During 2012, how interested were you in information about the presidential campa
Which candidate(s) did you prefer during the 2012 presidential primaries? Please
Did you vote in a presidential primary or caucus during 2012?
Who did you vote for in the 2012 presidential primary or caucus?
Did you vote in the general election in 2012?
Which candidate did you vote for in the general election?
Which of the following issues was most important in determining your vote in the
How important were the following issues in determining your vote in the November
Did you contribute financially (give money) to presidential candidates in any pr
Did  you make a contribution to a presidential candidate in any of the  followin
During 2011-2012, were you asked to contribute financially (give money) to any p
Did you contribute financially (give money) to any presidential candidates or th
If you did not make a contribution to a presidential candidate in 2011-2012, whi
Which of the following were reasons for you making a contribution to a president
Please indicate which presidential candidates you contributed financially to dur
During 2011-2012, which presidential candidate did you make your first contribut
Thinking about when you made your first contribution to a presidential candidate
If you gave without being asked, what prompted you to contribute?
After you made your first contribution to a presidential candidate in 2011-2012,
When you made contributions to presidential candidates in 2011-2012, how were th
Earlier you indicated that you contributed financially to one or more candidates
In 2011 or 2012, did either the Obama or Romney campaigns contact you for a reas
How did the campaigns typically contact you?-Obama campaign
How did the campaigns typically contact you?-Romney campaign
Please indicate if you were asked to contribute or contributed to any of the fol
Please indicate if you were asked to contribute or contributed to any of the lis
Political Action Committees (PACs) are committees formed by corporations, labor
Approximately how much did you contribute to all candidates and committees durin
Organizations known as Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money
Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
recoded from superpac_legal and superpac_legal_strong
Keeping in mind that in 2012 there were no limits on the amount that corporation
Here is a list of things some people do to be a part of government or politics.
Please indicate whether you did any of the following during 2011-2012. Please ma
How important were the following factors in your decision about whether to get i
Since the 2012 presidential election, supporters and opponents of Barack Obama h
Do you see yourself being involved in future presidential elections in any of th
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the following politicians are doing thei
Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether y
How important to your decision to get involved in the 2012 election were US fore
Which of the following comes closest to your view on abortion?
Thinking about immigrants who are now living in the U.S. illegally, which of the
Which of the following comes closest to your view?
We hear a lot about liberals and conservatives in politics today. How would you
Please indicate whether you have done any of the following (please mark all that
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Working full-time
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Working part-time
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Going to school full-time
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Going to school part-time
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-A home-maker
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Unemployed for more than 3 m
During 2012, were you (please mark all that apply):-Retired
What is your present religion, if any?
Do you consider yourself to be a born-again or evangelical Christian?
Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
How often do you use the Internet?
How often do you use email?
Age in years, 2012
Are you: (male or female)
Are you: (marital status)
In politics TODAY, would you consider yourself a:
What is the highest degree you have earned?
In addition to being American, what is your main ethnic group or nationality gro
Thinking about the past year, what was your total family income from all sources
2012 Sample Strata
Donor Type 2012
Self Reported: Gave to Romney in general or primary 2012
Self Reported: Gave to Obama in general or primary 2012
Self Reported: Gave to any candidate or committee 2012
Self Reported: Gave to any Republican Party committee 2012
Self Reported: Gave to any Democratic Party committee 2012
Self Reported: Gave to any party committee 2012
Self Reported: New donor 2012. Derived from contr_before12
Self Reported: Gave to a Republican Presidential Candidate 2012
Self Reported: Gave to a Democratic Presidential Candidate 2012
Self Reported: Gave to a PAC 2012
2012 4 point electronic participation index, derived from epartic_ variables
2012 5 point index derived from 5 partic_ questions
2012 3 point index derived from 2 partic_ and 1 epartic_ questions
2012 4 point index derived from 4 epartic_ questions
Original sample amount variable. Money contributed 2012 to relevant cand/group.
amount12 logged
9 Category Amount Contributed Variable, 2012
Number of Contributions (Small Donors)