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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's ID number (RESPNUM)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total10132,743.59992.31
2) Which state am I calling? (STATE)
 TOTAL%
1) Alabama686.7
4) Arkansas353.5
10) Florida17517.3
11) Georgia848.3
18) Kentucky504.9
19) Louisiana494.8
25) Mississippi353.5
34) North Carolina969.5
37) Oklahoma403.9
41) South Carolina444.3
43) Tennessee585.7
44) Texas19118.9
47) Virginia888.7
Total1013100.0
3) Verify state called (STATE2)
 TOTAL%
1) Alabama686.7
4) Arkansas353.5
10) Florida17517.3
11) Georgia848.3
18) Kentucky504.9
19) Louisiana494.8
25) Mississippi353.5
34) North Carolina969.5
37) Oklahoma403.9
41) South Carolina444.3
43) Tennessee585.7
44) Texas19118.9
47) Virginia888.7
Total1013100.0
4) First, I'd like to ask you about your own health. Would you say that overall you are in excellent, very good, good, fair or poor health? (HEALTH)
 TOTAL%
1) Excellent23022.7
2) Very Good32932.5
3) Good32031.6
4) Fair999.8
5) Poor323.2
6) Don't know/No answer30.3
Total1013100.0
5) Thinking about exercise--How many days each week, on average, do you work out or exercise for more than 30 minutes over the course of the day? (DAYSEXER)
 TOTAL%
0) None/never/less than one day a week32732.3
1) One day a week777.6
2) Two days a week10910.8
3) Three days a week19319.1
4) Four days a week676.6
5) Five days a week979.6
6) Six days a week403.9
7) Seven days a week949.3
8) Don't know/No answer90.9
Total1013100.0
6) And now, I'd like to ask you about the number of servings of several kinds of foods that you usually eat on a daily basis. First, when thinking about fruits and vegetables, a serving is one piece of fruit, a half cup of sliced fruit or vegetables, or a cup of fruit juice. On average, about how many servings of fruits and vegetables do you eat each day? (SERVVEG)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings494.8
1) 1 serving23823.5
2) 2 servings24324.0
3) 3 servings20420.1
4) 4 servings12212.0
5) 5 servings818.0
6) 6 servings323.2
7) 7 servings131.3
8) 8 servings111.1
9) 9 servings10.1
10) 10 servings30.3
12) 12 servings161.6
Total1013100.0
7) Now, think about how many servings of meat, fish, or eggs you have a day. A serving is one egg or a piece of fish or meat about the size of a deck of playing cards. On average, about how many servings of meat, fish, or eggs do you eat each day? (SERVMEAT)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings434.2
1) 1 serving36536.0
2) 2 servings36035.5
3) 3 servings16216.0
4) 4 servings393.8
5) 5 servings181.8
6) 6 servings60.6
7) 7 servings30.3
8) 8 servings40.4
10) 10 servings10.1
11) 11 servings10.1
12) 12 servings111.1
Total1013100.0
8) And now, think about bread, cereal and pasta. A serving is one piece of bread or a half a cup of cereal or pasta. On average, about how many servings of bread, cereal or pasta do you eat each day? (SERVCERE)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings545.3
1) 1 serving26225.9
2) 2 servings28728.3
3) 3 servings20119.8
4) 4 servings11311.2
5) 5 servings353.5
6) 6 servings282.8
7) 7 servings90.9
8) 8 servings80.8
9) 9 servings10.1
10) 10 servings60.6
11) 11 servings10.1
12) 12 servings80.8
Total1013100.0
9) And what about dairy products—a serving is one cup of milk or yogurt, or one slice of cheese. On average, about how many servings of dairy products such as milk, yogurt, or cheese do you have a day? (SERVDAIR)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings11311.2
1) 1 serving37937.4
2) 2 servings27126.8
3) 3 servings15215.0
4) 4 servings565.5
5) 5 servings161.6
6) 6 servings60.6
7) 7 servings60.6
8) 8 servings10.1
9) 9 servings10.1
10) 10 servings10.1
11) 11 servings10.1
12) 12 servings101.0
Total1013100.0
10) How would you assess your own weight now? Are you under your ideal weight, about right, or overweight? (OWNWGHT)
 TOTAL%
1) Under ideal weight666.5
2) About right45344.7
3) Overweight48848.2
4) Don't know/No answer60.6
Total1013100.0
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11) [ASK ONLY IF OWNWGHT= 3 "OVERWEIGHT"] Would you say you are slightly overweight, moderately overweight, or seriously overweight? (OWNWGHT2)
 TOTAL%
1) Slightly overweight24049.2
2) Moderately overweight18537.9
3) Seriously overweight6112.5
4) Don't know/No answer20.4
Missing525
Total488100.0
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12) How many pounds over his ideal weight do you think a man would have to be before you would consider his weight to be a serious health risk? (MANLBS)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total101358.6361.19
13) How many pounds over her ideal weight do you think a woman would have to be before you would consider her weight to be a serious health risk? (WMNLBS)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total101354.7960.83
