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ATTITUDESC. Public Opinion on Political
Matters1. United StatesThis poll is part of a continuing series of
monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of
other political and social issues. Specific questions covered respondents'
opinions of Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Newt Gingrich, Ross Perot, Bob Dole,
and Colin Powell. The survey addressed in detail the possible combinations of
presidential election candidates and asked respondents to forecast their vote
in each given situation. Other questions asked whether respondents were
spending more or less on clothes and whether they subscribed to cable
television and watched C-SPAN. Background information on respondents includes
voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992
presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age,
sex, race, religious preference, and family income.March 1995March 12,
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1995United States U.S. - nation, regions, statescommunities 10 to 50kindividualsadult population of the United States aged
18 and over having telephones at homesurvey datacross-section CBS News/The New York TimesA variation of random-digit dialing using
primary sampling units (PSUs) was employed, consisting of blocks of 100
telephone numbers identical through the eighth digit and stratified by
geographic region, area code, and size of place. Within households, respondents
were selected using a method developed by Leslie Kish and modified by Charles
Backstrom and Gerald Hursh (see Backstrom and Hursh, SURVEY RESEARCH [Evanston,
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Q10, Q28 Q33 AND Q39A. Voluntary responses are coded in Questions 11 - 15, 17,
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uses. CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY POLL #2, MARCH
1995 1,0229724011,023Logical Record LengthWEIGHTLAST CARD NUMBERRESPONDENT NUMBERCLINTON APPROVALDo you approve or disapprove of the way
Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? 1APPROVE2DISAPPROVE9DK/NACONGRESS APPROVALDo you approve or disapprove of the way
Congress is handling its job? 1APPROVE2DISAPPROVE9DK/NAOPINION JACKSONIs your opinion of Jesse Jackson
favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Jesse
Jackson yet to have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH5REFUSEDOPINION GINGRICHIs your opinion of Newt Gingrich
favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Newt
Gingrich yet to have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH5REFUSEDOPINION CLINTONIs your opinion of Bill Clinton
favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill
Clinton yet to have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH5REFUSEDOPINION PEROTIs your opinion of Ross Perot favorable,
not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Ross Perot yet to
have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH5REFUSEDOPINION DOLEIs your opinion of Bob Dole favorable,
not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bob Dole yet to
have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH5REFUSEDOPINION POWELLIs your opinion of Colin Powell
favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Colin
Powell yet to have an opinion? 1FAVORABLE2NOT FAVORABLE3UNDECIDED (GO TO Q9)4HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH (GO TO Q9)5REFUSEDPOWELL LEANIF
UNDECIDED/HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH, ASK If you had to choose,
would you say your opinion of Colin Powell is favorable or not favorable?
1FAVORABLE (GO TO Q10)2NOT FAVORABLE (GO TO Q11)3DK/NA (GO TO Q11)LIKE BEST POWELLIF
FAVORABLE, ASKWhat do you like BEST about Colin Powell?
1STRONG LEADER / TAKES CHARGE2NOT A POLITICIAN / HAS NEVER HELD OFFICE3MILITARY SERVICE / WAR VETERAN4HONESTY / INTEGRITY / TRUSTWORTHY5MORAL / ETHICAL / STRONG CHARACTER6HE'S BLACK / AFRICAN-AMERICAN / HIS RACE7FAMILY MAN / MARRIED / HAS KIDS / FAMILY
VALUES8SELF-MADE MAN / SON OF IMMIGRANTS / FROM POOR
BACKGROUND9HAS NO POLITICAL PARTY / IS AN INDEPENDENT / ABOVE
POLITICS10GENERALLY GOOD MAN / FAIR / DOWN TO EARTH30MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: poise,
well-educated; intelligent; knowledgeable; appearance31MISCELLANEOUS STANDS ON THE ISSUES96EVERYTHING97NOTHING98OTHER99DK/NA categories represent coded answers to open-ended questionCLINTON V DOLEIf the 1996 presidential election were
being held today, and the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, and Bob
Dole, the Republican, would you vote for Bill Clinton or Bob Dole?
