Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1998 - Codebook

All Frequencies weighted by 117) TOTWT;
(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)

1) Respondent's ID number (IDNUMBER)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,253	4,718.90	1,666.47

2) State being called (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,253	25.76	14.62

3) Do you favor or oppose using genetic technology -- called cloning -- to create a new human being who would be an exact copy of a particular individual? (CLONEHUM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	92	7.6
2) Oppose	1064	88.3
3) It depends on proper controls	49	4.1
Missing	57
Total	1205	100.0

4) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO CLONING: What about cloning to allow infertile couples to have a child? Would you favor or oppose cloning for that purpose? (CLONINFT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor in that case	135	13.4
2) Oppose in that case	830	82.3
3) It depends	44	4.3
Missing	241
Total	1009	100.0

5) And now a question about space travel. Would you favor or oppose sending a manned rocket to land on Mars? (MANMARS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	862	74.6
2) Oppose	293	25.4
Missing	116
Total	1155	100.0

6) Which one of these statements comes closest to your belief about God? (RELGOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) There is a God	1011	81.5
2) There is a spirit or life force	182	14.7
3) I don't believe in any of these	47	3.8
Missing	12
Total	1240	100.0

7) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Do you believe in life after death? (RELIFDIA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	406	68.5
2) No	101	17.1
3) Not sure	86	14.5
Missing	676
Total	593	100.0

8) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Do you believe there is a life after death, or not? (RELIFDIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	495	75.0
2) No	105	15.9
3) Not sure	60	9.1
Missing	581
Total	660	100.0

9) Which do you think is a more likely explanation for the origin of human life on Earth -- the Biblical account of creation or Darwinian evolution? (ORIGIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Biblical account	700	60.0
2) Darwinian account	358	30.7
3) Both, God created life and then it evolved	76	6.5
4) Neither	32	2.7
Missing	87
Total	1166	100.0

10) Do you believe in psychic or spiritual healing, that is, the power of the human mind to heal the human body? (BLFHEAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	735	66.4
2) Don't Believe	372	33.6
Missing	144
Total	1107	100.0

11) Do you believe in astrology, that is, that the position of the stars and planets can affect people's lives? (BLFASTRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	417	37.7
2) Don't Believe	690	62.3
Missing	148
Total	1107	100.0

12) Do you believe in ESP, that is, extra sensory perception? (BELESP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	753	70.0
2) Don't Believe	323	30.0
Missing	177
Total	1076	100.0

13) Do you believe that people on this Earth are sometimes possessed by the Devil? (BLFPOSSD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	610	54.6
2) Don't Believe	508	45.4
Missing	132
Total	1118	100.0

14) Do you believe in deja vu, that is, the feeling that you have been somewhere or done something before? (BFDEJAVU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	868	74.0
2) Don't Believe	305	26.0
Missing	89
Total	1173	100.0

15) Do you believe that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth at some time in the past? (BLFEXTRA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	441	47.0
2) Don't Believe	497	52.9
Missing	293
Total	938	100.0

16) Do you believe in reincarnation, that is, the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death? (BLFRECAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	307	29.1
2) Don't Believe	748	70.9
Missing	166
Total	1055	100.0

17) Do you believe in ghosts, that is, that spirits of dead people can come back in certain places and situations? (BLFGHOST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	528	47.4
2) Don't Believe	587	52.6
Missing	145
Total	1115	100.0

18) Do you believe that God answers prayers? (BLFPRAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	1041	89.5
2) Don't Believe	123	10.6
Missing	70
Total	1164	100.0

19) Do you believe that after people die, some souls go to Heaven and others go to Hell? (BLFHELL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Believe	795	72.0
2) Don't Believe	308	27.9
Missing	144
Total	1103	100.0

20) In your opinion, are UFOs something real, or just people's imagination? (UFOREAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) UFOs are real	509	48.7
2) UFOs are imagination	424	40.5
3) It depends - sometimes real, sometimes imagined	113	10.9
Missing	201
Total	1046	100.0

