Type of Community
0 = SOMETHING ELSE
1 = RURAL COMMUNITY
2 = SMALL CITY OR TOWN, VILLAGE
3 = A SUBURB
4 = URBAN COMMUNITY
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Most Important Problem
20 = Unemployment/jobs/jobs young people lack of good jobs/higher
30 = Taxes/city taxes/city finances/taxes too high/government spe
50 = Gangs/gang violence/teenage trouble/teen violence, etc
51 = Youth activities/things kids to do/youth outreach/youth prog
60 = Divorce/broken homes/single parents latch key kids/working p
71 = Junk lying around/appearance of the city/dirty city

Address Problem
1 = GOVERNMENT (THE STATE,GOVERNOR, POLICE)
2 = PRIVATE BUSINESS
3 = VOLUNTARY/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
4 = PEOPLE THEMSELVES

Level of Government
1 = FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
2 = STATE GOVERNMENT
3 = LOCAL GOVERNMENT
4 = STATE AND LOCAL (R VOLUNTEERED)
5 = ALL LEVELS (R VOLUNTEERED)
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Role - Colleges and Universities
1 = LARGE ROLE
2 = SOME ROLE
3 = NO ROLE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Problems - University's Assist
1 = Programs to keep kids in school
2 = Programs to reduce cost eduction
3 = College prepatory classes/programs
4 = Programs for teachers
5 = Promoting diversity in education
6 = Community education programs
9 = Education (General)
10 = Unemployment/job training/job re-education
11 = Economic development/business development
20 = Medical care/health care
21 = Poverty/poor/low income families
22 = Housing/affordable housing/urban development
23 = Public Health Issues
30 = Fostering Community relationships
31 = Promoting diversity w/in communities
32 = Community grants
33 = Leadership/city leaders/politics
34 = Future planning
35 = Promoting volunteerism
40 = Crime
41 = Drugs/drug dealers
42 = Gun Control/Gun violence
50 = Youth gangs/teen violence
51 = Mentoring programs for youth
52 = Youth activities (programs/things for youth to do/youth outr
53 = Youth and drugs/drug violence
54 = Youth and drinking/alcohol abuse
60 = Parenting issues
61 = Family issues/problems/etc
64 = Nutrition programs
70 = Environment
71 = Water/Water quality/water conservation
72 = Air quality/air pollution
73 = Roads/maintenance/repair
90 = NO PROBLEMS
91 = MISCELLANEOUS
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Rate Quality Life
1 = EXCELLENT
2 = GOOD
3 = FAIR
4 = POOR
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Supreme Political
1 = POLITICALLY NEUTRAL
2 = FAVORS ONE PARTY OVER ANOTHER

Issues Governor/Legislature
1 = THE ECONOMY, BUSINESS IN THE STATE, ENCOURAGE BUSINESS GROWT
2 = JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT, MORE WORK, ETC
3 = HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, ETC
4 = CRIME, SAFETY, DRUGS, VIOLENCE, LAW AND ORDER, PRISONS
5 = EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, SCHOOL FINANCING, SCHOOL FUNDING
6 = POVERTY, POOR PEOPLE, HOMELESS PEOPLE,SOCIAL PROGRAMS/HOUSIN
7 = WELFARE, WELFARE REFORM, ETC
8 = TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES, ETC
9 = SENIOR CITIZEN ISSUES./PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE
10 = REDUCE BUDGETS, REDUCE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT, RESTRICT GOVERNME
11 = MORAL ISSUES, ABORTION, GAY/LESBIAN RIGHTS, ETC
12 = FOREIGN POLICY, WORLD AFFAIRS, DEFENSE
13 = ENVIRONMENT, CLEAN-UP, POLLUTION CONTROL, ETC
14 = ROADS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES REPAIRS-MAINTENENCE
15 = ELECTIONS, ELECTION REFORM
16 = GUN CONTROL/CONCEALED WEAPONS
17 = JOB TRAINING/JOB RE-TRAINING
18 = DIVERSITY/RACE RELATIONS
19 = TEACHER TESTING/ACCOUNTABILITY
20 = REGULATION/DEREGULATION
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Trust Federal Government
1 = NEARLY ALWAYS OR MOST OF THE TIME
2 = SOME OF THE TIME
3 = SELDOM
4 = ALMOST NEVER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Most for Money
1 = FEDERAL
2 = STATE
3 = LOCAL
4 = NONE, NEITHER (R VOLUNTEERS)
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Problems w/ Voting
1 = A LOT OF PROBLEMS
2 = SOME PROBLEMS
3 = A FEW PROBLEMS
4 = NO PROBLEMS AT ALL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Responsibility Voters
1 = STRONGLY AGREE
2 = SOMEWHAT AGREE
3 = NEITHER: AGREE/DISAGREE (VOLUNTEERED)
4 = SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
5 = STRONGLY DISAGREE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

