Region
1 = UP
2 = N.LP
3 = W.Central
4 = E.Central
5 = Southwest
6 = Southeast
7 = Detroit

Sample
1 = listed Landlline
2 = not listed Landline
3 = cell phone

Confidence: Past Financial
1 = BETTER OFF
3 = ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED)
5 = WORSE OFF
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Confidence: Current Financial
1 = EXCELLENT
2 = GOOD
3 = JUST FAIR
4 = NOT SO GOOD
5 = POOR
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Confidence: Inflation Rate
1 = GO UP
3 = GO DOWN
5 = STAY ABOUT THE SAME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Confidence: Unemployment Situation
1 = BETTER THAN
3 = WORSE THAN
5 = ABOUT THE SAME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Confidence: Business Conditions
1 = GOOD TIMES
3 = BAD TIMES
5 = NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD; MEDIOCRE STAY THE SAME (R PROVIDED)
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Politics: Obama Rating
1 = EXCELLENT
2 = GOOD
3 = FAIR
4 = POOR
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

MEDC: Recommend Michigan
1 = VERY LIKELY
2 = SOMEWHAT LIKELY
3 = NEITHER LIKELY NOR UNLIKELY (R VOLUNTEERED)
4 = SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
5 = VERY UNLIKELY
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

MEDC: MI Business Climate
1 = STRONGLY AGREE
2 = SOMEWHAT AGREE
3 = NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE (R VOLUNTEERED)
4 = SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
5 = STRONGLY DISAGREE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Vote: Governor 1 (R first)
1 = RICK SNYDER (REPUBLICAN)
2 = MARK SCHAUER (DEMOCRAT)
3 = OTHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Vote: Senate 1 (R first)
1 = TERRI LYNN LAND (REPUBLICAN)
2 = GARY PETERS (DEMOCRAT)
3 = OTHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Demographic: Sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

Demographic: Year of Birth
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Demographic: Education
0 = DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL
1 = 1st GRADE
2 = 2nd GRADE
3 = 3rd GRADE
4 = 4th GRADE
5 = 5th GRADE
6 = 6th GRADE
7 = 7th GRADE
8 = 8th GRADE
9 = 9th GRADE
10 = 10th GRADE
11 = 11th GRADE
12 = HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR GED HOLDER
13 = 1st YEAR COLLEGE
14 = 2nd YEAR COLLEGE
15 = 3rd YEAR COLLEGE
16 = COLLEGE GRADUATE (FOUR YEARS)
17 = SOME POST GRADUATE
18 = GRADUATE DEGREE
20 = TECHNICAL/JUNIOR COLLEGE GRADUATE
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Demographic: Ethnicity
1 = YES-HISPANIC/LATINO/SPANISH ORIGIN
5 = NO-NOT HISPANIC/LATINO/SPANISH ORIGIN
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Race: White/Caucasian
1 = YES
5 = NO

