CASEID: Serial number
WEIGHT: Total wave 2 and wave 3 respondents
WEIGHT: Total wave 2 and wave 3 respondents per race group
Wave 2: Interview start time (GMT)
Wave 2: Interview finish time (GMT)
Wave 2: Interview duration in minutes
Wave 2: Race
Wave 2: Language proficiency
Wave 2: Language of survey administration
Wave 2: KnowledgePanel (KP) samples
Wave 2: Survey mode
Wave 2: Knowledge Networks (KN) sample assigned group
Wave 2: Address Based Sampling (ABS) sample assigned group
Wave 2: Sample type
Wave 2: Age
Wave 2: Age - 7 categories
Wave 2: Age - 4 categories
Wave 2: Education (highest degree received)
Wave 2: Education (categorical)
Wave 2: Race/ethnicity
Wave 2: Gender
Wave 2: Household head
Wave 2: Household size
Wave 2: Housing type
Wave 2: Household income
Wave 2: Marital status
Wave 2: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status
Wave 2: Region 4 - based on state of residence
Wave 2: Region 9 - based on state of residence
Wave 2: Ownership status of living quarters
Wave 2: State
Wave 2: Presence of household members - Children 0-2
Wave 2: Presence of household members - Children 2-5
Wave 2: Presence of household members - Children 6-12
Wave 2: Presence of household members - Children 13-17
Wave 2: Presence of household members - Adults 18+
Wave 2: Current employment status
Wave 2: Household Internet access
Wave 2: Education (categorical) - imputed
Wave 2: Gender - imputed
Wave 2: Household income - imputed
Wave 2: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status - imputed
Wave 2 - Imputed: Region 4 - based on state of residence
Wave 2: Citizenship status
Wave 2: Household income (categorical) - imputed
Wave 2: Question shown first in Q27 to Q30 sequence
Wave 2: Question shown second in Q27 to Q30 sequence
Wave 2: Question shown third in Q27 to Q30 sequence
Wave 2: Question shown fourth in Q27 to Q30 sequence
Wave 2: (Extraverted, enthusiastic) Order of Q143 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: (Anxious, easily upset) Order of Q144 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: (Open to new experiences, complex) Order of Q145 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: (Reserved, quiet) Order of Q146 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: (Calm, emotionally stable) Order of Q147 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: (Conventional, uncreative) Order of Q148 in Q143 to Q148 sequence
Wave 2: Are you...
Wave 2: (Other Asian) Are you...
Wave 2: (Other Pacific Islander) Are you...
Wave 2: (Use a desktop or laptop computer) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 2: (Use a cellphone) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 2: (Access the Internet) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 2: Do you own a cellphone?
Wave 2: Is your cell phone a smartphone, such as an iPhone or Android, or are you not sure?
Wave 2: Do you have access to a computer that connects to the Internet at home?
Wave 2: Are you the only person who uses this computer at home or do you share it with somebody else?
Wave 2: At home, do you connect to the Internet through a dial-up telephone line, or do you have a broadband connection?
Wave 2: (Your school?) Are you able to access any website you want or does someone limit your access to certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 2: (Your home?) Are you able to access any website you want or does someone limit your access to certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 2: (Your job or workplace?) Are you able to access any website you want or does someone limit your access to certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 2: Think about online social networking sites that you visit like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Google Plus. Altogether, approximately how many people are on your list of followers/friends/connections/contacts?
Wave 2: (Sending messages, sharing status updates, or chatting online using social network services like Twitter or Facebook) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 2: (Sharing links or forwarding information or media through social network services like Twitter or Facebook) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 2: (Tagging friends and family members in posts, photos or videos on social networking sites) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 2: (Commenting on something a friend or family member posted on a social networking site) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 2: (Visiting websites and other online material that friends or family members have posted or circulated) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 2: (Look online for information or media related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Participate in an online forum or group related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Post, link to, or forward information or media related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Give help, advice or suggestions to others online related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Use the Internet to organize an online group, discussion, or website) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Participate in an online game community, guild, competition, etc.) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Create your own media to share online, like blogging, fiction, podcasts, music, videos, art, or games) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Post an online comment, review, or critique of someone elses media) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 2: (Music) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (TV/movies) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Sports) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Fashion) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Hobby/craft) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Gaming) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Celebrity/gossip) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Religious group) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Local group) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Charity) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Political) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (News/current events) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: W2Q26_13 - (Other (please specify)) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (I am not involved with any of these activities online) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: W2Q26_TEXT - (Other (please specify)) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: (Refused) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 2: Please indicate how well the following statements apply to the people who post comments or content to this site. People on this site encourage each other to share things they create.
