State of the First Amendment 2005 [United States]

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Title: State of the First Amendment 2005 [United States]

Alternative Title: SOFA 2005

CPANDA Identification Number: a00226

Author: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

Produced By: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive, August 10, 2005, Princeton, NJ: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

Software used in Production: oXygen XML Editor

Funding Agency/Sponsor: Pew Charitable Trusts

Grant Number: 2000-001763

Distributed By: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive, Social Science Reference Center, Princeton University Library, October 11, 2005

Contact Person: CPANDA, Princeton University (cpanda@princeton.edu)

Depositor: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive, Social Science Reference Center, Princeton University Library, August 2, 2005

Series
State of the First Amendment
The survey is conducted annually for the First Amendment Center. The 2005 survey was conducted by New England Survey Research Associates; prior surveys were conducted by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut.

Version Statement: First CPANDA Edition, CPANDA

APA Citation: The First Amendment Center. 2005. STATE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2005 [codebook file]. CPANDA ed. Princeton, NJ: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive [producer and distributor].

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Title: State of the First Amendment 2005 [United States]

Alternative Title: SOFA 2005

CPANDA Identification Number: a00226

Author: The First Amendment Center

Produced By: First Amendment Center

Software used in Production: SPSS

Funding Agencies/Sponsors:

  • First Amendment Center
  • American Journalism Review

Contact Person: Jenny Atkinson, First Amendment Center (jatkinson@fac.org)

Depositor: First Amendment Center, August 2, 2005

Series
State of the First Amendment
The survey is conducted annually for the First Amendment Center. The 2005 survey was conducted by New England Survey Research Associates; prior surveys were conducted by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut.

APA Citation: The First Amendment Center. 2005. STATE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2005 [computer file]. Nashville, TN: First Amendment Center [producer and distributor].

Keywords

CPANDA

  • Cultural policy issues
  • Artistic/cultural controversy
  • Regulation of expression
  • Public attitudes on freedom of expression

ICPSR

  • Censorship
  • Civil rights
  • Mass media
  • Church state separation

Library of Congress Subject Headings

  • United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment
  • Freedom and art. United States. 21st century
  • Freedom of religion. United States. 21st century
  • Freedom of speech. United States. 21st century
  • Freedom of the press. United States. 21st century

Abstract (CPANDA): The State of the First Amendment survey, conducted annually (since 1997, except for 1998) for the First Amendment Center, examines public attitudes toward the freedoms of speech, press, and religion and the rights of assembly and petition. Core questions, asked each year, include awareness of First Amendment freedoms, overall assessments of whether there is too much or too little freedom of speech, press, and religion in the U.S., levels of tolerance for various types of public expression (such as flag-burning and singing songs with potentially offensive lyrics), levels of tolerance for various journalistic behaviors, attitudes toward prayer in schools, and level of support for amending the Constitution to prohibit flag-burning or defacement. Additional (non-core) questions asked in the 2005 survey include attitudes toward religious freedom in the workplace, freedom of expression in the public schools, the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings, the confidentiality of library records, and government's ability to restrict various types of content in public broadcasts.

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Study Description-- Study Scope

Time Period Covered: 2005

Date of Collection: May 13, 2005 - May 23, 2005

Country: United States

Geographic Coverage: United States

Geographic Unit: nation

Unit of Analysis: individuals

Universe: adult Americans

Kind of Data: survey data

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Study Description -- Methodology

Data Collector: New England Survey Research Associates

Sampling Procedure:INSERT

Mode of Data Collection: computer-aided telephone interviews (CATI)

Type of Research Instrument: structured

Actions to Minimize Losses: INSERT

Estimates of Sampling Error: Sampling error for a sample of this size is plus or minus 3%.

Methodology (CPANDA) : New England Survey Research Associates conducted a total of 1,003 telephone interviews with a random national sample of adults ages 18 and over, between May 13 and 23, 2005.

