Civic Participation

How active are you in politics or in the affairs of your community?

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																		CPACTO19	N5CPACT20

Are you eligible to vote?

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															L20
															CPELG16

Did you vote in the presidential election in YYYY? (YYYY is a specific year for each wave)¹

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											N1	J1		K1			L8
											POLN112	POLJ113		K1VOTE15			L8ELC18

Which Candidate did you vote for?

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												N1A	J1A		K1A			L8A
												POLN1A12	POLJ1A13		K1AVOT15			L8AELC18
Other (please specify)												POLN1A412	J1AOTR13		K1AOTH15			L8AOTH18

Did you vote in the election for governor of Minnesota in YYYY? (YYYY is a specific year for each wave)¹

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											N2			K2		J1²		O6
											POLN212			K2VOTE15		J117		O6ELC19

Which Candidate did you vote for?

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												N2A			K2A				O6A
												POLN2A12			K2AVOT15				O6AELC19
Other (please specify)												POLN2A412			K2AOTH15				O6AOTH19

Did you vote in the U.S. senate election in YYYY? (YYYY is a specific year for each wave)¹

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																	L9
																	L9ELC18

Which Candidate did you vote for?

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																		L9A
																		L9AELC18
Other (please specify)																		L9AOTH18

When you were sixteen, how active was...

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Your mother in politics or in the affairs of the community?																CPMOEG16		CPMOEG18
Your father in politics or in the affairs of the community?																CPFAEG16		CPFAEG18

Would you say you discuss community issues or political matters with...

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																L2		L2
Friends																CPDISA16		CPDISA18
Your spouse or partner																CPDISB16		CPDISB18
Other family members																CPDISC16		CPDISD18
My children																		CPDISC18
Fellow workers																CPDISD16		CPDISE18
People at your place of worship																CPDISE16		CPDISF18
Other people																CPDISF16		CPDISG18

So far as you know now, do you expect to vote in the National elections this coming November or not?

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											N3
											POLN312

Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party?

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												N4			K3	L3		L3	O2	N6
												POLN412			K3PTY15	CPPPTY16		CPPPTY18	CPPPTY19	N6CPPPTY20
Other- Please specify																CPPTYO16		CPPTYO18	CPPTYO19	N6CPPTYO20

Would you identify yourself as part of the Christian Right?

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											N5			K4
											POLN512			K4CHRI15

Which of the following best describes your political leanings?

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											POLN612			K5POLI15	CPPLN16		CPPLN18	CPPLN19	N7CPPLN20

In general, do you feel things in the United States are going in the right or wrong direction?

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															L5		L5	O4
															CPDIR16		CPDIR16	CPDIR19

For each kind of organization listed below, have you done any of the following in the past five years?

Religious organization

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPRELA16		CPRELA18
Attend meetings																CPRELB16		CPRELB18
Donate money																CPRELC16		CPRELC18
Volunteer for organization																CPRELD16		CPRELD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPRELE16		CPRELE18
Leadership role																CPRELF16		CPRELF18

Labor/trade union

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPUNIA16		CPUNIA18
Attend meetings																CPUNIB16		CPUNIB18
Donate money																CPUNIC16		CPUNIC18
Volunteer for organization																CPUNID16		CPUNID18
Do paid work for the organization																CPUNIE16		CPUNIE18
Leadership role																CPUNIF16		CPUNIF18

Business/professional association

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPBUSA16		CPBUSA18
Attend meetings																CPBUSB16		CPBUSB18
Donate money																CPBUSC16		CPBUSC18
Volunteer for organization																CPBUSD16		CPBUSD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPBUSE16		CPBUSE18
Leadership role																CPBUSF16		CPBUSF18

Ethnic organization or club

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPETHA16		CPETHA18
Attend meetings																CPETHB16		CPETHB18
Donate money																CPETHC16		CPETHC18
Volunteer for organization																CPETHD16		CPETHD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPETHE16		CPETHE18
Leadership role																CPETHF16		CPETHF18

