ABC News the Pope and the Church, 2003 - Codebook

All Frequencies weighted by 134) FINALWGT;
(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)

1) Respondent number (RESPNTNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	7,830.32	15,413.82

2) Interview date (DATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) October 9, 2003	307	24.0
2) October 10, 2003	274	21.4
3) October 11, 2003	230	17.9
4) October 12, 2003	254	19.8
5) October 13, 2003	216	16.9
Total	1281	100.0

3) FIPS county (FIPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	30,056.54	15,487.07

4) Census Division (CENSDIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	62	4.8
2) Middle Atlantic	184	14.3
3) East North Central	180	14.1
4) West North Central	93	7.3
5) South Atlantic	246	19.2
6) East South Central	103	8.1
7) West South Central	151	11.8
8) Mountain	98	7.6
9) Pacific	165	12.9
Total	1282	100.0

5) Census Region (CENSREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast	245	19.1
2) Midwest	273	21.3
3) South	500	39.0
4) West	263	20.5
Total	1281	100.0

6) Designated Market Areas (MRKTAREA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	617.44	110.57

7) ABC State Number (STATENO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	27.05	14.54

8) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	19,253.18	16,579.11

9) Time Zone (TIMEZONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eastern	627	49.0
2) Central	389	30.4
3) Mountain	82	6.4
4) Pacific	183	14.3
Total	1281	100.0

10) Times tried (TIMES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	2.55	1.81

11) Gender asked for at intro (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	928	72.5
2) Female	353	27.5
Total	1281	100.0

12) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? (BUSH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve STRONGLY	366	32.7
2) Approve SOMEWHAT	226	20.2
3) Disapprove SOMEWHAT	153	13.7
4) Disapprove STRONGLY	320	28.6
8) DK/No opinion	54	4.8
Missing	289
Total	1119	100.0

13) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy? (ECONOMY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	252	46.3
2) Disapprove	279	51.2
8) DK/No opinion	13	2.5
Missing	792
Total	544	100.0

14) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism? (TERRISM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	367	66.8
2) Disapprove	161	29.3
8) DK/No opinion	21	3.8
Missing	792
Total	549	100.0

15) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling prescription drug benefits for the elderly? (DRUGBEFT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	189	34.6
2) Disapprove	229	41.9
8) DK/No opinion	129	23.5
Missing	791
Total	547	100.0

16) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq? (IRAQBUSH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	290	50.3
2) Disapprove	274	47.4
8) DK/No opinion	13	2.2
Missing	778
Total	577	100.0

17) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the cost, availability and coverage of health insurance? (HEALTHIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	180	31.0
2) Disapprove	347	59.9
8) DK/No opinion	52	9.0
Missing	777
Total	579	100.0

18) If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, would you vote for (George W. Bush, the Republican) or for (the Democratic nominee for president)? (PRESVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Bush	494	43.7
2) Democratic nominee	499	44.1
3) (VOL) Other	18	1.6
4) (VOL) Neither	53	4.7
5) (VOL) Would not vote	18	1.6
8) DK/No opinion	49	4.3
Missing	284
Total	1131	100.0

19) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO WOULD NOT VOTE FOR BUSH OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IF ELECTIONS WERE BEING HELD TODAY.) Which one are you leaning toward? (PRESLEAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Bush	25	20.8
2) Democratic nominee	32	26.2
3) (VOL) Other	7	5.8
4) (VOL) Neither	26	21.3
8) DK/No opinion	31	25.7
Missing	1160
Total	121	100.0

20) Leaned 2002 Bush vs. Democratic Nominee (LEAN2002)

	TOTAL	%
1) Bush	519	45.9
2) Democratic nominee	531	46.9
3) (VOL) Other	8	0.7
4) (VOL) Neither	26	2.3
5) (VOL) Would not vote	18	1.6
8) DK/No opinion	29	2.6
Missing	284
Total	1131	100.0

21) All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? (IRAQ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, worth fighting	608	54.0
2) No, not worth fighting	500	44.4
8) DK/No opinion	18	1.6
Missing	287
Total	1126	100.0

22) Again thinking about the goals versus the costs of the war, so far in your opinion has there been an acceptable or unacceptable number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq? (IRQDEATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	425	37.8
2) Unacceptable	662	58.9
8) DK/No opinion	36	3.2
Missing	295
Total	1123	100.0

23) Do you think the Bush Administration does--or does not--have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq? (BUSHPLAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, they do	469	41.5
2) No, they do not	605	53.6
8) DK/No opinion	55	4.9
Missing	285
Total	1129	100.0

24) On another subject, the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether someone in the White House broke the law by identifying a former diplomat's wife as an undercover CIA agent. The former diplomat claims this was done to punish him for criticizing U.S. policy on Iraq. Do you think this is a very serious matter, somewhat serious, not too serious or not serious at all? (UNDRCVR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very serious	521	46.1
2) Somewhat serious	417	37.0
3) Not too serious	96	8.5
4) Not serious at all	53	4.7
8) DK/No opinion	41	3.6
Missing	285
Total	1128	100.0

25) Do you think this investigation should be handled by (the U.S. Justice Department, which is part of the Bush administration), or should it be handled by (an outside investigator known as a special counsel, that is not part of the Bush administration)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (UCVRINV)

