Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1994 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent ID (RESP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1,350.84	806.55

2) Year born (YRBORN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	805	1,949.05	16.28

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	743	91.1
2) No	59	7.2
3) Don't know/No answer	14	1.7
Missing	1
Total	816	100.0

4) 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	44	5.9
2) 6 to 10 years	33	4.4
3) More than 10 years	180	24.2
4) All my life	485	65.3
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Missing	74
Total	743	100.0

5) Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	409	84.3
2) No	74	15.3
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.4
Missing	332
Total	485	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	31.96	17.90

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	601	73.7
2) No	203	24.9
3) Don't know/No answer	11	1.3
Missing	2
Total	815	100.0

8) What means more to you: being a Southerner, or being an American? (SOUAMER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southerner means more	27	4.5
2) American means more	525	87.4
3) Depends (vol)	24	4.0
4) Don't know/No answer	25	4.2
Missing	216
Total	601	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	256	31.3
2) Suburbs	161	19.7
3) Town	224	27.4
4) Rural	175	21.4
5) Refused/Not sure	1	0.1
Total	817	100.0

10) How many years of school have you completed? (EDUC94)

	TOTAL	%
1) 1st grade or less	1	0.1
3) 3rd grade	4	0.5
4) 4th grade	4	0.5
5) 5th grade	2	0.2
6) 6th grade	2	0.2
7) 7th grade	3	0.4
8) 8th grade	16	2.0
9) 9th grade	17	2.1
10) 10th grade	29	3.5
11) 11th grade	24	2.9
12) 12th grade	240	29.4
13) Some college (two year degree)	203	24.8
14) 4 Year college graduate	146	17.9
15) Advanced degree	118	14.4
16) No answer	8	1.0
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	105	12.9
2) Once a week	257	31.5
3) 2-3 times a month	125	15.3
4) Several times a year	196	24.0
5) Never	129	15.8
6) Refused	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	324	39.7
2) Methodist	92	11.3
3) Lutheran	20	2.4
4) Presbyterian	37	4.5
5) Episcopalian	28	3.4
6) Church of Christ	21	2.6
7) Other Protestant	40	4.9
8) Catholic	96	11.8
9) Jewish	7	0.9
10) Other	89	10.9
11) None	54	6.6
12) Don't know/No answer	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

13) Are you currently... (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	472	57.8
2) Divorced	104	12.7
3) Separated	10	1.2
4) Widowed	75	9.2
5) Single	154	18.8
6) No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

14) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	601	73.6
2) No	216	26.4
Total	817	100.0

15) Last week were you primarily: (EMPLOYED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	474	58.0
2) Working part time	49	6.0
3) Going to school	37	4.5
4) Keeping house	85	10.4
5) Retired	121	14.8
6) Unemployed	29	3.5
7) Or what?	20	2.4
8) No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	300	63.6
2) Working part time	30	6.4
3) Going to school	6	1.3
4) Keeping house	44	9.3
5) Retired	74	15.7
6) Unemployed	6	1.3
7) Or what?	9	1.9
8) No answer	3	0.6
Missing	345
Total	472	100.0

17) 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	73	8.9
2) 10,000 to 19,999	112	13.7
3) 20,000 to 29,999	122	14.9
4) 30,000 to 39,999	130	15.9
5) 40,000 to 49,999	94	11.5
6) 50,000 to 59,999	56	6.9
7) More than 60,000	126	15.4
8) No answer	104	12.7
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White	665	81.4
2) Black	70	8.6
3) African-American	26	3.2
4) Negro, colored, etc.	7	0.9
5) Native American/Indian	6	0.7
6) Asian/Oriental	4	0.5
7) Other	29	3.5
8) No answer	10	1.2
Total	817	100.0

19) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	30	3.7
2) No, Not Hispanic	781	95.6
3) Don't know/No answer	6	0.7
Total	817	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	0.87	1.42

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	0.50	0.92

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	810	2.00	0.84

23) 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	285	34.9
2) Democrat	248	30.4
3) Independent	194	23.7
4) Other party	26	3.2
5) Don't know/No answer	64	7.8
Total	817	100.0

