Spring 1999 Middle Tennessee Poll data codebook
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Q: BELTLAW
The state legislature is considering or has recently passed
laws about a number of issues. We want to know how you feel
about these issues. Do you feel that seatbelt use should be
mandatory for all drivers and passengers?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: BELTSTOP
Do you feel that law enforcement officers should be able to
stop motorists when they see that they or their passengers
are not wearing seatbelts?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: EQPAY
Should the legislature make certain that rural teachers are
paid an equivalent salary to those in urban areas?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: LOTTO
Should the legislature take steps to allow a state lottery
in Tennessee?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: EDLOTTO
What if the state designated all of its lottery profits for
education? Would you approve of a state lottery then?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: VOTLOTTO
Would you favor or oppose giving each Tennessean who votes
a chance at winning, say, a million dollars as a way to
improve voter turnout in elections?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
x Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: LOWERDUI
Should the legislature lower the amount of alcohol needed
to consider a driver intoxicated from point-one-oh to
point-oh-eight? That is, should the legislature make it
easier to charge and convict people of drunken driving?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: GRADRIVE
Currently teenagers are given a full drivers license when
they pass all necessary tests. Some people are proposing
that they should be given what is called a graduated license
that gradually increases their privileges as they get older
or pass more tests. Do you favor or oppose a graduated
drivers license?
1 Favor graduated license
2 Oppose graduated license/favor full license
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SMOKELAW
Should laws on teen smoking be made tougher, remain about
the same, or be made easier?
1 Be made easier
2 Remain same
3 Toughened
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SMOKEBAN
Do you think cities and counties should have the right to
pass anti-smoking ordinances for restaurants and public
buildings if they choose, or should this be determined by
statewide laws?
1 Cities/counties have right
2 Statewide laws
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: HOMECARE
Do you think that the state should make more home-based
care available to the elderly and disabled as an alternative
to nursing home care?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: IMPRTCON
There are several privately run prisons in Tennessee.
Should these prisons be allowed to hold convicts brought in
from other states?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: HWYSPEND
Because of all of the highway construction around
Tennessee, some people feel that the state now has too much
money to spend on highways. Others feel that, because of
growth, all the highway spending is necessary. How do you
feel? Do you feel that there is too much money to spend on
highways or that all the spending is necessary?
1 Too much to spend on highways
2 All spending is necessary
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: ROADWORK
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has been
criticized for starting too many highway construction
projects at the same time. Do you feel that too many were
started at once, or not?
1 Too many started
2 Not too many started
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: CHARTSCH
Governor Don Sundquist has proposed that Tennessee allow
state funding of special-purpose charter schools that could
be formed by parents, community groups, or even private
firms. Charter schools might be exempt from certain state
requirements but would receive state money. Those in favo27
of charter schools claim that they would foster innovation
and improve education by giving regular public schools
competition. Those opposed say they would hurt public
education by channeling state funds to small groups with
special interests without adequate regulation. Do you think
charter schools are a good idea or a bad idea?
1 Good idea
2 Bad idea
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: CHARTLIC
In some charter schools, teachers may not be required to be
licensed like regular public school instructors. Teachers'
unions oppose this lack of licensing. How do you feel? Do
you think all teachers being paid by the state should be
licensed, or do you think exceptions should be granted to
teachers in some charter schools.
1 All licensed
2 Not all licensed in charter schools
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: LEGISPAY
State legislators currently make about $16,000 per year fo27
their part-time duties, plus travel and office expenses and
pay for service when the legislature is out of session. Do
you think pay for state senators and representatives should
be raised, stay the same, or be lowered?
1 Lowered
2 Same
3 Raised
33 DK
27 Refused
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Q: STAX
Do you favor or oppose the governor's plan to eliminate the
state sales tax on food?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: STAXBBIZ
Would you favor or oppose removing the tax if doing so meant
raising taxes on large businesses?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: STAXSBIZ
Would you favor or oppose removing the tax if doing so meant
raising taxes on small businesses?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: STAXMBIZ
Would you favor or oppose removing the tax if doing so meant
raising taxes on medium-sized businesses that currently
don't pay some of the taxes other businesses pay?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: APGOV
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Don Sundquist is
handling his job as governor?
