Southern Focus Poll, Oversample Survey, Spring 1996 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's ID number (IDNUMBER)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	10,512.78	319.28

2) State being called (STATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	18	10.8
4) Arkansas	6	3.6
10) Florida	10	6.0
11) Georgia	26	15.6
18) Kentucky	3	1.8
19) Louisiana	15	9.0
25) Mississippi	17	10.2
34) North Carolina	23	13.8
41) South Carolina	9	5.4
43) Tennessee	9	5.4
44) Texas	19	11.4
47) Virginia	12	7.2
Total	167	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	165	1,954.99	15.37

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	154	92.2
2) No	12	7.2
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.6
Total	167	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	%
1) 5 years or less	9	5.8
2) 6 to 10 years	7	4.5
3) More than 10 years	27	17.5
4) All my life	111	72.1
Missing	13
Total	154	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	90	81.1
2) No	21	18.9
Missing	56
Total	111	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	24.33	14.86

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	130	77.8
2) No	34	20.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	1.8
Total	167	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	158	126.86	133.36

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	94	56.3
2) Suburbs	20	12.0
3) Town	25	15.0
4) Rural Area	28	16.8
Total	167	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1st Grade (Or Less)	0	0.0
2) 2nd Grade	0	0.0
3) 3rd Grade	0	0.0
4) 4th Grade	0	0.0
5) 5th Grade	0	0.0
6) 6th Grade	2	1.2
7) 7th Grade	3	1.8
8) 8th Grade	6	3.6
9) 9th Grade	6	3.6
10) 10th Grade	6	3.6
11) 11th Grade	7	4.2
12) 12th Grade (High School)	64	38.3
13) Some College (Two Year Degree)	44	26.3
14) 4 Year College Graduate	16	9.6
15) Advanced Degree (Ma, Phd, Lld, Md)	12	7.2
16) No answer	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	21	12.6
2) Once a week	64	38.3
3) 2-3 times a month	40	24.0
4) Several times a year	30	18.0
5) Never	11	6.6
6) Refused	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

13) What is your religious affiliation? IF PROTESTANT, ASK: What denomination? (FAITHX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	96	57.5
2) Methodist	16	9.6
3) Lutheran	2	1.2
4) Presbyterian	1	0.6
5) Episcopalian	0	0.0
6) Church Of Christ	4	2.4
7) Other Protestant	5	3.0
8) Catholic	4	2.4
9) Jewish	0	0.0
10) Other	24	14.4
11) None	9	5.4
12) Don't know/No answer	6	3.6
Total	167	100.0

14) [ASKED ONLY OF PROTESTANT RESPONDENTS] When it comes to your religious identity, would you say you are a fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or liberal Protestant? (RELIGID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Fundamentalist	25	20.2
2) Evangelical	8	6.5
3) Mainline	10	8.1
4) Liberal	28	22.6
5) Other	2	1.6
6) None of the above	51	41.1
Missing	43
Total	124	100.0

15) What is your marital status? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	50	29.9
2) Divorced	28	16.8
3) Separated	6	3.6
4) Widowed	16	9.6
5) Single	67	40.1
Total	167	100.0

16) [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	100	24.81	15.83

17) [ASKED OF MARRIED, SEPARATED, OR WIDOWED RESPONDENTS ONLY] Have you ever been divorced? (DIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	17	23.6
2) No	55	76.4
Missing	95
Total	72	100.0

18) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	128	76.6
2) No	38	22.8
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

19) 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	94	56.3
2) Working part-time	14	8.4
3) Going to school	10	6.0
4) Keeping house	19	11.4
5) Retired	16	9.6
6) Unemployed	10	6.0
7) Or what	3	1.8
8) No answer	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

20) [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, unemployed, or what? (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	33	66.0
2) Working part-time	1	2.0
3) Going to school	1	2.0
4) Keeping house	2	4.0
5) Retired	7	14.0
6) Unemployed	4	8.0
7) Or what	1	2.0
8) No answer	1	2.0
Missing	117
Total	50	100.0

