Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, 1999 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's number (RESPID)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	5,672.69	390.70

2) State being called (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	24.55	14.41

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	1,952.30	18.78

4) Just for the record, would you say that your community is in the South, or not? (COMSOUTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	14	38.9
2) No	20	55.6
3) Don't know/No answer	2	5.6
Missing	369
Total	36	100.0

5) Not counting time spent away at school and for other temporary reasons, have you lived in the South all your life or not? [IF NO, THEN ASK:] How long have you lived in the South. (LIVESOU)

	TOTAL	%
3) More than 10 years	2	14.3
4) All my life	10	71.4
5) Don't know/No answer	2	14.3
Missing	391
Total	14	100.0

6) Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "ALL MY LIFE" TO LIVESOU] (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	9	90.0
2) No	1	10.0
Missing	395
Total	10	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	85	23.0
2) No	283	76.7
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.3
Missing	36
Total	369	100.0

8) Have you ever traveled or visited in the South? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "NO" OR "DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER" TO SOULIV] (TRAVIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	203	71.5
2) No	79	27.8
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.7
Missing	121
Total	284	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	25.88	14.23

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, self	14	3.5
2) Yes, family	58	14.3
3) Yes, both	16	4.0
4) No	314	77.5
5) Don't know/No answer	3	0.7
Total	405	100.0

11) Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "YES" TO SOUTHERN, "YES, SELF" TO SOUFAM, OR "YES, BOTH SELF AND FAMILY" TO SOUFAM] (SIDIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	7	23.3
2) Somewhat important	15	50.0
3) Not very important	5	16.7
4) Not at all important	3	10.0
Missing	375
Total	30	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	144	35.6
2) Suburbs	96	23.7
3) Small town	113	27.9
4) Rural area	51	12.6
5) Refused/Not sure	1	0.2
Total	405	100.0

13) Gender of respondent (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	177	43.7
2) Female	228	56.3
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
2) 2nd grade	1	0.2
4) 4th grade	2	0.5
6) 6th grade	2	0.5
7) 7th grade	3	0.7
8) 8th grade	1	0.2
9) 9th grade	3	0.7
10) 10th grade	3	0.7
11) 11th grade	11	2.7
12) 12th grade (High school)	112	27.7
13) Some college (Two-year degree)	120	29.6
14) 4-year college graduate	96	23.7
15) Advanced degree (M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., M.D.)	50	12.3
16) No answer	1	0.2
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	32	7.9
2) Once a week	118	29.1
3) Two to three times a month	61	15.1
4) Several times a year	101	24.9
5) Never	88	21.7
6) Refused	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

16) 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	131	32.3
2) Very important	135	33.3
3) Somewhat important	97	24.0
4) Not important	36	8.9
5) Don't know/No answer	6	1.5
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	193	47.7
2) Catholic	123	30.4
3) Jewish	14	3.5
4) Some other religion (Specify)	23	5.7
5) No religion (Not religious/agnostic/atheist)	33	8.1
6) Christian or just a Christian (volunteered)	14	3.5
7) Don't know/No answer	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

18) [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, other RELAFFL response has "Protestant terms."	43	65.2
2) No, other RELAFFL response does not have "Protestant terms."	23	34.8
Missing	339
Total	66	100.0

19) With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "PROTESTANT" TO RELAFFL, "CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN" TO RELAFFL, OR WERE CODED AS "YES" IN RELAFCHK] (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	207	31.75	12.27

20) 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? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "BAPTIST" TO DENOM] (DBAPTIST)

	TOTAL	%
10) American Baptist Association	5	14.3
11) American Baptist USA	4	11.4
15) Conservative Baptist Association of America	1	2.9
19) Independent Baptist (no denominational ties)	6	17.1
20) Missionary Baptist	1	2.9
25) Southern Baptist	8	22.9
26) Other (Specify)	1	2.9
27) Don't know/"Just Baptist"	9	25.7
Missing	370
Total	35	100.0