21) Some people are superstitious and try to behave in such a way as to avoid bad luck or 'jinxing' themselves. How superstitious are you? -- Would you say you are very, somewhat, not very, or not at all superstitious? (SUPERSTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very superstitious	24	2.0
2) Somewhat superstitious	279	22.4
3) Not very superstitious	391	31.4
4) Not at all superstitious	552	44.3
Missing	6
Total	1246	100.0

22) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE VERY OR SOMEWHAT SUPERSTITIOUS: Could you tell me one thing that you are superstitious about? (SUPEREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Respondent is able to think of something he or she is superstitious about	219	73.2
2) Respondent can't think of anything specific that they are superstitious about	80	26.6
Missing	965
Total	299	100.0

23) Have you personally ever used the power of your mind to heal your own body? (MINDHEAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, have healed self with mind	340	27.9
2) No, have not	875	72.1
Missing	37
Total	1215	100.0

24) Have you personally ever experienced having an illness cured by prayer? (PRAYHEAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, have been healed by prayer	421	34.7
2) No, have not	791	65.2
Missing	36
Total	1212	100.0

25) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	894	71.4
2) No	359	28.6
Total	1253	100.0

26) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS: On the whole, would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with your children's education? (EDSATISA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Satisfied	634	77.3
2) Dissatisfied	186	22.7
Missing	400
Total	820	100.0

27) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT PARENTS: On the whole, would you say you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the education children are getting today? (EDSATISB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Satisfied	136	41.3
2) Dissatisfied	193	58.6
Missing	937
Total	329	100.0

28) Do you think children today are being educated better or worse than you were? (EDUCWORS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	578	50.0
2) Same	87	7.5
3) Worse	490	42.4
Missing	95
Total	1155	100.0

29) Educators do not all agree on how much time should be spent teaching reading in the public schools. Do you, yourself, think reading is more important or less important than other school subjects? (EDREADIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) More important	1085	87.3
2) About the same	141	11.3
3) Less important	17	1.4
Missing	8
Total	1243	100.0

30) Do you think that reading is better taught today, or not as well taught as when you were in grade school? (EDUCREAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better taught	436	41.5
2) Same	60	5.7
3) Not as well taught	554	52.7
Missing	208
Total	1050	100.0

31) Do you think students in our high schools should be given more homework, less homework, or do you think they are given about the right amount now? (EDUHOMWK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Give less	74	7.8
2) About right now	463	48.5
3) Give more	418	43.8
Missing	309
Total	955	100.0

32) Do you think our public schools today demand too much work or too little work from the students? (EDUCWORK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Too much	98	9.0
2) Too little	837	76.8
3) About right	154	14.1
Missing	191
Total	1089	100.0

33) Would you favor or oppose increasing the number of days per year spent in school...for high school students? (EDDAYSHS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	583	50.9
2) Oppose	564	49.2
Missing	113
Total	1147	100.0

34) Would you favor or oppose increasing the number of days per year spent in school...for grade school students? (EDDAYGR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	505	43.8
2) Oppose	648	56.2
Missing	105
Total	1153	100.0

35) Do you think discipline in the public schools in your community is too strict or not strict enough? (EDUCDISP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Too strict	47	4.2
2) About right	200	17.8
3) Not strict enough	877	78.0
Missing	124
Total	1124	100.0

36) Should every public school student in the first eight grades be promoted at the end of the year, or should students who have failed most of their subjects be kept back? (EDUPROMO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Promoted	62	5.1
2) Kept back	1104	90.8
3) It depends	50	4.1
Missing	31
Total	1216	100.0

37) Some people say that colleges should raise their entrance requirements, making it harder for high school graduates to enter. Do you think colleges should do this, or not? (EDUCOLLG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Should	370	32.7
2) Should not	761	67.3
Missing	131
Total	1131	100.0

