Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1997 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respondent's ID number: (IDNUMBER)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1,280.62	744.26

2) Respondent's number (RESP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1,275.49	725.56

3) Check of resp number (RESP2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.00	0.00

4) State being called (STATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	49	6.0
4) Arkansas	27	3.3
10) Florida	154	18.8
11) Georgia	66	8.1
18) Kentucky	37	4.5
19) Louisiana	39	4.8
25) Mississippi	35	4.3
34) North Carolina	82	10.0
37) Oklahoma	33	4.0
41) South Carolina	35	4.3
43) Tennessee	56	6.9
44) Texas	141	17.3
47) Virginia	63	7.7
Total	817	100.0

5) Verify state called (STATE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	49	6.0
4) Arkansas	27	3.3
10) Florida	154	18.8
11) Georgia	66	8.1
18) Kentucky	37	4.5
19) Louisiana	39	4.8
25) Mississippi	35	4.3
34) North Carolina	83	10.2
37) Oklahoma	33	4.0
41) South Carolina	35	4.3
43) Tennessee	56	6.9
44) Texas	140	17.1
47) Virginia	63	7.7
Total	817	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	809	1,951.99	16.88

7) ASKED ONLY OF SOUTHERN RESPONDENTS AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN BORDER STATES: Just for the record, would you say that your community is in the South? (COMSOUTH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	737	90.2
2) No	70	8.6
3) Don't know/No answer	10	1.2
Total	817	100.0

8) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTH: Not counting time spent away at school and for other temporary reasons, have you lived in the South all your life or not? How long have you lived in the South? (LIVESOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 5 years	43	5.8
2) 6 to 10 years	53	7.2
3) More than 10 years	164	22.3
4) All my life	476	64.6
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Missing	80
Total	737	100.0

9) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY HAVE LIVED IN THE SOUTH ALL OF THEIR LIFE: Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	401	84.2
2) No	74	15.5
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.2
Missing	341
Total	476	100.0

10) Which state did you live in when you were 16? (STATE16X)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	27.52	15.79

11) ASKED ONLY OF SOUTHERN RESPONDENTS: Do you consider yourself a Southerner? (SOUTHERN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	589	72.1
2) No	211	25.8
3) Don't know/No answer	17	2.1
Total	817	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	790	123.05	125.20

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	259	31.7
2) Suburbs	140	17.1
3) Town	241	29.5
4) Rural area	168	20.6
5) Refused/Not sure	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1st grade (or less)	1	0.1
3) 3rd grade	2	0.2
4) 4th grade	6	0.7
5) 5th grade	2	0.2
6) 6th grade	2	0.2
7) 7th grade	4	0.5
8) 8th grade	12	1.5
9) 9th grade	11	1.3
10) 10th grade	21	2.6
11) 11th grade	28	3.4
12) 12th grade (high school)	248	30.4
13) Some college (two year degree)	218	26.7
14) 4 year college graduate	154	18.8
15) Advanced degree (MA, PhD, LLD, MD)	104	12.7
16) No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

15) RESPONDENTS WITH NO COLLEGE EDUCATION WERE ASKED: Did you play any organized team sports when you were in high school? RESPONDENTS WITH AT LEAST SOME COLLEGE EDUCATION WERE ASKED: Did you play any organized team sports when you were in high school or college? (TEAMS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	388	48.0
2) No	420	51.9
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Missing	8
Total	809	100.0

16) How often, if at all, do you exercise vigorously, so that your heart rate is elevated for at least 20 minutes? Would you say you do this every day, four to six days a week, one to three days a week, a few times a month, or less often than that? (EXERCISE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Every day	117	14.3
2) Four to six days a week	92	11.3
3) One to three days a week	246	30.1
4) A few times a month	123	15.1
5) Less often than that, or never	224	27.4
6) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	817	100.0

17) Do you currently belong to a health club, YMCA, or gym? (HLTHCLUB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	139	17.0
2) No	675	82.6
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	135	16.5
2) Once a week	252	30.8
3) 2-3 times a month	119	14.6
4) Several times a year	152	18.6
5) Never	156	19.1
6) Refused	3	0.4
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	573	70.1
2) Catholic	125	15.3
3) Jewish	6	0.7
4) Some other religion	29	3.5
5) No religion	48	5.9
6) Christian or just a Christian	23	2.8
7) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

20) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IS PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN/JUST CHRISTIAN: With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	596	19.31	10.48

21) ASKED ONLY OF PROTESTANT RESPONDENTS: When it comes to your religious identity, would you say you are a Pentecostal, fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or liberal Protestant? (RELID97S)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pentecostal	73	12.2
2) Fundamentalist	53	8.9
3) Evangelical	49	8.2
4) Mainline	83	13.9
5) Theologically liberal	131	22.0
6) Other	15	2.5
7) None of the above	55	9.2
8) Don't know\No answer	137	23.0
Missing	221
Total	596	100.0

22) What is your marital status? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	473	57.9
2) Divorced	106	13.0
3) Separated	21	2.6
4) Widowed	63	7.7
5) Single	150	18.4
6) No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

23) ASKED OF MARRIED, DIVORCED, SEPARATED, OR WIDOWED RESPONDENTS ONLY: How old were you when you were married? If you've been married more than once, how old were you when you were married for the first time? (AGEMAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	663	22.14	4.71

24) Were your parents divorced while you were growing up, that is, before you turned 18 years old? (PDIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	167	20.4
2) No	645	78.9
3) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

25) ASKED OF MARRIED, SEPARATED, OR WIDOWED RESPONDENTS ONLY: Have you ever been divorced? (DIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	142	25.5
2) No	415	74.5
Missing	260
Total	557	100.0

26) Do you have any brothers or sisters? IF YES: Have any of them ever been divorced? (SDIVORCE)

	TOTAL	%
1) No siblings	46	5.6
2) Some divorced siblings	381	46.6
3) No divorced siblings	385	47.1
4) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

27) Are you a parent? (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	602	73.7
2) No	213	26.1
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	483	59.1
2) Working part time	56	6.9
3) Going to school	41	5.0
4) Keeping house	66	8.1
5) Retired	124	15.2
6) Unemployed	23	2.8
7) Or what?	23	2.8
8) No answer	1	0.1
Total	817	100.0

29) ASKED ONLY OF MARRIED RESPONDENTS: What about your husband/wife, last week was he/she primarily: (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	313	66.2
2) Working part time	26	5.5
3) Going to school	2	0.4
4) Keeping house	49	10.4
5) Retired	64	13.5
6) Unemployed	6	1.3
7) Or what?	12	2.5
8) No answer	1	0.2
Missing	344
Total	473	100.0

30) 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	72	8.8
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	82	10.0
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	131	16.0
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	107	13.1
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	100	12.2
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	59	7.2
7) More than $60,000	135	16.5
8) No answer	131	16.0
Total	817	100.0

31) What race do you consider yourself? (Spring 1994 version) (RACE94)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	637	78.0
2) Black	77	9.4
3) African-American	26	3.2
4) Negro, Colored, etc.	7	0.9
5) Native American/Indian	7	0.9
6) Asian/Oriental	7	0.9
7) Other	45	5.5
8) No answer	11	1.3
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, were	303	37.1
2) No, were not	466	57.0
3) Don't know	48	5.9
Total	817	100.0

33) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	55	6.7
2) No, not Hispanic	747	91.4
3) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	445	54.5
1) 1	146	17.9
2) 2	152	18.6
3) 3	45	5.5
4) 4	18	2.2
5) 5	4	0.5
6) 6	2	0.2
7) 7	1	0.1
12) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

35) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WITH ONE OR MORE PEOPLE UNDER 18 IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD: How many of those are under 12 years old? (CHILD12)

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	101	27.2
1) 1	137	36.8
2) 2	93	25.0
3) 3	25	6.7
4) 4	11	3.0
5) 5	1	0.3
12) Don't know/No answer	4	1.1
Missing	445
Total	372	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1	187	22.9
2) 2	488	59.7
3) 3	108	13.2
4) 4	21	2.6
5) 5	6	0.7
6) 6	2	0.2
12) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

37) Regardless of how you vote, when it comes to national politics, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or other? (PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	273	33.4
2) Democrat	288	35.3
3) Independent	152	18.6
4) Other party	47	5.8
5) Don't know/No answer	57	7.0
Total	817	100.0

38) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS DEMOCRATS: Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very strong Democrat? (STRDEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	133	46.2
2) Not very strong Democrat	133	46.2
3) Don't know/No answer	22	7.6
Missing	529
Total	288	100.0

39) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS REPUBLICAN: Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very strong Republican? (STRREP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Republican	135	49.5
2) Not very strong Republican	125	45.8
3) Don't know/No answer	13	4.8
Missing	544
Total	273	100.0

40) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT: Do you usually think of yourself as closer to the Republican party or as closer to the Democratic party? (INDEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Closer to Republican Party	53	34.9
2) Closer to Democratic Party	58	38.2
3) Don't know/No answer	41	27.0
Missing	665
Total	152	100.0

41) In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a LIBERAL, a CONSERVATIVE, or a MODERATE? (LIBCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Liberal	139	17.0
2) Moderate (Middle of the road)	228	27.9
3) Conservative	319	39.0
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	28	3.4
5) Don't know	57	7.0
6) No answer	44	5.4
7) Respondent doesn't know	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

42) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS LIBERAL: Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal, or a NOT VERY STRONG liberal? (STRLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	51	36.7
2) Not very strong liberal	79	56.8
3) Don't know	7	5.0
4) No answer	2	1.4
Missing	678
Total	139	100.0

43) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS CONSERVATIVE: Do you think of yourself as a STRONG conservative, or a NOT VERY STRONG conservative? (STRCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	162	50.8
2) Not very strong conservative	140	43.9
3) Don't know	15	4.7
4) No answer	2	0.6
Missing	498
Total	319	100.0

44) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS MODERATE: Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal, or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	84	36.8
2) Neither	33	14.5
3) More conservative	98	43.0
4) Don't know	8	3.5
5) No answer	5	2.2
Missing	589
Total	228	100.0

45) Thinking about athletes who are currently active, what ONE athlete, if any, do you admire most? (ADMIRE)

	TOTAL	%
10) Jeff Gordon	7	0.9
11) Ken Griffey, Jr.	2	0.2
12) Evander Holyfield	7	0.9
13) Michael Johnson	14	1.7
14) Michael Jordan	164	20.1
15) Greg Maddux	2	0.2
16) Cal Ripkin, Jr.	12	1.5
17) Emmitt Smith	15	1.8
18) Mike Tyson	2	0.2
19) Tiger Woods	13	1.6
20) Other	243	29.7
21) Don't know/No answer	336	41.1
Total	817	100.0

46) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: If you had a daughter in elementary school, and she was interested in all of the following activities but only had time for one, which would you be most likely to encourage her to do -- take piano lessons, try out for the soccer team, or join the Girl Scouts? (GIRLACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Piano	137	32.2
2) Soccer	96	22.5
3) Girl Scouts	148	34.7
4) Can't choose/Don't know/Whatever child wanted	45	10.6
Missing	391
Total	426	100.0

47) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: If you had a son in elementary school, and he was interested in all of the following activities but only had time for one, which would you be most likely to encourage him to do -- take piano lessons, try out for the soccer team, or join the Boy Scouts? (BOYACT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Piano	63	16.1
2) Soccer	106	27.1
3) Boy Scouts	175	44.8
4) Can't choose/Don't know/Whatever child wanted	47	12.0
Missing	426
Total	391	100.0

48) Do you think there are any sports that are inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GIRLSPTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	323	39.5
2) No	472	57.8
3) Don't know/No answer	22	2.7
Total	817	100.0

49) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLFOOTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention football	64	19.8
1) Respondent mentioned football	259	80.2
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

50) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLBASKTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention basketball	320	99.1
1) Respondent mentioned basketball	3	0.9
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

51) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLHOCKEY)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention hockey	294	91.0
1) Respondent mentioned hockey	29	9.0
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

52) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLWRESTL)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention wrestling	283	87.6
1) Respondent mentioned wrestling	40	12.4
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

53) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLCHEERL)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention cheerleading	322	99.7
1) Respondent mentioned cheerleading	1	0.3
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

54) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLGYMN)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention gymnastics	322	99.7
1) Respondent mentioned gymnastics	1	0.3
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

55) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLCOED)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention co-ed sports	315	97.5
1) Respondent mentioned co-ed sports	8	2.5
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

56) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE GIRLS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage girls to play? (GLOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention some other sport	251	77.7
1) Respondent mentioned some other sport	72	22.3
Missing	494
Total	323	100.0

57) Do you think there are any sports that are inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BOYSPTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	89	10.9
2) No	701	85.8
3) Don't know/No answer	27	3.3
Total	817	100.0

58) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYFOOTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention football	60	67.4
1) Respondent mentioned football	29	32.6
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

59) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYBASKTB)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention basketball	87	97.8
1) Respondent mentioned basketball	2	2.2
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

60) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYHOCKEY)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention hockey	82	92.1
1) Respondent mentioned hockey	7	7.9
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

61) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYWRESTL)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention wrestling	85	95.5
1) Respondent mentioned wrestling	4	4.5
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

62) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYCHEERL)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention cheerleading	84	94.4
1) Respondent mentioned cheerleading	5	5.6
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

63) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYGYMN)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention gymnastics	88	98.9
1) Respondent mentioned gymnastics	1	1.1
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

64) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYCOED)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention co-ed sports	87	97.8
1) Respondent mentioned co-ed sports	2	2.2
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

65) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO BELIEVE THAT SOME SPORTS ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR TEENAGE BOYS TO PLAY: Which sport or sports would be inappropriate for teenage boys to play? (BYOTHER)

	TOTAL	%
0) Respondent did not mention some other sport	39	43.8
1) Respondent mentioned some other sport	50	56.2
Missing	728
Total	89	100.0

66) Do you agree or disagree that female professional athletes are more likely than male professional athletes to be homosexual? (FHOMOSEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	117	14.3
2) Disagree	422	51.7
3) Depends on the sport	9	1.1
4) Don't know/No answer	269	32.9
Total	817	100.0

67) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Monica Seles. (SELES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified tennis	456	55.8
2) Named wrong sport	30	3.7
3) Don't know/No answer	331	40.5
Total	817	100.0

68) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Mia Hamm. (HAMM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified soccer	59	7.2
2) Named wrong sport	59	7.2
3) Don't know/No answer	699	85.6
Total	817	100.0

69) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Annika Sorenstam. (SORENSTA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified golf	49	6.0
2) Named wrong sport	83	10.2
3) Don't know/No answer	685	83.8
Total	817	100.0

70) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Sheryl Swoopes. (SWOOPES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified basketball	165	20.2
2) Named wrong sport	40	4.9
3) Don't know	612	74.9
Total	817	100.0

71) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Picabo Street. (STREET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified skiing	156	19.1
2) Named wrong sport	49	6.0
3) Don't know	612	74.9
Total	817	100.0

72) Can you identify the sport that each of the following athletes plays? - Jackie Joyner-Kersee. (KERSEE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Correctly identified track & field or basketball	507	62.1
2) Named wrong sport	30	3.7
3) Don't know/No answer	280	34.3
Total	817	100.0

73) On another subject, have you ever entertained a person of another race in your home? (RACEHOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	646	79.1
2) No	164	20.1
3) Don't know/No answer	7	0.9
Total	817	100.0

74) Would you object if your son or daughter dated a person of another race? (RACEDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	238	29.1
2) No	464	56.8
3) Depends on person/person's race	59	7.2
4) Don't know/No answer	56	6.9
Total	817	100.0

75) Thinking about interracial dating, do you think it has become more common, less common, or remained about the same over the past 5 years? (INTERDAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) More common	609	74.5
2) Less common	9	1.1
3) Remained the same	167	20.4
4) Don't know/No answer	32	3.9
Total	817	100.0

76) Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about funerals and some of the practices and rituals we have about death and dying. Have you ever been to a wake, viewing, or funeral service in someone's private home? (FUNERAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	319	39.0
2) No	496	60.7
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.2
Total	817	100.0

77) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TO A WAKE, VIEWING, OR FUNERAL: Was the body of the deceased present in the home in any of those cases? (BODY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	260	81.5
2) No	58	18.2
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.3
Missing	498
Total	319	100.0

78) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN TO A WAKE, VIEWING, OR FUNERAL WHERE THE BODY OF THE DECEASED WAS PRESENT: Was there an open casket? (CASKET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	245	94.2
2) No	12	4.6
3) Don't know/No answer	3	1.2
Missing	557
Total	260	100.0

