Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1997 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's ID number: (IDNUMBER)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	408	5,706.43	387.65

2) State being called: (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	408	25.31	13.58

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	401	1,952.29	16.42

4) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE IN BORDER STATES: Just for the record, would you say that your community is in the South? (COMSOUTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	9	26.5
2) NO	25	73.5
Missing	374
Total	34	100.0

5) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTH: 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	%
3) MORE THAN 10 YEARS	3	33.3
4) ALL MY LIFE	6	66.7
Missing	399
Total	9	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	5	83.3
2) NO	1	16.7
Missing	402
Total	6	100.0

7) ASKED ONLY OF NON-SOUTHERN RESPONDENTS: Have you ever lived in a Southern state? (SOULIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	85	22.8
2) NO	288	77.2
Missing	35
Total	373	100.0

8) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE NOT LIVED IN THE SOUTH: Have you ever traveled or visited in the South? (TRAVIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	219	76.0
2) NO	69	24.0
Missing	120
Total	288	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	407	31.07	16.31

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

	TOTAL	%
1) YES, SELF	18	4.5
2) YES, FAMILY	55	13.6
3) YES, BOTH	16	4.0
4) NO	315	78.0
Missing	4
Total	404	100.0

11) In which county do you now live? (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	397	62.62	55.01

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

	TOTAL	%
1) CITY	130	31.9
2) SUBURBS	90	22.1
3) TOWN	107	26.3
4) RURAL AREA	80	19.7
Missing	1
Total	407	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
3) 3rd GRADE	1	0.2
4) 4th GRADE	1	0.2
5) 5th GRADE	1	0.2
7) 7th GRADE	1	0.2
8) 8th GRADE	6	1.5
9) 9th GRADE	4	1.0
10) 10th GRADE	5	1.2
11) 11th GRADE	11	2.7
12) 12th GRADE (HIGH SCHOOL)	119	29.3
13) SOME COLLEGE (TWO-YEAR DEGREE)	104	25.6
14) 4 YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATE	100	24.6
15) ADVANCED DEGREE (M.A., PH.D., LL.D, M.D.)	53	13.1
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

14) RESPONDENTS WITH NO COLLEGE EDUCATION WERE ASKED: Did you play any organized team sports when you were in high school? RESPONDENTS WITH AT LEAST SOME COLLEGE EDUCATION WERE ASKED: Did you play any organized team sports when you were in high school or college? (TEAMS)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	211	52.0
2) NO	195	48.0
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

15) How often, if at all, do you exercise vigorously, so that your heart rate is elevated for at least 20 minutes? Would you say you do this every day, four to six days a week, one to three days a week, a few times a month, or less often than that? (EXERCISE)

	TOTAL	%
1) EVERY DAY	61	15.2
2) FOUR TO SIX DAYS A WEEK	63	15.7
3) ONE TO THREE DAYS A WEEK	126	31.4
4) A FEW TIMES A MONTH	61	15.2
5) LESS OFTEN THAN THAT, OR NEVER	90	22.4
Missing	7
Total	401	100.0

16) Do you currently belong to a health club, YMCA, or gym? (HLTHCLUB)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	85	20.9
2) NO	322	79.1
Missing	1
Total	407	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK	28	7.0
2) ONCE A WEEK	119	29.6
3) 2-3 TIMES A MONTH	54	13.4
4) SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR	93	23.1
5) NEVER	108	26.9
Missing	6
Total	402	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) PROTESTANT	204	51.3
2) CATHOLIC	122	30.7
3) JEWISH	10	2.5
4) OTHER	21	5.3
5) NO RELIGION	30	7.5
6) CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN	11	2.8
Missing	10
Total	398	100.0

19) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IS PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN/JUST CHRISTIAN: With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	215	24.13	10.42

20) ASKED ONLY OF PROTESTANT RESPONDENTS: 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	17	7.9
2) FUNDAMENTALIST	14	6.5
3) EVANGELICAL	20	9.3
4) MAINLINE	34	15.8
5) THEOLOGICALLY LIBERAL	63	29.3
7) NONE OF THE ABOVE	21	9.8
8) DON'T KNOW	46	21.4
Missing	193
Total	215	100.0

21) What is your marital status? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) MARRIED	235	58.3
2) DIVORCED	53	13.2
3) SEPARATED	9	2.2
4) WIDOWED	27	6.7
5) SINGLE	79	19.6
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