38) Should all high school students in the United States be required to pass a standard nationwide examination in order to get a high school diploma? (EDUCDIPL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	908	75.4
2) No	296	24.6
Missing	50
Total	1204	100.0

39) Would you favor or oppose a nationwide test to be given to all students when they enter high school and again when they graduate to let parents learn more about their children's educational achievement? (EDUCTEST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favor	1005	84.7
2) Oppose	182	15.3
Missing	66
Total	1187	100.0

40) Would you like to have a daughter of yours go into teaching? (EDGIRLTC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	782	65.4
2) No	282	23.6
3) It depends	131	11.0
Missing	40
Total	1195	100.0

41) Would you like to have a son of yours go into teaching? (EDBOYTC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	732	61.4
2) No	320	26.8
3) It depends	141	11.9
Missing	45
Total	1193	100.0

42) If you had a boy graduating from high school, would you personally like to have him go on to college, or would you rather have him do something else? (EDBOYCOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go to college	1086	87.2
2) Do something else	32	2.6
3) It depends	127	10.2
Missing	12
Total	1245	100.0

43) If you had a girl graduating from high school, would you personally like to have her go on to college, or would you rather have her do something else? (EDGRLCOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go to college	1099	88.3
2) Do something else	24	1.9
3) It depends	121	9.7
Missing	14
Total	1244	100.0

44) Do you think a college education is worth what it costs in time and money to persons who are not going into professions? (EDUCOST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Worth the cost	599	53.6
2) Not worth it	519	46.4
Missing	128
Total	1118	100.0

45) Generally speaking, which of the following best represents your opinion about getting a college education? A person has to have a college education in order to get and keep a really good job. Having a college education makes it easier for a person to get and keep a really good job. A person can do just as well or better by spending those years on something else. (EDUCLJOB)

	TOTAL	%
1) College necessary to get a good job	248	20.6
2) College helps	813	67.6
3) Person can do as well spending years on something else	141	11.7
Missing	58
Total	1202	100.0

46) Public schools now teach the scientific theory of evolution, which explains how life developed on Earth. Would you favor or oppose requiring public schools to also teach the Biblical version of how life on Earth was created by God? (TCHCREAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would favor	746	63.8
2) No, would not favor	423	36.2
Missing	74
Total	1169	100.0

47) Here are two statements which people sometimes make when discussing the environment and economic growth. Which of these statements comes closer to your own point of view? Protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing economic growth. Economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffers to some extent. (ENVIRON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protection should be priority	920	75.4
2) Economic growth should be priority	197	16.2
3) Can't decide	104	8.5
Missing	39
Total	1221	100.0

48) There's a lot of talk about race relations these days, and it's important to know how people really feel about these things. Are you in favor of integration of the races, strict segregation, or something in-between? (SEGREGAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Integration	778	65.0
2) Segregation	37	3.1
3) Something in-between	382	31.9
Missing	59
Total	1197	100.0

49) When was the last time you went to a party -- was it in the last week, in the last month, or before that? (PRTYWHEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Last week	343	27.5
2) Last month	353	28.3
3) Before that	498	39.8
4) Never go to parties	56	4.5
Missing	4
Total	1250	100.0

50) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE GONE TO A PARTY AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST MONTH: Was the most recent party you attended dress-up or casual? IF RESPONDENT ASKS WHAT WE MEAN BY DRESS-UP SAY: 'Did the men wear coats and ties?' (PRTYDRES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Dress-up	187	16.2
2) Casual	970	83.8
Missing	88
Total	1157	100.0

51) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE GONE TO A PARTY AT LEAST IN THE LAST MONTH: Were alcoholic beverages served at the last party you attended? (PRTYBOOZ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	826	70.5
2) No	345	29.4
Missing	81
Total	1171	100.0

52) Do you ever wear any jewelry, including rings and watches? (JEWELRY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	1131	90.4
2) No	120	9.6
Missing	1
Total	1251	100.0

53) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO WEAR JEWELRY: How many pieces of jewelry are you wearing right now? (JEWELNUM)