State Holiday
1 = STRONGLY FAVOR
2 = SOMEWHAT FAVOR
3 = NEITHER: FAVOR/OPPOSE.. (VOLUNTEERED)
4 = SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
5 = STRONGLY OPPOSE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Pay More Taxes
1 = YES
5 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Follow Florida Re-Count
1 = VERY CLOSE
2 = SOMEWHAT CLOSE
3 = NOT VERY CLOSE
4 = NOT AT ALL CLOSE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Effect Legitimacy
1 = INCREASE HIS LEGITIMACY
3 = DECREASE HIS LEITIMACY
5 = HAVE NO EFFECT ON HIS LEGITIMACY
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Present Financial
1 = BETTER OFF.........................1
2 = ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED)........2
3 = WORSE OFF..........................3
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Future Financial
1 = BETTER OFF.........................1
3 = ABOUT THE SAME (R PROVIDED)........2
5 = WORSE OFF
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Household's Overall Situation
1 = EXCELLENT
2 = GOOD
3 = JUST FAIR
4 = NOT SO GOOD
5 = POOR
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

Employment Situtation
1 = BETTER THAN
3 = WORSE THAN
5 = ABOUT THE SAME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

Role Universities Economy
1 = VERY IMPORTANT ROLE
2 = SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT ROLE
3 = NOT VERY IMPORTANT ROLE
4 = NO ROLE AT ALL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Gender
1 = MALE
5 = FEMALE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Year Born
998 = DO NOT KNOW
999 = REFUSED

Education Level
0 = DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL
1 = GRADE
12 = HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR GED HOLDER
13 = COLLEGE (ONE TO THREE YEARS)
16 = COLLEGE GRADUATE (FOUR YEARS)
17 = SOME POST GRADUATE
18 = GRADUATE DEGREE
20 = TECHNICAL/JUNIOR COLLEGE GRADUATE
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

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

Gathered responses to cd5a-d
1 = white
2 = black
3 = hawaiian, PI
4 = asian
5 = indian

Term US Senator
2 = -30 'YEARS
6 = 6 YEARS

U.S. Supreme Court Justices
1 = 1 JUDGE
9 = 9 JUDGES
60 = 60 JUDGES
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Minimum Voting Age
18 = Age
30 = Age
98 = Do Not Know
99 = Refused

Elected President
1 = TIMES (RECORD NUMBER VERBATIM)
2 = 2 TIMES
10 = TIMES (RECORD NUMBER VERBATIM)
90 = UNLIMITED/LIFETIME/ETC
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Override Veto
2 = 2/3 (2/3 MAJORITY) OF BOTH HOUSES
5 = 50% OR 51%
6 = RAW NUMBER BETWEEN 1-100
7 = ALL OF THEM
8 = UNABLE TO DO IT
9 = UNCODEABLE RESPONSE
10 = PERCENTAGE
97 = PERCENTAGE
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Majority Michigan Legislature?
0 = OTHER PARTY MENTIONED OTHER THAN REP. OR DEM
1 = REPUBLICAN
5 = DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Office William Rehnquist
1 = JUSTICE/CHIEF JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
2 = Republican
3 = Democrat
4 = Congressman (Sentor/Representative Washington)
5 = Cabinet post (secretary)
6 = Lieutenant Governor/Governor
7 = Judge
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Now I have just a few more background questions.
0 = NONE; NO RELIGIOUS GROUP
1 = CATHOLIC; ROMAN CATHOLIC, ORTHODOX
2 = ISLAMIC/MUSLIM
3 = JEWISH
4 = PROTESTANT
5 = OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN (Hindu, Buddhist, witches)
6 = OTHER CHRISTIAN
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