1BILL CLINTON2BOB DOLE3SOMEONE ELSE (VOL.)4WOULDN'T VOTE (VOL.)9DK/NACLINTON V POWELLIf the 1996 presidential election were
being held today, and the candidates were Bill Clinton and Colin Powell, would
you vote for Bill Clinton or Colin Powell? 1BILL CLINTON2COLIN POWELL3SOMEONE ELSE (VOL.)4WOULDN'T VOTE (VOL.)9DK/NACLNTN V DOLE V PWLLIf the 1996 presidential election were
being held today, and the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, Bob Dole,
the Republican, and Colin Powell, the independent, would you vote for Bill
Clinton, Bob Dole, or Colin Powell? 1BILL CLINTON2BOB DOLE3COLIN POWELL4SOMEONE ELSE (VOL.)5WOULDN'T VOTE (VOL.)9DK/NACLNTN V DOLE V PEROTIf the 1996 presidential election were
being held today, and the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, Bob Dole,
the Republican, and Ross Perot, the independent, would you vote for Bill
Clinton, Bob Dole, or Ross Perot? 1BILL CLINTON2BOB DOLE3ROSS PEROT4SOMEONE ELSE (VOL.)5WOULDN'T VOTE (VOL.)9DK/NACLNTN V DOLE V JCKSNIf the 1996 presidential election were
being held today, and the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, Bob Dole,
the Republican, and Jesse Jackson, the independent, would you vote for Bill
Clinton, Bob Dole, or Jesse Jackson? 1BILL CLINTON2BOB DOLE3JESSE JACKSON4SOMEONE ELSE (VOL.)5WOULDN'T VOTE (VOL.)9DK/NAPOWELL RUN PRES/VPDo you think Colin Powell should run as
a candidate for president in 1996, or should he run as a candidate for vice
president in 1996, or don't you think he should run in 1996 at all?
1RUN FOR PRESIDENT2RUN FOR VICE-PRESIDENT3NOT RUN4DK/NAWIN CLNTN / DOLE / POWELLIn the 1996 presidential election, if
the candidates were Bill Clinton, the Democrat, Bob Dole, the Republican, and
Colin Powell, the independent, who do you think WOULD win? 1BILL CLINTON2BOB DOLE3COLIN POWELL4SOMEONE ELSE / NONE OF THEM (VOL.)9DK/NAPOWELL SUPPORT BECAUSEDo you think most people who support
Colin Powell for president in 1996 support him because they really want him to
be president, OR do you think most people support him because they just don't
like the candidates who are now running for president? 1POWELL FOR PRESIDENT2DON'T LIKE OTHER CANDIDATES3BOTH EQUALLY (VOL.)9DK/NAPOWELL ANNOUNCEMENTMany candidates who plan to run for
president in 1996 have already announced their plans to run. If Colin Powell is
considering running for president in 1996, do you think he should announce that
he is going to run soon, or do you think it's okay for him to wait as long as
he wants to announce? 1ANNOUNCE2OKAY TO WAIT9DK/NAPOWELL STRNG QUALITIESDo you think Colin Powell has strong
qualities of leadership, or not? 1HAS STRONG QUALITIES2DOES NOT HAVE STRONG QUALITIES9DK/NACLEAR IDEA POWELLDo you have a clear idea of what Colin
Powell stands for, or don't you? 1YES2NO9DK/NAPOWELL CARES 4 NEEDSIn general, do you think Colin Powell
cares about the needs and problems of people like you, or not?
1CARES2DOESN'T CARE9DK/NAPOWELL DEAL PROBLEMSDo you think Colin Powell could be
trusted to deal with all the problems a President has to deal with, or are you
concerned that he might make serious mistakes? 1TRUSTED TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS2CONCERNED MIGHT MAKE SERIOUS MISTAKES9DK/NAKNOW ENUF POWELLDo you think you know enough about
where Colin Powell stands on issues, or do you need to know more?
1KNOW ENOUGH2NEED TO KNOW MORE9DK/NAPOWELL PARTYIDDo you think Colin Powell is a
Republican, is a Democrat, is an Independent, or what? 1REPUBLICAN2DEMOCRAT3INDEPENDENT4OTHER (VOL.)5NONE (VOL.)9DK/NAPOWELL LEANIF
INDEPENDENT/OTHER/NONE/DK, ASK:Well, do you think of Colin
Powell as closer to the Republican party or closer to the Democratic party?
