Q101a. What is your age?
-98 = Don't know/Refused

AGE3. Age recoded in 6 categories
1 = Under 30
2 = 30 to 39
3 = 40 to 49
4 = 50 to 59
5 = 60 to 69
6 = 70 and over

Q103. What is the highest year of school that you have finished and gotten credit for?
1 = 8th grade or less
2 = Some high school
3 = High school graduate
4 = Trade / vocational school
5 = 1-2 years of college
6 = 3-4 years of college/(did not graduate)
7 = College graduate
8 = 5-6 years of college
9 = Masters degree
10 = Graduate work past Masters
11 = Don't know/Refused/No answer

Education recoded into 4 categories
1 = High school or less
2 = Some college or trade or vocational school
3 = College grad
4 = Graduate work

Q110. Record gender:
1 = Male
2 = Female

Q109. Now, we don't want to know your exact income, but just roughly, could you tell me if your annual household income before taxes is...?
1 = Under $20,000
2 = $20,000-$40,000
3 = $40,000-$60,000
4 = $60,000-$80,000
5 = $80,000-$100,000
6 = $100,000 or more
7 = Don't know/refused

Q107. Are you or is anyone in your household a member of a labor union? Is that a public employee union or a union in the private sector?
1 = Yes, Public
2 = Yes, Private
3 = Yes, Both
4 = No union members
5 = No opinion

Recoded labor union into 2 categories
1 = Yes--public and/or private
2 = No

Q106. Which of the following best describes your present marital status -- married, not married but live together, separated or divorced, widowed, or never married?
1 = Married
2 = Not married but live together
3 = Separated or divorced
4 = Widowed
5 = Never married
6 = No answer

Q104. Are you a Latino or of Hispanic origin, such as Mexican-American, Latin American, South American, or Spanish-American?
1 = Yes, Hispanic
2 = No, non-Hispanic
3 = Don't know/refused

Q104/Q105a/b Race/Ethnicity Summary Table (as a single code)
1 = White non-Hisp
2 = Latino
3 = Black
4 = Asian/Pacifiic Islander
5 = American Indian
6 = Alaskan Native
7 = Other race/ref

Race/Ethnicity recoded into 3 categories
1 = White non-Hispanic
2 = Latino/Hispanic
3 = Other (Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian

REGION. (North vs. South) Region
0 = Northern California
1 = Southern California

REGION. (Inland vs. Coastal) Region
0 = Inland Counties
1 = Coastal Counties

Q1.(FORM A) Thinking about the country overall, do you think things in the U.S. are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things are seriously off on the wrong track?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Right direction
2 = Wrong track
8 = No opinion

Q24. How would you generally describe economic conditions in California now? Would you say that economically, California is in good times or bad times right now?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Good times
2 = In-between (volunteered)
3 = Bad times
8 = No opinion

Q25.(FORM A) Would you say that you and your family are financially better off or worse off today than you were a year ago?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Better off
2 = No change (volunteered)
3 = Worse off
8 = No opinion

Q26.(FORM A) Looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you will be better off financially, worse off, or just about the same as now?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Better off in a year
2 = No change
3 = Worse off in a year
8 = No opinion

Q27.(FORM A) How serious a problem do you think unemployment is in California at this time? Is it very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Very serious
2 = Somewhat serious
3 = Not too serious
4 = Not at all serious
8 = No opinion

Q28.(FORM A) Looking ahead, do you think job opportunities in California will be better, about the same, or worse in the coming year?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Better
2 = About the same
3 = Worse
8 = No opinion

Q13. What do you think is more important... to protect the right of Americans to own guns, or to impose greater controls on gun ownership?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Right to own guns
2 = Control gun ownership
8 = No opinion

Q13x.(FORM A) President Obama recently proposed a set of new laws designed to reduce gun violence in the U.S. Based on what you've seen or heard about this, would you want your representative to vote for or against these new laws?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Vote for
2 = Vote against
8 = No opinion

Q14.(FORM A)(a. Require anyone buying ammunition to get a permit and undergo a background check) ... For each, please tell me whether you favor or oppose it? Do you favor or oppose this?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose
8 = No opinion

Q15.(FORM A) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the National Rifle Association?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Favorable
2 = Unfavorable
8 = No opinion

Q29. Which of the following statements about global warming comes closest to your opinion?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Global warming has been established as a serious problem and immediate action is necessary
2 = There is enough evidence that global warming is taking place and some action is necessary
3 = We don't know enough about global warming and more research is necessary before we take any actions
4 = Concerns about global warming are unwarranted
8 = Don't know/no opinion

Q30.(FORM B) Do you approve or disapprove of the job the federal government is doing in dealing with the problem of global warming?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
8 = No opinion

Q32.(FORM B) Generally speaking, do you favor or oppose this [2006 greenhouse gas emissions] law? Do you (favor/oppose) it strongly or somewhat?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Favor strongly
2 = Favor somewhat
3 = Oppose somewhat
4 = Oppose strongly
8 = No opinion

Q18.(a. Get California driver's licenses) ... Do you agree or disagree that they should be allowed to [ITEM]?
1 = Agree
2 = Disagree
8 = No opinion

Q102a. Generally speaking, in politics do you consider yourself as conservative, liberal, middle-of-the-road, or don't you think of yourself in these terms?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Conservative
2 = Liberal
3 = Middle-of-the-road
4 = Don't think of self in these terms
5 = Don't know/Refused

Q102d. (Q102a=Don't think of self in those terms or DK/Ref) If you had to choose, would you consider yourself as being conservative, liberal, or middle-of-the-road?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Conservative
2 = Liberal
3 = Middle-of-the-road
4 = Don't know/Refused

Q102e. How much do you personally identify with the Tea Party movement -- a lot, some or not at all?
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Not at all
4 = No opinion

Conservative, middle of the road, liberal
0 = Missing
1 = Conservative or lean conservative
2 = Middle of the road (doesn't lean either way)
3 = Liberal or lean liberal

REGPARTY: Registered political party from the list of registered voters
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Non-partisan/independent/declined to state
4 = Green/libertarian/american independent/natural law/other party
5 = Unknown

VOTEHIST: How many elections (2008 Primary, 2008 General, 2010 Primary, 2010 General) the respondent voted in from the list of registered voters
0 = Zero
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four

PERMABS: Whether the respondent was a permanent absentee voter from the list of registered voters
1 = Yes
2 = No

Q108. What, if any, is your religious preference -- Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish or some other faith? Is that a Christian denomination?
1 = Protestant/other Christian
2 = Catholic
3 = Jewish
4 = Buddhist
5 = Muslim
6 = Confucian
7 = Other
8 = No preference/atheist
9 = Don't know/refused

RELIG1 recoded into 4 categories
1 = Protestant and other Christian
2 = Roman Catholic
3 = Other
4 = No preference and atheist

Q19. Do you approve or disapprove of California allowing same-sex couples to marry and have regular marriage laws apply to them?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
8 = Undecided/no opinion

Q20.(FORM A) How important is it to you for the Supreme Court to overturn California's same sex marriage ban and allow same sex couples in the state to marry...?
-99 = Question not asked
1 = Very important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Not too important
4 = Not at all important
8 = No opinion

FORMTYPE: Survey questionnaire form (A or B) the respondent received
1 = Form a
2 = Form b