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2.) DATE: Date of Survey 3.) TZONE: Time zone 4.) REG4: Census Region 9.) MSAFLAG: MSAFLAG 12.) CBSATYPE: CBSA Type 19.) URBAN: Urban, Suburban, Rural 25.) PHONETYP: Phone Type 26.) QSEX: Gender asked for at intro 27.) BUSHAPP: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? 28.) BUSHNET: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? 29.) BUSHSOC: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling Social Security? 30.) BUSHIRAQ: How about the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq? 31.) BUSHECON: How about the way Bush is handling the economy? 32.) BUSHTERR: How about the way Bush is handling the US campaign against terrorism? 33.) BUSHHLTH: How about the way Bush is handling heath care? 34.) PRIORITY: Which of these should be the highest priority for Bush and Congress this year? 35.) SSCRISIS: If changes not made, you think Social Security system is heading for crisis down the road, or not 36.) SSCHANGE: Do you think Social Security needs major changes, or minor changes? 37.) BUSHSS: How much do you feel you know about Bush's proposals to change Social Security system? 38.) BUSHSS2: Overall, do you support or oppose Bush's proposals on Social Security? 39.) BUSHSSNE: Overall, do you support or oppose Bush's proposals on Social Security? 40.) BUSHSS3: The more you hear about Bush's proposals on Social Security, themore you like or less you like them 41.) SSTAXRT: Tell me if you support or oppose each one. The first is increasing the Social Security tax rate. 42.) SSTAXALL: Collect Social Security taxes on ALL money worker earns rather than only first $90,000 annual income 43.) SSRETIRE: Raising retirement age to receive full Social Security benefits to 68, instead of current 67 44.) SSBENEFI: Further reduce benefits to people who retire early. Retire 62 get 63% full benefits, rather than 70% 45.) SSCALC: Change Social Security benefits calculated so benefits increase at slower rate than current formula 46.) SSREDUCE: You support or oppose: Reducing guaranteed benefits for future retirees 47.) SSSTOCK: People who chose to could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market? 48.) BUSHDEM: Who do you trust to do a better job handling Social Security, Bush or the Democrats in Congress? 49.) IRAQWRTH: Considering the cost to US vs benefits to US, do you think the war w/ Iraq was worth fighting or not 50.) IRAQNET: Considering cost to US versus the benefits to US, do you think war w/ Iraq worth fighting or not 51.) CASUALTY: Goals vs cost of war, so far, acceptable or unacceptable # US military casualties in Iraq 52.) IRAQPLAN: Do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have clear plan for handling situation in Iraq 53.) IRAQPLN2: Bush Admin does or does not have clear plan for eventually withdrawl most US troops from Iraq 54.) IRAQSEC: Do you think war w/ Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of US 55.) IRAQFORC: You think # of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same? 56.) IRAQFOR2: Should all US forces in Iraq be withdran immediately, or decreased by not all withdrawn immediately 57.) IRAQPROG: Do you think US gotten bogged down in Iraq, or you think US making good progress in Iraq 58.) IRAQPOS: Do you think war in Iraq left US stronger position in world, weaker or hasn’t made much difference 59.) IRAQSUPP: Do you think most Iraqi people support or oppose what the United States is trying to do in Iraq? 60.) IRAQBETR: Result of war, do you think Iraq people better or worse off now than before US-led invasion of Iraq 61.) IRAQBET2: In long run, do you think Iraqi people better or worse off as result of US-led invasion of Iraq 62.) IRAQELEC: How confident elections in Iraq past Jan will produce stable govt that can rule Iraq effectively 63.) IRAQELE2: Elections held in Iraq past Jan did/did not bring US closer to day US forces can withdraw from Iraq 64.) DEMEFECT: Result of war,do you think chances democracy will spread in Middle East are better, worse, unchanged 65.) AL_QAEDA: Before the war, do you think Iraq did or did not provide direct support to the Al Qaeda 66.) IRAQ_WMD: Shortly before war Iraq had weaspons of mass destruction not been found or Iraq did not have weapons 67.) BUSHPUB: Do you think Bush admin told American public what it believed to be true or intentionally misled 68.) BUSHFORC: US experience in Iraq will make Bush admin more/less likely use military force resolve dispute or no 69.) BUSHFNET: US experience in Iraq will make Bush admin more/less likely use military force resolve dispute or no 70.) IRAQWAR: Do you think US did the right thing in going to war w/ Iraw or you think it was a mistake 71.) SYRIA: You think it does or does not pose threat to US. The first is Syria 72.) N_KOREA: Do you think North Korea does or does not pose a threat to US 73.) IRAN: Do you think Iran does or does not pose a threat to the US 74.) IRANNUC: To prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, you support or oppose offer financial incentives 75.) IRANBOMB: To prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, support or oppose bombing Iranian miltary targets 76.) IRAN_INV: Prevent Iran develop nuclear weapons support/oppose invade w/US force remove Iranian govt from power 77.) NKOR_NUC: Get N. Korea to give up nuclear weapons, support/oppose offer financial incentives, $ or trade 78.) NKORBOMB: Get N. Korea give up nuclear weapons, support/oppose bombing N. Korea military targets 79.) NKORINVD: Get N. Korea give up nuclear weapon support/oppose invade US forces remove N. Korean govt from power 80.) POPEJP: On another subject, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Pope John Paul the Second? 81.) POPEVIEW: Has John Paul the Second had influence on you personally in terms of your moral views, or not? 84.) CHRISTN: [IF RELIG_2=14 "Non-Denominational"] Is that a Christian religion or not? 85.) PROTESTA: [IF CHRISTN=1 "Yes"] Is that a Protestant denomination, or not? 86.) BRNAGAIN: Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? 87.) ATNDRELG: Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? 88.) RELIGNET: Religion NETS 89.) POPETRAD: Next pope should maintain traditional policies of Church or reflect attitudes & lifestyles today 90.) POPEFROM: Prefer next pope from developed world where most come from or developing world where growing fastest 91.) TAXCUTS: You think tax cuts approved in Bushs first term should be made permanent or expire to reduce deficit 92.) STOCKSAF: Overall, do you think the stock market is a safe investment, or a risky one? 93.) PRIVACY: How much do you worry that computers & technology are being used to invade your privacy 94.) CREDCARD: Personally ever had someone steal & misuse your credit card number or other personal info, or not 95.) NETTHEFT: How concerned are you about having records containing your personal info stolen over the internet 96.) PROTPRIV: Companies that collect & sell this info are doing enough to protect your personal privacy, or not 97.) LIVWILL: Have living will or health care proxy to deal w/ your wishes for medical treatment if unable to 98.) SCHIAVO: Brain damage life support 15 yrs Irreversible Parents &husband disagree life support. Who final say 99.) ALIVE: If you were in this condition, would you want to be kept alive, or not? 100.) PARTYID: Generally speaking, you think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or what? 101.) POLVIEWS: Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? 102.) EDUC: What was the last grade of school you completed? 103.) DEGREE: If you graduated college, was that an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or what? 104.) EDUBREAK: Education breakdown 106.) AGEBREAK: Age breakdown 107.) EMPLOYED: At present, are you yourself employed part-time or full-time, or are you retired or something else? 108.) RACE: Are you of Hispanic origin or background/ 109.) RACENET: Race NET 110.) INCOME: What was the total combined income, before taxes, for all the members of your household last year 111.) CONTACT: May reporter from ABC NEWS/The Washington Post call to talk about things we've been discussing? 112.) GENDER: Record Gender 113.) REDSTATE: Red state 114.) BLUESTAT: Blue State 115.) WEIGHT: WEIGHT 120.) I-AGE: Age breakdown (for use with online analysis) 121.) I-EDUC: Education breakdown (for use with online analysis) 122.) I-GENDER: Record Gender (for use with online analysis) 123.) I-INCOME: Total combined combined income, before taxes, for all the members of your household last year? 124.) I-RACE: Are you of Hispanic origin or background? (Recoded for use with online analysis) 125.) I-REGION: Census Region (for use with online analysis)

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