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NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN SURVEY 2016 Pre-Election Survey S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, Director Jennifer Lee, co-PI Taeku Lee, co-PI Janelle Wong, co-PI MODULE S: SCREENER ........................................................................................................................ 1 MODULE 1: IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 3 MODULE 2: LIFE PRIORITIES AND IDENTITY SALIENCE ...................................................................... 5 MODULE 3: INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICS .................................................................................... 6 MODULE 4: VOTING AND HORSE RACE ............................................................................................. 8 MODULE 5: ISSUES, MOBILIZATION, AND ENGAGEMENT ............................................................... 13 MODULE 6: ISSUE PREFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 19 MODULE 7: PARTICIPATION CO-VARIATES ...................................................................................... 22 MODULE 8: DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................... 23 This survey was supported by grants from the James Irvine Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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NATIONALASIANAMERICANSURVEY2016Pre-ElectionSurvey

S.KarthickRamakrishnan,DirectorJenniferLee,co-PITaekuLee,co-PI

JanelleWong,co-PI

MODULES:SCREENER........................................................................................................................1

MODULE1:IMMIGRANTBACKGROUND...........................................................................................3

MODULE2:LIFEPRIORITIESANDIDENTITYSALIENCE......................................................................5

MODULE3:INFORMATIONABOUTPOLITICS....................................................................................6

MODULE4:VOTINGANDHORSERACE.............................................................................................8

MODULE5:ISSUES,MOBILIZATION,ANDENGAGEMENT...............................................................13

MODULE6:ISSUEPREFERENCES.....................................................................................................19

MODULE7:PARTICIPATIONCO-VARIATES......................................................................................22

MODULE8:DEMOGRAPHICS...........................................................................................................23

ThissurveywassupportedbygrantsfromtheJamesIrvineFoundationandCarnegieCorporationofNewYork.

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MODULES:SCREENER

S3[ASKONLYOFASIANANDLATINO/HISPANICSAMPLES]AreyoucomfortablecontinuingthisconversationinEnglish?m Yes(1)m No(2)S4[IFS3=2]Wouldyoupreferwetalkinanotherlanguage?m Mandarin(1)m Cantonese(2)m Korean(3)m Vietnamese(4)m Hindi(5)m Tagalog(6)m Japanese(7)m Hmong(8)m Cambodian(9)m Laotian(10)m Spanish(11)m Someotherlanguage(SPECIFYIFKNOWN)______________(12)[TERMINATE]S5Justtobesure,areyou18yearsorolder?m Yes(1)m No(2)[TERMINATE]S5AAndforstatisticalpurposesonly,areyoubelowage35,orage35andabove?m Belowage35(1)[HIDDENVARIABLEYOUTH=1]m 35orabove(2)[HIDDENVARIABLEYOUTH=0]m Refused(99)[TERMINATE]S6CONSENTS7Whatisyourgender?m Male(1)m Female(2)m Somethingelse(3)m Refused(99)[TERMINATE]S8.Whatisthehighestdegreeorlevelofschoolingyouhavecompleted?m Noschoolingcompleted(1)m Someschooling,nohighschooldegree/GED(2)m Highschooldegree/GED(3)m Somecollege,butnodegree(4)m CollegedegreeorBachelor’sdegree(5)m Graduateorprofessionaldegree(6)m Don’tKnow(88)[TERMINATE]m Refused(99)[TERMINATE]

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S9.WereyoubornintheUnitedStatesorwereyouborninanothercountry?

• UnitedStates(1)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1]• Anothercountry(2){HIDDENVARIABLEFORBORN=1}• Refused(99)[TERMINATE]

S10.1DoyouconsideranypartofyourbackgroundtobeAsianorAsian-American,suchasChinese,Filipino,Indian,orPacificIslanderlikeNativeHawaiianorSamoan?{IFTHEYONLYSAY“YES,”ASK“WHICHGROUP?”IFTHEYIDENTIFYWITHMORETHANONEGROUP,ASK“WHICHGROUPDOYOUIDENTIFYWITHMOST”?}[HIDDENVARIABLERACE=ASIANORASIANAMERICANIFS10.1=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,23][HIDDENVARIABLERACE=PACIFICISLANDERIFS10.1=12,13,16,25][HIDDENVARIABLENHPI=1IFS10.1=12,13,16,25][HIDDENVARIABLERETHNIC=S10.1]

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q Bangladeshi(1)[TERMINATE]q Cambodian(2)q Chinese(3)q Filipino(4)q Hmong(5)q Indian(6)q Japanese(7)q Korean(8)q Laotian(9)q Pakistani(10)[TERMINATE]q Vietnamese(11)q NativeHawaiian(12)[HIDDENVARIABLE

NHPI=1IFONLY12CHECKED]q Samoan(13)[HIDDENVARIABLENHPI=1IF

ONLY13CHECKED]

q Noneoftheabove/NotAsianorPacificIslander(0)

q Bhutanese(14)[TERMINATE]q Burmese(15)[TERMINATE]q Fijian(16)[HIDDENVARIABLENHPI=1IF

ONLY16CHECKED]q Indonesian(17)[TERMINATE]q Malaysian(18)[TERMINATE]q Mongolian(19)[TERMINATE]q Nepali(20)[TERMINATE]q Singaporean(21)[TERMINATE]q SriLankan(22)[TERMINATE]q Taiwanese(23)q Thai(24)[TERMINATE]q Tongan(25)[HIDDENVARIABLENHPI=1IF

ONLY25CHECKED]q OtherAsian(30)_________________{ASKIF

UNSURE;ENTERINENGLISH}[TERMINATE]q Don’tKnow(88)[TERMINATE]q Refused(99)[TERMINATE]

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S10.2[IFS10.1=0]Whatracialorethnicgroupsdescribeyou?{DONOTACCEPTDK,REF,TERMINATEIFRESPONDENTINSISTSONDK,REF}{Chooseallthatapply}[IFMORETHANONECHOICE,HIDDENVARIABLERACEANDRACESCODEDINS10.3]q White(3)[RACE=WHITE,RACES=”WHITES”]q Black(4)[RACE=BLACK,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]q AfricanAmerican(5)[RACE=AFRICANAMERICAN,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]q HispanicorLatino(6)[RACE=LATINO,RACES=”HISPANICSORLATINOS”]q AsianorAsianAmerican(1)[RACE=ASIANAMERICAN,RACES=”ASIANAMERICANS”]q NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(2)[RACE=PACIFICISLANDER,RACES=”PACIFICISLANDERS”][NHPI=1]q NativeAmericanorAmericanIndian(7)[RACE=NATIVEAM,RACES=”NATIVEAMERICANS”]q Multi-racial,Mixed(9){DONOTREAD}[RACE=MULTIRACIAL,RACES=”MULTIRACIALAMERICANS”]q Don’tKnow(88)[TERMINATE]q Refused(99)[TERMINATE]S10.3[IFS10.2HASMORETHANONECHOICE,BUTDONOTASKIFS10.2=9]Whichracialgroupdoyoumostidentifywith?q White(3)[RACE=WHITE,RACES=”WHITES”]q Black(4)[RACE=BLACK,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]q AfricanAmerican(5)[RACE=AFRICANAMERICAN,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]q HispanicorLatino(6)[RACE=LATINO,RACES=”HISPANICSORLATINOS”]q AsianorAsianAmerican(1)[RACE=ASIANAMERICAN,RACES=”ASIANAMERICANS”]q NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(2)[RACE=PACIFICISLANDER,RACES=”PACIFICISLANDERS”][NHPI=1]q NativeAmericanorAmericanIndian(7)[RACE=NATIVEAM,RACES=”NATIVEAMERICANS”]q Multi-racial(9){DONOTREAD}[RACE=MULTIRACIAL,RACES=”MULTIRACIALAMERICANS”]q Don’tKnow(88)[TERMINATE]q Refused(99)[TERMINATE]S10.6[IFRACE=ASIANAMERICANORPACIFICISLANDERANDIFS10.3NOTASKED]Inadditiontoyour[RETHNIC]background,isthereanyotherracialgroupthatdescribesyou?{DONOTREADLIST}q No,nootherracialorethnicgroupsdescribeme(0)

