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

Sample Type
1 = listed
2 = unlisted

Past Financial
1 = BETTER OFF
2 = ABOUT THE SAME
3 = WORSE OFF
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Future Financial
1 = BETTER OFF
3 = ABOUT THE SAME
5 = WORSE OFF
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

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

Unemployment
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
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Trust Federal Government
1 = JUST ABOUT ALWAYS
2 = MOST OF THE TIME
3 = SOME OF THE TIME
4 = NONE OF THE TIME
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

Protect American Based Terrorism
1 = GEORGE BUSH
2 = JOHN KERRY
5 = BOTH EQUALLY
6 = NEITHER
7 = SOMEONE ELSE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Presidential Election
1 = GEORGE BUSH
2 = JOHN KERRY
5 = RALPH NADER
6 = SOMEONE ELSE
7 = DO NOT PLAN TO VOTE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Congress Republican Control
1 = More Important Republican Control
3 = Less Important Republican Control
5 = Would Not Matter
8 = Do Not Know
9 = Refused

Congress Democratic Control
1 = MORE IMPORTANT DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
3 = LESS IMPORTANT DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
5 = WOULD NOT MATTER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

House Representative Election
1 = REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
5 = DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
7 = DEPENDS ON CANDIDATES
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Control Michigan Legislature
1 = REMAIN REPUBLICAN CONTROL
5 = CHANGE TO DEMOCRATIC CONTROLL
7 = DEPENDS ON CANDIDATE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Rate Michigan Public Schools
1 = A+
2 = A
3 = A-
4 = B+
5 = B
6 = B-
7 = C+
8 = C
9 = C-
10 = D+
11 = D
12 = D-
13 = F
98 = DON'T KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Favor Oppose Charter Schools
1 = FAVOR
3 = INDIFFERENT
5 = OPPOSE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Favor - 1st Mention
1 = PARENTS SHOULD HAVE CHOICES/ALTERNATIVES
2 = COMPETITION IS GOOD/NEED COMPETITION
3 = SMALLER CLASSES/MORE ONE-ON-ONE/FOCUS ON KIDS
4 = BETTER EDUCATION/DO BETTER JOB
5 = BETTER/MORE INVOLVED TEACHERS
6 = STRONGER CURRICULUM/MORE FOCUS ACADEMICS
7 = LESS POLITICAL/LESS GOVERNMENT CONTROL
8 = MORE RESPONSIVE TO PARENTS/PARENTS INPUT
9 = BETTER MEETING/DETECTING SPECIAL NEEDS
10 = MORE CREATIVE/MORE FREEDOM IN CURRICULUM
11 = CREATE GOOD SCHOOLS AMONGST BAD/POOR SCHOOLS
90 = MISCELLANEOUS
95 = NO OTHERS MENTIONED
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Oppose - 1st Mention
1 = FOCUS ON IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2 = TAKE FROM PUBLC - MONEY, RESOURCES, STUDENTS
3 = LOWER STANDARDS/POORER EDUCATION/NO UNIFORM STANDARDS/PRACTI
4 = LACK OVERSIGHT/CONTROL/ACCOUTABLITY
5 = UNQUALIFIED/LESS QUALIFIED TEACHERS/STAFF
6 = PUBLIC SCHOOLS BETTER/DIVERSE CURRICULUM
7 = CHARTERS PRIVATE SCHOOLS TAXPAYERS EXPENSE
90 = MISCELLANEOUS
95 = NO MORE MENTIONED
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Charter Academically Better
1 = STRONGLY AGREE
2 = SOMEWHAT AGREE
3 = SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
4 = STRONGLY DISAGREE
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Increase/Decrease Cap
1 = INCREASING THE CAP
5 = KEEPING THE CAP IN PLACE
7 = DECREASING THE CAP
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Follow-up Decrease Cap
1 = INCREASING THE CAP
5 = INCREASING THE CAP
7 = DECREASING THE CAP
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Ability of Terrorists
1 = GREATER THAN A YEAR AGO
3 = THE SAME AS A YEAR AGO
5 = LESS THAN A YEAR AGO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Concern Terrorism
1 = VERY CONCERNED
2 = SOMEWHAT CONCERNED
3 = NOT VERY CONCERNED
4 = NOT CONCERNED AT ALL
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Responsibility US
1 = A LOT
2 = SOME
3 = A LITTLE
4 = NONE AT ALL
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Civil Liberties
1 = NECESSARY GIVE UP CIVIL LIBERTIES
5 = PRESERVE FREEDOMS
7 = DEPENDS/NEITHER
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Iraq Justified
1 = JUSTIFIED
5 = NOT JUSTIFIED
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Cost Benefit Iraq
1 = YES
5 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Sex
1 = MALE
5 = FEMALE

