Codebook, Spring 20002 Middle Tennessee Poll
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Q: 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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Q: 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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Q: 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.)
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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Q: 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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Q: 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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Q: 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)
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C: BATTERY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (2)
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Q: 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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Q: 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
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C: BATTERY: WAR
C: (SEE http://www.pollingreport.com/terror.htm FOR COMPARISON DATA)
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Q: AFGNATTK
Do you approve or disapprove of the military attacks led by
the United States against targets in Afghanistan?
1 Approve
2 Disapprove
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: OTHRATTK
Do you approve or disapprove of the United States leading
military attacks in other countries where it believes
terrorists are hiding, like Iraq, Somalia, and the
Philippines?
1 Approve
2 Disapprove
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: BINTOWIN
Which comes closer to your view: "The U.S. accomplishments
in Afghanistan will be a success even if Osama bin Laden is
not captured," or "The U.S. accomplishments in Afghanistan
will not be a success until Osama bin Laden is captured?"
1 Success even if bin Laden *is not* caught
2 No success until bin Laden *is* caught
x Don't know
r Refused
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C: BATTERY: INCOME TAX (5)
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Q: 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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Q: 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)
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Q: TAXSALES
Would you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly* oppose a state personal income tax if it meant
ending the sales tax on groceries and lowering the sales tax
on other items? Or aren't you sure about that?
1 Strongly favor
2 Favor
3 Not sure
4 Oppose
5 Strongly oppose
x Don't know
r No answer
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Q: TAXEDUC
Would you *strongly* favor ... favor ... oppose ... or
*strongly* oppose a state personal income tax if the
proceeds were to be used for education?
1 Strongly favor
2 Favor
3 Not sure
4 Oppose
5 Strongly oppose
x Don't know
r No answer
TAXORDER = (A RANDOM CHOICE BETWEEN 1 AND 2)
IF (TAXORDER = 1) SKIPTO FLATGRD1
IF (TAXORDER = 2) SKIPTO FLATGRD2
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Q: FLATGRD1
If an income tax were enacted, would you rather it charge
everyone the same amount per dollar of income or charge
wealthier people more per dollar of income than poorer people?
[NOTE: THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ABOVE QUESTION PRESENTS THESE
OPTIONS WILL CHANGE AT RANDOM FROM ONE INTERVIEW TO THE
NEXT.]
1 Charge everyone the same
2 Charge wealthier more than poorer
x Don't know
r No answer
SKIPTO GOVCLASS
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Q: FLATGRD2
If an income tax were enacted, would you rather it charge
wealthier people more per dollar of income than poorer
people or charge everyone the same amount per dollar of
income?
[NOTE: THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ABOVE QUESTION PRESENTS THESE
OPTIONS WILL CHANGE AT RANDOM FROM ONE INTERVIEW TO THE
NEXT.]
1 Charge everyone the same
2 Charge wealthier more than poorer
x Don't know
r No answer
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C: BATTERY: FIRST AMENDMENT, MEDIA RIGHTS (6)
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Q: GOVCLASS
The First Amendment and other laws protect some of the
things media like television, newspapers, radio and
magazines do under certain circumstances but not under
others.
We'd like to know how much, if any, protection you think the
law should give to several of the things media sometimes do.
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?
[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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Q: 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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Q: 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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Q: 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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Q: 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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Q: 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
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C: BATTERY: MEANING OF 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' (7)
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Q: GBAMEAN
The phrase "God Bless America" is frequently seen and heard
throughout the country. We've been wondering what people
mean when that phrase is said.
What would you mean if you said, "God Bless America"?
1 Don't know
2 Other: [TYPE A SUMMARY OF PERSON'S ANSWER]
3 Refused
IF (GBAMEAN = 2) SKIPTO GBACAT
SKIPTO GBAPAST
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Q: GBACAT
Would you say that meaning of the phrase "God Bless America"
is mostly about religion, about patriotism, about economic
prosperity, about protection and safety, or about something
else?
1 Religion
2 Patriotism
3 Economic prosperity
4 Protection and safety
5 Something else
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: GBAPAST
I'm going to read you a series of statements. For each one,
I'd like you to tell me whether you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings.
Here's the first one: "God has blessed America in the past."
[IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH: "Do you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings?]
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Mixed feelings
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: GBAFUTRE
How about, "God is likely to bless America in the future"?
[IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH: "Do you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings?]
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Mixed feelings
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: GBAREVIV
How about, "The terrorist events of September 11th have led
to a spiritual revival in America"?
[IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH: "Do you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings?]