[LINEBREAK]

q AsianorAsianAmerican(1)q NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(2)q White(3)q Black(4)q AfricanAmerican(5)q Latino(6)q NativeAmericanorAmericanIndian(7)q Somethingelse_________{ENTERINENGLISH}(9)q Don’tKnow(88)q Refused(99)S10.6A[IFS10.6=3,4,5,6,7]Whichracialgroupdoyoumostidentifywith?q White(3)[RACE=WHITE,RACES=”WHITES”]q Black(4)[RACE=BLACK,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]q AfricanAmerican(5)[RACE=AFRICANAMERICAN,RACES=”BLACKSORAFRICANAMERICANS”]

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q HispanicorLatino(6)[RACE=LATINO,RACES=”HISPANICSORLATINOS”]q AsianorAsianAmerican(1)[RACE=ASIANAMERICAN,RACES=”ASIANAMERICANS”]q NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(2)[RACE=PACIFICISLANDER,RACES=”PACIFICISLANDERS”][NHPI=1]q NativeAmericanorAmericanIndian(7)[RACE=NATIVEAM,RACES=”NATIVEAMERICANS”]q Multi-racial(9){DONOTREAD}[RACE=MULTIRACIAL,RACES=”MULTIRACIALAMERICANS”]S10.7.[IFRACE=LATINO]FamiliesofHispanicorLatinooriginorbackgroundintheUnitedStatescomefrommanydifferentcountries.FromwhichcountrydoyoutraceyourLatinoheritage?S10.8[IFS10.7HASMORETHANONERESPONSE]“Whichcountrydoesmostofyourfamilycomefrom?”S10.9[IFS10.7=UNITEDSTATESORS10.8=UNITEDSTATES]DoyoutraceyourLatinoheritage,howevermanygenerationsback,toanycountryotherthantheU.S.?[ACCEPTMULTIPLERESPONSES]{TWOCOLUMNS}1Argentina2Bolivia3Chile4Colombia5CostaRica6Cuba7DominicanRepublic8Ecuador9ElSalvador10Guatemala11Honduras12Mexico13Nicaragua14Panama15Paraguay16Peru17PuertoRico18Spain19Uruguay20Venezuela23(DONOTREAD)U.S.A.88Don’tKnow99Refused[HIDDENVARIABLE]

41. RETHNICMEXICAN=1IFS10.7=12ONLY;S10.8=12;orS10.9=12ONLY42. RETHNIC=ARGENTINIANIFS10.7=1ONLY;S10.8=1;orS10.9=1ONLY43. RETHNIC=BOLIVIANIFS10.7=2ONLY;S10.8=2;orS10.9=2ONLY44. RETHNIC=CHILEANIFS10.7=3ONLY;S10.8=3;orS10.9=3ONLY45. RETHNIC=COLOMBIANIFS10.7=4ONLY;S10.8=4;orS10.9=4ONLY46. RETHNIC=COSTARICANIFS10.7=5ONLY;S10.8=5;orS10.9=5ONLY

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47. RETHNIC=CUBANIFS10.7=6ONLY;S10.8=6;orS10.9=6ONLY48. RETHNIC=DOMINICANIFS10.7=7ONLY;S10.8=7;orS10.9=7ONLY49. RETHNIC=ECUADORANIFS10.7=8ONLY;S10.8=8;orS10.9=8ONLY50. RETHNIC=SALVADORANIFS10.7=9ONLY;S10.8=9;orS10.9=9ONLY51. RETHNIC=GUATEMALANIFS10.7=10ONLY;S10.8=10;orS10.9=10ONLY52. RETHNIC=HONDURANIFS10.7=11ONLY;S10.8=11;orS10.9=11ONLY53. RETHNIC=NICARAGUANIFS10.7=13ONLY;S10.8=13;orS10.9=13ONLY54. RETHNIC=PANAMANIANIFS10.7=14ONLY;S10.8=14;orS10.9=14ONLY55. RETHNIC=PARAGUAYANIFS10.7=15ONLY;S10.8=15;orS10.9=15ONLY56. RETHNIC=PERUVIANIFS10.7=16ONLY;S10.8=16;orS10.9=16ONLY57. RETHNIC=PUERTORICANIFS10.7=7ONLY;S10.8=17;orS10.9=17ONLY58. RETHNIC=SPANISHIFS10.7=18ONLY;S10.8=18;orS10.9=18ONLY59. RETHNIC=URUGUYANIFS10.7=19ONLY;S10.8=19;orS10.9=19ONLY60. RETHNIC=VENEZUELANIFS10.7=20ONLY;S10.8=20;orS10.9=20ONLY

MODULE1:IMMIGRANTBACKGROUND

Q1.1Nowwe'dliketoknowjustabitaboutyourbackgroundandfamilyhistory.WasyourmotherbornintheUnitedStates?["mainlandUnitedStates"ifNHPIorRETHNIC=PUERTORICAN]m Yes(1)m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q1.2AndwasyourfatherbornintheUnitedStates?["mainlandUnitedStates"ifNHPIorRETHNIC=PUERTORICAN]m Yes(1)m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q1.3A[IFRACE=ASIANAMERICANANDFORBORN=1]Andwhatcountrywereyoubornin?["Whatcountryorterritory"ifNHPI][CREATEHIDDENVARIABLECOUNTRYFORALLVALUESEXCEPT2,DK,REF][TWOCOLUMNS;NOTELAYOUTBELOW]

m UnitedStates(0)[FORBORN=0}[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)][HIDDENVARCOUNTRY=UNITEDSTATES]

m PuertoRico{FORBORN=0}(1)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)][HIDDENVARCOUNTRY=UNITEDSTATES]

m Hawaii{FORBORN=0}(2)[HIDDEN

VARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)][HIDDENVARCOUNTRY=UNITEDSTATES]

m Bangladesh(3)m Bhutan(4)m Burma/Myanmar(5)m Cambodia/Kampuchea(6)m China(People’sRepublicofChina)(7)

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m India(8)m Indonesia(9)m Japan(10)m Korea(11)m Laos(11)

m Malaysia(13)m Maldives(14)m Nepal(15)m NorthKorea(16)m NorthVietnam(17)m Pakistan(18)m Philippines(19)m Samoa(20)m Singapore(21)m SouthKorea(22)m SouthVietnam(23)m SriLanka/Ceylon(24)m Taiwan(25)m Thailand/Siam(26)m Vietnam(27)m Other(28)____________________{WRITE

INENGLISH}m DK(88)m REF(99)

Q1.3B[IFRACE=LATINOANDFORBORN=1]Andwhatcountrywereyoubornin?[CREATEHIDDENVARIABLECOUNTRYFORALLVALUESEXCEPT2DK,REF][TWOCOLUMNS;NOTELAYOUTBELOW]

m UnitedStates(0)[FORBORN=0}[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)]

m PuertoRico{FORBORN=0}(1)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)]

m Hawaii{FORBORN=0}(2)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1;VARIABLEFORBORN=0(NATIVE)][HIDDENVARCOUNTRY=UNITEDSTATE]

4Argentina5Bolivia6Chile7Colombia8CostaRica9Cuba10DominicanRepublic11Ecuador12ElSalvador13Guatemala14Honduras

15Mexico16Nicaragua17Panama18Paraguay19Peru20PuertoRico21Spain22Uruguay23Venezuela24(DONOTREAD)U.S.A.25OTHER_______{WRITEINENGLISH}88Don’tKnow99Refused

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Q1.4[FORBORN=1ONLY]AndareyoucurrentlyaU.S.citizen,oronavisa,greencard,orsomethingelse?m USCitizen(1)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=1,HIDDENVARIABLENATURALIZED=1]m Visa(2)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=0,HIDDENVARIABLENATURALIZED=0]m GreenCard(3)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=0,HIDDENVARIABLENATURALIZED=0]m Somethingelse(4)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=0;HIDDENVARIABLENATURALIZED=0]m Don'tKnow(88)[HIDDENVARIABLECITIZEN=0,HIDDENVARIABLENATURALIZED=0]