1 Approve
2 Disapprove
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: APLEG
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic
leaders in the Tennessee State Legislature are doing?
(IF "DEPENDS," PROBE ONCE WITH: Overall do you approve o27
disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in the
Tennessee State Legislature are doing?")
1 Approve
2 Disapprove
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: APPREZ
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is
handling his job as President?
(IF "DEPENDS," PROBE ONCE WITH: Overall do you approve o27
disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as
president?)
1 Approve
2 Disapprove
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: BILLHIST
President Clinton has been impeached, tried and acquitted by
Congress. At this point, how do you think future generations
will regard Clinton? Will they regard him as a great
president, a good president, a fair president, or a poo27
president?
1 Poo27
2 Fai27
3 Good
4 Great
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: HISTCONG
What about the current Congress? At this point, do you
think future generations will regard this congress as a
great Congress, a good Congress, a fair Congress, or a poo27
Congress?
1 Poo27
2 Fai27
3 Good
4 Great
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: HAVEKIDS
Next, we'd like to ask you a few questions about education.
First, do you currently have at least one child
living with you who is high school aged or younger?
1 Yes
2 No
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: EDSAT1
On the whole, would you say you are satisfied o27
dissatisfied with your children's education?
1 Satisfied
2 Dissatisfied
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: EDSAT2
On the whole, would you say you are satisfied o27
dissatisfied with the education children are getting today?
1 Satisfied
2 Dissatisfied
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: COMMCOLL
Please tell me whether you think each of the following types
of schools does an excellent job, a good job, only a fai27
job, or a poor job of preparing its students for the future.
Community and two-year colleges in Middle Tennessee.
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: VANDY
Vanderbilt University
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PRIVCOLL
Smaller private colleges and universities in Middle
Tennessee, such as Belmont University, David Lipscomb
University, Martin Methodist College, and Trevecca Nazarene
University.
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: BORCOLLS
The state universities in Middle Tennessee, including
Austin Peay State University, Middle Tennessee State
University, Tennessee State University, and Tennessee
Technological University.
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: UTCOLLS
The universities in the University of Tennessee System,
including the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
Knoxville, and Martin.
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TECHS
State technical institutions and technology centers in
Middle Tennessee
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PUBK12
The public K-12 schools in Middle Tennessee
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PRIVK12
Private K-12 schools in Middle Tennessee
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: COLCOUNT
Do you think there are too many college graduates in
Tennessee, about the right amount, or too few?
1 Too few
2 About right
3 Too many
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: UNIVCOMP
How do you think Tennessee's state-supported colleges and
universities compare with those in nearby states? Are they
better, about the same, or not as good?
1 Better
2 About the same
3 Not as good
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: SPENDCOL
A special panel appointed by Gov. Don Sundquist reports that
no state-supported college or university ranks among the top
100 nationally, while state universities in North Carolina,
Virginia, Georgia, and Florida score well. The panel
recommends that more than 400 million dollars be spent in
the next five years to improve Tennessee's state colleges
and universities. Do you think this additional money should
definitely be spent, probably be spend, or not spent at all?
1 Definitely be spent
2 Probably be spent
3 Not spent at all
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: UTBORMRG
Currently, the state has two systems of colleges and
universities governed by separate boards. One board controls
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Martin, and Memphis. Another board controls other state
universities such as Austin Peay State University, Middle
Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, and
Tennessee Technological University. The governor's panel
says such a system is not efficient. How do you feel? Do you
think there should be one board for all Tennessee colleges
and universities, or there be two separate boards, as we now
have?
1 One board
2 Two boards
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:SPTNCARE
We are faced with many problems in Tennessee, none of which
can be solved easily or inexpensively. I'm going to name
some of these problems, and for each one I'd like you to
tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on
it, too little money, or about the right amount.
First are we spending too much, too little, or about the
right amount on TennCare, the program that insures poo27
people?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPWELFAR
What about welfare programs for the poor? Are we spending
too much, too little, or about the right amount?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPUNIVS
What about state Universities? Are we spending too much, too
little, or about the right amount [REPEAT RESPONSE SET
OCCASIONALLY]
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPCOLTEK
What about Community Colleges and Technical Schools?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPHWYREP
Highway maintenance?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPHWYBLD
New highway construction?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPENVIRO
The environment?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPHSEDUC
Elementary and secondary education?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPLAWENF
State law enforcement agencies?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPHCAPPD
Programs for the handicapped?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPRTRDED
Programs for the mentally retarded?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPFOSTER
Foster care services?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPMHELTH
Mental health?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: SPMTRANS
And what about mass transportation, including bus and rail
service?
