2004 FIU/Florida Poll Questionnaire
© 2004 IPOR/FIU
[FLA1] Years in Florida
This interview may be recorded for quality control purposes. First, how many years have you been a permanent resident of Florida?
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[FLA2] Prior residence
Where did you live prior to living in Florida, or have you lived here all of your life? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: PLEASE ENTER STATE OR COUNTRY NAME ONLY]
[open-end]
[FLA3] Rate Florida
Overall, how would you rate Florida as a place to live -- would you say it is an excellent, good, fair, or poor place to live?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FLA4] Rate neighborhood
And how would you rate your particular neighborhood -- would you say it is ideal for you as a place to live, that it is good for you but could be better in some respects, or would you say it has some major problems as a place to live?
1 IDEAL
2 COULD BE BETTER
3 MAJOR PROBLEMS
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04] Which hurricanes affected you
Before going on to other issues, I want to ask about the hurricanes that have been hitting Florida and other areas this year. Which among the four recent hurricanes, Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, affected you or required you to prepare? [INTERVIEWER, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 CHARLEY
2 FRANCES
3 IVAN
4 JEANNE
5 NONE
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04C1] Charley preparation
What were the things you did when Hurricane Charley was approaching Florida? Did you evacuate, take in other people who evacuated, protect your home from wind or flooding, get supplies, or anything else? [INTERVIEWER, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 EVACUATED
2 TOOK IN PEOPLE WHO HAD EVACUATED
3 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM WIND (SHUTTERS, ETC)
4 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM FLOODING
5 GOT SUPPLIES
6 SECURED BOAT
7 SECURED CAR
8 STAYED AT HOME
9 OTHER (SPECIFY)
10 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04C2] Charley damage
Was there harm to you, or damage to your home or property from Hurricane Charley? [IF YES, What happened?]
1 YES, SPECIFY
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04C3] Charley evacuation type of destination
To what kind of destination did you go when you evacuated for Hurricane Charley? Did you go to the home of a relative or friend, a hotel or motel, a shelter, or some other kind of place?
1 HOME OF A RELATIVE OR FRIEND
2 HOTEL OR MOTEL
3 SHELTER
4 SOME OTHER KIND OF PLACE (SPECIFY)
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04C4] Charley evacuation distance to destination
How far did you go from your home to where you evacuated?
[open-end]
[H04F1] Frances preparation
What were the things you did when Hurricane Frances was approaching Florida? Did you evacuate, take in other people who evacuated, protect your home from wind or flooding, get supplies, or anything else? [INTERVIEWER, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 EVACUATED
2 TOOK IN PEOPLE WHO HAD EVACUATED
3 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM WIND (SHUTTERS, ETC)
4 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM FLOODING
5 GOT SUPPLIES
6 SECURED BOAT
7 SECURED CAR
8 STAYED AT HOME
9 OTHER (SPECIFY)
10 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04F2] Frances damage
Was there harm to you, or damage to your home or property from Hurricane Frances? [IF YES, What happened?]
1 YES, SPECIFY
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04F3] Frances evacuation type of destination
To what kind of destination did you go when you evacuated for Hurricane Frances? Did you go to the home of a relative or friend, a hotel or motel, a shelter, or some other kind of place?
1 HOME OF A RELATIVE OR FRIEND
2 HOTEL OR MOTEL
3 SHELTER
4 SOME OTHER KIND OF PLACE (SPECIFY)
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04F4] Frances evacuation distance to destination
How far did you go from your home to where you evacuated?
[open-end]
[H04I1] Ivan preparation
What were the things you did when Hurricane Ivan was approaching Florida? Did you evacuate, take in other people who evacuated, protect your home from wind or flooding, get supplies, or anything else? [INTERVIEWER, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 EVACUATED
2 TOOK IN PEOPLE WHO HAD EVACUATED
3 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM WIND (SHUTTERS, ETC)
4 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM FLOODING
5 GOT SUPPLIES
6 SECURED BOAT
7 SECURED CAR
8 STAYED AT HOME
9 OTHER (SPECIFY)
10 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04I2] Ivan damage
Was there harm to you, or damage to your home or property from Hurricane Ivan? [IF YES, What happened?]
