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2017 | Spring | Q21 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statement, indicating if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state?s responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2016 | Fall | Q11 | Some people believe the United States is at least partly responsible for taking action to help prevent climate change from happening or from getting worse. Others believe the United States does not bear the responsibility for taking such action. Which of these positions best fit your view? | govt fedaction govt_fed_v2 | see table |
2016 | Fall | Q12 | And do you think governments can be effective at preventing climate change from happening, or not? | govt govt_effectiveness_v2 | see table |
2015 | Fall | Q26 | If a cap and trade system was to be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Power Plan, would you prefer that it be done only within an individual state, by multiple states working together, or with ALL states working together. | captrade captrade_govt_v3 | see table |
2015 | Fall | Q30-33 | For each of the statements that I read please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with the statement. My religious beliefs affect my views on how government should deal with the issue of global warming. | religion religion_govtaction believer | see table |
2014 | Fall | Q25 | Assuming they are willing to act, how effective do you think governments in this country can be at preventing global warming from happening? Do you think governments can be: | govt govt_effectiveness | see table |
2013 | Fall | Q37-41 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state's responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2013 | Spring | Q22-28 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state's responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2013 | Spring | Q22-28 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree. My religious beliefs affect my views on how government should deal with the issue of global warming. | religion religion_govtaction believer | see table |
2012 | Fall | Q28-30 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: The Federal Government | govt govt_fed fedaction | see table |
2012 | Fall | Q28-30 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: State Governments | govt govt_state | see table |
2012 | Fall | Q28-30 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: Local Governments | govt govt_local | see table |
2011 | Fall | Q33-35 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: The Federal Government | govt govt_fed fedaction | see table |
2011 | Fall | Q33-35 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: State Governments | govt govt_state | see table |
2011 | Fall | Q33-35 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: Local Governments | govt govt_local | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q27-29 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: The Federal Government | govt govt_fed fedaction | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q27-29 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: State Governments | govt govt_state | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q27-29 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: Local Governments | govt govt_local | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q30-36 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: The federal government should allow state governments to adopt stricter standards for the emission of greenhouse gases than any federal standards. | govt govt_fedvsstate | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q30-36 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state's responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q37 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Allow businesses to buy and sell permits to release greenhouse gases if it results in an overall decrease in emissions | captrade captrade_govt_v1 | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q38 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increasing taxes on all fossil fuels to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emission. | fftax fftax_govt carbontax | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q39 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increased use of nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | nuclear nuclear_govt | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q40 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increasing taxes on gasoline to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. | gastax gastax_govt | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q41 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require a set portion of all electricity to come from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | rps rps_govt | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q42 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require a set portion of all transportation fuels to come from renewable energy sources such as ethanol and other biofuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | ethanol ethanol_govt vehicle | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q43 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require auto makers to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even if it increases the cost of the vehicle | vehicle vehicle_govt | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q45 | If a cap and trade system was to be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, would you prefer that it be done at the national level, within a region of the country or only within an individual state? | captrade captrade_govt_v2 | see table |
2010 | Fall | Q52 | And which level of government should collect and use the revenue? | busnesspay busnesspay_govtlevel | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q17-19 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: The Federal Government | govt govt_fed fedaction | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q17-19 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: State Governments | govt govt_state | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q17-19 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: Local Governments | govt govt_local | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q20-26 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: The federal government should allow state governments to adopt stricter standards for the emission of greenhouse gases than any federal standards. | govt govt_fedvsstate | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q20-26 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state's responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q20-26 | For each of the statements that I read please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: My religious beliefs effect my views on how government should deal with the issue of global warming. | religion religion_govtaction believer | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q27 | Which of the following best describes the effect of your religious beliefs on the role of government in dealing with the issue of global warming: | religion religion_govtactionexplain believer | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q34 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Allow businesses to buy and sell permits to release greenhouse gases if it results in an overall decrease in emissions | captrade captrade_govt_v1 | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q35 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increasing taxes on all fossil fuels to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emission. | fftax fftax_govt carbontax | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q36 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increased use of nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | nuclear nuclear_govt | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q37 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Increasing taxes on gasoline to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. | gastax gastax_govt | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q38 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require a set portion of all electricity to come from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | rps rps_govt | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q39 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require a set portion of all transportation fuels to come from renewable energy sources such as ethanol and other biofuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | ethanol ethanol_govt vehicle | see table |
2009 | Fall | Q40 | Next I'm going to provide you with a list of policies that can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. For each option that I mention please tell if the policy should be adopted ONLY by the federal government, ONLY by your state government, by BOTH the federal and state governments or should NOT be adopted by any government: Require auto makers to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even if it increases the cost of the vehicle | vehicle vehicle_govt | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q23-25 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming. The Federal Government | govt govt_fed fedaction | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q23-25 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: State Governments | govt govt_state | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q23-25 | For each level of government that I mention please tell me if it has a great deal of responsibility, some responsibility or no responsibility for taking actions to reduce global warming: Local Governments | govt govt_local | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q26-31 | Please identify your level of agreement with the following statements. For each statement please indicate if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree: If the federal government fails to address the issue of global warming it is my state's responsibility to address the problem. | govt govt_nostateaction | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q26-31 | For each of the statements that I read please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with the statement: My religious beliefs effect my views on how government should deal with the issue of global warming. | religion religion_govtaction believer | see table |
2008 | Fall | Q32 | Which of the following best describes the effect of your religious beliefs on the role of government in dealing with the issue of global warming: | religion religion_govtactionexplain believer | see table |
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