Wave 2: Please indicate how well the following statements apply to the people who post comments or content to this site. If I had a problem, I would feel comfortable asking someone on this site for help.
Wave 2: Please indicate how well the following statements apply to the people who post comments or content to this site. Most people who use this site do not respect the opinions of other people who take part in group discussions.
Wave 2: Please indicate how well the following statements apply to the people who post comments or content to this site. I do not really care what other people who use this site think about what I post online.
Wave 2: How often do discussions turn to political issues or social problems that are not related to the main topic of the discussion forum?
Wave 2: What do you usually do when forum discussions turn to political issues or social problems?
Wave 2: W2Q33 - How would you describe the tone of these discussions about political issues or social problems?
Wave 2: When using social network sites (like Facebook), do you interact with...
Wave 2: (Other (please specify)) When using social network sites (like Facebook), do you interact with...
Wave 2: If you spend time online on sites devoted to hobbies, sports or other interests, do you interact with...
Wave 2: (Other (please specify)) If you spend time online on sites devoted to hobbies, sports or other interests, do you interact with...
Wave 2: How often do you visit sites online that cater to people of color or consistently feature issues/perspectives of interest to minorities or people of color?
Wave 2: Please list the site in this category that you visit most often.
Wave 2: (Refused) Please list the site in this category that you visit most often.
Wave 2: (One of three responses) What is the main focus of this site?
Wave 2: (Two of three responses) What is the main focus of this site?
Wave 2: (Three of three responses) What is the main focus of this site?
Wave 2: (Other (please specify)) What is the main focus of this site?
Wave 2: (Post an online comment, review, or critique of someone elses media) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: (Participate in an online forum or group on the site) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: (Post, link to, or forward information from the site) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: (Give help, advice or suggestions to others on the site) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: (Share your own media on the site like blogs, fiction, podcasts, music, videos, art, or games) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: (Participate in a forum or group on or related to the site) How often do you typically do the following on this site?
Wave 2: How often are the issues or stories covered on this site political in nature?
Wave 2: How often do discussions on these sites turn to political or social issues?
Wave 2: How active are you in those discussions?
Wave 2: W2Q46 - How would you describe the tone of these discussions about political issues or social problems?
Wave 2: How often do you discuss the political issues or social problems discussed on this site with your friends and others in your network?
Wave 2: Do you think the difference in incomes between rich people and poor people in the United States today is larger, smaller, or about the same as it was 20 years ago?
Wave 2: What score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way you feel?
Wave 2: How important is this issue to you personally?
Wave 2: Have you attended a school or college during the 2012-2013 school year?
Wave 2: What type of school?
Wave 2: How many years have you been out of school?
Wave 2: During the 2012-2013 school year, how frequently were issues of economic inequality discussed in all of your classes combined?
Wave 2: (We examined factual information about economic inequality.) How much would you disagree/agree with the following statements about the classes where these issues were discussed?
Wave 2: (We discussed different perspectives on these issues and the reasons people have for those views.) How much would you disagree/agree with the following statements about the classes where these issues were discussed?
Wave 2: (Students felt comfortable saying what they truly believed about these issues.) How much would you disagree/agree with the following statements about the classes where these issues were discussed?
Wave 2: Are you a citizen of the United States?
Wave 2: Were you born a United States citizen or are you a naturalized U.S. citizen?
Wave 2: What country were you a citizen of before becoming a naturalized citizen of the U.S.?
Wave 2: Did you vote in the election last November? (November 6, 2012)
Wave 2: Who did you vote for?
Wave 2: [Other (please specify)] Who did you vote for?
Wave 2: Once I am 18, I expect I will vote regularly.