1 Too little
2 About right
3 Too much
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: TOBMONEY
As you may know, some states have sued major tobacco
companies for money to pay for the cost of treating people
with tobacco-related illnesses. The state of Tennessee, by
agreeing not to sue, will receive $4.8 billion over the next
25 years from tobacco companies.
Various groups are proposing to spend the money in different
ways. How do you think Tennessee should spend it? [DO NOT
READ LIST. PLACE RESPONDENT'S ANSWER IN APPROPRIATE
CATEGORY, OR CHOOSE "OTHER"]
1 Care for elderly 6 Education
2 Aid to tobacco farmers 7 Return to taxpayers
3 Discouraging teen smoking 8 Othe27
4 Disease prevention 33 Don't know
5 Tax cut 27 Refused
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Q: TALKINT1
Now, I want to know, in general, how often do you talk
about the following subjects. Do you talk about them often,
sometimes, seldom, or never. How often do you talk about ...
[PRESS THE SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE]
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Q: TALKFED
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] What the President, the
national government and the Congress are doing
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:TALKLGOV
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] What your state and local
governments are doing
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:TALKFORN
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] What is happening in
foreign countries
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:TALKECON
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] How the economy is doing
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:TALKCRIM
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] The crime situation and
violence in society
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:TALKSCHL
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT ...] What's going on in the
schools and education
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TALKINT2
Now, we would like to know some of the reasons you talk
about some of these issues. First, what about national,
state and local government, foreign affairs, and the
economy? These all relate to government and politics, so
let's just call all of these things government and politics.
How often do you talk about government and politics for the
following reasons: [PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE]
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Q:GOV1
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS ...]
Because other people are talking about government and
politics
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV2
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You need to vent your frustration about government and
politics
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV3
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
Government and politics is interesting to talk about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV4
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
Government and politics affects your life directly.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV5
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You can mobilize people to do something about government and
politics
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV6
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
Government and politics is in the news
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV7
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You want to learn more about government and politics
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV8
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
People that you talk to know more about government and
politics than you do
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV9
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You like to argue about government and politics.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV10
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You want to understand government and politics better.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV11
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to about government and politics agree
with you.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV12
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
Government and politics just gives you something to talk
about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV13
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You want to hear what other people think about government
and politics.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV14
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
You have an opinion regarding government and politics and
want to convince others
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q:GOV15
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to have an opinion regarding government
and politics and you want them to convince you
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TALKINT3
Now what about crime? How often do you talk about crime fo27
the following reasons?
[PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE]
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Q: CRIME1
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
Other people are talking about crime
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME2
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You need to vent your frustration about crime
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME3
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
Crime is interesting to talk about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME4
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
Crime affects your life directly.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME5
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You can mobilize people to do something about crime
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME6
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
Crime is in the news
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME7
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You want to learn more about crime
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME8
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
People that you talk to know more about crime than you do
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME9
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You like to argue about crime.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME10
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You want to understand crime better.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME11
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to about crime agree with you.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME12
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
Crime just gives you something to talk about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME13
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You want to hear what other people think about crime.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME14
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
You have an opinion regarding crime and want to convince
others
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CRIME15
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT CRIME BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to have an opinion regarding crime and
you want them to convince you
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TALKINT5
And now we want to know about education. How often do you
talk about education for the following reasons?
[PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE]
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Q: EDUC1
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
Other people are talking about education
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC2
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You need to vent your frustration about education
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC3
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
Education is interesting to talk about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC4
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
Education affects your life directly.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC5
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You can mobilize people to do something about education
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC6
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
Education is in the news
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC7
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You want to learn more about education
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC8
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
People that you talk to know more about education than you
do
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC9
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You like to argue about education.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC10
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You want to understand education better.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC11
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to about education agree with you.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC12
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
Education just gives you something to talk about.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC13
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You want to hear what other people think about education.
