                              1991 Pilot Study
                          NES DATASET NUMBER 1991.PNS

                              No. Cases: 1980
                            No. Variables: 1124

DATA NOTES:
     - V900001-V900711 are 1990 variables
     - V912002-V912563 are 1991 variables (numerous gaps)
       Form 1 variables are v912600-v912630; 
       form 2 variables are v912700-v912733; 
       form 3 variables are v912800-v912854.  
       Contextual variables are v912900-v912926.

SPECIAL CONTENT:
New content includes ethnic politics, gender conscious attitudes toward
social security and medical care for elderly, social altruism, and
political knowledge.

DESIGN FEATURES:
One wave of telephone interviews. Attempt to re-interview all respondents to
1990 NES. This study was also part of a larger panel study (1990-1991-1992).
All respondents were asked the questions in the Panel section (on the
political consequences of war); the pilot aspects of the 1991 study appeared
in three separate forms, which were randomly assigned. 1385 interviews were
conducted June 4 to June 31. 