MODULE2:LIFEPRIORITIESANDIDENTITYSALIENCE

[TIMER][IFASIAN50=1]Q2.1Next,herearesomegoalspeoplevalueintheirlives.Pleasetellmehowimportanteachofthefollowingistoyoupersonally:extremelyimportant,veryimportant,somewhatimportant,ornotimportant.Extremelyimportant(1)Veryimportant(2)Somewhatimportant(3)orNotatallimportant(4) Don’tKnow/Refused(88)a.Beingsuccessfulinahigh-payingcareerorprofessionb.Livingaveryreligiouslifec.Havinglotsoffreetimetorelaxordothingsyouwanttodod.Helpingotherpeoplewhoareinneede.OwningyourownhomeQ2.2[IFASIAN50=1][TIMER][ASKIFRACE=ASIANORNHPIORBLACKORAFRICANAMERICANORLATINOORMULTIRACIAL]Howimportantisbeing_____toyouridentity?Wouldyousayitisextremelyimportant,veryimportant,moderatelyimportant,alittleimportant,ornotimportantatall?[RANDOMIZECHOICES,ALWAYSENDWITH4,ANDINSERTINTOQUESTIONSA-DBELOW]RACE(1)RETHNIC[IFRACE=ASIANAMERICANORNHPIORLATINO](2)GENDER(3)AMERICAN(4)

A. Howimportantisbeing________toyouridentity?

B. Howimportantisbeing_____toyouridentity?

C. Howimportantisbeing_____toyouridentity?

D. Howimportantisbeing_____toyouridentity?Extremelyimportant(1)Veryimportant(2)Somewhatimportant(3)orNotatallimportant(4) Don’tKnow/Refused(88)Q2.3 [IFASIAN50=1]Next,I’dlikeyoutothinkaboutthequalitiesthatyouthinkmakeagood

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leader.Pleasetellmewhichisclosertoyourview:[ROTATECHOICES]{READ}

A. Agoodleadershouldhaveadegreefromatop-universityorcollege(01)OR

Agoodleadershouldhavesignificantworkexperience(02)[ROTATECHOICES]{READ}Again,pleasetellmewhichisclosertoyourview:B.AgoodleadershouldscorewellonstandardizedtestsliketheSAT(01)

ORAgoodleadershouldbeabletounderstandtheemotionalneedsofothers(02)

MODULE3:INFORMATIONABOUTPOLITICS

Q3.1NowI’dliketoaskaboutyourviewsoncurrentissues.Howinterestedareyouinpolitics–veryinterested,interested,somewhatinterested,ornotatallinterested?m Veryinterested(1)m Interested(2)m Somewhatinterested(3)m Notatallinterested(4)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q3.2Thinkingaboutnews,howmuchattentiondoyoupaytonewsaboutpoliticsintheUnitedStatesfromthefollowingsources,agreatdeal,alot,amoderateamount,alittle,andnoneatall: {RESPONSES:Agreatdeal(4),alot(3),amoderateamount(2),alittle(1),andnoneatall(0)DK(88),REF(99)}{READCHOICES,SELECTALLTHATAPPLY} Magazines 0

Newspapers 1 Radio 2 Television 3 Internetandsocialmedia 4 Friendsandfamily 5 Communityorganizationsandleadersinmycommunity 6Q3.2A[IFQ3.2.5=4,3,2,1]Youmentionedthatyougetinformationaboutpoliticsfromfriendsand

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family.Pleaseletmeknowifthisincludesinformationfromanyofthefollowing:agreatdeal,alot,amoderateamount,alittle,andnoneatall {RESPONSES:Agreatdeal(4),alot(3),amoderateamount(2),alittle(1),andnoneatall(0)DK(88),REF(99)}

Someonefromayoungergeneration,likeachild,nepheworniece(1) Someoneinyourgenerationlikeaspouse,sibling,orcousin(2)

Someoneinanoldergenerationlikeaparent,aunt,uncleorelder(3)Don’trecallordon’tknow(88)Ref(99)

Q3.3A[IFRACE=ASIANAMERICAN][IFTELEVISION=1,2,3,4orIFRADIO=1,2,3,4orIFNEWSPAPERS=1,2,3,4]Forinformationaboutpolitics,wouldyousayyougetthemostinformationfrom[RETHNICORASIANAMERICAN]TV,radio,andnewspapers,orfromMAINSTREAMAmericanTV,radio,andnewspapers?RETHNICorAsianAmericanmore(01)MainstreamAmericanmore(02)Bothequally{DONOTREAD}(03)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)Q3.3B[IFRACE=PACIFICISLANDER][IFTELEVISION=1,2,3,4orIFRADIO=1,2,3,4orIFNEWSPAPERS=1,2,3,4]Forinformationaboutpolitics,wouldyousayyougetthemostinformationfrom[PACIFICISLANDERORASIANAMERICAN]TV,radio,andnewspapers,orfromMAINSTREAMAmericanTV,radio,andnewspapers?PacificIslanderorAsianAmericanmore(01)MainstreamAmericanmore(02)Bothequally{DONOTREAD}(03)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)Q3.3C[IFRACE=LATINO][IFTELEVISION=1,2,3,4orIFRADIO=1,2,3,4orIFNEWSPAPERS=1,2,3,4]Forinformationaboutpolitics,wouldyousayyougetthemostinformationfromSpanish-languageTV,,radio,andnewspapers,orfromEnglish-languageTV,radio,andnewspapers?Spanishmore(01)Englishmore(02)Bothequally{DONOTREAD}(03)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)Q3.3D[IFRACE=BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN][IFTELEVISION=1,2,3,4orIFRADIO=1,2,3,4orIFNEWSPAPERS=1,2,3,4]Forinformationaboutpolitics,wouldyousayyougetthemostinformationfromBlack-orAfricanAmericanTV,,radio,andnewspapers,orfromMAINSTREAMAmericanTV,radio,andnewspapers?BlackorAfricanAmericanmore(01)

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MainstreamAmericanmore(02)Bothequally{DONOTREAD}(03)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)

MODULE4:VOTINGANDHORSERACE

Q4.1[IFCITIZEN=1]Next,IwouldliketoaskyouaboutyourviewsonpoliticsandtheupcomingNovemberelections.Areyoucurrentlyregisteredtovoteornot?m Yes,Registered(1)[HIDDENVARIABLEREGISTERED=1]m NotRegistered(2)[HIDDENVARIABLENOTREGISTERED=1]m (NotSureCurrentlyRegistered)(3)[HIDDENVARIABLENOTREGISTERED=1]{DONOTREAD}q Noteligibletovote/register(4)[HIDDENVARIABLENOTREGISTERED=1]{DONOTREAD}q Don’tKnow(88)[HIDDENVARIABLENOTREGISTERED=1]m Refused(99)[HIDDENVARIABLENOTREGISTERED=1][GENERATEHIDDENVARIABLENONELIG=0IFCITIZEN=1][HIDDENVARIABLENONELIG=1IFCITIZEN=0][HIDDENVARIABLENONELIG=1IFCITIZEN=1ANDQ4.1=4]Q4.2[IFNONELIG=0]ThinkingaheadtothisNovember'spresidentialelections,howwouldyoudescribeyourchancesofvoting?{READCHOICES}m IamabsolutelycertainIwillvote(1)[GOTOQ4.3A]m Iamprettylikelytovote(2)[GOTOQ4.3A]m Mychancesofvotingare50-50(3)[GOTOQ4.3A]m Mychancesofvotingarelessthan50-50(4)[GOTOQ4.3B]q Iwillnotvotethisyear(5)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)

Q4.3A[IFQ4.2=1,2,OR3]Anddoyouplantovote{READCHOICES}o Inperson,atthepollsonElectionDay(1o Votebymailorabsentee(2)o Earlyvotingorvoteearly(3o Notsure,haven’tthoughtaboutit(4)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q4.3B[IFQ4.2=4]Andifyouvote,doyouthinkitmightbeo Inperson,atthepollsonElectionDay(1)[]o Votebymailorabsentee(2)o Other(earlyvoting)(3)o Notsure,haven’tthoughtaboutit(4)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)

