The American National Election Survey polls individuals about their political beliefs and behavior. This dataset is used to demonstrate application of R to political analysis. See book Appendix for variable names and descriptions.
nesA data frame with 8280 rows and 429 variables.
PRE: Importance of abortion issue to R
PRE: STD Abortion: self-placement
PRE: SUMMARY: Abortion rights Supreme Court
PRE: Armed forces active duty
PRE: Years R lived at address
PRE: SUMMARY: Respondent age
PRE: How important that people agree on basic facts
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose allowing refugees to come to US
POST: How important is being American to R's identity
PRE: How angry R feels about how things are going in the country
POST: SUMMARY: Approve/disapprove Affordable Care Act
PRE: SUMMARY: Approval of Congress handling its job
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove R's governor handling COVID-19
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove local government handling COVID-19
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove President handling COVID-19
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove President handling economy
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove President handling health care
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or dissaprove President handling immigration
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove President handling foreign relations
PRE: SUMMARY: Approve or disapprove President handling job
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose banning 'assault-style' rifles
POST: Has R ever been arrested
PRE: Is Bible word of God or men
PRE: Democratic Presidential candidate trait: really cares
PRE: Democratic Presidential candidate trait: honest
PRE: Democratic Presidential candidate trait: knowledgeable
PRE: 7pt scale liberal-conservative: Democratic Presidential candidate
PRE: Democratic Presidential candidate trait: strong leadership
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor or oppose ending birthright citizenship
POST: Agree/disagree: blacks have gotten less than they deserve
POST: Agree/disagree: past slavery & discrimination make it difficult for blacks
POST: Agree/disagree: if blacks tried harder they'd be as well off as whites
POST: Agree/disagree: blacks should work their way up without special favors
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor or oppose building a wall on border with Mexico
PRE: Rs: born US, Puerto Rico, or some other country
POST: Favor/oppose government buy back of 'assault-style' rifles
PRE: Mention: TV PROG - Tucker Carlson Tonight (Fox)
PRE: Mention: TV PROG - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
PRE: Mention: TV PROG - Hannity (Fox)
PRE: Mention: TV PROG - The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
PRE: Media sources R used to follow presidential campaign: none
PRE: Media sources R used to follow presidential campaign: newspapers
PRE: Media sources R used to follow presidential campaign: radio news
PRE: Media sources R used to follow presidential campaign: tv programs
PRE: Media sources R used to follow presidential campaign: internet sites
POST: Limits on campaign spending
PRE: How interested in following campaigns
POST: Because of rich and powerful it's difficult for the rest to get ahead
PRE: How much R cares who wins Presidential Election [revised]
2020 Case ID
PRE: How often self censor
PRE: R name ever changed
POST: Which child trait more important: considerate or well-behaved
POST: Which child trait more important: curiosity or good manners
POST: Which child trait more important: obedience or self-reliance
POST: Which child trait more important: independence or respect
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose providing path to citizeship
POST: Has R in past 12 months: gotten into a political argument
POST: Has R in past 12 months: posted comment online about political issue
POST: Has R in past 12 months: worked w/others to deal w/issue facing community
POST: Has R in past 12 months: contacted member of US Senate or House of Rep
POST: Has R in past 12 months: contacted non-elected official in federal govt
POST: Has R in past 12 months: contacted federal elected official
POST: Has R in past 12 months: given money to other organization
POST: Has R in past 12 months: given money to religious organization
POST: Has R in past 12 months: joined a protest march, rally, or demonstration
POST: Has R in past 12 months: attend mtg about issue facing community/schools
POST: Has R in past 12 months: sign internet or paper petition
POST: Has R in past 12 months: contacted non-elected official in state/local gov
POST: Has R in past 12 months: contacted elected official on state/local level
POST: Has R in past 12 months: done any volunteer work
POST: How much is climate change affecting severe weather/temperatures in US
POST: How important is issue of climate change to R
PRE: How long lived in this community YRS
