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                         1984 NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY
                         CONTINUOUS MONITORING SAMPLE


                                   Screen 01
                  (Facesheet, Sections A and b, Question Z2)


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• 1 CASE ID (5 DIGIT NUMBER IN UPPER-LEFT CORNER)
• 2 PRIMARY AND CAUCUS-DATES
• 3 TIME ZONE CODE
• 4 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS INDICATOR
• 5 SELECTION TABLE
• 6 FINAL CALL NUMBER
• 7 RESULT DATE
• 8 RESULT DATE
• 9 RESULT DAY
• 10 NUMBER OF DAYS ELAPSED IN INTERVIEW PERIOD
• 11 RESULT CODE- FINAL DISPOSITION
• 12 INTERVIEWER OF RECORD
• 13 REFUSAL CONVERSION INDICATOR
• 14 NUMBER OF PERSONS
• 15 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
• 16 NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS
• 17 NUMBER OF CHILDREN < = 5
• 18 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 6-9
• 19 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 10-13
• 20 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 14-17
• 21 ZIP CODE
• 22 BREAKOFF DATE #1
• 23 BREAKOFF MONTH #1
• 24 BREAKOFF DAY #1
• 25 BREAKOFF Q#1
• 26 BREAKOFF DATE #2
• 27 BREAKOFF MONTH #2
• 28 BREAKOFF DAY #2
• 29 BREAKOFF Q #2
• 30 DAYS ALIVE
• 101 1. TELEPHONE INTERVIEWER'S NUMBER
• 102 2. CLUSTER ID NUMBER (3 DIGIT NUMBER)
• 103 3. RESPONDENT'S AREA CODE (FROM LABEL ON COVER SHEET)
• 104 4. SAMPLE ASSIGNED WEEK (FROM LABEL ON COVER SHEET)
• 105 5a. DATE INTERVIEW COMPLETED - MONTH
• 106 5b. DATE INTERVIEW COMPLETED - DAY
• 107 5x. DAY OF WEEK
• 108 6. TIME INTERVIEW BEGAN - EASTERN STANDARD TIME
• 109 6x. TIME INTERVIEW BEGAN - R'S LOCAL TIME
• 110 7. LENGTH OF INTERVIEW
• 111 11a. DATE INTERVIEW STARTED - MONTH
• 112 11b. DATE INTERVIEW STARTED - DAY
• 113 12. CALENDAR WEEK IN WHICH INTERVIEW WAS STARTED
• 114 13. CALENDAR WEEK IN WHICH INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED
• 115 STATE OF INTERVIEW
• 116
• 117 VERSION NUMBER OF THIS APPLICATION
• 118 A1. We are interested in how people are getting along
• 119 A1a. Is that MUCH better or SOMEWHAT better?
• 120 A2. This past year, have you (and your family) had to watch
• 121 A2a. Is that MUCH more closely or A LITTLE more closely?
• 122 A3. Do you think that over the last year, (you/your
• 123 A3a. Has it gone up A LOT more or A LITTLE more?
• 124, 125, 126 A4. Sometimes people think about other groups of people in
• 127 A4a. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT:
• 128 A4b. When it comes to economic matters, what sorts of
• 129 A4c. Would you say that over the past year the economic
• 130 A4d. Would you say MUCH better or SOMEWHAT better?
• 131 A4f. Would you say that over the past year the incomes of
• 132 A4g. Have they gone up A LOT or A LITTLE?
• 133 A4i. Would you say that over the past year GROUP FROM A4b
• 134 A4j. Have they had a MUCH harder time or a LITTLE harder time?
• 135 A5. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT:
• 136 A5a. WOMEN
• 137 A5b. BLACKS
• 138 A5c. THE ELDERLY (SENIOR CITIZENS)
• 139 A5d. THE POOR
• 140 A5e. THE MIDDLE CLASS (INCL. UPPER/LOWER MIDDLE)
• 141 A6. What about women? Would you say that over the past year
• 142 A7. What about blacks? (would you say that over the past year
• 143 A8. (And what about) the elderly?
• 144 A9. (And what about) the poor?
• 145 A10. (And what about) the middle class?
• 146 B1. Some people seem to follow what's going on in government
• 147 B2. Let's switch to the presidential campaign for a minute.
• 148 B3. Would you say that (Version 12, Did) you personally
• 149 B4. Has (Version 12, did) anyone called you up or come
• 150 B4a. Has this happened in the last week?
