2006 Civic and Political Health Survey Spring Data Codebook By Mark Hugo Lopez, Research Director. Methodology.

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1 2006 Civic and Political Health Survey Spring 2006 Data Codebook By Mark Hugo Lopez, Research Director The 2006 National Civic and Political Health Survey (CPHS) is a detailed look at how young Americans are participating in politics and communities and their attitudes towards government and current issues. This survey asked young people and adults about their civic engagement across 19 core measures of engagement. The survey was conducted from April 27 to June 11, 2006 by telephone and online survey and released on October 3 in a report entitled The 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Detailed Look at How Youth Participate in Politics and Communities. The survey provides nationally representative samples of young people and adults. Overall, 1,674 young people ages 15 to 25 were surveyed along with 547 adults ages 26 and older. The survey includes over-samples of young Latinos, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans. The questionnaire for this survey largely replicates one designed by Scott Keeter, Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolina, and Krista Jenkins fielded in Methodology The 2006 CPHS, sponsored by CIRCLE, obtained telephone and web interviews of a nationally representative sample of 2,232 people aged 15 and older living in the continental United States. The survey contacted young people ages 15 to 25 (n=1,674) and adults 26 and older (n=547). 2 Interviewing includes oversamples of young African-Americans (n=296), Latinos (n=420) and Asian-Americans (n=184) ages 15 to 25. The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research International. Data collection was done via telephone and web by Braun Research, Inc. from April 27 to June 11, Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is ±3.5 percentage points. The margin of error for the telephone sample (n=1,765) is ±3.6 percentage points, and the margin of error for the youth sample of the survey ±2.6 percentage points. Sample Design The sample was designed to represent all people ages 15 and older in the continental United States and includes over-samples of young African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans. Two samples were used to collect the data a telephone sample and a web sample. The telephone sample was provided by Survey Sampling International, LLC (SSI) according to PSRAI specifications. The sample was drawn using standard list-assisted 1 See The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait report by Scott Keeter, Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolona, and Krista Jenkins, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Eleven survey respondents refused to provide information on their age Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 1

2 random digit dialing (RDD) methodology. Active blocks of telephone numbers (area code + exchange + two-digit block number) that contained three or more residential directory listings were selected with probabilities in proportion to their share of listed telephone households; after selection two more digits were added randomly to complete the number. This method guarantees coverage of every assigned phone number regardless of whether that number is directory listed, purposely unlisted, or too new to be listed. After selection, the numbers were compared against business directories and matching numbers purged. To supplement the RDD interviews an additional 467 interviews were completed online with African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans aged 15 to 25. Sampling was provided by Survey Sampling International (SSI). The SSI SurveySpot panel, a premium source of sample for online surveys, was used to recruit respondents. The SurveySpot panel recruits panelists from many sources; including banner ads, online recruitment methods, and RDD telephone recruitment. Unsolicited or spam is not used. The panel is continually growing and currently covers about 4.5 million household members and 1.5 million panelists. Panelists are continuously monitored to prevent under-surveying and over-surveying in an effort to maintain their interest in participating. Panelists are offered rewards with each survey invitation, increasing their likelihood of participation. Contact Procedures Interviews were conducted from April 27 to June 11, As many as seven attempts were made to complete an interview at every sampled telephone number. Sample was released for interviewing in replicates, which are representative subsamples of the larger sample. Using replicates to control the release of the sample ensures that complete call procedures are followed for the entire sample. Calls were staggered over times of day and days of the week to maximize the chance of making contact with potential respondents. Each household received at least one daytime call in an attempt to find someone at home. In each contacted household, interviewers asked to speak with a randomly selected eligible household member. The telephone interviewing over-sampled 15-to-25-year-olds by setting a maximum quota for respondents 26 and older. After that quota was filled, all remaining interviews were conducted with 15-to-25-year-olds. Households with no residents ages 15 to 26 were deemed ineligible and screened-out. Interviews were conducted with 15 year olds only after getting parental consent. Using these Data The 2006 CPHS is available in four data formats: STATA version 9.0, SPSS Windows format, SPSS portable file format, and SAS transport file format. Any analysis of these data require the use of a weighting variable called weight. All analyses of the data require the use of this weighting variable. The data set includes 194 variables Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 2

