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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
b1f2c - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: Social Security benefits.
b1f2d - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following?: programs designed to reduce t
b1g1db - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Honest.
b1g1lc - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Inspiring.
b1m1bb - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1m1dc - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1ic - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1id - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
d1bb1a - 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?
d1bb4 - We recognize that this is just one brief experience. At this point, however, how would you rate the potential of this t
d1bb5a - 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
d1bb5h - 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
d1bc4 - Who is presently the U.S. Secretary of Education?
d1bc9aa - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes $5 billion in spending to fight
d3bd9_1 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports the death penalty]
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]
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]
d3be1 - Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
d3be7 - Have you heard of the National Rifle Association (NRA)?
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?
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?
d4ae9 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
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]
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?
d4ah8 - About what proportion of Americans do you think favor the death penalty?
d4ai1_7 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I often prefer to remain neutral about complex issues]
d6bb4 - Which of the two plans do you think you would prefer, if you had to choose?
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?
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]
d6aa1_4 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following: [Read a daily newspaper]
d6aa3 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the Presidential campaign last week?
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]
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?
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_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
d7ai1_4 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Unilateral cuts in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile]
d8aa2 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the outcome of the Presidential election in the past week?
d8ab3 - Do you think anything bad has resulted from the recent disputes over this election?
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]
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_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]
d8ac5 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2e1 - Who has President-Elect George W. Bush nominated to be the new U.S. Secretary of State?
j2f1_4 - 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.
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_6 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Learning new ways to think doesn't excite me very much]
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]
d2.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in May
d6signon - Signon - Eastern Time - discussion 6
d7timeoc - Time (minutes) spent on channel in discussion 7 (November)
d8survey - What surveys did member complete in December? *(ONLY d8post administered)
octpre - completed the October prediscussion survey
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
dumhidis - dummy for hi t1 discn, discn greater than 5
enthus - how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice
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)
b1m1la - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1i1a - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a universal health care program?: Bill Bradley
b1i1aa - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a universal health care program?: Al Gore
b1i1cc - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO?: Al G
b1i2a - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports giving tax credits or vouchers to people who
b1i2cc - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over $1 tri
b1j1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government to do what is right?
b1n2 - How much have you thought about the presidential primary elections or caucuses in your state?
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
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_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
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
d2bd4_7 - 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?
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 . . .
d2ab5_4 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d3ac1b_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
d3ac1b_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
d3ac2_1 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
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_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]
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_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Thinking is not my idea of fun]
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]
d5ba3_3 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [President Bill Clinton]
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?
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_2 - Based on what you've seen of the campaign so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d6ab1b_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
d6ab1b_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Experienced]
d6ac1 - How favorable in general are you toward the tax proposals that have been made by Al Gore?
d6ad1b_1 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d6ae1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually vote the way they think best serves the country]
d6ae1_5 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates lack honesty and integrity]
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_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]
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.
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]
d7aa4b1 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
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?
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.
d7aa5b2 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7ab7 - If you had voted, which candidate do you think you would have chosen?
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.
j1i1a_2 - Would (friend/family member 2) be best described as your...
j1i1d_2 - About how often does (friend/family member 2) 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?
j1i2b_2 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (acquaintance 2) about what was happening?
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_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]
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_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]
decpost - Completed December post discussion survey?
educ.2 - Recoded education - dummy for more than high school
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?
t2tlkiss - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closest to your views (candidates talking about issues RECODED).
t2cbtvex - Time two # of days Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC
dhit1inv - dummy for hi time one involvement, involv greater than 2.68
xt1invsa - interaction of dummy for high time one involvement and sumatt
b1g1da.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1db.well.pred - Predicted probability
r3a - I agree to participate in this research project by clicking the 'Accept' button below (Group A)
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...
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
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
b1a2f - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Number of immigrants coming into the
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
b1b1d - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... George W. Bush.
b1b1k - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Alan Keyes.
d1ba8c - 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
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
d1ba8k - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba9ba - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about a lack of morality?: George W. Bush
d1ba9bb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about a lack of morality?: Al Gore
d1ba9ga - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the family?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ka - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the environment?: George W. Bush
d2af6 - Do you favor or oppose teaching morality in public schools?
d3ba6_5 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [improve drug prevention programs]
d3ba6_7 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [eliminate paroles for violent criminals]
d3bc1_1 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [In your home at night]
d3bc6 - Have you ever served as a juror in a court trial?
d3bc8 - Do you ever go hunting, where guns are used?
d3bd3 - About what percentage of U.S. households have guns?
d3bd7 - Since 1993, the number of yearly gun-related killings in the U.S. has...
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?
d4bd2a10 - A candidate's sense of humor
d4bd2a12 - The campaign tactics used by a candidate
d4bd2b13 - A candidate's military service record
d4bd2b16 - A candidate's prior record in public office
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.
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]
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]
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_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]
d5bd1a_2 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d5bd1b_2 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d5bd1b_3 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
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]
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]
d7ba3_4 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing each of the following? [Reducing income tax rates for all Americans]
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]
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?
d7bb4d - Do these people 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]
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]
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]
d7ad7 - How did you find out who won the election?
d7adx4 - Have you seen or heard any news stories concerning potential irregularities or mistakes at any election polling places?
d7ad8b - Did these two people happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ad8c - Did these three people happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
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?
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?
d7ah3 - During the past year, would you say that the United States' military capabilities have gotten stronger, stayed about the same, or grown weaker?
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
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]
usualvot - Generally speaking, how often would you say you vote (from baseline)?
setasd.r - set aside based upon grp1029 assignment
contrl.r - control group based upon grp1029 assignment
condum8 - dummy var for conservative groups for dis 8
intp7num - interaction of summary attendance with reply indicated on post 7 survey
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.watch - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Work with a neighborhood watch
d.actpr - Dummy for TIME ONE hi active polit participation, rally, give money, button, work for cand
b1g1dd.well.pred - Predicted probability
b2u1a.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b2u1b.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
gr6 - Oct #6 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
gpname3 - group name (Jenny) - updated after June recruitment
b1nx5 - Which candidate did you vote for? (D)
b1n6 - If you voted today in the Democratic presidential primary election, which candidate would you vote for?
b1n7 - Did you happen to vote in the 1996 presidential election?
b2p5cc - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Done any other work for a candidate
b2q1bp1 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q1bp2 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q1cp1 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2q1cp2 - 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?
d1bc9ca - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who wants to require states to publish annua
d1bc12 - Do you favor or oppose couchers that give parents government funding to send children to any school of theie choice, whe
d1bc15 - Do you favor or oppose requiring states to publish annual report cards for all public schools?
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
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_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Tuition vouchers fo
d2bb10_4 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [After-school progra
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
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_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]
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_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]
d3ad1b_1 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d3ae1_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d3ae1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d5bh2_1 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the Web? [Hours]
d5bh4_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things 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.
d5bh6_3 - 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...
d5bh6_6 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
d5bi2_7 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The Late Show with David Letterman]
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]
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]
d7bd5 - Regardless of what other people might think, which of the two candidates was more convincing to you personally in the debates?
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_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]
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]
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]
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]
d7bg2_2 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Al Gore, algore2000.org]
d8ad5 - Which comes closest 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?
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
d8ai5 - Whose responsibility is it to nominate judges to the Federal Courts?
j1a1_4 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1d1a_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
j1d1b_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
j1e1a_3 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
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_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]
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]
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]
j2m2_1 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, how many minutes or hours per week do you usethe Web?: [hours]
j2n4 - How much of the time do you think you can trust media organizations to report the news fairly?