Wave 2: (President Obama) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 2: (The Republican Party) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 2: (The Democratic Party) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 2: (Attending a meeting, rally, speech or dinner) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Working on an election campaign) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Wearing a campaign button, putting a campaign sticker on your car, or placing a sign in your window/in front of your home) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Expressing support through a social network site such as Facebook, IM or Twitter) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Donating money to a candidate, party, or political organization) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Raising money from your friends and network for a candidate, party, or political organization) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Starting or joining a political group on a social network site (like MySpace or Facebook)) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 2: (Forwarded/re-tweeted/posted someone elses article/blog/picture/video about political campaign/candidate/issue to an online site) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Created and circulated your own article/blog/picture/video about a political campaign/candidate/issue to an online site) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Commented online or tweeted about an article/blog/picture/video you saw about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Posted a status update or sent an email/Tweet/instant message about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Followed someone on Twitter for political information, news, or opinions) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Signed up to receive information from candidates or campaigns via email or text) Please tell us if you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Taken part in a protest, demonstration, or sit-in) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Participated in a boycott) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Engaged in buycotting) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Signed a paper petition) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Signed an e-mail, Facebook, or other online petition) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Participated in an event where young people express their political views) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: (Been active in or joined a group that meets face to face to address social or political issues) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 2: In the past 12 months, have you contacted your local, state or federal government by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 2: In the past 12 months, have you contacted a corporation, company, or business to protest its practices/policies by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 2: In the past 12 months, have you contacted an organization doing work in your community by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 2: How often do you discuss politics in your face-to-face interactions with people?
Wave 2: In your face-to-face interactions, how often do you discuss politics with people who do not share your views?
Wave 2: How often do you discuss politics online?
Wave 2: How often do you discuss politics online with people who do not share your views?
Wave 2: In the past 12 months, have you received any requests to vote or to take some active role in a political or social issue?
Wave 2: (Friends or family) Who made this request?
Wave 2: (A political campaign or political party) Who made this request?
Wave 2: (Someone from an online community) Who made this request?
Wave 2: (None of the above) Who made this request?
Wave 2: (Refused) Who made this request?
Wave 2: (Face to face) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (Phone call) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (Mail) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (Text) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (Email, IM, Tweet, social network site (like Facebook)) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (None of the above) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: (Refused) How were these requests made?
Wave 2: In the past 12 months, have you encouraged other people to vote or become active on a political or social issue that is important to you?
Wave 2: (Friends or family) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 2: (Someone from an online community) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 2: (Someone you did not know) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 2: (None of the above) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 2: (Refused) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 2: (Talking with them face-to-face) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Talking with them on the telephone) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Sending them an email) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Sending them a text message) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Posting on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (None of the above) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Refused) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 2: (Print newspaper or magazines, TV or radio news (not counting TV or radio news accessed via Internet)) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (Newspaper, magazines, TV or radio news accessed through the Internet or via cell phone) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (An online community where people discuss a hobby, sport, or fandom) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (Twitter or Facebook post/tweets from family or friends) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (A portal website like GoogleNews or a Yahoo home page that gathers news from many different sources) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (News forwarded to you through mailing lists, automatic alerts, or automatic updates) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (Blogs or YouTube posts devoted to political or social topics) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 2: (Raised money for a charitable cause?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 2: (Participated in a community service or volunteer activity?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 2: (Worked or cooperated with others to try to solve a problem affecting your city or neighborhood?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 2: (Discussed the importance of evaluating the evidence that backs up people's opinions?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Talked about how to find different points of view on political and social issues on the Internet?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Discussed how to tell if the information you find online is trustworthy?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Learned about how to create and share digital media?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Discussed how to effectively share your perspective on social or political issues online?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Were encouraged by your teachers to talk openly about social or political issues where people have strong disagreements?) How often did you have a class where you...
Wave 2: (Did you discuss different points of view on the issue?) When you discussed controversial issues in school...
Wave 2: (Did you examine information and evidence related to the issue?) When you discussed controversial issues in school...
Wave 2: (Did students feel comfortable saying what they believe?) When you discussed controversial issues in school...
