CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976  (ICPSR 7660 )

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CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976

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7660

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CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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Title:

CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976

Identification Number:

7660

Authoring Entity:

CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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Title:

CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976

Identification Number:

7660

Authoring Entity:

CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

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CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976 PART 8: DEBATE TWO SURVEY (ICPSR 7660) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES FIRST ICPSR EDITION, 1981 FIRST PRINTING, 1981 INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 C 1981 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND THE ROPER PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH CENTER, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED, 1981 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE ICPSR. ALL OR PART OF THIS CODEBOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED FOR USE AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH APPROPRIATE CITATION TO THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND THE ICPSR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS USING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) USED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR THE CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976, WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PAR- TICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. INTRODUCTION SERIES DESCRIPTION I STUDY DESCRIPTION IV RELATED PUBLICATIONS IV SAMPLING INFORMATION V WEIGHTING AND FREQUENCIES INFORMATION VII CODEBOOK INFORMATION VIII PROCESSING INFORMATION XI FILE STRUCTURE XI VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST XII CODEBOOK 1 APPENDIX I SERIES DESCRIPTION CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976 CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES WERE EQUAL PARTNERS IN A SERIES OF ELECTION SURVEYS COVERING THE 1976 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THE ICPSR CITATION REFLECTS ONLY AN ALPHABELTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS. THE SURVEYS WERE INTENDED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE POLITICAL REPORTING OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE SURVEYS, USING EXTENSIVE COVERAGE EARLY IN THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN, WERE DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE PUBLIC'S CHANGING PERCEPTION OF THE CANDIDATES, THE ISSUES, AND THE CANDIDATES' POSITION VIS-A-VIS THE ISSUES. IT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE TWO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE SPECULATION IN THEIR CAMPAIGN REPORTING ABOUT THE VOTING PUBLIC'S STATE OF MIND. TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED. THE FIRST WERE TEN SEPARATE TELEPHONE SURVEYS, EACH WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1500 RANDOMLY SELECTED ADULTS. FIVE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED MONTHLY FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE, FOUR MORE BETWEEN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND THE GENERAL ELECTION--ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONE FOLLOWING EACH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. A FINAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TWO DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION. THE SECOND SET OF SURVEYS WERE DONE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION OR PRIMARY. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE AMONG A RANDOM SAMPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST VOTED IN EITHER THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION. THESE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY STATES: CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE ELECTION DAY SURVEY CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE WITH VOTERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THEIR POLITICAL PARTY PREFERENCE, THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM THEY WOULD VOTE OR HAD VOTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD NATIONAL ISSUES, THE ISSUES AND CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM IN THEIR CHOICE OF A CANDIDATE, AND SEVERAL DEMOGRAPHICS. II SERIES SAMPLING INFORMATION AND DATES OF INTERVIEWING NATIONAL SURVEYS SURVEY AND POPULATION IN SAMPLE REINTERVIEWS DATES OF SAMPLE SIZE INCLUDED INTERVIEWING IN TOTAL FEBRUARY ALL ADULTS 1458 (2/2-2/8) MARCH ALL ADULTS 1524 303 1ST (3/18-3/24) INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY APRIL ALL ADULTS 1464 354 1ST (4/10-4/15) INTERVIEWED IN MARCH MAY ALL ADULTS 1501 339 1ST (5/19-5/23) INTERVIEWED IN APRIL JUNE ALL ADULTS 1454 306 1ST (6/15-6/20) INTERVIEWED IN MAY 286 1ST INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER REGISTERED 1703 (8/29-9/5) ONLY DEBATE ONE REGISTERED 1167 ALL 1167 1ST (9/24-9/25) ONLY INTERVIEWED IN SEPTEMBER DEBATE TWO REGISTERED 1761 (10/8-10/12) ONLY DEBATE THREE REGISTERED 2025 (10/24-10/27) ONLY ELECTION DAY VOTERS ONLY 15,300 (NOV.2) POST-ELECTION ALL ADULTS 2042 1699 REGISTERED (11/4-11/8) 343 UNREGISTERED ALL 1ST INTERVIEWED AFTER DEBATE 3 III STATE PRIMARY DAY SURVEYS *IN THESE STATES REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WERE SURVEYED WITH DIFFERENT QUESTIONNAIRES AND ARE CONTAINED IN SEPARATE DATA FILES. STATE AND TOTAL DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS DATE OF INTERVIEW *CALIFORNIA 2411 1492 919 (JUNE 8) FLORIDA 1680 1166 514 (MARCH 9) ILLINOIS 1060 716 344 (MARCH 16) *INDIANA 1471 816 655 (MAY 4) MASSACHUSETTS 1093 783 211 (MARCH 2) *MICHIGAN 1840 838 1002 (MAY 18) NEW HAMPSHIRE 1235 561 674 (FEBRUARY 24) NEW YORK 1074 1074 --- (APRIL 6) *OHIO 1650 983 667 (JUNE 8) OREGON 2089 1262 827 (MAY 25) PENNSYLVANIA 1507 1507 --- (APRIL 27) WISCONSIN 1835 1014 821 (APRIL 6) IV STUDY DESCRIPTION - PART 8 DEBATE TWO SURVEY THE DEBATE TWO SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE DAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SECOND DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT GERALD FORD AND JIMMY CARTER. THE FILE CONTAINS 84 VARIABLES AND DATA FOR 1761 ADULTS WHO WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE. (WEIGHTED N=1677; SEE WEIGHTING INFORMATION, P. VII.) RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THEIR EVALUATIONS OF THE CANDIDATES' QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITIONS ON CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES IN LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED IN THE SECOND DEBATE. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE RESPONDENTS IS ALSO INCLUDED. RELATED PUBLICATIONS CHARLES H.BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HIRSH, SURVEY RESEARCH. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1963. JOSEPH WAKSBERG, "SAMPLING METHODS FOR RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, VOL. 73 (MARCH, 1978) 40-46. V SAMPLING INFORMATION THE INDIVIDUALS COMPRISING THE SAMPLE IN THE CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEYS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A VARIATION OF RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING TECHNIQUES USING A PROCEDURE DESIGNED BY WARREN J. MITOFSKY IN 1970 FOR CBS NEWS SURVEYS. THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE BY JOSEPH WAKSBERG AND IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT PUBLICATION "SAMPLING METHODS FOR RAMDOM-DIGIT DIALING," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION. (VOL.73) MARCH, 1978, PP. 40-46. PRIMARY SAMPLING UNITS (PSU'S) ARE BLOCKS OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS, IDENTICAL THROUGH THE EIGHTH DIGIT (AREA CODE-EXCHANGE-XX__). THE PSU'S WERE STRATIFIED BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, AREA CODE AND SIZE OF PLACE. FOUR SIZE OF PLACE STRATA WERE CRUDELY DETERMINED BY USING THE GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES OF THE PLACES