79) Have you ever been to a wake, viewing or funeral service where people were so upset that they were wailing and moaning? (WAILING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	485	59.4
2) No	325	39.8
3) Don't know/No answer	7	0.9
Total	817	100.0

80) On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being never and 10 being all the time, how often would you say you think about your own death? (DEATH)

	TOTAL	%
0) Don't know/No answer	35	4.3
1) 1	113	13.8
2) 2	128	15.7
3) 3	134	16.4
4) 4	80	9.8
5) 5	145	17.7
6) 6	35	4.3
7) 7	47	5.8
8) 8	38	4.7
9) 9	14	1.7
10) All the time	48	5.9
Total	817	100.0

81) Have any of your close relatives ever been cremated? (CREMATER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	155	19.0
2) No	653	79.9
3) Don't know/No answer	9	1.1
Total	817	100.0

82) Thinking about yourself, how likely do you think it is that you will ask your survivors to have your body cremated? Would you say it is very likely, somewhat likely, or not very likely? (CREMATEU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very likely	173	21.2
2) Somewhat likely	108	13.2
3) Not very likely	517	63.3
4) Don't know/No answer	19	2.3
Total	817	100.0

83) Within the past twelve months, about how many times did you visit a cemetery? Would you say it was never, once, two to five times, or more than five times? (CEMETARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Never	273	33.4
2) Once	144	17.6
3) Two to five times	259	31.7
4) More than five times	136	16.6
5) Don't know/No answer	5	0.6
Total	817	100.0

84) Within the past twelve months, has anyone you considered a close friend or family member died? (FAMDIED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	514	62.9
2) No	302	37.0
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	817	100.0

85) Changing the subject now...Some people say that the government does not make a strong effort to combat AIDS in the black community because the government cares less about black people than about whites. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (GOVAIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Absolutely true	13	1.6
2) Probably true	100	12.2
3) Probably not true	343	42.0
4) Absolutely not true	281	34.4
5) Don't know/No answer	80	9.8
Total	817	100.0

86) Some people say that AIDS is a man-made virus. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (AIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Absolutely true	39	4.8
2) Probably true	164	20.1
3) Probably not true	254	31.1
4) Absolutely not true	268	32.8
5) Don't know/No answer	92	11.3
Total	817	100.0

87) Some people say that HIV and AIDS are being used as part of a plot to deliberately kill African Americans. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (AIDSPLOT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Absolutely true	4	0.5
2) Probably true	30	3.7
3) Probably not true	169	20.7
4) Absolutely not true	573	70.1
5) Don't know/No answer	41	5.0
Total	817	100.0

88) Some people say the government deliberately makes sure that drugs are easily available in poor black neighborhoods in order to harm black people. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (GOVDRUGS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Absolutely true	27	3.3
2) Probably true	63	7.7
3) Probably not true	244	29.9
4) Absolutely not true	443	54.2
5) Don't know/No answer	40	4.9
Total	817	100.0

89) Have you heard anything about the CIA being involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in this country? (CIACRACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	336	41.1
2) No	464	56.8
3) Don't know/No answer	17	2.1
Total	817	100.0

90) Some people say that the CIA has been involved in importing cocaine for distribution in the black community. Do you think this is absolutely true, probably true, probably not true, or absolutely not true? (COCAINE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Absolutely true	24	2.9
2) Probably true	121	14.8
3) Probably not true	365	44.7
4) Absolutely not true	215	26.3
5) Don't know/No answer	92	11.3
Total	817	100.0

91) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, ONLY HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Should divorce in this country be more difficult to obtain, easier to obtain, or stay as it is now? (GETDIVRX)

	TOTAL	%
1) More difficult to obtain	190	46.7
2) Easier to obtain	38	9.3
3) Stay as it is now	165	40.5
4) Don't know/No answer	14	3.4
Missing	410
Total	407	100.0

92) BY RANDOM ASSIGNMENT, THE OTHER HALF OF RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED THIS QUESTION: Should divorce in this country be more difficult to obtain, stay as it is now, or be easier to obtain? (GETDIVRY)