• 151 B5. Has (Did anyone called you up or come around to talk to
• 152 B6. So far this year (Version 12, this year) have YOU talked
• 153 B6a. Have you done this in the last week?
• 154 DUMMY VARIABLE (00)
• 158 Z2. In A4 (124) the checkbox, indicating that the definition
• 161 B7. As far as you know, are you now registered so that you
• 162 B8. So far as you know now, do you expect to vote in the
• 163 B8a. Are you pretty certain you will vote, or not certain?
• 164 B8c. If the presidential election were being held today, would
• 165 B8e. Would you say that your preference for this candidate
• 166 B9. In talking to people about elections, we often find that
• 167 B9a. How about the election for President? Did you vote for
• 168 B9b. Who did you vote for?
• 169 B9c. Would you say that your preference for this candidate
• 170 B9d. How about the election for President? Did you prefer one
• 171 B9e. Who did you prefer?
• 172 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 201 C1. I'm going to read a list with names of possible
• 202 C1b. JOHN GLENN
• 203 C1c. TED KENNEDY
• 204 C1d. WALTER MONDALE
• 205 C1e. ALAN CRANSTON
• 206 C1f. JOHN ANDERSON
• 207 C1g. ERNEST HOLLINGS
• 208 C1h. REUBIN ASKEW
• 209 C1i. JESSE JACKSON
• 210 C1j. GEORGE BUSH
• 211 C1k. HOWARD BAKER
• 212 C1m. GEORGE McGOVERN
• 213 C1n. ROBERT DOLE
• 214 C1o. GARY HART
• 215 C1r. LLOYD BENTSEN
• 216 C1s. DALE BUMPERS
• 217 C1t. MARIO CUOMO
• 218 C1u. GERALDINE FERRARO
• 219 C2a. RONALD REAGAN
• 220 C2b. JOHN GLENN
• 221 C2c. TED KENNEDY
• 222 C2d. WALTER MONDALE
• 223 C2e. ALAN CRANSTON
• 224 C2f. JOHN ANDERSON
• 225 C2g. ERNEST HOLLINGS
• 226 C2h. REUBIN ASKEW
• 227 C2i. JESSE JACKSON
• 228 C2j. GEORGE BUSH
• 229 C2k. HOWARD BAKER
• 230 C2m. GEORGE MCGOVERN
• 231 C2n. ROBERT DOLE
• 232 C2o. GARY HART
• 233 C2r. LLOYD BENTSEN
• 234 C2s. DALE BUMPERS
• 235 C2t. MARIO CUOMO
• 236 C2u. GERALDINE FERRARO
• 237 DUMMY VARIABLE (00)
• 301 D1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is
• 302 D1a. Do you approve STRONGLY or NOT STRONGLY?
• 303 D2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is
• 304 D2a. Do you approve STRONGLY or NOT STRONGLY?
• 305 D3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is
• 306 D3a. Do you approve STRONGLY or NOT STRONGLY?
• 307 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 311 E1. Now let's talk about who is likely to win the DEMOCRATIC
• 312 E1b. (Using this 0 to 100 scale,) what dO you think JOHN
• 313 E1c. (Using this 0 to 100 scale,) what do you think ALAN
• 314 E1d. (Using this 0 to 100 scale,) what do you think JESSE
• 315 E1e. (Using this 0 to 100 scale,) what do you think TED
• 316 E1f. Using this 0 to 100 scale, what do you think GARY
• 317 DUMMY VARIABLE (000)
• 401 F1. How many days in the past week did you watch national
• 402 F1a. How much attention did you pay to news on T.V. about the
• 403 F2. How many days in the past week did you read a daily
• 404 F2a. Which paper or papers did you read? (any other question?)
• 407 F2b. How much attentin did you pay to articles in the news-
• 408 F3. Did you watch any of the televised Democratic
• 409 F3a. About how many hours (of the Democratic National
• 410 F4. Did you watch any of the televised Republican National
• 411 F4a. About how many hours (of the Republican National
• 412 F5. Did you watch the first televised presidential debate held
• 413 F5a. Did you (watch/listen to) the entire debate or just
• 414 F6. Did you watch the second televised presidential debate
• 415 F6a. Did you (watch/listen to) the entire debate or just
• 416 F7. Did you watch the televised vice-presidential debate held
• 417 F7a. Did you (watch/listen to) the entire debate or just part
• 418 G1. Now we'd like to know your impression of RONALD REAGAN.