Wave 2: In the past twelve months, has a teacher or mentor encouraged you to think about how people might feel when you comment/respond to them online?
Wave 2: In the past twelve months, has a teacher or mentor given you advice or guidance on what to do when people criticize/offend you online?
Wave 2: (I consider myself well qualified to participate in politics.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Public officials do not care very much about what people like me think.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (I do not really care about the reasons people have for their political views - I just focus on what I believe.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: My parents/guardians are active in the community.
Wave 2: Some people say that racism no longer exists in American society and politics. Would you say that...
Wave 2: Do you think that racism is a problem on the Internet?
Wave 2: Do you think that what happens generally to (Whites/Blacks/Hispanics/Asians) in this country will have something to do with what happens in your life?
Wave 2: Will it affect you...
Wave 2: Now please tell us how often you have been discriminated against because of your race? Would you say...
Wave 2: Which party currently has a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Wave 2: Which party is considered more conservative at the national level?
Wave 2: Whose responsibility is judicial review?
Wave 2: (Extraverted, enthusiastic) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Anxious, easily upset) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Open to new experiences, complex) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Reserved, quiet) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Calm, emotionally stable) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: (Conventional, uncreative) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 2: Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you cannot be too careful in dealing with people?
Wave 2: I am interested in political issues. Do you...
Wave 2: Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
Wave 2: What is the highest level of schooling completed by your mother or the person who acted as a mother to you?
Wave 2: W2LANG - What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 2: W2LANG2 - What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 2: (Other (please specify)) What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 2: (Multiple languages (please specify)) What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 2: Would you say you speak English...
Wave 2: Were either of your parents born outside the United States?
Wave 2: Were any of your grandparents born outside the United States?
Wave 3: Interview start time (GMT)
Wave 3: Interview finish time (GMT)
Wave 3: Interview duration in minutes
Wave 3: Race
Wave 3: Language proficiency
Wave 3: Language of survey administration
Wave 3: KnowledgePanel (KP) sample source
Wave 3: Data only: Prior wave
Wave 3: Data only assigned Knowledge Network (KN) youth
Wave 3: Data only assigned Address Based Sampling (ABS) youth
Wave 3: Data only: Age status
Wave 3: Age
Wave 3: Age - 7 categories
Wave 3: Age - 4 categories
Wave 3: Education (highest degree received)
Wave 3: Education (categorical)
Wave 3: Race/ethnicity
Wave 3: Gender
Wave 3: Household head
Wave 3: Household size
Wave 3: Housing type
Wave 3: Household income
Wave 3: Marital status
Wave 3: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status
Wave 3: Region 4 - based on State of residence
Wave 3: Region 9 - based on state of residence
Wave 3: Ownership status of living quarters
Wave 3: State
Wave 3: Presence of household members - Children 0-2
Wave 3: Presence of household members - Children 2-5
Wave 3: Presence of household members - Children 6-12
Wave 3: Presence of household members - Children 13-17
Wave 3: Presence of household members - Adults 18+
Wave 3: Current employment status
Wave 3: Household Internet access
Wave 3: Citizenship - imputed
Wave 3: Income - 5 categories - imputed
Wave 3: Education (categorical) - imputed
Wave 3: Gender - imputed
Wave 3: Household income - imputed
Wave 3: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status - imputed
Wave 3: Region 4 - based on State of residence - imputed
Wave 3: (Use a desktop or laptop computer) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 3: (Use a cellphone) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 3: (Access the Internet) Looking at the following list of items, please indicate how many days in the past week you did each of the following activities...
Wave 3: Do you own a cellphone?
Wave 3: Is your cell phone a smartphone, such as an iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows phone, or are you not sure?
Wave 3: Do you own a tablet computer like an iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Google Nexus, or Kindle Fire?
Wave 3: Do you have access to a computer that connects to the Internet at home?
Wave 3: Are you the only person who uses this computer at home or do you have to share it with somebody else?
Wave 3: At home, do you connect to the Internet through a dial-up telephone line, or do you have a broadband connection?
Wave 3: (Your school?) Are you able to access any website you want or are you prevented from accessing certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 3: (Your home?) Are you able to access any website you want or are you prevented from accessing certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 3: (Your job or workplace?) Are you able to access any website you want or are you prevented from accessing certain places on the web when you access the Internet at...