POST: How often bought or boycotted product/service for social/political reasons
POST: Anyone talk to R about registering or getting out to vote
PRE: Options for election if COVID-19 continues
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal government response to COVID-19
POST: Was the coronavirus (COVID-19) was developed intentionally in a lab or not
PRE: SUMMARY: Re-opening too quickly or too slowly
PRE: Limits placed on public activity due to COVID-19 too strict or not
POST: How important should science be for decisions about COVID-19
PRE: SUMMARY: R favor/oppose death penalty
PRE: 7pt scale defense spending: self-placement
POST: Importance of reducing deficit
PRE: 7pt scale liberal-conservative: Democratic party
PRE: SUMMARY: Should children brought illegally be sent back or allowed to stay
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose returning unauthorize immigrants to native country
POST: Discrimination in the US against Asians
POST: Discrimination in the US against blacks
POST: Discrimination in the US against Christians
POST: Discrimination in the US against Gays and Lesbians
POST: Discrimination in the US against Hispanics
POST: Discrimination in the US against men
POST: Discrimination in the US against Muslims
POST: Discrimination in the US against transgender people
POST: Discrimination in the US against whites
POST: Discrimination in the US against women
POST: SUMMARY: Increasing diversity made US better/worse place to live
PRE: Party Control or split government
POST: Congress change votes because of donation to campaign
PRE: Current economy good or bad
PRE: SUMMARY: National economy better or worse in last year
POST: SUMMARY: Economic mobility
PRE: SUMMARY: Economy better or worse in next 12 months
PRE: How worried about national economy
PRE: SUMMARY: Respondent 5 Category level of education
PRE: Highest level of Education
POST: How important that more Asians get elected to political office
POST: How important that more blacks get elected to political office
POST: How important that more Hispanics get elected to political office
POST: How important that more LGBT people get elected to political office
POST: How important that more women get elected to political office
PRE: Elections make government pay attention
PRE: 7pt scale environment-business tradeoff: self-placement
POST: Society should make sure everyone has equal opportunity
POST: How often post political content on Facebook
POST: How often use Facebook
POST: How much discrimination has R faced because of gender
POST: How much discrimination has R faced personally because or race/ethnicity
POST: SUMMARY: Federal government treats blacks or whites better
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: aid to the poor
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: Tightening border security
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: dealing with crime
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: protecting the environment
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: building and repairing highways
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: public schools
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: Social Security
PRE: SUMMARY: Federal Budget Spending: welfare programs
POST: Does R consider themself a feminist or anti-feminist
POST: How important is being a feminist
PRE: R how much better or worse off financially than 1 year ago
PRE: R how much better or worse off financially next year
PRE: How worried is R about current financial situation
POST: Feeling thermometer: Asian-Americans
POST: Feeling thermometer: Asians
POST: Feeling thermometer: Democratic Presidential candidate: Joe Biden
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Joe Biden, Democratic Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: big business
POST: Feeling thermometer: blacks
POST: Feeling thermometer: Black Lives Matter
POST: Feeling thermometer: capitalists
POST: Feeling thermometer: Center for Disease Control (CDC)
POST: Feeling thermometer: Christian fundamentalists
POST: Feeling thermometer: Christians
POST: Feeling thermometer: congress
POST: Feeling thermometer: conservatives
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Democratic Party
POST: Feeling thermometer: Dr. Anthony Fauci
POST: Feeling thermometer: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
POST: Feeling thermometer: feminists
POST: Feeling thermometer: gay men and lesbians
POST: Feeling thermometer: Democratic Vice Presidential candidate: Kamala Harris
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Kamala Harris, Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: Hispanics
POST: Feeling thermometer: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency
POST: Feeling thermometer: illegal immigrants
POST: Feeling thermometer: Jews
POST: Feeling thermometer: journalists
POST: Feeling thermometer: liberals
POST: Feeling thermometer: #MeToo movement
POST: Feeling thermometer: Muslims
POST: Feeling thermometer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
