Composition of Scales in the Baton Rouge 2001 Survey

soctrust Social Trust
strstcat Social Trust (Categorical)
are the average of:
v04r Trust people
v06ra Trust People in your neighborhood
v06rb Trust People you work with
v06rc Trust People at your church or place of worship
v06rd Trust People who work in the stores where you shop
v06rf Trust the police in your local community

racetrst Inter-Racial Trust
racetcat Inter-Racial Trust (Categorical)
are the average of:
v06rg Trust White people
v06rh Trust African Americans or Blacks
v06ri Trust Asian people
v06rj Trust Hispanics or Latinos
(excluding the respondent's own group)

trustpub Trust Public Authorities (factor)
is a factor score composed of these questions:
v06ro Trust Journalists
v06rm Trust Congressmen
v06rn Trust Medical doctors
v06rk Trust City government
v06re Trust the local news media
v06rp Trust Clergy
v06rf Trust the police in your local community
v06rl Trust Grade and high school teachers

trustpvt Trust Private People (factor)
is a factor score composed of these questions:
v06ra Trust People in your neighborhood
v06rd Trust People who work in the stores where you shop
v04r Trust Most People
v06rb Trust People you work with
v06rc Trust People at your church or place of worship

grpinvlv Associational Involvement
grpincat Associational Involvement (Categorical)
are the number of group memberships in:
v26ra Sports club
v26rb Youth organization
v26rc Parents' association like PTA
v26rd Activities at church
v26re Neighborhood association
v26rf Charity organization
v26rg Professional association
v26rh Hobby, investment, or garden societies
v26ri Other clubs or organizations

macher Civic Leadership
macher3 Civic Leadership (Categorical)
are factor scores composed of these questions:
grpinvlv Associational Involvement
v25re Attended a club meeting
v25rg Attended public meeting
v27r Officer of any local club or organization

schmooz Informal Socializing
schmzcat Informal Socializing (Categorical)
are the average of:
v25ra Had friends to home
v25rb Visited relatives
v25rc Socialized with co-workers
v25rd Played cards or board games
v25rf Hung out with friends

faithbas Faith-Based Engagement
faithcat Faith-Based Engagement (Categorical)
are the average of:
v23r Church member
v24r Church attendance
v26rd Activities at church
(Recoded so that those w/o religion get a zero score.)

martol Inter-Racial Tolerance of Marriage
martolct Inter-Racial Tolerance of Marriage (Categorical)
are the average of:
v09ra Marry An Asian person
v09rb Marry an African-American or Black person
v09rc Marry a White person
v09rd Marry a Latino or Hispanic person
(excluding the respondent's own group)

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