21) 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	36	21.6
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	43	25.7
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	27	16.2
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	26	15.6
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	4	2.4
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	11	6.6
7) More than $60,000	4	2.4
8) Don’t know/No answer/Refused	16	9.6
Total	167	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	0	0.0
2) Black	112	67.1
3) African-American	48	28.7
4) Negro, Colored, Etc.	7	4.2
5) Native American/Indian	0	0.0
6) Asian/Oriental	0	0.0
7) Other	0	0.0
Total	167	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, were	85	50.9
2) No, were not	56	33.5
3) Don't know	26	15.6
Total	167	100.0

24) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	5	3.0
2) No, not Hispanic	155	92.8
3) Don't know/No answer	7	4.2
Total	167	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	1.14	1.43

26) [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	90	1.38	1.21

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	2.07	1.20

28) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO LIVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE] How would you describe your current living situation? Do you currently live with family or do you live with people not related to you? (LIVEFAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) With family members	125	89.9
2) With someone not related	11	7.9
3) With family and non-related	0	0.0
4) Don't know/No answer	3	2.2
Missing	28
Total	139	100.0

29) 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	11	6.6
2) Democrat	115	68.9
3) Independent	27	16.2
4) Other party	6	3.6
5) Don't know/No answer	8	4.8
Total	167	100.0

30) [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	75	65.2
2) Not very strong Democrat	33	28.7
3) Don't know/No answer	7	6.1
Missing	52
Total	115	100.0

31) [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	6	54.5
2) Not very strong Republican	5	45.5
Missing	156
Total	11	100.0

32) [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	7	25.9
2) Closer to Democratic Party	10	37.0
3) Don't know/No answer	10	37.0
Missing	140
Total	27	100.0

33) 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	37	22.2
2) Moderate (Middle of the Road)	49	29.3
3) Conservative	44	26.3
4) Never think of self in these terms (No Preference)	10	6.0
5) Don't know	17	10.2
6) No answer	9	5.4
7) Respondent doesn't know	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

34) [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	22	59.5
2) Not very strong liberal	14	37.8
4) No answer	1	2.7
Missing	130
Total	37	100.0

35) [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	23	52.3
2) Not very strong conservative	20	45.5
4) No answer	1	2.3
Missing	123
Total	44	100.0

36) [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	18	36.7
2) Neither	5	10.2
3) More conservative	21	42.9
4) Don't know	4	8.2
5) No answer	1	2.0
Missing	118
Total	49	100.0

37) If the presidential election were held today and the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, and Bob Dole, the Republican, would you vote for Clinton or for Dole? (ELECT96)

	TOTAL	%
1) Clinton	130	77.8
2) Dole	14	8.4
3) Undecided	10	6.0
4) Refused	13	7.8
Total	167	100.0

38) Would you say that Newt Gingrich is doing a good job, only a fair job, or not a good job at all as Speaker of the House? (NEWTSPKR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good	20	12.0
2) Fair	56	33.5
3) Not good at all	54	32.3
4) Don't know	37	22.2
Total	167	100.0

39) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN THIS INTRODUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING NINE QUESTIONS] Now I'm going to read you the names of some black Americans who have been in the news. For each one, please tell me whether you admire that 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, OK? (BLACK1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Respondent heard this intro ("some black Americans")	81	100.0
Missing	86
Total	81	100.0

40) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN THIS INTRODUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING NINE QUESTIONS] Now I'm going to read you the names of some Americans who have been in the news. For each one, please tell me whether you admire that 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, OK? (BLACK0)

	TOTAL	%
2) Respondent heard this intro ("some Americans")	86	100.0
Missing	81
Total	86	100.0

41) How much do you admire Colin Powell? (POWELL)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	95	56.9
2) Some	34	20.4
3) Not much	1	0.6
4) Not at all	8	4.8
5) Don't know/No answer	29	17.4
Total	167	100.0

42) How much do you admire Jesse Jackson? (JACKSON)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	96	57.5
2) Some	54	32.3
3) Not much	6	3.6
4) Not at all	3	1.8
5) Don't know/No answer	8	4.8
Total	167	100.0

