ABC News-Washington Post Poll, The New Pope, 2005 - Codebook

All Frequencies weighted by 61) WEIGHT;
(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)

1) Respondent number (RESPNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	6,607.62	16,672.68

2) Project Number (PROJECT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,030	117,637.00	0.00

3) Date of Survey (DATE)

	TOTAL	%
21) April 21, 2005	331	30.6
22) April 22, 2005	285	26.4
23) April 23, 2005	234	21.6
24) April 24, 2005	232	21.4
Total	1082	100.0

4) Time zone (TZONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eastern	486	44.9
2) Central	352	32.6
3) Mountain	46	4.3
4) Pacific	198	18.3
Total	1082	100.0

5) Census Region (REG4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast (Census Division 1,2)	203	18.8
2) Midwest (Census Division 3,4)	247	22.8
3) South (Census Division 5,6,7)	388	35.8
4) West (Census Division 8,9)	244	22.5
Total	1082	100.0

6) Census Division (CENSDIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	52	4.8
2) Middle Atlantic	152	14.0
3) East North Central	170	15.7
4) West North Central	77	7.1
5) South Atlantic	183	16.9
6) East South Central	84	7.7
7) West South Central	121	11.2
8) Mountain	71	6.5
9) Pacific	173	16.0
Total	1083	100.0

7) ABC State (ABCSTAT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	25.93	14.99

8) FIPS State Number (FIPSSTAT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	28.72	16.07

9) Designated Market Area 3 digit code [See summary documentation for category labels] (DMA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	627.89	113.38

10) MSAFLAG (MSAFLAG)

	TOTAL	%
1) MSA	819	77.6
2) Non-MSA	236	22.4
Missing	37
Total	1055	100.0

11) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	3,404.38	2,923.49

12) CBSA Type (CBSATYPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Metropolitan	807	85.4
2) Micropolitan	138	14.6
Missing	141
Total	945	100.0

13) Combined Statistical Area [See summary documentation for category labels] (CSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,043	203.54	193.24

14) Core Based Statistical Area [See summary documentation for category labels] (CBSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,043	27,747.53	13,857.25

15) Metropolitan Division [See summary documentation for category labels] (METRODIV)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,043	7,471.08	14,318.48

16) FIPS County (FIPS_CNT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	28,867.33	16,017.10

17) Zip Code (ZIP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	51,083.53	29,416.66

18) Urban, Suburban, Rural (URBAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Urban	368	34.9
2) Suburban	451	42.8
3) Rural	236	22.4
Missing	37
Total	1055	100.0

19) Nielsen Scantrack Market [See summary documentation for category labels] (NIELSEN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	60.55	60.35

20) Percent Black (PRCNT_BL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	10.11	15.79

21) Percent Asian (PRCNT_AS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	2.49	4.52

22) Percent Hispanic (PRCNT_HP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	6.90	11.26

23) Congressional District (CONGDIST)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,055	9.49	10.13

24) RDD Block Count (BLOCKCNT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,043	33.04	12.45

25) Number of times Interviewer tried to call (TIMES)

	TOTAL	%
1) One time	431	39.8
2) Two times	223	20.6
3) Three times	161	14.8
4) Four times	95	8.8
5) Five times	68	6.3
6) Six times	27	2.5
7) Seven times	41	3.8
8) Eight times	26	2.4
9) Nine times	7	0.6
10) Ten times	4	0.4
Total	1083	100.0

26) Phone Type (PHONE_TP)

	TOTAL	%
0) Unlisted	397	36.6
1) Listed	308	28.4
2) Business	37	3.4
3) Protected	341	31.5
Total	1083	100.0

27) Gender asked for at intro (QSEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	788	72.8
2) Female	294	27.2
Total	1082	100.0

28) What, if anything, is your religion? (RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agnostic	10	0.9
2) Atheist	9	0.9
3) Baptist	122	11.5
4) Catholic/Roman Catholic	230	21.7
6) Episcopalian	13	1.2
7) Jewish	15	1.4
8) Lutheran	39	3.7
9) Methodist	49	4.7
10) Pentecostal	20	1.9
11) Presbyterian	11	1.0
12) Protestant	114	10.7
13) Southern Baptist	12	1.1
14) None	127	12.0
15) Other	14	1.3
21) Christian (Protestant)	111	10.5
22) Christian (Non-Protestant)	118	11.2
23) Other Non-Christian	21	2.0
24) Islam/Muslim	4	0.4
25) Mormon/Latter Day Saints	13	1.2
99) DK/No opinion	8	0.8
Missing	25
Total	1060	100.0

