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CODEBOOK: California legislature (calsenate.sav and calassembly.sav)              

Members of the California legislature as of September 1, 2007.

Variable    Variable
Name        Label

district    District
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
houssize    Mean number of persons per household
totalreg    Total registered voters (February 10, 2007)
demreg      Registered Democrats (February 10, 2007)
repreg      Registered Republicans (February 10, 2007)
demvote     Democratic Party candidate's vote in most recent senate/assembly election
repvote     Republican Party candidate's vote in most recent senate/assembly election
prop40      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 40 (Water bonds, March 2002)
prop45      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 45 (term limits, March 2002)
prop52      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 52 (election day registration, November 2002)
prop54      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 54 (racial classification, March 2003)
prop55      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 55 (school bonds, March 2004)
prop56      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 56 (state budget, March 2004)
prop71      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 71 (embryonic stem cells bonds, November 2004)
prop72      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 72 (health care, November 2004)
prop82      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 82 (preschool education, June 2006))
prop1c      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1C (housing bonds, November 2006)
prop1d      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1D (education bonds, November 2006)
prop1e      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1E (disaster/flood bonds, November 2006)
prop85      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 85 (parental notification for abortion, November 2006)
prop86      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 86 (cigarette tax, November 2006)
prop87      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 87 (alternative energy, November 2006)
distideo    District voting record, statewide propositions
name        Member’s name
party       Member’s party
gender      Member’s gender
ethnic      Member’s ethnicity
memideo     Member's voting record, 2007

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district

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DISTRICT  DATA (Sources: Election and registration data: California Secretary of State (http://www.sos.ca.gov); other data: Bureau of the Census, 110^th State Legislative District Summary Files 1 and 3.  http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DownloadDatasetServlet?_lang=en&_ts=199826167062 . 

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pop       Population

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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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medinc    Median family income

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pcincome  Per capita income

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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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houssize  Mean number of persons per household

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totalreg    Total registered voters (February 10, 2007)

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demreg      Registered Democrats (February 10, 2007)

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repreg      Registered Republicans (February 10, 2007)

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demvote     Democratic Party candidate's vote in most recent senate/assembly election

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repvote     Republican Party candidate's vote in most recent senate/assembly election

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prop40      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 40 (Water bonds, March 2002)

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prop45      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 45 (term limits, March 2002)

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prop52      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 52 (election day registration, November 2002)

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prop54      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 54 (racial classification, March 2003)

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prop55      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 55 (school bonds, March 2004)

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prop56      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 56 (state budget, March 2004)

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prop71      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 71 (embryonic stem cells bonds, November 2004)

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prop72      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 72 (health care, November 2004)

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prop82      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 82 (preschool education, June 2006)

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prop1c      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1C (housing bonds, November 2006)

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prop1d      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1D (education bonds, November 2006)

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prop1e      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 1E (disaster/flood bonds, November 2006)

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prop85      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 85 (parental notification for abortion, November 2006)

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prop86      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 86 (cigarette tax, November 2006)

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prop87      Percent voting conservative on Proposition 87 (alternative energy, November 2006)

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distideo    District voting record, statewide propositions

               0     Most liberal district in senate/assembly
              100   Most conservative voting record in senate/assembly

Source: First principal component of a factor analysis of district votes on the 15 propositions listed above.

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MEMBER DATA

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name      Member’s name

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party     Member’s party

          1     Democrat
          2     Republican         

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gender    Member’s gender  

          1     Male
          2     Female

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ethnic    Member’s ethnicity

          1     Non-Hispanic White
          2     African American
          3     Latino
          4     Asian and Pacific Islander
          5     Native American

Note: Alberto Torrico's perents immigrated to the United States from Bolivia.  His mother is of Japanese ancestry.  He is classified here as Latino, but is a member of both the Latino and Asian and Pacifi Islander caucuses.

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memideo   Member's voting record, 2007

                0   Most liberal voting record in senate/assembly
              100   Most conservative voting record in senate/assembly                

Source: First principal component of a factor analysis of 2007 "scorecards" by the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Taxpayers’ Association, the California Farm Bureau, the California Public Interest Research Group, the California Federation of Labor, and the California League of Conservation Voters.  Note: Assemblywoman Laura Richardson (Democrat, 55^th district) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election on August 21, 2007, and is not scored on this variable.

Except where indicated, © 2003-2012  John L. Korey

Last Updated: December 18, 2012