Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1993 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent ID (RESP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1,648.52	991.01

2) Year born (YRBORN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	885	1,950.10	15.90

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	803	91.4
2) No	67	7.6
3) Don't know/No answer	9	1.0
Missing	13
Total	879	100.0

4) How about your state as a whole? Is it a Southern state, or not? (STATSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	756	94.1
2) No	40	5.0
3) Don't know/No answer	7	0.9
Missing	89
Total	803	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 NOT, ASK:] How long have you lived in the South? (LIVESOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 5 years	58	7.2
2) 6 to 10 years	44	5.5
3) More than 10 years	184	22.9
4) All my life	516	64.3
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Missing	89
Total	803	100.0

6) [If R answered all my life, R was asked TRAVOUT] Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	439	85.1
2) No	77	14.9
Missing	376
Total	516	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	889	30.26	17.80

8) Do you consider yourself a Southerner, or not? (SOUTHERN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	629	71.6
2) No	231	26.3
3) Don't know/No answer	19	2.2
Missing	13
Total	879	100.0

9) Are you proud of your Southernness? (PROUDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	600	95.4
2) No	14	2.2
3) Don't know/No answer	15	2.4
Missing	263
Total	629	100.0

10) Do you think the South today has a lot of qualities that make it different from the rest of the United States, or is the South pretty much like any other part of the U.S.? (SOUDIFF)

	TOTAL	%
1) South is special	560	62.9
2) Like other parts of U.S.	285	32.0
3) Don't know/No answer	45	5.1
Missing	2
Total	890	100.0

11) Do you think on the whole the South is better than the rest of the United States, worse than the rest, or just different? (SOUBETT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	185	33.0
2) Worse	23	4.1
3) Just different	332	59.3
4) Don't know/No answer	20	3.6
Missing	332
Total	560	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	295	33.1
2) Suburbs	155	17.4
3) Town	242	27.1
4) Rural	199	22.3
5) Refused/not sure	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

13) Do you live within a half-hour drive of any of your close relatives? (LIVEREL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	614	68.8
2) No	278	31.2
Total	892	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
2) 2nd grade	1	0.1
3) 3rd grade	3	0.3
4) 4th grade	2	0.2
6) 6th grade	3	0.3
7) 7th grade	4	0.4
8) 8th grade	13	1.5
9) 9th grade	20	2.2
10) 10th grade	19	2.1
11) 11th grade	31	3.5
12) 12th grade (high school)	248	27.8
13) 1st year college or tech. school	86	9.6
14) 2nd year	123	13.8
15) 3rd year	41	4.6
16) 4th year (college grad)	168	18.8
17) 5th year	40	4.5
18) 6th year	45	5.0
19) 7th year	16	1.8
20) 8th year (PhD)	16	1.8
21) 9 or more	12	1.3
22) No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	132	14.8
2) Once a week	250	28.0
3) 2-3 times a month	145	16.3
4) Several times a year	217	24.3
5) Never	142	15.9
6) Refused	6	0.7
Total	892	100.0

16) What is your religious affiliation? [IF PROTESTANT, ASK:] What denomination? (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	335	37.6
2) Methodist	111	12.4
3) Lutheran	19	2.1
4) Presbyterian	35	3.9
5) Episcopalian	19	2.1
6) Church of Christ	30	3.4
7) Other Protestant	54	6.1
8) Catholic	143	16.0
9) Jewish	13	1.5
10) Other	61	6.8
11) None	57	6.4
12) Don't know/No answer	15	1.7
Total	892	100.0

17) Are you currently... (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	516	57.8
2) Divorced	105	11.8
3) Separated	29	3.3
4) Widowed	70	7.8
5) Single	170	19.1
6) No answer	2	0.2
Total	892	100.0

18) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	653	73.2
2) No	238	26.7
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

19) Last week were you primarily: (EMPLOYED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	551	61.8
2) Working part time	60	6.7
3) Going to school	52	5.8
4) Keeping house	66	7.4
5) Retired	131	14.7
6) Unemployed	23	2.6
7) Or what?	9	1.0
Total	892	100.0