24) [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	124	50.0
2) Not very strong Democrat	117	47.2
3) Don't know/No answer	7	2.8
Missing	569
Total	248	100.0

25) [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	150	52.6
2) Not very strong Republican	126	44.2
3) Don't know/No answer	9	3.2
Missing	532
Total	285	100.0

26) [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	70	36.1
2) Closer to Democratic party	64	33.0
3) Don't know/No answer	60	30.9
Missing	623
Total	194	100.0

27) 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	146	17.9
2) Moderate (middle of the road)	246	30.1
3) Conservative	314	38.4
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	34	4.2
5) Don't know	55	6.7
6) No answer	18	2.2
7) R insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

28) [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	74	50.7
2) Not very strong liberal	66	45.2
3) Don't know	2	1.4
4) No answer	4	2.7
Missing	671
Total	146	100.0

29) [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	159	50.6
2) Not very strong conservative	135	43.0
3) Don't know	19	6.1
4) No answer	1	0.3
Missing	503
Total	314	100.0

30) [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	60	24.4
2) Neither	28	11.4
3) More conservative	132	53.7
4) Don't know	24	9.8
5) No answer	2	0.8
Missing	571
Total	246	100.0

31) Respondent's sex (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	341	41.7
2) Female	476	58.3
Total	817	100.0

32) Let me ask you a couple of questions about currents events. Do you think there will be another world war at some point, or not? (WORLDWAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	389	47.6
2) No	355	43.5
3) Don't know/No answer	73	8.9
Total	817	100.0

33) In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require black children to go to all-black or segregated schools. Do you personally think that decision of the U.S. Supreme Court was right or wrong? (DESEG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Right	560	68.5
2) Wrong	189	23.1
3) Don't know/No answer	68	8.3
Total	817	100.0

34) Do you think that integrated schools are necessary to insure that all students have an equal chance at a good education, or is integration not as important as making sure that each community or neighborhood school provides a good education? (INTEGRA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Integrated schools necessary	258	31.6
2) Integration not as important	517	63.3
3) Don't know/No answer	42	5.1
Total	817	100.0

35) Is your opinion of Hillary Rodham Clinton favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about Hillary Rodham Clinton to have an opinion? (HILLARYR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	156	37.4
2) Unfavorable	125	30.0
3) Haven't heard enough	88	21.1
4) Don't know/No answer	48	11.5
Missing	400
Total	417	100.0

36) Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you hear enough about Hillary Clinton to have an opinion? (HILLARYC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	157	39.3
2) Unfavorable	136	34.0
3) Haven't heard enough	71	17.8
4) Don't know/No answer	36	9.0
Missing	417
Total	400	100.0

37) All things considered, do you think that she is a good role model for young girls and women, or do you think she is not a very good role model? (HRCMODEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good role model	497	60.8
2) Not good role model	188	23.0
3) Haven't heard enough	61	7.5
4) Don't know/No answer	71	8.7
Total	817	100.0

38) On another subject, here are a few questions about religion - Are you now a member of a church or religious congregation? (CHMEMBER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, member	590	72.2
2) No, not member	224	27.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

39) Does your minister ever offer advice and guidance to the congregation on political questions? (ADVICE1M)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	145	28.1
2) No	347	67.2
3) Don't know/No answer	24	4.7
Missing	301
Total	516	100.0

40) How much does your minister's advice influence your own political attitudes-a lot, somewhat, or not much? (ADVICE1P)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	27	18.6
2) Somewhat	50	34.5
3) Not much	64	44.1
4) Don't know/No answer	4	2.8
Missing	672
Total	145	100.0

41) Does your priest ever offer advice and guidance to the congregation on political questions? (ADVICE2M)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	15	21.7
2) No	52	75.4
3) Don't know/No answer	2	2.9
Missing	748
Total	69	100.0

42) How much does your priest's advice influence your own political attitudes-a lot, somewhat, or not much? (ADVICE2P)