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	197	17.4
1) 1	300	26.5
2) 2	253	22.4
3) 3	141	12.5
4) 4	110	9.7
5) 5	39	3.4
6) 6	39	3.4
7) 7	28	2.5
8) 8	8	0.7
9) Nine or more	16	1.4
Missing	121
Total	1131	100.0

54) In which year were you born? (YRBORN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,247	1,953.29	16.66

55) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE IN SOUTHERN OR BORDER STATES] Just for the record, would you say that your community is in the South? (COMSOUTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	378	80.9
2) No	89	19.0
Missing	385
Total	467	100.0

56) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTH IN VARIABLE COMSOUTH] Not counting time spent away at school and for other temporary reasons, have you lived in the South all your life or not? How long have you lived in the South? (LIVESOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Five years or less	28	7.4
2) Six to ten years	19	5.0
3) More than 10 years	96	25.5
4) All my life	234	62.0
Missing	480
Total	377	100.0

57) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY HAVE LIVED IN THE SOUTH ALL OF THEIR LIFE IN VARIABLE LIVESOU] Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	208	88.7
2) No	26	11.1
Missing	772
Total	234	100.0

58) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS IN NON-SOUTHERN SAMPLE] Have you ever lived in a Southern state? (SOULIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	202	26.0
2) No	575	74.0
Missing	888
Total	777	100.0

59) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE NOT LIVED IN THE SOUTH IN VARIABLE SOULIV] Have you ever traveled or visited in the South? (TRAVIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	426	74.1
2) No	149	25.9
Missing	987
Total	575	100.0

60) Which state did you live in when you were 16? (STATE16)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,250	31.70	17.22

61) [ASKED ONLY OF SOUTHERN RESPONDENTS] Do you consider yourself a Southerner? (SOUTHERN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	260	69.1
2) No	116	30.7
Missing	430
Total	376	100.0

62) ASKED ONLY OF NON-SOUTHERN RESPONDENTS: Do you consider yourself or anyone in your family a Southerner? (SOUTHFAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, self	13	1.5
2) Yes, family	155	18.0
3) Yes, both	32	3.7
4) No	661	76.8
Missing	848
Total	861	100.0

63) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES SOUTHERNERS: Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? (SIDIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	72	24.0
2) Somewhat important	117	38.7
3) Not very important	44	14.5
4) Not at all important	68	22.5
Missing	669
Total	301	100.0

64) NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: In which county do you now live? (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,181	84.05	84.53

65) When you were growing up, how many brothers and sisters did you have who lived in the same household with you? Include stepbrothers and stepsisters, and adopted children. (SIBLINGS)

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	111	8.9
1) 1	283	22.7
2) 2	285	22.9
3) 3	212	17.0
4) 4	123	9.8
5) 5	70	5.6
6) 6	61	4.9
7) 7	30	2.4
8) Eight or more	72	5.8
Missing	6
Total	1247	100.0

66) Of the brothers and sisters you grew up with, were you the oldest, second oldest, third oldest, or what? (BIRTHODR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Oldest	394	34.9
2) Second oldest	321	28.4
3) Third oldest	195	17.3
4) Fourth oldest	98	8.7
5) Fifth oldest	53	4.7
6) Sixth oldest	25	2.2
7) Seventh oldest	19	1.6
8) Eighth oldest	6	0.6
9) Ninth oldest	17	1.5
10) Tenth oldest	1	0.1
11) Eleventh oldest	1	0.1
12) Twelfth oldest	0	0.0
Missing	124
Total	1130	100.0

67) Do you live in a city, a suburban community, a small town, or a rural area? (LIVEWH)

	TOTAL	%
1) City	395	31.6
2) Suburbs	282	22.6
3) Town	309	24.7
4) Rural area	263	21.0
Missing	6
Total	1249	100.0

