Southern Focus Poll, Combined Sample, Spring 1999 - Codebook

All Frequencies weighted by 162) TOTWT;
(The number of missing cases reported in the codebook are unweighted)

1) Respodent ID number initial screen (RESPNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	5,092.30	2,030.92

2) Respondent's number (RESP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	5,097.10	2,034.25

3) Which state am I calling? NOTE: State is recoded into DEEPSOU and GALREG in the dataset. (STATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	25.53	14.36

4) Verify state called (STATE2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	25.53	14.36

5) In which year were you born? NOTE: This variable is recoded into AGE, and collapsed in AGECAT. (YRBORN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	1,954.71	18.56

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	423	77.9
2) No	108	19.8
3) Don't know/No answer	12	2.2
Missing	449
Total	543	100.0

7) Not counting time spent away at school and for other temporary reasons, have you lived in the South all your life or not? [IF NO, THEN ASK:] How long have you lived in the South. NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Yes' to COMSOUTH (LIVESOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 5 Years	26	6.3
2) 6 to 10 years	18	4.4
3) More than 10 years	100	23.8
4) All my life	272	64.7
5) Don't know/No answer	5	1.3
Missing	587
Total	421	100.0

8) Have you ever traveled or visited outside the South? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'All my life' to LIVESOU (TRAVOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	243	89.4
2) No	28	10.4
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.4
Missing	885
Total	272	100.0

9) Have you ever lived in a Southern State? Note: Asked of non-Southern respondents only. (SOULIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	191	23.2
2) No	629	76.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.3
Missing	920
Total	823	100.0

10) Have you ever traveled or visited in the South? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'No' or 'Don't Know/No Answer' to SOULIV (TRAVIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	449	71.1
2) No	180	28.4
3) Don't know/No answer	3	0.4
Missing	1029
Total	632	100.0

11) Which state did you live in when you were 16? NOTE: This variable was called STATE prior to the Fall 1993 administration of this poll. NOTE: STATE16 is recoded into the variable RESIDENT in the dataset (STATE16)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	26.94	14.62

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	284	68.0
2) No	124	29.6
3) Don't know/No answer	10	2.4
Missing	514
Total	418	100.0

13) Do you consider yourself or anyone in your family a Southerner? NOTE: Asked of non-Southern respondents only. (SOUFAM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Self	55	5.8
2) Yes, Family	177	18.7
3) Yes, Both	45	4.8
4) No	660	69.8
5) Don't know/No answer	9	1.0
Missing	855
Total	946	100.0

14) Would you say that being a Southerner is very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Yes' to SOUTHERN, 'Yes, self' to SOUFAM, or 'Yes, both self and family' to SOUFAM (SIDIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	112	29.2
2) Somewhat important	138	35.9
3) Not very important	62	16.2
4) Not at all important	65	17.0
5) Don't know/No answer	7	1.8
Missing	733
Total	384	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	531	39.0
2) Suburbs	305	22.4
3) Small town	318	23.3
4) Rural	207	15.2
5) Refused/Not sure	3	0.2
Total	1364	100.0

16) Code the gender of the respondent [If you cannot tell, ask the respondent.] (GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	594	43.5
2) Female	771	56.5
Total	1365	100.0

17) How many years of school have you completed? NOTE: This variable is collapsed into categories in the data set and is called GRADE (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
2) 2nd grade	2	0.1
3) 3rd grade	0	0.0
4) 4th grade	12	0.9
5) 5th grade	0	0.0
6) 6th grade	6	0.4
7) 7th grade	4	0.3
8) 8th grade	11	0.8
9) 9th grade	12	0.9
10) 10th grade	19	1.4
11) 11th grade	45	3.3
12) 12th grade (High school)	412	30.2
13) Some college (Two year degree)	372	27.3
14) 4 year college graduate	310	22.7
15) Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	153	11.3
16) No answer	5	0.4
Total	1363	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	168	12.3
2) Once a week	399	29.2
3) Two to three times a month	218	16.0
4) Several times a year	315	23.1
5) Never	251	18.4
6) Refused	14	1.0
Total	1365	100.0

19) How important would you say your religious faith is in your own life these days--extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important? (RELIGIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Extremely important	521	38.2
2) Very important	448	32.9
3) Somewhat important	286	21.0
4) Not important	93	6.8
5) Don't know/No answer	16	1.2
Total	1364	100.0

20) What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? NOTE: Open-ended responses from those who answered 'SOME OTHER RELIGION' AND passed the screen in RELAFCHK are coded in the data set as OTHRELAF. (RELAFFL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	783	57.4
2) Catholic	318	23.3
3) Jewish	37	2.7
4) Some other religion (Specify)	67	4.9
5) No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	91	6.7
6) Christian or just a Christian [vol]	45	3.3
7) Don't know/No answer	23	1.7
Total	1364	100.0

21) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY BELONGED TO SOME OTHER RELIGION: What other religion are you? Does your religion include any of the following words: Anglican, Lutheran, Adventist, Methodist, Apostolic, Nazarene, Baptist, Non-Denominational, Bible, Pentecostal, Born-Again, Presbyterian, Christ/Christian, Prophetic, Church of God, Quaker/Friends, Episcopalian, Seventh-Day Adventist, Greek/Serb Orthodox, Holiness? NOTE: This is a filter to make sure that a verbatim 'SOME OTHER RELIGION' answer is only taken from non-Protestants. Interviewers see this screen only if respondents answered 'SOME OTHER RELIGION' to RELAFFL. If the interviewer codes this question as 'Yes,' the respondent is recoded as 'PROTESTANT' in RELAFFL. If the interviewer codes 'No,' then a verbatim response is taken. Open-ended responses are coded in the data set as OTHRELAF. (RELAFCHK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	220	76.7
2) No	67	23.4
Missing	1061
Total	287	100.0

