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I'm from The Roper organization and we're conducting a survey about things that are happening today.





1.  considering both the availability and cost of things today, as well as your present financial circumstances, do you think

    now is a good time to buy things you want and need, or a good time~to waitg or is it someplace in between?

                         Now is a good time to buy .. .1    someplace in between  .. 3    22/

                         Now is a good time to wait .2 Don't know     Y





2.  Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction today, or do you feel that things have pretty

    seriously gotten off on the wrong track?

                    Right direction                   1     Don't know     Y    23/

                    Wrong track                       2





3.  What is your opinion of most Federal Government departments and agencies? There may be exceptions, of course, but

    would you say your opinion of most Federal Departments and agencies is highly favorable, or moderately favorable, or not

    too favorable, or rather 3~favorable?

               Highly favorable    1                        24/

               Moderately favorable                         .2





               Not too favorable   3



               Rather ~~favorable  4



               Don't know          Y

                              a.    F.T.C. (Federal Trade Commission)               1              2              3              4     Y    25/

                                    b.    F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation) .1              2              3              4     Y    26/



    c.   O.S.H.A. (Occupational Safety and Health

                                    Administration)          1            2              3              4     Y    27/

                              d.    F.C.C. (Federal Communications

                                    Commission)              1            2              3              4     Y    28/

                              e.    N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautic and Space

                                    Administration)          1            2              3              4     Y    29/



    f.   B.A.T.F. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

                                    and Firearms)            1            2              3              4     Y    30/

                              g.    I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service)                    1              2              3              4     Y    31/

                                    h.    F.A.A. (Federal Aviation Administration) .1              2              3              4     Y    32/





5.  Here is a list of some social problems.  (HAND RESPONDENT CARD)  For each one, please tell me if you think it

    affects you more, less, or the same as the average person in this country?

                                      ABOUT

                       ~RE     LœSS  THESAM~  ~

  a. Violent crime                1              2                3     Y    33/

  b. Pollution                    1              2                3     Y    34/

  c. Economic hardship            1              2                3     Y    35/

  d. Police brutality             1              2                3     Y    36/

  e. High taxes                   1              2                3     y    37/

  f. Discrimination               1              2                3     Y    38/





6.  There has been talk about whether some problems in society have more of an impact or less of an impact on racial and

    ethnic ininori ties than they have on other people.  (USING SAME CARD)  For each one, please tell me if you think it

    affects racial and ethnic minorities more, less, or about the same as other people?

                                      ABOUT

                               Lœ~S  THE SAME ~

  a. Violent crime                1              2                3     Y    39/

  b. Pollution                    1              2                3     Y    40/

  c. Economic hardship            1              2                3     Y    41/

                                  1                                     V    42/

                         f. Assault .6

  g. Racketeering, extortion                            7

  h. Drugs                                              8

  i. Prostitution                                       9

  j. speculationandswindling                            0

  k. Other                                               1 46/

     Noneoftheabove(vol.)                                2

     Don'tknow                                           Y

8.                        Of course, the problems we face in  9.  What about drunk driving? (HAND

                          our society often have many differ-     RESPONDENT CARD)  Using this

card,

                          ent causes.  I am going to ask you      which three or ifour things do

you

                          about some different problems in        think are the main causes of

people

                          society and for each one I want you     becoming drunk drivers?

                          to tell me what XQIL think are the                                DRUNK

                          major causes of each problem.                                        DRIVING

                          First, violent crime.  (HAND RESPON

                          DENT CARD)  Using this card, which  a. Living inpoverty            1 

 49/

                          three or ifour things do you think  b. Parents not ~eaching

                          are the main causes of people com

                          mitting violent crimes?       right from wrong                     

2

                                                    VIOLENT   C. Being abused as a child      

3

                                                     CRIME    d. Drug abuse                  4

a. Living in poverty               1                   47/ e. What people see in TV programs           S

b.               Parents not teaching                                                         f. Alackofmorals    6

