Hello. My name is ________, and I am calling from Mississippi State University. Professor Stephen Shaffer at the Social Science Research Center is doing a statewide study of what Mississippi residents think about important issues facing the state. Your phone number was randomly selected, and your answers will be kept completely confidential. Your participation is voluntary, you may hang up at any time, and if you feel a question is too personal you need not answer it. This interview will only take about ten minutes. May I start please?
Is this a home telephone? (If NO: I'm sorry, I have the wrong place.)
In order to get a representative sample of all Mississippians, I need to speak with the person in your household who is 18 years of age or older and who will have the next birthday. Are you that person? (If NO: May I speak with that person?)
[QUALLIFE]
1. Overall, how would you rate Mississippi as a place to live-- excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1) EXCELLENT
2) GOOD
3) FAIR
4) POOR
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[LIVCOMM]
2. How likely do you think it will be that you will be living in your community five years from now? Definitely no, probably no, probably yes, or definitely yes?
1) DEFINITELY NO
2) PROBABLY NO
3) PROBABLY YES
4) DEFINITELY YES
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[HAPPY]
3. Taken all together, how would you say things are these days-- Would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?
1) VERY HAPPY
2) PRETTY HAPPY
3) NOT TOO HAPPY
4) DON'T KNOW
5) REFUSED
[TRUSTPEO]
4. Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people
1) TRUST MOST PEOPLE
2) CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL
3) DON'T KNOW
4) OTHER/DEPENDS
5) REFUSED
[GETFIN]
5. We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. So far as you and your family are concerned, would you say that you are pretty well satisfied with your present financial situation, more or less satisfied, or not satisfied at all?
1) PRETTY WELL SATISFIED
2) MORE OR LESS SATISFIED
3) NOT SATISFIED AT ALL
4) DON'T KNOW
5) REFUSED
[WOMHOM]
6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Women should take care of running their homes, and leave running the country up to men?
1) AGREE
2) DISAGREE
3) DON'T KNOW (DK)
4) REFUSED (REF)
[TRUSTOF]
7. How much of the time do you think you can trust public officials in Mississippi to do what is right-- almost always, most of the time, only some of the time, or rarely?
1) ALMOST ALWAYS
2) MOST OF THE TIME
3) SOME OF THE TIME
4) RARELY
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
8,intro). Now I'm going to ask you to rate the job performance of a few political figures and institutions. Rate each of them as excellent, good, fair, or poor. What about . . . (REPEAT AS NECESSARY: Would you rate his/its job performance as excellent, good, fair, or poor?)
E G F P DK REF
[RATEPRES]
8. President George W. Bush (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
[RATEGOV]
9. Governor Haley Barbour (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
[TUCK]
10. Lieutenant Governor
Amy Tuck (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
[RATELEG]
11. The Mississippi state legislature. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
[KNOWCONG]
12. What is the name of the United States Representative who represents your Congressional district in Washington?
(NOTE: A CORRECT RESPONSE IS PICKERING, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, OR WICKER.)
1) INCORRECT POLITICAL NAME OR DON'T KNOW
2) CORRECT NAME
[INTEREST]
13. How interested are you in the coming elections for President and Congress--very interested, somewhat, a little, or not at all interested?
1) NOT AT ALL INTERESTED/ DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED
2) A LITTLE
3) SOMEWHAT
4) VERY INTERESTED
[WILLVOTE]
14. How certain are you to vote in the elections this November? Would you say that you definitely will vote, probably will, probably will not, or definitely will not vote?
1) DEFINITELY WILL NOT VOTE/ DON'T KNOW/ REFUSED
2) PROBABLY WILL NOT VOTE
3) PROBABLY WILL VOTE
4) DEFINITELY WILL VOTE
ADD THE NUMBERED RESPONSES TO THE LAST THREE QUESTIONS (Q12-14) ______. IF THE RESULT IS 6 OR LESS, SKIP TO [IDEOLOGY].
