Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1996 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's ID number (IDNUMBER)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	5,821.49	499.97

2) State (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	25.65	13.83

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	418	1,951.35	16.33

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	18	40.0
2) No	24	53.3
3) Don't know/No answer	3	6.7
Missing	377
Total	45	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	2	11.1
4) All my life	15	83.3
5) Don't know/No answer	1	5.6
Missing	404
Total	18	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	13	86.7
2) No	2	13.3
Missing	407
Total	15	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	100	26.5
2) No	277	73.5
Missing	45
Total	377	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	206	74.4
2) No	71	25.6
Missing	145
Total	277	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	29.70	15.92

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, self	17	4.0
2) Yes, family	79	18.7
3) Yes, both	24	5.7
4) No	300	71.1
5) Don't know/No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	414	58.94	49.20

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	125	29.6
2) Suburbs	111	26.3
3) Town	107	25.4
4) Rural Area	76	18.0
5) Refused/Not sure	3	0.7
Total	422	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
3) 3rd Grade	1	0.2
5) 5th Grade	1	0.2
7) 7th Grade	1	0.2
8) 8th Grade	6	1.4
9) 9th Grade	5	1.2
10) 10th Grade	5	1.2
11) 11th Grade	8	1.9
12) 12th grade (high school graduate)	126	29.9
13) Some college (two-year degree)	115	27.3
14) 4-year college graduate	92	21.8
15) Advanced Degree (M.A., Ph.D, LL.D., M.D.)	60	14.2
16) No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

14) What is your marital status? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	234	55.5
2) Divorced	44	10.4
3) Separated	8	1.9
4) Widowed	38	9.0
5) Single	96	22.7
6) No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

15) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	303	71.8
2) No	119	28.2
Total	422	100.0

16) 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	249	59.0
2) Working part-time	35	8.3
3) Going to school	17	4.0
4) Keeping house	28	6.6
5) Retired	64	15.2
6) Unemployed	15	3.6
7) Or what	13	3.1
8) No answer	1	0.2
Total	422	100.0

17) [ASKED ONLY OF MARRIED RESPONDENTS] What about your husband/wife, last week was he/she primarily working full-time, working part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired, or unemployed? (SPEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	153	65.4
2) Working part-time	17	7.3
3) Going to school	4	1.7
4) Keeping house	20	8.5
5) Retired	34	14.5
6) Unemployed	3	1.3
7) Or what	2	0.9
8) No answer	1	0.4
Missing	188
Total	234	100.0

18) 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	23	5.5
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	43	10.2
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	63	14.9
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	68	16.1
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	57	13.5
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	29	6.9
7) More than $60,000	89	21.1
8) No answer	50	11.8
Total	422	100.0

19) What race do you consider yourself? (RACE94)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	345	81.8
2) Black	15	3.6
3) African-American	14	3.3
4) Negro, Colored, etc.	2	0.5
5) Native American/Indian	1	0.2
6) Asian	7	1.7
7) Other	35	8.3
8) No answer	3	0.7
Total	422	100.0

20) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	22	5.2
2) No, not Hispanic	396	93.8
3) Don't know/ No answer	4	0.9
Total	422	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	0.83	1.25

22) [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	180	1.14	1.35

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	2.07	0.96

24) 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	110	26.1
2) Democrat	144	34.1
3) Independent	111	26.3
4) Other	19	4.5
5) Don't know	38	9.0
Total	422	100.0

25) [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	66	45.8
2) Not very strong Democrat	70	48.6
3) Don't know	8	5.6
Missing	278
Total	144	100.0

26) [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	61	55.5
2) Not very strong Republican	43	39.1
3) Don't know	6	5.5
Missing	312
Total	110	100.0

27) [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	30	27.0
2) Closer to Democratic Party	48	43.2
3) Don't know	33	29.7
Missing	311
Total	111	100.0

28) 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	83	19.7
2) Moderate (middle of the road)	141	33.4
3) Conservative	132	31.3
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preferences)	12	2.8
5) Don't know	36	8.5
6) No answer	15	3.6
7) Respondent doesn't know	3	0.7
Total	422	100.0

29) [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	29	34.9
2) Not very strong liberal	47	56.6
3) Don't know	6	7.2
4) No answer	1	1.2
Missing	339
Total	83	100.0

30) [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	67	50.8
2) Not very strong conservative	60	45.5
3) Don't know	5	3.8
Missing	290
Total	132	100.0