                  right from wrong                     2                                      g. A lack of education   7

c.               Being abused as a child               3                                      h. A person not seeing any harm in it   .8

d.               Drug abuse                            4                                      i. Apersonbeing irresponsible           9

e.               What people see in TV programs        S

f.               A lack of morals                      6                                      j. Influence of friends  0

g.               A lack of education                   7                                      k. Being unable to control drinking

h.               A person not seeing any harm in it              .8                                                  because alcoholism is a

i.               A person being irresponsible          9                                         disease          x

j.               Influenceof friends                   0                                      1. Whatpeopleseeinmovies Y

k.               Alcohol abuse                                                                m. What people see in advertising       1    50/

1.               What people see in movies                                                    n. Bartenders not being  responsible....2

m.  The advertising and marketing

                                   0.                  Lowchanceof beingpunished              3

                   of toy guns, etc                             1            48/

n.                Guns being too easy to get                    2                    p. Friends and family not looking

0.                Lowchanceofbeingpunished                      3                        out foreach other    4

p.                seeingpornography                            4                    None of these  S

                  Noneofthese                                  5             4'     Don~tknow      Y

                      ~T  REAL  DIS-        L

                     ~    SATIS- ~  SATIS-  L  BOIL~ ~'T LI~7~~ PLœASED FlED  ~ 

                 FIED A~Y   1'4'7'   ~w

a.          The way things are going

            for you personally these

            days           1              2           3              4     S             6              7     Y    51/

b.          The way things are going

            for the country

            generally           1          2               3              4              5              6              7     Y    52/

c.          How President Clinton

            is dealing with the

            econ~          1                2             3          4              5              6              7     Y    53/

d.          How Congress is dealing

            withtheeconon~~          1          2          3              4              5              6              7     Y    54/



e.  How your state government is dealing with the

            state's econo~~~               1               2              3              4              5              6              7     Y    55/

f.                Howsecureyour~obis ....l           2          3              4              5              6              7     Y    56/

g.       yourhealthcarecosts      ....1              2          3              4              5              6              7     Y    57/



h.  Theamountofyour

            household income               1               2              3              4              5              6              7     Y    58/

i.          Therateofinflation             1               2              3              4              5              6              7     Y    59/

j.          The amount of taxes

            youpay              1               2          3              4     S             6              7     Y    60

k.          The level of interest

            ra~es          1              2          3          4          S             6                   7     Y    61

1.          The cost and value of

            yourhousing              1          2          3              4              5              6              7     Y    62/

m.          Thelevelofyour

            personal debts           1          2          3              4              5              6              7     Y    63/





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                                                   LU

                               as well as its own employees.   ~one oniy ~y IRS

                                                     employees          2





    Do you think the IRS should use

                           outside contractors to contact tax-                    Doesn't matter (vol.) ...3

                           payers for the purpose of explaining

                           the options that are available for                     Don't know              y

                           paying  taxes that are past due, or

                           should this be done only by IRS              13.    If you personally owed back taxes to.

                           employees?                                          the IRS, would it bother you more to

                                                                receive a call from an outside con-

                             Use outside contractors .1     6/                 tractor rather than an IRS employee1

                                                                or wouldn't it make a difference

                             Done only by IRS                                  which one called?

                             employees               2

                                                                  Would bother me more

                             Doesn't matter (vol.) . .3    900~ type telephone numbers (recordings of music

                                           andmoviestars, ~riviagames, sportsupda~es)          1              2     Y    38/







60. Which of these sources have you used in the last six months to get information on

    the nutritional content of food--either fresh or packaged food?  (HAND RESPONDENT

    CARD)

                              60.