Wave 3: Altogether, approximately how many people are on your list of followers, friends, connections, or contacts?
Wave 3: (Sending messages, sharing status updates, or chatting online using social network services like Twitter or Facebook) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 3: (Sharing links or forwarding information or media through social network services like Twitter or Facebook) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 3: (Tagging friends and family members in posts, photos or videos on social networking sites) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 3: (Commenting on something a friend or family member posted on a social networking site) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 3: (Visiting websites and other online material that friends or family members have posted or circulated) How often would you say you interact with friends/family by...
Wave 3: (Look online for information or media related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Participate in an online forum or group related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often do you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Post, link to, or forward information or media related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Give help, advice or suggestions to others online related to your interests.) Thinking about your major interests, how often you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Use the Internet to organize an online group, discussion, or website) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Participate in an online game community, guild, competition, etc.) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Create your own media to share online, like blogging, fiction, podcasts, music, videos, art, or games) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Post an online comment, review, or critique of someone elses media) How often do you typically do the following?
Wave 3: (Music) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (TV/movies) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Art/animation) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Sports/fitness) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Fashion) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Hobby/craft) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Gaming) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Celebrity/gossip) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Technology) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Religious group) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Local group) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Charity) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Political) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (News/current events) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Other (please specify)) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (I am not involved with any of these activities online) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Refused) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: (Text) What interests are you most involved with online?
Wave 3: People on this site encourage each other to share things that they create.
Wave 3: If I had a problem, I would feel comfortable asking someone on this site for help.
Wave 3: Most people who use this site do not respect the opinions of other people who take part in the group's discussions.
Wave 3: I care what other people who use this site think about me.
Wave 3: How often do discussions turn to political issues or social problems that are not related to the main topic of the discussion forum?
Wave 3: What do you usually do when forum discussions turn to political issues or social problems?
Wave 3: How would you describe the tone of these discussions about political issues or social problems?
Wave 3: When using social network sites (like Facebook), do you interact with...
Wave 3: (Text) When using social network sites (like Facebook), do you interact with...
Wave 3: If you spend time online on sites devoted to hobbies, sports or other interests, do you interact with...
Wave 3: (Text) If you spend time online on sites devoted to hobbies, sports or other interests, do you interact with...
Wave 3: How often do you visit sites online that cater to people of color as visitors or consistently feature issues and perspectives of interest to minorities or people of color?
Wave 3: Are you a citizen of the United States?
Wave 3: Were you born a United States citizen or are you a naturalized U.S. citizen?
Wave 3: What country were you a citizen of before becoming a naturalized citizen of the U.S.?
Wave 3: How about you - did you vote in the election last November?
Wave 3: Once I am 18, I expect I will vote regularly.
Wave 3: (President Obama) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 3: (The Republican Party) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 3: (The Democratic Party) Using this scale, please type in the number or click on the thermometer to indicate how you rate...
Wave 3: (Attending a meeting, rally, speech or dinner) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Working on an election campaign) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Wearing a campaign button, putting a campaign sticker on your car, or placing a sign in your window/in front of your home) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Expressing support through a social network site such as Facebook or Twitter) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Donating money to a candidate, party, or political organization) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Raising money from your friends and network for a candidate, party, or political organization) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Starting or joining a political group on a social network site (like Facebook)) Please tell us if you have supported a candidate/political party/political issue during the past 12 months by...
Wave 3: (Forwarded, re-tweeted or posted someone elses article/blog/picture/video about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Created and circulated your own article/blog/picture/video about a political campaign/candidate/issue to an online site) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Commented online or tweeted about an article/blog/picture/video you saw about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Posted a status update or sent an email/Tweet/instant message about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Followed someone on Twitter for political information, news, or opinions) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Signed up to receive information from candidates or campaigns via email or text) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Used an online search engine (such as Google) to find information about a political campaign/candidate/issue) Please tell us how often you have done the following during the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Taken part in a protest, demonstration, or sit-in) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Participated in a boycott) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Engaged in buycotting) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Signed a paper petition) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Signed an e-mail, Facebook, or other online petition) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Participated in an event where young people express their political views) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: (Been active in or joined a group that meets face to face to address social or political issues) Please indicate whether you have done the following in the past 12 months...
