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Table GENDER Page 1......GENDER
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Table AGE Page 2.........AGE
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table Q106PE Page 3......Q106PE. Please indicate your job function:
BASE: POLITICAL ELITE
Table Q112BE Page 5......Q112BE. Within your company, which functional area does your job operate in?
BASE: BUSINESS ELITE
Table Q113BE Page 6......Q113BE. Which of the following best describes your main job role?
BASE: BUSINESS ELITE
Table Q118NGO Page 7.....Q118NGO. Which of these types of organization do you work for?
BASE: NGO/CONSUMER GROUP
Table HPX Page 8.........HPX. Are you a Congressional staffer?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Table HPXO Page 9........HPXO. Please check the category which best applies to you:
BASE: THOSE ASKED/NOT CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER
Table HP1 Page 10........HP1. Which of the following comes closest to your job title?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Table HP3 Page 12........HP3. Do you work in the (ROTATE:) Senate or the House?
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP4 Page 13........HP4. Do you work on a (ROTATE:) personal staff or committee staff?
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP5 Page 14........HP5. Approximately how many years have you worked with your current organization?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP6A Page 16.......HP6A. In national politics, is your boss (the office you work for)...
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
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Table HP6B Page 17.......HP6B. In national politics, do you consider yourself...
BASE: NOT CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP30 Page 18.......HP30. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Democrats to take over the House in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP31 Page 20.......HP31. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Republicans to take over the Senate in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_1 Page 22......HP7_1. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Lobbyists
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_2 Page 24......HP7_2. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Non-Partisan Issue Experts (i.e. think tanks like Brookings, academics)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_3 Page 26......HP7_3. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Partisan Experts (i.e. Heritage, Center for American Progress)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_4 Page 28......HP7_4. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Trade associations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_5 Page 30......HP7_5. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Coalitions put together on a particular issue
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_6 Page 32......HP7_6. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Fortune 500 CEOs
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
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Table HP7_7 Page 34......HP7_7. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local business owners or company representatives
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_8 Page 36......HP7_8. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local constituents individually contacting your office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_9 Page 38......HP7_9. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Fly-in of many constituents at once to Washington, DC
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_10 Page 39.....HP7_10. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Reports from staff in your state or district office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP7_11 Page 41.....HP7_11. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Consumer groups
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP8_1 Page 43......HP8_1. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
In-person meetings with affected individuals or companies
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_2 Page 44......HP8_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls your office placed to let the Member discuss issue with people he trusts
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_9 Page 46......HP8_9. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls or letters from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
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Table HP8_10 Page 48.....HP8_10. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local news reports
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_11 Page 50.....HP8_11. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
One-one one discussions of issues with other Member or Leadership
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_12 Page 52.....HP8_12. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
In person constituent engagement during congressional recess
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_3 Page 53......HP8_3. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
1-2 page Fact Sheets
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_4 Page 54......HP8_4. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Infographics
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_5 Page 56......HP8_5. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Videos
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_6 Page 58......HP8_6. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Powerpoint presentations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP8_7 Page 60......HP8_7. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Memo on issue (3-7 pages)
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Table HP8_8 Page 62......HP8_8. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Side-by-side comparison of different bills on an issue
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP9_1 Page 63......HP9_1. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Local stories (e.g. on-the-ground experience of business owner)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_2 Page 65......HP9_2. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative national impact (e.g. Ernst and Young study)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_3 Page 67......HP9_3. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative local impact (e.g. Impact study on district)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_4 Page 69......HP9_4. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Explanation of the thinking behind the policy (e.g. Economic or legal theory)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_5 Page 71......HP9_5. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Targeted survey (e.g. survey of business owners on impact of new tax)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_6 Page 73......HP9_6. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Broad public opinion survey
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_8 Page 75......HP9_8. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Reports from local events held in your district
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Table HP9_9 Page 77......HP9_9. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Information from Committees and Leadership offices
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP9_7 Page 79......HP9_7. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Total number of contacts made to your office from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP10_SUM1 Page 81...HP10_SUM1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_SUM2 Page 83...HP10_SUM2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_SUM3 Page 85...HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 8th, 9th or 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_SUM4 Page 87...HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_1 Page 89.....HP10_1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Donor letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_2 Page 91.....HP10_2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a primary voter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_3 Page 93.....HP10_3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Out-of-district Fortune 500 CEO letter
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Table HP10_4 Page 95.....HP10_4. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District business owner letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_5 Page 97.....HP10_5. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District constituent letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_6 Page 99.....HP10_6. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Petition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_7 Page 101....HP10_7. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Trade association letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_8 Page 103....HP10_8. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Coalition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_9 Page 105....HP10_9. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a constituent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP10_10 Page 107...HP10_10. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Generic, form letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP20 Page 109......HP20. On an average day, estimate how much constituent communication does your office receive including phone calls, emails, letters, etc.?
BASE: STATED SPECIFIC JOB TITLE (HP1)
Table HP21_1 Page 110....HP21_1. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet @boss's Twitter account
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Table HP21_2 Page 112....HP21_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet including a relevant hashtag
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_3 Page 114....HP21_3. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Facebook post on boss's page
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_4 Page 116....HP21_4. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Digital ad
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_5 Page 117....HP21_5. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Issue-specific blog post
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_6 Page 119....HP21_6. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Youtube video
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_7 Page 120....HP21_7. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Web survey results
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_8 Page 121....HP21_8. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Web petition
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP21_9 Page 123....HP21_9. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Campaign/issue-specific website
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Table HP11 Page 125......HP11. How does your boss come to make a final decision on a policy?
Campaign/issue-specific website
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP22_1 Page 127....HP22_1. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Printouts
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP22_2 Page 128....HP22_2. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Emailed copies
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP22_3 Page 129....HP22_3. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Digital app (ie Dropbox)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP22_4 Page 130....HP22_4. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
USPS mailed materials
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP22_5 Page 132....HP22_5. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Other
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP12_1 Page 133....HP12_1. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
All organizations should have the right to lobby Members of Congress
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_2 Page 135....HP12_2. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Lobbying is an important part of the Democratic process
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_3 Page 137....HP12_3. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Regulation of lobbyist registration should be more strongly enforced
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Table HP12_4 Page 139....HP12_4. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Most lobbyists adhere to professional standards
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_5 Page 141....HP12_5. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general I find lobbyists provide information which is true and accurate
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_6 Page 143....HP12_6. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general the professional standards of lobbyists are improving
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_7 Page 145....HP12_7. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The professional codes and standards of lobbying are rigorous enough
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP12_8 Page 147....HP12_8. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The lobbying process in the U.S. is generally transparent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Table HP13_1 Page 149....HP13_1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National newspapers (i.e. Wall Street Journal, USA Today)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_2 Page 151....HP13_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Main regional daily (i.e. LA Times, Dallas Morning News)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_3 Page 153....HP13_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
DC-centric outlets (Politico, the Hill)
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Table HP13_4 Page 155....HP13_4. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
State and local newspapers
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_5 Page 157....HP13_5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Partisan-affiliated outlets (Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_6 Page 159....HP13_6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National blogs
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Table HP13_7 Page 161....HP13_7. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local blogs
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_8 Page 163....HP13_8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_9 Page 165....HP13_9. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Financial television (CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_10 Page 167...HP13_10. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local TV
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP13_11 Page 169...HP13_11. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local radio
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Table HP23_1 Page 171....HP23_1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
In person visits
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP23_2 Page 172....HP23_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Local letters to the editor
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP23_3 Page 174....HP23_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Personal phone calls to members
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP23_4 Page 176....HP23_4. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Member to member meetings
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP23_5 Page 177....HP23_5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Visits by lobbyists
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Table HP23_6 Page 178....HP23_6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Local data and economic impact
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Table HP23_7 Page 179....HP23_7. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Attendance at town halls held during recess
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Table HP23_8 Page 180....HP23_8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Their mind is already made up
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Table HP14 Page 181......HP14. What racial or ethnic group best describes you?
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Table HP15 Page 183......HP15. Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP16 Page 185......HP16. How often do you read local or national newspapers?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Table HP17 Page 186......HP17. What is your marital status?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
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Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Male 300 300 - 95 204 179 121 102 35 25 9 29 6 67 155 97 3 55 24 19 61% 100% 52% 67% 58% 66% 51% 50% 60% 36% 48% 60% 52% 82% 83% 100% 80% 47% 38% D f t k HST #
Female 188 - 188 88 100 127 60 97 35 17 16 31 4 62 33 19 - 13 27 31 38% 100% 48% 33% 41% 33% 49% 50% 40% 64% 52% 40% 48% 17% 16% 19% 53% 62% E g O j O hO
Skipped 2 - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 - - *% 1% *% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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AGE
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Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
20-30 65 29 36 65 - 65 - 41 30 21 8 26 4 11 9 7 - 2 3 12 13% 10% 19% 35% 21% 21% 43% 50% 32% 43% 40% 9% 5% 6% 3% 6% 24% B E G OS N OS
31-40 119 66 52 119 - 106 13 58 24 14 10 20 4 34 34 22 1 11 18 9 24% 22% 28% 65% 35% 7% 29% 34% 33% 40% 33% 40% 26% 18% 19% 33% 16% 35% 18% E G Ot OT
41-50 140 97 43 - 140 73 67 41 9 4 5 8 1 32 63 36 1 26 21 15 29% 32% 23% 46% 24% 37% 21% 13% 10% 20% 13% 10% 25% 33% 31% 33% 38% 41% 30% C D F I H H
51-60 111 65 46 - 111 50 61 48 7 3 2 6 1 41 44 27 1 16 7 12 23% 22% 24% 37% 16% 34% 24% 10% 7% 8% 10% 10% 32% 23% 23% 33% 23% 14% 24% D F s I s
61+ 53 42 11 - 53 13 39 11 - - - - - 11 38 23 - 14 2 2 11% 14% 6% 17% 4% 21% 6% 9% 20% 20% 20% 4% 4% C D F I HST
Skipped 2 1 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - *% *% 1% 1% 2%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Q106PE. Please indicate your job function:
BASE: POLITICAL ELITE
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 199 102 97 99 100 127 72 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 - - - - - -
Business/Economy 133 67 66 72 61 89 44 133 59 36 22 50 9 74 - - - - - - 67% 66% 68% 73% 61% 70% 61% 67% 84% 86% 88% 83% 90% 57% e N
Education 40 14 26 20 20 24 16 40 20 11 9 16 4 20 - - - - - - 20% 14% 27% 20% 20% 19% 22% 20% 29% 26% 36% 27% 40% 16% B N
Health 68 28 40 29 39 39 29 68 28 18 10 23 5 40 - - - - - - 34% 27% 41% 29% 39% 31% 40% 34% 40% 43% 40% 38% 50% 31% B
Transport 50 32 18 30 20 35 15 50 28 16 11 23 5 22 - - - - - - 25% 31% 19% 30% 20% 28% 21% 25% 40% 38% 44% 38% 50% 17% C e N
Defense 40 22 18 26 14 31 9 40 24 15 9 22 2 16 - - - - - - 20% 22% 19% 26% 14% 24% 13% 20% 34% 36% 36% 37% 20% 12% E G N
Foreign Affairs 42 23 19 27 15 31 11 42 23 15 8 21 2 19 - - - - - - 21% 23% 20% 27% 15% 24% 15% 21% 33% 36% 32% 35% 20% 15% E N
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Q106PE. Please indicate your job function:
BASE: POLITICAL ELITE
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 199 102 97 99 100 127 72 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 - - - - - -
Other 85 48 37 37 48 54 31 85 25 13 11 19 6 60 - - - - - - 43% 47% 38% 37% 48% 43% 43% 43% 36% 31% 44% 32% 60% 47% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Q112BE. Within your company, which functional area does your job operate in?
BASE: BUSINESS ELITE
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 51 24 27 21 30 38 13 - - - - - - - - - - - 51 -
Finance/Treasury 14 4 10 8 6 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 - 27% 17% 37% 38% 20% 37% 27%
Marketing 5 2 3 1 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 10% 8% 11% 5% 13% 13% 10%
IT 7 6 1 3 4 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - 14% 25% 4% 14% 13% 11% 23% 14% #
HR 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 6% 4% 7% 10% 3% 5% 8% 6%
Operations 12 4 8 5 7 5 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 24% 17% 30% 24% 23% 13% 54% 24% #
Sales 8 6 2 1 7 7 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 16% 25% 7% 5% 23% 18% 8% 16% #
Other 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 4% 4% 4% 5% 3% 3% 8% 4%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Q113BE. Which of the following best describes your main job role?
BASE: BUSINESS ELITE
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 51 24 27 21 30 38 13 - - - - - - - - - - - 51 -
CEO 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 4% 7% 10% 5% 4%
CFO 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 4% 4% 4% 5% 3% 5% 4%
Other executive director 12 5 7 4 8 8 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 -(eg COO/CIO/CMO/CTO/ 24% 21% 26% 19% 27% 21% 31% 24% Managing Director
Senior manager or Vice 25 14 11 10 15 16 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 25 -President reporting to 49% 58% 41% 48% 50% 42% 69% 49% an Executive Director #
Non-executive director 3 2 1 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 6% 8% 4% 5% 7% 8% 6%
Partner 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 2% 4% 3% 3% 2%
Analyst 3 - 3 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 6% 11% 5% 7% 8% 6%
Other 3 1 2 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 6% 4% 7% 10% 3% 8% 6%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Q118NGO. Which of these types of organization do you work for?
BASE: NGO/CONSUMER GROUP
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 50 19 31 21 29 38 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 50
NGO – International 10 4 6 6 4 8 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 10scope 20% 21% 19% 29% 14% 21% 17% 20%
NGO – National scope 5 2 3 2 3 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 10% 11% 10% 10% 10% 13% 10%
Charity 6 1 5 2 4 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 12% 5% 16% 10% 14% 8% 25% 12%
Think Tank 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8% 11% 6% 10% 7% 8% 8% 8%
Pressure/Advocacy Group 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8% 16% 3% 5% 10% 8% 8% 8%
Academic Research 5 1 4 1 4 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 10% 5% 13% 5% 14% 5% 25% 10%
Bilateral/Multilateral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Agency
Other 16 6 10 7 9 14 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 32% 32% 32% 33% 31% 37% 17% 32%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HPX. Are you a Congressional staffer?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 404 257 145 132 270 236 167 159 35 19 15 28 7 124 190 117 3 69 17 38
Yes 43 24 19 28 15 37 6 38 35 19 15 28 7 3 2 - - 2 1 2 11% 9% 13% 21% 6% 16% 4% 24% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 2% 1% 3% 6% 5% E G OT N
No 361 233 126 104 255 199 161 121 - - - - - 121 188 117 3 67 16 36 89% 91% 87% 79% 94% 84% 96% 76% 98% 99% 100% 100% 97% 94% 95% D F I H # H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HPXO. Please check the category which best applies to you:
BASE: THOSE ASKED/NOT CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 188 153 33 43 143 103 84 - - - - - - - 188 117 3 67 - -
I am a lobbyist and/or 45 40 4 10 34 28 17 - - - - - - - 45 26 - 19 - -primarily work in 24% 26% 12% 23% 24% 27% 20% 24% 22% 28% government affairs C
I am a political 83 66 16 20 62 44 38 - - - - - - - 83 52 - 31 - -consultant and/or 44% 43% 48% 47% 43% 43% 45% 44% 44% 46% professional political operative
I am neither a lobbyist 33 24 9 5 28 15 18 - - - - - - - 33 22 1 10 - -or political consultant/ 18% 16% 27% 12% 20% 15% 21% 18% 19% 33% 15% operative, but I am a politically active and volunteer in campaigns
Other 27 23 4 8 19 16 11 - - - - - - - 27 17 2 7 - - 14% 15% 12% 19% 13% 16% 13% 14% 15% 67% 10% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP1. Which of the following comes closest to your job title?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 113 56 57 71 42 94 19 78 70 42 25 60 10 8 2 - - 2 26 7
Administrative Assistant 2 - 2 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - 2% 4% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3%
Chief of Staff 5 5 - 3 2 4 1 4 4 2 2 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 4% 9% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% 6% 5% 8% 7% 50% 50% C S
Deputy Chief of Staff 5 3 2 3 2 4 1 5 5 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 4% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 6% 7% 7% 8% 7% 10% S
Legislative Director 8 4 4 5 3 6 2 8 8 4 4 7 1 - - - - - - - 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 11% 10% 11% 10% 16% 12% 10% S
Policy Advisor 6 4 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 1 3 5 - - 1 - - 1 - - 5% 7% 4% 4% 7% 3% 16% 6% 7% 2% 12% 8% 50% 50% S
Lead Professional staff 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -member in Congress 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Press Secretary 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP1. Which of the following comes closest to your job title?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 113 56 57 71 42 94 19 78 70 42 25 60 10 8 2 - - 2 26 7
General Counsel 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 5% 2% 10%
Communications Director 8 3 5 6 2 7 1 8 8 7 1 7 1 - - - - - - -in Congress 7% 5% 9% 8% 5% 7% 5% 10% 11% 17% 4% 12% 10% S k
Legislative Assistant 25 12 13 23 2 23 2 25 25 16 8 20 5 - - - - - - - 22% 21% 23% 32% 5% 24% 11% 32% 36% 38% 32% 33% 50% E S
Legislative 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - -Correspondent 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% 2%
Professional staff 5 3 2 4 1 5 - 5 5 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - -member in Congress 4% 5% 4% 6% 2% 5% 6% 7% 7% 8% 7% 10% S
Staff Assistant in 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -Congress 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 5% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3%
Other 41 19 22 17 24 33 8 8 - - - - - 8 - - - - 26 7 36% 34% 39% 24% 57% 35% 42% 10% 100% 100% 100% D H #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP3. Do you work in the (ROTATE:) Senate or the House?
