Early-Apr10-omnibus.zip

Weights:

WEIGHT is the analysis weight for the combined landline + cell sample (default for all analysis).

Geography:

Respondent self-reported ZIP codes are used to assign state/region/county (introduced Fall 2008).

Original sample-based geography retained as archival variables (prefixed with s).

To protect privacy, telephone numbers, county, and ZIP code are removed from the public file.

Omnibus survey note:

Question numbering in the topline differs from SPSS variable names.

Mapping provided to align dataset variables with questionnaire order.

Variable crosswalk (dataset → questionnaire):

pew1 → Q1 (satisfaction)

pew2a/pew2b/pew2c → Q2a–c (favorability: parties & Congress)

pew5 → Q5 (feelings about federal government)

pew6 → Q6 (trust in government)

pew7 → Q7 (heard of Pope Benedict XVI)

pew8 → Q8 (Pope’s handling of sex abuse scandal)

pew9 → Q9 (smaller vs. bigger government)

pew10 → Q10 (government control over economy)

pew11 → Q11 (approval of health care legislation)