumall - argument quality summary statistic using the simple sum
trustmed - perceived news media credibility scale
mmedexp - Sum no of days 0-35 R's media exposure (natltv, cabletv, localtv, newsp, ptradio), computed 4.30.01
votefn.1 - How about you - did you vote in the elections for president held this past Nov 7th? from final baseline j1g1
voted.r - did you vote on Nov 7th for baseline and post discussion 7 respondents
lowatt.r - participants who attended btwn 1 and 3 chats based upon grp1029 assignment
contrl.r - control group based upon grp1029 assignment
votepst7 - Dummy variable indicating self-report of voting was obtained from post 7 survey
t2.rally - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Attend any political meetings, rallies, speeches, dinners or similar events in support of a particular candidate
t2discn - time two total # of days R discussed the election with 4 disc partners (0-28)
xattdisc - interaction of high t1disc and sumatt
enthus - how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice
t2effic - time 2 efficacy mean 3 items (1 str agree- 5 str disagree)
d6.fair - people are fair (from disc 6 survey)
d6.trust - pre d6 average interpersonal trust from three item scale
b1n2 - How much have you thought about the presidential primary elections or caucuses in your state?
b1nx2 - Did you vote is your state's presidential primary or caucus?
b1nx3 - Which party's primary or caucus did you participate in?
b1nx5 - Which candidate did you vote for? (D)
b1n3 - Please rate the chances of your voting in your state's primary election on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you defini
b1n4 - Which of the following comes closest to what you're thinking at this point?
b2p4 - Have you watched any of the debates or town hall meetings?
b2p5b - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Attended a public hearing or town meeting
b2p5c - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Talked to any people and tried to show them why t
times402 - time completed survey 4t2 (time slot survey for Group C members who were not placed in a timeslot)
d1ba6 - Which one of these problems facing our country do you think is the least important?
d1ba8b - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8c - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8f - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8g - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8i - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8j - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1bc3 - How many US states have imposed school voucher programs?
d1bc4 - Who is presently the U.S. Secretary of Education?
d1bc9ab - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes $5 billion in spending to fight
d1bc9bb - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes increased spending to reduce cl
d1bc12 - Do you favor or oppose couchers that give parents government funding to send children to any school of theie choice, whe
d2bb8_2 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_4 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_6 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_10 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2ab1_4 - Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
d2ab2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the presidential campaign last week?
d2ab5_6 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ad3 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
d2ad6_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_6 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2af3_2 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Teacher training a
d2af3_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Tuition vouchers f
d2af4a - Some people argue for tuition vouchers that would allow parents of children in failing public schools to use government
d2af6 - Do you favor or oppose teaching morality in public schools?
d2ag4 - Which if any of the following kinds of schools have you personally ever attended?
d3ba5_3 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [gun control]
d3ba6_5 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [improve drug prevention programs]
d3bc1_1 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [In your home at night]
d3ac1b_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
d3ac1b_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
d3ac4_2 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving education]
d3ac4_3 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Guiding foreign policy]
d3ad1a_2 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d3ad1b_1 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d3ae1_3 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
d3ae1_4 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
d3ae1_5 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports requiring a license for a person to buy a handgun]
d4be12 - Overall, how responsive do you think the presidential campaign has been to the basic concerns of the American public?
d4aa6_1 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [Presidential nominee George W. Bush]
d4ab2_6a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Bill Clinton
d4ab2_8a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Joseph Lieberman
d4ad1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
d4ae13 - Online discussions can require quite a bit of typing. How easy or difficult do you find typing, in general?
d5bj1_4 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Parties often make me feel anxious and uncomfortable]
d5ab2 - How compelling did you find this ad for George W. Bush?
d5ab5_5 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad reflects poorly on the candidate's campaign]
d5ab5_7 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unconvincing]
d5ab7b - What kind of effect would this ad have on most other voters? Would it make them more or less favorable toward George W. Bush?
d5ab8 - Had you seen this particular ad from the Al Gore campaign on TV, before we showed you?
d5ab12_3 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was accurate]
d5ab13a - Please rate how much you think this ad affected you personally, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected me a great deal, and 0 means did not affect me at all.
d5ac1c_2 - Thinking about George W. Bush's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Talking about what he, George W. Bush, would do if elected]
d6aa7_1 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates helped me learn where the candidates stand on the issues]
d6aa7_2 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates helped me get a sense of the candidates' personalities]
d6aa7_5 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The candidates did not really answer the questions]
d6ab1a_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
d6ab1a_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Experienced]
d6ab1b_1 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
d6ab2_1 - From what you have learned about where they stand on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
d6ad1a_3 - During the campaign so far, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d6ad1b_4 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d7ba2_2 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Number of criminals who are not punished enough]
d7ba2_8 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Condition of American military forces]
d7ba2_9 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Dependence upon foreign sources of energy]
d7ba3_1 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Giving tax credits or vouchers to help parents send their children to private schools]
d7ba3_5 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Making sure public school students can pray as part of some official school activity]
d7bb2b - Do these two people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bb4a - Does this person support the same candidate for president that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bc1_1 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Pat Buchanan]
d7bi2 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your discussion group?
d7btimee - Time d7 pre survey completed (Pacific, 24-hour)
d7dq1 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Using American military forces to stop civil wars in other countries]
d7aa1_4 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [Pollsters]
d7aa3 - To the best of your knowledge, what did the polls indicate in the week prior to the election?
d7aa4b4 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
d7aa5a - Please rate how much you think public opinion polls have affected most voters' choices, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected them a great deal, and 0 means did not affect them at all.
d7aa7 - How often do you think that pollsters try to influence the results of their polls so they come out a certain way?
d8ab2_3 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [Following these disputes over the election has been fun]
d8ab2_8 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The disputes have changed my mind about one or both of the candidates]
d8ab7 - How important is the eventual outcome of this election to you personally?
d8ac1_2 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Democratic Party]
d8ad1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust media organizations to report the news fairly?
d8ad2_1 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
d8ad2_4 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
d8ae4 - Do you think that hand counting of election ballots is generally accurate, or not?
d8ag1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j1i1b_1 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (friend/family member 1) about what was happening?
j1i1d_2 - About how often does (friend/family member 2) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
j1i2d_1 - About how often does (acquaintance 1) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
j1i2e_1 - When you talked with (acquaintance 1) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
j1i2e_2 - When you talked with (acquaintance 2) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
j1j1_7 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Ralph Nader]
j1k2_1 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Maintaining a strong military defense]
j1k2_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Social Security benefits]
ffts2 - Final Final Time Slots for discussion 2
discuss2 - discussion group (time/type/number) for discussion 2
ffts.4 - Final Final Time Slots (updt 07.24.00) for Aug #4 discussion
groupty5 - type of group CHL, update (7.24.00) for #5 Sept discussion
aug.rec - JulyRecruit (updt. 07.24.00), accepted recruit to d#4 Aug
compfilt - filter for getting rid of multiple respondents w/in household
accept - Accepted invitation to participate in the study in recruitment (recoded from r1 through r3) GROUP C ONLY
novfault - Member tried to enter 'faulty' group 11/5 (received 15$ cash incentive)
t2.wrkcn - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Do any other work for a candidate
t2.gvmon - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Give money to a candidate
t2ac.par - mean of 4 active participation items from the first end of project survey(T2.RALLY, T2.WRKCN. T2.GVMON, T2.BUTTN)
t2.stpan - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Serve on local panel to discuss an issue
t2.poll - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Work at a local polling place
t2.youth - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: work with youth group or little league
d.actpr - Dummy for TIME ONE hi active polit participation, rally, give money, button, work for cand
t2lkslvs - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Just looking out for themselves]
t2canvot - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closer to your views (Candidates vote in best interest or for financial contri RECODED).
t2cynic - Time 2 eop2 average measure of cynicism using 5 item scale
dhit1cyn - dummy for high time one cynicism
t2medex - Time 2 Sum no of days 0-35 R's media exposure (natltv, cabletv, localtv, newsp, ptradio), computed 5.25.01
t2atttv - time two d7 attention to tv recoded
t2attnp - time two d7 attention to newspaper recoded
b1b1b - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Bill Bradley.
b1b1d - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... George W. Bush.
b1b2b - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Bill Bradley.
b1b2k - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Alan Keyes.
b1b2l - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... John McCain.
b1c1a - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC,
b1d7d - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Foreign affairs.
b1d7e - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Race relations.
b1d7f - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Environmental issues.
b1e1c - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... voted for tax cuts proposed by President Reagan: Br
b1e1dd - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... served in the United States Senate: Bradley
b1f1c - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Restricting the kinds of gun
b1f2a - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: Maintaining a strong military
b1f2b - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: Providing health care for peo
b1g1ld - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Knowledgeable.
b1m1bc - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1ia - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1m1ib - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1i1b - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors increased government funding of political campaig
b1i2cc - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over $1 tri
b1j4 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1k6b - How much would you say you agree with the following statements?: I don't think public officials care much about what peo
b1k6c - How much would you say you agree with the following statements?: Sometimes politics and government are so complicates th
b2p5d - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Given money to a candidate
b2p5g - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Tried to get another person to sign a petition
b2q2cp1 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2r2 - How favorable in general are you toward the Republican Party?
b2t3 - Which one of the parties has the most members in the U.S. Senate?
b2t8 - Do you happen to know what job or political office is currently held by Al Gore?
b2u1c - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1g - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z26 - Aside from being a student, in your current job, what kind of work do you do?
d1ba9aa - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the economy?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ea - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about education?: George W. Bush
d1ba9fb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about health care?: Al Gore
d1ba9ga - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the family?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ib - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about taxes?: Al Gore
d1ba9jb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about crime?: Al Gore
d1bb1e - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bc1 - How familiar are you with the phrase 'school voucher'?
d2bb8_12 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb10_1 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Reading programs fo
d2bc4_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Funding could be
d2bc5_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Schools fail by e
d2bc6_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Emphasis on chara
d2bd2_4 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd4_3 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2bd4_7 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2aa1_1 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2ad7_8 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ae1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by Senator John McCain]
d2ae1_5 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has offered to drop broadcast ads and debate his opponent weekly]
d2ae1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d2ae3_2 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2ae3_4 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2ae3_5 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2ae3_6 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2af3_1 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Reading programs f
d3bc8 - Do you ever go hunting, where guns are used?
d3bd8 - Since 1994, the rate of violent crime in the U.S. has...
d3be6 - Do you favor or oppose a waiting period -- for example, three to five days-- before a gun purchaser can take possession of a firearm?
d3be7 - Have you heard of the National Rifle Association (NRA)?
d3ac1a_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
d3ac1b_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
d3ae1_10 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d3af104a - Some people argue for the registration and licensing of all new handguns sold in America. Do you favor or oppose licensing new handguns?
d3af6_5 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were enjoyable]
d3af10 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you disagree with other people's points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
d4ba1_7 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Television]
d4ba1_9 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Congress]
d4ba2 - Our political system is generally dominated by the two major parties - the Democrats and the Republicans. How much confidence do you have in the two-party system to reflect the opinions of Americans generally?
d4ba6 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4bb2_4 - Thinking about the news media in general -- that is, national television news, the daily newspaper you are most familiar with, and newsmagazines -- please incidate whether you think they:
d5be1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
d5bh5_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_5 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_11 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bi1_2 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [U.S. Olympic trials for the upcoming Summer Olympic games]
d5bi1_5 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Grounding of the Concorde Airliner]
d5bi2_3 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]
d5ac2c_1 - Thinking about Al Gore's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Criticizing George W. Bush]
d5ac5_5 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Candidates can win elections without attacking their opponents]
d5ac6_1 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [An opponent's extramarital relationships]
d5ac6_2 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [Use of illegal drugs by an opponent before holding office]
d5ac7_3 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Compares the candidate's positions to those of an opponent]
d5ac7_5 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Points to positions that an opponent once endorsed but no longer holds]
d5ac7_6 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Portrays an opponent as personally dishonest]
d5ac7_10 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Attributes social or economic problems to an opponent's policies]
sepassig - Which assignment of post-discussion survey did member take (Sunday 9PM group)?
d6ae1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d6ae1_5 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates lack honesty and integrity]
d6af1_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d6ag1_1b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
d6ag1_4b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in federal tax rates for all taxpayers]
d6ag1_5b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in the 'marriage penalty' paid by married families]
d6ag3 - Which of the following would you say best describes Al Gore's tax proposal?
