Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1999 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Respodent ID number initial screen (RESPNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	2,418.68	808.89

2) Respondent's number (RESP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	2,413.99	804.02

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	39	4.7
4) Arkansas	30	3.6
10) Florida	143	17.2
11) Georgia	84	10.1
18) Kentucky	37	4.5
19) Louisiana	41	4.9
25) Mississippi	25	3.0
34) North Carolina	86	10.4
37) Oklahoma	41	4.9
41) South Carolina	28	3.4
43) Tennessee	64	7.7
44) Texas	154	18.6
47) Virginia	57	6.9
Total	829	100.0

4) Verify state called (STATE2)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	39	4.7
4) Arkansas	30	3.6
10) Florida	143	17.2
11) Georgia	84	10.1
18) Kentucky	37	4.5
19) Louisiana	41	4.9
25) Mississippi	25	3.0
34) North Carolina	86	10.4
37) Oklahoma	41	4.9
41) South Carolina	28	3.4
43) Tennessee	64	7.7
44) Texas	154	18.6
47) Virginia	57	6.9
Total	829	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	1,953.29	17.98

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	728	87.9
2) No	85	10.3
3) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Missing	1
Total	828	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	52	7.1
2) 6 to 10 years	42	5.8
3) More than 10 years	188	25.8
4) All my life	442	60.7
5) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Missing	101
Total	728	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	394	89.1
2) No	46	10.4
3) Don't know/No answer	2	0.5
Missing	387
Total	442	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
2) No	1	100.0
Missing	828
Total	1	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	%
2) No	1	100.0
Missing	828
Total	1	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	829	28.50	15.50

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	562	67.9
2) No	245	29.6
3) Don't know/No answer	21	2.5
Missing	1
Total	828	100.0

13) 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 (SIDIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very important	174	31.0
2) Somewhat important	188	33.5
3) Not very important	93	16.5
4) Not at all important	94	16.7
5) Don't know/No answer	13	2.3
Missing	267
Total	562	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) City	273	32.9
2) Suburbs	164	19.8
3) Small town	211	25.5
4) Rural	177	21.4
5) Refused/Not sure	4	0.5
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	365	44.0
2) Female	464	56.0
Total	829	100.0

16) 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	%
3) 3rd grade	1	0.1
4) 4th grade	3	0.4
5) 5th grade	1	0.1
6) 6th grade	3	0.4
7) 7th grade	1	0.1
8) 8th grade	11	1.3
9) 9th grade	6	0.7
10) 10th grade	12	1.4
11) 11th grade	30	3.6
12) 12th grade (High school)	248	29.9
13) Some college (Two year degree)	216	26.1
14) 4 year college graduate	189	22.8
15) Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	101	12.2
16) No answer	7	0.8
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More than once a week	151	18.2
2) Once a week	249	30.0
3) Two to three times a month	131	15.8
4) Several times a year	166	20.0
5) Never	126	15.2
6) Refuse	6	0.7
Total	829	100.0

18) 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	339	40.9
2) Very important	291	35.1
3) Somewhat important	143	17.2
4) Not important	52	6.3
5) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	829	100.0

19) 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	585	70.6
2) Catholic	127	15.3
3) Jewish	12	1.4
4) Some other religion (Specify)	35	4.2
5) No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	35	4.2
6) Christian or just a Christian [vol]	20	2.4
7) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	829	100.0

20) 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	169	82.8
2) No	35	17.2
Missing	625
Total	204	100.0

21) 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	605	24.69	13.09

22) 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	33	11.8
11) American Baptist USA	4	1.4
13) Baptist General Conference	1	0.4
16) Free Will Baptist	5	1.8
19) Independent Baptist (no denominational ties)	16	5.7
20) Missionary Baptist	8	2.9
21) National Baptist Convention USA	6	2.1
22) Primitive Baptist	1	0.4
25) Southern Baptist	139	49.6
26) Other (Specify)	9	3.2
27) Don't know; 'Just Baptist'	58	20.7
Missing	549
Total	280	100.0

23) 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	6	7.0
2) African Methodist Episcopal Zion	1	1.2
4) United Methodist	74	86.0
5) Other (Specify)	3	3.5
6) Don't know; 'Just Methodist'	2	2.3
Missing	743
Total	86	100.0