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Study Description -- Data Access

Location: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

Extent of Collection: 1 datafile (SPSS) and related materials

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Data Files Description

File Name: a00226

Overall Case Count: 1003

Overall Variable Count: 71

Logical Record Length: 89

Records per Case: 1

Type of File: ASCII data file

Data Format: logical record length format

Place of File Production: Princeton, NJ: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

Extent of Processing Checks

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  • Consistency checks were performed by the archive.
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Software used in Production: SPSS

Version Statement: First CPANDA Edition, Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive

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Variables

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  • CASEID
  • Sequential Record ID

Column: 1  Width: 5  Type: numeric

  • CASENUM
  • Case number

Column: 6  Width: 5  Type: numeric

  • TZ_REC
  • Time zone - CPANDA recoded

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Central (C) 265
 2 Eastern (E) 491
 3 Mountain (M) 46
 4 Pacific (P) 172
 5 Arizona (Z) 10
 6 Indiana (I) 19

Column: 11  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • FIPS
  • Federal Information Processing Standards codes

Column: 12  Width: 5  Type: numeric

  • STATE
  • State

Column: 17  Width: 2  Type: character

  • CENDIV
  • Census division

Column: 19  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_01
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 1

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? (PROBE: Are there any others you can name?) [Response 1]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 55
 2 Freedom of speech 514
 3 Freedom of religion 33
 4 Right to petition 1
 5 Right of assembly/association 20
 6 Other 15
 7 No, can't name any 273
 8 Right to bear arms 70
 9 DK/Ref 22

Column: 20  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_02
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 2

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? (PROBE: Are there any others you can name?) [Response 2]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 69
 2 Freedom of speech 99
 3 Freedom of religion 104
 4 Right to petition 7
 5 Right of assembly/association 67
 6 Other 14
 7 No, can't name any 0
 8 Right to bear arms 0
 9 DK/Ref 0

Column: 21  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_03
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 3

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? (PROBE: Are there any others you can name?) [Response 3]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 28
 2 Freedom of speech 15
 3 Freedom of religion 47
 4 Right to petition 11
 5 Right of assembly/association 38
 6 Other 5
 7 No, can't name any 0
 8 Right to bear arms 0
 9 DK/Ref 0

Column: 22  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_04
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 4

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? (PROBE: Are there any others you can name?) [Response 4]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 3
 2 Freedom of speech 1
 3 Freedom of religion 12
 4 Right to petition 9
 5 Right of assembly/association 12
 6 Other 2
 7 No, can't name any 0
 8 Right to bear arms 0
 9 DK/Ref 0

Column: 23  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_05
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 5

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? (PROBE: Are there any others you can name?) [Response 5]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 3
 2 Freedom of speech 0
 3 Freedom of religion 0
 4 Right to petition 1
 5 Right of assembly/association 6
 6 Other 1
 7 No, can't name any 0
 8 Right to bear arms 0
 9 DK/Ref 0

Column: 24  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q1_06
  • Q1 Specific rights - response 6

Survey Question:  As you may know, the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? [Response 6]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Freedom of the press 0
 2 Freedom of speech 0
 3 Freedom of religion 0
 4 Right to petition 0
 5 Right of assembly/association 1
 6 Other 0
 7 No, can't name any 0
 8 Right to bear arms 0
 9 DK/Ref 0

Column: 25  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q2
  • 1st Amendment goes too far in the rights

Survey Question:  The First Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. This is what it says: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Based on your own feelings about the First Amendment, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: The First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 130
 2 Mildly agree 102
 3 Mildly disagree 162
 4 Strongly disagree 561
 9 DK/Ref 48

Column: 26  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q3
  • American freedom of the press

Survey Question:  Overall, do you think the press in America has too much freedom to do what it wants, too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much freedom 395
 2 Too little freedom 104
 3 About right 469
 9 DK/Ref 35

Column: 27  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q4
  • American freedom of religion

Survey Question:  Even though the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, government has placed some restrictions on it. Overall, do you think Americans have too much religious freedom, too little religious freedom, or is the amount religious freedom about right?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much freedom 55
 2 Too little freedom 260
 3 About right 649
 9 DK/Ref 39

Column: 28  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q5
  • Religious freedom in the workplace

Survey Question:  Do you think Americans have too much religious freedom in the workplace, too little religious freedom in the workplace, or is the amount of religious freedom in the workplace about right?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much freedom 63
 2 Too little freedom 310
 3 The right amount of freedom 537
 9 DK/Ref 93

