| Variable
Name recode suggestion
if large number of categories for variable and you want a table [Description of Variable] The question used in the interview 1. . . variable/question choices X |
ABANY
[Abortion if woman wants for any reason]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: the woman
wants it for any reason?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABDEFECT
[Abortion if strong chance of serious defect]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: there is a
strong chance of a serious defect in the baby?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABHLTH
[Abortion if woman's health seriously endangered]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: the woman's own
health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABNOMORE
[Abortion if married and wants no more children]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: she is
married and does not want any more children?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABPOOR
[Abortion if low income and can't afford more children]
Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a
pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: the family has a
very low income and cannot afford any more children?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABRAPE
[Abortion if pregnant as result of rape]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: she
became pregnant as a result of rape?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know
ABSINGLE
[Abortion if not married]
_______Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible
for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if: she is
not married and does not want to marry the man?
1. Yes
2. No
8. Don't Know
AFFRMACT
Do you favor preferences in hiring blacks?
1 STRONGLY SUPPORT PREF
2 SUPPORT PREF
3 OPPOSE PREF
4 STRONGLY OPPOSE PREF
8 DK
AGE
[to recode try
decades: age(r: 0-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-100)]
[Age of respondent]
_______What is your date of birth?
AGED
[Should aged live with their children]
_______As you know, many older people share a home with their grown
children. Do you think this is generally a good idea or a bad idea?
1. A good idea
2. A bad idea
3. Depends
4. Don't know
AGEKDBRN [to
recode try decades: agekdbrn(r: 0-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-100)]
[Respondent's
age when first child born]
_______How old were you when your first child was born (please use 99
if you have no children)
ATTEND
[How often respondent attends religious services]
_______How often do you attend religious services?
0. NEVER
1. LESS THEN ONCE A YEAR
2. ONCE A YEAR
3. SEVRL TIMES A YR
4. ONCE A MONTH
5 2-3 TIMES A MONTH
6 NEARLY EVERY WEEK
7 EVERY WEEK
8 MORE THEN ONCE A WEEK
9 DK,NA
BIBLE
[Feelings about the bible]
_______Which of these statements comes closest to describing your
feelings about the Bible?
BLKSIMP
Have conditiond for blacks improved?
1 IMPROVED
2 GOTTEN WORSE
3 ABOUT THE SAME
8 DK
BUSING
In general, do you favor or oppose the busing of (Negro/Black) and
white school children from one school district to another?
1 FAVOR
2 OPPOSE
8 DON'T KNOW
CAPPUN
[Favor or oppose death penalty for murder]
_______Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted
of murder?
1 FAVOR
2 OPPOSE
8 DON'T KNOW
CHILDS
[Number of
children]
_______ How many children have you ever had? Please count all that were
born alive at any time (including any you had from a previous
marriage).
CLASS
[Subjective class identification]
_______If you were asked to use one of four names for your social
class, which would you say you belong in: the lower class, the working
class, the middle class, orthe upper class?
1 LOWER CLASS
2 WORKING CLASS
3 MIDDLE CLASS
4 UPPER CLASS
5 NO CLASS
8 DK
COLATH
[Allow anti-religionist to teach]
_______There are always some people whose ideas are considered bad or
dangerous by other people. For instance, somebody who is agianst all
churches and religion... Should such a person be allowed to teach in a
college or university, or not?
4 ALLOWED
5 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
COLCOM
[Should communist teacher be fired] _______Suppose a communist is
teaching in a college. Should he be fired, or not?
4 FIRED
5 NOT FIRED
8 DK
COLHOMO
[Allow homosexual to teach] _______Should a homosexual be allowed to
teach in a college or university, or not?
4 ALLOWED
5 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
COLMIL
[Allow militarist to teach]
_______Should a militarist be allowed to teach in a college or
university, or not?
4 ALLOWED
5 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
COLRAC
[Allow racist to teach]
_______Should a racist be allowed to teach in a college or university,
or not?
4 ALLOWED
5 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
DEGREE
[Respondent's highest degree]
_______What is the highest degree you have earned?
0 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL
1 HIGH SCHOOL
2 JUNIOR COLLEGE
3 BACHELOR
4 GRADUATE
8 DK
EDUC
[use DEGREE rather
then recode]
[Highest
year of school completed]
_______What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school
that you finished and got credit for?
FAIR
[People fair or try to take advantage]
_______Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if
they got a chance, or would they try to be fair?
1 TAKE ADVANTAGE
2 FAIR
3 DEPENDS
8 DK
FEAR
[Afraid to walk at night in neighborhood]
_______Is there any area right around here—that is, within a mile—where
you would be afraid to walk alone?