24) 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)	3	9.7
2) Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)	2	6.5
3) Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)	2	6.5
4) Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA)	11	35.5
5) Other (Specify)	7	22.6
6) Don't know; 'Just Presbyterian'	6	19.4
Missing	798
Total	31	100.0

25) 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)	9	36.0
2) Missouri Synod	9	36.0
4) Other (Specify)	2	8.0
5) Don't know; 'Just Lutheran'	5	20.0
Missing	804
Total	25	100.0

26) 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	%
2) 'Just a Christian'	12	75.0
3) Other Christian denomination (Specify)	3	18.8
4) Don't know	1	6.3
Missing	813
Total	16	100.0

27) 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	15	100.0
Missing	814
Total	15	100.0

28) 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	1	11.1
2) Cleveland, TN	3	33.3
3) In Christ	1	11.1
4) Other (Specify)	3	33.3
5) Don't know	1	11.1
Missing	820
Total	9	100.0

29) 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)	1	20.0
6) Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	1	20.0
7) Other (Specify)	2	40.0
8) Don't know; 'Just Holiness'	1	20.0
Missing	824
Total	5	100.0

30) 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	2	11.1
11) Assemblies of God	3	16.7
12) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	1	5.6
14) Church of God in Christ	1	5.6
19) Pentecostal Church of God	3	16.7
20) Pentecostal Holiness Church	2	11.1
21) Spanish Pentecostal	0	0.0
22) United Pentecostal Church International	1	5.6
23) Other (Specify)	3	16.7
24) Don't know; 'Just Pentecostal'	2	11.1
Missing	811
Total	18	100.0

31) 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	3	12.5
3) Independent Pentecostal	1	4.2
4) Independent Evangelical	2	8.3
5) Other (Specify)	7	29.2
6) Don't know/'Just independent'	9	37.5
7) Refused	2	8.3
Missing	805
Total	24	100.0

32) 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	66	11.0
2) Fundamentalist	42	7.0
3) Evangelical	49	8.2
4) Mainline Protestant	127	21.1
5) Theologically liberal	128	21.3
6) Other (Specify)	11	1.8
7) None of the above	62	10.3
8) Don't know/No answer	116	19.3
Missing	228
Total	601	100.0

33) 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	47	36.4
2) Progressive	35	27.1
3) None of these	31	24.0
4) Other (Specify)	5	3.9
5) Don't know/No answer	11	8.5
Missing	700
Total	129	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	464	56.0
2) Divorced	113	13.6
3) Separated	17	2.1
4) Widowed, or	68	8.2
5) Have you never been married?	163	19.7
6) No answer	4	0.5
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	619	74.7
2) No	209	25.2
3) Don't know/No answer	1	0.1
Total	829	100.0

36) 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	511	61.6
2) Working part time	59	7.1
3) Going to school	33	4.0
4) Keeping house	46	5.5
5) Retired	128	15.4
6) Unemployed	17	2.1
7) Or what?	30	3.6
8) No answer	5	0.6
Total	829	100.0

37) 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	306	65.9
2) Working part time	24	5.2
3) Going to school	7	1.5
4) Keeping house	46	9.9
5) Retired	65	14.0
6) Unemployed	3	0.6
7) Or what?	12	2.6
8) No answer	1	0.2
Missing	365
Total	464	100.0

38) 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	33	4.0
2) $10,000 up to $19,999	80	9.7
3) $20,000 up to $29,999	107	12.9
4) $30,000 up to $39,999	116	14.0
5) $40,000 up to $49,999	87	10.5
6) $50,000 up to $59,999	76	9.2
7) More than $60,000	206	24.8
8) No answer	124	15.0
Total	829	100.0

39) 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	626	75.5
2) Black	77	9.3
3) African-American	34	4.1
4) Negro, Colored, Etc.	5	0.6
5) Native American/American Indian	6	0.7
6) Asian/Oriental	4	0.5
7) Other or mixed (Specify)	58	7.0
8) No answer	19	2.3
Total	829	100.0

40) 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	325	39.2
2) No, were not	459	55.4
3) Don't know	45	5.4
Total	829	100.0

41) Are you of Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes, Hispanic	62	7.5
2) No, not Hispanic	757	91.3
3) Don't know/No answer	10	1.2
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
0) 0	471	56.8
1) 1	164	19.8
2) 2	136	16.4
3) 3	34	4.1
4) 4	14	1.7
5) 5	2	0.2
6) 6	1	0.1
8) 8	2	0.2
11) More than 10	1	0.1
12) Refused	4	0.5
Total	829	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	354	1.05	1.02

