July20-public.zip

Thanks for sharing this, AHM3D. Here's a structured summary of the July 23–August 4, 2020 Pew Political Survey, formatted for documentation, metadata tagging, or prepping for analysis:

📝 Description This dataset originates from the Pew Research Center’s July 2020 Political Survey, conducted via telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,750 U.S. adults. It includes both landline and cell phone respondents via Random Digit Dialing (RDD). The survey was fielded alongside the Pew American Trends Panel (ATP) to compare mode effects between telephone and online responses. Key topics include voter engagement and anticipated challenges in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

🏷️ Tags • Pew Research Center • July 2020 Survey • Election 2020 • Voter Engagement • Voting Challenges • Cell Phone RDD • Landline RDD • Weighting Variables • Mode Comparison • American Trends Panel • Race-Ethnicity • Demographic Recoding • Public Opinion • Survey Methodology • SPSS-Compatible

📌 Notes 📊 Sampling & Weighting • Sample Size: 1,750 U.S. adults • RDD Method: Includes cell-only and dual-phone households • Weight Variables: • : Used for all general analysis (combined landline + cell sample) • : Used for cell-only sample analysis (excludes landline respondents) 🌍 Geographic Data • ZIP-Based Coding: Since Fall 2008, geographic variables (region, state, county) are derived from self-reported ZIP codes • Fallback: Sample-based geographic info used when ZIP is missing • Archival Variables: Original sample geography retained with prefix • Privacy Measures: ZIP codes, phone numbers, and counties removed from public dataset 👥 Demographics • Combined Race (): • Recoded from and • Categories: • 1 = White • 2 = Black or African-American • 3 = Asian or Asian-American • 4 = Mixed Race • 5 = Other • 9 = Don’t know/Refused • Race-Ethnicity (): • Derived from and • Categories: • 1 = White non-Hispanic • 2 = Black non-Hispanic • 3 = Hispanic • 4 = Other • 9 = Don’t know/Refused 🔄 Mode Comparison • Many questions were also fielded on the Pew American Trends Panel (ATP) from July 27–August 2, 2020 • Results from both surveys were compared to evaluate differences in response patterns due to survey mode (telephone vs online)