Demographic: Religious Background
0 = NONE; NO RELIGIOUS GROUP (include: Athiest, Agnostic)
1 = CATHOLIC; ROMAN CATHOLIC, ORTHODOX
2 = ISLAMIC/MUSLIM
3 = JEWISH
4 = PROTESTANT (include: Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal
5 = OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN (include: Unitarian-Universalist, Hindu
6 = OTHER CHRISTIAN (include: Jehovah Witness, Mormon, 7th Day A
94 = NO RELIGION/AGNOSTIC/ATHEIST
95 = UNABLE TO CLASSIFY/MISC.
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Political: Party ID
0 = ANOTHER PARTY, THIRD PARTY, ETC
1 = REPUBLICAN
4 = INDEPENDENT
7 = DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Party - Republican
1 = STRONG REPUBLICAN
2 = NOT A VERY STRONG REPUBLICAN
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Party - Democrat
6 = NOT A VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT
7 = STRONG DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Party - Independent
3 = REPUBLICAN
4 = NEITHER (R PROVIDED)
5 = DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Party - Lean
1 = STRONG REPUBLICAN
2 = NOT STRONG REPUBLICAN
3 = LEAN REPUBLICAN
4 = NEITHER
5 = LEAN DEMOCRAT
6 = NOT STRONG DEMOCRAT
7 = STRONG DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Ideology
0 = OTHER
1 = CONSERVATIVE
4 = MODERATE
7 = LIBERAL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Ideology - Conservative
1 = VERY CONSERVATIVE
2 = SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Ideology - Liberal
6 = SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
7 = VERY LIBERAL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Ideology - Middle/Neither
3 = CLOSER TO THE CONSERVATIVE
4 = IN THE MIDDLE
5 = CLOSER TO THE LIBERAL SIDE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political: Ideology - Lean
1 = VERY CONSERVATIVE
2 = SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
3 = LEAN CONSERVATIVE
4 = MIDDLE
5 = LEAN LIBERAL
6 = SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
7 = VERY LIBERAL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Demographic: Marital Status
1 = MARRIED, REMARRIED
2 = DIVORCED
3 = SEPARATED
4 = WIDOWED
5 = MEMBER OF AN UNMARRIED COUPLE
6 = SINGLE, NEVER BEEN MARRIED
7 = MISC/OTHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Employment
1 = WORK FULL TIME
2 = WORK PART TIME
3 = WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL
4 = THE ARMED FORCES
5 = HAVE A JOB, BUT NOT AT WORK LAST WEEK (ON VACATION, SICK LEA
6 = UNEMPLOYED, LAID OFF, LOOKING FOR WORK
7 = RETIRED
8 = SCHOOL FULL TIME
9 = HOMEMAKER
10 = DISABLED
11 = SEMI-RETIRED, RETIRED AND WORKING PART-TIME
95 = MISC/OTHER
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Employment: Union Member
1 = YES
5 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Household: Phone Lines
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Location: Community Type
0 = MISC/OTHER
1 = RURAL COMMUNITY
2 = SMALL CITY OR TOWN, VILLAGE
3 = A SUBURB
4 = URBAN COMMUNITY
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Location: Detroit
1 = YES
2 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Location: City
0 = SPECIFY
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Cell Phone: Calls
555 = NO LANDLINE PHONE
777 = ZERO, NONE
888 = DO NOT KNOW
999 = REFUSED

Finance: Income Change
1 = INCREASED
2 = DECREASED
3 = STAYED THE SAME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Finance: Income Increase
998 = DO NOT KNOW
999 = REFUSED

Finance: Income Expectation
1 = INCREASE
2 = DECREASE
3 = STAY THE SAME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Finance: Update Budget
1 = EVERY MONTH
2 = EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS
3 = FEW TIMES A YEAR
4 = ONCE A YEAR
5 = NEVER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Finance: Pay Bills
1 = EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
2 = VERY DIFFICULT
3 = SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT
4 = SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT
5 = NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Retire: Used Funds
1 = YES
2 = NO
7 = HAVE NO RETIREMENT SAVINGS
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Foreclosure: Secure
1 = MORE SECURE
3 = ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED)
5 = LESS SECURE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Foreclosure: Set Aside Money
1 = YES
2 = NO
7 = HAVE NO RETIREMENT SAVINGS / NOT APPLICABLE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Foreclosure Assistance: Other
1 = YES
2 = NO
3 = FAMILY/FRIENDS
4 = RETIREMENT/SAVINGS/401K/IRA/INVESTMENTS
5 = LOAN/CREDIT UNION/BANK/MORTGAGE/CREDIT CARDS
6 = RELIGIOUS GROUP/CHURCH
7 = MISC/OTHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Decisions: Choose Company A or B
1 = COMPANY A (10 EMPLOYEES TODAY)
3 = COMPANY B (16 EMPLOYEES IN 5 YEARS)
5 = NEITHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Decisions: New Owner - She Subsidy
1 = APPROVE
5 = DISAPPROVE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Decisions: Park Bond - $125k or $200k
1 = $125,000 NOW
5 = $200,000 IN FIVE YEARS
6 = NEITHER DO NOT WANT PARK CHANGED
7 = EITHER TODAY/LATER NO PREFERENCE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Decisions: Inheritance - $20k-$32k
1 = RIGHT AWAY ($20,000)
5 = FIVE YEARS FROM NOW ($32,000)
6 = NEVER
7 = EITHER TODAY/LATER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Meat: Eaten Game Meat
1 = YES
2 = NO