43) How much do you admire O.J. Simpson? (SIMPSON)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	37	22.2
2) Some	64	38.3
3) Not much	18	10.8
4) Not at all	19	11.4
5) Don't know/No answer	29	17.4
Total	167	100.0

44) How much do you admire Louis Farrakhan? (FARRAKH)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	28	16.8
2) Some	45	26.9
3) Not much	15	9.0
4) Not at all	35	21.0
5) Don't know/No answer	44	26.3
Total	167	100.0

45) How much do you admire Oprah Winfrey? (OPRAH)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	114	68.3
2) Some	40	24.0
3) Not much	2	1.2
4) Not at all	7	4.2
5) Don't know/No answer	4	2.4
Total	167	100.0

46) How much do you admire Johnnie Cochran? (COCHRAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	65	38.9
2) Some	60	35.9
3) Not much	12	7.2
4) Not at all	6	3.6
5) Don't know/No answer	24	14.4
Total	167	100.0

47) How much do you admire Clarence Thomas? (CTHOMAS)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	21	12.6
2) Some	53	31.7
3) Not much	14	8.4
4) Not at all	33	19.8
5) Don't know/No answer	46	27.5
Total	167	100.0

48) How much do you admire Coretta Scott King? (CKING)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	110	65.9
2) Some	27	16.2
3) Not much	7	4.2
4) Not at all	3	1.8
5) Don't know/No answer	20	12.0
Total	167	100.0

49) How much do you admire Anita Hill? (AHILL)

	TOTAL	%
1) A great deal	24	14.4
2) Some	52	31.1
3) Not much	13	7.8
4) Not at all	26	15.6
5) Don't know/No answer	52	31.1
Total	167	100.0

50) There has been a lot of talk lately about American values. Some people think the federal government should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the government should not favor any particular set of values. Which comes closer to your view? (TRADVALU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Government should promote traditional values	101	60.5
2) Government should not favor any particular set of values	35	21.0
3) Don't know/No answer	31	18.6
Total	167	100.0

51) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to recycle to conserve natural resources? (RESPRECY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	156	93.4
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	4	2.4
3) Don't know/No answer	7	4.2
Total	167	100.0

52) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to keep even unhappy marriages together if there are young children in the home? (RESPMARR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	59	35.3
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	94	56.3
3) Don't know/No answer	14	8.4
Total	167	100.0

53) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to care for sick and aged parents at home, if they possibly can? (RESPAGED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	160	95.8
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	4	2.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	1.8
Total	167	100.0

54) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to keep the mother at home when there are small children in the household, even if it means going on welfare? (RESPMOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	48	28.7
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	100	59.9
3) Don't know/No answer	19	11.4
Total	167	100.0

55) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to keep themselves healthy, so the rest of us don't have to pay extra for their health care? (RESPHEAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	130	77.8
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	21	12.6
3) Don't know/No answer	16	9.6
Total	167	100.0

56) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to make a special effort to help others of their own racial or ethnic background? (RESPRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	133	79.6
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	23	13.8
3) Don't know/No answer	11	6.6
Total	167	100.0

57) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to pay for their children's college educations? (RESPCOLL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	124	74.3
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	30	18.0
3) Don't know/No answer	13	7.8
Total	167	100.0

58) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to pay for damages resulting from crimes committed by their minor children under 18 years old? (RESPREST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	119	71.3
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	35	21.0
3) Don't know/No answer	13	7.8
Total	167	100.0

59) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to be married before they have children? (RESPBEFO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	119	71.3
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	37	22.2
3) Don't know/No answer	11	6.6
Total	167	100.0

60) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to wait until they're at least 21 before they have children? (RESPWAIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	118	70.7
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	33	19.8
3) Don't know/No answer	16	9.6
Total	167	100.0

61) I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to pay attention to the news and vote in most elections? (RESPVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	152	91.0
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	11	6.6
3) Don't know/No answer	4	2.4
Total	167	100.0

62) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to contribute at least 5 percent of their income to charity? (RESPCHA1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	52	61.2
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	22	25.9
3) Don't know/No answer	11	12.9
Missing	82
Total	85	100.0

63) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to contribute at least 10 percent of their income to charity? (RESPCHA2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	48	58.5
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	29	35.4
3) Don't know/No answer	5	6.1
Missing	85
Total	82	100.0

64) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to help a man whose car is broken down on a lonely road? (RESPHLPM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	39	43.8
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	35	39.3
3) Don't know/No answer	15	16.9
Missing	78
Total	89	100.0

65) [BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION] I want to ask you about the issue of personal responsibility. I'm going to read you a list of things that some people have associated with personal responsibility. For each one, tell me whether you feel people have a responsibility to do that. Would you say that people have a personal responsibility to help a woman whose car is broken down on a lonely road? (RESPHLPF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a personal responsibility	62	79.5
2) Don't have a personal responsibility	9	11.5
3) Don't know/No answer	7	9.0
Missing	89
Total	78	100.0

66) Suppose someone has parents who need help paying for nursing-home care and children who need a college education. To whom does that person have a greater financial responsibility: to the parents or to the children? (REPSPORC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Parents	67	40.1
2) Children	65	38.9
3) Both equally	22	13.2
4) Neither	1	0.6
5) Don't know/Can't say/Depends/No answer	12	7.2
Total	167	100.0

67) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS] As I read off some different ways family members behave with each other, please tell me how often each one takes place among family members in your household: very often, often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Arguing or quarrelling openly. (FAMARGU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	8	6.3
2) Often	7	5.5
3) Sometimes	50	39.1
4) Hardly ever	40	31.3
5) Never	23	18.0
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

68) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS] As I read off some different ways family members behave with each other, please tell me how often each one takes place among family members in your household: very often, often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Kissing or hugging each other. (FAMKISS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	60	46.9
2) Often	28	21.9
3) Sometimes	24	18.8
4) Hardly ever	10	7.8
5) Never	6	4.7
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

69) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS As I read off some different ways family members behave with each other, please tell me how often each one takes place among family members in your household: very often, often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Refusing to speak to each other. (FAMREFUS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	3	2.3
2) Often	4	3.1
3) Sometimes	20	15.6
4) Hardly ever	35	27.3
5) Never	66	51.6
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

70) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS] As I read off some different ways family members behave with each other, please tell me how often each one takes place among family members in your household: very often, often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Sharing jokes or making each other laugh. (FAMJOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	77	60.2
2) Often	40	31.3
3) Sometimes	8	6.3
4) Hardly ever	1	0.8
5) Never	2	1.6
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

71) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS] As I read off some different ways family members behave with each other, please tell me how often each one takes place among family members in your household: very often, often, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Helping each other with personal problems. (FAMHELP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	63	49.2
2) Often	41	32.0
3) Sometimes	14	10.9
4) Hardly ever	6	4.7
5) Never	4	3.1
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

72) Would you say that, in general, your family is very close, somewhat close, not too close, or not close at all? (FAMCLOSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very close	113	67.7
2) Somewhat close	43	25.7
3) Not too close	7	4.2
4) Not close at all	3	1.8
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.6
Total	167	100.0

73) Are both of your parents living? (PALIVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, both are	71	42.5
2) Mother is	39	23.4
3) Father is	14	8.4
4) Neither is	41	24.6
5) Don't know/No answer	2	1.2
Total	167	100.0

74) For each of the following statements, I'd like you to tell me whether you strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. In another generation, families will be stronger than they are today. (FAMSTRNG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	38	22.8
2) Agree somewhat	31	18.6
3) Disagree somewhat	33	19.8
4) Strongly disagree	49	29.3
5) Don't know/No answer	16	9.6
Total	167	100.0

75) For each of the following statements, I'd like you to tell me whether you strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. I am my brother's keeper. (BROSKEEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	98	58.7
2) Agree somewhat	17	10.2
3) Disagree somewhat	15	9.0
4) Strongly disagree	24	14.4
5) Don't know/No answer	13	7.8
Total	167	100.0