14) Do you think most obese people are seriously overweight mainly because of bad diet and exercise habits, or are they seriously overweight mainly because of things they can't control such as their inherited metabolism? (RSNOBESE)
 TOTAL%
1) Because of bad diet and exercise habits56856.1
2) Because of things they can't control21220.9
3) Both (volunteered)18318.1
4) It depends (volunteered)181.8
5) Don't know/No answer323.2
Total1013100.0
15) Obese people face a lot of discrimination these days. (OBSEDISC)
 TOTAL%
1) Agree76675.6
2) Disagree17617.4
3) It depends252.5
4) Don't know/No answer464.5
Total1013100.0
16) Obese people should be allowed to park in handicapped spaces and have other special accommodations. (OBSEPARK)
 TOTAL%
1) Agree16015.8
2) Disagree73072.1
3) It depends10710.6
4) Don't know/No answer161.6
Total1013100.0
17) Movie theaters and airlines should be required to provide some seats larger than normal to accommodate obese people. (OBSESEAT)
 TOTAL%
1) Agree66565.6
2) Disagree26225.9
3) It depends313.1
4) Don't know/No answer555.4
Total1013100.0
18) Obese people should take responsibility for their own health and lose weight. (OBSERESP)
 TOTAL%
1) Agree81280.2
2) Disagree777.6
3) It depends10310.2
4) Don't know/No answer212.1
Total1013100.0
19) Are you a parent? (PARENT)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes74273.2
2) No26926.6
3) Don't know/No answer20.2
Total1013100.0
20) [ASK ONLY IF PARENT= 1 "YES"] How often do, or did, you and your children eat an evening meal together at home--almost every day, most days, occasionally or almost never? (CFMEAL)
 TOTAL%
1) Almost every day55775.1
2) Most Days11014.8
3) Occasionally496.6
4) Almost Never172.3
5) Don't know/No answer91.2
Missing271
Total742100.0
21) [ASK ONLY IF PARENT= 1 "YES"] How often do, or did, you and your children eat an evening meal together at a restaurant--almost every day, most days, occasionally or almost never? (CFREST)
 TOTAL%
1) Almost every day91.2
2) Most Days385.1
3) Occasionally57377.2
4) Almost Never11315.2
5) Don't know/No answer91.2
Missing271
Total742100.0
22) [ASK ONLY IF PARENT= 1 "YES"] How often do, or did, you and your children take a family vacation --once a year or more, most years, occasionally or never? (CFVAC)
 TOTAL%
1) Once a year or more52670.9
2) Most years425.7
3) Occasionally11215.1
4) Never527.0
5) Don't know/No answer101.3
Missing271
Total742100.0
23) [ASK ONLY IF PARENT= 1 "YES"] How often do, or did, you and your children go to church or other religious services together--once a week or more, a few times a month, a few times a year, or less often than that? (CFREL)
 TOTAL%
1) Once a week or more42357.0
2) A few times a month10514.2
3) A few times a year11515.5
4) Less often than that8811.9
5) Don't know/No answer111.5
Missing271
Total742100.0
24) When you were growing up, did your family usually say grace at meals? (GRACEKID)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes67466.5
2) No32832.4
3) Don't know/No answer111.1
Total1013100.0
25) How about now--do you usually say grace at family meals? (GRACENOW)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes62561.7
2) No37436.9
3) Don't know/No answer141.4
Total1013100.0
26) Some people think relations between men and women have changed for the better in recent years. Others think they've gotten worse. How about you? Would you say they've improved or gotten worse? (MFRELAT)
 TOTAL%
1) Improved34634.2
2) Gotten Worse47947.3
3) No Change949.3
4) Don't know/No answer949.3
Total1013100.0
27) One recent change is that more mothers are working outside the home. Do you think that's an improvement, a change for the worse, or is it something that doesn't matter much one way or the other? (WORKOUT)
 TOTAL%
1) Improvement18017.8
2) Change for the worse38938.4
3) Doesn't matter much one way or the other27627.2
4) It depends/partly good and partly bad13213.0
5) Don't know/No answer363.6
Total1013100.0
28) Are you currently married, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married? (MARITAL)
 TOTAL%
1) Married53452.7
2) Divorced14714.5
3) Separated181.8
4) Widowed10610.5
5) Have you never been married20520.2
6) No answer30.3
Total1013100.0
29) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Is this your first marriage, or have you been married before? (MARBFOR)
 TOTAL%
1) First marriage40375.5
2) Have been married before12824.0
3) Refused/No answer30.6
Missing479
Total534100.0
30) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] In your household, who usually prepares the meals--yourself or your spouse? (HOUSMEAL)
 TOTAL%
1) Self26048.7
2) Spouse14627.3
3) Both equally12423.2
4) Each for self10.2
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)30.6
Missing479
Total534100.0
31) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] In your household, who usually fixes things around the house? (HOUSFIX)
 TOTAL%
1) Self22141.4
2) Spouse20638.6
3) Both equally7213.5
5) Child/Children30.6
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)285.2
7) Don't know/No answer40.7
Missing479
Total534100.0
32) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who usually does the laundry? (HOUSLAUN)
 TOTAL%
1) Self24946.6
2) Spouse15328.7
3) Both equally11221.0
4) Each for self91.7
5) Child/Children71.3
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)30.6
7) Don't know/No answer10.2
Missing479
Total534100.0
33) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who usually makes the most mess? (HOUSMESS)
 TOTAL%
1) Self16030.0
2) Spouse15629.2
3) Both equally5710.7
4) Each for self50.9
5) Child/Children13124.5
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)61.1
7) Don't know/No answer193.6
Missing479
Total534100.0
34) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who has the most say on how money is spent? (HOUSMONY)
 TOTAL%
1) Self15729.4
2) Spouse8816.5
3) Both equally27050.6
4) Each for self61.1
5) Child/Children00.0
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)10.2
7) Don't know/No answer122.2
Missing479
Total534100.0
35) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who does most of the yard work? (HOUSYARD)
 TOTAL%
1) Self19135.8
2) Spouse17933.5
3) Both equally9016.9
4) Each for self10.2
5) Child/Children122.2
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)468.6
7) Don't know/No answer152.8
Missing479
Total534100.0
36) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who does most of the housework? (HOUSCLEN)
 TOTAL%
1) Self23343.6
2) Spouse14226.6
3) Both equally13124.5
4) Each for self20.4
5) Child/Children50.9
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)213.9
Missing479
Total534100.0
37) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] Who in your household is the peacemaker -- that is, who is the best at resolving conflicts? (HOUSPEAC)
 TOTAL%
1) Self22642.3
2) Spouse15929.8
3) Both equally11822.1
4) Each for self20.4
5) Child/Children20.4
6) Someone else (Parent, roommate, etc)10.2
7) Don't know/No answer264.9
Missing479
Total534100.0
38) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] When it comes to your checking account, do you and your spouse have one joint account, do you have both a joint account and separate accounts, or do you maintain separate checking accounts? (CHKACCNT)
 TOTAL%
1) Joint account37670.4
2) Both joint and separate accounts7714.4
3) Separate accounts only6812.7
4) No accounts81.5
5) Don't know/No answer50.9
Missing479
Total534100.0
39) Are you a smoker, an ex-smoker, or have you never smoked? (SMOKER)
 TOTAL%
1) Smoker22622.3
2) Ex-smoker26025.7
3) Have never smoked52551.8
4) Don't know/No answer20.2
Total1013100.0
40) In a typical week, on how many days do you usually drink some kind of alcoholic beverage, such as beer, wine, or liquor? (DAYSALC)
 TOTAL%
0) None/Don't' drink62962.1
1) One day a week14914.7
2) Two days a week858.4
3) Three days a week504.9
4) Four days a week232.3
5) Five days a week212.1
6) Six days a week70.7
7) Seven days a week444.3
8) Don't know/No answer50.5
Total1013100.0
41) In which year were you born? (YRBORN)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total10131,953.2418.01
42) [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) Yes90389.1
2) No919.0
3) Don't know/No Answer191.9
Total1013100.0
43) [ASKED ONLY IF COMSOUTH=1 "YES"] 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 less626.9
2) 6 to 10 years414.5
3) More than 10 years23626.1
4) All my life55561.5
5) Don't know/No Answer91.0
Missing110
Total903100.0
44) [ASKED ONLY IF LIVESOU=4 "ALL MY LIFE"] Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? (TRAVOUT)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes50490.8
2) No519.2
Missing458
Total555100.0
45) Which State did you live in when you were 16? (STATE16)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total101328.5815.89
46) [ASKED OF SOUTHERNERS ONLY] Do you consider yourself a Southerner, or not? (SOUTHERN)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes68767.8
2) No30530.1
3) Don't know/No answer212.1
Total1013100.0
47) [ASK ONLY IF SOUTHERN= 1 "YES" OR SOUFAM= 1 "YES, SELF" OR 3 "BOTH SELF AND FAMILY"] Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? (SIDIMP)
 TOTAL%
1) Very important14220.7
2) Somewhat important22532.8
3) Not very important13018.9
4) Not at all important18126.3
5) Don't know/no answer91.3
Missing326
Total687100.0
48) What is your zip code? (ZIPCODE)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total101347,183.0022,996.58
49) Do you live in a city, a suburban community, a small town, or a rural area? (LIVEWH)
 TOTAL%
1) City36035.5
2) Suburbs19619.3
3) Small Town23423.1
4) Rural21721.4
5) Refused/Not Sure60.6
Total1013100.0
50) Code the gender of respondent (GENDER)
 TOTAL%
1) Male43042.4
2) Female58357.6
Total1013100.0
51) How many years of school have you completed? (EDUC)
 TOTAL%
1) 1st Grade (or less)10.1
3) 3rd Grade10.1
4) 4th Grade30.3
5) 5th Grade60.6
6) 6th Grade30.3
7) 7th Grade40.4
8) 8th Grade141.4
9) 9th Grade161.6
10) 10th Grade282.8
11) 11th Grade323.2
12) 12th Grade (High School)26626.3