68) How many years of school have you completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) 1st grade (or less)	1	0.1
2) 2nd grade	3	0.2
3) 3rd grade	1	0.1
4) 4th grade	3	0.2
5) 5th grade	3	0.3
6) 6th grade	6	0.5
7) 7th grade	2	0.2
8) 8th grade	16	1.3
9) 9th grade	17	1.3
10) 10th grade	21	1.7
11) 11th grade	45	3.6
12) 12th grade (high school)	351	28.1
13) Some college	309	24.7
14) 4 year college graduate	260	20.8
15) Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)	214	17.1
Missing	3
Total	1252	100.0

69) How often do you attend church or other religious services? (RELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	149	12.0
2) Once a week	345	27.7
3) Two to three times a month	181	14.5
4) Several times a year	319	25.6
5) Never	249	20.0
Missing	8
Total	1243	100.0

70) How important would you say your religious faith is in your own life these days -- extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important? (RELIGIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	361	29.1
2) Very important	501	40.3
3) Somewhat important	273	22.0
4) Not important	107	8.7
Missing	9
Total	1242	100.0

71) What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (RELAFFL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	645	52.4
2) Catholic	360	29.2
3) Jewish	26	2.1
4) Some other religion	79	6.4
5) No religion [not religious/atheist/agnostic]	71	5.7
6) Christian or Just a Christian	51	4.1
Missing	21
Total	1232	100.0

72) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY BELONGED TO SOME OTHER RELIGION: What other religion are you? Does your religion include any of the following words: Anglican, Lutheran, Adventist, Methodist, Apostolic, Nazarene, Baptist, Non-Denominational, Bible, Pentecostal, Born-Again, Presbyterian, Christ/Christian, Prophetic, Church of God, Quaker/Friends, Episcopalian, Seventh Day Adventist, Greek/Serb Orthodox, Holiness? (RELAFCHK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes (Respondent is considered Protestant)	111	58.4
2) No (Respondent is not considered Protestant)	79	41.7
Missing	1059
Total	190	100.0

73) APPLIES TO RESPONDENTS WHO ARE PROTESTANT, CHRISTIAN OR JUST CHRISTIAN: With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	690	28.44	13.11

74) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST)

	TOTAL	%
10) American Baptist Association	10	5.0
11) American Baptist USA	7	3.6
14) Baptist Missionary Association	2	1.0
16) Free Will Baptist	1	0.6
17) Fundamentalist Baptist (No denominational ties)	1	0.3
18) General Association of Regular Baptist	1	0.5
19) Independent Baptist (No denominational ties)	21	10.4
20) Missionary Baptist	3	1.7
21) National Baptist Convention USA	4	2.1
22) Primitive Baptist	0	0.2
25) Southern Baptist	95	47.4
26) Other	4	2.0
27) Don't Know; 'Just Baptist'	52	25.7
Missing	931
Total	201	100.0

75) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS METHODIST: Is that the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Free Methodist Church, or some other Methodist group? (DMETHDST)

	TOTAL	%
1) African Methodist Episcopal	4	3.2
2) African Methodist Episcopal Zion	2	2.3
3) Free Methodist Church	0	0.2
4) United Methodist	92	85.3
5) Other	4	3.7
6) Don't Know; 'Just Methodist'	6	5.4
Missing	1135
Total	108	100.0

76) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS PRESBYTERIAN: Is that the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., the Presbyterian Church in America, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, or some other Presbyterian group? (DPRESBY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	1	1.6
3) Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	3	7.5
4) Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	20	48.6
5) Other	2	3.6
6) Don't Know; 'Just Presbyterian'	16	37.6
Missing	1212
Total	42	100.0

77) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS LUTHERAN: Is that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Missouri Synod, the Wisconsin Synod, or some other Lutheran group? (DLUTHRAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA: formerly the Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran Church)	28	41.7
2) Missouri Synod	10	14.9
3) Wisconsin Synod	7	10.3
4) Other	8	11.6
5) Don't Know; 'Just Lutheran'	14	21.5
Missing	1203
Total	67	100.0

78) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS REFORMED: Is that the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America or some other Reformed group? (DREFORMD)

	TOTAL	%
2) Reformed Church in America (RCA)	4	91.5
Missing	1255
Total	4	100.0

79) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED WITH BRETHREN: Is that the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ, or some other Brethren group? (DBRETHEN)

	TOTAL	%
3) United Brethren in Christ	1	107.0
Missing	1256
Total	1	100.0

80) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED WITH CONGREGATIONALIST: Is that the United Church of Christ or just a Congregational church? (DUCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) United Church of Christ (UCC)	3	35.7
2) Just Congregational	6	71.3
Missing	1253
Total	9	100.0

81) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS 'CHRISTIAN' OR 'JUST CHRISTIAN': When you say 'Christian,' does that mean the denomination called the 'Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),' or some other Christian denomination, or do you mean to say 'I am just a Christian?' (DDISCIPL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Disciples of Christ	5	17.6
2) 'Just a Christian'	16	58.4
3) Other Christian Denominational	5	16.5
4) Don't Know	2	7.6
Missing	1228
Total	28	100.0

82) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED WITH CHURCHES OF CHRIST: Is that the Church of Christ or the United Church of Christ? (DCHRIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Church(es) of Christ	10	93.5
2) United Church of Christ	1	10.4
Missing	1234
Total	11	100.0

83) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED WITH CHURCH OF GOD: Is that the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana; the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee; the Church of God in Christ; or some other Church of God? (DCHGOD)

	TOTAL	%
2) Cleveland, TN	2	19.8
3) Church of God in Christ	5	65.6
4) Other	1	8.5
5) Don't Know	0	2.9
Missing	1246
Total	8	100.0

84) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED WITH HOLINESS: Is that the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Church of the Nazarene, the Salvation Army, the Wesleyan Church, the Free Methodist Church, the Church of God (Anderson, IN), or some other Holiness group? (DHOLINES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA)	0	45.0
5) Free Methodist Church	0	45.0
7) Other	1	91.0
8) Don't Know; 'Just Holiness'	0	23.0
Missing	1252
Total	1	100.0

85) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS CHARISMATIC: Is that a charismatic church associated with any denomination, a Pentecostal church, or a non-denominational charismatic church? (DCHARIS)

	TOTAL	%
3) Independent Charismatic	7	98.1
Missing	1254
Total	7	100.0

86) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS PENTECOSTAL: What kind of church is that? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DPENTE)

	TOTAL	%
11) Assemblies of God	7	37.3
12) Church of God (Cleveland, TN)	0	2.5
13) Church of God (Huntsville, AL)	0	2.5
18) Full Gospel	1	5.1
19) Pentecostal Church of God	0	2.5
20) Pentecostal Holiness Church	5	27.9
23) Other	2	12.5
24) Don't Know; 'Just Pentecostal'	3	18.2
Missing	1235
Total	18	100.0

87) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS ANABAPTIST: What kind of Anabaptist church is that? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DANABAPT)

	TOTAL	%
7) Don't Know; 'Just Anabaptist'	0	0
Missing	1256
Total	0	100.0

88) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS JUST PROTESTANT: Does your church have any denominational affiliation at all? (DANY)

	TOTAL	%
2) No, it doesn't	4	107.0
3) Don't Know	0	11.3
Missing	1254
Total	4	100.0

89) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS INDEPENDENT OR 'NON-INTERDENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT': Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent Pentecostal church, or independent evangelical church? (DINDEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Independent Fundamentalist	3	12.2
2) Independent Charismatic	7	27.7
3) Independent Pentecostal	4	15.8
4) Independent Evangelical	2	8.6
6) Don't Know; 'Just Independent'	9	36.6
Missing	1233
Total	25	100.0