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Mixed feelings
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: GBAECON
How about "In the wake of the September 11th terrorist
attacks, 'God Bless America' means 'God, don't let our
economy collapse"?
[IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH: "Do you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings?]
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Mixed feelings
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
x Don't know
r Refused
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Q: GBAENMY
How about "In the wake of the September 11th terrorist
attacks, 'God Bless America' means 'God, don't let our
enemies destroy us"?
[IF NECESSARY, PROMPT WITH: "Do you *strongly* agree ...
agree ... disagree ... *strongly* disagree ... or have mixed
feelings?]
1 Strongly agree
2 Agree
3 Mixed feelings
4 Disagree
5 Strongly disagree
x Don't know
r Refused
CREDKEY = (A RANDOMLY GENERATED WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 6)
IF (CREDKEY = 1) SKIPTO GENFAIR
IF (CREDKEY = 2) SKIPTO ATTFAIR
IF (CREDKEY = 3) SKIPTO FLAFAIR
IF (CREDKEY = 4) SKIPTO GENWELLB
IF (CREDKEY = 5) SKIPTO ATTWELLB
IF (CREDKEY = 6) SKIPTO FLAWELLB
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C: BATTERY: MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT (VERSION = 1 OR 2)
C: *** MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT ***
C: *** NOTE: ONLY *ONE* OF THE FOLLOWING SIX BATTERIES WILL ***
C: *** BE POSED TO EACH RESPONDENT ***
C: *** START OF FIRST MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: GENFAIR
Next, I'd like to ask you about national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News.
Would you say these network TV news organizations are
generally fair, generally *un*fair, or no more fair than
unfair?
1 Generally fair
2 Generally unfair
3 No more fair than unfair
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENBIAS
Are these network TV news organizations generally
*un*biased, generally biased, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally *un*biased
2 Generally biased
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENSTORY
Do they generally tell the whole story, generally *fail* to
tell the whole story, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally tell whole story
2 Generally fail to tell whole story
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENACCU
Are they generally accurate, generally *in*accurate, or no
more one than the other?
1 Generally accurate
2 Generally inaccurate
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENTRUST
Are they generally trustworthy, generally *un*trustworthy,
or no more one than the other?
1 Generally trustworthy
2 Generally untrustworthy
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
SKIPTO NPDAYS
C: *** START OF SECOND MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: ATTFAIR
Next, I'd like to ask you about how national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News covered
the September 11th terrorist attack.
Would you say these network TV news organizations were
generally fair in their coverage of the attack, generally
*un*fair, or no more fair than unfair?
1 Generally fair
2 Generally unfair
3 No more fair than unfair
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTBIAS
Were these TV network news organizations generally
*un*biased in their coverage of the attack, generally
biased, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally *un*biased
2 Generally biased
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTSTORY
Did they generally tell the whole story, generally *fail* to
tell the whole story, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally tell whole story
2 Generally fail to tell whole story
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTACCU
Were they generally accurate, generally *in*accurate, or no
more one than the other?
1 Generally accurate
2 Generally inaccurate
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTTRUST
Were they generally trustworthy, generally *un*trustworthy, or
no more one than the other?
1 Generally trustworthy
2 Generally untrustworthy
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
SKIPTO NPDAYS
C: *** START OF THIRD MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: FLAFAIR
Next, I'd like to ask you about how national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News covered
the vote count in Florida during the 2000 presidential
election.
Would you say these network TV news organizations were
generally fair in their coverage of the Florida vote count,
generally *un*fair, or no more fair than unfair?
1 Generally fair
2 Generally unfair
3 No more fair than unfair
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLABIAS
Were these network TV news organizations generally
*un*biased in their coverage of the Florida vote count,
generally biased, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally *un*biased
2 Generally biased
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLASTORY
Did they generally tell the whole story, generally *fail* to
tell the whole story, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally tell whole story
2 Generally fail to tell whole story
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLAACCU
Were they generally accurate, generally *in*accurate, or no
more one than the other?
1 Generally accurate
2 Generally inaccurate
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLATRUST
Were they generally trustworthy, generally *un*trustworthy, or
no more one than the other?
1 Generally trustworthy
2 Generally untrustworthy
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
SKIPTO NPDAYS
C: *** START OF FOURTH MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: GENWELLB
Next, I'd like to ask you about national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News.
Would you say these network TV news organizations are generally
concerned about the nation's well-being, generally *un*concerned
about the nation's well-being, or no more concerned than
unconcerned about the nation's well-being?
1 Generally concerned
2 Generally *un*concerned
3 No more concerned than unconcerned
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENMYINT
Do these network TV news organizations generally watch out
for *your* interests, generally *not* watch out for your
interests, or no more one than the other?