Column: 29  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q6
  • Journalists keep new source confidential

Survey Question:  Journalists should be allowed to keep a news source confidential... please tell me whether you agree or disagree.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 408
 2 Mildly agree 283
 3 Mildly disagree 124
 4 Strongly disagree 122
 9 DK/Ref 66

Column: 30  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q7
  • News media report news without bias

Survey Question:  Overall, the news media tries to report the news without bias.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 127
 2 Mildly agree 201
 3 Mildly disagree 216
 4 Strongly disagree 425
 9 DK/Ref 34

Column: 31  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q8
  • News media act as watchdog on government

Survey Question:  It is important for our democracy that the news media act as a watchdog on government.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 506
 2 Mildly agree 241
 3 Mildly disagree 111
 4 Strongly disagree 111
 9 DK/Ref 34

Column: 32  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q9
  • Falsifying stories is widespread media problem

Survey Question:  Please also tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: "The falsifying or making up of stories in the American news media is a widespread problem."

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 402
 2 Mildly agree 247
 3 Mildly disagree 200
 4 Strongly disagree 109
 9 DK/Ref 45

Column: 33  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q10
  • Flag-burning as a political dissent

Survey Question:  Some people feel that the U.S. Constitution should be amended to make it illegal to burn or desecrate the American flag as a form of political dissent. Others say that the U.S. Constitution should not be amended to specifically prohibit flag burning or desecration. Do you think the U.S. Constitution should or should not be amended to prohibit burning or desecrating the American flag?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Should not be amended 627
 2 Should be amended 350
 3 DK/Ref 26

Column: 34  Width: 1  Type: numeric
Text: If answer is "should not," or "DK/Ref", go to Q12, if answer is "should", go to Q11.

  • Q11
  • Historical significance of a flag-burning

Survey Question:  If an amendment prohibiting burning or desecrating the flag were approved, it would be the first time any of the freedoms in the First Amendment have been amended in over 200 years. Knowing this, would you still support an amendment to prohibit burning or desecrating the flag?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Yes 301
 2 No 40
 3 DK/Ref 9

Column: 35  Width: 1  Type: numeric
Text: Ask if Q10 answer is "should be amended".

  • Q12
  • Newspapers freely criticize military

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Newspapers should be allowed to freely criticize the U.S. military about its strategy and performance.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 359
 2 Mildly agree 234
 3 Mildly disagree 115
 4 Strongly disagree 260
 9 DK/Ref 35

Column: 36  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q13
  • Access to government records on terrorism

Survey Question:  Overall, do you think Americans have too much, too little, or just the right amount of access to information about the federal government's war on terrorism?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much access 136
 2 Too little access 522
 3 Just about the right amount 302
 9 DK/Ref 43

Column: 37  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q14
  • Religious freedom - public school students

Survey Question:  Overall, do you think that students in public schools have too much religious freedom, too little religious freedom, or about the right amount of religious freedom while at school?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much 33
 2 Too little 503
 3 About right 414
 9 DK/Ref 53

Column: 38  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q15
  • Freedom of expression - public high schools students

Survey Question:  Overall do you think students in public high schools have too much freedom to express themselves, too little freedom to express themselves, or is the freedom of public high school students to express themselves about right?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Too much freedom 184
 2 Too little freedom 235
 3 Right amount 512
 9 DK/Ref 72

Column: 39  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q16
  • Allow clothing with offensive message -public school students

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Public school students should be allowed to wear a T-shirt with a message or picture that others may find offensive.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 126
 2 Mildly agree 138
 3 Mildly disagree 170
 4 Strongly disagree 503
 9 DK/Ref 66

Column: 40  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q17
  • Allow to express offensive view at public school classroom discussion

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: As part of a classroom discussion, public school students should be allowed to express views that others might find offensive.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 451
 2 Mildly agree 302
 3 Mildly disagree 81
 4 Strongly disagree 120
 9 DK/Ref 49

Column: 41  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q18
  • Allow to prohibit discussion of violence at public school