31) [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	48	34.0
2) Neither	18	12.8
3) More conservative	66	46.8
4) Don't know	8	5.7
5) No answer	1	0.7
Missing	281
Total	141	100.0

32) Now, thinking about religion, how important would you say religion is in your own life? Would you say that it's extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important? (RELIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	107	25.4
2) Very important	152	36.0
3) Somewhat important	121	28.7
4) Not important	40	9.5
5) Don't know/ No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

33) Overall, how important would you say that participation in a church or other organized religious community is in your life? Would you say that it's extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important? (CHRCHIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	76	18.0
2) Very important	119	28.2
3) Somewhat important	125	29.6
4) Not important	100	23.7
5) Don't know/ No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

34) How often do you attend church or other religious services? (RELIG96F)

	TOTAL	%
0) Don't know/No answer	1	0.2
1) More than once a week	49	11.6
2) Every week	103	24.4
3) Nearly every week	15	3.6
4) 2-3 times a month	42	10.0
5) Once a month	36	8.5
6) Several times a year	67	15.9
7) Once a year	22	5.2
8) Less than once a year	21	5.0
9) Never	66	15.6
Total	422	100.0

35) Did you happen to attend church or synagogue in the last 7 days? (ATTD7DAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	162	38.4
2) No	260	61.6
Total	422	100.0

36) How often do you take part in the activities and organizations of a church or place of worship other than attending services? I mean things like youth groups, community work, or choir practice. (CHRCHACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	224	53.1
2) Several times a year	85	20.1
3) 2-3 times a month	42	10.0
4) Once a week	38	9.0
5) More than once a week	26	6.2
6) Don't know/ No answer	7	1.7
Total	422	100.0

37) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ATTEND CHURCH ONCE A WEEK OR MORE] In an average week, how many hours do you usually spend attending church services and participating in other church activities? (ATTDHRS)

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	4	2.6
1) 1	25	16.4
2) 2	30	19.7
3) 3	27	17.8
4) 4	19	12.5
5) 5	13	8.6
6) 6	7	4.6
7) 7	4	2.6
8) 8	7	4.6
10) 10	4	2.6
12) 12	4	2.6
16) 16	2	1.3
20) 20	3	2.0
24) 24	2	1.3
30) Don't know/No answer	1	0.7
Missing	270
Total	152	100.0

38) What is your religious affiliation, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, nothing in particular, or something else? (RELAFFL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	207	49.1
2) Catholic	122	28.9
3) Jewish	9	2.1
4) Nothing in particular	19	4.5
5) "Just a Christian"	15	3.6
6) Something else	34	8.1
7) Not religious/atheist/agnostic	11	2.6
8) Don't know/No answer	5	1.2
Total	422	100.0

39) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WERE "JUST A CHRISTIAN"] Would you say that you are either a Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Christian? (CATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	3	20.0
2) No	8	53.3
3) Don't know	4	26.7
Missing	407
Total	15	100.0

40) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WERE "SOMETHING ELSE"] Which religion are you? (RELAFFL6)

	TOTAL	%
11) Baptist	4	11.8
14) Buddhist	3	8.8
20) Eastern Orthodox	1	2.9
23) Hindu	2	5.9
25) Independent	1	2.9
26) Jehovah's Witness	2	5.9
28) Methodist	2	5.9
30) Mormon/Latter-Day Saints	2	5.9
38) Other	12	35.3
39) No religion/atheist/agnostic	1	2.9
40) Don't know/Refused	4	11.8
Missing	388
Total	34	100.0

41) With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	262	30.60	13.34

42) [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	%
11) American Baptist USA	5	8.8
12) Baptist Bible Fellowship	0	0.0
13) Baptist General Conference	0	0.0
14) Baptist Missionary Association	0	0.0
15) Conservative Baptist Association of America	3	5.3
16) Free Will Baptist	0	0.0
17) Fundamentalist Baptist (No denominational ties)	1	1.8
18) General Association of Regular Baptists (GSRB)	0	0.0
19) Independent Baptist (No denominational ties)	11	19.3
20) Missionary Baptist	1	1.8
21) National Baptist Convention USA	1	1.8
22) Primitive Baptist	0	0.0
23) Progressive National Baptist Convention	0	0.0
24) Reformed Baptist	0	0.0
25) Southern Baptist	19	33.3
26) Other	3	5.3
27) Don't know; "Just Baptist"	13	22.8
Missing	365
Total	57	100.0