1 Generally watch out for my interests
2 Generally do *not* watch out for my interests
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENPAT
Are they generally patriotic, generally *un*patriotic, or no more
one than the other?
1 Generally patriotic
2 Generally *un*patriotic
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: GENPBINT
Are they concerned mainly about the public interest,
concerned mainly about making profits, or no more one than
the other?
1 Concerned mainly about public interest
2 Concerned mainly about making profits
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
SKIPTO NPDAYS
C: *** START OF FIFTH MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: ATTWELLB
Next, I'd like to ask you about how national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News covered
the September 11th terrorist attack.
Would you say these network TV news organizations were
generally concerned about the nation's well-being in their
coverage of the attack, generally *un*concerned,
or no more concerned than unconcerned?
1 Generally concerned
2 Generally *un*concerned
3 No more fair than unfair
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTMYINT
Did these network TV news organizations generally watch out
for *your* interests in their coverage of the attack,
generally *not* watch out for your interests, or no more one
than the other?
1 Generally watch out for my interests
2 Generally do *not* watch out for my interests
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTPAT
Were they generally patriotic, generally *un*patriotic, or
no more one than the other?
1 Generally patriotic
2 Generally *un*patriotic
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: ATTPBINT
Were they concerned mainly about the public interest,
concerned mainly about making profits, or no more one than
the other?
1 Concerned mainly about public interest
2 Concerned mainly about making profits
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
SKIPTO NPDAYS
C: *** START OF SIXTH MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERY ***
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Q: FLAWELLB
Next, I'd like to ask you about how national network TV news
organizations like ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News covered
the vote count in Florida during the 2000 presidential
election.
Would you say these network TV news organizations were
generally concerned about the nation's well-being in their
coverage of the Florida vote count, generally *un*concerned,
or no more concerned than unconcerned?
1 Generally concerned
2 Generally *un*concerned
3 No more fair than unfair
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLAMYINT
Did these network TV news organizations generally watch out
for *your* interests in covering the Florida vote count,
generally *not* watch out for your interests, or no more one
than the other?
1 Generally watch out for my interests
2 Generally do *not* watch out for my interests
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLAPAT
Were they generally patriotic, generally *un*patriotic, or no more
one than the other?
1 Generally patriotic
2 Generally *un*patriotic
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
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Q: FLAPBINT
Were they concerned mainly about the public interest,
concerned mainly about making profits, or no more one than
the other?
1 Concerned mainly about public interest
2 Concerned mainly about making profits
3 No more one than the other
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
C: *** END OF MEDIA CREDIBILITY EXPERIMENT BATTERIES ***
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Q: OFTCHRCH
Lots of things come up that keep people from attending
religious services, even if they want to. How often do you
attend services at a place of worship - never, seldom, about
once a month, almost every week, or at least once a week?
1 Never
2 Seldom
3 About once a month
4 Almost every week
5 At lease once a week
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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Q: CHRSTIAN
Would you describe yourself as a "Christian," or not?
1 Yes
2 No
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
IF (CHRSTIAN = 1) SKIPTO CHRSTRAD
IF (OFTCHRCH = 3) SKIPTO HERDTALK
IF (OFTCHRCH = 4) SKIPTO HERDTALK
IF (OFTCHRCH = 5) SKIPTO HERDTALK
SKIPTO NPDAYS
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Q: CHRSTRAD
There are many different traditions within Christianity. I'm
going to read a list of five. Please tell me which, if any,
tradition you most closely identify with. If you don't
recognize these terms or don't think of yourself in these
terms, just let me know. Here's the list: [READ LIST]
Pentecostal [pent-uh-COST-uhl]
Fundamentalist [fund-uh-MENT-uh-list]
Evangelical [ee-van-JELL-i-cal]
Mainline [MAIN-line]
or Roman Catholic [ROW-man CATH-o-lick]
1 Pentecostal
2 Fundamentalist
3 Evangelical
4 Mainline
5 Roman Catholic
6 Don't recognize these terms
7 Don't think of myself in these terms
x Don't know/No answer
r Refused
IF (OFTCHRCH = 3) SKIPTO HERDTALK
IF (OFTCHRCH = 4) SKIPTO HERDTALK
IF (OFTCHRCH = 5) SKIPTO HERDTALK
SKIPTO NPDAYS
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C: BATTERY: STANDARD DEMOGRAPHICS (15 QUESTIONS)
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Q: NPDAYS
We're almost done. Just some final questions to help us
analyze the poll's results.