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC14
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
You have an opinion regarding education and want to convince
others
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDUC15
[HOW OFTEN DO YOU TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BECAUSE ...]
The people you talk to have an opinion regarding education
and you want them to convince you
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 Sometimes
4 Often
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PRISONS
As you may have heard, some state leaders think that
Tennessee should hire a private company to run the state's
prison system. Others think the state should continue to run
its own prison system. We want to know how you feel. Do you
think turning the state's prison system over to a private
company is a good idea or a bad idea?
1 Good idea
2 Bad idea
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: PRISAFF
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that the issue affects
you personally *very little* and 6 means that you really
feel *deeply involved* in this issue, where would you place
yourself on the prison privatization issue?
1 Affects very little 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Deeply involved
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Q: PRISINFO
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY:] On some issues
people feel that they really have all the information that
they need in order to form a strong opinion on that issue,
while on other issues they would like to get additional
information before solidifying their opinion.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you feel you
definitely need *more* information on the issue and 6 means
that you do *not* feel you need to have any more information
on the issue, where would you place yourself on the prison
privatization issue?
1 Need more info 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Do not need more info
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Q: PRISTALK
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you and you27
friends and family *rarely, if ever,* discuss the issue and
6 means that you and your friends and family discuss it
relatively *often,* where would you place yourself on the
prison privatization issue?
1 Rarely discuss x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Discuss often
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Q: PRISCHNG
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY] People have told us
that on some issues they come to a conclusion and they stick
with that position, no matter what. On other issues,
however, they may take a position, but they know that they
could change their minds pretty easily.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you could change
your mind *very easily* on this issue and 6 means that you
are likely to *stick with your position* no matter what,
where would you place yourself on the prison privatization
issue?
1 Change mind easily x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Stick with position
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Q: COMMRAIL
As the population in Middle Tennessee increases, the
interstates and other major roads have become increasingly
crowded. Some people propose to solve this problem by
building more roads or adding lanes; others say that a
commuter railway system is needed. If you had only a limited
amount of money, would you choose to spend it on a commute27
rail system or on more roads?
1 Commuter rail
2 More roads
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: RAILAFF
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that the issue affects
you personally *very little* and 6 means that you really
feel *deeply involved* in this issue, where would you place
yourself on the commuter rail issue?
1 Affects very little 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Deeply involved
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Q: RAILINFO
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY:] On some issues
people feel that they really have all the information that
they need in order to form a strong opinion on that issue,
while on other issues they would like to get additional
information before solidifying their opinion.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you feel you
definitely need *more* information on the issue and 6 means
that you do *not* feel you need to have any more information
on the issue, where would you place yourself on the commute27
rail issue?
1 Need more info 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Do not need more info
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Q: RAILTALK
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you and you27
friends and family *rarely, if ever,* discuss the issue and
6 means that you and your friends and family discuss it
relatively *often,* where would you place yourself on the
commuter rail issue?
1 Rarely discuss x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Discuss often
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Q: RAILCHNG
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY] People have told us
that on some issues they come to a conclusion and they stick
with that position, no matter what. On other issues,
however, they may take a position, but they know that they
could change their minds pretty easily.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you could change
your mind *very easily* on this issue and 6 means that you
are likely to *stick with your position* no matter what,
where would you place yourself on the commuter rail issue?
1 Change mind easily x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Stick with position
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Q: CAPPUN
Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for people
convicted of murder?
1 Favor
2 Oppose
33 Don't know
27 Refused
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Q: CAPAFF
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that the issue affects
you personally *very little* and 6 means that you really
feel *deeply involved* in this issue, where would you place
yourself on the death penalty issue?
1 Affects very little 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Deeply involved
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Q: CAPINFO
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY:] On some issues
people feel that they really have all the information that
they need in order to form a strong opinion on that issue,
while on other issues they would like to get additional
information before solidifying their opinion.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you feel you
definitely need *more* information on the issue and 6 means
that you do *not* feel you need to have any more information
on the issue, where would you place yourself on the death
penalty issue?
1 Need more info 33 Don't know
2 27 Refused
3
4
5
6 Do not need more info
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Q: CAPTALK
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you and you27
friends and family *rarely, if ever,* discuss the issue and
6 means that you and your friends and family discuss it
relatively *often,* where would you place yourself on the
death penalty issue?
