Comparison of Baton Rouge to National and South-Central Samples
	*See bottom of table for notes on sources
		Baton				South-
		Rouge		National		Central
		Percent		Percent		Percent
First, I have a few quick questions about you and your background.
In what year were you born?  [Recoded to age as follows]
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	18-29	27		19		21
	30-44	27		36		35
	45-59	24		23		22
	60 +	21		22		22
	Total	100		100		100
	N	359		2828		489
[IF UNSURE ASK]: Are you male or female?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Male	42		44		43
	Female	58		56		57
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2832		489
Do you consider yourself to be: [READ RESPONSE OPTIONS]
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	White	70		79		77
	Black	26		14		18
	Asian	1
	Other	3		7		5
	Total	100		100		100
	N	359		2832		489
Now I have some questions about our community.
In a time of crisis, such as a natural disaster or economic trouble, who would you trust most to help you? [READ EACH ANSWER]
		BR 2000
	The Government	6
	Your Church	14
	Family and friends	60
	Find means within yourself	18
	Other (vol.)	1
	DK	2
	Total	100
	N	360
Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Most people can be trusted	34		38		33
	You can't be too careful	60		56		60
	Other, depends (vol.)	5		6		6
	DK	1		0		0
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2353		403
I am going to name some institutions in this country.  As far as the people running these institutions are concerned, would you say you have a great deal of confidence, only some confidence, or hardly any confidence at all in them?  READ EACH ITEM; CODE ONE FOR EACH.
Organized religion
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	A great deal	40		27		31
	Only some	42		51		50
	Hardly any	13		19		16
	DK	4		3		4
	NA	2
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1905		332
Education
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	A great deal	26		27		30
	Only some	51		55		52
	Hardly any	22		17		16
	DK	1		1		2
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1904		331
Congress
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	A great deal	10		11		9
	Only some	51		56		58
	Hardly any	36		30		28
	DK	3		3		5
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1904		331
Press
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	A great deal	12		9		10
	Only some	40		46		46
	Hardly any	44		42		39
	DK	4		2		5
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1908		332
Are you satisfied with the job the local police perform in your area?  [Gallup: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of your local police?]
		BR 2000		Gallup 99
	Yes	78		81		(Favorable)
	No	16		17		(Unfavorable)
	Not sure	6		2		(DK)
	NA	0
	Total	100		100
	N	360
Overall, do you feel more threatened by crime today than you did five years ago?  [Gallup: Overall, do you feel more threatened or less threatened by crime today than you did five years ago?]
		BR 2000		Gallup 98
	More Threatened	64		47
	Less Threatened	14		41
	Same	21		11
	No Opinion	1		1
	Total	100		100
	N	360
Is there any area right around here - that is, within a mile - where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Yes	54		41		43
	No	43		57		54
	DK	3		1		3
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1879		325
What do you think the chances are these days that a woman won't get a job or promotion while an equally or less qualified man gets one instead?  Is this very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely these days?
		BR 2000		GSS 96		GSS 96
	Very likely	17		18		25
	Somewhat likely	49		49		45
	Somewhat unlikely	22		20		18
	Very unlikely	6		9		9
	DK	4		4		4
	NA	1
	(No Entry)	0
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		744		114
Tell me if you agree or disagree with this statement: Most men are better suited emotionally for politics than are most women.
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Agree	28		22		26
	Disagree	58		72		64
	Not sure	13		6		9
	NA	0
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1863		318
If both a man and a woman living in the same house are working full-time, who ends up doing more of the chores and work around the house?  Do you think...
		BR 2000		CBS News 99
	The man generally does more	3		3
	The woman generally does more	76		70
	Or that both do the same amount?	21		25
	DK			2
	Total	100		100
	N	358		1558
On the average blacks have worse jobs, income, and housing than white people.  Do you think these differences are . . .