1 YES, SPECIFY
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04I3] Ivan evacuation type of destination
To what kind of destination did you go when you evacuated for Hurricane Ivan? Did you go to the home of a relative or friend, a hotel or motel, a shelter, or some other kind of place?
1 HOME OF A RELATIVE OR FRIEND
2 HOTEL OR MOTEL
3 SHELTER
4 SOME OTHER KIND OF PLACE (SPECIFY)
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04I4] Ivan evacuation distance to destination
How far did you go from your home to where you evacuated?
[open-end]
[H04J1] Jeanne preparation
What were the things you did when Hurricane Jeanne was approaching Florida? Did you evacuate, take in other people who evacuated, protect your home from wind or flooding, get supplies, or anything else? [INTERVIEWER, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 EVACUATED
2 TOOK IN PEOPLE WHO HAD EVACUATED
3 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM WIND (SHUTTERS, ETC)
4 PROTECTED HOUSE FROM FLOODING
5 GOT SUPPLIES
6 SECURED BOAT
7 SECURED CAR
8 STAYED AT HOME
9 OTHER (SPECIFY)
10 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04J2] Jeanne damage
Was there harm to you, or damage to your home or property from Hurricane Jeanne? [IF YES, What happened?]
1 YES, SPECIFY
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04J3] Jeanne evacuation type of destination
To what kind of destination did you go when you evacuated for Hurricane Jeanne? Did you go to the home of a relative or friend, a hotel or motel, a shelter, or some other kind of place?
1 HOME OF A RELATIVE OR FRIEND
2 HOTEL OR MOTEL
3 SHELTER
4 SOME OTHER KIND OF PLACE (SPECIFY)
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[H04J4] Jeanne evacuation distance to destination
How far did you go from your home to where you evacuated?
[open-end]
[HALL1] Rate government hurricane efforts
How good a job has FEMA and other government agencies done to help you and people living near you after the hurricanes this year. Have they done an excellent, good, fair, or poor job?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[HALL2] Rate insurance companies
How about insurance companies? Have they done an excellent, good, fair, or poor job?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[CRM2] Area crime
How serious a problem is crime in the general region of Florida where you live -- very serious, somewhat serious, or not very serious?
1 VERY SERIOUS
2 SOMEWHAT SERIOUS
3 NOT VERY SERIOUS
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[CRM3] Afraid walk
Is there any area close to where you live -- that is, within a mile or so of your home -- where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[CRM14B] Assault weapons
Recently congress ended the ban on the sale of certain kinds of assault weapons. Do you agree or disagree with this action allowing the sale of assault weapons or haven't you heard that much about this issue?
1 AGREE
2 DISAGREE
3 HAVEN'T HEARD THAT MUCH
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FELON] Felons rights restored
Should persons who have committed a felony, served their sentence, and been released from prison have their right to vote restored?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[HLTH2] Health care change
During the last few years the health care system in the U.S. has been changing rapidly. Overall, do you think these changes have been very good, mostly good, mostly bad, very bad, or haven't they made any difference?
1 VERY GOOD
2 MOSTLY GOOD
3 MOSTLY BAD
4 VERY BAD
5 NO DIFFERENCE
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[HLTH13] Responsible for health care
Who do you feel should have the responsibility for making sure that people have health care coverage -- government or employers?
1 GOVERNMENT
2 EMPLOYERS
3 INDIVIDUALS
4 COMBINATION
5 OTHER, SPECIFY
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[HLTH15] Health care quality
How would you rate the quality of health care available to you in your community -- would you say it is excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[HLTH5] Health insurance
Are you covered by health insurance or other medical coverage?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ED1] Rate schools
How would you rate the job your local public schools are doing? Would you say they are doing an excellent, good, fair, or poor job?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[EDSP] Education budget
Do you think Florida is spending enough on education, or do you think it needs to spend somewhat more, or a lot more?