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 1	202	24.4
2) 2	466	56.2
3) 3	111	13.4
4) 4	33	4.0
5) 5	6	0.7
6) 6	3	0.4
7) 7	1	0.1
11) More than 10	1	0.1
12) Refused	6	0.7
Total	829	100.0

45) 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 aksed 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	266	32.1
2) Democrat	306	36.9
3) Independent	149	18.0
4) Other	45	5.4
5) Don't know/No answer	63	7.6
Total	829	100.0

46) 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	162	52.9
2) Not very strong Democrat	137	44.8
3) Don't know/No answer	7	2.3
Missing	523
Total	306	100.0

47) 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	116	43.6
2) Not very strong Republican	141	53.0
3) Don't know/No answer	9	3.4
Missing	563
Total	266	100.0

48) 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	48	32.2
2) Closer to Democratic Party	45	30.2
3) Don't know/No answer/Neither	56	37.6
Missing	680
Total	149	100.0

49) 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	186	22.4
2) Moderate (Middle of the road)	232	28.0
3) Conservative	279	33.7
4) Never think of self in these terms (no preference)	54	6.5
5) Don't know	49	5.9
6) No answer	20	2.4
7) Respondent insists that he/she has no understanding of these terms	9	1.1
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong liberal	72	38.7
2) Not very strong liberal	103	55.4
3) Don't know	7	3.8
4) No answer	4	2.2
Missing	643
Total	186	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong conservative	145	52.0
2) Not very strong conservative	119	42.7
3) Don't know	12	4.3
4) No answer	3	1.1
Missing	550
Total	279	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) More liberal	66	28.4
2) Neither-Respondent refused to choose	30	12.9
3) More conservative	126	54.3
4) Don't know	7	3.0
5) No answer	3	1.3
Missing	597
Total	232	100.0

53) 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	483	58.3
2) Segregation	30	3.6
3) Something in-between	233	28.1
4) Don't know/No answer	83	10.0
Total	829	100.0

54) 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	408	49.2
2) Negative	105	12.7
3) Not much difference	224	27.0
4) Both [volunteered]	30	3.6
5) Don't know/No answer	62	7.5
Total	829	100.0

55) 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	126	15.2
2) Worse in the South	155	18.7
3) About the same	427	51.5
4) Don't know/No answer	121	14.6
Total	829	100.0

56) 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	119	14.4
2) Worse in the South	206	24.8
3) About the same	406	49.0
4) Don't know/No answer	98	11.8
Total	829	100.0

57) 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 year	227	27.4
2) 5 to 9 years	122	14.7
3) 10 to 19 years	170	20.5
4) 20 years or more	306	36.9
5) Don't know/No answer	4	0.5
Total	829	100.0

58) 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	261	43.4
2) Decreased	15	2.5
3) Stayed the same	309	51.3
4) Don't know/No answer	17	2.8
Missing	227
Total	602	100.0

59) 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	95	36.4
2) Quite a lot	78	29.9
3) Something in-between	85	32.6
4) Don't know/No answer	3	1.1
Missing	568
Total	261	100.0

60) 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	6	40.0
2) Quite a lot	6	40.0
3) Something in-between	3	20.0
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	814
Total	15	100.0

61) 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	342	56.8
2) Decreased	8	1.3
3) Stayed the same	221	36.7
4) Don't know/No answer	31	5.1
Missing	227
Total	602	100.0

62) 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	96	28.1
2) Quite a lot	180	52.6
3) Something in-between	65	19.0
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.3
Missing	487
Total	342	100.0

63) 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	4	50.0
2) Quite a lot	2	25.0
3) Something in-between	2	25.0
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	821
Total	8	100.0

64) 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	204	33.9
2) Decreased	12	2.0
3) Stayed the same	331	55.0
4) Don't know/No answer	55	9.1
Missing	227
Total	602	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 ASPOP. (ASPOPI)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	101	49.5
2) Quite a lot	67	32.8
3) Something in-between	35	17.2
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.5
Missing	625
Total	204	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 ASPOP. (ASPOPD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Just a little	3	25.0
2) Quite a lot	4	33.3
3) Something in-between	5	41.7
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	817
Total	12	100.0