d6ag4_3a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d7bd4_3 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [Watching the debates was fun]
d7bd4_7 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates changed my mind about one or both of the candidates]
d7bd6 - Regardless of what you personally feel, which of the two candidates do you think most Americans would say was more convincing in the debates?
d7be1a_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Dick Cheney, the Republican candidate for Vice President? [Inspiring]
d7be1b_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President? [Inspiring]
d7be1b_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President? [Knowledgeable]
d7be2_2 - From what you have learned about their stands on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Joe Lieberman]
d7bf1_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d7ab11 - Which candidate were you mainly voting against?
d7ad1_2 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC]
d7ad1_4 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Read a daily newspaper]
d7ad7 - How did you find out who won the election?
d7ad8a - Did this person happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ad8b - Did these two people happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ae1a_1 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Ran a negative campaign]
d7ae1a_3 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Was inspiring]
d7ae1a_4 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Demonstrated his knowledge]
d8ah1_1 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: Pat Buchanan
d8ah1_6 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: Joe Lieberman
d8ai1 - In November's election, which candidate received the largest number of popular votes for President cast throughout the county?
d8ai2 - Following November's election, which one of the parties will have the most members in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.?
j1b2 - How many of the new President's campaign promises do you think will be fulfilled?
j1b3 - How likely do you think it is that the Republicans and Democrats in Congress will cooperate to pass legislation over the next few years?
j1d1b_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
j1e1b_2 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
j1e1b_5 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Angry]
j2g1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Sometimes politics and government are so complicated that a person like me can't really understand what's going on]
j2h1_6 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [The military]
j2i1_2 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [It's enough for me that something gets the job done; I don't care how or why it works]
j2i1_5 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems]
j2l1_3 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Distribute flyers for a political candidate you supported]
j2l1_4 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Work at an election polling place in your community]
j2l1_6 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Help out with a child or youth program, such as Scouts or Little League]
j2n4 - How much of the time do you think you can trust media organizations to report the news fairly?
d9ab8b - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Politically motivated]
d9ab8c - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Well-founded]
d9ad2f - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should have their phones tapped by the government]
d9ae8 - Our Electronic Dialogue discussions over the past year have typically focused on three or four topics, with a set agenda of related discussion questions. Based on your experience with the project, how tightly focused do you think the discussio
discuss5 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the Sept #5 discussion
groupty8 - type of group CHL, update for December #8 discussion
d4.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in discussion 4?
d5.onch - Has MNO been on channel in discussion 5?
d6signof - Signoff - Eastern Time - discussion 6
d1wcount - Discussion 1 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
marital - Marital status (updated: all baseline Rs)
involv - Political involvement (close following of politics, attention to newspaper & TV)
b0eff - mean efficacy score (1=strongly agree - 5 strongly disagree)
rpbkknw2 - Mean Background knowledge score of the republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
fullknw2 - Mean on the full knowledge scale (Version 2 coding)
t2tkadv - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Try to take advantage of others]
t2actcom - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Active in community issues]
trit1tru - trichotomous var for time one trust
trd.htrs - trichotomous dummy for high trust
xthtrssa - trichotomous dummy for high trust and sumatten
amerinvo - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Involved in their communities]
owntx - No. of Reasons for own opinion (Tax proposals), including -99 as 0s
t2acq2 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with acq2
b1g1db.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1ib.well.pred - Predicted probability
b2u1c.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b2u1d.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
gr7 - Nov #7 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
gpname6 - Final group assignments for the October #6 discussion
b1k6a - How much would you say you agree with the following statements?: People like me don't have any say about what the govern
b1nx1 - Most states have not yet held primaries or caucuses, but a few have done so in the past weeks. Did your state already h
b1n5 - If you voted today in the Republican presidential primary election, which candidate would you vote for?
b1n6 - If you voted today in the Democratic presidential primary election, which candidate would you vote for?
b2q1ap2 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2bp2 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q2ep2 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2t1 - Which one of the parties is more conservative than the other at a national level?
d2ad7_10 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ae1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by Senator John McCain]
d2ae1_6 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has offered to drop broadcast ads and debate his opponent weekly]
d2ae2_1 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2ae3_3 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2af3_5 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pre-school student
d3ba5_2 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [the death penalty]
d3ba6_3 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [recruit more community police who patrol local areas]
d4ac1 - How favorable in general are you toward the Democratic Party?
d4ac2 - How favorable in general are you toward the Republican Party?
d4ad1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d4ae4_3 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [The moderators were helpful]
d4ae8 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you disagree with other people's points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
d4ae11 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your group?
d6af2_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d6af2_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d6ag1_2a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Elimination of estate taxes]
d6ag1_3a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Tax credits for families with children in day care]
d6ag4_2b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports federal grants to college students who teach for four years]
d6ag4_4a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to give states 50 billion dollars to offer subsidized preschool to all 4-year olds]
d6ag5_2a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Allow Social Security payroll deductions to be invested in private savings accounts]
d6ag8_4b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports required waiting periods and parental notification]
d6ag11a - So far as you know, did George W. Bush support or oppose FDA approval of RU-486?
d8ac1_3 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Republican Party]
d8ac5 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ad2_2 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
d8ad5 - Which comes closest to your views?
d8ad7 - On election night, TV networks make projections of which Presidential candidate will win in each state, usually after polls have closed in those particular states but often before the polls have closed nationally. How interested are you typically
d8af1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d8af1_5 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates lack honesty and integrity]
d8ag3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d9aa3 - How much of the President's speech did you see or hear?
d9aa4b - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Questions surrounding former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich]
d9aa4e - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Hospitalization of Vice President Cheney for heart pains]
d9aa6f - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense]
d9ab1 - President Bush has proposed a tax cut amounting to an estimated 1.3 to 1.6 trillion dollars over ten years. Do you favor or oppose his proposed tax cut?
d9ab2e - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [Driven by special interests]
d9ab2f - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [Takes everyone's interests into account]
d9ab6 - The President's education plan supports vouchers that give parents government funding to send children to any school of their choice, whether that school is public, private, or religious. Do you favor or oppose school vouchers?
t2.buttn - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Wear a candidate's campaign button, put a campaign sticker on your car, or place a sign in your window or in front of your house
t2.trstp - pre d6 dummy for d6bl7 people can be trusted
t2trtres - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Treat others with respect]
t2ethdiv - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Ethnically diverse]
amerinfo - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Well informed about political affairs]
t2ff1 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with FF1 (0-7)
dumhid4e - dummy for hi enthusiasm on d4 survey
xenthcht - interaction of dummy for hi t1 enthus and sumatt
gpname5 - Final group assignments, updated (7.24.00) for the Sept #5 discussion
r3a - I agree to participate in this research project by clicking the 'Accept' button below (Group A)
r7 - Do you generally think of yourself as...
b1a2d - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Amount of illegal drug use.
b1a2g - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Number of people who can't afford hea
b1a3c - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make it harder for a woman
b1b1c - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Pat Buchanan.
b1b1e - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Bill Clinton.
b2t2 - Which one of the parties has the most members in the House of Representatives in Washington?
b2t4 - Who has the final responsibility to decide is a law is Constitutional or not?
b2u1a - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2u1e - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1a - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1b - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1c - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z1 - Which of the following best describes your current employment?
d3ba6_4 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [invest in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes]
d3ba6_6 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [impose tougher sentences for drug convictions]
d3ba6_10 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [build more prisons to avoid early release of prisoners]
d3bc1_3 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [When at a local shopping mall at night]
d3bc6 - Have you ever served as a juror in a court trial?
d3bd3 - About what percentage of U.S. households have guns?
d3bd4 - Which of the following spends the most money on criminal justice?
d3bd7 - Since 1993, the number of yearly gun-related killings in the U.S. has...
d4ag1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Citizens who get involved have a real chance to influence government]
d4ah8 - About what proportion of Americans do you think favor the death penalty?
d4ai1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I form opinions about everything]
d4ai1_5 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I prefer to avoid taking extreme positions]
d4aj1_8 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I only think as hard as I have to]
d5ba3_2 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [First Lady Hillary Clinton]
d5ba3_4 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [Vice-Presidential nominee Joseph Lieberman]
d6ab1b_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Experienced]
d6ad1a_1 - During the campaign so far, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d6ad1a_2 - During the campaign so far, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d6ad1a_4 - During the campaign so far, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d6ad1b_3 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d6ae1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
d6af2_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d6af2_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d6af2_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d7ai1_1 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Affirmative Action programs]
d8aa3_1 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [George W. Bush]
d8aa3_3 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris]
d8aa3_4 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [Bush campaign spokesperson James Baker]
d8ab3 - Do you think anything bad has resulted from the recent disputes over this election?
d8ab2_5 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The Bush campaign has acted quite well during these disputes]
d8ab8 - How important do you think the eventual outcome of this election is to most Americans?
d8ac1_1 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Presidency]
j2m3_2 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2m3a_1 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2p1_3 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I get nervous when I must talk to a teacher or boss]
j2p1_6 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I sometimes feel tense when talking to people if I don't know them very well]
j2p1_7 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I seldom feel anxious in social situations]
j2p1_8 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [In general, I am a shy person]
j2p1_9 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually feel relaxed around other people, even people who are quite different from myself]
j2q1_4 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Involved in their communities]
d9aa1 - A few weeks ago President Bush gave his first major address to the U.S. Congress, outlining the state of the union and discussing his administration's policies. Do you recall seeing any part of his speech to Congress?
neigpart - Mean Neighborhood Participation Score (0-1 Scale)
rpisknw2 - Mean issue knowledge score of the republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
aqweight - argument quality summary statistic using a weighted sum
extrem - Extremism scale 0-5, abs(index1)
voted7a - did you vote in the elections for president held this past November 7? from post disc 7 survey
gr1029 - Group assignment updated before discussion 7
intp7num - interaction of summary attendance with reply indicated on post 7 survey
b2z2o - In your current job, what kind of work do you do?: Other (TEXTBOX)
b2z5 - Do you mostly attend a place of worship that is...
b2z5o - Do you mostly attend a place of worship that is...: Some other religion:
b2z6 - Regardless of whether you now attend any religious services do you ever think of yourself as part of a particular church
b2z10 - Is your main insurance through an HMO or not?
date5a2b - Date completed suvey 5a2b (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group B. 39 completes/50 assignments)
time5a2c - Time completed survey 5a2c (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group C. 152 completes/174 assignment
d1bdate - date completed pre first event survey
d3bd9_10 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to place 50,000 more community police in local neighborhoods]
d3ac1a_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
d3ac1b_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d3ac2_1 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
d3ac2_2 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
d3ac3_5 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Protecting Social Security]
d5bh4_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_12 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh6_1 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bh6_4 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bh6_5 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bi1_3 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [A new grand jury to hear case against President Clinton]
d5bi2_2 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The West Wing]
d5bi2_7 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The Late Show with David Letterman]
d5bj1_8 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [In general, I am a shy person]
d7bg5_12 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bh2 - If the Presidential election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
d7bh4 - Overall, how enthusiastic are you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
d7btimes - Time d7 pre survey started (Pacific, 24-hour)
d7dq2 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Encouraging states to recognize same-sex partnerships as legal unions]
d7dq3 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Ending affirmative action programs]
d7aa1_5 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [The entertainmen
j1g1 - How about you - did you vote in the elections for president held this past November 7th?
j1g7 - If you had voted, which candidate do you think you would have chosen?
j1g11 - Which candidate were you mainly voting against?
j1h1_2 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were confusing]
j1h1_7 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [Opinions expressed in the group were very diverse]
j1i1e_2 - When you talked with (friend/family member 2) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
grp1029 - Group assignment updated before discussion 7
ffts1 - Final Final Time Slots (as of 0405)
discuss3 - discussion group (time/type/number)- updated after june recruitment
groupty6 - type of group CHL, update for Oct #6 discussion
discuss7 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the Nov #7 discussion
ffts.8 - Final Final Time Slots for December #8 discussion
discuss8 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the December #8 discussion
b1g1da.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1dc.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1dd.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1ia.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1b2i - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Al Gore.
b1c1b - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC.
b1c4 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the presidential campaign last week?
b1c5a - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Rush Limbaugh.
b1d7a - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: The economy.
b1d7c - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Morality/family issues.
b1d7h - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Gun control.
b1d7i - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Taxes.
b1d7j - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Gender/women's issues.
d1bc9ea - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation
d2bb1 - Which one of these do you think is the most important problem facing American schools today?
d2bb8_1 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb10_2 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Teacher training an
d2bc4_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Funding is better
d2bd2_1 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd4_5 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d3ac4_7 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving health care]
d3ad1a_3 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d3ae1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Proposes a 500 billion dollar middle class tax cut]
d3ae1_6 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports requiring a license for a person to buy a handgun]
d3af101 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in matters related to crime and gun control?
