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CODEBOOK: U.S. House Data (house.sav)
Voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected to the 110th Congress (2007-2008) in November 2006 (N=435).
Variable Variable
Name Label
state State name
(full name)
stateabr State name (postal code
abbreviation)
stcode State Code
district District
region Region of Country
pop Population
white Percent of population
that is non-Hispanic white
black Percent of population
that is non-Hispanic African American
latino Percent of
population that Hispanic
asian Percent of population
that is non-Hispanic Asian American or Pacific Islander
native Percent of
population that is non-Hispanic Native American or Alaskan Native
other Percent of population
that is non-Hispanic of other race
multiple Percent of population that
is non-Hispanic of more than one race
ownocc Percent of occupied
housing that is owner occupied
singunit Percent of occupied housing
that is single-unit (excluding mobile homes, boats, RVs, etc.)
medianhs Median value, owner occupied
housing
urban Percent of
Population living in Urban Areas or Urban Clusters
married Percent of households
that include a married couple
marchild Percent of households that
include a married couple and one or more of their children under 18 years old
femchild Percent of households that
include a single female and one or more of her children under 18 years old
noneng Percent of
households in which the primary language is other than English
forpop Percent of
population that is foreign born
ncitpop Percent of population
that is non-US citizen
college Percent of population
over 25 with college degrees
pcincome Per capita income
medinc Median family income
poverty Percent of population
below poverty line
elder Percent of
population age 65 or over
name Member’s
name
party Member’s party
gender Member’s gender
ethnic Member’s ethnicity
bluedog Member, Blue Dog
Coalition (self-described “moderate to conservative” Democrats)
ndc Member,
New Democrat Coalition (self-described “centrist, pro-growth” Democrats)
pc
Member, Progressive Caucus (self-described “progressives”; all Democrats except
for Sanders [(I, VT])
msp Member,
Main Street Partnership (self-described “centrist” Republicans)
rsc
Member, Republican Study Committee (self-described "conservative"
Republicans)
dwnom DW-NOMINATE score, 109th Congress (2005-2006)
supprt05 Congressional Quarterly Presidential
Support Score (2005)
supprt06 Congressional Quarterly
Presidential Support Score (2006)
unity05 Congressional Quarterly Party
Unity Score (2005)
unity06 Congressional Quarterly Party
Unity Score (2006)
acu05 American Conservative Union
rating (2005)
acu06 American Conservative Union
rating (2006)
rc1 Roll call: Campaign Finance
Restrictions
rc2 Roll call: Oil Refinery
Permitting Process
rc3 Roll call: Tax Rates
rc4 Roll call: Conservative
Federal Budget
rc5 Roll call: Pork Barrel
Spending
rc6 Roll call: Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge
rc7 Roll call: Expanded Oil
Refinery Construction
rc8 Roll call: Federal Aviation
Administration Labor Negotiations
rc9 Roll call: Network Neutrality
rc10 Roll call: Iraq War
Resolution
rc11 Roll call: Estate Tax
Reduction
rc12 Roll call: Line-Item Veto
rc13 Roll call: United Nations
Headquarters
rc14 Roll call: Firearm Penalties
rc15 Roll call: Public Prayer
rc16 Roll call: Offshore Oil and
Gas Drilling
rc17 Roll call: Same-Sex Marriage
Ban
rc18 Roll call: Embryonic Stem
Cell Research
rc19 Roll call: Border Fencing
rc20 Roll call: Voter
Identification
rc21 Roll call: Illegal Immigrant Detainment
rc22 Roll call: Immigration Law
Enforcement
rc23 Roll call: Parental
Notification
rc24 Roll call: Military Tribunals
rc25 Roll call: Property Rights
and Eminent Domain
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stateabr State Name (2-digit postal abbreviation)
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stcode State Code (using Bureau of Census regional classifications)
63 Alabama 73
Louisiana 72
Oklahoma
94 Alaska 11
Maine
92 Oregon
87 Arizona 52
Maryland
23 Pennsylvania
71 Arkansas 14
Massachusetts 16 Rhode Island
93 California 34
Michigan
57 South Carolina
86 Colorado 41
Minnesota 45
South Dakota
15 Connecticut 64
Mississippi 62 Tennessee
51 Delaware 43
Missouri
74 Texas
59 Florida 81
Montana
85 Utah
58 Georgia 46 Nebraska
12 Vermont
95 Hawaii 84
Nevada
54 Virginia
82 Idaho
13 New Hampshire 91
Washington
32 Illinois 22 New
Jersey 53 West
Virginia
33 Indiana 88 New
Mexico 31 Wisconsin
42 Iowa
21 New
York 83
Wyoming
47 Kansas 56
North Carolina
61 Kentucky 44 North
Dakota
35 Ohio
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DISTRICT DATA (Source: Based on Bureau of the Census, 110th Congressional District Summary Files 1 (for population, race and ethnicity, percent urban, percent owner occupied housing, and percent elderly) and 3 (all other variables). http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DownloadDatasetServlet?_lang=en&_ts=199826167062 . Accessed June 18 – July 1, 2007.
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1 Northeast (STCODE: 11-16, 21-23, 51)
2
Midwest (STCODE: 31-35, 41,42,44
3 South (STCODE: 43, 52-54,56-59,61-64,71-74)
4
West (STCODE: 81-88, 91-95)
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white Percent of population that is non-Hispanic white
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black Percent of population that is non-Hispanic African American<
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latino Percent of population that is Hispanic
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asian Percent of population that is non-Hispanic Asian American or Pacific Islander
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native Percent of population that is non-Hispanic Native American or Alaskan Native
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other Percent of population that is non-Hispanic of other race
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multiple Percent of population that is non-Hispanic of more than one rac
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ownocc Percent of occupied housing that is owner occupied
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singunit Percent of occupied housing that is single-unit (excluding mobile homes, boats, RVs, etc.)