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Q4.3C[IFQ4.3AORQ4.3B=1][IFASIAN50=1][IFSTATE=“CA”]AndwhatisyourprimaryreasonforvotinginpersononElectionDay?Pleaseletmeknowifanyofthefollowingapply:[ROTATE][Checkallthatapply]o Becauseitismoreconvenient(1)o Becauseitgivesmemoretimetostudytheissuesorcandidates(2)o Becauseitgivesmemoreconfidencethatmyvotewillbecounted(3)o BecauseitissomethingIhavealwaysdone(4)o [IFS3=2]BecauseIcancountonsomeonehelpingmewithtranslationorlanguageproblems(5)o Someotherreason[SPECIFY]__________{WRITEINENGLISH}o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q4.3D[IFQ4.3AORQ4.3B=2][IFASIAN50=1][IFSTATE=“CA”]Andwhatisyourprimaryreasonforvotingabsentee/bymail?Pleaseletmeknowifanyofthefollowingapply:[ROTATE][Checkallthatapply]o Becauseitismoreconvenient(1)o Becauseitgivesmemoretimetostudytheissuesorcandidates(2)o Becauseitgivesmemoreconfidencethatmyvotewillbecounted(3)o BecauseitissomethingIhavealwaysdone(4)o [IFS3=2]BecauseIcancountonsomeonehelpingmewithtranslationorlanguageproblems(5)o Someotherreason[SPECIFY]__________{WRITEINENGLISH}o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q4.3E[IFQ4.3AORQ4.3B=3][IFASIAN50=1][IFSTATE=“CA”]Andwhatisyourprimaryreasonforvotingabsentee/bymail?Pleaseletmeknowifanyofthefollowingapply:[ROTATE][Checkallthatapply]o Becauseitismoreconvenient(1)o Becauseitgivesmemoretimetostudytheissuesorcandidates(2)o Becauseitgivesmemoreconfidencethatmyvotewillbecounted(3)o BecauseitissomethingIhavealwaysdone(4)o [IFS3=2]BecauseIcancountonsomeonehelpingmewithtranslationorlanguageproblems(5)o Someotherreason[SPECIFY]__________{WRITEINENGLISH}o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q4.3F[IFQ4.3AORQ4.3B=1][IFASIAN50=1][IFSTATE=“CA”]Californianowallowsallregisteredvoterstoapplytovotebymail,andtosubmittheirballotsattheirpollinglocationorevenmailitonElectionDay.Doesthismakeyou:[ROTATEFIRSTTWOCHOICESBELOWANDINTHISSENTENCE][MORE/LESS]likelytovotebymail,ordoesitnotmakeadifference?

o Morelikelytochoosetovotebymail(1)o Lesslikelytovotebymail(2)o Doesnotmakeadifference(3)o Don’tKnow(88)

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o Refused(99) Q4.5A [IFNONELIG=0]ThinkingabouttheupcomingNovember

electionforPresident…IftheelectionwerebeingheldtodaywouldyoubeinclinedtovoteforHillaryClinton,DonaldTrump,orsomeothercandidate?

CLINTON(1)[ASKQ4.5B]TRUMP(2)[ASKQ4.5C]SOMEOTHERCANDIDATE(3)[ASKQ4.5D]

DON’TKNOW(88)[ASKQ4.5E]

REFUSED(99)[ASKQ4.5E]

Q4.5B [IFQ4.5A=1]WouldyousayyousupportHillaryClintonstronglyornotsostrongly?

SUPPORTSTRONGLY(1)NOTSOSTRONGLY(2)

DON’TKNOW(88)

Q4.5C [IFQ4.5A=2]WouldyousayyousupportDonaldTrumpstronglyornotsostrongly?

SUPPORTSTRONGLY(1)NOTSOSTRONGLY(2)

DON’TKNOW(88)

Q4.5D [IFQ4.5A=3]Wouldyousayyousupportthatcandidatestronglyornotsostrongly?

SUPPORTSTRONGLY(1)NOTSOSTRONGLY(2)

DON’TKNOW(88)

Q4.5E [IFQ4.5A=88,99]BetweenClintonandTrump,whodoyouleantowardsatthistime?

CLINTON(1)TRUMP(2)SOMEONEELSE(3)

DON’TKNOW(88)

REFUSED(99)

Q4.6[IFREGISTERED=1]Generallyspeaking,fewerpeoplevoteinprimariesandcaucuses.Howaboutyou?Didyouvoteinyourstate’sprimaryorcaucusearlierthisyear?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o Noteligible(3)o Don’tknow(88)o Refused(99)

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Q4.7 [IFQ4.6=1]Whichpresidentialcandidatedidyouvoteforinyourstate’sprimaryorcaucus?[DONOTREAD]

1. HillaryClinton2. BernieSanders3. DonaldTrump4. BenCarson5. MarcoRubio6. ChrisChristie7. CarlyFiorina8. JohnKasich9. TedCruz10. JebBush11. Othercandidate

88.Don’tknow99.Refused

[ASKIFNONELIG=0][PLEASENOTE:Q4.8ABCANDQ4.9ABCWILLBEASKEDONLYINCALIFORNIA.SPLIT]Q4.8A ThinkingabouttheupcomingNovemberelectionforthe

U.S.SenateinCalifornia…[ROTATEORDER]KamalaHarrisand[ROTATE]LorettaSanchezareDemocratsandbothwillbeontheballotinNovember.Iftheelectionwerebeingheldtoday,whowouldyouvotefor?

Harris(1)[ASKQ4.8B]Sanchez(2)[ASKQ4.8B]someoneelse(3)[ASKQ4.8B]don’tknow(88)[ASKQ4.8C]refused(99)[ASKQ4.8C]

Q4.8B [IFQ4.8A=1,2,3]Wouldyousayyousupportthatcandidatestronglyornotsostrongly?

supportstrongly(1)notsostrongly(2)don’tknow(88)

Q4.8C [IFQ4.8A=88,99]Whodoyouleantowardsatthistime? Harris(1)Sanchez(2)someothercandidate(3)don’tknow(88)refused(99)

Q4.9A ThinkingabouttheupcomingNovemberelectionforthe

U.S.SenateinCalifornia…[ROTATEORDER]KamalaHarriswhoisofAsianandAfricanAmericandescentand[ROTATE]LorettaSanchezwhoisofLatinadescent,arebothDemocratsandrunningagainsteachother.Iftheelectionwerebeingheldtoday,whowouldyouvotefor?

Harris(1)[ASKQ4.9B]Sanchez(2)[ASKQ4.9B]someoneelse(3)[ASKQ4.9B]don’tknow(88)[ASKQ4.9C]refused(99)[ASKQ4.9C]

Q4.9B [IFQ4.9A=1,2,3]Wouldyousayyousupportthatcandidatestronglyornotsostrongly?

supportstrongly(1)notsostrongly(2)don’tknow(88)

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Q4.9C [IFQ4.9A=88,99]Whodoyouleantowardsatthistime? Harris(1)Sanchez(2)someothercandidate(3)don’tknow(88)refused(99)

[ASKIFNONELIG=0]Q4.10A ThinkingabouttheupcomingNovemberelectionforthe

U.S.HouseofRepresentativesinyourCongressionaldistrict…Iftheelectionwerebeingheldtodaywouldyoubeinclinedtovoteforthe[ROTATEORDER][Republicancandidate]orthe[Democraticcandidate]?

republican(1)[ASKQ4.10B]democrat(2)[ASKQ4.10B]someotherparty(3)[ASKQ4.10B]don’tknow(88)[ASKQ4.10C]refused(99)[ASKQ4.10C]

Q4.10B [IFQ4.10A=1,2,3]Wouldyousayyousupportthatcandidatestronglyornotsostrongly?