43) [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	2	6.5
2) African Methodist Episcopal Zion	1	3.2
3) Free Methodist Church	1	3.2
4) United Methodist	23	74.2
6) Don't know; "Just Methodist"	4	12.9
Missing	391
Total	31	100.0

44) [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	%
2) Orthodox Presbyterian Church	1	8.3
3) Presbyterian Church in America	0	0.0
4) Presbyterian Church in the USA	7	58.3
6) Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"	4	33.3
Missing	410
Total	12	100.0

45) [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)	18	47.4
2) Missouri Synod	6	15.8
3) Wisconsin Synod	1	2.6
4) Other	3	7.9
5) Don't know; "Just Lutheran"	10	26.3
Missing	384
Total	38	100.0

46) [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	1	50.0
3) Other	1	50.0
4) Don't know; "Just Reformed"	0	0.0
Missing	420
Total	2	100.0

47) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BRETHREN] Is that the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ, or some other Brethren group? (DBRETHEN)

	TOTAL	%
4) Other	1	100.0
5) Don't know; "Just Brethren"	0	0.0
Missing	421
Total	1	100.0

48) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS CONGREGATIONALIST] Is that the United Church of Christ or just a Congregational church? (DUCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) United Church of Christ	1	20.0
2) Just Congregational	4	80.0
Missing	417
Total	5	100.0

49) [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	3	30.0
2) "Just a Christian"	5	50.0
3) Other Christian Denomination	1	10.0
4) Don't know	1	10.0
Missing	412
Total	10	100.0

50) [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	6	85.7
2) United Church of Christ	1	14.3
Missing	415
Total	7	100.0

51) [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	%
1) Anderson, IN	1	33.3
2) Cleveland, TN	0	0.0
3) Church of God in Christ	2	66.7
Missing	419
Total	3	100.0

52) [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	%
23) Other	1	100.0
24) Don't know; "Just Pentecostal"	0	0.0
Missing	421
Total	1	100.0

53) [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	30.0
2) Independent Charismatic	0	0.0
3) Independent Pentecostal	0	0.0
4) Independent Evangelical	0	0.0
5) Other	1	10.0
6) Don't know/"Just Independent"	6	60.0
Missing	412
Total	10	100.0

54) Thinking about your religious faith, would you describe yourself as a fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or theologically liberal Protestant? (RELID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Fundamentalist	31	12.3
2) Evangelical	27	10.7
3) Mainline	42	16.7
4) Theologically liberal	50	19.8
5) Other	4	1.6
6) None of the above	41	16.3
7) Don't know	57	22.6
Missing	170
Total	252	100.0

55) Do you consider yourself a charismatic Christian, or involved in the charismatic movement? (CHARISMA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	35	9.2
2) No	293	76.9
3) Don't know	53	13.9
Missing	41
Total	381	100.0

56) [NOT ASKED OF CATHOLIC OR ORTHODOX RESPONDENTS] Do you consider yourself a Pentecostal? (PENTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	22	8.6
2) No	213	83.5
3) Don't know	20	7.8
Missing	167
Total	255	100.0

57) Do you consider yourself to be a born-again Christian? (BORNAGN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	110	28.9
2) No	257	67.5
3) Don't know	14	3.7
Missing	41
Total	381	100.0

58) How important do you think it is for children to attend Sunday School or some other organized source of religious teaching? (RELEDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	99	23.5
2) Very important	202	47.9
3) Somewhat important	86	20.4
4) Not important	25	5.9
5) Don't know/ No answer	10	2.4
Total	422	100.0

59) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS] How much, if at all, would it bother you if one of your children were to marry someone from a different religious faith than your own? Would it bother you a lot, a little, or not at all? (MARRY1)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	15	5.0
2) A little	55	18.2
3) Not at all	209	69.0
4) Depends on religion	15	5.0
5) Don't know	9	3.0
Missing	119
Total	303	100.0

60) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS] How much, if at all, would it bother you if one of your children married someone who had no religious faith at all? Would it bother you a lot, a little, or not at all? (MARRYNO1)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	81	26.7
2) A little	80	26.4
3) Not at all	124	40.9
4) Depends on person	8	2.6
5) Don't know	10	3.3
Missing	119
Total	303	100.0

61) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT PARENTS] If you had children, how much, if at all, would it bother you if one of your children were to marry someone from a different religious faith than your own? Would it bother you a lot, a little, or not at all? (MARRY2)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	8	6.7
2) A little	18	15.1
3) Not at all	80	67.2
4) Depends on religion	9	7.6
5) Don't know/ No answer	4	3.4
Missing	303
Total	119	100.0

62) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE NOT PARENTS] If you had children, how much, if at all, would it bother you if one of your children married someone who had no religious faith at all? Would it bother you a lot, a little, or not at all? (MARRYNO2)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	30	25.2
2) A little	27	22.7
3) Not at all	58	48.7
4) Depends on person	2	1.7
5) Don't know/ No answer	2	1.7
Missing	303
Total	119	100.0

63) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY NEVER ATTEND CHURCH] Tell me if the following is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not very important to you in your own choice of a religious congregation. Because it is active in charitable works in your community. (CHCHARTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	28	7.9
2) Very important	137	38.5
3) Somewhat important	127	35.7
4) Not important	50	14.0
5) Don't know	14	3.9
Missing	66
Total	356	100.0

64) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY NEVER ATTEND CHURCH] Tell me if the following is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not very important to you in your own choice of a religious congregation. Because it has a lot of social activities. (CHSOCIAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	7	2.0
2) Very important	64	18.0
3) Somewhat important	114	32.0
4) Not important	158	44.4
5) Don't know	13	3.7
Missing	66
Total	356	100.0

65) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY NEVER ATTEND CHURCH] Tell me if the following is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not very important to you in your own choice of a religious congregation. Because its religious teachings are close to your beliefs. (CHTEACH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	68	19.1
2) Very important	183	51.4
3) Somewhat important	66	18.5
4) Not important	22	6.2
5) Don't know	17	4.8
Missing	66
Total	356	100.0

66) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY NEVER ATTEND CHURCH] Tell me if the following is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not very important to you in your own choice of a religious congregation. Because you like the sermons of the pastor, priest, or rabbi. (CHSERMON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	45	12.6
2) Very important	143	40.2
3) Somewhat important	102	28.7
4) Not important	51	14.3
5) Don't know	15	4.2
Missing	66
Total	356	100.0

67) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY NEVER ATTEND CHURCH] Tell me if the following is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not very important to you in your own choice of a religious congregation. Because it can get things done in the community. (CHCOMMTY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	24	6.7
2) Very important	131	36.8
3) Somewhat important	112	31.5
4) Not important	72	20.2
5) Don't know	17	4.8
Missing	66
Total	356	100.0

68) How often, if ever, do you watch religious programs on television? (TVRELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	200	47.4
2) Once in a while	163	38.6
3) Frequently	49	11.6
4) Every day	6	1.4
5) Don't know/ No answer	4	0.9
Total	422	100.0

69) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WATCH RELIGIOUS TELEVISION PROGRAMS AT LEAST ONCE IN A WHILE] Have you ever contributed money to a ministry you learned about on television? (TVMONEY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	48	21.6
2) No	171	77.0
3) Don't know/No answer	3	1.4
Missing	200
Total	222	100.0

70) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED MONEY TO A MINISTRY THEY LEARNED ABOUT ON TV] Do you mind telling me about how much you contributed last year to ministries you learned about on television? (TVMONIES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	48	1,922.81	3,612.59

71) How often, if ever, do you listen to religious programs on the radio? (RADIOREL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	267	63.3
2) Once in a while	103	24.4
3) Frequently	37	8.8
4) Every day	12	2.8
5) Don't know/No answer	3	0.7
Total	422	100.0

72) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS] Did you, or do you plan to, send your children to public schools for all of their elementary and high school education? (PSCHOOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	233	76.9
2) No	67	22.1
3) Don't know/No answer	3	1.0
Missing	119
Total	303	100.0

73) [ASKED ONLY OF PARENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION] Did you or do you home school your children? (HOMESCH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	62	92.5
1) Yes	5	7.5
Missing	355
Total	67	100.0

74) [ASKED ONLY OF PARENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION] Did you or do you send your children to Catholic school? (CATHSCH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	33	49.3
1) Yes	34	50.7
Missing	355
Total	67	100.0

75) [ASKED ONLY OF PARENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION] Did you or do you send your children to some other kind of religious school? (CHRSCH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	52	77.6
1) Yes	15	22.4
Missing	355
Total	67	100.0

76) [ASKED ONLY OF PARENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION] Did you or do you send your children to a non-religious private school? (PRIVSCH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	54	80.6
1) Yes	13	19.4
Missing	355
Total	67	100.0

