Middletown Area Study, 1979 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Where were you born? In what city/county/state were you born? (BORN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Muncie	153	30.9
2) Delaware County	25	5.1
3) East Central Indiana	56	11.3
4) Indiana	100	20.2
5) Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Illinois	94	19.0
6) Other	67	13.5
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

2) How many years have you lived in Muncie? (YRSMUN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	495	33.27	18.84

3) How many years have you lived at your present address? (YRSADD)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	496	14.00	12.82

4) Do you live in an apartment or a house? (HOMETYPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Apartment	51	10.3
2) House	444	89.7
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

5) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE IN A HOUSE: Do you rent or own this house? (HOMETEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Rent	70	14.6
2) Own	411	85.4
Missing	15
Total	481	100.0

6) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE IN A HOUSE: What would you say the fair market value of your house is? That is, what would you get if you sold it (In Thousands)? (HOUSVAL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	347	36.64	25.58

7) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS THAT RENT: How much is your rent each month? (RENT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	74	148.04	70.72

8) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS THAT RENT: Does this (rent) include heat? (HEAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	28	35.9
2) No	50	64.1
Missing	418
Total	78	100.0

9) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS THAT RENT: Does this (rent) include utilities like electricity? (UTILS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	26	33.3
2) No	52	66.7
Missing	418
Total	78	100.0

10) How many rooms are there in your (apartment/house)? Please do not count bathrooms. (ROOMS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	493	5.86	1.70

11) How many people live there in your household, including you? (HOMPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) One	94	19.0
2) Two	183	37.0
3) Three	80	16.2
4) Four	80	16.2
5) Five	37	7.5
6) Six	12	2.4
7) Seven	4	0.8
8) Eight	2	0.4
9) Nine	2	0.4
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

12) Is there any area around your residence, within a mile, that you would be afraid of walking in alone at night? (FEAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	266	54.2
2) No	219	44.6
3) Don't know	6	1.2
Missing	5
Total	491	100.0

13) Are you currently married, widowed, separated, divorced or have you never married? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	335	68.0
2) Widowed	95	19.3
3) Separated	3	0.6
4) Divorced	34	6.9
5) Single	26	5.3
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

14) Last week, were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house or what? (WRKSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	226	45.6
2) Working part time	48	9.7
3) With a job but temporary	7	1.4
4) Unemployed, laid off	7	1.4
5) Retired	94	19.0
6) In school	7	1.4
7) Keeping house	100	20.2
8) Other	7	1.4
Total	496	100.0

15) What kind of work (do you/did you) normally do? That is, what (is/was) your job called? What do you actually do in that job? That is, what are some of our main duties? (OCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Professional, technical	66	22.5
2) Managers, administrators	28	9.6
3) Sales, clerical	59	20.1
4) Craftsmen, foremen	35	11.9
5) Operatives	16	5.5
6) Service	52	17.7
7) Laborer	37	12.6
Missing	203
Total	293	100.0

16) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: Last week, was your (wife/husband) working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what? (SPWRKSTA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	196	57.8
2) Working part time	23	6.8
3) With a job but temporary	3	0.9
4) Unemployed, laid off	3	0.9
5) Retired	44	13.0
6) In school	6	1.8
7) Keeping house	61	18.0
8) Other	3	0.9
Missing	157
Total	339	100.0

17) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: What kind of work (does/did) your (husband/wife) normally do? That is, what (is/was) (his/her) job called? What (does/did) (he/she) actually do in that job? That is, what (are/were) some of (his/her) main duties? (SPOCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Professional, technical	52	22.1
2) Managers, administrators	34	14.5
3) Sales, clerical	38	16.2
4) Craftsmen, foremen	25	10.6
5) Operatives	17	7.2
6) Service	31	13.2
7) Laborer	38	16.2
Missing	261
Total	235	100.0

18) How about your (house/apartment). Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with it? (SHOMN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	8	1.6
2) Moderately dissatisfied	20	4.0
3) A little dissatisfied	13	2.6
4) Neutral	11	2.2
5) A little satisfied	13	2.6
6) Moderately satisfied	149	30.0
7) Very satisfied	281	56.7
8) Other	1	0.2
Total	496	100.0

19) How about five years ago? Were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your house or apartment then? (SHOMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	16	3.2
2) Moderately dissatisfied	27	5.5
3) A little dissatisfied	19	3.9
4) Neutral	2	0.4
5) A little satisfied	24	4.9
6) Moderately satisfied	148	30.0
7) Very satisfied	254	51.5
8) Other	3	0.6
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