1REPUBLICAN2DEMOCRAT3INDEPENDENT (VOL.)4OTHER (VOL.)5NONE (VOL.)9DK/NAPOWELLS VIEWSHow would you describe Colin Powell's
views on most political matters -- Generally, do you think of Colin Powell as
liberal, moderate, or conservative? 1LIBERAL2MODERATE3CONSERVATIVE9DK/NAWHT ISSUE POWELL ONWhat one issue do you MOST want to know
Colin Powell's position on? 1ABORTION2GUN CONTROL / RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS3BALANCING THE BUDGET / GOVERNMENT SPENDING4WELFARE5IMMIGRATION6AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / HELPING MINORITIES7DEATH PENALTY8CRIME / DRUGS9HEALTH CARE10MILITARY SPENDING / DEFENSE ISSUES11BUDGET DEFICIT / NATIONAL DEBT12HIS POLITICAL PARTY13ECONOMY / ECONOMIC POLICIES / TAXES14GAYS / LESBIANS15AIDS16SCHOOL PRAYER17FOREIGN POLICY / U.S. ROLE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS /
FOREIGN AID18NUCLEAR WEAPONS19DEALING WITH CONGRESS / FIXING GOVERNMENT20UNEMPLOYMENT / JOBS / WAGES21PERSONAL CHARACTER ISSUES22SOCIAL SECURITY / MEDICARE / ELDERLY23EDUCATION90NONE96EVERYTHING97NOTHING98OTHER99DK/NAcategories represent coded answers to open-ended questionPOWELL ADDRESS RACEDo you think Colin Powell is better
able to address the needs and problems of African Americans because of his
race, or don't you think his race affects his ability to do that?
1BETTER ABLE TO ADDRESS AFRO-AMERICAN PROBLEMS2NO EFFECT ON ABILITIES9DK/NANEW PARTYSome people say the country needs a NEW
political party to compete with the Democratic and Republican parties in
offering the best candidates for political office. Do you agree or disagree?
1AGREE2DISAGREE9DK/NAOTHR PARTY PRESDo you think a president who was not a
Republican or a Democrat could govern effectively, or do you think such a
president would have serious problems dealing with Congress? 1GOVERN EFFECTIVELY2SERIOUS PROBLEMS DEALING WITH CONGRESS9DK/NAALL NEW PEOPLEDo you agree or disagree that the
government would work better if all new people were elected? 1AGREE2DISAGREE9DK/NAISSUE AGAINST CANDIs there any ONE issue that you care
about that would make you vote AGAINST a candidate for president? IF YES: What
issue is that?1ABORTION2GUN CONTROL / RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS3BALANCING THE BUDGET / GOVERNMENT SPENDING4WELFARE5IMMIGRATION6AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / HELPING MINORITIES7DEATH PENALTY8CRIME / DRUGS9HEALTH CARE10MILITARY SPENDING / DEFENSE ISSUES11BUDGET DEFICIT / NATIONAL DEBT12HIS POLITICAL PARTY13ECONOMY / ECONOMIC POLICIES / TAXES14GAYS / LESBIANS15AIDS16SCHOOL PRAYER17FOREIGN POLICY / U.S. ROLE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS /
FOREIGN AID18NUCLEAR WEAPONS19DEALING WITH CONGRESS / FIXING GOVERNMENT20UNEMPLOYMENT / JOBS / WAGES21PERSONAL CHARACTER ISSUES22SOCIAL SECURITY / MEDICARE / ELDERLY23EDUCATION90NONE96EVERYTHING97NOTHING98OTHER99DK/NAcategories represent coded answers to open-ended questionPOWELL DISAGREEDASKED OF COLIN POWELL VOTERS IN QUESTIONS 12
AND 13: If you found out that Colin Powell disagreed with you on an issue that
was important to you, would that make you less likely to vote for him, or
wouldn't it make a difference one way or the other? 1LESS LIKELY2NO DIFFERENCE3WOULDN'T VOTE FOR COLIN POWELL (VOL.)9DK/NAABORTION VIEWWhich of these comes closest to your
view? 1. Abortion should be generally available to those who want it; OR 2.
Abortion should be available but under stricter limits than it is now; OR 3.