d3af104b - Some people argue for the registration and licensing of all new handguns sold in America. Others argue against licensing, saying that it won't stop criminals from obtaining guns and will infringe upon citizens' constitutional rights. Do you favor
d3af6_1 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were interesting]
d3af6_2 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were confusing]
d3af6_4 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [I had a hard time expressing what I wanted to say]
d6bd1_1 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Pat Buchanan]
d6bd1_4 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Ralph Nader]
d6bd1_5 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Dick Cheney]
d6bd3 - Regardless of who you support, who do you think has been conducting a more effective campaign for President?
d6aa1_2 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC]
d6aa1_5 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs]
d6aa7_6 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates were boring]
d6aa7_7 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates changed my mind about one or both of the candidates]
d6aa9 - Regardless of what you personally feel, which of the two candidates do you think most Americans would say was more effective in the debate?
d7aa4b2 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
d7aa4b3 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
d7aa5b2 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7aa5b4 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7ab9 - Overall, how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
d7ab14 - When did you decide your choice for president?
j1n1_4 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Try to take advantage of others]
j2a1_2 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Organized labor]
j2a1_5 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Democratic Party]
j2a1_8 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Supreme Court]
j2c1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the Federal Government to do what is right?
j2c2 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2c3 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2c4 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2d2 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles in the past week about President-elect George W. Bush?
novwin - November Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
income - an035201(income) recoded in thousands of dollars
par.act - "active participation" (attended rallies, given money, worn button, done ay other work)
folpubaf - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs RECODED.
cynicism - average measure of cynicism using 5 item scale
d5bc1b_3 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
d5bc2_1 - From what you have learned about their stands on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
d5bc3_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d5bc4_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d5bd1a_3 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d5bd1b_2 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d5be1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
d5be1_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d5bh3 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the Internet about the campaign for president?
d6ah1_4 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [Ralph Nader]
d6ah1_6 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [Joe Lieberman]
d7ba2_3 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Amount of money Americans pay in taxes]
d7ba3_6 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Trying to reduce the income differences between rich and poor Americans]
d7ba3_8 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Encouraging states to recognize gay or lesbian marriages]
d7bb2a - Does this person support the same candidate for president that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bb2d - Do these people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bb4d - Do these people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
j1a1_5 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1d1a_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
j1d1a_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
j1d1b_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
j1e1a_4 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
j1e1b_1 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
j1e1b_3 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
j1f1_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supported photo registration and licensing for all new handgun purchases]
j1f1_10 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supported photo registration and licensing for all new handgun purchases]
d9ab8e - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Driven by special interests]
d9ab9 - Which comes closest to your view?
d9ad2e - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be allowed to teach in public schools]
d9ae4 - How often did you consult other people or sources?
typovrlp - type of household overlap (updated 3/27)
grp404 - New group assignment - updated April 4th
grp428 - New group assignements - updated April 28th
dmhit1ef - dummy for high t1 efficacy, efficacy gr than 2.4
xdhiefat - interaction of high t1 efficacy and sumatt
d6.trstp - trust people (from disc 6 survey)
t2trgov - Time 2 eop2 How much of the time do you think you can trust the fed gov't to do what is right RECODED.
xt1cnsat - interaction of high t1 cynicism and sumatt
t2cbtvex - Time two # of days Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC
attelret - watched or listened to election returns as they came in d7ad4
dhit1inv - dummy for hi time one involvement, involv greater than 2.68
t2involv - time two involvement (t2 att tv, att newsp)
b1e1a - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a professional basketball player: Bradley
b1e2b - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a state governor: Bush
b1e2c - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a United States Senator: McCain
b1f2d - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: programs designed to reduce t
b1g1bb - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Honest.
b1g1da - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Really cares about people like me.
b1g1db - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Honest.
b1g1ia - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Really cares about people like me.
d2aa1_4 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2ab1_2 - Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC
d2ab4 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the presidential campaign last week?
d2ab5_2 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ac8 - How many days in the past week did you discuss the campaign with close friends or family members?
d2ac9 - In talking about the campaign with your close friends and family, how often did you disagree with their points of view?
d2ad5 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the Internet about the campaign for president?
d3af7 - At this point, how would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
d4ba1_5 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Press]
d4ba1_8 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Supreme Court]
d4bb2_5 - Thinking about the news media in general -- that is, national television news, the daily newspaper you are most familiar with, and newsmagazines -- please incidate whether you think they:
d4bb8 - So far, do you think news organizations are giving too much coverage to the 2000 presidential campaign, too little coverage, or about the right amount?
d4bc1 - What's your opinion of the likely presidential candidates this year? How satisfied are you with the likely choices?
d4bc4 - Which comes closest to your views?
d4bd2a2 - Use of illegal drugs by a candidate before holding office
d4bd2a6 - Whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls
d5ac6_6 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [Questions about an opponent's personal finances]
d5ac7_1 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Mentions anything negative about an opponent's positions]
d5ac7_4 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Discusses personal qualities that make an opponent a weak leader]
d5ac9 - Do you think this sort of journalistic review of candidate advertisements is...
d6ba5_2 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates will help me get a sense of the candidates' personalities]
d6ba5_3 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [I think it is fun to see who will win the debates]
d6bb1 - As you may know, George W. Bush and Al Gore have both proposed new tax cuts. However, the size and nature of their tax reduction plans differ. In general, how well do you think you understand the differences between the candidates' tax proposals?
d6bb6 - As you may know, the United States now enjoys a budget surplus. Which one of the following do you think should be the highest priority for using the surplus?
d6bc3 - During the past year, would you say that the United States' military capabilities have grown stronger, stayed about the same, or grown weaker?
d7ad1_3 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')]
d7ad5 - How closely would you say you followed the election results as they came in?
d7adx2 - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate won the national election for President?
d7ad8c - Did these three people happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ad8d - Did these people happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ae1a_6 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Ducked the issues]
d7ae1a_7 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Was likable]
d7ah1 - Now we'd like to ask you some questions about your perceptions of the nation. During the past year, would you say that the United States' position in the world has grown weaker, stayed about the same, or grown stronger?
j2e7 - Whose responsibility is it to nominate judges to the Federal Courts?
j2h1_3 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [The feminist movement]
j2h1_4 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Homosexuals]
j2h1_7 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Whites]
j2i1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would prefer complex to simple problems]
j2i1_3 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually end up deliberating about issues even when they do not affect me personally]
j2k1_2 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would enjoy spending a summer alone in a cabin with no other people nearby]
j2l1_1 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Serve on a jury]
maypost - Did member complete May post-chat survey?
septpre - completed the September Pre-discussion survey?
octpre - completed the October prediscussion survey
novpost - Completed November post discussion survey?
april - What did the respondent do in April
filt.inv - NVALID(propens, involv, t2involv, sumatt, totlsurv) = 5 (FILTER)
b1g1ic - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Inspiring.
b1g1la - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Really cares about people like me.
b1g1lc - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Inspiring.
b1m1dd - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1m1ic - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1lc - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1j3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d1ba8a - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8e - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8k - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba9eb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about education?: Al Gore
d1ba9gb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the family?: Al Gore
d1bb1c - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: The
d1bb5b - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5d - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5f - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d4bd2a9 - The personal finances of a candidate
d4bd2a10 - A candidate's sense of humor
d4bd2b5 - A candidate's campaign funding sources
d4aa1_1 - Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
d4aa1_2 - Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC
d4aa2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the presidential campaign last week?
d4aa5 - How much attention did you pay to the Republican Convention on TV or radio?
d5aa0a - Were you able to participate in this month's online discussion about campaign advertisements?
d5ab6b - What kind of effect did this ad have on you? Has it made you more or less favorable toward George W. Bush?
d5ab7a - Please rate how much you think most voters would be affected by this ad if they saw it, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected a great deal, and 0 means not affected at all.
d5ab12_2 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was informative]
d5ac1c_1 - Thinking about George W. Bush's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Criticizing Al Gore]
d5ac2a - Do you recall any other ads for Al Gore - aside from the one we've shown you - that you have seen recently on TV?
d5ac5_1 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Focusing on an opponent's weaknesses is necessary in a campaign]
d5ac6_3 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [An opponent's ties to special interest groups]
d7bc1_5 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Dick Cheney]
d7bd1_3 - Three televised debates between Al Gore and George W. Bush have now been held. Did you happen to see any of these Presidential debates on television or hear them on the radio? [October 17 in Saint Louis]
d7bd3_2 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7bd4_1 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates helped me learn where the candidates stand on the issues]
d7be1a_1 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Dick Cheney, the Republican candidate for Vice President? [Really cares about people like me]
d7be1a_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Dick Cheney, the Republican candidate for Vice President? [Honest]
d7be1a_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Dick Cheney, the Republican candidate for Vice President? [Experienced]
d7be2_1 - From what you have learned about their stands on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Dick Cheney]
d7bf1_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
j1i2b_2 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (acquaintance 2) about what was happening?
j1j1_2 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Joe Lieberman]
j1j1_3 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Pat Buchanan]
j1j1_4 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [George W. Bush]
j1j1_5 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Bill Clinton]
j1k1_2 - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following? [Eliminating many of the regulations that businesses have to follow]
j1k2_2 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Providing health care for people who don't have it]
j1m10_5 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I prefer to avoid taking extreme positions]
j1m10_8 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I pay a lot of attention to whether things are good or bad]
d5timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 5 (minutes)
d4wcount - Discussion 4 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d6.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 6?
d1ch.d - dummy for d1 attemted participation
d7survey - what surveys did member complete in November?
d8survey - What surveys did member complete in December? *(ONLY d8post administered)
gr3 - gpname1 June assignmt: recode into numerical (7.22)
b1i1a - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a universal health care program?: Bill Bradley
bi1ic - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO?: Bill
b1i2c - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over $1 tri
b1l8 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1n7 - Did you happen to vote in the 1996 presidential election?
b2p3 - Have you heard or read anything about any debates or town hall meetings among the candidates for president?
b2q1cp1 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2q1dp2 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2q1ep2 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
d2ae2_4 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2af3_6 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for out
d2af6a - Some people argue that students in public schools have a right to pray at official school functions. Do you favor or o
d2af6b - Some people argue that students in public schools have a right to pray at official school functions. Others argue that,
d3ba1 - Which of the following do you think is the most important contributor to crime in America today?
d3ba5_1 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [federal drug policy]
d3ba5_4 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [fairness in the criminal justice system]
d4ah3 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
d4ah7 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor the registration and licensing of all new handguns sold in America?
d4ai1_3 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [It is very important to me to hold strong opinions]
d4ai1_8 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I pay a lot of attention to whether things are good or bad]
d4aj1_5 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I really enjoy a task that involves coming up with new solutions to problems]
d4aj1_9 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I find satisfaction deliberating long and hard for hours]
d5ba3_1 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [Vice President Al Gore]
d5bb2 - What candidate do you think most of the family and friends you spoke with support?
d5bc1a_2 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
d6af1_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d6af1_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d6af2_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
d6ag1_1a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for college]
d6ag1_2b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Elimination of estate taxes]
d6ag4_1a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d6ag4_3b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d6ag5_1a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Provide tax credits to encourage voluntary savings for retirement]
d6ag5_3a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Allow Medicare recipients to select other health plans or remain in current system]
d7ai1_5 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Building a missile-defense system, despite objections from Russia and China]
d7ai1_6 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Building a missile-defense system, despite objections from Russia and China]
d8aa1 - How much attention did you pay to TV news or radio news stories about the outcome of the Presidential election in the past week?
d8aa2 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the outcome of the Presidential election in the past week?
d8ab2_4 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [These disputes have created a national crisis]
d8ac1_4 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Election process]
d8ac1_7 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Supreme Court]
d8ac4 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ad2_3 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
j2i1_6 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Learning new ways to think doesn't excite me very much]
j2j1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2j2 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2j3 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2k1_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I like to be the center of attention in a group]
j2l1_2 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Be part of a voluntary citizen's panel to discuss some local issue in your community]
j2m2_2 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, how many minutes or hours per week do you usethe Web?: [minutes]
j2m3_1 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2m3a_2 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
educ - Education - original variable (highest degree received)
educ.2 - Recoded education - dummy for more than high school
trust - interpersonal trust (Mean World Index)
d1ba9ha - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about racial issues?: George W. Bush
d1ba9hb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about racial issues?: Al Gore
d1ba9ia - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about taxes?: George W. Bush
d1bb5a - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5h - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5j - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bc8 - Over the past 12 years, the average standardized math and science scores for high school students have...
