National Longitudinal Study - NLSY79 Children and Young Adults (2008) ANES Questions: Y2262100 In talking to people about elections, we often find that a lot of people were not able to vote because they were sick or they just didn't have time or for some other reason. Which of the following statements best describes you: One, I did not vote in the national election held in November 2006. Two, I thought about voting in the national election held in November 2006, but didn't. Three, I usually vote, but didn't vote in the national election held in November 2006. Or four, I am sure I voted in the national election held in November 2006. Y2262200 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? Y2262300 A strong [text substitution of Democrat or Republican based on respondent's previous answer] or a not very strong [text substitution of Democrat or Republican based on respondent's previous answer]? Y2262400 Do you think of yourself as [closer to the Democratic party, closer to the Republican party (or reversed)], or equally close to both? Y2262500 How often do you follow what's going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2262600 How often does the federal government do what most Americans want it to do? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2262700 How often is politics so complicated that you don't really understand what's going on? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2262800 ([flag to determine whether respondent is asked trust question at the beginning or middle of the political sequence]==1) COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R assigned one on flag to branch for trust question? Y2262900 Generally speaking, how often can you trust other people? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2263000 ([flag indicating if will R be 21 or over as of December 31, 2008]==1) COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R in the grant sample? Y2263100 For this next question, I will read you three statements. Please choose the one that is closest to your opinion about abortion. [1) It should be legal for a woman to get an abortion under all circumstances, 2) it should be legal for a woman to get an abortion only under some specific circumstances, or 3) it should be illegal for a woman to get an abortion under all circumstances? (or reversed)] Y2263200 How important is this issue to you personally? [EXTREMELY important, VERY important, MODERATELY important, SLIGHTLY important or NOT important AT ALL? (or reversed)] Y2263300 How much tax money do you think is wasted by the federal government? [A great deal, A lot, A moderate amount, A little, or None? (or reversed)] Y2263400 How interested are you in information about what's going on in government and politics? [Extremely interested, very interested, moderately interested, slightly interested, or not interested at all? (or reversed)] Y2263500 Generally speaking, [do you believe that you have a duty to vote in every national election, or do you believe that you do not have a duty to vote in every national election? (or reversed)] Y2263600 Do you ever talk with friends, family, co-workers, or other people about political events? Y2263700 During a typical week, on how many days do you talk with anyone about political events? Y2263800 If a person works hard to be successful in life, [do you think the person will probably get more rewards than he or she deserves, fewer rewards than he or she deserves, or about the amount of rewards he or she deserves? (or reversed)] Y2263900 [A great deal more, a moderate amount more, or a little more? (or reversed)] Y2264000 [A great deal less, a moderate amount less, or a little less? (or reversed)] Y2264100 Would it be [good, bad, (or reversed)] or neither good nor bad if the federal government were to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in life? Y2264200 [Extremely good, moderately good, or slightly good? (or reversed)] Y2264300 [Extremely bad, moderately bad, or slightly bad? (or reversed)] Y2264400 Do you think it is [a good idea, a bad idea, (or reversed)] or neither good nor bad for the federal government to provide financial help to people who have serious financial problems because they lost their job? Y2264500 [Extremely good, moderately good, or slightly good? (or reversed)] Y2264600 [Extremely bad, moderately bad, or slightly bad? (or reversed)] Y2264700 [flag indicating whether R has previously answered political background questions]==1 COMMENT: Machine Check: Has R answered political background questions in a previous survey? Y2264800 When you were growing up, how often did you hear the adults in your household talking about politics? [Extremely often, very often, moderately often, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2264900 When you were growing up, did your mother think of herself mostly as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? Y2265000 How often did she follow what was going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] Y2265100 Think about your father, stepfather, or someone else who was most like a father to you when you were growing up. Did he think of himself mostly as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? Y2265200 How often did he follow what was going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] C00001.00 [CPUBID] Survey Year: XRND PRIMARY VARIABLE ID CODE OF CHILD PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION CODE OF CHILD UNIVERSE: All children, regardless of age. 11495 1 TO 9999999: See Min & Max values below for range as of this release ------- 11495 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 11495 MISSING(-7) 0 Min: 201 Max: 1267501 Mean: 601312.98 Lead In: None. Default Next Question: C00002.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C00002.00 [MPUBID] Survey Year: XRND PRIMARY VARIABLE ID CODE OF MOTHER OF CHILD PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION CODE OF MOTHER OF CHILD UNIVERSE: All children, regardless of age. SEE YOUTH REFERENCE NUMBER R( 1.) 11495 1 TO 12686: NLSY79 Public ID ------- 11495 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 11495 MISSING(-7) 0 Min: 2 Max: 12675 Mean: 6013.11 Lead In: C00001.00[Default] Default Next Question: C00003.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C00053.00 [CRACE] Survey Year: XRND PRIMARY VARIABLE RACE OF CHILD (MOTHER'S RACIAL/ETHNIC COHORT FROM SCREENER) RACE OF CHILD (MOTHER'S RACIAL/ETHNIC COHORT FROM SCREENER) SEE YOUTH REFERENCE NUMBER R( 2147.) 2209 1 HISPANIC 3187 2 BLACK 6099 3 NON-BLACK, NON-HISPANIC ------- 11495 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 11495 MISSING(-7) 0 Lead In: C00052.00[Default] Default Next Question: C00054.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C00054.00 [CSEX] Survey Year: XRND PRIMARY VARIABLE SEX OF CHILD SEX OF CHILD 5870 1 MALE 5624 2 FEMALE ------- 11494 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 Invalid Skip(-3) 1 TOTAL =========> 11495 MISSING(-7) 0 Lead In: C00053.00[Default] Default Next Question: C00055.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C00057.00 [CYRB] Survey Year: XRND PRIMARY VARIABLE DATE OF BIRTH OF CHILD - YEAR DATE OF BIRTH OF CHILD - YEAR For weighting purposes ONLY, the birthdate for Child ID 851104 was assigned October 2001, which will make the child slightly over 3 years old at the date of interview. The DOB as reported by the mother is missing in the main Youth file. Case ID 341601: YRB was determined to be 2001, not 2002 as previously reported. Case ID 638301: YRB was determined to be 1974, not 1973 as previously reported. Case ID 641702: YRB was determined to be 1997, not 1998 as previously reported. Case ID 812101: YRB was determined to be 1992, not 1993 as previously reported. 1221 1970 TO 1978: < before 1979 527 1979 607 1980 714 1981 703 1982 715 1983 656 1984 675 1985 617 1986 622 1987 581 1988 627 1989 492 1990 424 1991 399 1992 345 1993 294 1994 243 1995 228 1996 211 1997 155 1998 127 1999 97 2000 81 2001 43 2002 33 2003 23 2004 16 2005 9 2006 5 2007 3 2008 ------- 11493 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 Invalid Skip(-3) 2 TOTAL =========> 11495 MISSING(-7) 0 Min: 1970 Max: 2008 Mean: 1986.05 Lead In: C00055.00[Default] Default Next Question: C00058.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22621.00 [YASR-77] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE VOTING BEHAVIOR IN 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION In talking to people about elections, we often find that a lot of people were not able to vote because they were sick or they just didn't have time or for some other reason. Which of the following statements best describes you: One, I did not vote in the national election held in November 2006. Two, I thought about voting in the national election held in November 2006, but didn't. Three, I usually vote, but didn't vote in the national election held in November 2006. Or four, I am sure I voted in the national election held in November 2006. 1687 1 1. I DID NOT VOTE IN THE 2006 NATIONAL ELECTION 756 2 2. I THOUGHT ABOUT VOTING IN 2006, BUT DIDN'T 270 3 3. I USUALLY VOTE, BUT DIDN'T IN 2006 1492 4 4. I AM SURE I VOTED ------- 4205 Refusal(-1) 13 Don't Know(-2) 21 TOTAL =========> 4239 MISSING(-7) 7256 Lead In: Y22620.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22622.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22622.00 [YASR-78] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE DOES R THINK OF SELF AS DEM, REP, IND, OR WHAT? Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? 2134 1 DEMOCRAT (Go To Y22623.00) 872 2 REPUBLICAN (Go To Y22623.00) 1123 3 INDEPENDENT 30 4 IF VOLUNTEERED, OTHER PARTY 650 5 IF VOLUNTEERED, NO PREFERENCE ------- 4809 Refusal(-1) 42 Don't Know(-2) 248 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Lead In: Y22621.00[Default] Y22620.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22624.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22623.00 [YASR-78A] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE IS R STRONGLY PARTISAN OR NOT? A strong [text substitution of Democrat or Republican based on respondent's previous answer] or a not very strong [text substitution of Democrat or Republican based on respondent's previous answer]? 1278 1 STRONG 1707 2 NOT VERY STRONG ------- 2985 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 21 TOTAL =========> 3006 MISSING(-7) 8489 Lead In: Y22622.00[1:2] Default Next Question: Y22625.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22624.00 [YASR-78C] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE DOES R THINK OF SELF MORE AS DEM OR REP? Do you think of yourself as [closer to the Democratic party, closer to the Republican party (or reversed)], or equally close to both? 157 1 CLOSER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY 383 2 CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY 786 3 EQUALLY CLOSE 538 4 IF VOLUNTEERED, NEITHER ------- 1864 Refusal(-1) 32 Don't Know(-2) 197 TOTAL =========> 2093 MISSING(-7) 9402 Lead In: Y22622.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22625.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22625.00 [YASR-79] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN DOES R FOLLOW POLITICAL NEWS? How often do you follow what's going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 380 1 ALWAYS 960 2 MOST OF THE TIME 1098 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 1781 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 841 5 NEVER ------- 5060 Refusal(-1) 13 Don't Know(-2) 26 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Lead In: Y22624.00[Default] Y22623.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22626.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22626.00 [YASR-80] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DO WHAT MOST AMERICANS WANT? How often does the federal government do what most Americans want it to do? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 46 1 ALWAYS 370 2 MOST OF THE TIME 1589 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 1928 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 948 5 NEVER ------- 4881 Refusal(-1) 21 Don't Know(-2) 197 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Lead In: Y22625.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22627.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22627.00 [YASR-81] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN DOES R NOT UNDERSTAND POLITICS? How often is politics so complicated that you don't really understand what's going on? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 566 1 ALWAYS 892 2 MOST OF THE TIME 1268 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 1662 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 637 5 NEVER ------- 5025 Refusal(-1) 13 Don't Know(-2) 61 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Lead In: Y22626.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22628.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22628.00 [YASR-84-SKIP] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE MACHINE CHECK: DOES FLAG DETERMINING ORDER OF TRUST QUESTION EQUAL 1? ([flag to determine whether respondent is asked trust question at the beginning or middle of the political sequence]==1) COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R assigned one on flag to branch for trust question? 2518 1: CONDITION APPLIES (Go To Y22630.00) 2581 0: CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY ------- 5099 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Min: 0 Max: 1 Mean: .49 Lead In: Y22627.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22629.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22629.00 [YASR-84] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN CAN R TRUST OTHER PEOPLE? Generally speaking, how often can you trust other people? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 75 1 ALWAYS 765 2 MOST OF THE TIME 747 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 678 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 301 5 NEVER ------- 2566 Refusal(-1) 4 Don't Know(-2) 12 TOTAL =========> 2582 MISSING(-7) 8913 Lead In: Y22628.