Wave 3: In the past 12 months, have you contacted your local, state or federal government by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 3: In the past 12 months, have you contacted a corporation, company, or business to protest its practices/policies by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 3: In the past 12 months, have you contacted an organization doing work in your community by sending an email/tweet/instant message/posting a comment on its website/Facebook page?
Wave 3: How often do you discuss politics in your face-to-face interactions with people?
Wave 3: In your face-to-face interactions, how often do you discuss politics with people who do not share your views?
Wave 3: How often do you discuss politics online?
Wave 3: How often do you discuss politics online with people who do not share your views?
Wave 3: In the past 12 months, have you received any requests to vote or to take some active role in a political or social issue?
Wave 3: (Friends or family) Who made this request?
Wave 3: (A political campaign or political party) Who made this request?
Wave 3: (Someone from an online community) Who made this request?
Wave 3: (None of the above) Who made this request?
Wave 3: (Refused) Who made this request?
Wave 3: (Face to face) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (Phone call) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (Mail) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (Text) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (Email, IM, Tweet, social network site (like Facebook)) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (None of the above) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (Refused) How were these requests made?
Wave 3: (In the past 12 months, have you encouraged other people to vote or become active on a political or social issue that is important to you?
Wave 3: (Friends or family) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 3: (Someone from an online community) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 3: (Someone you did not know) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 3: (None of the above) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 3: (Refused) Who did you encourage to take action?
Wave 3: (Talking with them face-to-face) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (Talking with them on the telephone) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (Sending them an email) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (Sending them a text message) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (Posting on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (None of the above) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (Refused) How did you encourage them to take action?
Wave 3: (TV or radio news (not counting TV or radio news accessed via Internet)) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (Print newspaper or magazines) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (TV or radio news accessed through the Internet or via cell phone) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (Newspaper or magazines accessed through the Internet or via cell phone) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (An online community where people discuss a hobby, sport, or fandom) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 3: (Twitter or Facebook posts/tweets from family or friends) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (A portal website like GoogleNews or a Yahoo home page that gathers news from many different sources) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 3: (News forwarded to you through mailing lists, automatic alerts, or automatic updates) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues?
Wave 3: (Blogs or YouTube posts devoted to political or social topics) How many days in the past week did you get news/information about political/social issues from...
Wave 3: (Raised money for a charitable cause?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 3: (Participated in a community service or volunteer activity?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 3: (Worked or cooperated with others to try to solve a problem affecting your city or neighborhood?) In the past 12 months, have you...
Wave 3: Have you attended a school or college during the 2014-2015 school year?
Wave 3: What type of school?
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have talked about how to find different points of view on political/social issues on the Internet as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have talked about how to find different points of view on political/social issues on the Internet as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have talked about how to find different points of view on political/social issues on the Internet as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to tell if the information you find online is trustworthy as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to tell if the information you find online is trustworthy as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to tell if the information you find online is trustworthy as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how the government works as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how the government works as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how the government works as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often you have been involved in project to help community or to address a problem/need in community as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often you have been involved in project to help community or to address a problem/need in community as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often you have been involved in project to help community or to address a problem/need in community as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about current issues affecting your community as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about current issues affecting your community as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about current issues affecting your community as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often were you encouraged to talk openly about social/political issues with strong disagreements as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often were you encouraged to talk openly about social/political issues with strong disagreements as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often were you encouraged to talk openly about social/political issues with strong disagreements as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to share perspective on social/political issues online as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to share perspective on social/political issues online as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with a neighborhood organization/religious group/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you discussed how to share perspective on social/political issues online as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you had to do research or search for information online as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you had to do research or search for information online as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you had to do research or search for information online as part of...
Wave 3: (Your classes or schoolwork?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how to create/share digital media as part of...
Wave 3: (School-based activity (student government/after-school club?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how to create/share digital media as part of...
Wave 3: (Activities outside school with neighborhood organization/religious/etc.?) During the 2014-2015 school year, how often have you learned about how to create/share digital media as part of...