22) ASKED OF MARRIED, DIVORCED, SEPARATED, OR WIDOWED RESPONDENTS ONLY: How old were you when you were married? If you've been married more than once, how old were you when you were married for the first time? (AGEMAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	323	23.41	5.37

23) Were your parents divorced while you were growing up, that is, before you turned 18 years old? (PDIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	65	16.0
2) NO	341	84.0
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

24) ASKED OF MARRIED, SEPARATED, OR WIDOWED RESPONDENTS ONLY: Have you ever been divorced? (DIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	49	18.1
2) NO	222	81.9
Missing	137
Total	271	100.0

25) Do you have any brothers or sisters? IF YES: Have any of them ever been divorced? (SDIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) NO SIBLINGS	25	6.2
2) SOME DIVORCED SIBLINGS	156	38.7
3) NO DIVORCED SIBLINGS	222	55.1
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

26) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	304	74.9
2) NO	102	25.1
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

27) 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	230	57.6
2) WORKING PART TIME	26	6.5
3) GOING TO SCHOOL	22	5.5
4) KEEPING HOUSE	46	11.5
5) RETIRED	57	14.3
6) UNEMPLOYED	18	4.5
Missing	9
Total	399	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) WORKING FULL TIME	149	64.8
2) WORKING PART TIME	18	7.8
3) GOING TO SCHOOL	1	0.4
4) KEEPING HOUSE	30	13.0
5) RETIRED	27	11.7
6) UNEMPLOYED	5	2.2
Missing	178
Total	230	100.0

29) 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	26	7.2
2) $10,000 UP TO $19,999	37	10.3
3) $20,000 UP TO $29,999	58	16.2
4) $30,000 UP TO $39,999	39	10.9
5) $40,000 UP TO $49,999	45	12.5
6) $50,000 UP TO $59,999	46	12.8
7) MORE THAN $60,000	108	30.1
Missing	49
Total	359	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) WHITE/CAUCASIAN	353	87.6
2) BLACK	14	3.5
3) AFRICAN-AMERICAN	5	1.2
5) NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIAN	2	0.5
6) ASIAN/ORIENTAL	2	0.5
7) OTHER	27	6.7
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) YES, WERE	96	24.9
2) NO, WERE NOT	289	75.1
Missing	23
Total	385	100.0

32) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES, HISPANIC	17	4.2
2) NO, NOT HISPANIC	388	95.8
Missing	3
Total	405	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	406	0.96	1.21

34) 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	199	1.26	1.10

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	406	2.03	0.79

36) 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	131	34.4
2) DEMOCRAT	120	31.5
3) INDEPENDENT	108	28.3
4) OTHER	22	5.8
Missing	27
Total	381	100.0

37) 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	54	45.0
2) NOT VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT	56	46.7
3) DON'T KNOW	10	8.3
Missing	288
Total	120	100.0

38) 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	48	36.6
2) NOT VERY STRONG REPUBLICAN	75	57.3
3) DON'T KNOW	8	6.1
Missing	277
Total	131	100.0

39) 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	39	36.1
2) CLOSER TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY	34	31.5
3) DON'T KNOW	35	32.4
Missing	300
Total	108	100.0

40) 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	102	26.1
2) MODERATE (MIDDLE OF THE ROAD)	116	29.7
3) CONSERVATIVE	134	34.3
4) NEVER THINK OF SELF IN THESE TERMS (NO PREFERENCE)	10	2.6
5) DON'T KNOW	29	7.4
Missing	17
Total	391	100.0

41) 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	42	41.2
2) NOT VERY STRONG LIBERAL	58	56.9
3) DON'T KNOW	2	2.0
Missing	306
Total	102	100.0

42) 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	62	47.3
2) NOT VERY STRONG CONSERVATIVE	63	48.1
3) DON'T KNOW	6	4.6
Missing	277
Total	131	100.0

43) 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	32	27.6
2) NEITHER	15	12.9
3) MORE CONSERVATIVE	62	53.4
4) DON'T KNOW	7	6.0
Missing	292
Total	116	100.0

44) Thinking about athletes who are currently active, what ONE athlete, if any, do you admire most? (ADMIRE)

	TOTAL	%
10) JEFF GORDON	2	0.9
12) EVANDER HOLYFIELD	3	1.3
13) MICHAEL JOHNSON	3	1.3
14) MICHAEL JORDAN	80	34.5
15) GREG MADDUX	1	0.4
16) CAL RIPKIN, JR.	6	2.6
17) EMMITT SMITH	2	0.9
19) TIGER WOODS	9	3.9
20) OTHER	126	54.3
Missing	176
Total	232	100.0

45) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: If you had a daughter in elementary school, and she was interested in all of the following activities but only had time for one, which would you be most likely to encourage her to do -- take piano lessons, try out for the soccer team, or join the Girl Scouts? (GIRLACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) PIANO	60	33.5
2) SOCCER	55	30.7
3) GIRL SCOUTS	64	35.8
Missing	229
Total	179	100.0

46) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: If you had a son in elementary school, and he was interested in all of the following activities but only had time for one, which would you be most likely to encourage him to do -- take piano lessons, try out for the soccer team, or join the Boy Scouts? (BOYACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) PIANO	22	12.1
2) SOCCER	70	38.5
3) BOY SCOUTS	90	49.5
Missing	226
Total	182	100.0

47) Do you think there are any sports that are inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GIRLSPTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	154	38.8
2) NO	243	61.2
Missing	11
Total	397	100.0

48) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLFOOTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION FOOTBALL	47	30.5
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED FOOTBALL	107	69.5
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

49) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLBASKTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION BASKETBALL	150	97.4
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED BASKETBALL	4	2.6
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

50) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLHOCKEY)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION HOCKEY	139	90.3
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED HOCKEY	15	9.7
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

51) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLWRESTL)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION WRESTLING	109	70.8
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED WRESTLING	45	29.2
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

52) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLCHEERL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	154	0.00	0.00

53) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLGYMN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	154	0.00	0.00

54) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLCOED)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION CO-ED SPORTS	138	89.6
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED CO-ED SPORTS	16	10.4
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

55) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age girls to play? (GLOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION SOME OTHER SPORT	118	76.6
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED SOME OTHER SPORT	36	23.4
Missing	254
Total	154	100.0

56) Do you think there are any sports that are inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BOYSPTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	60	15.2
2) NO	335	84.8
Missing	13
Total	395	100.0

57) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYFOOTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION FOOTBALL	37	61.7
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED FOOTBALL	23	38.3
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

58) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYBASKTB)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	60	0.00	0.00

59) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYHOCKEY)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION HOCKEY	52	86.7
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED HOCKEY	8	13.3
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

60) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYWRESTL)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION WRESTLING	53	88.3
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED WRESTLING	7	11.7
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

61) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYCHEERL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	60	0.00	0.00

62) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYGYMN)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION GYMNASTICS	59	98.3
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED GYMNASTICS	1	1.7
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

63) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYCOED)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION CO-ED SPORTS	58	96.7
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED CO-ED SPORTS	2	3.3
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

64) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEEN-AGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teen-age boys to play? (BYOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
0) RESPONDENT DID NOT MENTION SOME OTHER SPORT	27	45.0
1) RESPONDENT MENTIONED SOME OTHER SPORT	33	55.0
Missing	348
Total	60	100.0

65) Do you agree or disagree that female professional athletes are more likely than male professional athletes to be homosexual. (FHOMOSEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) AGREE	57	20.8
2) DISAGREE	217	79.2
Missing	134
Total	274	100.0

66) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Monica Seles. (SELES)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED TENNIS	274	67.2
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	7	1.7
3) DON'T KNOW	127	31.1
Total	408	100.0

67) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Mia Hamm. (HAMM)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED SOCCER	28	6.9
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	34	8.3
3) DON'T KNOW	346	84.8
Total	408	100.0

68) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Annika Sorenstam. (SORENSTA)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED GOLF	32	7.8
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	56	13.7
3) DON'T KNOW	320	78.4
Total	408	100.0

69) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Sheryl Swoopes. (SWOOPES)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED BASKETBALL	80	19.6
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	24	5.9
3) DON'T KNOW	304	74.5
Total	408	100.0

70) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Picabo Street. (STREET)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED SKIING	141	34.6
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	17	4.2
3) DON'T KNOW	250	61.3
Total	408	100.0

71) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Jackie Joyner-Kersee. (KERSEE)

	TOTAL	%
1) CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED TRACK & FIELD OR BASKETBALL	281	68.9
2) NAMED WRONG SPORT	12	2.9
3) DON'T KNOW	115	28.2
Total	408	100.0

72) On another subject, have you ever entertained a person of another race in your home? (RACEHOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	320	79.4
2) NO	83	20.6
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