13) Some college (Two year degree)29829.4
14) 4 year college graduate21821.5
15) Advanced degree (MA, PhD, LLD, MD)11711.5
16) No answer60.6
Total1013100.0
52) How often do you attend church or other religious services? (RELIG)
 TOTAL%
1) More than once a week23823.5
2) Once a week24624.3
3) Two to three times a month14714.5
4) Several times a year21921.6
5) Never15415.2
6) Refused90.9
Total1013100.0
53) 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 important41240.7
2) Very important34233.8
3) Somewhat important21020.7
4) Not important424.1
5) Don't know/ No answer70.7
Total1013100.0
54) What is your religious affiliation? Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (RELAFFL)
 TOTAL%
1) Protestant67366.4
2) Catholic17417.2
3) Jewish131.3
4) Some other religion (specify)595.8
5) No Religion (Not Religious/Agnostic/Atheist)403.9
6) Christian or just a Christian313.1
7) Don't know/ No answer232.3
Total1013100.0
55) [ASK ONLY IF RELAFFL= 5 "NO RELIGION"] Do you consider yourself to be an agnostic, an atheist, or just not religious? (NORELIG)
 TOTAL%
1) Agnostic410.0
2) Atheist512.5
3) Just not religious2357.5
4) Don't know/ No answer820.0
Missing973
Total40100.0
56) [ASK ONLY IF RELAFFL= 4 "SOME OTHER RELIGION." NOTE: This is a filter to make sure that a verbatim "some other religion" answer is only taken from non-Protestants. Interviewers see this screen only if respondents answered "some other religion" to RELAFFL. If the interviewer codes this question as "Yes," the respondent is recoded as "Protestant" in RELAFFL. If the interviewer codes "No," then a verbatim response is taken.] What other religion are you? Does the response include any of the following words? Anglican Holiness, Adventist Lutheran, Apostolic Methodist, Assembly of God Nazarene, Baptist Non-Denominational, Bible Pentecostal, Born-Again Presbyterian, Christ/Christian Prophetic, Church Of God Quaker / Friends, Episcopalian Seventh Day Adventist, or Greek/Serb Orthodox (RELAFCHK)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes18475.7
2) No5924.3
Missing770
Total243100.0
57) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 36 "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 Episcopal33.0
2) African Methodist Episcopal Zion22.0
3) Free Methodist Church11.0
4) United Methodist8483.2
5) Other (specify)55.0
6) Don't know; "Just Methodist"65.9
Missing912
Total101100.0
58) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 40 "PRESBYTERIAN"] Is that the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., the Presbyterian Church in America, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, or some other Presbyterian group? (DPRESBY)
 TOTAL%
1) Evangelical Presbyterian Church12.3
3) Presbyterian Church in America1125.0
4) Presbyterian Church in the USA1943.2
5) Other (Specify)36.8
6) Don't know; "Just Presbyterian"1022.7
Missing969
Total44100.0
59) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 34 "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)736.8
2) Missouri Synod842.1
4) Other (Specify)15.3
5) Don't know; "Just Lutheran"315.8
Missing994
Total19100.0
60) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 42 "REFORMED"] Is that the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America, or some other Reformed group? (DREFORMD)
 TOTAL%
2) Reformed Church in America (RCA)266.7
3) Other (Specify)133.3
Missing1010
Total3100.0
61) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 14 "BRETHREN"] Is that the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ, or some other Brethren group? (DBRETHEN)
 TOTAL%
1) Church of the Brethren266.7
3) United Brethren in Christ133.3
Missing1010
Total3100.0
62) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 23 "CONGREGATIONALIST"] Is that the United Church of Christ or just a Congregational church? (DUCC)
 TOTAL%
1) United Church of Christ1100.0
Missing1012
Total1100.0
63) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 17 "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 Christ310.7
2) "Just a Christian"1967.9
3) Other Christian Denomination (Specify)414.3
4) Don't know27.1
Missing985
Total28100.0
64) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 20 "CHURCH(ES) OF CHRIST"] Is that the Church of Christ or the United Church of Christ? (DCHRIST)
 TOTAL%
1) Church(es) of Christ2596.2
4) Don't know13.8
Missing987
Total26100.0
65) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 21 "CHURCH(ES) OF GOD"] Is that the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana, Cleveland, Tennessee, or Church of God in Christ? (DCHGOD)
 TOTAL%
1) Anderson, IN17.1
2) Cleveland, TN535.7
3) Church of God in Christ321.4
4) Other321.4
5) Don't know214.3
Missing999
Total14100.0
66) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 30 "HOLINESS"] Is that the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Church of the Nazarene, the Salvation Army, the Wesleyan Church, the Free Methodist Church, the Church of God (Anderson, IN), or some other Holiness group? (DHOLINES)