20) What about your husband/wife—last week was he/she primarily: (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	345	66.9
2) Working part time	29	5.6
3) Going to school	6	1.2
4) Keeping house	56	10.9
5) Retired	64	12.4
6) Unemployed	8	1.6
7) Or what?	6	1.2
8) No answer	2	0.4
Missing	376
Total	516	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	52	5.8
2) 10,000 to 19,999	134	15.0
3) 20,000 to 29,999	146	16.4
4) 30,000 to 39,999	136	15.2
5) 40,000 to 49,999	94	10.5
6) 50,000 to 59,999	82	9.2
7) More than 60,000	142	15.9
8) No answer	106	11.9
Total	892	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White	732	82.1
2) Black/African-American	107	12.0
3) Native American/Indian	7	0.8
4) Other	37	4.1
5) No answer	9	1.0
Total	892	100.0

23) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	53	5.9
2) No, Not Hispanic	828	92.8
3) Don't know/No answer	11	1.2
Total	892	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	0.86	1.25

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	0.48	0.91

26) Number of people older than 18 in household (PEOPLE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	890	2.02	0.86

27) 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	317	35.5
2) Democrat	267	29.9
3) Independent	232	26.0
4) Other party	26	2.9
5) Don't know/No answer	50	5.6
Total	892	100.0

28) [If R answered Democrat, R was asked STRDEM] Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very strong Democrat? (STRDEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	132	49.4
2) Not very strong Democrat	129	48.3
3) Don't know/No answer	6	2.2
Missing	625
Total	267	100.0

29) [If R answered Republican, R was asked STRREP] Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very strong Republican? (STRREP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Republican	164	51.7
2) Not very strong Republican	136	42.9
3) Don't know/No answer	17	5.4
Missing	575
Total	317	100.0

30) [If R answered Independent, R was asked INDEP] 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	84	36.2
2) Closer to Democratic party	90	38.8
3) Don't know/No answer	58	25.0
Missing	660
Total	232	100.0

31) As a citizen, what comes to mind first - your rights, such as freedom of speech and religion, or your obligations, such as obeying the law and paying taxes? (CITIZEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Rights	445	49.9
2) Obligations	324	36.3
3) Both equal (vol)	100	11.2
4) Don't know/No answer	23	2.6
Total	892	100.0

32) 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	173	19.4
2) Moderate (middle of the road)	248	27.8
3) Conservative	379	42.5
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	31	3.5
5) Don't know	36	4.0
6) No answer	22	2.5
7) R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

33) [If R answered liberal, R was asked STRLIB] Do you think of yourself as a strong liberal or a not very strong liberal? (STRLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	79	45.7
2) Not very strong liberal	92	53.2
3) Don't know	1	0.6
4) No answer	1	0.6
Missing	719
Total	173	100.0

34) [If R answered conservative, R was asked STRCON] Do you think of yourself as a strong conservative or a not very strong conservative? (STRCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	211	55.7
2) Not very strong conservative	153	40.4
3) Don't know	14	3.7
4) No answer	1	0.3
Missing	513
Total	379	100.0

35) [If R answered moderate, R was asked MODERATE] Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	90	36.3
2) Neither	19	7.7
3) More conservative	129	52.0
4) Don't know	9	3.6
5) No answer	1	0.4
Missing	644
Total	248	100.0

36) Do you feel that things in the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? (DIRECTNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Going in right direction	80	18.0
2) Off on wrong track	328	73.9
4) Don't know/No answer	36	8.1
Missing	448
Total	444	100.0

37) Do you feel that things in your part of the country are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? (DIRECTRG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Going in right direction	111	24.8
2) Off on wrong track	304	67.9
3) Not sure/Refused	33	7.4
Missing	444
Total	448	100.0

38) In your opinion, are Bill Clinton and Al Gore different from other Democrats or are they typical Democrats? (DEMTYP93)

	TOTAL	%
1) Different	322	36.1
2) Typical	460	51.6
3) Don't know/No answer	110	12.3
Total	892	100.0

39) People have different opinions about the amount of influence that various groups have in American life and politics. Do you think that women have far too much influence, too much influence, about the right amount of influence, too little influence, or do they have far too little influence? (INFLUWOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Far too much influence	12	1.3
2) Too much	61	6.8
3) About right	330	37.0
4) Too little	327	36.7
5) Far too little	111	12.4
6) Don't know/No answer	51	5.7
Total	892	100.0

40) How about job opportunities for women - do you think they are, in general, better or worse than job opportunities for men with similar education and experience? (WJOBOPP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much better for women	4	0.4
2) Better for women	106	11.9
3) No difference	169	18.9
4) Worse for women	536	60.1
5) Much worse for women	31	3.5
6) Don't know/No answer	46	5.2
Total	892	100.0

41) Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances? (ABORTION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Legal under any circumstances	246	27.6
2) Legal only under certain circumstances	444	49.8
3) Illegal in all circumstances	168	18.8
4) Don't know/No answer	34	3.8
Total	892	100.0

42) The word "environment" is used to describe the world around us - the land, the sea, the air, the rivers and lakes, and the climate. Do you feel that the environment where you live has become better or worse in the last 10 years, or has stayed about the same? (ENVIRCHG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	108	12.1
2) Worse	432	48.4
3) About the same	329	36.9
4) Don't know/No answer	23	2.6
Total	892	100.0

43) Here are two statements which people sometimes make when discussing the environment and economic growth. Which of these statements comes closer to your own point of view? 1. Protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing economic growth. Or, 2. Economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffers to some extent. (ENVIRON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protect environment given priority	575	64.5
2) Econ growth given priority	197	22.1
3) No opinion/Can't decide (vol)	84	9.4
4) Don't know/No answer	36	4.0
Total	892	100.0

44) Now, thinking about religion, how important would you say religion is in your own life—very important, fairly important, or not very important? (IMPRELIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	582	65.2
2) Fairly important	209	23.4
3) Not very important	96	10.8
4) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	892	100.0

45) Here are some questions to find out how people feel about the South and Southerners. In general, do you think Southerners are more courteous or less courteous than people in other areas of the country? (COURTEOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	712	79.8
2) Southerners less	57	6.4
3) About the same (vol)	71	8.0
4) Don't know/No answer	52	5.8
Total	892	100.0

46) In general, do you think Southerners are more religious or less religious than people in other areas of the country? (RELIGIOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	640	71.7
2) Southerners less	58	6.5
3) About the same (vol)	118	13.2
4) Don't know/No answer	76	8.5
Total	892	100.0

47) In general, do you think Southerners are more hard-working or less hard-working than people in other areas of the country? (HARDWORK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	406	45.5
2) Southerners less	145	16.3
3) About the same (vol)	227	25.4
4) Don't know/No answer	114	12.8
Total	892	100.0

48) In general, do you think Southerners are more pushy or less pushy than people in other areas of the country? (PUSHY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	128	14.3
2) Southerners less	601	67.4
3) About the same (vol)	89	10.0
4) Don't know/No answer	74	8.3
Total	892	100.0

49) In general, do you think Southerners are more patriotic or less patriotic than people in other areas of the country? (PATRIOTI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	542	60.8
2) Southerners less	74	8.3
3) About the same (vol)	172	19.3
4) Don't know/No answer	104	11.7
Total	892	100.0

50) In general, do you think Southerners are more loyal to family or less loyal to family than people in other areas of the country? (FAMILY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	602	67.5
2) Southerners less	45	5.0
3) About the same (vol)	152	17.0
4) Don't know/No answer	93	10.4
Total	892	100.0

51) In general, do you think Southerners are more conservative or less conservative than people in other areas of the country? (CONSERV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	622	69.7
2) Southerners less	135	15.1
3) About the same (vol)	59	6.6
4) Don't know/No answer	76	8.5
Total	892	100.0

52) In general, do you think Southerners are more violent or less violent than people in other areas of the country? (VIOLENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	152	17.0
2) Southerners less	427	47.9
3) About the same (vol)	219	24.6
4) Don't know/No answer	94	10.5
Total	892	100.0

53) In general, do you think Southerners are more concerned about the environment or less concerned about the environment than people in other areas of the country? (CONCENVI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	388	43.5
2) Southerners less	233	26.1
3) About the same (vol)	152	17.0
4) Don't know/No answer	119	13.3
Total	892	100.0

54) In general, do you think Southerners are more contented with life or less contented with life than people in other areas of the country? (CONTLIFE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	599	67.2
2) Southerners less	81	9.1
3) About the same (vol)	112	12.6
4) Don't know/No answer	100	11.2
Total	892	100.0

55) In general, do you think Southerners are more intelligent or less intelligent than people in other areas of the country? (INTELLIG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerners more	182	20.4
2) Southerners less	173	19.4
3) About the same (vol)	389	43.6
4) Don't know/No answer	148	16.6
Total	892	100.0