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Public schools should be allowed to prohibit the discussion of violence by students.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 251
 2 Mildly agree 162
 3 Mildly disagree 207
 4 Strongly disagree 335
 9 DK/Ref 48

Column: 42  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q19
  • Responsible for keeping inappropriate TV programs from kids

Survey Question:  In your view, who should be primarily responsible for keeping inappropriate television programming away from children: parents, government officials or broadcasters?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Parents 818
 2 Government officials 24
 3 Broadcasters 151
 4 Nobody (vol.) 2
 9 DK/Ref 8

Column: 43  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q20
  • Government extend the regulation of programs to cable and satellite

Survey Question:  The government currently has some authority to regulate content on broadcast television. Should that authority be extended to allow the regulation of programs available by subscription to cable or satellite television systems?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Yes, it should be extended 346
 2 No 604
 9 DK/Ref 53

Column: 44  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q21
  • Government restricts sexually-explicit material on TV

Survey Question:  Do you agree or disagree with the statement "the government should be allowed to restrict sexually-explicit material on broadcast television?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 467
 2 Mildly agree 191
 3 Mildly disagree 128
 4 Strongly disagree 189
 9 DK/Ref 28

Column: 45  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q22
  • Restrict nudity on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Nudity.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 432
 2 Mildly agree 169
 3 Mildly disagree 168
 4 Strongly disagree 214
 9 DK/Ref 20

Column: 46  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q23
  • Restrict violence on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Violence.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 367
 2 Mildly agree 233
 3 Mildly disagree 170
 4 Strongly disagree 214
 9 DK/Ref 19

Column: 47  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q24
  • Restrict curse words on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Curse words.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 356
 2 Mildly agree 213
 3 Mildly disagree 196
 4 Strongly disagree 221
 9 DK/Ref 17

Column: 48  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q25
  • Restrict scenes portraying homosexual characters on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Scenes portraying homosexual characters and relationships.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 325
 2 Mildly agree 144
 3 Mildly disagree 198
 4 Strongly disagree 308
 9 DK/Ref 28

Column: 49  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q26
  • Restrict scenes portraying the use of illegal drugs on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Scenes portraying the use of illegal drugs.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 414
 2 Mildly agree 178
 3 Mildly disagree 177
 4 Strongly disagree 203
 9 DK/Ref 31

Column: 50  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q27
  • Restrict offensive speech to racial groups on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Speech that might be offensive to racial groups.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 361
 2 Mildly agree 217
 3 Mildly disagree 180
 4 Strongly disagree 214
 9 DK/Ref 31

Column: 51  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q28
  • Restrict offensive speech to religious groups on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Speech that might be offensive to religious groups.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 280
 2 Mildly agree 186
 3 Mildly disagree 243
 4 Strongly disagree 251
 9 DK/Ref 43

Column: 52  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q29
  • Restrict children as target commercials on broadcast television

Survey Question:  Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that government should be allowed to restrict each of the following on broadcast television: Commercials that target children as consumers.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 341
 2 Mildly agree 227
 3 Mildly disagree 214
 4 Strongly disagree 181
 9 DK/Ref 40

Column: 53  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q30
  • Favor or oppose fines $500,000 on broadcasters violating rules

Survey Question:  Currently the government imposes fines of up to $32,500 on broadcasters who violate government rules. Do you favor or oppose allowing the government to impose fines of up to $500,000 on broadcasters who violate rules?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Favor strongly 437
 2 Favor mildly 196
 3 Oppose mildly 126
 4 Oppose strongly 194
 9 DK/Ref 50

Column: 54  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q31
  • Delay to edit "live" programs before broadcast

Survey Question:  Now please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following: All "live" programming should be put on tape delay to edit out objectionable material before it is broadcast.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 386
 2 Mildly agree 192
 3 Mildly disagree 156
 4 Strongly disagree 232
 9 DK/Ref 37

Column: 55  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q32
  • Government could access public library borrow records

Survey Question:  The government should be allowed to access records of materials borrowed by public library patrons.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 151
 2 Mildly agree 176
 3 Mildly disagree 140
 4 Strongly disagree 495
 9 DK/Ref 41

Column: 56  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q33
  • Public library user informed when government requests borrowed records