1 Rarely discuss x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Discuss often
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Q: CAPCHNG
[READ THIS INTRO THE FIRST TIME ONLY] People have told us
that on some issues they come to a conclusion and they stick
with that position, no matter what. On other issues,
however, they may take a position, but they know that they
could change their minds pretty easily.
On a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 means that you could change
your mind *very easily* on this issue and 6 means that you
are likely to *stick with your position* no matter what,
where would you place yourself on the death penalty issue?
1 Change mind easily x Don't know
2 r Refused
3
4
5
6 Stick with position
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Q: NPDAYS
Now just some final questions to help us analyze the poll's
results.
In the past seven days, between (TODAY'S DAY OF THE WEEK)
of last week and yesterday, how many days did you read o27
look at a daily newspaper?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 None
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TVDAYS
In the past seven days, between (TODAY'S DAY OF THE WEEK)
of last week and yesterday, how many days did you watch a
nightly television news program?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 None
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: NPRDAYS
In the past seven days, between (TODAY'S DAY OF THE WEEK)
of last week and yesterday, how many days did you listen to
National Public Radio?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 None
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: HOMENET
Do you use the Internet from your home, either to
check e-mail or browse the World Wide Web?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: WORKNET
What about from work?
(IF NECESSARY: Do you use the Internet from work, either to
check e-mail or browse the World Wide Web?)
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: EDLETTER
Now, please tell me whether you have used any of these forms
of expression in the last five years. Have you ...
Written a letter to a newspaper, magazine or television news
program?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CALLEDIN
Called in to a radio or television talk show?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: CONTCAND
Written a letter to, phoned or otherwise contacted a
candidate for public office or an elected official?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: GOTOMEET
Attended a public meeting of an organization interested
in public affairs?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: TALKMEET
Spoken out at a public meeting of an organization interested
in public affairs?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PROTEST
Taken part in a public demonstration or march?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: WORKCAMP
Worked in a political campaign?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: UPTODATE
Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and
public affairs most of the time, whether there's an election
going on or not. Others aren't that interested. Would you
say that you follow what's going on in government and public
affairs ... most of the time, some of the time, only now and
then, or hardly at all?
1 Hardly at all
2 Only now and then
3 Some of the time
4 Most of the time
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: veep
Now, here are a few questions about the government, in
Washington. Many people don't know the answers to these
questions, so if there are some you don't know, just tell
me, and we'll go on.
First, do you happen to know what job or political office
is now held by Al Gore?
1 Vice president
2 Any incorrect answer
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: jdreview
Whose responsibility is it to determine if a law is
constitutional or not ... is it the president, the
Congress, or the Supreme Court?
1 Supreme Court
2 Any incorrect answer
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: twothrds
How much of a majority is required for the U.S.
Senate and House to override a presidential veto?
1 Two-thirds
2 Any incorrect answer
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: housmaj
Do you happen to know which party currently has
the most members in the U.S. House of Representatives?
1 Republican
2 Any incorrect answer
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: conparty
Would you say that one of the parties is more
conservative than the other on a national level?
(IF YES, READ: "Which party is more conservative?")
1 No
2 Republican
3 Any incorrect answer besides "No"
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: regvote
Are you registered to vote in Tennessee?
1 Yes, registered
2 No, not registered
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: oftvote
How often would you say you vote? Always, nearly always,
part of the time, or seldom?
1 Seldom
2 Part of the time
3 Nearly always
4 Always
5 (DO NOT READ) Never
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: LIBCON
Many people feel that their political views are too comple33
to describe with a single label. But if you had to choose
one of the following categories, how would you describe you27
political orientation? Are you far left, liberal, middle of
the road conservative, or far right?
1 Far left
2 Liberal
3 Middle of the road
4 Conservative
5 Far right
33 DO NOT READ) Don't know/Not applicable
27 DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: PARTYID
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a
Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?
1 Republican
2 Democrat
3 Independent
4 Other
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/not applicable
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: employed
As of last week, were you working full-time, working
part-time, going to school, keeping house, retired,
or what? (IF MORE THAN ONE, RECORD FIRST ANSWER
ON THE LIST)
1 Working full-time (35 hours/week or more)
2 Working part-time
3 Employed, but on vacation, sick, etc.
4 Unemployed/laid off
5 Retired
6 In school
7 Keeping house
8 Other
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: educ
What is the last grade in school you completed?