Abortion should not be permitted? 1GENERALLY AVAILABLE2AVAILABLE BUT STRICTER LIMITS3NOT PERMITTED9DK/NA$ SPENT ON CLOTHESNow I have some questions on a
different subject. Think about the money you spend on clothes for yourself.
Would you say that compared with two or three years ago you are spending more
of your income on clothes for yourself, less of your income on clothes for
yourself, or are you spending about the same? 1MORE2LESS3ABOUT THE SAME9DK/NACLOTHES CUT BCK ONASK QUESTIONS 37-39 OF THOSE WHO ARE
SPENDING LESS Which kinds of clothes have you cut back on
-- mostly clothes for work, mostly casual clothes, or mostly formal or party
clothes? 1WORK2CASUAL3FORMAL OR PARTY4ALL (VOL.)9DK/NAMAIN REASON LESSASK QUESTIONS 37-39 OF THOSE WHO ARE
SPENDING LESS What's the main reason you've managed to
spend less on clothes -- do you buy fewer items of clothing, do you buy more of
your clothes on sale, do you buy more of your clothes from discount stores, or
is it something else? 1FEWER CLOTHES2SALES3DISCOUNT STORES4SOMETHING ELSE (SPECIFY)9DK/NAUSE $ DIFFERENTLYASK QUESTIONS 37-39 OF THOSE WHO ARE
SPENDING LESS Are you using the money you had been spending
on clothes for anything specific? IF YES,
ASKWhat?YES, SPECIFY1HELP FAMILY MEMBERS / FRIENDS2PAY BILLS / DEBT3PUT MONEY INTO SAVINGS4HAVE NEW EXPENSE: HAD A BABY, BOUGHT A HOUSE,
ETC.5LOST JOB / LESS INCOME6DEATH OF WAGE EARNER / ILLNESS90NO99DK/NATODAYS CLOTHES BETTRASK OF
EVERYONECompared to the clothes you bought two or three
years ago, are the clothes you're buying today of better quality, the same
quality or not as good quality? 1BETTER2SAME3NOT AS GOOD4HAVEN'T BOUGHT CLOTHES (VOL.)9DK/NAIMPRTNT LATEST FASHIONHow important is it to you to wear the
latest fashions -- very important, somewhat important, or not important?
1VERY IMPORTANT2SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT3NOT IMPORTANT9DK/NASERVED ARMED FORCESMy last few questions are for
background onlyHave you yourself ever served in the U.S.
armed forces or the U.S. reserves? 1YES2NO9DK/NACALL-IN SHOWSDo you frequently listen to political
call-in shows on radio, or don't you? 1YES2NO9DK/NAMEMBR RELIGIOUS RGHTDo you think of yourself as a member
of the religious right movement, or don't you? 1YES2NO9DK/NACURRENT JOBAre you currently employed?
1YES2NO9DK/NASUSCRIBE CABLE Do you subscribe to cable television?
1YES (GO TO Q47)2NO3NOT AVAILABLE (VOL.)9DK/NAWATCH C-SPANIF SUBSCRIBE TO CABLE,
ASK:Do you regularly watch C-Span? 1YES2NO3NOT AVAILABLE (VOL.)9DK/NAATTENTION POLITICSHow much attention do you pay to news
about politics and government -- a lot, some, or not much? 1A LOT2SOME3NOT MUCH4NONE (VOL.)9DK/NAREGISTERED TO VOTESome people are registered to vote and
others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or election district
where you now live, or aren't you? 1YES 2NO9DK/NAVOTE 1994Did you vote for U.S. House of
Representatives in the elections held this past November, did something prevent
you from voting, or did you choose not to vote for U.S. House of
Representatives this past November? IF VOTED,
ASKDid you vote for the Republican candidate or the
Democratic candidate in your district? 1VOTED REPUBLICAN2VOTED DEMOCRAT3VOTED, WON'T SAY HOW OR OTHER (VOL.)4DIDN'T VOTE9DK/NAVOTE 1992Did you vote for President in 1992, did
something prevent you from voting, or did you choose not to vote for President
in 1992? IF VOTED, ASK:Did you vote for
George Bush, Bill Clinton or Ross Perot? 1BUSH2CLINTON3PEROT4VOTED, WON'T SAY FOR WHOM OR OTHER (VOL.)5DIDN'T VOTE9DK/NAPARTY IDGenerally speaking, do you usually
consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what?