WHERE THE CENTRAL OFFICES ARE LOCATED. THESE COORDINATES ARE ASSIGNED BY THE PHONE COMPANY TO EVERY EXCHANGE. ALL EXCHANGES IN THE SAME CITY WOULD HAVE THE SAME COORDINATES. LARGE AND SMALL CITY STRATA WERE DEFINED BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF EXCHANGES PER PAIR OF COORDINATES. SUBURBS ARE EXCHANGES WITHIN 15 MILES OF LARGE CITIES. THE LAST STRATUM INCLUDES THE REMAINING EXCHANGES. THE NUMBER OF WORKING RESIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS PER EXCHANGE VARIES CONSIDERABLY BY STRATUM. THE FIRST STAGE SELECTION WAS SYSTEMATIC WITH A UNIFORM RATE, FROM A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL EXISTING AREA CODES AND EXCHANGES IN THE COTERMINOUS UNITED STATES. THE LAST TWO DIGITS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED WITHIN EACH PSU. THE NUMBER WAS CALLED FOR A SCREENING INTERVIEW. IF IT WAS A WORKING RESIDENTIAL NUMBER, THE PSU (I.E., THE BLOCK OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS) WAS RETAINED IN THE SAMPLE. THREE RESIDENCES WERE TO BE CONTACTED WITHIN A PSU FOR EACH SURVEY. THE ACTUAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH SURVEY WERE SELECTED IN SMALL GROUPS (REPLICATES), TO PERMIT VARYING SAMPLE SIZES WHILE RETAINING APPROPRIATE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. VI THE INITIAL SCREENING OF A PSU TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PRACTICE OF ASSIGNING WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN BLOCKS OF 100'S OR 1000'S BEFORE STARTING A NEW BLOCK. THE DESIGN IS SELF-WEIGHTING, AS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN EIGHT DIGIT GROUP OR "BLOCK" BEING SELECTED AS A PSU IS EXACTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF WORKING NUMBERS IN THE BLOCK. RESPONDENTS WERE SELECTED WITHIN HOUSEHOLD USING A METHOD DEVELOPED BY KISH, AND MODIFIED BY BACKSTROM AND HIRSH.(CHARLES H. BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HIRSH, SURVEY RESEARCH. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1963, PP. 52-58.) THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD. THE PROCEDURE PROVIDES AN UNBIASED SELECTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OF FEWER THAN FIVE ADULTS. THE RESPONDENT SELECTION CONTROLS FOR SEX AND THE RELATIVE AGE COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD. VII WEIGHTING AND FREQUENCIES INFORMATION THE STUDY CONTAINS A WEIGHT VARIABLE (V5) WHICH MUST BE USED IN ANY DATA ANALYSIS. THERE ARE THREE IMPLIED DECIMAL PLACES IN THE WEIGHT VARIABLE. THE FREQUENCIES WHICH APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK NEXT TO THE CODE VALUES FOR EACH VARIABLE ARE WEIGHTED. DECIMAL PLACES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. IN ALL THE 1976 ELECTION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE, THE WEIGHTS WERE REDUCED BY A CONSTANT SO THAT THE RESULTING SUM OF THE WEIGHTS WOULD EQUAL THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE SIZE. HOWEVER, IN THE DEBATE TWO SURVEY FILE, THOSE RESPONDENTS WHOSE REGISTRATION STATUS WAS NOT ASCERTAINED WERE DROPPED FROM THE FILE AFTER THIS PROCEDURE WAS DONE, SO THAT THE WEIGHTED SAMPLE SIZE EQUALS 1677, RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL SAMPLE SIZE OF 1761. THE WEIGHT ASSIGNED TO EACH RESPONDENT IS THE INVERSE OF THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION, MODIFIED BY A SERIES OF RATIO ESTIMATES. THE FIRST STAGE IS ESSENTIALLY A NON-INTERVIEW ADJUSTMENT WITHIN GEOGRAPHIC REGION. FOR EACH REGION, AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO APPROXIMATE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE REGION. IN THE NEXT STAGE, RACE BY SEX WERE THE RATIO ESTIMATE CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE FINAL STAGE WAS AGE BY EDUCATION. (ON OCCASION, BECAUSE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF SAMPLE CASES IN SOME CELLS AT THE FINAL STAGE, SOME EDUCATIONAL GROUPS WERE COLLAPSED WITHIN AGE CATEGORIES.) THE WEIGHTS COMPUTED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ARE THE DIMENSION OF THE ADULT POPULATIN OF THE UNITED STATES. VIII CODEBOOK INFORMATION THE EXAMPLE BELOW ILLUSTRATES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CODEBOOK FOR A TYPICAL VARIABLE. THE NUMBERS IN