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Thinking about things here in the U.S. --
1. What do you think is the number one problem facing this part of the country today -- that is, what is the
problem that you and your family are most concerned about? (DO NOT READ RESPONSES, JUST
RECORD)
NOTE TO INTERVIEWER: After completion of interview, double check this question for proper
coding. Try to fit "Others" into a pre-existing category.
Abortion...................... ............................. 1%
Agriculture/farming/ranching ..................... *
AIDS.......................... .............................. ... *
Auto insurance..................... ....................... *
Budget deficit .............................. ............ 1%
Bush (President George W.) ....................... *
Campaign finance reform........................ 0%
Child care.......................... .......................... *
College/affording............. ........................... *
Congress .............................. .................... 0%
Cost of living .............................. ............ 2%
Crime .............................. ........................ 2%
Cuts to government programs.................... *
Deficit .............................. .......................... *
Democrats..................... ........................... 1%
Drugs .............................. ........................ 2%
Economy....................... ......................... 13%
Education .............................. ................... 7%
Energy costs (gasoline for automobiles).. 0%
Energy costs (home heating)...................... *
Environment .............................. ............. 1%
Foreign affairs....................... .................. 1%
Gangs .............................. ........................... *
Government/size/regulation.... ................ 1%
Government spending...................... .......... *
Growth/overdevelopment .......................... *
Guns.......................... .............................. ... *
Health care (cost/quality of) ................... 3%
Health insurance (cost/lack of) ............... 1%
Homeless/poverty .............................. ..... 1%
Housing (costs/lack of) ........................... 1%
Immigration .............................. .............. 1%
Inflation .............................. ....................... *
Interest rates......................... ...................... *
Jobs .............................. .......................... 5%
Job training .............................. .................. *
Lawsuits/Litigation........... ....................... 0%
Loss of Industry...................... ................... *
Medicare/Medicaid............. .................... 1%
Moral/religious concerns ........................ 4%
National Defense .............................. ....... 4%
Pensions .............................. ..................... 0%
Politicians/incumbents ............................ 1%
Pollution .............................. ...................... *
Prescription drugs .............................. ...... 1%
Property taxes .............................. ............ 0%
Racism........................ .............................. .. *
Republicans .............................. ................. *
Retirement .............................. .................... *
Roads/highways................ .......................... *
Schools/school choice........................ ..... 1%
Senior citizens...................... ....................... *
Social security...................... ................... 1%
Stock Market........................ ....................... *
Taxes......................... .............................. . 3%
Tax increases .............................. ............. 1%
Television/violence & sex ...................... 0%
Terrorism..................... .......................... 19%
Tobacco .............................. ........................ *
Trade......................... .............................. . 0%
Traffic .............................. ........................ 0%
Unemployment .............................. .......... 2%
Unions........................ .............................. .. *
Values .............................. ........................... *
Violence...................... ............................. 1%
Wages .............................. ........................ 1%
Welfare (reform) .............................. ........... *
Water (shortage/quality) ............................ *
OTHER......................... ........................... 7%
UNSURE (TO Q3)........................... ....... 6%