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22630.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22630.00 [YASR-85-SKIP] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE MACHINE CHECK: WILL R BE 21 OR OVER ON DECEMBER 31, 2008? ([flag indicating if will R be 21 or over as of December 31, 2008]==1) COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R in the grant sample? 4149 1: CONDITION APPLIES (Go To Y22631.00) 950 0: CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY ------- 5099 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 5099 MISSING(-7) 6396 Min: 0 Max: 1 Mean: .81 Lead In: Y22629.00[Default] Y22628.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22653.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22631.00 [YASR-85A] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE DOES R THINK ABORTION SHOULD BE LEGAL OR NOT? For this next question, I will read you three statements. Please choose the one that is closest to your opinion about abortion. [1) It should be legal for a woman to get an abortion under all circumstances, 2) it should be legal for a woman to get an abortion only under some specific circumstances, or 3) it should be illegal for a woman to get an abortion under all circumstances? (or reversed)] 1109 1 LEGAL UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES 1979 2 LEGAL UNDER SOME SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES 979 3 ILLEGAL UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES ------- 4067 Refusal(-1) 25 Don't Know(-2) 57 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22630.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22632.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22632.00 [YASR-85AA] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE IMPORTANCE TO R OF ABORTION AS ISSUE How important is this issue to you personally? [EXTREMELY important, VERY important, MODERATELY important, SLIGHTLY important or NOT important AT ALL? (or reversed)] 709 1 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 989 2 VERY IMPORTANT 1139 3 MODERATELY IMPORTANT 746 4 SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT 509 5 NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL ------- 4092 Refusal(-1) 11 Don't Know(-2) 46 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22631.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22633.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22633.00 [YASR-85B] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE AMOUNT WASTED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT How much tax money do you think is wasted by the federal government? [A great deal, A lot, A moderate amount, A little, or None? (or reversed)] 1717 1 A GREAT DEAL 1188 2 A LOT 827 3 A MODERATE AMOUNT 250 4 A LITTLE 39 5 NONE ------- 4021 Refusal(-1) 10 Don't Know(-2) 118 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22632.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22634.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22634.00 [YASR-85C] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW INTERESTED R IS IN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT How interested are you in information about what's going on in government and politics? [Extremely interested, very interested, moderately interested, slightly interested, or not interested at all? (or reversed)] 327 1 EXTREMELY INTERESTED 680 2 VERY INTERESTED 1386 3 MODERATELY INTERESTED 1118 4 SLIGHTLY INTERESTED 602 5 NOT INTERESTED AT ALL ------- 4113 Refusal(-1) 7 Don't Know(-2) 29 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22633.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22635.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22635.00 [YASR-85D] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE R THINKS HAS DUTY TO VOTE OR NOT Generally speaking, [do you believe that you have a duty to vote in every national election, or do you believe that you do not have a duty to vote in every national election? (or reversed)] 3065 1 HAVE A DUTY TO VOTE 1000 2 DO NOT HAVE A DUTY TO VOTE ------- 4065 Refusal(-1) 13 Don't Know(-2) 71 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22634.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22636.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22636.00 [YASR-85E] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE DOES R TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT POLITICS? Do you ever talk with friends, family, co-workers, or other people about political events? 2664 1 YES (Go To Y22637.00) 1469 0 NO ------- 4133 Refusal(-1) 6 Don't Know(-2) 10 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22635.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22638.