Survey Question:  Those who use public libraries should be informed when the government requests records of materials that they have borrowed from the library.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 626
 2 Mildly agree 153
 3 Mildly disagree 70
 4 Strongly disagree 124
 9 DK/Ref 30

Column: 57  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q34
  • Allow 10 Commandments posted inside government buildings

Survey Question:  Now please also tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Government officials should be allowed to post the 10 Commandments inside government buildings.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 560
 2 Mildly agree 140
 3 Mildly disagree 81
 4 Strongly disagree 205
 9 DK/Ref 17

Column: 58  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q35
  • Allow 10 Commandments posted in public school

Survey Question:  Now please also tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Government officials should be allowed to post the 10 Commandments inside public school buildings.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 497
 2 Mildly agree 137
 3 Mildly disagree 111
 4 Strongly disagree 244
 9 DK/Ref 14

Column: 59  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q36
  • Allow 10 Commandments displayed in public building as historical doc.

Survey Question:  Now please also tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Government officials should be allowed to post the Ten Commandments inside public buildings when THEY ARE DISPLAYED AS ONE OF DOCUMENT AMONG MANY HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 666
 2 Mildly agree 186
 3 Mildly disagree 36
 4 Strongly disagree 93
 9 DK/Ref 22

Column: 60  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q37
  • 10 commandments displays God or roots of laws

Survey Question:  In your opinion, is a display of the Ten Commandments in a public building primarily an acknowledgement of God or primarily a statement about the roots of our laws?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Primarily an acknowledgement of God 361
 2 Primarily a statement about the root of our laws 524
 3 Neither 54
 9 DK/Ref 64

Column: 61  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q38
  • Different views represent school seasonal programs

Survey Question:  Each December, many public schools present seasonal programs. Which of these views best represents your views about such programs:

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Public schools should be allowed to put on Nativity re_enactments with Christian music. 362
 2 Public schools should have assembly programs in December that have music from the Christian tradition, but religious music should not dominate. 334
 3 Public school programs in December should be entirely secular. 204
 4 None of the above 60
 9 DK/Ref 43

Column: 62  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q39
  • Allow bringing home info. about youth programs from religious groups

Survey Question:  As you may know, public schools send home information with students periodically from various community groups. Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following [statement]: School should be allowed to send home information about youth programs sponsored by religious groups?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 494
 2 Mildly agree 273
 3 Mildly disagree 84
 4 Strongly disagree 127
 9 DK/Ref 25

Column: 63  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q40
  • Allow singing songs with offensive words

Survey Question:  Now please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with lyrics that others might find offensive.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 307
 2 Mildly agree 250
 3 Mildly disagree 141
 4 Strongly disagree 240
 9 DK/Ref 65

Column: 64  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q41
  • Allow racially offensive speech

Survey Question:  Now please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements: People should be allowed to say things in public that might be offensive to racial groups.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 213
 2 Mildly agree 225
 3 Mildly disagree 142
 4 Strongly disagree 390
 9 DK/Ref 33

Column: 65  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q42
  • Allow religious offensive speech

Survey Question:  People should be allowed to say things in public that might be offensive to religious groups.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 227
 2 Mildly agree 246
 3 Mildly disagree 148
 4 Strongly disagree 347
 9 DK/Ref 35

Column: 66  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q43
  • Allow school officials lead prayers in public school

Survey Question:  Teachers and other public school officials should be allowed to lead prayers in public school.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 352
 2 Mildly agree 169
 3 Mildly disagree 162
 4 Strongly disagree 298
 9 DK/Ref 22

Column: 67  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q44
  • Allow broadcaster to televise proceedings of Supreme Court

Survey Question:  Now please tell me whether you agree or disagree: Broadcasters should be allowed to televise the proceedings of the United States Supreme Court.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 546
 2 Mildly agree 244
 3 Mildly disagree 93
 4 Strongly disagree 87
 9 DK/Ref 33

Column: 68  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q45
  • Allow broadcasters to televise any courtroom trials

Survey Question:  Broadcasters should be allowed to televise the proceedings of any courtroom trial they wish.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Strongly agree 263
 2 Mildly agree 172
 3 Mildly disagree 264
 4 Strongly disagree 273
 9 DK/Ref 31

Column: 69  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q46
  • Year born

Survey Question:  In what year were you born?

