Middletown Area Study (Spring), 1981 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Sex of respondent (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	157	46.9
2) Female	178	53.1
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

2) Are you currently: (MARSTA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	224	66.7
2) Divorced	45	13.4
3) Separated	2	0.6
4) Widowed	21	6.3
5) Never married	44	13.1
Total	336	100.0

3) What is your ethnic status? Are you: (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Black	23	6.8
2) White	307	91.4
3) American Indian	3	0.9
4) Latin (Mexican American, Puerto Rican, etc.)	2	0.6
6) Other	1	0.3
Total	336	100.0

4) What is your age please? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	336	42.17	16.59

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	328	25.74	18.39

6) What is the last grade you completed in school? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
2) Elementary-2	1	0.3
4) Elementary-4	1	0.3
6) Elementary-6	3	0.9
7) Elementary-7	6	1.8
8) Elementary-8	13	3.9
9) High School-9	14	4.2
10) High School-10	17	5.1
11) High School-11	16	4.8
12) High School-12	117	34.8
13) College-Freshman	23	6.8
14) College-Sophomore	29	8.6
15) College-Junior	19	5.7
16) College-Senior	34	10.1
17) College-Graduate or Professional	43	12.8
Total	336	100.0

7) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPODENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: What is the last grade your wife/husband completed in school? (SPEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
3) Elementary-3	1	0.4
5) Elementary-5	2	0.9
6) Elementary-6	3	1.3
8) Elementary-8	12	5.4
9) High School-9	10	4.5
10) High School-10	10	4.5
11) High School-11	9	4.0
12) High School-12	101	45.3
13) College-Freshman	9	4.0
14) College-Sophomore	13	5.8
15) College-Junior	11	4.9
16) College-Senior	22	9.9
17) College-Graduate or Professional	20	9.0
Missing	113
Total	223	100.0

8) What is your religious preference? (RELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Catholic	50	14.9
2) Protestant - Baptist	53	15.8
3) Protestant - Methodist	62	18.5
4) Protestant - Lutheran	7	2.1
5) Protestant - Presbyterian	19	5.7
6) Protestant - Nazarene, Brethren	31	9.3
7) Protestant - Other	43	12.8
8) Protestant - Unspecified	23	6.9
9) Jewish	4	1.2
10) Other	5	1.5
11) None	38	11.3
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

9) Do you own or rent your home? (HMOWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Own	235	70.1
2) Rent	100	29.9
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

10) ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO RENT: Do you live in: (IFRENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Single family dwelling	45	45.0
2) Duplex	10	10.0
3) Apartment	45	45.0
Missing	236
Total	100	100.0

11) Now, one of the purposes of this questionnaire is to assess your awareness of the services offered by Community Development. Listed below are five of these services. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these Community Development services. -- Remodeling sidewalks and public buildings to accommodate the handicapped. Are you aware of this service? (SER1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	243	72.3
2) Unaware	93	27.7
Total	336	100.0

12) Now, one of the purposes of this questionnaire is to assess your awareness of the services offered by Community Development. Listed below are five of these services. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these Community Development services. -- Building and repairing the facilities of the city parks. Are you aware of these services? (SER2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	208	62.3
2) Unaware	126	37.7
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

13) Now, one of the purposes of this questionnaire is to assess your awareness of the services offered by Community Development. Listed below are five of these services. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these Community Development services. -- Providing money to buy and repair buildings for community social agencies; for example, Boy's Clubs, Battered Women's Shelter. (SER3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	184	54.8
2) Unaware	152	45.2
Total	336	100.0

14) Now, one of the purposes of this questionnaire is to assess your awareness of the services offered by Community Development. Listed below are five of these services. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these Community Development services. -- Repairing streets, water lines, and storm sewers in low income areas. (SER4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	166	49.6
2) Unaware	169	50.4
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

15) Now, one of the purposes of this questionnaire is to assess your awareness of the services offered by Community Development. Listed below are five of these services. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these Community Development services. -- Home repair in low income areas. (SER5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	197	58.8
2) Unaware	138	41.2
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

