ABORTION:

Abortion

AFRICA:

Issues and events primarily involving sub-Saharan African countries, their leaders and people (other than the Middle East)

ALCOHOL:

Alcoholic beverages; legal drinking age; drunk driving

BLACKS:

Anything having to do with blacks as a group, including attitudes of blacks

BUSINESS:

Business as a group/institution; businessmen; responsibilities to society and employees

CONFIDENCE:

Confidence in government, business, labor, and other institutions

CONGRESS:

Congress and its units; House of Representatives/Senate

CONSUMER:

Issues involving consumers; purchases made/intended; products; services; consumer protection; reform

CULTURE:

The arts, pop culture, music, movies

DEATH:

Fear of; views of life after; euthanasia

ECONOMICS:

National economy; free enterprise, federal budget deficit

EDUCATION:

Education

ELDERLY:

Needs and status of the elderly

ELECTIONS:

Elections (other than presidential) and referenda; attitudes toward them

ENVIRONMENT:

Environmental issues, including population control

EQUALITY:

Equality of different groups; discrimination; affirmative action, ERA, civil rights

ETHICS:

Ethics of individuals/groups; morals; honesty

FAMILY:

Issues of the family; family status, including marriage and divorce, ideal number of children, family planning

FINANCES:

Personal financial well-being; buying/selling decisions, e.g. can afford, enough money to pay bills

FUTURE:

Expectations; projections

GOVERNMENT:

Attitudes toward; assessments of government at federal, state or local level

GROUPS:

Ratings; perceptions

HEALTH:

Health status; health policy; spending on public health, smoking

HISPANICS:

Anything having to do with Hispanics as a group

INFORMATION:

Awareness of issues and candidates; historical and general knowledge

LEADERS:

Assessments of famous persons or leaders; most admired persons; heroes

LOCAL:

Governmental issues and other questions involving sub-state units

MEDICINE:

Medical science and doctors, hospitals, nurses

MEN:

Anything to do with men as a group

MINORITIES:

All issues involving minorities, other than blacks and Hispanics; various ethnic issues; includes all racial, religious, ethnic and sexual preference minorities

NARCOTICS:

Use of heroin, marijuana, etc.; attitudes toward illegal drugs

NUTRITION:

Adequacy of diet; dieting; health foods; vitamins

PARTIES:

Political parties as actors/objects of attitudes (other than self-described party identification)

PORNOGRAPHY:

Sex in the movies and other media; pornography and children; pornography laws

PRESIDENCY:

All issues involving the presidency and the policies of presidents and vice presidents (other than presidential election matters and presidential performance ratings)

PRESS:

Perceptions and use of the communications media, including TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines

PROBLEMS:

Most important problems facing the United States; problems most important to oneself; personal worries and concerns; parties and leaders best in meeting said problems; problems facing state/community/ family/schools etc.

RATINGS:

All ratings, job scores, and other performance measures, except of the president and the vice president

REFORM:

Assessments of proposed changes in political parties, campaign finance, governmental institutions, constitutional amendments

REGULATION:

All issues of government regulation and deregulation

RETIREMENT:

All issues relating to one's own retirement; retirement policy

RIGHTS:

Civil liberties; human rights; privacy

SCIENCE:

Science and research; technology, computers

SEX:

Sexual conduct/morality; population control

SOCIAL:

Social interactions; networks

SPENDING:

Federal, state, and local government spending

STATES:

Governmental issues and other questions involving states

TELEVISION:

Television

URBAN:

Needs; problems; status of cities; urban policies

VOTE FOR PRESIDENT:

Presidential elections; vote intent; candidates; nominations; party platform

WELFARE:

Attitudes toward and care for the poor, needy, handicapped

WOMEN:

Anything having to do with women as a group; sex roles; equality

WORK:

Work; job; occupation; career choices

YOUTH:

Attitudes toward and of youth