• 434 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 437 G3. Now about Walter Mondale. Would you say "hard working"
• 453 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 502 G5. And how about JOHN GLENN. Would you say "hard working"
• 514 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 521 G7. Now about Jesse Jackson. Would you say "hard-working"
• 537 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 539 G9. Now about Gary Hart. Would you say "hard working" fits
• 555 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 558 G.11 How about Geraldine Ferraro. Would you say "hard-working"
• 574 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 600 H0. Let's talk about the country as a whole.
• 601 H1. Now, still talking about the country as a whole, would you
• 602 H1a. Would you say MUCH better or SOMEWHAT better?
• 603 H2. Would you say that over the past year, people across the
• 604 H2a. Would you say MUCH harder or A LITTLE harder?
• 605 H3. During the last year, have the costs of things GONE UP
• 606 H3a. Have they gone up A LOT or A LITTLE?
• 607 H4. During the past year, would you say that the United
• 608 H5. How worried are you about our country getting into a
• 609 H6. How worried are you about our country getting into a
• 610 J1. When it comes to politics, do you usually think of
• 611 J1a. Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal or a
• 612 J1c. Do yo think of yourself as more like a liberal or more
• 613 J1x. SUMMARY: LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE SELF-PLACEMENT SCALE
• 614 J2. What about Ronald Reagan? Do you usually think of
• 615 J2a. Do you think he is a STRONG liberal or a NOT-VERY-STRONG
• 616 J2C. Do you think he is more like a liberal or more like a
• 617 J2x. SUMMARY: REGAN LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 618 J4. Now think about John Glenn. Do you usually think of
• 620 J4c. Do ou tink he is more like a liberal or more like a
• 621 J4x. SUMMARY: GLENN LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 622 J6. What about Walter Mondale? Do you usually think of Walter
• 623 J6a. Do you think he is a STRONG liberal or a NOT-VERY-
• 624 J6c. Do you think he is more like a liberal or more like a
• 625 J6x. SUMMARY: MONDALE LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 626 J8. And now think about Jesse Jackson. Do you usually think
• 627 J8a. Do you think he is a STRONG liberal or a NOT-VERY-
• 628 J8c. Do you think he is more like a liberal or more like a
• 629 J8x. SUMMARY: JACKSON LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 630 J10. Now think about Gary Hart. Do you usually think of
• 631 J10a. Do you think he is a STRONG liberal or a NOT-VERY-
• 632 J10c. Do you think he is more like a liberal or more like a
• 633 J10x. SUMMARY: HART LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 634 J12. And now what about Geraldine Ferraro. Do you usually
• 635 J12a. Do you think she is a STRONG liberal or a NOT-VERY-
• 636 J12c. Do you think she is more like a liberal or more like a
• 637 J12x. SUMMARY: FERRARO LIBERAL - CONSERVATIVE PLACEMENT
• 638 DUMMY VARIABLE (00)
• 701 K1. We would like to know something about the feelings you
• 702 K1b. Hopeful
• 703 K1c. Afraid of him
• 704 K1d. Proud
• 705 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 706 K3. Think about John Glenn. Now, has John Glenn - because of
• 707 K3b. Hopeful
• 708 K3c. Afraid of him
• 709 K3d. Proud
• 710 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 711 K5. Think about Walter Mondale. Now, has Walter Mondale-
• 712 K5b. Hopeful
• 713 K5c. Afraid of him
• 714 K5d. Proud
• 715 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 716 K7. Think about Jesse Jackson. Has Jesse Jackson -
• 717 K7b. Hopeful
• 718 K7c. Afraid of him
• 719 K7d. Proud
• 720 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 721 K9. Now think about Gary Hart. Has Gary Hart- because of the
• 722 K9b. Hopeful
• 723 K9c. Afraid of him
• 724 K9d. Proud
• 725 K11. Now think about Geraldine Ferraro. Has Geraldine
• 726 K11b. Hopeful
• 727 K11c. Afraid of her
• 728 K11d. Proud
• 729 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 731 L1. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a
• 732 L1a. Would you call yourself a STRONG Republican or a NOT
• 733 L1c. Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican
• 734 L1x. SUMMARY: R'S PARTY ID
• 736 1-6 L2a. Suppose, for one reason or another, (he/she) is not
• 737 DUMMY VARIABLE (00)
• 735 1-6 L2. Who is your first choice for the Democratic NOMINATION
• 799 M0. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is
• 800 M0a. Do you approve STRONGLY or NOT STRONGLY?
