Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Survey, 1986 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Identification number (ID)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	300	150.50	86.75

2) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is a tornado an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (TORNADOS)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	94	31.3
2) Nature	196	65.3
3) Man	9	3.0
8) Uncertain	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

3) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is an earth quake an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (QUAKES)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	95	31.7
2) Nature	197	65.7
3) Man	7	2.3
8) Uncertain	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

4) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is a flood an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (FLOODS)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	76	25.3
2) Nature	185	61.7
3) Man	37	12.3
8) Uncertain	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

5) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is ground water contamination an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (BADWELL)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	6	2.0
2) Nature	6	2.0
3) Man	280	93.3
8) Uncertain	6	2.0
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

6) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is river or lake pollution an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (RIVPOL)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	1	0.3
2) Nature	4	1.3
3) Man	293	97.7
8) Uncertain	1	0.3
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

7) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Was the space shuttle crash an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (SHUTTLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	19	6.3
2) Nature	5	1.7
3) Man	244	81.3
8) Uncertain	28	9.3
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

8) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Is a major airline crash an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (CRASHES)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	12	4.0
2) Nature	10	3.3
3) Man	259	86.3
8) Uncertain	16	5.3
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

9) WHERE DO YOU ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM? Was the May 1984 Tulsa Flood an act of God, of Nature, or of Man? (TFLOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) God	48	16.0
2) Nature	148	49.3
3) Man	87	29.0
8) Uncertain	14	4.7
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

10) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the city's plan to regulate billboards, buildings, and signs. (FLAGS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	22	7.3
2) For	154	51.3
3) Against	73	24.3
4) Strongly against	9	3.0
8) Uncertain	34	11.3
9) No answer	8	2.7
Total	300	100.0

11) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the increased use of the death penalty. (DEATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	43	14.3
2) For	159	53.0
3) Against	59	19.7
4) Strongly against	16	5.3
8) Uncertain	16	5.3
9) No answer	7	2.3
Total	300	100.0

12) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the efforts to guarantee equal civil rights for homosexual men and women. (GAYLIB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	10	3.3
2) For	114	38.0
3) Against	110	36.7
4) Strongly against	44	14.7
8) Uncertain	19	6.3
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

13) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the building of more prisons in order to reduce the early release of prisoners. (PRISONS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	29	9.7
2) For	160	53.3
3) Against	85	28.3
4) Strongly against	9	3.0
8) Uncertain	12	4.0
9) No answer	5	1.7
Total	300	100.0

14) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the efforts to strengthen women's rights in society. (WOMEN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	71	23.7
2) For	178	59.3
3) Against	36	12.0
4) Strongly against	1	0.3
8) Uncertain	12	4.0
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

15) Please tell me whether you are generally for or against the city's plan to buy out homes in areas that flood. (BUYOUT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly for	14	4.7
2) For	172	57.3
3) Against	67	22.3
4) Strongly against	15	5.0
8) Uncertain	22	7.3
9) No answer	10	3.3
Total	300	100.0

16) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'Darwin's theory of evolution gives an accurate picture of how life came to be.' (EVOLVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	22	7.3
2) Agree	102	34.0
3) Disagree	84	28.0
4) Strongly disagree	59	19.7
8) Uncertain	29	9.7
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

17) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'It is more important for a wife to help her husband's career than to have one herself.' (WIFESJOB)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	18	6.0
2) Agree	74	24.7
3) Disagree	137	45.7
4) Strongly disagree	55	18.3
8) Uncertain	10	3.3
9) No answer	6	2.0
Total	300	100.0

18) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'If you work hard in this city, eventually you will succeed.' (WORKSUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	23	7.7
2) Agree	189	63.0
3) Disagree	71	23.7
4) Strongly disagree	6	2.0
8) Uncertain	5	1.7
9) No answer	6	2.0
Total	300	100.0

19) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'We should relax our effort to control pollution in order to improve the economy.' (LESSEVNT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	8	2.7
2) Agree	56	18.7
3) Disagree	167	55.7
4) Strongly disagree	58	19.3
8) Uncertain	8	2.7
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

20) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'It should be legal for a woman to obtain an abortion if she is married and does not want any more children.' (ABORTION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	38	12.7
2) Agree	125	41.7
3) Disagree	73	24.3
4) Strongly disagree	47	15.7
8) Uncertain	11	3.7
9) No answer	6	2.0
Total	300	100.0

21) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'It should be legal for a woman to obtain an abortion if the pregnancy is caused by rape.' (RAPE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	75	25.0
2) Agree	156	52.0
3) Disagree	43	14.3
4) Strongly disagree	17	5.7
8) Uncertain	5	1.7
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

22) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'A major problem today is that Jewish people have too much power.' (JEWS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	3	1.0
2) Agree	29	9.7
3) Disagree	176	58.7
4) Strongly disagree	58	19.3
8) Uncertain	32	10.7
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

23) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'The main reason that black Americans still have worse jobs, income, and housing than white Americans is because of continuing discrimination.' (DISCRIM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	16	5.3
2) Agree	98	32.7
3) Disagree	152	50.7
4) Strongly disagree	17	5.7
8) Uncertain	13	4.3
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

24) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'The main reason for farm foreclosures is that farmers have not managed their farms properly.' (MORTGAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	3	1.0
2) Agree	59	19.7
3) Disagree	175	58.3
4) Strongly disagree	45	15.0
8) Uncertain	14	4.7
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

25) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'Tulsa city government has plenty of tax money to provide for all needed services.' (ENUFTAX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	12	4.0
2) Agree	117	39.1
3) Disagree	123	41.1
4) Strongly disagree	6	2.0
8) Uncertain	37	12.4
9) No answer	4	1.3
Missing	1
Total	299	100.0

26) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'Genetic engineering-so called 'gene splicing'-should not be allowed.' (GENENG)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	11	3.7
2) Agree	122	40.7
3) Disagree	91	30.3
4) Strongly disagree	14	4.7
8) Uncertain	57	19.0
9) No answer	5	1.7
Total	300	100.0

27) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'Explicit pornography leads to an increase in violence toward women and girls.' (PORNO)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	49	16.3
2) Agree	169	56.3
3) Disagree	56	18.7
4) Strongly disagree	7	2.3
8) Uncertain	17	5.7
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

28) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'The world today is experiencing a great moral crisis.' (MORAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	50	16.7
2) Agree	187	62.3
3) Disagree	53	17.7
4) Strongly disagree	5	1.7
8) Uncertain	2	0.7
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

29) I'D LIKE TO READ YOU A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. AS I READ IT, PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE WITH IT, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH IT. -- 'The Wee Believers Center should be forced to comply with state day care regulations.' (WEE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	66	22.0
2) Agree	185	61.7
3) Disagree	26	8.7
4) Strongly disagree	5	1.7
8) Uncertain	16	5.3
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

30) We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. During the past few years, has your financial situation been getting better, getting worse, or has it stayed about the same? (PAST3YRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Getting better	113	37.7
2) About the same	113	37.7
3) Getting worse	74	24.7
Total	300	100.0

31) How do you think things will be for you three or four years down the road? Do you think you will be better off financially than you are today, worse off, or about the same as today? (NEXT3YRS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Better off	174	58.0
2) About the same	81	27.0
3) Worse off	35	11.7
8) Uncertain	9	3.0
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

32) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The computer revolution will ultimately destroy more jobs than it creates.' (CHIPSBAD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	22	7.3
2) Agree	98	32.7
3) Disagree	144	48.0
4) Strongly disagree	18	6.0
8) Uncertain	16	5.3
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

33) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The increasing availability of sexually explicit materials leads to a breakdown of morals.' (EXPLICIT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	46	15.3
2) Agree	163	54.3
3) Disagree	69	23.0
4) Strongly disagree	9	3.0
8) Uncertain	10	3.3
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

34) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'People who work hard and live by the rules are not getting a fair break these days.' (UNFAIR)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	18	6.0
2) Agree	126	42.0
3) Disagree	136	45.3
4) Strongly disagree	8	2.7
8) Uncertain	10	3.3
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

35) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'Couples who have trouble having babies should be able to go to clinics that offer 'in-vitro fertilization,' often called 'test-tube baby' clinics.' (BABES)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	20	6.7
2) Agree	205	68.3
3) Disagree	45	15.0
4) Strongly disagree	6	2.0
8) Uncertain	18	6.0
9) No answer	6	2.0
Total	300	100.0

36) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The record industry should not be forced to label records according to how explicit they are.' (RECORDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	18	6.0
2) Agree	92	30.7
3) Disagree	150	50.0
4) Strongly disagree	27	9.0
8) Uncertain	12	4.0
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

37) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The government should be able to close down a church that violates building codes.' (NOCHURCH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	16	5.3
2) Agree	198	66.0
3) Disagree	56	18.7
4) Strongly disagree	11	3.7
8) Uncertain	14	4.7
9) No answer	5	1.7
Total	300	100.0

38) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'We should maintain our efforts to control pollution, even if this slows down the economy and increases unemployment.' (KEEPENVT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	18	6.0
2) Agree	181	60.3
3) Disagree	72	24.0
4) Strongly disagree	2	0.7
8) Uncertain	23	7.7
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

39) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'People who require life support machines in order to be kept alive should be allowed to die, if their family and doctor agree.' (LETDIE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	55	18.3
2) Agree	207	69.0
3) Disagree	25	8.3
4) Strongly disagree	4	1.3
8) Uncertain	7	2.3
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

40) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'It is better to save a severely brain-damaged infant than it is to let it die, even if it will require lifelong institutional care.' (SAVE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	5	1.7
2) Agree	89	29.7
3) Disagree	140	46.7
4) Strongly disagree	31	10.3
8) Uncertain	31	10.3
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

41) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The main reason there are poor people in America is because most of the poor don't have the motivation or will power to pull themselves up out of poverty.' (POORLAZY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	20	6.7
2) Agree	129	43.0
3) Disagree	127	42.3
4) Strongly disagree	13	4.3
8) Uncertain	7	2.3
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

42) I WILL READ YOU A STATEMENT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIFE TODAY. TELL ME WHETHER YOU STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. -- 'The government has too much control over the lives of families and children.' (MUCHGOV)

	TOTAL	%
1) Strongly agree	25	8.3
2) Agree	114	38.0
3) Disagree	143	47.7
4) Strongly disagree	5	1.7
8) Uncertain	12	4.0
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

43) Please choose the response that best fits your belief regarding the AIDS epidemic. AIDS is: (AIDS)

	TOTAL	%
1) A punishment from God for leading a sinful life	32	10.7
2) Not a punishment from God, but should be expected among those who lead a promiscuous sex life or use intravenous drugs	115	38.3
3) Simply a viral disease which strikes some groups more than others, and for which we must keep trying to find a cure	138	46.0
8) Uncertain	11	3.7
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

44) Please choose the response that best fits your belief regarding the Creationism Controversy. Public schools should teach: (CREATION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Only the theory of evolution in biology	27	9.0
2) Both creationism and the theory of evolution	208	69.3
3) Neither creationism nor the theory of evolution	23	7.7
4) Only creationism	27	9.0
8) Uncertain	12	4.0
9) No answer	3	1.0
Total	300	100.0

45) Please choose the response that best fits your belief regarding pornography laws. There should be: (PORNLAWS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Laws against the distribution of pornography, whatever the age	114	38.0
2) Laws against the distribution of pornography to persons under 18	167	55.7
3) No laws forbidding the distribution of pornography	12	4.0
8) Uncertain	6	2.0
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

46) What was the size of your place of residence at age 16? (CHLDHOOD)

	TOTAL	%
1) Large city (over 250,000)	108	36.0
2) Medium-sized city (50,000 to 250,000)	41	13.7
3) Small city (10,000 to 50,000)	38	12.7
4) Small town (2,500 to 10,000)	71	23.7
5) Farm or rural area (fewer than 2,500)	39	13.0
6) Uncertain	1	0.3
7) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

47) What was your place of residence at age 16? (CHLDPLA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast (ME, NH, NY, PA, CT, RI, VT, DE, NJ, MA)	14	4.7
2) Middle Atlantic (WV, VA, SC, NC, MD, Washington DC)	2	0.7
3) Southeast (FL, AL, GA, MS, TN)	9	3.0
4) Midwest (KY, OH, IN, MI)	16	5.3
5) Upper Midwest (WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, MT)	16	5.3
6) Heartland (NB, KS, MO, IL)	34	11.3
7) Southwest (OK, TX, LA, AR)	188	62.7
8) Mountain States (NM, AZ, CO, WY, ID, NV, UT)	5	1.7
9) Pacific (AK, CA, OR, WA, HI)	11	3.7
10) Other	5	1.7
Total	300	100.0

48) For how many years have you lived in Tulsa? (HOWLONG)

	TOTAL	%
1) 0-2 years	23	7.7
2) 3-5 years	44	14.7
3) 6-10 years	48	16.0
4) 11-20 years	63	21.0
5) 21-30 years	44	14.7
6) 31-40 years	36	12.0
7) 41-50 years	23	7.7
8) Over 50 years	18	6.0
9) No response	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

49) Where did you live just before coming to the Tulsa area? (LASTPLA)

