American-Trends-Panel-Wave-1-Mar-14.zip

Here’s a structured summary for the Pew Research Center American Trends Panel Wave 1 dataset, including a clear description, relevant tags, and detailed notes for documentation, analysis, or archival use:

📄 Description Title: Pew Research Center – American Trends Panel Wave 1 Fieldwork Dates: March 19 – April 29, 2014 Sample Size: N = 3,308 U.S. adults • Web respondents: N = 2,901 • Phone (CATI) respondents: N = 407 Mode: Web and CATI (English and Spanish) Purpose: This foundational wave launched the American Trends Panel, capturing baseline measures of political attitudes, media habits, and ideological consistency. It supports Pew’s landmark report on political polarization and media trust.

🏷️ Tags • Pew Research Center • American Trends Panel • Political Polarization • Media Habits • Ideological Consistency • Web and Phone Survey • Survey Weights • March 2014 • CATI • Typology • Pew Charitable Trusts • Panel Recruitment

📝 Notes ⚖️ Weighting • : Use for all analyses. This weight ensures representativeness across both web and phone modes. 🧠 Key Variables • Partial Interviews: 12 cases counted as complete if responses reached . • Ideological Consistency Measures: • : Additive scale ranging from -10 (consistently liberal) to +10 (consistently conservative), based on 10 items from Jan–Mar 2014 RDD surveys. • : Recoded into five categories: • Consistently liberal • Mostly liberal • Mixed • Mostly conservative • Consistently conservative • These variables are used extensively in Pew’s October 2014 report on political polarization and media habits. For broader population analysis, refer to the June 2014 dataset, which includes the original 10 component variables and syntax. • CATI Mode Adjustments: • Phone questionnaire was shortened for feasibility. • Many reports based on this wave focus on web respondents due to richer data availability. 📋 Questionnaire Format • Web-mode questionnaire and topline are publicly available. • CATI-mode questionnaire available upon request from Pew Research Center. 💡 Funding • This wave was supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which also funds the Pew Research Center.