21) Is that the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Free Methodist Church, or some other Methodist group? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "METHODIST" TO DENOM] (DMETHDST)

	TOTAL	%
3) Free Methodist Church	3	8.1
4) United Methodist	31	83.8
5) Other (Specify)	2	5.4
6) Don't know/"Just Methodist"	1	2.7
Missing	368
Total	37	100.0

22) 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? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "PRESBYTERIAN" TO DENOM] (DPRESBY)

	TOTAL	%
4) Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	9	64.3
5) Other (Specify)	2	14.3
6) Don't know/"Just Presbyterian"	3	21.4
Missing	391
Total	14	100.0

23) Is that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Missouri Synod, the Wisconsin Synod, or some other Lutheran group? ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "LUTHERAN" TO DENOM] (DLUTHRAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA; formerly the Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran Church)	13	41.9
2) Missouri Synod	6	19.4
3) Wisconsin Synod	1	3.2
4) Other (Specify)	2	6.5
5) Don't know/"Just Lutheran"	9	29.0
Missing	374
Total	31	100.0

24) Is that the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America, or some other Reformed group? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "REFORMED" TO DENOM] (DREFORMD)

	TOTAL	%
2) Reformed Church in America (RCA)	1	100.0
Missing	404
Total	1	100.0

25) Is that the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ, or some other Brethren group? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "BRETHREN" TO DENOM] (DBRETHRN)

	TOTAL	%
4) Other (Specify)	1	100.0
Missing	404
Total	1	100.0

26) Is that the United Church of Christ or just a Congregational church? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "CONGREGATIONALIST" TO DENOM] (DUCC)

	TOTAL	%
2) Just Congregational	1	100.0
Missing	404
Total	1	100.0

27) 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?" [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "CHRISTIAN" OR "JUST CHRISTIAN" TO DENOM] (DDISCIPL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Disciples of Christ	2	22.2
2) "Just a Christian"	7	77.8
Missing	396
Total	9	100.0

28) Is that the Church of Christ or the United Church of Christ? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "CHURCH(ES) OF CHRIST" TO DENOM] (DCHRIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Church(es) of Christ	2	100.0
Missing	403
Total	2	100.0

29) 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? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "HOLINESS" TO DENOM] (DHOLINES)

	TOTAL	%
7) Other (Specify)	1	33.3
8) Don't know; "Just Holiness"	2	66.7
Missing	402
Total	3	100.0

30) Is that a charismatic church associated with any denomination, a Pentecostal church, or a non-denominational charismatic church? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "CHARISMATIC" TO DENOM] (DCHARIS)

	TOTAL	%
2) Pentecostal	1	100.0
Missing	404
Total	1	100.0

31) What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered "Pentecostal" to DENOM or DCHARIS. Open ended-responses of those who answered "Other" are coded in the data set as OTHPENTE. (DPENTE)

	TOTAL	%
10) Apostolic Pentecostal	1	25.0
20) Pentecostal Holiness Church	1	25.0
23) Other (Specify)	1	25.0
24) Don't know/"Just Pentecostal"	1	25.0
Missing	401
Total	4	100.0

32) Does your church have any denominational affiliation at all? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "JUST PROTESTANT" TO DENOM] (DANY)

	TOTAL	%
3) Don't know	2	100.0
Missing	403
Total	2	100.0

33) Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent Pentecostal church, independent evangelical church, or what?: [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "INDEPENDENT" OR "NON/INTER-DENOMINATIONAL" TO DENOM] (DINDEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Independent Fundamentalist	4	36.4
2) Independent Charismatic	1	9.1
3) Independent Pentecostal	1	9.1
4) Independent Evangelical	1	9.1
5) Other (specify)	1	9.1
6) Don't know/"Just independent"	3	27.3
Missing	394
Total	11	100.0