	TOTAL	%
1) Northeast (ME, NH, NY, PA, CT, RI, VT, DE, NJ, MA)	14	4.7
2) Middle Atlantic (WV, VA, SC, NC, MD, Washington DC)	2	0.7
3) Southeast (FL, AL, GA, MS, TN)	11	3.7
4) Midwest (KY, OH, IN, MI)	17	5.7
5) Upper Midwest (WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, MT)	17	5.7
6) Heartland (NB, KS, MO, IL)	39	13.0
7) Southwest (OK, TX, LA, AR)	163	54.3
8) Mountain States (NM, AZ, CO, WY, ID, NV, UT)	12	4.0
9) Pacific (AK, CA, OR, WA, HI)	23	7.7
10) Other	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

50) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE TULSA AREA FOR FOUR YEARS OR MORE: When thinking about the quality of living conditions in the Tulsa area over the past 3 or 4 years, do you think conditions have been getting better, getting worse, or have they stayed about the same? (HOCHANGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Getting better	85	28.3
2) About the same	83	27.7
3) Getting worse	92	30.7
8) Uncertain	7	2.3
9) No answer	33	11.0
Total	300	100.0

51) What is the highest grade of school or year of college that you've completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) No more than 8th grade	9	3.0
2) Some high school	16	5.3
3) High school diploma	76	25.3
4) Some college	103	34.3
5) College degree	62	20.7
6) At least some post graduate education	33	11.0
9) No answer	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

52) What was your father's principal occupation when you were 16? The following scores are two-digit occupational prestige scores. For further detail refer to the notes found in the study summary. Also, refer to U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1970 CENSUS OF POPULATION, CLASSIFIED INDEX OF INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS, Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. (DADSOCC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	300	47.23	20.25

53) What was your mother's principal occupation when you were 16? The following scores are two-digit occupational prestige scores. For further detail refer to the notes found in the study summary. Also, refer to U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1970 CENSUS OF POPULATION, CLASSIFIED INDEX OF INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS, Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. (MOMSOCC)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	300	33.41	34.63

54) What is the highest grade of school or year of college that your father has completed? (DADSED)

	TOTAL	%
1) No more than 8th grade	54	18.0
2) Some high school	34	11.3
3) High school diploma	94	31.3
4) Some college	17	5.7
5) College degree	43	14.3
6) At least some post graduate education	26	8.7
9) No answer	32	10.7
Total	300	100.0

55) What is the highest grade of school or year of college that your mother has completed? (MOMSED)

	TOTAL	%
1) No more than 8th grade	32	10.7
2) Some high school	40	13.3
3) High school diploma	138	46.0
4) Some college	33	11.0
5) College degree	30	10.0
6) At least some post graduate education	9	3.0
9) No answer	18	6.0
Total	300	100.0

56) Are you working full-time, part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired, or doing something else? (WORKING)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	164	54.7
2) Working part-time	22	7.3
3) Laid off temporarily	7	2.3
4) Unemployed	8	2.7
5) Keeping house	33	11.0
6) In school, and working	15	5.0
7) In school full-time	11	3.7
8) Retired	38	12.7
9) Uncertain, no answer, other	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

57) What is your main occupation? The following scores are two-digit occupational prestige scores. For further detail refer to the notes found in the study summary. Also, refer to U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1970 CENSUS OF POPULATION, CLASSIFIED INDEX OF INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS, Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. (OCCUP)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	300	43.87	30.61

58) Are you married, separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married? (MARRIAGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	170	56.7
2) Separated	7	2.3
3) Divorced	47	15.7
4) Widowed	19	6.3
5) Never married	50	16.7
9) No answer	7	2.3
Total	300	100.0

59) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ARE MARRIED: Is your (wife/husband) working full-time, part-time, going to school, keeping house, or doing something else? (SPOUSEWK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Working full-time	109	36.3
2) Working part-time	14	4.7
3) Laid off temporarily	2	0.7
4) Unemployed	3	1.0
5) Keeping house	22	7.3
6) In school, and working	3	1.0
7) In school full-time	3	1.0
8) Retired	20	6.7
9) Uncertain, no answer, other	124	41.3
Total	300	100.0

60) How many of your children are living at home? (NCHLDN)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	281	1.16	1.35

61) How many of your children are under the age of six? (YNGKIDS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	241	0.42	0.72

