revised 09/29/2008 INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FILE Federal Election Commission 999 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20463 DATA DESCRIPTION Individual Contributions File The zipped files should be downloaded as binary and unzipped. Summary: The individual contributions file contains each contribution from an individual to a federal committee if the contribution was at least $200. Universe: All individual contributions $200 or more. Associated Files: Data File: INDIVXX.ZIP Frequency Counts: INDIVXX.TXT Data Dictionary: INDIV_DICTIONARY.TXT The variables have been formatted in the following ways: Mnemonics Currently Used by the Field CommissionVariable Columns Desc. --------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM-FILER Filer Identification Number 1-9 9s ITEM-AMEND Amendment Indicator 10 1s ITEM-REPT Report Type 11-13 3s ITEM-PGI Primary-General Indicator 14 1s ITEM-MICRO Microfilm Location (YYOORRRFFFF) 15-25 11s ITEM-TRANS Transaction Type 26-28 3s ITEM-NAME Contributor/Lender/Transfer Name 29-62 34s ITEM-CTY City/Town 63-80 18s ITEM-ST State 81-82 2s ITEM-ZIP Zip Code 83-87 5s ITEM-OCCU Occupation 88-122 35s IT-TMN Transaction Date - Month 123-124 2d IT-TDY Transaction Date - Day 125-126 2d IT-TCC Transaction Date - Century 127-128 2d IT-TYY Transaction Date - Year 129-130 2d ITEM-AMT Amount 131-137 7n ITEM-OID Other Identification Number 138-146 9s ITEM-RN FEC Record Number 147-153 7s Data Type: s = string (alpha or alpha-numeric); d = date; n = numeric Variable Documentation Filer Identification Number Columns 1-9 String A 9-character alpha-numeric code assigned to a committee by the Federal Election Commission. --------- Amendment Indicator Columns 10-10 String A AMENDMENT C CONSOLIDATED M MULTI-CANDIDATE N NEW S SECONDARY T TERMINATED Indicates if the report being filed is new (N), an Amendment (A) to a previous report, or a termination (T) report. --------- Report Type Columns 11-13 String Indicates the type of report filed. 10D PRE-ELECTION 10G PRE-GENERAL 10P PRE-PRIMARY 10R PRE-RUN-OFF 10S PRE-SPECIAL 12C PRE-CONVENTION 12G PRE-GENERAL 12P PRE-PRIMARY 12R PRE-RUN-OFF 12S PRE-SPECIAL 30D POST-ELECTION 30G POST-GENERAL 30P POST-PRIMARY 30R POST-RUN-OFF 30S POST-SPECIAL 60D POST-ELECTION ADJ COMP ADJUST AMEND CA COMPREHENSIVE AMEND M1 JANUARY MONTHLY M10 OCTOBER MONTHLY M11 NOVEMBER MONTHLY M12 DECEMBER MONTHLY M2 FEBRUARY MONTHLY M3 MARCH MONTHLY M4 APRIL MONTHLY M5 MAY MONTHLY M6 JUNE MONTHLY M7 JULY MONTHLY M8 AUGUST MONTHLY M9 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY MY MID-YEAR REPORT Q1 APRIL QUARTERLY Q2 JULY QUARTERLY Q3 OCTOBER QUARTERLY TER TERMINATION REPORT YE YEAR-END 90S POST INAUGURAL SUPPLEMENT 90D POST INAUGURAL 48H 48 HOUR NOTIFICATION 24H 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION . -------- Primary-General Indicator Columns 14-14 String C CONVENTION G GENERAL P PRIMARY R RUNOFF S SPECIAL This code indicates the type of election or if the committee is retiring debt. Numeric codes are for those committees that are retiring previous election cycle debt. Alpha codes are for those committees active in the current election cycle. --------- Microfilm Location (YYOORRRFFFF) Columns 15-25 String Indicates the physical location of the filing. --------- Transaction Type Columns 26-28 String 10 NON-FEDERAL RECEIPT FROM PERSONS LEVIN (L-1A) 11 TRIBAL CONTRIBUTION 12 NON-FEDERAL OTHER RECEIPT LEVIN (L-2) 13 INAUGURAL DONATION ACCEPTED 15 CONTRIBUTION 15C CONTRIBUTION FROM CANDIDATE 15E EARMARKED CONTRIBUTION 15F LOANS FORGIVEN BY CANDIDATE 15I EARMARKED INTERMEDIARY IN 15J MEMO (FILER'S % OF CONTRIBUTION GIVEN TO JOIN 15T EARMARKED INTERMEDIARY TREASURY IN 15Z IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM REGISTERED 16C LOANS RECEIVED FROM THE CANDIDATE 16F LOANS RECEIVED FROM