3 The report associated with this dataset produces a typology of civic engagement. The typology and the variables used to create it are contained in the dataset and are explained in greater detail in the report, The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait. When citing this dataset, please refer to it as the 2006 Civic and POlticial Health of the Nation Survey (2006 CPHS) by Mark Hugo Lopez, Peter Levine, Deborah Both, Abby Kiesa, Emily Kirby and Karlo Marcelo, October For more information, please contact Emily Kirby at ekirby@umd.edu or Karlo Marcelo at kmarcelo@umd.edu, or CIRCLE at Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 3

4 Codebook id unique id type: numeric (int) range: [1,2232] units: 1 unique values: 2232 missing.: 0/2232 mean: std. dev: percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% type survey type label: type range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 0/ phone online cregion census region label: cregion range: [1,4] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ northeast midwest south west sex respondent's sex label: sex range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 0/ male female 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 4

5 q1 q1. to begin with, for how many years have you lived in the community or town where you now reside, or have you lived here all of your life? label: q1, but 58 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [0,99] units: 1 unique values: 61 missing.: 0/ less than one year Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 5

6 all my life don t know/refused q2 q2. and how would you rate your community or town as a place to live excellent, good, only fair, poor? label: q2 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ excellent good only fair 58 4 poor 7 8 (do not read) don t know 1 9 (do not read) refused q3 q3. thinking about the problems you see in your community, how much difference do you believe YOU can personally make in working to solve problems you see a great deal of difference, some difference, or no difference at all? label: q3 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ great deal of difference some difference a little difference no difference at all 45 8 (do not read) don t know 6 9 (do not read) refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 6

7 q4 q4. have you ever worked together informally with someone or some group to solve a problem in the community where you live? If YES, was this in the last 12 months or not? label: q4 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, within last 12 months yes, but not within last 12 months no, haven't done it 17 8 don't know/not sure 3 9 refused q4phone q4phone. have you ever worked together informally with someone or some group to solve a problem in the community where you live? If YES, was this in the last 12 months or not? label: q4phone unique values: 5 missing.: 467/ yes, within last 12 months yes, but not within last 12 months no, haven't done it 10 8 (do not read) don t know 3 9 (do not read) refused 467. q4_1web q4.1web. have you ever worked together informally with someone or some group to solve a problem in the community where you live? label: q4_1web range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 1765/ yes no Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 7

8 q4_2web q4.2web. was this in the last 12 months or not? label: q4_2web range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 2015/ yes, within the last 12 months 66 2 no, wasn't in the last 12 months 7 8 not sure q5 q5. first, do you use the internet either from home, school or work? label: q5 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ days of last day of of last 7 days of last 7 days of last 7 days of last 7 days of last 7 days of last 7 days do not ever use the internet 5 9 don t know/refused q6 q6. what was your age on your last birthday? label: age, but 77 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [15,99] units: 1 unique values: 79 missing.: 0/ Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 8

9 q7 q7. what is the last grade or class you completed in school? (do not read. Probe for degree obtained) label: q7 unique values: 9 missing.: 0/ none, or grade 1 to high school incomplete (grades 9-11) high school graduate (grade 12 or ged certificate) 75 4 technical, trade, or vocational school after high school some college or university work, but no four-year degree college or university graduate (ba, bs or other four-year degree) 54 7 some post-graduate training or professional schooling after ba 76 8 post graduate or professional degree (including a master s, phd) 4 9 (do not read) refused q8 q8. are you currently enrolled in school? label: q8 unique values: 7 missing.: 558/ yes, in high school yes, in college (undergraduate) 63 3 yes, in graduate school no, not enrolled in school 6 5 other 1 8 don t know 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 9

