FALL
2001 MIDDLE TENNESSEE POLL CODEBOOK
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HELLO1
PICK
UP THE PHONE AND DIAL "9," THEN "1," THEN THE NUMBER IN THE
UPPER
LEFT
CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
IF
YOU HEAR A FEW RINGS FOLLOWED BY SILENCE, THE NUMBER IS PROBABLY A
LOCAL
ONE. TRY DIALING THE NUMBER AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME LEAVE OFF THE
"1"
AND THE AREA CODE.
[IF A PERSON ANSWERS,
QUICKLY PRESS 1]
[OTHERWISE, PRESS
2]
Hello,
this is _____, a college student calling from Middle Tennessee State
University.
We recently started an interview with ______. I'd like to resume
the
interview if this is a good time. [HIT 1 TO RESUME, CTRL-END TO STOP]
IF
(HELLO1 = 1) SKIPTO HELLO2
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BYENOW1
DIDN'T
GET ANYONE? THAT'S FINE. PRESS ANY KEY TO END THE
INTERVIEW,
THEN CLICK ON THE PHRASE THAT DESCRIBES WHAT
HAPPENED.
IF
YOU'RE HERE BY MISTAKE, PRESS "ESC" TO BACK UP
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HELLO2
Hello,
this is _____, a college student calling from Middle Tennessee State
University.
We're not selling anything or asking for money. We're conducting
a
statewide public opinion poll on several important issues.
[REPEAT
THIS INTRO EACH TIME YOU NEED TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF]
To keep things random, may I please speak
with the *youngest male* age
18 or older who is at home right now?
[IF NO MALE AGE 18 OR OLDER IS AT HOME:]
In that case, may I please
speak with the *oldest female* age 18 or
older who is at home right now?
[WHEN
RIGHT PERSON IS ON THE LINE]: Sounds like you're the one I'd like to
talk
to. If you'll let me interview you, we'll keep your answers confidential.
Of
course, you don't have to answer any question you don't want to, and
you
can stop at any time. Also, if you don't have an opinion on an issue,
just
tell me and we'll go to the next questions. May I begin?
1
YES (GO TO FIRST QUESTION)
2
NO (STOP INTERVIEW)
3
PERSON WANTS TO BE CALLED BACK LATER
4
NOT A HOME PHONE (BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PAY PHONE, ETC.)
VERSION
= RANDNUM (1 2)
IF
(HELLO2 = 1) SKIPTO MAINPROB
IF
(HELLO2 = 2) SKIPTO BYENOW2
IF
(HELLO2 = 3) SKIPTO CALLBACK
IF
(HELLO2 = 4) SKIPTO BYENOW2
SKIPTO
MAINPROB
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BYENOW2
TOUGH
LUCK! HANG IN THERE. PRESS ANY KEY TO END THE
INTERVIEW,
THEN CLICK ON THE PHRASE THAT DESCRIBES
WHAT
HAPPENED.
IF
YOU'RE HERE BY MISTAKE, PRESS "ESC" TO BACK UP
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CALLBACK
[PRESS
ANY KEY, CHOOSE "CALL BACK," THEN TRY TO GET THE
FIRST
NAME OF THE PERSON WE NEED TO TALK TO AS WELL AS A
GOOD
TIME TO CALL BACK]
[IF
YOU'RE HERE BY MISTAKE, PRESS THE "ESC" KEY TO BACK UP]
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MAINPROB
First,
tell me in your own words...what do you think is the
number
one problem confronting the state of Tennessee at
this
time?
[CHOOSE
ONE OF THE GENERAL CATEGORIES BELOW IF THE PERSON'S
ANSWER
SEEMS TO FIT THERE. OTHERWISE, CHOOSE "OTHER," TYPE
IN
A SUMMARY OF THE PERSON'S ANSWER, THEN CLICK "OK."]
