3 Codebook

3.1 Neighborhoods

YEARS IN NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_nyrs

Question: How many years have you lived in your current neighborhood? Enter 0 if you have lived in your current neighborhood less than 1 year.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
14.15	0	3	8	23	80

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

BLOCKS IN NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_blks

Question: How many blocks are in the area that you think of as your neighborhood?

Value	Label	N
1	Smaller than 1 block	54
2	1 to 4 blocks	359
3	5 to 9 blocks	376
4	10 to 24 blocks	395
5	25 to 50 blocks	203
6	More than 50 blocks	97

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

Source: DCAS 2018 Q6

NEIGHBORHOOD SATISFACTION

Variable name: nhd_sat

Question: How satisfied are you with your neighborhood as a place to live?

Value	Label	N
1	Very satisfied	630
2	Somewhat satisfied	576
3	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	112
4	Somewhat dissatisfied	119
5	Very dissatisfied	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	2

Source: DCAS 2018 Q6

NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC TRANSIT SATISFACTION

Variable name: nhd_ptrsat

Question: How satisfied are you with the quality of the public transportation, like busses and trains, in your neighborhood? We are interested in your opinion whether or not you use public transportation.

Value	Label	N
1	Very satisfied	269
2	Somewhat satisfied	339
3	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	508
4	Somewhat dissatisfied	205
5	Very dissatisfied	160

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

SATISFACTION WITH POLICING

Variable name: nhd_plcsat

Question: How satisfied are you with policing in your neighborhood?

Value	Label	N
1	Very satisfied	280
2	Somewhat satisfied	482
3	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	365
4	Somewhat dissatisfied	229
5	Very dissatisfied	130

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	6

SATISFACTION WITH SANITATION SERVICES

Variable name: nhd_sansat

Question: How satisfied are you with sanitation services like garbage collection, street cleaning, and litter removal in your neighborhood?

Value	Label	N
1	Very satisfied	549
2	Somewhat satisfied	499
3	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	112
4	Somewhat dissatisfied	215
5	Very dissatisfied	115

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	2

SATISFACTION WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Variable name: nhd_schsat

Question: How satisfied are you with public schools in your neighborhood?

We are interested in your opinion whether or not you have children.

Value	Label	N
1	Very satisfied	265
2	Somewhat satisfied	327
3	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	559
4	Somewhat dissatisfied	193
5	Very dissatisfied	123

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	25

FEEL SAFE WALKING AFTER DARK

Variable name: nhd_walksafe

Question: How safe is it to walk around alone in your neighborhood after dark?

Value	Label	N
1	Completely safe	191
2	Mostly safe	493
3	Fairly safe	442
4	Not very safe	259
5	Not at all safe	103

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

Source: CCAHS W1.C-14

CONDITION OF SIDEWALKS

Variable name: nhd_sidewlkq

Question: Thinking about the sidewalks in your neighborhood, overall, how would you rate the condition of the sidewalks?

Value	Label	N
1	Very good	157
2	Good	483
3	Fair	474
4	Poor	179
5	Very poor	96
6	I do not have any sidewalks in my neighborhood	101

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	2

CHANGE IN NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_chg

Question: Looking back over the past five years or so, would you say that your neighborhood generally has become a better place to live, has stayed about the same, or has become a worse place to live?

Value	Label	N
1	Become a much better place to live	80
2	Become a somewhat better place to live	245
3	Stayed about the same	823
4	Become a somewhat worse place to live	253
5	Become a much worse place to live	64

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	27

Source: DCAS 2018 Q7

CHANGE IN FEELING OF SAFETY IN NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_safechg

Question: During the past five years has your feeling of personal safety in your neighborhood gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?

Value	Label	N
1	Gotten much better	48
2	Gotten somewhat better	145
3	Stayed about the same	832
4	Gotten somewhat worse	343
5	Gotten much worse	95

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	29

Source: PHDCN Q44.a

KNOW NEIGHBORS’ NAMES

Variable name: nhd_nbknow

Question: Thinking about the people who live on your street. How many of them do you think you know by name?

Value	Label	N
1	All	51
2	Most	214
3	Some	433
4	A few	582
5	None	203
6	I do not have any neighbors on my street	5

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

VACANT HOUSES OR STOREFRONTS

Variable name: nhd_pdvbldg

Question: How much of a problem are vacant or deserted houses or storefronts?

Value	Label	N
1	Not a problem at all	722
2	Not much of a problem	451
3	Somewhat of a problem	220
4	A big problem	94

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	5

Source: PHDCN Q29.c(with additional response category)

VACANT LOTS

Variable name: nhd_pdvlot

Question: How much of a problem are vacant lots?

Value	Label	N
1	Not a problem at all	842
2	Not much of a problem	424
3	Somewhat of a problem	161
4	A big problem	59

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	6

LITTER IN NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_pdlit

Question: How much of a problem is litter, broken glass or trash on the sidewalks and streets?

Value	Label	N
1	Not a problem at all	375
2	Not much of a problem	537
3	Somewhat of a problem	407
4	A big problem	170

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	3

Source: PHDCN Q29.a(with additional response category

LIKELIHOOD OF MOVING

Variable name: nhd_mvlkly

Question: Within the next three years, how likely is it that you will move away from this home?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all likely	514
2	Slightly likely	306
3	Somewhat likely	263
4	Pretty likely	120
5	Very likely	114
6	Extremely likely	171

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

Source: 2004 DAS/CAS D_1

LIKELY DESTINATION OF MOVE

Variable name: nhd_mvlklywh

Question: If you do move in the next three years, even if you do not think it is likely you will move, where do you think you will move to?

Value	Label	N
1	A different home in the same neighborhood	75
2	A different neighborhood within respondent’s jurisdiction	265
3	In Maryland but outside of respondent’s jurisdiction	345
4	Another state altogether	280

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	518
-8	Missing: Item non-response	9

Source: Soul of the Community, 2008-2010 Q5

PREFERRED LOCATION

Variable name: nhd_mvprefwh

Question: If you had a choice where to live three years from now, where would you prefer to live?

Value	Label	N
1	Stay in your current home	518
2	A different home in the same neighborhood	116
3	A different neighborhood within respondent’s jurisdiction	220
4	In Maryland but outside of respondent’s jurisdiction	330
5	Another state altogether	302

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	6

WORRY ABOUT AFFORDABILITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD

Variable name: nhd_stayworr

Question: Thinking to the next three years, how much doy ou worry that you will not be able to afford to stay in your current neighborhood?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	344
2	A little bit	166
3	Some	67
4	Quite a bit	39
5	A lot	17

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	858
-8	Missing: Item non-response	1

Note:
Appears if nhd_mvprefwh = 1 OR 2

DIFFICULTY FINDING COMPARABLE HOME

Variable name: nhd_homeeasy

Question: If you had to move for some reason, how difficult or easy do you think it would be for you to find another home at least as good as your current one in a place you want to live?

Value	Label	N
1	Very easy	134
2	Fairly easy	371
3	Neither easy nor difficult	335
4	Fairly difficult	433
5	Very difficult	212

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	7

QUALITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Variable name: nhd_schqual

Question: The next set of questions ask you about the public schools in your neighborhood. We want to know what you think even if you do not have a child that attends the public schools.

What would be your best guess about the quality of the public schools in your neighborhood?

Value	Label	N
1	Excellent	99
2	Very good	234
3	Good	471
4	Fair	438
5	Poor	220

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	30

Source: DCAS 2018 Q8

CHANGE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Variable name: nhd_schchg

Question: During the past five years, do you think that the public schools in your neighborhood have gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?

Value	Label	N
1	Gotten much better	47
2	Gotten somewhat better	208
3	Stayed about the same	810
4	Gotten somewhat worse	284
5	Gotten much worse	88

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	55

Source: DCAS 2018 Q9

PUBLIC SCHOOL RATING REASON

Variable name: nhd_schre

Question: Some people think about different things when rating the quality of schools. Which of the following is the most important reason that you answered that the quality of public schools in your neighborhood was “{{SCHQUAL}}”?

Value	Label	N
1	Safety of students	329
2	Classes or programs offered	258
3	School buildings and grounds	182
4	Quality of the teachers, administrators, and other staff	452
5	Racial equity	48
6	Other (Please specify)	181

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	42

Note:
{{SCHQUAL}} was filled with response the respondent provided in nhd_schqual.

If the respondent did not answer nhd_schqual, the respondent was asked: “Some people think about different things when rating the quality of schools. Which of the following is the most important reason to you when thinking about the quality of public schools in your neighborhood?”

PUBLIC SCHOOL RATING REASON–OTHER

Variable name: nhd_schre_os

Respondent-filled reason for rating the quality of public schools in their neighborhood.