76) For each of the following statements, I'd like you to tell me whether you strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. Teenage mothers on welfare should be required to live with their parents or legal guardians. (TEENMOMS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	61	36.5
2) Agree somewhat	29	17.4
3) Disagree somewhat	23	13.8
4) Strongly disagree	44	26.3
5) Don't know/No answer	10	6.0
Total	167	100.0

77) For each of the following statements, I'd like you to tell me whether you strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. The government is not doing enough to keep families together. (FAMGOV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	58	34.7
2) Agree somewhat	23	13.8
3) Disagree somewhat	30	18.0
4) Strongly disagree	32	19.2
5) Don't know/No answer	24	14.4
Total	167	100.0

78) On another subject, when you think about what the city of Atlanta is noted for, nationally and internationally, what is the very first thing that comes to mind? (ATLANTA)

	TOTAL	%
1) The 1996 Olympics	38	22.8
2) The Braves (baseball)	4	2.4
3) Business/commercial center	2	1.2
4) Civil rights/Martin Luther King	13	7.8
5) Other	51	30.5
6) Don't know/No answer	59	35.3
Total	167	100.0

79) Overall, do you have a positive or negative opinion of Atlanta? (ATLANTA2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Positive	110	65.9
2) Negative	13	7.8
3) Don't know/No answer	44	26.3
Total	167	100.0

80) Right now, would you say you're very likely to go to the Olympics in Atlanta this summer, that you might go, or that you definitely will not be there? (OLYMGO2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Likely to go	19	11.4
2) Might go	31	18.6
3) Will not go	114	68.3
4) Don't know	3	1.8
Total	167	100.0

81) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY ARE "LIKELY TO GO" OR "MIGHT GO" TO THE OLYMPICS IN ATLANTA: Do you have tickets for any of the events? (TICKETS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	11	22.0
2) No	39	78.0
Missing	117
Total	50	100.0

82) Now, on a different topic, how do you feel about "hate crime" laws that impose extra penalties on those who assault someone on account of the victim's race, religion, or ethnic group. Do you think that extra penalties for this type of crime are a good idea or a bad idea? (HATECR1B)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good idea	106	63.5
2) Bad idea	43	25.7
3) Both/neither	6	3.6
4) Don't know/No answer	12	7.2
Total	167	100.0

83) To the best of your knowledge, does your state have a hate crime law like the one I just described? (HAVELAW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, state has hate crime law	38	22.8
2) No, state does not have hate crime law	65	38.9
3) Don't know/Not sure/No answer	64	38.3
Total	167	100.0

84) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID HATE CRIME LAWS ARE A BAD IDEA] How do you feel about laws that impose extra penalties on people who vandalize synagogues, churches, mosques, or cemeteries? Do you think that special penalties for this type of vandalism would be a good idea or bad idea? (HATECR2B)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good idea	25	58.1
2) Bad idea	14	32.6
3) Both/neither	0	0.0
4) Don't know/No answer	4	9.3
Missing	124
Total	43	100.0

85) [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID HATE CRIME LAWS ARE A GOOD IDEA] How about hate crime laws that impose special penalties when crimes are directed against gay men and lesbians on account of their sexual orientation? Do you think that the hate crime laws should also include sexual orientation? (HATECR3B)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good idea	68	64.2
2) Bad idea	25	23.6
3) Both/neither	0	0.0
4) Don't know/No answer	13	12.3
Missing	61
Total	106	100.0

86) At what age do you think "middle age" generally begins? (MIDAGE)

	TOTAL	%
10) 10	2	1.2
13) 13	1	0.6
16) 16	3	1.8
18) 18	1	0.6
20) 20	1	0.6
21) 21	2	1.2
25) 25	5	3.0
26) 26	1	0.6
27) 27	1	0.6
30) 30	10	6.0
35) 35	17	10.2
38) 38	3	1.8
40) 40	36	21.6
45) 45	22	13.2
48) 48	1	0.6
50) 50	33	19.8
55) 55	6	3.6
56) 56	1	0.6
60) 60	5	3.0
63) 63	1	0.6
65) 65	1	0.6
70) 70	2	1.2
150) Other	3	1.8
152) Don't know/No answer	9	5.4
Total	167	100.0