POST: Feeling thermometer: National Rifle Association (NRA)
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Barack Obama
POST: Feeling thermometer: Republican Vice Presidential candidate: Mike Pence
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Mike Pence, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: police
POST: Feeling thermometer: Planned Parenthood
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Republican Party
POST: Feeling thermometer: rural Americans
POST: Feeling thermometer: scientists
POST: Feeling thermometer: U.S. Supreme Court
POST: Feeling thermometer: socialists
POST: Feeling thermometer: transgender people
POST: Feeling thermometer: Republican Presidential candidate: Donald Trump
PRE: Feeling Thermometer: Donald Trump, Republican Presidential candidate
POST: Feeling thermometer: United Nations (UN)
POST: Feeling thermometer: labor unions
POST: Feeling thermometer: whites
POST: Feeling thermometer: World Health Organization (WHO)
PRE: Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to adopt
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose laws protect gays lesbians against job discrimination
PRE: R position on gay marriage
PRE: SUMMARY: Services to same sex couples
PRE: What is your (R) sex? [revised]
PRE: 7pt scale gov assistance to blacks scale: self-placement
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose government trying to reduce income inequality
PRE: Government action about rising temperatures (STRENGTH)
PRE: Government action about rising temperatures
PRE: How many in government are corrupt
PRE: 7pt scale guaranteed job-income scale: self-placement
PRE: 7pt scale gov-private medical insurance scale: self-placement
POST: SUMMARY: Increase/decrease government spending to help pay for health care
PRE: Government run by a few big interests or for benefit of all
PRE: 7pt scale spending & services: self-placement
PRE: How concerned government might undermine media
PRE: Does government waste much tax money
POST: Would it be good for society to have more or less government regulation
PRE: How many grandparents born outside the US
PRE: Where R grew up
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose background checks for gun puchases
POST: Should federal government make it more difficult or easier to buy a gun
POST: How important is issue of gun access to R
PRE: How many Guns owned
PRE: How happy R feels about how things are going in the country
POST: How difficult was it for R to vote
POST: Has R experienced harrassment at work
POST: How often has R experienced harrassment at work
POST: Does R have any sons or daughters - one or more daughters
POST: Does R have any sons or daughters - no sons and no daughters
POST: Does R have any sons or daughters - one or more sons
PRE: Does R have health insurance
PRE: How likely R able to pay all health care costs in next 12 months
PRE: Health of R
PRE: R concerned about losing health insurance
PRE: R concerned about paying for health care
POST: How much do people need help from experts to understand science
PRE: Anyone in household COVID-19 based on symptoms
PRE: Anyone in household tested pos for COVID-19
PRE: R living with how many family members
PRE-POST: SUMMARY: Total (family) income
PRE: SUMMARY: Total (family) income
PRE: Is there a working HH landline phone
PRE: How many children in HH age 0-17
PRE: Domestic partnership status
PRE: Anyone in HH belong to labor union
PRE: How likely R able to make all housing payments in next 12 months
POST: Evidence that hydroxychloroquine is effective treatment for COVID-19 or no
POST: SUMMARY: effect of illegal immiration on crime rate
POST: What should immigration levels be
PRE: US government policy toward unauthorized immigrants
POST: How likely immigration will take away jobs
PRE: How important branches of government keep one another from too much power
PRE: How important that news organizations free to criticize
PRE: How important elected officials face serious consequences for misconduct
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose new limits on imports
PRE: SUMMARY: How much larger is income gap today
PRE: Income gap today more or less than 20 years ago
POST: We'd be better off if worried less about equality
PRE: Force to solve international problems
PRE: Money invested in Stock Market
POST: Congress pass laws that benefit contributor individuals
POST: Congress pass laws that benefit contributor organization
PRE: Prefer government official who compromises or sticks to principles
PRE: 3pt scale liberal-conservative self-placement
PRE: 7pt scale liberal-conservative self-placement
PRE: How satisfied is R with life
POST: Life experience: does R choose products because they are made in America
POST: Life experience: has R displayed American flag on house in past year
POST: Life experience: has R ever received food stamps or other public assistanc
POST: Life experience: has R gone hunting or fishing in past year
POST: Life experience: does R know someone moved to U.S. from another country
