22 PolQuizzesCodebook
NoteStata Codebook Output
The following is derived from the original Stata codebook logs.
22.0.1 Variable: phonenumber
phonenumber (u
type: numeric (double)
range: [5.744e+09,5.745e+09] units: 100
unique values: 141 missing .: 0/141
mean: 5.7e+09
std. dev: 865972
percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
5.7e+09 5.7e+09 5.7e+09 5.7e+09 5.7e+0922.0.2 Variable: timestampw57
timestampw57 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 120 missing "": 20/141
examples: "Mon Sep 17 08:44:59 2012"
"Sun Sep 16 20:03:59 2012"
"Tue Sep 11 10:58:33 2012"
"Tue Sep 11 12:34:10 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.3 Variable: registeredw57
registeredw57 Are you registered
type: numeric (long)
label: registered
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 20/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
80 1 Yes
38 2 No
3 3 Not eligible
20 . 22.0.4 Variable: chancew57
chancew57 What are the chances of your voting in the election for President and C
type: numeric (long)
label: chance
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 20/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
59 1 almost certain to vote
30 2 will probably vote
15 3 chances are 50-50
10 4 will not vote
7 5 don't know
20 . 22.0.5 Variable: candidatew57
candidatew57 If the election for president were held today for whom would
type: numeric (long)
label: candidate
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 20/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
38 1 Democrat Barack Obama
17 2 leaning towards Democrat Barack
Obama
30 3 Republican Mitt Romney
11 4 leaning toward Republican Mitt
Romney
25 5 undecided
20 . 22.0.6 Variable: partyw57
partyw57 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, D
type: numeric (long)
label: party
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 20/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
8 1 strong Democrat
33 2 weak/independent Democrat
34 3 independent
27 4 weak/independent Republican
19 5 strong Republican
20 . 22.0.7 Variable: timestampw58
timestampw58 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 38 missing "": 103/141
examples: ""
""
""
"Mon Sep 17 09:28:11 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.8 Variable: obamaw58
obamaw58 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his jo
type: numeric (long)
label: obama
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 103/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
3 1 strongly approve
18 2 somewhat approve
8 3 somewhat disapprove
9 4 strongly disapprove
103 .
directionw58 Do you think that things in this country are
the right direction or are
type: numeric (long)
label: direction
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 103/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
12 1 right direction
16 2 wrong direction
10 3 don't know
103 . 22.0.9 Variable: newsw58
newsw58 How closely have you been following news about candidates for this year
type: numeric (long)
label: news
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 103/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
4 1 very closely
15 2 fairly closely
14 3 not too closely
5 4 not closely at all
103 . 22.0.10 Variable: politicalw58
politicalw58 Where would you place yourself on this liberal-conservati
type: numeric (long)
label: political
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 103/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1 extremely liberal
10 2 liberal
15 3 moderate
10 4 conservative
2 5 extremely conservative
103 .
22.0.11 Variable: _merge
_merge (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 16/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
87 1 master only (1)
4 2 using only (2)
34 3 matched (3)
16 . 22.0.12 Variable: timestampw59
timestampw59 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 105 missing "": 36/141
examples: ""
"Mon Sep 24 11:18:08 2012"
"Mon Sep 24 13:39:45 2012"
"Sun Sep 30 14:34:45 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.13 Variable: registeredw59
registeredw59 Are you registered
type: numeric (long)
label: registered
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 36/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
75 1 Yes
27 2 No
3 3 Not eligible
36 . 22.0.14 Variable: chancew59
chancew59 What are the chances of your voting in the election for President and C
type: numeric (long)
label: chance
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 36/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
55 1 almost certain to vote
24 2 will probably vote
11 3 chances are 50-50
9 4 will not vote
6 5 don't know
36 . 22.0.15 Variable: candidatew59
candidatew59 If the election for president were held today for whom would
type: numeric (long)
label: candidate
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 36/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
32 1 Democrat Barack Obama
15 2 leaning towards Democrat Barack
Obama
27 3 Republican Mitt Romney
13 4 leaning toward Republican Mitt
Romney
18 5 undecided
36 . 22.0.16 Variable: partyw59
partyw59 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, D
type: numeric (long)
label: party
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 36/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
7 1 strong Democrat
25 2 weak/independent Democrat
33 3 independent
29 4 weak/independent Republican
11 5 strong Republican
36 .