• 801 M1. The next few questions are about government spending and
• 802 M1a. Do you think the government should reduce spending,
• 803 M1b. Would you prefer a moderate reduction in spending and
• 804 M1d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan think the government
• 805 M1e. Do you think he would prefer a moderate reduction in
• 806 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 807 M1h. In your opinion, does Walter Mondale think the
• 808 M1i. Do you think he would prefer a moderate reduction in
• 809 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 810 Mlm. In your opinion, does John Glenn think the government
• 811 M1n. Do you think he would prefer a moderate reduction in
• 812 M1q. In your opinion, does Gary Hart think the government
• 813 M1r. Do you think he would prefer a moderate reduction in
• 814 M1u. In your opinion, does Jesse Jackson think the goverment
• 815 M1v. Do you think he would prefer a moderate reduction in
• 816 M2. Some people feel that the government in Washington should
• 817 M2a. Do you feel that government should help improve the
• 818 M2b. Should the government help minorities to a great
• 819 M2d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan think the government
• 820 M2e. Does Ronald Reagan feel that the government should help
• 821 M2h. In your opinion, does Walter Mondale think the govern-
• 822 M2i. Does Walter Mondale feel that the government should help
• 823 M2m. In your opinion, does Gary Hart think the government
• 824 M2n. Does Gary Hart feel that the government should help
• 825 M2q. In your opinion, does Jesse Jackson think the government
• 826 M2r. Does Jesse Jackson feel that the government should help
• 827 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 838 M3. Some people think that the United States should become
• 839 M3a. Do you feel that the U.S. should become less involved
• 840 M3b. Do you think the U.S. should INCREASE its involvement
• 841 M3d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan feel the U.S. should
• 842 M3e. Does Ronald Reagan feel the U.S. should increase its
• 843 M3h. In your opinion, does Walter Mondale feel that the U.S.
• 844 M3i. Does Walter Mondale feel the U.S. should increase its
• 845 M3m. In your opinion, does Gary Hart feel that the U.S. should
• 846 M3n. Does Gary Hart feel the U.S. should INCREASE its
• 847 M3q. In your opinion, does Jesse Jackson feel that the U.S.
• 848 M3r. Does Jesse Jackson feel the U.S. should INCREASE its
• 849 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 873 M6. Some people believe that we should spend less money for
• 874 M6a. Do you feel the government should decrease defense
• 875 M6b. Should the government reduce defense spending A LOT
• 876 M6d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan feel the government
• 877 M6e. Does Ronald Reagan feel the government should reduce
• 878 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 879 M6h. In your opinion, does Walter Mondale feel the government
• 880 M6i. Does Walter Mondale feel the government should reduce
• 881 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 882 M6m. In your opinion does John Glenn feel the government
• 883 M6n. Does John Glenn feel the government should reduce
• 884 M6q. In your opinion does Gary Hart feel the government
• 885 M6r. Does Gary Hart feel the government should reduce defense
• 886 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 887 M7. If you had a say in making up the federal budget this
• 888 M7b. DEALING WITH CRIME
• 889 M7c. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• 890 M7d. SOCIAL SECURITY
• 891 M7e. FOOD STAMPS
• 892 M7f. MEDICARE
• 893 M7g. GOVERNMENT JOBS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
• 894 M7h. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• 901 M8. Some people feel that the government in Washington should
• 902 M8a. Do you feel that the government should help improve the
• 903 M8b. Should the government help women to a GREAT EXTENT
• 904 M8d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan feel that the
• 905 M8e. Does Ronald Reagan feel that the government should help
• 906 M8h. In your opinion does Walter Mondale feel that the
• 907 M8i. Does Walter Mondale feel that the government should
• 908 M8m. In your opinion does Gary Hart feel that the government
• 909 M8n. Does Gary Hart feel that government should help
• 910 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 913 M9. Some people feel it is important for us to cooperate with
• 914 M9a. Do you feel that we should cooperate with Russia, get
• 915 M9b. Should we try to cooperate A LOT or SOMEWHAT more?
• 916 M9d. In your opinion, does Ronald Reagan feel that we should
• 917 M9e. Does Ronald Reagan feel we should try to cooperate A LOT
• 918 M9h. In your opinion, does Walter Mondale feel that we should
• 919 M9i. Does Walter Mondale feel we should try to cooperate A LOT
• 920 M9m. In your opinion does Gary Hart feel that we should try
• 921 M9m. Does Gary Hart feel we should try to cooperate A LOT
• 922 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 1001 1-6 N1. Now we'd like you to tell us about some of the candidates'
• 1002 N1a. What if Walter Mondale is nominated by the Democrats
• 1003 N1b. (What if John Glenn is nominated by the Democrats).