Education
0 = DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL
1 = GRADE
11 = GRADE
12 = HIGH SCHOOL GRAD OR GED
13 = COLLEGE
15 = COLLEGE
16 = COLLEGE GRADUATE
17 = SOME POST GRADUATE
18 = GRADUATE DEGREE
20 = TECHNICAL/JUNIOR COLLEGE GRAD
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Ethnicity
1 = YES, HISPANIC
5 = NO, NOT HISPANIC

Religion
0 = NONE
1 = CATHOLIC
2 = ISLAMIC/MUSLIM
3 = JEWISH
4 = PROTESTANT
5 = OTHER NON CHRISTIAN
7 = OTHER CHRISTIAN 6
8 = UNABLE TO CLASSIFY
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Political Affiliation
1 = REPUBLICAN
4 = INDEPENDENT
7 = DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

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

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

Independent
3 = REPUBLICAN
4 = NEITHER
5 = DEMOCRAT
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political Identification
0 = Other
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 Identity
1 = CONSERVATIVE
4 = NEITHER
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

Middle
3 = CLOSER CONSERVATIVE
4 = IN THE MIDDLE
5 = CLOSER LIBERAL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Political Ideology
0 = other
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

Vote Last Presidential Election
1 = YES
3 = NO
5 = NO, NOT OLD ENOUGH
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Marital Status
1 = MARRIED
2 = DIVORCED
3 = SEPARATED
4 = WIDOWED
5 = MEMBER UNMARRIED COUPLE
6 = SINGLE NEVER BEEN MARRIED

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

Children Under 18
1 = CHILDREN
7 = CHILDREN
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Child School
1 = A MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
2 = A PRIVATE OR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
3 = A CHARTER SCHOOL
4 = AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
5 = A HOME-BASED SCHOOL
6 = NOT IN SCHOOL
8 = DO NOT KNOW
9 = REFUSED

Employment Status
1 = WORK FULL TIME
2 = WORK PART TIME
3 = WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL
4 = IN THE ARMED FORCES
5 = JOB, DID NOT WORK LAST WEEK
6 = UNEMPLOYED
7 = RETIRED
8 = SCHOOL FULL-TIME
9 = HOMEMAKER
10 = DISABLED
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

$35,000 or More
1 = YES
5 = NO
8 = DO NOT KNOW

Less than $10,000
1 = YES
5 = NOT
8 = DO NOT KNOW

1 = $10,000 or less
2 = $10,000-19,999
3 = $20,000-29,999
4 = $30,000-39,999
5 = $40,000-49,999
6 = $50,000-59,999
7 = $60,000-69,999
8 = $70,000 or more
98 = DO NOT KNOW
99 = REFUSED

Phone Lines
1 = PHONE NUMBERS
8 = DO NOT KNOW

Community
1 = RURAL COMMUNITY
2 = SMALL CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE
3 = A SUBURB
4 = URBAN COMMUNITY
98 = DO NOT KNOW

8 = DO NOT KNOW
48000 = ZIP CODE
49999 = ZIP CODE

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

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

0 = REF
1 = LT $10,000
2 = $10,000 - 19,999
3 = $20,000 - 29,999
4 = $30,000 - 39,999
5 = $40,000 - 49,999
6 = $50,000 - 59,999
7 = $60,000 - 69,999
8 = $70,000 or More
9 = DK