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Senate 12 8 4 8 4 10 2 10 10 7 3 - 10 - 2 - - 2 - - 17% 22% 11% 15% 22% 16% 18% 14% 14% 17% 12% 100% 100% 100% #
House 60 29 31 46 14 51 9 60 60 35 22 60 - - - - - - - - 83% 78% 89% 85% 78% 84% 82% 86% 86% 83% 88% 100%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP4. Do you work on a (ROTATE:) personal staff or committee staff?
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Personal 57 27 30 43 14 48 9 55 55 33 22 48 7 - 2 - - 2 - - 79% 73% 86% 80% 78% 79% 82% 79% 79% 79% 88% 80% 70% 100% 100% #
Committee 15 10 5 11 4 13 2 15 15 9 3 12 3 - - - - - - - 21% 27% 14% 20% 22% 21% 18% 21% 21% 21% 12% 20% 30%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP5. Approximately how many years have you worked with your current organization?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Less than a year 23 13 10 15 8 23 - 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 12 9 - 3 5 3 5% 4% 5% 8% 3% 7% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 6% 8% 4% 10% 6% E G H h
1-2 years 47 26 21 25 22 47 - 17 7 5 2 5 2 10 16 10 2 4 3 11 10% 9% 11% 14% 7% 15% 9% 10% 12% 8% 8% 20% 8% 8% 9% 67% 6% 6% 22% E G # HOS
3-5 years 143 82 61 88 55 143 - 63 33 18 12 29 4 30 45 27 - 18 18 17 29% 27% 32% 48% 18% 47% 32% 47% 43% 48% 48% 40% 23% 24% 23% 26% 35% 34% E G o N
6-9 years 94 58 35 43 51 94 - 44 19 13 6 16 3 25 31 18 1 12 12 7 19% 19% 19% 23% 17% 31% 22% 27% 31% 24% 27% 30% 19% 16% 15% 33% 17% 24% 14% e G
10-19 years 109 67 42 12 97 - 109 50 9 5 4 8 1 41 40 22 - 18 9 10 22% 22% 22% 7% 32% 60% 25% 13% 12% 16% 13% 10% 32% 21% 19% 26% 18% 20% D F I
20 years or more 73 54 18 1 70 - 73 22 1 - 1 1 - 21 45 31 - 13 4 2 15% 18% 10% 1% 23% 40% 11% 1% 4% 2% 16% 24% 26% 19% 8% 4% C D F T I HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP5. Approximately how many years have you worked with your current organization?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Skipped 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - *% 1% *% 1% 1%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP6A. In national politics, is your boss (the office you work for)...
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
A Democrat 27 11 16 18 9 21 6 25 25 - 25 22 3 - 2 - - 2 - - 38% 30% 46% 33% 50% 34% 55% 36% 36% 100% 37% 30% 100% 100% #
A Republican 42 25 17 35 7 37 5 42 42 42 - 35 7 - - - - - - - 58% 68% 49% 65% 39% 61% 45% 60% 60% 100% 58% 70% c
An Independent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
None of these 3 1 2 1 2 3 - 3 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - 4% 3% 6% 2% 11% 5% 4% 4% 5%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP6B. In national politics, do you consider yourself...
BASE: NOT CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 417 263 152 130 285 246 170 129 - - - - - 129 187 117 3 67 51 50
A Democrat 183 103 79 58 125 98 84 75 - - - - - 75 67 - - 67 19 22 44% 39% 52% 45% 44% 40% 49% 58% 58% 36% 100% 37% 44% B f OSt
A Republican 175 125 49 52 121 103 72 28 - - - - - 28 117 117 - - 15 15 42% 48% 32% 40% 42% 42% 42% 22% 22% 63% 100% 29% 30% C HST
An Independent 57 34 23 19 38 43 14 26 - - - - - 26 3 - 3 - 17 11 14% 13% 15% 15% 13% 17% 8% 20% 20% 2% 100% 33% 22% G O hO O
None of these 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 *% *% 1% 1% *% 1% 4%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP30. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Democrats to take over the House in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 187 153 32 43 142 103 83 - - - - - - - 187 117 3 66 - -
10-Virtual Certainty 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1%
9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
6 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 - - - - - - - 5 1 - 4 - - 3% 2% 6% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 6% p
5 20 12 7 6 14 11 8 - - - - - - - 20 4 - 15 - - 11% 8% 22% 14% 10% 11% 10% 11% 3% 23% b P
4 25 21 4 4 21 13 12 - - - - - - - 25 8 1 16 - - 13% 14% 13% 9% 15% 13% 14% 13% 7% 33% 24% P
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP30. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Democrats to take over the House in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 187 153 32 43 142 103 83 - - - - - - - 187 117 3 66 - -
3 29 23 6 4 25 17 12 - - - - - - - 29 15 1 13 - - 16% 15% 19% 9% 18% 17% 14% 16% 13% 33% 20%
2 35 27 7 6 28 20 15 - - - - - - - 35 30 1 4 - - 19% 18% 22% 14% 20% 19% 18% 19% 26% 33% 6% R
1 41 39 2 13 27 23 18 - - - - - - - 41 36 - 5 - - 22% 25% 6% 30% 19% 22% 22% 22% 31% 8% C R
0-No Chance 28 25 3 7 21 14 14 - - - - - - - 28 22 - 6 - - 15% 16% 9% 16% 15% 14% 17% 15% 19% 9% r
MEAN 2.5 2.3 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 - - - - - - - 2.5 1.8 3.0 3.6 - - B P STANDARD DEVIATION 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP31. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Republicans to take over the Senate in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 186 151 33 43 141 102 83 - - - - - - - 186 116 3 66 - -
10-Virtual Certainty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
8 7 6 1 2 5 4 3 - - - - - - - 7 6 - 1 - - 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 2%
7 24 18 6 6 18 14 10 - - - - - - - 24 21 - 3 - - 13% 12% 18% 14% 13% 14% 12% 13% 18% 5% R
6 43 37 5 9 32 20 23 - - - - - - - 43 31 - 12 - - 23% 25% 15% 21% 23% 20% 28% 23% 27% 18%
5 40 31 9 6 34 22 17 - - - - - - - 40 28 - 12 - - 22% 21% 27% 14% 24% 22% 20% 22% 24% 18%
4 31 25 6 8 23 21 10 - - - - - - - 31 16 2 13 - - 17% 17% 18% 19% 16% 21% 12% 17% 14% 67% 20% #
3 29 24 5 9 20 15 14 - - - - - - - 29 9 1 18 - - 16% 16% 15% 21% 14% 15% 17% 16% 8% 33% 27% P
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP31. On a scale of zero (no chance) to 10 (virtual certainty), how likely are the Republicans to take over the Senate in the 2014 midterm elections?
BASE: BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 186 151 33 43 141 102 83 - - - - - - - 186 116 3 66 - -
2 8 6 1 1 7 3 5 - - - - - - - 8 2 - 6 - - 4% 4% 3% 2% 5% 3% 6% 4% 2% 9% P
1 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%
0-No Chance 2 2 - 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2%
MEAN 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.0 - - - - - - - 4.9 5.4 3.7 4.2 - - qR STANDARD DEVIATION 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.6 1.5 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_1. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Lobbyists
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 32 19 13 12 20 17 15 13 13 8 4 11 2 - 19 13 1 4 - - 12% 10% 19% 12% 12% 10% 16% 19% 19% 19% 16% 18% 20% 10% 11% 33% 6% b o
4 86 67 19 39 47 55 31 26 26 14 11 22 4 - 60 37 1 22 - - 33% 35% 28% 40% 29% 34% 33% 37% 37% 33% 44% 37% 40% 32% 32% 33% 32% e
3 98 73 24 32 65 64 33 23 23 14 9 20 3 - 75 47 1 27 - - 38% 38% 35% 33% 40% 39% 35% 33% 33% 33% 36% 33% 30% 39% 40% 33% 39%
2 29 20 9 11 18 19 10 5 5 4 - 4 1 - 24 13 - 11 - - 11% 11% 13% 11% 11% 12% 11% 7% 7% 10% 7% 10% 13% 11% 16% K
1-Not valuable at all 8 7 1 1 7 6 2 3 3 2 1 3 - - 5 2 - 3 - - 3% 4% 1% 1% 4% 4% 2% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 3% 2% 4% d
Skipped 7 4 2 2 4 3 4 - - - - - - - 7 5 - 2 - - 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% 4% 3% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_1. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Lobbyists
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 - 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.2 - - o STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_2. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Non-Partisan Issue Experts (i.e. think tanks like Brookings, academics)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 41 25 16 25 16 29 12 27 27 14 12 24 3 - 14 7 - 7 - - 16% 13% 24% 26% 10% 18% 13% 39% 39% 33% 48% 40% 30% 7% 6% 10% b E O
4 72 51 20 29 42 43 28 23 23 12 9 18 5 - 49 30 - 19 - - 28% 27% 29% 30% 26% 26% 29% 33% 33% 29% 36% 30% 50% 26% 26% 28%
3 89 67 21 24 64 53 36 12 12 9 3 11 1 - 77 51 1 24 - - 34% 35% 31% 25% 40% 32% 38% 17% 17% 21% 12% 18% 10% 41% 44% 33% 35% D H
2 43 35 8 15 28 28 15 8 8 7 1 7 1 - 35 22 2 11 - - 17% 18% 12% 15% 17% 17% 16% 11% 11% 17% 4% 12% 10% 18% 19% 67% 16% k #
1-Not valuable at all 13 11 2 3 10 9 4 - - - - - - - 13 7 - 6 - - 5% 6% 3% 3% 6% 5% 4% 7% 6% 9% H
Skipped 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_2. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Non-Partisan Issue Experts (i.e. think tanks like Brookings, academics)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.0 - 3.1 3.1 2.3 3.1 - - B E O J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.1 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_3. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Partisan Experts (i.e. Heritage, Center for American Progress)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 14 11 3 8 6 9 5 8 8 6 1 8 - - 6 4 - 2 - - 5% 6% 4% 8% 4% 5% 5% 11% 11% 14% 4% 13% 3% 3% 3% O
4 75 58 17 27 48 47 28 18 18 9 7 16 2 - 57 41 1 15 - - 29% 31% 25% 28% 30% 29% 29% 26% 26% 21% 28% 27% 20% 30% 35% 33% 22% R
3 90 60 29 28 60 56 33 22 22 15 7 16 6 - 68 41 2 24 - - 35% 32% 43% 29% 37% 34% 35% 31% 31% 36% 28% 27% 60% 36% 35% 67% 35% #
2 52 42 9 21 31 31 21 10 10 5 5 10 - - 42 22 - 20 - - 20% 22% 13% 22% 19% 19% 22% 14% 14% 12% 20% 17% 22% 19% 29% c
1-Not valuable at all 25 17 8 12 13 17 8 12 12 7 5 10 2 - 13 7 - 6 - - 10% 9% 12% 12% 8% 10% 8% 17% 17% 17% 20% 17% 20% 7% 6% 9% O
Skipped 4 2 2 1 3 4 - - - - - - - - 4 2 - 2 - - 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% G H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_3. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Partisan Experts (i.e. Heritage, Center for American Progress)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 - 3.0 3.1 3.3 2.8 - - R STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_4. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Trade associations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 30 17 13 18 12 23 7 18 18 11 6 14 4 - 12 11 - 1 - - 12% 9% 19% 19% 7% 14% 7% 26% 26% 26% 24% 23% 40% 6% 9% 1% b E g O R
4 108 85 22 40 66 69 39 26 26 15 10 23 3 - 82 59 1 21 - - 42% 45% 32% 41% 41% 42% 41% 37% 37% 36% 40% 38% 30% 43% 50% 33% 30% c R
3 86 65 20 28 58 45 40 17 17 11 6 15 2 - 69 40 2 27 - - 33% 34% 29% 29% 36% 27% 42% 24% 24% 26% 24% 25% 20% 36% 34% 67% 39% F h
2 28 16 12 8 20 21 7 7 7 4 2 6 1 - 21 4 - 17 - - 11% 8% 18% 8% 12% 13% 7% 10% 10% 10% 8% 10% 10% 11% 3% 25% b P
1-Not valuable at all 6 6 - 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 - - 4 3 - 1 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 2% 3% 1% C
Skipped 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_4. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Trade associations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 - 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.1 - - E O R STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_5. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Coalitions put together on a particular issue
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 32 21 11 16 16 21 11 15 15 9 5 12 3 - 17 10 - 7 - - 12% 11% 16% 16% 10% 13% 12% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 30% 9% 9% 10% O
4 98 78 20 31 67 65 33 22 22 13 7 18 4 - 76 49 1 26 - - 38% 41% 29% 32% 42% 40% 35% 31% 31% 31% 28% 30% 40% 40% 42% 33% 38% c
3 99 68 29 35 63 60 38 20 20 11 9 18 2 - 79 49 2 27 - - 38% 36% 43% 36% 39% 37% 40% 29% 29% 26% 36% 30% 20% 42% 42% 67% 39% H
2 26 20 6 13 12 15 11 12 12 8 4 11 1 - 14 7 - 7 - - 10% 11% 9% 13% 7% 9% 12% 17% 17% 19% 16% 18% 10% 7% 6% 10% O
1-Not valuable at all 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Skipped 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_5. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Coalitions put together on a particular issue
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.9 - 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_6. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Fortune 500 CEOs
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 51 37 13 22 28 34 17 17 17 10 6 15 2 - 34 21 - 13 - - 20% 19% 19% 23% 17% 21% 18% 24% 24% 24% 24% 25% 20% 18% 18% 19%
4 80 64 15 26 54 47 33 13 13 8 5 13 - - 67 42 3 22 - - 31% 34% 22% 27% 34% 29% 35% 19% 19% 19% 20% 22% 35% 36% 100% 32% c H #
3 91 63 28 34 57 58 33 29 29 18 9 23 6 - 62 36 - 25 - - 35% 33% 41% 35% 35% 35% 35% 41% 41% 43% 36% 38% 60% 33% 31% 36%
2 30 20 10 11 18 18 11 8 8 3 5 6 2 - 22 15 - 7 - - 12% 11% 15% 11% 11% 11% 12% 11% 11% 7% 20% 10% 20% 12% 13% 10%
1-Not valuable at all 5 4 1 3 2 5 - 3 3 3 - 3 - - 2 2 - - - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 4% 4% 7% 5% 1% 2% G k
Skipped 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_6. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Fortune 500 CEOs
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 - 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.6 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_7. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local business owners or company representatives
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 94 74 20 35 59 62 32 27 27 16 9 26 1 - 67 48 1 18 - - 36% 39% 29% 36% 37% 38% 34% 39% 39% 38% 36% 43% 10% 35% 41% 33% 26% R
4 118 87 31 39 79 73 44 25 25 16 9 20 5 - 93 53 1 38 - - 45% 46% 46% 40% 49% 45% 46% 36% 36% 38% 36% 33% 50% 49% 45% 33% 55% h
3 35 23 10 17 16 20 15 14 14 7 6 10 4 - 21 13 1 7 - - 13% 12% 15% 18% 10% 12% 16% 20% 20% 17% 24% 17% 40% 11% 11% 33% 10% e o
2 10 4 6 4 6 6 4 4 4 3 1 4 - - 6 2 - 4 - - 4% 2% 9% 4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 6% 7% 4% 7% 3% 2% 6% b
1-Not valuable at all - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_7. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local business owners or company representatives
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.7 - 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.0 - - C r STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 STANDARD ERROR 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_8. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local constituents individually contacting your office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 74 55 19 26 48 43 31 21 21 12 8 19 2 - 53 42 - 11 - - 28% 29% 28% 27% 30% 26% 33% 30% 30% 29% 32% 32% 20% 28% 36% 16% R
4 96 70 25 35 61 59 37 21 21 11 10 18 3 - 75 46 - 29 - - 37% 37% 37% 36% 38% 36% 39% 30% 30% 26% 40% 30% 30% 39% 39% 42%