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1263
-8	Missing: Item non-response	36

Note:
Respondents were prompted to specify this reason if they indicated “Other” as their response to nhd_schre. The survey interface, however, allowed respondents to enter a value even if they had entered a response to one of the items in nhd_schre. Therefore, there are six responses in this variable even though respondents also answered one of the five options in nhd_schre.

3.2 Connectivity

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Variable name: fin_jobstat

Question: Last week what was your employment status?

Value	Label	N
1	Working full time	805
2	Working part time	87
3	With a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike	24
4	Unemployed, laid off, looking for work	51
5	Retired	350
6	In school	43
7	Keeping house	21
8	Disabled and unable to work	69
9	Other (Please specify)	35

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	7

EMPLOYMENT SECTOR

Variable name: fin_jobsector

Question: Which of the following best describes your current employer?

Value	Label	N
1	A private, for-profit company	407
2	A nonprofit, tax exempt, or charitable organization	221
3	A government organization	216
4	You are self-employed	68

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	573
-8	Missing: Item non-response	7

JOB SEARCH CONFIDENCE

Variable name: fin_jobeasy

Question: How difficult or easy do you think it would be for you to find another job at least as good as your current one?

Value	Label	N
1	Very easy	107
2	Fairly easy	242
3	Neither easy nor difficult	211
4	Fairly difficult	230
5	Very difficult	123

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	575
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

Source: ISSP 2015 Q12 and GSS jobeasy

POSSIBILITY OF LOSING JOB

Variable name: fin_jobworry

Question: To what extent, if at all, do you worry about the possibility of losing your job?

Value	Label	N
1	I worry a great deal	51
2	I worry to some extent	110
3	I worry a little	289
4	I don’t worry at all	463

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	575
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

Source: ISSP 2015 Q28 and GSS worryjob

TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ON JOB SEARCH

Variable name: con_tspnewjb

Question: If you were to look for a new job, how much would a lack of reliable transportation affect your search?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	726
2	A little bit	175
3	Somewhat	198
4	Quite a lot	297
5	Would not be able to find a new job	74

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	22

TRUST IN STATE GOVERNMENT

Variable name: con_mdtrust

Question: How much of the time do you think you can trust the Maryland state government to do the right thing?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost always	77
2	Most of the time	509
3	Some of the time	667
4	Almost never	225

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	14

TRUST IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Variable name: con_dctrust

Question: How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government in Washington to do the right thing?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost always	26
2	Most of the time	220
3	Some of the time	825
4	Almost never	400

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	21

GENERAL TRUST

Variable name: con_gentrust

Question: We want to know, generally speaking, how often do you feel people can be trusted?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost always	66
2	Usually	873
3	Not very often	487
4	Never	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	13

Source: GSS cantrust

THOUGHT ABOUT BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Variable name: con_gthnk

Question: How much do you think that the local government here in {{JURISDICTION}} thinks about people like you when they consider the programs they offer?

Value	Label	N
1	Always	33
2	Most of the time	243
3	Some of the time	690
4	Hardly ever	371
5	Never	138

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	17

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE NEEDS

Variable name: con_gsrv

Question: How well do local government services in or near your neighborhood serve your family’s needs?

Value	Label	N
1	Very well	146
2	Somewhat well	802
3	Not too well	367
4	Not well at all	146

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	31

TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Variable name: con_gtrust

Question: How much of the time do you think you can trust the local government to do what is right?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost always	32
2	Most of the time	397
3	Some of the time	772
4	Almost never	275

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTS COMMUNITY

Variable name: con_grep

Question: The first statement is: overall, when my local government makes decisions, it represents the interests of people in my community.

How often do you think that is true?

Value	Label	N
1	None of the time	157
2	A little bit of the time	283
3	Some of the time	499
4	About half of the time	222
5	Most of the time	258
6	Almost all of the time	35
7	All of the time	12

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	26

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BIAS AGAINST COMMUNITY

Variable name: con_gbias

Question: The next statement is: overall, when my local government makes decisions, it makes decisions that are biased against people in my community.

How often do you think that is true?

Value	Label	N
1	None of the time	301
2	A little bit of the time	345
3	Some of the time	445
4	About half of the time	145
5	Most of the time	126
6	Almost all of the time	56
7	All of the time	39

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	35

GROCERY STORES WITH HEALTHY CHOICES NEARBY

Variable name: con_grocery

Question: Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statement. There are grocery stores with fresh and healthy food choices convenient to where I live.

Value	Label	N
1	Agree strongly	738
2	Agree somewhat	335
3	Neither agree nor disagree	105
4	Disagree somewhat	122
5	Disagree strongly	184

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE OVERALL IMPACT

Variable name: con_kbraff

Question: As you may know, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a container ship and collapsed in March. The next couple of questions ask you about the impact and your experiences based on the collapse of the bridge.

To what extent has the loss of the Key Bridge directly impacted you and your family’s daily lives?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	877
2	A little	300
3	Some	177
4	A great deal	128

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Source: Goucher Poll (April 2024); Modified to be past tense

KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE AFFECTED WORK COMMUTE

Variable name: con_kbwork

Question: How much has the collapse of the Key Bridge affected your ability to get to work or school?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	1184
2	A little	116
3	Some	93
4	A great deal	91

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE AFFECTED SEEING PEOPLE

Variable name: con_kbfrnd

Question: How much has the collapse of the Key Bridge affected your ability to see friends or family?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	1186
2	A little	152
3	Some	87
4	A great deal	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	14

KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE AFFECTED ERRANDS

Variable name: con_kberrd

Question: How much has the collapse of the Key Bridge affected your ability to run errands like going to the store?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	1284
2	A little	107
3	Some	56
4	A great deal	35

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE AFFECTED MEDICAL CARE

Variable name: con_kbmedi

Question: How much has the collapse of the Key Bridge affected your ability to get to doctor’s appointments or other medical care?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	1318
2	A little	89
3	Some	46
4	A great deal	29

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL GOVT TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE

Variable name: con_kbconfl

Question: How much confidence do you have that local governments in the area will do what is necessary to get the Key Bridge rebuilt quickly?

Value	Label	N
1	None	78
2	A little	128
3	Some	173
4	Quite a bit	206
5	A great deal	128

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	740
-8	Missing: Item non-response	39

Note:
Respondent was asked this question if they were randomized into this condition if in KBSPLIT condition #1 (svy_kbsplit == 1).

CONFIDENCE IN STATE GOVT TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE

Variable name: con_kbconfs

Question: How much confidence do you have that the government of the State of Maryland will do what is necessary to get the Key Bridge rebuilt quickly?

Value	Label	N
1	None	54
2	A little	119
3	Some	166
4	Quite a bit	210
5	A great deal	164

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	740
-8	Missing: Item non-response	39

CONFIDENCE IN FEDERAL GOVT TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE

Variable name: con_kbconff

Question: How much confidence do you have that the federal government will do what is necessary to get the Key Bridge rebuilt quickly?

Value	Label	N
1	None	82
2	A little	133
3	Some	220
4	Quite a bit	169
5	A great deal	103

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	740
-8	Missing: Item non-response	45

ANTICIPATED TIME TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE

Variable name: con_kbdate1

Question: How long do you think it will take to rebuild the bridge?

Value	Label	N
1	Less than four years	126
2	Four years	147
3	Five years	211
4	Six or more years	194
5	Not sure the bridge will be rebuilt	34

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	740
-8	Missing: Item non-response	40

LOCAL GOVERNMENT RATING OF KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE

Variable name: con_kbhelpl

Question: How would you rate the job done by local governments in the area to help people affected by the Key Bridge collapse? Would you say that the job they have done is:

Value	Label	N
1	Very poor	27
2	Poor	53
3	Fair	194
4	Moderate	215
5	Good	181
6	Very good	49

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	733
-8	Missing: Item non-response	40

STATE GOVERNMENT RATING OF KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE

Variable name: con_kbhelps

Question: ow would you rate the job done by the government of the State of Maryland to help people affected by the Key Bridge collapse? Would you say that the job they have done is:

Value	Label	N
1	Very poor	18
2	Poor	60
3	Fair	177
4	Moderate	210
5	Good	200
6	Very good	58

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	733
-8	Missing: Item non-response	36

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RATING OF KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE

Variable name: con_kbhelpf

Question: How would you rate the job done by the federal government to help people affected by the Key Bridge collapse? Would you say that the job they have done is:

Value	Label	N
1	Very poor	38
2	Poor	82
3	Fair	191
4	Moderate	200
5	Good	161
6	Very good	51

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	733
-8	Missing: Item non-response	36

ANTICIPATED TIME TO REBUILD KEY BRIDGE (PRIMED)

Variable name: con_kbdate2

Question: In May, 2024, the State of Maryland announced that it would take just over 4 years to rebuild the Key Bridge.