22) With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? [IF 2 OFFERED, ASK: 'WHICH ONE ARE YOU MOST CONNECTED TO OR INVOLVED IN?'] NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered 'PROTESTANT' to 19, 'CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN' to 19, or were coded as 'YES' in RELAFCHK. If respondent answered 'CHRISTIAN SCIENCE' or 'NOT RELIGIOUS/ATHIEST/AGNOSTIC', they were skipped to MARITAL. Open-ended responses from those who answered 'OTHER' are coded in the data set as OTHDENOM. RELAFFL and DENOM are collapsed into FAITH97X, which is collapsed into FAITH. (DENOM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	828	27.35	13.30

23) With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Baptist' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHBAPT. (DBAPTIST)

	TOTAL	%
10) American Baptist Association	43	14.2
11) American Baptist USA	13	4.2
13) Baptist General Conference	0	0.2
15) Conservative Baptist Association of America	4	1.2
16) Free Will Baptist	2	0.7
19) Independent Baptist (no denominational ties)	31	10.3
20) Missionary Baptist	9	2.9
21) National Baptist Convention USA	17	5.7
22) Primitive Baptist	0	0.1
25) Southern Baptist	99	33.1
26) Other (Specify)	9	2.8
27) Don't know; 'Just Baptist'	73	24.2
Missing	992
Total	300	100.0

24) Is that the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Free Methodist Church, or some other Methodist group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Methodist' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHMETH. (DMETHDST)

	TOTAL	%
1) African Methodist Episcopal	4	3.7
2) African Methodist Episcopal Zion	5	4.1
3) Free Methodist Church	6	4.7
4) United Methodist	97	82.1
5) Other (Specify)	3	2.8
6) Don't know; 'Just Methodist'	3	2.4
Missing	1235
Total	118	100.0

25) Is that the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., the Presbyterian Church in America, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, or some other Presbyterian group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Presbyterian' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHPRESB. (DPRESBY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)	1	2.3
2) Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	3	7.1
3) Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	2	3.9
4) Presbyterian Chruch in the USA (PCUSA)	21	49.5
5) Other (Specify)	7	17.1
6) Don't know; 'Just Presbyterian'	9	21.3
Missing	1323
Total	43	100.0

26) Is that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Missouri Synod, the Wisconsin Synod, or some other Lutheran group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Lutheran' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHLUTHR. (DLUTHRAN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA; formerly the Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran Church)	33	47.0
2) Missouri Synod	14	20.5
3) Wisconsin Synod	1	1.3
4) Other (Specify)	4	6.3
5) Don't know; 'Just Lutheran'	18	25.4
Missing	1312
Total	70	100.0

27) Is that the Christian Reformed Church, the Reformed Church in America, or some other Reformed group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Reformed' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHREFOM. (DREFORMD)

	TOTAL	%
2) Reformed Church in America (RCA)	2	92.8
Missing	1368
Total	2	100.0

28) Is that the Church of the Brethren, the Plymouth Brethren, United Brethren in Christ, or some other Brethren group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Brethren' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'other' are coded in the data set as OTHBRETH. (DBRETHEN)

	TOTAL	%
4) Other (Specify)	2	92.8
Missing	1368
Total	2	100.0

29) Is that the United Church of Christ or just a Congregational church? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'congregationalist' to DENOM. (DUCC)

	TOTAL	%
1) United Church of Christ (UCC)	0	12.1
2) Just Congregational	2	92.8
Missing	1367
Total	2	100.0

30) When you say 'Christian,' does that mean the denomination called the 'Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),' or some other Christian denomination, or do you mean to say 'I am just a Christian?'NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Christian' or 'Just Christian' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHCHRST. (DDISCIPL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Disciples of Christ	3	9.9
2) 'Just a Christian'	22	78.8
3) Other Christian denomination (Specify)	3	10.1
4) Don't know	0	1.7
Missing	1340
Total	28	100.0

31) Is that the Church of Christ or the United Church of Christ? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Church(es) of Christ' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHCHCHR. (DCHRIST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Church(es) of Christ	11	104.3
Missing	1351
Total	11	100.0

32) Is that the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana; the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee; the Church of God in Christ; or some other Church of God? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Church of God' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHCOGOD. (DCHGOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Anderson, IN	0	9.7
2) Cleveland, TN	2	43.6
3) In Christ	0	4.8
4) Other (Specify)	3	53.3
5) Don't know	0	9.7
Missing	1360
Total	5	100.0

33) Is that the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Church of the Nazarene, the Salvation Army, the Wesleyan Church, the Free Methodist Church, the Church of God (Anderson, IN), or some other Holiness group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Holiness' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHHOLI. (DHOLINES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA)	0	4.4
6) Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	1	12.8
7) Other (Specify)	6	55.4
8) Don't know; 'Just Holiness'	4	38.1
Missing	1357
Total	11	100.0

