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The vote96 dataset:

A survey of voter attitudes and behavior, before and after the 1996 election
It is available in SPSS form as vote96.sav via DOIT

1996 NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY

This file consists of a subset of 203 variables pertaining to 1,714 respondents interviewed before and after the 1996 presidential election. The study was conducted by the Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan, and the data were distributed through the auspices of the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, to which Northwestern belongs as a Charter Member.

NU's Official Representative to the Consortium is Ann Janda, Data Consultant in the Government Publications Department of the University Library. A printed version of the codebook, which contains all the questions and coding categories for all the variables (more than 1,600) in the full 1996 NES survey, is shelved in her section of Government Publications.

In the list of 203 variables below, all labels that begin with "PR" pertain to questions asked prior to the elections. All labels that begin with "PO" are for questions asked post-election.

The very last variable, DemDitto, is a 7-point scale that measures party consistency in voting for president, 1992 to 1996.

Variable

Mini-mum
Maxi-mum
Valid N
Pre / Post Election

Description of variable

V960097

12

65

1713

96PR:

TYPE OF RACE: HOUSE

V960098

12

95

1713

96PR:

TYPE OF RACE: SENATE

V960114

1

3

374

96PR:

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD UNITS

V960115

1

4

1714

96PR:

CENSUS REGION-INTERVIEW LOCATION

V960203

1

5

1703

96PR:

REMEMBER VOTING 1992

V960204

1

7

1276

96PR:

VOTED FOR WHOM 1992

V960295

1

5

1692

96PR:

CLINTON JOB APPROVAL

V960296

1

5

1687

96PR:

CLINTON JOB STRENGTH

V960297

1

5

1665

96PR:

CLINTON ECONOMY APPROVAL

V960298

1

5

1663

96PR:

CLINTON ECONOMY STRENGTH

V960299

1

5

1661

96PR:

CLINTON FOREIGN REL APPROVAL

V960300

1

5

1657

96PR:

CLINTON FOREIGN REL STRENGTH

V960301

1

5

1580

96PR:

CLINTON ENVIRONMENT APPROVAL

V960302

1

5

1577

96PR:

CLINTON ENVIRONMENT STRENGTH

V960303

1

5

1656

96PR:

CLINTON HEALTH CARE APPROVAL

V960304

1

5

1654

96PR:

CLINTON HEALTH CARE STRENGTH

V960365

1

7

1329

96PR:

R SCALE LIB-CON

V960368

1

7

1699

96PR:

SUMMARY R LIB-CON SCALE

V960379

1

7

1571

96PR:

DEM SCALE LIB-CON

V960380

1

7

1560

96PR:

GOP SCALE LIB-CON

V960381

1

7

1677

96PR:

WHO WILL WIN PRES ELECTION

V960382

1

2

1685

96PR:

WILL PRES ELEC BE CLOSE

V960389

1

5

1657

96PR:

H3.LIVING STANDARD BTR/WRS 20 YRS

V960397

1

3

855

96PR:

ECONOMY WHICH PARTY

V960398

1

3

852

96PR:

FOREIGN RELATIONS WHICH PARTY

V960399

1

3

855

96PR:

HEALTH CARE WHICH PARTY

V960400

1

3

857

96PR:

WELFARE WHICH PARTY

V960401

1

3

852

96PR:

POVERTY WHICH PARTY

V960402

1

3

854

96PR:

DEFICIT WHICH PARTY

V960403

1

3

849

96PR:

ENVIRONMENT WHICH PARTY

V960404

1

3

855

96PR:

CRIME WHICH PARTY

V960405

1

3

855

96PR:

CUT SOC SEC WHICH PARTY

V960406

1

3

852

96PR:

IMPROVE RACE RELATNS WHICH PARTY

V960407

1

3

858

96PR:

RAISE TAXES WHICH PARTY

V960408

1

3

856

96PR:

KEEPING OUT OF WAR WHICH PARTY

V960409

1

3

1698

96PR:

U.S. WORLD POSITION BETTER/WORSE

V960410

1

5

1686

96PR:

U.S. ISOLATIONISM PRO/CON

V960411

1

5

1694

96PR:

U.S. USE FORCE HOW WILLING

V960417

1

5

1710

96PR:

R PARTY ID

V960420

0

7

1696

96PR:

SUMMARY R PARTY ID

V960421

1

4

1701

96PR:

CLINTON INTELLIGENT

V960422

1

4

1679

96PR:

CLINTON COMPASSIONATE

V960423

1

4

1677

96PR:

CLINTON MORAL

V960425

1

4

1690

96PR:

CLINTON INSPIRING

V960426

1

4

1697

96PR:

CLINTON STRONG LEADER

V960427

1

4

1690

96PR:

CLINTON CARES

V960428

1

4

1700

96PR:

CLINTON KNOWLEDGEABLE

V960429

1

4

1683

96PR:

CLINTON HONEST

V960430

1

4

1695

96PR:

CLINTON GETS THINGS DONE

V960432

1

4

1618

96PR:

DOLE MORAL

V960434

1

4

1648

96PR:

DOLE INSPIRING

V960435

1

4

1624

96PR:

DOLE STRONG LEADER

V960436

1

4

1628

96PR:

DOLE CARES

V960437

1

4

1652

96PR:

DOLE KNOWLEDGEABLE

V960438

1

4

1611

96PR:

DOLE HONEST

V960439

1

4

1584

96PR:

DOLE GETS THINGS DONE

V960441

1

4

546

96PR:

PEROT MORAL

V960443

1

4

595

96PR:

PEROT INSPIRING

V960444

1

4

1582

96PR:

PEROT STRONG LEADER

V960445

1

4

1575

96PR:

PEROT CARES

V960446

1

4

1606

96PR:

PEROT KNOWLEDGEABLE

V960447

1

4

1524

96PR:

PEROT HONEST

V960448

1

4

1528

96PR:

PEROT GETS THINGS DONE

V960463

1

7

1481

96PR:

R SCALE DEFENSE SPENDING

V960465

1

5

1704

96PR:

IMPORT R DEFENSE SPENDING

V960466

1

7

1582

96PR:

CLINTON SCALE DEFENSE SPENDING

V960469

1

7

1478

96PR:

DOLE SCALE DEFENSE SPENDING

V960472

1

7

410

96PR:

PEROT SCALE DEFENSE SPENDING

V960477

1

7

1384

96PR:

DEM PARTY SCALE DEFENSE SPENDNG

V960478

1

7

1374

96PR:

REP PARTY SCALE DEFENSE SPENDNG

V960503

1

7

1704

96PR:

ABORTION SCALE

V960506

1

7

1530

96PR:

CLINTON ABORTION SCALE

V960509

1

7

1409

96PR:

DOLE ABORTION SCALE

V960512

1

7

343

96PR:

PEROT ABORTION SCALE

V960517

1

7

1450

96PR:

DEMOCR PARTY ABORTION SCALE

V960518

1

7

1436

96PR:

REPUBL PARTY ABORTION SCALE

V960519

1

7

1628

96PR:

SCALE REDUCE CRIME

V960520

1

7

1580

96PR:

CLINTON SCALE REDUCE CRIME

V960521

1

7

1502

96PR:

DOLE SCALE REDUCE CRIME

V960522

1

7

450

96PR:

PEROT SCALE REDUCE CRIME

V960523

1

7

1461

96PR:

R SCALE PROTECT ENVIR/JOBS

V960526

1

7

1548

96PR:

CLINTON SCALE ENVIR/JOBS

V960529

1

7

1453

96PR:

DOLE SCALE ENVIR/JOBS

V960532

1

7

423

96PR:

PEROT SCALE ENVIR/JOBS

V960535

1

7

1338

96PR:

DEMOCR PARTY SCALE ENVIR/JOBS

V960536

1

7

1323

96PR:

REPUBL PARTY SCALE ENVIR/JOBS

V960543

1

7

1645

96PR:

R SCALE WOMENS RIGHTS

V960544

1

7

1589

96PR:

CLINTON SCALE WOMENS RIGHTS

V960545

1

7

1536

96PR:

DOLE SCALE WOMENS RIGHTS

V960546

1

7

451

96PR:

PEROT SCALE WOMENS RIGHTS

V960547

1

5

1686

96PR:

R INTEND TO VOTE 1996

V960548

1

7

1394

96PR:

VOTER--WILL VOTE FOR WHOM

V960549

1

2

1389

96PR:

STRENGTH VOTER PREFERENCE

V960550

1

7

186

96PR:

NONVOTER--WOULD VOTE FOR WHOM

V960551

1

2

181

96PR:

STRENGTH NONVOTER PREFERENCE

V960554

1

7

1098

96PR:

VOTER--VOTE FOR WHOM IN HOUSE

V960556

1

2

987

96PR:

STRENGTH VOTER HOUSE PREFERENCE

V960557

1

7

144

96PR:

NONVOTER--WOULD VOTE FOR HOUSE

V960559

1

2

74

96PR:

STRENGTH NONVOTR HOUSE PREFRNCE

V960568

1

5

1708

96PR:

PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE SAY IN GOVT

V960571

1

2

1706

96PR:

RELIGION IMPORTANT TO R

V960575

1

7

1701

96PR:

BIBLE AUTHORITY

V960601

1

5

1425

96PR:

R BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN

V960602

20

997

1487

96PR:

RELIGION SUMMARY

V960605

18

93

1712

96PR:

R's AGE

V960606

1

6

1713

96PR:

R MARITAL STATUS

V960610

1

7

1711

96PR:

SUMMARY R's EDUCATION

V960614

1

7

923

96PR:

SUMMARY SPOUSE's EDUCATION

V960615

10

81

1714

96PR:

SUMMARY R EMPLOYMENT STATUS

V960701

1

24

1564

96PR:

R FAMILY INCOME 1995

V960702

1

24

1632

96PR:

(IN FAMILY) R SELF INCOME 1995

V960703

1

97

1520

96PR:

R's ETHNIC/NATL GRP - MENT 1

V960704

1

93

279

96PR:

R's ETHNIC/NATL GRP - MENT 2

V960711

101

997

1711

96PR:

WHERE R GREW UP

V961001

1

5

1534

96PO:

R's interest in the pol campaign

V961002

1

5

1534

96PO:

R watch any prog about the camp?

V961003

1

5

1162

96PO:

Amount of programs R watched

V961004

1

5

1534

96PO:

Did R discuss politics?

V961005

0

7

1200

96PO:

Frequency of poltical discussions

V961041

0

100

1481

96PO:

Feeling therm - environmentalists

V961042

0

100

1485

96PO:

Feeling therm - gays and lesbians

V961043

0

100

1359

96PO:

Feeling therm - the Christ coal

V961074

1

5

1534

96PO:

Did R vote

V961081

1

5

1175

96PO:

Did R vote for president

V961082

1

7

1134

96PO:

Which presidential candidate

V961083

1

5

1132

96PO:

Strong/Not Strong preference

V961084

1

97

1131

96PO:

When did R decide who to vote for

V961085

1

7

1133

96PO:

More than one vote - #1 mention

V961087

1

5

1164

96P0:

R vote for U.S. House candidate

V961089

1

7

1049

96PO:

Who R voted for House - party

V961091

1

5

666

96PO:

R vote for a Senate candidate

V961093

1

7

622

96PO:

R's vote - Senate - party

V961141

1

997

778

96PO:

R think is single MIP?

V961142

1

5

754

96PO:

Govt perform on most imp prob

V961144

1

2

1513

96PO:

Less govt/govt shld do more

V961145

1

2

1507

96PO:

Strg govt for econ prob/free mrkts

V961165

1

5

1533

96PO:

R talk to othr vote for/agnst cand

V961167

1

5

1533

96PO:

R attend any meeting for a cand

V961168

1

5

1533

96PO:

R work for parties or candidates

V961169

1

5

1531

96PO:

R contrib money to a candidate

V961170

1

6

82

96PO:

Prty of cand that R contributed to

V961171

1

5

1532

96PO:

R give money to a pol prty

V961172

1

6

97

96PO:

Which prty did R contribute to

V961175

1

5

1531

96PO:

Did religious/moral grp contact R

V961193

1

5

1438

96PO:

R favor/oppose protect homosexuals

V961195

1

5

1483

96PO:

R think homosexuals serve in army

V961197

1

5

1484

96PO:

Does R favor/oppose the death pen

V961199

1

5

1528

96PO:

R opinion mothers w/child not work

V961200

1

5

1494

96PO:

Level of govt to handle envir prob

V961201

1

5

1510

96PO:

Level of govt to handle welfare

V961202

1

5

1502

96PO:

Level of govt to handle crime

V961203

1

5

1455

96PO:

Level of govt R has most faith

V961204

1

5

1439

96PO:

Level of govt R has least faith

V961205

1

5

1522

96PO:

Govt shld see blacks fair treat

V961206

1

7

984

96PO:

Govt shld see fair job treat blcks

V961208

1

7

1502

96PO:

R fav affir act in hiring/promot

V961214

1

7

1528

96PO:

R's opinion on the iss of sch pryr

V961217

1

5

1514

96PO:

Does R favor/oppose handgun cntrl

V961219

1

5

1493

96PO:

R favor incr def to incr dom prog

V961220

1

5

1503

96PO:

R favor cuts in spend to cut tax

V961226

1

5

1502

96PO:

R favor incr tax to incr spend

V961227

1

5

1494

96PO:

R favor cuts in spend to cut tax

V961228

1

5

1513

96PO:

R favor incr in tax to cut bud def

V961229

1

5

1529

96PO:

Society shld see thr is eql oppor

V961230

1

5

1526

96PO:

Gone to far in pushing equal right

V961245

1

5

1529

96PO:

People don't have say in govt

V961246

1

5

1528

96PO:

Politics too complicated

V961251

1

4

1524

96PO:

How much can govt trust do right

V961253

1

5

1470

96PO:

Govt run by few interests

V961272

1

7

1520

96PO:

Sum: Self-placement on lib-con

V961273

1

7

1442

96PO:

Placement of Clinton - lib-con

V961275

1

7

1409

96PO:

Placement of Dole - lib-con

V961283

1

6

749

96PO:

R's opinion on tax cut

V961284

1

6

699

96PO:

Clinton's position tax cut is

V961285

1

6

720

96PO:

Dole's position tax cut is

V961286

1

6

549

96PO:

Perot's postion tax cut is

V961320

1

7

1174

96PO:

Govt reduce diff betw rich/poor

V961321

1

5

1471

96PO:

Limiting welfare women w/child

V961328

1

12

1507

96PO:

R watch which network news

V961329

1

5

1524

96PO:

R watch 1st presidential debate

V961330

1

5

771

96PO:

R watch the entire 1st debate/part

V961331

1

5

1523

96PO:

R watch 2nd presidential debate

V961332

1

5

722

96PO:

R watch the entire 2nd debate/part

V960242

0

7

1712

96PR:

DAYS WATCH NTL NEWS LAST WEEK

V960243

1

5

1353

96PR:

ATTEN TO CAMPAIGN, NTL NEWS

V960246

0

7

1714

96PR:

DAYS READ NEWSPAPER LAST WEEK

V960247

1

5

1285

96PR:

READ NEWS ABOUT CAMPAIGN

V961333

1

5

1528

96PO:

R read about campaign in magazine

V961466

1

5

319

96PO:

Which party does R feel closer to

V961467

1

5

1188

96PO:

Strength R close pol party

V961468

1

5

1520

96PO:

R place party care ple think scale

V961469

1

5

1513

96PO:

R place self on need parties scale

V961477

1

5

1518

96PO:

State of the economy better/worse

V961334

1

5

512

96PO:

Attention paid to campaign in mags

V961335

1

5

1528

96PO:

R listen to speech on the radio

V961460

1

5

1513

96PO:

R think last election was fair

V961461

1

5

1525

96PO:

R close to a particular party

V961462

1

5

870

96PO:

Party R closest to

V961464

0

1

1525

96PO:

Chkpt: Number parties R close to

V961465

1

5

655

96PO:

R feel a little closer one party

DemDitto

1

7

Pre & Post

Pattern of vote for Clinton, 1992-96