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22637.00 [YASR-85EA] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE NUMBER OF DAYS A WEEK R TALKS ABOUT POLITICS During a typical week, on how many days do you talk with anyone about political events? 84 0 1207 1 619 2 331 3 128 4 94 5 8 6 167 7 ------- 2638 Refusal(-1) 2 Don't Know(-2) 24 TOTAL =========> 2664 MISSING(-7) 8831 Min: 0 Max: 7 Mean: 2.14 Lead In: Y22636.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22638.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22638.00 [YASR-86A] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE DOES R THINK PEOPLE REWARDED FAIRLY? If a person works hard to be successful in life, [do you think the person will probably get more rewards than he or she deserves, fewer rewards than he or she deserves, or about the amount of rewards he or she deserves? (or reversed)] 832 1 GET MORE REWARDS THAN HE OR SHE DESERVES (Go To Y22639.00) 516 2 GET FEWER REWARDS THAN HE OR SHE DESERVES (Go To Y22640.00) 2718 3 GET ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF REWARDS HE OR SHE DESERVES ------- 4066 Refusal(-1) 8 Don't Know(-2) 75 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22637.00[Default] Y22636.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22641.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22639.00 [YASR-86AA] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW MUCH MORE R THINKS PEOPLE GET REWARDED [A great deal more, a moderate amount more, or a little more? (or reversed)] 312 1 A GREAT DEAL MORE 312 2 A MODERATE AMOUNT MORE 204 3 A LITTLE MORE ------- 828 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 4 TOTAL =========> 832 MISSING(-7) 10663 Lead In: Y22638.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22641.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22640.00 [YASR-86AB] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW MUCH LESS R THINKS PEOPLE GET REWARDED [A great deal less, a moderate amount less, or a little less? (or reversed)] 100 1 A GREAT DEAL LESS 211 2 A MODERATE AMOUNT LESS 193 3 A LITTLE LESS ------- 504 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 12 TOTAL =========> 516 MISSING(-7) 10979 Lead In: Y22638.00[2:2] Default Next Question: Y22641.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22641.00 [YASR-87A] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE GOOD OR BAD IDEA IF GOV PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Would it be [good, bad, (or reversed)] or neither good nor bad if the federal government were to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed in life? 3546 1 GOOD (Go To Y22642.00) 152 2 BAD (Go To Y22643.00) 375 3 NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD ------- 4073 Refusal(-1) 7 Don't Know(-2) 69 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22640.00[Default] Y22638.00[Default] Y22639.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22644.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22642.00 [YASR-87AA] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW GOOD FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES [Extremely good, moderately good, or slightly good? (or reversed)] 2166 1 EXTREMELY GOOD 1053 2 MODERATELY GOOD 320 3 SLIGHTLY GOOD ------- 3539 Refusal(-1) 1 Don't Know(-2) 6 TOTAL =========> 3546 MISSING(-7) 7949 Lead In: Y22641.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22644.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22643.00 [YASR-87AB] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW BAD FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES [Extremely bad, moderately bad, or slightly bad? (or reversed)] 46 1 EXTREMELY BAD 56 2 MODERATELY BAD 47 3 SLIGHTLY BAD ------- 149 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 3 TOTAL =========> 152 MISSING(-7) 11343 Lead In: Y22641.00[2:2] Default Next Question: Y22644.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22644.00 [YASR-88A] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE GOOD OR BAD IDEA FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP? Do you think it is [a good idea, a bad idea, (or reversed)] or neither good nor bad for the federal government to provide financial help to people who have serious financial problems because they lost their job? 3378 1 GOOD IDEA (Go To Y22645.00) 186 2 BAD IDEA (Go To Y22646.00) 507 3 NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD IDEA ------- 4071 Refusal(-1) 8 Don't Know(-2) 70 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Lead In: Y22642.00[Default] Y22641.00[Default] Y22643.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22647.