Meat: Types - Other
5 = NO
6 = BEAR ONLY
7 = PARTRIDGE ONLY
8 = TURTLE ONLY
9 = MISC/OTHER, MULTIPLE OTHER

Meat: Venison - Past Year
1 = NOT AT ALL
2 = ONCE OR TWICE
3 = 3 TO 10 TIMES
4 = MORE THAN 10 TIMES
7 = ATE IN LAST 12 MONTHS, BUT UNSURE HOW MANY TIMES
8 = DO NOT KNOW WHETHER ATE ANY IN LAST 12 MONTHS
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Selection
1 = PROCEED
2 = TWINS/TRIPLETS/ETC SELECTED
7 = NO CHILDREN
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Age
1 = 1 YEAR (12-23 MONTHS)
2 = 2 YEARS (24-35 MONTHS)
3 = 3 YEARS (36-47 MONTHS)
4 = 4 YEARS (48-59 MONTHS)
5 = 5 YEARS (60-71 MONTHS)
6 = 6 YEARS
7 = 7 YEARS
8 = 8 YEARS
9 = 9 YEARS
10 = 10 YEARS
11 = 11 YEARS
12 = 12 YEARS
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Nursing: Relationship
1 = FATHER
2 = MOTHER
3 = PARENT (GENDER UNKNOWN)
4 = SIBLING/BROTHER/SISTER
5 = GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDPARENT
6 = COUSIN
7 = AUNT/UNCLE
8 = OTHER RELATIVE
9 = NON-RELATIVE
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Nursing: Fruit
1 = NEVER
2 = 1-3 TIMES/WEEK
3 = 4-6 TIMES/WEEK
4 = EVERY DAY
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Milk
1 = NEVER
2 = 1-3 TIMES/WEEK
3 = 4-6 TIMES/WEEK
4 = EVERY DAY

Nursing: Eating Habits
1 = POOR
2 = NOT SO GOOD
3 = FAIR
4 = GOOD
5 = EXCELLENT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: TV
0 = LESS THAN 1 HOUR
1 = 1 HOUR
2 = 2 HOURS
3 = 3 HOURS
4 = 4 HOURS
5 = 5 OR MORE HOURS
7 = CHILD DOES NOT WATCH TV OR VIDEOS
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Video Games
0 = LESS THAN 1 HOUR
1 = 1 HOUR
2 = 2 HOURS
3 = 3 HOURS
4 = 4 HOURS
5 = 5 OR MORE HOURS
7 = CHILD DOES NOT PLAY VIDEO GAMES
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Active Video Game Time
0 = LESS THAN 1 HOUR
1 = 1 HOUR
2 = 2 HOURS
3 = 3 HOURS
4 = 4 HOURS
5 = 5 OR MORE HOURS
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: School
1 = YES/DAYCARE/SCHOOL
2 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Nursing: Recess Time
1 = LESS THAN 15 MINUTES
2 = 16-30 MINUTES
3 = MORE THAN 30 MINUTES
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Recall: Email
1 = YES
3 = NO, DO NOT WANT TO GIVE EMAIL ADDRESS OUT
5 = NO, HAVE NO EMAIL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Sample Source
1 = Fresh Landline
2 = Recall Landline
3 = Fresh Cell
4 = Recall Cell

Phone Status
1 = Landline only
2 = Both Land and Cell
3 = Cell only

Rs age in categories
1 = 18 - 24 Yrs
2 = 25 - 29 Yrs
3 = 30 - 39 Yrs
4 = 40 - 49 Yrs
5 = 50 - 59 Yrs
6 = 60 - 64 Yrs
7 = 65 or older
9 = missing

R Age in 7 Census Categories
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-39
3 = 40-49
4 = 50-59
5 = 60-69
6 = 70-79
7 = 80+

Rs race in 3 categories and missing
1 = white
2 = black
3 = other

Rs race in 6 categories
1 = white
2 = black
3 = hawaiian, PI
4 = asian
5 = indian

MSU Extension Regions (Detroit in Reg.6)
1 = UP
2 = North LP
3 = W.Central
4 = E.Central
5 = Southwest
6 = Southeast Urban

Is respondent in the labor force or not
1 = In the labor force
2 = Not in labor force

New Version of income responses (11 categories)
1 = < $10k
2 = $10k < $20k
3 = $20k <$30k
4 = $30 < $40k
5 = $40k < $50k
6 = $50k < $60k
7 = $60k < $70k
8 = $70k < $90k
9 = $90k < $100k
10 = $100k < $150k
11 = $150k+
98 = DK
99 = REF

Respondent Education in 4 categories
1 = LT HS
2 = HS
3 = Some College
4 = College+