34) Is that a charismatic church associated with any denomination, a pentecostal church, or a non-denominational charismatic church?NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Charismatic' to DENOM. Respondents who answered 'Associated with Denomination' were then asked LIVEWH again. (DCHARIS)

	TOTAL	%
2) Pentecostal	2	92.8
Missing	1368
Total	2	100.0

35) What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Pentecostal' to DENOM or DCHARIS. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHPENTE. (DPENTE)

	TOTAL	%
10) Apostolic Pentecostal	4	15.5
11) Assemblies of God	2	6.3
12) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	0	1.8
14) Church of God in Christ	0	1.8
19) Pentecostal Church of God	4	15.7
20) Pentecostal Holiness Church	5	18.2
21) Spanish Pentecostal	0	0.0
22) United Pentecoastal Church International	1	3.6
23) Other (Specify)	5	18.2
24) Don't know; 'Just Pentecostal'	6	21.8
Missing	1341
Total	27	100.0

36) Does your church have any denominational affiliation at all? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Just Protestant' to DENOM. Respondents who answered 'Yes, it does' were then asked DENOM again. (DANY)

	TOTAL	%
3) Don't know	5	92.8
Missing	1367
Total	5	100.0

37) Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent pentecostal church, independent evangelical church, or what?: NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered 'Independent' or 'Non/Inter-denominational' to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHINDEP. (DINDEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Independent Fundamentalist	9	20.1
2) Independent Charismatic	2	4.3
3) Independent Pentecostal	4	9.2
4) Independent Evangelical	3	7.1
5) Other (Specify)	12	27.3
6) Don't know/'Just independent'	12	28.0
7) Refused	1	1.7
Missing	1332
Total	43	100.0

38) When it comes to your religious faith, would you say you are Pentecostal, fundamentalist, evangelical, mainline Protestant, or theologically liberal? NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered 'Protestant' or 'Christian or just Christian' to RELAFFL AND did not answer 'Christian Science,' 'Catholic,' 'Roman Catholic,' or 'Not Religious' to RELAFCHK. Open-ended responses from those who answered 'Other' are coded in the dataset as OTHRELID. (RELID97S)

	TOTAL	%
1) Pentecostal	100	12.1
2) Fundamentalist	56	6.8
3) Evangelical	90	10.9
4) Mainline Protestant	150	18.2
5) Theologically liberal	174	21.1
6) Other (Specify)	18	2.1
7) None of the above	77	9.3
8) Don't know/No answer	160	19.4
Missing	462
Total	825	100.0

39) Do you consider yourself a traditionalist Catholic, a progressive Catholic, or none of these? NOTE: Asked of those who answered 'Catholic' to RELAFFL and of respondents who answered 'Catholic' or 'Roman Catholic' to RELAFCHK. Open-ended responses from those who answered 'Other' are coded in the data set as OTHCATH. (RELCATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Traditionalist	99	30.8
2) Progressive	80	24.9
3) None of these	113	35.2
4) Other (Specify)	8	2.3
5) Don't know/No Answer	21	6.7
Missing	1099
Total	321	100.0

40) Are you currently...married, divorced, separated, widowed, or single? (MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	763	55.9
2) Divorced	149	10.9
3) Separated	28	2.0
4) Widowed	66	4.9
5) Have you never been married?	352	25.8
6) No answer	7	0.5
Total	1365	100.0

41) Are you a parent? INTERVIEWER: IF RESPODENT SAYS THEY ARE A STEP-PARENT CODE AS YES. (PARENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	979	71.7
2) No	386	28.3
3) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Total	1365	100.0

42) Last week were you primarily: Working full-time, working part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired, unemployed, or what? (EMPLOYED)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	806	59.1
2) Working part time	119	8.7
3) Going to school	113	8.3
4) Keeping house	76	5.6
5) Retired	192	14.1
6) Unemployed	15	1.1
7) Or what?	39	2.8
8) No answer	4	0.3
Total	1364	100.0

43) What about your wife/husband - last week was he/she: Working full-time, working part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired, unemployed, or what? NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered 'Married' to MARTIAL. (HWEMPLOY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full time	510	66.9
2) Working part time	56	7.3
3) Going to school	6	0.8
4) Keeping house	54	7.1
5) Retired	115	15.1
6) Unemployed	8	1.0
7) Or what?	14	1.8
8) No answer	0	0.1
Missing	653
Total	763	100.0

44) 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	65	4.8
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	107	7.8
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	150	11.0
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	172	12.6
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	154	11.3
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	136	9.9
7) More than $60,000	340	24.9
8) No answer	240	17.6
Total	1364	100.0

45) What race do you consider yourself? NOTE: Open-ended responses from those who answered 'Other or Mixed' are coded in dataset as OTHRACE. NOTE: In the datasheet, RACE94 is recoded into the variable RACE. (RACE94)

	TOTAL	%
1) White/Caucasian	918	67.2
2) Black	166	12.1
3) African-American	135	9.9
4) Negro, Colored, Etc.	9	0.7
5) Native American/American Indian	5	0.4
6) Asian/Oriental	13	0.9
7) Other or mixed (Specify)	106	7.8
8) No answer	14	1.0
Total	1366	100.0

46) As far as you know, were any of your ancestors American Indians? NOTE: Not asked of respondents who answered 'Native American/Indian' to RACE94. These respondents were recoded to 'Yes' for that question in the final data set. (AMERINDN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, were	446	32.7
2) No, were not	851	62.3
3) Don't know	68	5.0
Total	1365	100.0

47) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	85	6.3
2) No, not Hispanic	1271	93.2
3) Don't know/No answer	8	0.6
Total	1364	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
0) None	763	55.9
1) 1	231	16.9
2) 2	241	17.6
3) 3	88	6.5
4) 4	28	2.1
5) 5	3	0.2
6) 6	2	0.2
7) 7	3	0.2
8) 8	1	0.1
11) More than 10	2	0.1
12) Refused	3	0.2
Total	1365	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
0) None	168	28.0
1) 1	229	38.3
2) 2	139	23.2
3) 3	47	7.8
4) 4	12	2.0
5) 5	2	0.4
6) 6	2	0.4
Missing	792
Total	599	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1	187	13.7
2) 2	723	52.9
3) 3	244	17.8
4) 4	152	11.1
5) 5	40	2.9
6) 6	4	0.3
7) 7	2	0.1
11) More than 10	3	0.2
12) Refused	12	0.9
Total	1367	100.0

51) 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? NOTE: If respondent answered 'Republican,' he/she was asked STRREP. If respondent answered 'Democrat,' he/she was asked STRDEM. If respondent answered 'Independent,' he/she was asked INDEP. If the respondent answered 'Other' or 'Don't know/ no answer,' he/she was skipped to #55. INDEP, PARTYID, STRDEM, STRREP, and INDEP are merged into PIDRCODE in the datatset. (PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) Republican	375	27.5
2) Democrat	536	39.2
3) Independent	280	20.5
4) Other	79	5.8
5) Don't know/No answer	95	7.0
Total	1365	100.0

52) 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	293	54.6
2) Not very strong Democrat	234	43.6
3) Don't know/No answer	9	1.7
Missing	823
Total	536	100.0

53) 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	187	49.8
2) Not very strong Republican	180	48.1
3) Don't know/No answer	8	2.1
Missing	970
Total	375	100.0

54) 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	95	34.1
2) Closer to Democratic Party	88	31.7
3) Don't know/No answer/Neither	96	34.5
Missing	1113
Total	279	100.0

55) In general, when it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as a LIBERAL, a CONSERVATIVE, a MODERATE, or what? NOTE: If respondent answered 'Liberal,' he/she was asked STRLIB. If respondent answered 'Moderate,' he/she was asked MODERATE. If respondent answered 'Conservative,' he/she was asked STRCON. If respondent answered 'Don't know,' 'No answer,' or 'No understanding of these terms,' he/she was skipped to SEGREGAT. LIBCON, STRLIB, STRCON, and MODERATE are merged into LCRECODE in the dataset. (LIBCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Liberal	331	24.2
2) Moderate (Middle of the road)	376	27.5
3) Conservative	395	28.9
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	108	7.9
5) Don't know	107	7.8
6) No answer	36	2.6
7) Respondent insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms	13	0.9
Total	1366	100.0

56) Do you think of yourself as a STRONG liberal, or a NOT VERY STRONG liberal? (STRLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	137	41.5
2) Not very strong liberal	182	54.9
3) Don't know	9	2.8
4) No answer	3	0.8
Missing	1042
Total	331	100.0

57) Do you think of yourself as a STRONG conservative, or a NOT VERY STRONG conservative? (STRCON)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	218	55.2
2) Not very strong conservative	160	40.4
3) Don't know	12	3.0
4) No answer	5	1.3
Missing	958
Total	395	100.0

58) Do you think of yourself as more like a liberal, or more like a conservative? (MODERATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	109	29.1
2) Neither-Respondent refused to choose	46	12.1
3) More conservative	198	52.6
4) Don't know	17	4.5
5) No answer	6	1.6
Missing	977
Total	376	100.0

59) There's been a lot of talk these days about race relations, and it's important to know how people really feel about these things. Are you in favor of integration of the races, strict segregation, or something in-between? (SEGREGAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Integration	899	65.8
2) Segregation	23	1.7
3) Something in-between	322	23.5
4) Don't know/No answer	122	8.9
Total	1366	100.0

60) The next few questions are about the South. Overall, what kind of effect do you think racial integration has had on the quality of life in the South? Has integration generally had a positive effect, a negative effect, or not made much difference? (INTERGRA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Positive	631	46.2
2) Negative	166	12.2
3) Not much difference	299	21.9
4) Both [volunteered]	47	3.5
5) Don't know/No answer	221	16.2
Total	1364	100.0

61) Do you think opportunities for minorities are better in the South than in other parts of the country, worse, or about the same? (SOUMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better in the South	164	12.0
2) Worse in the South	352	25.8
3) About the same	570	41.8
4) Don't know/No answer	279	20.4
Total	1365	100.0

62) 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 the South	111	8.1
2) Worse in the South	416	30.5
3) About the same	596	43.7
4) Don't know/No answer	241	17.7
Total	1364	100.0

63) Now, a question about your local community, that is, within a couple of miles from your home. How long have you lived in your community? NOTE: If the respondent answered 'Less than 5 years,' he/she was skipped to TCHDIV. (COMLVYRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than 5 years	329	24.1
2) 5 to 9 years	206	15.1
3) 10 to 19 years	285	20.9
4) 20 years or more	539	39.5
5) Don't know/No answer	6	0.4
Total	1365	100.0

