This dataset is from the American National Election Studies (ANES), a survey that aims to provide insights into voter behavior. It has been conducted since 1948 before and after each presidential election, and combines questions about voters' political attitudes with extensive biographical information. Current as of 01/20/2021.
nesA tibble with 38,558 observations and 17 variables:
integer variable for year of study
character variable for the 2-letter abbreviation of respondent's survey state
character variable with values "Male", "Female", and "Other"
factor variable for respondent's income percentile group. Has levels "0 - 16", "17 - 33", "34 - 67", "68 - 95", and "96 - 100"
factor variable for respondent's age group. Has levels "17 - 24", "25 - 34", "35 - 44", "45 - 54", "55 - 64", "65 - 74", and "75 +"
factor variable with a 7 levels measuring highest educational achievement
character variable for respondent's racial / ethnical identity
factor variable for respondent's party identification with 7 levels
character variable indicating whether the respondent voted in the national elections
factor variable for the region corresponding to respondent's survey state
character variable for respondent's self-reported approval of the sitting president. Question was not asked before 1972
character variable for respondent's opinion on the statement "People like me have any say in what the government does"
character variable for respondent's opinion on the statement "Our society should do whatever is necessary to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed". Question was not asked before 1984
character variable for importance of religion in respondent's life. Question was not asked before 1980
character variable for respondent's opinion on the statement "This country would be better off if we just stayed home and did not concern ourselves with problems in other parts of the world". Question was not asked before 1956
integer variable for respondent's self-reported attitude toward black people. Takes "thermometer" values from 0 (very negative) to 100 (very positive). Question was not asked before 1964
integer variable for respondent's self-reported attitude toward white people. Takes "thermometer" values from 0 (very negative) to 100 (very positive). Question was not asked before 1964
Some of the questions aksed in the survey have changed slightly over time. The ANES codebook provides further information on this issue.