VAR 000523 K1x. Party ID summary MD1: EQ 8, MD2: GE 9 COLUMNS: 1408 - 1408 Numeric K1x. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? Would you call yourself a strong Democrat/Republican or a not very strong Democrat/ Republican? Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic party? SUMMARY: PARTY ID --------------------------------------------------------------------- Built from K1, K1a/b, K1c. Code 8 (apolitical) was used only if the respondent had a code of 5 (no preference) in K1 and a code of 3,8 or 9 in K1c AND also showed little or no interest in politics in response to the following survey questions: PRE question A1.(interest in campaigns), PRE question B1 (care about Congressional race outcome), POST question C1 (voted), POST question F5 (follow public affairs); respondents who showed an interest in politics were coded 3. 0. Strong Democrat (1,1,0 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 1. Weak Democrat (1,5/8/9,0 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 2. Independent-Democrat (3/4/5/8,0,5 in K1, K1a/b, K1c 3. Independent-Independent (3,0,3/8/9 in K1, K1a/b, K1c; 8,0,3 and 5,0,3/8/9 if not apolitical) 4. Independent-Republican (3/4/5/8,0,1 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 5. Weak Republican (2,5/8/9,0 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 6. Strong Republican (2,1,0 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 7. Other; minor party; refuses to say (4,0,3/8/9 in K1, K1a/b, K1c) 8. Apolitical (8,0,3 or 5,0,3/8/9 in E6, E6a/b, E6c and no interest in politics 9. NA (8/9,0,0 in E6, E6a/b, E6c) 0 1 2 3 4 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 346 274 269 206 230 5 6 7 8 9 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Count 215 236 9 17 5 ............................................................................ K1z/K1z.T. FTF: Please look at page 4 of the booklet. I am going to read a list of words and phrases people may use to describe political figures. For each, tell me whether the word or phrase describes the candidate I name. TELEPHONE: I am going to read a list of words and phrases people may use to describe political figures. For each, please tell me whether the word or phrase describes the candidate I name. ==============================