CIRCLES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK, BUT REFER TO THE EXPLANATIONS WHICH FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 VAR 19 2 5A WHEN R DECID CANDIDATE 3 MD=0 OR GE 8 REF 19 4 LOC 36 WIDTH 1 5 ------------- 6 ------------ 7 Q.3. VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN. WHEN DID YOU DECIDE ON WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR? WAS IT AFTER THE THIRD DEBATE, AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE, AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE, AFTER THE CONVENTIONS, AFTER THE PRIMARIES, OR DID YOU KNOW ALL ALONG WHO YOU WERE GOING TO VOTE FOR? 8 ---------------------------- 9 ---------------------------- 10 11 12 149 1. AFTER THE THIRD DEBATE 128 2. AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE 101 3. AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE 322 4. AFTER THE CONVENTIONS 147 5. AFTER THE PRIMARIES 553 6. KNEW ALL ALONG 518 0. INAP., CODED 3, 4, 8 OR 9 IN Q.1; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT 54 8. DK 23 9. NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP ........................................................... 1. INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBERS. A VARI- ABLE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH ITEM IN THE STUDY. IN THIS CODEBOOK, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DATASET, THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSET OR REARRANGED BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E.G., MMP TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR TCOT TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATASET, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATASET. IX 2. INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED VARIABLE NAME (MAXIMUM OF 24 CHARACTERS) USED IN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR THE USER. AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE VARIABLE NAME CAN BE FOUND IN THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST. THE QUESTION NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIABLE APPEARS AT THE BEGINING OF THE VARIABLE NAME. 3. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE, CODE VALUES EQUAL TO ZERO AND THOSE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO EIGHT ARE MISSING DATA (MD=0 OR GE 8). ALTERNATIVE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE "MD=0", "MD=9", OR "NO MISSING DATA CODES". SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (INCLUDING THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE) REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO EXCLUDE FROM ANALYSIS CAN BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA", E.G., INAPPROPRIATE, UNASCERTAINED, UNASCERTAINABLE OR AMBIGOUS DATA CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH THESE CODES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THEM IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF SO DESIRED. 4. INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARI- ABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT. IF THE VARIABLE IS OF A MULTIPLE- RESPONSE TYPE, THE WIDTH REFERENCED IS THAT OF A SINGLE RESPONSE. 5. INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE ON CARDS OR IN A CARD-IMAGE FORMAT (EITHER 80- OR 84-COLUMN FORMAT). 6. A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH IMPLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "XX DEC PLACE(S)", WHERE XX IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED (NOT PUNCHED) IN THE VARIABLE. 7. THIS IS THE FULL TEXT (QUESTION) SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE. THE QUESTION TEXT REFLECTS THE ORIGINAL WORDING OF THE QUESTION- NAIRE ITEM. X 8. INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION. 9. A VARIABLE WHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "SEE NOTE(S) X", WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCED. 10. INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE FOR THIS VARIABLE. 11. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OCCURRING IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE, WHERE RANGES OF VALUES ARE INDICATED BY ..., THE "..." DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DATA. 12. INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN THE CODE DEFINITIONS ARE "DK" (DON'T KNOW), "NA" (NOT ASCERTAINED), AND "INAP" (INAPPROPRIATE). THE PHRASES "SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT" AND "ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP," WHICH APPEAR FREQUENTLY IN THE "INAP" AND "NO ANSWER" CODE DEFINITIONS, REFLECT RECODING THAT WAS DONE TO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY. RESPONDENTS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED "INAP" BUT WERE NOT HAVE BEEN RECODED TO "INAP", AND THOSE WHO WERE CODED "INAP" BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN RECODED TO THE "NO ANSWER" CATEGORY. XI PROCESSING INFORMATION THIS STUDY WAS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD ICPSR PROCEDURES. THE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR INCONSISTENT CODES, ILLEGAL CODES AND BLANKS WHICH, WHENEVER FOUND, WERE CORRECTED BY RECODING TO THE APPROPRIATE MISSING DATA CATEGORIES. THE PHRASES "SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT" AND "ERRONEOULSY CODED INAP," WHICH APPEAR FREQUENTLY IN THE "INAP" AND "NO ANSWER" CODE DEFINITIONS, REFLECT RECODING THAT WAS DONE TO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY. RESPONDENTS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED "INAP" BUT WERE NOT HAVE BEEN RECODED TO "INAP", AND THOSE WHO WERE CODED "INAP" BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN RECODED TO THE "NO ANSWER" CATEGORY. STATEMENTS BRACKETED IN "(" AND ")" SIGNS IN THE BODY OF THE CODEBOOK AND THE FOOTNOTES WERE ADDED BY THE PROCESSORS FOR EXPLANATORY PURPOSES. FILE STRUCTURE THE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM ICPSR IN TWO FORMATS: A CARD-IMAGE FILE AND AN OSIRIS DATASET. THE CARD-IMAGE FILE CONTAINS 2 DECKS PER RESPONDENT ON 80-COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DATA ARE SORTED BY RESPONDENT NUMBER WITH ALL DECKS (CARDS) FOR EACH CASE TOGETHER IN ASCENDING ORDER. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE OSIRIS DATASET. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY CONTAINS ALL TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATAFILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK FILE IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD OF 104 BYTES FOR EACH RESPONDENT. THERE ARE 84 VARIABLES IN THE DATASET. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY BY SOFTWARE PACKAGES WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY BY SPECIFYING THE TAPE LOCATIONS OF THE DESIRED VARIABLES. TAPE LOCATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THIS CODEBOOK. XII VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST VAR. NO. STUDY INFORMATION 1 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660 2 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-1 3 ICPSR PART NUMBER-008 4 RESPONDENT'S I.D. 5 WEIGHT VARIABLE BACKGROUND AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION 6 CBS REGION CODE 7 CENSUS REGION CODE 8 INTERVIEW STATUS 9 RESPONDENT SELECTION KEY NUMBER 10 SURVEY NUMBER 11 NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD 12 SEX OF RESPONDENT 13 STATE CODE 14 TELEPHONE NUMBER 15 SIZE OF PLACE CODE R'S PARTY AFFILIATION/CANDIDATE PREFERENCE 16 IS R REGISTERED TO VOTE -- WHAT PARTY 17 TODAY DOES R STRONGLY FAVOR FORD OR CARTER 18 WHEN R DECIDED WHICH CANDIDATE TO VOTE FOR 19 DOES R LIKE CANDIDATE OR DISLIKE OPPONENT R'S ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES 20 DOES R THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE EVERYONE A JOB 21 DO PUBLIC OFFICIALS CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE RESPONDENT THINK 22 DOES R FEEL THE GOVERNMENT IS MAINTAINING POSITION AS NUMBER ONE NATION 23 DOES R AGREE THAT PERSON WITH CAREER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON SHOULD BE ELECTED 24 WILL R VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER 25 DOES R THINK U.S. HAS GONE TOO FAR WITH DETENTE 26 HOW INTERESTED IS R IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION R'S ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES OF FORD AND CARTER 27 DOES R PREFER FORD'S OR CARTER'S TAX POLICY 28 PARTY R'S CANDIDATE USUALLY BELONGS TO 29 