_merge1 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 11/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
25 1 master only (1)
5 2 using only (2)
100 3 matched (3)
11 . 22.0.17 Variable: timestampw60
timestampw60 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 107 missing "": 34/141
examples: ""
"Mon Oct 1 12:31:49 2012"
"Mon Oct 1 15:18:16 2012"
"Tue Oct 2 07:04:02 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.18 Variable: obamaw60
obamaw60 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his jo
type: numeric (long)
label: obama
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 34/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
7 1 strongly approve
52 2 somewhat approve
30 3 somewhat disapprove
18 4 strongly disapprove
34 .
directionw60 Do you think that things in this country are
the right direction or are
type: numeric (long)
label: direction
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 34/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
20 1 right direction
43 2 wrong direction
44 3 don't know
34 . 22.0.19 Variable: newsw60
newsw60 How closely have you been following news about candidates for this year
type: numeric (long)
label: news
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 34/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
8 1 very closely
44 2 fairly closely
39 3 not too closely
16 4 not closely at all
34 . 22.0.20 Variable: politicalw60
politicalw60 Where would you place yourself on this liberal-conservati
type: numeric (long)
label: political
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 34/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1 extremely liberal
29 2 liberal
43 3 moderate
28 4 conservative
6 5 extremely conservative
34 . 22.0.21 Variable: _merge2
_merge2 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 9/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
25 1 master only (1)
2 2 using only (2)
105 3 matched (3)
9 . 22.0.22 Variable: timestampw61
timestampw61 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 103 missing "": 38/141
examples: ""
"Mon Oct 8 12:52:51 2012"
"Mon Oct 8 15:53:30 2012"
"Tue Oct 9 00:29:00 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.23 Variable: registeredw61
registeredw61 Are you registered
type: numeric (long)
label: registered
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 38/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
74 1 Yes
23 2 No
6 3 Not eligible
38 . 22.0.24 Variable: chancew61
chancew61 What are the chances of your voting in the election for President and C
type: numeric (long)
label: chance
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 38/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
51 1 almost certain to vote
20 2 will probably vote
11 3 chances are 50-50
11 4 will not vote
10 5 don't know
38 .
22.0.25 Variable: candidatew61
candidatew61 If the election for president were held today for whom would
type: numeric (long)
label: candidate
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 38/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
29 1 Democrat Barack Obama
16 2 leaning towards Democrat Barack
Obama
26 3 Republican Mitt Romney
12 4 leaning toward Republican Mitt
Romney
20 5 undecided
38 . 22.0.26 Variable: partyw61
partyw61 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, D
type: numeric (long)
label: party
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 38/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
8 1 strong Democrat
23 2 weak/independent Democrat
32 3 independent
26 4 weak/independent Republican
14 5 strong Republican
38 . 22.0.27 Variable: _merge3
_merge3 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 6/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
32 1 master only (1)
3 2 using only (2)
100 3 matched (3)
6 .
22.0.28 Variable: timestampw62
timestampw62 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 104 missing "": 37/141
examples: ""
"Mon Oct 15 11:21:16 2012"
"Mon Oct 15 18:52:35 2012"
"Tue Oct 16 00:10:03 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.29 Variable: obamaw62
obamaw62 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his jo
type: numeric (long)
label: obama
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 37/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
4 1 strongly approve
53 2 somewhat approve
30 3 somewhat disapprove
17 4 strongly disapprove
37 .
