- All frequencies weighted by 45) WEIGHT;(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)
- 1) Respondent number (RESPNUM)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 12675.56 19940.86 - 2) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 3493.92 2960.59 - 3) Designated Market Area - three-digit code (DMA)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 623.73 112.01 - 4) Full Fips Code (FIPS)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 29394.70 15862.82 - 5) Census Division (CENSDIV)
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TOTAL % 1) New England 49 4.9 2) Middle Atlantic 133 13.3 3) East North Central 159 15.9 4) West North Central 62 6.2 5) South Atlantic 191 19.1 6) East South Central 77 7.7 7) West South Central 112 11.2 8) Mountain 76 7.6 9) Pacific 143 14.3 TOTAL 1002 100.0 - [ Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 6) Region (REG4)
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TOTAL % 1) Northeast (Census Division 1,2) 181 18.1 2) Midwest (Census Division 3,4) 221 22.1 3) South (Census Division 5,6,7) 380 38.0 4) West (Census Division 8,9) 218 21.8 TOTAL 1000 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 7) Respondent's sex (SEX)
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TOTAL % 1) Male 482 48.2 2) Female 518 51.8 TOTAL 1000 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 8) Do you think homosexual couples should or should not be allowed to form legally recognized civil unions, giving them the legal rights of married couples in areas such as health insurance, inheritance and pension coverage? [INTERVIEWER: Get answer and then ask: Do you feel that way STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT?] (GAYMARR1)
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TOTAL % 1) Should be allowed, STRONGLY 286 29.5 2) Should be allowed, SOMEWHAT 150 15.5 3) Should NOT be allowed, SOMEWHAT 67 6.9 4) Should NOT be allowed, STRONGLY 400 41.2 8) DK/No Opinion 67 6.9 Missing 29 TOTAL 970 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Gay Marriage, Attitude about ]
- 9) Do you think it should be legal or illegal for homosexual couples to get married? [INTERVIEWER: Get answer and then ask: Do you feel that way STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT?] (GAYMARR2)
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TOTAL % 1) Legal, STRONGLY 247 25.3 2) Legal, SOMEWHAT 131 13.4 3) Illegal, SOMEWHAT 59 6.0 4) Illegal, STRONGLY 481 49.2 8) DK/No Opinion 60 6.1 Missing 24 TOTAL 978 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Gay Marriage, Attitude about ]
- 10) (Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S.), or (should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage)? [INTERVIEWER: ROTATE ITEMS IN PARENTHESES; Get answer and then ask: Do you feel that way STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT?] (GAYMARR3)
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TOTAL % 1) Support amending Constitution, STRONGLY 175 36.0 2) Support amending Constitution, SOMEWHAT 29 6.0 3) Each state should make own laws, SOMEWHAT 71 14.6 4) Each state should make own laws, STRONGLY 165 34.0 8) DK/No Opinion 46 9.5 Missing 526 TOTAL 486 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Gay Marriage, Attitude about ]
- 11) Say a homosexual couple is legally married in one state, then moves to another state. Should that other state be required to recognize that marriage as legal, or not? (GAYMARR4)
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TOTAL % 1) Yes, should be required to recognize 405 41.1 2) No, should NOT be required to recognize 532 54.0 8) DK/No Opinion 48 4.9 Missing 17 TOTAL 985 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Gay Marriage, Attitude about ]
- 12) Overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATHCHRC)
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TOTAL % 1) Favorable 519 53.7 2) Unfavorable 318 32.9 8) DK/No Opinion 130 13.4 Missing 44 TOTAL 967 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Catholics, View of ]
- 13) Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? [INTERVIEWER: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?] (PRIESTS)