34) When it comes to your religious faith, would you say you are Pentecostal, fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or theologically liberal? [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "PROTESTANT" OR "CHRISTIAN OR JUST CHRISTIAN" TO RELAFFL AND DID NOT ANSWER "CHRISTIAN SCIENCE," "CATHOLIC," "ROMAN CATHOLIC," OR "NOT RELIGIOUS" TO RELAFCHK] (RELID97S)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pentecostal	17	8.3
2) Fundamentalist	15	7.3
3) Evangelical	31	15.1
4) Mainline Protestant	48	23.4
5) Theologically liberal	37	18.0
6) Other (specify)	4	2.0
7) None of the above	20	9.8
8) Don't know/No answer	33	16.1
Missing	200
Total	205	100.0

35) Do you consider yourself a traditionalist Catholic, a progressive Catholic, or none of these? [ASKED OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "CATHOLIC" TO RELAFFL AND OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "CATHOLIC" OR "ROMAN CATHOLIC" TO RELAFCHK] (RELCATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Traditionalist	35	28.2
2) Progressive	32	25.8
3) None of these	46	37.1
4) Other (Specify)	4	3.2
5) Don't know/No Answer	7	5.6
Missing	281
Total	124	100.0

36) Are you currently married, divorced, separated, widowed, or single? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	217	53.6
2) Divorced	53	13.1
3) Separated	9	2.2
4) Widowed	34	8.4
5) Single	90	22.2
6) No answer	2	0.5
Total	405	100.0

37) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	296	73.1
2) No	109	26.9
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	232	57.3
2) Working part-time	38	9.4
3) Going to school	31	7.7
4) Keeping house	23	5.7
5) Retired	67	16.5
6) Unemployed	3	0.7
7) Or what	9	2.2
8) No answer	2	0.5
Total	405	100.0

39) What about your wife/husband? Last week was he/she working full-time, working part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired, unemployed, or what? [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "MARRIED" TO MARTIAL] (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	141	65.0
2) Working part-time	18	8.3
3) Going to school	1	0.5
4) Keeping house	14	6.5
5) Retired	36	16.6
6) Unemployed	3	1.4
7) Or what?	4	1.8
8) No answer	0	0.0
Missing	188
Total	217	100.0

40) 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	20	4.9
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	30	7.4
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	43	10.6
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	50	12.3
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	46	11.4
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	39	9.6
7) More than $60,000	96	23.7
8) No answer	81	20.0
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	327	80.7
2) Black	11	2.7
3) African-American	17	4.2
5) Native American/American Indian	1	0.2
6) Asian/Oriental	7	1.7
7) Other or mixed (specify)	39	9.6
8) No answer	3	0.7
Total	405	100.0

42) As far as you know, were any of your ancestors American Indians? [Not asked of respondents who answered "Native American/Indian"] (AMERIND)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, were	88	21.7
2) No, were not	300	74.1
3) Don't know	17	4.2
Total	405	100.0

43) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	22	5.4
2) No, not Hispanic	381	94.1
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.5
Total	405	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	0.78	1.15

45) How many of those are under 12 years old? (CHILD12)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	157	1.30	1.07

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1	106	26.2
2) 2	219	54.1
3) 3	45	11.1
4) 4	30	7.4
5) 5	2	0.5
12) Refused	3	0.7
Total	405	100.0

47) 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 what? (PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	127	31.4
2) Democrat	135	33.3
3) Independent	99	24.4
4) Other	26	6.4
5) Don't know/No answer	18	4.4
Total	405	100.0

48) [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	74	54.8
2) Not very strong Democrat	57	42.2
3) Don't know/No answer	4	3.0
Missing	270
Total	135	100.0

49) [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	69	54.3
2) Not very strong Republican	55	43.3
3) Don't know/No answer	3	2.4
Missing	278
Total	127	100.0

50) [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	36	36.4
2) Closer to Democratic Party	32	32.3
3) Don't know/No answer/Neither	31	31.3
Missing	306
Total	99	100.0