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_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_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]
tvexp - TV news exposure (mean # of days in past week that S's watched national, local and cable news)
partici - General political participation (mean of 8 items)
trustgov - How much of the time do you think you can trust the fed gov't to do what is right RECODED.
bkknow2 - Mean Background knowledge score of both the democrat and republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
isknow2 - Mean issue knowledge score of both the democrat and republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
aqweight - argument quality summary statistic using a weighted sum
aqsumrea - argument quality summary statistic using the sum of the reasons
npropens - Propensity to participate predicted probability (in any1 of 4 events), computed 4.30.01
b1c5e - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Jim Hightower.
b1d22 - About how many minutes per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
b1d7a - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: The economy.
b1d7b - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Abortion issues.
b1d7h - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Gun control.
b1e1c - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... voted for tax cuts proposed by President Reagan: Br
b1e1cc - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... voted for tax cuts proposed by President Reagan: Go
b1e2bb - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a state governor: McCain
b2u1d - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1f - 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?
dates401 - Date completed survey 4t1 (time survey assigned to Group C members who were placed in a timeslot)
an040101 - Your assigned day and time is.... Is that day and time generally okay for you?
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
d1ba8a - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d2ac10 - What about other acquaintances - people at work or others you see just going about your day? How many days in the past
d2ad4_1 - Not counting email or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the web? [Hours]
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_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_6 - 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_4 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation's largest teachers association]
d2ae1_10 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports mandatory child safety locks on guns]
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]
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]
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]
d4ba4 - Which comes closer to your views?
d4ba6 - Which comes closer to your views?
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:
d4bb7 - Which comes closest to your views?
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?
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_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_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_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]
sepassig - Which assignment of post-discussion survey did member take (Sunday 9PM group)?
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?
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_6 - 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_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.
d7bh4 - Overall, how enthusiastic are you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
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
d7dq3 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Ending affirmative action programs]
j1e1b_1 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
j1f1_3 - 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_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
j1g14 - When did you decide your choice for President?
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]
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.
d9ab8b - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Politically motivated]
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]
d9ab9 - Which comes closest to your view?
d9ad2b - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be outlawed]
d9ae6 - How often did you have other people complete 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
x.daprch - centered interaction of dummy for active participation by sumatten
t2.help - pre d6 dummy for d6bl8 people can be helpful
t2.fair - pre d6 dummy for d6bl9 people are fair
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]
trd.htrs - trichotomous dummy for high trust
xthtrssa - trichotomous dummy for high 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]
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]
b1b1l - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... John McCain.
b1b2d - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... George W. Bush.
b1c1a - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC,
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
b1c2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the presidential campaign last week?
b1c4 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the presidential campaign last week?
b1c5c - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: G. Gordon Liddy.
b2q2ap2 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2bp1 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q2cp1 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2r1 - How favorable in general are you toward the Democratic Party?
b2t1 - Which one of the parties is more conservative than the other at a national level?
b2t4 - Who has the final responsibility to decide is a law is Constitutional or not?
b2t5 - Which one of the following is the main duty of Congress?
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?
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
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
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_2 - How good a job do you think Al Gore, the Democratic candidate for president, would do in handling each of the following
d2ae3_3 - 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_8 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [School modernizati
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?
d4be10 - Which comes closest to your general impression?
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?
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_5 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the Republican convention? [General H. Norman Schwarzkopf]
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?
d5ab5_2 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was informative]
d5ab5_3 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was accurate]
d5ab5_4 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unfair]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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
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]
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?
d6ag11b - So far as you know, did Al Gore support or oppose 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]
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?
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')]
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?
d7ad4 - On election day or election night, did you watch news on television or hear it on the radio as the results came in?
d7adx2 - To the best of your knowledge, which candidate won the national election for President?
j1k2_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Social Security benefits]
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_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_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]
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_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]
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]
j2c4 - Which comes closer to your views?
grp1029 - Group assignment updated before discussion 7
ffts1 - Final Final Time Slots (as of 0405)
groupty4 - type of group CHL, update (7.24.00) for #4 Aug discussion
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
ffts.8 - Final Final Time Slots for December #8 discussion
d1signof - last time left channel in April
b1g1dd - How well does each of the following traits describe George W Bush?: Knowledgeable.
b1g1id - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Knowledgable.
b1g1ld - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Knowledgeable.
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?
b1m1da - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1m1dd - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1m1ia - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
d2ac11 - In talking about the campaign with these acquaintances, how often did you disagree with their points of view? Just give
d2ad2_1 - About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or email? [Hours]
d2ad2_2 - About how many minutes or hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or email? [Minutes]
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.
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_6 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has offered to drop broadcast ads and debate his opponent weekly]
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
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]
d4aj1_8 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I only think as hard as I have to]
d5ba1 - Did you happen to see any part of the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles on television or hear it on the radio?
d5ba2 - How much attention did you pay to the Democratic Convention on TV or radio?
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]
d5bb4 - What candidate do you think most of these acquaintances you spoke with support?
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]
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]
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]
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_5b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in the 'marriage penalty' paid by married families]
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_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_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]
d6atime1 - Time survey first opened (Pacific, 24-hour clock)
d8af1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d8af1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually vote the way they think best serves the country]
d8ag3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ai4 - Which one of the following is the main duty of Congress?
d8ai6 - How much of a majority is needed for the U.S. Senate and House to override a presidential veto?
d8ai7 - Currently, how many votes in the Electoral College must a candidate receive in order to be elected president?
j1a1_5 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
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?
d4timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 4 (minutes)
d6signof - Signoff - Eastern Time - discussion 6
d6timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 6 (minutes)
d8signof - Final Sign-Off - Eastern Time
d2wcount - Discussion 2 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d4wcount - Discussion 4 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
xtltrssa - interaction of trichotomous dummy for low trust and sumatten
xtmtrssa - trichotomous dummy for med trust and sumatten
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]
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]
t2ff2 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with FF2
t2acq1 - # days per week that R discussed election outcome with Acq1
dumhid4e - dummy for hi enthusiasm on d4 survey
xenthcht - interaction of dummy for hi t1 enthus and sumatt
b2u1e.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
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
d1bc9ba - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes increased spending to reduce cl
d1bc9da - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who supports teaching morality in public sch
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
d2bb10_6 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for outs
d2bb10_8 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [School modernizatio
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]
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_4a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Ralph Nader
d4ab2_7a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Hillary Clinton
d4ac1 - How favorable in general are you toward the Democratic Party?
d4ad1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d4ad1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
d6bb8 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which would you prefer?
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?
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?
d6bl7 - Which comes closer to your views?
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_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]
d6ab1a_4 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
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]
d6ac2 - How favorable in general are you toward the tax proposals that have been made by George W. Bush?
d7ae1b_4 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Demonstrated his knowledge]
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]
d7ai1_2 - 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]
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]
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]
d8ab8 - How important do you think the eventual outcome of this election is to most Americans?
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]
d9aa5 - Do you approve or disapprove of the way that George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
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]
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]
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]
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?
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]
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]
t2effic - time 2 efficacy mean 3 items (1 str agree- 5 str disagree)
d6.fair - people are fair (from disc 6 survey)
t2telpub - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closest to your views (candidates tell public RECODED).
t2canvot - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closer to your views (Candidates vote in best interest or for financial contri RECODED).
attelret - watched or listened to election returns as they came in d7ad4
t2involv - time two involvement (t2 att tv, att newsp)
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
b1d7f - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Environmental issues.
b1e1b - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is the son of a former United States Senator: Gore
b1e1d - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... served in the United States Senate: Gore
b1f1b - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Eliminating many of the regu
b1g1ba - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Really cares about people like me.
b1g1bb - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Honest.
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_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
d2af3_4 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [After-school progr
d2af6b - Some people argue that students in public schools have a right to pray at official school functions. Others argue that,
d2ag4 - Which if any of the following kinds of schools have you personally ever attended?
d3ba1 - Which of the following do you think is the most important contributor to crime in America today?
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_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_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_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_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_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_1 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d5bd1a_3 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d5bd1a_4 - During the campaign, has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
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_3 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [Watching the debates was fun]
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]
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]
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]
j1c1 - Did you support or oppose the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the recounts?