	TOTAL	%
1) More difficult to obtain	186	45.4
2) Stay as it is now	126	30.7
3) Easier to obtain	72	17.6
4) Don't know/No answer	26	6.3
Missing	407
Total	410	100.0

93) These days when people you know get married, do you generally expect their marriage will last, or do you think the couple will divorce sooner or later? (MARRLAST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Expect it to last	338	41.4
2) Expect divorce	336	41.1
3) It depends	89	10.9
4) Don't know/No answer	54	6.6
Total	817	100.0

94) How often, if at all, do you read from the Bible? Would you say you read the Bible every day, two to six days a week, once a week, a few times a month, a few times a year, or less often than that? (READBIBL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Every day	130	15.9
2) Two to six days a week	160	19.6
3) Once a week	99	12.1
4) A few times a month	117	14.3
5) A few times a year	130	15.9
6) Less often than that, or never	177	21.7
7) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

95) Within the past twelve months, have you attended a religious revival meeting? (REVIVAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	271	33.2
2) No	542	66.3
3) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	817	100.0

96) Which do you think is a more likely explanation for the origin of human life on Earth -- the Biblical account of creation or Darwinian evolution? (ORIGIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Biblical account	513	62.8
2) Darwinian evolution	149	18.2
3) Both, God created life and then it evolved	47	5.8
4) Neither/Don't know/No answer	108	13.2
Total	817	100.0

97) Within the past twelve months, have you or anyone in your household preserved any fruits or vegetables -- that is, by canning or freezing? (FRUITS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	354	43.3
2) No	457	55.9
3) Don't know/No answer	6	0.7
Total	817	100.0

98) Do you agree or disagree that the South is better off as part of the United States than it would be as a separate country? (NOTSEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better off as part of United States	747	91.4
2) Better off as separate	43	5.3
3) Don't know/No answer	27	3.3
Total	817	100.0

99) AJC reporter call you back? (CALLBACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	414	50.7
2) No	387	47.4
3) No answer	16	2.0
Total	817	100.0

100) Was it a good interview? (GOODINT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, good interview	551	67.4
2) No, not good interview	266	32.6
Total	817	100.0

101) Gender of the respondent (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	361	44.2
2) Female	456	55.8
Total	817	100.0

102) Respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	219	26.8
2) Detectable Southern accent, but not strong	375	45.9
3) No Southern accent	223	27.3
Total	817	100.0

103) Interviewer number (INTNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	10.83	5.61

104) Date of poll (DATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	272.77	64.73

105) Interview length in minutes (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	13.29	9.18

106) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	637	78.0
2) Black/African American	110	13.5
3) Native American/Indian	7	0.9
4) Other	52	6.4
5) No answer	11	1.3
Total	817	100.0

107) Interview's length in categories (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less 15 minutes	606	74.5
2) 15-19 minutes	164	20.2
3) 20-29 minutes	37	4.6
4) 30+ minutes	6	0.7
Missing	4
Total	813	100.0

108) Old code for US states (STATCALL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	49	6.0
2) Arkansas	27	3.3
3) Florida	154	18.8
4) Georgia	66	8.1
5) Kentucky	37	4.5
6) Louisiana	39	4.8
7) Mississippi	35	4.3
8) North Carolina	82	10.0
9) Oklahoma	33	4.0
10) South Carolina	35	4.3
11) Tennessee	56	6.9
12) Texas	141	17.3
13) Virginia	63	7.7
Total	817	100.0

109) Recode of STATE16X to FIPS codes (STATE16)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	813	31.03	18.28

110) YRBORN recoded in age of respondent (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	809	45.01	16.88

111) Recode of age in categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24	80	9.8
2) 25 to 44	360	44.1
3) 45 to 64	234	28.6
4) 65 or older	135	16.5
99) Don't know/No answer	8	1.0
Total	817	100.0

112) Educational attainment (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than grade 9	29	3.6
2) 9 to llth grade	60	7.4
3) High school graduate	248	30.5
4) Some college	218	26.8
5) College graduate or more	258	31.7
Missing	4
Total	813	100.0

