Trust most people (R)
1 = Can't be too careful
2 = Other, depends (Volunteered)
3 = Most people can be trusted
4 = Don't know
5 = No answer

Honesty of Advertising Practitioners (R)
1 = Very Low
2 = Low
3 = Average
4 = High
5 = Very high
6 = No opinion

Contact local official directly (R)
1 = Would have to go through connection
2 = Depends on the problem (volunteered)
3 = Could approach directly
4 = Don't know
5 = Refused

No say about what the government does
1 = Completely Agree
2 = Mostly Agree
3 = Mostly Disagree
4 = Completely Disagree
5 = Don't Know

Elected officials care what I think (R)
1 = Completely Disagree
2 = Mostly Disagree
3 = Mostly Agree
4 = Completely Agree
5 = Don't Know

Trust the government in Washington (R)
1 = None of the time
2 = Some of the time
3 = Most of the time
4 = Just about always
5 = Don't Know, Depends
6 = No answer

Trust police to protect you from crime (R)
1 = None at all
2 = Not very much
3 = Quite lot
4 = A great deal
5 = No opinion

Trust U.S. government to respond to natural disasters (R)
1 = None at All
2 = Not Very Much
3 = A Fair Amount
4 = A Great Deal
5 = No opinion

Federal government responded adequately to Katrina (R)
1 = Could have done better
2 = Adequately
3 = Unsure

Barack Obama responding to people affected by Katrina (R)
1 = Disapprove
2 = Approve
3 = Unsure

Willing to pay taxes for Katrina recovery (R)
1 = Not Willing
2 = Willing
3 = Don't Know
4 = No answer

Federal government should still provide housing for Katrina (R)
1 = No Longer Federal Responsibility
2 = Should Continue to Provide
3 = Unsure

Visited News and current events web site
1 = Never
2 = 1-2 Times
3 = 3-5 Times
4 = More Than 5 Times
5 = Don’t Know
6 = No Answer

Legal to trade songs on the Internet (R)
1 = Illegal
2 = Legal
3 = No opinion

Would download songs from Internet if easy (R)
1 = Not at all likely
2 = Not too likely
3 = Somewhat likely
4 = Very likely
5 = No opinion

Worse to convict innocent or let guilty go free
1 = To convict an innocent person
2 = To let a guilty person go free
3 = Can't Choose
4 = No Answer

Favor hate crime law (R)
1 = Oppose
2 = Favor
3 = Don't know
4 = No Answer

Afraid to walk alone at night (R)
1 = No
2 = Yes
3 = Don't Know
4 = No Answer

Gun makes house safer (R)
1 = More Dangerous
2 = Depends (vol.)
3 = Safer
4 = Unsure

Favor death penalty for murder (R)
1 = Oppose
2 = Favor
3 = Don't Know.No Answer

Days read newspaper
-9 = Refused
-8 = Don't know

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

Are you male or female (R)
1 = Female
2 = Male

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

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

Marital status
1 = Married
2 = Living with partner
3 = Separated
4 = Divorced
5 = Widowed
6 = Single, never married
7 = Don't Know
8 = No Answer

Married dummy
0 = Not Married
1 = Married

0 = None
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four or more
6 = Other answer
7 = No Answer

Children dummy
0 = No Children
1 = Children

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

Education
1 = 8th Grade or less
2 = Some high school
3 = High School Diploma
4 = Vocational/Technical school
5 = Some College
6 = College degree
7 = Some graduate school
8 = Graduate degree
9 = Don't Know
10 = No Answer

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

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

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

Church attendance (R)
1 = Less often than that
2 = A few times per year
3 = Once or twice a month
4 = Almost every week
5 = Every week (or more often)
6 = Don't know
7 = Refused

Church service attendance in days per year (w no relig & missing = 1)
1 = Less often than that
4 = A few times per year
18 = Once or twice a month
40 = Almost every week
60 = Every week (or more often)
99 = Missing

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

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

Presidential Vote 2008
1 = John McCain
2 = Other or None
3 = Barack Obama
9 = Missing

Voter Turnout 2008
0 = Didn't Vote
1 = Voted

Vote in 2008 Mayoral election
1 = Wayne Carter
2 = Kip Holden
3 = Ron Johnson
4 = Dan Kyle
5 = Someone else [Volunteered]
6 = Didn't vote
7 = Don't remember, No Answer, Refused

Vote for Holden 2008
0 = Other or None
1 = Kip Holden

Ideology (R)
1 = Extremely Conservative
2 = Conservative
3 = Slightly Conservative
4 = Moderate, middle of the road
5 = Slightly Liberal
6 = Liberal
7 = Extremely Liberal
8 = Don't Know
9 = No Answer

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

1 = Under $15,000
2 = Under $25,000
3 = Under $35,000
4 = Under $50,000
5 = Under $75,000
6 = Under $100,000
7 = More than $100,000
8 = Don't Know
9 = No Response

Household Income (3 category)
1 = Under $35,000
2 = $35,000 to $100,000
3 = Over $100,000
8 = Don't Know
9 = No Response

1 = North
2 = Central
3 = South
9 = Missing