cps_name: HRYEAR

new_name: YEAR

col_type: integer

description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW

notes: Value is 94, must add 1900


cps_name: GESTFIPS

new_name: STATE

col_type: factor

description: FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS) STATE CODE

notes: ordered


cps_name: PEAGE

new_name: AGE

description: PERSONS AGE AS OF THE END OF SURVEY WEEK

notes: topcoded at 90


cps_name: PESEX

new_name: SEX

description: SEX


cps_name: PEEDUCA

new_name: EDUCATION

description: HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL COMPLETED OR DEGREE RECEIVED


cps_name: PERACE

new_name: RACE

description: RACE


cps_name: PRHSPNON

new_name: HISPANIC

description: HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC


cps_name: PWSSWGT

new_name: WEIGHT

description: FINAL WEIGHT

notes: 4 implied decimals; must divide by 10,000


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on November 8th?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 8th election?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES3 = 2, -2, -3


description: At what time of day did (you/name) vote?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES3 = 1; ordered


description: How long (have you/has name) lived at this address?


description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW

notes: Value is 96, must add 1900


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 5?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 5 election?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1 = 2, -2, -3, -9


description: What was the main reason (you/name) did not vote?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1


description: How did (you/name) vote? Did (you/he/she) vote in person on election day, in person before election day, or by mail?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1 = 1


description: Did (you/name) register to vote after January 1, 1995?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1


description: There are various ways people can register to vote. Did (you/name) register to vote when (you/he/she) obtained or renewed (your/his/her) driver's license, or did (you/he/she) register in some other way?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES5 = 1


description: How did you register to vote?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES6 = 2


description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW


description: SEX


description: RACE


description: HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC


description: FINAL WEIGHT


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 3?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 3 election?


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 7?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 7 election?


description: FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS) STATE CODE


description: PERSONS AGE AS OF THE END OF SURVEY WEEK


description: HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL COMPLETED OR DEGREE RECEIVED


notes: topcoded at 80


cps_name: PTDTRACE

description: RACE

notes: factoring expands this year


cps_name: PEHSPNON

description: HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 2, 2004 election?


description: Which of the following was the MAIN reason (you/name) (was/were) not registered to vote?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES2 = 2


notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1 = 2, PES2 = 1


description: Did (you/name) vote in person or did you vote by mail?


description: Was that on Election Day or before Election day?

notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES5 = 1,2,-2,-3, -9


description: There are various ways people can register to vote. How did (you/name) register to vote?


description: How long (have you/has name) lived at this address?

notes: ordered


description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW


description: SEX


description: RACE


description: FINAL WEIGHT


description: In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 7, 2006 election?


description: Did (you/he/she) vote in person or did (you/he/she) vote by mail?


description: Was that on election day or before election day?


description: There are various places and ways people can register to vote. The last time (you/name) registered, how did (you/name) register to vote?


description: HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC


description: In any election, some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 4, 2008 election?


description: Which of the following was the MAIN reason (you/name) (were/was) not registered to vote?


description: What was the main reason (you/name) did not vote?


description: FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS) STATE CODE


description: PERSONS AGE AS OF THE END OF SURVEY WEEK


description: HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL COMPLETED OR DEGREE RECEIVED


description: In any election, some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 2, 2010 election?


notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES5 = 1,2,-2,-3,-9


description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW


cps_name: PRTAGE

description: PERSONS AGE


description: SEX


description: RACE


description: FINAL WEIGHT

notes: 4 implied decimals; must divide by 10,000


description: In any election, some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November 6, 2012 election?


notes: EDITED UNIVERSE: PES1= 1 or PES2=1


description: How long (have you/has name) lived at this address?


description: HISPANIC OR NON-HISPANIC


description: In any election, some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (you/name) vote in the election held on Tuesday, November X, XXXX?


description: (Were you/Was name) registered to vote in the November X, XXXX election?


description: Did (you/he/she) vote in person or did (you/he/she) vote by mail?


description: Was that on election day or before election day?


description: There are various places and ways people can register to vote. The last time (you/name) registered, how did (you/name) register to vote?


notes: factoring contracts this year; ordered


description: There are various places and ways people can register to vote. The last time (you/name) registered, how did (you/name) register tovote?


description: YEAR OF INTERVIEW


description: PERSONS AGE


description: SEX


description: RACE


description: FINAL WEIGHT