113) Liberal/Conservative recode (LCRECODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	51	6.2
2) Not strong liberal	88	10.8
3) Moderate-liberal	84	10.3
4) Moderate	46	5.6
5) Moderate-conservative	98	12.0
6) Not strong conservative	157	19.2
7) Strong conservative	162	19.8
8) No preference	28	3.4
9) Don't know/No answer	103	12.6
Total	817	100.0

114) Residence in Deep South (DEEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Deep South	224	27.4
2) Peripheral South	593	72.6
Total	817	100.0

115) Residence North/South (RESIDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	622	79.3
2) Border	13	1.7
3) Non-South	149	19.0
Missing	33
Total	784	100.0

116) Recode for party identification (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	133	16.3
2) Not very strong Democrat	155	19.0
3) Independent, close Democrat	58	7.1
4) Independent	41	5.0
5) Independent, close Republican	53	6.5
6) Not very strong Republican	138	16.9
7) Strong Republican	135	16.5
8) Other party	47	5.8
9) Don't know/No answer	57	7.0
Total	817	100.0

117) State county codes (ST_CNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	28,601.60	17,424.66

118) Respondent lives in metro or non-metro county (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-metro	275	34.8
1) Metro	515	65.2
Missing	27
Total	790	100.0

119) Respondent's religious preference - Recode of DENOM (FAITH97X)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	286	35.0
2) Methodist	85	10.4
3) Lutheran	21	2.6
4) Presbyterian	39	4.8
5) Episcopalian	20	2.4
6) Church of Christ	14	1.7
7) Other Protestant	131	16.0
8) Catholic	125	15.3
9) Jewish	6	0.7
10) Other	29	3.5
11) None	48	5.9
12) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

120) Verbatim for ADMIRE (sports person) (OTHADMRE)
121) Verbatim for BYNOTPL (non-coed response) (OTHBYNOT)
122) Verbatim for Co-ed response for BYNOTPL (OTHCOEDB)
123) Verbatim for GLNOTPL (non-coed response) (OTHGLNOT)
124) Verbatim for co-ed response for GLNOTPL (OTHCOEDG)
125) Verbatim for DENOM (OTHDENOM)
126) Verbatim for RELAFFL (OTHRELAF)
127) Verbatim for RELID97S (OTHRELID)
128) What means most as symbol of the South? (SSYMBOL)
129) Interviewer's gender (INTGEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	279	34.1
2) Female	538	65.9
Total	817	100.0

130) Interviewer's race (INTRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	618	75.6
2) Black/African American	132	16.2
4) Other	67	8.2
Total	817	100.0

131) Weight for south (PEOPLE/mean HH size for south) (WTVARS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	1.00	0.38

132) Weight for national estimates (accounts for Southern oversample and HH size) (TOTWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	817	0.46	0.18

133) Religious preference RECODE (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	465	56.9
2) Other Protestant	131	16.0
3) Catholic	125	15.3
4) Jewish	6	0.7
5) Other	29	3.5
6) None	48	5.9
7) Don't know/No answer	13	1.6
Total	817	100.0

134) How old when you first married? (recode) (AGEMARR2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Under 18	69	10.4
2) 18-21	285	43.0
3) 22-25	180	27.1
4) 26-30	88	13.3
5) Over 30	38	5.7
6) Never married	1	0.2
7) Don't know/No answer	2	0.3
Missing	154
Total	663	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	361	44.2
2) Female	456	55.8
Total	817	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) White	637	79.0
2) Black/African American	110	13.6
3) Other	59	7.3
Missing	11
Total	806	100.0

137) What is your marital status? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	473	58.2
2) Divorced	106	13.0
3) Separated	21	2.6
4) Widowed	63	7.7
5) Single	150	18.5
Missing	4
Total	813	100.0

138) What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	573	71.3
2) Catholic	125	15.5
3) Jewish or other	58	7.2
4) No religion	48	6.0
Missing	13
Total	804	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 other? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	273	35.9
2) Democrat	288	37.9
3) Independent	152	20.0
4) Other party	47	6.2
Missing	57
Total	760	100.0

140) How many years of school have you completed? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	89	10.9
2) 12th grade (high school)	248	30.5
3) Some college (two year degree)	218	26.8
4) 4 year college graduate	154	18.9
5) Advanced degree (MA, PhD, LLD, MD)	104	12.8
Missing	4
Total	813	100.0