3 44 33 10 17 26 30 13 12 12 6 4 11 1 - 32 18 2 12 - - 17% 17% 15% 18% 16% 18% 14% 17% 17% 14% 16% 18% 10% 17% 15% 67% 17% #
2 34 24 10 15 18 25 9 14 14 11 3 10 4 - 20 7 1 11 - - 13% 13% 15% 15% 11% 15% 9% 20% 20% 26% 12% 17% 40% 11% 6% 33% 16% o P
1-Not valuable at all 10 7 3 3 7 5 5 2 2 2 - 2 - - 8 4 - 4 - - 4% 4% 4% 3% 4% 3% 5% 3% 3% 5% 3% 4% 3% 6%
Skipped 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_8. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local constituents individually contacting your office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.3 - 3.8 4.0 2.7 3.5 - - QR STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.1 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_9. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Fly-in of many constituents at once to Washington, DC
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 42 31 11 18 24 26 16 14 14 6 7 14 - - 28 20 1 7 - - 16% 16% 16% 19% 15% 16% 17% 20% 20% 14% 28% 23% 15% 17% 33% 10%
4 92 67 25 30 62 57 34 19 19 14 5 15 4 - 73 44 - 28 - - 35% 35% 37% 31% 39% 35% 36% 27% 27% 33% 20% 25% 40% 38% 38% 41% h
3 66 47 18 21 44 42 24 18 18 11 6 15 3 - 48 30 1 17 - - 25% 25% 26% 22% 27% 26% 25% 26% 26% 26% 24% 25% 30% 25% 26% 33% 25%
2 45 33 11 20 24 28 17 14 14 9 4 13 1 - 31 18 1 12 - - 17% 17% 16% 21% 15% 17% 18% 20% 20% 21% 16% 22% 10% 16% 15% 33% 17%
1-Not valuable at all 13 11 2 7 6 9 4 5 5 2 3 3 2 - 8 5 - 3 - - 5% 6% 3% 7% 4% 5% 4% 7% 7% 5% 12% 5% 20% 4% 4% 4%
Skipped 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
MEAN 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.9 - 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_10. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Reports from staff in your state or district office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 71 48 23 26 45 46 25 22 22 11 10 20 2 - 49 33 - 16 - - 27% 25% 34% 27% 28% 28% 26% 31% 31% 26% 40% 33% 20% 26% 28% 23%
4 114 87 26 35 77 66 47 25 25 14 10 22 3 - 89 57 2 29 - - 44% 46% 38% 36% 48% 40% 49% 36% 36% 33% 40% 37% 30% 47% 49% 67% 42% d
3 50 40 9 23 27 36 14 13 13 8 4 11 2 - 37 22 1 14 - - 19% 21% 13% 24% 17% 22% 15% 19% 19% 19% 16% 18% 20% 19% 19% 33% 20%
2 16 10 6 8 8 9 7 6 6 5 1 4 2 - 10 4 - 6 - - 6% 5% 9% 8% 5% 5% 7% 9% 9% 12% 4% 7% 20% 5% 3% 9%
1-Not valuable at all 4 2 2 4 - 4 - 4 4 4 - 3 1 - - - - - - - 2% 1% 3% 4% 2% 6% 6% 10% 5% 10% E G O K
Skipped 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 - - - - - - - 5 1 - 4 - - 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 6% H p
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_10. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Reports from staff in your state or district office
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 - 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 - - D J STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_11. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Consumer groups
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very valuable 22 9 13 12 10 15 7 18 18 7 10 16 2 - 4 3 - 1 - - 8% 5% 19% 12% 6% 9% 7% 26% 26% 17% 40% 27% 20% 2% 3% 1% B O J
4 62 47 15 22 40 39 23 15 15 6 8 11 4 - 47 27 1 19 - - 24% 25% 22% 23% 25% 24% 24% 21% 21% 14% 32% 18% 40% 25% 23% 33% 28%
3 108 82 24 42 64 65 42 24 24 17 7 21 3 - 84 53 1 29 - - 42% 43% 35% 43% 40% 40% 44% 34% 34% 40% 28% 35% 30% 44% 45% 33% 42%
2 53 41 12 15 38 35 18 9 9 8 - 8 1 - 44 31 1 12 - - 20% 22% 18% 15% 24% 21% 19% 13% 13% 19% 13% 10% 23% 26% 33% 17% K H
1-Not valuable at all 12 9 3 5 7 7 5 4 4 4 - 4 - - 8 3 - 5 - - 5% 5% 4% 5% 4% 4% 5% 6% 6% 10% 7% 4% 3% 7% K
Skipped 3 2 1 1 2 3 - - - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 4% g h p
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP7_11. On any given issue that comes before Congress, how valuable do you consider the information your office might be provided from each of the following, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Consumer groups
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.1 4.1 3.5 3.7 - 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 - - B O J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_1. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
In-person meetings with affected individuals or companies
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 31 15 16 25 6 26 5 31 31 21 10 28 3 - - - - - - -influential 43% 41% 46% 46% 33% 43% 45% 44% 44% 50% 40% 47% 30%
4 24 12 12 19 5 21 3 22 22 13 8 18 4 - 2 - - 2 - - 33% 32% 34% 35% 28% 34% 27% 31% 31% 31% 32% 30% 40% 100% 100% #
3 14 9 5 9 5 12 2 14 14 7 6 12 2 - - - - - - - 19% 24% 14% 17% 28% 20% 18% 20% 20% 17% 24% 20% 20%
2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 - - - - - - - 4% 3% 6% 2% 11% 3% 9% 4% 4% 2% 4% 3% 10%
1-Not informative/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -influential at all
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.9 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - - e STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls your office placed to let the Member discuss issue with people he trusts
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 20 7 13 18 2 18 2 20 20 13 6 16 4 - - - - - - -influential 28% 19% 37% 33% 11% 30% 18% 29% 29% 31% 24% 27% 40% b
4 22 13 9 16 6 20 2 21 21 13 8 20 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 31% 35% 26% 30% 33% 33% 18% 30% 30% 31% 32% 33% 10% 50% 50%
3 18 9 9 13 5 16 2 17 17 9 7 15 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 25% 24% 26% 24% 28% 26% 18% 24% 24% 21% 28% 25% 20% 50% 50%
2 11 7 4 6 5 6 5 11 11 6 4 8 3 - - - - - - - 15% 19% 11% 11% 28% 10% 45% 16% 16% 14% 16% 13% 30% #
1-Not informative/ 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -influential at all 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls your office placed to let the Member discuss issue with people he trusts
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - - e G STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_9. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls or letters from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 10 2 8 7 3 7 3 10 10 5 5 10 - - - - - - - -influential 14% 5% 23% 13% 17% 11% 27% 14% 14% 12% 20% 17% B
4 30 16 14 21 9 25 5 28 28 18 10 25 3 - 2 - - 2 - - 42% 43% 40% 39% 50% 41% 45% 40% 40% 43% 40% 42% 30% 100% 100% #
3 25 15 10 20 5 23 2 25 25 13 10 22 3 - - - - - - - 35% 41% 29% 37% 28% 38% 18% 36% 36% 31% 40% 37% 30%
2 6 3 3 5 1 5 1 6 6 5 - 2 4 - - - - - - - 8% 8% 9% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 12% 3% 40% K #
1-Not informative/ 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -influential at all 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_9. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Phone calls or letters from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 2.9 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - - b M STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_10. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local news reports
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 17 9 8 16 1 15 2 17 17 9 8 15 2 - - - - - - -influential 24% 24% 23% 30% 6% 25% 18% 24% 24% 21% 32% 25% 20%
4 25 17 8 17 8 20 5 24 24 14 9 19 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 35% 46% 23% 31% 44% 33% 45% 34% 34% 33% 36% 32% 50% 50% 50% C
3 19 4 15 13 6 16 3 18 18 10 7 16 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 26% 11% 43% 24% 33% 26% 27% 26% 26% 24% 28% 27% 20% 50% 50% B
2 9 6 3 6 3 8 1 9 9 7 1 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 16% 9% 11% 17% 13% 9% 13% 13% 17% 4% 13% 10% k
1-Not informative/ 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - -influential at all 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_10. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Local news reports
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.8 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - - j STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_11. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
One-one one discussions of issues with other Member or Leadership
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 23 10 13 20 3 19 4 22 22 14 7 18 4 - 1 - - 1 - -influential 32% 27% 37% 37% 17% 31% 36% 31% 31% 33% 28% 30% 40% 50% 50%
4 35 22 13 24 11 32 3 34 34 18 14 29 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 49% 59% 37% 44% 61% 52% 27% 49% 49% 43% 56% 48% 50% 50% 50% c
3 13 4 9 10 3 10 3 13 13 9 4 13 - - - - - - - - 18% 11% 26% 19% 17% 16% 27% 19% 19% 21% 16% 22% b
2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 9% 1% 1% 2% 10%
1-Not informative/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -influential at all
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP8_11 Page 51 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP8_11. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
One-one one discussions of issues with other Member or Leadership
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 - 4.5 - - 4.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_12. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
In person constituent engagement during congressional recess
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 18 10 8 13 5 14 4 17 17 10 7 16 1 - 1 - - 1 - -influential 25% 27% 23% 24% 28% 23% 36% 24% 24% 24% 28% 27% 10% 50% 50%
4 36 18 18 27 9 32 4 35 35 21 13 30 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 50% 49% 51% 50% 50% 52% 36% 50% 50% 50% 52% 50% 50% 50% 50%
3 13 8 5 12 1 12 1 13 13 9 3 11 2 - - - - - - - 18% 22% 14% 22% 6% 20% 9% 19% 19% 21% 12% 18% 20%
2 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 4 4 1 2 3 1 - - - - - - - 6% 3% 9% 2% 17% 3% 18% 6% 6% 2% 8% 5% 10% #
1-Not informative/ 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -influential at all 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.4 - 4.5 - - 4.5 - - m STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_3. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
1-2 page Fact Sheets
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 28 17 11 23 5 25 3 27 27 18 8 24 3 - 1 - - 1 - -influential 39% 46% 31% 43% 28% 41% 27% 39% 39% 43% 32% 40% 30% 50% 50%
4 30 15 15 21 9 23 7 30 30 18 11 26 4 - - - - - - - 42% 41% 43% 39% 50% 38% 64% 43% 43% 43% 44% 43% 40%
3 12 4 8 9 3 12 - 11 11 4 6 10 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 17% 11% 23% 17% 17% 20% 16% 16% 10% 24% 17% 10% 50% 50%
2 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 10%
1-Not informative/ 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -influential at all 1% 3% 6% 9% 1% 1% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.7 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Infographics
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 6 4 2 5 1 5 1 6 6 3 3 6 - - - - - - - -influential 8% 11% 6% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 7% 12% 10%
4 15 10 5 12 3 12 3 14 14 9 5 13 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 27% 14% 22% 17% 20% 27% 20% 20% 21% 20% 22% 10% 50% 50%
3 34 14 20 24 10 30 4 33 33 16 14 30 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 47% 38% 57% 44% 56% 49% 36% 47% 47% 38% 56% 50% 30% 50% 50% b
2 10 7 3 8 2 9 1 10 10 7 3 5 5 - - - - - - - 14% 19% 9% 15% 11% 15% 9% 14% 14% 17% 12% 8% 50% #
1-Not informative/ 7 2 5 5 2 5 2 7 7 7 - 6 1 - - - - - - -influential at all 10% 5% 14% 9% 11% 8% 18% 10% 10% 17% 10% 10% K
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Infographics
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.4 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - - j M STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Videos
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 7 5 2 5 2 6 1 7 7 4 3 7 - - - - - - - -influential 10% 14% 6% 9% 11% 10% 9% 10% 10% 10% 12% 12%
4 7 6 1 6 1 7 - 7 7 4 2 7 - - - - - - - - 10% 16% 3% 11% 6% 11% 10% 10% 10% 8% 12% C
3 26 8 18 18 8 21 5 25 25 12 11 21 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 36% 22% 51% 33% 44% 34% 45% 36% 36% 29% 44% 35% 40% 50% 50% B
2 23 13 10 18 5 19 4 22 22 17 5 18 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 32% 35% 29% 33% 28% 31% 36% 31% 31% 40% 20% 30% 40% 50% 50% k
1-Not informative/ 9 5 4 7 2 8 1 9 9 5 4 7 2 - - - - - - -influential at all 13% 14% 11% 13% 11% 13% 9% 13% 13% 12% 16% 12% 20%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Videos
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.2 - 2.5 - - 2.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Powerpoint presentations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 8 5 3 6 2 7 1 8 8 3 4 7 1 - - - - - - -influential 11% 14% 9% 11% 11% 11% 9% 11% 11% 7% 16% 12% 10%
4 6 2 4 5 1 5 1 6 6 3 3 5 1 - - - - - - - 8% 5% 11% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 7% 12% 8% 10%
3 31 16 15 21 10 26 5 29 29 16 11 25 4 - 2 - - 2 - - 43% 43% 43% 39% 56% 43% 45% 41% 41% 38% 44% 42% 40% 100% 100% #
2 21 12 9 17 4 18 3 21 21 14 7 18 3 - - - - - - - 29% 32% 26% 31% 22% 30% 27% 30% 30% 33% 28% 30% 30%
1-Not informative/ 6 2 4 5 1 5 1 6 6 6 - 5 1 - - - - - - -influential at all 8% 5% 11% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 14% 8% 10% K
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_6. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Powerpoint presentations
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.8 - 3.0 - - 3.0 - - J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_7. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Memo on issue (3-7 pages)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 10 8 2 7 3 8 2 9 9 4 4 7 2 - 1 - - 1 - -influential 14% 22% 6% 13% 17% 13% 18% 13% 13% 10% 16% 12% 20% 50% 50% C
4 15 4 11 9 6 12 3 15 15 5 9 13 2 - - - - - - - 21% 11% 31% 17% 33% 20% 27% 21% 21% 12% 36% 22% 20% B J
3 22 9 13 16 6 19 3 21 21 14 7 19 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 31% 24% 37% 30% 33% 31% 27% 30% 30% 33% 28% 32% 20% 50% 50%
2 16 12 4 15 1 14 2 16 16 11 4 12 4 - - - - - - - 22% 32% 11% 28% 6% 23% 18% 23% 23% 26% 16% 20% 40% C
1-Not informative/ 9 4 5 7 2 8 1 9 9 8 1 9 - - - - - - - -influential at all 13% 11% 14% 13% 11% 13% 9% 13% 13% 19% 4% 15% K
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_7. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Memo on issue (3-7 pages)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 3.0 3.2 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - - J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP8_8. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking are each of the following ways to summarize information on an issue (by source and type), using a 1 to 5 scale...