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]
j1d2_2 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
j1e1a_4 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
j1f1_11 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored a lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
j1g2 - Which comes closest to your situation?
j1g7 - If you had voted, which candidate do you think you would have chosen?
discuss2 - discussion group (time/type/number) for discussion 2
discuss3 - discussion group (time/type/number)- updated after june recruitment
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
d2signof - last time left channel in May
gr4 - Aug #4 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group (updt 7.22) for further stringvars recodes
gpname7 - Final group assignments for the November #7 discussion
gpname2 - group name for discussion 2 (May)
pronodsc - Propensity to particip pred probability (any1 of first 4 events), without *pol discn* as cov, computed 5.15.01
r1b - First we need to know if you will accept this invitation to participate (Groups B/C)
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
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_2 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2aa1_4 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2ab1_4 - Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
d2ab5_3 - 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
d4bd2a13 - A candidate's military service record
d4bd2a14 - A candidate's speaking ability
d4bd2a15 - How well a candidate connects with average people
d4bd2b2 - Use of illegal drugs by a candidate before holding office
d4bd2b8 - A candidate's academic record in school
d4bd2b9 - The personal finances of a candidate
d4be2 - Do you favor or oppose setting aside a permanently endowed and publicly controlled fund to pay for presidential campaigns?
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?
d4aa1_3 - Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')
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]
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_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]
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]
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_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_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?
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]
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_4 - Please tell me how many days in the past week you did each of the following. [Read a daily newspaper]
d7ad5 - How closely would you say you followed the election results as they came in?
d7ad6 - When did you find out who won the national election for President?
d7ad8a - Did this person happen to support the same candidate for president that you supported? (Just give your best guess)
d7ae1a_2 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Portrayed his positions accurately]
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]
j2j2 - Which comes closer to your views?
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_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]
j2m3_1 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2n3 - Which comes closest to your views?
j2o2a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on recognition of same-sex partnerships could be changed?
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?
voted7a - did you vote in the elections for president held this past November 7? from post disc 7 survey
hiatt.r - participants who attended 4 or more chats based upon grp1029 assignment
votepst7 - Dummy variable indicating self-report of voting was obtained from post 7 survey
tosurv.c - CENTERED total num of surveys completed with centered mean
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.flyer - Please tell us, if you were asked to do the following would you be happy to or not: Distribute flyers
x.dnprch - centered interaction of dummy for neigborhood participation by sumatten
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]
r7 - Do you generally think of yourself as...
r11 - Generally speaking, would you describe your political views as...
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
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
b1a3d - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make all Americans pay the
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.
b1c5a - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Rush Limbaugh.
b1c6 - When you listen to talk radio, how often do you disagree with what the hosts say?
d3ab3 - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 presidential election?
d3ac1a_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
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]
d3ad1a_2 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
d3ae1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Proposes a 500 billion dollar middle class tax cut]
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_11 - 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?
d5bd1b_4 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
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]
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_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]
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_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?
d5bh4_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things in the past 12 months.
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]
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]
d7bb1 - How many days in the past week did you discuss the Presidential campaign with family members or close friends?
d7bb2 - About how many different family members and close friends would you say you talked with about the campaign last week?
d7bb2b - Do these two people 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.
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]
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]
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]
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?
j1i1a_1 - Would (friend/family member 1) be best described as your...
j1i2a_1 - Would (acquaintance 1) be best described as...
j1i2b_1 - During the disputes over the election results, about how often would you say you talked with (acquaintance 1) about what was happening?
j1i2d_1 - About how often does (acquaintance 1) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
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_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]
b0eff - mean efficacy score (1=strongly agree - 5 strongly disagree)
genpolkn - Mean general political knowledge score
trustmed - perceived news media credibility scale
fullknow - Full knowledge battery (mean.12 version)
discn - Sum no of days 0-28 R discusses politics, computed 4.30.01
b2r2 - How favorable in general are you toward the Republican Party?
b2u1c - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2v1c - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1h - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2z2o - In your current job, what kind of work do you do?: Other (TEXTBOX)
b2y9 - Last year, about what was your total household income before taxes?
date5a2b - Date completed suvey 5a2b (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group B. 39 completes/50 assignments)
d1btime - time completed event 1 pre survey
d1ba1 - Which one of the following do you think is the most important problem facing our country?
d4bb3 - 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?
d4bc3 - Which comes closest to your general impression?
d4bc4 - Which comes closest to your views?
d4bd1 - In recent years, do you think that political campaigns have become...
d4bd2a1 - A candidate's extramarital relationships
d4bd2a5 - A candidate's campaign funding sources
d4bd2a8 - A candidate's academic record in school
d5ab12_7 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unconvincing]
d5ab14b - What kind of effect would this ad have on most other voters? Would it make them more or less favorable toward Al Gore?
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?
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]
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]
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]
d5ac5_4 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Attack ads help me learn about the candidates]
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]
d7bi2 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your discussion group?
d7btimes - Time d7 pre survey started (Pacific, 24-hour)
d7dq5 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Restricting the amount of violence on TV, video games and film]
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]
d7aa5b4 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
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
d7ac1_1 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Proud]
j2c3 - 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?
j2e2 - Who is presently the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?
j2e3 - What job or political office is currently held by Trent Lott?
j2f1_2 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2h1_6 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [The military]
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]
d2survey - what surveys did member complete in may?
d3survey - what surveys did member complete in June?
d5survey - what surveys did member complete in septembr?
junepre - completed the june pre discussion survey
janone - Completed the first Jan01 survey?
april - What did the respondent do in April
december - What did member do in December *(ONLY d8post administered)?
d1ba8h - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba9ca - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the availability of guns?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ha - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about racial issues?: George W. Bush
d1bb1c - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: The
d1bb1d - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb5i - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bc1 - How familiar are you with the phrase 'school voucher'?
d1bc3 - How many US states have imposed school voucher programs?
d3af106 - Do you favor or oppose laws that allow people to carry concealed weapons?
d3af115 - Which of the following do you think should receive a higher priority?
d3af7 - At this point, how would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
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]
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_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]
d4ba3 - Which comes closer to your views?
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.
d5bh6_2 - 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...
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]
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]
d5ab5_6 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was attention-getting]
d5ab9 - How compelling did you find this ad for Al Gore?
d5ab12_5 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad reflects poorly on the candidate's campaign]
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]
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_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_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]
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]
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.
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.
d7bh8 - Regardless of which candidate is elected, how many of the new President's campaign promises do you think will be fulfilled?
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]
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?
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]
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]
j2x1 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
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]
j2b4 - Which comes closer to your views?
aug.rec - JulyRecruit (updt. 07.24.00), accepted recruit to d#4 Aug
trueblue - Loyal participants at July; Received $10 GTE Phone Card
novwin - November Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
novfault - Member tried to enter 'faulty' group 11/5 (received 15$ cash incentive)
b1j5 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1l8 - Which comes closer to your views?
b2p5e - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Worn a candidate's campaign button, put a campaig
b2p5f - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Contacted a newspaper or television station about
b2q1ep2 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2q2cp2 - When you talk with (insert initials), how often do you disagree with their points of view? Just give us your best estima
b2q2ep2 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
d3ba5_2 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [the death penalty]
d3ba5_5 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [school violence]
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]
d3bb2_1 - Criminals will still be able to obtain handguns despite licensing.
d3bc1_2 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [Walking in your neighborhood after dark]
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]
d4ae5 - At this point, how would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
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?
d4ae13 - Online discussions can require quite a bit of typing. How easy or difficult do you find typing, in general?
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]
d4ag1_4 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Citizens who get involved have a real chance to influence government]
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_5 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I prefer to avoid taking extreme positions]
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]
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_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]
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]
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]
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]
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?
d8ac4 - Which comes closer to your views?
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_5 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
d8ad4 - Which do you think the news media care more about, in general?
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
d8ae6 - Do you favor or oppose permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
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]
d9ad2e - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be allowed to teach in public schools]
d9ae9 - If you were offered the opportunity to participate again in a series of online political discussions, how likely would you be to accept?
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
numhouse - number of participants within a household
r5 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
date5a2c - Date completed survey 5a2c (The survey assigned to recruit people from Group A to Group C. 152 completes/174 assignmen
d1ba8d - 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
d1ba9aa - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the economy?: George W. Bush
d1ba9da - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about drugs?: George W. Bush
d1ba9fb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about health care?: Al Gore
d1ba9hb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about racial issues?: Al Gore
d1ba9ja - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about crime?: George W. Bush
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_5 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports requiring a license for a person to buy a handgun]
d3ae1_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free gun safety locks on a volunteer basis]
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?
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]
d4ba5 - Do you think a strong third political party would generally help or hurt the political process?
d4bb4 - Which comes closer to your views?
d6bb9 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which would you prefer?
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?
d6bc3 - During the past year, would you say that the United States' military capabilities have grown stronger, stayed about the same, or grown weaker?
d6bc5 - During the past year, would you say that the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
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]
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.
d6bd5 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your discussion group?
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)]
d7ad8 - How many people would you say you've talked with about the outcome of the election?
d7ad8d - Did these 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_5 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Lacked experience]
d7ae1a_7 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Was likable]
d7ae1b_2 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Portrayed his positions accurately]
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]
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?
j2j3 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2m1 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
j2m2_2 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, how many minutes or hours per week do you usethe Web?: [minutes]
j2m3_2 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2m4 - When you visit Websites with a political point of view, how often do you disagree with what they have to say?
j2o2 - How much would you favor the Federal Government encouraging states to recognize same-sex partnerships as legal unions?
j2o3a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on the death penalty 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]
amerbore - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Bored with politics]
t2acq2 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with acq2
t2discn - time two total # of days R discussed the election with 4 disc partners (0-28)
noshow - dummy for no-shows, never attended
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_10 - 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
d2bb10_5 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pre-school student
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
d2bd4_1 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d2bd4_5 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
d4bd2b14 - A candidate's speaking ability
d4be11 - Overall, how enthusiastic are you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
d4be12 - Overall, how responsive do you think the presidential campaign has been to the basic concerns of the American public?
d4aa3 - How much attention did you pay to newspaper articles about the presidential campaign last week?
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
d4aa5 - How much attention did you pay to the Republican Convention on TV or radio?
d4ab2_5a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Dick Cheney
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_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]
d6ag12 - What is your opinion concerning FDA approval of RU-486?
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]
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]
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]
d7ba2_6 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Condition of the environment]
j1e1b_5 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Angry]
j1f1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
j1f1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored a lifetime ban on gun possession for juveniles who break gun laws]
j1g9 - Overall, how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
j1g11 - Which candidate were you mainly voting against?
d9ab4 - Which comes closest to your view?
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]
groupty3 - Type of group - updated after June recruitment
groupty8 - type of group CHL, update for December #8 discussion
discuss8 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the December #8 discussion
b1n5 - If you voted today in the Republican presidential primary election, which candidate would you vote for?
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
b2p5bb - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Attended any political meetings, rallies, speeche
b2q1ep1 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2q2bp2 - How many days in a typical week do you usually discuss politics with (insert initials)?
b2q2dp1 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2t10 - What job or political office is currently held by William Rehnquist?
d3bc1_3 - In general, how safe from crime would you say you or your family is... [When at a local shopping mall at night]
d3bd2 - How many U.S. states currently have the death penalty?
d3bd4 - Which of the following spends the most money on criminal justice?
d3ac1b_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d3ad1b_4 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
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_1 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was negative in tone]
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.
d5ab13b - What kind of effect did this ad have on you? Did it make you more or less favorable toward Al Gore?
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]
d7ba2_7 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [State of public education]
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_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]
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_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]
d7bb2c - Do these three people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
d7bb4 - About how many different acquaintances (beyond your family and close friends) would you say you talked with about the campaign last week?
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_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]
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]
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_1 - Now a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I form opinions about everything]
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]
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_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_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_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]
par.act - "active participation" (attended rallies, given money, worn button, done ay other work)
avgint - Mean interest as calculated with folpubaf and carewin (scale = 1 to 4).
fullknw2 - Mean on the full knowledge scale (Version 2 coding)
aqsumoth - argument qaulity summary statistic using the sum of the "others"
npatt.r - newspaper attention recoded - to include people with 0 exposure to newspapers
sumatt - Sum: number of chats attended 0-8
mmedexp - Sum no of days 0-35 R's media exposure (natltv, cabletv, localtv, newsp, ptradio), computed 4.30.01
strindx - strengh of ideol and party id with abs val of index1
r6 - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 Presidential election?
b1a3g - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Use American military forc
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.
b1b1i - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Al Gore.
b1b1m - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Ross Perot.
b2u1a - For each ... favorable or unfavorable using a scale from 0 to 100. Zero -very unfavorable, and 100 -very favorable. 50
b2u1b - 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
b2z1 - Which of the following best describes your current employment?
b2z4 - How often do you attend religious services, apart from special events like weddings and funerals?
b2z9 - Many Americans do not have health insurance. Are you now covered by any form of health insurance, including any private
times401 - Time completed survey 4t1 (time survey assigned to Group C members who were placed in a timeslot)
times402 - time completed survey 4t2 (time slot survey for Group C members who were not placed in a timeslot)
d3ba5_4 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [fairness in the criminal justice system]
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_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]
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]
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]
d3bb2_2 - Most handgun owners are perfectly law-abiding; government-mandated registration of guns violates their rights without clear benefits.
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]
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?
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]
d5ac7_2 - Here are different kinds of political ads. How acceptable would you find an ad that... [Shows unflattering pictures of the opponent]
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]
d6ba3 - Do you happen to know how many times Al Gore and George W. Bush will debate, according to the accepted plan?
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]
d6bb2 - How important would you say a tax cut is to you personally?
d7bg1 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the Internet about the campaign for President?
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_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_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_13 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
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_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
d7aa3 - To the best of your knowledge, what did the polls indicate in the week prior to the election?
d7aa5b1 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
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]
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]
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]
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?
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]
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]
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]
b1e2cc - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a United States Senator: Bush
b1e2d - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a prisoner of war is Vietnam: McCain
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
b1g1da - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Really cares about people like me.
b1g1dc - How well does each of the following traits describe George W. Bush?: Inspiring.
b1g1lb - How well does each of the following traits describe John McCain?: Honest.
b1m1lc - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
d2aa1_1 - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have ever heard of . . .
d2aa1_5 - 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_1 - In stories about the presidential campaign this past week, did you happen to see or hear any mention of candidates' dis
d2ad6_2 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things 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.
d4ac4 - What's your opinion of the presidential candidates? How satisfied are you with the choices?
particip - DUMMY FOR PARTICIP - Participated before
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?
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?
d4ah6 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor teaching morality in public schools?
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]
d6ag2 - Which of the following would you say best describes George W. Bush's tax proposal?
d6ag3 - Which of the following would you say best describes Al Gore's tax proposal?
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_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]
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_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]
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]
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?
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]
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]
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]
d8ad3 - Which comes closer to your views?
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?
d8ae4 - Do you think that hand counting of election ballots is generally accurate, or not?
d3.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 3?
d5.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 5?
d6.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 6?
d2ch.d - dummy for d2 attemted participation
d4survey - what surveys did member complete in August?
junepost - completed the june post discussion survey
octpost - completed the octobet post discussion surcey
b1b2b - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Bill Bradley.
b1b2i - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Al Gore.
b1b2l - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... John McCain.
b1c1b - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch cable news, such as CNN or MSNBC.
b1c1c - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Watch local TV news, ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News').
b1d44 - Not including e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes per week do you use the web?
b1d7c - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Morality/family issues.
b1d7d - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Foreign affairs.
d1bb5j - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bc9bb - 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
d1bc9eb - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who has been endorsed by the NEA, the nation
d1bc11 - If you had to grade the quality of education in your own local area, what grade would you assign?