                            USED IN

                                     6 MONTHS   USEFUL

                                        a.Pamphletspublishedbyagovernmentagency          1     39/           I     1    40/

                                        b.Pamphlets prepared by food companies           2                   I     2

                                        c.whatotherpeoplehavetoldyouaboutnutritioninfood            ....3                    I    ~

                                        d.Labels on food packages                        4                   I     4

                                            Courses you took in school                   5                    I             s

                                        œ.'Advertisementsforfoodproducts                                6                   I     6

                                        g.Newspaperarticles                              7                   I     ~

                                        h.Magazinearticles                               8                   I     8

                                        1.Televisionprograms                             9                   I     9

                                        iKCookbooks             0              0

                                   None           .....X1(SKIP   x

                                    Don~tknow    ....yjTO62)    Y

61. Of those you have used, which one or two of those sources have you found  as

  a.                          Food manufacturers           1             2              3              4     Y    41/

  b.                          supermarkets             1            2                   3              4     Y    42/

  c.                          Fastfoodrestaurants          1             2              3              4     Y    43/

  d.                          Restaurantswithtableservice           1                   2              3              4     Y    44/

  e.                          Governinentagencies          1             2              3              4     Y    45/

  f.                          Publicschools            1            2                   3              4     Y    46/

  g.                          Themedia           1                  2                   3              4     Y    47/

































65. Turning to something else. I'd like to talk with you now about games of chance,

    such as the lottery, off-track betting, casino gambling, and so forth.  (HAND

    RESPONDENT CARD)  For each of the types of gambling or games of chance on this

    card, please tell me whether or not you have done it in the past veaœ.

                                                           YES

                                        a.Played games of chance like Bingo sponsored by

                                               church groups, charitable organizations, etc            1              2     Y    501

                                        b.Playedanystate-runlotterygames                               1     2         Y    51/

                                        c.Betonahorserace           1                         2              Y         52/

                                        d.  Betonadograce           1                         2              Y         53/

                                        e.Bet on a Jai-Alai (HIGH-lie) game                            1     2         Y    54/

                                        f. Gambled at a casino                                         1     2         Y    55/

                                        g.Played card games for money, such as poker or black

                                                Jack, at a place other than a casino                   1              2     Y    56/

                                        h.Playednon-legalizednubbersgames                              1               Y    57/

                                        1.Placed sports bets, such as at your place of work,

                                                in a betting parlor. or through a bookie               1              2     Y    58/

    IT~~vTww;~~                         TF~ A~TY I'PEMS CIR~LED IN BOX. ASK 0.66.    I    17q-nI7q-nI

69. Now here is a list of a number' of different things.  (HAND RESPONDENT CARD)

    Would you read down that list and call off each one you personally have done in

    the last week, either at home or at work?

                                                  a.       Gone shopping for food            1     28/

                                                  b.       Bought take-out food to eat at home              2

                                                  c.       Bought a (special) food product because of its nutritional content             3

                                                  a.       Bought bottledwater               4

                                                  e.       Usedacreditcard                   S

                                                  f.       Goneintoabank (businessorpersonal)          6

                                                  g.       Donebankingbymail (business orpersonal)          7

                                                  h.       Donebankingbyphone                8

                                                  1.       Usedanautomatictellermachine                9

                                                  j.       Used an ATM card to pay for a purchase           0

                                                  k.       Drankdecaffeinatedcoffee          X

                                                  1.       Drankdecaffeinatedtea             1     29/

                                                  m.       Drank beer                        2

                                                  n.       Drankwine                         3

                                                  0.       Drank a wine cooler               4

                                                  p.       Drankliquor                       S

                                                  q.       smokedcigarettes (l/2packormore)            6

                                                  r.       Made a long distance phone call (more ~han 100 miles) at home or

                                                            at work                          7

                                                  5.       Madeacollectphonecall             8

                                                  t.       Tookbottles/canstorecyclingcenter           9

                                                  u.       Returnedbottles/canstostore                 0

                                                  V.       Put out bottles/cans, etc., forcurbside recycling                              x

                                                  w.       Gonetochurchorreligiousservice              1                         30/

