Baton Rouge 2005 Survey: Percentages & Comparisons
First, may I ask, In what year were you born? [recoded as Age] (US total) (South)
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
18-30 31 32 30 29 28 19 21
31-45 29 29 27 31 30 36 35
46-60 23 23 22 23 22 23 22
61 and Over 17 16 16 17 20 22 22
Missing 1 5
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
[IF UNSURE ASK]: Are you male or female?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Male 47 46 46 47 48 44 43
Female 53 54 54 53 52 56 57
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Do you think your being a (man/woman) makes your promotion opportunities better or worse?
BR 2005 US-GSS 96
Better 32 29
Worse 22 21
Has no effect 39 42
Don't Know 7 4
No answer 1 5
Total 100 100
Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement: A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work.
BR 2005 US-GSS 98
Strongly agree 30 22
Agree 44 45
Disagree 22 25
Strongly disagree 3 7
Don't Know 1 1
Total 100 100
In general, do you think it is easier to be a mother today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, more difficult, or about the same?
BR 2005 Pew 97*
Easier 9 7
More difficult 73 81
About the same 16 10
Don't Know 1 2
Total 100 100
*source: Pew: Motherhood Today - A Tougher Job, Less Ably Done - May 9, 1997  
Next, we'd like to know how much you trust different groups of people.  First, think about (GROUP).  Generally speaking, would you say that you can trust them a lot, some, only a little, or not at all? 
The police in your local community
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 40 29 26 31 38 47 49
Trust them some 42 45 47 45 40 32 31
Trust them only a little 11 16 16 17 15 11 11
Trust them not at all 5 9 9 6 6 9 7
Don't Know 1 2 3 1 2 2 2
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
The local news media
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 14 8 8 12 14 15 14
Trust them some 55 42 39 51 45 40 42
Trust them only a little 21 29 28 26 27 22 24
Trust them not at all 8 20 23 8 11 16 15
(vol) Does not apply 0 0 0 1 1 4 3
Don't Know 1 1 3 2 1 2 2
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
City government
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001
Trust them a lot 9 7 9 10
Trust them some 47 48 46 51
Trust them only a little 32 30 27 26
Trust them not at all 9 14 16 11
(vol) Does not apply 1 1 0 1
Don't Know 2 1 2 3
100 100 100 100
Congressmen
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001
Trust them a lot 7 8 6 9
Trust them some 47 45 40 46
Trust them only a little 29 27 27 29
Trust them not at all 13 16 22 11
(vol) Does not apply 1 1 0 1
Don't Know 4 2 5 3
Refused 100 100 0 1
100 100
Clergy
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001
Trust them a lot 37 37 34 53
Trust them some 42 44 47 38
Trust them only a little 11 13 11 5
Trust them not at all 6 5 4 1
(vol) Does not apply 1 1 1 0
Don't Know 3 1 4 3
100 100 100 100
White people
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 21 20 16 23 24 26 28
Trust them some 61 59 59 61 56 48 49
Trust them only a little 8 11 11 9 11 11 10
Trust them not at all 2 3 5 2 3 2 2
(vol) Does not apply 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Don't Know 3 3 5 2 2 1 2
Refused 2 2 2 3 2 8 7
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
African Americans or Blacks
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 15 16 13 16 18 21 22
Trust them some 64 61 59 63 60 50 50
Trust them only a little 10 12 14 13 14 13 10
Trust them not at all 3 3 6 2 2 3 3
(vol) Does not apply 3 2 2 1 3 4 5
Don't Know 3 2 5 2 1 2 2
Refused 2 2 2 3 2 8 7
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Asian people
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 15 15 15 13 16 19 21
Trust them some 55 56 51 61 53 46 47
Trust them only a little 14 14 13 11 14 12 11
Trust them not at all 3 4 8 4 3 4 3
(vol) Does not apply 5 4 2 3 7 8 8
Don't Know 5 6 10 5 4 3 3
Refused 2 2 2 3 2 9 7
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Trust Arabs
[Muslims]
BR 2005 BR 2004
Trust them a lot 10 10
Trust them some 47 44
Trust them only a little 18 18
Trust them not at all 9 12
(vol) Does not apply 4 3
Don't Know 8 12
Refused 3 1
Total 100 100
Hispanics or Latinos
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* South'00* SCBS'00*
Trust them a lot 13 12 13 13 15 17 20
Trust them some 56 58 52 61 54 47 48
Trust them only a little 14 15 14 12 15 14 12
Trust them not at all 4 5 6 3 3 4 3
(vol) Does not apply 3 3 3 2 7 7 7
Don't Know 7 5 10 6 4 3 3
Refused 2 3 2 4 2 9 7
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000
How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right - just about always, most of the time or only some of the time?
    BR 2005 BR 2004 NES 02
Just About Always 2 3 5
Most of the Time 26 29 51
Some of the Time 66 63 44
None of the Time 3 4 0
Don't Know, Depends 2 0 0
No answer 0 0
100 100 100
Now I am going to read you a series of statements that will help us understand how you feel about a number of things.  For each statement, please tell me if you completely agree with it, mostly agree with it, mostly disagree with it or completely disagree with it.  The first one is... (Read Items, In Order. Do Not Rotate)
People like me don't have any say about what the government does
BR 2005 Pew 1997*
Completely Agree 10 15
Mostly Agree 34 31
Mostly Disagree 43 35
Completely Disagree 11 18
Don't Know 1 1
No answer 0 0
Total 100 100
Generally speaking, elected officials in Washington lose touch with the people pretty quickly
BR 2005 Pew 1997*
Completely Agree 27 32
Mostly Agree 48 44
Mostly Disagree 20 18
Completely Disagree 3 5
Don't Know 1 1
No answer 1 0
Total 100 100
Most elected officials care what people like me think
BR 2005 Pew 1997*
Completely Agree 9 6
Mostly Agree 41 35
Mostly Disagree 36 38
Completely Disagree 12 19
Don't Know 2 2
No answer 1 0
Total 100 100
Voting gives people like me some say about how government runs things
BR 2005 Pew 1997*
Completely Agree 29 27
Mostly Agree 50 40
Mostly Disagree 16 23
Completely Disagree 3 9
Don't Know 1 1
No answer 0 0
Total 100 100
*Pew Values Update: American Social Beliefs 1997 - 1987. Released: April 20, 1998.
If your party nominated a woman for President, would you vote for her if she were qualified for the job?
BR 2005 US-GSS 98
Yes 91 90
No 7 6
Don't Know 1 3
No answer 0 0
Total 100 100
Over the past year, would you say that the economic policies of the federal government have made the nation's economy better, worse, or haven't they made much difference either way?"  (IF BETTER/WORSE:) "Would you say the economy is much better/worse or somewhat better/worse?"
BR 2005 US-NES 98
Made Much Better 5
Made Better 14 23
No Difference 40 60
Made Worse 34 17
Made Much Worse 4
Don't Know 2
No answer 0
Total 100 100
Some people have suggested allowing individuals to invest portions of their Social Security taxes on their own, which might allow them to make more money for their retirement, but would involve greater risk. Do you think allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes on their own is a good idea or a bad idea?
BR 2005 NYT/CBS 2005*
Good idea 48 43
Bad idea 44 51
Don't Know 7 6
No answer 1
Total 100 100
*New York Times/CBS News Poll, February 24-28, 2005
What effect would allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes on their own have on the financial situation of the Social Security program itself — would it make the program's financial situation better, make it worse, or would it not have much impact on the Social Security program's financial situation?
BR 2005 NYT/CBS 2005*
Better 27 19
Worse 38 45
No impact 24 24
Don't Know 9
No answer 2 100
Total 100
*New York Times/CBS News Poll, February 24-28, 2005
All systems of justice make mistakes, but which do you think is worse?  To convict an innocent person or to let a guilty person go free
BR 2005 BR 2004 GSS 96
Convict innocent 63 66 60
Guilty go free 28 27 23
Can't choose 9 4 15
No answer 1 3 2
Total 100 100 100
  