 TOTAL%
1) Christian and Missionary Alliance116.7
6) Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)350.0
7) Other (Specify)116.7
8) Don't know; "Just Holiness"116.7
Missing1007
Total6100.0
67) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 16 "CHARISMATIC"] Is that a charismatic church associated with any denomination, a Pentecostal church, or a non-denominational charismatic church? (DCHARIS)
 TOTAL%
3) Independent Charismatic1100.0
Missing1012
Total1100.0
68) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 10 "ANABAPTIST"] What kind of Anabaptist church is that? [If need prompts:]What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DANABAPT)
 TOTAL%
2) Brethren; Brethren in Christ150.0
3) Church of the Brethren150.0
Missing1011
Total2100.0
69) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 33 "JUST PROTESTANT"] Does your church have any denominational affiliation at all? (DANY)
 TOTAL%
2) No, it doesn't2100.0
Missing1011
Total2100.0
70) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 31 "INDEPENDENT OR 38 "NON/INTER-DENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT"] Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent Pentecostal church, independent evangelical church, or what? (DINDEP)
 TOTAL%
2) Independent Charismatic14.8
4) Independent Evangelical838.1
5) Other (specify)29.5
6) Don't know/"Just Independent"942.9
7) Refused14.8
Missing992
Total21100.0
71) [NOTE: 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 DENOM.] When it comes to your religious faith, would you say you are Pentecostal, fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or theologically liberal? (RELID97S)
 TOTAL%
1) Pentecostal688.9
2) Fundamentalist395.1
3) Evangelical506.6
4) Mainline Protestant15520.3
5) Theologically Liberal18123.8
6) Other (specify)152.0
7) None of the above8511.2
8) Don't know/No Answer16922.2
Missing251
Total762100.0
72) [ASK ONLY IF RELAFFL= 2 "CATHOLIC" AND DENOM= 15 "CATHOLIC" OR 43 "ROMAN CATHOLIC"] Do you consider yourself a traditionalist Catholic, a progressive Catholic, or none of these? (RELCATH)
 TOTAL%
1) Traditionalist6034.3
2) Progressive4224.0
3) None of these6134.9
4) Other (specify)21.1
5) Don't know/No answer105.7
Missing838
Total175100.0
73) 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 time59558.7
2) Working part time848.3
3) Going to school575.6
4) Keeping house676.6
5) Retired16516.3
6) Unemployed161.6
7) Or what212.1
8) No answer80.8
Total1013100.0
74) [ASK ONLY IF EMPLOYED= 1 "WORKING FULL TIME" OR 2 "WORKING PART TIME"] How long is your average one-way commute to work, in minutes? (COMMUTE)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total67923.4124.33
75) [ASK ONLY IF MARITAL= 1 "MARRIED"] 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 time35466.3
2) Working part time275.1
3) Going to school91.7
4) Keeping house427.9
5) Retired8315.5
6) Unemployed40.7
7) Or what?122.2
8) No answer30.6
Missing479
Total534100.0
76) 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. (INCOMEF9)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than $20,00011311.2
2) $20,000 up to $29,99910610.5
3) $30,000 up to $39,99912111.9
4) $40,000 up to $49,99911811.6
5) $50,000 up to $59,999959.4
6) $60,000 up to $69,999535.2
7) $70,000 up to $79,999424.1
8) More than 80,00013012.8
9) No answer23523.2
Total1013100.0
77) What race do you consider yourself? (RACE94)
 TOTAL%
1) White/Caucasian76875.8
2) Black898.8
3) African-American363.6
4) Negro, Colored, Etc.70.7
5) Native American/American Indian141.4
6) Asian/Oriental101.0
7) Other or mixed (Specify)727.1
8) No Answer171.7
Total1013100.0
78) [NOT ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED "NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIAN" TO RACE94] As far as you know, were any of your ancestors American Indians? (AMERINDN)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes39238.7
2) No55354.6
3) Don't know686.7
Total1013100.0
79) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPNS01)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes757.4
2) No91390.1
3) Don't know/No answer252.5
Total1013100.0
80) How many people under 18 live in this house? (CHILD18)
 TOTAL%
0) None60159.3
1) One16916.7
2) Two15515.3
3) Three636.2
4) Four121.2
5) Five60.6
6) Six30.3
12) Refused40.4
Total1013100.0
81) How many of those are under 12 years old? (CHILD12)
 TOTAL%
0) None12330.1
1) One14034.3
2) Two11127.2
3) Three256.1
4) Four41.0
5) Five30.7
6) Six10.2
12) Refused10.2
Missing605
Total408100.0
82) Including yourself, how many people 18 or older live at this telephone number? (PEOPLE)
 TOTAL%
0) None00.0
1) One26926.6
2) Two56655.9
3) Three12612.4
4) Four373.7
5) Five70.7
6) Six10.1
12) Refused70.7
Total1013100.0
83) 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) Republican32031.6
2) Democrat31431.0
3) Independent23122.8
4) Other515.0
5) Don't know/No answer979.6
Total1013100.0