1 SPENDING ENOUGH
2 SOMEWHAT MORE
3 A LOT MORE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ED2] School child
Do you have a child attending a public or private school in Florida?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ED3] Public/private school
Is it a public or private school?
1 PUBLIC
2 PRIVATE
3 BOTH PUBLIC - PRIVATE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ED4] Compare FL college education
How do you feel Florida compares to other states in terms of the availability of high-quality, affordable college education -- do you feel it is better, about the same, or worse than other states?
1 BETTER
2 ABOUT THE SAME
3 WORSE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[GRW1] Area grown
During the past couple of years would you say your community has -- grown a great deal, grown some, or not grown at all?
1 GROWN A GREAT DEAL
2 GROWN SOME
3 NOT GROWN AT ALL
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[GRW2] Feel about area growth
And how do you feel about this situation -- overall, do you think it is a good thing for your community, a bad thing, or does it not make any difference?
1 GOOD THING
2 BAD THING
3 DOESN'T MAKE DIFFERENCE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[GRW3] Florida growth
Florida has one of the fastest growing populations in the country. How do you feel about this growth -- do you strongly favor, mostly favor, mostly oppose, or strongly oppose it?
1 STRONGLY FAVOR
2 MOSTLY FAVOR
3 MOSTLY OPPOSE
4 STRONGLY OPPOSE
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ENV1] Environment regulations
Some people feel that efforts to protect the environment have gone too far, and that there are too many environmental regulations, which unnecessarily hurt business and the economy. Others feel that strict environmental regulations are necessary to save the environment. What do you think -- are current environmental regulations too strict or not?
1 TOO STRICT
2 NOT TOO STRICT
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ENV3] Global warming
How concerned are you about the problems of global warming and loss of the ozone layer -- are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not very concerned, or have you not heard much about this problem?
1 VERY CONCERNED
2 SOMEWHAT CONCERNED
3 NOT VERY CONCERNED
4 HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT
5 DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/NR
[ECN1] Employed
How would you describe your present employment status? Are you employed full-time, part-time, temporarily out of work, retired, or something else?
1 EMPLOYED FULL-TIME
2 EMPLOYED PART-TIME
3 TEMP OUT OF WORK
4 RETIRED
5 HOMEMAKER
6 OTHER
7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN2] Type job
Would you describe the kind of work you normally do as professional, skilled trades, clerical, manufacturing, sales, service, military, or something else?
1 PROFESSIONAL
2 SKILLED TRADES
3 CLERICAL
4 MANUFACTURING
5 SALES
6 SERVICE
7 MILITARY
8 SOMETHING ELSE
9 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN6] Replace job
How easy would it be for you to find a job with another employer with approximately the same income and fringe benefits you now have -- would you say very easy, somewhat easy, or not at all easy?
1 VERY EASY
2 SOMEWHAT EASY
3 NOT AT ALL EASY
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN7] US economy
In general, do you think business and government in the US are doing enough to promote a strong and prosperous economy in the future, or do you think they should be doing somewhat more, or should they be doing a lot more than they are now?
1 DOING ENOUGH
2 DO SOMEWHAT MORE
3 SHOULD DO A LOT MORE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN9] Financial future
Looking ahead, do you feel the next generation living in Florida will be financially better off, about the same, or worse off than you?
1 BETTER
2 ABOUT THE SAME
3 WORSE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN10] Financial past
During the last few years, has your financial situation been getting better, worse, or has it stayed about the same?
1 BETTER
2 WORSE
3 STAYED ABOUT SAME
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ECN13] Florida economy
What about the overall condition of Florida's economy -- during the past year has it been getting better, worse, or stayed about the same?
1 BETTER
2 WORSE
3 STAYED ABOUT SAME
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TAX1] Taxes or less services
Florida, like most states, faces the problem of not having enough tax money to pay for the various services and programs that it provides. One way to deal with this problem is to raise taxes. Another way to deal with the problem is to reduce services and programs. In general, which would you prefer, raising taxes, or reducing services and programs?