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
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
d4bb9 - All in all, how would you rate the job the press has done in covering the presidential election so far?
d4bc9 - How would you describe the presidential campaign so far?
d4bc12 - What would you say is the main reason you don't feel well informed?
d4bd2a7 - A candidate's success or difficulty in raising funds
d4bd2a11 - A candidate's family and marital relationships
d4bd2b1 - A candidate's extramarital relationships
d4bd2b3 - A candidate's ties to special interest groups
d4bd2b4 - The health status of a candidate
d4bd2b6 - Whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls
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
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]
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]
d6ae1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually just tell the public what it wants to hear]
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]
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_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]
d8af2 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government to do what is right?
d8ag1 - Which comes closer to your views?
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_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
d8ai1 - In November's election, which candidate received the largest number of popular votes for President cast throughout the county?
j1d1a_2 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
j1d1b_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Really cares about people like me]
d1signon - first time logged on channel in April
d4.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in discussion 4?
d5signof - Time last signed off of discussion server (Eastern)
d5.onch - Has MNO been on channel in discussion 5?
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)
d4enthus - discussion four pre enthusiasm for candidate
cxhiench - Centered interaction of dummy for hi t1 enthus and sumatt
d6.trust - pre d6 average interpersonal trust from three item scale
t2cynic - Time 2 eop2 average measure of cynicism using 5 item scale
dhit1cyn - dummy for high time one cynicism
t2ntvex - Time two # of daysWatch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
t2medex - Time 2 Sum no of days 0-35 R's media exposure (natltv, cabletv, localtv, newsp, ptradio), computed 5.25.01
bi1ic - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors giving patients the right to sue their HMO?: Bill
b1i1dd - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for
b1i2aa - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports giving tax credits or vouchers to people who
b1i2c - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... has pledged to cut federal income taxes by over $1 tri
b1k6c - How much would you say you agree with the following statements?: Sometimes politics and government are so complicates th
b1l7 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1n1 - Are you registered to vote at your current address?
b1nx2a - Which of the following best applied to you?
b1nx4 - Which candidate did you vote for? (R)
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.
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_9 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports mandatory child safety locks on guns]
d2ae1_12 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
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
d2af3_1 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Reading programs f
d2af3_6 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for out
d4ah7 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor the registration and licensing of all new handguns sold in America?
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]
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_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]
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_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]
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]
d7bd3_2 - Since the debates, have you done any of the following?
d7bd3_5 - 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]
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_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_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]
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]
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]
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?
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?
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.
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.
j1i2d_2 - About how often does (acquaintance 2) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
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]
octwin - October Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
race.r - Recoded race variable - white/black/other
marital - Marital status (updated: all baseline Rs)
numchild - How many children under age 18 now live in your household?
b1g1dc.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1ic.well.pred - Predicted probability
b1g1id.well.pred - Predicted probability
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.
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_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_7 - How are you finding your WebTV unit? On the following scales, please indicate whether you find your WebTV...
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_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_3 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]
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]
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]
d7ab11 - Which candidate were you mainly voting against?
d7ab14 - When did you decide your choice for president?
d7ac1_2 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Anxious]
d7ac1_6 - Has the outcome of this election made you feel... [Hopeful]
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)]
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]
j2c2 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2c5 - 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?
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_1 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Labor Unions]
j2h1_2 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Large corporations]
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_8 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I only think as hard as I have to]
totlsurv - total number of surveys completed (Not including eop2 and post9)
t2.wrkcn - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Do any other work for 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)
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
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]
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]
t2pernei - perception of neighbors, calculated as mean of first five items on the eop1n1 section.04.04
gr3 - gpname1 June assignmt: recode into numerical (7.22)
gpname6 - Final group assignments for the October #6 discussion
gpname5 - Final group assignments, updated (7.24.00) for the Sept #5 discussion
gpname4 - Final group assignments, updated (7.24.00) for the Aug #4 discussion
propens - Propensity to participate predicted probability (in any1 of 4 events), computed 4.30.01
r1a - First we need to know if you will accept this invitation to participate (Group A)
r3c - I agree to participate in this research project by clicking the 'Accept' button below (Group C)
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
b1a3e - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make sure public school st
b1b1b - Here's a list of various people active in politics. Please check the box if you have heard of ... Bill Bradley.
b1c1d - How many days in the past week did you do each of the following?: Read a daily newspaper.
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.
b1d2 - About how many hours per week do you spend sending and answering electronic mail or e-mail?
b1d4 - Not including e-mail or surveys, about how many hours per week do you use the web?
b1d4a - When did you first start using the World Wide Web?
b1d7g - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Political campaigns.
b1d7j - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Gender/women's issues.
b1e1aa - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a professional basketball player: Gore
b1e1dd - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... served in the United States Senate: Bradley
b1e2c - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a United States Senator: McCain
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
b1f1c - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Restricting the kinds of gun
b1g1bc - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Inspiring.
b1g1bd - How well does each of the following traits describe Bill Bradley?: Knowledgeable.
b1g1ia - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Really cares about people like me.
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.
b1m1ba - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Proud?
b1m1bc - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Enthusiastic?
b1m1bd - Has Bill Bradley, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1m1ib - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1m1lb - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1i1d - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors tax-free savings accounts to help parents pay for
gr5 - Sept #5 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group (updt 7.22) for further stringvars recodes
b1i2dd - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a ban on soft money campaign contributions?:
b1j3 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1j4 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1k6a - How much would you say you agree with the following statements?: People like me don't have any say about what the govern
b1nx3 - Which party's primary or caucus did you participate in?
b1n4 - Which of the following comes closest to what you're thinking at this point?
b2p3 - Have you heard or read anything about any debates or town hall meetings among the candidates for president?
b2p5g - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Tried to get another person to sign a petition
b2q1ap1 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q1dp1 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2q2ap1 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2ep1 - When you talk with (Insert initials) about politics or public affairs, how often do you directly express your own, perso
b2t3 - Which one of the parties has the most members in the U.S. Senate?
b2v1a - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1e - 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?
b2z7o - Do you consider yourself...: Some other religion:
b2y7 - How many children under age 18 now live in your household?
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)
an050401 - Do you accept this invitation to participate? If you do, you will be excused from taking any other surveys for the remai
d1ba8b - Please rate each problem's importance, using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very im
d1ba9cb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the availability of guns?: Al Gore
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
d1ba9ib - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about taxes?: Al Gore
d1bb1b - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb5b - 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
d1bb5g - Now that you've had a chance to hear from other people and think some more about various problems, please indicate your
d1bc7 - From 1993 to 1997, the number of overall incidents of school-related crime...
d1bc9db - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who supports teaching morality in public sch
d1bc14 - Do you favor or oppose increased federal spending to fight illiteracy among disadvantaged youth?
d1bc16 - Do you favor or oppose teaching morality in public schools?
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_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
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
d2bd2_1 - Do you or any members of your family work in the field of education?
d2bd2_3 - 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_3 - Do any of these children attend any of the following kinds of schools?
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?
d2ab1_1 - Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
d2ab1_3 - Watch local TV news ('Eyewitness' or 'Action News')
d2ab2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories 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
d2ad4_2 - Not counting email or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the web? [Minutes]
d2ad5 - How many days in the past week did you see information on the Internet about the campaign for president?
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_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_7 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d2ae1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Wants to require states to publish annual report cards for schools]
d2ae1_11 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Supports using federal funds for tuition vouchers]
d2af3_2 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Teacher training a
d2af3_7 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for tea
d2af4a - Some people argue for tuition vouchers that would allow parents of children in failing public schools to use government
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_6 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [impose tougher sentences for drug convictions]
d3ba6_11 - How effective do you think each of the following actions would be in improving public safety? [allow citizens to carry concealed weapons]
d3bb1_1 - Registration and licensing are used for automobiles; handguns are just as important to regulate.
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?
d3bc5 - Did this happen to you as a child or as an adult?
d3bd1 - Which of the following best describes a 'three strikes' law?
d3bd6 - Over the past 20 years, the number of prisoners on death row has...
d3bd8 - Since 1994, the rate of violent crime in the U.S. has...
d3bd9_2 - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who... [Supports the death penalty]
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_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]
d3be4 - Which of the following do you think is more important?
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?