Is there any area right around here - that is, within a mile - where you would be afraid to walk alone at night?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Yes 44 57 57 52 52 41 43
No 54 42 42 46 44 57 54
Don't know, No answer 2 1 1 2 4 1 3
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
How about at home at night--do you feel safe and secure, or not?
BR 2005 US-GSS 82
Yes, safe 89 76
No 10 21
Don't Know 1 4
Total 100 100
Do you think having a gun in the house makes it a safer place to be or a more dangerous place to be?
BR 2005 Gallup 2004*
Safer 36 42
More Dangerous 42 46
Depends (vol.) 18 10
No Opinion 3 2
No answer 1
Total 100 100
*The Gallup Poll. Oct. 11-14, 2004. N=1,012 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
How would you rate the Baton Rouge Police department on attacking crime?
BR 2005
Very Good 12
Pretty Good 69
Pretty Bad 11
Very Bad 3
Don't Know 5
No answer 0
Total 100
About how often would you say the police patrol your neighborhood? Would you say
BR 2005
At least once a day 41
At least once a week 22
At least once a month 10
Almost never 19
Don't Know 7
No answer 1
Total 100
How likely do you think it is that your house may be burglarized in the next 12 months. Would you say it is
BR 2005
Very likely 8
Somewhat likely 17
Somewhat unlikely 37
Very unlikely 34
Don't Know 2
No answer 1
Total 100
How likely do you think it is that you may be the victim of a violent crime such as an assault or a robbery in the next 12 months? Would you say it is..
BR 2005
Very likely 3
Somewhat likely 20
Somewhat unlikely 36
Very unlikely 36
Don't Know 3
No answer 1
Total 100
Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible?  The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.  The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.  The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by men.
    BR 2005 BR 2004 GSS 98
Actual Word of God 39 40 31
Inspired by Word of God 52 49 49
Ancient Book Recorded by Men 5 8 16
Other (Volunteered) 1 1 1
Don't Know 2 1 2
No Answer 1 1 1
100 100 100
  
In general, do you approve or disapprove of elected officials making references to God and religion at public events?
BR 2005 Fox News 2005*
Approve 70 63
Disapprove 24 28
Unsure 4 8
No answer 2
Total 100 100
*FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 8-9, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
Do you believe that it is proper or improper for political parties to ask church members for lists of people who attend their church so the parties can encourage them to register and vote?
BR 2005 Pew 2004*
Proper 38 26
Improper 56 69
Unsure 5 5
No answer 1
Total 100 100
*Pew Research Center/Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Aug. 5-10, 2004.
Consider an artist--like a painter, sculptor, or photographer--whose art works mock or demean religions or religious figures. If such a person wanted to exhibit these works in your community, should the exhibit be allowed, or not?
BR 2005 US-GSS 98
Yes 59 54
No 38 44
Don't Know 2 1
No answer 1 1
Total 100 100
If a patient has been in what doctors call a 'persistent vegetative' or a coma-like state with no higher brain activity for a significant amount of time, who do you think should make the decision whether the patient should be kept alive or not - the person's family or the government?  [Fox: "...the person's parents or other family members, the person's spouse, or the government?"]
BR 2005 Fox News 2005*
The person's family 93 Parents or other family members 38
The person's spouse 45
The government 2 The government 2
The person's doctor (vol.) 2 The person’s doctor (vol.) 3
Not sure 2 Not sure 12
No answer 1
Total 100 100
*FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 1-2, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
And what if the patient left no written instructions about what to do and family members disagree with each other about what to do.  Do you think there should be a law that such a patient must be kept alive or are you against such a law?
BR 2005
Favor such a law 33
Against such a law 55
Don't Know 11
No answer 2
Total 100
Do you think we should return to a military draft at this time, or should we continue to rely on volunteers?
BR 2005 US-GSS 83-87
Draft 12 26
Volunteers 84 69
Don't Know 3 4
No answer 1 1
Total 100 100
City-Parish government has limited resources and has to set priorities.  All of the following issues are important, but if the city can't do everything, which issues do you think should have the highest priority?  Take economic development: should it have the highest priority; high priority; medium priority; or lower priority?
Economic Development
BR 2005
Highest Priority 15
High Priority 51
Medium Priority 29
Lower Priority 4
Don't Know 1
No answer 1
Total 100
[How about] Education
BR 2005
Highest Priority 54
High Priority 41
Medium Priority 3
Lower Priority 2
No answer 0
Total 100
Reducing Traffic Congestion
BR 2005
Highest Priority 16
High Priority 36
Medium Priority 37
Lower Priority 11
Don't Know 0
No answer 0
Total 100
Fighting Crime
BR 2005
Highest Priority 38
High Priority 56
Medium Priority 5
Lower Priority 1
No answer 0
Total 100
Cleaning up Litter and Graffiti
BR 2005
Highest Priority 9
High Priority 30
Medium Priority 43
Lower Priority 17
Don't Know 0
No answer 0
Total 100
Do you feel that the public schools in Baton Rouge are adequately funded?
BR 2005
Yes 17
No 73
Don't Know 10
No answer 0
Total 100
Do you feel that the police department of Baton Rouge needed a pay raise?
BR 2005
Yes 78
No 15
Don't Know 7
No answer 1
Total 100
Do you feel that people are best represented in politics by leaders from their own racial or ethnic background, or doesn't the leader's background make very much difference?
BR 2005 US-GSS 94
Leaders from own race 26 34
Race doesn't matter 70 62
Don't Know 3 3
No answer 1 1
Total 100 100
Next I'd like to ask you a couple questions about television and newspapers.  How many days in the past week did you read a daily newspaper?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* SCBS'00* South'00*
0 18 17 20 17 18 26 29
1 8 11 10 9 14 12 12
2 18 11 9 12 15 10 10
3 12 10 10 12 10 9 10
4 6 9 7 7 4 5 4
5 5 5 6 9 4 4 4
6 1 0 2 3 2 2 1
7 31 31 35 27 32 32 30
Don't know 1 5 2 3
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000.
  
How many hours per day do you spend watching TV (television) on an average weekday, that is Monday through Friday? [IF RESPONSE IS 12 OR GREATER, ENTER 12]
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* SCBS'00* South'00*
0 2 2 2 4 4 8 7
1 18 17 12 15 18 21 20
2 26 29 20 28 25 26 26
3 21 19 13 17 17 16 15
4 13 11 12 12 10 11 12
5 6 5 7 8 8 7 8
6 3 5 5 3 3 3 3
7 1 2 7 1 2 1 1
8 2 1 4 2 4 2 1
9 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
10 2 3 5 2 3 2 2
12 6 3 12 5 5 4 4
Don't know 3 2 3 1 1 1
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000.
  
Now I just have a few questions about your household and your background.
Do you consider yourself to be: [READ RESPONSE OPTIONS] White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Other.  Are you Hispanic or Latino?  [Combined answers]
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* SCBS'00* South'00*
White (non-Hispanic) 58 56 56 61 59 75 70
Black (non-Hispanic) 36 34 35 34 37 12 20
Asian 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Hispanic 1 1 3 3 3 11 9
Missing or Other 4 8 5 2
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000.
  
Are your currently married, living with a partner, separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been married?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Married 51 46 46 50 46 48 45
Living with partner 4 5 8 7 5
Separated 3 2 3 2 3 3 2
Divorced 10 10 8 10 13 16 19
Widowed 5 8 6 5 9 10 12
Single, never married 27 28 28 25 23 23 21
NA 0 1 2 1 1
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
[If married or living with partner] How fair do you feel the division of work around the house is in your household?  Would you say that it is fair to both you and your spouse or partner, unfair to you, or unfair to your spouse or partner?
BR 2005 US-GSS 96
Fair to both 79 75
Unfair to me 14 12
Unfair to spouse 7 11
Don't Know 0 3
Total 100 100
Do you have children?  How many?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
None 32 33 33 32 30 28 29
One 16 18 16 16 14 17 17
Two 24 25 21 29 29 26 24
Three 14 13 17 11 13 15 15
Four or more 13 11 11 11 13 14 15
Other Answer 2 1 1 1 1
NA 0 2 1 1
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
  
What is the highest grade of schooling that you have completed?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
8th Grade or less 0 1 1 3 1
Some high school 6 6 4 4 8 15 18
High School Diploma 20 18 23 17 25 53 54
Vocational/Technical school 5 4 6 3 8 7 6
Some College 29 29 24 31 26
College degree 22 28 26 22 20 17 16
Some graduate school 3 4 3 6 2
Graduate degree 15 11 12 13 11 7 6
NA 0 1 2 1 1
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*1998 Categories: Less Than HS; High School degree; [Junior College]; College Degree; Graduate Degree
What is your religious preference?  Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Protestant 40 44 54 50 49 54 71
Catholic 28 29 28 34 29 25 17
Jewish 0 0 0 1 - 2 0
Other 22 19 8 7 9 3 2
None 7 6 7 6 7 14 9
Don't Know 0 1 1 1 2
No Answer 2 2 5
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
  
Religious Fundamentalism [Previous question followed up by question about specific denomination.  Denominations categorized according to General Social Survey definitions]
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2002 BR 2000
Liberal 17 15 14 14 15
Moderate 36 31 38 45 35
Fundamentalist 36 29 36 33 33
[no religion; can't categorize] 11 25 13 8 17
Total 100 100 100 100 100
  
Are you a member of a local church, synagogue, or other religious or spiritual community?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* SCBS'00* South'00*
Yes 73 75 69 78 76 65 68
No 20 19 24 17 23 35 32
Refused 1
[no religion] 7 6 6 5
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000.  Base: of those with a religion.
  
Not including weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services?
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR'00* SCBS'00* South'00*
Every week (or more often) 41 42 42 40 49 41 45
Almost every week 13 17 12 19 12 9 11
Once or twice a month 17 15 16 20 21 20 18
A few times per year 17 13 13 11 12 17 16
Less often than that 10 11 6 4 6 13 9
Refused 1 2 5 1 0 0 0
[no religion] 1 7 5 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
*Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000.  Base: of those with a religion.
During the last seven days did you do the following:
Watch a religious program on television or listen to a religious program on the radio?
BR 2005 US-GSS 98
Yes 53 28
No 46 70
Don't Know 0 0
No answer 1 3
Total 100 100
Attend some other type of religious event or meeting (e.g. prayer breakfasts, Bible study groups, choir practices, church sponsored lectures, adult fellowship meetings)?
BR 2005 US-GSS 98
Yes 35 12
No 64 85
Don't Know 0 0
No answer 1 3
Total 100 100
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?  [If Republican or Democrat] Would you call yourself a strong (Republican/Democrat) or not a very strong (Republican/Democrat)?  [If Independent, No Preference, Or Other] Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican or Democratic Party?  [answers combined]
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Strong Democrat 21 22 22 19 18 13 14
Democrat 17 19 16 26 20 21 19
Lean Democratic 10 7 5 5 9 12 10
Independent 5 5 10 6 8 17 17
Lean Republican 7 7 7 5 5 9 8
Republican 17 16 13 17 17 17 20
Strong Republican 19 19 19 18 14 8 10
Don't Know, No Answer 2 2 4
Other 1 3 2 1 0 2 1
None 2 3 7 1 5
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Who did you vote for in the 2004 Presidential election?  [earlier Presidential elections: corresponding Democrat & Republican]
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001
George W Bush 47 41 42 45
John Kerry 34 32 30 36
Someone else [Volunteered] 0 3 2 2
Didn't vote 13 22 20 11
Don't remember, No Answer, Refused 5 3 6 6
Total 100 100 100 100
  
And who did you vote for in the 2004 Mayoral runoff election?
BR 2005
Bobby Simpson 20
Melvin L. 'Kip' Holden 52
Someone else (vol)  1
Didn't vote 20
Don't remember, NA 7
Total 100
We hear a lot of talk these days about liberals and conservatives.  Would you call yourself [Read Answer Categories]:
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000 US-GSS 98 So-GSS 98
Extremely Liberal 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
Liberal 9 9 14 12 13 13 11
Slightly Liberal 8 12 7 12 8 12 11
Moderate, middle of the road 28 26 22 27 27 35 33
Slightly Conservative 17 16 11 12 15 15 16
Conservative 21 24 22 23 18 15 16
Extremely Conservative 6 5 5 5 5 3 5
Don't Know 6 5 13 7 8 5 7
No Answer 2 2 4 2 4
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
  
Just one more question: I’m going to read you a series of income categories.  Please stop me when I get to the category that includes the total income that you and all other members of your household earned before taxes during 2001, from all sources.
BR 2005 BR 2004 BR 2003 BR 2001 BR 2000
Under $5,000 4 2 2
Under $10,000 3 4 5
Under $15,000 4 10 4 3 7
Under $25,000 9 11 8 9 12
Under $35,000 10 10 10 14 10
Under $50,000 16 16 14 13 9
Under $75,000 14 18 13 14 13
Under $90,000 10 10
More than $75,000 19 16 11
More than $90,000 21 14
Don't Know 4 3 8 7 4
No Response 12 9 18 19 27
Total 100 100 100 100 100
This concludes the interview.  Thank you for participating in this survey and giving so generously of your time.
  
Note.  Data collected by students in Sociology 2211 ("Sociological Methods"), Louisiana State University, March-April 2005.  Data are based on a random-digit-dialed telephone sample, representative of the general population age 18 and over in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.  Survey includes 438 completed interviews.  The results are weighted to reflect the combined age-gender-race/hispanic distributions, according to the U.S. Census for 2000.
Note.  BR 2000 through BR 2004 are previous surveys in the present series.  GSS is the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago.  US-GSS indicates the national sample; So-GSS indicates a Southern regional subset of the GSS.  NES is the National Election Studies, conducted by the University of Michigan.  Other comparative data are as shown in tables.