d1bc9ca - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who wants to require states to publish annua
d3bd9_5 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free trigger safety locks on a volunteer basis]
d3bd9_8 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
d3bd9_9 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to place 50,000 more community police in local neighborhoods]
d3be5 - Do you favor or oppose limiting gun purchases to one per month?
d3ab2 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in the current campaign for president?
d3ab3 - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 presidential election?
d3ac1a_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
d5bc3_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d5bc3_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
d5bc4_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d5bc4_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
d5bd1b_3 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d5bd1b_4 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d5be1_5 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
d5bh1 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
d5bh5_6 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d6ah1_2 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [George W. Bush]
d6ah1_5 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [Dick Cheney]
d6atime2 - Time survey completed (Pacific, 24-hour clock)
d7ba2_4 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Amount of illegal drug use]
d7ba2_6 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Condition of the environment]
d7ba2_7 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [State of public education]
d7ba3_3 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Making it harder for a woman to get an abortion]
d7ba3_4 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Reducing income tax rates for all Americans]
d8ad9 - This year, do you think that the TV network projections on election night worked in favor of one or the other of the Presidential candidates?
d8ae6 - Do you favor or oppose permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
d8af1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
d8af2 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government to do what is right?
d8ah1_2 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: George W. Bush
d8ah1_3 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: Al Gore
d8ah1_5 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: Dick Cheney
j1d1a_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
d9aa4d - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Debates over whether the U.S. should develop a missile defense system]
d9ab2b - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [Politically motivated]
d9ab2d - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [One-sided]
d9ab3b - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [Politically motivated]
d9ab3c - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [Well-founded]
d9ab3f - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [Takes everyone's interests into account]
d9ab7b - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [Politically motivated]
d9ab8a - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Balanced]
d9ab8f - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Takes everyone's interests into account]
junepost - completed the june post discussion survey
marpost - Completed the March post discussion 9 survey?
november - what did member do in november?
aug.man - August pre-d4 survey manipulation [E8a-E9b] : Which version received?
augwin - August Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
b1b2d - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... George W. Bush.
b1c1d - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Read a daily newspaper.
b1c1e - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss po
b1c5b - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Don Imus.
b1c5d - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Tom Leykis.
b1d22 - About how many minutes per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
b1d3 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
b2q2bp1 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q2dp2 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2u1b - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1h - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z3 - Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
b2z9 - Many Americans do not have health insurance. Are you now covered by any form of health insurance, including any private
b2y7 - How many children under age 18 now live in your household?
b2y8 - Are you a citizen of the United States?
d2bb10_8 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [School modernizatio
d2aa1_5 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2ac10 - What about other acquaintances - people at work or others you see just going about your day? How many days in the past
d2ac11 - In talking about the campaign with these acquaintances, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give
d2ad2_2 - About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or email? [Minutes]
d4ba1_3 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Presidency]
d4ba3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4bd2a3 - A candidate's ties to special interest groups
d4bd2a8 - A candidate's academic record in school
d4bd2b3 - A candidate's ties to special interest groups
d4bd2b9 - The personal finances of a candidate
d4bd2b12 - The campaign tactics used by a candidate
d5bh5_8 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh6_3 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bh6_7 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bi2_4 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Cops]
d5bi2_5 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Saturday Night Live]
d5bj1_1 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I often feel nervous even in casual get-togethers]
d5bj1_7 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I seldom feel anxious in social situations]
d5bj1_9 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually feel relaxed around other people, even people who are quite different from myself]
d5ab5_2 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was informative]
d7be1b_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President? [Experienced]
d7bg1 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the Internet about the campaign for President?
d7bg2_4 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Ralph Nader, votenader.com]
d7bg3 - Are you on any electronic mail lists where people discuss political or social issues? (These email lists are sometimes called 'list-servs,' where people with a common interest can send messages to everyone on the list.)
d7bg5_9 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_10 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_11 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bh5 - Regardless of who you support, who do you think will end up being elected President in November? If you are not sure, just give your best guess.
d7dq6 - Please rate the chances of your voting in the presidential election next week on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you definitely will vote, and 1 means you definitely will not vote.
j1g14 - When did you decide your choice for President?
j1h1_5 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were enjoyable]
j1h1_6 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [Other participants were not very knowledgeable]
j1h2 - How would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
j1h6 - When you participated in these online discussions, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
j1i1a_2 - Would (friend/family member 2) be best described as your...
j1i2b_1 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (acquaintance 1) about what was happening?
j1i2a_2 - Would (acquaintance 2) be best described as...
j1i2d_2 - About how often does (acquaintance 2) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
d9ad2d - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be allowed to hold public rallies in your area]
d9ae5 - Did you ever have another person complete one of our surveys in your place?
d9ae10b - Internet technologies are still changing. Consider each of the following possibilities for online discussions, and indicate for each whether it would make you more or less likely to participate. [Participants have microphones and could he
d9ae10c - Internet technologies are still changing. Consider each of the following possibilities for online discussions, and indicate for each whether it would make you more or less likely to participate. [Participants have computer cameras and cou
numhouse - number of participants within a household
dropout1 - people who left group C in April and May
discuss1 - discussion group (time/type/number)
trd.mtrs - trichotomous dummy for medium trust
amertrus - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Trustworthy]
othertx - No. of Reasons for the disagreeing others' opinion (Tax proposals), including -99 as 0s
othtxsq - Squared term for numb reasons others tax
triothtx - Trichotomous var for num reasons other tax
t2ff2 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with FF2
t2acq1 - # days per week that R discussed election outcome with Acq1
b2u1a.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
pronotr - Propensity to participate pred probability (in any1 of first 4 events), without *trust* as covariate, computed 5.5.01
r3b - I agree to participate in this research project by clicking the 'Accept' button below (Group B)
r10 - Do you think of yourself as closer to...
r11 - Generally speaking, would you describe your political views as...
b1a2b - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Number of criminals who are not punis
b1a3e - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make sure public school st
b1a3f - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Try to reduce the income d
b1b1i - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Al Gore.
b1b1k - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Alan Keyes.
dates401 - Date completed survey 4t1 (time survey assigned to Group C members who were placed in a timeslot)
times401 - Time completed survey 4t1 (time survey assigned to Group C members who were placed in a timeslot)
an050401 - Do you accept this invitation to participate? If you do, you will be excused from taking any other surveys for the remai
d1ba1 - Which one of the following do you think is the most important problem facing our country?
d1ba8d - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba8h - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba9ab - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the economy?: Al Gore
d1ba9da - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about drugs?: George W. Bush
d3ba5_5 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [school violence]
d3ba6_7 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [eliminate paroles for violent criminals]
d3ba6_9 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [limit judges; discretion in sentencing violent convicts]
d3ba6_11 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [allow citizens to carry concealed weapons]
d3bc3 - Did this happen to you as a child or as an adult?
d3bc4 - Have you ever been threatened with a gun, or shot at?
d3bd1 - Which of the following best describes a 'three strikes' law?
d3bd9_4 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Would limit gun purchases to one per month with a 3-day waiting period]
d4ac3 - How similar or different do you think the Republicans and Democrats are on the important issues?
d4ad1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually just tell the public what it wants to hear]
d4ad1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates cannot be trusted to keep promises they make while campaigning]
d4ad1_5 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates lack honesty and integrity]
d4ae4_1 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [The discussions were interesting]
d4ae4_5 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [The discussions were enjoyable]
d4ae10 - We realize that you have not up to this point spent much time discussing the main presidential candidates. Still, please tell us your best guess. Who do you think the people in your discussion group will probably support in the election?
d4ag1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People like me don't have any say about what the government does]
d4ah1 - We're interested in people's impressions of what the public generally thinks on various issues. About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor requiring the broadcast news media to provide free air time to candidates?
d6aa1_4 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Read a daily newspaper]
d6aa4 - Recently the first televised debate between Al Gore and George W. Bush was held in Boston. (At the time this survey was begun, the second scheduled debate had not yet been held.) Did you see any part of the Boston Presidential debate on television or
d6aa8 - Regardless of what other people might think, which of the two candidates would you say was more effective in the debate?
d6aa11 - How much of the Vice Presidential debate did you see or hear?
d6ab1b_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
d6ad1b_2 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d6ae1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually vote the way they think best serves the country]
d6af1_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
d7ae1b_3 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Was inspiring]
d7ae1b_6 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Ducked the issues]
d7ae1b_7 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Was likable]
d7af1_1 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Using American military forces to stop civil wars in other countries]
d7af1_5 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Eliminating the electoral college and electing the President by popular vote]
d7ah2 - In the future, how willing should the United States be to use military force to solve international problems?
d7ah3 - During the past year, would you say that the United States' military capabilities have gotten stronger, stayed about the same, or grown weaker?
d7ai1_3 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Unilateral cuts in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile]
j1j1_6 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Al Gore]
j1k2_4 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Programs designed to reduce the flow of illegal drugs]
j1l1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I feel that I could do as good a job in public office as most other people]
j1m3 - Some people have proposed that our current system of electing the President, using an Electoral College rather than a direct popular vote, should be eliminated. Do you favor or oppose eliminating the Electoral College?
j1m10_1 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I form opinions about everything]
j1m10_2 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [If something doesn't affect me, I usually won't determine if it is good or bad]
j1m10_3 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [It is very important to me to hold strong opinions]
j2x1 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
groupty4 - type of group CHL, update (7.24.00) for #4 Aug discussion
ffts.5 - Final Final Time Slots (updt 07.24.00) for Sept #5 discussion
discuss6 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the October #6 discussion
groupty7 - type of group CHL, update for Nov #7 discussion
d1signon - first time logged on channel in April
d1signof - last time left channel in April
d1timeoc - how much time has MNO spent on the channel in April? (minutes)
d2signof - last time left channel in May
base.r - recoded var for number of baselines completed
t2.jury - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Serve on a jury
t2.ngpar - Neighborhood participation, mean of six items
d.ngpar - Dummy for Hi neighborhood participation based on the neigpart variable split at .25.
t1.tlkvt - Time one: In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Talked to any people and tried to show them why t
t2.trust - time two average interpersonal trust from three item scale
d.t1trst - dummy for high interpersonal trust at time one
t2pernei - perception of neighbors, calculated as mean of first five items on the eop1n1 section.04.04
trd.ltrs - trichotomous dummy for low trust
b1d4 - Not including e-mail or surveys, about how many hours per week do you use the web?
b1d7g - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Political campaigns.
b1d8 - When you visit Web sites with a political point of view, how often do you disagree with what they have to say?
b1e1bb - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is the son of a former United States Senator: Bradl
b1e1b - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is the son of a former United States Senator: Gore
b1e2bb - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a state governor: McCain
b1e2cc - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a United States Senator: Bush
b1f1b - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Eliminating many of the regu
b1f2c - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: Social Security benefits.
d1bc9da - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who supports teaching morality in public sch
d1bc11 - If you had to grade the quality of education in your own local area, what grade would you assign?
d1bc16 - Do you favor or oppose teaching morality in public schools?
d2bb6 - Which of these problems do you think is the least important?
d2bb8_8 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_9 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_11 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb10_4 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [After-school progra
d2bb10_5 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pre-school student
d3ad1a_1 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d3ae1_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free gun safety locks on a volunteer basis]
d3ae1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free gun safety locks on a volunteer basis]
d3ae1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d3af102 - How important would you say issues related to crime are to you personally?
d3af106 - Do you favor or oppose laws that allow people to carry concealed weapons?
d4ba1_2 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Education]
d5ab5_4 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unfair]
d5ab9 - How compelling did you find this ad for Al Gore?
d5ab12_1 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was negative in tone]
d5ab12_5 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad reflects poorly on the candidate's campaign]
d5ab12_7 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unconvincing]
d5ac2c_2 - Thinking about Al Gore's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Talking about what he, Al Gore, would do if elected]
d5ac2c_3 - Thinking about Al Gore's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Pointing out differences between himself and George W. Bush]
d7ba3_7 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Using American military forces to stop civil wars in other countries]
d7bb4b - Do these two people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bc1_4 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Ralph Nader]
d7bd1_1 - Three televised debates between Al Gore and George W. Bush have now been held. Did you happen to see any of these Presidential debates on television or hear them on the radio? [October 3 in Boston]
d7bd3_1 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7bd4_4 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The questions asked of the candidate were not the ones I'd like to ask]
d7bd4_6 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates were boring]
d7bd5 - Regardless of what other people might think, which of the two candidates was more convincing to you personally in the debates?