10 q9 q9. how much further in school do you plan to go? label: q9 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 7 missing.: 1298/ some high school 39 2 high school 50 3 some college college graduate graduate or professional school or degree 3 6 no further 21 8 don t know q10 q10. do you ever plan to return to school to finish a degree or seek another deg label: q10 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1555/ yes no 4 3 already in school 58 8 don t know q11 q11. how much further in school do you plan to go? label: q11 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1867/ some high school 13 2 high school 37 3 some college college graduate graduate or professional school or degree 24 8 don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 10

11 q12 q12. have you ever spent time participating in any community service or volunteer activity or haven t you had time to do this? By volunteer activity, I mean actually working in some way to help others for no pay. (If YES: Have you done this in the last 12 months?) label: q12 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, have done this in last 12 months yes, but have not done this in last 12 months no, have not ever done this 15 8 don't know/not sure 1 9 undesignated q12phone q12.phone. have you ever spent time participating in any community service or volunteer activity or haven t you had time to do this? By volunteer activity, I mean actually working in some way to help others for no pay. (If YES: Have you done this in the last 12 months?) label: q12phone unique values: 5 missing.: 467/ yes, have done this in last 12 months yes, but have not done this in last 12 months no, have not ever done this 3 8 don t know 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 11

12 q12_1web q12.1web. have you ever spent time participating in any community service or volunteer activity or haven t you had time to do this? By volunteer activity, I mean actually working in some way to help others for no pay. label: q12_1web range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 1765/ yes no q12_2web q12.2web. have you done this in the last 12 months? label: q12_2web unique values: 4 missing.: 1896/ yes, done in last 12 months 96 2 no, didn't do in the last 12 months 4 8 not sure 8 9 no answer q13 q13. a religious group label: q13 unique values: 3 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 12

13 q14 q14. a political organization or candidates running for office label: q14 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 2 8 don t know q15 q15. an environmental organization label: q15 unique values: 4 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 4 8 don t know 1 9 refused q16 q16. a civic or community organization involved in health or social services. This could be an organization to help the poor, elderly, homeless, or a hospital. label: q16 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 3 8 don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 13

14 q17 q17. an organization involved with youth, children or education label: q17 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 3 8 don t know q18 q18. another type of group i haven t mentioned that you have volunteered for in the last 12 months? label: q18 unique values: 4 missing.: 1409/ yes, have volunteered for this type within last 12 months no, have not volunteered for this type within last 12 months 7 8 don t know 1 9 refused q19 q19. what group would that be? open-end q. record verbatim response. label: q19 range: [1,1] units: 1 unique values: 1 missing.: 2025/ gave answer Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 14

15 q20 q20. thinking about your work for a religious group over the last 12 months is this something you do on a regular basis, or just once in a while? label: q20 unique values: 4 missing.: 1875/ do on a regular basis do just once in a while 1 8 don t know 1 9 refused q21 q21. what is the main reason why you volunteer for this group to address a social or political problem, to help other people or some other reason? label: q21 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1875/ to address a social or political problem to help other people 54 3 some other reason 1 8 don t know q22 q22. when you initially got involved, who made the first contact? did they contact you, you contact them, someone else put you together, or can t you recall? label: q22 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1875/ they contacted me i contacted them 79 3 someone else put us together 38 8 don t remember/don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 15

16 q23 q23. thinking about your work for a political organization or candidates over the last 12 months is this something you do on a regular basis, or just once in a while? label: q23 range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 2096/ do on a regular basis 78 2 do just once in a while q24 q24. what is the main reason why you volunteer for this group to address a social or political problem, to help other people or some other reason? label: q24 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 2096/ to address a social or political problem 55 2 to help other people 21 3 some other reason 1 8 don t know q25 q25.. when you initially got involved, who made the first contact? did they contact you, you contact them, someone else put you together, or can t you recall? label: q25 unique values: 5 missing.: 2096/ they contacted me 57 2 i contacted them 31 3 someone else put us together 5 8 don t remember/don t know 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 16