Side-by-side comparison of different bills on an issue
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 19 11 8 15 4 17 2 19 19 11 6 18 1 - - - - - - -influential 26% 30% 23% 28% 22% 28% 18% 27% 27% 26% 24% 30% 10%
4 27 13 14 19 8 21 6 26 26 16 9 22 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 38% 35% 40% 35% 44% 34% 55% 37% 37% 38% 36% 37% 40% 50% 50%
3 23 10 13 18 5 21 2 22 22 13 9 19 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 32% 27% 37% 33% 28% 34% 18% 31% 31% 31% 36% 32% 30% 50% 50%
2 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 4% 10%
1-Not informative/ 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - -influential at all 3% 5% 2% 6% 2% 9% 3% 3% 5% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.3 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - - M STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_1. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Local stories (e.g. on-the-ground experience of business owner)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 74 57 17 26 48 45 29 22 22 14 8 21 1 - 52 35 - 17 - - 28% 30% 25% 27% 30% 27% 31% 31% 31% 33% 32% 35% 10% 27% 30% 25%
4 115 81 33 46 69 77 37 24 24 17 7 19 5 - 91 56 1 33 - - 44% 43% 49% 47% 43% 47% 39% 34% 34% 40% 28% 32% 50% 48% 48% 33% 48% H
3 51 34 16 17 33 32 19 21 21 9 9 18 3 - 30 17 2 11 - - 20% 18% 24% 18% 20% 20% 20% 30% 30% 21% 36% 30% 30% 16% 15% 67% 16% O #
2 12 11 1 4 7 5 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 10 6 - 4 - - 5% 6% 1% 4% 4% 3% 7% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 10% 5% 5% 6% c
1-Unhelpful 2 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Skipped 6 5 1 3 3 4 2 - - - - - - - 6 3 - 3 - - 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_1. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Local stories (e.g. on-the-ground experience of business owner)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.6 - 4.0 4.1 3.3 3.9 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_2. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative national impact (e.g. Ernst and Young study)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 14 10 4 8 6 7 7 6 6 2 4 6 - - 8 5 - 3 - - 5% 5% 6% 8% 4% 4% 7% 9% 9% 5% 16% 10% 4% 4% 4%
4 82 58 24 33 49 58 24 25 25 13 10 19 6 - 57 41 2 14 - - 32% 31% 35% 34% 30% 35% 25% 36% 36% 31% 40% 32% 60% 30% 35% 67% 20% g # R #
3 104 74 30 35 68 61 42 28 28 18 10 25 3 - 76 49 - 26 - - 40% 39% 44% 36% 42% 37% 44% 40% 40% 43% 40% 42% 30% 40% 42% 38%
2 46 37 7 14 31 29 17 8 8 6 1 7 1 - 38 17 1 20 - - 18% 19% 10% 14% 19% 18% 18% 11% 11% 14% 4% 12% 10% 20% 15% 33% 29% C h P
1-Unhelpful 9 7 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 - 3 - - 6 3 - 3 - - 3% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 7% 5% 3% 3% 4% k
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_2. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative national impact (e.g. Ernst and Young study)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 - 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.9 - - J R STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_3. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative local impact (e.g. Impact study on district)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 85 62 23 31 54 51 34 21 21 13 8 20 1 - 64 44 1 19 - - 33% 33% 34% 32% 34% 31% 36% 30% 30% 31% 32% 33% 10% 34% 38% 33% 28%
4 115 79 34 43 70 75 39 35 35 21 11 28 7 - 80 45 1 33 - - 44% 42% 50% 44% 43% 46% 41% 50% 50% 50% 44% 47% 70% 42% 38% 33% 48%
3 48 39 9 19 29 32 16 13 13 8 5 11 2 - 35 24 1 10 - - 18% 21% 13% 20% 18% 20% 17% 19% 19% 19% 20% 18% 20% 18% 21% 33% 14%
2 6 5 1 1 5 2 4 1 1 - 1 1 - - 5 1 - 4 - - 2% 3% 1% 1% 3% 1% 4% 1% 1% 4% 2% 3% 1% 6% p
1-Unhelpful - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skipped 6 5 1 3 3 4 2 - - - - - - - 6 3 - 3 - - 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_3. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Quantitative local impact (e.g. Impact study on district)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 - 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 STANDARD ERROR 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_4. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Explanation of the thinking behind the policy (e.g. Economic or legal theory)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 34 26 8 18 16 22 12 15 15 7 8 13 2 - 19 14 - 5 - - 13% 14% 12% 19% 10% 13% 13% 21% 21% 17% 32% 22% 20% 10% 12% 7% e O
4 73 55 17 26 45 46 26 23 23 14 7 22 1 - 50 32 1 17 - - 28% 29% 25% 27% 28% 28% 27% 33% 33% 33% 28% 37% 10% 26% 27% 33% 25%
3 101 68 33 33 68 68 33 22 22 16 6 18 4 - 79 51 1 26 - - 39% 36% 49% 34% 42% 41% 35% 31% 31% 38% 24% 30% 40% 42% 44% 33% 38% b
2 38 30 7 15 23 21 17 8 8 3 4 5 3 - 30 15 1 14 - - 15% 16% 10% 15% 14% 13% 18% 11% 11% 7% 16% 8% 30% 16% 13% 33% 20%
1-Unhelpful 9 7 2 2 7 3 6 2 2 2 - 2 - - 7 3 - 4 - - 3% 4% 3% 2% 4% 2% 6% 3% 3% 5% 3% 4% 3% 6% f
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_4. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Explanation of the thinking behind the policy (e.g. Economic or legal theory)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 - 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 - - O r STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_5. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Targeted survey (e.g. survey of business owners on impact of new tax)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 32 23 9 12 20 18 14 8 8 5 3 8 - - 24 21 - 3 - - 12% 12% 13% 12% 12% 11% 15% 11% 11% 12% 12% 13% 13% 18% 4% R
4 90 68 21 32 57 57 33 24 24 15 8 21 3 - 66 45 1 19 - - 35% 36% 31% 33% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 36% 32% 35% 30% 35% 38% 33% 28%
3 94 63 30 40 53 61 32 29 29 18 9 23 6 - 65 34 2 29 - - 36% 33% 44% 41% 33% 37% 34% 41% 41% 43% 36% 38% 60% 34% 29% 67% 42% p
2 31 27 4 6 25 17 14 6 6 2 4 5 1 - 25 13 - 12 - - 12% 14% 6% 6% 16% 10% 15% 9% 9% 5% 16% 8% 10% 13% 11% 17% C D
1-Unhelpful 8 5 3 4 4 7 1 3 3 2 1 3 - - 5 2 - 3 - - 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 4% 1% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 3% 2% 4% g
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_5. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Targeted survey (e.g. survey of business owners on impact of new tax)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.2 - 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.1 - - R STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_6. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Broad public opinion survey
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 20 14 6 5 15 10 10 6 6 4 2 5 1 - 14 10 - 4 - - 8% 7% 9% 5% 9% 6% 11% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 10% 7% 9% 6%
4 72 58 13 24 48 42 30 11 11 5 6 11 - - 61 40 2 18 - - 28% 31% 19% 25% 30% 26% 32% 16% 16% 12% 24% 18% 32% 34% 67% 26% c H
3 109 74 34 44 64 74 34 32 32 19 10 27 5 - 77 46 1 30 - - 42% 39% 50% 45% 40% 45% 36% 46% 46% 45% 40% 45% 50% 41% 39% 33% 43%
2 46 35 11 15 30 27 19 16 16 10 6 12 4 - 30 17 - 13 - - 18% 18% 16% 15% 19% 16% 20% 23% 23% 24% 24% 20% 40% 16% 15% 19%
1-Unhelpful 8 5 3 6 2 7 1 5 5 4 1 5 - - 3 2 - 1 - - 3% 3% 4% 6% 1% 4% 1% 7% 7% 10% 4% 8% 2% 2% 1% e g o
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_6. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Broad public opinion survey
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.8 - 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.2 - - d H STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_8. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Reports from local events held in your district
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 36 23 13 16 20 20 16 17 17 10 7 17 - - 19 12 - 7 - - 14% 12% 19% 16% 12% 12% 17% 24% 24% 24% 28% 28% 10% 10% 10% O
4 109 83 25 34 74 64 45 25 25 14 9 21 4 - 84 56 1 26 - - 42% 44% 37% 35% 46% 39% 47% 36% 36% 33% 36% 35% 40% 44% 48% 33% 38% d
3 86 63 22 32 53 59 27 23 23 16 6 19 4 - 63 41 1 21 - - 33% 33% 32% 33% 33% 36% 28% 33% 33% 38% 24% 32% 40% 33% 35% 33% 30%
2 19 13 6 11 8 14 4 4 4 1 3 3 1 - 15 3 1 11 - - 7% 7% 9% 11% 5% 9% 4% 6% 6% 2% 12% 5% 10% 8% 3% 33% 16% e P
1-Unhelpful 5 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - 1 - 4 3 - 1 - - 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 10% 2% 3% 1%
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_8. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Reports from local events held in your district
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.1 - 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4 - - f o M STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_9. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Information from Committees and Leadership offices
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 57 41 16 25 32 37 20 25 25 15 9 23 2 - 32 25 - 7 - - 22% 22% 24% 26% 20% 23% 21% 36% 36% 36% 36% 38% 20% 17% 21% 10% O R
4 97 67 28 37 59 65 31 24 24 11 11 20 4 - 73 43 2 28 - - 37% 35% 41% 38% 37% 40% 33% 34% 34% 26% 44% 33% 40% 38% 37% 67% 41%
3 65 50 15 20 45 38 27 19 19 14 5 15 4 - 46 29 1 15 - - 25% 26% 22% 21% 28% 23% 28% 27% 27% 33% 20% 25% 40% 24% 25% 33% 22%
2 28 22 6 8 19 16 12 2 2 2 - 2 - - 26 13 - 13 - - 11% 12% 9% 8% 12% 10% 13% 3% 3% 5% 3% 14% 11% 19% H
1-Unhelpful 8 6 2 4 4 4 4 - - - - - - - 8 5 - 3 - - 3% 3% 3% 4% 2% 2% 4% 4% 4% 4% H
Skipped 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 5 2 - 3 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_9. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Information from Committees and Leadership offices
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.8 - 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 - - O STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_7. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Total number of contacts made to your office from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
5-Very helpful 55 33 22 23 32 35 20 19 19 12 7 18 1 - 36 25 1 10 - - 21% 17% 32% 24% 20% 21% 21% 27% 27% 29% 28% 30% 10% 19% 21% 33% 14% B
4 108 84 23 30 77 66 41 19 19 11 7 16 3 - 89 59 - 30 - - 42% 44% 34% 31% 48% 40% 43% 27% 27% 26% 28% 27% 30% 47% 50% 43% D H
3 63 47 15 31 32 44 19 21 21 14 6 20 1 - 42 21 2 18 - - 24% 25% 22% 32% 20% 27% 20% 30% 30% 33% 24% 33% 10% 22% 18% 67% 26% E #
2 24 18 6 7 16 11 13 8 8 3 4 5 3 - 16 9 - 7 - - 9% 9% 9% 7% 10% 7% 14% 11% 11% 7% 16% 8% 30% 8% 8% 10% f
1-Unhelpful 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 4% 4% 5% 4% 2% 20% 1% 1%
Skipped 6 5 1 3 3 5 1 - - - - - - - 6 3 - 3 - - 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 3% 1% 3% 3% 4% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP9_7. When it comes to making a decision on an issue (for your boss), on a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being unhelpful to 5 being very helpful, how helpful are the following types of research:
Total number of contacts made to your office from constituents
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
MEAN 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8 2.8 - 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 - - M r STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.9 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Donor letter 11 9 2 8 3 8 3 11 11 8 2 9 2 - - - - - - - 15% 24% 6% 15% 17% 13% 27% 16% 16% 19% 8% 15% 20% C
Letter from a primary 4 1 3 3 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 - - - - - - - -voter 6% 3% 9% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 2% 12% 7%
Out-of-district Fortune 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 - 2 2 - - - - - - - -500 CEO letter 3% 3% 3% 2% 6% 2% 9% 3% 3% 8% 3%
In-District business 25 15 10 23 2 24 1 25 25 17 8 19 6 - - - - - - -owner letter 35% 41% 29% 43% 11% 39% 9% 36% 36% 40% 32% 32% 60% #
In-District constituent 16 6 10 9 7 13 3 15 15 9 5 14 1 - 1 - - 1 - -letter 22% 16% 29% 17% 39% 21% 27% 21% 21% 21% 20% 23% 10% 50% 50% #
Petition letter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Trade association letter 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Coalition letter 7 2 5 4 3 6 1 6 6 2 3 5 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 10% 5% 14% 7% 17% 10% 9% 9% 9% 5% 12% 8% 10% 50% 50%
Letter from a 6 2 4 5 1 5 1 6 6 4 2 6 - - - - - - - -constituent 8% 5% 11% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 10% 8% 10%
Generic, form letter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Donor letter 23 18 5 18 5 19 4 23 23 18 4 18 5 - - - - - - - 32% 49% 14% 33% 28% 31% 36% 33% 33% 43% 16% 30% 50% C K
Letter from a primary 20 8 12 16 4 18 2 20 20 11 9 19 1 - - - - - - -voter 28% 22% 34% 30% 22% 30% 18% 29% 29% 26% 36% 32% 10%
Out-of-district Fortune 5 2 3 4 1 4 1 5 5 2 3 4 1 - - - - - - -500 CEO letter 7% 5% 9% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 5% 12% 7% 10%
In-District business 58 31 27 44 14 50 8 56 56 34 20 49 7 - 2 - - 2 - -owner letter 81% 84% 77% 81% 78% 82% 73% 80% 80% 81% 80% 82% 70% 100% 100% #
In-District constituent 47 21 26 33 14 39 8 46 46 27 17 43 3 - 1 - - 1 - -letter 65% 57% 74% 61% 78% 64% 73% 66% 66% 64% 68% 72% 30% 50% 50%
Petition letter 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Trade association letter 15 10 5 13 2 14 1 14 14 8 6 11 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 27% 14% 24% 11% 23% 9% 20% 20% 19% 24% 18% 30% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Coalition letter 15 8 7 10 5 13 2 14 14 7 6 8 6 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 22% 20% 19% 28% 21% 18% 20% 20% 17% 24% 13% 60% 50% 50% #
Letter from a 31 12 19 24 7 24 7 31 31 19 10 27 4 - - - - - - -constituent 43% 32% 54% 44% 39% 39% 64% 44% 44% 45% 40% 45% 40% b
Generic, form letter 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 8th, 9th or 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Donor letter 14 2 12 8 6 10 4 13 13 7 4 12 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 19% 5% 34% 15% 33% 16% 36% 19% 19% 17% 16% 20% 10% 50% 50% B
Letter from a primary 8 5 3 8 - 8 - 8 8 4 4 6 2 - - - - - - -voter 11% 14% 9% 15% 13% 11% 11% 10% 16% 10% 20%
Out-of-district Fortune 44 21 23 29 15 35 9 43 43 27 14 38 5 - 1 - - 1 - -500 CEO letter 61% 57% 66% 54% 83% 57% 82% 61% 61% 64% 56% 63% 50% 50% 50% # #
In-District business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -owner letter
In-District constituent 3 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 3 2 1 2 1 - - - - - - -letter 4% 8% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 3% 10% c
Petition letter 45 26 19 36 9 39 6 43 43 25 17 34 9 - 2 - - 2 - - 63% 70% 54% 67% 50% 64% 55% 61% 61% 60% 68% 57% 90% 100% 100% # #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 8th, 9th or 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Trade association letter 18 9 9 12 6 13 5 18 18 12 5 17 1 - - - - - - - 25% 24% 26% 22% 33% 21% 45% 26% 26% 29% 20% 28% 10%
Coalition letter 17 11 6 14 3 15 2 17 17 11 6 17 - - - - - - - - 24% 30% 17% 26% 17% 25% 18% 24% 24% 26% 24% 28%
Letter from a 8 5 3 6 2 7 1 6 6 3 3 5 1 - 2 - - 2 - -constituent 11% 14% 9% 11% 11% 11% 9% 9% 9% 7% 12% 8% 10% 100% 100% #
Generic, form letter 58 28 30 45 13 52 6 58 58 34 21 48 10 - - - - - - - 81% 76% 86% 83% 72% 85% 55% 83% 83% 81% 84% 80% 100% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 71 36 35 53 18 60 11 69 69 41 25 59 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Donor letter 8 1 7 3 5 5 3 7 7 2 3 7 - - 1 - - 1 - - 11% 3% 20% 6% 28% 8% 27% 10% 10% 5% 12% 12% 50% 50% B #
Letter from a primary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -voter
Out-of-district Fortune 10 4 6 8 2 9 1 10 10 7 3 10 - - - - - - - -500 CEO letter 14% 11% 17% 15% 11% 15% 9% 14% 14% 17% 12% 17%
In-District business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -owner letter
In-District constituent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -letter
Petition letter 13 7 6 12 1 13 - 12 12 8 4 10 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 18% 19% 17% 23% 6% 22% 17% 17% 20% 16% 17% 20% 50% 50%
Trade association letter 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_SUM3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Ranked 10th - Summary
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 71 36 35 53 18 60 11 69 69 41 25 59 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Coalition letter 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 6% 6% 2% 17% 3% 18% 6% 6% 5% 8% 7% #
Letter from a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -constituent
Generic, form letter 35 21 14 29 6 30 5 35 35 21 13 27 8 - - - - - - - 49% 58% 40% 55% 33% 50% 45% 51% 51% 51% 52% 46% 80% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Donor letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 11 9 2 8 3 8 3 11 11 8 2 9 2 - - - - - - - 15% 24% 6% 15% 17% 13% 27% 16% 16% 19% 8% 15% 20% C
Second 6 5 1 5 1 6 - 6 6 4 2 5 1 - - - - - - - 8% 14% 3% 9% 6% 10% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 10% c
Third 6 4 2 5 1 5 1 6 6 6 - 4 2 - - - - - - - 8% 11% 6% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 14% 7% 20% K
Fourth 7 4 3 5 2 6 1 7 7 4 3 6 1 - - - - - - - 10% 11% 9% 9% 11% 10% 9% 10% 10% 10% 12% 10% 10%
Fifth 12 5 7 8 4 11 1 11 11 6 5 9 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 17% 14% 20% 15% 22% 18% 9% 16% 16% 14% 20% 15% 20% 50% 50%
Sixth 10 5 5 10 - 10 - 10 10 5 5 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 14% 14% 19% 16% 14% 14% 12% 20% 15% 10%
Seventh 6 3 3 5 1 5 1 6 6 2 4 6 - - - - - - - - 8% 8% 9% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 5% 16% 10%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_1. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Donor letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 4 1 3 3 1 3 1 4 4 4 - 3 1 - - - - - - - 6% 3% 9% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 10% 5% 10% K
Ninth 2 - 2 2 - 2 - 2 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - 3% 6% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3%
Tenth 8 1 7 3 5 5 3 7 7 2 3 7 - - 1 - - 1 - - 11% 3% 20% 6% 28% 8% 27% 10% 10% 5% 12% 12% 50% 50% B #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a primary voter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 4 1 3 3 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 3% 9% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 2% 12% 7%
Second 5 - 5 5 - 5 - 5 5 3 2 4 1 - - - - - - - 7% 14% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 10% B
Third 11 7 4 8 3 10 1 11 11 7 4 11 - - - - - - - - 15% 19% 11% 15% 17% 16% 9% 16% 16% 17% 16% 18%
Fourth 14 4 10 11 3 12 2 13 13 8 4 12 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 19% 11% 29% 20% 17% 20% 18% 19% 19% 19% 16% 20% 10% 50% 50% b
Fifth 10 5 5 7 3 8 2 10 10 5 3 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 14% 14% 13% 17% 13% 18% 14% 14% 12% 12% 15% 10%
Sixth 13 11 2 7 6 9 4 13 13 10 3 9 4 - - - - - - - 18% 30% 6% 13% 33% 15% 36% 19% 19% 24% 12% 15% 40% C #
Seventh 7 4 3 5 2 6 1 6 6 4 2 5 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 10% 11% 9% 9% 11% 10% 9% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 10% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_2. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a primary voter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 6 4 2 6 - 6 - 6 6 4 2 4 2 - - - - - - - 8% 11% 6% 11% 10% 9% 9% 10% 8% 7% 20%
Ninth 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 8% 3%
Tenth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Out-of-district Fortune 500 CEO letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 - 2 2 - - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 2% 6% 2% 9% 3% 3% 8% 3%
