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Political Psychology Data from a 26-wave Yearlong Longitudinal Study (2019–2020) Cover

Political Psychology Data from a 26-wave Yearlong Longitudinal Study (2019–2020)

Journal of Open Psychology Data
Volume 9 (2021): Issue 1
By: Mark J. Brandt,  Felicity M. Turner-Zwinkels and  Emily Kubin  
Open Access
|Jul 2021

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Sample sizes per wave and pairwise sample sizes for each wave combination.

WAVE1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1552510503487471454449442435421416420397403398411381391394381400369373381348348
2510485470454437431424420409403411388393385400372379384372387360359368339337
3503468452437434429418404400405382388381393366375378367383357358363336333
4487448434427419408402394398376384374389361369375365380350352358332328
5471435427417410395391391374377371386359367367361376347353359328328
6454417412399388385390369373365375353359359355368346349349321320
7449413401393386389369371365374356358361357367343345349323322
8442407396386394371373367376354361364356367344347351325322
9435387386384368369363373352362364354369343339346317319
10421389384363367364367350352355354365337341342317315
11416387366368364367356357357353360337340342321315
12420376380375381360363365362369343347348324320
13397370357365346345349343351331328336307304
14403376378358357360354364341342347319318
15398374358356359350361338338343314316
16411364363364359365339342351320317
17381355353344352333336343314309
18391363349357338334342319314
19394354360340339344317315
20381360335342337312310
21400350351357326325
22369333338309313
23373345316315
24381328327
25348314
26348
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Figure 1

Histogram of number of waves completed.

Table 2

Sample size per 2016 vote choice.

TARGET NACHIEVED NPROLIFIC OPTION
223223Did not vote/Prefer not to say or NA
161161Trump
166168Clinton
Table 3

Item summary.