56) Is your mother still living? (MOMLIVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	618	69.3
2) No	271	30.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

57) How long has it been since you spoke with her in person or over the telephone? (MOMSPOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Within the last week	537	86.9
2) Longer than a week but less than a month	46	7.4
3) 1-3 months	16	2.6
4) 4-6 months	5	0.8
5) 7-9 months	1	0.2
6) 10-12 months	1	0.2
7) More than a year	12	1.9
Missing	274
Total	618	100.0

58) Do you have any living brothers or sisters? (LIVESIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	802	89.9
2) No	90	10.1
Total	892	100.0

59) How long has it been since you spoke with one of them in person or over the telephone? (SIBSPOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Within the last week	597	74.4
2) Longer than a week but less than a month	93	11.6
3) 1-3 months	72	9.0
4) 4-6 months	20	2.5
5) 7-9 months	2	0.2
6) 10-12 months	6	0.7
7) More than a year	8	1.0
8) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Missing	90
Total	802	100.0

60) Is your mother-in-law living? (MILLIVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	354	68.6
2) No	161	31.2
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.2
Missing	376
Total	516	100.0

61) How long has it been since you spoke with her in person or over the telephone? (MILSPOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Within the last week	245	69.2
2) Longer than a week but less than a month	60	16.9
3) 1-3 months	27	7.6
4) 4-6 months	8	2.3
5) 7-9 months	1	0.3
6) 10-12 months	4	1.1
7) More than a year	7	2.0
8) Don't know/No answer	2	0.6
Missing	538
Total	354	100.0

62) Do you have any adult children who don't live with you? (ADULTKID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	338	51.8
2) No	315	48.2
Missing	239
Total	653	100.0

63) How long has it been since you spoke with one of them in person or over the telephone? (KIDSPOKE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Within the last week	309	91.4
2) Longer than a week but less than a month	20	5.9
3) 1-3 months	5	1.5
7) More than a year	4	1.2
Missing	554
Total	338	100.0

64) Here are some questions about growing up: When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you learn to appreciate nature? (APNATURE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	439	49.2
2) Somewhat important	250	28.0
3) Not very important	134	15.0
4) Not at all important	54	6.1
5) Don't know/No answer	15	1.7
Total	892	100.0

65) When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you learn good manners? (MANNERS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	802	89.9
2) Somewhat important	69	7.7
3) Not very important	10	1.1
4) Not at all important	7	0.8
5) Don't know/No answer	4	0.4
Total	892	100.0

66) When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you be a good student? (STUDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	712	79.8
2) Somewhat important	138	15.5
3) Not very important	26	2.9
4) Not at all important	11	1.2
5) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	892	100.0

67) When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you be a good athlete? (ATHLETE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	88	9.9
2) Somewhat important	159	17.8
3) Not very important	385	43.2
4) Not at all important	250	28.0
5) Don't know/No answer	10	1.1
Total	892	100.0

68) When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you be popular with your friends? (POPULAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	115	12.9
2) Somewhat important	196	22.0
3) Not very important	363	40.7
4) Not at all important	190	21.3
5) Don't know/No answer	28	3.1
Total	892	100.0

69) When you were growing up, how important was it to your parents that you be patriotic? (PATRIOT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	445	49.9
2) Somewhat important	220	24.7
3) Not very important	141	15.8
4) Not at all important	60	6.7
5) Don't know/No answer	26	2.9
Total	892	100.0

70) And what about you... How important is it to you that children learn to appreciate nature? (CHNATURE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	739	82.8
2) Somewhat important	132	14.8
3) Not very important	15	1.7
4) Not at all important	3	0.3
5) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

71) How important is it to you that children learn good manners? (CHMANNER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	833	93.4
2) Somewhat important	55	6.2
3) Not very important	2	0.2
4) Not at all important	2	0.2
Total	892	100.0

72) How important is it to you that children be good students? (CHSTUDEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	822	92.2
2) Somewhat important	69	7.7
3) Not very important	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

73) How important is it to you that children be good athletes? (CHATHLET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	175	19.6
2) Somewhat important	281	31.5
3) Not very important	329	36.9
4) Not at all important	96	10.8
5) Don't know/No answer	11	1.2
Total	892	100.0

74) How important is it to you that children be popular with their friends? (CHPOPULA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	169	18.9
2) Somewhat important	336	37.7
3) Not very important	264	29.6
4) Not at all important	113	12.7
5) Don't know/No answer	10	1.1
Total	892	100.0