How long do you think it will take to rebuild the bridge?

Value	Label	N
1	Less than four years	82
2	Four years	117
3	Five years	226
4	Six or more years	267
5	Not sure the bridge will be rebuilt	51

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	733
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

3.3 Health

PHYSICAL SELF-RATED HEALTH

Variable name: hlt_srph

Question: In general, how would you rate your physical health?

Value	Label	N
1	Excellent	230
2	Very good	563
3	Good	459
4	Fair	199
5	Poor	29

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	12

SELF-RATED MENTAL HEALTH

Variable name: hlt_srmh

Question: In general, how would you rate your mental health?

Value	Label	N
1	Excellent	345
2	Very good	485
3	Good	426
4	Fair	182
5	Poor	43

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAM

Variable name: hlt_annexam

Question: In the past year, that is since {{CMONTHNM}} 2023, have you gone to see a doctor or other medical provider for an annual exam?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	1247
2	No	232

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	13

EVER DIAGNOSED: HYPERTENSION

Variable name: hlt_ediaghyp

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Hypertension, also called high blood pressure

Value	Label	N
0	No	937
1	Yes	501

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Variable name: hlt_ediagchl

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? High cholesterol

Value	Label	N
0	No	955
1	Yes	483

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Variable name: hlt_ediagchd

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Coronary heart disease

Value	Label	N
0	No	1382
1	Yes	56

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: ASTHMA

Variable name: hlt_ediagasm

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Asthma

Value	Label	N
0	No	1264
1	Yes	174

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: PRE-DIABETES

Variable name: hlt_ediagpdb

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes

Value	Label	N
0	No	1218
1	Yes	220

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: DIABETES

Variable name: hlt_ediagdib

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Diabetes (not including prediabetes or borderline diabetes

Value	Label	N
0	No	1310
1	Yes	128

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: COPD OR OTHER LUNG DISEASE

Variable name: hlt_ediaglng

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis

Value	Label	N
0	No	1394
1	Yes	44

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: DEPRESSION

Variable name: hlt_ediagdep

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Depression

Value	Label	N
0	No	1115
1	Yes	323

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

EVER DIAGNOSED: ANXIETY

Variable name: hlt_ediaganx

Question: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had any of the following conditions? Anxiety

Value	Label	N
0	No	1078
1	Yes	360

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

ASTHMA ATTACK

Variable name: hlt_asat12

Question: During the past 12 months, have you had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	95
2	No	1379

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

Source: NHIS ASEV_A

WELL-RESTED

Variable name: hlt_rested

Question: During the past two weeks, how often did you wake up feeling well-rested?

Value	Label	N
1	Never	147
2	Some days	677
3	Most days	543
4	Every day	104

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	21

Source: NHIS SLPREST_A

MODERATE-INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Variable name: hlt_pamodd

Question: The next two questions are about physical activities such as exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies that you may do in your leisure time.

Moderate-intensity activities cause moderate increases in breathing or heart rate; whereas vigorous-intensity activities cause large increases in breathing or heart rate.

Over the past two weeks, how many days did you do moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activities?

Value	Label	N
1	No days	258
2	A few days	644
3	Most days	388
4	Every day	147
5	More than once a day	30

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	25

MODERATE-INTENSITY MINUTES OF EXERCISE

Variable name: hlt_pamodh

Question: On average, how many minutes did you exercise on each day that you did moderate intensity leisure-time activities?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
43.94	0	30	30	60	480

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	281
-8	Missing: Item non-response	31

VIGOROUS-INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Variable name: hlt_pavigd

Question: Over the past two weeks, how many days did you do vigorous-intensity leisure-time physical activities? Vigorous-intensity activities cause large increases in breathing or heart rate.

Value	Label	N
1	No days	678
2	A few days	550
3	Most days	178
4	Every day	40
5	More than once a day	14

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	32

VIGOROUS-INTENSITY MINUTES OF EXERCISE

Variable name: hlt_pavigh

Question: On average, how many minutes did you exercise on each day that you did vigorous intensity leisure-time activities?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
41.28	0	20	30	60	480

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	709
-8	Missing: Item non-response	20

FEELING DOWN

Variable name: hlt_phq21

Question: Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	926
2	Several days	373
3	More than half the days	97
4	Nearly every day	61

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	35

Note:
If the respondent answered ‘more than half the days’ or ‘nearly every day’, the following message was displayed on their screen:

If you are experiencing emotional distress and wish to talk to a trained professional, you may call 988. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Source: PHQ-2 Q1

LITTLE INTEREST

Variable name: hlt_phq22

Question: Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	941
2	Several days	384
3	More than half the days	77
4	Nearly every day	54

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	36

Note:
If the respondent answered ‘more than half the days’ or ‘nearly every day’, the following message was displayed on their screen:

If you are experiencing emotional distress and wish to talk to a trained professional, you may call 988. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Source: PHQ-2 Q2

FOOD INSECURITY: FOOD RUNS OUT

Variable name: fin_fsirunout

Question: Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more. Was this…

Value	Label	N
1	Often true	128
2	Sometimes true	254
3	Never true	1091

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	19

FOOD INSECURITY: NO MONEY FOR FOOD

Variable name: fin_fsinotlast

Question: Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn’t last and you didn’t have money to get more. Was this…

Value	Label	N
1	Often true	108
2	Sometimes true	236
3	Never true	1128

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	20

FOOD INSECURITY: CAN’T AFFORD BALANCED MEALS

Variable name: fin_fsinobal

Question: Within the past 12 months, you could not afford to eat balanced meals. Was this…

Value	Label	N
1	Often true	122
2	Sometimes true	260
3	Never true	1089

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	21

Source: Adapted from U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form HH4

FOOD INSECURITY: SKIPPED MEALS

Variable name: fin_fsicutsize

Question: Within the past 12 months, did you or other adults in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	239
2	No	1233

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	20

Source: U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form AD1

FOOD INSECURITY: FREQUENCY OF SKIPPED MEALS

Variable name: fin_fsicutsizea

Question: How often did this happen—almost every month, some months but not every month, or in only 1 or 2 months?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost every month	95
2	Some months but not every month	108
3	Only 1 or 2 months	35

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1253
-8	Missing: Item non-response	1

Source: U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form AD1a

FOOD INSECURITY: EAT LESS

Variable name: fin_fsieatless

Question: Within the past 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	233
2	No	1235

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	24

Source: U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form AD2

FOOD INSECURITY: EVER HUNGRY

Variable name: fin_fsihungry

Question: Within the past 12 months, were you ever hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough money for food?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	175
2	No	1294

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	23

Source: U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form AD3

KNOW VICTIMS OF HOMICIDE

Variable name: hlt_khom

Question: Over your lifetime, how many people have you known personally who were victims of homicide? Please tell us the total number of people that died by homicide.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
2.28	0	0	0	2	99

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	66

Source: Adapted from GSS cideknew

HOMICIDE CAUSED BY GUN OR FIREARM

Variable name: hlt_khomgun

Question: Thinking of the homicide victims that you knew personally, were any of the victims killed with a gun or firearm?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	484
2	No	105

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	901
-8	Missing: Item non-response	2

KNOW PEOPLE THAT DIED BY SUICIDE

Variable name: hlt_ksui

Question: The next questions deal with a difficult topic that may be sensitive for you. It is not clearly understood how a relative or friend’s death by suicide may affect one’s life afterwards. Please answer these questions as best as you can, and you can decline to answer any question if you are uncomfortable.

Over your lifetime, how many people have you known personally that died by suicide? Please tell us the total number of people that died by suicide.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
1.43	0	0	1	2	77

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	68

Source: GSS suinum

SUICIDE USING GUN OR FIREARM

Variable name: hlt_ksuigun

Question: Thinking of the people you have known personally who died by suicide, did any use a gun or firearm to end their life?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	346
2	No	423

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	704
-8	Missing: Item non-response	19

KNOW PEOPLE INJURED BY GUN OR FIREARM

Variable name: hlt_kinjgun

Question: Over your lifetime, how many people have you personally known who were injured, but not killed, by a gun or firearm? Please include people who injured themselves but do not include people who were injured while serving in the military.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
1.59	0	0	0	1	99

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	81

Note:
If the respondent reported knowing at least one person who died of homicide, died of suicide, or that was injured by a gun, the following was displayed on their screen:

If you are experiencing emotional distress and wish to talk to a trained professional, you may call 988. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

3.4 Transportation

NUMBER OF VEHICLES

Variable name: tsp_vehcnt

Question: All together, how many vehicles are owned, leased, or available for regular use by the people who currently live in your household? Include motorcycles and mopeds.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
1.93	0	1	1	2	99

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	30

Source: DMACS Wave 18 hh_vehicles_d18

NUMBER OF VEHICLES (CATEGORICAL)

Variable name: tsp_vehcat

Number of vehicles owned, leased, or available for regular use by the people who currently live in your household. Constructed as a categorical value from tsp_vehcnt.