64) Over the past 10 years, has the African-American population in your local community, that is, within a couple of miles from your home, increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK: From what you know about the community, would you say the African-American population has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?] (AFPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	456	44.1
2) Decreased	28	2.7
3) Stayed about the same	521	50.3
4) Don't know/No answer	30	2.9
Missing	363
Total	1035	100.0

65) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Increased' to AFPOP. (AFPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	193	42.3
2) Quite a lot	126	27.7
3) Something in-between	134	29.4
4) Don't know/No answer	3	0.7
Missing	937
Total	456	100.0

66) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Decreased' to AFPOP. (AFPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	14	51.0
2) Quite a lot	6	22.8
3) Something in-between	7	24.2
4) Don't know/No answer	1	3.3
Missing	1339
Total	28	100.0

67) And what about the Hispanic population--that is, Mexican or other Latin American. Over the past 10 years, has the Hispanic population in your local community, increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK: From what you know about the community, would you say the Hispanic population has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?] (HSPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	526	50.8
2) Decreased	10	0.9
3) Stayed about the same	438	42.2
4) Don't know/No answer	62	6.0
Missing	363
Total	1036	100.0

68) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Increased' to HSPOP. (HSPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	191	36.3
2) Quite a lot	222	42.2
3) Something in-between	107	20.3
4) Don't know/No answer	6	1.2
Missing	833
Total	526	100.0

69) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Decreased' to HSPOP. (HSPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	5	57.9
2) Quite a lot	1	13.5
3) Something in-between	3	34.6
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	1356
Total	9	100.0

70) And what about the Asian population. Over the past 10 years, would you say the Asian population in your local community, has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK: From what you know about the community, would you say the Asian population has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?] (ASPOP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Increased	394	38.0
2) Decreased	26	2.5
3) Stayed about the same	535	51.6
4) Don't know/No answer	81	7.8
Missing	363
Total	1036	100.0

71) Would you say it has increased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Increased' to ASPOP. (ASPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	179	45.4
2) Quite a lot	119	30.3
3) Something in-between	87	22.1
4) Don't know/No answer	9	2.2
Missing	999
Total	394	100.0

72) Would you say it has decreased just a little, quite a lot, or something in-between? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Decreased' to ASPOP. (ASPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	5	18.9
2) Quite a lot	9	33.4
3) Something in-between	12	46.7
Missing	1349
Total	26	100.0

73) Overall, would you say that over the past 10 years, your community has become more ethnically and racially mixed, less ethnically and racially mixed--or has it stayed pretty much the same? [IF RESPONDENT SAYS THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IN COMMUNITY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW, ASK: From what you know about the community, would you say that your community has become more ethnically and racially mixed, less ethnically and racially mixed--or has it stayed pretty much the same?] (RCMIX)

	TOTAL	%
1) More mixed	543	52.4
2) Less mixed	19	1.8
3) Stayed about the same	459	44.3
4) Don't know/No answer	15	1.5
Missing	363
Total	1036	100.0

74) Would you say that it has become much more mixed, somewhat more mixed, or a little more ethnically and racially mixed? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'More Mixed' to RCMIX. (RCMIXI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much more	163	29.9
2) Somewhat more	224	41.3
3) A little more	154	28.3
4) Don't know/No answer	2	0.4
Missing	863
Total	543	100.0

75) Would you say that it has become much less mixed, somewhat less mixed, or a little less ethnically and racially mixed? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Less Mixed' to RCMIX. (RCMIXD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Much more	6	33.3
2) Somewhat more	3	13.6
3) A little more	9	45.6
4) Don't know/No answer	1	4.9
Missing	1349
Total	19	100.0

76) Overall, would you say that increasing ethnic and racial diversity in your community--that is, within a couple of miles from your home--is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make much difference? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Much More' or 'Somewhat More' to RCMIXI. (MIXIGOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	200	51.7
2) Bad thing	36	9.3
3) Does not make much difference	138	35.7
4) Don't know/No answer	13	3.2
Missing	1003
Total	387	100.0

77) Overall, would you say that decreasing ethnic and racial diversity in your community--that is, within a couple of miles from your home--is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make much difference? NOTE: Asked only of those who answered 'Much Less' or 'Somewhat Less' to RCMIXD. (MIXDGOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Good thing	2	20.6
2) Bad thing	6	62.8
3) Has not made much difference	1	15.7
Missing	1359
Total	9	100.0

78) Would you agree or disagree that having children learn about cultural diversity is a good way to help eliminate racism? (TCHDIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	1218	89.3
2) Disagree	76	5.6
3) Don't know/No answer	70	5.1
Total	1364	100.0

79) Some employers have what are called 'diversity programs' that are designed to help employees understand and get along with people who are racially and ethnically different from themselves. Does your employer have such a program? NOTE: Asked only if respondent answered 'Working full time' or 'Working part time' in EMPLOYED. (DPRO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	248	26.8
2) No	555	60.0
3) Self-employed [volunteered]	48	5.2
4) Don't know/No answer	74	8.0
Missing	437
Total	925	100.0

80) How would you rate your company's diversity program? Would you say it is excellent, good, fair, or poor? NOTE: Asked only if respondent answered 'Yes' to DPRO. (DPRORATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Excellent	82	33.4
2) Good	107	43.3
3) Fair	32	13.0
4) Poor	14	5.8
5) Don't know/No answer	12	4.9
Missing	1124
Total	247	100.0

