less than $25,000
$25,000-$49,999
$50,000-$79,999
$80,000-$119,000
$120,000 +
1. Male
2. Female
1. Northeast (CT,ME,MA,NH,NJ,NY,PA,RI,VT)
2. North Central (IL,IN,IA,KS,MI,MN,MO,NE,ND,OH,SD,WI)
3. South (AL,AR,DE,DC,FL,GA,KY,LA,MD,MS,NC,OK,SC,TN,TX,VA,WV)
4. West (AK,AZ,CA,CO,HI,ID,MT,NM,NV,OR,UT,WA,WY)
777. Don't recognize
888. Don't know where to rate
889. Refused
1. Extremely liberal
2. Liberal
3. Slightly liberal
4. Moderate; middle of the road
5. Slightly conservative
6. Conservative
7. Extremely conservative
8. Don't know
9. Refused
0. Strong Democrat (2/1/.)
1. Weak Democrat (2/5-8-9/.)
2. Independent-Democrat (3-4-5/./5)
3. Independent-Independent
4. Independent-Republican (3-4-5/./1)
5. Weak Republican (1/5-8-9/.)
6. Strong Republican (1/1/.)
7. Other; minor party; refuses to say
8. Apolitical (5/./3-8-9 if apolitical)
9. DK (8/./.)
1. Worth it
5. Not worth it
01. Govt should provide many fewer services
07. Govt should provide many more services
80. Haven't thought much about this
88. Don't know
89. Refused
01. Govt should decrease defense spending
07. Govt should increase defense spending
0. Haven't thought about it (7 in N3)
1. Favored strongly
2. Favored not strongly
4. Opposed not strongly
5. Opposed strongly
7. Other/neither/depends (5 in N3)
01. Govt insurance plan
07. Private insurance plan
80. Haven't thought much
1. Increased
3. Decreased
5. Kept about the same
7. Cut out entirely [VOL]
01. Protect environment, even if it costs jobs
07. Jobs & standard of living more important
1. Favor strongly
2. Favor not strongly
4. Oppose not strongly
5. Oppose strongly
1. A lot more difficult
2. Somewhat more difficult
3. About the same (5 in P5a)
4. Somewhat easier
5. A lot easier
1. Should be allowed
3. Should not be allowed
5. Should not be allowed to marry but should be allowed
7. Other [VOL] (SPECIFY)
0. NA
1. Protestant
2. Catholic
3. Eastern Orthodox (Christian)
4. Jewish
6. Other
7. None
8. DK
9. RF
0. NA/DK number of grades; no HS diploma
1. 8 grades or less and no diploma or equivalency
2. 9-11 grades, no further schooling
3. High school diploma or equivalency test
4. More than 12 years of schooling, no higher degree
5. Junior or community college level degrees
6. BA level degrees; 17+ years, no advanced degree
7. Advanced degree, including LLB
1. Yes
5. No
10. Black
12. Black and Asian
13. Black and Native American
14. Black and Hispanic
15. Black and White
20. Asian
23. Asian and Native American
24. Asican and Hispanic
25. Asian and White
30. Native American
34. Native American and Hispanic
35. Native American and White
40. Hispanic
45. Hispanic and White
50. White (no mention of other race)
70. Other
6. VOL:  NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN R'S STATE
1. Election day
5. Some time before this
1. John Kerry
3. George W. Bush
5. Ralph Nader
7. Other {SPECIFY}
01. Knew all along/from the first; always vote for the
02. Before the convention because of Kerry's/ Bush's/
03. At the time of the Republican convention/ when Bush
04. During the Democratic convention when Kerry was
05. After the convention(s); during the campaign (NFS);
06. Five to seven weeks before the election
07. One month; three weeks; October; after the
08. About two weeks before the election; 'ten days'
09. In the last few days of the campaign; the last part
10. On election day
11. During/after the primaries (not codeable in 02);
87. Other
1. Democratic candidate
3. Republican candidate
5. Independent/third party candidate
7. Other candidate {SPECIFY}
2. LOUISIANA ONLY: other democratic candidate
1. Very important
3. Somewhat important
5. Not important at all
1. Increased a lot
2. Increased a little
3. Left the same as it is now
4. Decreased a little
5. Decreased a lot
01. Extremely liberal
02. Liberal
03. Slightly liberal
04. Moderate; middle of the road
05. Slightly conservative
06. Conservative
07. Extremely conservative
80. Haven't thought much {DO NOT PROBE}
1. By law, abortion should never be permitted
2. The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, inces
3. The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape
4. By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortio
7. Other {SPECIFY} {VOL}
1. Democrats
5. Republicans
1. Correctly identifies as Speaker of the House
5. Identification is incomplete or wrong
8. R makes no attempt to guess
1. Correctly identifies as Vice_President of the U.S.
1. Correctly identifies as Prime Minister of England/
1. Correctly identifies as Chief Justice of the Supreme