American-Trends-Panel-Wave-15.zip

⚖️ Weighting • : Use for all analyses. This weight accounts for both web and mail respondents and ensures representativeness across modes. 🧠 Recoded Variables from Open-End Responses • Candidate Preference: • , : First and second choice Democratic nominee • , : First and second choice Republican nominee • Thematic Categories: • Genetics: to • Strength enhancement: to • General enhancement: to • Science positives/negatives: to • Technology positives/negatives: to 📊 Constructed Variables via Syntax • Religious Commitment (): • Based on importance of religion, attendance, and prayer frequency • Categories: , , , • Thermometer Distance (): • Measures warmth toward political parties • Ranges from to • Ideological Distance Between Parties (): • Based on perceived ideological gap between Democrats and Republicans • Categories range from to • Self vs. Party Ideology: • : Self vs. Republican Party • : Self vs. Democratic Party • Categories include more conservative, no difference, and more liberal 📋 Questionnaire Format • The publicly available questionnaire and topline reflect the web mode only. • Mail mode questionnaires are available upon request from Pew Research Center.