Survey on Economic Issues Pertinent to the
2004 Presidential Election

Expected Outcomes: Distributional Effects:

Question George Bush John Kerry Draw No opinion
D1 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average elderly American (age>65)?
D2 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average family of four currently earning around $100,000 a year?
D3 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average family of four currently earning around $50,000 a year?
D4 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average family of four currently earning around $20,000 a year?
D5 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average new worker entering the job market with a high school diploma?
D6 - Which candidate’s economic policies would be most beneficial to the average new worker entering the job market with a college degree?

Party Affiliations & Votes:

P1 - With which political party are you affiliated?

Republican  
Democratic  
Other Party
Independent  
Unregistered  

P2 - For whom did you vote in the last presidential election?

George Bush  
Al Gore  
Other
Unregistered/couldn’t vote  
Registered but didn’t vote  

P3 - For whom will you vote in this presidential election?

George Bush  
John Kerry  
Other
Undecided  
Unregistered/can’t vote  
Registered but won’t vote  

P4 - What is the name of your college/university? (Optional)
P5 - Please indicate your primary fields of research. (please check any that apply)

General Economics and Teaching
Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology
Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
International Economics
Financial Economics
Public Economics
Health, Education, and Welfare
Labor and Demographic Economics
Law and Economics
Industrial Organization
Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting
Economic History
Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
Economic Systems
Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics
Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
Other Special Topics
P6 - Are you a U.S. citizen?

Yes
No
Decline to answer

P7 - Are there any additional thoughts you would like to share regarding the economic issues surrounding this election?



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