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medianhs Median value, owner occupied housing
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urban Percent of Population living in Urban Areas or Urban Clusters
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married Percent of households that include a married couple
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marchild Percent of households that include a married couple and one or more of their children under 18 years old
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femchild Percent of households that include a single female and one or more of her children under 18 years old
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noneng Percent of households in which the primary language is other than English
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forpop Percent of population that is foreign born
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ncitpop Percent of population that is non-US citizen
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college Percent of population over 25 with college degrees
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poverty Percent of population below poverty line
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elder Percent of population age 65 or over
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MEMBER DATA
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1 Democrat
2
Republican
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1 Male
2 Female
Source: Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics, “Women Serving in the 110th Congress 2007-09.” http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts/Officeholders/cong-current.html Accessed June 18, 2007.
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1 Non-Hispanic White
2 African American
3 Latino
4 Asian and Pacific Islander
5 Native American
Sources:
For African Americans: Congressional Black Caucus, “Members of the
Congressional Black Caucus,” http://www.house.gov/kilpatrick/cbc/member-info.html.
Accessed June 18, 2007.
For Latinos: Library of Congress, “Hispanic Americans in Congress: List in Chronological
Order,” http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/chron.html.
Accessed June 18, 2006. Note: This
source includes Dennis Cardoza (D, CA) and Devin Nunes (R, CA). These members, however, are of Portuguese
descent, and are classified in the current file as “Non-Hispanic White.” In addition, Hilda Solis (D, CA), who is of
Mexican descent, is not listed in this source but is, has been coded as
“Latino” here.
For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Information Please, “Asians and
Pacific Islanders in the 109th Congress,” and “American Indians in
the 109th Congress,” http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878575.html.
Accessed July 10, 2006. Note: In
addition to those listed in this source who were reelected to the 100th Congress, Doris Matsui (D, CA) entered congress in March 2005, and Mazie Hirono
(D, HA) was elected in November 2006.
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bluedog Member, Blue Dog
Coalition (self-described “conservative to moderate” Democrats)
Source: “The Blue Dog Coalition,” http://www.house.gov/tanner/blue.htm. Accessed June
18, 2007.
0 No (including all Republicans)
1 Yes
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ndc Member, New Democrat Coalition (self-described “moderate, pro-growth” Democrats) Source: “New Democrat Coalition,”http://www.house.gov/tauscher/ndc/Membership_textrich.shtml Accessed June 18, 2007.
0
No (including all Republicans)
1 Yes
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pc Member, Progressive Caucus (self-described “progressives”; all are Democrats. Source: http://cpc.lee.house.gov/. Accessed June 18, 2007.
0 No (including all Republicans)
1 Yes
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msp Member, Main Street Partnership (self-described “center-right” Republicans). Source: “Republican Main Street Partnership,” http://www.republicanmainstreet.org/members.htm Accessed June 18, 2007.
0 No (including all Democrats)
1 Yes
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rsc Member, Republican Study Committee (self-described “conservative” Republicans). Source: “Republican Study Committee,” http://www.house.gov/pence/rsc/rsc_memberslist.shtml Accessed June 18, 2007. Note: Charles Norwood (R, GA) had been a member of the RSC in the 109th Congress, and it is assukmed here that he remained a member in the 100th Congress prior to his death in early 2007.
0 No (including all Democrats)
1 Yes
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dwnom Lewis and Poole roll call voting record: first coordinate, DW-NOMINATE score, 109th Congress (2005-2006). With rare exceptions, scores vary from +1 (most conservative) to -1 (most liberal). Source: Royce Carroll, et al., “DW-NOMINATE Scores the Bootstrapped Standard Errors,” VoteView. http://voteview.com/. Updated May 27, 2007. Accessed June 19, 2007.
-9 Not rated
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supprt05 Congressional Quarterly presidential support score (2005): percent voting with President
-9 Not rated Bush’s position on roll calls. Source: Congressional Quarterly.
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supprt06 Congressional Quarterly presidential support score (2006): percent voting with President Bush’s position on roll calls. Source: Congressional Quarterly.
-9 Not rated
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unity05 Congressional Quarterly party unity score (2005): percent voting with own party when majority of Democrats oppose majority of Republicans. Source: Congressional Quarterly.
-9 Not rated
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unity06 Congressional Quarterly party unity score (2006): percent voting with own party when majority of Democrats oppose majority of Republicans. Source: Congressional Quarterly.
-9 Not rated
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acu05 American Conservative Union rating (2005). Source: “ACU Ratings of Congress,” http://www.acuratings.org/ Accessed June 18, 2007.
-9 Not rated
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acu06 American Conservative Union rating (2006). Source: “ACU Ratings of Congress,” http://www.acuratings.org/ Accessed June 18, 2007. Note: The ACU assigned Albio Sires (D, NJ) a rating of 0 for 2006. Sires, however, was not yet a member of congress at the time of the votes on which the ACU’s rating is based, and is coded here as “Not rated.”
-9 Not rated
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Individual roll call votes: rc1 through rc25 are the 25 roll call votes scored by the American Conservative Union in 2006. Source (including variable labels): American Conservative Union http://www.acuratings.org/. Accessed June 18, 2007
1 Voted or paired conservative (as defined
by the ACU)
2 Voted or paired liberal (as defined by the
ACU)
8 Did not vote
9 Not eligible to vote (i.e., not a member
of congress at time of vote)
Except where indicated, © 2003-2008 John L. Korey. Last updated July 11, 2008