1996 American National Election Study


Standard Variable List


PRE-ELECTION STUDY (Panel and Cross-Section)


SOURCEBOOK PROCESSING VARIABLES

CASEID Berkeley Case ID Number
icpsrno ICPSR Study Number
edition ICPSR Edition Number
partno ICPSR Part Number
reldate Release Date

FIELD ADMINISTRATION DATA

v960001 Pre. 1996 Case ID
v960002 Pre. 1996 Panel/Cross indicator
v960003 Pre. 1996 Full sample weight
v960004 Pre. 1996 Panel-only weight
v960005 Pre. 1996 Time-series weight
v960006 Pre. 1995 Case ID (panel)
v960007 Pre. 1994 Case ID (panel)
v960008 Pre. 1993 Case ID (panel)
v960009 Pre. 1992 Case ID (panel)
v960010 Pre. 1996 Pre Only or Pre-and-Post
v960010a Pre. Time Series participation 1992,1994,1996
v960010b Pre. Panel participation summary
v960011 Pre. Day of interview
v960012 Pre. Month of interview
v960013 Pre. Number of days between pre IW and election day
v960014 Pre. Beginning time
v960015 Pre. Ending time
v960016 Pre. Interview length in minutes
v960017 Pre. Interview number
v960018 Pre. Date of beginning VQ file
v960019 Pre. Date of ending VQ file
v960020 Pre. Payment amount
v960021 Pre. Was interview tape recorded
v960022 Pre. Verification indicator
v960023 Pre. Evaluation indicator
v960024 Pre. Refusal conversion indicator
v960025 Pre. Was persuasion letter sent
v960026 Pre. Type of persuasion letter
v960027 Pre. Number of telephone calls
v960028 Pre. Number of face to face calls
v960029 Pre. Total number of calls (Phone + FtF)
v960030 Pre. Final result code
v960031 Pre. Beginning interview mode
v960031a Pre. Mode summary - pre and post
v960032 Pre. Ending interview mode
v960033 Pre. Sample release
v960034 Pre. Sample release summary
v960035 Pre. Question 'form' summary

HOUSING UNITS AND HOUSEHOLD ENUMERATION

v960036 Pre. (Panel only) Does R still live at address on sample label
v960037 Pre. (Panel only) New address is:
v960038 Pre. Panel - correct name, birth date and gender on coversheet
v960039 Pre. Panel - coversheet name marked different
v960040 Pre. Panel coversheet - gender marked different
v960041 Pre. Panel coversheet - birth data marked different
v960042 Pre. Cross - Household listing obtained from
v960043 Pre. Cross - Selection table
v960044 Pre. Cross - Person number selected as R
v960045 Pre. Cross - Total number of persons in HH
v960046 Pre. Cross - Total number of eligible adults in HU
v960046a Pre. Panel and Cross - Total number of eligible adults in HU
v960047 Pre. Cross - Household composition code
v960048 Pre. Cross - Number of children under 6 years old in household
v960049 Pre. Cross - Number of children 6-9 years old in household
v960050 Pre. Cross - Number of children 10-13 years old in household
v960051 Pre. Cross - Number of children 14-17 years old in household
v960052 Pre. Type of structure in which the respondent lives
v960053 Pre. Is there a blding manager, security grd, other gatekeeper
v960054 Pre. Type of blding manager, security grd, or other gatekeeper
v960055 Pre. Did R refuse initially
v960056 Pre. Did R break any appointment
v960057 Pre. Was there resistance from R
v960058 Pre. R Resistance: Waste of time; previous bad experience
v960059 Pre. R Resistance: Very ill
v960060 Pre. R Resistance: Too busy
v960061 Pre. R Resistance: Stressful family situation
v960062 Pre. R Resistance: Confidentiality
v960063 Pre. R Resistance: Invasion of privacy
v960064 Pre. R Resistance: No reason given
v960065 Pre. R Resistance: Other