29) [IF RELIGION = 15] Religion Breakdown (RELBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Bahai	1	1.0
2) Buddhist	8	12.9
6) Hindu	2	2.6
7) Humanitarian/Humanity	2	2.6
8) Jehovah's Witness	1	1.8
9) Latter Day Saints	2	3.7
11) Muslim	1	0.9
13) Non-Christian	2	2.7
14) Non-Denominational	21	34.7
15) Orthodox (Any Mention)	3	5.1
18) Seventh Day Adventist	1	1.2
19) Spiritualist/Spiritual	3	4.6
20) Unitarian/Universalist	1	2.2
22) Other	11	17.9
99) DK/No Opinion	1	2.3
Missing	1025
Total	60	100.0

30) [If RELBREAK = 14] Is that a Christian religion or not? (RELCHRIS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	18	88.3
2) No	2	10.8
Missing	1066
Total	20	100.0

31) [IF RELCHRIST = 1] Is that a Protestant denomination, or not? (RELPROT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	104	48.9
2) No	98	46.2
8) DK/No opinion	10	4.7
Missing	890
Total	212	100.0

32) [IF RELIGION = 3,4,6,8-13, 21, 22, 25 OR IF RELBREAK = 22] Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? (BRNAGAIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	353	41.5
2) No	480	56.4
8) DK/No opinion	18	2.1
Missing	227
Total	851	100.0

33) Religion Net (RELIGNET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	491	46.3
2) Catholic	230	21.7
3) Christian (Non-protestant)	131	12.4
4) Other Non-Christian	54	5.1
5) None	146	13.8
8) DK	8	0.8
Missing	25
Total	1060	100.0

34) 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? (RELSRVS)

	TOTAL	%
1) At least once a week	419	38.9
2) A few times a month	188	17.4
3) Less often than that	416	38.7
4) Never	48	4.5
8) DK/No Opinion	6	0.5
Missing	7
Total	1077	100.0

35) How important is religion in your everyday life: The most important thing in your life; extremely important, but not the most important thing, very important, somewhat important, or not important at all? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_RELIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) The most important thing	231	21.3
2) Extremely important, but not the most important thing	216	19.9
3) Very important	285	26.3
4) Somewhat important	240	22.1
5) Not important at all	107	9.8
8) DK/No opinion	4	0.3
Missing	1
Total	1083	100.0

36) On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_OPINCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	595	56.0
2) Unfavorable	387	36.4
8) DK/No opinion	81	7.6
Missing	22
Total	1063	100.0

37) Do you approve or disapprove of the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (RAT-zinger), now known as Pope Benedict the 16th, as the next pope? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_APROVP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve	635	60.4
2) Disapprove	196	18.6
8) DK/No opinion	220	21.0
Missing	36
Total	1051	100.0

38) How would you describe your feelings about the selection of Ratzinger (RAT-zinger) as pope: very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not too enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_FEELPB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very enthusiastic	62	27.1
2) Somewhat enthusiastic	106	46.1
3) Not too enthusiastic	34	14.8
4) Not enthusiastic at all	21	9.0
8) DK/No opinion	7	2.9
Missing	799
Total	230	100.0

39) Do you think Pope Benedict should maintain the traditional policies of the Church, or should he change Church policies to reflect the attitudes and lifestyles of Catholics today? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBCHNG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Maintain the traditional Church policies	114	50.3
2) Change Church policies to reflect attitudes/lifestyles	110	48.6
8) DK/No opinion	3	1.3
Missing	802
Total	227	100.0

40) What do you think Pope Benedict WILL do: maintain the traditional policies of the Church, or change Church policies to reflect the attitudes and lifestyles of Catholics today? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBWILL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Maintain the traditional Church policies	184	79.9
2) Change Church policies to reflect attitudes/lifestyles	31	13.6
8) DK/No opinion	15	6.6
Missing	798
Total	230	100.0

41) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict: the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. The first is preserving the church's traditions.--How high a priority should preserving the church's traditions be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBTRAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	95	41.5
2) High but not the highest	100	43.6
3) Lower priority	32	13.8
4) No priority	1	0.5
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.6
Missing	799
Total	229	100.0

42) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict: the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about responding to the concerns of women in the church? --How high a priority should responding to the concerns of women in the church be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBWOMN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	52	22.4
2) High but not the highest	124	54.1
3) Lower priority	43	18.5
4) No priority	9	3.9
8) DK/No opinion	2	1.0
Missing	799
Total	230	100.0

43) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict: the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about responding to the concerns of young Catholics?--How high a priority should responding to the concerns of young Catholics be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBYNG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	99	42.9
2) High but not the highest	120	51.8
3) Lower priority	11	4.6
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.4
Missing	798
Total	231	100.0

44) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about making it attractive for people to serve as priests?--How high a priority should making it attractive for people to serve as priests be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBPRST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	69	29.8
2) High but not the highest	95	40.9
3) Lower priority	54	23.3
4) No priority	7	3.0
8) DK/No opinion	6	2.6
Missing	798
Total	231	100.0

45) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict: the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about improving the Catholic Church's relations with other religions?--How high a priority should improving the Catholic Church's relations with other religions be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBRELT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	72	31.2
2) High but not the highest	124	54.0
3) Lower priority	27	11.8
4) No priority	5	2.1
8) DK/No opinion	2	0.9
Missing	798
Total	230	100.0

46) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about encouraging human rights?--How high a priority should encouraging human rights be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBHMRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	141	61.5
2) High but not the highest	79	34.2
3) Lower priority	9	3.9
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.5
Missing	798
Total	230	100.0

47) For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about addressing the issue of sexual abuse?--How high a priority should addressing the issue of sexual abuse by priests be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_PBSEXA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Highest priority	164	71.5
2) High but not the highest	56	24.4
3) Lower priority	8	3.6
4) No priority	1	0.3
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.3
Missing	798
Total	230	100.0

48) 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? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_CATHVW)

	TOTAL	%
1) In touch	101	44.0
2) Out of touch	120	52.0
8) DK/No opinion	9	3.9
Missing	799
Total	230	100.0

49) Would you want your son to become a priest, or not? [(IF NO SON) If you had one.] (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_SONPRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would	121	52.9
2) No, would not	94	41.1
8) DK/No opinion	14	6.3
Missing	799
Total	229	100.0

50) Would you support or oppose the Catholic church denying communion to Catholic politicians who are in favor of legal abortion? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_CMMUN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Support	61	26.7
2) Oppose	160	69.6
8) DK/No opinion	9	3.8
Missing	798
Total	230	100.0

51) What was the last grade of school you completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) 8th grade or less	9	0.9
2) Some high school	68	6.3
3) Graduated high school or technical school	437	40.5
4) Some college	251	23.2
5) Graduated college	209	19.3
6) Post graduate	107	9.9
Missing	1
Total	1081	100.0

52) [IF EDUC = 5] Was that an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or what? (DEGREETP)

	TOTAL	%
2) Bachelor's degree	163	77.9
3) Other	46	22.1
Missing	806
Total	209	100.0

53) Education Break (EDUBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	77	7.1
2) Graduated high school	437	40.5
3) Some college	567	52.5
Missing	1
Total	1081	100.0

54) What is your age? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,070	45.44	16.93

55) [IF AGE = REFUSED] Could you please tell me if you are between the ages of 18 to 30, 31 to 44, 45 to 60, 61 or older? (AGE2)

	TOTAL	%
2) 31 to 44	5	52.6
3) 45 to 60	3	32.0
4) 61 or older	2	23.8
Missing	1071
Total	10	100.0

56) Age Break (AGEBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	232	21.7
2) 30-39	185	17.3
3) 40-49	236	22.1
4) 50-64	249	23.2
5) 65+	168	15.7
Missing	14
Total	1070	100.0

57) 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	828	77.2
2) Black	117	10.9
3) White Hispanic	47	4.4
4) Black Hispanic	5	0.5
5) Hispanic (no race given)	16	1.5
6) Asian	13	1.2
7) Other race	47	4.4
Missing	12
Total	1073	100.0

58) Race Net (RACENET)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	828	77.2
2) Black	117	10.9
3) Hispanic Net	68	6.4
6) Asian	13	1.2
7) Other race	47	4.4
Missing	12
Total	1073	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	428	69.6
2) No	186	30.3
8) DK/No opinion	1	0.2
Missing	451
Total	615	100.0

60) Record Gender (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	523	48.3
2) Female	559	51.7
Total	1082	100.0

61) WEIGHT (WEIGHT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,082	1.00	0.59

62) Census Region (REG4) (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast (Census Division 1,2)	203	18.8
2) Midwest (Census Division 3,4)	247	22.8
3) South (Census Division 5,6,7)	388	35.8
4) West (Census Division 8,9)	244	22.5
Total	1082	100.0

63) Age Break (AGEBREAK) (for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-29	232	21.7
2) 30-39	185	17.3
3) 40-49	236	22.1
4) 50-64	249	23.2
5) 65+	168	15.7
Missing	14
Total	1070	100.0

64) Race Net (RACENET) (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	828	77.2
2) Black	117	10.9
3) Hispanic Net	68	6.4
4) Asian	13	1.2
5) Other race	47	4.4
Missing	12
Total	1073	100.0

65) Record Gender (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	523	48.3
2) Female	559	51.7
Total	1082	100.0

66) Religion Net (RELIGNET) (recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	491	46.3
2) Catholic	230	21.7
3) Christian (Non-prtestant)	131	12.4
4) Othr Non-Christian	54	5.1
5) None/DK	154	14.6
Missing	25
Total	1060	100.0

67) What was the last grade of school you completed? (recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Some high school or less	77	7.1
2) Graduated high school or technical school	437	40.5
3) Some college	251	23.2
4) Grad college	209	19.3
5) Post graduate	107	9.9
Missing	1
Total	1081	100.0