You are invited to participate in a survey about Media and Interpersonal Network
1 = Yes
2 = No

SAMP TYPE (FROM SAMPLE)
1 = rdd
2 = cell

GENDER: (OBSERVED)
1 = Male
2 = Female

1a. What political party are you registered with, if any?
1 = Democratic
2 = Republican
3 = No preference
4 = Other Party (SPECIFY)
5 = dummy
6 = dummy
7 = dummy
8 = dummy
9 = dummy
10 = dummy

1b. How strongly committed are you to being an independent voter?
1 = Strongly committed
2 = Moderately committed
3 = Weakly committed

2a. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Demo
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = An independent
4 = Other

2b. Would you call yourself a strong [Q12]## or a not very strong [Q12]##?
1 = Strong
2 = Not very strong

2c. Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican or Democratic party?
1 = Closer to Republican
2 = Closer to Democrat
3 = Closer to neither

3a. And how often do you...Read and printed newspaper, including free newspapers
1 = Every day or almost every day
2 = Every several days
3 = Less often than that
4 = Don't know/Refused

4a. How often do you receive links, clippings, or texts that direct you to news
1 = Every day or almost every day
2 = Every several days
3 = Less often than that
4 = (DO NOT READ) Don't know/Refused

5. Which statement best describes how you get news online, whether on a computer
1 = I mostly come across news online because I'm looking for it
2 = I mostly come across news online when I'm doing other things online
3 = (DO NOT READ) Not sure

6. Which of the following social networking sites do you use? (READ LIST) (SELEC
1 = Twitter
2 = LinkedIn
3 = Instagram
4 = Vine
5 = Tumblr
6 = You Tube
7 = Reddit
8 = Snapchat
9 = Facebook
10 = Other (SPECIFY)
11 = (DNR) None

7A. Facebook (How often do you get news or news headlines on any of the followin
1 = Every day or almost every day
2 = Four or five days a week
3 = One to three days a week
4 = Less often than that
5 = Don't know/Refused

8. Thinking about the news, in the past week did you get news from...? (READ LIS
1 = Television
2 = The internet (podcasts, videos, or text-based)
3 = The radio
4 = A printed source such as a newspaper or magazine
5 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

Typical News Source
1 = Television
2 = The internet
3 = Radio
4 = A printed source
5 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

9a. Which specific television outlet or program you turn to most often for gover
1 = cnn
2 = ABC News
3 = Bloomberg
4 = NBC News
5 = npr
6 = CBS News
7 = The O'Reilly Factor/Bill O'Reilly
8 = Fox News Cable Channel
9 = Sean Hannity Show
10 = USA Today
11 = msnbc
12 = The Guardian
13 = pbs
14 = The Economist
15 = New York Times
16 = Drudge Report
17 = Wall Street Journal
18 = Politico
19 = Yahoo! News
20 = BuzzFeed
21 = Washington Post
22 = Mother Jones
23 = bbc
24 = Slate
25 = Google News
26 = The Blaze/Glenn Beck
27 = Rush Limbaugh Show
28 = Huffington Post
29 = Breitbart
30 = The New Yorker
31 = Daily Kos
32 = Daily Show
33 = ThinkProgress.org
34 = Rachel Maddow Show
35 = Reddit
36 = The Kelly File/Megyn Kelly
37 = Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
38 = Real Time with Bill Maher
39 = Anderson Cooper 360
40 = Other

10A. CNN (Please tell me whether you use it, whether you are aware of it but don
1 = Use
2 = Aware but don't use it
3 = Not aware

11A. CNN (For each of the sources you use, indicate whether you trust it as a ne
1 = Trust
2 = Distrust
3 = Neither

12. How often do you discuss government and politics with others?
1 = Every day or almost every day
2 = Every several days
3 = Less often than that
4 = Never

13. Have you ever stopped talking to or being friends with someone because of so
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know/Refused

15. Which, if any, of the following have you done in the past year? (READ LIST)
1 = Served as an officer of some club or organization
2 = Worked for a political party
3 = Served on a committee for some local organization
4 = Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs
5 = Attended a political rally or speech
6 = Made a speech
7 = Wrote (or emailed) a congressperson, senator, or other elected official
8 = Signed a petition
9 = Was a member of some "better government" group
10 = Held or ran for political office
11 = Wrote a letter to the paper
12 = Wrote an article for a magazine or newspaper
13 = Wrote a blog post
14 = Commented electronically on something you saw online
15 = Participated in an online discussion about a political or controversial topic
16 = Donated to a political candidate, party, campaign or organization
17 = Volunteered for a political campaign
18 = (DO NOT READ) DID NOT SAY YES TO ANY