17 q26 q26. thinking about your work for an environmental organization over the last 12 months is this something you do on a regular basis, or just once in a while? label: q26 range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 2061/ do on a regular basis do just once in a while q27 q27. what is the main reason why you volunteer for this group to address a social or political problem, to help other people or some other reason? label: q27 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 2061/ to address a social or political problem 86 2 to help other people 41 3 some other reason 1 8 don t know q28 q28.. when you initially got involved, who made the first contact? did they contact you, you contact them, someone else put you together, or can t you recall? label: q28 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 2061/ they contacted me 76 2 i contacted them 42 3 someone else put us together 14 8 don t remember/don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 17

18 q29 q29. thinking about your work for a civic or community organization over the last 12 months is this something you do on a regular basis, or just once in a while? label: q29 unique values: 4 missing.: 1792/ do on a regular basis do just once in a while 2 8 don t know 2 9 refused q30 q30. what is the main reason why you volunteer for this group to address a social or political problem, to help other people or some other reason? label: q30 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1792/ to address a social or political problem to help other people 58 3 some other reason 4 8 don t know q31 q31.. when you initially got involved, who made the first contact? did they contact you, you contact them, someone else put you together, or can t you recall? label: q31 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1792/ they contacted me i contacted them someone else put us together 30 8 don t remember/don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 18

19 q32 q32. thinking about your work for a youth or education organization over the last 12 months is this something you do on a regular basis, or just once in a while? label: q32 unique values: 4 missing.: 1681/ do on a regular basis do just once in a while 1 8 don t know 2 9 refused q33 q33. what is the main reason why you volunteer for this group to address a social or political problem, to help other people or some other reason? label: q33 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1681/ to address a social or political problem to help other people 81 3 some other reason 1 8 don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 19

20 q34 q34.. when you initially got involved, who made the first contact? did they contact you, you contact them, someone else put you together, or can t you recall? label: q34 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 4 missing.: 1681/ they contacted me i contacted them someone else put us together 36 8 don t remember/don t know q35 q35. besides volunteering time with organized groups, have you ever volunteered some of your time to help others on your own? Please do not include help given to people living in your household or activities you may have already mentioned. [IF YES}: Have you done this in the last 12 months? label: q35 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 8 8 don t know 2 9 refused q36 q36. have you done this in the last 12 months? label: q36 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 887/ yes no 6 8 don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 20

21 q37_1 q37. (first mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_1 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 7 missing.: 1324/ family member friend neighbor stranger 46 5 a cause 38 6 someone i haven t mentioned 2 8 don t remember/don t know q37_2 q37. (second mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_2 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1941/ family member friend 63 3 neighbor 52 4 stranger 18 5 a cause 4 6 someone i haven t mentioned q37_3 q37. (third mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_3 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 2105/ family member 2 2 friend 76 3 neighbor 33 4 stranger 13 5 a cause 1 6 someone i haven t mentioned Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 21

22 q37_4 q37. (fourth mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_4 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 2166/ family member 1 2 friend 2 3 neighbor 44 4 stranger 14 5 a cause 3 6 someone i haven t mentioned q37_5 q37. (fifth mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_5 range: [5,6] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 2205/ a cause 3 6 someone i haven t mentioned q37_6 q37. (sixth mention) the last time you did this, whom did you help? label: q37_6 range: [6,6] units: 1 unique values: 1 missing.: 2228/ someone i haven t mentioned Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 22