Second 2 - 2 2 - 2 - 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - 3% 6% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 10%
Third 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Fourth 4 3 1 4 - 4 - 4 4 1 3 2 2 - - - - - - - 6% 8% 3% 7% 7% 6% 6% 2% 12% 3% 20%
Fifth 3 2 1 2 1 3 - 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 4% 5% 3% 4% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5%
Sixth 7 5 2 6 1 6 1 6 6 4 1 6 - - 1 - - 1 - - 10% 14% 6% 11% 6% 10% 9% 9% 9% 10% 4% 10% 50% 50%
Seventh 9 4 5 9 - 9 - 9 9 6 3 7 2 - - - - - - - 13% 11% 14% 17% 15% 13% 13% 14% 12% 12% 20%
Eighth 15 8 7 8 7 12 3 14 14 9 3 12 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 22% 20% 15% 39% 20% 27% 20% 20% 21% 12% 20% 20% 50% 50% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_3. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Out-of-district Fortune 500 CEO letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Ninth 19 9 10 13 6 14 5 19 19 11 8 16 3 - - - - - - - 26% 24% 29% 24% 33% 23% 45% 27% 27% 26% 32% 27% 30%
Tenth 10 4 6 8 2 9 1 10 10 7 3 10 - - - - - - - - 14% 11% 17% 15% 11% 15% 9% 14% 14% 17% 12% 17%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_4. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District business owner letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 25 15 10 23 2 24 1 25 25 17 8 19 6 - - - - - - - 35% 41% 29% 43% 11% 39% 9% 36% 36% 40% 32% 32% 60% #
Second 21 10 11 13 8 15 6 21 21 11 8 20 1 - - - - - - - 29% 27% 31% 24% 44% 25% 55% 30% 30% 26% 32% 33% 10% #
Third 12 6 6 8 4 11 1 10 10 6 4 10 - - 2 - - 2 - - 17% 16% 17% 15% 22% 18% 9% 14% 14% 14% 16% 17% 100% 100% #
Fourth 9 4 5 8 1 8 1 9 9 5 4 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 11% 14% 15% 6% 13% 9% 13% 13% 12% 16% 13% 10%
Fifth 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 2% 10%
Sixth 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 9% 1% 1% 4% 2%
Seventh 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 11% 2% 9% 3% 3% 2% 2% 10%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_4. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District business owner letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ninth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tenth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_5. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District constituent letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 16 6 10 9 7 13 3 15 15 9 5 14 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 22% 16% 29% 17% 39% 21% 27% 21% 21% 21% 20% 23% 10% 50% 50% #
Second 17 8 9 15 2 16 1 17 17 11 6 16 1 - - - - - - - 24% 22% 26% 28% 11% 26% 9% 24% 24% 26% 24% 27% 10%
Third 14 7 7 9 5 10 4 14 14 7 6 13 1 - - - - - - - 19% 19% 20% 17% 28% 16% 36% 20% 20% 17% 24% 22% 10%
Fourth 10 7 3 7 3 8 2 9 9 6 2 7 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 14% 19% 9% 13% 17% 13% 18% 13% 13% 14% 8% 12% 20% 50% 50%
Fifth 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Sixth 7 2 5 7 - 7 - 7 7 4 3 3 4 - - - - - - - 10% 5% 14% 13% 11% 10% 10% 10% 12% 5% 40% #
Seventh 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 4 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 8% 3% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 5% 8% 7%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_5. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
In-District constituent letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 3 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 3 2 1 2 1 - - - - - - - 4% 8% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 3% 10% c
Ninth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tenth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_6. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Petition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Second 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Third - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fourth 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3%
Fifth 6 4 2 4 2 4 2 6 6 4 2 5 1 - - - - - - - 8% 11% 6% 7% 11% 7% 18% 9% 9% 10% 8% 8% 10%
Sixth 5 3 2 4 1 4 1 5 5 3 2 5 - - - - - - - - 7% 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 7% 8% 8%
Seventh 13 3 10 8 5 11 2 13 13 8 4 13 - - - - - - - - 18% 8% 29% 15% 28% 18% 18% 19% 19% 19% 16% 22% B
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_6. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Petition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 12 6 6 8 4 9 3 11 11 3 8 9 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 17% 16% 17% 15% 22% 15% 27% 16% 16% 7% 32% 15% 20% 50% 50% J
Ninth 20 13 7 16 4 17 3 20 20 14 5 15 5 - - - - - - - 28% 35% 20% 30% 22% 28% 27% 29% 29% 33% 20% 25% 50%
Tenth 13 7 6 12 1 13 - 12 12 8 4 10 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 18% 19% 17% 22% 6% 21% 17% 17% 19% 16% 17% 20% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_7. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Trade association letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Second 8 5 3 7 1 7 1 7 7 4 3 6 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 11% 14% 9% 13% 6% 11% 9% 10% 10% 10% 12% 10% 10% 50% 50%
Third 6 4 2 5 1 6 - 6 6 3 3 4 2 - - - - - - - 8% 11% 6% 9% 6% 10% 9% 9% 7% 12% 7% 20%
Fourth 5 2 3 4 1 4 1 5 5 2 3 4 1 - - - - - - - 7% 5% 9% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 5% 12% 7% 10%
Fifth 10 5 5 8 2 8 2 10 10 6 3 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 14% 14% 15% 11% 13% 18% 14% 14% 14% 12% 15% 10%
Sixth 11 3 8 8 3 10 1 11 11 8 2 10 1 - - - - - - - 15% 8% 23% 15% 17% 16% 9% 16% 16% 19% 8% 17% 10% b
Seventh 13 8 5 9 4 12 1 12 12 6 6 9 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 18% 22% 14% 17% 22% 20% 9% 17% 17% 14% 24% 15% 30% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_7. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Trade association letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 9 4 5 6 3 6 3 9 9 5 3 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 11% 14% 11% 17% 10% 27% 13% 13% 12% 12% 13% 10%
Ninth 8 4 4 6 2 6 2 8 8 6 2 8 - - - - - - - - 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10% 18% 11% 11% 14% 8% 13%
Tenth 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_8. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Coalition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 7 2 5 4 3 6 1 6 6 2 3 5 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 10% 5% 14% 7% 17% 10% 9% 9% 9% 5% 12% 8% 10% 50% 50%
Second 3 3 - 2 1 3 - 3 3 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - 4% 8% 4% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 4% 2% 20% c
Third 5 3 2 4 1 4 1 5 5 3 2 2 3 - - - - - - - 7% 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 7% 8% 3% 30% #
Fourth 8 4 4 5 3 5 3 8 8 7 1 7 1 - - - - - - - 11% 11% 11% 9% 17% 8% 27% 11% 11% 17% 4% 12% 10% k
Fifth 12 4 8 10 2 12 - 12 12 6 6 10 2 - - - - - - - 17% 11% 23% 19% 11% 20% 17% 17% 14% 24% 17% 20%
Sixth 10 4 6 7 3 9 1 9 9 4 4 9 - - 1 - - 1 - - 14% 11% 17% 13% 17% 15% 9% 13% 13% 10% 16% 15% 50% 50%
Seventh 10 6 4 8 2 7 3 10 10 7 2 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 16% 11% 15% 11% 11% 27% 14% 14% 17% 8% 15% 10%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_8. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Coalition letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 12 9 3 12 - 12 - 12 12 8 4 12 - - - - - - - - 17% 24% 9% 22% 20% 17% 17% 19% 16% 20% c
Ninth 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Tenth 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 5% 6% 2% 17% 3% 18% 6% 6% 5% 8% 7% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_9. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a constituent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First 6 2 4 5 1 5 1 6 6 4 2 6 - - - - - - - - 8% 5% 11% 9% 6% 8% 9% 9% 9% 10% 8% 10%
Second 8 5 3 5 3 5 3 8 8 6 2 6 2 - - - - - - - 11% 14% 9% 9% 17% 8% 27% 11% 11% 14% 8% 10% 20%
Third 17 5 12 14 3 14 3 17 17 9 6 15 2 - - - - - - - 24% 14% 34% 26% 17% 23% 27% 24% 24% 21% 24% 25% 20% B
Fourth 12 8 4 8 4 12 - 12 12 7 4 11 1 - - - - - - - 17% 22% 11% 15% 22% 20% 17% 17% 17% 16% 18% 10%
Fifth 13 8 5 10 3 11 2 13 13 9 4 11 2 - - - - - - - 18% 22% 14% 19% 17% 18% 18% 19% 19% 21% 16% 18% 20%
Sixth 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 - 3 3 - - - - - - - - 4% 3% 6% 2% 11% 3% 9% 4% 4% 12% 5% j
Seventh 5 3 2 5 - 5 - 5 5 4 1 3 2 - - - - - - - 7% 8% 6% 9% 8% 7% 7% 10% 4% 5% 20%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_9. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Letter from a constituent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Eighth 3 1 2 3 - 3 - 3 3 1 2 2 1 - - - - - - - 4% 3% 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% 2% 8% 3% 10%
Ninth 5 4 1 3 2 4 1 3 3 2 1 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 7% 11% 3% 6% 11% 7% 9% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 100% 100% #
Tenth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_10. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Generic, form letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
First - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Second 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 50% 50%
Third - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Fourth 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 9% 1% 1% 4% 2%
Fifth 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 4% 5% 3% 4% 6% 2% 18% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 50% 50%
Sixth 5 3 2 4 1 4 1 5 5 4 1 5 - - - - - - - - 7% 8% 6% 7% 6% 7% 9% 7% 7% 10% 4% 8%
Seventh 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 8% 3% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 7% 4% 7%
Eighth 8 1 7 5 3 7 1 8 8 6 2 8 - - - - - - - - 11% 3% 20% 9% 17% 11% 9% 11% 11% 14% 8% 13% B
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP10_10. Rank the following letters from highest priority to lowest.
Generic, form letter
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Ninth 15 6 9 11 4 15 - 15 15 7 6 13 2 - - - - - - - 21% 16% 26% 20% 22% 25% 21% 21% 17% 24% 22% 20%
Tenth 35 21 14 29 6 30 5 35 35 21 13 27 8 - - - - - - - 49% 57% 40% 54% 33% 49% 45% 50% 50% 50% 52% 45% 80% #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP20. On an average day, estimate how much constituent communication does your office receive including phone calls, emails, letters, etc.?
BASE: STATED SPECIFIC JOB TITLE (HP1)
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
0-100 18 10 8 11 7 14 4 18 18 6 10 17 1 - - - - - - - 25% 27% 23% 20% 39% 23% 36% 26% 26% 14% 40% 28% 10% J
100-249 31 14 17 27 4 29 2 31 31 19 11 28 3 - - - - - - - 43% 38% 49% 50% 22% 48% 18% 44% 44% 45% 44% 47% 30%
250-499 10 6 4 8 2 9 1 10 10 8 2 6 4 - - - - - - - 14% 16% 11% 15% 11% 15% 9% 14% 14% 19% 8% 10% 40% #
500-1000 9 5 4 8 1 7 2 8 8 7 1 6 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 13% 14% 11% 15% 6% 11% 18% 11% 11% 17% 4% 10% 20% 50% 50% k
1000+ 4 2 2 - 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 6% 5% 6% 22% 3% 18% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 50% 50% #
MEAN 310.1 316.2 303.6 264.4 447.2 281.1 470.5 288.6 288.6 348.2 212.0 277.1 357.5 - 1062.5 - - 1062.5 - - k H STANDARD DEVIATION 337.8 341.2 339.1 225.9 539.4 291.1 518.0 312.6 312.6 325.7 286.7 323.8 236.6 441.9 441.9 STANDARD ERROR 39.8 56.1 57.3 30.7 127.1 37.3 156.2 37.4 37.4 50.2 57.3 41.8 74.8 312.5 312.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_1. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet @boss's Twitter account
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 6 3 3 3 3 5 1 6 6 1 5 6 - - - - - - - -influential 8% 8% 9% 6% 17% 8% 9% 9% 9% 2% 20% 10% J
4 13 5 8 11 2 12 1 13 13 8 5 12 1 - - - - - - - 18% 14% 23% 20% 11% 20% 9% 19% 19% 19% 20% 20% 10%
3 20 10 10 17 3 18 2 20 20 13 7 18 2 - - - - - - - 28% 27% 29% 31% 17% 30% 18% 29% 29% 31% 28% 30% 20%
2 19 13 6 11 8 13 6 17 17 10 5 12 5 - 2 - - 2 - - 26% 35% 17% 20% 44% 21% 55% 24% 24% 24% 20% 20% 50% 100% 100% c # # # #
1-Not informative/ 14 6 8 12 2 13 1 14 14 10 3 12 2 - - - - - - -influential at all 19% 16% 23% 22% 11% 21% 9% 20% 20% 24% 12% 20% 20%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_1. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet @boss's Twitter account
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.2 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - - J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet including a relevant hashtag
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - -influential 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 4% 2%
4 10 2 8 6 4 9 1 10 10 3 7 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 5% 23% 11% 22% 15% 9% 14% 14% 7% 28% 15% 10% B J
3 23 14 9 21 2 21 2 23 23 13 9 21 2 - - - - - - - 32% 38% 26% 39% 11% 34% 18% 33% 33% 31% 36% 35% 20%
2 20 11 9 12 8 15 5 18 18 14 3 13 5 - 2 - - 2 - - 28% 30% 26% 22% 44% 25% 45% 26% 26% 33% 12% 22% 50% 100% 100% # K # #
1-Not informative/ 18 9 9 14 4 15 3 18 18 12 5 16 2 - - - - - - -influential at all 25% 24% 26% 26% 22% 25% 27% 26% 26% 29% 20% 27% 20%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_2. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Tweet including a relevant hashtag
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.2 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - - J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_3. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Facebook post on boss's page
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 4 3 1 2 2 4 - 4 4 2 2 4 - - - - - - - -influential 6% 8% 3% 4% 11% 7% 6% 6% 5% 8% 7%
4 16 5 11 13 3 13 3 16 16 9 7 14 2 - - - - - - - 22% 14% 31% 24% 17% 21% 27% 23% 23% 21% 28% 23% 20% b
3 26 15 11 23 3 24 2 26 26 15 10 22 4 - - - - - - - 36% 41% 31% 43% 17% 39% 18% 37% 37% 36% 40% 37% 40%
2 10 7 3 5 5 8 2 9 9 7 1 7 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 14% 19% 9% 9% 28% 13% 18% 13% 13% 17% 4% 12% 20% 50% 50% k
1-Not informative/ 16 7 9 11 5 12 4 15 15 9 5 13 2 - 1 - - 1 - -influential at all 22% 19% 26% 20% 28% 20% 36% 21% 21% 21% 20% 22% 20% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_3. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Facebook post on boss's page
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.6 - 1.5 - - 1.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_4. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Digital ad
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 2 2 - 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -influential 3% 5% 2% 6% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3%
4 10 6 4 9 1 9 1 10 10 5 4 9 1 - - - - - - - 14% 16% 11% 17% 6% 15% 9% 14% 14% 12% 16% 15% 10%
3 14 6 8 11 3 12 2 14 14 9 5 13 1 - - - - - - - 19% 16% 23% 20% 17% 20% 18% 20% 20% 21% 20% 22% 10%
2 28 14 14 19 9 23 5 26 26 17 7 21 5 - 2 - - 2 - - 39% 38% 40% 35% 50% 38% 45% 37% 37% 40% 28% 35% 50% 100% 100% #
1-Not informative/ 18 9 9 14 4 15 3 18 18 10 8 15 3 - - - - - - -influential at all 25% 24% 26% 26% 22% 25% 27% 26% 26% 24% 32% 25% 30%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.0 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_5. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Issue-specific blog post
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 - - - - - - - -influential 4% 3% 6% 4% 6% 3% 9% 4% 4% 2% 8% 5%
4 16 9 7 10 6 15 1 16 16 7 8 14 2 - - - - - - - 22% 24% 20% 19% 33% 25% 9% 23% 23% 17% 32% 23% 20%
3 24 10 14 20 4 21 3 24 24 13 9 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 27% 40% 37% 22% 34% 27% 34% 34% 31% 36% 35% 30%
2 17 11 6 13 4 14 3 15 15 11 4 12 3 - 2 - - 2 - - 24% 30% 17% 24% 22% 23% 27% 21% 21% 26% 16% 20% 30% 100% 100% #
1-Not informative/ 12 6 6 9 3 9 3 12 12 10 2 10 2 - - - - - - -influential at all 17% 16% 17% 17% 17% 15% 27% 17% 17% 24% 8% 17% 20% k
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_5. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Issue-specific blog post
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - - J STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_6. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Youtube video
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -influential 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
4 14 8 6 12 2 13 1 14 14 7 6 13 1 - - - - - - - 19% 22% 17% 22% 11% 21% 9% 20% 20% 17% 24% 22% 10%
3 13 7 6 11 2 13 - 13 13 10 3 10 3 - - - - - - - 18% 19% 17% 20% 11% 21% 19% 19% 24% 12% 17% 30%
2 24 12 12 16 8 17 7 23 23 11 11 19 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 33% 32% 34% 30% 44% 28% 64% 33% 33% 26% 44% 32% 40% 50% 50% #
1-Not informative/ 20 10 10 14 6 17 3 19 19 13 5 17 2 - 1 - - 1 - -influential at all 28% 27% 29% 26% 33% 28% 27% 27% 27% 31% 20% 28% 20% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 - 1.5 - - 1.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_7. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Web survey results
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 2 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -influential 3% 3% 3% 2% 6% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 2% 10%
4 15 6 9 11 4 14 1 15 15 8 7 15 - - - - - - - - 21% 16% 26% 20% 22% 23% 9% 21% 21% 19% 28% 25%
3 24 10 14 17 7 18 6 24 24 14 8 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 27% 40% 31% 39% 30% 55% 34% 34% 33% 32% 35% 30%
2 15 10 5 12 3 14 1 14 14 11 2 11 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 27% 14% 22% 17% 23% 9% 20% 20% 26% 8% 18% 30% 50% 50% K
1-Not informative/ 16 10 6 13 3 13 3 15 15 8 7 12 3 - 1 - - 1 - -influential at all 22% 27% 17% 24% 17% 21% 27% 21% 21% 19% 28% 20% 30% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 - 1.5 - - 1.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Web petition
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - -influential 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
4 7 2 5 6 1 6 1 7 7 2 5 7 - - - - - - - - 10% 5% 14% 11% 6% 10% 9% 10% 10% 5% 20% 12% j
3 20 12 8 11 9 16 4 20 20 10 8 17 3 - - - - - - - 28% 32% 23% 20% 50% 26% 36% 29% 29% 24% 32% 28% 30% #
2 28 16 12 24 4 25 3 27 27 17 9 23 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 39% 43% 34% 44% 22% 41% 27% 39% 39% 40% 36% 38% 40% 50% 50%
1-Not informative/ 16 6 10 12 4 13 3 15 15 12 3 12 3 - 1 - - 1 - -influential at all 22% 16% 29% 22% 22% 21% 27% 21% 21% 29% 12% 20% 30% 50% 50% k
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_8. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Web petition
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 - 1.5 - - 1.5 - - j STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Campaign/issue-specific website
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very informative/ 6 4 2 3 3 4 2 6 6 4 2 6 - - - - - - - -influential 8% 11% 6% 6% 17% 7% 18% 9% 9% 10% 8% 10%
4 14 7 7 9 5 13 1 14 14 3 9 14 - - - - - - - - 19% 19% 20% 17% 28% 21% 9% 20% 20% 7% 36% 23% J
3 24 13 11 20 4 22 2 24 24 20 3 17 7 - - - - - - - 33% 35% 31% 37% 22% 36% 18% 34% 34% 48% 12% 28% 70% K #
2 20 9 11 16 4 16 4 19 19 10 9 17 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 28% 24% 31% 30% 22% 26% 36% 27% 27% 24% 36% 28% 20% 50% 50%
1-Not informative/ 8 4 4 6 2 6 2 7 7 5 2 6 1 - 1 - - 1 - -influential at all 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10% 18% 10% 10% 12% 8% 10% 10% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP21_9. How informative or influential on your boss’s thinking is information communicated through each of the following digital engagements, using a 1 to 5 scale...