INTERVIEWER OBSERVATIONS REGARDING R

v960066 Pre. R's gender
v960067 Pre. R race
v960068 Pre. Others present during IW
v960069 Pre. R's cooperation
v960070 Pre. R's general level of info about politics, public affairs
v960071 Pre. R's apparent intelligence
v960072 Pre. How suspicious did R seem to be about the study
v960073 Pre. R's interest in the interview
v960074 Pre. R's sincerity
v960075 Pre. Did R reported income correctly
v960076 Pre. Estimate of what R's actual family income is
v960077 Pre. R's reaction to interview 1
v960078 Pre. R's reaction to interview 2
v960079 Pre. R's reaction to interview 3
v960080 Pre. R's reaction to interview 4
v960081 Pre. R's reaction to interview 5
v960082 Pre. R's reaction to interview 6
v960083 Pre. R's reaction to interview 7
v960084 Pre. R's reaction to interview 8
v960085 Pre. R's reaction to interview 9
v960086 Pre. R's reaction to interview 10
v960087 Pre. R's reaction to interview 11
v960088 Pre. Interviewer of record ID
v960089 Pre. Supervisor ID
v960090 Pre. Interviewer gender
v960091 Pre. Interviewer education
v960092 Pre. Interviewer race
v960093 Pre. Interviewer ethnicity
v960094 Pre. Interviewer languages
v960095 Pre. Interviewer experience
v960096 Pre. Interviewer age (bracketed)

RACE TYPES, STATES, CENSUS TRACTS, SAMPLING DATA

v960097 Pre. House race type
v960098 Pre. Senate race type
v960099 Pre. Democratic House candidate code
v960100 Pre. Republican House candidate code
v960101 Pre. Retiring House Representative code
v960102 Pre. Democratic Senate candidate code
v960103 Pre. Republican Senate candidate code
v960104 Pre. Retiring Senator code
v960105 Pre. State abbreviation and congressional district
v960105a Pre. State and CD of Rs who voted out of CD of Interview
v960106 Pre. State code and congressional district
v960106a Pre. State and Congressional District 1994 (Panel)
v960106b Pre. State and Congressional District 1992 (Panel)
v960106c Pre. State and Congressional District 1993 (Panel)
v960107 Pre. Congressional district number
v960108 Pre. FIPS state code
v960109 Pre. ICPSR state code of Interview Location
v960110 Pre. FIPS state and county
v960111 Pre. Primary area name
v960112 Pre. Primary area code
v960113 Pre. Segment Number
v960114 Pre. Number of household units
v960115 Pre. 1996 Census region of Interview Location
v960116 Pre. Census Region in 1994 (Panel Respondents)
v960117 Pre. Census Region in 1992 (Panel Respondents)
v960118 Pre. Belt Code
v960119 Pre. Population in 1000s
v960120 Pre. Size of Place
v960121 Pre. 1980 Census tract/ed indicator
v960122 Pre. 1996 Sampling Error Code
v960122a Pre. 1994 Sampling Error Code
v960122b Pre. 1992 Sampling Error Code
v960123 Pre. 1980 SMSA
v960124 Pre. 1990 SMSA/NECMA
v960125 Pre. 1990 CMSA
v960126 Pre. 1990 Census Tract 1
v960126a Pre. 1990 Census Tract 2
v960127 Pre. Flag - changed congressional race status
v960128 Pre. Race type at time of interview
v960129 Pre. CD error flag - Pre
v960129a Pre. CD error flag - Post
v960130 Pre. Was R's Congressional District redistricted in 1996
v960131 Pre. (Panel only) Move status 1994-1996
v960131a Pre. Move status 1996 Pre-1996 Post

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN INTEREST, CANDIDATES

v960201 Pre. How interested has R been in campaigns this year
v960202 Pre. How much does R care who wins the presidential election
v960203 Pre. Did R vote for President in the 1992 election
v960204 Pre. For whom did R vote in the 1992 presidential race

What Would Make R Vote FOR Clinton

v960205 Pre. Anything that would make R vote for Clinton ("likes")
v960206 Pre. What would make R vote for Clinton ("likes") #1
v960207 Pre. What would make R vote for Clinton ("likes") #2
v960208 Pre. What would make R vote for Clinton ("likes") #3
v960209 Pre. What would make R vote for Clinton ("likes") #4
v960210 Pre. What would make R vote for Clinton ("likes") #5

1996 American National Election Study