supportstrongly(1)notsostrongly(2)don’tknow(88)

Q4.10C [IFQ4.10A=88,99]Whichparty’scandidatedoyouleantowardsatthistime?

republican(1)democrat(2)someotherparty(3)don’tknow(88)refused(99)

Q4.11 NowI'dliketoaskyouaboutsomepeopleandorganizationswhohavebeenmentionedinthenewsrecently.Foreach,pleasetellmewhetheryouhaveaveryfavorable,somewhatfavorable,somewhatunfavorable,orveryunfavorableimpression.Ifyouhaven'theardofthem{6},orifyoudon'tknowenoughaboutthemtohaveanimpression{5},justsaysoandwewillmoveon.{READNAME.}Doyouhaveaveryfavorable,somewhatfavorable,somewhatunfavorable,orveryunfavorableimpressionof[NAME]?[RANDOMIZEA-B,THENC,THEND-F] very some some very no never fav fav unfav unfav opin heard

A. TheRepublicanParty 1 2 3 4 5 6B. TheDemocraticParty 1 2 3 4 5 6C. BarackObama 1 2 3 4 5 6D. DonaldTrump 1 2 3 4 5 6E. HillaryClinton 1 2 3 4 5 6F. BernieSanders 1 2 3 4 5 6

Q4.12[IFASIAN50=1]Next,Ihavesomequestionsaboutpolitics.DoyouhappentoknowwhichpoliticalpartycurrentlyhasthemostmembersintheHouseofRepresentativesinWashington?{DO

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NOTREADANYOFTHECHOICES}m Democrats(1)(VOL)m Republicans(2)(VOL)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q4.13[IFASIAN50=1]WhatjoborpoliticalofficedoesJOEBIDENcurrentlyhold?{DONOTREADANYOFTHECHOICES}m VicePresident(1)(VOL)m Somethingelse(2)(VOL)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q4.14[IFASIAN50=1][IFFORBORNANDMEXICAN=1][ORIFFORBORNANDCOUNTRY=CHINA,INDIA,PHILIPPINES,JAPAN,VIETNAM,SOUTHVIETNAM,NORTHVIETNAM,SOUTHKOREA,NORTHKOREA,KOREA,TAIWAN,THAILAND,CAMBODIA,LAOS][COUNTRY=Q1.3ACOUNTRYforRACE=ASIANAMERICANCOUNTRY=Q1.3BIFMEXICAN(RACE=LATINO&Q1.3B=15)[HIDDENVARIABLECOUNTRYLEADER=XIJINPINGIFCOUNTRY=CHINANARENDRAMODIIFCOUNTRY=INDIARODRIGODUTERTEIFCOUNTRY=PHILIPPINESSHINZOABEIFCOUNTRY=JAPANTRẦNĐẠIQUANGIFIFCOUNTRY=VIETNAM,SOUTHVIETNAM,NORTHVIETNAMPARKGEUN-HYEIFCOUNTRY=KOREA,SOUTHKOREA,NORTHKOREATSAIING-WENIFCOUNTRY=TAIWANERUVIELÁVILAVILLEGASIFMEXICAN=1YINGLUCKSHINAWATRAIFCOUNTRY=THAILANDNORODOMRANARIDDHIFCOUNTRY=CAMBODIATHONGSINGTHAMMAVONGIFCOUNTRY=LAOS]Whatpoliticalofficedoes[COUNTRYLEADER]hold?{DONOTREADANYOFTHECHOICES}m President(1)(VOL)m PrimeMinister(2)(VOL)m Commander-in-ChieforHeadofState(3)(VOL)m Somethingelse(4)(VOL)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)

MODULE5:ISSUES,MOBILIZATION,ANDENGAGEMENT

[TIMER]Q5.1Peoplecantakepartindifferenttypesofcivicandpoliticalactivities.Inthelast12months,haveyoudoneanyofthefollowing?[ROTATEALLCHOICES]{SAY“HAVEYOU..”ASNEEDED}

Yes(1) No(2) Don’tKnow(88)

Refused(99)

Discussedpoliticswith m m m m

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Q5.2.[IFCITIZEN=1ANDIF5.1.2=1]Whenmakingpoliticalcontributionstoacandidate,howimportantarethefollowingfactors?Extremelyimportant,veryimportant,somewhatimportant,ornotatallimportant?[ROTATE] Extremelyimportant(1)Veryimportant(2) Somewhatimportant(3)orNotimportant(4) Don’tKnow(88)o Thecandidateisfrommystateordistrict(1)

familyANDfriends(1)

Contributedmoneytoacandidate,politicalparty,orsomeothercampaignorganization

(2)

m m m m

Contactedyourrepresentativeora

governmentofficial[intheU.S.]{ASK“InU.S.”

IFFORBORN}(3)

m m m m

Workedwithothersinyourcommunitytosolveaproblem(4)

m m m m

Attendedaprotestmarch,demonstration,

orrally(5)m m m m

Signedapetition(6) m m m m

[IFASIAN50=1]Boughtorboycottedacertainproductorservice

becauseofthesocialorpolitical

valuesofthecompanythatprovidesit?(7)

m m m m

m m m m Attendedapublicmeeting,suchasforschoolboardorcity

council(8)

m m m m

Donatedmoneytoareligiousorcharitable

cause(9)m m m m

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o Thecandidateisinacloserace(2)o Thecandidate’spositionontheissuesissimilartomine(3)o [SPLITSAMPLE1:50%]Thecandidatewillrepresentpeoplelikeme(4)o [SPLITSAMPLE2:50%][IF[RACE=ASIAN,NHPI,BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN,LATINOOR

MULTIRACIAL]Thecandidatewillrepresent[RACES](5)o Noneofthese/Ref(99)[TIMER]Q5.3Inaddition,somepeopleareinvolvedinpoliticalactivitiesonlineorbyemail,whileothersarenot.Inthelast12months,haveyoudoneanyofthefollowing?[ROTATE,ENDWITH3]

[TIMER]Q5.4[IF5.3.3=YES]Wasthatrelatedtounfairtreatmentof[RETHNICorRACES]byanyofthefollowing{READANDCHECK

Yes No Don’tKnow Refused

Postedorcommentedaboutpoliticsonsocialmedia,likeFacebook,

Twitter,[orWeChat](REVEALONLY

FORRETHNIC=CHINESE)

[orKakaoTalk](REVEALONLYFOR

RETHNIC=KOREAN)(1)

m m m m

Signedanonlineoremailpetition(2) m m m m

ASKONLYIfS10.2/RACE2=ASIAN,

NHPI,BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN,

LATINOORMULTIRACIAL

Forwardedorcirculatedapostabout:

[IFRACE=ASIAN“(RETHNICorAsian

Americans)’IFRACE=NHPI

“(RETHNICorPACIFICISLANDERS)”

IFRACE=BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN

([RACES])IFRACE=LATINO

([RACES])IFRACE=MULTIRACIAL

([RACES])(3)

m m m m

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ALLTHATAPPLY}:[ROTATESTATEMENTS1-4]1Televisionandmovies2Police 3Collegeadmissions4Courtsandthelegalsystem5Somethingelse____________________{WRITEINOPEN-ENDEDRESPONSEINENGLISH,TRANSLATEIFNEEDED}Q5.5[IFCITIZEN=1]Asyouknow,thepoliticalpartiestrytotalktoasmanypeopleastheycantogetthemtovotefortheircandidate.Didanyonefromoneofthepoliticalpartiescallyouuporcomearoundandtalktoyouaboutthecampaignthisyear?o Yes(1)o No(2)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.5A[IFQ5.5=1]Whichpartywasthat?o Democrat(1)o Republican(2)o BothDemocratandRepublican3)o Other(4)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.6A[IfQ5.5=1ANDRACE=ASIAN,PACIFICISLANDER,ORLATINO,ORBLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN]Werethepeoplewhocontactedyou[RACE],not[RACE],orboth?o [RACE](1)o Not[RACE](2)o BOTH(3)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.6B[IfQ5.5=1ANDRACE=ASIANORPACIFICISLANDER]Whenyouwerecontacted,wasit[mostlyinINTLANGUAGEIFS3=2],[anAsianlanguageIFS3=1]mostlyinEnglish,orinboth?o [INTLANGUAGE](1)o AnAsianlanguage(2)o English(3)o Both(4)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.6C[IfQ5.5=1ANDRACE=LATINO]Whenyouwerecontacted,wasitmostlyinSpanish,mostlyinEnglish,orinboth?o Spanish(1)o English(2)