Campaign/issue-specific website
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.6 - 1.5 - - 1.5 - - o STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP11. How does your boss come to make a final decision on a policy?
Campaign/issue-specific website
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Tallies of constituent 42 18 24 32 10 37 5 41 41 26 14 36 5 - 1 - - 1 - -contacts 58% 49% 69% 59% 56% 61% 45% 59% 59% 62% 56% 60% 50% 50% 50% b
Personal decision 60 31 29 47 13 52 8 58 58 38 19 49 9 - 2 - - 2 - - 83% 84% 83% 87% 72% 85% 73% 83% 83% 90% 76% 82% 90% 100% 100% #
Public polling 24 15 9 15 9 20 4 24 24 14 10 18 6 - - - - - - - 33% 41% 26% 28% 50% 33% 36% 34% 34% 33% 40% 30% 60% # #
Party line 42 23 19 31 11 34 8 41 41 22 18 34 7 - 1 - - 1 - - 58% 62% 54% 57% 61% 56% 73% 59% 59% 52% 72% 57% 70% 50% 50% j
Through conversations 31 16 15 24 7 29 2 30 30 16 12 22 8 - 1 - - 1 - -not had with staff 43% 43% 43% 44% 39% 48% 18% 43% 43% 38% 48% 37% 80% 50% 50% #
Influence from groups 57 30 27 43 14 47 10 55 55 34 21 46 9 - 2 - - 2 - -located in your district/ 79% 81% 77% 80% 78% 77% 91% 79% 79% 81% 84% 77% 90% 100% 100% state #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP11. How does your boss come to make a final decision on a policy?
Campaign/issue-specific website
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
Local political 44 23 21 33 11 37 7 44 44 26 16 35 9 - - - - - - -environment 61% 62% 60% 61% 61% 61% 64% 63% 63% 62% 64% 58% 90% #
Through conversations 61 29 32 47 14 52 9 61 61 38 21 51 10 - - - - - - -had with staff 85% 78% 91% 87% 78% 85% 82% 87% 87% 90% 84% 85% 100% #
Local media environment 33 18 15 22 11 27 6 31 31 17 13 25 6 - 2 - - 2 - - 46% 49% 43% 41% 61% 44% 55% 44% 44% 40% 52% 42% 60% 100% 100% #
Other 2 1 1 - 2 - 2 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3% 3% 3% 11% 18% 1% 1% 4% 2% 50% 50%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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Printouts
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Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very valuable 12 8 4 9 3 10 2 12 12 6 5 10 2 - - - - - - - 17% 22% 11% 17% 17% 16% 18% 17% 17% 14% 20% 17% 20%
4 17 12 5 14 3 15 2 17 17 12 5 15 2 - - - - - - - 24% 32% 14% 26% 17% 25% 18% 24% 24% 29% 20% 25% 20% c
3 27 10 17 20 7 22 5 26 26 15 9 23 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 38% 27% 49% 37% 39% 36% 45% 37% 37% 36% 36% 38% 30% 50% 50% b
2 9 4 5 6 3 8 1 9 9 5 4 6 3 - - - - - - - 13% 11% 14% 11% 17% 13% 9% 13% 13% 12% 16% 10% 30%
1-Not valuable at all 7 3 4 5 2 6 1 6 6 4 2 6 - - 1 - - 1 - - 10% 8% 11% 9% 11% 10% 9% 9% 9% 10% 8% 10% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - - c STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP22_2. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Emailed copies
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very valuable 27 14 13 21 6 24 3 27 27 15 12 24 3 - - - - - - - 38% 38% 37% 39% 33% 39% 27% 39% 39% 36% 48% 40% 30%
4 22 13 9 16 6 16 6 21 21 13 6 17 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 31% 35% 26% 30% 33% 26% 55% 30% 30% 31% 24% 28% 40% 50% 50% #
3 16 6 10 12 4 15 1 16 16 9 6 14 2 - - - - - - - 22% 16% 29% 22% 22% 25% 9% 23% 23% 21% 24% 23% 20%
2 6 4 2 4 2 5 1 5 5 4 1 4 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 8% 11% 6% 7% 11% 8% 9% 7% 7% 10% 4% 7% 10% 50% 50%
1-Not valuable at all 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 - 3.0 - - 3.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP22_3. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Digital app (ie Dropbox)
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very valuable 7 2 5 5 2 6 1 7 7 3 4 7 - - - - - - - - 10% 5% 14% 9% 11% 10% 9% 10% 10% 7% 16% 12%
4 6 4 2 4 2 5 1 5 5 3 2 3 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 8% 11% 6% 7% 11% 8% 9% 7% 7% 7% 8% 5% 20% 50% 50%
3 17 6 11 11 6 14 3 16 16 9 6 14 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 24% 16% 31% 20% 33% 23% 27% 23% 23% 21% 24% 23% 20% 50% 50%
2 18 10 8 15 3 16 2 18 18 12 4 15 3 - - - - - - - 25% 27% 23% 28% 17% 26% 18% 26% 26% 29% 16% 25% 30%
1-Not valuable at all 24 15 9 19 5 20 4 24 24 15 9 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 41% 26% 35% 28% 33% 36% 34% 34% 36% 36% 35% 30%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP22_4 Page 130
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HP22_4. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
USPS mailed materials
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very valuable 6 2 4 4 2 5 1 6 6 1 5 6 - - - - - - - - 8% 5% 11% 7% 11% 8% 9% 9% 9% 2% 20% 10% J
4 4 2 2 3 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 5% 6% 6% 6% 5% 9% 6% 6% 7% 4% 7%
3 22 9 13 12 10 17 5 21 21 10 9 17 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 31% 24% 37% 22% 56% 28% 45% 30% 30% 24% 36% 28% 40% 50% 50% #
2 20 14 6 20 - 20 - 20 20 16 3 16 4 - - - - - - - 28% 38% 17% 37% 33% 29% 29% 38% 12% 27% 40% C K
1-Not valuable at all 20 10 10 15 5 16 4 19 19 12 7 17 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 28% 27% 29% 28% 28% 26% 36% 27% 27% 29% 28% 28% 20% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP22_4 Page 131 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP22_4. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
USPS mailed materials
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.2 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - - j STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.8 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP22_5 Page 132
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HP22_5. When your office and staff receive and review policy information, please rank the forms of delivery of this information using a 1 to 5 scale...
Other
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Very valuable 4 1 3 2 2 3 1 4 4 1 3 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 3% 9% 4% 11% 5% 9% 6% 6% 2% 12% 7%
4 7 5 2 4 3 6 1 7 7 6 1 5 2 - - - - - - - 10% 14% 6% 7% 17% 10% 9% 10% 10% 14% 4% 8% 20%
3 21 10 11 17 4 20 1 21 21 14 5 17 4 - - - - - - - 29% 27% 31% 31% 22% 33% 9% 30% 30% 33% 20% 28% 40%
2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 3 1 - - - - - - - 6% 5% 6% 4% 11% 3% 18% 6% 6% 7% 4% 5% 10%
1-Not valuable at all 35 18 17 29 6 29 6 34 34 18 15 31 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 49% 49% 49% 54% 33% 48% 55% 49% 49% 43% 60% 52% 30% 50% 50%
Skipped 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1% 3% 6% 2% 50% 50%
MEAN 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.5 - 1.0 - - 1.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_1 Page 133
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HP12_1. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
All organizations should have the right to lobby Members of Congress
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 180 141 37 59 119 106 73 35 35 21 14 30 5 - 145 86 2 56 - - 69% 74% 54% 61% 74% 65% 77% 50% 50% 50% 56% 50% 50% 76% 74% 67% 81% C D F H
Somewhat Agree 54 31 23 25 29 38 16 21 21 11 9 18 3 - 33 24 1 8 - - 21% 16% 34% 26% 18% 23% 17% 30% 30% 26% 36% 30% 30% 17% 21% 33% 12% B O r
Neither Agree nor 11 6 5 6 5 9 2 8 8 7 - 8 - - 3 1 - 2 - -Disagree 4% 3% 7% 6% 3% 5% 2% 11% 11% 17% 13% 2% 1% 3% O K
Somewhat Disagree 7 5 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 - 3 3 - - - - 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 3% 6% 6% 5% 8% 3% 20% 2% 3% r
Strongly Disagree 5 5 - 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 - 2 - - 3 2 - 1 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% C
Total Strongly/Somewhat 234 172 60 84 148 144 89 56 56 32 23 48 8 - 178 110 3 64 - -Agree 90% 91% 88% 87% 92% 88% 94% 80% 80% 76% 92% 80% 80% 94% 94% 100% 93% f j H #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_1 Page 134 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP12_1. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
All organizations should have the right to lobby Members of Congress
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 12 10 2 5 7 8 4 6 6 3 2 4 2 - 6 5 - 1 - -Disagree 5% 5% 3% 5% 4% 5% 4% 9% 9% 7% 8% 7% 20% 3% 4% 1%
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_2 Page 135
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HP12_2. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Lobbying is an important part of the Democratic process
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 125 97 27 46 77 76 49 33 33 18 15 26 7 - 92 60 1 31 - - 48% 51% 40% 47% 48% 46% 52% 47% 47% 43% 60% 43% 70% 48% 51% 33% 45% #
Somewhat Agree 96 69 26 36 60 63 33 24 24 15 8 21 3 - 72 44 2 25 - - 37% 36% 38% 37% 37% 38% 35% 34% 34% 36% 32% 35% 30% 38% 38% 67% 36%
Neither Agree nor 20 11 9 7 13 12 7 8 8 5 2 8 - - 12 7 - 5 - -Disagree 8% 6% 13% 7% 8% 7% 7% 11% 11% 12% 8% 13% 6% 6% 7% b
Somewhat Disagree 8 5 3 4 4 5 3 2 2 2 - 2 - - 6 4 - 2 - - 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Strongly Disagree 8 6 2 2 6 5 3 3 3 2 - 3 - - 5 1 - 4 - - 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 5% 3% 1% 6% p
Total Strongly/Somewhat 221 166 53 82 137 139 82 57 57 33 23 47 10 - 164 104 3 56 - -Agree 85% 87% 78% 85% 85% 85% 86% 81% 81% 79% 92% 78% 100% 86% 89% 100% 81% c # #
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_2 Page 136 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP12_2. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Lobbying is an important part of the Democratic process
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 16 11 5 6 10 10 6 5 5 4 - 5 - - 11 5 - 6 - -Disagree 6% 6% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 10% 8% 6% 4% 9% K
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_3 Page 137
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HP12_3. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Regulation of lobbyist registration should be more strongly enforced
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 61 47 13 15 46 34 27 8 8 3 4 7 1 - 53 21 2 29 - - 23% 25% 19% 15% 29% 21% 28% 11% 11% 7% 16% 12% 10% 28% 18% 67% 42% D H # P
Somewhat Agree 63 45 18 26 37 42 20 23 23 10 12 19 4 - 40 24 - 16 - - 24% 24% 26% 27% 23% 26% 21% 33% 33% 24% 48% 32% 40% 21% 21% 23% o J
Neither Agree nor 71 53 17 29 40 47 24 20 20 15 4 18 2 - 51 36 1 14 - -Disagree 27% 28% 25% 30% 25% 29% 25% 29% 29% 36% 16% 30% 20% 27% 31% 33% 20% k
Somewhat Disagree 47 32 15 21 26 28 19 16 16 11 5 14 2 - 31 26 - 5 - - 18% 17% 22% 22% 16% 17% 20% 23% 23% 26% 20% 23% 20% 16% 22% 7% R
Strongly Disagree 15 11 4 4 11 10 5 3 3 3 - 2 1 - 12 9 - 3 - - 6% 6% 6% 4% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4% 7% 3% 10% 6% 8% 4% k
Total Strongly/Somewhat 124 92 31 41 83 76 47 31 31 13 16 26 5 - 93 45 2 45 - -Agree 48% 48% 46% 42% 52% 46% 49% 44% 44% 31% 64% 43% 50% 49% 38% 67% 65% J P
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_3 Page 138 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP12_3. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Regulation of lobbyist registration should be more strongly enforced
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 62 43 19 25 37 38 24 19 19 14 5 16 3 - 43 35 - 8 - -Disagree 24% 23% 28% 26% 23% 23% 25% 27% 27% 33% 20% 27% 30% 23% 30% 12% R
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_4 Page 139
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HP12_4. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Most lobbyists adhere to professional standards
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 47 34 13 22 25 33 14 19 19 13 6 16 3 - 28 19 - 9 - - 18% 18% 19% 23% 16% 20% 15% 27% 27% 31% 24% 27% 30% 15% 16% 13% O
Somewhat Agree 121 92 28 48 72 72 48 30 30 15 15 25 5 - 91 59 - 32 - - 47% 48% 41% 49% 45% 44% 51% 43% 43% 36% 60% 42% 50% 48% 50% 46% J
Neither Agree nor 50 33 17 17 32 37 13 11 11 8 2 11 - - 39 26 2 10 - -Disagree 19% 17% 25% 18% 20% 23% 14% 16% 16% 19% 8% 18% 21% 22% 67% 14% g #
Somewhat Disagree 27 19 7 6 21 12 15 8 8 6 2 6 2 - 19 8 - 11 - - 10% 10% 10% 6% 13% 7% 16% 11% 11% 14% 8% 10% 20% 10% 7% 16% d F p
Strongly Disagree 11 9 2 2 9 6 5 2 2 - - 2 - - 9 4 - 5 - - 4% 5% 3% 2% 6% 4% 5% 3% 3% 3% 5% 3% 7%
Total Strongly/Somewhat 168 126 41 70 97 105 62 49 49 28 21 41 8 - 119 78 - 41 - -Agree 65% 66% 60% 72% 60% 64% 65% 70% 70% 67% 84% 68% 80% 63% 67% 59% E j
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_4 Page 140 (Continued) YouGov/Hamilton Place Strategies Poll October 2013
HP12_4. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
Most lobbyists adhere to professional standards
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 38 28 9 8 30 18 20 10 10 6 2 8 2 - 28 12 - 16 - -Disagree 15% 15% 13% 8% 19% 11% 21% 14% 14% 14% 8% 13% 20% 15% 10% 23% D F P
Skipped 4 3 1 2 2 4 - - - - - - - - 4 1 1 2 - - 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 33% 3% G H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
Table HP12_5 Page 141
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HP12_5. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general I find lobbyists provide information which is true and accurate
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 28 23 5 12 16 18 10 9 9 4 5 8 1 - 19 14 - 5 - - 11% 12% 7% 12% 10% 11% 11% 13% 13% 10% 20% 13% 10% 10% 12% 7%
Somewhat Agree 131 90 39 53 77 83 47 36 36 25 11 31 5 - 95 61 - 33 - - 50% 47% 57% 55% 48% 51% 49% 51% 51% 60% 44% 52% 50% 50% 52% 48%
Neither Agree nor 56 40 16 20 35 37 19 17 17 9 7 14 3 - 39 24 3 12 - -Disagree 22% 21% 24% 21% 22% 23% 20% 24% 24% 21% 28% 23% 30% 21% 21% 100% 17% #
Somewhat Disagree 39 32 7 9 30 21 18 7 7 3 2 6 1 - 32 16 - 16 - - 15% 17% 10% 9% 19% 13% 19% 10% 10% 7% 8% 10% 10% 17% 14% 23% D
Strongly Disagree 3 3 - 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - 2 1 - 1 - - 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% c
Total Strongly/Somewhat 159 113 44 65 93 101 57 45 45 29 16 39 6 - 114 75 - 38 - -Agree 61% 59% 65% 67% 58% 62% 60% 64% 64% 69% 64% 65% 60% 60% 64% 55%
Total Strongly/Somewhat 42 35 7 10 32 23 19 8 8 4 2 7 1 - 34 17 - 17 - -Disagree 16% 18% 10% 10% 20% 14% 20% 11% 11% 10% 8% 12% 10% 18% 15% 25% c D p
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_5. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general I find lobbyists provide information which is true and accurate
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_6. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general the professional standards of lobbyists are improving
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 33 22 11 18 15 27 6 15 15 9 6 12 3 - 18 10 - 8 - - 13% 12% 16% 19% 9% 16% 6% 21% 21% 21% 24% 20% 30% 9% 9% 12% E G O
Somewhat Agree 106 81 23 46 59 75 30 33 33 24 9 30 3 - 73 47 1 25 - - 41% 43% 34% 47% 37% 46% 32% 47% 47% 57% 36% 50% 30% 38% 40% 33% 36% e G k
Neither Agree nor 72 55 17 23 48 37 35 14 14 5 8 11 3 - 58 43 2 13 - -Disagree 28% 29% 25% 24% 30% 23% 37% 20% 20% 12% 32% 18% 30% 31% 37% 67% 19% F j h R #
Somewhat Disagree 32 19 13 6 26 12 20 5 5 3 2 4 1 - 27 13 - 13 - - 12% 10% 19% 6% 16% 7% 21% 7% 7% 7% 8% 7% 10% 14% 11% 19% b D F h
Strongly Disagree 14 11 3 2 12 10 4 3 3 1 - 3 - - 11 3 - 8 - - 5% 6% 4% 2% 7% 6% 4% 4% 4% 2% 5% 6% 3% 12% D P
Total Strongly/Somewhat 139 103 34 64 74 102 36 48 48 33 15 42 6 - 91 57 1 33 - -Agree 53% 54% 50% 66% 46% 62% 38% 69% 69% 79% 60% 70% 60% 48% 49% 33% 48% E G O
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_6. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
In general the professional standards of lobbyists are improving
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 46 30 16 8 38 22 24 8 8 4 2 7 1 - 38 16 - 21 - -Disagree 18% 16% 24% 8% 24% 13% 25% 11% 11% 10% 8% 12% 10% 20% 14% 30% D F h P
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_7. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The professional codes and standards of lobbying are rigorous enough
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 38 27 11 18 20 28 10 15 15 12 3 13 2 - 23 15 - 8 - - 15% 14% 16% 19% 12% 17% 11% 21% 21% 29% 12% 22% 20% 12% 13% 12% o k
Somewhat Agree 86 64 22 39 47 59 27 29 29 18 10 25 4 - 57 40 1 16 - - 33% 34% 32% 40% 29% 36% 28% 41% 41% 43% 40% 42% 40% 30% 34% 33% 23% e o
Neither Agree nor 60 45 14 18 40 33 27 12 12 5 7 11 1 - 48 32 1 15 - -Disagree 23% 24% 21% 19% 25% 20% 28% 17% 17% 12% 28% 18% 10% 25% 27% 33% 22%
Somewhat Disagree 44 31 13 12 32 23 20 10 10 4 5 7 3 - 34 22 - 12 - - 17% 16% 19% 12% 20% 14% 21% 14% 14% 10% 20% 12% 30% 18% 19% 17%
Strongly Disagree 29 21 7 8 21 18 11 4 4 3 - 4 - - 25 7 1 16 - - 11% 11% 10% 8% 13% 11% 12% 6% 6% 7% 7% 13% 6% 33% 23% k H P
Total Strongly/Somewhat 124 91 33 57 67 87 37 44 44 30 13 38 6 - 80 55 1 24 - -Agree 48% 48% 49% 59% 42% 53% 39% 63% 63% 71% 52% 63% 60% 42% 47% 33% 35% E G O r
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_7. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The professional codes and standards of lobbying are rigorous enough
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 73 52 20 20 53 41 31 14 14 7 5 11 3 - 59 29 1 28 - -Disagree 28% 27% 29% 21% 33% 25% 33% 20% 20% 17% 20% 18% 30% 31% 25% 33% 41% D h P
Skipped 3 2 1 2 1 3 - - - - - - - - 3 1 - 2 - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% g h
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_8. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The lobbying process in the U.S. is generally transparent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Strongly Agree 24 20 4 11 13 20 4 7 7 4 3 7 - - 17 12 - 5 - - 9% 11% 6% 11% 8% 12% 4% 10% 10% 10% 12% 12% 9% 10% 7% G
Somewhat Agree 79 56 23 35 43 51 28 27 27 19 8 21 6 - 52 35 1 16 - - 30% 29% 34% 36% 27% 31% 29% 39% 39% 45% 32% 35% 60% 27% 30% 33% 23% o
Neither Agree nor 44 33 11 17 27 29 15 14 14 7 6 14 - - 30 22 - 8 - -Disagree 17% 17% 16% 18% 17% 18% 16% 20% 20% 17% 24% 23% 16% 19% 12%
Somewhat Disagree 68 49 17 25 42 41 26 15 15 9 6 11 4 - 53 33 2 18 - - 26% 26% 25% 26% 26% 25% 27% 21% 21% 21% 24% 18% 40% 28% 28% 67% 26%
Strongly Disagree 41 30 11 7 34 20 21 7 7 3 2 7 - - 34 13 - 20 - - 16% 16% 16% 7% 21% 12% 22% 10% 10% 7% 8% 12% 18% 11% 29% D F h P
Total Strongly/Somewhat 103 76 27 46 56 71 32 34 34 23 11 28 6 - 69 47 1 21 - -Agree 40% 40% 40% 47% 35% 43% 34% 49% 49% 55% 44% 47% 60% 36% 40% 33% 30% E o
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP12_8. How far do you agree or disagree with these statements about lobbying?