51) In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a liberal, a conservative, a moderate, or what? (LIBCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Liberal	90	22.2
2) Moderate (middle of the road)	119	29.4
3) Conservative	118	29.1
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	35	8.6
5) Don't know	29	7.2
6) No answer	9	2.2
7) Respondent insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

52) [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LIBERAL] Do you consider yourself a very strong liberal or a not very strong liberal? (STRLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	37	41.1
2) Not very strong liberal	50	55.6
3) Don't know	3	3.3
Missing	315
Total	90	100.0

53) [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS CONSERVATIVE] Do you consider yourself a very strong conservative or a not very strong conservative? (STRCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	70	59.3
2) Not very strong conservative	43	36.4
3) Don't know	3	2.5
4) No answer	2	1.7
Missing	287
Total	118	100.0

54) [ASKED ON OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS MODERATE] Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	37	31.1
2) Neither (respondent refused to choose)	15	12.6
3) More conservative	60	50.4
4) Don't know	5	4.2
5) No answer	2	1.7
Missing	286
Total	119	100.0

55) There's been a lot of talk these days about race relations, 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	285	70.4
2) Segregation	5	1.2
3) Something in between	83	20.5
4) Don't know/No answer	32	7.9
Total	405	100.0

56) The next few questions are about the South. Overall, what kind of effect do you think racial integration has had on the quality of life in the South? Has integration generally had a positive effect, a negative effect, or not made much difference? (INTEGRA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Positive	197	48.6
2) Negative	40	9.9
3) Not much difference	70	17.3
4) Both (volunteered)	13	3.2
5) Don't know/No answer	85	21.0
Total	405	100.0

57) Do you think opportunities for minorities are better in the South than in other parts of the country, worse, or about the same? (SOUMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better in the South	36	8.9
2) Worse in the South	121	29.9
3) About the same	145	35.8
4) Don't know/No answer	103	25.4
Total	405	100.0

58) In general, do you think race relations are better in the South than elsewhere in the United States, worse in the South, or about the same as in the rest of the country? (RACESOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better in the South	19	4.7
2) Worse in the South	134	33.1
3) About the same	160	39.5
4) Don't know/No answer	92	22.7
Total	405	100.0

59) Now, a question about your local community, that is, within a couple of miles from your home. How long have you lived in your community? (COMLVYRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 5 year	105	25.9
2) 5 to 9 years	57	14.1
3) 10 to 19 years	71	17.5
4) 20 years or more	171	42.2
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.2
Total	405	100.0

60) Over the past 10 years, has the African-American population in your local community, that is, within a couple of miles from your home, increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK "FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WOULD YOU SAY THE AFRICAN- AMERICAN POPULATION HAS INCREASED, DECREASED, OR STAYED ABOUT THE SAME?"] (AFPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	130	43.3
2) Decreased	7	2.3
3) Stayed the same	151	50.3
4) Don't know/No answer	12	4.0
Missing	105
Total	300	100.0

61) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "INCREASED" TO AFPOP] (AFPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	65	50.0
2) Quite a lot	29	22.3
3) Something in between	35	26.9
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.8
Missing	275
Total	130	100.0

62) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "DECREASED" TO AFPOP] (AFPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	4	57.1
2) Quite a lot	2	28.6
3) Something in between	1	14.3
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	398
Total	7	100.0

63) And what about the Hispanic population? That is, Mexican or other Latin American. Over the past 10 years, has the Hispanic population in your local community, increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK "FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WOULD YOU SAY THE HISPANIC POPULATION HAS INCREASED, DECREASED, OR STAYED ABOUT THE SAME?"] (HSPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	156	52.0
2) Decreased	2	0.7
3) Stayed about the same	125	41.7
4) Don't know/No answer	17	5.7
Missing	105
Total	300	100.0

64) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "INCREASED" TO HSPOP] (HSPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	67	42.9
2) Quite a lot	55	35.3
3) Something in between	31	19.9
4) Don't know/No answer	3	1.9
Missing	249
Total	156	100.0

65) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "DECREASED" TO HSPOP] (HSPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	1	50.0
2) Quite a lot	0	0.0
3) Something in between	1	50.0
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	403
Total	2	100.0

66) And what about the Asian population? Over the past 10 years, would you say the Asian population in your local community, has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK "FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WOULD YOU SAY THE ASIAN POPULATION HAS INCREASED, DECREASED, OR STAYED ABOUT THE SAME?"] (ASPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	138	46.0
2) Decreased	2	0.7
3) Stayed the about same	138	46.0
4) Don't know/No answer	22	7.3
Missing	105
Total	300	100.0

67) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "INCREASED" TO ASPOP] (ASPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	61	44.2
2) Quite a lot	39	28.3
3) Something in between	34	24.6
4) Don't know/No answer	4	2.9
Missing	267
Total	138	100.0

68) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in between? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "DECREASED" TO ASPOP] (ASPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	0	0.0
2) Quite a lot	1	50.0
3) Something in between	1	50.0
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	403
Total	2	100.0

69) Overall, would you say that over the past 10 years, your community has become more ethnically and racially mixed, less ethnically and racially mixed, or has it stayed pretty much the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK "FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS BECOME MORE ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY MIXED, LESS ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY MIXED--OR HAS IT STAYED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME?"] (RCMIX)

	TOTAL	%
1) More mixed	171	57.0
2) Less mixed	3	1.0
3) Stayed the same	121	40.3
4) Don't know/No answer	5	1.7
Missing	105
Total	300	100.0

70) Would you say that it has become much more mixed, somewhat more mixed, or a little more ethnically and racially mixed? [NOTE: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "MORE MIXED" TO RCMIX] (RCMIXI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much more	44	25.7
2) Somewhat more	70	40.9
3) A little more	56	32.7
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.6
Missing	234
Total	171	100.0

71) Would you say that it has become much less mixed, somewhat less mixed, or a little less ethnically and racially mixed? [NOTE: ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "LESS MIXED" TO RCMIX] (RCMIXD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much more	1	33.3
2) Somewhat more	1	33.3
3) A little more	1	33.3
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	402
Total	3	100.0

72) Overall, would you say that increasing ethnic and racial diversity in your community—that is, within a couple of miles from your home—is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make much difference? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "MUCH MORE" OR "SOMEWHAT MORE" TO RCMIXI] (MIXIGOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	65	57.0
2) Bad thing	13	11.4
3) Does not make much difference	34	29.8
4) Don't know/No answer	2	1.8
Missing	291
Total	114	100.0

73) Overall, would you say that decreasing ethnic and racial diversity in your community—that is, within a couple of miles from your home—is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make much difference? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED "MUCH LESS" OR "SOMEWHAT LESS" TO RCMIXD]D (MIXDGOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	1	50.0
2) Bad thing	1	50.0
Missing	403
Total	2	100.0

74) Would you agree or disagree that having children learn about cultural diversity is a good way to help eliminate racism? (TCHDIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	372	91.9
2) Disagree	17	4.2
3) Don't know/No answer	16	4.0
Total	405	100.0

75) Some employers have what are called "diversity programs" that are designed to help employees understand and get along with people who are racially and ethnically different from themselves. Does your employer have such a program? [ASKED ONLY IF RESPONDENT ANSWERED "WORKING FULL-TIME" OR "WORKING-PART TIME" IN EMPLOYED] (DPRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	81	30.0
2) No	150	55.6
3) Self-employed (volunteered)	14	5.2
4) Don't know/No answer	25	9.3
Missing	135
Total	270	100.0

76) How would you rate your company's diversity program? Would you say it is excellent, good, fair, or poor? [ASKED ONLY IF RESPONDENT ANSWERED "YES" TO DPRO] (DPRORATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	30	37.0
2) Good	29	35.8
3) Fair	9	11.1
4) Poor	6	7.4
5) Don't know/No answer	7	8.6
Missing	324
Total	81	100.0