75) How important is it to you that children be patriotic? (CHPATRI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	588	65.9
2) Somewhat important	227	25.4
3) Not very important	48	5.4
4) Not at all important	19	2.1
5) Don't know/No answer	10	1.1
Total	892	100.0

76) When you were growing up how many brothers did you have? (BRONUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1.58	1.61

77) When you were growing up how many sisters did you have? (SISNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1.58	1.62

78) When you were growing up, did your parents ever spank you for misbehaving? (SPANK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	778	87.2
2) No	107	12.0
3) Don't know/No answer	7	0.8
Total	892	100.0

79) When you were growing up, did your parents ever learn about your misbehavior from another member of the community? (COMMUNIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	444	49.8
2) No	410	46.0
3) Don't know/No answer	38	4.3
Total	892	100.0

80) When you were growing up, did your family usually have a vegetable garden? (VEGGARDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	615	68.9
2) No	273	30.6
3) Don't know/No answer	4	0.4
Total	892	100.0

81) When you were growing up, did your family usually have a flower garden? (FLOGARDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	641	71.9
2) No	248	27.8
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

82) When you were growing up, did you ever go hunting with a parent or other adult relative? (GHHUNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	370	41.5
2) No	520	58.3
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	892	100.0

83) When you were growing up, did you ever go fishing with a parent or other adult relative? (GUFISH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	714	80.0
2) No	174	19.5
3) Don't know/No answer	4	0.4
Total	892	100.0

84) When you were growing up, was your father "handy" at fixing things? (HANDYDAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	677	75.9
2) No	177	19.8
3) Don't know/No answer	38	4.3
Total	892	100.0

85) We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. So far as you and your family are concerned, would you say that you are pretty well satisfied with your present financial situation, more or less satisfied, or not satisfied at all? (FINSAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pretty well satisfied	348	39.0
2) More or less satisfied	360	40.4
3) Not satisfied at all	175	19.6
4) Don't know/No answer	9	1.0
Total	892	100.0

86) Do you agree or disagree that you would enjoy having a job even if you didn't need the money? (MONEYJOB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	690	77.4
2) Disagree	184	20.6
3) Don't know/No answer	18	2.0
Total	892	100.0

87) Do you know the names of most of the trees that grow near your house? (TREES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	657	73.7
2) No	229	25.7
3) Don't know/No answer	6	0.7
Total	892	100.0

88) Do you have a bird feeder in your yard? (FEEDBIRD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	371	41.6
2) No	520	58.3
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

89) Do you recycle newspapers, aluminum, plastic or glass? (RECYCLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	656	73.5
2) No	235	26.3
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

90) Do you have a compost pile? (COMPOST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	196	22.0
2) No	676	75.8
3) Don't know/No answer	20	2.2
Total	892	100.0

91) Do you have a vegetable garden? (HAVEVEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	259	29.0
2) No	633	71.0
Total	892	100.0

92) Do you have a flower garden? (HAVEFLOW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	561	62.9
2) No	331	37.1
Total	892	100.0

93) Do you regularly engage in some kind of outdoor activity? (OUTACTIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	694	77.8
2) No	198	22.2
Total	892	100.0

94) Besides the outdoor activities you mentioned, what other kind of outdoor activities do you participate in? (WHATOPN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Answer given	162	100.0
Missing	730
Total	162	100.0

95) Have you been on a picnic within the last year? (PICNIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	588	65.9
2) No	302	33.9
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	892	100.0

96) Have you ever attended a beauty pageant? (PAGEANT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	325	36.4
2) No	564	63.2
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

97) Have you ever attended a stock car race? (STOCKCAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	432	48.4
2) No	459	51.5
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

98) Do you or any other household members have any pets in your home, such as dogs, cats, or birds? (PETS)

	TOTAL	%
1) No pets	321	36.0
2) Yes, have pets	571	64.0
Total	892	100.0

99) Besides dogs, cats or birds, what other kind of animals have you had as pets? (PETOTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Answer given	83	100.0
Missing	809
Total	83	100.0

100) Now we'd like to ask you to make some choices between various activities. Here's the first one: If you could take a vacation at the beach or in the mountains, which would you choose to do? (WHVACAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Beach	367	41.1
2) Mountains	490	54.9
3) Neither (vol)	13	1.5
4) Don't know/No answer	22	2.5
Total	892	100.0