1 RAISE TAXES
2 REDUCE SERVICES
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE1] Florida legislature
How would you rate the job that the Florida state legislature did this year -- using the same system we all know from school, would you give the legislature an A, B, C, D, or F?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE2] Local government
How would you rate the job that your local government did this year -- would you give it an A, B, C, D, or F?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE3] Governor Bush
How would you rate the job that Governor Jeb Bush is doing -- would you give him an A, B, C, D, or F?
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE4] Senator Graham
How would you rate the job that Senator Bob Graham has done -- [would you give him an A, B, C, D, or F?]
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE5] Senator Nelson
How would you rate the job that Senator Bill Nelson is doing -- [would you give him an A, B, C, D, or F?]
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE6] President Bush
How would you rate the job that President George W. Bush is doing overall -- [would you give him an A, B, C, D, or F?]
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RATE15] President Clinton
Looking back over the 8 years Bill Clinton was president, how would you rate the job he did as president -- [would you give him an A, B, C, D, or F?]
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 F
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TRST1] Trust federal government
How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government in Washington to do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time?
1 JUST ABOUT ALWAYS
2 MOST OF THE TIME
3 SOME OF THE TIME
4 NONE OF THE TIME
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TRST2] Trust state government
What about the state government in Tallahassee? How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government to do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time?
1 JUST ABOUT ALWAYS
2 MOST OF THE TIME
3 SOME OF THE TIME
4 NONE OF THE TIME
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TRST3] Trust local government
How much of the time do you think you can trust your local government to do what is right -- just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time?
1 JUST ABOUT ALWAYS
2 MOST OF THE TIME
3 SOME OF THE TIME
4 NONE OF THE TIME
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[CAMP2B] Campaign finanacing problems this year
Looking at the campaigns and fund-raising leading up to the recent presidential election, do you think problems with campaign financing were better this year than in the past, worse this year, or about the same?
1 BETTER THAN IN THE PAST
2 WORSE THIS YEAR
3 ABOUT THE SAME
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[MEDIA2] Source of information
Most people are very busy and don't always have the time to get as much news as they would like. In your case, which of these sources of information do you wind up using most often -- news on TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet, or something else? [INTERVIEWER, CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]
[multiple response] 1 TV NEWS
2 RADIO
3 NEWSPAPERS
4 MAGAZINES
5 INTERNET
6 SOMETHING ELSE (SPECIFY)
7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FP1] US role as world leader
Do you think the United States plays a more important and powerful role as a world leader today than it did ten years ago, a less important role, or about as important a role as a world leader today as it did ten years ago?
1 MORE IMPORTANT
2 LESS IMPORTANT
3 ABOUT AS IMPORTANT
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FP2] World affairs
Do you think it will be best for the future of the country if we take an active part in world affairs or if we stay out of world affairs?
1 TAKE ACTIVE PART
2 STAY OUT
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FP3] Cuba policy
What do you think American policy toward Cuba should be? Should the United States intensify its opposition to the Castro government in Cuba, should it keep things about the same as they are now, or should it try to promote better relations with Cuba?
1 INTENSIFY OPPOSITION
2 KEEP THINGS THE SAME
3 PROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[IRAQ6] Going to war with Iraq
What do you think now about the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq. Do you think the U.S. should have gone to war when it did, should it have waited and not gone to war unless other proposed solutions did not work, or should the US not have gone to war in any case?
1 SHOULD HAVE GONE TO WAR WHEN IT DID
2 SHOULD HAVE WAITED
3 SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO WAR IN ANY CASE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[IRAQ7] Favored military action in Iraq before war
How did you feel before the war started: did you favor or oppose taking military action in Iraq to end Saddam Hussein's rule?
1 FAVOR
2 OPPOSE
3 NEITHER
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[IRAQ8] In Iraq now
Do you think the US should stay in Iraq as long as it takes to get a stable democracy there, even if the U.S. has to go it mostly alone. Or should the US stay only if it gets other nations to share the risks and cost? Or should the US get out of Iraq now?