j1d1a_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
j1d1b_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
j1e1a_1 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
j1e1a_3 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
j1f1_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
j1f1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
j1g5 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about not voting?
j1g12 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about the choice you made?
j2n1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2o2 - How much would you favor the Federal Government encouraging states to recognize same-sex partnerships as legal unions?
j2o2a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on recognition of same-sex partnerships could be changed?
j2o3a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on the death penalty could be changed?
j2p1_1 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I often feel nervous even in casual get-togethers]
j2p1_5 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I am probably less shy in social interactions than most people]
j2q1_1 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Well informed about political affairs]
d9aa4a - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [School shooting in the San Diego area]
d9aa4c - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Arrest of an FBI agent on charges of spying for Russia]
carewin - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 Presidential election RECODED.
bkknow2 - Mean Background knowledge score of both the democrat and republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
dmisknw2 - Mean issue knowledge score of the democrat candidates (Version 2 coding)
isknow2 - Mean issue knowledge score of both the democrat and republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
aqsumrea - argument quality summary statistic using the sum of the reasons
aqsumoth - argument qaulity summary statistic using the sum of the "others"
hiatt.r - participants who attended 4 or more chats based upon grp1029 assignment
intchtuv - interaction of number of chats attended with usual voting habits
b1g1ba - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Really cares about people like me.
b1g1ib - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Honest.
b1g1id - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Knowledgable.
b1g2i - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... Al Gore?
b1g2l - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... John McCain?
b1m1bd - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1m1dc - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1ld - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
d2ad7_5 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_7 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_9 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_11 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_12 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ae1_3 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d2ae1_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d2ae2_2 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d4be11 - Overall, how enthusiastic are you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
d4aa4 - Recently the Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia. (At the time this survey was begun, the Democratic Convention had not yet been held.) Did you happen to see any part of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia on television or hear
d4aa6_2 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [Texas First Lady Laura Bush]
d4aa6_3 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [Retired Former General Colin Powell]
d4aa6_5 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [General H. Norman Schwarzkopf]
d4ab2_2a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: George W. Bush
d4ab2_4a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Ralph Nader
d5ac6_7 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [Negative campaign tactics used by an opponent]
d5ac6_8 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [A opponent's lack of military service]
d5ac7_7 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Highlights negative aspects of an opponent's public record that are factually true]
d5ac7_8 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Cites allegations of wrongdoing by an opponent that have not been proved]
d6ba6 - If you had to guess, which of the two candidates would you say is the more reluctant to debate his opponent?
d6bb11 - Now looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you and your family will be financially better off, worse off, or about the same as now?
d6bd1_3 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Al Gore]
d6bd5 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your discussion group?
d6aa1_3 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')]
d7aa4a - Please rate how much you think public opinion polls affected your vote choice personally, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected me a great deal, and 0 means did not affect me at all.
d7ab1 - We often find that a lot of people were not able to vote because they weren't registered, they were sick, or they just didn't have the time. Some did not vote because they chose not to for various reasons. How about you - did you vote in the elections f
d7ab5 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about not voting?
d7ac1_5 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Angry]
d7ad1_1 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)]
d7ad2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the Presidential campaign last week?
d7adx1 - Have you learned yet who won the national election for President?
d7ae1a_2 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Portrayed his positions accurately]
j2a1_3 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Television news]
j2a1_4 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Newspapers]
j2a1_6 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The Republican Party]
j2b1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2e3 - What job or political office is currently held by Trent Lott?
j2f1_4 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2g1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I don't think public officials care much about what people like me think]
j2h1_2 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Large corporations]
d4timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 4 (minutes)
d5signof - Time last signed off of discussion server (Eastern)
d6.onch - Has MNO been on channel in discussion 6?
d8signof - Final Sign-Off - Eastern Time
d5wcount - Discussion 5 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d7wcount - Discussion 7 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d2.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 2?
d2ch.d - dummy for d2 attemted participation
d1survey - Recode of whether or not the individual complete the pre/post survey associated with the first discussion
noshow - dummy for no-shows, never attended
debates - EOP1 g15 How many of the three televised Presidential debates held during the election campaign were you able to see, at least in part?
xt1invsa - interaction of dummy for high time one involvement and sumatt
dhisurv - dummy for high # of surv comleted based on distrib for 621 peeps in inv model (1 = 15 or 16 surveys. 0= less than that)
dhiatt - dummy for hi attendance only for those 621 in the inv model
gr6 - Oct #6 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
gr5 - Sept #5 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group (updt 7.22) for further stringvars recodes
gr4 - Aug #4 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group (updt 7.22) for further stringvars recodes
gpname4 - Final group assignments, updated (7.24.00) for the Aug #4 discussion
r5 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b1a2c - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Amount of money Americans pay in taxe
b1a2f - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Number of immigrants coming into the
b1a3a - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Give tax credits of vouche
b1a3b - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Limit the amount of money
b1b1m - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Ross Perot.
b1b2c - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Pat Buchanan.
b1b2e - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Bill Clinton.
b1b2m - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Ross Perot.
b1c5c - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: G. Gordon Liddy.
b1c5e - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Jim Hightower.
b1c5f - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Neal Boortz.
b1d44 - Not including e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes per week do you use the web?
b1d7b - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Abortion issues.
b1d7k - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: News headlines.
b1e1aa - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a professional basketball player: Gore
b1e1d - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... served in the United States Senate: Gore
b1e2d - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a prisoner of war is Vietnam: McCain
b1f1d - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Protecting patients rights i
b1g1lb - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Honest.
b1g2b - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... Bill Bradley?
b1m1da - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1m1la - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1i1aa - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a universal health care program?: Al Gore
b1i1bb - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors increased government funding of political campaig
b1i1cc - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO?: Al G
b1i1d - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for
b1i1dd - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for
b1i2a - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports giving tax credits or vouchers to people who
b1i2dd - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a ban on soft money campaign contributions?:
b1l7 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1nx2a - Which of the following best applied to you?
b2p5a - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Contacted or written a public official about an i
b2p5bb - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Attended any political meetings, rallies, speeche
b2p5f - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Contacted a newspaper or television station about
b2q1bp2 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q1cp2 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2q2ap1 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2ap2 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2cp2 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2q2dp1 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2r1 - How favorable in general are you toward the Democratic Party?
b2t6 - Whose responsibility is it to nominate judges to the Federal Courts?
b2t7 - How much of a majority is needed for the U.S. Senate and House to override a presidential veto?
b2t9 - What job or political office is currently held by Trent Lott?
b2u1d - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1e - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z1o - Which of the following best describes your current employment?: Other
b2z2 - In your current job, what kind of work do you do?
b2z26o - Aside from being a student, in your current job, what kind of work do you do?: Other (TEXTBOX)
b2z4 - How often do you attend religious services, apart from special events like weddings and funerals?
b2z7o - Do you consider yourself...: Some other religion:
b2y9 - Last year, about what was your total household income before taxes?
an040101 - Your assigned day and time is.... Is that day and time generally okay for you?
dates402 - date completed survey 4t2 (time slot survey for Group C members who were not placed in a timeslot)
time5a2b - Time completed survey 5a2b (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group B. 39 completes/50 assignments)
d1ba9ca - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the availability of guns?: George W. Bush
d1ba9fa - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about health care?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ja - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about crime?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ka - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the environment?: George W. Bush
d1bb1b - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb4 - We recognize that this is just one brief experience. At this point, however, how would you rate the potential of this t
d1bb5g - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5i - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5k - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bc5 - Which of the following provides the least amount of public funding for primary and high school education?
d1bc6 - From 1993 to 1997, the number of serious violent crimes against students age 12-18 at school, or going to or from school
d1bc7 - From 1993 to 1997, the number of overall incidents of school-related crime...
d1bc9eb - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation
d1bc10 - If you had to grade the overall quality of education in the U.S., what grade would you assign?
d1bc14 - Do you favor or oppose increased federal spending to fight illiteracy among disadvantaged youth?
d1bc15 - Do you favor or oppose requiring states to publish annual report cards for all public schools?
d2bb8_7 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb10_7 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for teac
d2bc1_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Vouchers give par
d2bc1_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Vouchers will for
d2bc2_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Vouchers will vio
d2bc3_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Additional teache
d2bc5_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Children must be
d2bd2_3 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd2_5 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd4_2 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2bd4_8 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2ab1_1 - Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
d2ab5_1 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ab5_3 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ab5_4 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ab5_5 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ad2_1 - About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or email? [Hours]
d2ad6_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ae1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d2ae1_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports mandatory child safety locks on guns]
d2ae1_10 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports mandatory child safety locks on guns]
d2ae1_11 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d2ae2_5 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2ae2_6 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2ae2_7 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2ae3_1 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2ae3_7 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2af1 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in matters related to education?
d2af3_4 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [After-school progr
d2af4b - Some people argue for tuition vouchers that would allow parents of children in failing public schools to use government
d2af5 - Do you favor or oppose requiring states to publish annual report cards for all public schools?
d3bb1_1 - Registration and licensing are used for automobiles; handguns are just as important to regulate.
d3bc2 - Have you ever been punched or beaten by another person?
d3bc7 - Did you serve as a juror in a civil case or criminal case?
d3bc9 - Do any others in your household go hunting, where guns are used?
d3bd2 - How many U.S. states currently have the death penalty?
d3bd5 - Over the past 20 years, the rate of property crime in the U.S. has...
d3bd9_1 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports the death penalty]
d3bd9_2 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports the death penalty]
d3be1 - Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
d3be9 - Do you favor or oppose increased federal spending to place more community police in local areas?
d3be10 - In general, do you think the courts in your local area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?
d3ac1a_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
d3ac3_2 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving education]
d3ac3_3 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Guiding foreign policy]
d3ac3_4 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Reducing the federal debt]
d3ac3_6 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving public safety]
d3ac4_4 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Reducing the federal debt]
d3ac4_5 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Protecting Social Security]
d3ac4_6 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving public safety]
d3ae1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Proposes a 500 billion dollar middle class tax cut]
d3ae1_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d3ae1_11 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d3ag1 - Please rate the chances of your voting in the presidential election in November on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you definitely will vote, and 1 means you definitely will not vote.
d3ag2 - Thinking now about the general election in November, if you voted today in the presidential election, which candidate would you vote for?
d3af3 - Did you experience any technical difficulties?
d3af6_3 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The moderators were helpful]
d4ba1_4 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Organized labor]
d4ba4 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4ba5 - Do you think a strong third political party would generally help or hurt the political process?
d4bb3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4bb7 - Which comes closest to your views?
d4bc8_1 - Thinking about what George W. Bush has been saying, how much time would you say he is spending... [Criticizing Al Gore, his opponent]
d4bc11 - How well informed do you think you are about the two major candidates?
d4bd1 - In recent years, do you think that political campaigns have become...
d4bd2a5 - A candidate's campaign funding sources
d4bd2a12 - The campaign tactics used by a candidate
d4bd2a13 - A candidate's military service record
d4bd2a14 - A candidate's speaking ability
d4bd2b2 - Use of illegal drugs by a candidate before holding office
d4bd2b4 - The health status of a candidate
d4bd2b8 - A candidate's academic record in school
d4bd2b10 - A candidate's sense of humor
d4bd2b13 - A candidate's military service record
d4be4 - Which of the following do you think is more important?
d4be5 - Do you favor or oppose permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
d4aa1_3 - Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')
d4aa1_5 - Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
d4aa3 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the presidential campaign last week?
d4aa6_6 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [U.S. Senator John McCain]
d4ab2_1a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Pat Buchanan
d4ab2_3a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Al Gore
d4ac4 - What's your opinion of the presidential candidates? How satisfied are you with the choices?
d4ad1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually vote the way they think best serves the country]
d4ad2 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government to do what is right?
d4ae1 - Were you able to participate in this month's online discussion about the way political campaigns are conducted?
d4ae4_2 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [The discussions were confusing]
d4ae4_4 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [I had a hard time expressing what I wanted to say]
d4ah4 - Now on education: About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor vouchers that give parents government funding to send children to any school of their choice, whether public, private, or religious?
d4ah5 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor allowing prayer at official public school functions?
d4ai1_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [It bothers me to remain neutral]
d4aj1_6 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Learning new ways to think doesn't excite me very much]
d5ba1 - Did you happen to see any part of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles on television or hear it on the radio?
