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computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) The data available for download are not weighted. Users will need to weight the data prior to analysis. The CASEID variable was created for use with online analysis. System missing values were recoded to -1. To preserve respondent confidentiality, codes for the variables FIPS (FIPS County) and ZIP (Zip Code) have been replaced with blank codes. The variables PCTBLACK, PCTASIAN, PCTHISP, BLOCKCNT, MSAFLAG, CSA, CBSA, METRODIV, ZIP, NIELSMKT, STCODE, and CONGDIST were converted from character to numeric. Several codes in the variable CBSA contain diacritical marks. The data collection was produced by Taylor Nelson Sofres of Horsham, PA. Original reports using these data may be found via the ABC News Polling Unit Web site and via the Washington Post Opinion Surveys and Polls Web site. The variables CSA, METRODIV, CBSA, and MSA contain unknown codes.