1. YES
2. NO
8. DON'T KNOW
GRASS
[Should marijuana be made legal]
_______Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not?
1 LEGAL
2 NOT LEGAL
8 DK
GUNLAW
[Favor or oppose gun permits]
_______Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to
obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun?
1 FAVOR
2 OPPOSE
8 DK
HAPMAR
[Happiness of marriage]
_______IF CURRENTLY MARRIED: Taking things all together, how would you
describe your marriage? Would you say that your marriage is very happy,
pretty happy, or not too happy?
1 VERY HAPPY
2 PRETTY HAPPY
3 NOT TOO HAPPY
8 DK
HAPPY
[General happiness]
_______Taken all together, how would you say things are these
days—would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too
happy?
1 VERY HAPPY
2 PRETTY HAPPY
3 NOT TOO HAPPY
8 DK
INCOME
[Total family income converted to 1972
dollars] [to
recode try: income(r: 1-3; 4-6; 7-9; 10-12)]
_______In
which of these groups did your total family income, from all
sources, fall last year before taxes, that is?
1 LT $1000
2 $1000 TO $2999
3 $3000 TO $3999
4 $4000 TO $4999
5 $5000 TO $5999
6 $6000 TO $6999
7 $7000 TO $7999
8 $8000 TO $9999
9 $10000 TO $14999
10 $15000 TO $19999
11 $20000 TO $24999
12 $25000 OR MORE
13 REFUSED
98 DK
LIBATH
[Allow anti-religious book in library]
_______If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote
against churches and religion should be taken out of your public
library, would you favor removing this book, or not?
1 REMOVE
2 NOT REMOVE
8 DK
LIBCOM
[Allow communist's book in library]
_______Suppose he wrote a book which is in your public library.
Somebody in your community suggests that the book should be removed
from the library. Would you favor removing it, or not?
1 REMOVE
2 NOT REMOVE
8 DK
LIBHOMO
[Allow homosexual's book in library]
_______If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote
in favor of homosexuality should be taken out of your public library,
would you favor removing this book, or not?
1 REMOVE
2 NOT REMOVE 8 DK
LIBMIL
[Allow militarist's book in library]
_______Suppose he wrote a book advocating doing away with elections and
letting the military run the country.Somebody in your community
suggests that the book be removed from the public library. Would you
favor removing it, or not?
1 REMOVE
2 NOT REMOVE 8 DK
LIBRAC
[Allow racist's book in library]
_______If some people in your community suggested a book he wrote which
said that Blacks are inferior should be taken out of your public
library, would you favor removing this book, or not?
1 REMOVE
2 NOT REMOVE 8 DK
LIFE
[IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL]
_______In general, do you find life:
1. Exciting
2. Pretty routine
3. Dull
8. Don't know
MADEG
[Mother's highest degree]
_______What is the highest degree your mother earned?
0 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL
1 HIGH SCHOOL
2 JUNIOR COLLEGE
3 BACHELOR
4 GRADUATE
8 DK
MAEDUC
(use MADEG instead
of recodeing)
[Highest
year school completed, mother]
_______ What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school
that your mother finished and got credit for?
MARITAL
[Marital status]
_______Are you currently—married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have
you never been married?
1 MARRIED
2 WIDOWED
3 DIVORCED
4 SEPARATED
5 NEVER MARRIED
PADEG
[Father's highest degree]
_______What is the highest degree your father earned?
0 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL
1 HIGH SCHOOL
2 JUNIOR COLLEGE
3 BACHELOR
4 GRADUATE
8 DK
PAEDUC
(use PADEG instead
of recodeing)
[Highest
year school completed, father]
_______ What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school
that your father finished and got credit for?
POLVIEWS
[Think of self as liberal or conservative (recoded)]
_______We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and
conservatives. I'm going to show you a seven-point scale on which the
political views that people might hold are arranged from
POSTLIFE
[Belief in life after death] _______ Do you believe there is a life
after death?
1. YES
2. NO
8. DON'T KNOW
PRAY
[How often does respondent pray]
_______About how often do you pray?
1 SEVERAL TIMES A DAY
2 ONCE A DAY
3 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK
4 ONCE A WEEK
5 LESS THEN ONCE A WEEK
6 NEVER
PRAYER
[Support Supreme Court Decision on prayer in public schools]
_______The United States Supreme Court has ruled that no state or local
government may require the reading of the Lord's prayer or Bible verses
in public schools. What are your views on this—do you approve or
disapprove of the court ruling?
1 APPROVE
2 DISAPPROVE
8 DK
PRES92
[Vote for Clinton, Bush, Perot] _______IF YOU VOTED 1992: Did you vote
for Clinton, Bush, or Perot?
1 CLINTON
2 BUSH
3 PEROT
4 OTHER
6 NO PRES. VOTE
8 DK
RACE
[Race of respondent] _______What race do you consider yourself?