16) Now to what extent do you feel tax money should be for each of the following activities. -- Remodeling sidewalks and public buildings to accommodate the handicapped. (TAX1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money for this activity	182	54.8
2) Somewhat support this	139	41.9
3) Against this	7	2.1
4) Strongly against this	4	1.2
Missing	4
Total	332	100.0

17) Now to what extent do you feel tax money should be for each of the following activities. -- Building and repairing the facilities of the city parks. Are you aware of these services? (TAX2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money for this activity	117	35.2
2) Somewhat support this	175	52.7
3) Against this	31	9.3
4) Strongly against this	9	2.7
Missing	4
Total	332	100.0

18) Now to what extent do you feel tax money should be for each of the following activities. -- Providing money to buy and repair buildings for community social agencies; for example, Boy's Clubs, Battered Women's Shelter. (TAX3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money for this activity	142	42.9
2) Somewhat support this	132	39.9
3) Against this	42	12.7
4) Strongly against this	15	4.5
Missing	5
Total	331	100.0

19) Now to what extent do you feel tax money should be for each of the following activities. -- Repairing streets, water lines, and storm sewers in low income areas. (TAX4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money for this activity	153	46.2
2) Somewhat support this	127	38.4
3) Against this	42	12.7
4) Strongly against this	9	2.7
Missing	5
Total	331	100.0

20) Now to what extent do you feel tax money should be for each of the following activities. -- Home repair in low income areas. (TAX5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money for this activity	95	29.0
2) Somewhat support this	136	41.5
3) Against this	73	22.3
4) Strongly against this	24	7.3
Missing	8
Total	328	100.0

21) Let me now turn to some questions about the Muncie city parks. How often do you or your family make use of city parks during a year? (PRKUSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Almost everyday	14	4.2
2) About once a week	37	11.0
3) About once a month	41	12.2
4) Three or four times a year	70	20.8
5) Once or twice a year	71	21.1
6) Never	103	30.7
Total	336	100.0

22) ASKED ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO USE MUNCIE CITY PARKS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR: Which Muncie parks do you or your family use? (PARK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Paul J. Cooley	1	0.5
2) Cowing	2	0.9
3) Heekin	47	21.2
4) McCulloch	40	18.0
5) Rose	4	1.8
6) Thomas	6	2.7
7) Tuhey	10	4.5
8) West Side	69	31.1
9) White River	3	1.4
10) Other	35	15.8
11) All	5	2.3
Missing	114
Total	222	100.0

23) ASKED ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO USE MUNCIE CITY PARKS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR: Are the facilities adequate? (PRKFAC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	149	64.5
2) No	82	35.5
Missing	105
Total	231	100.0

24) ASKED ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO USE MUNCIE CITY PARKS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PARKS ARE ADEQUATE: What could be improved? (IMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Build shelters	1	1.1
2) Build bathrooms	8	9.1
3) Build pool	4	4.5
4) Build tables	3	3.4
5) Build roads	1	1.1
6) Build fields and courts	1	1.1
7) Build other	12	13.6
8) Repair bathrooms	23	26.1
9) Repair pool	4	4.5
10) Repair tables	2	2.3
11) Repair fields and courts	7	8.0
12) Repair lighting	1	1.1
13) Repair other	14	15.9
14) Services	7	8.0
Missing	248
Total	88	100.0

25) When Tuhey Pool is repaired, will you and your family use it? (USEPOOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	80	24.0
2) No	254	76.0
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

26) What about the neighborhood you live in? Are you: (SATNEGH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very satisfied	144	43.1
2) Satisfied	152	45.5
3) Dissatisfied	26	7.8
4) Very dissatisfied	12	3.6
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

27) What is the general condition of the housing in your neighborhood? (RESCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good	242	72.2
2) Fair	83	24.8
3) Poor	10	3.0
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

28) What do you like best about your neighborhood? (LIKNEGH)

	TOTAL	%
1) People	78	23.6
2) Housing	16	4.8
3) Environment	23	6.9
4) Proximity	76	23.0
5) Privacy	110	33.2
6) No commerce	2	0.6
7) Safety	5	1.5
8) Other	21	6.3
Missing	5
Total	331	100.0

29) What do you like least about your neighborhood? (DLIKNGH)