	TOTAL	%
1) The US Justice Department/Bush administration	325	28.8
2) Outside investigator/Special counsel	756	66.9
8) DK/No opinion	49	4.4
Missing	285
Total	1130	100.0

26) Do you think the White House is or is not fully cooperating with this investigation? (UCVRCOOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, is cooperating	444	39.4
2) No, is not cooperating	459	40.8
8) DK/No opinion	223	19.8
Missing	289
Total	1126	100.0

27) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: [INTERVIEWER NOTE: ROTATE ORDER OF CODES 1 and 2] (POLPARTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) A Democrat	360	31.9
2) A Republican	339	30.0
3) An Independent	345	30.5
4) Or what?	69	6.1
8) DK/No opinion	17	1.5
Missing	283
Total	1130	100.0

28) Do you lean more towards the: (POLLEAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Democratic Party	169	40.2
2) Republican Party	131	31.2
3) (VOL) Neither	114	27.1
8) DK/No opinion	7	1.6
Missing	912
Total	421	100.0

29) Leaned party ID (PARTLEAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Leaned Democrat	529	47.1
2) Leaned Republican	471	41.9
3) Independent	89	7.9
4) Other	26	2.3
8) DK/No opinion	9	0.8
Missing	283
Total	1124	100.0

30) (ASKED ONLY OF THE REPONDENTS WHO LEANED DEMOCRAT) If the 2004 Democratic presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were: (Joseph Lieberman, Richard Gephardt, John Kerry, John Edwards, Al Sharpton, Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich, Carol Moseley Braun, or Wesley Clark), for whom would you vote? (DEMVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Joseph Lieberman	45	8.6
2) Richard Gephardt	50	9.4
3) John Kerry	53	10.1
4) John Edwards	15	2.9
5) Al Sharpton	14	2.6
7) Howard Dean	88	16.7
8) Dennis Kucinich	8	1.5
9) Carol Moseley Braun	23	4.4
10) (VOL) Other	7	1.4
11) (VOL) None of these	60	11.4
12) (VOL) Would not vote	7	1.2
13) Wesley Clark	56	10.7
98) DK/No opinion	101	19.2
Missing	840
Total	527	100.0

31) (ASKED OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEIR POLITICAL PARTY AS INDEPENDENT, OR WHAT, HAD NO OPINION, OR REFUSED) Which one are you leaning toward? (DEMLEAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Joseph Lieberman	5	2.8
2) Richard Gephardt	18	10.9
3) John Kerry	2	1.2
4) John Edwards	1	0.6
5) Al Sharpton	7	4.0
8) Dennis Kucinich	1	0.5
9) Carol Moseley Braun	8	4.8
11) (VOL) None of these	38	22.3
12) (VOL) Would not vote	11	6.3
13) Wesley Clark	8	4.5
98) DK/No opinion	70	41.4
Missing	1151
Total	169	100.0

32) Leaned 2002 Democratic Presidential Horserace (PARTY02)

	TOTAL	%
1) Joseph Lieberman	50	9.4
2) Richard Gephardt	68	12.8
3) John Kerry	55	10.4
4) John Edwards	16	3.1
5) Al Sharpton	21	3.9
7) Howard Dean	88	16.6
8) Dennis Kucinich	9	1.6
9) Carol Moseley Braun	31	5.9
10) Wesley Clark	64	12.0
11) (VOL) Other	1	0.1
12) (VOL) None of these	46	8.6
13) (VOL) Would not vote	7	1.2
98) DK/No opinion	74	13.9
99) NA/Refused	1	0.2
Missing	838
Total	531	100.0

33) On another subject, thinking about health care in the country as a whole, are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of health care in this country? Would you say you are very (satisfied/ dissatisfied) or somewhat (satisfied/ dissatisfied)? (HLTHCR)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	236	20.9
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	265	23.4
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	234	20.7
4) VERY dissatisfied	380	33.6
8) DK/No opinion	14	1.3
Missing	286
Total	1129	100.0

34) And are you generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the total cost of health care in this country? Would you say you are very (satisfied/ dissatisfied) or somewhat (satisfied/ dissatisfied)? (HLTHCR2)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	74	6.6
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	160	14.2
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	266	23.5
4) VERY dissatisfied	612	54.2
8) DK/No opinion	17	1.5
Missing	286
Total	1129	100.0

35) Do you have some form of health insurance or health care coverage, or not? (INSRNC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, have insurance/health care coverage	944	83.2
2) No, do not have insurance/health care coverage	190	16.7
Missing	281
Total	1134	100.0

36) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Are you mainly covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or do you have private medical insurance? INTERVIEWER NOTE:(IF NEEDED: Medicare is the government health insurance program for people 65 and over. Medicaid is the government health insurance program for low-income families.) (INSRNC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Medicare	168	17.9
2) Medicaid	44	4.7
3) Private Insurance	715	76.0
8) DK/No opinion	13	1.4
Missing	427
Total	940	100.0

37) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE) There are three main types of private health insurance. There are traditional fee-for-service plans where you go to any doctor you want and the insurance company pays part of the cost. There are Preferred Provider Organizations that pay higher reimbursement if you go to a doctor on the insurance company's list. And there are Health Maintenance Organizations, or HMOs, where you can only go to HMO doctors, and nearly all costs are covered. Which type of plan do you have - traditional insurance, preferred provider, or HMO? (INSRNC3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Traditional insurance	165	23.2
2) Preferred Provider (PPO)	298	41.8
3) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)	237	33.1
8) DK/No opinion	14	2.0
Missing	623
Total	714	100.0

38) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) How would you rate your overall health insurance coverage - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (INSRNC4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	290	30.7
2) Good	484	51.3
3) Not so good	125	13.2
4) Poor	41	4.3
8) DK/No opinion	4	0.5
Missing	423
Total	944	100.0

39) For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. - The quality of health care you receive. (HCQLTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	569	50.5
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	391	34.8
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	97	8.7
4) VERY dissatisfied	57	5.0
8) DK/No opinion	11	1.0
Missing	287
Total	1125	100.0

40) For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. - Your health care costs, including both uninsured expenses and the cost of your insurance, if any (HCCOST)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	245	21.6
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	417	36.9
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	206	18.2
4) VERY dissatisfied	238	21.0
8) DK/No opinion	25	2.2
Missing	284
Total	1131	100.0

41) For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. - Your ability to get a doctor's appointment when you want one (HCAPPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	600	53.0
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	338	29.9
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	100	8.8
4) VERY dissatisfied	87	7.7
8) DK/No opinion	6	0.5
Missing	284
Total	1131	100.0

42) For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. - Your ability to see top-quality medical specialists, if you ever need one (HCSPLST)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	492	43.4
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	389	34.3
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	100	8.8
4) VERY dissatisfied	109	9.6
8) DK/No opinion	43	3.8
Missing	282
Total	1133	100.0

43) For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. - Your ability to get the latest, most sophisticated medical treatments (HCTREAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	464	41.1
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	405	35.9
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	131	11.6
4) VERY dissatisfied	83	7.4
8) DK/No opinion	46	4.1
Missing	287
Total	1129	100.0

44) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) How familiar are you with the terms and conditions of your health insurance plan, including costs and limitations on coverage, if any - very familiar, somewhat familiar, not too familiar, or not familiar at all? (KNOWHC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very familiar	338	35.8
2) Somewhat familiar	447	47.4
3) Not too familiar	111	11.8
4) Not familiar at all	45	4.8
8) DK/No opinion	2	0.2
Missing	423
Total	943	100.0

45) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Do you have a variety of choices for health insurance - that is, different plans and options to choose from - or only one choice? (VARHC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Variety of choices	539	57.2
2) Only one choice	388	41.2
8) DK/No opinion	15	1.6
Missing	425
Total	942	100.0

46) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE A VARIETY OF CHOICES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE) How familiar are you with different health care plans and options that are available for you to choose from - very familiar, somewhat familiar, not too familiar, or not familiar at all? (VARHC1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very familiar	183	34.0
2) Somewhat familiar	259	48.2
3) Not too familiar	72	13.4
4) Not familiar at all	22	4.1
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.2
Missing	789
Total	537	100.0

47) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Have you or has anyone in your immediate family had a serious illness or injury under your current health insurance plan? (SERILL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	305	32.4
2) No	636	67.6
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.1
Missing	424
Total	942	100.0

48) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE NOT OR ANYONE IN THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS NOT HAD A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY UNDER THEIR CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN) Have you or has anyone in your immediate family had a chronic, ongoing illness that requires medical care under your current health insurance plan? (LONGILL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	122	19.2
2) No	513	80.4
8) DK/No opinion	3	0.5
Missing	739
Total	638	100.0

49) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE OR ANYONE IN THEIR IMMIEDIATE FAMILY HAVE HAS A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OR A CHRONIC, ONGOING ILLNESS UNDER THEIR CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN) How satisfied are you with the medical care that you or your family member received during that time - very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? (SATCARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	287	67.1
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	101	23.5
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	22	5.1
4) VERY dissatisfied	18	4.2
Missing	847
Total	428	100.0

50) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE OR ANYONE IN THEIR IMMIEDIATE FAMILY HAVE HAS A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OR A CHRONIC, ONGOING ILLNESS UNDER THEIR CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN) And how satisfied are you with your insurance coverage during that time - very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? (SATINS)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY satisfied	248	58.1
2) SOMEWHAT satisfied	121	28.2
3) SOMEWHAT dissatisfied	36	8.4
4) VERY dissatisfied	19	4.4
8) DK/No opinion	4	0.9
Missing	847
Total	428	100.0

51) Within the last 12 months, have you or a member of your family put off any sort of medical treatment because of the cost you would have to pay? (MEDTRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	260	23.0
2) No	871	76.9
8) DK/No opinion	2	0.2
Missing	281
Total	1133	100.0

52) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS OR RESPONDENTS WHOSE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE PUT OFF ANY SORT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE COST THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY) When this medical treatment was delayed, was it for a condition or illness that was very serious, somewhat serious, not very serious, or not at all serious? (MEDTRT2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very serious	44	16.8
2) Somewhat serious	130	50.0
3) Not very serious	67	25.9
4) Not at all serious	16	6.1
8) DK/No opinion	3	1.3
Missing	1054
Total	260	100.0

53) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Does it seem to you that your costs for health insurance premiums have been going up lately, holding steady or going down? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF UP: Have they been going up a lot, or somewhat?] (INSCST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Going up A LOT	298	31.6
2) Going up SOMEWHAT	323	34.2
3) Holding steady	279	29.6
4) Going down	15	1.6
8) DK/No opinion	28	3.0
Missing	425
Total	943	100.0

54) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE) Do you or does someone in your family have an employer who helps you pay for your health insurance coverage, or not? (INSEMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	543	76.1
2) No	168	23.5
8) DK/No opinion	3	0.5
Missing	623
Total	714	100.0

55) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHOSE EMPLOYER HELPS PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE) Thinking about the past few years, would you say that your employer is paying more of the cost of your health insurance coverage, paying less of the cost of your coverage, or paying about the same amount? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF LESS: Is that MUCH less or SOMEWHAT less?] (INSEMP2)

	TOTAL	%
1) More	142	26.1
2) MUCH less	26	4.7
3) SOMEWHAT Less	100	18.4
4) About the same	257	47.2
8) DK/No opinion	19	3.5
Missing	773
Total	544	100.0

56) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) How about your deductible and co-pay - that is, the amount you have to pay for medical services above and beyond what insurance covers. Does it seem to you that your deductible and co-pay expenses have been going up lately, holding steady or going down? INTERVEIWER NOTE:IF UP: Have they been going up a lot, or somewhat? (INSDED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Going up A LOT	155	16.4
2) Going up SOMEWHAT	261	27.8
3) Holding steady	462	49.1
4) Going down	26	2.8
8) DK/No opinion	36	3.8
Missing	430
Total	940	100.0

57) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE) What do you think about the possibility that you might lose your health insurance because of the loss of a job - is that something you're very worried about, somewhat worried, not so worried or not worried about at all? (INSLOSS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very worried	211	29.6
2) Somewhat worried	168	23.6
3) Not so worried	120	16.7
4) Not worried at all	214	30.0
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.1
Missing	624
Total	714	100.0

58) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) What do you think about being able to afford the cost of your health care insurance over the next few years - is that something you're very worried about, somewhat worried, not so worried or not worried about at all? (INSCST2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very worried	244	25.9
2) Somewhat worried	317	33.6
3) Not so worried	199	21.1
4) Not worried at all	182	19.3
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.1
Missing	424
Total	943	100.0

59) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Would you say your health insurance plan tends to (pay your medical expenses without much problem), or would you say your health insurance plan tends to (give you a difficult time about paying for medical expenses)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (INSPAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Tends to pay WITHOUT MUCH PROBLEM	756	80.3
2) Tends to give DIFFICULT TIME ABOUT PAYING	166	17.6
8) DK/No opinion	19	2.0
Missing	425
Total	941	100.0

60) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Has your health insurance plan ever refused to pay for all or part of a medical treatment that you believe should have been fully covered, or not? (INSDNY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	271	28.7
2) No	657	69.7
8) DK/No opinion	15	1.6
Missing	424
Total	943	100.0

61) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHOSE INSURANCE PLAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT THEY BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY COVERED) Has that happened often, occasionally, rarely or almost never? (INSDNY2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Often	39	14.3
2) Occasionally	112	41.4
3) Rarely	82	30.2
4) Almost never	38	14.1
Missing	1048
Total	271	100.0

62) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHOSE INSURANCE PLAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF MEDICAL TREATMENT THAT THEY BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY COVERED) When it's happened, have you tried to fight it or not? (INSDNY3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, tried to fight	151	55.7
2) No, did not try to fight	120	44.4
Missing	1048
Total	271	100.0

63) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE FOUGHT THE INSURANCE PLAN FOR REFUSING TO PAY ALL OR PART OF MEDICAL TREATMENT) After fighting it, did you get better coverage or not? (INSDNY4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, got better coverage	42	27.9
2) No, did not get better coverage	108	71.8
8) DK/No opinion	0	0.2
Missing	1140
Total	150	100.0

64) Do you think the health care system in this country is or is not heading toward rationing, in which an increasing number of medical treatments that currently are covered by insurance will no longer be covered because they are too costly, not essential or have too little chance of success? (RTNINS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, headed toward rationing	720	63.8
2) No, NOT headed toward rationing	290	25.7
8) DK/No opinion	117	10.4
Missing	290
Total	1127	100.0

65) Would you personally support or oppose the rationing of health care in this way? (RTNINS2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	167	14.9
2) Oppose	892	79.5
8) DK/No opinion	64	5.7
Missing	290
Total	1123	100.0

66) Canada has a universal health care system run by the government that covers all people. Compared to Canada, do you think the overall health care system in the United States is better, worse or about the same? (USVCAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	332	29.4
2) Worse	416	36.7
3) Same	270	23.9
8) DK/No opinion	113	10.0
Missing	285
Total	1131	100.0

67) How about in terms of the quality of medical care that most people get, in that area, compared to Canada, do you think the health care system in the United States is better, worse or about the same? (USVCAN1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	382	33.8
2) Worse	185	16.4
3) Same	381	33.8
8) DK/No opinion	181	16.0
Missing	287
Total	1129	100.0