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o Both(3)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.7[IFCITIZEN=1]Otherthansomeonefromthetwomajorparties,didanyoneelsecallyouuporcomearoundandtalktoyouaboutthiselection?o Yes(1)o No(2)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.8[IFQ5.7=1]WasthatcontactbyanethnicorganizationORsomeotherorganization?{CHECKALLTHATAPPLY}o Ethnicorganization(1)o Someotherorganization(2)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.9A[If5.6=1ANDRACE=ASIANORPACIFICISLANDER]Whenyouwerecontacted,wasit[mostlyinINTLANGUAGEIFS3=2],[anAsianlanguageIFS3=1]mostlyinEnglish,orinboth?o [INTLANGUAGE](1)o AnAsianlanguage(2)o English(3)o Both(4)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)

Q5.9B[IfQ5.6=1ANDRACE=LATINOANDLANGUAGE=SPANISH]Whenyouwerecontacted,wasitmostlyinSpanish,mostlyinEnglish,orinboth?

o Spanish(1)o English(2)o BOTH(3)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)

Q5.10Whatisyourpresentreligion,ifany?[RECORDCURRENTRELIGION.IFRESPONDENTSAYSIWASRAISEDCATHOLIC,BUTAMNOWEPISCOPALIAN,RECORDEPISCOPALIAN.PROBEORREADLISTASNEEDED][TWOCOLUMNS]m AfricanMethodistEpiscopal/AME(32)m Agnostic(1)m Atheist(2)m Baptist(3)m Buddhist(4)m Catholic(5)

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m Christian(6)m ChristianScientists(7)m ChurchofGodinChrist(8)m ChurchoftheNazarene(9)m Congregationalist(includesUnitedChurchofChrist)(10)m DisciplesofChrist,ChurchesofChrist(11)m Episcopalian,Anglican(12)m FalunGong(13)m GreekOrthodox(14)m Hindu(15)

m Jain(16)m Jehovah’sWitnesses(17)m Jewish(18)m Lutheran(19)m Methodist(20)m Mormon,ChurchoftheLatterDaySaints(21)m Muslim,Mohammedan,Islam(22)m Orthodox,EasternOrthodox(23)m Pentecostal(24)m Presbyterian(25)m Protestant(nodenominationgiven)(26)m Reformed,DutchReformed,ChristianReformed(27)m SeventhDayAdventist(28)m Sikh(29)m Unitarian,Universalist(30)m OtherNon-Christian[SPECIFY]_______(31){ENTERINENGLISH}

Noreligion(VOL,DONOTREAD)(77)Spiritual,butnotreligious(VOL,DONOTREAD)(78)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)[HIDDENVARIABLERELIGIOUS=1IFQ5.10=3thru32]à[HIDDENVARIABLERELIGION=Q5.10IFQ5.10=3thru32][HIDDENVARIABLEALLCHRISTIAN=1IFQ5.10=3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,17,19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28,30,32,78]Q5.11[IFALLCHRISTIAN]Wouldyoudescribeyourselfasanyofthefollowing[READ:“AfundamentalistorevangelicalChristian,abornagainChristian,orCharismatic”]?m Yes(1)m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q5.12[IFRELIGIOUS=1]Howoftendoyouattendaplaceofworship?{READCHOICES}

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m Morethanonceaweek(1)m Onceaweek(2)m Onceortwiceamonth(3)m Afewtimesayear(4)m Seldom(5)m Never(6)[]m Don’tKnow(88)[]m Refused(99)[]Q5.13[IFRELIGIOUS=1ANDQ5.12=1-5]Otherthanattendingservicesorprayer,doyoutakepartinanyactivitywithpeopleatyourplaceofworship?o Yes(1)o No(2)o Don'tknow(88)o Refused(99)Q5.14A[IFRELIGIOUS=1ANDQ5.13=1]Otherthanareligiousgrouporplaceofworship,isthereanyothergroupororganizationthatyouareinvolvedwith?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o Don'tknow(3)o Refused(4)

Q5.14B[IFRELIGIOUS=0ORQ5.12=6,88,99ORQ5.13=2]Otherthanareligiousgrouporplaceofworship,isthereanygroupororganizationthatyouareinvolvedwith?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o Don'tknow(3)o Refused(4)

[TIMER]Q5.15[IFQ5.14A=YESORQ5.14B=YESORQ5.13=YES][IFASIAN50=1]Hereisalistofthingsthatpeoplesometimeshavetodoaspartoftheirinvolvementwithreligiousorotherorganizations.AfterIreadeachone,pleasetellmewhetherornotyouhaveengagedinthatactivityinthelastsixmonthsaspartofyourinvolvementwithorganizations.Haveyou…

o Writtenaletter?(1)o Plannedorchairedameeting?(3)o Givenapresentationorspeech?(4)o Contactedagovernmentofficial?(5)o Don’tknow(88)o Refused(99)

MODULE6:ISSUEPREFERENCES

Q6.1ANext,wewouldliketoaskaboutyourviewsoncurrentissues.Whatdoyouthinkisthemost

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importantproblemfacingtheUnitedStatestoday?{DONOTREAD}

1. Economy/Jobs2. Education3. Environment/Climatechange4. ForeignPolicy5. Government/Brokenpoliticalsystem6. Healthcare7. Incomes/Gapbetweenrichandpoor8. Immigration9. RacismorRacialdiscrimination10. SexismorGenderdiscrimination11. Socialsecurity12. Taxes13. Terrorism/ISIS/Nationalsecurity

14. Other________{WRITEINENGLISH}

Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)

Q6.1BWhatotherimportantproblemfacestheUnitedStatestoday?[HIDEANYCHOICETHATWASPUNCHEDINQ6.1A]Q6.1CAnyotherimportantproblemfacingtheUnitedStatestoday?[HIDEANYCHOICETHATWASPUNCHEDINQ6.1AANDQ6.1B]Q6.1DWhichissueisthemostimportanttoyouPERSONALLY?[SHOWALLPUNCHES,ADDPUNCHES14,15,AND16FORFILLEDRESPONSESFROM6.1A.14,6.1B14,6.1C14]17.Other________{WRITEINENGLISH}Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)Q6.2[IFQ6.1D=1-16]Inthepastyear,haveyoujoinedanorganizationortakenpartinanyactivitiesbasedonyourinterestsin[RESPONSEFROMQ6.1D]Yes(1)No(2)Don’tKnow(88)Refused(99)[TIMER]Q6.3[IF6.1A=1-14]Foreachofthefollowingissues,pleasetellmewhetheryouthinktheDemocraticPartyortheRepublicanPartyisdoingabetterjobwiththisissue,orifthereisnodifference.[NOTE:IFQ6.1DEQUALSQ6.1AORQ6.1BORQ6.1C,DONOTSHOWITEMQ6.3DBELOW]

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{READISSUE.}DoyouthinkthattheDemocraticPartyortheRepublicanPartyisdoingabetterjobwiththisissue? Democrat(1) Republican(2) NoDifference(3) Don’tKnow(88)[ROTATE]