16a. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being important and 5 being unimportant, how im
1 = 1 - Important
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5 - Unimportant
6 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

16b. How do you follow local or national political debates and/or candidate foru
1 = Watch or Listen Directly (Either live, recorded, or streaming)
2 = Read about later (in print or online)
3 = Discuss with friends, family and/or coworkers
4 = Watch or listen to Coverage of debates or forums (Either live, recorded, or streaming)
5 = (DNR) Do not follow

17a. Climate change is caused, primarily, by human activity (On a scale of 1 to
1 = 1 - Strongly disagree
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Strongly agree
11 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

17b. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not support and 10 is strongly support, d
1 = 1 - Not support
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Strongly support
11 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

18a. From time to time, most people discuss important personal matters with othe
1 = NAME 1 (TYPE IN NAME)
2 = NAME 2 (TYPE IN NAME)
3 = NAME 3 (TYPE IN NAME)
4 = None/Refused

(( RECORD 4TH AND/OR 5TH NAMES/INITIALS NOT RECORDED ON PREVIOUS SCREEN BELOW ))
1 = NAME 4 (TYPE IN NAME)
2 = NAME 5 (TYPE IN NAME)
3 = NONE - CONTINUE

18c. Of the following people [Q140]##, [Q141]##, [Q142]##, [Q143]##, [Q144]##, w
1 = NAME 1
2 = NAME 2
3 = NAME 3
4 = NAME 4
5 = NAME 5

19a. Are [Q140]## and [Q141]## total strangers, in the sense that they wouldn't
1 = Total strangers
2 = Know each other

29a. Generally speaking, do you usually think of [Q140]## as a Republican, a Dem
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = An independent
4 = Other
5 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

29b. Would you call [Q140]## a strong [Q170]## or a not very strong [Q170]##?
1 = Strong
2 = Not very strong
3 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

29c. Do you think of [Q140]## as closer to the Republican or Democratic party?
1 = Closer to Republican
2 = Closer to Democrat
3 = Closer to neither
4 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

30. How often do you discuss government and politics with [Q140]##?
1 = Nearly every day
2 = A few times a week
3 = A few times a month
4 = Less often
5 = (DNR) Don't know/Refused

41. What is your ethnic background? (READ LIST)
1 = African-American
2 = Asian or Pacific Islander
3 = Caucasian
4 = Hispanic or Latino
5 = Native American
6 = Or something else
7 = (DO NOT READ) Refused/Don't know

42. What is the highest level of schooling you have completed or the highest deg
1 = Less than high school
2 = High school diploma (GED or equivalent)
3 = Some college (No degree)
4 = Associates Degree
5 = Bachelors Degree
6 = Graduate Degree
7 = Trade School/Apprenticeship
8 = (DNR) Refused/Not sure

43. What is your approximate household income?
1 = Less than $5,000
2 = 5,000 to 7,499
3 = 7,500 to 9,999
4 = 10,000 to 12,499
5 = 12,500 to 14,999
6 = 15,000 to 19,999
7 = 20,000 to 24,999
8 = 25,000 to 29,999
9 = 30,000 to 34,999
10 = 35,000 to 39,999
11 = 40,000 to 49,999
12 = 50,000 to 59,999
13 = 60,000 to 74,999
14 = 75,000 to 99,999
15 = 100,000 to 149,999
16 = 150,000 or more
17 = (DNR) Refused

1 = Age 18-35
2 = Age 36-50
3 = Age 51+

RECODE of q192 (41. What is your ethnic background? (READ LIST))
1 = White
2 = Hispanic
3 = Oth

RECODE of q15 (3a. And how often do you...Read and printed newspaper, including
0 = Less
1 = Every Few Days or More

1 = 1=SD
7 = 7=SR

2a. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Demo
1 = Democrat
2 = Independent
3 = Republican

RECODE of x (2a. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Repub
0 = part
1 = ind

1 = D SN
2 = I SN
3 = R SN