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...
d3ac1a_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
d3ac1b_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
d3ac2_2 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [Al Gore]
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]
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_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]
d3ad1a_1 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
d3ad1a_3 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
d3ae1_1 - 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]
d3ae1_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Wants to provide free gun safety locks on a volunteer basis]
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_3 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following: [The moderators were helpful]
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]
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_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]
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:
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:
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:
d4bc1 - What's your opinion of the likely presidential candidates this year? How satisfied are you with the likely choices?
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]
d4bd2b10 - A candidate's sense of humor
d4bd2b12 - The campaign tactics used by a candidate
d4be5 - Do you favor or oppose permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
d4aa1_1 - Watch national network news on TV (Peter Jennings/ABC, Dan Rather/CBS, Tom Brokaw/NBC, Fox or UPN)
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]
d4ab2_2a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: George W. Bush
d4ab2_3a - Rate your opinion where 0 means very unfavorable and 100 means very favorable: Al Gore
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
d4ac2 - How favorable in general are you toward the Republican Party?
d4ac3 - How similar or different do you think the Republicans and Democrats are on the important issues?
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?
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]
d4ae11 - How would you characterize the overall political leanings of your group?
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]
d4ah3 - About what proportion of Americans do you think would favor permitting citizens to vote over the Internet?
d4ai1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you generally. [I form opinions about everything]
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_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_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]
d5ba3_5 - Did you happen to see or hear any of the following people give speeches at the convention? [U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy]
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]
d5bb2 - What candidate do you think most of the family and friends you spoke with support?
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]
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]
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]
d5bh2_2 - Not counting e-mail or surveys, about how many minutes or hours per week do you use the Web? [Minutes]
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.
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.
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...
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_2 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The West Wing]
d5bi2_4 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Cops]
d5bi2_6 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]
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]
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?
d5ab12_6 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was attention-getting]
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_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_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]
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_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]
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]
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?
d5ac9 - Do you think this sort of journalistic review of candidate advertisements is...
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_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_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_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]
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]
d6ba6 - If you had to guess, which of the two candidates would you say is the more reluctant to debate his opponent?
d6bb5 - Which of the two plans do you think most Americans would prefer?
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?
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?
d6bc2 - In the future, how willing should the United States be to use military force to solve international problems?
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_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]
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]
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]
d6bd3 - Regardless of who you support, who do you think has been conducting a more effective campaign for President?
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?
d6bl8 - Which comes closer to your views?
d6bl9 - Which comes closer to your views?
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')]
d6aa2 - How much attention did you pay to TV news stories about the Presidential campaign last week?
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]
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?
d6ab1a_5 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Experienced]
d6ab1b_3 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Inspiring]
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]
d6ae1_1 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates talk about the issues that are important to citizens]
d6ae1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
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]
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]
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]
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_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]
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_2b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Elimination of estate taxes]
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_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_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]
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]
d6ag6 - Which of the following would you say best describes George W. Bush's position on prescription drug benefits available through Medicare?
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_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]
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_8 - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today? [Condition of American military forces]
d7bb4c - Do these three people support the same candidate for President that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
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?
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]
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]
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_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_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]
d7bg4_1 - Please check the box if you used the Web to do these things 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.
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.
d7bh2 - If the Presidential election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
d7bh6 - Overall, how responsive do you think the Presidential campaign has been to the basic concerns of the American public?
d7btimee - Time d7 pre survey completed (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]
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_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_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]
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
d7aa4b4 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on you?
d7aa5b3 - What kind of effect do you think the polls have had on most voters?
d7aa7 - How often do you think that pollsters try to influence the results of their polls so they come out a certain way?
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]
d7ac3 - Do you think that the American public was trying to send any particular message in this election?
d7ae1b_1 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Ran a negative campaign]
d7ae1b_5 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Lacked experience]
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_2 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Ending Affirmative Action programs]
d7af1_3 - How much would you favor the federal government in Washington doing the following? [Registering and licensing all new handguns sold in America]
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?
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]
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_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]
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_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]
d8ab1 - Do you think anything good has resulted from the recent disputes over this election?
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_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]
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]
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_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]
d8ad2_2 - Thinking about the news media in general, please indicate whether you think they:
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?
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
j1a1_2 - 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?
j1b1 - How responsive do you think last fall's Presidential campaign was to the basic concerns of the American public?
j1d1b_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Knowledgeable]
j1e1a_1 - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
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]
j1e1b_3 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Enthusiastic]
j1e1b_4 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Worried]
j1f1_2 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Favored giving patients the right to sue their HMO]
j1g1 - How about you - did you vote in the elections for president held this past November 7th?
j1g10 - Which comes closest to your view?
j1g12 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about the choice you made?
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_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]
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?
j1i2a_2 - Would (acquaintance 2) be best described as...
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]
j1m3a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on eliminating the Electoral College could be changed?
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]
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]
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]
j2b1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2b2 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2c1 - How much of the time do you think you can trust the Federal Government to do what is right?
j2e6 - Following November's election, which one of the parties has the most members elected to be U.S. Senators?
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_10 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Asians]
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]
j2i1_9 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I find satisfaction deliberating long and hard for hours]
j2j1 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2k1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I like to meet new people]
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_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]
j2m3a_1 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
j2n1 - Which comes closer 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_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_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_2 - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Trustworthy]
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]
d9aa2 - Did you watch or hear the speech when the President gave it, or did you see it later on the news?
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
d9ab8a - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Balanced]
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]
d9ad2d - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should be allowed to hold public rallies in your area]
d9ad2f - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [... should have their phones tapped by the government]
d9ae4 - How often did you consult other people or sources?
d9ae5 - Did you ever have another person complete one of our surveys in your place?
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
grp404 - New group assignment - updated April 4th
grp428 - New group assignements - updated April 28th
grp1006 - Group assignment updated before discussion 6
ffts2 - Final Final Time Slots for discussion 2
ffts.5 - Final Final Time Slots (updt 07.24.00) for Sept #5 discussion
discuss5 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the Sept #5 discussion
groupty6 - type of group CHL, update for Oct #6 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
d1timeoc - how much time has MNO spent on the channel in April? (minutes)
d1.onch - Have mno logged on the channel in April?
d5timeoc - Time spent on channel in discussion 5 (minutes)
d7.onch - Has MNO been on the channel in discsussion 7?
d3wcount - Discussion 3 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d1.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 1?
d2.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 2?
d4.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 4?
maypre - Did member complete May pre-chat survey?
septpre - completed the September Pre-discussion survey?
novpost - Completed November post discussion survey?
januar01 - What did member do in January 2001 [End of Project Surveys, NO chat scheduled]?
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
aug.man - August pre-d4 survey manipulation [E8a-E9b] : Which version received?
augwin - August Winners ($15 cash, 2 participants from each group
income - an035201(income) recoded in thousands of dollars
involv - Political involvement (close following of politics, attention to newspaper & TV)
par.com - communicative participation (contacted media, tried to persuade someone etc...)
rpbkknw2 - Mean Background knowledge score of the republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
dmisknw2 - Mean issue knowledge score of the democrat candidates (Version 2 coding)
rpisknw2 - Mean issue knowledge score of the republican candidates (Version 2 coding)
aqsumall - argument quality summary statistic using the simple sum
exp.att - exposure to newspapers times attention to newspaper coverage
voted.r - did you vote on Nov 7th for baseline and post discussion 7 respondents
gr1029 - Group assignment updated before discussion 7
intchtuv - interaction of number of chats attended with usual voting habits
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.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.ngpar - Neighborhood participation, mean of six items
d.t1trst - dummy for high interpersonal trust at time one
xtrstcht - interaction of the dummy for hi trust at time one and sum attendance
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]
trd.mtrs - trichotomous dummy for medium trust
t2pramer - time two average perception of americans, mean of six item scale
owntx - No. of Reasons for own opinion (Tax proposals), including -99 as 0s
othtxsq - Squared term for numb reasons others tax
triothtx - Trichotomous var for num reasons other tax
xattdisc - interaction of high t1disc and sumatt
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.
t2prmise - Time 2 eop2 Which comes closer to your views (Candidates keep promises RECODED).
t2nwpex - Time two # of days Read a daily newspaper
t2attnp - time two d7 attention to newspaper recoded
b1g1ib.well.pred - Predicted probability
b2u1c.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b2u1d.pred - Unstandardized Predicted Value
b1c5f - Please check which of the following talk radio hosts you listened to in the past week: Neal Boortz.
b1d3 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
b1d7e - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Race relations.
b1d7i - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: Taxes.
b1d7k - Please check if used Web to find out about/discuss topics in past 12 months: News headlines.
b1d8 - When you visit Web sites with a political point of view, how often do you disagree with what they have to say?
b1e1a - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... was a professional basketball player: Bradley
d1ba9ea - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about education?: George W. Bush
d1ba9fa - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about health care?: George W. Bush
d1ba9ia - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about taxes?: George W. Bush
d1ba9jb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about crime?: Al Gore
d1ba9kb - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about the environment?: Al Gore
d1bb1e - Please rate your impressions of today's electronic discussion, by indicating how much you agree with the following: It w
d1bb5c - 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
d1bc2 - Which of the following best describes the purpose of a school voucher?