Political party

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPPOLA16		CPPOLA18
Attend meetings																CPPOLB16		CPPOLB18
Donate money																CPPOLC16		CPPOLC18
Volunteer for organization																CPPOLD16		CPPOLD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPPOLE16		CPPOLE18
Leadership role																CPPOLF16		CPPOLF18

Block club or neighborhood improvement group

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPBLCA16		CPBLCA18
Attend meetings																CPBLCB16		CPBLCB18
Donate money																CPBLCC16		CPBLCC18
Volunteer for organization																CPBLCD16		CPBLCD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPBLCE16		CPBLCE18
Leadership role																CPBLCF16		CPBLCF18

Local governing board or council

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPGOVA16		CPGOVA18
Attend meetings																CPGOVB16		CPGOVB18
Donate money																CPGOVC16		CPGOVC18
Volunteer for organization																CPGOVD16		CPGOVD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPGOVE16		CPGOVE18
Leadership role																CPGOVF16		CPGOVF18

Charity organization

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPCHAA16		CPCHAA18
Attend meetings																CPCHAB16		CPCHBA18
Donate money																CPCHAC16		CPCHCA18
Volunteer for organization																CPCHAD16		CPCHDA18
Do paid work for the organization																CPCHAE16		CPCHEA18
Leadership role																CPCHAF16		CPCHFA18

Sports team/hobby club

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPSPOA16		CPSPOA18
Attend meetings																CPSPOB16		CPSPOB18
Donate money																CPSPOC16		CPSPOC18
Volunteer for organization																CPSPOD16		CPSPOD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPSPOE16		CPSPOE18
Leadership role																CPSPOF16		CPSPOF18

Youth group

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPYTHA16		CPYTHA18
Attend meetings																CPYTHB16		CPYTHB18
Donate money																CPYTHC16		CPYTHC18
Volunteer for organization																CPYTHD16		CPYTHD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPYTHE16		CPYTHE18
Leadership role																CPYTHF16		CPYTHF18

Recovery group

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Became a member																CPRCVA16		CPRCVA18
Attend meetings																CPRCVB16		CPRCVB18
Donate money																CPRCVC16		CPRCVC18
Volunteer for organization																CPRCVD16		CPRCVD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPRCVE16		CPRCVE18
Leadership role																CPRCVF16		CPRCVF18

Human rights/Women's rights

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPRGTA16		CPRCVA18
Attend meetings																CPRGTB16		CPRGTB18
Donate money																CPRGTC16		CPRGTC18
Volunteer for organization																CPRGTD16		CPRGTD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPRGTE16		CPRGTE18
Leadership role																CPRGTF16		CPRGTF18

Environmental organization

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																L6		L6
Became a member																CPENVA16		CPENVA18
Attend meetings																SPENVB16		CPENVB18
Donate money																CPENVC16		CPENVC18
Volunteer for organization																CPENVD16		CPENVD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPENVE16		CPENVE18
Leadership role																CPENVF16		CPENVF18

Other

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																L6		L6
Please specify																CPOTHS16		CPOTHS18
Became a member																CPOTHA16		CPOTHA18
Attend meetings																CPOTHB16		CPOTHB18
Donate money																CPOTHC16		CPOTHC18
Volunteer for organization																CPOTHD16		CPOTHD18
Do paid work for the organization																CPOTHE16		CPOTHE18
Leadership role																CPOTHF16		CPOTHF18

Thinking about the organization you are most involved in, how often do you have the opportunity to participate in the decision-making in the organization?

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															L7
															CPDEC16

Thinking about the organization you are most involved in, how much control do you feel you have over its purposes and policies

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															L8
															CPCTRL16

Please indicate below how much you agree or disagree with the following statements

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I am interested in politics																CP9INT16
I have a good understanding of the important political issues facing our country																CP9UND16
I feel well prepared for participating in public life																CP9PRE16
The way our society is organized needs to be radically changed																CP9ORG16

Below are different forms of political action that people can take. For each one, please check your degree of involvement.