                                                           None                              2

                                                           Don't know                        Y

                        $ LIL]LIL]L].00

                      42/           431  44/            45/  46/

               Refused             X



                                                      iz]90160

               Don't know          Y





72. Now I am going to ask you about non-essential spending in different categories. 

    Without worrying how much it all adds up to right now, about how much money

    would you say your household spends in an average month on (read item)? If you

    aren't sure, just guess about how much.  (ASK ABOUT EACH)

                                             DON'T

                         AMOUNT         NONE KNOW

                                          a.   Clothing for adults ... s['[2L]L].00 X    Y    6/7/8/9

                                          b.   Clothing for children . $ L]LIZ]LZ.00     X    Y    10/11/12/13





    c.   Movies, concerts,

                   sports events         $ ~ .00           X    Y    14/15/16

                   d.                    Dining out        $ L]['L].00    X    Y    17/18/19

               e.                        Travel, weekend

                                         getaways          ~ ~ u 0   x    Y    20/21/22/23





    f.   Tapes5 records, CDs,

                                         videos, etc       $ m\~Iffl. 00  X    Y    24/25/26

                                         g.    Things for the home ... $ L]ZJLzL].00     X    Y    27/28/29/30

                    h.                   Reading materials

                                         (books, magazines and      i-lFm~ 00

                                         newspapers)    $ Lififfliffije     X    Y    3~30

I'm going to read a list of some characteristics people might have.  For each one,

would you tell ~rne which you think is ~ important in determining why people are the

way they are--heredity or environment? First, (read item).  Is that more due to

heredity or environment?  (ASK ABOUT EACH ITEM)

                        ~ITy ~

                         (STATE- (STATE

                                 ME~JT  EQ(~~Y  ~

                          A)     B)     ~L.)

a.                          How well a person reads               1              2              3     Y    39/

b.                                 Whether a person is overweight or not ... 1             2              3     Y    40/



c.  Whether a person is likely to have

                          aheartattack    1               2            3     Y    41/

d.                                 Whether someone becomes an alcoholic .... 1             2              3     Y    42/



e.  Whether someone is a heterosexual or

                           homosexual              1              2              3     Y    43/

f.                         Whether someone is a great athlete                    1              2              3     Y    44/

g.                         Whether someone gets cancer            1              2              3     Y         45/

h.                         Whether someone becomes a great

                           artist or musician             1                      2              3     Y         46/

              Very conservative             1             6/

                        Moderately conservative .... 2     D-S. Are you (CALL OFF APPROPRIATE

              Middle-of-the-road                       3       CATEGORIES):

              Moderatelyliberal                        4    Ahomemaker              1          11/

              Very liberal                             S    Unemployed              2

              Don't know           Y          Astudent               3     (SKIP

D-2.                      Regardless of how you may have    Retired   4    TOD-7)

                          voted in the past, what do you    Orwhat? (all other) .    Y

    usually consider yourself--a

                        Democrat, a Republican, some  D-6. What is your occupation? other

                        party or what?

                         Executive, administrative, management   1  12/

              Democrat            1             7/     Toptalentandmajororlesser

              Republican          2                    professional   2

              Other specific party                              3     Owner--small retail store/business 3

              Independent (Vol.)                                4     Farmers (owners andmanagers)       4

              No particular party (Vol.)                        S     Technicians, minoradministrative   S

              Refused             6                    White collar, clerical (non-supervisory)                    .6

              Don'tknow           Y                    Salesmen       7

D-3. Now here is a list of things                                            some      Skilled and semi-skilled labor                            8

 people do about government or                                          Unskilled labor                                                          9

          politics.  (HAND RESPONDENT                                       CARD)      Serviceandprotectiveworkers                               0

Have you happened to have done

 any of those things in the past

year?  (IF eYES")  Which ones?                                        (ASK EVERYONE)

                                                                       D-7.      Do you, or does anyone in your

a.WrittenyourcongressmanorSenator  1                           8/                family living here at home               belong to

b.                 Attendedapolitical rally                               a labor union?