77) [ASKED ONLY OF PARENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THEIR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION] Did you or do you send your children to some other school? (OTHSCH)

	TOTAL	%
0) No	62	92.5
1) Yes	5	7.5
Missing	355
Total	67	100.0

78) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Elizabeth Dole? Do you admire her a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (EDOLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	82	19.4
2) Some	128	30.3
3) Not much	33	7.8
4) Not at all	66	15.6
5) Don't know/No answer	113	26.8
Total	422	100.0

79) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Michael Jordan? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (JORDAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	114	27.0
2) Some	167	39.6
3) Not much	36	8.5
4) Not at all	72	17.1
5) Don't know/No answer	33	7.8
Total	422	100.0

80) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Jimmy Carter? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (CARTER)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	135	32.0
2) Some	194	46.0
3) Not much	44	10.4
4) Not at all	30	7.1
5) Don't know/No answer	19	4.5
Total	422	100.0

81) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about George Wallace? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (WALLACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	19	4.5
2) Some	103	24.4
3) Not much	40	9.5
4) Not at all	131	31.0
5) Don't know/No answer	129	30.6
Total	422	100.0

82) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO RATED GEORGE WALLACE] When you rated George Wallace, were you thinking of the Former governor or the comedian? (WALLYWHO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Former governor	271	92.5
2) Comedian	17	5.8
3) Don't know/ No answer	5	1.7
Missing	129
Total	293	100.0

83) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Ray Charles? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (CHARLES)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	152	36.0
2) Some	166	39.3
3) Not much	22	5.2
4) Not at all	33	7.8
5) Don't know/No answer	49	11.6
Total	422	100.0

84) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Bill Clinton? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (CLINTON)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	94	22.3
2) Some	189	44.8
3) Not much	36	8.5
4) Not at all	86	20.4
5) Don't know/No answer	17	4.0
Total	422	100.0

85) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Newt Gingrich? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (GINGRCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	22	5.2
2) Some	90	21.3
3) Not much	54	12.8
4) Not at all	178	42.2
5) Don't know/No answer	78	18.5
Total	422	100.0

86) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Ross Perot? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (PEROT)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	50	11.8
2) Some	153	36.3
3) Not much	68	16.1
4) Not at all	118	28.0
5) Don't know/No answer	33	7.8
Total	422	100.0

87) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Elvis Presley? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (ELVIS)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	68	16.1
2) Some	178	42.2
3) Not much	69	16.4
4) Not at all	87	20.6
5) Don't know/No answer	20	4.7
Total	422	100.0

88) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Martin Luther King, Junior? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (KING)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	234	55.5
2) Some	121	28.7
3) Not much	17	4.0
4) Not at all	27	6.4
5) Don't know/No answer	23	5.5
Total	422	100.0

89) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? - How about Hank Williams, Senior? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (HANK)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	81	19.2
2) Some	113	26.8
3) Not much	30	7.1
4) Not at all	66	15.6
5) Don't know/No answer	132	31.3
Total	422	100.0

90) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Robert E. Lee? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (LEE)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	100	23.7
2) Some	151	35.8
3) Not much	23	5.5
4) Not at all	35	8.3
5) Don't know/No answer	113	26.8
Total	422	100.0

91) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? - How about Billy Graham? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (GRAHAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	164	38.9
2) Some	115	27.3
3) Not much	38	9.0
4) Not at all	70	16.6
5) Don't know/No answer	35	8.3
Total	422	100.0

92) For each of the following, please tell me whether you admire the person a great deal, some, not much, or not at all. If you Don't know enough about the person to have an opinion, just say so, okay? How about Mohammad Ali? Do you admire him a great deal, some, not much, or not at all? (ALI)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	109	25.8
2) Some	177	41.9
3) Not much	49	11.6
4) Not at all	63	14.9
5) Don't know/No answer	24	5.7
Total	422	100.0

93) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The environment. (ENVIRON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	59	14.0
2) Strike about the right balance	135	32.0
3) Don't go far enough	212	50.2
4) Don't know/No answer	16	3.8
Total	422	100.0

94) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The welfare of children. (CHILDWEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	42	10.0
2) Strike about the right balance	96	22.7
3) Don't go far enough	262	62.1
4) Don't know/No answer	22	5.2
Total	422	100.0

95) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The rights of persons with disabilities. (DISABILY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	34	8.1
2) Strike about the right balance	182	43.1
3) Don't go far enough	174	41.2
4) Don't know/No answer	32	7.6
Total	422	100.0

96) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The rights of minorities. (MINORITY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	98	23.2
2) Strike about the right balance	147	34.8
3) Don't go far enough	137	32.5
4) Don't know/No answer	40	9.5
Total	422	100.0

97) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The rights of immigrants to this country. (IMMIGRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	169	40.0
2) Strike about the right balance	109	25.8
3) Don't go far enough	86	20.4
4) Don't know/No answer	58	13.7
Total	422	100.0

98) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? The rights of women. (WOMENRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	27	6.4
2) Strike about the right balance	183	43.4
3) Don't go far enough	192	45.5
4) Don't know/No answer	20	4.7
Total	422	100.0

99) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? Freedom of speech. (SPEECH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	82	19.4
2) Strike about the right balance	236	55.9
3) Don't go far enough	84	19.9
4) Don't know/No answer	20	4.7
Total	422	100.0

100) In general, when you think about the current laws and regulations to protect the following, do they go too far, strike about the right balance, or not go far enough? Neighborhoods from crime. (CRIME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go too far	9	2.1
2) Strike about the right balance	86	20.4
3) Don't go far enough	304	72.0
4) D Don't know/No answer	23	5.5
Total	422	100.0

101) Some people think that gains made by disadvantaged groups in American society have come at the expense of white males. Others think that disadvantaged groups have made gains without hurting the position of white males. Which view comes closer to your own? (RDISCRIM)

	TOTAL	%
1) White males hurt	116	27.5
2) White males not hurt	186	44.1
3) Neither one/Don't know/ No answer	120	28.4
Total	422	100.0

102) Have you ever visited a national park or national forest? (NPARK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	373	88.4
2) No	47	11.1
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.5
Total	422	100.0

103) Have you personally gone hunting or fishing in the last five years? (HUNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	186	44.1
2) No	236	55.9
Total	422	100.0

104) What would you say is the ideal age for a president: the 40s, the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, or what? (PREZAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 40s	94	22.3
2) 50s	205	48.6
3) 60s	52	12.3
4) 70s	5	1.2
5) Other	12	2.8
6) Doesn't matter	50	11.8
7) Don't know	4	0.9
Total	422	100.0

105) If you were stopped at a stoplight and the car in front of you didn't move when the light changed, about how many seconds would you usually wait to blow your horn? (HORN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Immediately/Right away/Wouldn't wait	12	2.8
2) One or more seconds	318	75.4
3) Wouldn't blow horn ever	63	14.9
4) Other/It depends	23	5.5
5) Don't know/No answer	6	1.4
Total	422	100.0

106) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WOULD WAIT ONE OR MORE SECONDS BEFORE BLOWING THEIR HORN WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM WAS STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT] How many seconds would you wait? (SECONDS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	318	11.63	15.12

107) What term of endearment, or special name, do you call your spouse or the special person in your life? (ENDEAR)

	TOTAL	%
0) Honey	151	35.8
1) Sweetheart/Sweetie	34	8.1
2) Dear	25	5.9
3) Mom/Dad/Grandpa/Pa/Etc.	7	1.7
4) Baby/Babe	27	6.4
5) First/Last name	29	6.9
6) Husband/Wife	0	0.0
7) Darling	1	0.2
8) Other	47	11.1
9) No spouse or special person	101	23.9
Total	422	100.0

108) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] Do you think American men have become less "manly" than they used to be? (LESMANLY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	66	31.6
2) No	133	63.6
3) Don't know/No answer	10	4.8
Missing	213
Total	209	100.0

109) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] Do you think American women have become less "feminine" than they used to be? (FEMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	112	52.6
2) No	97	45.5
3) Don't know/No answer	4	1.9
Missing	209
Total	213	100.0

110) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BECOME LESS FEMININE] Is it a good thing, or a bad thing that American women have become less feminine? (GOODFEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	30	26.8
2) Bad thing	51	45.5
3) Mixed	24	21.4
4) Don't know	7	6.3
Missing	310
Total	112	100.0

111) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE AMERICAN MEN HAVE BECOME LESS MANLY] Is it a good thing, or a bad thing that American men have become less manly? (MANGOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	12	18.2
2) Bad thing	47	71.2
3) Mixed [Volunteered]	7	10.6
Missing	356
Total	66	100.0

