2008-2009 ANES Panel Study Questionnaires American National Election Studies August 2010
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2008-2009 ANES Panel Study Questionnaires American National Election Studies August 2010 This document contains the questionnaire programming specifications for the ANES- sponsored questionnaires from the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study: January, February, June, September, October, and November 2008 and January, May, July, and August 2009 are included. Some questions from January and August 2009 were not sponsored by ANES and these non-ANES questions are shaded in gray to distinguish them from ANES-sponsored content. These questionnaires were administered entirely over the Internet. The document also contains the specifications for the recruitment questionnaire (administered primarily over the telephone, but which also existed in an Internet version) and the Internet profile survey. Questionnaires from other waves of the survey (in March, April, May, July, August, and December 2008 and February, March, April, June, and September 2009) were not sponsored by ANES. Those questionnaires are part of the supplemental data package for the study. Contents of this Document 1. How to Read the Questionnaires..................................................................................... 1 2. Wave 1 (January) questionnaire...................................................................................... 5 3. Wave 2 (February) questionnaire.................................................................................. 61 4. Wave 6 (June) questionnaire....................................................................................... 122 5. Wave 9 (September) questionnaire............................................................................. 180 6. Wave 10 (October) questionnaire ............................................................................... 244 7. Wave 11 (November) questionnaire ........................................................................... 291 8. Wave 13 (January 2009) questionnaire....................................................................... 368 9. Wave 17 (May 2009) questionnaire............................................................................ 415 10. Wave 19 (July 2009) questionnaire .......................................................................... 455 11. Wave 20 (August 2009) questionnaire ..................................................................... 481 12. Profile survey............................................................................................................ 521 13. Recruitment questionnaire ........................................................................................ 545 1. How to Read the Questionnaires ANES questions are organized into sections, such as A, B, C, etc. Within sections, questions are numbered sequentially, such as A1, A2, etc. These question numbers appear in brackets to the left of the question, such as item E2 below. [E2] Do you like the Democratic Party, dislike it, or neither like nor dislike it? __ Like [1] __ Dislike [2] __ Neither like nor dislike [3] Variable names on the data file are based on these alphanumeric question codes, preceded by the letter W and the number of the wave on which the questionnaire appeared. Waves are numbered consecutively beginning with Wave 1 for the January 2008 survey. Thus the variable name for item E2 on the January survey is W1E2. Text within brackets is used for programming instructions and was not displayed to respondents. Bracketed programming instructions appear on the lines above each question. Unless otherwise noted, a question was asked of everyone. When an “IF” condition is specified, the question was asked of respondents who meet the specified condition. For example, in the January questionnaire, item A1 was asked [IF GE 18 YEARS OLD ON 20041102]. This means that the respondent was asked this question if the respondent was greater than or equal to 18 years old on November 2, 2004. Other questions were asked only if a certain answer was given to a prior question. For example, in the January questionnaire, item A5 was asked [IF A4=6]. This means that if a respondent chose the answer coded 6 at question A4, that respondent was asked question A5, and if the respondent chose any other answer at A4, that respondent skipped A5. Questions marked [SP] allow one answer (“single punch”). Questions marked [MP] (for “multi-punch”) are allowed multiple answers. Items marked [DISPLAY] are screens that display instructions and do not collect data. Items marked [TEXT BOX] allow the respondent to type a string of text as an answer. Parentheses ( ) are used to document dynamic fills within the text that is displayed to a respondent. This includes forward and reverse ordering of question options, filling appropriate pronouns “he” or “she” or “it” when making references, and similar applications. For many questions, respondents are randomly assigned to have response options in either forward or reverse order. An example of such an item is shown below, with “forward” and “reverse” response options separated by a slash within the parentheses. [SP] [K1] How interested are you in information about what’s going on in government and politics? (Extremely interested, very interested, moderately interested, slightly interested, or not interested at all? / Not interested at all, slightly interested, moderately interested, very interested, or extremely interested?) __ Extremely interested [1] __ Very interested [2] __ Moderately interested [3] __ Slightly interested [4] __ Not interested at all [5] For questions like this, respondents assigned to forward order would have seen the order displayed like this: 2 How interested are you in information about what’s going on in government and politics? Extremely interested, very interested, moderately interested, slightly interested, or not interested at all? __ Extremely interested __ Very interested __ Moderately interested __ Slightly interested __ Not interested at all And respondents assigned reverse order would have seen it like this: How interested are you in information about what’s going on in government and politics? Not interested at all, slightly interested, moderately interested, very interested, or extremely interested? __ Not interested at all __ Slightly interested __ Moderately interested __ Very interested __ Extremely interested Note that codes were always recorded the same way regardless of response order. “Extremely interested” is always coded 1, whether it was displayed first or last. Nonresponse Note Most ANES Panel questions did not include a “Don't know” response choice, and none included a “Refused” response choice. Instead, respondents could simply skip any questions they did not wish to answer by clicking Next without answering the question. However, for every question which the respondent failed to answer, the question was re- displayed once with the following text prominently displayed above it: We noticed that you did not answer the question below. We would be very grateful if you would be willing to provide your best answer, even if you’re not completely sure. But if you’d prefer to skip this question, you can click “Next.” Recruitment and Profile Surveys The recruitment and profile survey specifications use a somewhat different format and different variable/item naming convention than the ANES surveys because they are based on the standard procedures of the data collection firm, Knowledge Networks. In these surveys, respondents were asked to provide background information including their address, birth date, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, household income, home ownership status, employment status, ability to read and speak English, highest level of education, number of telephone landlines in the home, and interest in computers, sports, and politics. 3 Other Documentation of Questionnaire Content The Methodology Report and User’s Guide for the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study, available in PDF format on the ANES web site, includes two tables that summarize the topics covered on the ANES questionnaires, as well as an appendix that shows which waves of the study included specific questions. For users seeking an overview of study content, these resources are a useful complement to browsing the questionnaires themselves. Questionnaires from non-ANES waves of the survey (in March, April, May, July, August, and December 2008 and February, March, April, June, and September 2009) were not sponsored by ANES. These questionnaires are in a separate supplemental document. 4 Wave 1 (January) questionnaire 2. Wave 1 (January) questionnaire ANES Wave 1 Questionnaire - January 2008 - • Please create one forward/backward preload variable for each R to receive selected scale response options forward or backward. This preload variable controls the order for the response options (and, where applicable, the description of the response options in the question stem) for following items: A8; section E items 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61; section F items 2, 4, 6, 8; K1; L1, L2; section P items 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27; section Q items 1, 2, 3, 4; section T entirely; section V entirely; section W entirely. When response options are included in the stem, the alternative fills are noted on the questionnaire below and must match the order of the options presented below according to the forward/backward preload. When the forward/backward changes affect only the response