Duration of interview (categorized in 5-minute intervals)
1 = Less than 5 minutes
2 = 5 - 9:59
3 = 10 - 14:59
4 = 15 - 19:59
5 = 20 - 24:59
6 = 25 - 29:59
7 = 30 - 34:59
8 = 35 - 39:59
9 = 40 - 44:59
10 = 45 - 49:59
11 = 50 - 54:59
12 = 55 - 59:59
13 = 60 - 64:59
14 = 65 - 69:59
15 = 70 - 74:59
16 = 75 - 79:59
17 = 80 - 84:59
18 = 85 - 89:59
19 = 90 - 94:59
20 = 95 - 99:59
21 = More than 100 minutes

congressional district.
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-1 = REFUSED

sample group
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D

Please tell me whether you think that, in the area of advancing human rights in other countries, the United States does:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = a very good job
2 = a good job
3 = a bad job
4 = a very bad job

As you may know, the US has signed treaties that prohibit governments from holding people in secret and that require that the International Committee of the Red Cross to have access to them. Do you think that these treaties are
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = important for making sure governments treat people humanely
2 = too restrictive because our government needs to have all opt

Suppose the US has detained an individual in Afghanistan who is not suspected of having any involvement in terrorism, but the US suspects this person might have useful information about a terrorist group. Suppose, when asked, he denies having such inform
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Does have the right
2 = Does not have the right

Do you think that other countries do or do not have the right to imprison an American citizen who is not suspected of having any involvement in terrorism, but who they suspect might have useful information about a terrorist group?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Do have the right
2 = Do not have the right

Do you think that the US does or does not imprison people who are not suspected of having any involvement in terrorism, but who it suspects might have useful information about a terrorist group?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Does
2 = Does not

Is it your impression that current US policies for detaining people it has captured and is holding in Guantanamo Bay are or are not legal, according to international treaties on the treatment of detainees?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Are legal
2 = Are not legal

STATEMENT: Here are some legal requirements for the treatment of detainees that are part of international laws the US has agreed to. Please say whether you favor or oppose having these legal requirements. [The right to request and receive a hearing wher
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Should have this right
2 = Should not have this right

STATEMENT: As you may know, the United States has signed treaties that limit what a government can do to pressure detainees to give information. Here are some methods that are not allowed. For each one please say whether you approve of having a rule agai
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Approve rule against
2 = Rule too restrictive

As you may know, the way that the US has treated detainees at Guantanamo Bay has been strongly criticized by European allies, Muslim countries, and the UN Human Rights Commission. There is a debate about whether this negative reaction has important conse
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = it weakens America's ability to get other countries to coope
2 = it makes little or no difference

Do you think:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = it makes people in the Muslim world angrier at the US and mo
2 = it makes little or no difference

Is it your impression that the US government is
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = currently allowing interrogators to use torture to get infor
2 = making every effort to make sure that interrogators never us

Do you think that the rules for treating someone who is being detained because they are suspected of terrorist activities should or should not be the same for citizens and non citizens?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Should be the same
2 = Should not be the same

Is it your impression that when the United States conducts interrogations of detainees in Iraq it:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = sometimes uses private companies as contractors
2 = only uses US military personnel or intelligence agents

News and government reports indicate that the US has been using private contractors to conduct interrogations in Iraq. Do you:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = approve of using such private companies to conduct interroga
2 = think only military personnel or US intelligence agents shou

As you may know, the US participates in the UN Commission on Human Rights, which reviews human rights standards in various countries including the US. Recently, the Commission evaluated how the US treats detainees at Guantanamo Bay and determined that th
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Should change this practice
2 = Should not change this practice

As you may know from the news, the US has been secretly sending people suspected of terrorism to be questioned in other countries that are known to use torture. The US says that these countries have given assurances that the suspects will not be tortured
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Not at all
2 = Not very
3 = Somewhat
4 = Very

Do you think the US should or should not permit US military and intelligence agencies to secretly send terrorism suspects to other countries that are known to use torture?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Should
2 = Should not

When acts of torture have been committed by military personnel, but their commander says that he or she did not order it and was not aware of it, should the commander be held responsible or not held responsible?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Held responsible
2 = Not held responsible

Do you think that government officials who engage in, or order others to engage in, torture or cruel and humiliating treatment as a way to get information should or should not be tried and punished?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Should be
2 = Should not be

From what you have seen, heard or read, do you think that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison was
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = a case of low ranking American soldiers acting on their own,
2 = authorized by higher-ups in the military chain of command

Do you think that
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = civilian leaders in the administration authorized policies t
2 = these decisions were made entirely within the military

How many of the key people responsible for the mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison do you think have been tried and punished?
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = None
2 = Just a few
3 = Most
4 = All

Do you think that:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = there should be an independent commission to determine who i
2 = this job should be left to military

In regard to the kinds of prisoner abuses that occurred at Abu Ghraib, which do you think is the most likely to be occurring in overseas military prisons today:
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = they have stopped
2 = they have diminished, but are still going on to some extent
3 = they are as widespread as before

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Republican
2 = Democrat
3 = Independent
4 = Other
5 = No preference

Would you call yourself a ...
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Strong Republican
2 = Not very strong Republican

Would you call yourself a ...
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Strong Democrat
2 = Not very strong Democrat

Do you think of yourself as closer to the ...
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither

Party ID (3 categories)
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Republican
2 = Other
3 = Democrat

Party ID (7 categories)
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Strong Republican
2 = Not Strong Republican
3 = Leans Republican
4 = Undecided/Independent/Other
5 = Leans Democrat
6 = Not Strong Democrat
7 = Strong Democrat

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

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

Dual Income HH
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-1 = REFUSED
0 = No
1 = Yes

Education (Highest Degree Received)
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Less than high school
2 = Some high school, no diploma
3 = Graduated from high school - 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

Education (Categorical)
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Less than high school
2 = High school
3 = Some college
4 = Bachelor's degree or higher

Race / Ethnicity
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = White, Non-Hispanic
2 = Black, Non-Hispanic
3 = Other, Non-Hispanic
4 = Hispanic
5 = 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic

Gender
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
1 = Male
2 = Female

Housing Type
-2 = Not asked
-1 = REFUSED
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

Household Income
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-1 = REFUSED
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 to $149,999
18 = $150,000 to $174,999
19 = $175,000 or more

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

MSA Status
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-1 = REFUSED
0 = Non-Metro
1 = Metro

Region 4 - Based on State of Residence
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-1 = REFUSED
1 = Northeast
2 = Midwest
3 = South
4 = West

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

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

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-1 = REFUSED
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