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_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]
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]
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]
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
d3af1 - Were you able to participate in this month's online discussion about crime and public safety?
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]
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?
d6bb7 - If there are tax cuts and you had to choose, which approach to cuts would you prefer?
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?
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]
d6aa5 - How much of the Boston Presidential debate did you see or hear?
d8af1_5 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates lack honesty and integrity]
d8af1_6 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [People in government have high moral values]
d8ag2 - Which comes closer to your views?
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
d8ai2 - Following November's election, which one of the parties will have the most members in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.?
d8ai3 - Who has the final responsibility to decide if a law is Constitutional or not?
j1a1_1 - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following?
j1d1a_4 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Knowledgeable]
j1d2_1 - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of... [George W. Bush]
dropout1 - people who left group C in April and May
drpout2 - people who left group C between June and August
discuss1 - discussion group (time/type/number)
ffts.6 - Final Final Time Slots for October #6 discussion
discuss7 - Discussion group (time/type/number), updated (7.24.00) after July recruit for the Nov #7 discussion
d3.onch - has MNO been on the channel in June?
d5signon - Time first signed on to discussion server (Eastern)
t2.gvmon - During the Presidential campaign in the fall, did you personally do any of the following? Give money to a candidate
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
t2.trstp - pre d6 dummy for d6bl7 people can be trusted
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.ltrs - trichotomous dummy for low trust
amertrus - We are interested in your impressions of other Americans. How well does each of the following phrases describe most Americans? [Trustworthy]
b1e1bb - Thinking about the Democrats, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is the son of a former United States Senator: Bradl
b1e2b - Thinking about the Republicans, to the best of your knowledge, who ... is a state governor: Bush
b1f1d - How much effort do you think the federal government should put into each of the following?: Protecting patients rights i
b1g1ib - How well does each of the following traits describe Al Gore?: Honest.
b1g2b - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... Bill Bradley?
b1g2d - Which of the following do you think best describes the political views of ... George W. Bush?
b1m1db - Has George W. Bush, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Anxious?
b1m1ld - Has John McCain, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel ... Worried?
b1i1b - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors increased government funding of political campaig
d2bb10_7 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pay raises for teac
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
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_4 - 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?
d2bd3 - Do any school-age children (preschool through 12th grade) live in your home?
d2b5 - How often, if at all, do you participate in local parent/teacher association (PTA or PTO) meetings or other activities?
d4bd2b11 - A candidate's family and marital relationships
d4bd2b15 - How well a candidate connects with average people
d4be1 - Do you favor or oppose requiring the broadcast news media to provide free air time to candidates?
d4be4 - Which of the following do you think is more important?
d4be13 - Regardless of which candidate is elected, how many of the new president's campaign promises do you think will be fulfilled?
d4aa1_5 - Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
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
d4ad1_2 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates usually just tell the public what it wants to hear]
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]
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_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.
d7bb4a - Does this person support the same candidate for president that you support? If you don't know, please give your best guess.
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_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]
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]
j1k2_1 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend on each of the following? [Maintaining a strong military defense]
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_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]
j1m1a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on Bush's proposed tax cut could be changed?
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?
j1m2a - How likely do you think it is that your opinion on school tuition vouchers could be changed?
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]
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]
november - what did member do in november?
educ - Education - original variable (highest degree received)
pronotr - Propensity to participate pred probability (in any1 of first 4 events), without *trust* as covariate, computed 5.5.01
pronohd - Propensity to participate pred probability (in any1 of 4 events), without *nhood particp* as covariate, computed 5.5.01
b1a2d - How much of a problem do you think each of the following is in our country today?: Amount of illegal drug use.
b1a3c - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Make it harder for a woman
b1a3f - Please check which of the following you think the federal government in Washington should do: Try to reduce the income d
b1b2c - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Pat Buchanan.
b1b2k - For each of the following people, please tell us if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable ... Alan Keyes.
b2z8 - Do you consider yourself an Evangelical or Born-Again Christian?
b2z10 - Is your main insurance through an HMO or not?
b2y8 - Are you a citizen of the United States?
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
d1ba6 - Which one of these problems facing our country do you think is the least important?
d1ba8j - 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
d1ba9db - How much do you think each of the candidates have been talking about drugs?: Al Gore
d3ba5_1 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [federal drug policy]
d3ba5_3 - Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you personally. [gun control]
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]
d3bb1_2 - Licensing will help insure that only competent and law-abiding citizens have handguns.
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?
d3bd5 - Over the past 20 years, the rate of property crime in the U.S. has...
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]
d5bi2_1 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Survivor]
d5bi2_5 - Do you happen to watch any of the following entertainment programs on television? [Saturday Night Live]
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]
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_8 - Finally, a few background questions. Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [In general, I am a shy person]
d5ab1 - Had you seen this particular ad from the George W. Bush campaign on TV, before we showed you?
d5ab2 - How compelling did you find this ad for George W. Bush?
d5ab5_1 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was negative in tone]
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]
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]
d8ac3 - Which comes closer to your views?
d8ad2_3 - 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:
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?
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_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates cannot be trusted to keep promises they make while campaigning]
d9ad1 - Here is a list of various groups active in politics. Please choose the one group you like the least.
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?
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?
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
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
typovrlp - type of household overlap (updated 3/27)
d3af3 - Did you experience any technical difficulties?
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]
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.
d3af11 - When you participate in these online discussions, how often do you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
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]
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?
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]
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_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_4b - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in federal tax rates for all taxpayers]
d6ag1_5a - As best you know, which candidate has proposed the following federal tax reforms? [Reductions in the 'marriage penalty' paid by married families]
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]
d6ag9 - Which of the following comes closest to your own views?
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]
j1h6 - When you participated in these online discussions, how often did you directly express your own, personally held opinions?
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_1 - About how often does (friend/family member 1) usually follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
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?
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.
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]
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]
d6.onch - Has MNO been on channel in discussion 6?
d1wcount - Discussion 1 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d6wcount - Discussion 6 total word count (number of words said in the discussion)
d7.talk - Has MNO talked in discussion 7?
d1ch.d - dummy for d1 attemted participation
d3ch.d - dummy for d3 attemted participation
othertx - No. of Reasons for the disagreeing others' opinion (Tax proposals), including -99 as 0s
t2ff1 - # of days per week that R discussed election outcome with FF1 (0-7)
t2folpol - time two How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
xt1cnsat - interaction of high t1 cynicism and sumatt
t2lctvex - Time two # of Watch local TV news ("Eyewitness" or "Action News")
b2v1b - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1d - Please check the box if you have spent any time participating in any of the following activities in the past 12 months.:
b2v1g - 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)
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
d2ab5_6 - 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?
d2ad3 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
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.