23 q38 q38. and what was it that you did? open-end q. record verbatim response. label: q38 range: [1,1] units: 1 unique values: 1 missing.: 1324/ gave response q39 q39. in talking to people, we find that many are not registered to vote because they are too busy or move around often. Would official state records show that you are now registered to vote in your election district, or not? label: q39 unique values: 5 missing.: 564/ yes, registered no, not registered 11 3 (volunteered) don t have to register in my state 25 8 don t know 3 9 refused 564. q40 q40. can you recall if you voted in the 2004 election between george w. bush and John Kerry, or did something prevent you from voting? label: q40 unique values: 5 missing.: 816/ voted did not vote 56 3 (volunteered) not eligible in don t know 3 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 23

24 q41 q41. we know that most people don't vote in all elections. usually between onequarter to one-half of those eligible actually come out to vote. Can you tell me how often you vote in local and national elections? Always, sometimes, rarely, or never? label: q41 unique values: 7 missing.: 872/ always sometimes rarely never 8 5 (volunteered) other/eligibility problems 6 8 don t know 1 9 refused 872. q42 q42. we know that most people don't vote in all elections. usually between onequarter to one-half of those eligible actually come out to vote. As an adult how often do you think you will vote in local and national elections? Always, sometimes, rarely, or never? label: q42 unique values: 7 missing.: 1427/ always sometimes 45 3 rarely 45 4 never 23 5 (volunteered) other/eligibility problems 16 8 don t know 9 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 24

25 q43 q43. which of the following reasons best describes why you would choose to vote in elections: label: q43 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ because voting is my responsibility as a citizen because my vote, along with others, can affect the outcome of the election because my vote is the expression of my choice (do not read) don t know 39 9 (do not read) refused q44 q44. when there is an election taking place do you generally talk to any people and try to show them why they should vote for or against one of the parties or candidates, or not? label: q44 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 23 8 don t know 5 9 refused q45 q45. do you wear a campaign button, put a sticker on your car, or place a sign in front of your house, or aren t these things you do? label: q45 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes, do at least one of these things no, don t do any of these things 27 8 don t know 3 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 25

26 q46 q46. during the past 12 months, have you been contacted by someone personally to work for or contribute money to a candidate, political party, or any other organization that supports candidates? label: q46 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 12 8 don t know 1 9 refused q47 q47. and in the past 12 months, did you contribute money to a candidate, a political party or any organization that supported candidates? label: q47 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 6 8 don t know 1 9 refused q48 q48. thinking about problems in your community, how much difference do you believe that people working together as a group can make in solving problems you see: label: q48 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ great deal of difference some difference a little difference 95 4 no difference at all 32 8 don t know 3 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 26

27 q49 q49. some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there s an election or not. Others aren t that interested. Do you follow what s going on in government and public affairs most of the time, some of the time, rarely, or never? label: q49 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ most of the time some of the time rarely never 8 5 (volunteered) it depends 3 8 don t know q50 q50. how often do you talk about current events or things you have heard about in the news with your family and friends: label: q50 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ very often sometimes rarely 83 4 never 4 8 don t know 1 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 27

28 q51 q51. when you do talk about current events and the news, how often does that include items about politics or government: label: q51 unique values: 6 missing.: 83/ very often sometimes rarely 94 4 never 6 8 don t know 3 9 refused 83. q52 q52. when you were growing up, how often was politics discussed around your house: label: q52 unique values: 6 missing.: 564/ very often sometimes rarely never 19 8 don t know 1 9 refused 564. q53 q53. how often is politics discussed around your label: q53 unique values: 6 missing.: 1679/ very often sometimes rarely 38 4 never 2 8 don t know 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 28

29 q54 q54. from what you remember growing up, did anyone in your household spend time volunteering or not? label: q54 unique values: 4 missing.: 564/ yes no 69 8 don t know 1 9 refused 564. q55 q55. over the past several years, has anyone in your household spent time volunteering, or not? label: q55 unique values: 4 missing.: 1679/ yes no 19 8 don t know 1 9 refused q56 q56. read a newspaper...over the past seven days, please tell me on how many days you read a newspaper. label: q56 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ none/0 of last 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days all/everyday/7 of past 7 days 16 8 don t know 3 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 29