[ELECPRES]
15. If the presidential election was held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican, whom would you vote for? Kerry or Bush?
1) KERRY
2) BUSH
3) UNDECIDED OR DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
[IDEOLOGY]
16. What about your political beliefs? Do you consider yourself: very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate or middle of the road, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?
1) VERY LIBERAL
2) SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
3) MODERATE/MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
4) SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
5) VERY CONSERVATIVE
6) DON'T KNOW
7) REFUSED
17, intro). Please label the following political figures as very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate (or middle of the road), somewhat conservative, or very conservative.
VERY SOME SOME VERY DONT
LIB LIB MOD CON CON KNOW REFUSE
[IDREP]
17. President George W. Bush (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
[IDDEM]
18. Democratic Presidential (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Candidate John Kerry
[IDEOGOV]
19. Governor Haley Barbour (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
[IDEOST]
20. Lieutenant Governor (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Amy Tuck
21, intro). Now I'm going to ask you about some issues facing state and local government in Mississippi. As you know, most of the money government spends comes from the taxes you and others pay. For each of the following, please tell me whether you think state and local government in Mississippi should be spending more, less, or about the same as now. (REPEAT AS NECESSARY: Should more, less, or about the same be spent on ____?)
MORE LESS SAME DK REFUSE
[SENVIR]
21. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. 1 2 3 4 5
[SPOOR]
22. PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR. 1 2 3 4 5
[SSCHOOL]
23. PUBLIC GRADE SCHOOLS
AND HIGH SCHOOLS 1 2 3 4 5
[SROADS]
24. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. 1 2 3 4 5
[SPOLICE]
25. POLICE FORCES. 1 2 3 4 5
[SUNIVER]
26. PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. 1 2 3 4 5
[SHEALTH]
27. HEALTH CARE AND HOSPITALS. 1 2 3 4 5
[SINDUST]
28. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT. 1 2 3 4 5
[STOURISM]
29. ENCOURAGING TOURISM. 1 2 3 4 5
[SCHILDC]
30. CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES 1 2 3 4 5
31, intro. Now I'm going to read some statements about some important issues. For each of these statements, tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree.
[JOBS]
31. The government in Washington should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[DOCTORS]
32. The government ought to help people get doctors and hospital care at low cost.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[FEWSERV]
33. The government in Washington should provide fewer services, even in areas such as health and education, in order to reduce government spending.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[BLHELP]
34. The government in Washington should make every effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks and other minority groups.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[AFFACT]
35. Because of past discrimination blacks should be given preference in hiring and promotion.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[ISOLATE]
36. This country should pay more attention to problems at home and less attention to problems in other parts of the world.
1) STRONGLY AGREE
2) AGREE
3) DISAGREE
4) STRONGLY DISAGREE
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[TAXEDUC]
37. Currently, Mississippi state government faces financial problems, and the legislature will have to raise taxes or reduce spending on public elementary, secondary, and higher education. What would you favor--raising taxes or reducing education spending?
1) CUT EDUCATION
2) RAISE TAXES
3) DO BOTH/MIXED RESPONSE (volunteered by respondent)
4) DON'T KNOW
5) REFUSED
[ACCOUNT]
38. Who should be held most accountable for a student's academic performance-
the teacher, parent, or student?
1) TEACHER
2) PARENT
3) STUDENT
4) DON'T KNOW
5) REFUSED
[VOUCHER]
39. Would you favor or oppose a policy that would take money away from poorly performing public schools, and give the money to parents of students attending that school so that they could seek other educational opportunities?
1) FAVOR
2) OPPOSE
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
[PARTYID]
40. Generally speaking, do you consider yourself a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or what?
1) DEMOCRAT (GO TO TYPDEM)
2) REPUBLICAN (GO TO TYPREP)
3) INDEPENDENT (GO TO CLOSERDR)
4) OTHER (GO TO CLOSERDR)
5) DON'T KNOW (GO TO CLOSERDR)
6) REFUSED
[TYPDEM]
41. [IF CODED 1 TO PARTY] Do you consider yourself a strong or not so strong Democrat?