	TOTAL	%
2) Somewhat	5	33.3
3) Not much	9	60.0
4) Don't know	1	6.7
Missing	802
Total	15	100.0

43) Does your rabbi ever offer advice and guidance to the congregation on political questions? (ADVICE3M)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	2	40.0
2) No	3	60.0
Missing	812
Total	5	100.0

44) How much does your rabbi's advice influence your own political attitudes—a lot, somewhat, or not much? (ADVICE3P)

	TOTAL	%
2) Somewhat	1	50.0
3) Not much	1	50.0
Missing	815
Total	2	100.0

45) People have different ideas about what churches and religious bodies should do. For each of the following, please tell me whether you think it is very important, somewhat important, or not very important for a church or religious body to do that: Provide moral guidance for young people. (MORAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	735	90.0
2) Somewhat important	59	7.2
3) Not very important	16	2.0
4) Don't know/No answer	7	0.9
Total	817	100.0

46) Please tell me whether you think it is very important, somewhat important, or not very important for a church or religious body to care for the needy. (NEEDY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	693	84.8
2) Somewhat important	101	12.4
3) Not very important	13	1.6
4) Don't know/No answer	10	1.2
Total	817	100.0

47) Please tell me whether you think it is very important, somewhat important, or not very important for a church or religious body to convert non-believers. (CONVERT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	409	50.1
2) Somewhat important	155	19.0
3) Not very important	227	27.8
4) Don't know/No answer	26	3.2
Total	817	100.0

48) Please tell me whether you think it is very important, somewhat important, or not very important for a church or religious body to provide opportunities for worship. (WORSHIP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	712	87.1
2) Somewhat important	73	8.9
3) Not very important	23	2.8
4) Don't know/No answer	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

49) In the past week, have you-been to church, or other religious services? (CHURCHWK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	414	50.7
2) No	399	48.8
3) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

50) In the past week, have you-read the Bible at home? (READBIBL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	382	46.8
2) No	431	52.8
3) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

51) In the past week, have you-prayed, outside of church? (PRAYWK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	670	82.0
2) No	142	17.4
3) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

52) For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: The United States is a Christian country, and the government should make laws to keep it that way. (CHRISTCO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	387	47.4
2) Disagree	382	46.8
3) Don't know/No answer	48	5.9
Total	817	100.0

53) For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: There's no such thing as the Devil. (NODEVIL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	99	12.1
2) Disagree	674	82.5
3) Don't know/No answer	44	5.4
Total	817	100.0

54) For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: Angels exist. (ANGELS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	668	81.8
2) Disagree	85	10.4
3) Don't know/No answer	64	7.8
Total	817	100.0

55) For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: Jesus Christ will return to earth someday. (JCRETURN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	632	77.4
2) Disagree	121	14.8
3) Don't know/No answer	64	7.8
Total	817	100.0

56) For each of the following questions, would you tell me whether you agree or disagree: The Bible is scientifically, historically, and literally true. (BIBTRUE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	529	64.7
2) Disagree	235	28.8
3) Don't know/No answer	53	6.5
Total	817	100.0

57) On another subject: Do you think it is morally wrong or not-for a man to have sexual relations before marriage? (PRESEXM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	209	52.0
2) Not morally wrong	152	37.8
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	15	3.7
4) Don't know/No answer	26	6.5
Missing	415
Total	402	100.0

58) On another subject: Do you think it is morally wrong or not-for a woman to have sexual relations before marriage? (PRESEXW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	222	53.5
2) Not morally wrong	147	35.4
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	27	6.5
4) Don't know/No answer	19	4.6
Missing	402
Total	415	100.0

59) Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a husband to have sexual relations with someone other than his wife? (EXMARH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	401	93.5
2) Not morally wrong	23	5.4
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	2	0.5
4) Don't know/No answer	3	0.7
Missing	388
Total	429	100.0

60) Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a wife to have sexual relations with someone other than her husband? (EXMARW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	351	90.5
2) Not morally wrong	27	7.0
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5	1.3
4) Don't know/No answer	5	1.3
Missing	429
Total	388	100.0