81) Have you participated in that program? NOTE: Asked only if respondent answered 'Yes' to DRPO. (DPROPART)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	178	71.6
2) No	63	25.4
3) Don't know/No answer	7	3.0
Missing	1124
Total	248	100.0

82) I'd like to know about your employer's efforts to hire minority employees. Do you feel that your employer has been doing too much, too little, or about the right amount to hire minority employees? NOTE: Not asked if respondent is not employed full-time or part time, or if he/she responded 'Self employed' in DPRO. (HIREMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Too much	53	6.0
2) Too little	125	14.2
3) About the right amount	615	70.0
4) Don't know/No answer	85	9.6
Missing	498
Total	878	100.0

83) Do you agree or disagree that affirmative action programs for women and minorities often result in reverse discrimination against white men? (AAREVERS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	572	41.9
2) Disagree	544	39.8
3) Don't know/No answer	249	18.2
Total	1365	100.0

84) Think about your own neighborhood -- that is, the homes near your own. How many of the people living in your neighborhood are the same race as you -- all of them, more than half, about half, less than half, or none of them? (NEIGSAME)

	TOTAL	%
1) All of them	348	25.5
2) More than half	584	42.9
3) About half	199	14.6
4) Less than half	190	13.9
5) None	18	1.3
6) Don't know/No answer	25	1.8
Total	1364	100.0

85) What would you consider the ideal racial composition of your neighborhood -- that is, how many of your neighbors would you prefer to be of the same race as you -- all of them, more than half, about half, less than half, none of them, or does it not make any difference to you? (NEIGIDL)

	TOTAL	%
1) All of them	71	5.2
2) More than half	98	7.2
3) About half	108	7.9
4) Less than half	42	3.1
5) None	3	0.2
6) Doesn't make any difference; No preference	1022	74.9
7) Don't know/No answer	20	1.5
Total	1364	100.0

86) Do any people who are not the same race as you attend your church or place of worship? NOTE: Not asked if respondent said he/she never attended religious services in RELIG, or refused to answer RELIG. (MIXCRCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	784	71.3
2) No	264	24.0
3) Don't know/No answer	52	4.8
Missing	238
Total	1100	100.0

87) And now, thinking about your family... Has any member of your family ever married a person of another race? (MIXMARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	496	36.3
2) No	858	62.8
3) Don't know/No answer	11	0.8
Total	1365	100.0

88) Would you disapprove if someone in your family married a person of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJMARY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	157	11.5
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	1074	78.8
3) Would depend on person or race	84	6.2
4) Don't know/No answer	49	3.6
Total	1364	100.0

89) Has any member of your family ever dated a person of another race? (MIXDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	809	59.3
2) No	492	36.0
3) Don't know/No answer	64	4.7
Total	1365	100.0

90) When you yourself were dating, would your parents have objected if you dated someone of a different race? (OBJPARNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would have objected	679	49.8
2) No, would not have objected	544	39.9
3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	47	3.4
4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer	95	6.9
Total	1365	100.0

91) And what about you, would you disapprove if someone in your family dated a person of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJDATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	166	12.1
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	1076	78.8
3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	94	6.9
4) Don't know/No answer	29	2.1
Total	1365	100.0

92) Has any member of your family ever adopted a child? (ADOPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	391	28.6
2) No	965	70.7
3) Don't know/No answer	9	0.6
Total	1365	100.0

93) Has any member of your family ever adopted a child of another race? NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered 'Yes' to ADOPT. (ADOPTMIX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	143	36.5
2) No	241	61.6
3) Don't know/No answer	7	1.9
Missing	999
Total	391	100.0

94) Would you disapprove if a member of your family adopted a child of a different race, or would it not make any difference? (OBJADOPT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, would disapprove	65	4.7
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	1258	92.2
3) Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	15	1.1
4) Don't know/No answer	27	2.0
Total	1365	100.0

95) Do you think that a child whose mother is one race and whose father is another race is likely to face unique problems in life, or not? (MIXPR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, will face problems	1027	75.2
2) No, no unique problems	263	19.3
3) Don't know/No answer/It depends	75	5.5
Total	1365	100.0

96) I'd like to know how comfortable you generally feel interacting with people whose race is different from your own. In general, would you say you are very comfortable, pretty comfortable, pretty uncomfortable, or very uncomfortable? (MIXCOMF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very comfortable	677	49.7
2) Pretty comfortable	618	45.4
3) Pretty uncomfortable	31	2.3
4) Very uncomfortable	2	0.2
5) Don't know/Don't interact/No answer	35	2.6
Total	1363	100.0

97) As you have grown older, would you say your views about race relations have become more conservative, more liberal, or stayed about the same? (RRSELF)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	126	9.2
2) More liberal	401	29.4
3) Stayed about the same	799	58.5
4) Don't know/No answer	39	2.8
Total	1365	100.0

98) Would you say that your children's views about race relations are more conservative, more liberal, or about the same as your own? NOTE: Asked only of those who identified themselves as parents in PARENT. (RRKIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) More conservative	52	5.3
2) More liberal	225	23.0
3) About the same as own	550	56.2
4) Kids too young to have views [volunteered]	89	9.1
5) Don't know/No answer	63	6.4
Missing	363
Total	979	100.0

99) What name do you generally prefer for your race--black or African-American? NOTE: Asked only of those who identified themselves as 'Black,' 'African-American,' or 'Negro, Colored, etc.' in RACE94. (RNMPREF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Black	91	29.3
2) African-American	149	48.1
3) Neither/Something else [volunteered]	13	4.1
4) Don't know/Don't care/No answer	57	18.4
Missing	1090
Total	310	100.0