20) What about the neighborhood you live in? Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with it (SNEIGHN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	25	5.1
2) Moderately dissatisfied	26	5.3
3) A little dissatisfied	17	3.4
4) Neutral	19	3.8
5) A little satisfied	26	5.3
6) Moderately satisfied	133	26.9
7) Very satisfied	249	50.3
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

21) What about five years ago? Were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your neighborhood then? (SNEIGHP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	22	4.5
2) Moderately dissatisfied	22	4.5
3) A little dissatisfied	17	3.4
4) Neutral	12	2.4
5) A little satisfied	18	3.7
6) Moderately satisfied	135	27.4
7) Very satisfied	266	54.0
8) Other	1	0.2
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

22) How about the city of Muncie? Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied, with it? (SMUNN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	53	10.7
2) Moderately dissatisfied	43	8.7
3) A little dissatisfied	20	4.0
4) Neutral	21	4.3
5) A little satisfied	30	6.1
6) Moderately satisfied	177	35.8
7) Very satisfied	149	30.2
8) Other	1	0.2
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

23) And five years ago, were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with Muncie then? (SMUNP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	32	6.8
2) Moderately dissatisfied	29	6.1
3) A little dissatisfied	20	4.2
4) Neutral	19	4.0
5) A little satisfied	34	7.2
6) Moderately satisfied	171	36.1
7) Very satisfied	165	34.8
8) Other	4	0.8
Missing	22
Total	474	100.0

24) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE: What about your job? Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with it? (SWORKN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	11	3.3
2) Moderately dissatisfied	12	3.6
3) A little dissatisfied	7	2.1
4) Neutral	5	1.5
5) A little satisfied	14	4.2
6) Moderately satisfied	86	25.5
7) Very satisfied	202	59.9
Missing	159
Total	337	100.0

25) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE: And five years ago, were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your job then? (SWORKP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	14	4.5
2) Moderately dissatisfied	15	4.8
3) A little dissatisfied	10	3.2
4) Neutral	6	1.9
5) A little satisfied	11	3.5
6) Moderately satisfied	73	23.5
7) Very satisfied	181	58.2
8) Other	1	0.3
Missing	185
Total	311	100.0

26) How about your financial situation? Are you mainly dissatisfied or satisfied with it? (SFINANN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	37	7.5
2) Moderately dissatisfied	62	12.6
3) A little dissatisfied	29	5.9
4) Neutral	9	1.8
5) A little satisfied	33	6.7
6) Moderately satisfied	181	36.9
7) Very satisfied	139	28.3
8) Other	1	0.2
Missing	5
Total	491	100.0

27) And five years ago, were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your financial situation then? (SFINANP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	40	8.3
2) Moderately dissatisfied	51	10.5
3) A little dissatisfied	20	4.1
4) Neutral	7	1.4
5) A little satisfied	35	7.2
6) Moderately satisfied	182	37.6
7) Very satisfied	147	30.4
8) Other	2	0.4
Missing	12
Total	484	100.0

28) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: How about your marriage? Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with it? (SMARN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	6	1.8
2) Moderately dissatisfied	3	0.9
3) A little dissatisfied	3	0.9
4) Neutral	1	0.3
5) A little satisfied	1	0.3
6) Moderately satisfied	31	9.1
7) Very satisfied	293	85.9
8) Other	3	0.9
Missing	155
Total	341	100.0

29) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: And five years ago - were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with your marriage then? (SMARP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	8	2.5
2) Moderately dissatisfied	4	1.3
3) A little dissatisfied	3	0.9
4) Neutral	2	0.6
5) A little satisfied	3	0.9
6) Moderately satisfied	34	10.7
7) Very satisfied	261	82.1
8) Other	3	0.9
Missing	178
Total	318	100.0

30) How about your life as a whole? Are you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied with it? (SLIFEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	14	2.8
2) Moderately dissatisfied	15	3.0
3) A little dissatisfied	14	2.8
4) Neutral	5	1.0
5) A little satisfied	21	4.2
6) Moderately satisfied	158	31.9
7) Very satisfied	268	54.0
8) Other	1	0.2
Total	496	100.0