Wave 3: (Generally, I feel like a full and equal citizen in this country with all the rights and protections that other people have.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about citizenship in the U.S.
Wave 3: (There are some groups in this country such as women, poor people or minorities who are treated as second-class citizens.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about citizenship in the U.S.
Wave 3: (Success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside our control.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about citizenship in the U.S.
Wave 3: (In the United States, everyone has an equal chance to succeed.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about citizenship in the U.S.
Wave 3: (I consider myself well qualified to participate in politics.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (I do not really care about the reasons people have for their political views - I just focus on what I believe.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (The leaders in government care very little about people like me.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (The government is pretty much run by a few big interests looking out for themselves and their friends.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: Some people say that racism no longer exists in American society and politics. Would you say that...
Wave 3: Do you think that racism is a problem on the Internet?
Wave 3: Do you think that what happens generally to (Q137) in this country will have something to do with what happens in your life?
Wave 3: Will it affect you...
Wave 3: Now please tell us how often you have been discriminated against because of your race? Would you say...
Wave 3: (Immigrants, especially immigrants from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, take jobs/housing/health care away from people who were born in the U.S.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (Citizens who illegally entered U.S. before age 16, should be allowed to stay permanently if they attend college/serve in military.) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (An unauthorized immigrant who graduated from a high school in your state and is accepted to a state public college should qualify for in-state tuition) Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: How important is the issue of immigration to you personally?
Wave 3: (43 year old unarmed Black male killed after being choked by police officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17, 2014 in Staten Island, NY) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: (18 year old unarmed Black male fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, MO) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: (Black female sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a 'warning shot' following her husband attacking/threatening to kill her in Jacksonville, FL) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: (Black transgender woman convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter after using deadly force to protect herself/friends from assault in Minneapolis, MN in 2012) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: (22 year old Black male fatally shot by police officers inside a Wal-Mart in Dayton, OH on August 5, 2014) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: (19 year old unarmed Black female fatally shot in November 2013 after crashing her car and knocking on a stranger's door outside of Detroit, MI) Please match name with descriptions of the person below.
Wave 3: How much, if anything, have you read or heard about the choking death of Eric Garner by a New York City police officer? Have you heard...
Wave 3: (I have watched the video online) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the chocking death of Eric Garner.
Wave 3: (I saw the video or parts of the video on a TV news broadcast) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the chocking death of Eric Garner.
Wave 3: (I have never seen the video) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the chocking death of Eric Garner.
Wave 3: (Refused) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the chocking death of Eric Garner.
Wave 3: How much, if anything, have you read or heard about the shooting death of 12 year old Tamir Rice by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio? Have you heard...
Wave 3: (I have watched the video online) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the shooting death of Tamir Rice.
Wave 3: (I saw the video or parts of the video on a TV news broadcast) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the shooting death of Tamir Rice.
Wave 3: (I have never seen the video) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the shooting death of Tamir Rice.
Wave 3: (Refused) Now we want to know if you have seen the video showing the shooting death of Tamir Rice.
Wave 3: Which party currently has a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Wave 3: What majority is needed in the House and Senate to override a presidential veto?
Wave 3: Which party is considered more conservative at the national level?
Wave 3: Whose responsibility is judicial review?
Wave 3: What office is currently held by Joe Biden?
Wave 3: (Extraverted, enthusiastic) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (Anxious, easily upset) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (Open to new experiences, complex) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements
Wave 3: (Reserved, quiet) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (Calm, emotionally stable) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: (Conventional, uncreative) Please indicate your agreement with the following statements.
Wave 3: Please place yourself on this scale, where 1 means you cannot be too careful and 5 means most people can be trusted.
Wave 3: I am interested in political issues. Do you...
Wave 3: Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
Wave 3: My parents/guardians are active in the community.
Wave 3: What is the highest level of schooling completed by your mother or the person who acted as a mother to you?
Wave 3: W3LANG - What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 3: W3LANG2 - What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 3: (Text - other) What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 3: (Text - multiple languages) What language do you usually speak at home?
Wave 3: Would you say you speak English...
Wave 3: Were either of your parents born outside the United States?