Value	Label	N
0	0	190
1	1	600
2	2	479
3	3	126
4	4 or more	67

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	30

RELIABLE VEHICLE

Variable name: tsp_vehrelus

Question: Thinking about the vehicle you use most of the time, can you rely on this vehicle to get you to school, work, or other places? Asked only of respondents who had one or more vehicles, i.e., tsp_vehcnt > 0.

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	1232
2	No	39

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	218
-8	Missing: Item non-response	3

Source: DMACS Wave 18 vehicle_usual_rely_d18

BIKE OWNED

Variable name: tsp_bikeown

Question: Do you own a bike that you, personally, can use?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	427
2	No	1054

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

TRANSPORT MODE: WALK

Variable name: tsp_modewalk

Question: In the past 30 days, how often have you walked to get from place to place?

Value	Label	N
1	Daily	258
2	A few times a week	298
3	A few times this month	352
4	Never	573

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_mode_walk_d18

TRANSPORT MODE: BIKE

Variable name: tsp_modebike

Question: In the past 30 days, how often have you biked to get from place to place?

Value	Label	N
1	Daily	19
2	A few times a week	42
3	A few times this month	103
4	Never	1317

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_mode_bike_d18

TRANSPORT MODE: DRIVE OWN VEHICLE

Variable name: tsp_modeownv

Question: In the past 30 days, how often have you driven your own vehicle to get from place to place? Your own vehicle may be a car, truck, SUV, or something else that you own.

Value	Label	N
1	Daily	808
2	A few times a week	353
3	A few times this month	90
4	Never	231

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_mode_owncar_d18 (modified question wording)

TRANSPORT MODE: CARPOOL

Variable name: tsp_moderide

Question: In the past 30 days, how often have you gotten a ride from omeone you know to get from place to place? This could be carpooling or getting a ride from a friend, family member, neighbor, co-worker, or acquaintance.

Value	Label	N
1	Daily	40
2	A few times a week	129
3	A few times this month	467
4	Never	844

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	12

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_mode_getride_d18 (modified question wording)

TRANSPORT MODE: PUBLIC TRANSIT

Variable name: tsp_modebus

Question: In the past 30 days, how often have you taken public transit, like the bus or light rail, to get from place to place?

Value	Label	N
1	Daily	84
2	A few times a week	92
3	A few times this month	210
4	Never	1094

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	12

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_mode_bus_d18 (modified question wording)

PREFERRED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT MORE

Variable name: tsp_pubmore

Question: In the past 30 days, would you have liked to have taken public transportation, like the bus or train, more than you did?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	473
2	No	1003

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

REASON PUBLIC TRANSIT NOT USED: PHYSICAL HARM

Variable name: tsp_pubmrrob

Question: The following are some reasons that people might not have taken public transportation more. Which are reasons that you did not take public transportation as much as you wanted in the past 30 days? Please select all that apply. I worried that someone would try to rob me or physically hurt me

Value	Label	N
0	No	332
1	Yes	131

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON PUBLIC TRANSIT NOT USED: HARRASSMENT

Variable name: tsp_pubmrhar

Value	Label	N
0	No	390
1	Yes	73

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON PUBLIC TRANSIT NOT USED: NO STOP NEARBY

Variable name: tsp_pubmrnop

Value	Label	N
0	No	343
1	Yes	120

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOT USED: NOT NEAR DESTINATION

Variable name: tsp_pubmrplc

Value	Label	N
0	No	239
1	Yes	224

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOT USED: PHYSICALLY UNABLE

Variable name: tsp_pubmrphy

Question: The following are some reasons that people might not have taken public transportation more. Which are reasons that you did not take public transportation as much as you wanted in the past 30 days? Please select all that apply. I was not physically able to get to the bus or train

Value	Label	N
0	No	428
1	Yes	35

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOT USED: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Variable name: tsp_pubmrcar

Value	Label	N
0	No	442
1	Yes	21

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOT USED: UNRELIABLE

Variable name: tsp_pubmrrel

Value	Label	N
0	No	267
1	Yes	196

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1019
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOT USED: TAKES TOO LONG

Variable name: tsp_pubmrtim

Value	Label	N
0	No	185
1	Yes	279

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1018
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

REASON TRANSIT NOTE USED: BAD WEATHER

Variable name: tsp_pubmrwea

Value	Label	N
0	No	406
1	Yes	58

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1018
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

Note:
Respondents were asked to check all of the reasons that they did not use public transportation. The order of options was randomized.

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: RESCHEDULE APPOINTMENT

Variable name: tsp_appt

Question: In the past 30 days, how often did you have to reschedule an appointment because of a problem with transportation?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	43
2	Sometimes	183
3	Never	1258

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: SKIP GOING

Variable name: tsp_skipgo

Question: In the past 30 days, how often did you skip going somewhere because of a problem with transportation?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	48
2	Sometimes	220
3	Never	1214

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: NOT LEAVE HOUSE

Variable name: tsp_noleave

Question: In the past 30 days, how often were you not able to leave the house when you wanted to because of a problem with transportation?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	47
2	Sometimes	178
3	Never	1254

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	13

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: FEELING DOWN

Variable name: tsp_feeldown

Question: In the past 30 days, how often did you feel down because you did not have the transportation you needed?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	76
2	Sometimes	175
3	Never	1232

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	9

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: INCONVENIENCE OTHERS

Variable name: tsp_inconv

Question: In the past 30 days, how often did you worry about inconveniencing your friends, family, or neighbors because you needed help with transportation?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	79
2	Sometimes	211
3	Never	1192

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	10

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: RELATIONSHIPS AFFECTED

Variable name: tsp_affrel

Question: In the past 30 days, how often did problems with transportation affect your relationships with others?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	42
2	Sometimes	134
3	Never	1303

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	13

TRANSPORTATION INSECURITY: DAILY LIVING AFFECTED

Variable name: tsp_daily

Question: In the past 30 days, has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work or from getting things needed for daily living?

Value	Label	N
1	Often	51
2	Sometimes	156
3	Never	1274

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

AFFORD TRANSPORTATION

Variable name: tsp_afford

Question: Can you usually afford the transportation you need?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	1313
2	No	163

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

Source: DMACS Wave 18 transport_afford_d18

SUPPORT FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION POLICY

Variable name: tsp_ssfapref

Question: Thinking about all the things that the {{JURISDICTION}} government does, how much do you support {{JURISDICTION}} making it easier for people to walk, bike, and take public transportation in {{JURISDICTION}}?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	143
2	A little	224
3	Somewhat	388
4	Quite a lot	721

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

SUPPORT STREET REDESIGN FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Variable name: tsp_ssfades

Question: How much do you support {{JURISDICTION}} changing the way that streets are designed to make it easier for people to bike, walk, and take public transportation in {{JURISDICTION}}?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	215
2	A little	205
3	Somewhat	416
4	Quite a lot	638

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

SUPPORT PARKING REMOVAL FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Variable name: tsp_ssfatopk

Question: {{JURISDICTION}} may need to remove parking spaces in front of homes and businesses. How much do you support {{JURISDICTION}} making it easier for people to walk, bike, and take public transportation even if it means removing parking spaces?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	517
2	A little	287
3	Somewhat	376
4	Quite a lot	294

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

SUPPORT TRAVEL LANE REMOVAL FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Variable name: tsp_ssfatotl

Question: {{JURISDICTION}} may need to remove travel lanes used by cars. How much do you support {{JURISDICTION}} making it easier for people to walk, bike, and take public transportation even if it means removing travel lanes for cars?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	529
2	A little	296
3	Somewhat	352
4	Quite a lot	300

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	15

SUPPORT SLOWER CARS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Variable name: tsp_ssfatosl

Question: {{JURISDICTION}} may need to make people in cars drive slower. How much do you support {{JURISDICTION}} making it easier for people to walk, bike, and take public transportation even if it means making people in cars drive slower?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	225
2	A little	261
3	Somewhat	415
4	Quite a lot	577

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	14

JURISDICTION HAS COMPLETE STREET POLICY

Variable name: tsp_cstknow

Question: [See note for preface to question] To the best of your knowledge, does {{JURISDICTION}} have a {{COMPSTRTXT}}?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	237
2	No	224
3	Do not know	1015

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

Note:
This question was prefaced with one of the two statements (prefaces were randomly assigned).