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.
d2ae1_1 - To the best of your knowledge, who . . . [Has been endorsed by Senator John McCain]
d4ad1_3 - How much would you say you agree with the following statements? [Candidates cannot be trusted to keep promises they make while campaigning]
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_3 - Please rate your impressions of our electronic discussions to date, by indicating how much you agree with the following. [The moderators were helpful]
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]
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]
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.
d4aj1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would prefer complex to simple problems]
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]
d7bg2_3 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Pat Buchanan, gopatgo2000.com]
d7bg2_4 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [Ralph Nader, votenader.com]
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_8 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
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.
d7dq1 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Using American military forces to stop civil wars in other countries]
d7dq4 - How much do you favor the federal government doing the following? [Registering and licensing all new handguns sold in America]
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]
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_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_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]
j2b3 - Which comes closer to your views?
j2e4 - What job or political office is currently held by William Rehnquist?
j2e5 - Who has President-elect George W. Bush selected to be his National Security Adviser?
j2f1_1 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
votefn.1 - How about you - did you vote in the elections for president held this past Nov 7th? from final baseline j1g1
noshow.r - participants who never attended based upon grp1029 assignment
lowatt.r - participants who attended btwn 1 and 3 chats based upon grp1029 assignment
libdum8 - dummy var for liberal groups for dis 8
hetdum8 - dummy var for heterogenous groups for dis 8
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.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
d5bb1 - How many days in the past week did you discuss the campaign with close friends or family members?
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_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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
d5bd1b_1 - During the campaign, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Proud]
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]
d7ae1b_3 - How well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Was inspiring]
d7ah2 - In the future, how willing should the United States be to use military force to solve international problems?
d7ai1_1 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Affirmative Action programs]
d7ai1_3 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Unilateral cuts in the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile]
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_7 - As best you know, which candidate supported the following? Check all that apply. [Passing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)]
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]
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]
j2m3a_2 - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following online activities through the Internet?
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_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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
b1g1ia.well.pred - Predicted probability
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]
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]
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]
d3be5 - Do you favor or oppose limiting gun purchases to one per month?
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?
d3ab2 - How often would you say you follow what is going on in the current campaign for president?
d3ac1a_1 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Really cares about people like me]
d3ac1a_3 - How well does each of the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Inspiring]
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.
d5ab8 - Had you seen this particular ad from the Al Gore campaign on TV, before we showed you?
d5ab12_2 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was informative]
d5ab12_4 - How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following? [This ad was unfair]
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]
d5ac5_1 - How much would you agree or disagree with the following statements? [Focusing on an opponent's weaknesses is necessary in a campaign]
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]
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?
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.
d7aa6 - In general, do you think public opinion polls are a good thing or a bad thing for the country?
d7ab2 - Which comes closest to your situation?
d7ab9 - Overall, how enthusiastic were you about voting for the candidate of your choice?
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_6 - How well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Ducked the issues]
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]
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]
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]
d9ab8c - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [Well-founded]
d9ab8d - Regardless of your own views about this issue, how well do you think the following phrases describe arguments against school vouchers? [One-sided]
t2radex - Time two # of days Hear radio shows where listeners call in to discuss politics and public affairs
t2atttv - time two d7 attention to tv recoded
totsur.r - updating total # of surveys completed with addition of eop 2 and post 9
filt.inv - NVALID(propens, involv, t2involv, sumatt, totlsurv) = 5 (FILTER)
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
attsurv - attendance and surv completion categories
b1i1bb - Thinking about Democrats, to the best of your knowledge who ... favors increased government funding of political campaig
b1i2d - Thinking about Republicans, to the best of your knowledge who ... supports a ban on soft money campaign contributions?:
b1j2 - 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
b1l9 - Which comes closer to your views?
b1nx2 - Did you vote is your state's presidential primary or caucus?
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
b1n8 - Generally speaking, how often would you say you vote?
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
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
d2ae3_6 - 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
d2af2 - How important would you say educational issues are to you personally?
d2af3_3 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Tuition vouchers f
d2af3_5 - How much money do you think the federal government should spend to support each of the following? [Pre-school student
d2af6a - Some people argue that students in public schools have a right to pray at official school functions. Do you favor or o
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]
d5bg2 - Thinking now about the general election in November, if you voted today in the presidential election, which candidate would you vote for?
d5bh1 - Other than for e-mail and surveys, do you ever use the Internet or World Wide Web?
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_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_6 - Please check the box if you used the Web to find out about or discuss the following topics in the past 12 months.
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.
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]
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_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]
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]
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_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_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]
d7bg2_1 - Which, if any, of the candidates' Websites have you ever visited? [George W. Bush, georgewbush.com]
j2f1_3 - Please check which of the following you think the Federal Government in Washington should do.
j2f1_6 - 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]
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_5 - Please indicate if your opinion is favorable or unfavorable on a scale from 0 to 100: [Christian fundamentalists]
j2i1_1 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [I would prefer complex to simple problems]
j2i1_4 - Please tell us how well each of the following describes you. [Thinking is not my idea of fun]
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]
trust - interpersonal trust (Mean World Index)
folpubaf - How often would you say you follow what is going on in government and public affairs RECODED.
carewin - Generally speaking, how much do you care which party wins the 2000 Presidential election RECODED.
cynicism - average measure of cynicism using 5 item scale
neigpart - Mean Neighborhood Participation Score (0-1 Scale)
dmbkknw2 - Mean Background knowledge score of the democrat candidates (Version 2 coding)
genknow1 - civics knowlwdge battery (mean.5 version)
extrem - Extremism scale 0-5, abs(index1)
gr8 - Dec #8 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
gr7 - Nov #7 discn, 2 digits of assigned chat group for further stringvars recodes
gpname8 - Final group assignments for the December #8 discussion
b2p5a - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Contacted or written a public official about an i
b2p5d - In the last 12 months, have you personally done any of the following?: Given money to a candidate
b2q1ap2 - Would (insert initials) best be described as your...
b2q2dp2 - About how often does (insert initials) follow what is going on in government and public affairs?
b2t2 - Which one of the parties has the most members in the House of Representatives in Washington?
b2t8 - Do you happen to know what job or political office is currently held by Al Gore?
b2t9 - What job or political office is currently held by Trent Lott?
d1bc8 - Over the past 12 years, the average standardized math and science scores for high school students have...
d1bc9ab - Thinking about the candidates for president, to the best of your knowledge, who proposes $5 billion in spending to fight
d1bc9ea - 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?
d1bc13 - Do you favor or oppose allowing prayer in public schools?
d2bb6 - Which of these problems do you think is the least important?
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_7 - Please rate each problem's importance using a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means very unimportant and 100 means very imp
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]
d4bd2a2 - Use of illegal drugs by a candidate before holding office
d4bd2a3 - A candidate's ties to special interest groups
d4bd2a4 - The health status of a candidate
d4bd2a6 - Whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls
d4bd2a9 - The personal finances of a candidate
d4bd2a16 - A candidate's prior record in public office
d4bd2b5 - A candidate's campaign funding sources
d4bd2b7 - A candidate's success or difficulty in raising funds
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_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]
d6aa7_6 - Please rate your reactions to the debates by indicating how much you agree with the following statements. [The debates were boring]
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]
d6ab1a_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe George W. Bush? [Honest]
d6ab1b_2 - Based on what you've seen so far, how well do you think the following phrases describe Al Gore? [Honest]
d6ad1b_2 - During the campaign so far, has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
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]
j1e1b_2 - Has Al Gore, because of something he said or did, ever made you feel... [Anxious]
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_8 - To the best of your knowledge, who... [Pledged to cut federal income taxes by over 1 trillion dollars in ten years]
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]
j1g5 - Now that the election is over, would you say you have any regrets about not voting?
j1g8 - Don't use this item (vote choice); use 8a-8d
j1h2 - How would you rate the potential of this technology for conducting good political discussions?
d1survey - Recode of whether or not the individual complete the pre/post survey associated with the first discussion
d6survey - what surveys did member complete in octeber?
d7survey - what surveys did member complete in November?
maypost - Did member complete May post-chat survey?
augpre - completed the August pre survey?
septpost - completed September post discussion survey?
jantwo - completed the second Jan01 survey
marpost - Completed the March post discussion 9 survey?
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