(READ LIST IF NECESSARY)
1 Never went to school
2 Elementary school (1-8)
3 Some high school (9-11)
4 High school graduate (12)
5 Some trade school
6 Some college
7 College graduate
8 Some graduate study
9 Master's degree
10 Doctor's degree
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
(TYPE ANSWER, THEN PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: yearborn
What year were you born in?
(TYPE IN ANSWER, THEN HIT "ENTER" TO PROCEED)
(ENTER A ZERO IF RESPONDENT REFUSED):
19
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Q: inc
Which of the following income categories best describes your
total household income in 1998? Was it ... (READ CATEGORIES)
1 10,000 or less
2 10,001 to 15,000
3 15,001 to 20,000
4 20,001 to 25,000
5 25,001 to 30,000
6 30,001 to 35,000
7 35,001 to 40,000
8 40,001 to 45,000
9 45,001 to 50,000
10 50,001 to 75,000
11 75,001 to 99,999
12 100,000 or more
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
(TYPE ANSWER AND PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: TNYEARS
How many years have you lived in Tennessee? (ENTER 0 IF LESS THAN 1)
(TYPE ANSWER AND PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: county
What county do you live in?
1 Bedford 11 Grundy 21 Marshall 31 Stewart 88 Don't know
2 Cannon 12 Hickman 22 Maury 32 Sumner 99 Refused
3 Cheatham 13 Houston 23 Montgomery 33 Trousdale
4 Clay 14 Humphreys 24 Moore 34 Van Buren
5 Coffee 15 Jackson 25 Overton 35 Warren
6 De Kalb 16 Lawrence 26 Perry 36 Wayne
7 Davidson 17 Lewis 27 Putnam 37 White
8 Dickson 18 Lincoln 28 Robertson 38 Williamson
9 Franklin 19 Macon 29 Rutherford 39 Wilson
10 Giles 20 Marion 30 Smith 40 Other
(TYPE ANSWER, THEN PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: gochurch
Lots of things come up that keep people from attending religious
services even if they want to. Thinking about your life these days,
do you ever attend religious services, apart from occasional
weddings, baptisms or funerals?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: oftchrch
Do you go to religious services almost every week,
once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never?
1 Neve27
2 A few times a year
3 Once a week
4 Almost every week
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: typchrch
Do you mostly attend a place of worship that is Christian,
Jewish, Islamic, or something else?
1 Christian
2 Jewish
3 Islamic
4 Something else
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: typeprot
Are you Church of Christ, Methodist, Southern Baptist,
Catholic, or what?
1 Southern Baptist
2 Other Baptist
3 Church of Christ
4 Episcopalian or Anglican
5 Lutheran
6 United Methodist
7 Other Methodist
8 Presbyterian
9 Catholic
10 Something else
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
(TYPE ANSWER AND PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: hispanic
Do you consider yourself of Hispanic origin or descent?
1 Yes
2 No
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: race
Do you consider yourself white, black or African-American,
Asian, Native-American or some other race or races?
1 White
2 Black or African-American
3 Asian or Pacific Islander
4 Native American or Alaskan Native
5 Other
33 (DO NOT READ) Don't know
27 (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: permit
OK, here's my last question. We make our poll results available to
academic researchers and news reporters as well as to the general
public. Sometimes, these people want to talk further with people
like you who have responded to the poll. Would you mind making you27
answers to the poll available to these people along with your name
and phone number in case they want to contact you? You certainly
don't have to. Saying "yes" would mean giving up your anonymity,
but it also might mean getting interviewed for a newspaper article
or TV news story about one or more of the poll's topics.
(IF OK, TYPE NAME BELOW, THEN PRESS
"ENTER" TO CONTINUE. FOR EXAMPLE:)
Jane Doe
(IF "NOT OK," PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE)
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Q: gender
That's the end of the interview. I really appreciate your time.
Goodbye.
(HANG UP, THEN, WITHOUT ASKING, RECORD WHAT YOU PERCEIVE TO BE
THE RESPONDENT'S GENDER)
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