90) ASKED ONLY OF PROTESTANT RESPONDENTS AND THOSE WHO SAID THEY ARE CHRISTIAN OR JUST CHRISTIAN: When it comes to your religious identity, would you say you are a Pentecostal, fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or liberal Protestant? (RELID97)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pentecostal	84	12.1
2) Fundamentalist	49	7.1
3) Evangelical	60	8.8
4) Mainline	96	13.8
5) Theologically Liberal	170	24.6
6) Other	3	0.4
7) None of the Above	66	9.6
8) Don't Know	163	23.6
Missing	443
Total	691	100.0

91) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CATHOLIC OR ROMAN CATHOLIC: Do you consider yourself a traditionalist Catholic, a progressive Catholic, or none of these? (RELCATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Traditionalist	118	34.3
2) Progressive	115	33.4
3) None of these	112	32.4
Missing	992
Total	345	100.0

92) What is your marital status? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	761	60.9
2) Divorced	120	9.6
3) Separated	18	1.4
4) Widowed	76	6.1
5) Single	275	22.0
Missing	6
Total	1250	100.0

93) Last week were you primarily working full time, working part time, going to school, keeping house, retired, or unemployed? (EMPLOYED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	689	56.9
2) Working part time	120	9.9
3) Going to school	65	5.3
4) Keeping house	92	7.6
5) Retired	181	14.9
6) Unemployed	64	5.3
Missing	41
Total	1211	100.0

94) ASKED ONLY OF MARRIED RESPONDENTS: What about your husband/wife? Last week was he/she primarily: (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	499	66.6
2) Working part time	55	7.3
3) Going to school	7	0.9
4) Keeping house	60	8.1
5) Retired	121	16.2
6) Unemployed	7	0.9
Missing	584
Total	749	100.0

95) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: I am going to read you a list of income categories. Please stop me when a category best describes your total household income before taxes. (INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $10,000	38	7.7
2) $10,000 to $19,999	76	15.2
3) $20,000 to $29,999	80	16.1
4) $30,000 to $39,999	66	13.2
5) $40,000 to $49,999	53	10.6
6) $50,000 to $59,999	65	12.9
7) More than $60,000	121	24.3
Missing	738
Total	499	100.0

96) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: I'm going to read you some income categories. Please tell me which category best describes your total household income before taxes. Is it less than $40,000, or is it $40,000 or more? (INCOMEA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $40,000	236	37.7
2) $40,000 or more	390	62.2
Missing	657
Total	626	100.0

97) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEIR TOTAL FAMILY INCOME BEFORE TAXES IS LESS THAN $40,000: Is it less than $20,000? (INCOMEB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes (Less than $20,000)	62	26.5
2) No ($20,000 or more)	172	73.3
Missing	985
Total	234	100.0

98) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEIR TOTAL FAMILY INCOME BEFORE TAXES IS $40,000 OR MORE: Is it less than $60,000? (INCOMEC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes (Less than $60,000)	159	42.8
2) No ($60,000 or more)	214	57.3
Missing	946
Total	373	100.0

99) What race do you consider yourself? (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	1019	82.7
2) Black	52	4.2
3) African-American	33	2.6
4) Negro, colored, etc.	4	0.3
5) Native American/Indian	13	1.1
6) Asian/Oriental	36	2.9
7) Other	75	6.1
Missing	19
Total	1232	100.0

100) Do you happen to know whether any of your ancestors were American Indians? (AMINDIAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, were	396	32.7
2) No, were not	815	67.3
Missing	49
Total	1211	100.0

101) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	78	6.3
2) No, not Hispanic	1160	93.7
Missing	24
Total	1238	100.0

102) How many people under 18 live in this house? (CHILD18)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,251	0.84	1.19

103) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WITH ONE OR MORE PEOPLE UNDER 18 IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD] How many of those are under 12 years old? (CHILD12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	540	1.09	1.07

104) Including yourself, how many people 18 or older live at this telephone number? (PEOPLE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,250	2.32	0.96