84) [ASK ONLY IF PARTYID= 2 "DEMOCRAT"] Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very strong Democrat? (STRDEM)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong Democrat13743.6
2) Not very strong Democrat16552.5
3) Don't know/No answer123.8
Missing699
Total314100.0
85) [ASK ONLY IF PARTYID= 1 "REPUBLICAN"] Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very strong Republican? (STRREP)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong Republican15749.1
2) Not very strong Republican15648.8
3) Don't know/No answer72.2
Missing693
Total320100.0
86) [ASK ONLY IF PARTYID= 3 "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 Party8536.8
2) Closer to Democratic Party7331.6
3) Don't know/No answer/Neither7331.6
Missing782
Total231100.0
87) 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) Liberal19519.2
2) Moderate (Middle of the road)29529.1
3) Conservative33733.3
4) Never think of self in these terms (No preference)515.0
5) Don't know636.2
6) No answer646.3
7) R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms80.8
Total1013100.0
88) [ASK ONLY IF LIBCON= 1 "LIBERAL"] Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal, or a NOT VERY STRONG liberal? (STRLIB)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong liberal7236.9
2) Not very strong liberal11357.9
3) Don't know73.6
4) No answer31.5
Missing818
Total195100.0
89) [ASK ONLY IF LIBCON= 3 "CONSERVATIVE"] Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal, or a NOT VERY STRONG liberal? (STRCON)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong liberal17551.9
2) Not very strong liberal14242.1
3) Don't know154.5
4) No answer51.5
Missing676
Total337100.0
90) [ASK ONLY IF LIBCON= 2 "MODERATE"] Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal, or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)
 TOTAL%
1) More liberal8829.8
2) Neither/Refuses to choose5217.6
3) More conservative14348.5
4) Don't know93.1
5) No answer31.0
Missing718
Total295100.0
91) 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) Agree91189.9
2) Disagree565.5
3) Don't know/no answer464.5
Total1013100.0
92) Some of the questions on this survey will be used by reporters for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to write stories for the newspaper. Would you be willing to have a reporter call you back to see if you would be willing to discuss some of these matters in greater detail? (CALLBACK)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes45645.0
2) No53452.7
3) No Answer232.3
Total1013100.0
93) Do you think this person would be good to call back for more information? (Was this a good interview?) (GOODINT)
 TOTAL%
1) Yes70569.6
2) No30830.4
Total1013100.0
94) Respondent's accent: (ACCENTS)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong southern accent25825.5
2) Detectable southern accent, but not strong37937.4
3) No southern accent37637.1
Total1013100.0
95) Respondent number again (RESP3)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total10132,743.59992.31
96) Verify respondent number again (RESP4)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total292,743.41995.60
97) Verify the state of the respondent (STCHK1)
 TOTAL%
1) Alabama686.7
4) Arkansas353.5
10) Florida17517.3
11) Georgia848.3
18) Kentucky504.9
19) Louisiana494.8
25) Mississippi353.5
34) North Carolina969.5
37) Oklahoma403.9
41) South Carolina444.3
43) Tennessee585.7
44) Texas19118.9
47) Virginia888.7
Total1013100.0
98) County of residence (COUNTY)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total987171.49229.60
99) Date of poll. (DATE)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total1013219.7545.96
100) Time of poll. (TIMEINT)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total1013758.80488.01
101) Interviewer number (INTNUM)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total101322.668.45
102) Interview length in minutes (MINUTES)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total100911.243.72
103) [NOTE: Not asked of respondents in Washington D.C] In which county in do you now live? [IF RESPONDENT LIVES IN LOUISIANA: In which parish do you now live?] (COUNTYX)
104) Verbatim for RELAFFL and RELAFCHK (OTHRELAF)
105) Verbatim for DENOM (OTHDENOM)
106) Verbatim for type of Baptist (OTHBAPT)
107) Verbatim for type of Methodist (OTHMETH)
108) Verbatim for type of Presbyterian (OTHPRESB)
109) Verbatim for type of Lutheran (OTHLUTHR)
110) Verbatim for type of Reformed (OTHREFOM)
111) Verbatim for DDISCIPL (OTHCHRST)
112) Verbatim for type of Church of God (OTHCOGOD)
113) Verbatim for type of Pentecostal (OTHPENTE)
114) Verbatim for type of Independent (OTHINDEP)
115) Verbatim for RELID97S (OTHRELID)
116) Verbatim for RELCATH (OTHRCATH)
117) Verbatim for RACES01 (OTHRACE)
118) Sample (SAMPLE)
 TOTAL%
1) South1013100.0
Total1013100.0
119) Test to verify sample origin (REGSTATE)
 TOTAL%
1) Southern state residence1013100.0
Total1013100.0