DOES R APPROVE OF THE WAY HENRY KISSINGER IS HANDLING HIS JOB 30 DOES R THINK UNEMPLOYMENT OR INFLATION IS THE MORE IMPORTANT PROBLEM 31 DOES R THINK JIMMY CARTER WOULD REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING 32 DOES R THINK GERALD FORD WOULD REDUCE SPENDING 33 WAS R EFFECTED BY PRESIDENT FORD'S STATEMENT ABOUT EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 34 WOULD R PREFER A SMALL GOVERNMENT OR A BIG GOVERNMENT 35 DOES R THINK PRESIDENT FORD SHOULD STAY AT WHITE HOUSE MORE 36 DOES R FAVOR CUTTING DEFENSE SPENDING 37 DID FORD'S REACTION TO RACIAL COMMENTS OF EARL BUTZ AFFECT THE WAY R WILL VOTE 38 DOES R THINK THE ECONOMY IS GETTING BETTER 39 CANDIDATE R THINKS IS MORE LIKELY TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT 40 CANDIDATE R THINKS IS MORE LIKELY TO BETTER HANDLE COUNTRY'S FOREIGN RELATIONS 41 CANDIDATE R THINKS IS MORE LIKELY TO BETTER HANDLE OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMY 42 DOES R THINK OF FORD AS A LIBERAL, MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 43 DOES R THINK OF JIMMY CARTER AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, MODERATE, OR CONSERVATIVE 44 DOES R THINK JIMMY CARTER CARES ABOUT CATHOLIC PROBLEMS 45 DOES R THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS RUN FOR A FEW BIG INTERESTS 46 CANDIDATE R LIKED BEST IN PRIMARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAST SPRING R' COMPARISON OF FORD AND CARTER 47 WHO R FEELS IS MORE OF A LEADER, FORD OR CARTER 48 WHO DOES R THINK REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE, FORD OR CARTER 49 WHO R THINKS SEEMS MORE INTELLIGENT: FORD OR CARTER 50 WHO R FEELS IS MORE WISHY-WASHY: FORD OR CARTER 51 WHO DOES RESPONDENT AGREE WITH MORE ON THE ISSUES: FORD OR CARTER 52 WHO R FEELS IS MORE SINCERE: FORD OR CARTER 53 WHO SEEMS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT: FORD OR CARTER 54 WHO R FEELS PROMISES THINGS HE CAN'T DELIVER: FORD OR CARTER 55 WHO R HAS A CLEAR IDEA ABOUT THE KIND OF PRESIDENT HE WOULD BE: FORD OR CARTER R'S CANDIDATE/ISSUE ASSESSMENTS 56 DOES R THINK THAT PEOPLE RECEIVING WELFARE MONEY REALLY NEED IT 57 DOES JIMMY CARTER'S BEING A SOUTHERNER MAKE R MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR HIM 58 DOES R THINK THAT WATERGATE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN VOTING 59 DOES R APPROVE OF THE WAY JIMMY CARTER TALKS ABOUT HIS RELIGION IN PUBLIC 60 DOES R AGREE THAT GERALD FORD DOESN'T REALLY RUN OUR FOREIGN POLICY 61 DOES R AGREE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MINORITIES 62 DOES R AGREE THAT IT WAS RIGHT TO PARDON FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON 63 DOES R AGREE THAT TOO MANY OF RICHARD NIXON'S POLICIES ARE BEING CARRIED ON 64 WHICH CANDIDATE DOES R THINK THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WOULD LIKE TO SEE WIN R'S POLITICAL AFFILIATION 65 WHO R VOTED FOR IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 66 DOES R THINK OF SELF AS A REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, OR INDEPENDENT 67 DOES RESPONDENT THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE R'S ATTENTION GIVEN TO DEBATE TWO 68 DID R WATCH THE SECOND DEBATE ON TELEVISION 69 DID R LISTEN TO THE SECOND DEBATE ON THE RADIO 70 DID R READ ABOUT THE SECOND DEBATE IN THE NEWSPAPER 71 HAS R TALKED ABOUT THE SECOND DEBATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE 72 WHICH CANDIDATE DOES R THINK DID THE BEST JOB IN THE SECOND DEBATE 73 HOW MUCH OF THE SECOND DEBATE R WATCHED OR LISTENED TO 74 DID THE SECOND DEBATE CHANGE R'S MIND ABOUT CANDIDATE CHOICE 75 WHO R THINKS UNDERSTANDS RUSSIAN DOMINATION OF EASTERN EUROPE BETTER ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION 76 DOES R OR THE HEAD OF R'S HOUSEHOLD BELONG TO A LABOR UNION? 77 R'S FAMILY BACKGROUND, IN ADDITION TO BEING AMERICAN 78 LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL R ATTENDED 79 R'S AGE 80 R'S RACE 81 RELIGION R WAS BROUGHT UP IN 82 KIND OF WORK CHIEF WAGE EARNER IN R'S FAMILY DOES 83 DOES THE CHIEF WAGE EARNER IN R'S FAMILY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH AGRICULTURE 84 TOTAL INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF R'S FAMILY ----------------------------------

