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2000 CODEBOOK INFORMATION - POLICY PLACEMENTS, EXPERIMENTS, AND BUILT VARIABLES


     Policy placements, traditionally done on 7 point scales, of self and 
others is particularly complicated with mode, various experiments, and built 
variables.  To assist users, NES staff have created the table below so that
users can quickly identify the variable of interest.

                             TABLE 1 - PRE
                      7-POINT SCALE/ BRANCHING SERIES

                            SELF-PLACEMENTS 
                 ============================================
                   ALL SERIES exc.Lib-Con (SEE Table 3)
                ============================================

                SERIES: L1 = SPENDING/SERVICES
                        L2 = DEFENSE SPENDING
                        L3 = GOVT/PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE
                        L4 = JOBS/STD LIVING
                        L5 = AID TO BLACKS
                        M4 = ENVIRONMENT VS. JOBS
                        P1 = WOMEN'S ROLE
                        P2 = ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

                        EXPERIMENTS:  L3, M4, P1 self-placements
                        
                        Note: Prefix "V000" omitted in variable numbers listed

                       
FTF   = 7PT SCALE                       
PHONE = BRANCHING 
.................       L1     L2     L3     L4     L5     M4     P1     P2
                        ___    ___    ___    ___    ___    ___    ___    ___

1a. FTF:standard        545    581    608a   615    641    707a   754a   771
1b. FTF:experimental     -      -     608b    -      -     707b   754b    - 
1c. FTF:combined         -      -     609     -      -     708    755     - 

2a. PHONE: version 1    546    582/3  610a   616    642    709a   756a   772
2b. PHONE: version 2     -      -     610b    -      -     709b   756b    - 
2c. PHONE: combined      -      -     611     -      -     710    757     - 
3.  PHONE: 'strength'   547/8  584/5  612    617/8  643    711    757     - 
4.  PHONE: 5pt summary  549    586    613    619    644    712    758    773/4

5.  ALL: 5pt summary    550    587    614    620    645    713    760    776



                            TABLE 2 - PRE
                     7POINT SCALE/ BRANCHING SERIES

                     CANDIDATE AND PARTY PLACEMENTS 
                 =======================================
                   ALL SERIES exc.Lib-Con (Table 3)
                ========================================

        Note: Prefix "V000" omitted in variable numbers listed 


FTF   = 7PT SCALE
PHONE = BRANCHING       
.................       CLINTON    GORE       BUSH       DEM PTY    REP PTY
                        _______    ____       ____       _______    _______

   L1 Spending/services
1. FTF                  551        557        563        569        575
2. PHONE                552        558        564        570        576
3. PHONE: STRENGTH      553/54     559/60     565/66     571/72     577/78
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY   555        561        567        573        579
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY     556        562        568        574        580

   L2 Defense spending
1. FTF                   -         588        593        598        603
2. PHONE                 -         589        594        599        604
3. PHONE: STRENGTH       -         590        595        600        605
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY    -         591        596        601        606
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY      -         592        597        602        607

--no cand/party placements in L3--
   <health insurance>

   L4 Jobs/std living
1. FTF                   -         588        593        598        603
2. PHONE                 -         589        594        599        604
3. PHONE: STRENGTH       -         590        595        600        605
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY    -         591        596        601        606
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY      -         592        597        602        607

   L5 Aid to blacks
1. FTF                  646        651        656        661        666
2. PHONE                647        652        657        662        667
3. PHONE: STRENGTH      648        653        658        663        668  
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY   649        654        659        664        669 
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY     650        655        660        665        679

   M4 Envir vs. jobs
1. FTF                   -         714        719         -          - 
2. PHONE                 -         715        720         -          - 
3. PHONE: STRENGTH       -         716        721         -          - 
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY    -         717        722         -          - 
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY      -         718        723         -          - 

   P1 Women's role
1. FTF                   -         761        766         -          - 
2. PHONE                 -         762        767         -          - 
3. PHONE: STRENGTH       -         763        768         -          - 
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY    -         764        769         -          - 
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY      -         765        770         -          - 

   P2 Envir regulation
1. FTF                   -         778        785         -          - 
2. PHONE                 -         779        786         -          - 
3. PHONE: STRENGTH       -         780/81     787/88      -          - 
4. PHONE: 5PT SUMMARY    -         782        789         -          - 
5. ALL: 5PT SUMMARY      -         783        790         -          - 
6. ALL: CERTAINTY:       -         784        791         -          - 



                             TABLE 3 - PRE
                        LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE (G SERIES)

                           =====================
                               ALL PLACEMENTS
                           =====================

          
                  Note: Prefix "V000" omitted in variable numbers listed


STANDARD     = 7PT SCALE RATING (FTF and/or PHONE)
EXPERIMENTAL = BRANCHING SERIES (FTF and/or PHONE)
BOTH         = STANDARD AND EXPERIMENTAL
..................................................