directionw62 Do you think that things in this country are
the right direction or are
type: numeric (long)
label: direction
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 37/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
19 1 right direction
39 2 wrong direction
46 3 don't know
37 . 22.0.30 Variable: newsw62
newsw62 How closely have you been following news about candidates for this year
type: numeric (long)
label: news
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 37/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
11 1 very closely
50 2 fairly closely
32 3 not too closely
11 4 not closely at all
37 . 22.0.31 Variable: politicalw62
politicalw62 Where would you place yourself on this liberal-conservati
type: numeric (long)
label: political
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 37/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
2 1 extremely liberal
27 2 liberal
41 3 moderate
29 4 conservative
5 5 extremely conservative
37 . 22.0.32 Variable: _merge4
_merge4 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 2 missing .: 6/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
31 1 master only (1)
104 3 matched (3)
6 . 22.0.33 Variable: timestampw63
timestampw63 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 99 missing "": 42/141
examples: ""
"Mon Oct 22 11:31:24 2012"
"Mon Oct 22 16:13:53 2012"
"Thu Oct 25 03:03:44 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.34 Variable: registeredw63
registeredw63 Are you registered
type: numeric (long)
label: registered
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 42/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
77 1 Yes
17 2 No
5 3 Not eligible
42 . 22.0.35 Variable: chancew63
chancew63 What are the chances of your voting in the election for President and C
type: numeric (long)
label: chance
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 42/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
62 1 almost certain to vote
6 2 will probably vote
13 3 chances are 50-50
14 4 will not vote
4 5 don't know
42 . 22.0.36 Variable: candidatew63
candidatew63 If the election for president were held today for whom would
type: numeric (long)
label: candidate
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 42/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
30 1 Democrat Barack Obama
12 2 leaning towards Democrat Barack
Obama
33 3 Republican Mitt Romney
10 4 leaning toward Republican Mitt
Romney
14 5 undecided
42 . 22.0.37 Variable: partyw63
partyw63 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, D
type: numeric (long)
label: party
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 42/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
6 1 strong Democrat
21 2 weak/independent Democrat
34 3 independent
26 4 weak/independent Republican
12 5 strong Republican
42 . 22.0.38 Variable: _merge5
_merge5 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 2 missing .: 6/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
36 1 master only (1)
99 3 matched (3)
6 . 22.0.39 Variable: timestampw64
timestampw64 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 92 missing "": 49/141
examples: ""
"Mon Oct 29 10:51:09 2012"
"Mon Oct 29 12:07:25 2012"
"Mon Oct 29 19:17:16 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks
22.0.40 Variable: obamaw64
obamaw64 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his jo
type: numeric (long)
label: obama
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 49/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
7 1 strongly approve
46 2 somewhat approve
25 3 somewhat disapprove
14 4 strongly disapprove
49 .
directionw64 Do you think that things in this country are
the right direction or are
type: numeric (long)
label: direction
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 49/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
23 1 right direction
31 2 wrong direction
38 3 don't know
49 . 22.0.41 Variable: newsw64
newsw64 How closely have you been following news about candidates for this year
type: numeric (long)
label: news
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 49/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
11 1 very closely
44 2 fairly closely
28 3 not too closely
9 4 not closely at all
49 .
politicalw64 Where would you place yourself on this liberal-conservati
type: numeric (long)
label: political
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 49/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
4 1 extremely liberal
20 2 liberal
39 3 moderate
25 4 conservative
4 5 extremely conservative
49 . 22.0.42 Variable: _merge6
_merge6 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 2 missing .: 6/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
43 1 master only (1)
92 3 matched (3)
6 . 22.0.43 Variable: timestampw65
timestampw65 (u
type: string (str24)
unique values: 111 missing "": 30/141
examples: ""
"Mon Nov 5 17:33:11 2012"
"Mon Nov 5 21:31:05 2012"
"Tue Nov 6 00:17:36 2012"
warning: variable has embedded blanks22.0.44 Variable: registeredw65
registeredw65 Are you registered
type: numeric (long)
label: registered
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 30/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
89 1 Yes
18 2 No
4 3 Not eligible
30 . 22.0.45 Variable: chancew65
chancew65 What are the chances of your voting in the election for President and C
type: numeric (long)
label: chance
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 30/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
61 1 almost certain to vote
6 2 will probably vote
8 3 chances are 50-50
30 4 will not vote
6 5 don't know
30 . 22.0.46 Variable: candidatew65
candidatew65 If the election for president were held today for whom would
type: numeric (long)
label: candidate
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 30/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
32 1 Democrat Barack Obama
13 2 leaning towards Democrat Barack
Obama
44 3 Republican Mitt Romney
4 4 leaning toward Republican Mitt
Romney
18 5 undecided
30 . 22.0.47 Variable: partyw65
partyw65 Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, D
type: numeric (long)
label: party
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 30/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
6 1 strong Democrat
19 2 weak/independent Democrat
38 3 independent
33 4 weak/independent Republican
15 5 strong Republican
30 . 22.0.48 Variable: _merge7
_merge7 (u
type: numeric (byte)
label: _merge
range: [1,3] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 0/141
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
30 1 master only (1)
6 2 using only (2)
105 3 matched (3)
5 .