61) Do you think it is morally wrong or not to swear using God's name? (SWEAR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	664	81.3
2) Not morally wrong	122	14.9
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	16	2.0
4) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	817	100.0

62) Do you think it is morally wrong or not to have sexual fantasies about someone you're not married to? (EXMARFAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	366	44.8
2) Not morally wrong	385	47.1
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	13	1.6
4) Don't know/No answer	53	6.5
Total	817	100.0

63) Do you think it is morally wrong or not to not attend church on Sunday? (NOTATTCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	208	25.5
2) Not morally wrong	510	62.4
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	80	9.8
4) Don't know/No answer	19	2.3
Total	817	100.0

64) Do you think it is morally wrong or not to cheat on your taxes? (TAXCHEAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	694	84.9
2) Not morally wrong	101	12.4
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	9	1.1
4) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

65) Do you think it is morally wrong or not to own a handgun? (HANDGUN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	133	16.3
2) Not morally wrong	613	75.0
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	50	6.1
4) Don't know/No answer	21	2.6
Total	817	100.0

66) Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a woman to have sexual relations with another woman? (LESBMOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	317	75.8
2) Not morally wrong	74	17.7
3) Sometimes/Depends	11	2.6
4) Don't know/No answer	16	3.8
Missing	399
Total	418	100.0

67) Do you think it is morally wrong or not for a man to have sexual relations with another man? (HOMOMOR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Morally wrong	313	78.4
2) Not morally wrong	70	17.5
3) Sometimes/Depends (vol)	5	1.3
4) Don't know/No answer	11	2.8
Missing	418
Total	399	100.0

68) Now I want to ask you a few questions about the South. In general, do you think that movies and television programs present an accurate picture of the South, or not? (SOUTHPIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, present accurate picture	165	20.2
2) No, don't present accurate picture	474	58.0
3) Sometimes	89	10.9
4) Don't know/No answer	89	10.9
Total	817	100.0

69) How well does each of the following TV programs fit your own image of what Southerners are really like? Very well, somewhat, or not very well at all? I you haven't seen a program, just say so. How well does this program fit your image of what Southerners are really like: Designing Women? (DESWOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	125	15.3
2) Somewhat	220	26.9
3) Not very well at all	242	29.6
4) Haven't seen show	204	25.0
5) Don't know/No answer	26	3.2
Total	817	100.0

70) How well does this program fit your image of what Southerners are really like: Hee Haw? (HEEHAW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	79	9.7
2) Somewhat	103	12.6
3) Not very well at all	499	61.1
4) Haven't seen show	115	14.1
5) Don't know/No answer	21	2.6
Total	817	100.0

71) How well does this program fit your image of what Southerners are really like: The Dukes of Hazzard? (DUKESHZ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	69	8.4
2) Somewhat	133	16.3
3) Not very well at all	454	55.6
4) Haven't seen show	139	17.0
5) Don't know/No answer	22	2.7
Total	817	100.0

72) How well dos this program fit your image of what Southerners are really like: The Andy Griffith Show? (ANDYGRIF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very well	219	26.8
2) Somewhat	276	33.8
3) Not very well at all	244	29.9
4) Haven't seen show	50	6.1
5) Don't know/No answer	28	3.4
Total	817	100.0

73) Do you think of Atlanta as a distinctively Southern city, or do you think it's pretty much like other cities in the United States? (ATLSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Atlanta distinctively Southern	301	36.8
2) Pretty much like other cities	404	49.4
3) Don't know/No answer	112	13.7
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Better in South	146	17.9
2) Worse in South	197	24.1
3) About the same	401	49.1
4) Don't know/No answer	73	8.9
Total	817	100.0

75) Do you think opportunities for minorities are better, worse, or about the same in the South? (SOUMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better	178	21.8
2) Worse	166	20.3
3) About the same	395	48.3
4) Don't know/No answer	78	9.5
Total	817	100.0

76) Here are a few questions about men and women these days. If you have ever dated, who usually paid for things like meals and entertainment: the man, the woman, or were expenses split pretty evenly? (DATEPAY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Man	654	80.0
2) Woman	6	0.7
3) Split evenly	128	15.7
4) Depended on relationship	12	1.5
5) Never dated	4	0.5
6) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

77) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: Women who don't care about their appearance are not very feminine. (APPFEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	430	52.6
2) Disagree	338	41.4
3) Don't know/No answer	49	6.0
Total	817	100.0

78) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: Most men think they're better than women. (MENBETT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	436	53.4
2) Disagree	337	41.2
3) Don't know/No answer	44	5.4
Total	817	100.0

79) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: Most women think they're better than men. (WOMBETT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	186	22.8
2) Disagree	570	69.8
3) Don't know/No answer	61	7.5
Total	817	100.0

80) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: Some equality in marriage is a good thing, but by and large, the husband should have the main say-so. (HUSBRULE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	243	29.7
2) Disagree	552	67.6
3) Don't know/No answer	22	2.7
Total	817	100.0

81) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: Men have a duty to protect women. (PROTECTW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	604	73.9
2) Disagree	192	23.5
3) Don't know/No answer	21	2.6
Total	817	100.0

82) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: A woman is asking for trouble if she goes into a bar alone. (BARALONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	401	49.1
2) Disagree	375	45.9
3) Don't know/No answer	41	5.0
Total	817	100.0

83) I am going to read a series of statements. For each please tell me if you agree or disagree: It's easier being a mother with young children today than it was when I was a child. (EASYMOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	130	15.9
2) Disagree	650	79.6
3) Don't know/No answer	37	4.5
Total	817	100.0

84) Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about health and exercise. Do you get regular exercise of any sort these days? (EXERCISE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	544	66.6
2) No	271	33.2
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

85) [If R answered yes, R was asked EXERHARD, EXERWHY, and EXERCLUB] How often do you exercise strenuously—that is, so you breathe heavily and your heart beats faster for at least 20 minutes? (EXERHARD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	45	8.3
2) Only occasionally	52	9.6
3) Several times a month	15	2.8
4) Once or twice a week	105	19.3
5) At least three times a week	323	59.4
6) Don't know/No answer	4	0.7
Missing	273
Total	544	100.0

86) What's the main reason you exercise—for your health, for your appearance, or because you enjoy it? (EXERWHY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Health	374	68.8
2) Appearance	51	9.4
3) Enjoy it	99	18.2
4) Don't know/No answer	20	3.7
Missing	273
Total	544	100.0

87) Do you belong to a health or exercise club, or have exercise equipment at home? (EXERCLUB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Belong to a health club	60	11.0
2) Have equipment at home	246	45.2
3) Both	52	9.6
4) Neither	184	33.8
5) Don't know/No answer	2	0.4
Missing	273
Total	544	100.0

88) When you buy food, do you usually look at the label to see what its ingredients are, or don't you pay much attention to that? (LOOKLABL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, look at label	508	62.2
2) No, don't pay much attention	243	29.7
3) Sometimes	59	7.2
4) Don't know/No answer	7	0.9
Total	817	100.0

89) How often do you, personally, look at a recipe when you cook-at least once a week, a few times a month, only occasionally, or never? (RECIPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Once a week	200	24.5
2) Few times a month	101	12.4
3) Only occasionally	301	36.8
4) Never	165	20.2
5) Do not cook (vol)	47	5.8
6) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

90) How many days in the past week have you gone out or sent out for your evening meal? (DINEOUT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.69	1.72

91) In the past week, have you bought a snack or a meal-not just a soft drink—from a vending machine? (VENDING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, have bought snack/meal	252	30.8
2) No, not bought snack/meal	564	69.0
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	817	100.0

92) In your household, is the TV usually on while you're eating your evening meal, or not? (TVONEAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, TV on	517	63.3
2) No, TV not on	252	30.8
3) Sometimes on/sometimes off	42	5.1
4) Don't know/No answer	6	0.7
Total	817	100.0

93) On another subject: In the past year, have you-attended a classical music concert, opera, or the ballet? (CONCERT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	237	29.0
2) No	579	70.9
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	817	100.0