• 1004 N1c. (What if Alan Cranston is nominated by the Democrats?)
• 1005 N1d. (What if Jesse Jackson is nominated by the Democrats?)
• 1006 N1e. (What if Ted Kennedy is nominated by the Democrats?)
• 1007 N1f. (What if Gary Hart is nominated by the Democrats?) What
• 1008 Y1. As far as you know, are you currently registered to vote?
• 1009 Y1a. Are you registered as being a Republican, a Democrat, an
• 1010 DUMMY VARIABLE (0)
• 1013 Y2. What is the month, day and year of your birth? - MONTH
• 1014 Y2b. What is the month, day and year of your birth? - DAY
• 1015 Y2c. What is the month, day and year of your birth? - YEAR
• 1016 Y2x. SUMMARY: R's age in years
• 1017 Y3. Are you married now and living with your (husband/wife) -
• 1018 Y4. What is the highest grade of school or year of college
• 1019 Y4a. Did you get a high school diploma or pass a high school
• 1020 Y4b. Did you graduate-from a four year college or university?
• 1021 Y4x. SUMMARY: R's Education
• 1022 Y5. We'd like to know if you are working now, or are you
• 1023 Y5a. What is your main occupation? (What sort of work do you
• 1024 DUMMY VARIABLE (000)
• 1026 Y5b. What kind of (business/industry) is that?
• 1027 Y6. How worried are you about losing your job in the near
• 1028 Y7. Were you out of work or laid off at any time during the
• 1029 Y8. Have you had to reduce your work hours or take a cut in
• 1030 Y9. Have you had a job in the past six months?
• 1031 Y9a. About how many hours did you work on your job in the
• 1032 Y10. Are you looking for work at the present time?
• 1033 Y11. How worried are you about not being able to find work in
• 1034 Y12. Are you doing any work for pay at the present time?
• 1035 Y13. Are you looking for work at the present time?
• 1036 Y13a. How worried are you about not being able to find a job
• 1037 Y14. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT:
• 1038 Y14a. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT:
• 1039 Y14b. We'd like to talk about the person in your household who
• 1101 Y15. We'd like to know about (your husband/your wife/ PERSON
• 1102 Y16. What is (his/her) main occupation? (What sort of work
• 1103 DUMMY VARIABLE (000)
• 1105 Y16a. What kind of (business/industry) is that?
• 1106 Y17. How worried is (he/she) about losing (his/her) job in
• 1107 Y18. Was (he/she) out of work or laid off at any time during
• 1108 Y19. Has (he/she) had to reduce (his/her) hours or take a cut
• 1109 Y20. Has (he/she) had a job in the past six months?
• 1110 Y20a. About how many hours did (he/she) work on (his/her)
• 1111 Y21. Is (he/she) looking for work at the present time?
• 1112 Y21a. How worried is (he/she) about not being able to find
• 1113 Y22. Is (he/she) doing any work for pay at the present time?
• 1114 Y22a. Is (he/she) looking for work at the present time?
• 1115 Y22b. How worried is (he/she) about not being able to find a
• 1116 Y23. Does anyone in this household belong to a labor union?
• 1117 Y23a. Who is it that belongs?
• 1118 Y24. We'd like to know your total family income for 1983
• 1119 Y24a. Was it under 10,000 or over 10,000
• 1120 Y24b. Was it under 30,000 or over 30,000?
• 1121 Y24c. Was it under 40,000 or over 40,000
• 1122 Y24x. SUMMARY: Family Income
• 1123 Y25. Is your religious preference Protestant, Roman Catholic,
• 1124 Y26. (IF ANY RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE) Would you say you go to
• 1125 Y27a. How long have you lived in your town? (IF NECESSARY:
• 1126 Y28a. How long have you lived at your present address?- YEARS
• 1128 Y30. And is your ethnic origin Hispanic, that is are you
• 1129 Y31. How many telephones, counting extensions, do you have in
• 1130 Y31a. Do (both/all) the telephones have the same number?
• 1131 Y31b. How many different numbers are there?
• 1132 Y31c. Are any of the numbers for business use only?
• 1133 Y31d. How many are used only for business?
• 1134 Z1. Sex of Respondent