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Written a letter/email to a newspaper about a social/political issue																CPACTA16
Personally contacted a government official to have my voice heard																CPACTB16
Joined a boycott																CPACTC16
Participated in a rally, demonstration or protest																CPACTD16
Participated in a government meeting focused on a social/political issue																CPACTE16
Participated in a political group meeting focused on a social/political issue																CPACTF16
Signed a petition																CPACTG16
Participated in a sit-in/occupation of a factory or building																CPACTH16
Participated in a strike																CPACTI16
Volunteer fundraising																CPACTJ16
Made my political views known through the internet																CPACTK16
Used force or violent methods to advance a social/political goal																CPACTL16

If yes, when have you done the act...

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																	L10
Written a letter/email to a newspaper about a social/political issue	In the past year																CPACAW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACA216
Personally contacted a government official to have my voice heard	In the past year																CPACBW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACB216
Joined a boycott	In the past year																CPACCW16
Joined a boycott	In the past 2-5 years																CPACC216
Participated in a rally, demonstration or protest	In the past year																CPACDW16
Participated in a rally, demonstration or protest	In the past 2-5 years																CPACD216
Participated in a government meeting focused on a social/political issue	In the past year																CPACEW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACE216
Participated in a political group meeting focused on a social/political issue	In the past year																CPACFW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACF216
Signed a petition	In the past year																CPACGW16
Signed a petition	In the past 2-5 years																CPACG216
Participated in a sit-in/occupation of a factory or building	In the past year																CPACHW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACH216
Participated in a strike	In the past year																CPACIW16
Participated in a strike	In the past 2-5 years																CPACI216
Volunteer fundraising	In the past year																CPACJW16
Volunteer fundraising	In the past 2-5 years																CPACJ216
Made my political views known through the internet	In the past year																CPACKW16
Made my political views known through the internet	In the past 2-5 years																CPACK216
Used force or violent methods to advance a social/political goal	In the past year																CPACLW16
	In the past 2-5 years																CPACL216

If yes, in the past 5 years how many times have you done each action?

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																L10
Written a letter/email to a newspaper about a social/political issue																CPACAH16
Personally contacted a government official to have my voice heard																CPACBH16
Joined a boycott																CPACCH16
Participated in a rally, demonstration or protest																CPACDH16
Participated in a government meeting focused on a social/political issue																CPACEH16
Participated in a political group meeting focused on a social/political issue																CPACFH16
Signed a petition																CPACGH16
Participated in a sit-in/occupation of a factory or building																CPACHH16
Participated in a strike																CPACIH16
Volunteer fundraising																CPACJH16
Made my political views known through the internet																CPACKH16
Used force or violent methods to advance a social/political goal																CPACLH16

Thinking about your most recent political action (other than voting), who was affected by the problem?

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Myself or my family																CPINFA16
Other people like myself or my family																CPINFB16
All people in my community																CPINFC16
All people in the US																CPINFD16
All the people in the world																CPINFE16

Here is a list of reasons people give for taking part in civic or political actions. Thinking about the time(s) you have gotten involved in such activities, please indicate how important each of the following were to you.

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I found it exciting																CPREAA16
As one individual, I feel I cannot have an impact																CPREAB16
The chance to make the community or nation a better place to live																CPREAC16
The chance to influence government policy																CPREAD16
My duty as a citizen																CPREAE16
Because I had friends who were already involved																CPREAF16

Below is a list of reasons people give us for not being politically active. Please indicate if each of these reasons is very important, somewhat important, or not at all important to you

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As one individual, I feel I cannot have an impact																CPREA116
Politics is too complicated for me to understand																CPREA216
I think I should take care of my family before I worry about community and nation																CPREA316
I simply don't have enough time for politics																CPREA416
What I would get out of political participation is not worth my time and trouble																CPREA516
I feel it's not my responsibility to participate																CPREA616

Was there a time in the past when you were more politically active than you currently are?

