Sample weight (Race x Sex x Age, Census 2011)
Spend evening with relatives
Successful at balancing work and family life
Job mothers are doing today
Do you approve or disapprove of spanking children?
Interested in politics
People in your neighborhood
(How about) People you work with
People at your church or place of worship
People who work in the stores where you shop
The police in your local community
City government
State government
The federal government
The news media
Government should provide money for unemployed
Do you think it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, or is that not the responsibility of the federal government?
Economic Development
[How about] Education
Reducing Traffic Congestion
Fighting Crime
Cleaning up Litter and Graffiti
Improving & maintaining infrastructure: roads, sewers, etc
Sewage and water drainage
[How about] Roads and bridges
Public transportation
An Interstate loop that goes around Baton Rouge
The development of alternative energy sources
Surveillance video cameras in high crime areas
Expanding the jail system
Drug rehabilitation programs
Downtown development
Bike Paths
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement about Muslims? Most Muslims around the world are accepting of people of races other than their own.
There are always some people whose ideas are considered bad or dangerous by other people. For instance, a person who openly states that he is a homosexual? Suppose this person wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or n
And what about somebody who is against all churches and religion … If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community against churches and religion, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
Or consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community claiming that Blacks are inferior, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
Now consider a Muslim clergyman who preaches hatred of the United States. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community preaching hatred of the United States, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
Do you think blacks and other minorities receive equal treatment as whites in the criminal justice system or not?
Is there any area near where you live - that is, within a mile - where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?
Do you happen to have in your home any guns or revolvers?
Do you favor or oppose a law to ban the sale of assault weapons and semiautomatic rifles?
Newtown shootings affect your support for gun control
Suppose a newspaper got hold of confidential government papers about defense plans and wanted to publish them. Should the newspaper be allowed to publish the papers or should the government have the power to prevent publication?
Now suppose the confidential government papers were about economic plans. Should the newspaper be allowed to publish the papers? Or should the government have the power to prevent publication?
Use drones in media coverage
Read Newspaper: Number Days
Watch TV: Number Hours
Use Internet: Number Hours
Age - full range
Age (categorical)
Are you male or female?
Race (3 category)
Race-Ethnic Group (4 cat)
White dummy
Black dummy
Asian dummy
Hispanic dummy
Are you currently married, living with a partner, separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married?
Married dummy
Do you have children? How many?
Children dummy
Married with Children
Qualified Child for mentoring questions
[Ask about “reference child”] Is that a boy or a girl [man or woman, if that age]
After School Activities
Child's Education Attainment
Child's Job
Does/did s/he have a mentor of some kind, I mean an adult other than his/her parents who tries to help him/her in life?
Mentor Type
What is the highest grade of schooling that you yourself have completed? [READ RESPONSES IF NECESSARY]
Education (3 category)
Religious Fundamentalism
Religious Denomination
Protestant dummy
Catholic dummy
Other Religion dummy
No Religion dummy
Are you a member of a local church, synagogue, or other religious or spiritual community?
Church member? (0=No & no relig)
Not including weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
Church service attendance (R)
Church service attendance in days per year (w no relig & missing = 1)
Church service attendance (Reduced)
Party Identification (detailed)
Party Identification (simple)
Who did you vote for in the 2012 Presidential election?
Presidential Vote 2012
Presidential Vote 2012 (R)
Voter Turnout 2012
Who did you vote for in the 2012 election for Mayor of Baton Rouge? Did you vote for [Read four candidate names]
Voted for Holden for Mayor
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kip Holden is handling his job as Mayor of Baton Rouge?
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives. Would you call yourself:
Ideology (simple)
Region of Parish, by Zip Code
Just one more question: I'm going to read you a series of income categories. Please stop me when I get to the category that includes the total income that you and all other members of your household earned before taxes last year, from all sources.
Household Income (3 category)