Preface 1 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 1):

This question asks about a policy called “Complete Streets.” Complete Streets requires that a local government make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

Preface 2 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 2)

This question asks about a policy that {{JURISDICTION}} may pass to make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

The value {{COMPSTRTXT}} was randomly assigned to be filled with the text contained in variable str_csttxt.

FAVOR COMPLETE STREET POLICY

Variable name: tsp_cstfo

Question: [See note for preface to question]

Some people favor {{COMPSTRTXT}} because it helps make streets safer to walk and to bike. Others think that the policy removes places to park and makes it slower for cars to get around. What about you, do you favor or oppose {{JURISDICTION}} having a {{COMPSTRTXT}}?

Value	Label	N
1	Favor	571
2	Oppose	349
3	Neither favor nor oppose	554

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

Note:
This question was prefaced with one of the two statements (prefaces were randomly assigned).

Preface 1 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 1):

This question asks about a policy called “Complete Streets.” Complete Streets requires that a local government make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

Preface 2 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 2)

This question asks about a policy that {{JURISDICTION}} may pass to make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

The value {{COMPSTRTXT}} was randomly assigned to be filled with the text contained in variable str_csttxt.

STRENGTH OF OPINION FOR COMPLETE STREET POLICY

Variable name: tsp_cstfoa

Question: [IF tsp_cstfo = 1 or 2]: How much do you {{favor/oppose}} {{JURISDICTION}} having a {{COMPSTRTXT}}?

Value	Label	N
1	A great deal	521
2	Moderately	339
3	A little	56

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	572
-8	Missing: Item non-response	4

OPINION OF COMPLETE STREET POLICY

Variable name: tsp_cstop

Opinion direction and strength for Complete Street policy based on combining opinion of tsp_cstfo (favor/oppose/neither) with strength of favoring or opposing. Respondents were randomized into condition that either named Complete Streets or described the policy without naming it (see note).

Value	Label	N
1	Favor a great deal	336
2	Favor moderately	211
3	Favor a little	22
4	Neither favor nor oppose	554
5	Oppose a little	34
6	Oppose moderately	128
7	Oppose a great deal	185

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	22

Note:
Questions used to construct this variable were prefaced with one of the two statements (prefaces were randomly assigned).

Preface 1 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 1):

This question asks about a policy called “Complete Streets.” Complete Streets requires that a local government make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

Preface 2 (asked if svy_cstsplt = 2)

This question asks about a policy that {{JURISDICTION}} may pass to make roads safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders and other people who are not driving, even if it sometimes means slowing down cars, removing lanes, or reducing parking.

The value {{COMPSTRTXT}} was randomly assigned to be filled with the text contained in variable str_csttxt.

TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTY TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

Variable name: tsp_hltappt

Question: In the past 12 months, how often did you have trouble getting transportation to medical appointments?

Value	Label	N
1	Never	1280
2	A few times	148
3	Several times	34
4	Many times	18

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	12

3.5 Attitudes & Opinions

STATE SPENDING ON PREDOMINANTLY BLACK SCHOOLS

Variable name: att_schrspnd

Question: Some people say that the schools most Black students attend are worse than other schools, and the state of Maryland should do more to help Black families.

How much should the state of Maryland spend on schools with mostly Black students?

Value	Label	N
1	Spend less	79
2	Spend the same amount as now	438
3	Spend more	926

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	49

Note:
The order of att_schrspnd and att_schrmv was randomized by respondent (see svy_schpolo).

LESS SPENDING ON PREDOMINANTLY BLACK SCHOOLS

Variable name: att_schrspndl

Question: How much less should the state of Maryland spend?

Value	Label	N
1	A little less	18
2	Somewhat less	22
3	Much less	37

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1412
-8	Missing: Item non-response	3

Note:
If att_schrspnd = 1, the respondent is asked att_schrspndl. If att_schrspnd = 3, the respondent is asked att_schrspndm. Otherwise, the survey skips att_schrspndl and att_schrspndm.

MORE SPENDING ON PREDOMINANTLY BLACK SCHOOLS

Variable name: att_schrspndm

Question: How much more should the state of Maryland spend?

Value	Label	N
1	A little more	49
2	Somewhat more	274
3	Much more	598

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	565
-8	Missing: Item non-response	6

Note:
If att_schrspnd = 1, the respondent is asked att_schrspndl. If att_schrspnd = 3, the respondent is asked att_schrspndm. Otherwise, the survey skips att_schrspndl and att_schrspndm.

STATE SPENDING ON BLACK FAMILY MOBILITY

Variable name: att_schrmv

Question: Some people say that the schools most Black students attend are worse than other schools, and the state of Maryland should do more to help Black families.

How much should the state of Maryland spend to help Black families move to neighborhoods with better schools?

Value	Label	N
1	Spend less	187
2	Spend the same amount as now	555
3	Spend more	686

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	64

Note:
The order of att_schrspnd and att_schrmv was randomized by respondent (see svy_schpolo).

LESS SPENDING ON BLACK FAMILY MOBILITY

Variable name: att_schrmvl

Question: How much less should the state of Maryland spend?

Value	Label	N
1	A little less	42
2	Somewhat less	42
3	Much less	104

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1303
-8	Missing: Item non-response	1

Note:
If att_schrmvl = 1, the respondent is asked att_schrmvl. If att_schrmvl = 3, the respondent is asked att_schrmvm. Otherwise, the survey skips att_schrmvl and att_schrmvm.

MORE SPENDING ON BLACK FAMILY MOBILITY

Variable name: att_schrmvm

Question: How much more should the state of Maryland spend?

Value	Label	N
1	A little more	44
2	Somewhat more	195
3	Much more	448

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	802
-8	Missing: Item non-response	3

Note:
If att_schrmvl = 1, the respondent is asked att_schrmvl. If att_schrmvl = 3, the respondent is asked att_schrmvm. Otherwise, the survey skips att_schrmvl and att_schrmvm.

IMPORTANCE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

Variable name: att_scheqop

Question: How important is it to you that students of all races receive equal access to opportunities in schools?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all important	32
2	A little important	46
3	Somewhat important	147
4	Very important	1256

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

IMPORTANCE OF RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOLS

Variable name: att_schatto

Question: How important is it to you that children attend schools with classmates of other races?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all important	127
2	A little important	105
3	Somewhat important	337
4	Very important	907

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	16

CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

Variable name: att_clmworry

Question: About how often do you worry that climate change issues will affect {{CLMCOND}}?

Value	Label	N
1	Almost never	261
2	Once in a while	203
3	Sometimes	415
4	Pretty often	384
5	Almost all of the time	221

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

Note:
The value {{CLMCOND}} was filled at random by respondent with either: a) ‘your personal well-being’ or b) ‘the well-being of your loved ones’. The value of the fill is recorded in the variable svy_clmcond.

MORE OR LESS GOVERNMENT

Variable name: att_lmtgov

Question: Would it be good for society to have more government regulation as there is now, or less government regulation?

Value	Label	N
1	Much more	119
2	Somewhat more	212
3	A little more	218
4	About the same amount	462
5	A little less	168
6	Somewhat less	115
7	Much less	168

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	30

Note:
The answer options of att_lmtgov were asked randomly by respondent in either forward or backwards order.

Source: ANES limitgov_regulate

INTEGRATION IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR BLACK STUDENTS

Variable name: att_schintb

Question: The Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision outlawed racial segregation in public schools in the United States.

Do you think that school racial integration has improved the quality of education for Black students?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	995
2	No	444

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	53

Note:
The order of att_schintb and att_schintw was randomized by respondent (see svy_schinto).

INTEGRATION IMPROVED EDUCATION FOR WHITE STUDENTS

Variable name: att_schintw

Question: The Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision outlawed racial segregation in public schools in the United States.

Do you think that school racial integration has improved the quality of education for White students?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	904
2	No	516

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	72

Note:
The order of att_schintb and att_schintw was randomized by respondent (see svy_schinto).

ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Variable name: att_donecess

Question: Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Our society should do whatever is necessary to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Value	Label	N
1	Agree strongly	997
2	Agree somewhat	266
3	Neither agree nor disagree	141
4	Disagree somewhat	42
5	Disagree strongly	35

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

Source: ANES egal_donecess

WORRY LESS ABOUT EQUALITY

Variable name: att_wryless

Question: Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

This country would be better off if we worried less about how equal people are.

Value	Label	N
1	Agree strongly	167
2	Agree somewhat	155
3	Neither agree nor disagree	278
4	Disagree somewhat	245
5	Disagree strongly	617

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	30

Source: ANES egal_worryless

CONCERN FOR UNFAIR TREATMENT OF OTHERS

Variable name: att_rnobus

Question: Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Maybe some minority groups do get unfair treatment, but that’s no business of mine.