68) How about in terms of the cost of medical care and coverage, in that area, compared to Canada, do you think the health care system in the United States is better, worse or about the same? (USVCAN2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	200	17.8
2) Worse	462	41.0
3) Same	248	21.9
8) DK/No opinion	219	19.4
Missing	287
Total	1129	100.0

69) How about in terms of the availability of health coverage, in that area, compared to Canada, do you think the health care system in the United States is better, worse or about the same? (USVCAN3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	305	27.0
2) Worse	383	33.9
3) Same	257	22.7
8) DK/No opinion	185	16.4
Missing	285
Total	1130	100.0

70) Medicare is the government health insurance program for people 65 and over. What kind of Medicare program would you prefer - (the main Medicare program now, which lets you use any doctor but does not pay for prescription drugs); or (an HMO Medicare plan, which limits your choice of doctors but does pay for prescription drugs)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (MEDICARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Main Medicare program now, does not pay for drugs	448	40.1
2) HMO Medicare plan, which pays for drugs	634	56.8
8) DK/No opinion	35	3.2
Missing	297
Total	1117	100.0

71) Would you support or oppose a new federal program that would help pay prescription drug expenses for senior citizens, at a cost of 400 billion dollars over the next 10 years? (SRRX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	839	74.8
2) Oppose	221	19.7
8) DK/No opinion	62	5.5
Missing	290
Total	1122	100.0

72) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT A NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD HELP PAY PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPENSES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS) Would you be willing or unwilling to pay higher taxes to fund that program? (SRRX2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, willing to pay higher taxes	660	79.2
2) No, not willing to pay higher taxes	170	20.4
8) DK/No opinion	4	0.5
Missing	544
Total	834	100.0

73) Have you or has anyone in your household ever bought prescription drugs from Canada or from another foreign country in order to get a better price, or not? (RXFRN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	137	12.1
2) No	991	87.5
8) DK/No opinion	5	0.4
Missing	282
Total	1133	100.0

74) Some people say it should be legal for Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada, Europe, and other industrialized countries because they're less expensive. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it should be illegal because imported drugs may be less safe and effective. What do you think - should it be legal or illegal for Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada, Europe, and other industrialized countries? (RXIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Legal	777	68.8
2) Illegal	327	29.0
8) DK/No opinion	25	2.2
Missing	286
Total	1129	100.0

75) Which of these do you think is more important: (providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes) or (holding down taxes, even if it means some Americans do not have health care coverage)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: ROTATE ITEMS IN PARENTHESES.] (TAXVHC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Providing health care coverage for all Americans	897	79.6
2) Holding down taxes	189	16.8
8) DK/No opinion	41	3.6
Missing	288
Total	1127	100.0

76) Which would you prefer - (the current health insurance system in the United States, in which most people get their health insurance from private employers, but some people have no insurance); or (a universal health insurance program, in which everyone is covered under a program like Medicare that's run by the government and financed by taxpayers?) [INTERVIEWER NOTE: ROTATE ITEMS IN PARENTHESES.] (UNVHC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Current system	364	32.5
2) Universal health insurance	697	62.2
8) DK/No opinion	60	5.4
Missing	292
Total	1121	100.0

77) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE) Would you support or oppose a universal health insurance program if it limited your own choice of doctors? (UNVHC2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	394	56.5
2) Oppose	290	41.7
8) DK/No opinion	13	1.9
Missing	695
Total	697	100.0

78) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO WOULD PREFER UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE) Would you support or oppose a universal health insurance program if it meant there were waiting lists for some non-emergency treatments? (UNVHC3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	438	63.1
2) Oppose	235	33.8
8) DK/No opinion	22	3.1
Missing	697
Total	695	100.0

79) Finally on this subject, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the health care plans known as Health Maintenance Organizations, or HMOs? (HMO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	466	41.5
2) Unfavorable	517	46.1
8) DK/No opinion	139	12.4
Missing	290
Total	1122	100.0

80) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) For each item I name, please tell me if you personally find it morally acceptable or morally unacceptable.- Birth control using the birth-control pill or condoms (MORAL1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	1170	94.1
2) Unacceptable	62	5.0
8) DK/No opinion	11	0.9
Missing	79
Total	1243	100.0

81) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) For each item I name, please tell me if you personally find it morally acceptable or morally unacceptable.- Abortion when the mother's life is not in danger (MORAL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	484	39.1
2) Unacceptable	718	58.1
8) DK/No opinion	34	2.7
Missing	87
Total	1236	100.0

82) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) For each item I name, please tell me if you personally find it morally acceptable or morally unacceptable.- Premarital sex between consenting adults (MORAL3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	830	67.0
2) Unacceptable	393	31.7
8) DK/No opinion	16	1.3
Missing	83
Total	1239	100.0

83) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) For each item I name, please tell me if you personally find it morally acceptable or morally unacceptable.- Homosexual relations between consenting adults (MORAL4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	556	45.0
2) Unacceptable	648	52.4
8) DK/No opinion	33	2.6
Missing	85
Total	1237	100.0

84) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) For each item I name, please tell me if you personally find it morally acceptable or morally unacceptable.- The death penalty (MORAL5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Acceptable	844	68.0
2) Unacceptable	349	28.1
8) DK/No opinion	47	3.8
Missing	79
Total	1240	100.0

85) (CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATOPN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	602	48.1
2) Unfavorable	547	43.7
8) DK/No opinion	102	8.2
Missing	30
Total	1251	100.0

86) What, if anything, is your religion? [INTERVIEWER'S NOTE:DO NOT READ.] (RRELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agnostic	15	1.2
2) Atheist	6	0.5
3) Baptist	172	13.8
4) Catholic/Roman Catholic	269	21.5
6) Episcopalian	24	2.0
7) Jewish	14	1.1
8) Lutheran	47	3.7
9) Methodist	78	6.3
10) Pentecostal	39	3.1
11) Presbyterian	26	2.1
12) Protestant	124	9.9
13) Southern Baptist	7	0.6
14) NONE	141	11.3
21) Christian (Protestant)	97	7.7
22) Christian (Non-Protestant)	127	10.2
23) Other Non-Christian	31	2.5
24) Islam/Muslim	4	0.3
25) Mormon/Latter-Day Saints	26	2.1
98) DK/No opinion	5	0.4
Missing	21
Total	1252	100.0

87) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS 'CHRISTIAN') Is that a Protestant denomination, or not? (PROT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	85	42.8
2) No	103	51.9
8) DK/No opinion	10	5.2
Missing	1149
Total	198	100.0

88) Religion nets (RELNET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	615	49.0
2) Catholic	269	21.5
3) Christian (Non-Christian)	153	12.2
4) Other Non-Christian	49	3.9
5) None	163	13.0
8) DK/No Opinion	5	0.4
Missing	21
Total	1254	100.0

89) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) In general, do you think the Roman Catholic Church is in touch with the views of Catholics in America today, or is it out of touch? (CATHTDY)

	TOTAL	%
1) In touch	92	34.2
2) Out of touch	167	62.3
8) DK/No opinion	9	3.4
Missing	779
Total	268	100.0

90) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Pope John Paul the Second has handled his job as pope? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?] (POPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve STRONGLY	238	19.2
2) Approve SOMEWHAT	479	38.5
3) Disapprove SOMEWHAT	159	12.8
4) Disapprove STRONGLY	159	12.8
8) DK/No opinion	208	16.7
Missing	33
Total	1243	100.0

91) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done preserving the church's traditions - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	107	17.5
2) Good	290	47.2
3) Not so good	86	14.0
4) Poor	45	7.3
8) DK/No opinion	87	14.1
Missing	653
Total	615	100.0

92) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done making Catholicism appealing to people today - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	28	4.5
2) Good	242	39.0
3) Not so good	184	29.7
4) Poor	55	8.9
8) DK/No opinion	110	17.7
Missing	652
Total	619	100.0

93) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done responding to the concerns of women in the church - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	28	4.5
2) Good	182	29.4
3) Not so good	195	31.5
4) Poor	91	14.7
8) DK/No opinion	123	19.9
Missing	651
Total	619	100.0

94) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done responding to the concerns of young Catholics - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	48	7.7
2) Good	204	32.8
3) Not so good	169	27.3
4) Poor	75	12.2
8) DK/No opinion	124	20.0
Missing	651
Total	620	100.0

95) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done making it attractive for people to serve as priests - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	34	5.5
2) Good	202	32.8
3) Not so good	185	30.1
4) Poor	90	14.6
8) DK/No opinion	105	17.0
Missing	653
Total	616	100.0

96) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done improving the Catholic Church's relations with other religions - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE6)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	81	12.7
2) Good	270	42.2
3) Not so good	139	21.7
4) Poor	47	7.3
8) DK/No opinion	102	15.9
Missing	653
Total	639	100.0

97) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done encouraging democracy around the world - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE7)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	121	19.0
2) Good	306	47.9
3) Not so good	113	17.7
4) Poor	28	4.3
8) DK/No opinion	70	11.0
Missing	653
Total	638	100.0

98) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done encouraging human rights - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE8)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	160	24.9
2) Good	303	47.2
3) Not so good	86	13.4
4) Poor	24	3.7
8) DK/No opinion	69	10.8
Missing	650
Total	642	100.0

99) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done improving respect for the Roman Catholic Church - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE9)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	57	8.9
2) Good	246	38.8
3) Not so good	187	29.4
4) Poor	71	11.2
8) DK/No opinion	74	11.7
Missing	655
Total	635	100.0

100) How would you rate the job John Paul the Second has done setting a personal moral example - excellent, good, not so good or poor? (POPE10)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	184	28.8
2) Good	283	44.5
3) Not so good	72	11.2
4) Poor	36	5.7
8) DK/No opinion	62	9.7
Missing	653
Total	637	100.0

101) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) Overall, who do you think represents your views better when it comes to religious and moral issues: (Pope John Paul the Second) or (your local church officials)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (POPELCL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pope John Paul the Second	71	26.4
2) Local church officials	160	59.6
3) (VOL) Both	13	4.8
4) (VOL) Neither	17	6.2
8) DK/No opinion	7	2.5
Missing	783
Total	268	100.0

102) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) Do you think the next pope should (maintain the traditional policies of the Church), or should he (change Church policies to reflect the attitudes and lifestyles of Catholics today)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (NPOPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Maintain the traditional Church policies	89	33.3
2) Change Church policies to reflect attitudes/lifestyles	169	63.7
8) DK/No opinion	8	3.0
Missing	784
Total	266	100.0

103) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) Would you personally prefer to have the next pope come from (a country in the developed world, especially Europe, where almost all previous popes have come from) or from (a country in the developing world, especially South America or Africa, where the church is growing the fastest)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (NPOPE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Developed world (Europe)	114	43.4
2) Developing world (South America/Africa)	61	23.1
3) (VOL) No difference	73	27.7
8) DK/No opinion	15	5.7
Missing	789
Total	263	100.0

104) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Pope John Paul the Second? (PJP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	812	64.9
2) Unfavorable	300	24.0
8) DK/No opinion	139	11.1
Missing	24
Total	1251	100.0

105) Has John Paul the Second had an influence on you personally in terms of your religious beliefs, or not? (PJP1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, STRONG influence	128	10.0
2) Yes, NOT STRONG influence	80	6.3
3) No	1046	82.3
8) DK/No opinion	17	1.4
Missing	9
Total	1271	100.0

106) Has John Paul the Second had an influence on you personally in terms of your moral views, or not? (PJP2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, STRONG influence	121	9.6
2) Yes, NOT STRONG influence	110	8.6
3) No	1013	79.7
8) DK/No opinion	27	2.1
Missing	9
Total	1271	100.0

107) Has John Paul the Second had an influence on you personally in terms of your political opinions, or not? (PJP3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, STRONG influence	54	4.3
2) Yes, NOT STRONG influence	71	5.5
3) No	1120	88.0
8) DK/No opinion	27	2.1
Missing	9
Total	1272	100.0

108) Has John Paul the Second had an influence on you personally in terms of your personal behavior, or not? (PJP4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, STRONG influence	99	7.7
2) Yes, NOT STRONG influence	67	5.3
3) No	1084	85.1
8) DK/No opinion	24	1.9
Missing	7
Total	1274	100.0

109) Do you think Pope John Paul the Second should (resign for health reasons) or do you think he should (remain in office until he dies)? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Rotate items in parentheses] (PJPHLTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Resign for health reasons	668	53.3
2) Remain in office until he dies	446	35.6
8) DK/No opinion	140	11.2
Missing	28
Total	1254	100.0

110) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) Currently, Roman Catholic priests cannot get married. Do you favor or oppose that policy? (PRMRG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	81	30.2
2) Oppose	181	67.4
8) DK/No opinion	7	2.4
Missing	777
Total	269	100.0

111) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFED THEIR RELIGION AS CATHOLIC) Currently, women cannot become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Do you favor or oppose that policy? (FEMPR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	87	32.4
2) Oppose	172	63.8
8) DK/No opinion	10	3.6
Missing	779
Total	269	100.0

112) Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?] (PRABUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve STRONGLY	55	4.3
2) Approve SOMEWHAT	162	12.8
3) Disapprove SOMEWHAT	184	14.6
4) Disapprove STRONGLY	784	62.0
8) DK/No opinion	79	6.3
Missing	19
Total	1264	100.0

113) Do you think the church can or cannot be trusted to handle this issue properly in the future? (PRABUS2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, can be trusted	442	35.0
2) No, cannot be trusted	750	59.3
8) DK/No opinion	72	5.7
Missing	18
Total	1264	100.0

114) Do you think the pope has done enough to address the problem of sexual abuse of children and teenagers by priests, or should he have done more? (PRABUS3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Has done enough	145	11.4
2) Should have done more	1036	81.9
8) DK/No opinion	84	6.6
Missing	17
Total	1265	100.0

115) How would you rate your own personal health - would you say your personal health is excellent, good, not so good or poor? (RHLTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	399	35.2
2) Good	618	54.6
3) Not so good	75	6.6
4) Poor	36	3.2
8) DK/No opinion	3	0.2
Missing	285
Total	1131	100.0

116) Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not? (VOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1030	80.6
2) No	245	19.1
8) DK/No opinion	3	0.2
Missing	3
Total	1278	100.0

117) Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? (POLVIEW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Liberal	302	23.7
2) Moderate	496	38.9
3) Conservative	430	33.7
4) (VOL)Don't think in those terms	29	2.2
8) DK/No opinion	17	1.3
Missing	6
Total	1274	100.0

118) What was the last grade of school you completed? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF 'TECHNICAL SCHOL' MARK AS 3 GRAD HIGH SCHOOL] (REDU)

	TOTAL	%
1) 8th grade or less	41	3.2
2) Some high school	179	14.1
3) Graduated high school	405	31.8
4) Some college	297	23.3
5) Graduated College	232	18.3
6) Post-graduate	117	9.2
8) DK/No opinion	2	0.1
Missing	6
Total	1273	100.0

119) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO GRADUATED COLLEGE) Was that an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or what? (RDEG)

	TOTAL	%
2) Bachelors degree	192	82.4
3) Other	39	16.7
8) DK/No opinion	2	0.7
Missing	987
Total	233	100.0