1REPUBLICAN (GO TO Q49)2DEMOCRAT (GO TO Q50)3INDEPENDENT9DK/NAPARTY LEANDo you think of yourself as closer to
the Republican party or to the Democratic party? 1REPUBLICAN2DEMOCRAT9DK/NAREPUBLICAN NOMINEEASK ONLY OF
REPUBLICANSWho would you
like to see the Republican party nominate as its presidential candidate in 1996
---- Lamar Alexander, Pat Buchanan, Bob Dole, Robert Dornan, Phil Gramm,
Richard Lugar (LOO-gar), Colin Powell, Arlen Specter, or Pete
Wilson?1LAMAR ALEXANDER2PAT BUCHANAN3BOB DOLE4ROBERT DORNAN5PHIL GRAMM6RICHARD LUGAR7COLIN POWELL8ARLEN SPECTER0PETE WILSON-NONE OF THE ABOVE / OTHER (SPECIFY)9DK/NAVOTED REP / DEM PREZIF
SELF-IDENTIFIED DEM OR REP, ASK OF OPPOSITE PARTYHave you
ever voted for (A DEMOCRAT) (A REPUBLICAN) for President? 1YES2NO9DK/NAPOWELL REP / DEMIF
SELF-IDENTIFIED DEM OR REP, ASK OF OPPOSITE PARTYIf you
found out that Colin Powell was a (A DEMOCRAT) (A REPUBLICAN), would that make
you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or wouldn't that
matter to you one way or the other? 1MORE LIKELY2LESS LIKELY3WOULDN'T MATTER4WOULDN'T VOTE FOR COLIN POWELL AT ALL (VOL.)9DK/NAPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHYHow would you describe your views on
most political matters? Generally do you think of yourself as liberal,
moderate, or conservative? 1LIBERAL2MODERATE3CONSERVATIVE9DK/NARELIGIOUS PREFERENCEEDUCATIONACTUAL AGEAGEMARITAL STATUSWhat is your marital status? Are you
now married, widowed, divorced or separated, or have you never been married?
1MARRIED2WIDOWED3DIVORCED / SEPARATED4NEVER MARRIED9DK/NARACEAre you white, black, or some other
race? 1WHITE2BLACK3OTHER9REFUSEDHISPANICAre you of Hispanic origin or descent,
or not?1HISPANIC2NOT HISPANIC9DK/NAINCOME 1994Was your total family income in 1994
UNDER or OVER $30,000? Was it under or over
$15,000?Was it between $30,000 and $50,000, or
between $50,000 and $75,000 or was it over $75,000? 1UNDER (GO TO Q64A)2OVER (GO TO Q64B)9REFUSED / NO ANSWER1UNDER2OVERWON'T SPECIFY / REFUSED3$30,000 - $50,000WON'T SPECIFY / REFUSED4$50,000 - $75,0005OVER $75,000OTHER PHONESAre there any other telephone numbers
in your home that I could have dialed and reached you on -- I don't mean
extensions, but different telephone numbers?IF NECESSARY
SAY:We need to know how hard or easy it is to reach people.
1YES2NO9DK/NANUMBER PHONESNow I dialed you at TELEPHONE NUMBER,
how many other numbers are there in your home? 1 - 7NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 788 OR MORE NUMBERS9REFUSED (GO TO Q68)RESPONDENT NAMECBS News and The New York Times may
want to call you back sometime to ask more of your opinions. In order to make
sure we reach you again, may I have your first name only.