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TOTAL % 1) Approve STRONGLY 78 8.0 2) Approve SOMEWHAT 148 15.1 3) Disapprove SOMEWHAT 190 19.4 4) Disapprove STRONGLY 461 47.0 8) DK/No Opinion 104 10.6 Missing 21 TOTAL 981 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, View of ]
- 14) Do you think the church can or cannot be trusted to handle this issue properly in the future? (TRUST)
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TOTAL % 1) Yes, can be trusted 397 40.4 2) No, cannot be trusted 481 48.9 8) DK/No Opinion 105 10.7 Missing 21 TOTAL 983 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 15) Do you think church officials are mainly trying to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests, or mainly trying to cover up the problem? (COVERUP)
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TOTAL % 1) Trying to prevent abuse 333 33.9 2) Trying to cover up problem 571 58.1 8) DK/No Opinion 78 7.9 Missing 22 TOTAL 982 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, View of ]
- 16) I'm going to name the movies that have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture this year. Which one do you think should win the Oscar? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Scramble order] (BESTPIC)
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TOTAL % 1) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 417 42.2 2) Lost in Translation 53 5.4 3) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 29 2.9 4) Mystic River 96 9.7 5) Seabiscuit 153 15.5 8) DK/No Opinion 241 24.4 Missing 14 TOTAL 989 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 17) What, if anything, is your religion? (DO NOT READ) (RELIGION)
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TOTAL % 1) Agnostic 10 1.0 2) Atheist 8 0.8 3) Baptist 172 17.5 4) Catholic/Roman Catholic 184 18.7 6) Episcopalian 23 2.3 7) Jewish 14 1.4 8) Lutheran 29 3.0 9) Methodist 42 4.3 10) Pentecostal 22 2.2 11) Presbyterian 18 1.8 12) Protestant 91 9.3 13) Southern Baptist 1 0.1 14) None 121 12.3 15) Other (Specify) 1 0.1 21) Christian (Protestant) 96 9.8 22) Christian (Non-Protestant) 107 10.9 23) Other Non-Christian 20 2.0 24) Islam/Muslim 2 0.2 25) Mormon/Latter Day Saints 13 1.3 98) DK/No Opinion 9 0.9 Missing 23 TOTAL 983 100.0 - [ Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Denomination, Affiliation to ]
- 18) Is that a Protestant denomination, or not? ***ASK IF RELIGION=5 'CHRISTIAN'*** (PROTSTNT)
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TOTAL % 1) Yes 89 48.9 2) No 82 45.1 8) DK/No Opinion 11 6.0 Missing 852 TOTAL 182 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 19) Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? ***ASK IF Q911=3,4,5,6,8-13,15,21,22,25*** (EVANGLI)
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TOTAL % 1) Yes 416 51.2 2) No 363 44.6 8) DK/No Opinion 34 4.2 Missing 200 TOTAL 813 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Religious Self-Identification, Adjective Used (e.g. Charismatic, Evangelical, etc.) ]
- 20) Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services - at least once a week, a few times a month, or less often than that? (ATTEND)
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TOTAL % 1) At least once a week 379 37.9 2) A few times a month 173 17.3 3) Less often than that 384 38.4 4) (VOL) Never 59 5.9 8) DK/No Opinion 4 0.4 Missing 3 TOTAL 999 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank | View more questions about Church Attendance, Frequency of ]
- 21) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: (READ LIST) [INTERVIEWER NOTE:: ***ROTATE ORDER OF CODES 1 and 2***] (POLITIC)
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TOTAL % 1) A Democrat 329 34.4 2) A Republican 266 27.8 3) An Independent 268 28.0 4) Or what? 53 5.5 8) DK/No Opinion 41 4.3 Missing 53 TOTAL 957 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 22) Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? (POLIDEO)
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TOTAL % 1) Liberal 214 21.5 2) Moderate 336 33.8 3) Conservative 387 38.9 4) (VOL) Don't think in those terms 41 4.1 8) DK/No Opinion 16 1.6 Missing 7 TOTAL 994 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 23) What is the last grade of school you completed? (EDUC)