1
Government inefficiency and waste
2
The poor state of education
3
The poor state of health services and health insurance
4
High taxes
5
Outdated or unfair tax system
6
Traffic congestions and road construction
7
State budget crisis
8
Terrorism
9
Other:
x
Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r
Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
START
= SYSTIME
WARSPLIT
= RANDNUM (1 10)
IF
(VERSION = 1 & WARSPLIT = 1) SKIPTO CURSIT1
IF
(VERSION = 1 & WARSPLIT > 1) SKIPTO INCMPANY
IF
(VERSION = 2) SKIPTO CURSIT3
C:
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C:
VERSION 1 = FIRST SPLIT
C:
VERSION 2 = SECOND SPLIT
C:
WARSPLIT 1 = WAR ON TERRORISM/CONFIDENCE/FREE EXPRESSION SEQUENCE ON SPLIT 1
C:
WARSPLIT 2 through 10 = CONFIDENCE/FREE EXPRESSION/WAR ON TERRORISM SEQUENCE ON
SPLIT 1
C:
FOR DATA ANALYSIS, COMBINE CURSIT1, CURSIT2, AND CURSIT3 INTO CURSIT, AND
C:
DO LIKEWISE FOR EACH OTHER QUESTION IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM BATTERY
C:
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C:
BATTERY: WAR ON TERRORISM, BRANCH 1 (VERSION = 1 & WARSPLIT = 1)
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CURSIT1
Next,
how do you rate the U.S. government's handling of the
current
situation? Would you say the government has done an
excellent,
good, fair, or poor job?
1
Excellent
2
Good
3
Fair
4
Poor
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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USACT1
Do
you strongly approve ... approve ... *dis*approve ... or
*strongly*
disapprove of the United States taking military
action
in Afghanistan?
1
Strongly approve
2
Approve
3
Disapprove
4
Strongly disapprove
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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WARLAST1
How
long do you think the fighting in Afghanistan will
continue?
Will it continue a few weeks or less, several
months,
a year or two, or more than two years?
1 A
few weeks or less
2
Several months
3 A
year or two
4
More than two years
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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GRTROOP1
Would
you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly*
oppose a full-scale military invasion of
Afghanistan
using U.S. ground troops?
1
Strongly favor
2
Favor
3
Oppose
4
Strongly oppose
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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KILLCIV1
Would
you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly*
oppose such and invasion if it means that large
numbers
of Afghan civilians are killed as a result of the
military
action?
1
Strongly favor
2
Favor
3
Oppose
4
Strongly oppose
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
C:
BATTERY: CONFIDENCE (VERSION = 1)
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INCMPANY
Next,
we'd like you to consider some major institutions in
this
country. First, as far as the people running *major
companies*
are concerned, would you say you have a great
deal
of confidence in them, only some confidence in them, or
hardly
any confidence at all in them ... a great deal, only
some,
or hardly any?
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INRELIGN
What
about organized religion?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INEDUCAT
Education?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INEXEC
The
executive branch of the federal government?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INUNION
Organized
labor?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INPRESS
Press?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INTV
Television?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INMED
Medicine?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INSCOURT
United
States Supreme Court?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INSCIENC
The
scientific community?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
4
(DO NOT READ) Refused
5
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INCONGRS
Congress?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
4
(DO NOT READ) Refused
5
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INARMY
Military?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
4
(DO NOT READ) Refused
5
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INFBI
The
FBI?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
4
(DO NOT READ) Refused
5
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INCIA
The
CIA?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INAPT
Airport
security agencies?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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PREVENT
And
how much confidence do you have in American authorities
to
prevent new acts of terrorism in this country?
[REPEAT
CATEGORIES IF NEEDED]
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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INSTGOVT
As
far as the people running *state government* are
concerned,
would you say you have a great deal of confidence
in
them, only some confidence in them, or hardly any
confidence
at all in them?
1 A
great deal
2
Only Some
3
Hardly any
x
(DO NOT READ) Refused
r
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
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SOUTHNR
If
you had to choose, would you say you are a Southerner or
an
American?
1
Southerner
2
American
3
Neither
x
Don't know (volunteered)
r
Refused (volunteered)
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APGOV
Do
you approve or disapprove of the way Don Sundquist is
handling
his job as governor?
[IF
"DEPENDS," PROBE ONCE WITH: Overall do you approve or
disapprove
of the way Don Sundquist is handling his job as
governor?]
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
x
Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r
Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
C:
BATTERY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (VERSION = 1)
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NATECON
About
the economy ... right now, do you think that economic
conditions
in the country as a whole are getting better or
getting
worse?
1
Getting better
2
Getting worse
x
Don't know
r Refused
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RESECON
Now
looking ahead, do you expect that at this time next year
you
will be financially better off than now, or worse off
than
now?
1
Better off
2
Worse off
x
Don't know
r
Refused
C:
BATTERY: INCOME TAX (VERSION = 1)
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CRISIS
Now
let's talk about Tennessee's financial situation.
Do
you believe that the state of Tennessee is facing a
financial
crisis, or not?