73) Would you object if your son or daughter dated a person of another race? (RACEDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	68	18.1
2) NO	281	74.7
3) DEPENDS ON PERSON/PERSON'S RACE	27	7.2
Missing	32
Total	376	100.0

74) Thinking about interracial dating, do you think it has become more common, less common, or remained about the same over the past 5 years? (INTERDAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) MORE COMMON	280	72.0
2) LESS COMMON	7	1.8
3) REMAINED THE SAME	102	26.2
Missing	19
Total	389	100.0

75) Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about funerals and some of the practices and rituals we have about death and dying. Have you ever been to a wake, viewing, or funeral service in someone's private home? (FRNERAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	118	29.0
2) NO	289	71.0
Missing	1
Total	407	100.0

76) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TO A WAKE, VIEWING, OR FUNERAL: Was the body of the deceased present in the home in any of those cases? (BODY)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	102	87.2
2) NO	15	12.8
Missing	291
Total	117	100.0

77) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TO A WAKE, VIEWING, OR FUNERAL WHERE THE BODY OF THE DECEASED WAS PRESENT: Was there an open casket? (CASKET)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	89	88.1
2) NO	12	11.9
Missing	307
Total	101	100.0

78) Have you ever been to a wake, viewing or funeral service where people were so upset that they were wailing and moaning? (WAILING)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	210	51.7
2) NO	196	48.3
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

79) On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being never and 10 being all the time, how often would you say you think about your own death? (DEATH)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	390	3.93	2.29

80) Have any of your close relatives ever been cremated? (CREMATER)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	141	34.9
2) NO	263	65.1
Missing	4
Total	404	100.0

81) Thinking about yourself, how likely do you think it is that you will ask your survivors to have your body cremated? Would you say it is very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely? (CREMATEU)

	TOTAL	%
1) VERY LIKELY	117	29.9
2) SOMEWHAT LIKELY	60	15.3
3) NOT VERY LIKELY	214	54.7
Missing	17
Total	391	100.0

82) Within the past twelve months, about how many times did you visit a cemetery? Would you say it was never, once, two to five times, or more than five times? (CEMETARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) NEVER	137	33.8
2) ONCE	82	20.2
3) TWO TO FIVE TIMES	125	30.9
4) MORE THAN FIVE TIMES	61	15.1
Missing	3
Total	405	100.0

83) Within the past twelve months, has anyone you considered a close friend or family member died? (FAMDIED)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	223	54.8
2) NO	184	45.2
Missing	1
Total	407	100.0

84) Changing the subject now...Some people say that the government does not make a strong effort to combat AIDS in the black community because the government cares less about black people than about whites. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (GOVAIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) ABSOLUTELY TRUE	10	2.7
2) PROBABLY TRUE	58	15.7
3) PROBABLY NOT TRUE	175	47.4
4) ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE	126	34.1
Missing	39
Total	369	100.0

85) Some people say that AIDS is a man-made virus. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (AIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) ABSOLUTELY TRUE	21	5.9
2) PROBABLY TRUE	69	19.3
3) PROBABLY NOT TRUE	134	37.4
4) ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE	134	37.4
Missing	50
Total	358	100.0

86) Some people say that HIV and AIDS are being used as part of a plot to deliberately kill African Americans. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true or absolutely not true? (AIDSPLOT)

	TOTAL	%
1) ABSOLUTELY TRUE	4	1.0
2) PROBABLY TRUE	9	2.3
3) PROBABLY NOT TRUE	79	20.2
4) ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE	299	76.5
Missing	17
Total	391	100.0

87) Some people say the government deliberately makes sure that drugs are easily available in poor black neighborhoods in order to harm black people. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (GOVDRUGS)

	TOTAL	%
1) ABSOLUTELY TRUE	13	3.4
2) PROBABLY TRUE	24	6.2
3) PROBABLY NOT TRUE	108	27.8
4) ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE	243	62.6
Missing	20
Total	388	100.0

88) Have you heard anything about the CIA being involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in this country? (CIACRACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	190	48.0
2) NO	206	52.0
Missing	12
Total	396	100.0

89) Some people say that the CIA has been involved in importing cocaine for distribution in the black community. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (COCAINE)

	TOTAL	%
1) ABSOLUTELY TRUE	17	4.6
2) PROBABLY TRUE	58	15.7
3) PROBABLY NOT TRUE	185	50.0
4) ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE	110	29.7
Missing	38
Total	370	100.0

90) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Should divorce in this country be more difficult to obtain, easier to obtain, or stay as it is now? (GETDIVRX)

	TOTAL	%
1) MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN	84	44.0
2) EASIER TO OBTAIN	18	9.4
3) STAY AS IT IS NOW	89	46.6
Missing	217
Total	191	100.0

91) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Should divorce in this country be more difficult to obtain, stay as it is now, or be easier to obtain? (GETDIVRY)

	TOTAL	%
1) MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN	107	56.3
2) STAY AS IT IS NOW	60	31.6
3) EASIER TO OBTAIN	23	12.1
Missing	218
Total	190	100.0

92) These days when people you know get married, do you generally expect their marriage will last, or do you think the couple will divorce sooner or later? (MARRLAST)

	TOTAL	%
1) EXPECT IT TO LAST	182	47.3
2) EXPECT DIVORCE	161	41.8
3) IT DEPENDS	42	10.9
Missing	23
Total	385	100.0

93) How often, if at all, do you read from the Bible? Would you say you read the Bible every day, two to six days a week, once a week, a few times a month, a few times a year, or less often than that? (READBIBL)

	TOTAL	%
1) EVERY DAY	41	10.1
2) TWO TO SIX DAYS A WEEK	43	10.6
3) ONCE A WEEK	36	8.8
4) A FEW TIMES A MONTH	61	15.0
5) A FEW TIMES A YEAR	83	20.4
6) LESS OFTEN THAN THAT, OR NEVER	143	35.1
Missing	1
Total	407	100.0

94) Within the past twelve months, have you attended a religious revival meeting? (REVIVAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	55	13.6
2) NO	350	86.4
Missing	3
Total	405	100.0

95) 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	209	61.5
2) DARWINIAN EVOLUTION	107	31.5
3) BOTH, GOD CREATED LIFE AND THEN IT EVOLVED	24	7.1
Missing	68
Total	340	100.0

96) Within the past twelve months, have you or anyone in your household preserved any fruits or vegetables -- that is, by canning or freezing? (FRUITS)

	TOTAL	%
1) YES	167	41.1
2) NO	239	58.9
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

97) 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	375	97.2
2) BETTER OFF AS SEPARATE	11	2.8
Missing	22
Total	386	100.0

98) Sex of the respondent: (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) MALE	196	48.0
2) FEMALE	212	52.0
Total	408	100.0

99) Respondent's accent: (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) STRONG SOUTHERN ACCENT	10	2.5
2) DETECTABLE SOUTHERN ACCENT, BUT NOT STRONG	23	5.6
3) NO SOUTHERN ACCENT	375	91.9
Total	408	100.0

100) WEIGHTING VARIABLE BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE: This equation equals the variable PEOPLE divided by 2.032 (WTVARN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	408	1.00	0.39

101) THIS WEIGHTING VARIABLE IS BASED ON THE CENSUS OF POPULATION AND IS USED TO COMBINE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DATA SETS (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	408	2.08	0.81

102) Sex of the respondent: (For use with on-line analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) MALE	196	48.0
2) FEMALE	212	52.0
Total	408	100.0

103) What race do you consider yourself? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	353	87.6
2) African American/Black	19	4.7
3) Other	31	7.7
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

104) What is your marital status? (For use with on-line analysis) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) MARRIED	235	58.3
2) DIVORCED	53	13.2
3) SEPARATED	9	2.2
4) WIDOWED	27	6.7
5) SINGLE	79	19.6
Missing	5
Total	403	100.0

105) What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	204	51.3
2) Catholic	122	30.7
3) Jewish	10	2.5
4) Other	32	8.0
5) No Relig	30	7.5
Missing	10
Total	398	100.0

106) 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 on-line analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) REPUBLICAN	131	34.4
2) DEMOCRAT	120	31.5
3) INDEPENDENT	108	28.3
4) OTHER	22	5.8
Missing	27
Total	381	100.0

107) How many years of school have you completed? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than High School	30	7.4
2) High School graduate	119	29.3
3) Some college	104	25.6
4) College graduate	100	24.6
5) Post college degree	53	13.1
Missing	2
Total	406	100.0

108) 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 on-line analysis) (I-INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $20,000	63	17.5
2) Less than $40,000	97	27.0
3) Less than $50,000	45	12.5
4) Less than $60,000	46	12.8
5) $60,000 or greater	108	30.1
Missing	49
Total	359	100.0