BANKS 16G LOAN FROM INDIVIDUAL 16H LOAN FROM CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 16J LOAN REPAYMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL 16K LOAN REPAYMENTS FROM CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 16L LOAN REPAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM UNREGISTERED EN 16R LOANS RECEIVED FROM REGISTERED FILERS 16U LOAN RECEIVED FROM UNREGISTERED ENTITY 17R CONTRIBUTION REFUND RECEIVED FROM REGISTERED 17U REF/REB/RET RECEIVED FROM UNREGISTERED ENTITY 17Y REF/REB/RET FROM INDIVIDUAL/CORPORATION 17Z REF/REB/RET FROM CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 18G TRANSFER IN AFFILIATED 18H HONORARIUM RECEIVED 18J MEMO (FILER'S % OF CONTRIBUTION GIVEN TO JOIN 18K CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM REGISTERED FILER 18S RECEIPTS FROM SECRETARY OF STATE 18U CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED FROM UNREGISTERED COMMI 19 ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION DONATION RECEIVE 19J MEMO (ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION % OF DONAT 20 DISBURSEMENT - EXEMPT FROM LIMITS 20A NON-FEDERAL DISBURSEMENT LEVIN (L-4A) VOTER R 20B NON-FEDERAL DISBURSEMENT LEVIN (L-4B) VOTER I 20C LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE TO CANDIDATE 20D NON-FEDERAL DISBURSEMENT LEVIN (L-4D) GENERIC 20F LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE TO BANKS 20G LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE TO INDIVIDUAL 20R LOAN REPAYMENTS MADE TO REGISTERED FILER 20V NON-FEDERAL DISBURSEMENT LEVIN (L-4C) GET OUT 22G LOAN TO INDIVIDUAL 22H LOAN TO CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 22J LOAN REPAYMENT TO INDIVIDUAL 22K LOAN REPAYMENT TO CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 22L LOAN REPAYMENT TO BANK 22R CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO UNREGISTERED ENTITY 22U LOAN REPAID TO UNREGISTERED ENTITY 22X LOAN MADE TO UNREGISTERED ENTITY 22Y CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO INDIVIDUAL 22Z CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE 23Y INAUGURAL DONATION REFUND 24A INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE AGAINST 24C COORDINATED EXPENDITURE 24E INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE FOR 24F COMMUNICATION COST FOR CANDIDATE (C7) 24G TRANSFER OUT AFFILIATED 24H HONORARIUM TO CANDIDATE 24I EARMARKED INTERMEDIARY OUT 24K CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATED 24N COMMUNICATION COST AGAINST CANDIDATE (C7) 24P CONTRIBUTION MADE TO POSSIBLE CANDIDATE 24R ELECTION RECOUNT DISBURSEMENT 24T EARMARKED INTERMEDIARY TREASURY OUT 24U CONTRIBUTION MADE TO UNREGISTERED 24Z IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION MADE TO REGISTERED FILER 29 ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION DISBURSEMENT(S) --------- Name (Contributor / Lender / Transfer) Columns 20-62 String Reported name of the contributor. --------- City Columns 63-80 String --------- State Columns 81-82 String --------- US Postal ZIP Code Columns 83-87 String Note: City, State, and ZIP Code information are reported. --------- Occupation Columns 88-122 String Reported occupation of donor. --------- Columns 123-124 Date --------- Day Columns 125-126 Date --------- Year Columns 127-130 Date --------- Amount Columns 131-137 Numeric In the fixed width text file, the amounts are in COBOL format. If the value is negative, the right most column will contain a special character: ] = -0, j = -1, k = -2, l = -3, m = -4, n = -5, o = -6, p = -7, q = -8, and r = -9. --------- Other Identification Number Columns 138-146 String For contributions from individuals this variable is null. For contributions from candidates or other committees this variable will indicate that contributor. --------- FEC Record Number Columns 147-153 String