31) And five years ago - were you mainly dissatisfied or mainly satisfied the your life as a whole then? (SLIFEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very dissatisfied	20	4.0
2) Moderately dissatisfied	22	4.4
3) A little dissatisfied	12	2.4
4) Neutral	3	0.6
5) A little satisfied	22	4.4
6) Moderately satisfied	161	32.5
7) Very satisfied	253	51.0
8) Other	3	0.6
Total	496	100.0

32) How would you rate your own health? Is your health excellent, good, fair, or poor? (HEALTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	170	34.4
2) Good	207	41.9
3) Fair	83	16.8
4) Poor	34	6.9
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

33) Do you ever have any trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep? (SLEEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	22	4.5
2) Pretty often	66	13.4
3) Not very much	174	35.2
4) Never	232	47.0
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

34) Have you ever been bothered by nervousness, feeling fidgety and tense? (TENSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	21	4.2
2) Pretty often	82	16.6
3) Not very much	224	45.3
4) Never	168	33.9
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

35) Are you ever troubled by headaches or pains in the head? (HEADACHE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	16	3.2
2) Pretty often	49	9.9
3) Not very much	219	44.2
4) Never	211	42.6
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

36) Do you have a loss in appetite? (APPETITE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	9	1.8
2) Pretty often	19	3.8
3) Not very much	95	19.2
4) Never	371	75.1
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

37) How often are you bothered by having an upset stomach? (STOMACH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	9	1.8
2) Pretty often	40	8.1
3) Not very much	240	48.5
4) Never	206	41.6
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

38) Do you find it difficult to get up in the morning? (GETUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Nearly all the time	47	9.5
2) Pretty often	49	9.9
3) Not very much	113	22.9
4) Never	284	57.6
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

39) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO (HAVE BEEN/ARE) MARRIED: How many children have you ever (had/fathered)? Please count all the children that were born alive and from a previous marriage. (CHILDS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	473	2.50	2.03

40) What is the highest grade in school that you finished and got credit for. (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
2) Elementary-2	1	0.2
3) Elementary-3	1	0.2
4) Elementary-4	1	0.2
5) Elementary-5	3	0.6
6) Elementary-6	10	2.0
7) Elementary-7	11	2.2
8) Elementary-8	44	9.0
9) High School-9	21	4.3
10) High School-10	36	7.3
11) High School-11	27	5.5
12) High School-12	156	31.8
13) College-Freshman	37	7.5
14) College-Sophomore	27	5.5
15) College-Junior	14	2.9
16) College-Senior	43	8.8
17) College-Graduate or Professional	59	12.0
Missing	5
Total	491	100.0

41) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO (HAVE BEEN/ARE) MARRIED: What about your (husband/wife)? What is the highest grade in school (he/she) finished and got credit for? (SPEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No formal schooling	11	2.8
2) Elementary-2	1	0.3
3) Elementary-3	4	1.0
4) Elementary-4	3	0.8
5) Elementary-5	2	0.5
6) Elementary-6	9	2.3
7) Elementary-7	6	1.5
8) Elementary-8	30	7.7
9) High School-9	15	3.8
10) High School-10	21	5.4
11) High School-11	16	4.1
12) High School-12	145	37.2
13) College-Freshman	11	2.8
14) College-Sophomore	29	7.4
15) College-Junior	5	1.3
16) College-Senior	36	9.2
17) College-Graduate or Professional	46	11.8
Missing	106
Total	390	100.0

42) And your father? What was his education? (PAEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No formal schooling	9	2.4
3) Elementary-3	11	2.9
4) Elementary-4	12	3.2
5) Elementary-5	9	2.4
6) Elementary-6	33	8.7
7) Elementary-7	11	2.9
8) Elementary-8	85	22.5
9) High School-9	10	2.6
10) High School-10	15	4.0
11) High School-11	9	2.4
12) High School-12	105	27.8
13) College-Freshman	19	5.0
14) College-Sophomore	13	3.4
15) College-Junior	2	0.5
16) College-Senior	23	6.1
17) College-Graduate or Professional	12	3.2
Missing	118
Total	378	100.0

43) And your mother? What was her education? (MAEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No formal schooling	5	1.3
2) Elementary-2	1	0.3
3) Elementary-3	9	2.3
4) Elementary-4	5	1.3
5) Elementary-5	8	2.0
6) Elementary-6	34	8.5
7) Elementary-7	8	2.0
8) Elementary-8	85	21.3
9) High School-9	22	5.5
10) High School-10	25	6.3
11) High School-11	13	3.3
12) High School-12	118	29.6
13) College-Freshman	16	4.0
14) College-Sophomore	14	3.5
15) College-Junior	3	0.8
16) College-Senior	25	6.3
17) College-Graduate or Professional	8	2.0
Missing	97
Total	399	100.0