1
Yes, it is
2
No, it isn't
x
Don't know/No opinion (volunteered only)
r
Not applicable/Refused (volunteered only)
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INCTAX
In
general, would you strongly favor ...favor ... oppose ...
or
strongly oppose establishing a state personal income tax,
or
aren't you sure?
1
Strongly favor
2
Favor
3
Not sure
4
Oppose
5
Strongly Oppose
x
Don't know/No opinion (volunteered only)
r
Not applicable/Refused (volunteered only)
C:
BATTERY: CIVIL LIBERTIES (VERSION = 1)
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GIVELIB
In
order to curb terrorism in this country, do you think it
will
be necessary for the average person to give up some
civil
liberties, or not?
1
Yes, it will be necessary
2
No, it will not be necessary
X
Refused
R
No opinion
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MEDLIB
In
order to curb terrorism in this country, do you think it
will
be necessary for the news media to give up some of
their
freedoms?
1
Yes, it will be necessary
2
No, it will not be necessary
X
Refused
R
No opinion
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DISPREZ
Free
speech is protected in the United States by the First
Amendment
to the Constitution and by other laws. However,
the
law recognizes that certain kinds of expression should
not
always be protected. We are not concerned here about
whether
you personally approve of any of the behaviors we
will
mention. We want to know whether you think they should
be
protected by the law all of the time, protected under
certain
circumstances, or not protected at all.
What
about disagreeing with the president or other high
government
officials? Should the law protect that all the
time,
only under certain circumstances, or not at all?
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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RACESLUR
What
about using words or phrases that would offend people
from
a different racial or ethnic group? Should the law
protect
that all the time, only under certain circumstances,
or
not at all?
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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FLAGBURN
What
about burning the flag to protest actions of the
government?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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GOVCLASS
The
First Amendment and other laws also protect some of the
things
media like television, newspapers, radio and
magazines
do under certain circumstances but not under
others.
Again,
we'd like to know how much, if any, protection you
think
the law should give to several of the things media
sometimes
do. Remember that we're not asking whether you
personally
approve of these things. We just want to know how
much,
if at all, you think the law should protect these
things.
Ready?
How
about when journalists report classified material that
the
government wishes to keep secret? [REPEAT ANSWER CHOICES
IF
NECESSARY]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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VIOLENCE
How
about when newspapers or television stations run graphic
photographs
of violent events?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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CRITPOLS
How
about when journalists criticize political leaders?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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FOREIGN
How
about when journalists take sides with a foreign
government
against the position of the United States?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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CRITMIL
How
about when journalists criticize the military?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
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NATSEC
How
about when journalists report stories about national
security
without government approval?
[IF
NECESSARY: "Should the law protect that all the time,
only
under certain circumstances, or not at all?]
1
Protect all the time
2
Protect under certain circumstances
3
Not protect at all
X
(DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
R
(DO NOT READ) Refused
IF
(WARSPLIT = 1) SKIPTO WHERE
C:
BATTERY: WAR ON TERRORISM, BRANCH 2 (VERSION = 1 & WARSPLIT = 2 through 10)
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CURSIT2
Next,
how do you rate the U.S. government's handling of the
current
situation? Would you say the government has done an
excellent,
good, fair, or poor job?
1
Excellent
2
Good
3
Fair
4
Poor
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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USACT2
Do
you strongly approve ... approve ... *dis*approve ... or
*strongly*
disapprove of the United States taking military
action
in Afghanistan?
1
Strongly approve
2
Approve
3
Disapprove
4
Strongly disapprove
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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WARLAST2
How
long do you think the fighting in Afghanistan will
continue?
Will it continue a few weeks or less, several
months,
a year or two, or more than two years?
1 A
few weeks or less
2
Several months
3 A
year or two
4
More than two years
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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GRTROOP2
Would
you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly*
oppose a full-scale military invasion of
Afghanistan
using U.S. ground troops?
1
Strongly favor
2
Favor
3
Oppose
4
Strongly oppose
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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KILLCIV2
Would
you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly*
oppose such and invasion if it means that large
numbers
of Afghan civilians are killed as a result of the
military
action?
1
Strongly favor
2
Favor
3
Oppose
4
Strongly oppose
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
C:
BATTERY: NEWS DIFFUSION (VERSION = 1)
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WHERE
It's
important to learn how word of the September 11th
terrorist
attack spread, because people need to find out
about
such situations as soon as possible.