Republican
1 = STRONG REPUBLICAN
2 = NOT A VERY STRONG REPUBLICAN
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Democrat
6 = NOT A VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT
7 = STRONG DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

1 = strong republican
2 = not strong rep
3 = lean republican
4 = neither
5 = lean democrat
6 = not strong dem
7 = strong democrat
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

Conservative
1 = VERY CONSERVATIVE
2 = SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Liberal
6 = SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
7 = VERY LIBERAL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Moderate
3 = CLOSER TO THE CONSERVATIVE.............3
4 = IN THE MIDDLE..........................4
5 = CLOSER TO THE LIBERAL SIDE.............5 @d
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

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

Adults
1 = ADULTS
10 = ADULTS
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Hours TV
0 = HOURS
24 = HOURS
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Employment
0 = SOMETHING ELSE
1 = WORK FULL TIME, SELF EMPLOYED FULL TIME
2 = WORK PART TIME, SELF EMPLOYED FULL TIME
3 = WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL
4 = IN THE ARMED FORCES
5 = HAVE A JOB, BUT NOT AT WORK LAST WEEK
6 = UNEMPLOYED, LAID OFF, LOOK FOR WORK
7 = RETIRED
8 = SCHOOL FULL TIME
9 = HOME-MAKER
10 = DISABLED
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Access Internet
1 = DAILY
2 = 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK
3 = ONCE A WEEK
4 = A COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH
5 = ONCE A MONTH
6 = A FEW TIMES A YEAR
7 = NEVER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Where Access
1 = HOME
2 = WORK
3 = SCHOOL
4 = LIBRARY
5 = Family/friends homes
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Reason No Internet
1 = No computer at home/work/school
2 = Tried, but found it too complicated
3 = Tried, but found it not worth the time/hassel/expense
4 = Trust/do not trust internet/computers,etc
5 = Not interested in internet/computers/technology/etc
6 = Physically unable to use computers
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Main Reason Access
0 = OTHER
1 = SEND AND RECEIVE E-MAIL
2 = TO GET INFORMATION
3 = PURCHASE PRODUCTS
4 = COMBINATION OF REASONS
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Reason Never Purchased
1 = Security issues, trust
2 = Do not trust sellers
3 = Do not need anything
4 = Did not find what looking for
5 = Do not have a credit card/don't use credit cards
6 = Prefer to use stores
7 = Financial issues
8 = New to computer technology
9 = Do not have a computer

Learn Technology Skills
1 = Personal contact (friend/relative/co-workers)
2 = Paid contact (pay a consultant/computer person)
3 = Reading a manual
4 = Formal computer course
5 = Trial and error/learn on own
6 = School
7 = Employer
8 = On-line or program-based help systems

1 = $10,000 or less
2 = $10,000-19,999
3 = $20,000-29,999
4 = $30,000-39,999
5 = $40,000-59,999
7 = $60,000-69,999
8 = $70,000 or more
9 = Dont know-refused

Phone Lines
1 = PHONE LINE
6 = PHONE LINES
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

99998 = DO NOT
99999 = REFUSED

Race Perception
1 = AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR BLACK
2 = ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER
3 = NATIVE AMERICAN
4 = WHITE OR CAUCASIAN

Interviewer Gender
1 = MALE
5 = FEMALE

Cooperative Respondent
1 = Very cooperative
2 = Somewhat cooperative
3 = Not very cooperative
4 = Not at all cooperative
8 = Do not know
9 = Refused

Interested Respondent
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested

Revised SOSS Region codes based on respondents county of residence
1 = UP
2 = N. LP
3 = W. Central
4 = E. Central
5 = Southwest
6 = Southeast
7 = Detroit

Respondent 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

Respondent race in 3 categories
1 = white
2 = black
3 = other

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