	TOTAL	%
1) People	21	8.5
2) Housing	19	7.7
3) Environment	8	3.2
4) No proximity	12	4.8
5) No privacy	38	15.3
6) Commerce	4	1.6
7) Peril	14	5.6
8) Bad public facilities	54	21.8
9) Other	78	31.5
Missing	88
Total	248	100.0

30) Would your neighborhood accept or not accept the funds and services provided by Community Development? (WNTFUND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Accept	159	47.7
2) Not accept	61	18.3
3) Don't know	113	33.9
Missing	3
Total	333	100.0

31) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Silver Streak Transportation Service for the elderly. Are you aware of this service? (ELD1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	282	83.9
2) Unaware	54	16.1
Total	336	100.0

32) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Golden Gourmet lunch program for the elderly. Are you aware of this service? (ELD2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	209	62.2
2) Unaware	127	37.8
Total	336	100.0

33) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Alpha Day Care Center service which organizes activities for partially disabled elderly. (ELD3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	127	37.9
2) Unaware	208	62.1
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

34) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Project Safe assistance to help pay utility costs for the elderly. (ELD4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	220	65.7
2) Unaware	115	34.3
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

35) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Emergency Services to assist the elderly during bad weather such as meals, fuel, and shelter. (ELD5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	188	56.1
2) Unaware	147	43.9
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

36) Other community services we are interested in are for the elderly. Listed below are six services provided to the elderly which are funded by local governmental agencies in Muncie. Please tell me whether you are aware or unaware of each of these services. -- Employment Services programs designed to provide supplemental income for the elderly (replace fuses, minor home repair, assisting other elderly in filling out forms, escort service). (ELD6)

	TOTAL	%
1) Aware	99	29.5
2) Unaware	237	70.5
Total	336	100.0

37) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Silver Streak Transportation Service for the elderly. (TAXELD1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	180	54.4
2) Somewhat support this	129	39.0
3) Against this	15	4.5
4) Strongly against this	7	2.1
Missing	5
Total	331	100.0

38) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Golden Gourmet lunch program for the elderly. (TAXELD2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	183	55.8
2) Somewhat support this	127	38.7
3) Against this	14	4.3
4) Strongly against this	4	1.2
Missing	8
Total	328	100.0

39) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Alpha Day Care Center service which organizes activities for partially disabled elderly. (TAXELD3)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	165	50.8
2) Somewhat support this	137	42.2
3) Against this	20	6.2
4) Strongly against this	3	0.9
Missing	11
Total	325	100.0

40) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Project Safe assistance to help pay utility costs for the elderly. (TAXELD4)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	207	63.1
2) Somewhat support this	96	29.3
3) Against this	21	6.4
4) Strongly against this	4	1.2
Missing	8
Total	328	100.0

41) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Emergency Services to assist the elderly during bad weather. (TAXELD5)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	250	75.5
2) Somewhat support this	72	21.8
3) Against this	7	2.1
4) Strongly against this	2	0.6
Missing	5
Total	331	100.0

42) Now, to what extent do you feel tax money should be used for each of the following activities. -- Employment Services programs designed to provide supplemental income for the elderly. (TAXELD6)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly support tax money going to this activity	175	53.8
2) Somewhat support this	128	39.4
3) Against this	21	6.5
4) Strongly against this	1	0.3
Missing	11
Total	325	100.0

43) Okay, how often do you have contact with elderly relatives and/or elderly acquaintances. (ELDCONT)

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	166	49.6
2) About once a week	62	18.5
3) About once or twice a month	59	17.6
4) Less than once a month	48	14.3
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

44) How much do you agree with the following statement: 'Elderly people can make a substantial contribution to our society.' (ELDWORTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	260	77.8
2) Agree	49	14.7
3) Neutral or undecided	17	5.1
4) Disagree	8	2.4
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

45) Do you have a close relative 65 years or older who lives with you in your home? (ELDHOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	26	7.8
2) No	308	92.2
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

46) Do you have a close relative 65 years or older who lives in their own home and is self-sufficient? (ELDOWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	251	74.9
2) No	84	25.1
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

47) Do you have a close relative 65 years or older who lives in their own home and whom you assist; for example, mow their lawn, get groceries, etc.? (ELDHELP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	96	28.7
2) No	239	71.3
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

