EGSS 1: American Public Opinion Surveys, 2010-2012

A series of cross-sectional surveys of the American electorate conducted between 2010 and 2012. The data was collected via the Internet using nationally representative probability samples to measure public opinion ahead of the 2012 election and pilot new survey questions. The study was authored by Gary M. Segura of Stanford University.

Use Cases

• Modeling vote choice based on demographic and attitudinal variables mentioned in the description
• Analyzing support for political movements like the Tea Party based on survey responses
• Studying the relationship between political knowledge and participation as described
• Investigating racial attitudes and their correlation with policy preferences on issues like tax policy

Strengths

• Data collection used nationally representative probability samples, as stated in the description
• Covers a defined time period of 2010-2012
• Includes a range of demographic variables such as age, race, income, and political affiliation

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

American National Election Studies (ANES) Online Commons proposal process

Collection Method

Internet surveys using nationally representative probability samples

Time Range

2010-2012

Geography

United States