DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04607.v2
title: United States Citizenship, Involvement, Democracy (CID) Survey, 2006
title: Version 2

description: This data collection represents a loose collaboration
between Georgetown University's Center for Democracy and Civil Society
(CDACS) and the European Social Survey (ESS). The data in Part 1 are
from the United States Citizenship, Involvement, Democracy (CID)
Survey, which was conducted between mid-May and mid-July of 2005, and
consists of in-person interviews with a representative sample of 1,001
Americans who responded to an 80-minute questionnaire. The CID survey
is a study of American civic engagement, social capital, and democracy
in comparative perspective, and it provides perspective on citizen
participation in both the public and private realms. The CID survey is
integrated with several elements of a module from the 2002 version of
the ESS, which was administered in 22 European countries. In addition
to the replicated questions from the ESS, the CID survey includes
questions related to the themes of social capital, activities in
formal clubs and organizations, informal social networks and
activities, personal networks (strong and weak ties), the composition
and diversity of ties and associations, trust (in other people, the
community, institutions, and politicians), local democracy and
participation, democratic values, political citizenship, social
citizenship, views on immigration and diversity, political
identification, ideology, mobilization and action, and tolerance
(concerning views and attitudes, least-liked groups, and racial
stereotypes).
In order to facilitate and encourage the common use of several key
variables, and to help individual users to avoid having to create
certain scales and indices, the data in Part 1, Citizenship,
Involvement, Democracy Survey Data (US Only), also include the
following constructed variables: generalized trust, political action,
party identification, participation in voluntary organizations,
citizenship norms, the diversity of social networks, racial
prejudice/negative stereotypes, national pride, attitudes toward
immigrants, and demographic factors.
The data in Part 2, 2002 European Social Survey (ESS) Data
Integrated with US Data, comprise the responses from the 2002 ESS
merged with the responses from the US CID, but only contains the
questions common to both the US CID and the 2002 ESS (without any
constructed variables). The central aim of the ESS is to measure and
explain how people's social values, cultural norms, and behavior
patterns are distributed, the way in which they differ within and
between nations, and the direction and speed at which they are
changing. Data collection for the ESS takes place every two years, by
means of face-to-face interviews of around an hour in duration.
Demographic variables for Part 1 and Part 2 include race, gender,
age, marital status, income, religious preference, and highest level
of education.
description: Although the sample used in Part 1 was designed with an
equal probability of selection method sampling, some variations exist
(e.g., variations in primary stratum size) resulting in the need for
some minor weighting adjustments to achieve equal representation
across the sample. Complete weighting information for Part 1 is
located in the user guide. Additional
information about the weights used in Part 2 may be obtained via the
ESS Web site.
description: Response Rates: The overall response rate was 40.03 percent.
description: The study used a classic cluster sample design with an
equal probability of selection method of sampling. Eligible
respondents were household members, males or females, aged 18 years
and older. Respondents were selected using the most recent birthday
method. There was no substitution of respondents within households,
and there was no substitution across households. The objective of this
design was to provide an approximate self-weighting, or epsem, sample
of households across the continental United States. The sample was
designed specifically to represent the adult population residing in
occupied residential housing units, and by definition excluded
residents of institutions, group quarters, or those residing on
military bases. Please see the user guide for additional
information regarding the sampling design.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Citizenship, Involvement, Democracy Survey Data (US Only)
DS2: 2002 European Social Survey (ESS) Data Integrated with US Data
description: Adults, ages 18 and over, living in the contiguous United
States. Smallest Geographic Unit: Country
description: face-to-face interviewData for Part 1 and Part 2 contain weight
variables. Users are encouraged to read the original documentation
provided by the Principal Investigators for a complete description of
the weights used in Part 1. This is located in the appendix of the user guide. Users may obtain additional information about the
weights used in Part 2 via the ESS Web site.
Moreover, users may need to weight the data prior to analysis. Users may obtain additional information regarding the survey (including the original data collection instrument, information about sampling strategy, and general methodology) from the ESS Web site.