d5ba3_3 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [President Bill Clinton]
d5ba3_5 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy]
d5bc1a_1 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
d5bc1a_4 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
d5bc1b_2 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d5bc2_2 - From what you have learned about their stands on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
d5bc3_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d5bc4_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
d5bd1a_1 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d5bd1a_2 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d5bd1a_4 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d5bd1b_1 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d5be1_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Supports the death penalty]
d5be1_10 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d5bh5_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_4 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_7 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_9 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bi2_1 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Survivor]
d5bj1_3 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I get nervous when I must talk to a teacher or boss]
d5ab5_3 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was accurate]
d5ab5_6 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was attention-getting]
d5ac1a - Do you recall any other ads for George W. Bush - aside from the one we've shown you - that you have seen recently on TV?
d5ac5_2 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [When a candidate is attacked, he or she has no choice but to fight back]
d5ac5_4 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Attack ads help me learn about the candidates]
d5ac5_6 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Campaigns would be better off if candidates attacked their opponents less]
d5ac6_4 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [An opponent's potential health problems]
d5ac6_5 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [An opponent's campaign funding sources]
d5ac6_9 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [Criticisms of an opponent's record in public office]
d5ac7_2 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Shows unflattering pictures of the opponent]
d5ac7_9 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Quotes an opponent's actual words when these are easily misunderstood]
d6ba1 - Did you see or read anything in the media concerning negotiations between the campaigns about the number, timing, and format of debates?
d6ba4 - Candidates for smaller parties, for example, Pat Buchanan of the Reform Party and Ralph Nader of the Green Party, want to be included in the presidential debates. Do you think including these candidates would help or hurt the debates?
d6ba5_4 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The questions asked of the candidate will not be the ones I'd like to ask]
d6ba7 - At this point, what would you say the chances are that you will watch at least one of the presidential debates? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you definitely will watch, and 1 means you definitely will not watch.
d6bb3 - How important do you think a tax cut is to most Americans?
d6bb10 - We're interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you and your family are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago?
d6bc2 - In the future, how willing should the United States be to use military force to solve international problems?
d6bc5 - During the past year, would you say that the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
d6bd1_6 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Joe Lieberman]
d6bd4 - Recently, our 'Electronic Dialogue' groups have been talking about their views concerning the presidential candidates. Based on what you have heard so far, who do you think the people in your discussion group will probably support in the election?
d6bl7 - Which comes closer to your views?
d6bl8 - Which comes closer to your views?
d6aa5 - How much of the Boston Presidential debate did you see or hear?
d6aa7_3 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [Watching the debates was fun]
d6aa7_4 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The questions asked of the candidate were not the ones I'd like to ask]
d6ab1a_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
d6ab1a_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
d6ad1b_1 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d6ae1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually just tell the public what it wants to hear]
d6ae1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates cannot be trusted to keep promises they make while campaigning]
d6af1_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d6af2_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
d6ag1_3b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Tax credits for families with children in day care]
d6ag1_5a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in the 'marriage penalty' paid by married families]
d6ag2 - Which of the following would you say best describes George W. Bush's tax proposal?
d6ag4_2a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports federal grants to college students who teach for four years]
d6ag5_3b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Allow Medicare recipients to select other health plans or remain in current system]
d6ag5_4a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Provide 253 billion dollars over 10 years so that Medicare can cover half of prescription
d6ag5_4b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Provide 253 billion dollars over 10 years so that Medicare can cover half of prescription
d6ag8_1b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports legalized abortion only in cases of incest, rape, or when the woman's life is in danger]
d6ag8_2a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports guarantees that women can choose safe and legal abortions]
d6ag8_4a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports required waiting periods and parental notification]
d6ah1_3 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [Al Gore]
d7ba2_1 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Amount of poverty in the United States]
d7ba2_5 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Number of people who can't afford health insurance]
d7ba3_2 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Passing legislation to prohibit racial profiling in law enforcement]
d7bb1 - How many days in the past week did you discuss the Presidential campaign with family members or close friends?
d7bb2c - Do these three people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bb3 - What about other acquaintances - people at work or others you see just going about your day? How many days in the past week did you discuss the campaign with these other acquaintances?
d7bb4 - About how many different acquaintances (beyond your family and close friends) would you say you talked with about the campaign last week?
d7bb4c - Do these three people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bc1_2 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [George W. Bush]
d7bc1_3 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Al Gore]
d7bc1_6 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Joe Lieberman]
d7bd3_5 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7be1b_1 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President? [Really cares about people like me]
d7be1b_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Joe Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President? [Honest]
d7bf1_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
d7bf1_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d7bf1_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d7bf1_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d7bf1_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d7bf2_2 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving education]
d7bf2_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d7bf2_5 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Protecting Social Security]
d7bf2_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
d7bf2_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d7bg4_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_5 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_6 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bh1 - Please rate the chances of your voting in the Presidential election in November on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you definitely will vote, and 1 means you definitely will not vote.
d7bh6 - Overall, how responsive do you think the Presidential campaign has been to the basic concerns of the American public?
d7aa1_1 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [Bill Clinton]
d7aa1_2 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [Television news]
d7aa1_3 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [Newspapers]
d7aa1_6 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [Al Gore]
d7aa1_8 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [The voting publi
d7aa2 - There were many public opinion polls leading up to the Presidential election. How much attention would you say you paid to these pre-election polls?
d7aa4b1 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
d7aa6 - In general, do you think public opinion polls are a good thing or a bad thing for the country?
d7ab10 - Which comes closest to your view?
d7ab12 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about the choice you made?
d7ac1_3 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d7ac1_4 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Worried]
d7ad1_5 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs]
d7ad3 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the Presidential campaign last week?
d7ad6 - When did you find out who won the national election for President?
d7ae1a_5 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Lacked experience]
d7ae1b_5 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Lacked experience]
d7ai1_7 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Passing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)]
d7ai1_10 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Federal legislation to prohibit racial profiling in law enforcement]
d8aa3_6 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [U.S. Senator Bill Bradley]
d8ab5 - In general, do you think the recent debates over the election outcome have been a good thing or a bad thing for the country?
d8ab2_1 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The disputes helped me learn more about our electoral system]
d8ab2_6 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The Gore campaign has acted quite well during these disputes]
d8ad2_5 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
d8ad3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ad4 - Which do you think the news media care more about, in general?
d8ad6 - So far, do you think news organizations are giving too much coverage to the 2000 Presidential election, too little coverage, or about the right amount?
d8af1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates cannot be trusted to keep promises they make while campaigning]
d8ag2 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ah1_4 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100.: Ralph Nader
d8ai6 - How much of a majority is needed for the U.S. Senate and House to override a presidential veto?
j1a1_1 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1a1_3 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1d1b_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
j1d2_2 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
j1e1b_4 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
j1f1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
j1g2 - Which comes closest to your situation?
j1h1_3 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The moderators were helpful]
j1h5 - When you participated in these online discussions, how often did you disagree with other people's points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
j1i1a_1 - Would (friend/family member 1) be best described as your...
j1i1d_1 - About how often does (friend/family member 1) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
j1i1e_1 - When you talked with (friend/family member 1) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
j1i1b_2 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (friend/family member 2) about what was happening?
j1i2c_1 - When you talked with (acquaintance 1) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
j1j1_1 - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. 50 means you do not feel favorable or unfavorable. [Dick Cheney]
j1k1_1 - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following? [Trying to stop job discrimination against homosexuals]
j1k1_3 - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following? [Restricting the kinds of guns that people can buy]
j1k1_4 - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following? [Protecting patients' rights in the health care system]
j1l1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I have a pretty good understanding of the important political issues facing our country]
j1m1 - President-elect George W. Bush campaigned for a tax cut amounting to an estimated 1.3 trillion dollars over ten years. Do you favor or oppose his proposed tax cut?
j1m2 - Do you favor or oppose vouchers that give parents government funding to send children to any school of their choice, whether that school is public, private, or religious?
j1m3a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on eliminating the Electoral College could be changed?
j1m10_4 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [It bothers me to remain neutral]
j1n1_6 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Ethnically diverse]
j2a1_1 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Presidency]
j2b3 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2d1 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories in the past week about President-elect George W. Bush?
j2e4 - What job or political office is currently held by William Rehnquist?
j2f1_6 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2h1_1 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Labor Unions]
j2h1_8 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Blacks]
j2h1_9 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Hispanics]
j2h1_10 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Asians]
j2i1_7 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I prefer my life to be filled with puzzles that I must solve]
j2k1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I like to meet new people]
j2k1_3 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I like to be home with nobody else around]
j2k1_5 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would like to live in a large city because neighbors and acquaintances there would probably be less concerned about my private life]
j2l1_5 - Please tell us, if you were asked to do each of the following, whether you would be happy to do it or would rather not. [Participate in a neighborhood association or neighborhood watch]
j2n2 - Which do you think the news media care more about, in general?
j2o1a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on Internet voting could be changed?
j2p1_2 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually feel uncomfortable when I am in a group of people I don't know]
j2q1_3 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Disrespectful of others]
d9aa6a - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [Colin Powell, Secretary of State]
d9aa6d - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [Rod Paige, Secretary of Education]
d9aa6e - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [John Ashcroft, Attorney General]
d9ab3e - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [Driven by special interests]
d9ab4 - Which comes closest to your view?
d9ab7e - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [Driven by special interests]
d9ab7f - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [Takes everyone's interests into account]
d9ad2b - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be outlawed]
d9ae3 - In completing our surveys, did you ever consult other people (for instance, members of your household) or other sources of information to help answer questions?
d9ae6 - How often did you have other people complete surveys in your place?
d9ae7 - As you know, our Electronic Dialogue discussions over the past year have all included discussion moderators. Based on your experience with the project, what degree of group moderation would you prefer for similar online discussions?
d9ae9 - If you were offered the opportunity to participate again in a series of online political discussions, how likely would you be to accept?
grp1006 - Group assignment updated before discussion 6
drpout2 - people who left group C between June and August
groupty3 - Type of group - updated after June recruitment
ffts.6 - Final Final Time Slots for October #6 discussion
d1.onch - Have mno logged on the channel in April?
d2.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in May
d3.onch - has MNO been on the channel in June?
d6signon - Signon - Eastern Time - discussion 6
d6timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 6 (minutes)
d7timeoc - Time (minutes) spent on channel in discussion 7 (November)
d7.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in discsussion 7?
d3wcount - Discussion 3 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d6wcount - Discussion 6 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d3ch.d - dummy for d3 attemted participation
d2survey - what surveys did member complete in may?
d4survey - what surveys did member complete in August?
maypre - Did member complete May pre-chat survey?
augpre - completed the August pre survey?
janone - Completed the first Jan01 survey?
januar01 - What did member do in January 2001 [End of Project Surveys, NO chat scheduled]?
race.r - Recoded race variable - white/black/other
numchild - How many children under age 18 now live in your household?
tvexp - TV news exposure (mean # of days in past week that S's watched national, local and cable news)
avgint - Mean interest as calculated with folpubaf and carewin (scale = 1 to 4).
genpolkn - Mean general political knowledge score
npatt.r - newspaper attention recoded - to include people with 0 exposure to newspapers
exp.att - exposure to newspapers times attention to newspaper coverage
npropens - Propensity to participate predicted probability (in any1 of 4 events), computed 4.30.01
sumatt - Sum: number of chats attended 0-8
usualvot - Generally speaking, how often would you say you vote (from baseline)?
noshow.r - participants who never attended based upon grp1029 assignment
setasd.r - set aside based upon grp1029 assignment
condum8 - dummy var for conservative groups for dis 8
tosurv.c - CENTERED total num of surveys completed with centered mean
sumatt.c - CENTERED total num chats attended with centered mean
t2.tlkvt - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Talk to people and tell them who they should vote for.
t2.watch - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Work with a neighborhood watch
x.dnprch - centered interaction of dummy for neigborhood participation by sumatten
x.daprch - centered interaction of dummy for active participation by sumatten
t2.help - pre d6 dummy for d6bl8 people can be helpful
t2simpol - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Similar in their political leanings]
xtltrssa - interaction of trichotomous dummy for low trust and sumatten
amerdisr - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Disrespectful of others]
amerbore - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Bored with politics]
amerself - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Interested only in themselves]
t2pramer - time two average perception of americans, mean of six item scale
d4enthus - discussion four pre enthusiasm for candidate
cxhiench - Centered interaction of dummy for hi t1 enthus and sumatt
t2folpol - time two How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
t2tlkiss - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closest to your views (candidates talking about issues RECODED).
t2telpub - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closest to your views (candidates tell public RECODED).