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TOTAL % 1) 8th grade or less 23 2.5 2) Some High School 79 8.6 3) Graduate High School 300 32.6 4) Trade of Technical School 28 3.0 5) Some College 197 21.4 6) Graduated College 211 22.9 7) Post-Graduate 83 9.0 Missing 95 TOTAL 921 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 24) In what year were you born? (YEARBORN)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 1958.19 16.73 - 25) Respondent's age based on YEARBORN (AGE)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 44.82 16.63 - 26) Marital Status (MARITAL)
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TOTAL % 1) Married 546 59.0 2) Separated 15 1.6 3) Divorced 111 12.0 4) Widowed 45 4.9 5) Never Married 208 22.5 Missing 93 TOTAL 925 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 27) At present, are you yourself employed part-time or full-time or are you retired or something else? (WORKING)
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TOTAL % 1) Employed Part-time 112 12.3 2) Employed Full-time 468 51.3 3) Unemployed 43 4.7 4) Laid off 6 0.7 5) Retired 175 19.2 6) Full-time homemaker 49 5.4 7) Student 22 2.4 8) Unemployed due to disability 38 4.2 Missing 101 TOTAL 913 100.0 - [ Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 28) Counting yourself, how many adults live in your household? (RESIDENT)
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TOTAL % 1) 1 190 19.0 2) 2 574 57.4 3) 3 159 15.9 4) 4 38 3.8 5) 5 25 2.5 6) 6 7 0.7 7) 7 2 0.2 8) 8 3 0.3 12) 12 2 0.2 TOTAL 1000 100.0 - [ Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 29) And of those adults, how many are males? [Response to RESIDENT] (MALES)
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TOTAL % 0) 0 111 11.5 1) 1 702 72.5 2) 2 117 12.1 3) 3 28 2.9 4) 4 6 0.6 7) 7 2 0.2 12) 12 2 0.2 Missing 42 TOTAL 968 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 30) And of those adults, how many are females? [Response to RESIDENT] (FEMALES)
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TOTAL % 0) 0 97 10.0 1) 1 694 71.8 2) 2 140 14.5 3) 3 30 3.1 4) 4 3 0.3 5) 5 2 0.2 Missing 44 TOTAL 966 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 31) Thinking about all the people living in your household, related to you or not, how many are between the ages of 5 years or under? (CHILD1)
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TOTAL % 0) 0 748 79.3 1) 1 128 13.6 2) 2 52 5.5 3) 3 10 1.1 4) 4 4 0.4 5) 5 1 0.1 Missing 75 TOTAL 943 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 32) Thinking about all the people living in your household, related to you or not, how many are between the ages of 6 to 11? (CHILD2)
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TOTAL % 0) 0 786 83.5 1) 1 103 10.9 2) 2 37 3.9 3) 3 15 1.6 Missing 77 TOTAL 941 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 33) Thinking about all the people living in your household, related to you or not, how many are between the ages of 12 to 17? (CHILD3)
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TOTAL % 0) 0 773 82.2 1) 1 121 12.9 2) 2 35 3.7 3) 3 10 1.1 4) 4 1 0.1 Missing 78 TOTAL 940 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 34) Are you or is someone else in the household the person who does most of the shopping for groceries and household items? (SHOPPING)
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TOTAL % 1) Respondent 572 61.1 2) Someone else 243 26.0 3) Respondent and someone else 120 12.8 8) DK/No Opinion 1 0.1 Missing 80 TOTAL 936 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 35) Do you have Internet access or email at home or at work? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Do not read option 3 or 4] (INTERNET)
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TOTAL % 1) At home 324 34.7 2) At work 61 6.5 3) Both 269 28.8 4) Neither 277 29.7 8) DK/No Opinion 2 0.2 Missing 83 TOTAL 933 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 36) Do you own or rent your home? (RENT)
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TOTAL % 1) Own 664 71.6 2) Rent 258 27.8 8) DK/No Opinion 6 0.6 Missing 90 TOTAL 928 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 37) Total number of children in household (NUMCHLD)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 1.97 1.16 - 38) What is your race? (RACE)