Value	Label	N
1	Agree strongly	56
2	Agree somewhat	60
3	Neither agree nor disagree	238
4	Disagree somewhat	255
5	Disagree strongly	859

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	24

Source: Question wording from MTF (2002) V5255

PUSH LESS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS

Variable name: att_toofar

Question: Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.

We have gone too far in pushing equal rights in this country.

Value	Label	N
1	Agree strongly	104
2	Agree somewhat	144
3	Neither agree nor disagree	241
4	Disagree somewhat	192
5	Disagree strongly	782

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	29

Source: ANES egal_worryless

WORRY ABOUT RACE RELATIONS

Variable name: att_racerel

Question: Of all the problems facing the nation today, how often do you worry about race relations?

Value	Label	N
1	Never	113
2	Rarely	206
3	Sometimes	609
4	Often	541

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	23

Source: MTF (2000) V5215, GSS racdif3

RACIAL DIFFERENCES DUE TO DISCRIMINATION

Variable name: att_racedif1

Question: On average, Black people have worse jobs, income, and housing than White people. Do you think that this is mainly due to discrimination?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	893
2	No	554

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	45

Source: GSS racdif1

RACIAL DIFFERENCES DUE TO LACK OF EDUCATION

Variable name: att_racedif3

Question: On average, Black people have worse jobs, income, and housing than White people. Do you think that this is because most Black people don’t have the chance for the education that it takes to rise out of poverty?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	917
2	No	534

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	41

Source: GSS racdif3

LIFE AFFECTED BY WHAT HAPPENS TO BLACK PEOPLE

Variable name: att_linkblk

Question: How much do you think that what happens generally to Black people in the Baltimore area will have something to do with what happens in your life?

Value	Label	N
1	Nothing	113
2	Not very much	373
3	Some	634
4	A lot	329

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	43

Source: ANES link_black/link_blackamt (Combined into one question)

LIFE AFFECTED BY WHAT HAPPENS TO WHITE PEOPLE

Variable name: att_linkwht

Question: How much do you think that what happens generally to White people in the Baltimore area will have something to do with what happens in your life?

Value	Label	N
1	Nothing	159
2	Not very much	430
3	Some	586
4	A lot	272

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	45

Source: ANES link_white/link_whiteamt (Combined into one question)

CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCES SUPPORT OF LOCAL LEADERS

Variable name: clm_inflpol

Question: How much do concerns about climate change affect the local leaders that you choose to support?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	253
2	A little bit	236
3	Some	506
4	Quite a bit	283
5	A great deal	170

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	44

CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCES DIET CHOICES

Variable name: clm_infleat

Question: How much do concerns about climate change affect what you eat?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	422
2	A little bit	243
3	Some	424
4	Quite a bit	209
5	A great deal	169

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	25

CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCES TRANSPORTATION

Variable name: clm_infltsp

Question: How much do concerns about climate change affect the types of transportation that you use?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all	511
2	A little bit	252
3	Some	421
4	Quite a bit	173
5	A great deal	109

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	26

3.6 Demographic Information

GENDER

Variable name: dem_gender

Question: What is your current gender?

Value	Label	N
1	Female	886
2	Male	570
3	Transgender	14
4	I use a different term(Please specify)	11

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	11

OTHER SEXUALITY – SPECIFY

Variable name: dem_gender_os

Question: Do you personally think of yourself as…

Something else (Please specify):

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	11
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1481

Note:
Respondents offered a text box with a field length of 75 characters. Variable values stored as a character string containing respondent’s exact typed answer.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Variable name: dem_edattain

Question: What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?

Value	Label	N
1	Did not finish eighth grade	9
2	Did not finish twelfth grade	37
3	High school or GED	201
4	Some college, but no degree	268
5	Associate’s degree	108
6	Bachelor’s degree	401
7	Master’s, Doctorate, or Professional degree (e.g., MD, JD)	460

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

Note:
If this question was left blank, skip to latinx indicator question. Otherwise, respondent proceeded to question about high school name and location.

HIGH SCHOOL RACIAL INTEGRATION

Variable name: dem_inths

Question: Think about the high school you attended. If you attended more than one high school, think about the last one you attended. Would you say that the students who attended that school were:

Value	Label	N
1	All or almost all the same race as you	463
2	Mostly the same race as you	457
3	About evenly split between students the same race as you and other races	349
4	Mostly a different race than you	130
5	Almost all a different race than you	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	17
-8	Missing: Item non-response	23

REGISTERED TO VOTE

Variable name: inv_votreg

Question: Some people register to vote and some people do not. Are you registered to vote at your current address?

Value	Label	N
1	You are absolutely certain you are registered to vote	1254
2	You are unsure if you are registered vote	77
3	You are absolutely certain you are not registered to vote	132

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	29

LIKELY TO VOTE IN 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

Variable name: inv_voteupc

Question: There is an election in November 2024 where voters will have the opportunity to vote for president, senator for the state of Maryland, members of Congress, and local offices.

How likely are you to vote in the November 2024 election?

Value	Label	N
1	Not at all likely	53
2	Somewhat likely	94
3	Very likely	101
4	Definitely will vote	1080

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	161
-8	Missing: Item non-response	3

HOME OWNER OR RENTER

Variable name: dem_own

Question: Do you rent your home, own it, or do you have some other arrangement?

Value	Label	N
1	Rent	531
2	Own	889
3	Some other arrangement	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	19

TYPE AIR CONDITIONING: CENTRAL AIR

Variable name: dem_hmacc

Question: Which types of air conditioning, if any, do you have in your home? Please select all of the types of units you have.

Value	Label	N
0	No	333
1	Yes	1141

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

TYPE AIR CONDITIONING: WINDOW UNIT

Variable name: dem_hmacw

Question: Which types of air conditioning, if any, do you have in your home? Please select all of the types of units you have.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1136
1	Yes	338

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

TYPE AIR CONDITIONING: OTHER TYPE

Variable name: dem_hmaco

Question: Which types of air conditioning, if any, do you have in your home? Please select all of the types of units you have.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1409
1	Yes	65

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

TYPE AIR CONDITIONING: NO AIR CONDITIONING

Variable name: dem_hmacn

Question: Which types of air conditioning, if any, do you have in your home? Please select all of the types of units you have.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1437
1	Yes	37

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

Note:
If this option is selected, clear responses to other questions regarding home air conditioning

OPEN WINDOWS IN LAST 24 HOURS

Variable name: dem_openwin

Question: In the past 24 hours, were any of the windows open in your home for any time

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	900
2	No	577

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	15

INTERNET SERVICE PRESENT

Variable name: dem_hmnet

Question: Do you currently subscribe to internet service installed at your home (other than data plans on mobile devices)?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	1340
2	No	130

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	22

Note:
If respondent answers ‘Yes’ to this question, they are prompted to a question about the type of home internet they have. If they answer no or leave the question blank, they are prompted to a question on gun ownership.

Source: Pew Research Center NPORS (2023) HOME4NW2

TYPE OF INTERNET SERVICE

Variable name: dem_hmnettyp

Question: Is the home internet service you subscribe to…

Value	Label	N
1	Dial-up (over a landline phone connection)	15
2	High-speed broadband (like cable, fiber optic, wireless router, satellite, or DSL)	1259
3	Something else	18
4	Not sure	41

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	152
-8	Missing: Item non-response	7

OTHER TYPE OF INTERNET SERVICE – SPECIFY

Variable name: dem_hmnettyp_os

Question: Is the home internet service you subscribe to…

Something else (please specify):

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Respondents offered a text box with a field length of 50 characters. Variable values stored as a character string containing respondent’s exact typed answer.

GUN IN HOME

Variable name: dem_hmgun

Question: Do you or someone in your household have a gun in your home?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	209
2	No	1228

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	55

NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

Variable name: dem_adults

Question: In the past 30 days, how many adults lived in your household at least half of the time, including yourself?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
1.87	1	1	2	2	12

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	46

Note:
Respondents were restricted to entering a number between 1 and 99; respondents who tried to submit a number outside of this range were prompted with the message ‘Please enter a number between 1 and 99.’

If the respondent’s answer value exceeded one, then they were prompted to a question on the emplyoment status of those adults. Otherwise, they were taken to a question on children in the house.

