American Identity and Representation Survey, 2012

This survey was designed to investigate whether having psychological connections to particular groups (ex: racial, ethnic, and national origin groups) and perceptions of discrimination lead to alienation from the structure and operation of representative democracy in the United States. The data allow for comparative ethnic analyses of people's views regarding the representative-constituent relationship and of the conditions under which group identifications and perceptions of discrimination matter. The survey includes oversamples of Black, Latino, and Asian respondents. A Spanish version of the survey was available. Demographic information retrieved about respondents include age, race/ethnicity, gender, education (highest degree received), employment status, marital status, religion, household size and income. In addition, ancestry was assessed with the question, "From what countries or parts of the world did your ancestors come?" Respondents also reported United States citizenship status, primary home language, and nationality. Variables focusing on respondent perceived representation in the United States include political ideology and political party affiliation.

本调查旨在探究个体与特定群体（例如：种族、民族和民族起源群体）之间是否存在心理关联，以及对于歧视的感知是否会导致其与美国代表性民主制度的结构与运作产生疏离感。数据集允许对人们关于代表-选民关系的观点进行跨民族比较分析，并探究群体认同与歧视感知在何种条件下具有重要意义。调查对黑人、拉丁裔和亚洲受访者进行了超额抽样。调查还提供了西班牙语版本。收集到的受访者人口统计学信息包括年龄、种族/民族、性别、教育程度（最高学位）、就业状况、婚姻状况、宗教信仰、家庭规模和收入。此外，通过询问“你的祖先来自哪些国家或世界哪些地区？”来评估血统。受访者还报告了美国公民身份状态、主要家庭语言和国籍。关注受访者对美国感知代表性的变量包括政治意识形态和政治党派归属。