1) STRONG DEMOCRAT
2) NOT SO STRONG DEMOCRAT
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
. ) NOT ASKED
[TYPREP]
42. [IF CODED 2 TO PARTY] Do you consider yourself a strong or not so strong Republican?
1) STRONG REPUBLICAN
2) NOT SO STRONG REPUBLICAN
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
. ) NOT ASKED
[CLOSERDR]
43. [IF CODED 3 OR 4 OR 5 TO PARTY] Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic party or the Republican party?
1) CLOSER TO DEMOCRATS
2) CLOSER TO REPUBLICANS
3) CLOSER TO NEITHER
4) DON'T KNOW
5) REFUSED
. ) NOT ASKED
[SEATUSE]
44. How often do you use seat belts when driving? Always, most of the time, seldom, or never?
1) ALWAYS
2) MOST OF THE TIME
3) SELDOM
4) NEVER
5) DON'T KNOW
6) REFUSED
[PCACCESS]
45. Do you have access to a personal computer?
1) YES
2) NO
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
46, intro) Now I'm going to ask you about some health related activities and services. For each of the following statements, please indicate whether you think the item is very important, important, somewhat important, or not important.
VERY IMPORTANT SOMEWHAT NOT DK/
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORT. REFUSE
(1) (2) (3) (4) (9)
[HEALTH1] 46. Public education to encourage good nutrition and physical activity?
[HEALTH2] 47. Preventive health care?
[HEALTH3] 48. Recruiting and retaining doctors in Mississippi?
[HEALTH4] 49. Improving the health status of minority groups in Mississippi?
[HEALTH5] 50. Providing healthcare services for children whose families cannot afford health insurance?
[HEALTH6] 51. Providing healthcare services for adults who cannot afford healthcare insurance?
[HEALTH7] 52. Universal health care coverage for Mississippians?
[PROFILE]
53) Racial Profiling is when a law enforcement officer stops and asks a person questions or detains them, merely because of their race. Have you ever been a victim of racial profiling?
1) YES
2) NO
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
[PROWIDE]
54) Do you believe that racial profiling is a widespread practice in Mississippi?
1) YES
2) NO
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
[PRSHOULD]
55) Do you believe that law enforcement officers should be allowed to use racial profiling to fight crime?
1) YES
2) NO
3) DON'T KNOW
4) REFUSED
56, intro. And now for some final questions.
[YRSINMS]
56. How many years have you lived in Mississippi?
YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI: ______ [CODES ACTUAL NUMBER]
0) LESS THAN ONE YEAR
96) 96 YEARS OR MORE
97) ALL MY LIFE
98) DON'T KNOW
99) REFUSED
[POPULATE]
57. Which of the following best describes the place where you live?
1) A farm or ranch
2) Non-farm rural area
3) A town or village with less than 2,500 people
4) A town of 2,500 to 10,000 people
5) A city of 10,000 to 50,000 people
6) Large city with more than 50,000 people
7) DON'T KNOW
8) REFUSED
[EDUCATE]
58. What was the last grade in school that you completed?
1) GRADES 11 OR LESS
2) 12TH GRADE
3 SOME COLLEGE
4) GRADUATED COLLEGE
5) SOME GRADUATE WORK
6) DON'T KNOW
7) REFUSED
[YRBORN]
59. In what year were you born?
YEAR BORN: ______ (ENTER LAST 2 DIGITS)
0) IF BEFORE 1900
90) REFUSED
This variable is recoded into age of respondent [AGE}.