77) Have you participated in that program? [ASKED ONLY IF RESPONDENT ANSWERED "YES" TO DRPO] (DPROPART)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	55	67.9
2) No	22	27.2
3) Don't know/No answer	4	4.9
Missing	324
Total	81	100.0

78) I'd like to know about your employer's efforts to hire minority employees. Do you feel that your employer has been doing too much, too little, or about the right amount to hire minority employees? [NOT ASKED IF RESPONDENT IS NOT EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OR PART TIME, OR IF HE/SHE RESPONDED "SELF EMPLOYED" IN DPRO] (HIREMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Too much	17	6.6
2) Too little	32	12.5
3) About the right amount	176	68.8
4) Don't know/No answer	31	12.1
Missing	149
Total	256	100.0

79) Do you agree or disagree that affirmative action programs for women and minorities often result in reverse discrimination against white men? (AAREVERS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	176	43.5
2) Disagree	151	37.3
3) Don't know/No answer	78	19.3
Total	405	100.0

80) Think about your own neighborhood—that is, the homes near your own. How many of the people living in your neighborhood are the same race as you? All of them, more than half, about half, less than half, or none of them? (NEIGSAME)

	TOTAL	%
1) All of them	100	24.7
2) More than half	183	45.2
3) About half	52	12.8
4) Less than half	57	14.1
5) None	6	1.5
6) Don't know/No answer	7	1.7
Total	405	100.0

81) What would you consider the ideal racial composition of your neighborhood—that is, how many of your neighbors would you prefer to be of the same race as you? All of them, more than half, about half, less than half, none of them, or does it not make any difference to you? (NEIGIDLV)

	TOTAL	%
1) All of them	16	4.0
2) More than half	28	6.9
3) About half	32	7.9
4) Less than half	13	3.2
5) None	1	0.2
6) Doesn't make any difference/No preference	309	76.3
7) Don't know/No answer	6	1.5
Total	405	100.0

82) Do any people who are not the same race as you attend your church or place of worship? [NOT ASKED IF RESPONDENT SAID HE/SHE NEVER ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN RELIG, OR REFUSED TO ANSWER RELIG] (MIXCHR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	227	72.8
2) No	68	21.8
3) Don't know/No answer	17	5.4
Missing	93
Total	312	100.0

83) Now, think about your family. Has any member of your family ever married a person of another race? (MIXMARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	142	35.1
2) No	259	64.0
3) Don't know/No answer	4	1.0
Total	405	100.0

84) Would you disapprove if someone in your family married a person of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJMARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	44	10.9
2) Wouldn't make any difference (would not disapprove)	318	78.5
3) Would depend on person or race	28	6.9
4) Don't know/No answer	15	3.7
Total	405	100.0

85) Has any member of your family ever dated a person of another race? (MIXDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	242	59.8
2) No	144	35.6
3) Don't know/No answer	19	4.7
Total	405	100.0

86) When you yourself were dating, would your parents have objected if you dated someone of a different race? (OBJPARNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would have objected	218	53.8
2) No, would not have objected	144	35.6
3) Would have depended on person or race (volunteered)	17	4.2
4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer	26	6.4
Total	405	100.0

87) Would you disapprove if someone in your family dated a person of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	46	11.4
2) Wouldn't make any difference (would not disapprove)	320	79.0
3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	33	8.1
4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer	6	1.5
Total	405	100.0

88) Has any member of your family ever adopted a child? (ADOPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	112	27.7
2) No	292	72.1
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.2
Total	405	100.0

89) Has any member of your family ever adopted a child of another race? [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "YES" TO ADOPT] (ADOPTMIX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	44	39.3
2) No	66	58.9
3) Don't know/No answer	2	1.8
Missing	293
Total	112	100.0

