Okay for Wife to Refuse if Husband wants Children
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Confidence in US Government respond to Disasters
1 = A Great Deal
2 = A Fair Amount
3 = Not Very Much
4 = None at All
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Federal Government provide Housing for Hurricane Katrina
1 = Should Continue to Provide
2 = No Longer Federal Responsibility
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Good Idea for a Couple who Intend to Get Married to Live Together First
1 = Strongly Agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly Disagree
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Care who Wins Presidential Election
1 = Don't Care
2 = Care a Good Deal
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Candidate’s Religious Beliefs Affect your Decision to Support
1 = Yes, Definitely
2 = Probably
3 = Probably Not
4 = Definitely Not
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Religion Increasing Influence on American Life
1 = Increasing Influence
2 = Same (VOL)
3 = Losing Influence
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Religion Influence on American Life Good Thing
1 = Good thing
2 = Both/Neither/Depends (VOL)
3 = Bad thing
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Race Relations in the United States
1 = Excellent
2 = Good
3 = Only fair
4 = Poor
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Racial Discrimination against Blacks
1 = Very Serious
2 = Somewhat Serious
3 = Not Too Serious
4 = Not at All Serious
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Voluntary Programs to Integrate White Suburbs
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Views about Abortion
1 = Woman and Doctor
2 = Rape, Incest, Life of Woman
3 = Always Illegal
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Military Policy on Homosexuals
1 = Serve openly
2 = Serve under current policy
3 = Not serve under any circumstances
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Obey the Law without Exception
1 = Always Obey Law
2 = Can't Choose
3 = Follow Conscience
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Events after Katrina affect Views on Firearms
1 = Already kept a gun for self-defense purposes; or if not:
2 = Purchased a gun after the storm
3 = Considered purchasing a gun
4 = No change
5 = Less likely to keep a gun for self defense
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Days Read a daily newspaper
98 = Don't Know/NA

Hours watching TV
98 = No answer

Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

Marital status
1 = Married
2 = Living with partner
3 = Separated
4 = Divorced
5 = Widowed
6 = Single, never married
7 = Don’t Know
8 = NA

How many children
0 = None
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four or more
5 = Other answer
6 = NA

Attend religious services
1 = Every week (or more often)
2 = Almost every week
3 = Once or twice a month
4 = A few times per year
5 = Less often than that
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Vote for McCain vs Clinton in 2008
1 = John McCain (R)
2 = Hillary Clinton (D)
3 = Other (vol.)
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Vote for McCain vs. Obama in 2008
1 = John McCain (R)
2 = Barack Obama (D)
3 = Other (vol.)
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Approve of Kip Holden
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
8 = Don't Know
9 = No answer

Race (3 category)
1 = White
2 = Black
3 = All Others

Household Income (3 category)
1 = Under $35,000
2 = $35,000 to $75,000
3 = Over $75,000
8 = Don't Know
9 = No Response

Education (3 category)
1 = High School Degree or Less
2 = Voc/Tech, Some College (no degree)
3 = College Degree or More
9 = Missing

Age (categorical)
1 = 18-30
2 = 31-45
3 = 46-60
4 = 61 and Over
9 = Missing

Party Identification (detailed)
0 = Don't Know, No Answer
1 = Strong Democrat
2 = Democrat
3 = Lean Democratic
4 = Independent
5 = Lean Republican
6 = Republican
7 = Strong Republican
8 = Other
9 = None

Party Identification (simple)
0 = Don't Know, No Answer
1 = Democrat
2 = Independent
3 = Republican
8 = Other
9 = None

Married dummy
0 = Not Married
1 = Married

Children dummy
0 = No Children
1 = Children

Married with Children
0 = Not
1 = Married with Children
9 = Missing

Ideology (simple)
1 = Liberal
2 = Moderate
3 = Conservative
9 = Don't Know, NA

Race-Ethnic Group (4 cat)
1 = White (non-Hisp)
2 = Black (non-Hisp)
3 = Asian
4 = Hispanic
9 = Missing or Other

White dummy
0 = Not White
1 = White

Black dummy
0 = Not Black
1 = Black

Asian dummy
0 = Not Asian
1 = Asian

Hispanic dummy
0 = Not Hispanic
1 = Hispanic

Presidential Vote 2004
1 = George W. Bush
2 = Other or None
3 = John Kerry
9 = Missing

Voter Turnout 2004
0 = Didn't Vote
1 = Voted

Church member? (0=No & no relig)
0 = Not
1 = Church Member

Race-Denomination 2
1 = Mainline Protestant
2 = Catholic
3 = White Other Religion
4 = Black Other Religion
5 = No Religion
9 = Other (Missing)

Mainline Protestant dummy
0 = Not Mainline Protestant
1 = Mainline Protestant

White Other Religion dummy
0 = Not White Other Religion
1 = White Other Religion

Black Other Religion dummy
0 = Not Black Other Religion
1 = Black Other Religion

Race-Denomination 3
1 = White Protestant
2 = Black Protestant
3 = Catholic
4 = All Others

Race-Gender
1 = White Male
2 = Black Male
3 = White Female
4 = Black Female
9 = Others, Missing

Religious Denomination
1 = Protestant
2 = Catholic
3 = Other
4 = None
8 = Don't Know
9 = NA

Protestant dummy
0 = Not Protestant
1 = Protestant

Catholic dummy
0 = Not Catholic
1 = Catholic

Other Religion dummy
0 = Not Other Religion
1 = Other Religion

No Religion dummy
0 = Some Religion
1 = No Religion

1 = Liberal
2 = Moderate
3 = Fundamentalist
9 = Missing