67) 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	295	49.0
2) Less mixed	10	1.7
3) Stayed the same	282	46.8
4) Don't know/No answer	15	2.5
Missing	227
Total	602	100.0

68) 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	101	34.2
2) Somewhat more	122	41.4
3) A little more	71	24.1
4) Don't know/No answer	1	0.3
Missing	534
Total	295	100.0

69) 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	3	30.0
2) Somewhat more	2	20.0
3) A little more	5	50.0
4) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	819
Total	10	100.0

70) 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	109	48.9
2) Bad thing	24	10.8
3) Does not make much difference	80	35.9
4) Don't know/No answer	10	4.5
Missing	606
Total	223	100.0

71) 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	%
2) Bad thing	3	60.0
3) Has not made much difference	2	40.0
Missing	824
Total	5	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Agree	711	85.8
2) Disagree	59	7.1
3) Don't know/No answer	59	7.1
Total	829	100.0

73) 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	137	24.0
2) No	360	63.2
3) Self-employed [volunteered]	46	8.1
4) Don't know/No answer	27	4.7
Missing	259
Total	570	100.0

74) 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	53	38.7
2) Good	56	40.9
3) Fair	21	15.3
4) Poor	6	4.4
5) Don't know/No answer	1	0.7
Missing	692
Total	137	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	107	78.1
2) No	30	21.9
3) Don't know/No answer	0	0.0
Missing	692
Total	137	100.0

76) 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	31	5.9
2) Too little	63	12.0
3) About the right amount	391	74.6
4) Don't know/No answer	39	7.4
Missing	305
Total	524	100.0

77) 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	388	46.8
2) Disagree	291	35.1
3) Don't know/No answer	150	18.1
Total	829	100.0

78) 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	230	27.7
2) More than half	295	35.6
3) About half	141	17.0
4) Less than half	135	16.3
5) None	13	1.6
6) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	829	100.0

79) 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	82	9.9
2) More than half	67	8.1
3) About half	57	6.9
4) Less than half	23	2.8
5) None	2	0.2
6) Doesn't make any difference/No preference	582	70.2
7) Don't know/No answer	16	1.9
Total	829	100.0

80) O 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	495	71.0
2) No	177	25.4
3) Don't know/No answer	25	3.6
Missing	132
Total	697	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	251	30.3
2) No	568	68.5
3) Don't know/No answer	10	1.2
Total	829	100.0

82) 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	18.9
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	558	67.3
3) Would depend on person or race	78	9.4
4) Don't know/No answer	36	4.3
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	415	50.1
2) No	363	43.8
3) Don't know/No answer	51	6.2
Total	829	100.0

84) 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	505	60.9
2) No, would not have objected	233	28.1
3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	27	3.3
4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer	64	7.7
Total	829	100.0

85) 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	168	20.3
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	570	68.8
3) Would have depended on person or race [volunteered]	69	8.3
4) Don't know/Never dated/No answer	22	2.7
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	207	25.0
2) No	615	74.2
3) Don't know/No answer	7	0.8
Total	829	100.0

87) 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	67	32.4
2) No	136	65.7
3) Don't know/No answer	4	1.9
Missing	622
Total	207	100.0

88) 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	61	7.4
2) Wouldn't make any difference/Would not disapprove	728	87.8
3) Would depend on person or race [volunteered]	17	2.1
4) Don't know/No answer	23	2.8
Total	829	100.0

89) 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	635	76.6
2) No, no unique problems	148	17.9
3) Don't know/No answer/It depends	46	5.5
Total	829	100.0

90) 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	394	47.5
2) Pretty comfortable	393	47.4
3) Pretty uncomfortable	20	2.4
4) Very uncomfortable	4	0.5
5) Don't know/Don't interact/No answer	18	2.2
Total	829	100.0

91) 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	91	11.0
2) More liberal	262	31.6
3) Stayed the same	462	55.7
4) Don't know/No answer	14	1.7
Total	829	100.0

92) 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	39	6.3
2) More liberal	149	24.1
3) About the same as own	347	56.1
4) Kids too young to have views [volunteered]	51	8.2
5) Don't know/No answer	33	5.3
Missing	210
Total	619	100.0