90) Would you disapprove if a member of your family adopted a child of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJADOPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	18	4.4
2) Wouldn't make any difference (would not disapprove)	378	93.3
3) Would depend on person or race (volunteered)	4	1.0
4) Don't know/No answer	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

91) Do you think that a child whose mother is one race and whose father is another race is likely to face unique problems in life, or not? (MIXPAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, will face problems	313	77.3
2) No, no unique problems	69	17.0
3) Don't know/No answer/It depends	23	5.7
Total	405	100.0

92) I'd like to know how comfortable you generally feel interacting with people whose race is different from your own. In general, would you say you are very comfortable, pretty comfortable, pretty uncomfortable, or very uncomfortable? (MIXCOMF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very comfortable	216	53.3
2) Pretty comfortable	168	41.5
3) Pretty uncomfortable	11	2.7
4) Very uncomfortable	0	0.0
5) Don't know/Don't interact/No answer	10	2.5
Total	405	100.0

93) As you have grown older, would you say your views about race relations have become more conservative, more liberal, or stayed about the same? (RRSELF)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	31	7.7
2) More liberal	136	33.6
3) Stayed about the same	229	56.5
4) Don't know/No answer	9	2.2
Total	405	100.0

94) Would you say that your children's views about race relations are more conservative, more liberal, or about the same as your own? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS PARENTS IN PARENT] (RRKIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	13	4.4
2) More liberal	73	24.7
3) About the same as own	162	54.7
4) Kids too young to have views (volunteered)	26	8.8
5) Don't know/No answer	22	7.4
Missing	109
Total	296	100.0

95) What name do you generally prefer for your race? Black or African-American? [ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS "BLACK," "AFRICAN-AMERICAN," OR "NEGRO, COLORED, ETC." IN RACE94] (RNMPREF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Black	8	28.6
2) African-American	15	53.6
3) Neither/Something else (volunteered)	2	7.1
4) Don't know/Don't care/No answer	3	10.7
Missing	377
Total	28	100.0

96) Finally, 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) Agree	363	89.6
2) Disagree	16	4.0
3) Don't know/No answer	26	6.4
Total	405	100.0

97) Code respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	7	1.7
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	27	6.7
3) No Southern accent	371	91.6
Total	405	100.0

98) Verify the state of the respondent you interviewed (STCHK1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	24.55	14.41

99) Code for the respondent's county (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	403	121.98	232.41

100) In which county do you now live? If respondent lives in Louisiana, in which parish do you now live? [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS IN WASHINGTON D.C.] (COUNTYX)
101) Origin of sample: North/South/AAOS (SAMPLE)

	TOTAL	%
2) North	405	100.0
Total	405	100.0

102) Test to verify sample origin (REGSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
2) Non-Southern state residence	405	100.0
Total	405	100.0

103) Age of respondent (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	66.50	141.70

104) Recode of AGE in categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	45	11.1
2) 25 to 44 years old	159	39.3
3) 45 to 64 years old	131	32.3
4) 65 years or older	61	15.1
5) Don't know/Refused	9	2.2
Total	405	100.0

105) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	327	80.7
2) Black/African-American	28	6.9
3) Native American/American Indian	1	0.2
4) Other	46	11.4
5) No answer	3	0.7
Total	405	100.0

106) Interview's length in categories (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less 15 minutes	369	91.3
2) 15-19 minutes	23	5.7
3) 20-29 minutes	12	3.0
Missing	1
Total	404	100.0

107) Old code for US States (STATCALL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	32.21	10.56

108) Recode of STATE16 to FIPS codes (STAT16FP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	29.41	16.66

109) Gallup Organization Regionalization (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
2) New England	23	5.7
3) East Central	84	20.7
4) West Central	50	12.3
5) Mountain States	41	10.1
6) Middle Atlantic	115	28.4
7) Pacific Coast	92	22.7
Total	405	100.0