                    or speech                                       2          13/

c.    Attended a public meeting on                       Respondent belongs to union                     1

                    town or school affairs                 3                           Other family member only belongs to

union                                                  .2

d.    Heldorrunforpoliticaloffice                 4      Noonebelongstounion                                 3

e.  Served on a committee for

                    somelocalorganization                  S                           Don'tknow                       Y

f.    Served as an officer of some

                    clubororganization                     6                         D-8.  Are you married, widowed,         separated,

g.   Writtenalettertothepaper                     7                                  

divorced or have you never                        been

h.            Signedapetition                     8                                  

married?

i                  Worked forapolitical party              9                              Married                1      (ASK 14/

j.                Madeaspeech                     0                                       D-9)

k.       Writtenanarticlefora                                                        Widowed             .

                  magazine or newspaper   X     ..   I  (SKIP

1.                        Been a member of some group  Separated or

divorce                                            23

                                            like the League of Women           d

                                            Voters, or some other group             Never been married ..      j D-10)

                                            interestedinbetterQovernment .  1  9/                      .      4

                                (ASK EVERYONE)       Highschool graduate (12)          4

D-10.                           Are you a parent or not?                      Some college (13-15)              5

                                college graduate (16)  . .. 

                                6

                  Yes     1   16/                         Post graduate (17+)      7

                  No      2

                               D-16.                Here is a list of age    groups.

D-1l.           Are there any children living here                           (HAND RESPONDENT CARD)   Would

                               at home with you:  (RECORD FOR EACH     you call off the letter of the

                               CATEGORY) age group you happen to be in?

                                         (IF REFUSED, INTERVIEWER ESTI

Age 3 or younger?     Yes      .             1     No .  2          17/     MATE GROUP)

                                  a.                 18 - 20     1

Age 4 through 7?      Yes         .                        1     No .  2          18/     b. 21 - 24              2

Age 8 through 12?                  Yes               . 1   No .  2           19/             c.     25 -

29    3

                                                    d. 30 - 34        4

Age 13          through 17?        Yes               . 1  No .  2            20/

                                                    e. 35 - 39        S

                                                    f. 40 - 44        6

D-12. Do you own your own home, rent it,

     or do you have some other arrange-                                                                g.     45 - 49                 7

     ment such as living in the home of                                                                h.     SO - 54                 8

     your parents or                                   children?                     1.        55 - 59                 9

                                                    j.60 - 64         0

      Own                                           1  21/                    k.    65 - 69         x

      Rent                                          2                         1.      70orolder     Y

      Live in       home of              parents ..  3

      Liveinhomeofchildren .  4            D-17. Now here is a list of                                                                                         income

      Other (vol.)              S                 categories.  (HAND RESPONDENT

                                                           CARD)  Would you call                              off the

D-13. Do you consider yourself the malel         letter of the category that best

     female head of this household                                    or     

     describes the coznbined annual

     not?                                       income of all members                                                                            of this

                                                             household, including

wages or

      Malehead                                       1 22/          salary, pensions, interest or

      Femalehead              2                 dividends, and all other sources?

      Another adult                               living in

        thehouse               3                a.                                                                           Under$7,000         1

                                                         b. $7,000                   to

$9,999                    2

D-14. Do you personally do most of the         c.                                                                            $10,000 to $14,999           3

     grocery shopping for your house-          d.                                                                            $15,000 to $19,999           4

     hold, or          does        somebody else do most      e.                                         $20,000 to $24,999           S

     of it?                                    f.                                                                            $25,000 to $29,999           6

                                                         g.                          S30,000 to $34,999           7

      Respondent                                    1  23/         h.                            $35,000 to $39,999          8

      Somebodyelse            2                i.                                                                            $40,000 to $49,999           9

      Sharedecually   (vol.) ....  3                1.                                              S50,000 to $74,999                0

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