62) What is your religious preference? (Note: please refer to study summary for further detail regarding denominations included in each category below.) (RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Roman Catholic	33	11.0
2) Fundamentalist Protestant	125	41.7
3) Middle-of-the-road Protestant	37	12.3
4) Main-Line Protestant	61	20.3
6) Jewish	5	1.7
7) Other non-Christian	5	1.7
8) None	30	10.0
9) No answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

63) What was your religious preference at age 16? (Note: please refer to study summary for further details regarding denominations included in each category below.) (PASTREL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Roman Catholic	43	14.3
2) Fundamentalist Protestant	125	41.7
3) Middle-of-the-road Protestant	44	14.7
4) Main-Line Protestant	54	18.0
6) Jewish	6	2.0
7) Other non-Christian	1	0.3
8) None	22	7.3
9) No answer	5	1.7
Total	300	100.0

64) How important would you say religion is in your life? Would you say religion is extremely important, very important, somewhat important, slightly important, or not important? (RELIMP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Not important	90	30.0
2) Slightly important	110	36.7
3) Somewhat important	66	22.0
4) Very important	19	6.3
5) Extremely important	11	3.7
9) Don't know, no answer	4	1.3
Total	300	100.0

65) Which one of the following statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible? (BIBLE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 'The Bible is the actual word of God and it should be taken literally, word-for-word.'	84	28.0
2) 'The Bible is the inspired word of God, but it was written by men and contains some human errors.'	192	64.0
3) 'The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends; God had nothing to do with it.'	17	5.7
9) Don't know, no answer	7	2.3
Total	300	100.0

66) Do you think of your politics as generally conservative, moderate, or liberal? (POLITICS)

	TOTAL	%
1) Conservative	126	42.0
2) Moderate	121	40.3
3) Liberal	39	13.0
9) No answer	14	4.7
Total	300	100.0

67) Are you registered to vote at this time? (CANVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	247	82.3
2) No, not yet, but I will be	5	1.7
3) No	47	15.7
8) Uncertain	1	0.3
Total	300	100.0

68) ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE OR WILL BE REGISTERED TO VOTE: Did you vote in the last presidential election? (PRESVOTE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	228	76.0
2) No	23	7.7
9) No answer	49	16.3
Total	300	100.0

69) Please tell me approximately where your annual household income fell in 1985, before taxes; that is, the income for all members of the household. Stop me when I reach the category that includes your total household income for 1985. (INCOME)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than $10,000	33	11.0
2) $10,000 to $15,000	27	9.0
3) $15,000 to $20,000	33	11.0
4) $20,000 to $25,000	36	12.0
5) $25,000 to $30,000	32	10.7
6) $30,000 to $50,000	64	21.3
7) $50,000 to $75,000	21	7.0
8) More than $75,000	24	8.0
9) Don't know, no answer	30	10.0
Total	300	100.0

70) Would you say you are white, black, American Indian, Hispanic, or something else? (ETHGROUP)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	257	85.7
2) Black	20	6.7
3) American Indian	10	3.3
4) Hispanic	4	1.3
5) Other	2	0.7
9) No answer	7	2.3
Total	300	100.0

71) How old were you on your last birthday? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	297	41.52	16.38

72) Sex of the respondent: (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	122	40.7
2) Female	178	59.3
Total	300	100.0

73) Do you own or rent your house or apartment? (OWN)

	TOTAL	%
1) Own	202	67.3
2) Rent	89	29.7
3) Other	7	2.3
9) No answer	2	0.7
Total	300	100.0

74) How old were you on your last birthday?(Recoded for use with on-line analysis.) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-24	38	12.8
2) 25-34	89	30.0
3) 35-44	65	21.9
4) 45-64	68	22.9
5) 65+	37	12.5
Missing	3
Total	297	100.0

75) Sex of the respondent: (For use with on-line analysis.) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	122	40.7
2) Female	178	59.3
Total	300	100.0

76) Would you say you are white, Black, American Indian, Hispanic, or something else? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis.) (I-RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	257	87.7
2) Black	20	6.8
3) Other	16	5.5
Missing	7
Total	293	100.0

77) Are you married, separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis.) (I-MARITAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Married	170	58.0
2) Separated or divorced	54	18.4
3) Widowed	19	6.5
4) Never married	50	17.1
Missing	7
Total	293	100.0

78) What is your religious preference? (Recoded for use with on-line analysis.) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Catholic	33	12.4
2) Fundamentalist Protestant	125	47.0
3) Protestant	98	36.8
4) Others	10	3.8
Missing	34
Total	266	100.0