93) 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	45	38.8
2) African-American	49	42.2
3) Neither/Something else [volunteered]	1	0.9
4) Don't know/Don't care/No answer	21	18.1
Missing	713
Total	116	100.0

94) 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	707	85.3
2) Disagree	57	6.9
3) Don't know/No answer	65	7.8
Total	829	100.0

95) 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	410	49.5
2) No	405	48.9
3) No answer	14	1.7
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	600	72.4
2) No	229	27.6
Total	829	100.0

97) Code respondent's accent (ACCENTS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	243	29.3
2) Detectable Southern Accent, but not strong	282	34.0
3) No Southern accent	304	36.7
Total	829	100.0

98) Respodent's number again (RESP3)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	2,413.99	804.02

99) Verify Respondent's number again (RESP4)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	13	1,784.31	779.54

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	39	4.7
4) Arkansas	30	3.6
10) Florida	143	17.2
11) Georgia	84	10.1
18) Kentucky	37	4.5
19) Louisiana	41	4.9
25) Mississippi	25	3.0
34) North Carolina	86	10.4
37) Oklahoma	41	4.9
41) South Carolina	28	3.4
43) Tennessee	64	7.7
44) Texas	154	18.6
47) Virginia	57	6.9
Total	829	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	198.27	264.11

102) Date of poll (MMDD) (DATE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	239.96	48.02

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	760.04	343.40

104) Interview number (INTNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	28.08	11.15

105) Total time (TOTIME)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	690.89	415.15

106) Interview length in minutes (MINUTES)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	11.03	11.94

107) 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)
108) Verbatim for RELAFFL (OTHRELAF)
109) Verbatim for DENOM (OTHDENOM)
110) Verbatim for type of Baptist (OTHBAPT)
111) Verbatim for type of Methodist (OTHMETH)
112) Verbatim for type of Presbyterian (OTHPRESB)
113) Verbatim for type of Lutheran (OTHLUTHR)
114) Verbatim for type of DDISCIPL (OTHCHRST)
115) Verbatim for type of Church of God (OTHCOGOD)
116) Verbatim for type of Holiness (OTHHOLI)
117) Verbatim for type of Pentecostal (OTHPENT)
118) Verbatim for type of Independent (OTHINDEP)
119) Verbatim for RELIG97S (OTHRELID)
120) Verbatim for RELCATH (OTHRCATH)
121) Verbatim for RACE94 (OTHRACE)
122) What kinds of unique problems do you think they might face? NOTE: Asked only of those who responded 'Yes' to MIXPR. (MXPRTXT)
123) Origin of sample: North/South/AAOS (SAMPLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	829	100.0
Total	829	100.0

124) Test to verify sample origin (REGSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Southern state residence	829	100.0
Total	829	100.0

125) YRBORN recoded into age of respondent (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	44.30	17.62

126) Recode of AGE in categories (AGECAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	90	10.9
2) 25 to 44 years old	344	41.5
3) 45 to 64 years old	261	31.5
4) 65 years or older	124	15.0
5) Don't know or refused	10	1.2
Total	829	100.0

127) Respondent's race (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	626	75.5
2) Black/African American	116	14.0
3) Native American/American Indian	6	0.7
4) Other	62	7.5
5) No answer	19	2.3
Total	829	100.0

128) Interview's length in categories (RCMIN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less 15 minutes	739	89.5
2) 15-19 minutes	64	7.7
3) 20-29 minutes	15	1.8
4) 30+ minutes	8	1.0
Missing	3
Total	826	100.0

129) Old code for US States (STATCALL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	39	4.7
2) Arkansas	30	3.6
3) Florida	143	17.2
4) Georgia	84	10.1
5) Kentucky	37	4.5
6) Louisiana	41	4.9
7) Mississippi	25	3.0
8) North Carolina	86	10.4
9) Oklahoma	41	4.9
10) South Carolina	28	3.4
11) Tennessee	64	7.7
12) Texas	154	18.6
13) Virginia	57	6.9
Total	829	100.0

130) Recode of STATE16 to FIPS codes (STAT16FP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	824	32.15	18.07

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

	TOTAL	%
1) South	829	100.0
Total	829	100.0

132) AJC Regionalization (AJCREGN)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	829	100.0
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than Grade 9	20	2.4
2) 9th to 11th Grade	48	5.8
3) HS Grad	248	29.9
4) Some college	216	26.1
5) College grad or more	290	35.0
6) No answer	7	0.8
Total	829	100.0