Where
were you when you first heard about the attack? Were
you
at home, away at work, out somewhere local, traveling
out
of town, or some place else?
1
At home
2
At work
3
Out somewhere local
4
Traveling out of town
5
Some place else [PLEASE SPECIFY PLACE]
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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WHEN
About
what time was it when you first heard about the attack? It might
help
to know that the first jet struck the World Trade Center at
7:45
a.m. Central Time, which would be 8:45 a.m. Eastern time.
MORNING
| 16 11:30 am | 30 3:00 pm | 44 6:30 pm | 98 Don't know/
1
7:45 am | 17 11:45 am | 31 3:15 pm | 45 6:45 pm | No answer
2
8:00 am | 18 NOON | 32 3:30
pm | 46 7:00 pm | 99 Refused
3
8:15 am | | 33 3:45
pm | 47 7:15 pm |
4
8:30 am | AFTERNOON | 34 4:00
pm | 48 7:30 pm |
5
8:45 am | 19 12:15 pm | 35 4:15 pm | 49 7:45 pm |
6
9:00 am | 20 12:30 pm | 36 4:30 pm | 50 8:00 pm |
7
9:15 am | 21 12:45 pm | 37 4:45 pm | 51 8:15 pm |
8
9:30 am | 22 1:00 pm | 38 5:00
pm | 52 8:30 pm |
9
9:45 am | 23 1:15 pm | | 53 8:45 pm |
10
10:00 am | 24 1:30 pm | EVENING | 54 9:00 pm |
11
10:15 am | 25 1:45 pm | 39 5:15 pm | 55
9:15 pm |
12
10:30 am | 26 2:00 pm | 40 5:30 pm | 56
9:30 pm |
13
10:45 am | 27 2:15 pm | 41 5:45 pm | 57
9:45 pm |
14
11:00 am | 28 2:30 pm | 42 6:00 pm | 58
10:00 pm
15
11:15 am | 29 2:45 pm | 43 6:15 pm
| or later
[ENTER
NUMBER HERE: THEN PRESS 'ENTER' TO
CONTINUE]
IF
(WHERE = 4) SKIPTO TIMEZONE
SKIPTO
HOWUPSET
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TIMEZONE
C:
[ASK ONLY IF 'WHERE' = 4]
Which
time zone were you in? Eastern, Central, Mountain,
Pacific,
or some other time zone?
1
Eastern
2
Central
3
Mountain
4
Pacific
5
Some other time zone [SPECIFY TIME ZONE]
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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HOWUPSET
Compared
to most people, about how upset did you become
after
learning about the attack? Were you a great deal more
upset
than most people, slightly more upset, about *equally*
upset,
slightly *less* upset, or *a great deal less upset*
than
most people?
1 A
great deal more
2
Slightly more
3
About equal
4
Slightly less
5 A
great deal less
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
IF
(WHEN > 10) SKIPTO DIDUSTOP
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SAWLIVE
Were
you watching live TV coverage of the attack at the
instant
the second jet crashed into the World Trade Center,
or
were you not watching live TV coverage at that time?
1
Was watching
2
Was not watching
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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DIDUSTOP
After
hearing of the attack, did you stop your usual
activities
for the rest of the day, stop your usual
activities
but go back to them before the end of the day,
or
carry on pretty much as before?
1
Stopped for rest of day
2
Stopped, then went back by end of day
3
Carried on as before
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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HOWHEAR
How
were you first alerted to the attack? Were you alerted
by
the television, the radio, a World Wide Web site, an
Internet
news alert, your spouse, some other relative, a
friend,
a stranger, or some other source?
1 Television
2 Radio
3 Web site
4 Internet news alert
5 Spouse
6 Other relative
7 Friend
8 Stranger
9 Some other source [Specify]
10
Wasn't aware of that
98
Don't know/No answer
99
Refused
[ENTER
NUMBER HERE: THEN PRESS 'ENTER' TO
CONTINUE]
IF
(HOWHEAR < 5) SKIPTO WHOTALK
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HOWREACH
Did
this person talk to you face to face, call you on your
cell
phone, call you on your regular phone, call your pager,
send
you e-mail, or reach you in some other way?
1
Face to face
2
Cell phone
3
Regular phone
4
Pager
5
E-mail
6
Other [SPECIFY OTHER WAY]
x
Don't know/No answer
r
Refused
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WHOTALK
Who,
if anyone, was the *first* person you began a
discussion
with that day about the attack? Was it your
spouse, some other relative, a friend, a str