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CODEBOOK: U.S. House Data (house.sav)              

Voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected to the 111^th Congress (2009-2010) in November 2008 (N=435).

Missing Data: sysmis (all variables)

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
totvote     Total votes cast in House elections, 2008
demvote     Democratic votes cast in House elections, 2008
repvote     Republican votes cast in House elections, 2008
pctdem      Democratic % of two-party vote, 2008 House elections
obama       Obama % of presidential vote, 2008
mccain      McCain % of presidential vote, 2008
pctobama    Obama % of two-party presidential vote
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 “progressive” Democrats)
tg          Member, Tuesday Group (self-described “moderate” Republicans)
msp         Member, Main Street Partnership (self-described “center-right” Republicans)
rsc         Member, Republican Study Committee (self-described "conservative" Republicans)
dwnom       DW-NOMINATE score, 110^th Congress (2007-2008)
acu         American Conservative Union rating (2009)
ada         American's for Democratic Action rating (2009)
unity       Congressional Quarterly Party Unity Score (2009)

state     State Name (full name)

stateabr  State Name (2-digit postal abbreviation)

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

district

DISTRICT  DATA (Source: Based on Bureau of the Census, 110^th 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. Note: there were no changes of district boundaries for the 111^th Congress.

region    Region of Country

          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)

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 is 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 rac

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

medinc    Median family income

pcincome  Per capita income

poverty   Percent of population below poverty line

elder     Percent of population age 65 or over

totvote   Total votes cast in House elections, 2008

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States: Table 392. "Vote Cast for United States Representatives by Major Political Party--Congressional Districts: 2008" http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/elections/congressional.html. December 17, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2010.

demvote    Democratic votes cast in House elections, 2008

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census,2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States: Table 392."Vote Cast for United States Representatives by Major Political Party--Congressional Districts: 2008" http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/elections/congressional.html December 17, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2010.

repvote   Republican votes cast in House elections, 2008

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States: Table 392. "Vote Cast for United States Representatives by Major Political Party--Congressional Districts: 2008" http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/elections/congressional.html. December 17, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2010.

pctdem    Democratic % of two-party vote, 2008 House elections

obama     Obama % of vote, 2008

Source: Swing State Project, "Presidential Results 2008 by CD," December 15, 2008 http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4161 Accessed September 9, 2009.

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mccain    McCain % of vote, 2008

Source: Swing State Project, "Presidential Results 2008 by CD," December 15, 2008 http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4161 Accessed September 9, 2009.

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pctobama  Obama % of two-party vote, 2008          

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MEMBER DATA

name      Member’s name

party     Member’s party

          1     Democrat
          2     Republican

gender    Member’s gender  

          1     Male
          2     Female

ethnic    Member’s ethnicity

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

Sources:
For African Americans: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, “Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 111^th Congress,” http://www.cbcfinc.org/cbc/cbc-members.html.  Accessed August 11, 2010. 
For Latinos: Library of Congress, “Hispanic Americans in Congress: List in Chronological Order,” http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/chron.html.  Accessed August 11, 2010.  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.”  The same source indicates that Ciro Rodriguez (D, Texas) served from 1997 until 2004.  He was first elected in 2006 and has served since.  Source for these corrections: Michael Barone and Richard E. Cohen, The Almanac of American Politics 2010 (Washington, D.C.: National Journal, 2009.
For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Infoplease, “Asians and Pacific Islanders in the 111^th Congress,” http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/111-congress-asians-pacific-islanders.html.   Accessed August 11, 2010.  Note: This source lists Bobby Scott (D, Virginia) as both an African American and an Asian and Pacific Islander.  His ancestry is one-fourth Filipino (see http://www.bobbyscott.house.gov/, accessed August 11, 2010).  He is coded here as African American.
For Native Americans: Infoplease, “Minorities and Women in the 109^th Congress,” http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878575.html.  Accessed August 11, 2010.

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bluedog   Member, Blue Dog Coalition (self-described “conservative to moderate” Democrats)

Source: “The Blue Dog Coalition,” http://www.house.gov/melancon/BlueDogs/index.html. Accessed August 12, 2010.  Note: Includes Gillibrand (New York), who had left congress by the time the coalition’s site was accessed, but who had been listed as a member before leaving.  See http://web.archive.org/ and go to  http://www.house.gov/tanner/blue.htm.

          0     No (including all Republicans)
          1     Yes

ndc       Member, New Democrat Coalition (self-described “moderate, pro-growth” Democrats).

Source: “New Democrat Coalition,” http://ndc.crowley.house.gov/.  Accessed August 13, 2010.  Note: includes Larson (Connecticut), who is listed as an “honorary member,” and Emanuel (Illinois), Gillibrand (New York), and Tausher (California), who had left congress by the time the coalition’s site was accessed, but who had been listed as members before leaving.   See http://web.archive.org/ and go to  http://www.house.gov/tauscher/ndc/Membership_textrich.shtml

          0     No (including all Republicans)
          1     Yes

pc        Member, Progressive Caucus (self-described “progressive” Democrats). 

Source: http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/.  Accessed August 13, 2010.  Note: includes Solis (California), who had left congress by the time the caucus’s site was accessed, but who had been listed as a member before leaving.  See http://web.archive.org/ and go to http://cpc.lee.house.gov/.

tg        Fund recipient, Tuesday Group Political Action Committee (self-described “moderate”  Republicans). 

Source: “Tuesday Group Political Action Committee,” http://www.tgpac.com/.  Accessed August 13, 2010.

           0     No (including all Democrats)
           1     Yes

msp        Member, Main Street Partnership (self-described “center-right”  Republicans). 

Source: “Republican Main Street Partnership,” http://www.republicanmainstreet.org/.  Accessed August 13, 2010

           0     No (including all Democrats)
           1     Yes

rsc        Member, Republican Study Committee (self-described “conservative”  Republicans). 

Source: “Republican Study Committee,” http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov/.  Accessed August 13, 2010.  Note: does not includes Griffith (Alabama), who changed party from Democrat to Republican on December 23, 2009, and who is coded here as a Democrat.

           0     No (including all Democrats)
           1     Yes

dwnom        Lewis and Poole roll call voting record: first coordinate, DW-NOMINATE score, 110^th Congress (2007-2008).  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/. Accessed February 14, 2010.    

acu    American Conservative Union rating (2009). 

Source: “ACU Ratings of Congress,” http://www.acuratings.org/  Accessed August 12, 2010. 

ada    Americans for Democratic Action rating (2009). 

Source: “2009 Congressional Voting Record Inside,”  http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php.  Accessed August 12, 2010. 

unity    Congressional Quarterly party unity score (2009): percent voting with own party when majority of Democrats oppose majority of Republicans. 

Source: Congressional Quarterly Weekly (January 11, 2010): 129.

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

Last Updated: December 18, 2012