Unique SOSS ID Number (quarter + case ID)
Round of SOSS question administered
Calendar Year in Which Particular SOSS Administered
FIPS Code for Respondent's County of Residence
SOSS Region (revised)
MSU Extension Region of Respondents Residence
Type of Community in Which Respondent Resides (X1)
Weight for Statewide Estimates
weight by MSU region
Weight Variable for 7 SOSS Regions
Respondents Gender (CD1)
Year of Birth (CD2)
Respondents Age (calculated from YRBORN)
Respondents Age in Categories
Respondents Level of Education (CD3)
Respondent Hispanic Background (CD5 & CD5a)
Respondents Race (gathered from CD4a - CD4e)
Respondents Religious Identification
Respondents Political Party Identification
Respondents Marital Status (CD8)
Number of Adults in Household (CD10)
Respondents Employment Status (CD15)
Respondent Has Multiple Jobs(CD17)
Self-Employed? (CD22)
Household Income in 8 Categories
New Version of income responses (11 categories)
Consumer Attitudes: Financially Better/Worse Than Past
Consumer Attitudes: Expect Future Better/Worse Off
Consumer Attitudes: Present Financial Situation
Consumer Attitudes: Expect Inflation
Consumer Attitudes: Future Unemployment
Consumer Attitudes: Business Conditions Future
Most Important Problem Facing Community (A1)
Most Important Problem for Gov. & Legislature (GL1)
Overall Quality of Life in Community (B1)
Rate Performance of President--Clinton (PO1-Clinton, PO1C)
Rate Performance of President--Bush, G.W. (PO1 - Bush, PO1B)
Rate Performance of President--Obama (PO1-Obama, PO1O)
Politics: Trump Rating
Rate Performance of Governor -- Engler (po2)
Rate Performance of Governor -- Granholm (po2)
Rate Performance of Governor -- Snyder (po2)
Politics: Whitmer Rating
Rate Performance of US Congress (po3)
Rate Performance of Michigan Legislature (po4)
Rate Performance of Michigan Government (po12, soss24 d4)
How Often Can Trust Federal Govt. (po8)
How Often Trust State Govt. (po9)
How Often Trust Local Govt. (po10)
Role University Play in Economy (B12)
Political Ideology
Terrorist Attack
Responsibility Terrorism
Term Limit Approval
Performance Senator/Representative
Continuation Term Limits
ID number in Quarter of Soss Case originated
Case ID Number
Legislature Approval
Terms Allowed Under Term Limits
Civil Trade Off
Civil Trade Off - Follow-up
New MSUE Regions
Final new MSUE region wt with Detroit in Region 5
New MSUE regions (5) with Detroit in region 5
Gathered Income Responses from SOSS-50 interview (only RDD cases)
R Household Income in Categories Consistent Across SOSS49 and 50
Gathered Income Responses from SOSS-49 interview