                                         SELF   CLINTON  GORE    BUSH   BUCH.
                                         ----   -------  ----    ----   -----
1a. STANDARD     FTF                     439     448     455     465     475
1b. STANDARD     PHONE                   439a    448a    455a    465a    475a
2.  STANDARD     COMBINED FTF & PHONE    440     449     456     466     476
3.  STANDARD     FTF & PHONE: 'CHOICE'   441      -       -       -       -
4.  STANDARD     3PT SUMMARY FTF & PH    441a     -       -       -       -

5a. STANDARD     CERTAINTY - FTF          -       -      457     467     477
5b. STANDARD     CERTAINTY - PHONE        -       -      458     468     478
6.  STANDARD     COMBINED FTF & PHONE     -       -      458a    468a    478a
               
7.  EXPERIMENT   FTF & PHONE             442     450     459     469     479
8.  EXPERIMENT   FTF & PHONE: FOLLOWUPS  443-5   451/2   460/1   470/1   480/1
9.  EXPERIMENT   5PT SUMMARY FTF & PH     -      453     462     472     482
                    
10. BOTH         5PT SUMMARY              -      454     463     473     483
11. BOTH         7PT SUMMARY: FTF & PH   446      -       -       -       -
11a.BOTH         7PT SUMMARY: FTF ONLY   446a     -       -       -       -
11b.BOTH         7PT SUMMARY: PHONE ONLY 446b     -       -       -       -
12. BOTH         3PT SUMMARY: FTF & PH   447      -       -       -       -
         
13. EXPERIMENT   FTF & PH - CERTAINTY     -       -      464     474     484

14. BOTH         CERTAINTY SUMMARY        -       -      464a    474a    484a

                           TABLE 4 - Post
                     7POINT SCALE/ BRANCHING SERIES

                        ==============================
                        LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE G1-G10
                        ==============================

ALL 7-POINT SCALES (FTF and PHONE)
                                               
                     PLACEMENT    'CHOICE'    3 CATEGORY SUMM   CERTAINTY
                     _________    _________   _______________   _________

1. SELF               V001368      V001369        V001370           -
2. CLINTON            V001371         -             -               -
3. GORE               V001372         -             -             V001373
4. GW BUSH            V001374         -             -             V001375
5. BUCHANAN           V001376         -             -             V001377
6. DEM HSE CAND*      V001378a,b      -             -             V001379a,b
7. REP HSE CAND*      V001380a,b      -             -             V001381a,b
8. DEM PARTY          V001382         -             -               -
9. REP PARTY          V001383         -             -               -
10.REFORM PARTY       V001384         -             -               -

*  "b" variable for VT01 incumbent ind. Hse candidate
** "b" variable for VA05 incumbent ind. Hse candidate



                      ================================
                      SERVICES/SPENDING G11, CRIME K12
                      ================================

FTF   = 7PT SCALE
PHONE = BRANCHING       
.................
                            SELF        DEM HSE*            REP HSE*
                            ____        _______             _______ 
   G11 Services/spending  
1. FTF                      V001385     V001391a,b          V001397a,b
2. PHONE                    V001386     V001392a,b          V001398a,b
3. PHONE FOLLOWUPS          V001387-89  V001393a,b-1395a,b  V001399a,b-1401a,b
4. FTF & PHONE 7PT SUMM     V001390     V001396a,b          V001402a,b

   K12 Crime
1. FTF                      V001482    
2. PHONE                    V001482a   
3. PHONE FOLLOWUPS          V001483-85   
4. FTF & PHONE 7PT SUMM     V001486

*  "b" variable for VT01 incumbent ind. Hse candidate
** "b" variable for VA05 incumbent ind. Hse candidate


Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 19 01:34:04 EST 2001