OTHER HOUSEHOLD ADULTS EMPLOYED

Variable name: dem_hhemp

Question: Other than yourself, are any of the other adults who lived here currently employed either full or part time?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	635
2	No	281

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	571
-8	Missing: Item non-response	5

Note:
Question only asked if more than one adult lived in household

CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD

Variable name: dem_child

Question: In the past 30 days, have you had any children under the age of 18 living in your home for at least some of the time?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	340
2	No	1124

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	28

Note:
If a respondent left his question blank or answered ‘no’, the survey skipped the following questions about childrens’ age, going straight to the question asking about the respondent’s household members with disabilities

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD, UNDER AGE 5

Variable name: dem_childyng

Question: In the past 30 days, how many children ages 0-4 lived in your household at least some of the time?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
0.91	0	0	1	1	20

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1152
-8	Missing: Item non-response	8

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD, AGES 5-11

Variable name: dem_childmid

Question: In the past 30 days, how many children ages 5-11 lived in your household at least some of the time?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
0.81	0	0	0	1	30

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1152
-8	Missing: Item non-response	9

NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD, AGES 12-17

Variable name: dem_childold

Question: In the past 30 days, how many children ages 12-17 lived in your household at least some of the time?

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
0.7	0	0	0	1	20

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	1152
-8	Missing: Item non-response	12

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WITH DISABILITY

Variable name: dem_hhdisabl

Question: Do you or any member of your household have a disability? This could be any type of disability including physical, mental, intellectual, developmental

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	385
2	No	1083

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	24

MARITAL STATUS

Variable name: dem_married

Question: Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married

Value	Label	N
1	Married or in a married-style arrangement	627
2	Widowed	93
3	Divorced	204
4	Separated	41
5	Never married	493

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	34

SEXUALITY

Variable name: dem_sexlty

Question: Do you personally think of yourself as…

Value	Label	N
1	Gay or lesbian	71
2	Straight, that is not gay	1270
3	Bisexual	65
4	Asexual	8
5	Something else (please specify)	32

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	46

RELIGION

Variable name: dem_religion

Question: What is your religious preference?

Value	Label	N
1	Protestant	256
2	Catholic	281
3	Eastern Orthodox, such as Greek or Russian Orthodox	9
4	Jewish	76
5	Buddhist	9
6	Hindu	14
7	Muslim, Islam, Sufi, Sunni, or Shia	27
8	Some other religion	299
9	No religion	467

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	54

RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE

Variable name: dem_attrel

Question: How often do you attend religious services?

Value	Label	N
1	Never	476
2	Less than once a year	210
3	About once or twice a year	168
4	Several times a year	169
5	About once a month	51
6	2-3 times a month	76
7	Nearly every week	86
8	Every week	157
9	Several times a week	52

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	47

HIGH/LOW INCOME

Variable name: dem_income_70k

Question: During 2023 in which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall before taxes?

For your total income, please include interest or dividends, rent, Social Security, other pensions, alimony or child support, unemployment compensation, public aid (welfare), armed forces or veteran’s allotment.

Value	Label	N
1	Under $70,000	621
2	$70,000 or more	782

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	89

Note:
If the responent answered ‘Under $70,000,’ they were shown the ‘dem_income_lo’ question; if the respondent answered ‘$70,000 or more,’ they were shown the ‘dem_income_hi’ question. If a respondent left this blank, the survey skipped to ‘dem_houslate.’

INCOME

Variable name: dem_income

Question: During 2023, in which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall before taxes?

Value	Label	N
1	Under $15,000	139
2	$15,000 to $29,999	117
3	$30,000 to $39,999	87
4	$40,000 to $54,999	115
5	$55,000 to $69,999	145
6	$70,000 to $89,999	156
7	$90,000 to $109,999	131
8	$110,000 to $139,999	138
9	$140,000 to $199,999	167
10	$200,000 or more	167

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	130

Note:
Survey respondents were first asked if their income fell above or below $70,000 and then were asked specific levels of income based on their response to that question (see variables dem_income_70k, dem_income_lo, and dem_income_hi). This variable was constructed based on combining the responses to the three questions above.

There were three respondents who had answers in both variables dem_income_hi and dem_income_lo. For all three, their value in dem_income_70k indicated that they should be included in the below-$70,000 group. Therefore, their responses to dem_income_lo were used to construct their income.

LOW INCOME LEVEL

Variable name: dem_income_lo

Question: During 2023, in which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall before taxes?

Value	Label	N
1	Under $15,000	139
2	$15,000 to $29,999	117
3	$30,000 to $39,999	87
4	$40,000 to $54,999	115
5	$55,000 to $69,999	145

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	871
-8	Missing: Item non-response	18

HIGH INCOME LEVEL

Variable name: dem_income_hi

Question: During 2023, in which of these groups did your total family income, from all sources, fall before taxes?

Value	Label	N
1	$70,000 to $89,999	160
2	$90,000 to $109,999	131
3	$110,000 to $139,999	139
4	$140,000 to $199,999	167
5	$200,000 or more	167

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	705
-8	Missing: Item non-response	23

HOUSING PAYMENTS

Variable name: dem_houslate

Question: In the past 12 months, that is since {{CMONTHNM}} 2023 how often has your household been late on monthly housing payments (mortgage or rent) or has only made a partial housing payment?

Value	Label	N
1	Never	1101
2	Once or twice	166
3	More than twice	114
4	My household does not make any housing payments	76

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	35

Source: Adapted from DMACS 2015 freq_late_housing_d15

BIRTH YEAR

Variable name: dem_yearborn

Question: In what year were you born

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
1971.93	1901	1958	1971	1987	2006

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	85

Note:
Respondents were allowed to enter 4 numeric characters. If a respondent gave a number less than 1900, they were prompted with the message: ‘Please enter the year you were born using four digits.’

RECEIVED SNAP BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_snap

Question: The next question is about the public benefits you or your family may have received in the past 12 months. Did you or anyone in your family receive the following benefits at any time since {{CMONTHNM}} 2023? Please include benefits received by you, your spouse or partner and any of your children or stepchildren under 19 who usually live with you.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program)

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	210
2	No	1251

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	31

RECEIVED MEDICAID OR SIMILAR BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_med

Medicaid, Medical Assistance, the Maryland Children’s Health Program or any kind of state or government-sponsored assistance plan based on income or a disability

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	316
2	No	1134

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	42

RECEIVED GOVERNMENTAL HOUSING BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_housing

A federal, state, or local government housing program that lowers your rent, such as a housing voucher or public housing

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	82
2	No	1369

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	41

RECEIVED SSI BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_ssi

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which provides cash assistance to low-income, aged (age 65 or older), blind, and disabled persons

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	135
2	No	1310

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	47

RECEIVED SSDI BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_ssdi

Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), which provides cash assistance to disabled adults with longer work histories

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	119
2	No	1325

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	48

RECEIVED TANF BENEFITS

Variable name: prg_tanf

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), sometimes known as cash welfare

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	24
2	No	1426

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	42

POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

Variable name: dem_ideo

Question: In general, would you describe your political views as…

Value	Label	N
1	Very conservative	64
2	Conservative	185
3	Moderate	612
4	Liberal	371
5	Very liberal	192

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	68

POLITICAL PARTY

Variable name: dem_pparty

Question: In politics today, do you consider yourself a…

Value	Label	N
1	Republican	177
2	Democrat	763
3	Independent	345
4	Something else	134

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	73

RACE (BLACK, WHITE, OTHER RACE)

Variable name: dem_race3

A mutually exclusive set of three racial categories that identifies each respondent as Black alone or in combination with another race, White alone, or another race alone or in combination based on their responses to the racial identity question.

Value	Label	N
1	Black	534
2	White	814
3	Other race	92

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	52

RACE (MULTIRACIAL AND RACE ALONE)

Variable name: dem_race5

A mutually exclusive set of five racial categories that identifies each respondent as multiracial, Black alone, White alone, American Indian alone, or Asian alone based on their response to the racial identity question.

Value	Label	N
1	Black only	497
2	White only	815
3	American Indian only	9
4	Asian only	67
5	Multiracial	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	51

RACE/ETHNICITY (FOUR CATEGORY)

Variable name: dem_raceeth4

A mutually exclusive set of four race/ethnicity categories that identifies each respondent as Latinx (of any race), non-Latinx Black alone or in combination with any other race, non-Latinx White alone, non-Latinx other race alone or in combination. Any respondent who identified as being of ‘Hisanpic, Latino, or Spanish origin’ was assigned to the Latinx category.

Value	Label	N
1	Black	522
2	White	773
3	Other race	90
4	Latinx	72

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	35

RACE/ETHNICITY (SIX CATEGORY)

Variable name: dem_raceeth6

A mutually exclusive set of six race/ethnicity categories that identifies each respondent as non-Latinx multiracial, non-Latinx Black alone, non-Latinx White alone, non-Latinx Asian alone, non-Latinx American Indian alone, or Latinx alone based on their responses to the racial identity and ethnic identity questions. Any respondent who identified as being of ‘Hisanpic, Latino, or Spanish origin’ was assigned to the Hispanic category.