1 STAY AS LONG AS IT TAKES
2 STAY IF OTHER NATIONS SHARE RISKS
3 GET OUT NOW
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ABORT1] State govt restrict abortion
On another topic -- In general, do you think it is appropriate for state government to make laws restricting access to abortion, or do you think it should not restrict access to abortion?
1 APPROPRIATE TO RESTRICT
2 SHOULD NOT RESTRICT
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE/REFUSED
[SEX1] Sex relations
There's been a lot of discussion about the way morals and attitudes about sex are changing in this country. If a man and woman have sexual relations before marriage, do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
1 ALWAYS WRONG
2 ALMOST ALWAYS WRONG
3 WRONG ONLY SOMETIMES
4 NOT WRONG AT ALL
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[GAYS1] Homosexual sex
What about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex -- do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
1 ALWAYS WRONG
2 ALMOST ALWAYS WRONG
3 WRONG ONLY SOMETIMES
4 NOT WRONG AT ALL
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[GAYS2] Equality for homosexuals
What do you think about laws which give homosexuals equal treatment in matters such as jobs and housing? Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with these laws?
1 STRONGLY AGREE
2 SOMEWHAT AGREE
3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
4 STRONGLY DISAGREE
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[RACE1] Race relations
On another issue, would you say that race relations in your community are excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1 EXCELLENT
2 GOOD
3 FAIR
4 POOR
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[IMM1] Immigration
How do you feel about the number of people who have moved to Florida from other countries in the past few years -- overall, is it a good thing for Florida, a bad thing, or doesn't it make any difference?
1 GOOD THING FOR FLORIDA
2 BAD THING FOR FLORIDA
3 DOESN'T MAKE DIFFERENENCE
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[DC1] Affordable day care
How do you feel about the availability of affordable day care centers for the children of working parents -- do you feel that this is a major problem, a minor problem, or no problem at all?
1 MAJOR PROBLEM
2 MINOR PROBLEM
3 NO PROBLEM AT ALL
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[REL1] Religion important
Do you consider religion to be an important part of your life or not?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[REL2] Religious preference
What is your religious preference? [INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ LIST. IF RESPONDENT SAYS PROTESTANT, ASK WHICH CHURCH OR DENOMINATION. WHEN IN DOUBT, PLEASE TYPE EXACT RESPONSE IN "OTHER, SPECIFY"]
1 PROTESTANT [INTERVIEWER ASK WHICH CHURCH OR DENOMINATION]
2 MORMON, LATTER-DAY SAINTS
3 EPISCOPAL (ANGLICAN)
4 LUTHERAN
5 PRESBYTERIAN
6 BAPTIST
7 METHODIST
8 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
9 CHRISTIAN REFORMED
10 CATHOLIC (ROMAN)
11 JEWISH
12 NO RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
13 OTHER, SPECIFY
14 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[REL4] Born again Christian
Do you consider yourself to be a born again Christian or charismatic?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TERR1] Rate government protection from terrorist attacks
Now I'd like to ask you some questions about what has happened since September 11, 2001. What do you think about government efforts to protect us from terrorist threats here in Florida? Do you think the government--federal, state and local--is doing an excellent job, a good job, a fair job, or a poor job protecting from terrorist threats?
1 EXCELLENT JOB
2 GOOD JOB
3 FAIR JOB
4 POOR JOB
5 NOT DOING ANYTHING
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TERR6] Effect of increased security
The increased security measures now going into effect will require much more information to be collected about individual people and what they do. What do you think about the effect of this on individual rights and privacy? Do you think it is not something to worry about, something you are concerned about but think is necessary, or something that will probably wind up excessively violating individual rights?
1 NOT SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT
2 CONCERNED BUT IS NECESSARY
3 WILL VIOLATE RIGHTS
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[TERR6B] Effect of Iraq war on war on terrorism
Do you think the war in Iraq has helped the war on terrorism, or has it hurt the war on terrorism?