NAME (TYPE)VARIABLERESPONSE OPTIONSWAVE
def (issue)Should federal spending on defense be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease defense spending
2.
3.
4. Keep defense spending about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase defense spending.
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
crime (issue)Should federal spending for dealing with crime be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease spending for dealing with crime
2.
3.
4. Keep spending for dealing with crime about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase spending for dealing with crime.
8. Don’t Know
9.I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
terror (issue)Should federal spending on the war on terrorism be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease war on terror spending
2.
3.
4. Keep war on terror spending about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase war on terror spending.
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
poor (issue)Should federal spending on aid to the poor be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease aid to the poor
2.
3.
4. Keep aid to the poor about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase aid to the poor
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
health (issue)Should federal spending on healthcare be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease healthcare spending
2.
3.
4. Keep healthcare spending about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase healthcare spending
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
econ (issue)Should federal spending to stimulate the economy be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease economic stimulus
2.
3.
4. Keep economic stimulus about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase economic stimulus
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
abort (issue)Which one of the opinions below best agrees with your view of abortion?1. By law, abortion should never be permitted.
2. The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is in danger.
3. The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman’s life, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established.
4. By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice.
5. Don’t Know
6. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
unemploy (issue)Should federal spending on benefits for the unemployed be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease benefits for the unemployed
2.
3.
4. Keep benefits for the unemployed about the same
5.
6.
7.Greatly increase benefits for the unemployed
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
blkaid (issue)Should federal spending to improve the social and economic position of blacks be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease aid to blacks
2.
3.
4. Keep aid to blacks about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase aid to blacks
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
adopt (issue)Do you favor or oppose laws that prevent gay or lesbian couples from adopting children, or haven’t you thought much about it?1. Favor strongly
2.
3.
4. Neither favor nor oppose
5.
6.
7. Oppose strongly
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
imm (issue)Should federal spending to control immigration be increased, decreased, or kept the same?1. Greatly decrease spending on immigration control
2.
3.
4. Keep spending on immigration control about the same
5.
6.
7. Greatly increase spending on immigration control
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
vaccines (issue)Do you favor or oppose laws that require parents to vaccinate their children using common vaccines (e.g., polio, tetanus, measles, flu)?1. Favor strongly
2.
3.
4. Neither favor nor oppose
5.
6.
7. Oppose strongly
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
guns (issue)Should the federal government make it more difficult for people to buy a gun than it is now, make it easier for people to buy a gun, or keep these rules about the same as they are now?1. Make it much more difficult
2.
3.
4. Keep the rules the same
5.
6.
7. Make it much easier
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
djt (approval)Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?1. Strongly approve
2. Approve
3. Disapprove
4. Strongly disapprove
5. Don’t know
6. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
interest (interest)How interested are you in politics?1. Very uninterested
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Very interested		All Waves
friends_1 (prejudice)How willing would you be to be friends with people from the following groups? Liberals1. I absolutely would not
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. I absolutely would
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
friends_2 (prejudice)How willing would you be to be friends with people from the following groups? Conservatives1. I absolutely would not
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. I absolutely would
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
friends_3 (prejudice)How willing would you be to be friends with people from the following groups? Moderates1. I absolutely would not
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. I absolutely would
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
friends_4 (prejudice)How willing would you be to be friends with people from the following groups? Republicans1. I absolutely would not
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. I absolutely would
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
friends_5 (prejudice)How willing would you be to be friends with people from the following groups? Democrats1. I absolutely would not
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. I absolutely would
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
tense (internal threat)At this moment, I feel tense.1. Fully disagree
2.
3.
4. Neither agree nor disagree
5.
6.
7. Fully agree		All Waves
death (internal threat)I have an intense fear of death1. Fully disagree
2.
3.
4. Neither agree nor disagree
5.
6.
7. Fully agree		All Waves
ewry (external threat)I worry that I myself or someone from my family will be worse off financially in the near future.1. Fully disagree
2.
3.
4. Neither agree nor disagree
5.
6.
