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Appendix Table A-2
Table A. 2. Level One and Two Variables in the Hierarchical Analysis
Level One Variables
Measure
Voted in 2000 General Election
0=did not vote, 1=voted
Republican Registrant
0=Other (Non-Republican), 1=Republican
Democratic Registrant
0=Other (Non-Democrat), 1=Democrat
Sex of Registrant
0=male, 1=female
Age 18-29
0=older than 18-29, 1=in Age 18-29 group
Age 30-39
0=other than 30-39, 1=in Age 30-39 group
Age 40-49
0=other than 40-49, 1=in Age 40-49 group
Age 50-59
0=other than 50-59, 1=in Age 50-59 group
Age 65 up
0=younger than age 65, 1=Age 65 or older
Primary Voter
0=did not vote in primary, 1=did vote in 2000 primary
General Election 98 Voter
0=did not vote in 1998, 1=did vote in 1998 general
Level Two Variables
Measure
Percent Republican╪
Percentage of Republican Registrants Aggregated to Precinct
Percent Democratic╪
Percentage of Democrats Aggregated to Precinct
Median Income
Median Income of Census Tract
Percent College
Percent of Residents with 4 Year Degree or More in Census Tract
Percent Black
Percent of African American in Census Tract
Percent Hispanic
Percent Hispanic/Latinos in Census Tract
Percent Migrants
Percent Migrants from Other States in Last Five Years in Tract
Level one variables come from the voter list files from each county.
Level two variables are from U.S. Census 2000 except as noted.
╪These level two variables were formulated by aggregating level one information to voter precinct
boundaries.
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