Because most blacks don't have the chance for education that it takes to rise out of poverty?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Yes	36		43		36
	No	47		52		59
	DK	11		5		5
	NA	3
	Not applicable	1
	(No Entry)	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1866		318
Because most blacks just don't have the motivation or will power to pull themselves up out of poverty?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Yes	36		42		47
	No	43		49		45
	DK	14		8		8
	NA	3
	Not applicable	1
	(No Entry)	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1862		318
Within the last few years, do you feel that racism in the U.S. has decreased, increased, or remained the same?  [Princeton Survey Research/Newsweek: Please tell me if you think race relations where you live are better than they were five years ago, worse, or about the same?]
		BR 2000		PSR 99
	Decreased	26		32		(Better)
	Increased	25		6		(Worse)
	Stayed the same	44		58		(Same)
	DK	5		5		(DK)
	NA	0
	Total	100		100
	N	360
SPLIT BALLOT: ASK BLACKS & WHITES APPROPRIATE VERSION:
[ASK WHITES ONLY:] Do you think only a few black people dislike whites, many black people dislike whites, or almost all black people dislike whites?  [Gallup: Apparently asked of all respondents]
		BR 2000		Gallup 98
	Only a few	45		47
	Many	36		40
	Almost all	7		8
	None (vol.)	0		1
	No opinion	12		4
	Total	100		100
	N	260
[ASK BLACKS ONLY:] Do you think only a few white people dislike blacks, many white people dislike blacks, or almost all white people dislike blacks?  [Gallup: Apparently asked of all respondents]
		BR 2000		Gallup 98
	Only a few	50		56
	Many	34		37
	Almost all	8		3
	None (vol.)	2		1
	No opinion	6		3
	Total	100		100
	N	98
Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Favor	60		68		70
	Oppose	24		25		22
	DK	12		8		8
	NA	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2819		485
In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Too harshly	8		6		7
	Not harshly enough	59		74		75
	About right (vol.)	23		13		13
	DK	9		6		6
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2821		487
Do you feel that laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter?  [Gallup: In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?]
		BR 2000		Gallup 2000
	Stricter	56		61
	Less strict	8		7
	Keep as they are	33		30
	DK	3		2
	NA	1
	Total	100		100
	N	360
How often do you think innocent suspects are wrongfully convicted in court? [READ CHOICES]
		BR 2000
	Frequently	10
	Only some of the time	54
	Almost never	20
	Not sure	16
	Total	100
	N	360
Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if the woman wants it for any reason?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Yes	40		39		28
	No	46		56		65
	DK	11		5		6
	NA	4
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		1876		327
[ASK WHITES ONLY:] Suppose there is a community-wide vote on the general housing issue.  There are two possible laws to vote on (READ CATEGORIES A & B). Which law would you vote for?
		BR 2000		GSS 96		GSS 96
	One law says that a homeowner can decide for himself whom to sell his house to, even if he prefers not to sell to blacks	40		29		40
	The second law says that a homeowner cannot refuse to sell to someone because of their race or color	38		67		55
	Neither (vol.)	8		2		1
	DK	11		2		4
	NA	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	262		967		158
Now we just have a few questions about your household and your background.