t2prmise - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closer to your views (Candidates keep promises RECODED).
t2lctvex - Time two # of Watch local TV news ("Eyewitness" or "Action News")
t2nwpex - Time two # of days Read a daily newspaper
totsur.r - updating total # of surveys completed with addition of eop 2 and post 9
b1g1ic.well.pred - Predicted probability
b2u1b.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b1d4a - When did you first start using the World Wide Web?
b1d5 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the internet about the campaign for president?
b1d6a - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Go to chatroom/news group or similar serv
b1d6b - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Go to web to find info about political/ s
b1e1cc - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... voted for tax cuts proposed by President Reagan: Go
b1e2dd - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a prisoner of war is Vietnam: Bush
b1f1a - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Trying to stop discriminatio
b1g1bc - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Inspiring.
d1ba9bb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about a lack of morality?: Al Gore
d1ba9cb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the availability of guns?: Al Gore
d1ba9db - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about drugs?: Al Gore
d1ba9kb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the environment?: Al Gore
d1bb1a - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb1d - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb2 - Did you experience any technical difficulties during the discussion?
d1bb5c - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bb5e - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d3af115 - Which of the following do you think should receive a higher priority?
d3af1 - Were you able to participate in this month's online discussion about crime and public safety?
d3af11 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
d4ba1_1 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Organized religion]
d4ba1_6 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Medicine]
d4ba1_10 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Your local government]
d4bb1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust media organizations to report the news fairly?
d4bb2_1 - Thinking about the news media in general -- that is, national television news, the daily newspaper you are most familiar with, and newsmagazines -- please incidate whether you think they:
d5be1_3 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
d5be1_4 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
d5be1_6 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
d5be1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who has taken the following stands on the issues? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. Check all that apply. [Supports the death penalty]
d5bg1 - Please rate the chances of your voting in the presidential election in November on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 means you definitely will vote, and 1 means you definitely will not vote.
d5bg2 - Thinking now about the general election in November, if you voted today in the presidential election, which candidate would you vote for?
d5bh2_1 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the Web? [Hours]
d5bh2_2 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the Web? [Minutes]
d5bh4_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d6ag5_2b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following reforms to Social Security and Medicare? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Allow Social Security payroll deductions to be invested in private savings accounts]
d6ag7 - Which of the following would you say best describes Al Gore's position on prescription drug benefits available through Medicare?
d6ag8_1a - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports legalized abortion only in cases of incest, rape, or when the woman's life is in danger]
d6ag8_2b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has taken the following stands related to abortion? If you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Supports guarantees that women can choose safe and legal abortions]
d6ag10 - Recently the Food and Drug Administration approved RU-486, a drug developed in Europe and used there for many years, for use in the U.S. Did you happen to see any news reports recently about FDA approval of RU-486?
d6ah1_1 - Please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100, there 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable. [Pat Buchanan]
d7bb2 - About how many different family members and close friends would you say you talked with about the campaign last week?
d8ac2 - Our political system is generally dominated by the two major parties - the Democrats and the Republicans. How much confidence do you have in the two-party system to reflect the opinions of Americans generally?
d8ac3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ad8 - Some people have proposed that TV networks should not be allowed to make any projections about winners in Presidential elections until the all the polls are closed. Do you favor or oppose prohibiting network projections until all polls are closed?
d8ae1 - Some people have proposed that our current system of electing the President, using an Electoral College rather than a direct popular vote, should be eliminated. Do you favor or oppose eliminating the Electoral College?
d8ae5 - Do you think that machine counting of election ballots is generally accurate, or not?
d8af1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually just tell the public what it wants to hear]
d8af1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually vote the way they think best serves the country]
d8ai3 - Who has the final responsibility to decide if a law is Constitutional or not?
d8ai4 - Which one of the following is the main duty of Congress?
d9ae11 - Our discussions over the past year focused on the election and ranged across many topics. There are presently a number of complex issues now facing the nation, for example, health care reform. Based on your experience with this project, how usefu
discuss4 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the Aug #4 discussion
ffts.7 - Final Final Time Slots for Nov #7 discussion
dumhidis - dummy for hi t1 discn, discn greater than 5
t2ntvex - Time two # of daysWatch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
t2radex - Time two # of days Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
attsurv - attendance and surv completion categories
b1i2aa - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports giving tax credits or vouchers to people who
b1i2d - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a ban on soft money campaign contributions?:
b1j1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government to do what is right?
b1j2 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1j5 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1l9 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1n1 - Are you registered to vote at your current address?
b1nx4 - Which candidate did you vote for? (R)
b1n8 - Generally speaking, how often would you say you vote?
d2bd4_4 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2bd4_6 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2b5 - How often, if at all, do you participate in local parent/teacher association (PTA or PTO) meetings or other activities?
d2aa1_2 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2aa1_3 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2ab1_3 - Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')
d2ad4_1 - Not counting email or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the web? [Hours]
d2ad4_2 - Not counting email or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the web? [Minutes]
d4bb2_2 - Thinking about the news media in general -- that is, national television news, the daily newspaper you are most familiar with, and newsmagazines -- please incidate whether you think they:
d4bb2_3 - Thinking about the news media in general -- that is, national television news, the daily newspaper you are most familiar with, and newsmagazines -- please incidate whether you think they:
d4bb4 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4bb5 - Which do you think the news media cares more about, in general?
d4bb6 - Which comes closest to your views?
d4bb9 - All in all, how would you rate the job the press has done in covering the presidential election so far?
d4bc3 - Which comes closest to your general impression?
d4bc7_2 - Thinking about what Al Gore has been saying, how much time would you say he is spending... [Talking about what he, Al Gore, would do if elected]
d4bc8_2 - Thinking about what George W. Bush has been saying, how much time would you say he is spending... [Talking about what he, George W. Bush, would do if elected]
d5bb4 - What candidate do you think most of these acquaintances you spoke with support?
d5bc1a_3 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
d5bc1a_5 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Experienced]
d5bc1b_5 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Experienced]
d5bc3_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
d5bc3_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d5bc3_4 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Reducing the federal debt]
d6ba5_1 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates will help me learn where the candidates stand on the issues]
d6ba5_5 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The candidates will not really answer the questions]
d6ba5_7 - Please rate your expectations about the upcoming presidential debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates will probably not change my mind about the candidates]
d6bb2 - How important would you say a tax cut is to you personally?
d6bb5 - Which of the two plans do you think most Americans would prefer?
d6bb7 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which approach to cuts would you prefer?
d6bb8 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which would you prefer?
d6bb9 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which would you prefer?
d7ai1_2 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Affirmative Action programs]
d7ai1_4 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Unilateral cuts in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile]
d8aa3_2 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give news conferences or make announcements concerning the election outcome? [Al Gore]
d8ab1 - Do you think anything good has resulted from the recent disputes over this election?
d8ab2_7 - Please rate your reactions to the disputes over the election outcome by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [Disputes over the election outcome are boring]
d8ac1_5 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Television news]
d8ac1_6 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [Newspapers]
d8ac1_8 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Congress]
j2m2_1 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, how many minutes or hours per week do you usethe Web?: [hours]
j2m4 - When you visit Websites with a political point of view, how often do you disagree with what they have to say?
j2n3 - Which comes closest to your views?
j2o1 - Do you favor or oppose permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
j2o3 - Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
j2p1_4 - Now, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Parties often make me feel anxious and uncomfortable]
j2q1_2 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Trustworthy]
j2q1_5 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Bored with politics]
j2q1_6 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Interested only in themselves]
gpname3 - group name (Jenny) - updated after June recruitment
gpname2 - group name for discussion 2 (May)
propens - Propensity to participate predicted probability (in any1 of 4 events), computed 4.30.01
pronodsc - Propensity to particip pred probability (any1 of first 4 events), without *pol discn* as cov, computed 5.15.01
pronohd - Propensity to participate pred probability (in any1 of 4 events), without *nhood particp* as covariate, computed 5.5.01
r1a - First we need to know if you will accept this invitation to participate (Group A)
r1b - First we need to know if you will accept this invitation to participate (Groups B/C)
r3c - I agree to participate in this research project by clicking the 'Accept' button below (Group C)
r6 - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 Presidential election?
b2t10 - What job or political office is currently held by William Rehnquist?
b2v1d - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1f - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z8 - Do you consider yourself an Evangelical or Born-Again Christian?
date5a2c - Date completed survey 5a2c (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group C. 152 completes/174 assignmen
d1btime - time completed event 1 pre survey
d1ba3 - How much do you think it is within the powers of the President to deal with (response to an060101)? Do you think the pr
d1ba9ba - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about a lack of morality?: George W. Bush
d2ad7_3 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ad7_4 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d2ae1_4 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d2ae2_3 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the fo
d2af2 - How important would you say educational issues are to you personally?
d2af3_7 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for tea
d2af3_8 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [School modernizati
d4bc9 - How would you describe the presidential campaign so far?
d4bd2a1 - A candidate's extramarital relationships
d4bd2a4 - The health status of a candidate
d4bd2a7 - A candidate's success or difficulty in raising funds
d4bd2b1 - A candidate's extramarital relationships
d4bd2b11 - A candidate's family and marital relationships
d4bd2b14 - A candidate's speaking ability
d4bd2b15 - How well a candidate connects with average people
d4bd2b16 - A candidate's prior record in public office
d5bj1_5 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I am probably less shy in social interactions than most people]
d5bj1_6 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I sometimes feel tense when talking to people if I don't know them very well]
d5aa1 - Were you able to see and hear both ads, one from the Bush campaign and one from the Gore campaign?
d5ab1 - Had you seen this particular ad from the George W. Bush campaign on TV, before we showed you?
d5ab5_1 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was negative in tone]
d5ab6a - Please rate how much you think this ad affected you personally, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected me a great deal, and 0 means did not affect me at all.
d5ab12_4 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unfair]
d5ab12_6 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was attention-getting]
d5ab13b - What kind of effect did this ad have on you? Did it make you more or less favorable toward Al Gore?
d7bd1_2 - Three televised debates between Al Gore and George W. Bush have now been held. Did you happen to see any of these Presidential debates on television or hear them on the radio? [October 11 in Winston Salem North Carolina]
d7bd3_3 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7bd3_4 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7bd4_2 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates helped me get a sense of the candidates' personalities]
d7bd4_5 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The candidates did not really answer the questions]
d7be1a_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Dick Cheney, the Republican candidate for Vice President? [Knowledgeable]
d7bf2_1 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Managing the economy]
j1h9 - Thinking now of a typical member of your discussion group: How often do you think they usually follow what is going on in politics and public affairs?
j1i1c_1 - When you talked with (friend/family member 1) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
j1i1c_2 - When you talked with (friend/family member 2) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
j1i2a_1 - Would (acquaintance 1) be best described as...
j1i2c_2 - When you talked with (acquaintance 2) about the disputed election outcome, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estimate.
j1l1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I consider myself well qualified to be a political representative of my community]
j1l1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I think that I am better informed about politics and government than most other people]
j1m10_6 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I would rather have a strong opinion than no opinion at all]
septpost - completed September post discussion survey?
octpost - completed the octobet post discussion surcey
decpost - Completed December post discussion survey?
jantwo - completed the second Jan01 survey
december - What did member do in December *(ONLY d8post administered)?
trueblue - Loyal participants at July; Received $10 GTE Phone Card
d5bh5_3 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh5_10 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d5bh6_2 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bh6_6 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bi1_1 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Russian sailors trapped in a submarine that sunk in the Arctic]
d5bi1_4 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Wildfires burning in Montana and other Western States]
d5bi1_6 - Following are a few news stories that have been covered in the past few weeks. How closely, if at all, did you happen to follow each? [Singer and actress Madonna having a baby]
d5bi2_6 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]
d5bj1_2 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually feel uncomfortable when I am in a group of people I don't know]
d7bf2_3 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good of a job do you think Al Gore would do in handling each of the following: [Guiding foreign policy]
d7bg2_1 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [George W. Bush, georgewbush.com]
d7bg2_3 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Pat Buchanan, gopatgo2000.com]
d7bg4_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7bg5_13 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
d7dq4 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Registering and licensing all new handguns sold in America]
d7dq5 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Restricting the amount of violence on TV, video games and film]
j2f1_2 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2f1_5 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2g1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People like me don't have any say about what the government does]
j2h1_5 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Christian fundamentalists]
j2i1_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Thinking is not my idea of fun]
j2i1_8 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I only think as hard as I have to]
j2i1_9 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I find satisfaction deliberating long and hard for hours]
j2m1 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
octwin - October Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
partici - General political participation (mean of 8 items)
par.com - communicative participation (contacted media, tried to persuade someone etc...)