30 q57 q57. read magazines like newsweek, time or u.s. news and world report...over the past seven days, please tell me how many days you read a magazine: label: q57 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ none/0 of last 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days 67 7 all/everyday/7 of past 7 days 32 8 don t know 7 9 refused q58 q58. watch the national news on television...over the past seven days, please tell me on how many days you watched the national news on television: label: q58 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ none/0 of last 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days all/everyday/7 of past 7 days 6 8 don t know 4 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 30

31 q59 q59. listen to the news on radio...over the past seven days, please tell me on how many days you listened to the news on radio: label: q59 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ none/0 of last 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days all/everyday/7 of past 7 days 12 8 don t know 2 9 refused q60 q60. read news on the internet...over the past seven days, please tell me on how many days you read news on the internet: label: q60 range: [0,9] units: 1 unique values: 10 missing.: 0/ none/0 of last 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days of past 7 days all/everyday/7 of past 7 days 11 8 don t know 3 9 refused q61 q61. thinking about everything you watch on television not just the news, about how many hours per day do you spend watching t.v. type: numeric (int) label: q61, but 114 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [0,9999] units: 1 unique values: 116 missing.: 0/ Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 31

32 67 0 don t watch tv/watch tv less than 15 minutes per day Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 32

33 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 33

34 q62 q62. contacted or visited a public official - at any level of government - to assistance or to express your opinion? label: q62 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 2 8 don t know 2 9 refused q63 q63. contacted a newspaper or magazine to express your opinion on an issue? label: q63 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 3 8 don t know 1 9 refused q64 q64. called in to a radio or television talk show to express your opinion on a political issue, even if you did not get on the air? label: q64 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 4 8 don t know 2 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 34

35 q65 q65. taken part in a protest, march, or demonstration label: q65 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 1 8 don t know 2 9 refused q66 q66. signed an petition about a social or political issue... label: q66 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 8 8 don t know 1 9 refused q67 q67. and have you ever signed a written petition about a political or social issue? label: q67 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 8 8 don t know 1 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 35

36 q68 q68. not bought something because of conditions under which the product is made, or because you dislike the conduct of the company that produces it? label: q68 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 26 8 don t know 3 9 refused q69 q69. bought a certain product or service because you like the social or political values of the company that produces or provides it? label: q69 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 22 8 don t know 1 9 refused q70 q70. personally walked, ran, or bicycled for a charitable cause -this is separate from sponsoring or giving money to this type of event label: q70 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 4 8 don t know 3 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 36

37 q71 q71. done anything besides donating money to help raise money for a charitable cause? label: q71 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 8 8 don t know 3 9 refused q72 q72. worked as a canvasser - having gone door to door for a political or social group or candidate? label: q72 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ yes, done this in last 12 months yes, done this but not in last 12 months/don t know when no, never done this 5 8 don t know 2 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 37

38 q73 q73. now we would like to know about the groups and organizations you might belong to. I m interested in knowing about groups you re a member of, or donate money to. I m talking about charities, labor unions, professional associations, political or social groups, sports and youth groups, and so forth. Do you belong to or donate money to any groups or associations, either locally or nationally? label: q73 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 11 8 don t know 9 9 refused q74 q74. about how many groups would you say you belong to or donate money to? label: q74, but 20 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [0,99] units: 1 unique values: 23 missing.: 1321/ or more 9 98 don t know 1 99 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 38