Are your currently married, living with a partner, separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Married	47		48		45
	Living with Partner	4
	Separated	3		3		2
	Divorced	13		16		19
	Widowed	9		10		12
	Single, never married	23		23		21
	NA	1
	(No Entry)	0
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2831		488
Do you have children?  How many?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	None	30		28		29
	One	13		17		17
	Two	29		26		24
	Three	14		15		15
	Four or more	12		14		15
	Other answer	1
	NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2825		489
What is the highest grade of schooling that you have completed? [READ RESPONSES IF NECESSARY] [Recodes listed here]
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Less Than HS	8		15		18
	High School degree	58		53		54
	[Junior College]			7		6
	College Degree	23		17		16
	Graduate Degree	11		7		6
	DK, NA	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2822		489
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?  [IF REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT] Would you call yourself a strong (Republican/Democrat) or not a very strong (Republican/Democrat)?  [IF INDEPENDENT, NO PREFERENCE, OR OTHER] Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican or Democratic Party?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Strong Democrat	15		13		14
	Democrat	20		21		19
	Lean Democratic	9		12		10
	Independent	8		17		17
	Lean Republican	6		9		8
	Republican	18		17		20
	Strong Republican	15		8		10
	DK, NA	4
	Other Party	0		2		1
	None	5
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2823		487
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.  Would you call yourself [READ ANSWER CATEGORIES]:
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Extremely Liberal	2		2		2
	Liberal	12		13		11
	Slightly Liberal	9		12		11
	Moderate, middle of the road	28		35		33
	Slightly Conservative	16		15		16
	Conservative	19		15		16
	Extrememely Conservative	5		3		5
	DK	6		5		7
	NA	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2824		485
What is your religious preference?  Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Protestant	47		54		71
	Catholic	32		25		17
	Jewish			2		0
	None	7		14		9
	Other	8		1		0
	[Christian]			1		1
	[Inter-Nondenominational]			1		1
	DK	1		0		0
	NA	4
	(No Entry)	1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2802		482
Would you call yourself a strong (PREFERENCE NAMED FOR RELIGION) or a not very strong (PREFERENCE NAMED FOR RELIGION)?
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Strong	44		38		43
	Not very strong	23		36		33
	Somewhat strong (vol.)	20		11		13
	No religion	2		15		10
	DK	1		1		2
	NA	7
	(No Entry)	3
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2694		460
Fundamentalism/Liberalism of Respondent's Religion [recoded from denomination]
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Fundamentalist	29		31		51
	Moderate	39		39		26
	Liberal	16		31		23
	No Answer & Excluded	16
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2640		462
Just one more question: I’m going to read you a series of income categories.  Please stop me when I get to the category that includes the total income that you and all other members of your household earned before taxes during 1999, from all sources.  [Categories recoded]
		BR 2000		GSS 98		GSS 98
	Under $25,000	24		32		34
	$25,000 - $50,000	20		29		29
	Over $50,000	24		27		22
	Don't Know	4		4		5
	Refused	27		7		9
	[Missing]			1		1
	Total	100		100		100
	N	360		2832		489
City
		BR 2000
	Baker	6
	Baton Rouge	86
	Brusly	2
	Zachary	5
	Total	100
	N	360
Region Of Interview
				GSS 98		GSS 98
	New England			5
	Middle Atlantic			15
	E  Nor Central			17
	W  Nor Central			7
	South Atlantic			19
	E  Sou  Central			7		39
	W  Sou  Central			11		61
	Mountain			7
	Pacific			13
	Total			100		100
	N			2832		489
Expanded Norc Size Code
				GSS 98		GSS 98
	City Gt 250000			18		20
	City,50-250000			16		8
	Suburb, Lrg City			21		26
	Suburb, Med City			16		9
	Uninc,Lrg City			3		1
	Uninc,Med City			2		2
	City,10-49999			8		10
	Town Gt 2500			7		8
	Smaller Areas			8		17
	Open Country			2
	Total			100		100
	N			2832		489
	*Notes on Sources
	BR 2000 = Data collected by students in Sociology 2211 ("Sociological Methods"), Louisiana
	State University, March-April 2000.  Data are based on a random-digit-dialed telephone sample,
	representative of the general population over age 18 in the Baton Rouge, LA, metropolitan area.
	Survey includes 360 completed interviews.
	GSS = The General Social Survey, Conducted by the National Opinion Research Center,
	University of Chicago.  See the GSS website.  South-Central region includes Louisiana,
	Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky.
	Gallup = The Gallup Organization.  See the Gallup website.
	CBS News.  Data listed at the Polling Report's website.
	PSR = Princeton Survey Research/Newsweek.  Data listed at Public Agenda Online.