A. [RESPONSETOQ6.1A]B. [RESPONSETOQ6.1B]C. [RESPONSETOQ6.1C]D. [RESPONSETOQ6.1D]

[TIMER]Q6.4[IFSTATE=“CA”][IFASIAN50=1]Now,I'dliketoaskyouaboutsomelocalgovernmentservices.Duringthelastrecession,manycitiesandcountiesmadesignificantcuts.Someofthemhavebeenrestoredwhileothershavenot.Howimportantdoyouthinkitistorestorelocalgovernmentservicesineachoftheseareas:extremelyimportant,veryimportant,somewhatimportant,ornotimportant? Extremelyimportant(1) Veryimportant(2) Somewhatimportant(3)orNotimportant(4) Don’tKnow(88)[ROTATE]A.Publicsafety,includingpoliceandfirefighters 1 2 3 4 88B.Health,includingmentalhealthservicesandhealthcare 1 2 3 4 88C.Socialservices,includingchildren’swellbeingprograms 1 2 3 4 88D.Publicworks,includingstreetrepairs 1 2 3 4 88E.Culturalorrecreationalservices,includingparksandlibraries 1 2 3 4 88[TIMER]Q6.5Next,wewillaskyouropinionsoncertainpolicies.Ineachcase,pleasetellmeifyousupportoroppose. Support(1) Oppose(2) Don’tknow(88)Refused(88)1.DoyousupportoropposethehealthcarelawpassedbyBarackObamaandCongressin2010?2.Doyousupportoropposemajornewspendingbythefederalgovernmentthatwouldhelpundergraduatespaytuitionatpubliccollegeswithoutneedingloans?3.DoyousupportoropposeacceptingSyrianrefugeesintotheUnitedStates?4.Doyousupportoropposelegalizingthepossessionofsmallamountsofmarijuanaforpersonaluse?5.DoyousupportoropposebanningpeoplewhoareMuslimfromenteringtheUnitedStates?6.Doyousupportoropposesettingstricteremissionlimitsonpowerplantsinordertoaddressclimatechange?7.Doyousupportoropposethegovernmentdoingmoretogiveblacksequalrightswithwhites?Q6.6[IFASIAN50=1]Hereisaslightlydifferentlistofstatements.Pleaseindicatehowmuchyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatements[ROTATECATEGORIES] Disagreestrongly(1) Disagreesomewhat(2) Neitheragreenordisagree(3) Agreesomewhat(4)Agreestrongly(5)Don’tKnow(88) Refuse(99)ASometimespoliticsandgovernmentseemsocomplicatedthatapersonlikemecan'treallyunderstandwhat'sgoingon

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BPublicofficialsdon'tcaremuchwhatpeoplelikemethink.Q6.7[IFASIAN50=1][IFRACE=ASIAN,NHPI,BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN,LATINOORMULTIRACIAL]Thinkingabouttherepresentationof[RACES],whichcomesclosertoyourview?Inordertogetbetterrepresentation[ROTATECHOICES]{READ}[ROTATECHOICES]Weneedmore[IFRACE=ASIAN,NHPI,BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN,LATINO,MULTIRACIALENTER[RACES]]]inCongress(01)orWeneedmore[[IFRACE=ASIAN,NHPI,BLACKORAFRICANAMERICAN,LATINO,MULTIRACIALENTER[RACES]]]intelevisionandmovies(02)Don’tknow(88)Ref(99)

MODULE7:PARTICIPATIONCO-VARIATES

Q7.1.Generallyspeaking,doyouusuallythinkofyourselfasa{READCATEGORIES},anindependent,orintermsofsomeotherparty?[ROTATE1AND2]m Democrat(1){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=DEMOCRAT}m Republican(2){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=REPUBLICAN}m Independent(3)q Otherparty(pleasespecify)(4)____________________{WRITEINENGLISH}q Donotthinkintermsofpoliticalparties(5)(VOL;DONOTREAD)m DON’TKNOW(88)m Refused(99)Q7.2.[IFQ7.1=2]WouldyoucallyourselfastrongRepublicanoranotverystrongRepublican?m StrongRepublican(1)q NotverystrongRepublican(2)m DON’TKNOW(88)m Refused(99)Q7.3.[IFQ7.1=1]WouldyoucallyourselfastrongDemocratoranotverystrongDemocrat?m StrongDemocrat(1)q NotverystrongDemocrat(2)m DON’TKNOW(88)m Refused(99)[SPLITSAMPLEQ7.4AANDQ7.4B]Q7.4A.[IFQ7.1=3,4,5,88,99]DoyouthinkofyourselfasclosertotheRepublicanPartyortotheDemocraticParty?m ClosertotheRepublicanParty(1){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=REPUBLICAN}m ClosertotheDemocraticparty(2){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=DEMOCRAT}q Closertoneitherparty(3){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}

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m Don’tKnow(88){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}m Refused(99){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}Q7.4B.[IFQ7.1=3,4,5,88,99]Basedonwherethetwopartiesstandontheissues,doyouthinkyourviewsareclosertotheRepublicanPartyortotheDemocraticParty?m ClosertotheRepublicanParty(1){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=REPUBLICAN}m ClosertotheDemocraticparty(2){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=DEMOCRAT}q Closertoneitherparty(3){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}m Don’tKnow(88){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}m Refused(99){HIDDENVARIABLEPID4=INDEPENDENT}Q7.5[IFASIAN50=1]ThinkingaboutthenextCongressandwhoshouldbeelected.Pleasetellmehowimportantthefollowingstatementsare:extremelyimportant,veryimportant,somewhatimportant,ornotimportant Extremelyimportant(1)Veryimportant(2) Somewhatimportant(3)orNotimportant(4) Don’tKnow(88)

A. [IFRACE=BLACKORAFRICANAMERICANORLATINO]Weneedmore[RACES]inCongressB. [IFRACE=ASIANORNHPI][SPLITSAMPLE=50%]Weneedmore[RACES]inCongressC. [IFRACE=ASIANORNHPI][SPLITSAMPLE=50%]Weneedmore[RETHNICS]inCongressD. WeneedmorewomeninCongressE. Weneedmore[PID4]sinCongressF. WeneedmorepeopleinCongresswhorepresenttheissuesIcareaboutmost

NOTE: [RETHNICS=RETHNIC+s] except for: Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Vietnamese, Burmese, andTaiwanesewheretheplural[RETHNICS]isthesameasthesingular[RETHNIC]

MODULE8:DEMOGRAPHICS

Q8.1Finally,wehaveafewimportantquestionsabouthomeandfamily.Doyouhaveanychildren?[GRID,CHOICESINCOLUMNSBELOW]{IFRSAYSNOCHILDREN,MARKALLASNONE}

A. {IFYES}Howmanychildrendoyouhave?____{WRITEINNUMBER}B. {IFYES}Andhowmanychildrenare18yearsorolder?____{WRITEINNUMBER}

Q8.2.Next,thinkingaboutyourhouseholdwhenyouwereachildgrowingup.Howoftendidyourfamilydiscusspolitics?Wasthatveryoften,somewhatoften,nottoooften,ornotatall?

o Veryoften(1)o Somewhatoften(2)o Nottoooften(3)o Notatall(4)

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o DK(88)o REF(99)

Q8.3A[IFFORBORN=1]DidyoucompleteallofyoureducationintheUnitedStates?m Yes(1)m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.3B[IFQ8.3A=2]WhatisthehighestlevelofeducationyoucompletedoutsidetheUnitedStates?

m Noschoolingcompleted(1)m Someschooling,nohighschooldegree(2)m Highschooldegreeorcertificate(3)m CollegedegreeorBachelor’sdegree(5)m GraduateorProfessionaldegree(6)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)

Q8.4A[IFS8=2,3,4,5,6][IFASIAN50=1]Thinkingbacktoyourhighschoolyears,pleaseindicateifyouwereinvolvedinanyofthefollowing:{READANDCHECKALLTHATAPPLY}

o Hobbyorspecialinterestclub(2)o Studentcouncilorstudentgovernment(3)o Schoolyearbookornewspaper(4)o Musicband,orchestraordrama(5)o Someotheractivity,notsports-related(18)o Sports{IFTHEYSAYYES,ASK“WHICHSPORTS?”}(6)

{DONOTREADTHEWHOLELIST}

o Badmintono Basketballo Baseball,o Cross-countryortrackandfieldo FieldHockey,o Football,o Hockey,o Soccer,o Swimming,o Tennis,o Volleyball,oro Someothersport

o Notinvolved

Q8.5A[IFFORBORN=1]WhatyeardidyoufirstcometoliveintheUnitedStates?[IFTAKINGTOOLONG,

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"HowoldwereyouwhenyoufirstcametoliveintheUnitedStates?"]