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															L14
															CPPAST16

Living in a community involves both rights and obligations. Please rate the importance of the following activities.

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																L15
Voting in elections																CPOBL116
Volunteering time for community service																CPOBL216
Taking part in a survey for a research organization																CPOBL316
Paying taxes																CPOBL416
Keepling yourself informed about public issues/news																CPOBL516
Talking about public issues with friends, family and coworkers																CPOBL616

In general, how much attention do you pay to news about each of the following?

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Local community affairs																CPATT116		CPATT118	CPATT119
State politics																CPATT216		CPATT218	CPATT219
National politics																CPATT316		CPATT318	CPATT319
International affairs																CPATT416		CPATT418	CPATT419
The economy																CPATT516		CPATT518	CPATT519
Social issues (i.e. education, health care, poverty)																CPATT616		CPATT618	CPATT619
Crime																CPATT716		CPATT718	CPATT719
Sports																		CPATT818	CPATT819

People attach many different meanings to democracy. In order for a society to be called democratic, do you think each of these is [essential]

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Majority rule																CPDEMA16
Complete freedom for anyone to criticize the government																CPDEMB16
Regular elections																CPDEMC16
At least two political parties competing with each other																CPDEMD16
A powerful military																CPDEME16
Necessities like food, shelter, and water for everyone																CPDEMF16
Jobs for everyone																CPDEMG16
Equality in education																CPDEMH16
Strong leaders who can make firm decisions																CPDEMI16
A small income gap between rich and poor																CPDEMJ16
A common language																CPDEMK16

The scale below goes from the highest position of "plus 5" for a country which you like very much, to the lowest position of "minus 5" for a country you dislike very much. How far up the scale or how far down the scale would you rate the following countries?

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																	J2
Russia																	J2RUS17
Japan																	J2JPN17
England																	J2ENG17
Canada																	J2CND17
Brazil																	J2BRZ17
China																	J2CHIN17
Israel																	J2ISRL17
Egypt																	J2EGPT17

Is the United States spending too much, too little, or about the right amount on advancing space exploration?

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																J3
																J317

In view of your own way of thinking about democracy, would you say that the United States is [democratic]

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															L17A	J4
															CPDEMO16	J417

How long have you lived in your present neighborhood?

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																L18
Months																CPNEIM16
Years																CPNEIY16

Is anyone in your current household a member of a labor union?

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															L19
															CPUNIO16

How much would you agree with the following statements?

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												N7-12			K6-11
The government can be trusted to do what is best for the country												POLN712			K615
People like me do not have any say about what the government does												POLN812			K715
The average person can get nowhere by talking to public officials												POLN912			K815
Elections are a good way of making the government pay attention to what people think												POLN1012			K915
Quite a few people running the government are crooked												POLN1112			K1015
I have a great deal of confidence in the criminal justice system												POLN1212			K1115

All in all, do you think it was worthwhile going to war in Iraq?

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														K12
														K12WAR15

In general, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq

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														K13
														K13WAR15

There are always some people whose ideas are considered bad or dangerous by other people. For instance, somebody who advocates doing away with elections and letting the military run the country.

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																	J5
If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community, should he be allowed to speak, or not?																	J5A17
Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?																	J5B17
Suppose he wrote a book advocating doing away with elections and letting the military run the country. Somebody in your community suggests that the book be removed from the public library. Would you favor removing it, or not?																	J5C17

The "National Do Not Call Registry" gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls. Have you registered any of your phone numbers (home, cell, or work) with the "National Do Not Call Registry?"

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																J6
																J617

Notes:

1 Question statements slightly vary between waves.

2 Response options differs from the other waves.