1972-1994 General Social Survey Cumulative File
cappun2 DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Are you in favor of the death penalty for persons
convicted of murder?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.3 1750 1 YES,FAVOR
39.7 1151 2 NO,DONT FAVOR
200 8 DK
16 9 NA
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cappun FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons
convicted of murder?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
74.0 20291 1 FAVOR
26.0 7121 2 OPPOSE
1731 8 DK
120 9 NA
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capimp IMPORTANCE OF DEATH PENALTY ISSUE TO R
How important is the death penalty issue to you--would
you say it is one of the most important, not very
important, or not important at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.1 67 1 ONE OF MOST IMP
55.1 261 2 IMPORTANT
25.3 120 3 NOT VERY IMP
5.5 26 4 NOT IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
4 9 NA
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capinfo HOW MUCH INFO R HAS ON DEATH PENALTY
How much information do you have about the death
penalty issue? Do you have all of the information you
need, most of the information, some information, or
very little information?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.9 52 1 ALL INFO R NEEDS
24.0 114 2 MOST OF THE INFO
38.5 183 3 SOME INFO
26.5 126 4 VERY LITTLE INFO
5 8 DK
4 9 NA
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capfirm HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION OF DEATH PENALTY
How firm are you about your opinion on the death
penalty--would you say you are very likely to change
your opinion, somewhat likely to change, somewhat
unlikely to change, or very unlikely to change?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.8 13 1 CHANGE VERY LIKELY
20.4 95 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
30.3 141 3 SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
46.5 216 4 CHANGE VERY UNLIKELY
15 8 DK
4 9 NA
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gunlaw FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS
Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a
person to obtain a police permit before he or she
could buy a gun?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
75.3 17869 1 FAVOR
24.7 5865 2 OPPOSE
459 8 DK
72 9 NA
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gunimp IMPORTANCE OF GUN CONTROL ISSUE TO R
How important is the gun control issue to you--would
you say it is one of the most important, important,
not very important, or not important at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.2 278 1 ONE OF MOST IMP
53.9 1053 2 IMPORTANT
26.0 508 3 NOT VERY IMP
5.9 115 4 NOT IMPORTANT
23 8 DK
6 9 NA
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guninfo HOW MUCH INFO DOES R HAVE ON GUN CONTROL
How much information do you have about the gun control
issue? Do you have all the information you need, most
of the information, some information, or very little
information?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.1 67 1 ALL INFO R NEEDS
22.1 105 2 MOST OF THE INFO
40.8 194 3 SOME INFO
23.1 110 4 VERY LITTLE INFO
4 8 DK
4 9 NA
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gunfirm HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION ON GUN CONTROL
How firm are you about your opinion on gun control--
would you say you are very likely to change your
opinion, somewhat likely to change, somewhat unlikely
to change, or very unlikely to change?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.6 12 1 CHANGE VERY LIKELY
18.1 85 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
26.4 124 3 SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
53.0 249 4 CHANGE VERY UNLIKELY
11 8 DK
3 9 NA
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courts COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS
In general, do you think the courts in this area deal
too harshly or not harshly enough with criminals?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.9 1124 1 TOO HARSH
85.9 24829 2 NOT HARSH ENOUGH
10.2 2936 3 ABOUT RIGHT
1692 8 DK
131 9 NA
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courtsy COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS-VERSION Y
In general, do you think the courts in this area deal
too harshly, or not harshly enough with criminals, or
don't you have enough information about the courts to
say?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.9 90 1 TOO HARSH
86.5 1125 2 NOT HARSH ENOUGH
6.6 86 3 ABOUT RIGHT
348 8 CANT SAY
19 9 NA
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crimimp IMPORTANCE OF CRIME ISSUE TO R
How important is the crime issue to you--would you say
it is one of the most important, important, not very
important, or not important at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.7 160 1 ONE OF MOST IMP
59.6 283 2 IMPORTANT
6.5 31 3 NOT VERY IMP
0.2 1 4 NOT IMPORTANT
4 8 DK
5 9 NA
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criminfo HOW MUCH INFO DOES R HAVE ON CRIME ISSUE
How much information do you have about the crime
issue? Do you have all of the information you need,
most of the information, some information, or very
little information?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.6 55 1 ALL INFO R NEEDS
29.4 140 2 MOST OF THE INFO
47.9 228 3 SOME INFO
11.1 53 4 VERY LITTLE INFO
3 8 DK
5 9 NA
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crimfirm HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION ON CRIME ISSUE
How firm are you about your opinion on crime--would
you say you are very likely to change your opinion,
somewhat likely to change, somewhat unlikely to
change, or very unlikely to change?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.1 10 1 CHANGE VERY LIKELY
15.8 74 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
28.6 134 3 SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
53.5 251 4 CHANGE VERY UNLIKELY
10 8 DK
5 9 NA
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lawimp IMPORTANCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE TO R
How important is the law enforcement issue to you--
would you say it is one of the most important,
important, not very important, or not important at
all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.5 349 1 ONE OF MOST IMP
57.8 568 2 IMPORTANT
6.0 59 3 NOT VERY IMP
0.6 6 4 NOT IMPORTANT
5 8 DK
2 9 NA
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lawinfo HOW MUCH INFO DOES R HAVE ON LAW ISSUE
How much information do you have about the law
enforcement issue? Do you have all of the information
you need, most of the information, some information,
or very little information?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.4 53 1 ALL INFO R NEEDS
22.2 218 2 MOST OF THE INFO
53.4 524 3 SOME INFO
19.0 187 4 VERY LITTLE INFO
6 8 DK
1 9 NA
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lawfirm HOW FIRM IS RS OPINION ON LAW ISSUE
How firm are you about your opinion on law
enforcement--would you say you are very likely to
change your opinion, somewhat likely to change,
somewhat unlikely to change, or very unlikely to
change?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.9 28 1 CHANGE VERY LIKELY
29.3 283 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
32.4 313 3 SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
35.5 343 4 CHANGE VERY UNLIKELY
20 8 DK
2 9 NA
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wirtap WIRETAPPING
Everything considered, would you say that, in general,
you approve or disapprove of wiretapping.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.9 3593 1 APPROVE
79.1 13629 2 DISAPPROVE
753 8 DK
57 9 NA
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grass SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL
Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal
or not?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.8 4381 1 LEGAL
78.2 15688 2 NOT LEGAL
716 8 DK
85 9 NA
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grassy SHOULD MARIJUANA BE LEGAL-VERSION Y
Some people think the use of marijuana should be made
legal. Other people think marijuana use should not be
made legal. Which do you favor?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
32.6 242 1 LEGAL
67.4 501 2 NOT LEGAL
27 8 DK
1 9 NA
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uswar EXPECT U.S. IN WAR WITHIN 10 YEARS
Do you expect the United States to fight in another
war within the next ten years?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.6 5926 1 YES
34.4 3105 2 NO
460 8 DK
23 9 NA
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uswary EXPECT U.S. IN WORLD WAR IN 10 YEARS
Do you expect the United States to fight in another
world war within the next ten years?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
43.1 4066 1 YES
56.9 5365 2 NO
447 8 DK
99 9 NA
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usintl TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Do you think it will be best for the future of this
country if we take an active part in world affairs, or
if we stay out of world affairs?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
67.7 12079 1 ACTIVE PART
32.3 5773 2 STAY OUT
749 8 DK
110 9 NA
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usun REMAIN IN U.N. OR PULL OUT
Do you think our government should continue to belong
to the United Nations, or should we pull out of it
now?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
84.3 14227 1 STAY IN
15.7 2655 2 PULL OUT
1081 8 DK
58 9 NA
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commun FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM
Thinking about all the different kinds of governments
in the world today, which of these statements comes
closest to how you feel about Communism as a form of
government?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.5 10164 1 WORST KIND
28.8 5468 2 BAD, NOT WORST
16.1 3060 3 OK FOR SOME
1.7 314 4 GOOD FORM
578 8 DK
65 9 NA
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commun10 FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM 10 YRS AGO
What about ten years ago, that is in 1972, which of
these statements came closest to how you felt about
Communism as a form of government?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.2 1090 1 WORST KIND
19.6 327 2 BAD, NOT WORST
13.2 220 3 OK FOR SOME
2.1 35 4 GOOD FORM
179 8 DK
9 9 NA
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russia LIKING FOR RUSSIA
You will notice that the boxes on this card go from
the highest positions of "plus 5" for a country which
you like very much, to the lowest position of "minus
5" for a country you dislike very much. How far up the
scale or how far down the scale would you rate the
following countries? Russia.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.3 505 0 +5
2.6 398 1 +4
9.7 1503 2 +3
9.4 1453 3 +2
17.6 2737 4 +1
11.3 1761 5 -1
6.1 950 6 -2
8.9 1390 7 -3
5.0 777 8 -4
26.1 4057 9 -5
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japan LIKING FOR JAPAN
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.0 1246 0 +5
9.1 1424 1 +4
19.6 3046 2 +3
14.8 2298 3 +2
18.6 2898 4 +1
9.1 1419 5 -1
5.2 806 6 -2
5.4 833 7 -3
3.5 549 8 -4
6.7 1045 9 -5
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england LIKING FOR ENGLAND
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.6 1604 0 +5
19.2 1573 1 +4
24.3 1991 2 +3
14.2 1163 3 +2
12.8 1049 4 +1
3.7 300 5 -1
1.8 151 6 -2
1.8 145 7 -3
1.0 82 8 -4
1.7 138 9 -5
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canada LIKING FOR CANADA
PCT N VALUE LABEL
39.8 6272 0 +5
22.2 3502 1 +4
17.8 2809 2 +3
8.6 1353 3 +2
7.6 1196 4 +1
1.4 224 5 -1
0.8 120 6 -2
0.6 98 7 -3
0.3 50 8 -4
0.7 118 9 -5
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brazil LIKING FOR BRAZIL
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.4 481 0 +5
7.7 576 1 +4
15.5 1162 2 +3
16.4 1227 3 +2
28.1 2107 4 +1
12.1 908 5 -1
5.1 386 6 -2
3.9 296 7 -3
2.0 150 8 -4
2.7 204 9 -5
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china LIKING FOR CHINA
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.5 684 0 +5
5.0 763 1 +4
11.1 1699 2 +3
12.3 1885 3 +2
21.8 3344 4 +1
14.4 2212 5 -1
8.0 1220 6 -2
7.4 1127 7 -3
5.1 776 8 -4
10.4 1599 9 -5
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israel LIKING FOR ISRAEL
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.7 1773 0 +5
8.6 1311 1 +4
13.7 2086 2 +3
12.2 1861 3 +2
19.4 2945 4 +1
11.7 1785 5 -1
6.4 971 6 -2
5.8 875 7 -3
3.4 524 8 -4
7.0 1071 9 -5
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egypt LIKING FOR EGYPT
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.5 819 0 +5
6.2 931 1 +4
12.4 1841 2 +3
13.1 1953 3 +2
25.7 3823 4 +1
14.3 2135 5 -1
7.0 1046 6 -2
6.0 893 7 -3
3.4 510 8 -4
6.4 948 9 -5
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relig RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant,
Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
63.7 20563 1 PROTESTANT
24.8 8018 2 CATHOLIC
2.1 689 3 JEWISH
7.4 2377 4 NONE
2.0 630 5 OTHER
2 8 DK
101 9 NA
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denom SPECIFIC DENOMINATION
What specific demonimation is that, if any?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.4 281 10 AM BAPTIST ASSO
0.6 116 11 AM BAPT CH IN USA
0.4 92 12 NAT BAPT CONV OF AM
0.3 57 13 NAT BAPT CONV USA
7.6 1560 14 SOUTHERN BAPTIST
2.1 426 15 OTHER BAPTISTS
20.9 4282 18 BAPTIST-DK WHICH
0.4 90 20 AFR METH EPISCOPAL
0.2 33 21 AFR METH EP ZION
6.1 1244 22 UNITED METHODIST
0.4 89 23 OTHER METHODIST
10.1 2064 28 METHODIST-DK WHICH
1.6 319 30 AM LUTHERAN
0.5 98 31 LUTH CH IN AMERICA
1.6 327 32 LUTHERAN-MO SYNOD
0.2 47 33 WI EVAN LUTH SYNOD
0.4 78 34 OTHER LUTHERAN
0.4 89 35 EVANGELICAL LUTH
6.7 1379 38 LUTHERAN-DK WHICH
0.8 167 40 PRESBYTERIAN C IN US
1.3 271 41 UNITED PRES CH IN US
0.4 82 42 OTHER PRESBYTERIAN
0.3 69 43 PRESBYTERIAN, MERGED
4.3 873 48 PRESBYTERIAN-DK WH
3.9 795 50 EPISCOPAL
21.4 4387 60 OTHER
5.9 1213 70 NO DENOMINATION
3 98 DK
131 99 NA
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other OTHER PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS
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jew WHAT SORT OF JEW R IS
Do you consider yourself Othodox, Conservative, Reform
or none of these?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.0 6 1 ORTHODOX
35.6 72 2 CONSERVATIVE
41.6 84 3 REFORM
19.8 40 4 NONE OF THESE
1 8 DK
25 9 NA
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fund HOW FUNDAMENTALIST IS R CURRENTLY
See Appendix S, GSS Methodological Report No. 43.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
32.4 10212 1 FUNDAMENTALIST
44.9 14128 2 MODERATE
22.7 7140 3 LIBERAL
900 9 NA-EXCLUDED
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attend HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES
How often do you attend religious services?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
13.9 4456 0 NEVER
7.8 2495 1 LT ONCE A YEAR
13.3 4262 2 ONCE A YEAR
13.2 4245 3 SEVRL TIMES A YR
7.4 2367 4 ONCE A MONTH
9.1 2918 5 2-3X A MONTH
5.8 1857 6 NRLY EVERY WEEK
21.8 6995 7 EVERY WEEK
7.8 2518 8 MORE THN ONCE WK
267 9 DK,NA
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maattend HOW OFTEN MA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES
When you were growing up, how often did your mother
(MOTHER SUBSTITUTE) attend religious services?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.2 752 0 NEVER
2.8 228 1 LT ONCE A YEAR
6.7 545 2 ONCE A YEAR
7.9 648 3 SEVRL TIMES A YR
5.7 464 4 ONCE A MONTH
7.5 611 5 2-3X A MONTH
8.2 671 6 NRLY EVERY WEEK
41.6 3393 7 EVERY WEEK
10.4 847 8 MORE THN ONCE WK
97 9 DK,NA
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paattend HOW OFTEN PA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES
When you were growing up, how often did your father
(FATHER SUBSTITUTE) attend religious services?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
20.4 1494 0 NEVER
4.8 352 1 LT ONCE A YEAR
10.3 756 2 ONCE A YEAR
7.7 563 3 SEVRL TIMES A YR
4.9 359 4 ONCE A MONTH
5.6 409 5 2-3X A MONTH
5.5 404 6 NRLY EVERY WEEK
33.4 2437 7 EVERY WEEK
7.3 533 8 MORE THN ONCE WK
102 9 DK,NA
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spattend HOW OFTEN SP ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES
How often does your (husband/wife) attend religious
services?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.1 556 0 NEVER
5.9 182 1 LT ONCE A YEAR
10.7 329 2 ONCE A YEAR
11.9 366 3 SEVRL TIMES A YR
6.7 207 4 ONCE A MONTH
7.9 244 5 2-3X A MONTH
6.1 186 6 NRLY EVERY WEEK
24.2 744 7 EVERY WEEK
8.3 256 8 MORE THN ONCE WK
21 9 DK,NA
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reliten STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION
ASK EVERYONE WITH ANY RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE NAMED IN Q.
104: Would you call yourself a strong (PREFERENCE
NAMED IN Q. 104 OR 104-A) or a not very strong
(PREFERENCE*ee*i NAMED IN Q. 104 OR 104-A)?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
39.2 11076 1 STRONG
42.6 12041 2 NOT VERY STRONG
10.4 2933 3 SOMEWHAT STRONG
7.8 2198 4 NO RELIGION
175 8 DK
840 9 NA
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postlife BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH
Do you believe tehre is a life after death?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
78.4 15204 1 YES
21.6 4177 2 NO
1894 8 DK
75 9 NA
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postlf1 LIFE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
IF YES OR UNDECIDED TO Q. 108: Of course, no one knows
exactly what life after death would be like, but here
are some ideas people have had. (HAND CARDS) How
likely do you feel each possibility is? Would you say
very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not
likely at all? (CIRCLE ONE NUMBER BESIDE EACH IDEA). A
life of peace and tranquility.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
66.8 1545 1 VERY LIKELY
28.2 653 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
3.8 89 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
1.1 26 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
69 8 DK
23 9 NA
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postlf2 LIFE OF INTENSE ACTION
A life of intense action.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.8 281 1 VERY LIKELY
28.0 612 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
39.8 871 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
19.4 424 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
189 8 DK
28 9 NA
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postlf3 LIKE HERE ON EARTH ONLY BETTER
A life like the one here on earth only better.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
30.2 689 1 VERY LIKELY
30.1 687 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
22.2 508 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
17.5 400 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
96 8 DK
25 9 NA
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postlf4 LIFE WITHOUT MANY EARTHLY JOYS
A life without many things which make our present life
enjoyable.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.3 496 1 VERY LIKELY
26.7 594 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
29.0 644 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
22.0 489 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
154 8 DK
28 9 NA
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postlf5 PALE OR SHADOWY FORM OF LIFE
A pale, shadowy form of life, hardly life at all.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.6 124 1 VERY LIKELY
13.8 305 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
28.8 639 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
51.8 1147 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
162 8 DK
28 9 NA
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postlf6 A SPIRITUAL LIFE INVOLVING MIND NOT BODY
A spiritual life, involving our mind but not our body.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
48.8 1098 1 VERY LIKELY
30.8 692 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
9.2 206 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
11.3 254 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
124 8 DK
31 9 NA
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postlf7 PARADISE OF PLEASURES AND DELIGHTS
A paradise of pleasure and delights.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
37.4 846 1 VERY LIKELY
30.0 679 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
21.3 481 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
11.3 255 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
113 8 DK
31 9 NA
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postlf8 PLACE OF LOVING INTELLECTUAL COMMUNION
A place of loving intellectual communion.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.8 1240 1 VERY LIKELY
35.5 803 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
6.6 149 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
3.1 69 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
115 8 DK
29 9 NA
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postlf9 UNION WITH GOD
Union with God.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
81.2 1883 1 VERY LIKELY
16.1 373 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
1.9 44 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
0.9 20 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
58 8 DK
27 9 NA
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postlf10 REUNION WITH LOVED ONES
Reunion with loved ones.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
73.1 1687 1 VERY LIKELY
20.7 478 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
4.0 93 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
2.2 50 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
68 8 DK
29 9 NA
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likediff AFTERLIFE CONTRAST: BETTER OR LACKING
People picture life after death in many different
ways. We'd like to know how you think of life after
death. Here is a card with sets of contrasting images.
On a scale of 1-7 where would you place your image of
life after death. Look at the first set of contrasting
images. If you think that life after death is "A life
like the one here on earth only better," you would
place yourself at 1. If you think it is "A life
without many things which make our present life
enjoyable" you would place yourself at 7. If you think
it is somewhere between these two you would place
yourself at 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. Where would you place
your images of life after death for "A life like the
one here on earth only better" vs. "A life without
many things which make our present life enjoyable?"
PCT N VALUE LABEL
42.8 1889 1 BETTER THAN EARTH
10.8 475 2
9.5 420 3
18.4 811 4
5.9 259 5
3.6 158 6
9.2 406 7 LIFE LACKING
73 8 DK
170 9 NA
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mindbody AFTERLIFE CONTRAST: SPIRITUAL OR SENSUAL
Where would you place your images of life after death
for "A spiritual life, involving our mind but not our
body" vs. "A paradise of pleasure and delights?"
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.5 1711 1 SPIRITUAL
10.9 485 2
10.1 450 3
18.4 818 4
5.2 233 5
4.3 190 6
12.4 552 7 SENSUAL LIFE
71 8 DK
151 9 NA
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restact AFTERLIFE CONTRAST: PEACEFUL OR ACTION
Where would you place your images of life after death
for "A life of peaceful and tranquil contemplation"
vs. "A life of intense action?"
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.4 643 1 PEACEFUL
14.1 167 2
9.2 109 3
15.4 182 4
1.6 19 5
1.3 15 6
4.1 48 7 INTENSE ACTION
17 8 DK
24 9 NA
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palefull AFTERLIFE CONTRAST: SHADOWS OR FULL
Where would you place your images of life after death
for "A pale, shadowy form of life, hardly life at all"
vs. "A life of complete fulfillment, spiritual and
physical?"
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.2 141 1 PALE, SHADOWY
1.4 63 2
2.6 116 3
15.9 706 4
11.9 529 5
14.3 634 6
50.8 2258 7 COMPLETE FULFILLMENT
67 8 DK
147 9 NA
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pray HOW OFTEN DOES R PRAY
About how often do you pray?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.3 3211 1 SEVERAL TIMES A DAY
30.8 3906 2 ONCE A DAY
13.5 1715 3 SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK
7.7 979 4 ONCE A WEEK
21.4 2719 5 LT ONCE A WEEK
1.3 161 6 NEVER
18 8 DK
188 9 NA
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dejavu THOUGHT ONE WAS SOMEPLACE BEFORE
How often have you had any of the following
experiences? Thought you were somewhere you had been
before, but knew that it was impossible.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.9 1317 1 NEVER IN MY LIFE
29.2 1133 2 ONCE OR TWICE
29.2 1133 3 SEVERAL TIMES
7.8 302 4 OFTEN
49 8 CANNOT ANSWER
26 9 NA
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esp FELT IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE FAR AWAY
Felt as though you were in touch with someone when
they were far away from you.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.2 1407 1 NEVER IN MY LIFE
31.5 1225 2 ONCE OR TWICE
24.1 937 3 SEVERAL TIMES
8.2 318 4 OFTEN
46 8 CANNOT ANSWER
27 9 NA
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visions PERCEIVED EVENTS AT GREAT DISTANCE
Seen events that happened at a great distance as they
were happening.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
72.5 2796 1 NEVER IN MY LIFE
16.7 643 2 ONCE OR TWICE
8.0 309 3 SEVERAL TIMES
2.8 109 4 OFTEN
66 8 CANNOT ANSWER
37 9 NA
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spirits FELT IN TOUCH WITH DECEASED PERSON
Felt as though you were really in touch with someone
who had died.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.3 3057 1 NEVER IN MY LIFE
23.7 1201 2 ONCE OR TWICE
11.1 565 3 SEVERAL TIMES
4.8 245 4 OFTEN
202 8 CANNOT ANSWER
49 9 NA
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grace HAD POWERFUL RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
Felt as though you were very close to a powerful,
spiritual force that seemed to lift you out of
yourself.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
61.0 4003 1 NEVER IN MY LIFE
20.8 1367 2 ONCE OR TWICE
11.7 765 3 SEVERAL TIMES
6.5 424 4 OFTEN
293 8 CANNOT ANSWER
66 9 NA
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neargod HOW CLOSE DOES R FEEL TO GOD
How close do you feel to God most of the time? Would
you say extremely close, somewhat close, not very
close, or not close at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
31.8 3183 1 EXTREMELY CLOSE
52.3 5238 2 SOMEWHAT CLOSE
9.5 948 3 NOT VERY CLOSE
5.0 500 4 NOT CLOSE AT ALL
1.4 140 5 DOES NOT BELIEVE
160 8 DK
102 9 NA
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judge IMAGE OF GOD AS JUDGE
When you think about God, how likely are each of these
images to come to your mind? Would you say extremely
likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely
at all? Judge.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.1 954 1 EXTREMELY LIKELY
30.0 608 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
13.0 263 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
9.9 200 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
30 8 DK
28 9 NA
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redeemer IMAGE OF GOD AS REDEEMER
When you think about God, how likely are each of these
images to come to your mind? Would you say extremely
likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely
at all? Redeemer.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
61.4 1232 1 EXTREMELY LIKELY
26.6 534 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
6.9 139 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
5.0 100 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
51 8 DK
27 9 NA
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lover IMAGE OF GOD AS LOVER
When you think about God, how likely are each of these
images to come to your mind? Would you say extremely
likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely
at all? Lover.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
42.2 838 1 EXTREMELY LIKELY
20.8 412 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
14.8 294 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
22.2 441 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
70 8 DK
28 9 NA
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master IMAGE OF GOD AS MASTER
When you think about God, how likely are each of these
images to come to your mind? Would you say extremely
likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely
at all? Master.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
55.4 1118 1 EXTREMELY LIKELY
24.9 502 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
11.1 224 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
8.6 173 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
39 8 DK
27 9 NA
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mother IMAGE OF GOD AS MOTHER
When you think about God, how likely are each of these
images to come to your mind? Would you say extremely
likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not likely
at all? Mother.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
24.9 494 1 EXTREMELY LIKELY
24.2 481 2 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
23.1 459 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
27.8 553 4 NOT LIKELY AT ALL
66 8 DK
30 9 NA
30297 . (No Data)
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