National Surveys on Energy and the Environment, [United States], Fall 2008-Fall 2017 (ICPSR 36368)

Version Date: Aug 24, 2020

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Principal Investigator(s):
Barry Rabe, University of Michigan; Christopher Borick, Muhlenberg College; Sarah B. Mills, University of Michigan

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36368.v2

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  • V1 [2016-06-09] unpublished
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Alternate Title

NSEE, NSEE, Fall 2008 and Fall 2015

Summary

The National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE), is an on-going biannual national opinion survey on energy and climate policy. Launched in 2008, over time the NSEE has covered topics such as public policy approaches to address climate change including federal, state, and international action; energy policies such as cap-and-trade, carbon taxes, renewable energy requirements, vehicle emissions standards, and many more; and knowledge and attitudes about global warming, climate adaptation, fracking, and geoengineering. NSEE was co-founded by professor Barry Rabe at the University of Michigan, and professor Christopher Borick at Muhlenberg College, and is fielded by the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion.

From 2008 to 2012 the survey was called the "National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change" (NSAPOOC); starting in 2013 the survey was renamed to the "National Surveys on Energy and Environment" (NSEE). This dataset includes data from eighteen waves, from Fall 2008 through Fall 2017. Demographic variables include age, years of education completed, income, political affiliation, religious affiliation, gender, and race.

Citation

Rabe, Barry, Borick, Christopher, and Mills, Sarah B. National Surveys on Energy and the Environment, [United States], Fall 2008-Fall 2017. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-08-24. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36368.v2

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Funding

University of Michigan. Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, Muhlenberg College. Institute of Public Opinion

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2008-01-01 -- 2017-12-31

Date of Collection

2008-01-01 -- 2017-12-31

Data Collection Notes

  1. Rather than using variable names based on question number, the National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE) datasets use a longitudinal variable naming scheme to facilitate longitudinal analysis. Many questions have been asked in multiple waves of the NSEE, making it a valuable source of longitudinal public-opinion data on climate change and energy policy. Variable names include two parts: a subject category for the question, and a description of the contents of the question. When a question has been asked with the same text and response options over multiple waves, the same variable name will be used in each dataset. Where there have been slight changes in question wording, the variable name will include a version number (V1, V2, etc., appended to the variable name). In the longitudinal dataset, longitudinal questions pertaining to global warming belief appear first (alphabetized within the section), demographic questions (in alphabetical order) appear last, and all other questions are listed in alphabetical order.

  2. Please refer to the National Surveys on Energy and Environment project site for additional information.

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Study Purpose

The purpose of the study was to examine opinions on climate change, energy policy, and other environmental issues in the United States.

Study Design

The National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE), a core activity in the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's (CLOSUP) Energy and Environmental Policy Initiative, reflects a formal partnership between the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion at Muhlenberg College and CLOSUP at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. NSEE surveys include twice per year national opinion surveys on issues directly related to climate change and energy policy, as well as other surveys conducted on a range of topics such as hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), the Great Lakes, and wider issues of energy and environment.

Sample

The National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE) is a biannual telephone survey of a random sample of adult (age 18 and over) residents of the United States. The sample size, balance of landline and cell phone numbers, and response rate varies from wave to wave. Methodological details about each of the survey waves are available on the the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's (CLOSUP) website.

Time Method

Longitudinal

Universe

Adult residents of the United States aged 18 and over.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Presence of Common Scales

Several Likert-type scales were used

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Original Release Date

2016-06-09

Version History

2020-08-24 Data was resupplied to include additional years. Title was changed to reflect this.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Rabe, Barry, Christopher Borick, and Sarah B. Mills. National Surveys on Energy and the Environment, [United States], Fall 2008-Fall 2017. ICPSR36368-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-08-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36368.v2

2016-06-09 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
  • Created online analysis version with question text.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Weight

This collection contains the variable WAVE_WEIGHT (Wave Specific Weight). The data are weighted each wave by gender, race, education, and age. These weights reflect individual survey waves, and should be used when examining individual survey waves.

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Notes