Value	Label	N
1	Black only	490
2	White only	774
3	American Indian only	7
4	Asian only	67
5	Other race only	48
6	Multiracial	72

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-6	Missing: Could not be constructed from information provided	34

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: MULTIRACIAL

Variable name: dem_multi

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as more than one racial category on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1406
1	Yes	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: BLACK

Variable name: dem_black

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as ‘Black or African American’ on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	925
1	Yes	534

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: WHITE

Variable name: dem_white

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as ‘White’ on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	604
1	Yes	856

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	32

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: AMERICAN INDIAN

Variable name: dem_amind

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as ‘American Indian or Alaska Native’ on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1431
1	Yes	28

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: ASIAN

Variable name: dem_asian

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as ‘Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander’ on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1371
1	Yes	88

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

RACE/ETHNICITY INDICATOR: LATINX

Variable name: dem_latinx

A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as being of ‘Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin’ on the survey or specified ‘some other race’ for their racial identity that was then recoded into this category.

Value	Label	N
0	No	1406
1	Yes	72

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	14

3.7 Survey Information

UNIQUE IDENTIFIER

Variable name: svy_uid

Unique respondent identification number.

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

FINAL SAMPLE WEIGHT

Variable name: svy_fwgt

Final sample weight.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
758.73	29.5	220.7375	485.325	982.7625	6893.67

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

JURISDICTION

Variable name: svy_cty

Jurisdiction in which respondent was sampled.

Value	Label	N
1	City	934
2	County	558

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

JURISDICTION FIPS CODE

Variable name: svy_ctyfips

FIPS code for county:

24005: Baltimore County
24510: Baltimore City

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Based on location of sampled address.

CENSUS TRACT NUMBER

Variable name: svy_trtnum

Census tract number.

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Variable stored as a string. Based on location of sampled address.

CENSUS TRACT ID

Variable name: svy_geoid

Unique 11-digit FIPS Census tract identifier based.

Generated created by concatenating svy_ctyfips and svy_trtnum.

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Variable stored as character string. Based on location of sampled address.

COMMUNITY STATISTICAL AREA

Variable name: svy_csaid

Name of Community Statistical Area defined by the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance.

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-7	Missing: Question not presented due to skip pattern	558

Note:
Variable is missing for all residents in Baltimore County. The tract to community statistical area cross walk file was downloaded from BNIA at the on January 8, 2025.

MONTH SURVEY STARTED

Variable name: svy_smonth

Month that the survey was started.

Value	Label	N
9	September	683
10	October	703
11	November	106

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

DAY SURVEY STARTED

Variable name: svy_sday

Day of month on which survey was started.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
17.87	1	6	25	27	31

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

TIME SURVEY STARTED

Variable name: svy_stime

Time at which survey was started.

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Time recorded as a string with the format format “HH:MM”.

MONTH SURVEY COMPLETED

Variable name: svy_cmonth

Month that the survey was completed.

Value	Label	N
9	September	643
10	October	699
11	November	138

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-9	Missing: Question not presented due to breakoff	12

DAY SURVEY COMPLETED

Variable name: svy_cday

Day of month on which survey was completed.

Mean	Min	p25	Median	p75	Max
17.57	1	6	23	27	31

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-9	Missing: Question not presented due to breakoff	12

TIME SURVEY COMPLETED

Variable name: svy_ctime

Time at which survey was completed.

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Time recorded as a string with the format format “HH:MM”.

COMPLETE STREETS FILL CONDITION

Variable name: svy_cstcond

Condition that respondent was assigned for asking about policy known as “Complete Streets”. The policy was described to respondents (see variable tsp_cstknow). The fill text used in the question for the two conditions were:

Named: “Complete Streets policy”
Not named: “a policy like this”

Value	Label	N
1	Named	728
2	Not named	764

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
See variables tsp_cstknow and tsp_cstfo for uses of this fill.

CLIMATE QUESTION FILL CONDITION

Variable name: svy_clmcond

Condition that respondent was assigned for asking about whether they anticipate that climate change will affect either about their own personal well-being or that of their loved ones. The fill text used in the question for the two conditions were:

Personal: “your personal well-being”
Loved ones: “the well-being of your loved ones”

Value	Label	N
1	Personal	714
2	Loved ones	778

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Fill used in variable att_clmworry.

KEY BRIDGE CONDITION

Variable name: svy_kbsplit

Condition that respondent was placed for questions about the Key Bridge collapse. Respondents were randomized to be asked either about their confidence in local, state, and federal governments rebuilding (“Rebuild”) or asked to rate the job being done by local, state, and federal governments to help those affected (“Help”).

The variable was also used to split the sample to see if priming the projected date of completion to respondents affected how long they thought that completion of the replacement bridge would take to complete (con_kbdate1 vs. con_kbdate2).

Value	Label	N
1	Rebuild	731
2	Help	761

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
Respondents in the “Rebuild” condition were asked questions con_kbconfl, con_kbconfs, con_kbconff, and con_kbdate1.

Respondents in the “Help” condition were asked questions con_kbhelpl, con_kbhelps, con_kbhelpf, and con_kbdate2.

LOGO CONDITION

Variable name: svy_logo

Condition of logo experiment respondents were assigned.

“BAS”: Respondents received envelope with BAS logo
“JHU”: Respondents received envelope with Johns Hopkins 21CC logo

Value	Label	N
2	BAS	696
4	JHU	796

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

SCHOOL INTEGRATION QUESTION ORDER

Variable name: svy_schinto

Order in which respondent replied to the benefits of school integration for Black and White students.

Value	Label	N
1	Black first	728
2	White first	764

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
See variables att_schintb and att_schintw.

SCHOOL POLICY QUESTION ORDER

Variable name: svy_schpolo

Order in which questions about possible school quality questions were asked.

“Spend on schools” asked att_schrspnd first and then att_schrmv
“Spend to help move” asked att_schrmv first and then att_shrspnd

Value	Label	N
1	Spend on schools	748
2	Spend to help move	744

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

REPORTED HISPANIC ETHNICITY

Variable name: dem_latx

Question: Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

Value	Label	N
1	Yes	70
2	No	1408

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	14

Note: This variable records the response given to the Hispanic ethnicity question by respondents, but does not include responses that indicated Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin provided in the “Other - specify” question to race and ethnicity. Unless the analyst prefers to reconstruct race/ethnicty variables for analysis, the variable bas24_dem_latinx should be used rather than this variable.

RACE RACE - WHITE

Variable name: svy_raceresp_wh

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please select all that apply.

White

Value	Label	N
0	No	626
1	Yes	833

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

Note:
This variable records the response given to the category “White” to the select-all race question. Unless the analyst prefers to reconstruct race/ethnicty variables for analysis, the variable bas24_dem_white should be used rather than this variable.

RACE RACE - BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Variable name: svy_raceresp_bl

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please select all that apply.

Black or African American:

Value	Label	N
0	No	931
1	Yes	528

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

Note:
This variable records the response given to the category “Black or African American” to the select-all race question. Unless the analyst prefers to reconstruct race/ethnicty variables for analysis, the variable bas23_dem_black should be used rather than this variable.

REPORTED RACE - AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

Variable name: svy_raceresp_ai

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please select all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native:

Value	Label	N
0	No	1432
1	Yes	27

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

Note:
This variable records the response given to the category “American Indian or Alaska Native” to the select-all race question. Unless the analyst prefers to reconstruct race/ethnicty variables for analysis, the variable bas23_dem_amind should be used rather than this variable.

REPORTED RACE - ASIAN

Variable name: svy_raceresp_as

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please select all that apply.

Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander:

Value	Label	N
0	No	1374
1	Yes	85

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

Note:
This variable records the response given to the category “Asian, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander” to the select-all race question. Unless the analyst prefers to reconstruct race/ethnicty variables for analysis, the variable bas23_dem_asian should be used rather than this variable.

REPORTED RACE - OTHER

Variable name: svy_raceresp_ot

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please select all that apply.

Some other race (Please specify):

Value	Label	N
0	No	1406
1	Yes	53

Missing Values:

Value	Reason	N
-8	Missing: Item non-response	33

Note:
A binary indicator for any respondent who identified as ‘Some other race’

RACE - OTHER, DETAILS

Variable name: svy_raceresp_os

Question: What is your race? Indicate one or more races that you consider yourself to be. Please check all that apply.

Some other race (specify).

Missing Values: No data missing for this variable

Note:
This variable records the response given to the “Other - specify” question if a respondent reported “Other” to the race question. This variable was used to code responses into race categories as well as single-race indicators. See documentation for more information about how values in response to this question were recoded.