100) Finally, do you agree or disagree that: The South is better off as part of the United States than it would be as a separate country. (NOTSEP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	1180	86.4
2) Disagree	81	5.9
3) Don't know/No answer	105	7.7
Total	1366	100.0

101) Some of the questions on this survey will be used by reporters for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to write stories for the newspaper. Would you be willing to have a reporter call you back to discuss some of these matters in greater detail? (CALLBACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	706	51.8
2) No	640	47.0
3) No answer	18	1.3
Total	1364	100.0

102) Do you think this person would be good to call back for more information? (Was this a good interview?) (GOODINT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, good interview	1008	73.9
2) No, not good interview	357	26.1
Total	1365	100.0

103) CODE RESPONDENT'S ACCENT (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	147	10.8
2) Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	225	16.5
3) No Southern accent	993	72.7
Total	1365	100.0

104) Respodent's Number again (RESP3)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	5,097.10	2,034.25

105) Verify Respondent's Number again (RESP4)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	22	5,551.35	2,560.14

106) Verify the state of the respondent you interviewed (STCHK1)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	25.51	14.37

107) Please enter the code for the respondent's county: (COUNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,357	155.53	258.16

108) Date of poll (MMDD) (DATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	235.33	51.45

109) Type time of poll (HHMM) (TIMEINT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	765.46	357.61

110) Interview number (INTNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	27.61	11.01

111) Total time (TOTIME)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	658.11	342.92

112) Interview length in minutes (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	10.67	9.39

113) In which county do you now live? IF RESPONDENT LIVES IN LOUISIANA: In which parish do you now live? NOTE: Not asked of respondents in Washington D.C. County FIPS codes are assigned to these responses in COUNTY. COUNTY is recoded into NSMETRO in the dataset. (COUNTYX)
114) Verbatim for RELAFFL (OTHRELAF)
115) Verbatim for DENOM (OTHDENOM)
116) Verbatim for type of Baptist (OTHBAPT)
117) Verbatim for type of Methodist (OTHMETH)
118) Verbatim for type of Presbyterian (OTHPRESB)
119) Verbatim for type of Lutheran (OTHLUTHR)
120) Verbatim for type of Brethren (OTHBRETH)
121) Verbatim for type of DDISCIPL (OTHCHRST)
122) Verbatim for type of Church of God (OTHCOGOD)
123) Verbatim for type of Holiness (OTHHOLI)
124) Verbatim for type of Pentecostal (OTHPENT)
125) Verbatim for type of Independent (OTHINDEP)
126) Verbatim for RELIG97S (OTHRELID)
127) Verbatim for RELCATH (OTHRCATH)
128) Verbatim for RACE94 (OTHRACE)
129) What kinds of unique problems do you think they might face? NOTE: Asked only of those who responded 'Yes' to MIXPR. (MXPRTXT)
130) Origin of sample: North/South/AAOS (SAMPLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	406	29.8
2) North	754	55.3
3) Blacks in South Oversample	11	0.8
4) Blacks in Non-South oversample	193	14.1
Total	1364	100.0

131) Test to verify sample origin (REGSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southern state residence	418	30.6
2) Non-Southern state residence	947	69.4
Total	1365	100.0

132) YRBORN recoded into age of respondent (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	42.08	17.79

133) Recode of AGE in categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	214	15.7
2) 25 to 44 years old	541	39.6
3) 45 to 64 years old	412	30.2
4) 65 years or older	172	12.6
5) Don't know or refused	26	1.9
Total	1365	100.0

134) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	918	67.2
2) Black/African Amer	310	22.7
3) Native Amer/Amer Indian	5	0.4
4) Other	119	8.7
5) No answer	14	1.0
Total	1366	100.0

135) Interview's length in categories (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less 15 minutes	1232	90.7
2) 15-19 minutes	91	6.7
3) 20-29 minutes	31	2.3
4) 30+ minutes	5	0.4
Missing	5
Total	1359	100.0

136) Old code for US States (STATCALL)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	24.30	14.47

137) Recode of STATE16 to FIPS codes (STAT16FP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,359	30.52	17.21

138) Gallup Org. Regionalization Recode of STATE (GALREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	418	30.6
2) New England	47	3.5
3) East Central	215	15.8
4) West Central	95	6.9
5) Mountain States	77	5.6
6) Middle Atlantic	334	24.5
7) Pacific Coast	179	13.1
Total	1365	100.0

139) AJC Regionalization (AJCREGN)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	418	30.6
2) Northeast	381	27.9
3) Midwest	310	22.7
4) Far West	256	18.8
Total	1365	100.0

140) Educational attainment, Collapsed recode of EDUC (GRADE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than Grade 9	36	2.6
2) 9th to 11th Grade	76	5.6
3) HS Grad	412	30.2
4) Some college	372	27.3
5) Coll Grad or more	463	34.0
6) No answer	5	0.4
Total	1364	100.0

141) Liberal/Conservative recode (LCRECODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong lib	137	10.1
2) Not Str lib	194	14.2
3) Mod-lib	109	8.0
4) Moderate	68	5.0
5) Mod-con	198	14.5
6) Not Str con	177	13.0
7) Strong con	218	16.0
8) No Pref	108	7.9
9) DK/NA	155	11.4
Total	1364	100.0