87) When does "old age" begin? (OLDAGE)

	TOTAL	%
18) 18	1	0.6
37) 37	1	0.6
42) 42	1	0.6
45) 45	3	1.8
50) 50	15	9.0
52) 52	1	0.6
55) 55	9	5.4
59) 59	1	0.6
60) 60	34	20.4
62) 62	2	1.2
64) 64	1	0.6
65) 65	36	21.6
68) 68	1	0.6
69) 69	1	0.6
70) 70	21	12.6
71) 71	1	0.6
75) 75	6	3.6
80) 80	12	7.2
85) 85	1	0.6
87) 87	1	0.6
90) 90	1	0.6
100) 100	2	1.2
150) Other	6	3.6
152) Don't know/No answer	9	5.4
Total	167	100.0

88) [ASKED ONLY OF PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC RESPONDENTS] Do you have a family Bible in which things like births, deaths, and marriages have been recorded? (FAMBIBLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	90	70.3
2) No	36	28.1
3) Don't know/No answer	2	1.6
Missing	39
Total	128	100.0

89) When all is said and done, do you think O.J. Simpson was innocent or guilty of murder? (OJGUILT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Innocent	80	47.9
2) Guilty	26	15.6
3) Don't know	49	29.3
4) Don't care	1	0.6
5) No answer	11	6.6
Total	167	100.0

90) 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	134	80.2
2) Better off as separate	13	7.8
3) Don't know/No answer	20	12.0
Total	167	100.0

91) Sex of the respondent: (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	57	34.1
2) Female	110	65.9
Total	167	100.0

92) Respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong southern accent	67	40.1
2) Detectable southern accent, but not strong	54	32.3
3) No southern accent	46	27.5
Total	167	100.0

93) Gallup Organization regionalization (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	167	100.0
Total	167	100.0

94) Recode of AGE into categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	22	13.3
2) 25 to 44	85	51.5
3) 45 to 64	46	27.9
4) 65 and older	12	7.3
Missing	2
Total	165	100.0

95) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 9th grade	11	6.6
2) 9th to 11th grade	19	11.4
3) High school graduate	64	38.6
4) Some college	44	26.5
5) College graduate or more	28	16.9
Missing	1
Total	166	100.0

96) Resident of the North or South (RESIDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	142	86.1
2) Border	4	2.4
3) Non-South	19	11.5
Missing	2
Total	165	100.0

97) State FIPS codes (STFIPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	27.41	16.83

98) State county codes (STCNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	26,067.33	17,476.07

99) Respondent's age (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	165	41.01	15.37

100) Does respondent live in a metropolitan or non-metropolitan area. (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-metropolitan	57	36.1
1) Metropolitan	101	63.9
Missing	9
Total	158	100.0

101) [WEIGHTING VARIABLE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN OVERSAMPLE] This equation equals the variable PEOPLE divided by 2.072 (WTVAROS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	167	1.00	0.58

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	22	13.3
2) 25 to 44	85	51.5
3) 45 to 64	46	27.9
4) 65 and older	12	7.3
Missing	2
Total	165	100.0

103) Sex of the respondent: (for use with online analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	57	34.1
2) Female	110	65.9
Total	167	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	30	18.1
2) High school graduate	64	38.6
3) Some college	44	26.5
4) College graduate or more	28	16.9
Missing	1
Total	166	100.0

105) 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	79	52.3
2) $20,000 up to $39,999	53	35.1
3) $40,000 up to $59,999	15	9.9
4) $60,000 or more	4	2.6
Missing	16
Total	151	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? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	11	6.9
2) Democrat	115	72.3
3) Independent	27	17.0
4) Other party	6	3.8
Missing	8
Total	159	100.0