101) If you could go shopping at a mall or go for a picnic, which would you choose to do? (MALLPICN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go shopping at the mall	315	35.3
2) Go for a picnic	540	60.5
3) Neither (vol)	14	1.6
4) Don't know/No answer	23	2.6
Total	892	100.0

102) If you could visit a nature park or an art museum, which would you choose to do? (PARKMUSE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Visit a nature park	616	69.1
2) Visit an art museum	226	25.3
3) Neither (vol)	13	1.5
4) Don't know/No answer	37	4.1
Total	892	100.0

103) If you could spend the day with your favorite relatives or go to a party with close friends, which would you choose to do? (RELAFRIE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Spend day with favorite relatives	609	68.3
2) Go to party with close friends	235	26.3
3) Neither (vol)	13	1.5
4) Don't know/No answer	35	3.9
Total	892	100.0

104) If you could have a home-cooked meal prepared by your favorite cook or eat at a fancy restaurant, which would you choose to do? (HOMEFNCY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have a home-cooked meal	658	73.8
2) Eat at a fancy restaurant	216	24.2
3) Neither (vol)	2	0.2
4) Don't know/No answer	16	1.8
Total	892	100.0

105) If you could go for a stroll on a warm sunny afternoon or on a crisp cool morning, which would you choose to do? (SUNCOOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Go for a stroll on a warm sunny afternoon	366	41.0
2) Go for a stroll on a crisp cool morning	493	55.3
3) Neither (vol)	7	0.8
4) Don't know/No answer	26	2.9
Total	892	100.0

106) If you could eat a hamburger or a barbecue sandwich, which would you choose to eat? (BURGRBBQ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Hamburger	405	45.4
2) BBQ sandwich	409	45.9
3) Neither (vol)	51	5.7
4) Don't know/No answer	27	3.0
Total	892	100.0

107) Would you rather receive a telephone call or a letter from an old friend? (PHONLET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Phone call	611	68.5
2) Letter	240	26.9
3) Neither	7	0.8
4) Don't know/No answer	34	3.8
Total	892	100.0

108) Do you ever eat chicken? (EATCHICK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	870	97.5
2) No	22	2.5
Total	892	100.0

109) [If R answered yes, R was asked CHICKEN] If you could have it baked, grilled, or fried, which way would you choose? (CHICKEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baked	255	29.3
2) Grilled	316	36.3
3) Fried	270	31.0
4) Other	8	0.9
5) Don't know/No answer	21	2.4
Missing	22
Total	870	100.0

110) Do you usually eat dessert after your evening meal? (DESSERT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	242	27.1
2) No	649	72.8
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

111) What's your favorite dessert? (SWEETS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pie	249	27.9
2) Cake	226	25.3
3) Cookies	23	2.6
4) Ice cream/Frozen yogurt	189	21.2
5) Fruit	25	2.8
6) Pudding	41	4.6
7) Jello	10	1.1
8) Other (specify)	66	7.4
9) Never eat dessert	32	3.6
10) Don't know/No answer	31	3.5
Total	892	100.0

112) I'm going to list some foods. For each one I'd like for you to tell me whether you like it, dislike it, or have never tried it: buttermilk. (BUTERMLK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	302	33.9
2) Don't like it	482	54.0
3) Haven't tried it	106	11.9
4) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	892	100.0

113) Please tell me whether you like, dislike or have never tried cornbread. (CRNBREAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	829	92.9
2) Don't like it	57	6.4
3) Haven't tried it	5	0.6
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	892	100.0

114) Please tell me whether you like, dislike or have never tried black-eyed peas. (BLKEYES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	655	73.4
2) Don't like it	177	19.8
3) Haven't tried it	55	6.2
4) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	892	100.0

115) Please tell me whether you like, dislike or have never tried sushi. (SUSHI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	113	12.7
2) Don't like it	289	32.4
3) Haven't tried it	485	54.4
4) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	892	100.0

116) Please tell me whether you like, dislike or have never tried Chinese food. (CHINESE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	670	75.1
2) Don't like it	186	20.9
3) Haven't tried it	33	3.7
4) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

117) Please tell me whether you like, dislike or have never tried Mexican food. (MEXICAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Like it	715	80.2
2) Don't like it	152	17.0
3) Haven't tried it	22	2.5
4) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Total	892	100.0

118) Some people say the Confederate flag reminds them of white supremacy and racial conflict. Other people say the Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern heritage and pride. Do you think the flag is more a symbol of racial conflict, or of Southern pride? (FLAG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Racial conflict	164	18.4
2) Southern pride	628	70.4
3) Don't know/No answer	100	11.2
Total	892	100.0

119) 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. (INDEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	820	91.9
2) Disagree	45	5.0
3) Not sure	11	1.2
4) Don't know/No answer	16	1.8
Total	892	100.0

120) Respondent's sex (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	366	41.0
2) Female	526	59.0
Total	892	100.0

121) Respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	332	37.2
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	289	32.4
3) No Southern accent	271	30.4
Total	892	100.0

122) Interviewer number (INTNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	9.61	5.19

123) Minutes/Length of Interview (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	880	17.18	4.10

124) XBACKS (XBACKS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	793	4.04	2.72

125) Race of interviewer (INTRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	816	91.5
2) Black/African-American	76	8.5
Total	892	100.0

126) Gender of interviewer (INTGEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	130	14.6
2) Female	762	85.4
Total	892	100.0

127) Recode of region South/Non-south (NEWREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	892	100.0
Total	892	100.0

128) Region of country-Gallup (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	892	100.0
Total	892	100.0

129) Recode of party id (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	132	14.8
2) Not very strong Democrat	135	15.1
3) Independent, closer to Democrat	90	10.1
4) Independent	58	6.5
5) Independent, closer to Republican	84	9.4
6) Not very strong Republican	153	17.2
7) Strong Republican	164	18.4
8) Other party	26	2.9
9) Don't know/No answer	50	5.6
Total	892	100.0

130) South or non-south recode (SOUTHNV)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	892	100.0
Total	892	100.0

131) Recode of minutes/interview (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less 15 minutes	222	25.2
2) 15-19 minutes	472	53.6
3) 20-29 minutes	171	19.4
4) 30+ minutes	15	1.7
Missing	12
Total	880	100.0

132) Age (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	885	42.90	15.90

133) Liberal-conservative total (re-code) (LCRECODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	79	8.9
2) Not strong liberal	94	10.5
3) Moderate-liberal	90	10.1
4) Moderate	29	3.3
5) Moderate-conservative	129	14.5
6) Not strong conservative	168	18.8
7) Strong conservative	211	23.7
8) No preference	31	3.5
9) Don't know/No answer	61	6.8
Total	892	100.0

134) Residence at age 16: South/Non-south (RESIDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	670	77.0
2) Border	18	2.1
3) Non-south	182	20.9
Missing	22
Total	870	100.0

135) Called state deep south or not (DEEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Deep South	264	29.6
2) Peripheral South	628	70.4
Total	892	100.0

136) Which state called (STATCALL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	72	8.1
2) Arkansas	27	3.0
3) Florida	143	16.0
4) Georgia	82	9.2
5) Kentucky	47	5.3
6) Louisiana	45	5.0
7) Mississippi	27	3.0
8) North Carolina	107	12.0
9) Oklahoma	32	3.6
10) South Carolina	38	4.3
11) Tennessee	44	4.9
12) Texas	153	17.2
13) Virginia	75	8.4
Total	892	100.0

137) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	26	2.9
2) 9th to 11th grade	70	7.9
3) High School graduate	248	27.8
4) Some college	250	28.1
5) College graduate or more	297	33.3
Missing	1
Total	891	100.0

138) County of residence (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	843	124.47	127.69

139) Kind of outdoor activity: golf (GOLF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	57	6.4
2) No	835	93.6
Total	892	100.0

140) Outdoor activity: yardwork (YARDWORK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	209	23.4
2) No	683	76.6
Total	892	100.0

141) Outdoor activity: walking (WALKING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	244	27.4
2) No	648	72.6
Total	892	100.0

142) Outdoor activity: hunting (HUNTING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	70	7.8
2) No	822	92.2
Total	892	100.0

143) Outdoor activity: fishing (FISHING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	136	15.2
2) No	756	84.8
Total	892	100.0

144) Outdoor activity: camping/hiking (CAMPING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	70	7.8
2) No	822	92.2
Total	892	100.0

145) Outdoor activity: boating (BOATING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	24	2.7
2) No	868	97.3
Total	892	100.0

146) Outdoor activity: tennis (TENNIS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	48	5.4
2) No	844	94.6
Total	892	100.0

147) Outdoor activity: running (RUNNING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	45	5.0
2) No	847	95.0
Total	892	100.0

148) Outdoor activity: horseback riding (HORSEBK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	19	2.1
2) No	873	97.9
Total	892	100.0

149) Outdoor activity: swimming (SWIMMING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	62	7.0
2) No	830	93.0
Total	892	100.0

150) Outdoor activity: skiing (SKIING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	17	1.9
2) No	875	98.1
Total	892	100.0

151) Outdoor activity: cycling (CYCLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	69	7.7
2) No	823	92.3
Total	892	100.0

152) Outdoor activity: other (OTHERA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	164	18.4
2) No	728	81.6
Total	892	100.0

153) What kind of pet: dog(s) (DOGS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	420	47.1
2) No	472	52.9
Total	892	100.0

154) What kind of pet: cat(s) (CATS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	246	27.6
2) No	646	72.4
Total	892	100.0

155) What kind of pet: bird(s) (BIRDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	56	6.3
2) No	836	93.7
Total	892	100.0

156) What kind of pet: other (OTHER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	85	9.5
2) No	807	90.5
Total	892	100.0

157) Weight (household) computed for south (WTVARS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1.00	0.43

158) Weight (household) computed for north (WTVARN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	890	1.00	0.43

159) Age of respondent by categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	113	12.8
2) 25 to 44	409	46.2
3) 45 to 64	254	28.7
4) 65 or older	109	12.3
Missing	7
Total	885	100.0

160) Recode of STATCALL (regional breakdown) (WHSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	892	100.0
Total	892	100.0

161) Check of respondent number (RESPNUM2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1,648.51	991.03

162) Which state called (sheet report) (STATCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	72	8.1
2) Arkansas	27	3.0
3) Florida	143	16.0
4) Georgia	82	9.2
5) Kentucky	47	5.3
6) Louisiana	45	5.1
7) Mississippi	27	3.0
8) North Carolina	106	11.9
9) Oklahoma	32	3.6
10) South Carolina	38	4.3
11) Tennessee	44	4.9
12) Texas	153	17.2
13) Virginia	75	8.4
Missing	1
Total	891	100.0

163) Interviewer making 1st attempt (INTNUM1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	20.65	182.22

164) Interviewer making 2nd attempt (INTNUM2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	2.77	6.06

165) Interviewer making 3rd attempt (INTNUM3)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	1.37	3.72

166) Interviewer making 4th attempt (INTNUM4)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	0.71	2.70

167) Interviewer making 5th attempt (INTNUM5)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	0.18	1.38

168) Regional breakdown (callsheet) (WHSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	892	100.0
Total	892	100.0

169) This weighting variable is based on the Census of population and is used to combine northern and southern data sets. (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	0.46	0.20

170) Stfips (STFIPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	29.05	17.27

171) St_cnty (ST_CNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	27,553.17	17,827.33

172) Cnty (CNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	892	117.64	127.33

173) Msacmsa (MSACMSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	839	6,151.03	3,486.78

174) Nsmetro (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Metropolitan	285	34.0
1) Non-metropolitan	554	66.0
Missing	53
Total	839	100.0

175) Age of respondent by categories (for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	113	12.8
2) 25 to 44	409	46.2
3) 45 to 64	254	28.7
4) 65 or older	109	12.3
Missing	7
Total	885	100.0

176) Respondent's sex (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	366	41.0
2) Female	526	59.0
Total	892	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	26	2.9
2) 9th to 11th grade	70	7.9
3) High School graduate	248	27.8
4) Some college	250	28.1
5) College graduate or more	297	33.3
Missing	1
Total	891	100.0

178) 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	317	37.6
2) Democrat	267	31.7
3) Independent	232	27.6
4) Other party	26	3.1
Missing	50
Total	842	100.0

179) What race do you consider yourself? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	732	82.9
2) Black/African-American	107	12.1
3) Native American/Indian	7	0.8
4) Other	37	4.2
Missing	9
Total	883	100.0

180) What is your religious affiliation? [IF PROTESTANT, ASK:] What denomination? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	335	38.2
2) Other Protestant	268	30.6
3) Catholic	143	16.3
4) Jewish	13	1.5
5) Other	61	7.0
6) None	57	6.5
Missing	15
Total	877	100.0