142) Residence in Deep South, Recode of STATE (DEEPSOU)

	TOTAL	%
1) Deep South	116	8.5
2) Peripheral South	302	22.1
3) Non-South	947	69.4
Total	1365	100.0

143) Residence North/South, Recode of STATE16 (RESIDENT)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	392	30.0
2) Border	95	7.2
3) Non-South	820	62.8
Missing	61
Total	1307	100.0

144) Regional recode: State of residence (WHSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	418	30.6
2) Border	124	9.1
3) Non-South	823	60.3
Total	1365	100.0

145) Recode for Party Identification (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	293	21.5
2) Not very strong Democrat	243	17.8
3) Independent, close to Democrat	88	6.5
4) Independent	96	7.1
5) Independent, close to Republican	95	7.0
6) Not very strong Republican	188	13.8
7) Strong Republican	187	13.7
8) Other party	79	5.8
9) Don't know; No answer	95	7.0
Total	1364	100.0

146) States FIPS codes (STATEFPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	28.38	15.26

147) State-county FIPS codes (numeric) (ST_CNTY)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,254	28,421.00	15,311.11

148) Respondent's religious preference--Recode of DENOM and RELAFFL (FAITH97X)

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	299	21.9
2) Methodist	118	8.6
3) Lutheran	70	5.2
4) Presbyterian	44	3.2
5) Episcopalian	26	1.9
6) Church of Christ	14	1.0
7) Other Protestant	254	18.7
8) Catholic	321	23.5
9) Jewish	37	2.7
10) Other	67	4.9
11) None	91	6.7
12) Don't know/No answer	23	1.7
Total	1364	100.0

149) Religious Preference Recode (DENOM & RELAFFL) (FAITH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	571	41.8
2) Other Protestant	254	18.7
3) Catholic	321	23.5
4) Jewish	37	2.7
5) Other	67	4.9
6) None	91	6.7
7) Don't know/No answer	23	1.7
Total	1364	100.0

150) Census (Consolidated) Metro Statistical Area (MSACMSA)
151) State-county FIPS codes (string variable) (ST_CNTY2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,247	28,446.74	15,319.12

152) Respondent lives in Metro or Non-Metro county, Recode of COUNTY (NSMETRO)

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-Metro	301	24.0
1) Metro	953	76.0
Missing	110
Total	1254	100.0

153) Interviewer's gender (INTGEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	242	17.7
2) Female	1123	82.3
Total	1365	100.0

154) Interviewer's race (INTRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	972	71.2
2) Black/African Amer	311	22.8
4) Other	82	6.0
Total	1365	100.0

155) Interviewer's accent (INTACC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	367	26.9
2) Detectable Southern accent	712	52.2
3) No Southern accent	286	20.9
Total	1365	100.0

156) Interviewer Non-Southern accent (INTNSACC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No non-Southern accent	968	71.0
1) Interviewer had a non-Southern accent	396	29.1
Total	1364	100.0

157) AGE recoded into AJC age categories (NEWAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 thru 24	214	16.0
2) 25 thru 34	252	18.8
3) 35 thru 54	550	41.1
4) 55 or over	323	24.2
Missing	22
Total	1339	100.0

158) RACE recoded into AJC race categories (NEWRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	918	67.2
2) Black	310	22.7
4) All Others	137	10.1
Total	1365	100.0

159) Division between South and Non-South (including over-samples) (FINREG)

	TOTAL	%
1) South (includes oversample)	418	30.6
2) North (includes oversample)\d	947	69.4
Total	1365	100.0

160) Weight for South (People/Mean HH Size for South) (WTVARS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	418	1.19	0.59

161) Weight for Non-South (People/Mean HH Size for Non-South) (WTVARN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	947	1.19	0.50

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,369	1.00	0.84

163) Census weight for region (REGWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	0.73	0.15

164) Race weight (RACEWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	1.01	0.35

165) Gender weight (GENDWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	1.01	0.15

166) Age weight (AGEWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,339	1.00	0.17

167) Weight by HH size for entire South/Non-South sample (WTVAR)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,365	1.19	0.53

168) South Non-South comparisons weight (SSNSWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,339	1.22	0.78

169) Create national sample weight (NATWT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1,339	0.89	0.62

170) Recode of AGE in categories (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	214	16.0
2) 25 to 44 years old	541	40.4
3) 45 to 64 years old	412	30.8
4) 65 years or older	172	12.9
Missing	22
Total	1339	100.0

171) How many years of school have you completed? NOTE: This variable is collapsed into categories in the data set and is called GRADE (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) 1st grade (or less)	112	8.2
2) 12th grade (High school)	412	30.3
3) Some college (Two year degree)	372	27.4
4) 4 year college graduate	310	22.8
5) Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	153	11.3
Missing	8
Total	1359	100.0

172) Code the gender of the respondent [If you cannot tell, ask the respondent.] (for use with online analysis) (I-GENDER)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	594	43.5
2) Female	771	56.5
Total	1365	100.0

173) What is your religious affiliation -- Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? NOTE: Open-ended responses from those who answered 'SOME OTHER RELIGION' AND passed the screen in RELAFCHK are coded in the data set as OTHRELAF. (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	783	58.4
2) Catholic	318	23.7
3) Jewish	37	2.8
4) Some other religion (Specify)	112	8.4
5) No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	91	6.8
Missing	25
Total	1341	100.0