105) Regardless of how you vote, when it comes to national politics, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or other? (PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	357	30.1
2) Democrat	398	33.6
3) Independent	372	31.4
4) Other	57	4.8
Missing	87
Total	1184	100.0

106) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS DEMOCRATS] Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very strong Democrat? (STRDEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	152	39.3
2) Not very strong Democrat	234	60.6
Missing	858
Total	386	100.0

107) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS REPUBLICAN] Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very strong Republican? (STRREP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Republican	151	45.3
2) Not very strong Republican	183	54.8
Missing	892
Total	334	100.0

108) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT] Do you usually think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or as closer to the Democratic Party? (INDEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Closer to Republican Party	116	31.1
2) Closer to Democratic Party	140	37.7
3) Don't know	116	31.2
Missing	926
Total	372	100.0

109) In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a LIBERAL, a CONSERVATIVE, or a MODERATE? (LIBCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Liberal	276	23.0
2) Moderate (middle of the road)	452	37.6
3) Conservative	365	30.4
4) Never think of self in these terms (No preference)	44	3.7
5) Don't know	65	5.4
Missing	66
Total	1202	100.0

110) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS LIBERAL] Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal, or a NOT VERY STRONG liberal? (STRLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	103	39.6
2) Not very strong liberal	156	60.0
Missing	1015
Total	259	100.0

111) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS CONSERVATIVE] Do you think of yourself as a STRONG conservative, or a NOT VERY STRONG conservative? (STRCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	148	42.9
2) Not very strong conservative	197	57.0
Missing	868
Total	345	100.0

112) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS MODERATE] Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal, or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	159	35.5
2) Neither	43	9.6
3) More conservative	230	51.5
4) Don't know	15	3.4
Missing	842
Total	447	100.0

113) Do you agree or disagree that the South is better off as part of the United States than it would be as a separate country? (NOTSEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better off as part of United States	1090	93.8
2) Better off as separate	73	6.3
Missing	69
Total	1163	100.0

114) Sex of respondent (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	544	43.4
2) Female	709	56.6
Total	1253	100.0

115) Respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	136	10.9
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	155	12.4
3) No Southern accent	962	76.7
Total	1253	100.0

116) [WEIGHTING VARIABLE BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE] This equation equals the variable PEOPLE divided by 1.986 (WTVARS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,253	1.17	0.48

117) This weighting variable is based on the Census of Population and is used to combine Northern and Southern data sets mean and standard deviation of TOTWT. (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,257	1.00	0.93

118) Southern or Non-Southern sample (SAMPLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southern sample	382	30.5
2) Non-Southern sample	871	69.5
Total	1253	100.0

119) Sex of respondent (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	544	43.4
2) Female	709	56.6
Total	1253	100.0

120) What is your marital status? (for use with online analysis) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	761	60.9
2) Divorced	120	9.6
3) Separated	18	1.4
4) Widowed	76	6.1
5) Single	275	22.0
Missing	6
Total	1250	100.0

121) How often do you attend church or other religious services? (for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	149	12.0
2) Once a week	345	27.7
3) Two to three times a month	181	14.5
4) Several times a year	319	25.6
5) Never	249	20.0
Missing	8
Total	1243	100.0

122) Regardless of how you vote, when it comes to national politics, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or other? (for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	357	30.1
2) Democrat	398	33.6
3) Independent	372	31.4
4) Other	57	4.8
Missing	87
Total	1184	100.0

123) How many years of school have you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	117	9.4
2) 12th grade (high school)	351	28.1
3) Some college	309	24.7
4) 4 year college graduate	260	20.8
5) Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)	214	17.1
Missing	3
Total	1251	100.0

124) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: I am going to read you a list of income categories. Please stop me when a category best describes your total household income before taxes. (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $20,000	114	22.9
2) $20,000 to $29,999	80	16.1
3) $30,000 to $39,999	66	13.2
4) $40,000 to $49,999	53	10.6
5) $50,000 to $59,999	65	12.9
6) More than $60,000	121	24.3
Missing	738
Total	499	100.0