7. Fully agree		All Waves
values (external threat)The values in our country have gone seriously off track.1. Fully disagree
2.
3.
4. Neither agree nor disagree
5.
6.
7. Fully agree		All Waves
climate (issue)Do you think the federal government should be doing more about climate change, should be doing less, or is it currently doing the right amount?1. Doing more about climate change
2.
3.
4. Doing the right amount
5.
6.
7. Doing less about climate change
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		Waves 2 – Wave 26
fourth (holiday)I find it important to celebrate the 4th of July.1. Fully disagree
2.
3.
4. Neither agree nor disagree
5.
6.
7. Fully agree		Wave 4 (some participants),
Wave 9
ideo (identification)When it comes to politics, do you think of yourself as a liberal, conservative, moderate, or haven’t you thought much about this?1. Strongly liberal
2. Liberal
3. Slightly liberal
4. Moderate, middle of the road
5. Slightly conservative
6. Conservative
7. Strongly conservative
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
partyid (identification)Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or haven’t you thought much about this?1. Strongly Democrat
2. Democrat
3. Independent, lean Democrat
4. Independent
5. Independent, lean Republican
6. Republican
7. Strongly Republican
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		All Waves
check (attention check)We are using this question to check your attention. Please select “Don’t know”.1. Strongly Democrat
2. Democrat
3. Independent, lean Democrat
4. Independent
5. Independent, lean Republican
6. Republican
7. Strongly Republican
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		Wave 12
check (attention check)This question is checking your attention. Please select “I haven’t thought much about it”.1. Strongly Democrat
2. Democrat
3. Independent, lean Democrat
4. Independent
5. Independent, lean Republican
6. Republican
7. Strongly Republican
8. Don’t know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		Wave 15
beh_att_1How likely would you be to sign a petition in support of the following issues?
…increase aid to the poor		1. Very unlikely to sign petition
2.
3.
4. Neither likely nor unlikely to sign the petition
5.
6.
7. Very likely to sign the petition.
8. Don’t Know		Waves 17, 20, 23, 26
beh_att_2How likely would you be to sign a petition in support of the following issues?
…increase spending to stimulate the economy		1. Very unlikely to sign petition
2.
3.
4. Neither likely nor unlikely to sign the petition
5.
6.
7. Very likely to sign the petition.
8. Don’t Know		Waves 17, 20, 23, 26
beh_att_3How likely would you be to sign a petition in support of the following issues?
… increase spending on healthcare		1. Very unlikely to sign petition
2.
3.
4. Neither likely nor unlikely to sign the petition
5.
6.
7. Very likely to sign the petition.
8. Don’t Know		Waves 17, 20, 23, 26
beh_identityIn the next Presidential election, how likely are you to vote for the candidate from the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?1. Very likely to vote for the Democratic candidate
2. Likely to vote for the Democratic candidate
3. Somewhat likely to vote for the Democratic candidate
4. Equally likely to vote for the Democratic as the Republican candidate
5. Somewhat likely to vote for the Republican candidate
6. Likely to vote for the Republican candidate
7. Very likely to vote for the Republican candidate
8. I would vote for another party, namely: ….
9. Don’t know		Waves 17, 20, 23, 26
virusthreatHow concerned are you about the coronavirus (COVID-19)?1. Not at all concerned
2.
3.
4. Somewhat concerned
5.
6.
7. Very concerned		Waves 23–26
quarantineDo you favor or oppose laws that prohibit travel to and from regions in the United States with coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks (i.e. a quarantine)?1. Favor strongly
2.
3.
4. Neither favor nor oppose
5.
6.
7. Oppose strongly
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		Waves 23–26
sickleaveDo you favor or oppose laws that would require all businesses to pay for their employee’s sick leave?1. Favor strongly
2.
3.
4. Neither favor nor oppose
5.
6.
7. Oppose strongly
8. Don’t Know
9. I haven’t thought much about it		Waves 23–26
votereport (voting)Who did you vote for in the 2016 presidential election?1. Donald Trump
2. Hillary Clinton
3. A different candidate
4. I did not vote
5. I planned to vote, but I forgot
6. I do not remember who I voted for		Wave 1
gender (demographics)To which gender identity do you most identify?1. Female
2. Male
3. Not Listed
4. Prefer not to answer		Wave 1
ethnic (demographics)I identify my ethnicity as: (select all that apply)1. Asian
2. Black/African
3. Caucasian
4. Hispanic/Latinx
5. Native American
6. Pacific Islander
7. Not listed
8. Prefer not to answer		Wave 1
edu (demographics)What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? If currently enrolled, highest degree received.1. No schooling completed
2. Nursery school to 8th grade
3. Some high school, no diploma
4. High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
5. Some college credit, no degree
6. Trade/technical/vocational training
7. Associate degree
8. Bachelor’s degree
9. Master’s degree
10. Professional degree
11. Doctorate degree		Wave 1
inc (demographics)What is your household income? That is, the total income of everyone living in your residence.1. Less than $20,000
2. $20,000 to $34,999
3. $35,000 to $49,999
4. $50,000 to $74,999
5. $75,000 to $99,999
6. Over $100,000		Wave 1
age (demographics)What is your age?Wave 1
state (demographics)What state do you currently live in?Wave 1
relig (demographics)What is your present religion, if any?1. Protestant
2. Roman Catholic
3. Mormon
4. Orthodox such as Greek or Russian Orthodox
5. Jewish
6. Muslim
7. Buddhist
8. Hindu
9. atheist
10. agnostic
11. something else
12. nothing in particular		Wave 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.54 | Journal eISSN: 2050-9863
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Language: English
Published on: Jul 9, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Politics,
Attitudes,
Identities,
Social Distance,
Threat,
Stress,
Political Psychology,
Open data,
COVID-19

© 2021 Mark J. Brandt, Felicity M. Turner-Zwinkels, Emily Kubin, published by Ubiquity Press
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