abortion if woman wants for any reason
1 = yes
2 = no

age of respondent
89 = 89 or older

should aged live with their children (no volunteered response on web)
1 = a good idea
2 = a bad idea

how often r attends religious services
0 = never
1 = less than once a year
2 = about once or twice a year
3 = several times a year
4 = about once a month
5 = 2-3 times a month
6 = nearly every week
7 = every week
8 = several times a week

feelings about the bible (no volunteered response on web)
1 = word of god
2 = inspired word
3 = ancient book

is r black?
0 = no
1 = yes

favor or oppose death penalty for murder
1 = favor
2 = oppose

number of children
8 = 8 or more

ideal number of children
7 = 7 or more
8 = as many as you want

subjective class identification
1 = lower class
2 = working class
3 = middle class
4 = upper class
5 = no class

class recoded
1 = lower/working
2 = middle/upper

generational cohorts
1 = silent
2 = boomers
3 = gen x
4 = millenials
5 = gen z
6 = gen alpha

allow anti-religionist to teach
1 = yes, allowed to teach
2 = not allowed

allow communist to teach
1 = yes, allow
2 = not allow

r's highest degree
0 = less than high school
1 = high school
2 = associate/junior college
3 = bachelor's
4 = graduate

specific denomination
10 = american baptist association
11 = american baptist churches in the u.s.a.
12 = national baptist convention of america
13 = national baptist convention u.s.a., inc.
14 = southern baptist convention
15 = other baptist churches
18 = baptist, don't know which
20 = african methodist episcopal church
21 = african methodist episcopal zion church
22 = united methodist church
23 = other methodist churches
28 = methodist, don't know which
30 = american lutheran church
31 = lutheran church in america
32 = lutheran church - missouri synod
33 = wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
34 = other lutheran churches
35 = evangelical lutheran
38 = lutheran, don't know which
40 = presbyterian church in the u.s.
41 = united presbyterian church in the u.s.a.
42 = other presbyterian churches
43 = presbyterian, merged
48 = presbyterian, don't know which
50 = episcopal church
60 = other, specify
70 = no denomination or non-denominational church

highest year of school completed
0 = no formal schooling

people fair or try to take advantage (no volunteered response on web)
1 = would take advantage of you
2 = would try to be fair

opinion of family income
1 = far below average
2 = below average
3 = average
4 = above average
5 = far above average

how fundamentalist is r currently
1 = fundamentalist
2 = moderate
3 = liberal

should marijuana be made legal (no volunteered response on web)
1 = should be legal
2 = should not be legal
3 = no opinion (phone mode only, volunteered)

happiness of marriage
1 = very happy
2 = pretty happy
3 = not too happy

condition of health
1 = excellent
2 = good
3 = fair
4 = poor

number of hours worked last week
89 = 80+ hours

total family income
1 = under $1,000
2 = $1,000 to $2,999
3 = $3,000 to $3,999
4 = $4,000 to $4,999
5 = $5,000 to $5,999
6 = $6,000 to $6,999
7 = $7,000 to $7,999
8 = $8,000 to $9,999
9 = $10,000 to $12,499
10 = $12,500 to $14,999
11 = $15,000 to $17,499
12 = $17,500 to $19,999
13 = $20,000 to $22,499
14 = $22,500 to $24,999
15 = $25,000 to $29,999
16 = $30,000 to $34,999
17 = $35,000 to $39,999
18 = $40,000 to $49,999
19 = $50,000 to $59,999
20 = $60,000 to $74,999
21 = $75,000 to $89,999
22 = $90,000 to $109,999
23 = $110,000 to $129,999
24 = $130,000 to $149,999
25 = $150,000 to $169,999
26 = $170,000 or over

allow anti-religious book in library
1 = allow
2 = not allow

marital status
1 = married
2 = widowed
3 = divorced
4 = separated
5 = never married

political party affiliation
0 = strong democrat
1 = not very strong democrat
2 = independent, close to democrat
3 = independent (neither, no response)
4 = independent, close to republican
5 = not very strong republican
6 = strong republican
7 = other party

recoded party identification
1 = democrat
2 = independent
3 = republican

think of self as liberal or conservative
1 = extremely liberal
2 = liberal
3 = slightly liberal
4 = moderate, middle of the road
5 = slightly conservative
6 = conservative
7 = extremely conservative

recoded poliitcal views
1 = liberal
2 = moderate
3 = conservative

feelings about pornography laws
1 = there should be laws against the distribution of pornography whatever the age
2 = there should be laws against the distribution of pornography to persons under 18
3 = there should be no laws forbidding the distribution of pornography

belief in life after death (no volunteered response on web)
1 = yes
2 = no
3 = undecided, (phone mode only)

how often does r pray
1 = several times a day
2 = once a day
3 = several times a week
4 = once a week
5 = less than once a week
6 = never

bible prayer in public schools (no volunteered response on web)
1 = approve
2 = disapprove
3 = no opinion (phone mode only, volunteered)

vote clinton or trump
1 = clinton
2 = trump
3 = other candidate

race recoded
1 = white
2 = hispanic
3 = black
4 = other

region of interview
1 = new england
2 = middle atlantic
3 = east north central
4 = west north central
5 = south atlantic
6 = east south atlantic
7 = west south central
8 = mountain
9 = pacific

r's religious preference
1 = protestant
2 = catholic
3 = jewish
4 = none
5 = other
6 = buddhism
7 = hinduism
8 = other eastern religions
9 = muslim/islam
10 = orthodox-christian
11 = christian
12 = native american
13 = inter-nondenominational

strength of affiliation (no volunteered response on web)
1 = strong
2 = not very strong
3 = no religion

r consider self a religious person
1 = very religious
2 = moderately religious
3 = slightly religious
4 = not religious at all

satisfaction with financial situation
1 = pretty well satisfied
2 = more or less satisfied
3 = not satisfied at all

respondents sex
1 = male
2 = female

r's sex now (2021)
1 = male
2 = female
3 = transgender
4 = none of these

allow anti-religionist to speak
1 = yes, allowed to speak
2 = not allowed

allow muslim clergymen preaching hatred of the us
1 = yes, allowed
2 = not allowed

can people be trusted (no volunteered response on web)
1 = can trust
2 = can't be too careful

hours per day watching tv
0 = 0 hours
24 = 24 hours

remember if voted in 2016 election
1 = voted
2 = did not vote
3 = ineligible

1 = aries
2 = taurus
3 = gemini
4 = cancer
5 = leo
6 = virgo
7 = libra
8 = scorpio
9 = sagittarius
10 = capricorn
11 = aquarius
12 = pisces