39 q75 q75. are you an active member of at least one of these groups, a member but not active, or have you given money only label: q75 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 7 missing.: 1346/ active member of at least one of them member but not active in at least one of them given money only 34 4 (volunteered) given money and active member 29 5 (volunteered) given money but inactive member 1 6 other 4 8 don t know q76 q76. do any of these groups take stands on or discuss public issues, or try to influence government actions? label: q76 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 1346/ yes no 31 8 don t know q77 q77. are you currently participating in any organized groups or clubs in high school such as sports teams, band or chorus, language clubs, or the like? label: q77 unique values: 3 missing.: 1658/ yes no 1 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 39

40 q78 q78. about how many organized groups or clubs are you currently participating in? label: q78, but 11 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [0,98] units: 1 unique values: 13 missing.: 1870/ or more 2 98 don t know q79 q79. do any of these groups include student government or organizations concerned with social or political issues? label: q79 range: [1,2] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 1870/ yes no Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 40

41 q80 q80. when you were in high school, did you participate in any organized groups or clubs such as sports teams, band or chorus, language clubs, or the like? label: q80 unique values: 4 missing.: 574/ yes no 8 8 don t know 1 9 refused 574. q81 q81. about how many organized groups or clubs did you participate in? label: q81, but 20 nonmissing values are not labeled range: [0,99] units: 1 unique values: 23 missing.: 1093/ or more 7 98 don t know refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 41

42 q82 q82. were any of these groups student government or organizations concerned with social or political issues? label: q82 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 3 missing.: 1093/ yes no 12 8 don t know q83 q83. do any of your classes require you to keep up with politics or government, either by reading the newspaper, watching TV or going on the Internet, or not? label: q83 unique values: 4 missing.: 1235/ yes no 4 8 don t know 1 9 refused q84 q84. in classes that deal with history, government, social studies, or related subjects, how often do teachers encourage the class to discuss political and social issues in which people have different opinions: label: q84 range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1235/ never rarely sometimes often 31 5 (volunteered) don t take any classes like this 3 8 don t know Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 42

43 q85 q85. and how often are students encouraged to make up their own minds about issues: label: q85 unique values: 7 missing.: 1235/ never rarely sometimes often 22 5 (volunteered) don t take any classes like this 1 8 don t know 1 9 refused q86 q86. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q86 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ most of the time people try to be helpful most of the time people are just looking out for themselves 70 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 21 8 don t know 6 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 43

44 q87 q87. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q87 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ it is my responsibility to get involved to make things better for society it is my choice to get involved to make things better for society 63 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 33 8 don t know 2 9 refused q88 q88. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q88 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ government should do more to solve problems government does too many things better left to businesses and individuals 67 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 57 8 don t know 6 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 44

45 q89 q89. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q89 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ politics is a way for the powerful to keep power to themselves politics is a way for the less powerful to compete on equal footing with the powerful (volunteered) depends/both/neither 75 8 don t know 7 9 refused q90 q90. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q90 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ the political system is filled with unnecessary conflict there are so many competing groups in politics that conflict is unavoidable 56 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 72 8 don t know 11 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 45

46 q91 q91. how much difference does it make whether the democrats control the government or the republicans do label: q91 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ a lot some difference a little difference no real difference don t know 11 9 refused q92 q92. on the whole, would you say the political system in this country is or is not responsive to the genuine needs of the public, or haven t you thought much about it? label: q92 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ is responsive is not responsive haven t thought much about it 65 8 don t know 8 9 refused q93 q93. have you ever confronted someone who has said something that you consider offensive, such as a racist or other prejudiced comment? label: q93 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ yes no 18 8 don t know 4 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 46

47 q94 q94. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q94 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest government regulation of business usually does more harm than good 80 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 91 8 don t know 11 9 refused q95 q95. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q95 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ homosexuality is a way of life that should be accepted by society homosexuality is a way of life that should be discouraged by society 96 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 54 8 don t know 26 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 47

48 q96 q96. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you agree with label: q96 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ immigrants today strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing & health care (volunteered) depends/both/neither 59 8 don t know 15 9 refused q97 q97. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you a label: q97 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ my age group is unique and distinct from other generations there is nothing particularly unique or distinct about my age group 46 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 55 8 don t know 9 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 48