POST: Life experience: does R currently owe money on student loans
POST: Life experience: does R a have pension or retirement account
POST: Life experience: has R used public transportation in past year
POST: Life experience: has R ever been bitten by a shark
POST: R has family/neighbors/coworkers/friends who are gay, lesbian or bisexual
PRE: Marital status
PRE: Put off checkup and vaccines
POST: SUMMARY: Attention to sexual harrassment as gone too far/not far enough
POST: Is R lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class? [EGSS]
POST: Should the minimum wage be raised, kept the same, or lowered
POST: The world is changing & we should adjust view of moral behavior
POST: Not a big problem if some have more chance in life
POST:SUMMARY: Less or more government
POST: SUMMARY Should federal govt do more/less about opioid drug addiction
POST: How often does R have concerned feelings for other racial/ethnic groups
POST: How often R imagines how they would feel before criticizing other groups
POST: How often does R try to understand perpective of other racial/ethnic group
POST: How often R feels protective of someone due to race or ethnicity
PRE: SUMMARY: Require employers to offer paid leave to parents of new children
PRE: Native status of parents
PRE-POST: SUMMARY: Party of registration
PRE: Party ID, 3 categories
PRE: SUMMARY: Party ID
PRE: Party identity importance
POST: Much of what people hear in schools and media are lies by those in power
PRE: Need to be more sensitive talking or people too easily offended
POST: How much opportunity in America for average person to get ahead
POST: How much influence do Asians have in US politics
POST: How much influence do blacks have in US politics
POST: [STD] Public officials don't care what people think
POST: Our political system only works for insiders with money and power
POST: How much influence do Hispanics have in US politics
POST: How much have political differences hurt relationships w/family
POST: [STD] Have no say about what goverment does
POST: Business and politics controlled by few powerful people
POST: [REV] Politics/government too complicated to understand
POST: [REV] How well does R understand important political issues
POST: How much influence do whites have in US politics
POST: R contribute money to individual candidate running for public office
POST: R contribute to any other group that supported or opposed candidates
POST: R contribute money to political party during this election year
POST: R go to any political meetings, rallies, speeches, dinners
POST: R attend online political meetings, rallies, speeches, fundraisers
POST: R do any (other) work for party or candidate
POST: R wear campaign button or post sign or bumper sticker
POST: R ever discuss politics with family or friends
POST: R talk to anyone about voting for or against a party or candidate
POST: SUMMARY: Police treat blacks or whites better
POST: During past 12 months, R or any family members stopped by police
POST: How often do police officers use more force than necessary
PRE: SUMMARY: Political violence compared to 4 yrs ago
PRE: How often does R pay attention to politics and elections
PRE: On which program does Federal government spend the least
POST: Office recall: German Chancellor - Angela Merkel [coded/scheme 1]
PRE: Party with most members in House before election
POST: Office recall: Russian President - Vladimir Putin [coded/scheme 1]
POST: Office recall: SCOTUS Chief Justice - John Roberts [coded/scheme 1]
PRE: How many years in full term for US Senator
PRE: Party with most members in Senate before election
POST: Office recall: Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi [coded/scheme 1]
POST: Office recall: Vice-President - Mike Pence [coded]
POST: Post materialism most important 1A
POST: Post materialism next most important 1B
POST: Post materialism most important 2A
POST: Post materialism next most important 2B
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose preferential hiring/promotion of blacks
PRE: Appropriate/inappropriate Pres ask foreign countries to investigate rivals
PRE: SUMMARY: Helpful/harmful if Pres didn't have to worry about congress/courts
PRE-POST: SUMMARY: 2020 Presidential vote
PRE: Did R vote in a Presidential primary or caucus
PRE: SUMMARY: Protestors actions been mostly violent or peaceful
PRE: SUMMARY: R self-identified race/ethnicity
POST: How often post political content on Reddit
POST: How often use Reddit
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose increased regulation on greenhouse emissions
SAMPLE: Census region
PRE: Ever attend church or religious services
PRE: Attend religious services how often
PRE: What is present religion of R
PRE: SUMMARY: Major group religion summary
PRE: Is religion important part of R life [revised]
PRE: Religious identification
PRE: 7pt scale liberal-conservative: Republican party
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor or oppose restricting journalist access
POST: SUMMARY: People in rural areas get more/less from government