112) Do you think of Atlanta as a distinctively Southern city, or is Atlanta pretty much like other cities in the United States? (ATLSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Distinctively Southern	192	45.5
2) Pretty much like other US cities	156	37.0
3) Don't know/No answer	74	17.5
Total	422	100.0

113) In general, would you say that the Olympics gave you a more favorable or a less favorable impression of the city of Atlanta than you had before? (ATLOLYP)

	TOTAL	%
1) More favorable	235	55.7
2) Less favorable	25	5.9
3) No difference	131	31.0
4) Don't know/No answer	31	7.3
Total	422	100.0

114) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the expressions "you all" and "y'all." Do you ever use either one of these expressions yourself? Which would you say you use more often "you all" or "y'all"? (YALL1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never use either	103	48.8
2) Use "you all" more	52	24.6
3) Use "Y'all" more	46	21.8
4) Use both about the same [Volunteered]	7	3.3
5) Don't know/No answer	3	1.4
Missing	211
Total	211	100.0

115) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the expressions "y'all" and "you all." Do you ever use either one of those expressions yourself? Which would you say you use more often "y'all" or "you all"? (YALL2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never use either	103	48.8
2) Use "you all" more	58	27.5
3) Use "Y'all" more	44	20.9
4) Use both about the same [Volunteered]	6	2.8
Missing	211
Total	211	100.0

116) Do you agree or disagree that if it could be done without war, the South would be better off as a separate country today? (INDEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	34	8.1
2) Disagree	359	85.1
3) Don't know/ No answer	29	6.9
Total	422	100.0

117) Gender of the respondent: (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	176	41.7
2) Female	246	58.3
Total	422	100.0

118) Respondent's accent: (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	8	1.9
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	42	10.0
3) No Southern accent	372	88.2
Total	422	100.0

119) Interview length in minutes. (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	416	14.90	4.12

120) Respondent's state of residence at age 16. (STATE16X)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	421	26.14	13.67

121) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	345	81.8
2) Black/African-American	31	7.3
3) Native American/Indian	1	0.2
4) Other	42	10.0
5) No answer	3	0.7
Total	422	100.0

122) Gallup Organization regionalization (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
2) New England	42	10.0
3) East Central	100	23.7
4) West Central	67	15.9
5) Mountain States	39	9.2
6) Middle Atlantic	106	25.1
7) Pacific Coast	68	16.1
Total	422	100.0

123) AJC regionalization (AJCREG)

	TOTAL	%
2) Northeast	148	35.1
3) Midwest	167	39.6
4) Far West	107	25.4
Total	422	100.0

124) Recode of AGE into categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	42	10.0
2) 25 to 44	181	43.3
3) 45 to 64	136	32.5
4) 65 or older	59	14.1
Missing	4
Total	418	100.0

125) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	9	2.1
2) 9th to 11th grade	18	4.3
3) High school graduate	126	30.0
4) Some college	115	27.4
5) College graduate or more	152	36.2
Missing	2
Total	420	100.0

126) Respondent's age (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	418	44.65	16.33

127) Does the respondent live in a metro area? (METRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-metro area	110	26.8
1) Metro area	301	73.2
Missing	11
Total	411	100.0

128) [WEIGHTING VARIABLE BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE] This equation equals the variable PEOPLE divided by 2.0451. (WTVARN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	422	1.00	0.40

129) 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	422	2.01	0.81

130) Recode of AGE into categories (for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	42	10.0
2) 25 to 44	181	43.3
3) 45 to 64	136	32.5
4) 65 or older	59	14.1
Missing	4
Total	418	100.0

131) Gender of the respondent: (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	176	41.7
2) Female	246	58.3
Total	422	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	234	55.7
2) Divorced	44	10.5
3) Separated	8	1.9
4) Widowed	38	9.0
5) Single	96	22.9
Missing	2
Total	420	100.0

133) Respondent's race (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	345	82.3
2) Black/African-American	31	7.4
3) Native American/Indian	1	0.2
4) Other	42	10.0
Missing	3
Total	419	100.0

134) Educational attainment (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	27	6.4
2) High school graduate	126	30.0
3) Some college	115	27.4
4) College graduate or more	152	36.2
Missing	2
Total	420	100.0

135) 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? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	110	28.6
2) Democrat	144	37.5
3) Independent	111	28.9
4) Other	19	4.9
Missing	38
Total	384	100.0