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22645.00 [YASR-88AA] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW GOOD FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP [Extremely good, moderately good, or slightly good? (or reversed)] 1788 1 EXTREMELY GOOD 1120 2 MODERATELY GOOD 463 3 SLIGHTLY GOOD ------- 3371 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 7 TOTAL =========> 3378 MISSING(-7) 8117 Lead In: Y22644.00[1:1] Default Next Question: Y22647.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22646.00 [YASR-88AB] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW BAD FOR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP [Extremely bad, moderately bad, or slightly bad? (or reversed)] 40 1 EXTREMELY BAD 70 2 MODERATELY BAD 73 3 SLIGHTLY BAD ------- 183 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 3 TOTAL =========> 186 MISSING(-7) 11309 Lead In: Y22644.00[2:2] Default Next Question: Y22647.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22647.00 [YASR-89-SKIP] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE CHECK: HAS R ANSWERED POLITICAL BACKGROUND QUESTIONS IN PAST? [flag indicating whether R has previously answered political background questions]==1 COMMENT: Machine Check: Has R answered political background questions in a previous survey? 3126 1: CONDITION APPLIES (Go To Y22653.00) 1023 0: CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY ------- 4149 Refusal(-1) 0 Don't Know(-2) 0 TOTAL =========> 4149 MISSING(-7) 7346 Min: 0 Max: 1 Mean: .75 Lead In: Y22645.00[Default] Y22644.00[Default] Y22646.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22648.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22648.00 [YASR-89] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE WHILE GROWING UP, HOW OFTEN DID R HEAR ADULTS DISCUSS POLITICS? When you were growing up, how often did you hear the adults in your household talking about politics? [Extremely often, very often, moderately often, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] (CLICK ON THE BUTTON BESIDE YOUR ANSWER, THEN CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO MOVE AHEAD TO THE NEXT SCREEN.) 34 1 EXTREMELY OFTEN 67 2 VERY OFTEN 161 3 MODERATELY OFTEN 465 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 284 5 NEVER ------- 1011 Refusal(-1) 1 Don't Know(-2) 11 TOTAL =========> 1023 MISSING(-7) 10472 Lead In: Y22647.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22649.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22649.00 [YASR-90] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE WHILE GROWING UP, WHAT POLITICAL PARTY WAS MOM? When you were growing up, did your mother think of herself mostly as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? 380 1 DEMOCRAT 213 2 REPUBLICAN 115 3 INDEPENDENT 3 4 IF VOLUNTEERED, OTHER PARTY 51 5 IF VOLUNTEERED, NO PREFERENCE ------- 762 Refusal(-1) 4 Don't Know(-2) 257 TOTAL =========> 1023 MISSING(-7) 10472 Lead In: Y22648.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22650.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22650.00 [YASR-91] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN DID MOM FOLLOW POLITICAL NEWS? How often did she follow what was going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 61 1 ALWAYS 187 2 MOST OF THE TIME 194 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 306 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 161 5 NEVER ------- 909 Refusal(-1) 4 Don't Know(-2) 110 TOTAL =========> 1023 MISSING(-7) 10472 Lead In: Y22649.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22651.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22651.00 [YASR-92] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE WHILE GROWING UP, WHAT POLITICAL PARTY WAS DAD/FATHER FIGURE? Think about your father, stepfather, or someone else who was most like a father to you when you were growing up. Did he think of himself mostly as [a Democrat, a Republican (or reversed)], an Independent, or what? 350 1 DEMOCRAT 233 2 REPUBLICAN 100 3 INDEPENDENT 2 4 IF VOLUNTEERED, OTHER PARTY 43 5 IF VOLUNTEERED, NO PREFERENCE 27 9 IF VOLUNTEERED, R HAD NO FATHER FIGURE (Go To Y22653.00) ------- 755 Refusal(-1) 5 Don't Know(-2) 263 TOTAL =========> 1023 MISSING(-7) 10472 Lead In: Y22650.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22652.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y22652.00 [YASR-93] Survey Year: 2008 PRIMARY VARIABLE HOW OFTEN DID DAD/FATHER FIGURE FOLLOW POLITICAL NEWS? How often did he follow what was going on in politics? [Always, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never? (or reversed)] 123 1 ALWAYS 213 2 MOST OF THE TIME 165 3 ABOUT HALF THE TIME 218 4 ONCE IN A WHILE 117 5 NEVER ------- 836 Refusal(-1) 3 Don't Know(-2) 157 TOTAL =========> 996 MISSING(-7) 10499 Lead In: Y22651.00[Default] Default Next Question: Y22653.00