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Variable Text: ICPSR PART NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

001 .

FEBRUARY SURVEY

002 .

MARCH SURVEY

003 .

APRIL SURVEY

004 .

MAY SURVEY

005 .

JUNE SURVEY

006 .

SEPTEMBER SURVEY

007 .

POST-DEBATE ONE SURVEY

008 .

POST-DEBATE TWO SURVEY

009 .

POST-DEBATE THREE SURVEY

010 .

ELECTION DAY SURVEY

011 .

POST-ELECTION SURVEY

Range of Valid Data Values: 001-011

Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 11-PART STUDY.

RESPONDENT'S I.D.

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Variable Text: RESPONDENT'S I.D.

WEIGHT VARIABLE

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Variable Text: WEIGHT VARIABLE

CBS REGION CODE

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Variable Text: CBS REGION CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

EAST (CONN., D.C., DEL., MD., N.H., ME., N.Y., R.I., MASS., W.VA.,N.J., PA., VT.)

479

2 .

MIDWEST (ILL., IND., IOWA, KAN., MICH., MINN., MO., N.D., S.D., OHIO, NEB., WISC.)

483

3 .

SOUTH (ALA., FLA., KY., MISS., OKLA., TENN., VA., ARK., GA., LA., N.C., S.C., TEX.)

473

4 .

WEST ( ARIZ., COL., MONT., N.M., UTAH, WYO., CAL., IDAHO, NEV., ORE., WASH.)

242

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

CENSUS REGION CODE

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Variable Text: CENSUS REGION CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

EAST ( CONN., N.H., ME., N.Y., R.I., MASS., N.J., PA., VT.)

407

2 .

MIDWEST ( ILL., IND., IOWA, KAN., MICH., MINN., MO., N.D., S.D., OHIO, NEB., WISC.)

483

3 .

SOUTH (ALA., D.C., DEL., FLA., KY., MD., MISS., OKLA., TENN., VA., W.VA., ARK., GA., LA., N.C., S.C., TEX.)

544

4 .

WEST ( ARIZ., COL., MONT., N.M., UTAH, WYO., CAL., IDAHO, NEV., ORE., WASH.)

242

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

INTERVIEW STATUS

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Variable Text: INTERVIEW STATUS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

COMPLETE

1677

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

RESP SELEC KEY NUMBER

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Variable Text: RESPONDENT SELECTION KEY NUMBER

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1677 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=3.4 ST.DEV=1.7

SURVEY NUMBER

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Variable Text: SURVEY NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

8 .

POST-DEBATE TWO

1677

Range of Valid Data Values: 8-8

N OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

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Variable Text: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1677 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.4 ST.DEV=1.0

SEX OF RESPONDENT

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Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MALE

775

2 .

FEMALE

902

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

STATE CODE

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Variable Text: STATE CODE

Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 1 CODE: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 FREQ: 30 13 8 117 5 17 4 11 77 49 4 CODE: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FREQ: 79 39 47 33 31 32 10 37 43 74 32 CODE: 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 FREQ: 16 24 18 23 6 8 62 14 116 25 5 CODE: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 FREQ: 86 16 13 124 18 21 9 20 113 14 8 CODE: 47 48 49 50 51 FREQ: 34 31 20 33 7

TELEPHONE NUMBER

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Variable Text: TELEPHONE NUMBER

Notes: THE FIRST THREE COLUMNS OF THIS VARIABLE CONTAIN THE AREA CODE OF THE RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER. FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY THE EXCHANGE HAS BEEN SURPRESSED, AND THE LAST THREE COLUMNS OF THE VARIABLE PADDED WITH MISSING DATA. THE ORIGINAL DATA IS MAINTAINED AT ICPSR; THE CONSORTIUM WILL DO TABULATIONS AND ANALYSIS WITH THIS DATA FOR ANY USER WHO REQUESTS IT.

SIZE OF PLACE CODE

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Variable Text: SIZE OF PLACE CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LARGE CITIES (OVER 500,000)

303

2 .

