DataFerrett Codebook - Created Mar 6, 2006 GESTCEN Geography-census state code With the following Ranges: 11 ME 12 NH 13 VT 14 MA 15 RI 16 CT 21 NY 22 NJ 23 PA 31 OH 32 IN 33 IL 34 MI 35 WI 41 MN 42 IA 43 MO 44 ND 45 SD 46 NE 47 KS 51 DE 52 MD 53 DC 54 VA 55 WV 56 NC 57 SC 58 GA 59 FL 61 KY 62 TN 63 AL 64 MS 71 AR 72 LA 73 OK 74 TX 81 MT 82 ID 83 WY 84 CO 85 NM 86 AZ 87 UT 88 NV 91 WA 92 OR 93 CA 94 AK 95 HI HUFAMINC Household-total family income in past 12 months With the following Ranges: -3 Refused -2 Don't Know -1 Blank 1 Less Than $5,000 2 5,000 To 7,499 3 7,500 To 9,999 4 10,000 To 12,499 5 12,500 To 14,999 6 15,000 To 19,999 7 20,000 To 24,999 8 25,000 To 29,999 9 30,000 To 34,999 10 35,000 To 39,999 11 40,000 To 49,999 12 50,000 To 59,999 13 60,000 To 74,999 14 75,000 To 99,999 15 100,000 To 149,999 16 150,000 and Over PESEX Demographics-sex With the following Ranges: 1 Male 2 Female PRMARSTA Demographics-marital status(recode) With the following Ranges: -1 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign 1 Married, Civilian Spouse Present 2 Married, Armed Forces Spouse Present 3 Married, Spouse Absent (exc. Separated) 4 Widowed 5 Divorced 6 Separated 7 Never Married PRTAGE Demographics-age top coded at 90 years old With the following Ranges: 0:90 Range PEHSPNON Demographics- hispanic/non-hispanic origin With the following Ranges: 1 Hispanic 2 Non-Hispanic PREDUCA5 Educational Attainment (recode - 5 categories) Is a recode of the variable(s) PEEDUCA 1 Less than a high school diploma - {31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 } 2 High school graduates, no college - {39 } 3 Some college, no degree - {40 } 4 Associate degree - {41, 42 } 5 Bachelor's degree or higher - {43, 44, 45, 46 } PRINUYER Demographics-recoded immigrant's year of entry to U.S. With the following Ranges: 0 Not in universe 1 Before 1950 2 1950 - 1959 3 1960 - 1964 4 1965 - 1969 5 1970 - 1974 6 1975 - 1979 7 1980 - 1981 8 1982 - 1983 9 1984 - 1985 10 1986 - 1987 11 1988 - 1989 12 1990 - 1991 13 1992 - 1993 14 1994 - 1995 15 1996 - 1997 16 1998 - 1999 17 2000 - 2001 18 2002 - 2004 PTDTRACE Demographics- race of respondent With the following Ranges: 1 White Only 2 Black Only 3 American Indian, Alaskan Native Only 4 Asian Only 5 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Only 6 White-Black 7 White-AI 8 White-Asian 9 White-Hawaiian 10 Black-AI 11 Black-Asian 12 Black-HP 13 AI-Asian 14 Asian-HP 15 W-B-AI 16 W-B-A 17 W-AI-A 18 W-A-HP 19 W-B-AI-A 20 2 or 3 Races 21 4 or 5 Races PES1 Vote-vote in the November _ election? With the following Ranges: -9 No Response -3 Refused -2 Don't Know -1 Not in universe 1 Yes 2 No PES2 Vote-registered to vote in the November _ election? With the following Ranges: -9 No Response -3 Refused -2 Don't Know -1 Not in universe 1 Yes 2 No PES3 Reason not registered With the following Ranges: -9 No answer -3 Refusal -2 Don't know -1 Out of universe 1 Did not meet registration deadlines 2 Did not know where or how to register 3 Did not meet residency requirements/did not live here long enough 4 Permanent illness or disability 5 Difficulty with English 6 Not interested in the election or not involved in politics 7 My vote would not make a difference 8 Not eligible to vote 9 Other reason PES4 Main reason (you/name) did not vote? With the following Ranges: -9 No answer -3 Refusal -2 Don't know -1 Out of universe 1 Illness or disability (own or family's) 2 Out of town or away from home 3 Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) 4 Not interested, felt my vote wouldn't make a difference 5 Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule 6 Transportation problems 7 Didn't like candidates or campaign issues 8 Registration problems (i.e. didn't receive absentee ballot, not registered in current location) 9 Bad weather conditions 10 Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or lines too long 11 Other PES5 Did you vote in person or did you vote by mail With the following Ranges: -9 No answer -3 Refusal -2 Don't know -1 Out of universe 1 In person 2 By mail PES6 Was that on election day or before election day With the following Ranges: -9 No answer -3 Refusal -2 Don't know -1 Out of universe 1 On election day 2 Before election day PES8 Vote-time at current address With the following Ranges: -9 No Response -3 Refused -2 Don't know -1 Not in universe 1 Less than 1 month 2 1-6 months 3 7-11 months 4 1-2 years 5 3-4 years 6 5 years or longer