The lobbying process in the U.S. is generally transparent
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND BARNES POLITICAL INSIDERS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 260 190 68 97 161 164 95 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 190 117 3 69 - -
Total Strongly/Somewhat 109 79 28 32 76 61 47 22 22 12 8 18 4 - 87 46 2 38 - -Disagree 42% 42% 41% 33% 47% 37% 49% 31% 31% 29% 32% 30% 40% 46% 39% 67% 55% D f H P
Skipped 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 - - - - - - - 4 2 - 2 - - 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% H
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National newspapers (i.e. Wall Street Journal, USA Today)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 160 76 84 64 96 103 57 100 29 16 11 24 5 71 16 12 - 4 23 21 33% 25% 45% 35% 32% 34% 31% 50% 41% 38% 44% 40% 50% 55% 8% 10% 6% 45% 42% B O i O O
4 172 118 53 74 98 115 56 57 32 19 12 27 5 25 80 46 2 32 17 18 35% 39% 28% 40% 32% 37% 31% 29% 46% 45% 48% 45% 50% 19% 42% 39% 67% 46% 33% 36% C e N H
3 93 63 29 29 62 52 41 27 7 6 1 7 - 20 54 34 - 19 7 5 19% 21% 15% 16% 20% 17% 23% 14% 10% 14% 4% 12% 16% 28% 29% 28% 14% 10% HST
2 44 31 13 11 33 24 20 11 2 1 1 2 - 9 27 17 - 10 3 3 9% 10% 7% 6% 11% 8% 11% 6% 3% 2% 4% 3% 7% 14% 15% 14% 6% 6% d HSt
1-No attention 9 4 5 2 7 5 4 4 - - - - - 4 1 - - 1 1 3 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 6% I
Skipped 12 8 4 4 8 8 4 - - - - - - - 12 8 1 3 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 6% 7% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National newspapers (i.e. Wall Street Journal, USA Today)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.4 4.1 4.0 B E g O O OSTANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.2STANDARD ERROR 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Main regional daily (i.e. LA Times, Dallas Morning News)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 104 56 48 45 59 62 42 52 18 10 8 16 2 34 29 16 1 12 11 12 21% 19% 26% 24% 19% 20% 23% 26% 26% 24% 32% 27% 20% 26% 15% 14% 33% 17% 22% 24% b O
4 124 75 48 51 73 84 39 46 17 8 9 15 2 29 45 25 1 18 20 13 25% 25% 26% 28% 24% 27% 21% 23% 24% 19% 36% 25% 20% 22% 24% 21% 33% 26% 39% 26% HO
3 128 84 43 46 80 87 41 41 20 11 6 18 2 21 59 41 - 18 16 12 26% 28% 23% 25% 26% 28% 23% 21% 29% 26% 24% 30% 20% 16% 31% 35% 26% 31% 24% n H
2 79 54 25 25 54 43 36 37 12 10 2 10 2 25 32 18 - 14 3 7 16% 18% 13% 14% 18% 14% 20% 19% 17% 24% 8% 17% 20% 19% 17% 15% 20% 6% 14% S k S
1-No attention 43 22 21 13 30 24 19 23 3 3 - 1 2 20 13 9 - 4 1 6 9% 7% 11% 7% 10% 8% 10% 12% 4% 7% 2% 20% 16% 7% 8% 6% 2% 12% S k I s S
Skipped 12 9 3 4 8 7 5 - - - - - - - 12 8 1 3 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 6% 7% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Main regional daily (i.e. LA Times, Dallas Morning News)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 4.5 3.3 3.7 3.4 E J HO STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 1.3STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
DC-centric outlets (Politico, the Hill)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 145 85 60 68 77 96 49 88 27 16 9 25 2 61 37 25 2 10 6 14 30% 28% 32% 37% 25% 31% 27% 44% 39% 38% 36% 42% 20% 47% 19% 21% 67% 14% 12% 28% E OST # S
4 127 80 46 47 79 84 43 55 26 13 12 22 4 29 53 34 - 19 11 8 26% 27% 24% 26% 26% 27% 24% 28% 37% 31% 48% 37% 40% 22% 28% 29% 28% 22% 16% t N t
3 126 84 42 43 83 75 50 31 15 12 3 11 4 16 65 41 - 23 19 11 26% 28% 22% 23% 27% 24% 27% 16% 21% 29% 12% 18% 40% 12% 34% 35% 33% 37% 22% k Ht Ht
2 50 29 20 15 34 28 22 13 2 1 1 2 - 11 19 9 - 10 10 8 10% 10% 11% 8% 11% 9% 12% 7% 3% 2% 4% 3% 9% 10% 8% 14% 20% 16% i H h
1-No attention 30 13 17 7 23 16 14 12 - - - - - 12 4 1 - 3 5 9 6% 4% 9% 4% 8% 5% 8% 6% 9% 2% 1% 4% 10% 18% B d O I o HO
Skipped 12 9 3 4 8 8 4 - - - - - - - 12 7 1 4 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 6% 6% 33% 6% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
DC-centric outlets (Politico, the Hill)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 5.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 E g OST S R pR STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.5STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_4. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
State and local newspapers
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 182 113 69 75 106 117 64 67 37 20 15 33 4 30 80 54 - 26 13 22 37% 38% 37% 41% 35% 38% 35% 34% 53% 48% 60% 55% 40% 23% 42% 46% 38% 25% 44% N hS S
4 158 100 56 56 101 98 60 50 19 14 5 16 3 31 72 42 1 28 22 14 32% 33% 30% 30% 33% 32% 33% 25% 27% 33% 20% 27% 30% 24% 38% 36% 33% 41% 43% 28% H H
3 77 43 34 29 48 53 24 40 10 5 4 7 3 30 20 11 1 8 10 7 16% 14% 18% 16% 16% 17% 13% 20% 14% 12% 16% 12% 30% 23% 11% 9% 33% 12% 20% 14% O
2 46 27 19 15 31 23 23 30 3 2 1 3 - 27 5 3 - 2 5 6 9% 9% 10% 8% 10% 7% 13% 15% 4% 5% 4% 5% 21% 3% 3% 3% 10% 12% f O I o O
1-No attention 15 8 7 5 10 8 7 12 1 1 - 1 - 11 1 - - 1 1 1 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 6% 1% 2% 2% 9% 1% 1% 2% 2% O I
Skipped 12 9 3 4 8 8 4 - - - - - - - 12 7 1 4 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 6% 6% 33% 6% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_4. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
State and local newspapers
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.5 4.2 3.8 4.0 N HS hSTANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Partisan-affiliated outlets (Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 37 24 13 19 18 24 13 20 7 5 2 6 1 13 8 3 1 4 5 4 8% 8% 7% 10% 6% 8% 7% 10% 10% 12% 8% 10% 10% 10% 4% 3% 33% 6% 10% 8% e O
4 88 55 33 34 54 53 34 36 17 7 9 16 1 19 37 24 1 12 11 4 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 17% 19% 18% 24% 17% 36% 27% 10% 15% 19% 21% 33% 17% 22% 8% T j T T
3 139 88 50 60 78 92 47 36 19 13 4 15 4 17 71 47 - 23 22 10 28% 29% 27% 33% 26% 30% 26% 18% 27% 31% 16% 25% 40% 13% 37% 40% 33% 43% 20% N HT HT
2 121 77 43 43 77 75 46 52 19 13 6 16 3 33 54 31 - 23 6 9 25% 26% 23% 23% 25% 24% 25% 26% 27% 31% 24% 27% 30% 26% 28% 26% 33% 12% 18% S S
1-No attention 93 48 45 24 69 55 38 55 8 4 4 7 1 47 8 4 - 4 7 23 19% 16% 24% 13% 23% 18% 21% 28% 11% 10% 16% 12% 10% 36% 4% 3% 6% 14% 46% B D OS I o HOS
Skipped 12 8 4 4 8 8 4 - - - - - - - 12 8 1 3 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 6% 7% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Partisan-affiliated outlets (Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.9 4.5 2.8 3.0 2.1 E T N HT PR HT STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.3STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National blogs
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 51 25 26 27 24 33 18 24 7 4 3 7 - 17 9 6 - 3 8 10 10% 8% 14% 15% 8% 11% 10% 12% 10% 10% 12% 12% 13% 5% 5% 4% 16% 20% b E O O O
4 110 71 39 47 63 71 39 48 16 4 11 12 4 32 41 27 1 13 13 8 22% 24% 21% 26% 21% 23% 21% 24% 23% 10% 44% 20% 40% 25% 22% 23% 33% 19% 25% 16% J
3 153 93 60 72 81 105 47 67 29 18 9 28 1 38 59 37 1 21 18 9 31% 31% 32% 39% 27% 34% 26% 34% 41% 43% 36% 47% 10% 29% 31% 32% 33% 30% 35% 18% E G T n T T
2 107 73 33 23 83 60 47 35 13 12 1 9 4 22 52 32 - 20 8 12 22% 24% 18% 13% 27% 20% 26% 18% 19% 29% 4% 15% 40% 17% 27% 27% 29% 16% 24% c D K Hs
1-No attention 57 30 26 11 45 31 26 25 5 4 1 4 1 20 17 8 - 9 4 11 12% 10% 14% 6% 15% 10% 14% 13% 7% 10% 4% 7% 10% 16% 9% 7% 13% 8% 22% D i OS
Skipped 12 8 4 4 8 7 5 - - - - - - - 12 7 1 3 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 6% 6% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National blogs
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.6 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.5 2.7 3.3 2.9 E g o J O STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.5STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_7. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local blogs
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 42 20 22 24 18 30 11 14 10 6 4 10 - 4 16 13 - 3 8 4 9% 7% 12% 13% 6% 10% 6% 7% 14% 14% 16% 17% 3% 8% 11% 4% 16% 8% b E N r
4 98 68 30 38 60 65 33 32 18 11 7 15 3 14 54 33 - 21 6 6 20% 23% 16% 21% 20% 21% 18% 16% 26% 26% 28% 25% 30% 11% 28% 28% 30% 12% 12% c N HST
3 147 92 55 56 90 90 57 57 24 11 10 21 3 33 59 33 2 23 18 13 30% 31% 29% 30% 30% 29% 31% 29% 34% 26% 40% 35% 30% 26% 31% 28% 67% 33% 35% 26%
2 117 72 44 40 77 71 46 46 9 6 3 6 3 37 39 24 - 15 13 19 24% 24% 23% 22% 25% 23% 25% 23% 13% 14% 12% 10% 30% 29% 21% 21% 22% 25% 38% I HO
1-No attention 72 37 34 20 51 42 30 50 9 8 1 8 1 41 8 5 - 3 6 8 15% 12% 18% 11% 17% 14% 16% 25% 13% 19% 4% 13% 10% 32% 4% 4% 4% 12% 16% b d OS K I O
Skipped 14 11 3 6 8 9 5 - - - - - - - 14 9 1 4 - - 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 7% 8% 33% 6% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_7. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local blogs
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.6 E g N HT h STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.1STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 160 80 79 60 100 100 60 85 26 12 13 24 2 59 24 16 - 8 25 26 33% 27% 42% 33% 33% 33% 33% 43% 37% 29% 52% 40% 20% 46% 13% 14% 12% 49% 52% B O j O O
4 147 93 54 65 81 96 51 58 27 15 10 20 7 31 65 39 1 24 14 10 30% 31% 29% 35% 27% 31% 28% 29% 39% 36% 40% 33% 70% 24% 34% 33% 33% 35% 27% 20% E N # T
3 117 80 36 46 70 76 40 37 16 14 2 15 1 21 60 37 1 22 10 10 24% 27% 19% 25% 23% 25% 22% 19% 23% 33% 8% 25% 10% 16% 32% 32% 33% 32% 20% 20% c K Hst
2 39 28 11 7 32 20 19 13 1 1 - 1 - 12 22 15 - 7 2 2 8% 9% 6% 4% 11% 7% 10% 7% 1% 2% 2% 9% 12% 13% 10% 4% 4% D I hST
1-No attention 15 10 5 2 13 8 7 6 - - - - - 6 7 3 - 4 - 2 3% 3% 3% 1% 4% 3% 4% 3% 5% 4% 3% 6% 4% D S I S
Skipped 12 9 3 4 8 7 5 - - - - - - - 12 7 1 4 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 6% 6% 33% 6% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
National television (CNN, MSNBC, Fox)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 4.2 4.1 B E O J O OSTANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.1STANDARD ERROR 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_9. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Financial television (CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 71 30 41 28 43 46 25 38 10 6 4 10 - 28 2 1 - 1 18 13 14% 10% 22% 15% 14% 15% 14% 19% 14% 14% 16% 17% 22% 1% 1% 1% 35% 26% B O HO O
4 124 69 54 49 75 81 43 56 27 14 10 23 4 29 40 25 1 14 18 10 25% 23% 29% 27% 25% 26% 24% 28% 39% 33% 40% 38% 40% 22% 21% 21% 33% 20% 35% 20% N ot
3 159 102 56 55 103 96 62 53 19 14 5 14 5 34 78 49 1 27 13 15 32% 34% 30% 30% 34% 31% 34% 27% 27% 33% 20% 23% 50% 26% 41% 42% 33% 39% 25% 30% HS
2 96 74 22 40 55 62 34 39 12 8 4 11 1 27 52 32 - 20 1 4 20% 25% 12% 22% 18% 20% 19% 20% 17% 19% 16% 18% 10% 21% 27% 27% 29% 2% 8% C ST hST
1-No attention 29 17 12 8 21 15 14 13 2 - 2 2 - 11 7 3 - 4 1 8 6% 6% 6% 4% 7% 5% 8% 7% 3% 8% 3% 9% 4% 3% 6% 2% 16% s i hOS
Skipped 11 8 3 4 7 7 4 - - - - - - - 11 7 1 3 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 6% 6% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_9. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Financial television (CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business)
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.8 4.0 3.3 B O HOT OSTANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.4STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_10. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local TV
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 131 78 53 55 75 83 47 41 25 15 9 23 2 16 61 43 - 18 13 16 27% 26% 28% 30% 25% 27% 26% 21% 36% 36% 36% 38% 20% 12% 32% 37% 26% 25% 32% N H
4 115 73 41 41 73 73 42 40 25 17 8 22 3 15 55 33 1 21 14 6 23% 24% 22% 22% 24% 24% 23% 20% 36% 40% 32% 37% 30% 12% 29% 28% 33% 30% 27% 12% N HT T
3 114 76 37 37 77 70 44 44 8 3 4 6 2 36 40 18 - 21 15 15 23% 25% 20% 20% 25% 23% 24% 22% 11% 7% 16% 10% 20% 28% 21% 15% 30% 29% 30% I P
2 79 46 33 33 46 50 29 48 7 3 4 4 3 41 16 12 1 3 8 7 16% 15% 18% 18% 15% 16% 16% 24% 10% 7% 16% 7% 30% 32% 8% 10% 33% 4% 16% 14% Ot I
1-No attention 38 18 20 13 25 23 15 26 5 4 - 5 - 21 5 2 - 3 1 6 8% 6% 11% 7% 8% 7% 8% 13% 7% 10% 8% 16% 3% 2% 4% 2% 12% b OS K I OS
Skipped 13 9 4 5 8 8 5 - - - - - - - 13 9 1 3 - - 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 7% 8% 33% 4% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_10. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local TV
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.7 3.9 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 N HT H STANDARD DEVIATION 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_11. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local radio
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
5-Close attention 94 48 46 42 52 68 25 36 18 11 7 16 2 18 33 24 - 9 11 14 19% 16% 24% 23% 17% 22% 14% 18% 26% 26% 28% 27% 20% 14% 17% 21% 13% 22% 28% B G n
4 133 92 40 46 85 81 52 41 24 15 8 20 4 17 68 43 1 24 16 8 27% 31% 21% 25% 28% 26% 29% 21% 34% 36% 32% 33% 40% 13% 36% 37% 33% 35% 31% 16% C N HT t
3 111 69 42 38 73 65 46 40 11 7 3 11 - 29 45 26 - 18 15 11 23% 23% 22% 21% 24% 21% 25% 20% 16% 17% 12% 18% 22% 24% 22% 26% 29% 22%
2 91 59 31 37 54 57 34 52 12 6 6 9 3 40 24 12 1 11 7 8 19% 20% 16% 20% 18% 19% 19% 26% 17% 14% 24% 15% 30% 31% 13% 10% 33% 16% 14% 16% OSt I
1-No attention 49 23 26 17 32 29 20 30 5 3 1 4 1 25 8 5 - 3 2 9 10% 8% 14% 9% 11% 9% 11% 15% 7% 7% 4% 7% 10% 19% 4% 4% 4% 4% 18% B OS I OS
Skipped 12 9 3 4 8 7 5 - - - - - - - 12 7 1 4 - - 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 6% 6% 33% 6% HST
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP13_11. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of publications does your office pay most attention to?
