The 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study is a telephone-recruited Internet panel with two cohorts recruited using nearly identical methods. The first cohort was recruited in late 2007 using random-digit-dialing (RDD) methods common to telephone surveys. Prospective respondents were offered USD10 per month to complete surveys on the Internet each month for 21 months, from January 2008 through September 2009. Those without a computer and Internet service were offered a free web appliance, MSN TV 2, and free Internet service for the duration of the study. The second cohort was recruited the same way in the summer of 2008 and asked to join the panel beginning in September 2008. The recruitment interview was conducted by telephone in nearly all cases. A small number of respondents completed the recruitment survey on the Internet after failing to complete a telephone interview. Before the first monthly survey, most respondents also completed an online profile survey consisting primarily of demographic questions.
To minimize panel attrition and conditioning effects, only 7 of the 21 monthly surveys are about politics. Other surveys are about a variety of non-political topics. The panelists answered political questions prepared by ANES in January, February, June, September, October, and November 2008. With certainty, the panel answered more political questions in May 2009.
Note that the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study is entirely separate from the 2008 ANES Time Series study, which was conducted using the traditional ANES method of face-to-face interviews before and after the 2008 election. Although there are a few questions common to both studies, the samples and methods are different. For further details, see the User Guide. Complete documentation is available on the ANES Web site.
K1 Afghanistan War K1 Biden, Joe K1 Bush, George W K1 Clinton, Hillary K1 Democratic Party (USA) K1 Edwards, John K1 Gravel, Mike K1 Huckabee, Mike K1 Hunter, Duncan K1 Iraq War K1 Keyes, Alan K1 Kucinich, Dennis K1 McCain, John K1 Obama, Barack K1 Obama, Michelle K1 Paul, Ron K1 Republican Party (USA) K1 Richardson, Bill K1 Tancredo, Tom K1 Thompson, Fred K1 United States Congress K1 Abortion K1 born-again Christians K1 candidates K1 Elections K1 electronic surveillance K1 emergency preparedness K1 federal government K1 federal income tax K1 Global warming K1 Health Insurance K1 illegal immigrants K1 local elections K1 national economy K1 national elections K1 News Media K1 Newspapers K1 political activism K1 political affiliations K1 political awareness K1 political campaigns K1 political interest K1 Political Parties K1 primaries K1 Religious Affiliation K1 Same-sex marriage K1 state elections K1 television news K1 Terrorism K1 Violent Crime K1 voter attitudes K1 voter expectations K1 voters K1 voting behavior K1 Forschungsdaten DO 10.3886/ICPSR29182.v1