1 HELPED
2 HURT
3 HAS NO EFFECT
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FVOT1B] Confidence in handling of election
How much confidence do you have that Florida officials did a good job managing the recent elections and avoiding the problems that happened in 2000? Do you have a lot of confidence, some confidence, not much confidence, or no confidence at all that they did a good job running the election?
1 LOT OF CONFIDENCE
2 SOME CONFIDENCE
3 NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE
4 NO CONFIDENCE AT ALL
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ELEC7] Media types and election [RANDOMLY ROTATE ELEC7-ELEC8]
Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for movies like Michael Moore's "Farenheit 9-11" to be shown in an election year?
1 APPROPRIATE
2 INAPPROPRIATE
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ELEC8] Churches taking position on candidates
During political elections, should churches and other houses of worship come out in favor of one candidate over another, or shouldn't they do this?
1 SHOULD COME OUT IN FAVOR OF CANDIDATES
2 SHOULD NOT COME OUT IN FAVOR OF CANDIDATES
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[ELEC9] Leadership vs. issues for candidate
What is more important to you in voting for president, a candidate's leadership ability or the candidate's position on the issues?
1 LEADERSHIP ABILITY
2 POSITION ON ISSUES
3 BOTH
4 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D2] Area reside
Now I have just a few classification questions and then we'll be done. Do you live in a large city, a suburb of a large city, a smaller city or town, or a rural area?
1 LARGE CITY
2 SUBURB OF LARGE CITY
3 SMALLER CITY OR TOWN
4 RURAL AREA
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D3] Type of dwelling
Do you live in a single family home, a duplex, a condominium, an apartment, a mobile home, or somewhere else?
1 SINGLE FAMILY HOME
2 DUPLEX
3 CONDOMINIUM
4 APARTMENT
5 MOBILE HOME
6 OTHER, SPECIFY
7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D4] Own or rent
Do you -- or your family -- own your home or apartment or do you rent?
1 OWN
2 RENT
3 OWN MOBILE HOME
4 OTHER
5 DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/NR
[D5] Age
May I ask how old you are? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL AGE, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 999]
[numeric, range: 0-999]
[D6] Household size
Including yourself, how many people live in your household? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99, IF ONLY ONE PERSON LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD = 1]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D7] Number under 6 in HH
How many of the people living in your household are under 6 years old? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D8] Number 6 to 18 in HH
How many people living in your household are 6 to 18 years old? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99] [INTERVIEWER IF ONLY ONE PERSON LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD & AGE = 18 PLEASE ENTER 1]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D9] Number 19 to 64 in HH
How many people living in your household are 19 to 64 years old? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99] [INTERVIEWER IF ONLY ONE PERSON LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD & AGE BETWEEN 19 TO 64 PLEASE ENTER 1]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D10] Number 65 and older in HH
And how many people living in your household are 65 OR OLDER? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99] [INTERVIEWER IF ONLY ONE PERSON LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD & AGE >= 65 PLEASE ENTER 1]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D11] Marital status
What is your marital status?
1 SINGLE
2 MARRIED
3 WIDOWED
4 DIVORCED
5 SEPARATED
6 NEVER MARRIED
7 OTHER (INCLUDING: LIVING TOGETHER NOT FORMALLY MARRIED)
8 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D12] Marital history
Are you widowed, divorced, separated?
1 WIDOWED
2 DIVORCED
3 SEPARATED
4 NO (NEVER MARRIED)
5 OTHER
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D13] Zip code
What is your zip code? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 33999]
[numeric, range: 0-33999]
[D14] Education
What is the highest grade of school you've completed?
1 GRADE SCHOOL
2 SOME HIGH SCHOOL
3 HIGH SCHOOL GRAD
4 SOME COLLEGE
5 COLLEGE GRADUATE
6 GRADUATE DEGREE
7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D15] Race
With which of the following racial groups do you identify yourself -- White, Black, Asian, American Indian, or something else? [IF THEY SAY HISPANIC, SAY: "I'll be asking that next. For this specific question, could you please tell me which RACIAL group you identify yourself with..."]
