H1 Homosexuality should be accepted by society or homosexuality should be discouraged by society
H2 Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?
H2R Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally recoded
A1 Do you think abortion should be legal or illegal?
A2 Do you think there are any situations in which abortion should be restricted, or should there be no restrictions at all on abortion?
A3 Do you think there are any situations in which abortion should be allowed, or should there be no situations at all where abortion is allowed?
G1 What do you think is more important - to protect the right of Americans to own guns, Or to control gun ownership?
G2 Should there be some restrictions on gun control, or should there be no restrictions on gun control?
G3 Should most Americans be able to own guns with certain limits, or should only law enforcement security personnel be able to own guns?
I1 Which comes closer to your view about how to handle immigrants who are now living in the U.S. illegally?
I2 Do you think there should be a national law enforcement effort to deport all immigrants who are now living in the U.S. illegally, or should that not be done?
I3 If immigrants meet these requirements, should they be eligible for citizenship right away, or only after a period of time?
I4 Immigrants today strengthen our country because of their hard work and talents or immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing and health care
I5 The growing number of newcomers from other countries threatens traditional American customs and values or the growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
P1 In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent?
P2 Do you consider yourself a strong [Republican/Democrat] or not a strong [Republican/Democrat]? Includes Republicans/Democrats only.
P3 Party including those leaning toward Republicans and Democrate
P4 In general, would you describe your political views as conservative, moderate, or liberal?
P5 Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public affairs?
P6 The government should do more to protect morality in society or I worry the government is getting too involved in the issue of morality
P7 Ideological consistency scale recoded into 5 categories
R1 What is your present religion, if any?
R2 Would you describe yourself as a 'born again' or evangelical Christian, or not?
R3 Religion is a very important part of my life or religion is not that important to me
R4 How often do you attend religious services?
S1 Generally, how would you say things are these days in your life?
S2 All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?
S3 And thinking about the local community where you live, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your local community today?
C1 Most people who want to get ahead can make it if they're willing to work hard or hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people
C2 Success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside of our control or everyone has it in their own power to succeed
D1 Sex
D2 Age
D2R1 Age recoded into four categories
D2R2 Age recoded into two categories
D3 Education
D3R1 Education recoded into four categories
D3R2 Education recoded into two categories
D4 Marital status
D4R1 Marital status recoded into four categories
D4R2 Marital status recoded into two categories
D5 Family income in 2013
D5R1 Family income in 2013 recoded into four categories
D5R2 Family income in 2013 recoded into two categories
D6 I'm generally satisfied with the way things are going for me financially or I'm not very satisfied with my financial situation
D7 Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican or Cuban?
D8 Race-Ethnicity
D9 Race
D9R1 White/Non-White
D10 Census region based on self-reported zipcode
D11 Urban-Suburban-Rural
W Weight