48) Do you have a close relative 65 years or older who presently lives in a nursing home? (ELDNURSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	54	16.1
2) No	281	83.9
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

49) Now, what do you consider to be the greatest need of older people today? (ELDNEED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Money	72	22.2
2) Healthcare	19	5.8
3) Usefulness	49	15.1
4) Companionship	89	27.4
5) Respect	41	12.6
6) Security	2	0.6
7) Housing	10	3.1
8) Bad public facilities	5	1.5
9) Other transportation	11	3.4
10) Utility costs	4	1.2
11) Other	23	7.1
Missing	11
Total	325	100.0

50) Who should bear most of the cost to meet these needs? (WHOPAYS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Government agencies	157	51.3
2) The elderly's own family	120	39.2
3) Private charity organizations	29	9.5
Missing	30
Total	306	100.0

51) Okay. There is a governmental program that is presently in effect that we would like to get your opinion about. Would you favor or be against the government providing a tax reduction for people who will care for unrelated elderly persons in their home as opposed to the government providing for their care in a nursing home? (HOMECARE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	259	77.5
2) Against	35	10.5
3) Not sure	40	12.0
Missing	2
Total	334	100.0

52) Now to change the subject a bit, I would like to ask a couple of brief questions about your opinion of abortion. -- Do you think abortion should be legal under any circumstances, or not legal at all? (ABORT1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Legal under any circumstance	65	19.5
2) Legal only under certain circumstances	173	52.0
3) Not legal at all	84	25.2
4) No opinion	11	3.3
Missing	3
Total	333	100.0

53) Now to change the subject a bit, I would like to ask a couple of brief questions about your opinion of abortion. -- Would you favor or oppose a legal abortion for a low-income woman if the money for that abortion didn't come from the government? (ABORT2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	145	43.3
2) Oppose	149	44.5
3) Don't know	41	12.2
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

54) Finally, I'd like to ask you a general question about your income please. Last year, was your total family income, from all sources (INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) $5,000 or less	55	16.8
2) Between $5,001-10,000	48	14.6
3) Between $10,001-15,000	50	15.2
4) Between $15,001-20,000	54	16.5
5) Between $20,001-25,000	44	13.4
6) Between $25,001-50,000	69	21.0
7) Over $50,000	8	2.4
Missing	8
Total	328	100.0

55) Approximate length of interview in minutes (INTLENG)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	311	14.99	4.78

56) In general, what was the respondent's attitude toward the interview? (RESATT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Friendly and eager	216	65.7
2) Cooperative but not particularly eager	107	32.5
3) Indifferent and bored	5	1.5
4) Hostile	1	0.3
Missing	7
Total	329	100.0

57) How was the respondent's understanding of the questions? (UNDRSTND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good	267	81.7
2) Fair	51	15.6
3) Poor	9	2.8
Missing	9
Total	327	100.0

58) Sex of respondent (For use with on-line analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	157	46.9
2) Female	178	53.1
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

59) Are you currently: (For use with on-line analysis) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	224	66.7
2) Divorced	45	13.4
3) Separated	2	0.6
4) Widowed	21	6.3
5) Never married	44	13.1
Total	336	100.0

60) What is your religious preference? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Catholic	50	14.9
2) Protestant	238	71.0
3) Jewish	4	1.2
4) Other	5	1.5
5) None	38	11.3
Missing	1
Total	335	100.0

61) What is the last grade you completed in school? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than High School	71	21.1
2) High School graduate	117	34.8
3) Some college	71	21.1
4) College graduate	34	10.1
5) Post graduate/professional	43	12.8
Total	336	100.0

62) Finally, I'd like to ask you a general question about your income please. Last year, was your total family income, from all sources (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $10,000	103	31.4
2) $10,000-$20,000	104	31.7
3) $20,001-$25,000	44	13.4
4) $25,001-$50,000	69	21.0
5) $50,001 and up	8	2.4
Missing	8
Total	328	100.0

63) What is your age please? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Age 17-30	96	28.6
2) Age 31-45	118	35.1
3) Age 46-55	43	12.8
4) Age 56-65	36	10.7
5) Age 65+	43	12.8
Total	336	100.0