Out of the past seven days - between today and this time
last week - how many days did you read or look at a daily
newspaper?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 None
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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Q: NATVDAYS
Out of the past seven days - between today and this time
last week - how many days did you watch a national nightly
television news program such as those anchored by Dan
Rather, Tom Brokaw, or Peter Jennings?
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 None
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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Q: LIBCON
Many people feel that their political views are too complex
to describe with a single label. But if you had to choose
one of the following categories, how would you describe your
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
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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Q: PARTYID
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a
Republican, Democrat, Independent, or something else?
1 Republican
2 Democrat
3 Independent
4 Something else
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
IF (PARTYID = 1) SKIPTO STRONREP
IF (PARTYID = 2) SKIPTO STRONDEM
IF (PARTYID = 3) SKIPTO INDLEAN
SKIPTO EDUC
C: MAIN
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Q: STRONREP
Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very
strong Republican?
1 Strong Republican
2 Not very strong Republican
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
SKIPTO EDUC
C: ALTERNATE
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Q: STRONDEM
Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very
strong Democrat?
1 Strong Democrat
2 Not very strong Democrat
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
SKIPTO EDUC
C: ALTERNATE
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Q: INDLEAN
Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party,
the Democratic Party, or neither?
1 Closer to Republicans
2 Closer to Democrats
3 Neither
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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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 Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
27 Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
(TYPE ANSWER HERE: )
(THEN PRESS 'ENTER' TO CONTINUE)
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Q: YEARBORN
What year were you born?
(TYPE ANSWER HERE: 19 )
(IF PERSON REFUSES, TYPE IN A SINGLE ZERO)
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Q: COUNTY
Which county do you live in?
1 Anderson |20 Decatur |39 Henderson |58 Marion |77 Sequatchie
2 Bedford |21 DeKalb |40 Henry |59 Marshall |78 Sevier
3 Benton |22 Dickson |41 Hickman |60 Maury |79 Shelby
4 Bledsoe |23 Dyer |42 Houston |61 Meigs |80 Smith
5 Blount |24 Fayette |43 Humphreys |62 Monroe |81 Stewart
6 Bradley |25 Fentress |44 Jackson |63 Montgomery |82 Sullivan
7 Campbell |26 Franklin |45 Jefferson |64 Moore |83 Sumner
8 Cannon |27 Gibson |46 Johnson |65 Morgan |84 Tipton
9 Carroll |28 Giles |47 Knox |66 Obion |85 Trousdale
10 Carter |29 Grainger |48 Lake |67 Overton |86 Unicoi
11 Cheatham |30 Greene |49 Lauderdale |68 Perry |87 Union
12 Chester |31 Grundy |50 Lawrence |69 Pickett |88 Van Buren
13 Claiborne |32 Hamblen |51 Lewis |70 Polk |89 Warren
14 Clay |33 Hamilton |52 Lincoln |71 Putnam |90 Washington
15 Cocke |34 Hancock |53 Loudon |72 Rhea |91 Wayne
16 Coffee |35 Hardeman |54 McMinn |73 Roane |92 Weakley
17 Crockett |36 Hardin |55 McNairy |74 Robertson |93 White
18 Cumberland |37 Hawkins |56 Macon |75 Rutherford |94 Williamson
19 Davidson |38 Haywood |57 Madison |76 Scott |95 Wilson
[TYPE ANSWER HERE: THEN PRESS "ENTER" TO CONTINUE. ENTER 99 IF NO ANSWER]
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Q: MARITAL
Are you currently married, divorced, separated, widowed, or
have you never been married?
1 Married
2 Divorced
3 Separated
4 Widowed
5 Never been married
x (DO NOT READ) Don't know
r (DO NOT READ) Refused
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Q: NUMKIDS
How many children, if any, do you have who live with you and
who are high school age or younger?
(TYPE ANSWER HERE: )
(THEN PRESS 'ENTER' TO CONTINUE)
(IF NO KIDS, ENTER '0')
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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
x Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
r Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
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Q: INCOME
I'm going to read some income categories. I'd like you to
stop me when I read the category that best describes your
total household income for last year. 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
27 Refused/not applicable (volunteered)
33 Don't know/no opinion (volunteered)
[TYPE ANSWER HERE: THEN 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)
1 (DO NOT READ) MALE
2 (DO NOT READ) FEMALE
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Q: CALLERID
ALL DONE! PLEASE TYPE IN THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR
STUDENT ID NUMBER, THEN PRESS 'ENTER' TO FINISH.
NOTE: This interview lasted
(SHOW INTERVIEW LENGTH IN MINUTES HERE)
minutes
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