1 BLACK
2 WHITE
3 OTHER
RACDIF1
On the average (Negroes/Blacks) have worse jobs, income, and housing
than white people. Do you think
these differences are: A. Mainly due to discrimination?
1 YES
2 NO
8 DK
9 NA
RACDIF2
On the average (Negroes/Blacks) have worse jobs, income, and housing
than white people. Do you think these differences are B.
Because most (Negroes/Blacks) have less in-born ability to learn?
1 YES
2 NO
8 DK
9 NA
RACDIF3
On the average (Negroes/Blacks) have worse jobs, income, and housing
than white people. Do you think these differences are C. Because
most (Negroes/Blacks) don't have the chance for education that it takes
to rise out of poverty?
1 YES
2 NO
8 DK
9 NA
RACDIF4
On the average (Negroes/Blacks) have worse jobs, income, and housing
than white people. Do you think these differences are D. Because
most (Negroes/Blacks) just don't have the motivation or will power to
pull themselves up out of poverty?
1 YES
2 NO
8 DK
9 NA
RACPRES
If your party nominated a (Negro/Black) for President, would you vote
for him if he were qualified for the job?
1 YES
2 NO
8 DK
9 NA
RELIG
(Recode like pre
1997 categories below)
[Respondent's
religious preference]
_______What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic,
Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
1
PROTESTANT
2 CATHOLIC
3 JEWISH
4 NONE
5
OTHER (SPECIFY)
6 BUDDHISM
7 HINDUISM
8 OTHER EASTERN
9 MOSLEM/ISLAM
10 ORTHODOX-CHRISTIA
11 CHRISTIAN
12 NATIVE AMERICAN
13 INTER-NONDENOMINATIONA
98 DK
99 NA
| RELIG--pre 1997
categories used in class example [Respondent's religious preference] _______What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion? 1 PROTESTANT 2 CATHOLIC 3 JEWISH 4 NONE 5 OTHER 8 DK |
RELITEN
[Strength of affiliation] _______If you choose a religion in the
previous question, would you call yourself :
1 STRONG
2 NOT VERY STRONG
3 SOMEWHAT STRONG
4 NO RELIGION
8 DK
SEX
[Respondent's sex] _______What is your sex
1 MALE
2 FEMALE
SIBS
[Number of brothers and sisters]
_______ How many brothers and sisters did you have? Please count those
born alive, but no longer living, as well as those alive now. Also
include stepbrothers and stepsisters, and children adopted by your
parents.
SPDEG
[Spouse's highest degree]
_______What is the highest degree your spouse [husband or wife]
recieved? Choose highest degree earned.
0 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL
1 HIGH SCHOOL
2 JUNIOR COLLEGE
3 BACHELOR
4 GRADUATE
8 DK
SPEDUC
(use SPDEG instead
of recodeing)
[Highest
year school completed, spouse]
_______ What is the highest grade in elementary school or high school
that your [husband/wife] finished and got credit for?
SPKATH
[Allow anti-religionist to speak] There are always some people whose
ideas are considered bad or dangerous by other people. For instance,
somebody who is agianst all churches and religion... If such a person
wanted to make a speech in your (city/town/community) against churches
and religion, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
1 ALLOWED
2 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
SPKCOM
[Allow communist to speak]
Now, I should like to ask you some questions about a man who admits he
is a Communist. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech
in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or not?
1 ALLOWED
2 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
SPKHOMO
[Allow homosexual to speak]
What about a man who admits that he is a homosexual. Suppose this
admitted homosexual wanted to make a speech in your community. Should
he be allowed to speak, or not?
1 ALLOWED
2 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
SPKMIL
[Allow militarist to speak]
Consider a person who advocates doing away with elections and letting
the military run the country. If such a person wanted to make a speech
in your community, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
1 ALLOWED
2 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
SPKRAC
[Allow racist to speak]
Or consider a person who believes that Blacks are genetically inferior.
If such a person wanted to make a speech in you community claiming that
Blacks are inferior, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
1 ALLOWED
2 NOT ALLOWED
8 DK
TRUST
[Can people be trusted]
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or
that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
1 CAN TRUST
2 CANNOT TRUST
3 DEPENDS
8 DK
TVHOURS
[to recode try:
tvhours(r: 0-4; 6-9; 10-14; 15-19; 19-24)]
[Hours per
day watching television]
_______ On the average day, about how many hours do you personally
watch television?
ZODIAC
[Respondent's astrological sign] What is your astrological sign?
1 ARIES
2 TAURUS
3 GEMINI
4 CANCER
5 LEO
6 VIRGO
7 LIBRA
8 SCORPIO
9 SAGITTARIUS
10 CAPRICORN
11 AQUARIUS
12 PISCES