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WA — Sex, age, education, and income
WB — Employment
WC — Race/ethnicity and citizenship
WD — Religion
WE — Military service
WF — Household characteristics
WG — Internet access and telephone lines
WH — Other demographics
Sex
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
respondent's sex
1
Male
2
Female
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA01
1, 2
1
Age
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
What is your age?
Number:
18 – 97
97 = 97 or older
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA02
18 – 97, 998, 999
3
Education
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
What is the last grade or class you completed in school?
1
Grade 8 or lower
2
Some high school, no diploma
3
High school diploma or equivalent
4
Technical or vocational school after high school
5
Some college, no degree
6
Associate's or two-year college degree
7
Four-year college degree
8
Graduate or professional school after college, no degree
9
Graduate or professional degree
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA03
1 – 9, 998, 999
3
Household income (wording #1)
Schedule
Nat RCS
12/17/07 – 9/28/08
Last year, what was the total income before taxes of all the people living in your house or apartment? Just stop me when I get to the right category [read response options 1 – 9]:
1
Less than $10,000
2
$10,000 to less than $15,000
3
$15,000 to less than $25,000
4
$25,000 to less than $35,000
5
$35,000 to less than $50,000
6
$50,000 to less than $75,000
7
$75,000 to less than $100,000
8
$100,000 to less than $150,000
9
$150,000 or more
998
Don't know
999
No answer
See also WA05 for alternate wording.
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA04
1 – 9, 998, 999
3
Household income (wording #2)
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
9/29/08 – 11/3/08
Last year, what was the total income before taxes of all the people living in your house or apartment? Just stop me when I get to the right category [read response options 1 – 10]:
1
Less than $10,000
2
$10,000 to less than $15,000
3
$15,000 to less than $25,000
4
$25,000 to less than $35,000
5
$35,000 to less than $50,000
6
$50,000 to less than $75,000
7
$75,000 to less than $100,000
8
$100,000 to less than $150,000
9
$150,000 to less than $250,000
10
$250,000 or more
998
Don't know
999
No answer
See also WA04 for alternate wording.
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA05
1 – 10, 998, 999
3
Have investments
Schedule
Nat RCS
9/24/08 – 11/3/08
Do you have money invested in the stock market or mutual funds?
[If yes:] Do you have less than $5,000 invested, between $5,000 and $10,000 invested, between $10,000 and $25,000 invested, or do you have more than $25,000 invested?
1
Yes, less than $5,000
2
Yes, $5,000 – $10,000
3
Yes, $10,000 – $25,000
4
Yes, more than $25,000
5
Yes, did not specify amount
6
No money invested
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WA07
1 – 6, 998, 999
3
Employment status
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Are you working full time or part time? [If no, probe for correct category.]
1
Working full time
2
Working part time
3
Temporarily unemployed
4
Retired
5
Permanently disabled
6
Homemaker
7
Student
8
Other (verbatim answer in WB01r8v)
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WB01
1 – 8, 998, 999
3
WB01r8v
Verbatim
255
Other unemployed adults in household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Are there any adults age 18 or older living in your house or apartment who are currently laid off or unemployed?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WB02
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Line of work
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
In your current job, what kind of work do you do?
1
Profession worker (e.g., lawyer, doctor, scientist, teacher, engineer, registered nurse, accountant, programmer, musician)
2
Skilled tradesperson (e.g., printer, baker, tailor, electrician, machinist, linesperson, plumber, carpenter, mechanic)
3
Clerical or office worker (e.g., typist, secretary, postal clerk, telephone operator, computer operator, bank clerk)
4
Service worker (e.g., police officer, fire fighter, waiter or waitress, maid, nurse's aide, attendant, hairstylist)
5
Laborer (e.g., plumber's helper, construction worker, longshoreperson, garbage collector, other physical work)
6
Manager (e.g., store manager, sales manager, office manager)
7
Semi-skilled worker (e.g., machine operator, assembly line worker, truck driver, taxi driver, bus driver)
8
Salesperson
9
Business owner
10
Other
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WB03
1 – 10, 998, 999
3
Labor union household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Are you or any other member of your household — that is any other adult living in your home or apartment — a member of a labor union?
[If yes:] Is that person you or someone else?
1
Yes, respondent
2
Yes, other household member
3
Yes, both
4
No union members in household
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WB05
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
Of Hispanic descent
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin or descent?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WC01
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Hispanic origin
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Which of these best describes your origin: Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, or something else?
1
Mexican
2
Cuban
3
Puerto Rican
4
Other (verbatim answer in WC02r4v)
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WC02
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
WC02r4v
Verbatim
255
Race
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
[If non-Hispanic in WC02:] What is your race? Are you white, black or African American, Asian, American Indian, or some other race?
[If Hispanic:] Are you white Hispanic, black Hispanic, or some other race?
1
White or white Hispanic
2
Black, African American, or black Hispanic
3
Asian
4
American Indian
5
Hispanic, no race given
6
Mixed race
7
Other (verbatim answer in WC03r7v)
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WC03
1 – 7, 998, 999
3
WC03r7v
Verbatim
255
Born in US
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Were you born in the United States, or not?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WC04
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Attend religious services
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
How often do you attend religious services, apart from special events like weddings and funerals: more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never?
1
More than once a week
2
Once a week
3
Once or twice a month
4
Few times a year
5
Never
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD01
1 – 5, 998, 999
3
Religious affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Regardless of whether you now attend any religious services, do you ever think of yourself as part of a particular religion or denomination?
[If yes:] What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, another type of Christian, Jewish, or some other religion?
1
Protestant
2
Catholic
3
Other type of Christian
4
Jewish
5
Other religion
6
No denomination
7
No religion / atheist / agnostic
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD02
1 – 7, 998, 999
3
Protestant or non-Catholic Christian affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
What church or denomination is that?
1
African Methodist Episcopal Church
2
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
3
American Baptist Churches, USA
4
Assemblies of God
5
Baptist (unspecified)
6
Christian
7
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / Mormon Church
8
Church of the Nazarene
9
Episcopal Church / Anglican Church
10
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
11
Evangelical or born-again
12
Free Methodist Church
13
Greek/Eastern/Russian Orthodox Church
14
Independent Baptist
15
Independent/non-denominational evangelical
16
Independent/non-denominational Protestant
17
Lutheran (unspecified)
18
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
19
Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Evangelical Synod
20
Methodist (unspecified)
21
Presbyterian
22
Protestant
23
Southern Baptist Convention
24
United Church of Christ
25
United Methodist Church
26
United Presbyterian Church
27
Wesleyan Church
28
Other (verbatim answer in WD03r28v)
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD03
1 – 28, 998, 999
3
WD03r28v
Verbatim
255
Other religious affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
What religion or denomination is that?
1
Buddhist
2
Hindu
3
Muslim/Islam
4
Baptist
5
Lutheran
6
Methodist
7
Other (verbatim answer in WD04r7v)
998
Don't know
999
No answer
See also WD03.
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD04
1 – 7, 998, 999
3
WD04r7v
Verbatim
255
Baptist church affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
With which Baptist group is your church associated?
1
American Baptist Churches, USA
2
Southern Baptist Convention
3
Independent Baptist
4
Other (verbatim answer in WD05r4v)
5
Not further specified
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD05
1 – 5, 998, 999
3
WD05r4v
Verbatim
255
Lutheran church affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
With which Lutheran group is your church associated?
1
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
2
Missouri Synod
3
Wisconsin Evangelical Synod
4
Other (verbatim answer in WD06r4v)
5
Not further specified
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD06
1 – 5, 998, 999
3
WD06r4v
Verbatim
255
Methodist church affiliation
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Is your church part of the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, or some other Methodist group?
1
United Methodist Church
2
African Methodist Episcopal Church
3
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
4
Free Methodist Church
5
Other (verbatim answer in WD07r5v)
6
Not further specified
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD07
1 – 6, 998, 999
3
WD07r5v
Verbatim
255
Evangelical Christian
Schedule
Nat RCS
7/7/08 – 11/3/08
Filter
Do you consider yourself an evangelical or born-again Christian?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WD08
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Military household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Including yourself, has anyone living in your house or apartment ever served in the US military? This includes the National Guard and the Reserves.
1
Yes, respondent
2
Yes, other household member
3
Yes, both
4
No one in household has served
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WE01
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
WFa — Household/family composition
WFb — Residency and dwelling type
WFc — Geographic location
Adults in household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Could you please tell me how many adults age 18 or over currently live in this house or apartment?
Number:
1 – 97
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFa01
1 – 97
2
Children in household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
How many children under age 18 now live in your house or apartment?
Number:
0 – 97
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFa02
0 – 97, 998, 999
3
Marital status
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Are you married, living as married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
1
Married
2
Living as married
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Separated
6
Never married
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFa03
1 – 6, 998, 999
3
Years at present address
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
How many years have you lived at your present address?
Number:
0 – 97
0 = less than six months
1 = six months to one year
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFb01
0 – 97, 998, 999
3
Home ownership
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
10/3/08 – 11/3/08
Is the house, apartment, or mobile home where you live owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan; owned by you or someone in this household free and clear, without a mortgage or loan; rented for cash rent; or occupied without payment of cash rent?
1
Owned with mortgage or loan
2
Owned free and clear
3
Rented
4
Occupied without rent
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFb02
1 – 4, 998, 999
3
State of residency
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
All dates
1
Alabama (AL)
4
Arizona (AZ)
5
Arkansas (AR)
6
California (CA)
8
Colorado (CO)
9
Connecticut (CT)
10
Delaware (DE)
11
District of Columbia (DC)
12
Florida (FL)
13
Georgia (GA)
16
Idaho (ID)
17
Illinois (IL)
18
Indiana (IN)
19
Iowa (IA)
20
Kansas (KS)
21
Kentucky (KY)
22
Louisiana (LA)
23
Maine (ME)
24
Maryland (MD)
25
Massachusetts (MA)
26
Michigan (MI)
27
Minnesota (MN)
28
Mississippi (MS)
29
Missouri (MO)
30
Montana (MT)
31
Nebraska (NE)
32
Nevada (NV)
33
New Hampshire (NH)
34
New Jersey (NJ)
35
New Mexico (NM)
36
New York (NY)
37
North Carolina (NC)
38
North Dakota (ND)
39
Ohio (OH)
40
Oklahoma (OK)
41
Oregon (OR)
42
Pennsylvania (PA)
44
Rhode Island (RI)
45
South Carolina (SC)
46
South Dakota (SD)
47
Tennessee (TN)
48
Texas (TX)
49
Utah (UT)
50
Vermont (VT)
51
Virginia (VA)
53
Washington (WA)
54
West Virginia (WV)
55
Wisconsin (WI)
56
Wyoming (WY)
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFc01
1, 4 – 6, 8 – 13, 16 – 42, 44 – 51, 53 – 56
2
Urbanity of residency
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
1
Urban
2
Suburban
3
Rural
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WFC02
1 – 3
1
Internet access
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Do you have access to the Internet at home, at work, or someplace else?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WG01
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Non-cell phones in household
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Aside from cell phones, how many telephone numbers does your house or apartment have that you receive calls on? Please include only numbers that you use for phone calls, not ones you use for computers or fax machines.
Number:
1 – 97
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WG02
1 – 97, 998, 999
3
Cell phone different from landline
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
If you have a cell phone, is your cell phone number different from your landline or home phone, or is it the same number?
1
Different from landline
2
Same as landline
3
No cell phone
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WG03
1 – 3, 998, 999
3
WHa — Language
WHb — Sexual orientation
WHc — Gun ownership
WHd — Health insurance
Interview language
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
All dates
1
English
2
Spanish
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WHa01
1, 2
1
Sexual orientation
Schedule
Nat RCS
12/17/07 – 8/28/08
I'm going to read a list of terms people sometimes use to describe themselves: heterosexual or straight, gay or lesbian, bisexual. As I read the list again, please stop me when I get to the term that best describes how you think of yourself: heterosexual or straight, gay or lesbian, bisexual.
[As necessary:] All responses are kept confidential, and if there is a question you would rather not answer then we will move on.
1
Heterosexual or straight
2
Gay or lesbian
3
Bisexual
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WHb01
1 – 3, 998, 999
3
Gun ownership
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Do you or does anyone living in your house or apartment own a handgun, rifle, or other type of firearm?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WHc01
1, 2, 998, 999
3
NRA membership
Schedule
Nat RCS
All dates
Is the gun owner living in your house or apartment a member of the National Rifle Association, also known as the NRA?
1
Yes
2
No
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WHc02
1, 2, 998, 999
3
Type of health insurance
Schedule
Nat RCS
R
10/8/08 – 11/3/08
Which type of health insurance do you now have: a plan through your employer or your spouse's employer, a plan that you purchase on your own, Medicare or Medicaid, some other government program, insurance from somewhere else, or do you not have health insurance?
1
Employer plan
2
Self-purchased plan
3
Medicare or Medicaid
4
Other government program
5
Other insurance
6
No insurance
998
Don't know
999
No answer
Data columns
Name
Codes
Width
WHd01
1 – 6, 998, 999
3