120) [ASK ONLY IF RELAFFL= 1 "PROTESTANT" OR 6 "CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN" OR RELAFCHK= 1 "YES"] With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? (DENOM)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total76325.5613.76
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121) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 13 "BAPTIST"] With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST)
 TOTAL%
10) American Baptist Association4012.3
11) American Baptist USA51.5
16) Free Will Baptist61.8
19) Independent Baptist (No denominational ties)164.9
20) Missionary Baptist61.8
21) National Baptist Convention USA185.5
22) Primitive Baptist10.3
25) Southern Baptist16550.6
26) Other (Specify)144.3
27) Don't know; "Just Baptist"5516.9
Missing687
Total326100.0
122) [ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 39 "PENTECOSTAL" OR DCHARIS= 2 "PENTECOSTAL"] 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? (DPENTE)
 TOTAL%
10) Apostolic Pentecostal420.0
11) Assemblies of God15.0
12) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)15.0
14) Church of God in Christ15.0
20) Pentecostal Holiness Church420.0
23) Other210.0
24) Don't know; Just Pentecostal735.0
Missing993
Total20100.0
123) YRBORN recoded in age of the respondent (AGE)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total100446.2117.13
124) Recode of AGE in categories (AGECAT)
 TOTAL%
1) 18-24 years old10510.4
2) 25-44 years old39839.3
3) 45-64 years old33132.7
4) 65 years or older17016.8
5) Don't know or refused90.9
Total1013100.0
125) Respondent's race (RACE)
 TOTAL%
1) White76875.8
2) Black/African American13213.0
3) Native American/American Indian141.4
4) Other828.1
5) No answer171.7
Total1013100.0
126) Interview's length in categories (RCMIN)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than 15 minutes89688.9
2) 15-19 minutes868.5
3) 20-29 minutes222.2
4) 30 and more minutes40.4
Missing5
Total1008100.0
127) Old code for US States (STATCALL)
 TOTAL%
1) Alabama686.7
2) Arkansas353.5
3) Florida17517.3
4) Georgia848.3
5) Kentucky504.9
6) Louisiana494.8
7) Mississippi353.5
8) North Carolina969.5
9) Oklahoma403.9
10) South Carolina444.3
11) Tennessee585.7
12) Texas19118.9
13) Virginia888.7
Total1013100.0
128) Recode of STATE16 to FIPS codes (STAT16FP)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total100932.3218.58
129) Gallup organization regionalized (GALREG)
 TOTAL%
1) South1013100.0
Total1013100.0
130) AJC Regionalization (AJCRGN)
 TOTAL%
1) South1013100.0
Total1013100.0
131) Educational attainment (GRADE)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than grade 9323.2
2) 9-11 Grade767.5
3) High school graduate26626.3
4) Some college29829.4
5) College grad or more33533.1
6) No answer60.6
Total1013100.0
132) Liberal/conservative recode (LCRECODE)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong liberal727.1
2) Not strong liberal12312.1
3) Moderate liberal888.7
4) Moderate646.3
5) Moderate conservative14314.1
6) Not strong conservative16216.0
7) Strong conservative17517.3
8) No preference515.0
9) Don't know/No answer13513.3
Total1013100.0
133) Residence in the Deep South (DEEPSOU)
 TOTAL%
1) Deep South28027.6
2) Peripheral South73372.4
Total1013100.0
134) Resident in North/South (RESIDENT)
 TOTAL%
1) South73075.5
2) Border242.5
3) Non-South21322.0
Missing46
Total967100.0
135) Regional recode: State of residence (WHSTATE)
 TOTAL%
1) South1013100.0
Total1013100.0
136) Recode for Party Identification (PIDRCODE)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong Democrat13713.5
2) Not very strong Democrat17717.5
3) Independent, close to Democrats737.2
4) Independent737.2
5) Independent close to Republicans858.4
6) Not very strong Republican16316.1
7) Strong Republican15715.5
8) Other Party515.0
9) Don't know/No answer979.6
Total1013100.0
137) States FIPS codes (STATEFPS)
 TOTAL%
1) Alabama686.7
5) Arkansas353.5
12) Florida17517.3
13) Georgia848.3
21) Kentucky504.9
22) Louisiana494.8
28) Mississippi353.5
37) North Carolina969.5
40) Oklahoma403.9
45) South Carolina444.3
47) Tennessee585.7
48) Texas19118.9
51) Virginia888.7
Total1013100.0
138) State-county FIPS codes (ST_CNTY)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total93929,656.4117,324.16
139) Respondent's religious preference. Recode of DENOM and RELAFFL (FAITH97X)
 TOTAL%
1) Baptist32632.2
2) Methodist10110.0
3) Lutheran191.9
4) Presbyterian444.3
5) Episcopalian262.6
6) Church of Christ292.9
7) Other Protestant16816.6
8) Catholic17517.3
9) Jewish131.3
10) Other494.8
11) None403.9
12) Don't know/No answer232.3
Total1013100.0
140) Religious preference RECODE (DENOM and RELAFFL) (FAITH)
 TOTAL%
1) Mainline Protestant54553.8
2) Other Protestant16816.6
3) Catholic17517.3
4) Jewish131.3
5) Other494.8
6) None403.9
7) Don't know/No answer232.3
Total1013100.0
141) How long your average one-way commute to work? (NCOMMUTE)
 TOTAL%
0) 0 minutes274.0
1) 1-5 minutes10315.2
2) 6-10 minutes11216.5
3) 11-15 minutes12017.7
4) 16-20 minutes7611.2
5) 21-30 minutes10615.6