94) In the past year, have you been to any kind of museum-an art or history museum, for instance? (MUSEUM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	406	49.7
2) No	408	49.9
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

95) In the past year, have you been to a crafts fair or arts festival? (CRAFTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	487	59.6
2) No	328	40.1
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

96) In the past year, have you read any novels? (NOVEL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	451	55.2
2) No	366	44.8
Total	817	100.0

97) [If R answered yes, R was asked NOVELSOU] Were any of those novels by Southern writers? (NOVELSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	176	39.0
2) No	111	24.6
3) Don't know/No answer	164	36.4
Missing	366
Total	451	100.0

98) Do you, yourself, have any artistic talent-like singing, playing an instrument, writing, or drawing? (TALENT1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	399	48.8
2) No	418	51.2
Total	817	100.0

99) [If R answered yes, R was asked TALENT2] In what area would you say most of your artistic talent is-musical, visual arts, literary, or something else? (TALENT2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Musical	182	45.6
2) Visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing)	104	26.1
3) Literary	56	14.0
4) Something else (crafts, sewing, etc)	57	14.3
Missing	418
Total	399	100.0

100) Finally, here are a few questions just for fun. What is-your favorite major-league baseball team? (BASEBALL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	15.73	12.20

101) What is-your favorite room in the house? (FAVEROOM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Kitchen	104	12.7
2) Bedroom	185	22.6
3) Family room/TV room/Den	193	23.6
4) Living room	245	30.0
5) Other	77	9.4
6) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

102) What is-your favorite month of the year? (FAVEMNTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) January	13	1.6
2) February	22	2.7
3) March	43	5.3
4) April	123	15.1
5) May	119	14.6
6) June	91	11.1
7) July	84	10.3
8) August	38	4.7
9) September	39	4.8
10) October	60	7.3
11) November	22	2.7
12) December	126	15.4
13) Don't know/No answer	37	4.5
Total	817	100.0

103) What person in your life has had the most influence on you? (INFLUEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Father/Stepfather	153	18.7
2) Mother/Stepmother	227	27.8
3) Husband or boyfriend	120	14.7
4) Wife or girlfriend	100	12.2
5) Teacher or Professor	11	1.3
6) Friend	21	2.6
7) Other	134	16.4
8) Don't know/No answer	51	6.2
Total	817	100.0

104) Do you or your family usually fly the American flag on holidays like Memorial Day and the Fourth of July? (FLYFLAG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	383	46.9
2) No	431	52.8
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

105) The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper cosponsors this poll and will feature some articles based on the results. Sometimes their reporters like to call back some of the people we've talked with to interview them for a story in the newspaper. If you agree to be called back by a reporter and one does call you, some of your opinions may appear in the article. Knowing this, may a reporter call you back to interview you for a newspaper article? (CALLBACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes (good interview)	362	44.3
2) Yes (not good interview)	122	14.9
3) No	320	39.2
4) No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

106) Respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	279	34.1
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	265	32.4
3) No Southern accent	273	33.4
Total	817	100.0

107) Interviewer number (INTNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	10.86	6.25

108) Minutes/length of interview (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	16.07	4.00

109) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	32	4.0
2) 9th to 11th grade	70	8.7
3) High school graduate	240	29.7
4) Some college	203	25.1
5) College graduate or more	264	32.6
Missing	8
Total	809	100.0

110) County (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	793	131.62	135.74

111) Religious preference recode (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	522	63.9
2) Other Protestant	40	4.9
3) Catholic	96	11.8
4) Jewish	7	0.9
5) Other	89	10.9
6) None	54	6.6
7) Don't know/No answer	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

112) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	665	81.4
2) Black/African-American	103	12.6
3) Native American/Indian	6	0.7
4) Other	33	4.0
5) No answer	10	1.2
Total	817	100.0

113) Test of sample with black oversample (OSTEST)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	817	100.0
Total	817	100.0

114) Race of interviewer (INTRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	763	93.4
2) Black/African-American	54	6.6
Total	817	100.0

115) Gender of interviewer (INTGEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	94	11.5
2) Female	723	88.5
Total	817	100.0