49 q98 q98. read and rotate statements. if necessary prompt: which statement do you a label: q98 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ government is almost always wasteful and inefficient government often does a better job than people give it credit for 93 3 (volunteered) depends/both/neither 62 8 don t know 15 9 refused q99 q99. as far as you know, does the federal government spend more on social security or on foreign aid? label: q99 unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ social security foreign aid 38 3 (volunteered) same spent/other response don t know 14 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 49

50 q100 q100. would you say that one of the parties is more conservative than the other on the national level? If yes, which is more conservative? label: q100 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ yes, republican party more conservative yes, democratic party more conservative 34 3 (volunteered) yes, other party more conservative no, one party is not more conservative don t know 18 9 refused q101 combined q101 phone & web responses - how much of a majority is required for the u.s. senate and house to override a presidential veto? label: q101 unique values: 4 missing.: 0/ two-thirds/67% any other substantive answer don't know 13 9 refused q101ph q101phone. how much of a majority is required for the u.s. senate and house to override a presidential veto label: q101ph unique values: 4 missing.: 467/ two-thirds/67% any other substantive answer don t know 13 9 refused Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 50

51 q101web q101web. how much of a majority is required for the u.s. senate and house to override a presidential veto label: q101web range: [1,8] units: 1 unique values: 2 missing.: 1765/ gave answer don't know q102 q102. which of the following best describes who is entitled to vote in federal elections label: q102 unique values: 6 missing.: 0/ residents taxpayers legal residents citizens (do not read) don t know 15 9 (do not read) refused q103a q103a. please name one of the president s cabinet secretaries and identify the department they represent label: q103a unique values: 5 missing.: 0/ gave name and department of cabinet member (specify) gave name only (specify) 1 3 gave department only could not give name/don t know 54 9 refused 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 51

52 q103b q103b. please name another one of the president s cabinet secretaries and identify the department they represent label: q103b unique values: 5 missing.: 1377/ gave name and department of cabinet member (specify) 89 2 gave name only (specify) 3 3 gave department only could not give name/don t know 18 9 refused q103aos First verbatim responses to q103 type: string (str80) unique values: 597 missing "": 1476/2232 q103bos Second verbatim responses to q103 type: string (str80) unique values: 395 missing "": 1752/2232 q103a_1o First response to q103, online only type: string (str42) unique values: 103 missing "": 2031/2232 q103b_1o Second response to q103, online only type: string (str36) unique values: 69 missing "": 2104/2232 q103b_2o Second response to q103, online only type: string (str31) unique values: 23 missing "": 2193/ Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 52

53 q103a_2o First response to q103, online only type: string (str34) unique values: 30 missing "": 2179/2232 q104_1 (first mention) combined q104 phone & web responses - five countries have permanent seats on the security council of the united nations. Which of these countries can you name label: q104_1 unique values: 8 missing.: 0/ france 87 2 people's republic of china 87 3 russian federation/russia united kingdom united states 71 6 other don't know 39 9 refused q104_2 (second mention) combined q104 phone & web responses - five countries have permanent seats on the security council of the united nations. Which of these countries can you name label: q104_2 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1318/ france people's republic of china russian federation/russia united kingdom united states 63 6 other Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 53

54 q104_3 (third mention) combined q104 phone & web responses - five countries have permanent seats on the security council of the united nations. Which of these countries can you name label: q104_3 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1516/ france 75 2 people's republic of china russian federation/russia 98 4 united kingdom united states other q104_4 (fourth mention) combined q104 phone & web responses - five countries have permanent seats on the security council of the united nations. Which of these countries can you name label: q104_4 range: [1,6] units: 1 unique values: 6 missing.: 1764/ france 53 2 people's republic of china 54 3 russian federation/russia united kingdom 59 5 united states 90 6 other Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey Codebook 54