(Maximum 8 characters) CHATTYAREA CODEEXCHANGE CODELAST FOUR DIGITSCOMPLETED INTERVIEW1YES3CONVERTED REFUSALCOVER SHEETNUMBER OF ADULTSNUMBER OF WOMENDAY OF INTERVIEWSEX1MALE2FEMALEINTERVIEWER NUMBERINTERVIEWER SEXINTERVIEWER RACEORIGINAL CASE IDCENSUS REGION1EAST2MIDWEST3SOUTH4WESTCensus Region Codes are same as CBS codes except Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland and West Virginia are coded South (not
Northeast)Derived from telephone numberCBS REGION1NORTHEAST2NORTHCENTRAL3SOUTH4WESTSTATE CODENumbered 01-51 in alphabetical orderURBANITY1LARGE CENTRAL CITY (OVER 500K)2CENTRAL CITY (50 TO 500K)3SUBURBS4OTHER COMMUNITY (10 TO 50K)5RURALBATCH NUMBERVARIANCE CODETIME ZONE1EAST2CENTRAL3MOUNTAIN4PACIFIC5BERING6HAWAIICode by interviewerEXTRA 1EXTRA 2EXTRA 3EXTRA 4EXTRA 5COLLAPSED FIELD 1 - 20 Processing Note: Please disregard the Collapsed Field
Variable. It is for CBS use only. Codebook AppendixCBS News / New York Times Poll DocumentationCENSUS REGION CODES: Same as CBS code except Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia are coded as SOUTH (not
NORTHEAST)
Card #1Column (Starting)LengthDescription11(1)Card number (1)25(2-6)Respondent number73(7-9)Area code103(10-12)Exchange code171(17)Completed interview: 1=yes; 3=converted
refusal181(180Cover sheet number191(19)Number of adults in household201(20)Number of adults at home211(21)Number of women at home221(22)Respondent's sex: 1=male; 2=female233(23-25)Interviewer's ID number261(26)Interviewer's sex271(27)Interviewer's Race281(28)Flip variable301(30)Registered / Registration not necessary:
1=Registered / Registration not necessary; 2=Not registered and need to be to
vote; 9=DK
Card #2Column (Starting)LengthDescription11(1)Card number (2)25 (2-6)Respondent number578(57-64)Respondent's first name732(73-74)Last time voted: 0=Never; 1=1996; 2=1995;
3=1994; 4=1993; 5=1992; 6=1991; 7=1988-90; 8=1986-87; 12=before 1986; 99=DK/NA
(If VOTE92=1,2,3,4 then 99=5).
Card #3 Column (Starting)LengthDescription11(1)Card number (3)25(2-6)Respondent number121(12)3rd flip variable (FLIP3)131(13)State vote rolls purged141(14)CBS voting eligibility151(15)Eligibility residence206(20-25)Weight 2 (probably electorate weight)406(40-45)Weight 3 (Call-back weight if
applicable)496(49-54)Standard weight551(55)Census region (derived from telephone
number):1=East; 2=Midwest; 3=South; 4=West561(56)CBS region: 1=Northeast; 2=Northcentral;
3=South; 4=West.572(57-58)State code (numbered 01-51 in alphabetical
order)591(59)Urbanity code: 1=Large central city (over
500k); 2=Central city (50 to 500k); 3=Suburbs; 4=Other community (10 to 50k);
5=Rural602(60-61)Batch number621(62)Metro status code: 1=Central city of
multi-county SMSA; 2=Not in central city, but in county containing all/part of
the central city; 3=Suburban county of the SMSA; 4=In an SMSA consisting of
just one county; 5=Not in an SMSA631(63)Time zone (code by interviewer): 1=East;
2=Central; 3=Mountain; 4=Pacific; 5=Bering; 6=Hawaii
CBS News State Code List01ALABAMA02ALASKA03ARIZONA04ARKANSAS05CALIFORNIA06COLORADO07CONNECTICUT08DELAWARE09DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA10FLORIDA11GEORGIA12HAWAII13IDAHO14ILLINOIS15INDIANA16IOWA17KANSAS18KENTUCKY19LOUISIANA20MAINE21MARYLAND22MASSACHUSETTS23MICHIGAN24MINNESOTA25 MISSISSIPPI26MISSOURI27MONTANA28NEBRASKA29NEVADA30HEW HAMPSHIRE31NEW JERSEY32NEW MEXICO33NEW YORK34NORTH CAROLINA35NORTH DAKOTA36OHIO37OKLAHOMA38OREGON39PENNSYLVANIA40RHODE ISLAND41SOUTH CAROLINA42SOUTH DAKOTA43TENNESSEE44TEXAS45UTAH46VERMONT47VIRGINIA48WASHINGTON49WEST VIRGINIA50WISCONSIN51WYOMING
CBS Region codeNORTHEASTCONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK,
PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIANORTHCENTRALILLINOIS, INDIDANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA,
WISCONSINSOUTHALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIAWESTALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO,
HAWAII, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING