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I would first like to ask you how many years you have lived in Arkansas, or have you lived here all of your life?
How many years have you lived in Arkansas (All my life recoded)?
Where did you spend most of your life before coming to Arkansas?
Open: Where did you spend most of your life before coming to Arkansas?
In your opinion, what do you think is the most important problem or issue facing people in Arkansas today?
Open: In your opinion, what do you think is the most important problem or issue facing people in Arkansas today?
Is there another problem or issue you would like to mention?
Open: Is there another problem or issue you would like to mention?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mike Huckabee is handling his job as governor?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Blanche Lincoln is handling her job as a U.S. Senator?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Pryor is handing his job as a U.S. Senator?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling his job as president?
If the next governor's election were held today between Asa Hutchinson for the Republicans and Mike Beebe for the Democrats, for whom would you most likely vote:
Open: If the next governor's election were held today between Asa Hutchinson for the Republicans and Mike Beebe for the Democrats, for whom would you most likely vote:
Well, if you had to say would you lean toward Asa Hutchinson or Mike Beebe?
Open: Well, if you had to say would you lean toward Asa Hutchinson or Mike Beebe?
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Huckabee running for president in 2008?
In general, would you say you favor stricter gun control, less strict gun control, or should no change be made to existing gun control laws?
Do you favor laws that would make it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion, favor laws that would make it easier to get an abortion, or should no change be made to existing abortion laws?
How much do you trust the public school system in Arkansas? Would you say you completely trust it, somewhat trust it, somewhat distrust it or completely distrust it?
Would you say that you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the way that the public school system in Arkansas is doing its job?
Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of charter schools in Arkansas?
Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of this policy (states offering school vouchers)?
In which level of government do you have the most trust to handle improvement of public schools: the federal government, state government or local government?
Open: In which level of government do you have the most trust to handle improvement of public schools: the federal government, state government or local government?
Which of the following education categories best describes your level of schooling?
Which of the following best describes your racial or ethnic group:
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or what?
Open: Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent or what?
Would you call yourself a strong Republican or a not very strong Republican?
Would you call yourself a strong Democrat or a not very strong Democrat?
Well, do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican or Democratic Party?
How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally, do you think of yourself as Liberal, Moderate, or Conservative?
Would you say you are strongly Liberal or somewhat Liberal?
Would you say you are strongly Conservative or somewhat Conservative?
Which of the following income categories best describes your total 2004 household income? Was it:
About how often do you attend religious services?
How important would you say religion is in your own life?
Which of the following describes your current religious preference? Is it:
Do you consider yourself a born again or evangelical Christian?
Which of the following best describes your present marital status:
In what year were you born?
Age of Respondent
I am required to ask you this, are you male or female?
Overall, do you feel that Arkansas is generally headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?
On a more individual level, would you say you are better off financially, worse off or about the same compared to a year ago?
Looking ahead, do you think that a year from now you will be better off financially, worse off or about the same as now?
Do you approve or disapprove of allowing openly homosexual men and women to serve in the armed forces of the United States?
Do you approve or disapprove of a law that would prohibit an employer from discriminating against homosexuals in employment?
Which of the following policy positions most closely resembles your own view regarding relationships between two people of the same sex:
Do you approve or disapprove of a law that would allow a lesbian or gay man to adopt a child if the court found them fit in all other ways to become an adoptive parent?
Do you approve or disapprove of a law that would prevent gays and lesbians from serving as foster parents?
Do you approve or disapprove of a law that would prohibit Arkansas textbooks from defining marriage as anything other than a relationship between one man and one woman?
Do you personally know or work with anyone who is gay or lesbian?
Is this person a member of your family, a close friend, or someone you know only as a colleague or an acquaintance?
Do you personally know any gay or lesbian couples that have been together for more than one year?
Do you think that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex is:
If you had been asked the previous question when you were 18 years old, how would you have answered the question- that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex is:
Which of the following factors would you say has had the most influence on your current attitude towards sexual relations between two adults of the same sex:
How would you rate lesbians and gay men on this feeling thermometer?
How would you rate your feelings toward lesbians and gay men using a favorability scale?
Do you think that gay rights leaders are:
First, do you live in a city, a suburb, a small town or a rural area?
What county do you live in?
How many people, including yourself, live in your household?
And, do you have school-aged children?
Do you identify yourself as gay or lesbian, heterosexual or straight, bisexual, other or would you prefer not to say?
Open: Do you identify yourself as gay or lesbian, heterosexual or straight, bisexual, other or would you prefer not to say?
How likely are you to vote in the next elections that will take place in November 2006? Are you:
Interviewer notes
age categories
gay favorability into just 2 categories
go to church weekly or more
under 35 years old
35 years old or older