The 2006 Baton Rouge Survey
Questionnaire (in Development)
(revision after class, 2/3/06)
(T) = trend available from 2000-05 BR Surveys
Family
- GSS Codebook Variable: FECHLD (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
252. Now I'm going to read several more statements. As I read each one, please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with it. For example, here is the statement:
A. A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work. (T)
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 930
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
Strongly agree	1	236	0	646	0	850	217	455	579	407	3,390
Agree	2	501	0	1189	0	1,644	496	901	1012	841	6,584
Disagree	3	505	0	872	0	1,111	283	496	624	470	4,361
Strongly disagree	4	263	0	271	0	294	67	96	178	122	1,291
Don't know	8	22	0	20	0	38	15	24	29	26	174
No answer	9	3	0	6	0	9	2	5	7	5	37
Not applicable	BK	12096	354	4538	353	1,961	526	1015	475	961	22,279
- GSS Codebook Variable: OBTOHELP (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
470. B. Sometimes people are asked to make great sacrifices for others in their family by caring for an elderly parent or a spouse who is seriously ill or injured. When someone is asked to give such care, is it their obligation to do so, or should they give care only if they really want to?
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 1768
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
It is their obligation	1	0	0	0	0	0	890	0	0	0	890
Give care only if they really want to	2	0	0	0	0	0	626	0	0	0	626
Other (SPECIFY)	3	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	57
Don't know	8	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
No answer	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Not applicable	BK	13626	354	7542	353	5907	0	2992	2904	2832	36,510
Crime & Punishment
Gallup Poll. May 2-4, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).
"If you could choose between the following two approaches, which do you think is the better penalty for murder: the death penalty or life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility of parole?" Options were rotated. Form B (N=486, MoE ± 5).
						.
		Death	Life In	No
		Penalty	Prison	Opinion
		%	%	%
	5/04	50	46	4
	5/03	53	44	3
	5/02	52	43	5
	5/01	52	43	5
How likely do you think it is that you may be the victim of a  crime  in the next 12 months? Would you say it is… (T)
	1. Very likely
	2. Somewhat likely
	3. Somewhat unlikely
	4. Very unlikely
	8. Don't know
	9. No response
Religion
- GSS Codebook Variable: PRAYER (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
119A. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that no state or local government may require the reading of the Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools. What are your views on this--do you approve or disapprove of the court ruling?
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 480
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
Approve	1	1831	72	1560	0	1,538	423	737	780	794	7,735
Disapprove	2	3294	262	2170	0	2,254	611	1150	1099	988	11,828
No opinion	8	142	19	118	0	146	43	85	79	85	717
No answer	9	12	1	15	0	8	3	5	2	4	50
Not applicable	BK	8347	0	3679	353	1,961	526	1015	944	961	17,786
- GSS Codebook Variable: CHURCHPOW (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
903. Do you think that churches and religious organizations in this country have too much power or too little power? (T)
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 3723
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
Far too much power	1	0	0	0	0	88	0	0	0	68	156
Too much power	2	0	0	0	0	185	0	0	0	186	371
About the right amount of power	3	0	0	0	0	698	0	0	0	596	1,294
Too little power	4	0	0	0	0	178	0	0	0	182	360
Far too little power	5	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	50	86
Can't choose	8	0	0	0	0	141	0	0	0	157	298
No answer	9	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	45	78
Not applicable	BK	13626	354	7542	353	4,548	1606	2992	2904	1548	35,473
Post-Katrina
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Sept. 27-28, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
						.
"If people rebuild homes and businesses in high-risk areas that are known to have a tendency to flood, should they be eligible for taxpayer-funded disaster relief money a second time or not?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/27-28/05	29	58	13
http://www.pollingreport.com/disasters.htm
Would you be willing or not willing to pay more in taxes to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina? (T)
	Willing	52
	Not Willing	43
	Don't Know	4
	No answer	1
		100
Computers, Internet, Science
- GSS Codebook Variable: TECHJOBS (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
873. New kinds of technology are being introduced more and more in the United States: computers, robots, and so on. Do you think these new technologies will over the next few years...
PLEASE CIRCLE ONE NUMBER ONLY
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 3667
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
...greatly increase the number of jobs?	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	183	183
...slightly increase the number of jobs?	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	238	238
...make no difference to the number of jobs?	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	129
...slightly reduce the number of jobs?	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	329	329
...greatly reduce the number of jobs?	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	232	232
Can't choose	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	87
No answer	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	25
Not applicable (Did not do ISSSP)	BK	13626	354	6865	353	5907	1606	2992	2904	1609	36,216
- GSS Codebook Variable: SCICHNG (from: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu:8080/GSS/homepage.htm)
357. Here are some things that have been said about science. Would you tell me if you tend to agree or disagree with them?
B. One trouble with science is that it makes our way of life change too fast.
RESPONSE	PUNCH	YEAR									COL: 1327
		1972-82	1982B	1983-87	1987B	1988-91	1993	1994	1996	1998	ALL
Agree	1	0	0	0	0	595	0	0	0	0	595
Disagree	2	0	0	0	0	854	0	0	0	0	854
Don't Know	8	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	18
No answer	9	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	14
Not applicable	BK	13626	354	7542	353	4,426	1606	2992	2904	2832	36,635