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Codebook (.Pdf) CODEBOOK Michigan State of the State IX 953 cases Weight Variable: statewt Michigan State of the State IX Page i CONTENTS item page ID1 Case ID 1 CASEID case identification number 1 R1 Data Record I 1 dgt1 Random digit I 1 dgt2 Random digit II 2 dgt3 Random digit III 2 dgt4 Random digit IV 2 cnty County Code 2 regn Region Code 3 CC1 Past Financial 3 CC2 Future Financial 4 CC3 Current Financial 4 CC4 Inflation 5 CC5 Unemployment 5 CC6 Business Conditions 6 E1 Economy 6 E2 Economically Secure 7 E3 Clinton Policies 7 PO1 Clinton Rating 8 PO2 Engler Rating 8 PO3 Gingrich Approval 9 V1 Registered Voter 9 V2 Vote 1992 10 V3 Who Voted 1992 10 V4 Political Ideology 11 V4a Conservative 11 V4b Liberal 12 V4c Moderates 12 pscl Political Ideology Collapsed 13 V5 Vote 1996 13 V6 Clinton/Dole/Perot VerI 14 V6a Clinton/Dole/Perot VerI (lean) 14 V7 Clinton/Dole/Perot VerII 15 V7a Clinton/Dole/Perot VerII (lean) 15 V8 Clinton/Dole/Perot VerIII 16 V8a Clinton/Dole/Perot VerIII (lean) 16 cdp2 Clinton/Dole/Perot Collapsed 17 V9 Elected 17 V10 Levin/Romney VerI 18 V10a Levin/Romney VerI (lean) 18 V11 Levin/Romney VerII 19 V11a Levin/Romney VerII (lean) 19 lr1 Levin/Romney Collapsed 20 V12 Party Control 20 V13 Control After 21 I1 Deficit 21 I2 Abortion 22 I3 Cut Taxes 22 M1 Growth Spending 23 September 15, 1998 Page ii Michigan State of the State IX item page M2 Contributions Medicare 23 M3 Informed Policy 24 M4 More Knowledgeable 24 M5 Party Likely Control Medicare 25 I4 Most Important Problem 25 I4a Most Important Problem 2nd 26 C1a Vision Clinton 27 C1b Vision Dole 27 C1c Vision Perot 28 C2a Cares Clinton 28 C2b Cares Dole 29 C2c Cares Perot 29 C3a Integrity Clinton 30 C3b Integrity Dole 30 C3c Integrity Perot 31 C4a Taxes Clinton 31 C4b Taxes Dole 32 C4c Taxes Perot 32 ID2 Case ID 32 R2 Data Record II 33 C5a Deficit Clinton 33 C5b Deficit Dole 33 C5c Deficit Perot 34 PC1 Responsibility Government 34 PC3 Government vs Individual Responsibility 35 PC4 Government Manage Programs 35 D1 Drunk Driving Enforcement-VerI 36 D1a Drunk Driving Enforcement-VerII 36 D2a Violent Crime 37 D2b Patrolling Neighborhoods 37 D2c Illegal Drug Use 38 D2d Gangs Juvenile Crime 38 D3a 1st Lose License 39 D3aa 3rd Lose License 39 D3b 1st Suspend Plates 40 D3bb 3rd Suspend Plates 40 D3c 1st Jail 41 D3cc 3rd Jail 41 D3d 1st Boot Camp 42 D3dd 3rd Boot Camp 42 D4 Support Training 43 RC1 Preference - Jobs 43 RC2 Preferences - Education 44 RC3 Not Willing to Work 44 RC4 Lack Family Values 45 RC5 Racial Discrimination 45 CD1 Gender 46 CD2 Year Birth 46 CD3 Education 47 CD4 Race 47 CD5 Ethnicity 48 CD6 Religion 48 Michigan State of the State IX Page iii item page CD7 Party Affiliation 49 CD7A Republicans 49 CD7B Democrats 50 CD7C Independents 50 ptid Party Id Collapsed 51 CD8 Marital Status 51 CD10 Adults 52 CD11 Adults 65+ 52 CD12 Children 53 CD13 Children Under 5 53 CD14 Total Children 54 D14a Home Ownership 54 D16 Length Residency 55 D16a Time Moved 55 CD15 Employment Status 56 CD17 Multiple Jobs 56 CD18 Hours Main Job 57 CD19 Hours 2nd Job 57 CD20 Looking Work 58 CD22 Work Status 58 CD23 Payment 59 CD21 Job Title 59 ID3 Case ID 59 R3 Data Record III 60 INC1 Income $30,000 60 INC2 Income $20,000 60 inca Income $25,000 61 INC3 Income $10,000 61 incb Income $15,000 61 INC4 Income $30,000-60,000 62 INC5 Income $40,000 62 incc Income $35,000 62 INC6 $Income 50,000 63 INC7 Income $80,000 63 INC8 Income $70,000 63 INC9 Income $100,000 64 NC10 Income $90,000+ 64 NC11 Income $110,000+ 64 INC Income 65 CD25 Salary 65 CD26 Phone lines 66 RI Re-Interview 66 FNL1 Final Code 67 DAT1 Date of Interview 67 TCT1 Contacts 68 INV1 Interviewer 68 TIM1 Length 69 ID4 Case ID 69 R4 Data Record IV 69 adjwt weight variable on sex, race, region, ag 69 msueregn MSU region 70 msuewt weight by MSU region 70 Page iv Michigan State of the State IX item page statewt Weight for statewide estimates 70 electwt Weight to regional voter turnout 70 voter Whether or not registered 71 AGE Age of Respondent 71 agecat Rs age in categories 71 race Race 3 categories 72 Michigan State of the State IX Page 1 ID1 Case ID 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 10002 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 79083 Input location: 1/1-5 ______________________________________________________________________ CASEID case identification number 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 10002 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 79083 Input location: 1/1-5 ______________________________________________________________________ R1 Data Record I PCT N VALUE LABEL 100.0 953 1 --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 1 Input location: 1/6 ______________________________________________________________________ dgt1 Random digit I PCT N VALUE LABEL 35.2 335 1 33.7 321 2 31.2 297 3 --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 3 Input location: 1/7 Page 2 Michigan State of the State IX dgt2 Random digit II PCT N VALUE LABEL 33.8 323 1 32.6 310 2 33.6 320 3 --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 3 Input location: 1/8 ______________________________________________________________________ dgt3 Random digit III PCT N VALUE LABEL 50.1 478 1 49.9 475 2 --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 2 Input location: 1/9 ______________________________________________________________________ dgt4 Random digit IV PCT N VALUE LABEL 23.6 225 1 27.6 263 2 23.4 223 3 25.4 242 4 --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 4 Input location: 1/10 ______________________________________________________________________ cnty County Code 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 26003 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 26165 Input location: 1/11-15 Michigan State of the State IX Page 3 regn Region Code PCT N VALUE LABEL 3.0 28 1 UPPER PENINSULA 4.8 45 2 NORTHERN 13.3 127 3 WEST CENTRAL 14.2 135 4 SOUTHWEST 8.6 82 5 EAST CENTRAL 45.6 434 6 SOUTHEAST 10.6 101 7 DETROIT --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: none Decimals: 0 Max: 7 Input location: 1/16 ______________________________________________________________________ CC1 Past Financial I'd like to start by asking you a few questions about how things are going for Michigan residents in general. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? PCT N VALUE LABEL 51.3 484 1 BETTER OFF 34.0 321 3 ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED) 14.7 138 5 WORSE OFF 9 8 DO NOT KNOW 1 9 REFUSED/NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/17 Page 4 Michigan State of the State IX CC2 Future Financial Now looking ahead, do you think that a year from now, you (and your family living there) will be better off financially or worse off financially? PCT N VALUE LABEL 61.4 542 1 BETTER OFF 25.4 224 3 ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED) 13.3 117 5 WORSE OFF 67 8 DO NOT KNOW 3 9 REFUSED/NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/18 ______________________________________________________________________ CC3 Current Financial How would you rate your household's overall financial situation these days? Would you say it is excellent, good, just fair, not so good, or poor? PCT N VALUE LABEL 8.0 76 1 EXCELLENT 54.0 509 2 GOOD 31.2 294 3 JUST FAIR 4.8 45 4 NOT SO GOOD 2.0 18 5 POOR 10 8 DO NOT KNOW 1 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/19 Michigan State of the State IX Page 5 CC4 Inflation During the next twelve months, do you think the rate of inflation in this country will go up, will go down, or will stay about the same as it was in the last 12 months? PCT N VALUE LABEL 53.1 478 1 UP 42.3 381 3 ABOUT THE SAME 4.5 41 5 DOWN 53 8 DO NOT KNOW 0 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/20 ______________________________________________________________________ CC5 Unemployment Twelve months from now, do you expect the unemployment situation in this country to be better than, worse than, or about the same as it was in the last 12 months? PCT N VALUE LABEL 23.1 209 1 BETTER 57.7 521 3 ABOUT THE SAME 19.1 172 5 WORSE 51 8 DO NOT KNOW 0 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/21 Page 6 Michigan State of the State IX CC6 Business Conditions Now turning to business conditions in your community, do you think that during the next twelve months your community will have good times financially, or bad times financially? PCT N VALUE LABEL 72.0 650 1 GOOD TIMES 10.5 95 3 NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD; MEDIOCRE STAY THE SAME(R PRO 17.5 158 5 BAD TIMES 51 8 DO NOT KNOW --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 5 Input location: 1/22 ______________________________________________________________________ E1 Economy In your opinion, is the national economy getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? PCT N VALUE LABEL 26.0 244 1 GETTING BETTER 23.7 223 2 GETTING WORSE 50.4 474 3 STAYING ABOUT THE SAME 11 8 DO NOT KNOW 1 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 3 Input location: 1/23 Michigan State of the State IX Page 7 E2 Economically Secure All in all, how economically secure do you feel? Would you say very secure, somewhat secure, somewhat insecure, or very insecure? PCT N VALUE LABEL 16.2 153 1 VERY SECURE 59.6 564 2 SOMEWHAT SECURE 19.9 188 3 SOMEWHAT INSECURE 4.4 41 4 VERY INSECURE 5 8 DO NOT KNOW 1 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 4 Input location: 1/24 ______________________________________________________________________ E3 Clinton Policies In your opinion, are Bill Clinton's economic policies helping the economy, hurting the economy, or not having any effect? PCT N VALUE LABEL 48.8 419 1 HELPING THE ECONOMY 17.3 148 2 HURTING THE ECONOMY 33.9 291 3 NOT HAVING ANY EFFECT 83 8 DO NOT KNOW 13 9 REFUSED-NO ANSWER --- 953 cases Type: numeric Min: 1 MD Codes: 9,8 Decimals: 0 Max: 3 Input location: 1/25 Page 8 Michigan State of the State IX PO1 Clinton Rating Now, I have a few questions about the performance of various public officials.
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