1 WHITE
2 BLACK
3 ASIAN
4 AMERICAN INDIAN
5 OTHER,SPECIFY
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D15B] Hispanic origin
Are you of Hispanic or Latino descent?
1 HISPANIC
2 NOT HISPANIC
3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED/NA
[D15C] Cuban origin
Are you of Cuban descent?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D16] Language spoken in home
What language is most often spoken in your home?
1 ENGLISH
2 SPANISH
3 BOTH ENGLISH & SPANISH
4 OTHER, SPECIFY
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D17] Registered voter
Are you registered to vote in Florida?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D18] Income
Approximately, what is your annual household income -- is it...? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: FOR EXAMPLE IF THE RESPONSE IS $20,000 CONSIDER THAT FOR LOWER CATEGORY (CODE 2 AND NOT 3)]
1 UNDER $10,000
2 $10,000 - $20,000
3 $20,000 - $30,000
4 $30,000 - $50,000
5 $50,000 - $80,000
6 OVER $80,000
7 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[D20] Separate telephone lines
How many separate telephone lines with different numbers do you have coming into your home where people can call to talk? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D20A] cell phones
How many cell phones are there in your household? [INTERVIEWER ENTER THE ACTUAL NUMBER, DON'T KNOW/REFUSED = 99]
[numeric, range: 0-99]
[D21] Political leaning
Generally speaking, in politics do you consider yourself conservative, liberal, middle of the road, or don't you think of yourself in those terms?
1 CONSERVATIVE
2 MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
3 LIBERAL
4 NOT IN THOSE TERMS
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[PARTY1] Political party
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else?
1 REPUBLICAN
2 DEMOCRAT
3 INDEPENDENT
4 SOMETHING ELSE, SPECIFY
5 NON-CITIZEN
6 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[VOTE13] Vote in President election
Did you vote in this year's presidential election?
1 YES
2 NO
[VOTE31] President Vote
This year did you vote for George W. Bush, John Kerry, Ralph Nader, or someone else?
1 BUSH
2 KERRY
3 NADER
4 OTHER, SPECIFY
5 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
Now I want to ask you abut how important different issues were to you in your vote for president [RANDOMLY ROTATE VI1- VI9]
[VI1] Abortion as issue
[How important was] Abortion [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI2] gay marriage as issue
[How important was] gay marriage [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI3] terrorism as issue
[How important was] terrorism [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI4] the war in Iraq as issue
[How important was] the war in Iraq [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI5] the economy and jobs as issue
[How important was] the economy and jobs [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT important?]
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI6] the budget deficit as issue
[How important was] the budget deficit [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT important?]
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI7] the future of social security as issue
[How important was] the future of social security [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI8] health care as issue
[How important was] health care [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VI9] education as issue
[How important was] education [in deciding how you voted for president]? [Was it the most important issue, very important, somewhat important, or not important?]
1 THE MOST IMPORTANT
2 VERY IMPORTANT
3 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 DON'T KNOW/KNOW RESPONSE
[VOTE34] Senate race
For U.S. Senate, did you vote for Betty Castor or Mel Martinez?
1 BETTY CASTOR
2 MEL MARTINEZ
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FUP1] OK for follow-up?
Sometimes reporters or researchers would like to talk to people who have been interviewed for this survey. Would you be willing to let a reporter call you?
1 YES
2 NO
3 DON'T KNOW/NO RESPONSE
[FUP2] Phone for follow-up
Is this number the best to reach you, or is there another one that would be better?
1 THIS IS BEST
2 OTHER WOULD BE BETTER, SPECIFY
[FUP4] Name for follow-up
Could you tell me your first name, so if a reporter calls he or she will know whom to ask for?
[open-end]
[CMNT] Comment?
Well, that concludes the interview. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to complete it. Do you have any comments that you would like me to write down on issues about Florida or this survey?
1 YES
2 NO
[C2] comments
WRITE COMMENTS IF ANY
[open-end]
[D1] gender
[INTERVIEWER PLEASE ENTER THE GENDER OF THE RESPONDENT]
1 MALE
2 FEMALE