120) Education recode (EDUCRCDE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	220	17.3
2) Graduated high school	405	31.9
3) Some college	646	50.8
Missing	7
Total	1271	100.0

121) What is your age? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,263	44.94	17.21

122) Age recode (AGEBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	287	22.8
2) 30-39	237	18.8
3) 40-49	264	20.9
4) 50-64	270	21.4
5) 65+	204	16.2
Missing	16
Total	1262	100.0

123) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEIR RELIGION AS CHRISTIAN - EXCLUDES AGNOSTIC, ATHEIST, ISLAM, MUSLIM, NO RELIGION, NO OPINION, OR REFUSED TO IDENTIFY RELIGION) Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? (EVAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	488	45.9
2) No	552	51.9
8) DK/No opinion	23	2.2
Missing	178
Total	1063	100.0

124) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEIR RELIGION AS CHRISTIAN - EXCLUDES AGNOSTIC, ATHEIST, ISLAM, MUSLIM, NO RELIGION, NO OPINION, OR REFUSED TO IDENTIFY RELIGION) 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? (ATNDREL)

	TOTAL	%
1) At least once a week	462	36.3
2) A few times a month	221	17.4
3) Less often than that	527	41.4
4) (VOL) Never	61	4.8
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.1
Missing	8
Total	1272	100.0

125) Would you describe yourself as a religious person, or not religious? IF 'RELIGIOUS': Would you say you are very religious, or somewhat religious? (RELS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very Religious	377	29.7
2) Somewhat Religious	551	43.4
3) Not religious	333	26.2
8) DK/No opinion	9	0.7
Missing	10
Total	1270	100.0

126) Are you: (MARRY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married and living with your spouse	698	55.0
2) Separated	41	3.2
3) Divorced	143	11.3
4) Widowed	88	6.9
5) Never married	300	23.6
Missing	8
Total	1270	100.0

127) Do you have any children under age 18 living at home, or not? (CHILD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	479	37.7
2) No	793	62.3
Missing	6
Total	1272	100.0

128) (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO HAVE CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 LIVING AT HOME) How many children under age 18 live in your home? (MINOR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	478	1.89	0.92

129) At present, are you yourself employed part-time or full-time, or are you retired or something else? (EMPLYD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Employed part-time	173	13.8
2) Employed full-time	656	52.1
3) Unemployed	59	4.7
4) Laid off	7	0.6
5) Retired	243	19.3
6) Full-time homemaker	71	5.6
7) Student	50	3.9
Missing	17
Total	1259	100.0

130) Are you of Hispanic origin or background?(IF 'YES,' ASK:) Are you White Hispanic or Black Hispanic? (IF 'NO,' ASK:) Are you white, black, or some other race? (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	974	77.4
2) Black	141	11.2
3) White Hispanic	55	4.4
4) Black Hispanic	5	0.4
5) Hispanic (no race given)	23	1.8
6) Other race	60	4.8
Missing	23
Total	1258	100.0

131) What was the total combined income, before taxes, for all the members of your household last year? (INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 20 thousand dollars	170	14.9
2) 20 to 35 thousand	255	22.5
3) 35 to 50 thousand	255	22.4
4) 50 to 75 thousand	217	19.1
5) 75 to 100 thousand	136	12.0
6) Or more than 100 thousand	103	9.0
Missing	152
Total	1136	100.0

132) May a reporter from ABC NEWS or THE WASHINGTON POST call you to talk about some of the things we've been discussing? (REPTR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	377	64.9
2) No	204	35.1
Missing	669
Total	581	100.0

133) Gender (GENDER2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	626	48.9
2) Female	655	51.1
Total	1281	100.0

134) Final Weight (ARSE + Catholic PostWeight) (FINALWGT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,281	1.00	0.77

135) What is your age? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	162	12.9
2) 25 to 29	125	9.9
3) 30 to 39	237	18.8
4) 40 to 49	264	20.9
5) 50 to 64	270	21.4
6) 65 or older	204	16.2
Missing	16
Total	1262	100.0

136) Census Region (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast	245	19.1
2) Midwest	273	21.3
3) South	500	39.0
4) West	263	20.5
Total	1281	100.0

137) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: [INTERVIEWER NOTE: ROTATE ORDER OF CODES 1 and 2] (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) A Democrat	360	32.4
2) A Republican	339	30.5
3) An Independent	345	31.0
4) Other	69	6.2
Missing	292
Total	1113	100.0

138) Religion nets (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	615	49.2
2) Catholic	269	21.5
3) Just Christian	153	12.3
4) Other (non-Christian)	49	4.0
5) Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular	163	13.0
Missing	25
Total	1249	100.0

139) What was the last grade of school you completed? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: IF 'TECHNICAL SCHOL' MARK AS 3 GRAD HIGH SCHOOL] (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	220	17.3
2) Graduated high school	405	31.9
3) Some college	297	23.4
4) Graduated college	232	18.3
5) Post-graduate	117	9.2
Missing	7
Total	1271	100.0

140) Are you: (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	698	54.9
2) Separated, divorced, or widowed	273	21.5
3) Single, never married	300	23.6
Missing	8
Total	1271	100.0