44) What was your age on your last birthday? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	484	50.86	17.58

45) What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (RELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	383	77.7
2) Catholic	56	11.4
3) Jewish	1	0.2
4) None	41	8.3
5) Other	12	2.4
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

46) How often do you attend religious services? (ATTEND)

	TOTAL	%
0) Never	82	16.7
1) Less than once a year	34	6.9
2) About once a year	39	7.9
3) Several times a year	74	15.1
4) About once a month	39	7.9
5) Two to three times a month	34	6.9
6) Nearly every week	40	8.1
7) Every week	97	19.8
8) Several times a week	52	10.6
Missing	5
Total	491	100.0

47) Were you living with both your own mother and father around the time you were 16? (FAM16)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	370	74.9
2) No	124	25.1
Missing	2
Total	494	100.0

48) When you were 16 years old, compared with American families in general then, would you say your family was far above average, above average, average, below average, or far below average? (INCOM16)

	TOTAL	%
1) Far above average	7	1.4
2) Above average	55	11.1
3) Average	296	59.8
4) Below average	102	20.6
5) Far below average	29	5.9
6) Don't know	6	1.2
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

49) Compared with American families in general now, would you say your family income is far above average, above average, average, below average, or far below average? (FINRELA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Far above average	16	3.3
2) Above average	114	23.2
3) Average	246	50.0
4) Below average	99	20.1
5) Far below average	12	2.4
6) Don't know	5	1.0
Missing	4
Total	492	100.0

50) During the last few years, has your financial situation been getting better, getting worse, or has it stayed the same? (FINALTER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Getting better	203	41.0
2) Stayed the same	191	38.6
3) Getting worse	99	20.0
4) Don't know	2	0.4
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

51) Last year, was your total family income from all sources, before taxes, more than $5,000? (INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Below $5,000	81	17.4
2) $5,000-10,000	85	18.3
3) $10,000-15,000	74	15.9
4) $15,000-20,000	67	14.4
5) $20,000-25,000	61	13.1
6) $25,000-50,000	82	17.6
7) $50,000 and above	15	3.2
Missing	31
Total	465	100.0

52) What is your race? (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	466	94.0
2) Black	29	5.8
3) Other	1	0.2
Total	496	100.0

53) Taken all together, how would you say things are these days - would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy? (HAPPYN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very happy	171	34.5
2) Pretty happy	264	53.2
3) Not too happy	59	11.9
4) Don't know	2	0.4
Total	496	100.0

54) And five years ago, would you say you were very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy? (HAPPYP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very happy	172	34.7
2) Pretty happy	264	53.3
3) Not too happy	57	11.5
4) Don't know	2	0.4
Missing	1
Total	495	100.0

55) Sex of respondent (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	175	35.3
2) Female	321	64.7
Total	496	100.0

56) Sex of respondent (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	175	35.3
2) Female	321	64.7
Total	496	100.0

57) What is your race? (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	466	94.0
2) Black	29	5.8
3) Other	1	0.2
Total	496	100.0

58) Are you currently married, widowed, separated, divorced or have you never married? (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	335	68.0
2) Widowed	95	19.3
3) Separated	3	0.6
4) Divorced	34	6.9
5) Single	26	5.3
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

59) What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	383	77.7
2) Catholic	56	11.4
3) Jewish	1	0.2
4) None	41	8.3
5) Other	12	2.4
Missing	3
Total	493	100.0

60) What is the highest grade in school that you finished and got credit for. (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than High School	154	31.4
2) High School graduate	156	31.8
3) Some college	78	15.9
4) College graduate	43	8.8
5) Post graduate/professional	59	12.0
Missing	6
Total	490	100.0

61) Last year, was your total family income from all sources, before taxes: (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $5,000	81	17.4
2) $5,000-$15,000	159	34.2
3) $15,001-$25,000	128	27.5
4) $25,001-$50,000	82	17.6
5) $50,000+	15	3.2
Missing	31
Total	465	100.0

62) What was your age on your last birthday? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Age 17-30	76	15.7
2) Age 31-45	118	24.4
3) Age 46-55	94	19.4
4) Age 56-65	80	16.5
5) Age 65+	116	24.0
Missing	12
Total	484	100.0