Interview Type
0 = Not a resumed interview (duration less than 100 minutes)
1 = Resumed interview (duration 100 minutes or more)

QI1A. Here are five foreign policy problems the US is facing these days. Thinking about the long term, please select the one that you feel is most important.
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1 = The situation with Iraq
2 = The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
3 = The situation with North Korea
4 = Osama bin Laden's terrorist group al Q'aeda
5 = The situation in Afghanistan

T1. Overall, how well do you think the US government is managing its foreign policy. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
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IL1. Just based on what you know, do you think the world does or does not have a system of international law that says when it is legal for a country to use military force against another country?
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1 = The world has such a system
2 = The world does not have such a system

IL2. Do you think the UN Security Council does or does not have the right to authorize the use of military force to prevent a country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
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1 = UN Security Council has the right
2 = UN Security Council does not have the right

IL3. Do you think that a country, without UN approval, does or does not have the right to use military force to prevent another country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
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1 = Countries have the right
2 = Countries do not have the right

IL4. Do you think that the US, without UN approval, does or does not have the right to use military force to prevent a country that does not have nuclear weapons from acquiring them?
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1 = US has the right
2 = US does not have the right

IL5. Putting aside what you would favor the US doing, do you think the US would or would not have the right, without UN approval, to bomb a nuclear power plant in North Korea if it thought the North Koreans were using it to make nuclear weapons?
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1 = US would have the right
2 = US would not have the right

A1. Should the US government try to stop poor countries from producing generic AIDS drugs, or should the US government not get involved?
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1 = Try to stop them
2 = Not get involved

IR1. There has been some discussion about whether the US should use its troops to invade Iraq and overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein. Which of the following positions is closest to yours?
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1 = Only with UN approval and the support of its allies.
2 = The US should invade Iraq even if we have to go it alone.
3 = The US should not invade Iraq.

IR2. Do you think the US should push for a Security Council vote to invade Iraq now, or do you think the UN should continue with the inspections?
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1 = US should push for vote to invade Iraq now
2 = UN should continue with inspections

IR3. Do you think that the fact that Iraq did not declare these weapons is or is not a good enough reason for the UN to authorize an invasion of Iraq?
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1 = Good enough reason
2 = Not a good enough reason

IR4. As you may know the Bush administration has said that Iraq played an important role in the September 11th attacks. Would you say that you:
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1 = Have seen conclusive evidence for this
2 = Haven't seen conclusive evidence, but believe it's true
3 = Haven't seen evidence and not convinced it's true

IR5. Do you think that for the US to invade Iraq at this point, it is necessary or not necessary to get approval from the UN Security Council?
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1 = Necessary to get approval
2 = Not necessary to get approval

IR7. President Bush decides that the US will undertake an invasion of Iraq, even if the US has to do so on its own. Just based on this information, what do you think your attitude would be about this decision?
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1 = I would agree with this decision.
2 = I would not agree with this decision.
3 = Not agree, but I would still support the President.

NK1. Do you think the US should or should not reassure North Korea by agreeing to the US and North Korea signing a formal declaration that they will not attack each other, provided that North Korea gives up its ability to develop nuclear weapons?
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1 = Should agree to sign declaration
2 = Should not agree to sign declaration

NK2. Do you think the US should or should not talk with North Korea at this time?
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1 = Should talk
2 = Should not talk

NK3. Do you think that if North Korea was confident that it would it not be attacked, it would be willing to forego having nuclear weapons?
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1 = North Korea would be willing
2 = North Korea would not be willing

NK4. South Korea in recent years has dramatically increased its economic and diplomatic engagement with North Korea. Do you think the US should encourage this policy, discourage this policy, or not take a position one way or the other?
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1 = Encourage this policy
2 = Discourage this policy
3 = Not take a position one way or the other

NK5. Which of the following statements is closer to your point of view:
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1 = Should withhold food aid to North Korea.
2 = Should not withhold food aid.