Local radio
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
MEAN 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.7 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.2 N H H STANDARD DEVIATION 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.5STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
In person visits
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 21 10 11 16 5 17 4 20 20 11 9 16 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 29% 27% 31% 30% 28% 28% 36% 29% 29% 26% 36% 27% 40% 50% 50%
4 32 17 15 25 7 26 6 32 32 21 11 28 4 - - - - - - - 44% 46% 43% 46% 39% 43% 55% 46% 46% 50% 44% 47% 40%
3 15 8 7 9 6 14 1 14 14 7 5 13 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 22% 20% 17% 33% 23% 9% 20% 20% 17% 20% 22% 10% 50% 50%
2 3 2 1 3 - 3 - 3 3 2 - 3 - - - - - - - - 4% 5% 3% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 5%
1-No attention 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.0 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Local letters to the editor
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 9 5 4 7 2 7 2 9 9 7 2 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 14% 11% 13% 11% 11% 18% 13% 13% 17% 8% 13% 10%
4 20 7 13 13 7 16 4 20 20 9 10 18 2 - - - - - - - 28% 19% 37% 24% 39% 26% 36% 29% 29% 21% 40% 30% 20% b
3 28 16 12 24 4 26 2 27 27 16 10 23 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 39% 43% 34% 44% 22% 43% 18% 39% 39% 38% 40% 38% 40% 50% 50%
2 12 7 5 8 4 10 2 11 11 7 3 9 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 17% 19% 14% 15% 22% 16% 18% 16% 16% 17% 12% 15% 20% 50% 50%
1-No attention 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 - 2 1 - - - - - - - 4% 5% 3% 4% 6% 3% 9% 4% 4% 7% 3% 10% k
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Local letters to the editor
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 - 2.5 - - 2.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Personal phone calls to members
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 21 8 13 17 4 18 3 21 21 13 8 20 1 - - - - - - - 29% 22% 37% 31% 22% 30% 27% 30% 30% 31% 32% 33% 10%
4 16 9 7 12 4 14 2 16 16 7 8 10 6 - - - - - - - 22% 24% 20% 22% 22% 23% 18% 23% 23% 17% 32% 17% 60% #
3 24 13 11 17 7 20 4 22 22 14 6 21 1 - 2 - - 2 - - 33% 35% 31% 31% 39% 33% 36% 31% 31% 33% 24% 35% 10% 100% 100% #
2 9 6 3 6 3 7 2 9 9 6 3 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 16% 9% 11% 17% 11% 18% 13% 13% 14% 12% 13% 10%
1-No attention 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 5% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_3. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Personal phone calls to members
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
MEAN 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.5 - 3.0 - - 3.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_4. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Member to member meetings
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 24 12 12 19 5 21 3 24 24 15 8 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 32% 34% 35% 28% 34% 27% 34% 34% 36% 32% 35% 30%
4 26 14 12 21 5 22 4 25 25 15 10 20 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 36% 38% 34% 39% 28% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 40% 33% 50% 50% 50%
3 20 11 9 13 7 17 3 19 19 11 6 17 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 28% 30% 26% 24% 39% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 24% 28% 20% 50% 50%
2 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2%
1-No attention 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1% 3% 6% 9% 1% 1% 4% 2%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_5. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Visits by lobbyists
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 7 4 3 4 3 5 2 7 7 2 4 7 - - - - - - - - 10% 11% 9% 7% 17% 8% 18% 10% 10% 5% 16% 12%
4 24 13 11 20 4 22 2 24 24 14 8 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 35% 31% 37% 22% 36% 18% 34% 34% 33% 32% 35% 30%
3 32 16 16 24 8 27 5 30 30 19 11 24 6 - 2 - - 2 - - 44% 43% 46% 44% 44% 44% 45% 43% 43% 45% 44% 40% 60% 100% 100% #
2 9 4 5 6 3 7 2 9 9 7 2 8 1 - - - - - - - 13% 11% 14% 11% 17% 11% 18% 13% 13% 17% 8% 13% 10%
1-No attention - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.2 - 3.0 - - 3.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Local data and economic impact
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 24 12 12 20 4 21 3 24 24 12 11 21 3 - - - - - - - 33% 32% 34% 37% 22% 34% 27% 34% 34% 29% 44% 35% 30%
4 38 21 17 29 9 31 7 37 37 25 11 32 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 53% 57% 49% 54% 50% 51% 64% 53% 53% 60% 44% 53% 50% 50% 50%
3 9 4 5 4 5 8 1 8 8 4 3 7 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 13% 11% 14% 7% 28% 13% 9% 11% 11% 10% 12% 12% 10% 50% 50% #
2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1-No attention 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.2 3.9 - 3.5 - - 3.5 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.7 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_7. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Attendance at town halls held during recess
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 15 9 6 11 4 12 3 14 14 8 6 11 3 - 1 - - 1 - - 21% 24% 17% 20% 22% 20% 27% 20% 20% 19% 24% 18% 30% 50% 50%
4 27 14 13 21 6 23 4 27 27 14 12 22 5 - - - - - - - 38% 38% 37% 39% 33% 38% 36% 39% 39% 33% 48% 37% 50%
3 21 11 10 16 5 19 2 20 20 13 6 20 - - 1 - - 1 - - 29% 30% 29% 30% 28% 31% 18% 29% 29% 31% 24% 33% 50% 50%
2 4 1 3 3 1 4 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 - - - - - - - 6% 3% 9% 6% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 5% 10% k
1-No attention 5 2 3 3 2 3 2 5 5 4 1 4 1 - - - - - - - 7% 5% 9% 6% 11% 5% 18% 7% 7% 10% 4% 7% 10%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.8 - 4.0 - - 4.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP23_8. On a scale of 1 to 5, with (ROTATE:) 1 being no attention at all to 5 close attention, what types of feedback from constituents impact your Member’s decision on an issue?
Their mind is already made up
BASE: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 72 37 35 54 18 61 11 70 70 42 25 60 10 - 2 - - 2 - -
5-Close attention 4 3 1 4 - 3 1 4 4 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - 6% 8% 3% 7% 5% 9% 6% 6% 7% 4% 7%
4 8 5 3 6 2 8 - 8 8 4 3 8 - - - - - - - - 11% 14% 9% 11% 11% 13% 11% 11% 10% 12% 13%
3 31 15 16 25 6 28 3 30 30 21 8 25 5 - 1 - - 1 - - 43% 41% 46% 46% 33% 46% 27% 43% 43% 50% 32% 42% 50% 50% 50%
2 15 7 8 10 5 12 3 15 15 8 7 12 3 - - - - - - - 21% 19% 23% 19% 28% 20% 27% 21% 21% 19% 28% 20% 30%
1-No attention 14 7 7 9 5 10 4 13 13 6 6 11 2 - 1 - - 1 - - 19% 19% 20% 17% 28% 16% 36% 19% 19% 14% 24% 18% 20% 50% 50%
Skipped - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MEAN 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.3 - 2.0 - - 2.0 - -STANDARD DEVIATION 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.4 STANDARD ERROR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP14. What racial or ethnic group best describes you?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 300 145 155 141 159 203 97 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 - - - - 51 50
White 194 100 94 95 99 136 58 129 47 35 10 39 8 82 - - - - 35 30 65% 69% 61% 67% 62% 67% 60% 65% 67% 83% 40% 65% 80% 64% 69% 60% K
Black or African- 62 21 41 27 35 34 28 48 15 2 13 15 - 33 - - - - 5 9American 21% 14% 26% 19% 22% 17% 29% 24% 21% 5% 52% 25% 26% 10% 18% B F S J
Hispanic or Latino 12 10 2 4 8 10 2 6 2 2 - 2 - 4 - - - - 6 - 4% 7% 1% 3% 5% 5% 2% 3% 3% 5% 3% 3% 12% C T hT
Asian or Asian-American 15 9 6 8 7 11 4 6 2 1 1 2 - 4 - - - - 5 4 5% 6% 4% 6% 4% 5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 10% 8%
Native American 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - *% 1% 1% *% 1% 1% 2%
Middle Eastern - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mixed Race 15 4 11 7 8 11 4 8 3 2 1 1 2 5 - - - - - 7 5% 3% 7% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% 4% 2% 20% 4% 14% b S hS
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP14. What racial or ethnic group best describes you?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 300 145 155 141 159 203 97 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 - - - - 51 50
Other 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - *% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP15. Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Total Liberal 124 66 58 43 81 71 52 58 18 1 15 15 3 40 38 - - 37 11 17 25% 22% 31% 23% 27% 23% 29% 29% 26% 2% 60% 25% 30% 31% 20% 54% 22% 34% B O J P o
Total Conservative 175 133 42 64 110 106 69 53 30 29 - 25 5 23 98 97 - 1 14 10 36% 44% 22% 35% 36% 35% 38% 27% 43% 69% 42% 50% 18% 52% 83% 1% 27% 20% C N K HST R
Very liberal 33 19 14 9 24 14 18 13 3 - 3 3 - 10 11 - - 11 5 4 7% 6% 7% 5% 8% 5% 10% 7% 4% 12% 5% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% F j P
Liberal 91 47 44 34 57 57 34 45 15 1 12 12 3 30 27 - - 26 6 13 19% 16% 23% 18% 19% 19% 19% 23% 21% 2% 48% 20% 30% 23% 14% 38% 12% 26% B OS J P os
Moderate 185 100 83 75 109 128 57 85 21 11 10 19 2 64 54 20 3 31 25 21 38% 33% 44% 41% 36% 42% 31% 43% 30% 26% 40% 32% 20% 50% 28% 17% 100% 45% 49% 42% B G O I # P O o
Conservative 139 104 35 54 84 87 52 42 24 24 - 20 4 18 76 76 - - 13 8 28% 35% 19% 29% 28% 28% 29% 21% 34% 57% 33% 40% 14% 40% 65% 25% 16% C N K HST R
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP15. Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Very conservative 36 29 7 10 26 19 17 11 6 5 - 5 1 5 22 21 - 1 1 2 7% 10% 4% 5% 9% 6% 9% 6% 9% 12% 8% 10% 4% 12% 18% 1% 2% 4% C K HST R
Refused/not sure 6 1 5 2 4 2 4 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - 1 2 1% *% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% b o
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP16. How often do you read local or national newspapers?
BASE: ALL RESPONDENTS
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 490 300 188 184 304 307 182 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 190 117 3 69 51 50
Everyday 392 262 128 137 253 236 155 158 62 38 22 53 9 96 164 101 2 60 41 29 80% 87% 68% 74% 83% 77% 85% 79% 89% 90% 88% 88% 90% 74% 86% 86% 67% 87% 80% 58% C D F T N hT T
A few times a week 70 27 43 35 35 50 20 33 7 3 3 6 1 26 19 11 1 7 5 13 14% 9% 23% 19% 12% 16% 11% 17% 10% 7% 12% 10% 10% 20% 10% 9% 33% 10% 10% 26% B E g o I OS
Once a week 22 9 13 8 14 15 7 8 1 1 - 1 - 7 5 5 - - 4 5 4% 3% 7% 4% 5% 5% 4% 4% 1% 2% 2% 5% 3% 4% 8% 10% b R o
Once a month 4 1 3 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 1 1 1% *% 2% 2% *% 1% 1% 3% 2% 2% G
Never 2 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 *% *% 1% 1% *% 1% 4%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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HP17. What is your marital status?
BASE: THOSE ASKED
Political Elites ======================================================== Tenure with Current Gender Age Organization Congressional Offices Jim Barnes Political Insiders =============== =============== =============== ======================================= =============================== Exec. All Branch/ All Cong- Think Polit- ress- Tanks/ NGO ical ional Repub- Demo- Interest Repub- Indep- Demo- Business Execu- Total Male Female <41 41+ <10 yrs 10+ yrs Elites Staff lican cratic House Senate Groups All licans endents crats Elites tives ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T)
TOTAL ANSWERING 300 145 155 141 159 203 97 199 70 42 25 60 10 129 - - - - 51 50
Married 150 81 69 59 91 90 60 85 18 12 5 14 4 67 - - - - 46 19 50% 56% 45% 42% 57% 44% 62% 43% 26% 29% 20% 23% 40% 52% 90% 38% C D F I HT
Separated 3 - 3 2 1 1 2 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 1 1% 2% 1% 1% *% 2% 1% 2% 2% b
Divorced 22 7 15 6 16 15 7 10 1 - 1 1 - 9 - - - - 3 9 7% 5% 10% 4% 10% 7% 7% 5% 1% 4% 2% 7% 6% 18% D I Hs
Widowed 6 - 6 1 5 3 3 5 3 - 2 3 - 2 - - - - - 1 2% 4% 1% 3% 1% 3% 3% 4% 8% 5% 2% 2% B S
Single 107 49 58 69 38 87 20 90 46 30 15 41 5 44 - - - - 1 16 36% 34% 37% 49% 24% 43% 21% 45% 66% 71% 60% 68% 50% 34% 2% 32% E G St N S
Domestic partnership 12 8 4 4 8 7 5 7 2 - 2 1 1 5 - - - - 1 4 4% 6% 3% 3% 5% 3% 5% 4% 3% 8% 2% 10% 4% 2% 8%
Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FG/JK/LM/IN/PQR/HOSTIndependent T-Test for Means, Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.Lowercase letters indicate significance at the 90% level."#" denotes a cell for which statistical testing was suppressed because the filter's frequency was less than 25.
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