CCES 2016, Team Module of University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC)

This dataverse contains the data and supporting documents for the CCES 2016 University of North Carolina, Charlotte. This project was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant Number SES-1559125

Dataset: Public Opinion in the Aftermath of Katrina

Data produced from NSF Grant project: Atkeson, L.R. and Maestas, C.D. 2005 ”Who’s to Blame? Public Perceptions in the Aftermath of Katrina and Preferences for Public Policy Change" National Science Foundation Grant SES-0553047

The State of Surveying Legislators: Dilemmas and Suggestions

State-level research affords scholars a unique opportunity to study legislative behavior because state legislators are accessible in ways that members of congress are not. State legislators\u27 willingness to respond to interviews and questionnaires has provided scholars with a rich array of data about their behavior and perceptions. This survey research has contributed greatly to our theoretical and practical knowledge of legislative behavior and institutions. We examine 73 articles published in top academic journals from 1975 to 2000 to identify common techniques of surveying state legislators and suggest ways in which scholars can enhance the prospects for collecting high quality data. We also consider what type of collective efforts could be undertaken to enhance this underutilized resource for studying legislative politics