[RACE]
60. Is your race white, black, or what?
1) WHITE
2) BLACK (AFRICAN-AMERICAN)
3) OTHER
4) REFUSED
[MARSTA]
61. Are you currently married, single, divorced, separated, or widowed?
1) MARRIED
2) SINGLE
3) DIVORCED
4) SEPARATED
5) WIDOWED
6) REFUSED
[RELIGFRE]
62. About how often do you attend church: every week, almost every week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never?
1) EVERY WEEK
2) ALMOST EVERY WEEK
3) ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH
4) A FEW TIMES A YEAR
5) NEVER
6) DON'T KNOW
7) REFUSED
[ADULTS]
63. Including yourself, how many people 18 years and older currently live in this household? (REMEMBER, THIS INCLUDES THE RESPONDENT!)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 18 YEARS AND OLDER IN HOUSEHOLD: ______
18) DON'T KNOW OR NOT SURE
19) REFUSED
[INCOME]
64. Last year, what was your total family income, before taxes? Please stop me when I am on the right level:
1) Under $10,000
2) Between $10,000 AND $20,000
3) Between $20,000 AND $30,000
4) Between $30,000 AND $40,000
5) Between $40,000 AND $50,000
6) Between $50,000 AND $60,000
7) Between $60,000 AND $70,000
8) Over $70,000
9) DON'T KNOW
10) REFUSED
[PHONENO]
65. Does your household have one telephone number, or more than one telephone number? (CAUTION: WE DO NOT WANT CELL PHONES OR NUMBER OF TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS.)
1) ONE (GO TO SEX)
2) MORE THAN ONE (GO TO DIFFPHON)
3) REFUSED (GO TO SEX)
[DIFFPHON]
66. How many DIFFERENT telephone numbers does your household have?
INTERVIEWER: ENTER EXACT NUMBER
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TELEPHONE NUMBERS: _____
7) MORE THAN 7
8) DON'T KNOW
9) REFUSED
. ) NOT ASKED
This completes our interview, thank you for your cooperation. Good Bye.
[SEX]
67. Respondent's sex.
1) MALE
2) FEMALE
3) COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE
[COUNTY]
68. County that the respondent lives in? (CODED FROM PHONE NUMBER PREFIX)
(Note: add 28,000 to each of the following codes)1) ADAMS
3) ALCORN
5) AMITE
7) ATTALA
9) BENTON
11) BOLIVAR
13) CALHOUN
15) CARROLL
17) CHICKASAW
19) CHOCTAW
21) CLAIBORNE
23) CLARKE
25) CLAY
27) COAHOMA
29) COPIAH
31) COVINGTON
33) DESOTO
35) FORREST
37) FRANKLIN
39) GEORGE
41) GREENE
43) GRENADA
45) HANCOCK
47) HARRISON
49) HINDS
51) HOLMES
53) HUMPHREYS
57) ITAWAMBA
59) JACKSON
61) JASPER
63) JEFFERSON
65) JEFFERSON DAVIS
67) JONES
69) KEMPER
71) LAFAYETTE
73) LAMAR
75) LAUDERDALE
77) LAWRENCE
79) LEAKE
81) LEE
83) LEFLORE
85) LINCOLN
87) LOWNDES
89) MADISON
91) MARION
93) MARSHALL
95) MONROE
97) MONTGOMERY
99) NESHOBA
101) NEWTON
103) NOXUBEE
105) OKTIBBEHA
107) PANOLA
109) PEARL RIVER
111) PERRY
113) PIKE
115) PONTOTOC
117) PRENTISS
119) QUITMAN
121) RANKIN
123) SCOTT
125) SHARKEY
127) SIMPSON
129) SMITH
131) STONE
133) SUNFLOWER
135) TALLAHATCHIE
137) TATE
139) TIPPAH
141) TISHOMINGO
143) TUNICA
145) UNION
147) WALTHALL
149) WARREN
151) WASHINGTON
153) WAYNE
155) WEBSTER
157) WILKINSON
159) WINSTON
161) YALOBUSHA
163) YAZOO
. ) MISSING