NK6. In 1994 the US and its allies and North Korea reached an agreement under which the North Koreans halted their nuclear program and allowed in international inspectors in exchange for shipments of food aid and energy assistance.
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1 = Should try to get agreement back on track
2 = Should not try to get agreement back on track

PIDORDER. Order of PID response list.
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1 = Forward, Republican to Democrat
2 = Reverse, Democrat to Republican

PID. In politics today, do you think of yourself as:
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1 = Republican
2 = Leaning Towards Republican
3 = Independent
4 = Leaning Towards Democrat
5 = Democrat
6 = Other

Gender
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1 = Male
2 = Female
99 = Missing

Age
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999 = Missing

Age - 7 categories
1 = 18-24
2 = 25-34
3 = 35-44
4 = 45-54
5 = 55-64
6 = 65-74
7 = 75+
99 = Age missing/Under 18

Age - 4 categories
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-44
3 = 45-59
4 = 60+
99 = Age missing/Under 18

Education (highest degree received)
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1 = Less than HS
2 = Some HS, no diploma
3 = Graduated from HS - Diploma or equivalent (GED)
4 = Some college, no degree
5 = Associate degree (AA, AS)
6 = Bachelor's degree
7 = Master's degree
8 = Professional degree (MD, DDS, LLB, JD)
9 = Doctorate degree
99 = Missing

Education (categorical)
-1 = Refused
1 = Less than HS
2 = HS
3 = Some college
4 = Bachelor's degree or higher
99 = Missing

Race / Ethnicity
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1 = White, Non-Hispanic
2 = Black, Non-Hispanic
3 = Other, Non-Hispanic
4 = Hispanic
99 = Missing

Household Head
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0 = No
1 = Yes
99 = Missing

Household Size
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99 = Missing

Ownership Status of Living Quarters
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1 = Own
2 = Rent
3 = Do not pay for housing
99 = Missing

HH Income (profile and imputed)
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1 = Less than $5,000
2 = $5,000 to $7,499
3 = $7,500 to $9,999
4 = $10,000 to $12,499
5 = $12,500 to $14,999
6 = $15,000 to $19,999
7 = $20,000 to $24,999
8 = $25,000 to $29,999
9 = $30,000 to $34,999
10 = $35,000 to $39,999
11 = $40,000 to $49,999
12 = $50,000 to $59,999
13 = $60,000 to $74,999
14 = $75,000 to $84,999
15 = $85,000 to $99,999
16 = $100,000 to $124,999
17 = $125,000 or more
99 = Missing

Marital Status
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1 = Married
2 = Single (never married)
3 = Divorced
4 = Widowed
5 = Separated
99 = Missing

Housing Type
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1 = A single-family house detached
2 = A single-family house attached
3 = An apartment
4 = A condominium or co-op
5 = College dormitory
6 = A manufactured or mobile home
7 = Other
99 = Missing

Current Employment Status
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1 = I work as a paid employee
2 = I am self-employed
3 = I am an owner/partner in small business, prof practice, farm
4 = I work at least 15 hrs/wk w/o pay in family business/farm
5 = I am unemployed, temporarily laid off, but looking for work
6 = I am retired
7 = I am disabled
8 = I am a homemaker
9 = Other
99 = Missing

Current Employment Status (old categories)
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1 = Working full time
2 = Working part time
3 = With a job, but on medical leave, vacation, or strike
4 = Unemployed, temporarily laid off, or looking for work
5 = Retired
6 = Homemaker
7 = In school, also working full or part time
8 = In school, not working for pay
99 = Missing

Region 4 (based on state of residence)
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1 = Northeast
2 = Midwest
3 = South
4 = West
99 = Missing

Region 9 (based on state of residence)
1 = New England
2 = Mid-Atlantic
3 = East-North Central
4 = West-North Central
5 = South Atlantic
6 = East-South Central
7 = West-South Central
8 = Mountain
9 = Pacific
99 = Missing

MSA Status
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0 = Non-Metro
1 = Metro
99 = Missing