116) Recode of region south/non-south (NEWREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	817	100.0
Total	817	100.0

117) Region of country-Gallup (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	817	100.0
Total	817	100.0

118) Recode of party id (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	124	15.2
2) Not very strong Democrat	124	15.2
3) Independent, closer to Democrat	64	7.8
4) Independent	60	7.3
5) Independent, closer to Republican	70	8.6
6) Not very strong Republican	135	16.5
7) Strong Republican	150	18.4
8) Other party	26	3.2
9) Don't know/No answer	64	7.8
Total	817	100.0

119) South or non-south recode (NV)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	817	100.0
Total	817	100.0

120) Recode of minutes/interview (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 15 minutes	334	40.9
2) 15-19 minutes	365	44.7
3) 20-29 minutes	109	13.3
4) 30+ minutes	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

121) Age (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	805	44.95	16.28

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	74	9.1
2) Not strong liberal	72	8.8
3) Moderate-liberal	60	7.3
4) Moderate	54	6.6
5) Moderate-conservative	132	16.2
6) Not strong conservative	155	19.0
7) Strong conservative	159	19.5
8) No preference	34	4.2
9) Don't know/No answer	77	9.4
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) South	621	78.2
2) Border	22	2.8
3) Non-south	151	19.0
Missing	23
Total	794	100.0

124) Called state deep south or not (DEEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Deep South	217	26.6
2) Peripheral South	600	73.4
Total	817	100.0

125) Which state called (STATCALL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	41	5.0
2) Arkansas	32	3.9
3) Florida	128	15.7
4) Georgia	70	8.6
5) Kentucky	32	3.9
6) Louisiana	30	3.7
7) Mississippi	35	4.3
8) North Carolina	89	10.9
9) Oklahoma	29	3.5
10) South Carolina	41	5.0
11) Tennessee	59	7.2
12) Texas	159	19.5
13) Virginia	72	8.8
Total	817	100.0

126) Recode of HILLARYR and HILLARYC (HILLARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	313	38.3
2) Unfavorable	261	31.9
3) Haven't heard enough	159	19.5
4) Don't know/No answer	84	10.3
Total	817	100.0

127) Does R's clergyperson offer political advice (ADVICE1)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	162	27.5
2) No	402	68.1
3) Don't know/No answer	26	4.4
Missing	227
Total	590	100.0

128) How much does clergyperson influences political views (ADVICE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) A lot	27	17.2
2) Somewhat	56	35.7
3) Not much	74	47.1
Missing	660
Total	157	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.00	0.42

130) Total weight for merging north/south sample (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	0.46	0.20

131) Age of respondent by categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	79	9.8
2) 25 to 44	366	45.5
3) 45 to 64	237	29.4
4) 65 or older	123	15.3
Missing	12
Total	805	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.00	0.00

133) Regional breakdown (callsheet) (WHSTAT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.00	0.08

134) Msacmsa (MSACMSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	792	6,030.13	3,510.68

135) Nsmetro (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-Metropolitan	269	34.0
1) Metropolitan	523	66.0
Missing	25
Total	792	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	79	9.8
2) 25 to 44	366	45.5
3) 45 to 64	237	29.4
4) 65 or older	123	15.3
Missing	12
Total	805	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	341	41.7
2) Female	476	58.3
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	32	4.0
2) 9th to 11th grade	70	8.7
3) High school graduate	240	29.7
4) Some college	203	25.1
5) College graduate or more	264	32.6
Missing	8
Total	809	100.0

139) 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	285	37.8
2) Democrat	248	32.9
3) Independent	194	25.8
4) Other party	26	3.5
Missing	64
Total	753	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	324	40.1
2) Other Protestant	238	29.5
3) Catholic	96	11.9
4) Jewish	7	0.9
5) Other	89	11.0
6) None	54	6.7
Missing	9
Total	808	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White	665	82.4
2) Black/African-American	103	12.8
3) Native American/Indian	6	0.7
4) Other	33	4.1
Missing	10
Total	807	100.0