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TOTAL % 1) White 691 74.9 2) Black or African-American 115 12.5 3) White Hispanic 46 5.0 5) Hispanic (no race given) 22 2.4 6) Other Race 21 2.3 7) Asian 9 1.0 8) DK/No Opinion 18 2.0 Missing 97 TOTAL 922 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 39) If you added together the yearly incomes, before taxes, of all the members of your household for the last year, 2003, would the total be over or under $25,000? (HOUSEINC)
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TOTAL % 1) Under $25,000 167 19.5 2) $25,000 or more 689 80.5 Missing 167 TOTAL 856 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 40) If HOUSEINC is less than $25,000, is it: (HOUSEIN2)
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TOTAL % 1) Less than $12,000 37 24.5 2) $12,000 but less than $15,000 37 24.5 3) $15,000 but less than $20,000 36 23.8 4) $20,000 but less than $25,000 41 27.2 Missing 866 TOTAL 151 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 41) If HOUSEINC is more than $25,000, is it: (HOUSEIN3)
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TOTAL % 1) $25,000 but less than $30,000 56 8.9 2) $30,000 but less than $35,000 45 7.1 4) $50,000 but less than $75,000 119 18.9 5) $75,000 but less than $100,000 197 31.2 6) $100,000 or more 75 11.9 7) $35,000 but less than $40,000 53 8.4 8) $40,000 but less than $50,000 86 13.6 Missing 399 TOTAL 631 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 42) Thinking about your household's total investable assets, please INCLUDE all stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, IRAs, SEPs, Keoghs, checking and savings, would the total value be: (ASSETS)
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TOTAL % 1) Under $25,000 286 37.3 2) $25,000 to $49,000 110 14.4 3) $50,000 to $99,000 94 12.3 4) $100,000 to $499,000 102 13.3 5) $500,000 or more 55 7.2 8) DK/No Opinion 119 15.5 Missing 278 TOTAL 766 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 43) Do you consider yourself to be the head of the household? (HEAD)
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TOTAL % 1) Yes 591 64.0 2) No 329 35.6 8) DK/No Opinion 3 0.3 Missing 95 TOTAL 923 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 44) Besides the telephone number I reached you on, how many other telephone numbers, if any, does your household have? (TELEPHON)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 1000 0.63 1.08 - 45) Weight variable (WEIGHT)
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N Mean Std.Deviation TOTAL 0 0.97 0.45 - 46) Respondent's sex (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)
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TOTAL % 1) Male 482 48.2 2) Female 518 51.8 TOTAL 1000 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 47) Region (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)
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TOTAL % 1) Northeast (Census Division 1,2) 181 18.1 2) Midwest (Census Division 3,4) 221 22.1 3) South (Census Division 5,6,7) 380 38.0 4) West (Census Division 8,9) 218 21.8 TOTAL 1000 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 48) What, if anything, is your religion? (DO NOT READ) (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)
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TOTAL % 1) Protestant 493 50.8 2) Catholic 184 19.0 3) None 138 14.2 4) Christian (non-Protestant) 107 11.0 5) Other 48 4.9 Missing 32 TOTAL 970 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 49) What is the last grade of school you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)
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TOTAL % 1) High school or less (includes 'eighth grade or less', 'some high school', and 'graduated high school') 402 43.6 2) Some college (includes 'trade or technical school') 225 24.4 3) Graduated college 211 22.9 4) Postgraduate 83 9.0 Missing 95 TOTAL 921 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
- 50) Respondent's age based on YEARBORN (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)
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TOTAL % 1) 18-30 240 24.8 2) 31-45 251 26.0 3) 46-64 347 35.9 4) 65+ 128 13.3 Missing 42 TOTAL 966 100.0 - [ Analyze results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ]
ABC News Church Abuse, 2004
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