6) 31-40 minutes436.3
7) 41-50 minutes405.9
8) 51-60 minutes243.5
9) 61 and more minutes284.1
Missing334
Total679100.0
142) Recode of INCOMEF9 (INCOME2)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than $20,00011314.5
2) $20,000-$39,99922729.2
3) $40,000-$59,99921327.4
4) $60,000 or more22528.9
Missing235
Total778100.0
143) Recode of RELIG (RELIG2)
 TOTAL%
1) Never15415.3
2) Less than once a week36636.5
3) Once a week24624.5
4) More than once a week23823.7
Missing9
Total1004100.0
144) About how many servings of fruits and vegetables do you eat each day? (RSERVEG)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings494.8
1) 1-2 servings48147.5
2) 3-4 servings32632.2
3) 5-6 servings11311.2
4) More than 7 servings282.8
5) Don't know/No answer161.6
Total1013100.0
145) About how many servings of meat, fish, or eggs do you eat each day? (RSERMEAT)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings434.2
1) 1-2 servings72571.6
2) 3-4 servings20119.8
3) 5-6 servings242.4
4) More than 7 servings90.9
5) Don't know/No answer111.1
Total1013100.0
146) About how many servings of bread, cereal, or pasta do you eat each day? (RSERCERE)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings545.3
1) 1-2 servings54954.2
2) 3-4 servings31431.0
3) 5-6 servings636.2
4) More than 7 servings252.5
5) Don't know/No answer80.8
Total1013100.0
147) Are you slightly overweight, moderately overweight, or seriously overweight? (RSERDAIR)
 TOTAL%
0) No servings11311.2
1) 1-2 servings65064.2
2) 3-4 servings20820.5
3) 5-6 servings222.2
4) More than 7 servings101.0
5) Don't know/No answer101.0
Total1013100.0
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148) How many pounds over his ideal weight do you think a man would have to be before you would consider his weight to be a serious health risk? (RMANLBS)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than 20 pounds27226.9
2) 21-40 pounds36235.7
3) 41-60 pounds17717.5
4) 61-100 pounds535.2
5) 101 or more pounds252.5
6) Don't know/No answer12412.2
Total1013100.0
149) How many pounds over her ideal weight do you think a woman would have to be before you would consider her weight to be a serious health risk? (RWMNLBS)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than 20 pounds33433.0
2) 21-40 pounds36936.4
3) 41-60 pounds12612.4
4) 61-100 pounds393.8
5) 101 or more pounds252.5
6) Don't know/No answer12011.8
Total1013100.0
150) Census (Consolidated) Metro Statistical Area (MSACMSA)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total9185,787.873,415.61
151) State-county FIPS codes (string var) (ST_CNTY2)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total93729,648.9217,333.22
152) Respondent lives in Metro or Non-metro county (NSMETRO)
 TOTAL%
0) Non-metro27829.7
1) Metro65970.3
Missing76
Total937100.0
153) Interviewer's gender (INTGEN)
 TOTAL%
1) Male43743.2
2) Female57556.8
Missing1
Total1012100.0
154) Interviewer's race (INTRACE)
 TOTAL%
1) White59959.2
2) Black/African American34333.9
3) Native American/American Indian404.0
4) Other303.0
Missing1
Total1012100.0
155) Interviewer's accent (INTACC)
 TOTAL%
1) Strong Southern accent677.7
2) Detectable Southern accent24127.8
3) No Southern accent55864.4
Missing147
Total866100.0
156) Interviewer non-Southern accent (INTNSACC)
 TOTAL%
0) No non-Southern accent79378.4
1) Interviewer had a non-Southern accent21921.6
Missing1
Total1012100.0
157) Weight for south (PEOPLE/mean HH size for south (WTVARS)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total10131.000.40
158) Weight for national estimates (accounts for Southern oversample and HH size (TOTWT)
 NMeanStd. Deviation
Total10130.450.18
159) Recode of AGE in categories (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)
 TOTAL%
1) 18-24 years old10510.5
2) 25-44 years old39839.6
3) 45-64 years old33133.0
4) 65 years or older17016.9
Missing9
Total1004100.0
160) How many years of school have you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)
 TOTAL%
1) Less than high school10810.7
2) High school graduate26626.4
3) Some college29829.6
4) College graduate21821.6
5) Advanced degree11711.6
Missing6
Total1007100.0
161) Code the gender of respondent (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)
 TOTAL%
1) Male43042.4
2) Female58357.6
Total1013100.0
162) 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 $20,00011314.5
2) $20,000 up to $39,99922729.2
3) $40,000 up to $79,99930839.6
4) $80,000 or more13016.7
Missing235
Total778100.0
163) Are you currently married, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-MARITAL)
 TOTAL%
1) Married53452.9
2) Divorced14714.6
3) Separated181.8
4) Widowed10610.5
5) Have you never been married20520.3
Missing3
Total1010100.0
164) What race do you consider yourself? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)
 TOTAL%
1) White76877.1
2) Black13213.3
3) Native American141.4
4) Asian101.0
5) Other727.2
Missing17
Total996100.0

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