[RECORDYEARORAGE]

Q8.5B.[IFQ1.4=2,4,88OR99]Pleasetellmeifyouarecurrentlyhereonanyofthefollowing:

{CHECKFIRSTMENTION}

o Avalidtouristvisa(1)o Avalidstudentvisa(2)o Avalidworkvisaorpermit(3)o DeferredActionforChildhoodArrivals,orDACA(4)o Somethingelse(5)o Don’tKnow(88)o Refused(99)

Q8.6Areyoucurrentlymarriedorlivingasmarriedwithsomeone–orareyouwidowed,divorced,separated,orhaveyouneverbeenmarried?m Married/livingasmarried(1)m Widowed(2)m Divorced(3)m Separated(4)m Nevermarried(5)m Other(6)___________{WRITEINENGLISH}m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.6A[IFQ8.6=2,3,4,5,6,88]Areyoucurrentlyinaseriousrelationship?m Yes(1)m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.7[IFQ8.6=1]Whatracialorethnicgroupsdescribeyourspouseorpartner?{Chooseallthatapply}[SAMERESPONSECHOICESASS10.2]q White(3)q Black(4)q AfricanAmerican(5)q HispanicorLatino(6)q AsianorAsianAmerican(1)q NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(2)q NativeAmericanorAmericanIndian(7)q Multi-racial,Mixed(9)q Don’tKnow(88)q Refused(99)

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Q8.8[IFASIAN50=1]Howwouldyourateyouroverallhealthinthepastyear–excellent,verygood,good,fair,orpoor?m Excellent(1)m VeryGood(2)m Good(3)m Fair(4)m Poor(5)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)

Q8.9Next,wehavesomequestionsaboutwork.Whatisyourcurrentemploymentstatus?Pleaseletusknowwhichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourstatusinthepastmonth.[TWOCOLUMNS]{READCHOICES}[ACCEPTMULTIPLEANSWERS]m Workingfull-time(1)[HIDDENVARIABLEEMPLOYED=1]m Workingpart-time(2)[HIDDENVARIABLEEMPLOYED=1]m Self-employed(3)[HIDDENVARIABLEEMPLOYED=1]m Unemployedandstilllookingforwork(4)m Unemployedandstoppedlookingforwork(5)q m Student(6)m Homemaker(7)m Retired(8)m Permanentlydisabled(9)m Other[SPECIFY](10___________{WRITEINENGLISH}m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.10[IFQ8.9=10,DK,REF]Areyoudoinganyworkforpayatthepresenttime?m Yes(1)[HIDDENVARIABLEEMPLOYED=1]m No(2)m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)

Q8.11[IFEMPLOYED=1]Whatisyourmainoccupation?Thatis,whatkindofworkdoyoudo?{READSOMEEXAMPLESONLYIFTAKINGTOOLONGORPERSONISCONFUSED,“Forexample…”}[TWOCOLUMNS]AccountantCustomerservicerepresentativeComputerProgrammer(softwareprogrammer)ConstructionDentist

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DoctorEngineerLawyerManagerRetail/SalesNurseOfficeassistantPharmacistProfessor(TeacherinCollege)RestaurantWorker(cook,waiter,dishwasher)SalesSalonworker(Hair,Nair,Spa,Massage)SecretaryTeacherinK-12Other:_____________{WRITEINENGLISH}m Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.12[IFEMPLOYED=1]Inyourjob,doyousuperviseanyonewhoisdirectlyresponsibletoyou?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o DK(88)o Ref(99)

Q8.13IFYES:Doanyofthosepersonssuperviseanyoneelse?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o DK(88)o Ref(99)

Q8.14[IFEMPLOYED=1]Inyourjob,haveyoueverplannedorchairedameeting?

o Yes(1)o No(2)o DK(88)o Ref(99)

Q8.15Forstatisticalpurposesonly,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetotalincomeearnedbyeveryoneinyourhouseholdlastyear?[TRYHARDTONOTACCEPTDK,REF;REASSURETHATANONYMOUS]m Upto$20,000(1)m $20,000to$50,000(2)m $50,000to$75,000(3)m $75,000to$100,000(4)

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m $100,000to$125,000(5)m $125,000to$250,000(6)q $250,000andover(7)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.16[IFQ8.15=DK,REF]Weunderstandthisisaprivatematterformanyindividuals.Weareonlyinterestedinthisforresearchpurposes.Couldyoupleaseatleasttellusifyourtotalhouseholdincomewasbelow$50,000lastyear,between$50,000and$100,000,ormorethan$100,000?m lessthan$50,000(1)m $50,000to$100,000(2)q morethan$100,000(3)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.17[IFEMPLOYED=1]Doyoubelongtoaunion?m Yes(1)q No(2)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.18Andwhatyearwereyouborn?[TRYHARDTONOTACCEPTDK,REF;REASSURETHATANONYMOUS][RECORDYEAR[TWOCOLUMNS][RECORDYEAR]{YEARBORN} [RECORDAGE]q Don’tKnow(8888)q Refused(9999)

Q8.19[IFQ8.18=DK,REF]Wejustneedtoknowingeneral;areyouthefollowingagegroups…?m 18-24(1)m 25to34(2)m 35to49(3)m 50to64(4)m 65orover(5)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.20Doyouownordoyourenttheplacewhereyoucurrentlylive?m Own(1)q Rent(2)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.21[ASKIFLANGUAGEOFINTERVIEWNEENGLISH]NowIwouldliketoaskyouaboutyourEnglishlanguageskills.HowwellcanyouspeakEnglish?Verywell,prettywell,justalittle,ornotatall?m Verywell(1)

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m Prettywell(2)m Justalittle(3)q Notatall(4)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.22[ASKIFLANGUAGEOFINTERVIEWNEENGLISH]HowwellcanyoureadEnglish?Verywell,prettywell,justalittle,ornotatall?m Verywell(1)m Prettywell(2)m Justalittle(3)q Notatall(4)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99)Q8.23[IFNON-ENGLISHINTERVIEW]Ifelectionmaterialswereavailabletoyouinyourlanguage,wouldyoumakeuseofthem?m Yes(1)q No(2)q Don’tKnow(88)m Refused(99){THANKINTERVIEWEE}[THEFOLLOWINGAREQUESTIONSTHEINTERVIEWERNEEDSTOCOMPLETE]Q9.1Respondent’sgenerallevelofinformationaboutpoliticsandpublicaffairsseemed:m Veryhighm Fairlyhighm Averagem Fairlylowm VerylowQ9.2Overall,howgreatwastherespondent’sinterestintheinterview:m Veryhighm Fairlyhighm Averagem Fairlylowm VerylowQ9.3Checkifanyoftheitemsapplytotherespondent:q Respondentwastiredq Spokeslowlyq Spokeveryfastq Notintelligentq Difficulttounderstand

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q Agitatedorstressedq ComplainedQ9.4[IfEnglishinterview]Interviewer,howwouldyoucharacterizeyouraccentwhenyouspeakinEnglish?q Verystrongq Fairlystrongq Notthatstrongq NotatallQ9.5Interviewer,howwouldyourowndescribeyourrace/ethnicity[TWOCOLUMNS]White(31)BlackorAfricanAmerican(32)Latino(33)AsianAmerican(34)NativeHawaiianorPacificIslander(35)Other________________(36)q Bangladeshi(1)q Cambodian(2)q Chinese(3)q Filipino(4)q Hmong(5)q Indian(6)q Japanese(7)q Korean(8)q Laotian(9)q Pakistani(10)q Vietnamese(11)q NativeHawaiian(12)q Samoan(13)

q Bhutanese(14)q Burmese(15)q Fijian(16)q Indonesian(17)q Malaysian(18)q Mongolian(19)q Nepali(20)q Singaporean(21)q SriLankan(22)q Taiwanese(23)q Thai(24)q Tongan(25)


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