110) Atlanta Journal Constitution Regionalization (AJCREGN)

	TOTAL	%
2) Northeast	138	34.1
3) Midwest	134	33.1
4) Far West	133	32.8
Total	405	100.0

111) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 9th grade	9	2.2
2) 9th to 11th grade	17	4.2
3) High school graduate	112	27.7
4) Some college	120	29.6
5) College graduate or more	146	36.0
6) No answer	1	0.2
Total	405	100.0

112) Liberal/Conservative recode (LCRECODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	37	9.1
2) Not strong liberal	53	13.1
3) Moderate liberal	37	9.1
4) Moderate	22	5.4
5) Moderate conservative	60	14.8
6) Not strong conservative	48	11.9
7) Strong conservative	70	17.3
8) No preference	35	8.6
9) Don't know/No answer	43	10.6
Total	405	100.0

113) Residence in Deep South (DEEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
3) Non-South	405	100.0
Total	405	100.0

114) Residence North/South (RESIDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	21	5.4
2) Border	26	6.6
3) Non-South	345	88.0
Missing	13
Total	392	100.0

115) Recode for PARTYID (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	74	18.3
2) Not very strong Democrat	61	15.1
3) Independent, close to Democrat	32	7.9
4) Independent	31	7.7
5) Independent, close to Republican	36	8.9
6) Not very strong Republican	58	14.3
7) Strong Republican	69	17.0
8) Other party	26	6.4
9) Don't know/No answer	18	4.4
Total	405	100.0

116) States FIPS codes (STATEFPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	27.35	15.33

117) State-county FIPS codes (numeric) (STCNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	378	27,347.09	15,326.36

118) Respondent's religious preference (FAITH97X)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	35	8.6
2) Methodist	37	9.1
3) Lutheran	31	7.7
4) Presbyterian	14	3.5
5) Episcopalian	8	2.0
6) Church of Christ	4	1.0
7) Other Protestant	77	19.0
8) Catholic	124	30.6
9) Jewish	14	3.5
10) Other	23	5.7
11) None	33	8.1
12) Don't know/No answer	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

119) Religious preference (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	129	31.9
2) Other Protestant	77	19.0
3) Catholic	124	30.6
4) Jewish	14	3.5
5) Other	23	5.7
6) None	33	8.1
7) Don't know/No answer	5	1.2
Total	405	100.0

120) Census (Consolidated) Metro Statistical Area (MSACMSA)
121) State-county FIPS codes (string variable) (STCNTY2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	375	27,407.90	15,328.12

122) Respondent lives in metropolitan or non-metropolitan county. (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-Metro	89	23.6
1) Metro	288	76.4
Missing	28
Total	377	100.0

123) Weight for Non-South (PEOPLE/Mean household size for Non-South) (WTVARN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	1.00	0.42

124) Weight for national estimates (accounts for Southern oversample and household size) (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	405	2.11	0.89

125) Recode of AGE in categories (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	45	11.4
2) 25 to 44 years old	159	40.2
3) 45 to 64 years old	131	33.1
4) 65 years or older	61	15.4
Missing	9
Total	396	100.0

126) Gender of respondent (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	177	43.7
2) Female	228	56.3
Total	405	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	26	6.4
2) High school graduate	112	27.7
3) Some college	120	29.7
4) College graduate or more	146	36.1
Missing	1
Total	404	100.0

128) 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	50	15.4
2) $20,000 up to $39,999	93	28.7
3) $40,000 up to $59,999	85	26.2
4) More than $60,000	96	29.6
Missing	81
Total	324	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	127	32.8
2) Democrat	135	34.9
3) Independent	99	25.6
4) Other	26	6.7
Missing	18
Total	387	100.0

130) Religious preference (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	129	32.3
2) Other Protestant	77	19.3
3) Catholic	124	31.0
4) Jewish	14	3.5
5) Other	23	5.8
6) None	33	8.3
Missing	5
Total	400	100.0