trustgov - How much of the time do you think you can trust the fed gov't to do what is right RECODED.
gpname8 - Final group assignments for the December #8 discussion
gpname7 - Final group assignments for the November #7 discussion
d7ac3 - Do you think that the American public was trying to send any particular message in this election?
d7ad4 - On election day or election night, did you watch news on television or hear it on the radio as the results came in?
d7adx4 - Have you seen or heard any news stories concerning potential irregularities or mistakes at any election polling places?
d7ad8 - How many people would you say you've talked with about the outcome of the election?
d7ae1b_1 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Ran a negative campaign]
d7ae1b_2 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Portrayed his positions accurately]
d7ae1b_4 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Demonstrated his knowledge]
d7af1_3 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Registering and licensing all new handguns sold in America]
d9aa2 - Did you watch or hear the speech when the President gave it, or did you see it later on the news?
d9aa5 - Do you approve or disapprove of the way that George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
d9aa6b - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation]
d9aa6c - President Bush has made a number of appointments to his cabinet. For each of the following, please indicate whether you approve of the appointment, disapprove, or don't know. [Gale Norton, Secretary of Interior]
d9ab2a - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [Balanced]
d9ab2c - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of Bush's tax cut plan? [Well-founded]
d9ab3a - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [Balanced]
d9ab3d - Regardless of your own views about a tax cut, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against Bush's tax cut plan? [One-sided]
d9ab5 - President Bush has created a high-level Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and has proposed the possibility of granting some government funds to religious organizations in support of their community development and service programs. Do yo
b2u1e.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b1g1bd - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Knowledgeable.
b1g1dc - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Inspiring.
b1g1dd - How well does each of the following traits describe George W Bush?: Knowledgeable.
b1g2d - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... George W. Bush?
b1m1ba - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1m1bb - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1m1db - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1m1id - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1m1lb - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
d2bb10_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Tuition vouchers fo
d2bb10_6 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for outs
d2bc2_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Vouchers will dra
d2bc3_b - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Qualified teacher
d2bc6_a - Please rate on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means not at all convincing and 100 menas very comvincing: Teaching morality
d2bd2_2 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd3 - Do any school-age children (preschool through 12th grade) live in your home?
d2bd4_1 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d3ac3_1 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Managing the economy]
d3ac3_7 - How good a job do you think George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Improving health care]
d3ac4_1 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following? [Managing the economy]
d3ad1a_4 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d3ad1b_2 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d3ad1b_3 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d3ad1b_4 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
d4ah6 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor teaching morality in public schools?
d4ai1_2 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [If something doesn't affect me, I usually won't determine if it is good or bad]
d4ai1_7 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I often prefer to remain neutral about complex issues]
d4aj1_3 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I usually end up deliberating about issues even when they do not affect me personally]
d4aj1_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Thinking is not my idea of fun]
d4aj1_7 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I prefer my life to be filled with puzzles that I must solve]
d5ba2 - How much attention did you pay to the Democratic Convention on TV or radio?
d5ba3_6 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [Tipper Gore, wife of Al Gore]
d5bb1 - How many days in the past week did you discuss the campaign with close friends or family members?
d6ab2_2 - From what you have learned about where they stand on the issues, which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
d6ac1 - How favorable in general are you toward the tax proposals that have been made by Al Gore?
d6ac2 - How favorable in general are you toward the tax proposals that have been made by George W. Bush?
d6af1_6 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving public safety]
d6af1_7 - From what you've learned from the campaign so far, how good a job do you think George W. Bush would do in handling each of the following: [Improving health care]
d6ag1_4a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in federal tax rates for all taxpayers]
d6ag4_1b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d6ag4_4b - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate has proposed the following educational reforms? Again, if you are not sure, just give your best guess. [Wants to give states 50 billion dollars to offer subsidized preschool to all 4-year olds]
d8ai5 - Whose responsibility is it to nominate judges to the Federal Courts?
d8ai7 - Currently, how many votes in the Electoral College must a candidate receive in order to be elected president?
j1a1_2 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1a1_4 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1b1 - How responsive do you think last fall's Presidential campaign was to the basic concerns of the American public?
j1c1 - Did you support or oppose the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the recounts?
j1d2_1 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
j1e1a_2 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
j1e1a_5 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Angry]
d9ab7a - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [Balanced]
d9ab7c - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [Well-founded]
d9ab7d - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments in favor of school vouchers? [One-sided]
d9ab8d - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [One-sided]
d9ad1 - Here is a list of various groups active in politics. Please choose the one group you like the least.
d9ad2a - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be banned from being a U.S. president]
d9ad2c - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be allowed to make a speech in your area]
d9ae10a - Internet technologies are still changing. Consider each of the following possibilities for online discussions, and indicate for each whether it would make you more or less likely to participate. [Participants could see a still photo of ea
b2p5cc - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Done any other work for a candidate
b2p5e - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Worn a candidate's campaign button, put a campaig
b2q1ap1 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q1bp1 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q1dp1 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2q1ep1 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2q2ep1 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2t5 - Which one of the following is the main duty of Congress?
d3ba6_1 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [require gun makers and sellers to report sales to the government]
d3ba6_2 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [limit gun purchases to one per month]
d3ba6_8 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [register people who are convicted of sexual crimes]
d3bb1_2 - Licensing will help insure that only competent and law-abiding citizens have handguns.
d3bb2_1 - Criminals will still be able to obtain handguns despite licensing.
d3bb2_2 - Most handgun owners are perfectly law-abiding; government-mandated registration of guns violates their rights without clear benefits.
d3bc1_2 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [Walking in your neighborhood after dark]
d3bc5 - Did this happen to you as a child or as an adult?
d4be1 - Do you favor or oppose requiring the broadcast news media to provide free air time to candidates?
d4be6 - There are different ways that people might vote, and some prefer one way over another. If you had the choice, how would you most like to vote?
d4be7 - Regardless of who you support, who do you think will end up being elected President in November? If you are not sure, just give your best guess.
d4be10 - Which comes closest to your general impression?
d4be13 - Regardless of which candidate is elected, how many of the new president's campaign promises do you think will be fulfilled?
d4aa6_4 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [Vice-Presidential nominee Dick Cheney]
d4ab2_5a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Dick Cheney
d4ab2_7a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Hillary Clinton
d5ab14a - Please rate how much you think most voters would be affected by this ad if they saw it, using a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 means affected a great deal, and 0 means not affected at all.
d5ab14b - What kind of effect would this ad have on most other voters? Would it make them more or less favorable toward Al Gore?
d5ac1c_3 - Thinking about George W. Bush's advertisements to date, how much time would you say he is spending in his ads... [Pointing out differences between himself and Al Gore]
d5ac3 - Taking both major candidates together, would you say that the advertisements so far in this presidential campaign have been...
d5ac5_3 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Attack ads make me feel less like voting on election day]
d5ac6_10 - Following are things that are sometimes brought up about an opponent. For each, please indicate how fair you think it is for a candidate to bring it up. [Legal or personal problems of members of an opponent's family]
d5ac8 - Journalists sometimes review ads for their accuracy and judge their fairness in 'ad watch' features. Have you seen or heard any of these kinds of reviews?
d6ba3 - Do you happen to know how many times Al Gore and George W. Bush will debate, according to the accepted plan?
d7aa1_7 - Students often receive the grades A, B, C, D, or F (fail) to describe the quality of their work. Looking back over the past few months, what grade would you give the following groups or people for the way they've conducted themselves? [George W. Bush]
d7aa5b1 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7aa5b3 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7ab2 - Which comes closest to your situation?
d7ab7 - If you had voted, which candidate do you think you would have chosen?
d7ac1_1 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Proud]
d7ac1_2 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Anxious]
d7ac1_6 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Hopeful]
j1m10_7 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I often prefer to remain neutral about complex issues]
j1n1_2 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Honest]
j1n1_7 - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Similar in their political leanings]
j2a1_7 - Here is a list of various institutions in this country. How much confidence would you say you have in the people now running these institutions? [The U.S. Congress]
j2b4 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2c5 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2e1 - Who has President-Elect George W. Bush nominated to be the new U.S. Secretary of State?
j2e2 - Who is presently the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?
j2f1_1 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
dmbkknw2 - Mean Background knowledge score of the democrat candidates (Version 2 coding)
genknow1 - civics knowlwdge battery (mean.5 version)
fullknow - Full knowledge battery (mean.12 version)
discn - Sum no of days 0-28 R discusses politics, computed 4.30.01
libdum8 - dummy var for liberal groups for dis 8
hetdum8 - dummy var for heterogenous groups for dis 8
strindx - strengh of ideol and party id with abs val of index1
totlsurv - total number of surveys completed (Not including eop2 and post9)
b1a2e - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Number of Americans losing jobs to fo
b1b1l - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... John McCain.
b1c1c - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch local TV news, ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News').
b1c2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the presidential campaign last week?
b1c6 - When you listen to talk radio, how often do you disagree with what the hosts say?
b1d2 - About how many hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
d1bc2 - Which of the following best describes the purpose of a school voucher?
d1bc9aa - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes $5 billion in spending to fight
d1bc9ba - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes increased spending to reduce cl
d1bc9cb - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who wants to require states to publish annua
d1bc9db - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who supports teaching morality in public sch
d1bc13 - Do you favor or oppose allowing prayer in public schools?
d2bb8_3 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d2bb8_5 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
d3bd6 - Over the past 20 years, the number of prisoners on death row has...
d3bd9_3 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Would limit gun purchases to one per month with a 3-day waiting period]
d3bd9_6 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free trigger safety locks on a volunteer basis]
d3bd9_7 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
d3be4 - Which of the following do you think is more important?
d3be8 - Do you think the National Rifle Association (NRA) has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence over gun laws in this country?
d3be11 - Some have argued that the U.S. criminal justice system is biased in the prosecution and sentencing of blacks and other minorities. Do you view the criminal justice system as...
d4ac3a - And what about the positions that Al Gore and George W. Bush have taken on the issues so far in the presidential campaign? How similar or different do you think they are on the issues?
particip - DUMMY FOR PARTICIP - Participated before
d4ae5 - At this point, how would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
d4ae9 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
d4ae12 - Thinking now of a typical member of your discussion group: How often do you think they usually follow what is going on in politics and public affairs?
d4ag1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [I don't think public officials care much about what people like me think]
d4ag1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Sometimes politics and government are so complicated that people can't really understand what's going on]
d4ah2 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor setting aside a permanently endowed and publicly controlled fund to pay for presidential campaigns?
d6bc7 - What about 20 years from now? Will the standard of living for the people who are just children now be better, about the same, or worse than now?
d6bd2 - Regardless of who you support, who do you think will end up being elected President in November? If you are not sure, just give your best guess.
d6bl9 - Which comes closer to your views?
d6aa1_1 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)]
d6aa3 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the Presidential campaign last week?
d6aa10 - Recently the first televised debate between the Vice Presidential candidates - Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney - was held in Danville, Kentucky. Did you see any part of the Vice Presidential debate on television or hear it on the radio?
d6ab1a_1 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
d6ab1b_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d6ab1b_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
j1f1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
j1f1_3 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supported giving tax credits or vouchers to people who send their children to private schools]
j1g8 - Don't use this item (vote choice); use 8a-8d
j1g9 - Overall, how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
j1g10 - Which comes closest to your view?
j1g15 - How many of the three televised presidential debates held during the election campaign were you able to see, at least in part?
j1h1_1 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The discussions were interesting]
j1h1_4 - Please rate your impressions of our Electronic Dialogue discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [I had a hard time expressing what I wanted to say]
d5signon - Time first signed on to discussion server (Eastern)
d2wcount - Discussion 2 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d1.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 1?
d7.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 7?
d3survey - what surveys did member complete in June?
d5survey - what surveys did member complete in septembr?
t2.flyer - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Distribute flyers
t2.fair - pre d6 dummy for d6bl9 people are fair
xtrstcht - interaction of the dummy for hi trust at time one and sum attendance
t2honnei - We are interested in your impressions of the people you see regularly in your neighborhood. How well does each of the following phrases describe people you see in your neighborhood: [Honest]
xtmtrssa - trichotomous dummy for med trust and sumatten
d7conv - How many people would you say you've talked with about the outcome of the election? (DISC 7 SURVEY)
sumtx - Sum of # reasons for own and others' opinion (Tax proposals), including -99 as 0s
b1g1id.well.pred - Predicted probability
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