POST: SUMMARY: People in rural areas have too much/too little influence
POST: SUMMARY: People in rural areas get too much/too little respect
POST: Does R currently live in a rural or urban area
POST: How important is urban or rural to R's identity
PRE: Likelihood of Russian interference in upcoming election
POST: Did Russia try to interfere in 2016 presidential election or not
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose separating children of detained immigrants
PRE: Sexual orientation of R [revised]
POST: R smoked 100 cigarettes in life
POST: R currently smoking
POST: How would R describe social class [EGSS]
PRE: How important to speak English in US
PRE: Split-ticket voting
SAMPLE: Sample location FIPS state
SAMPLE: Sample location state postal abbreviation
PRE: How often took survey seriously
POST: How many days in past week discussed politics with family or friends
POST: Favor or oppose tax on millionaires
POST: DHS: How worried about terrorist attack in near future
POST: How much is China a threat to the United States
POST: How much is Germany a threat to the United States
POST: How much is Iran a threat to the United States
POST: How much is Japan a threat to the United States
POST: How much is Mexico a threat to the United States
POST: How much is Russia a threat to the United States
POST: Fewer problems if there was more emphasis on traditional family values
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose free trade agreements
POST: SUMMARY: Increasing trade good/bad for international relationships
POST: SUMMARY: International trade increaded/decreased jobs abroad
POST: SUMMARY: International trade increased/decreased jobs in US
POST: R has family/neighbors/coworkers/friends who are transgender
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose transender people serve in military
PRE: SUMMARY: Transgender policy
POST: If people were treated more fairly we would have fewer problems
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor or oppose Senate acquittal decision
PRE: Republican Presidential Candidate trait: really cares
PRE: SUMMARY: Corruption increased or decreased since Trump
POST: Did Trump administration deport more immigrants or did Obama
PRE: Republican Presidential Candidate trait: honest
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor or oppose House impeachment decision
PRE: Republican Presidential Candidate trait: knowledgeable
PRE: 7pt scale liberal-conservative: Republican Presidential candidate
PRE: Republican Presidential Candidate trait: strong leadership
PRE: Did Trump ask Ukraine to investigate rivals
PRE: How often trust government in Washington to do what is right [revised]
PRE: Trust election officials
POST: SUMMARY: Trust ordinary people/experts for public policy
PRE: How much trust in news media
PRE: How often can people be trusted
PRE-POST: SUMMARY: Voter turnout in 2020
POST: How often post political content on Twitter
POST: How often use Twitter
PRE: SUMMARY: Unemployment better or worse in last year
PRE: More or less unemployment in next year
POST: What is the current unemployment rate
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose federal program giving citizens $12K/year
PRE: Best way to deal with urban unrest
POST: SUMMARY: US better or wose than most other countries
PRE: Are things in the country on right track
PRE: SUMMARY: Country would be better off if we just stayed home
PRE: During last year, US position in world weaker or stronger
POST: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose requiring vaccines in schools
POST: Does most scientific evidence show vaccines cause autism or not
POST: SUMMARY: Health benefits of vaccinations outweigh risks
PRE: Justified to use violence
POST: Preference strong for Presidential candidate for whom R vote
POST: How long before election R made decision Presidential vote [coded]
PRE: Votes counted accurately
POST: How often are votes counted fairly
PRE: SUMMARY: Voting as duty or choice
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose allowing felons to vote
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose requiring ID when voting
PRE: SUMMARY: Favor/oppose vote by mail
PRE: How often people denied right to vote
POST: How long was wait time at polling place
POST: When R voted in 2020 election
POST: How likely whites unable to find jobs because employers hiring minorities
POST: Do women complaining about discrimination cause more problems
PRE: Women seek to gain power by getting control over men
POST: Do women demanding equality seek special favors
PRE: Women interpret innocent remarks as sexist
POST: SUMMARY: Better/worse if man works and woman takes care of home
PRE: Describe R's employment
PRE: How many hours R worked per week
PRE: R worked for pay last week
POST: SUMMARY: Easier/harder for working mother to bond with child
PRE: SUMMARY: R occupation status 1 digit
POST: Better if rest of world more like America
POST: Have world temperatuers have risen on average or last 100 years or not
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