134) Liberal/Conservative recode (LCRECODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong lib	72	8.7
2) Not Str lib	114	13.8
3) Mod-lib	66	8.0
4) Moderate	40	4.8
5) Mod-con	126	15.2
6) Not Str con	134	16.2
7) Strong con	145	17.5
8) No Pref	54	6.5
9) DK/NA	78	9.4
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Deep South	217	26.2
2) Peripheral South	612	73.8
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) South	602	76.1
2) Border	20	2.5
3) Non-South	169	21.4
Missing	38
Total	791	100.0

137) Regional recode: State of residence (WHSTATE)

	TOTAL	%
1) South	829	100.0
Total	829	100.0

138) Recode for Party Identification (PIDRCODE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Democrat	162	19.5
2) Not very strong Democrat	144	17.4
3) Independent, close to Democrat	45	5.4
4) Independent	56	6.8
5) Independent, close to Republican	48	5.8
6) Not very strong Republican	150	18.1
7) Strong Republican	116	14.0
8) Other party	45	5.4
9) Don't know; No answer	63	7.6
Total	829	100.0

139) States FIPS codes (STATEFPS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Alabama	39	4.7
5) Arkansas	30	3.6
12) Florida	143	17.2
13) Georgia	84	10.1
21) Kentucky	37	4.5
22) Louisiana	41	4.9
28) Mississippi	25	3.0
37) North Carolina	86	10.4
40) Oklahoma	41	4.9
45) South Carolina	28	3.4
47) Tennessee	64	7.7
48) Texas	154	18.6
51) Virginia	57	6.9
Total	829	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	764	29,642.00	16,931.97

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Baptist	280	33.8
2) Methodist	86	10.4
3) Lutheran	25	3.0
4) Presbyterian	31	3.7
5) Episcopalian	21	2.5
6) Church of Christ	16	1.9
7) Other Protestant	143	17.2
8) Catholic	129	15.6
9) Jewish	12	1.4
10) Other	35	4.2
11) None	36	4.3
12) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	829	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Mainline Protestant	459	55.4
2) Other Protestant	143	17.2
3) Catholic	129	15.6
4) Jewish	12	1.4
5) Other	35	4.2
6) None	36	4.3
7) Don't know/No answer	15	1.8
Total	829	100.0

143) Census (Consolidated) Metro Statistical Area (MSACMSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	763	6,128.92	3,462.92

144) State-county FIPS codes (string variable) (ST_CNTY2)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	763	29,632.08	16,940.85

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

	TOTAL	%
0) Non-Metro	260	34.1
1) Metro	503	65.9
Missing	66
Total	763	100.0

146) Interviewer's gender (INTGEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	154	18.6
2) Female	675	81.4
Total	829	100.0

147) Interviewer's race (INTRACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	615	74.2
2) Black/African American	167	20.1
4) Other	47	5.7
Total	829	100.0

148) Interviewer's accent (INTACC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strong Southern accent	229	27.6
2) Detectable Southern accent	429	51.7
3) No Southern accent	171	20.6
Total	829	100.0

149) Interviewer Non-Southern accent (INTNSACC)

	TOTAL	%
0) No non-Southern accent	584	70.4
1) Interviewer had a non-Southern accent	245	29.6
Total	829	100.0

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	1.00	0.44

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

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	829	0.45	0.20

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

	TOTAL	%
1) 18 to 24 years old	90	11.0
2) 25 to 44 years old	344	42.0
3) 45 to 64 years old	261	31.9
4) 65 years or older	124	15.1
Missing	10
Total	819	100.0

153) 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-11th grade	68	8.3
2) 12th grade (High school)	248	30.2
3) Some college (Two year degree)	216	26.3
4) 4 year college graduate	189	23.0
5) Advanced degree (MA, PHD, LLD, MD)	101	12.3
Missing	7
Total	822	100.0

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

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	365	44.0
2) Female	464	56.0
Total	829	100.0

155) 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	585	71.9
2) Catholic	127	15.6
3) Jewish	12	1.5
4) Some other religion (Specify)	55	6.8
5) No religion [Not religious/agnostic/atheist]	35	4.3
Missing	15
Total	814	100.0