Range of Valid Numeric Responses
Minimum value = 1; Maximum value = 87

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 99 DK/Ref 12

Column: 70  Width: 2  Type: numeric
Text: Enter two digits:"76" for 1976".

  • Q46A
  • Age recode

Survey Question:  In what year were you born? [Recoded]

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 18-30 years old 177
 2 31-44 years old 216
 3 45-61 years old 365
 4 62+ years old 233
 9 DK/Ref 12

Column: 72  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q47
  • Last completed grade of school

Survey Question:  What was the last grade of school you completed? Grade school or less, some high school, high school, some college, college grad, post graduate.

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Grade school or less 10
 2 Some high school 59
 3 High school grad 254
 4 Trade school (vol.) 22
 5 Some college 240
 6 College graduate 255
 7 Post_graduate 158
 9 DK/Ref 5

Column: 73  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q48
  • Race group

Survey Question:  Are you White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or something else?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 White 829
 2 Black 70
 3 Hispanic 36
 4 Asian 17
 5 Bi_racial (vol.) 14
 6 Other 7
 9 DK/Ref 30

Column: 74  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q49A
  • Income is more or less than $40,000

Survey Question:  For classification purposes only, is the total yearly income of all the members of your family now living at home $40,000 or more, or would it be less than $40,000?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Less than $40,000 288
 2 $40,000 or more 620
 9 DK/Ref 95

Column: 75  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q49B
  • Household income less than $40,000

Survey Question:  [For total yearly income of all the members of your family now living at home is less than $40,000], and is that...

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Under $10,000 37
 2 $10 K to less than $20 K 70
 3 $20 K to less than $30 K 85
 4 $30 K to less than $40K 78
 9 DK/Ref 18

Column: 76  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q49C
  • Household income more than $40,000

Survey Question:  [For total yearly income of all the members of your family now living at home is more than $40,000], and is that

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 $40 K to less than $50 K 117
 2 $50 K to less than $75 K 185
 3 $75 K to less than $100 K 112
 4 $100 K or more 154
 9 DK/Ref 52

Column: 77  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q50
  • Religion

Survey Question:  Are you Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, or some other religion?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Catholic 216
 2 Protestant 503
 3 Jewish 54
 4 Other (specify) 29
 5 No Religious Affiliation (vol.) 155
 9 DK/Ref 46

Column: 78  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q51
  • Fundamentalist or evangelical

Survey Question:  Would you describe yourself as either a fundamentalist or evangelical Christian, or would you not describe yourself that way??

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Fundamentalist/Evangelical 226
 2 Neither 701
 3 Not sure (vol.) 39
 9 DK/Ref 37

Column: 79  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q52
  • Political party

Survey Question:  In politics TODAY, are you a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent or what?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Democrat 327
 2 Republican 296
 3 Independent 260
 4 No preference (vol.) 68
 5 Other (vol.) 17
 9 DK/Ref 35

Column: 80  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q52A
  • Children under the age of 18

Survey Question:  Do you have any children under the age of 18?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Yes 306
 2 No 684
 9 DK/Ref 13

Column: 81  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q52B
  • children under the age of 12

Survey Question:  Do you have any children under the age of 12?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Yes 212
 2 No 92
 9 DK/Ref 2

Column: 82  Width: 1  Type: numeric
Text: Follow-up if "yes" for question 52A:[Do you have any children under the age of 18?]

  • Q52C
  • Children under the age of 6

Survey Question:  Do you have any children under the age of 6?

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Yes 127
 2 No 84
 9 DK/Ref 1

Column: 83  Width: 1  Type: numeric
Text: Follow-up if "yes" for question 52B:[Do you have any children under the age of 12?]

  • GENDER
  • Gender

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Male 482
 2 Female 521

Column: 84  Width: 1  Type: numeric

  • Q53
  • Census Area

Response Categories
Category Label Frequency
 1 Urban 290
 2 Suburban 506
 3 Rural 207

Column: 85  Width: 1  Type: numeric

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