SUBURB OF LARGE CITIES

318

3 .

SMALL CITIES (5,000 - 500,000)

526

4 .

REMAINDER OF U.S.

516

9 .

NO ANSWER

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

R'S REGISTRATION STATUS

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Question: ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO VOTE RIGHT NOW? (IF YES) IS YOUR NAME RECORDED IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION BOOK OF THE PRECINCT OR ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? (IF YES) WHAT PARTY ARE YOU REGISTERED IN?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NO, NOT REGISTERED

2 .

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

14

3 .

REGISTERED REPUBLICAN

445

4 .

REGISTERED DEMOCRATIC

900

5 .

REGISTERED IN ANOTHER PARTY

22

6 .

REGISTERED BUT NOT IN ANY PARTY

296

8 .

NOT SURE

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-6

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2-6 IN THIS VARIABLE, I.E., THOSE WHO WERE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS VERSION OF THE DATA. DATA FOR THE UNREGISTERED PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WERE DELETED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS.

DOES R FAVOR FORD/CARTER

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD YOU VOTE FOR -- GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT? HOW STRONGLY WOULD YOU SAY YOU FAVOR HIM: VERY STRONGLY OR NOT SO STRONGLY? (IF UNDECIDED) WELL, AS OF TODAY, DO YOU LEAN MORE TOWARD FORD OR MORE TOWARD CARTER?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

STRONG FORD

331

2 .

FORD

178

3 .

LEANING FORD

93

4 .

LEANING CARTER

125

5 .

CARTER

195

6 .

STRONG CARTER

427

7 .

SOMEONE ELSE

40

8 .

DON'T KNOW

244

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

44

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

WHEN DEC WHO TO VOTE FOR

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Question: --IF R IS CODED 1, 2 OR 5-7 IN Q.2.-- VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN. WHEN DID YOU DECIDE ON WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR? WAS IT AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE, AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE, AFTER THE CONVENTIONS, AFTER THE PRIMARIES, OR DID YOU KNOW ALL ALONG WHO YOU WERE GOING TO VOTE FOR?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE

138

2 .

AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE

114

3 .

AFTER THE CONVENTIONS

259

4 .

AFTER THE PRIMARIES

150

5 .

KNEW ALL ALONG

470

0 .

INAP., CODED 3, 4, 8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

506

8 .

DK

20

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

R LIK CAND OR DISLIK OPP

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Question: --IF R IS CODED 1, 2 OR 5-7 IN Q.2-- DID YOU DECIDE ON YOUR CANDIDATE MAINLY BECAUSE YOU LIKE HIM ... OR BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE HIS OPONENT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIKE CANDIDATE

682

2 .

DISLIKE OPPONENT

366

0 .

INAP., CODED 3, 4, 8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

506

8 .

DON'T KNOW

76

9 .

NO ANSWER REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

47

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

GOVT GIVE EVERYONE JOB

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Question: NOW I'M GOING TO READ A FEW STATEMENTS ABOUT SOME TOPICS THAT ARE IN THE NEWS THESE DAYS. PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. "THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT EVERY PERSON WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS A JOB."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1119

2 .

DISAGREE

502

8 .

DON'T KNOW

48

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

8

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

OFF CARE WHAT PEOPL THIN

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Question: "PUBLIC OFFICIALS DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE LIKE ME THINK."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

829

2 .

DISAGREE

668

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

167

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

13

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.5 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

GVT HS DN ENGH MAINT POS

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Question: "THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN OUR POSITION AS THE NUMBER ONE NATION IN THE WORLD?"

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

782

2 .

DISAGREE

647

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

220

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

28

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.5 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

PERS W/ POL CAR OUT WASH

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Question: "WE SHOULD ELECT SOMEONE WHO HAS SPENT MOST OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

615

2 .

DISAGREE

784

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

244

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

34

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.5 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

WILL R VOTE FOR IN NOV

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Question: HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER ... DO YOU THINK YOU WILL DEFINITELY VOTE, PROBABLY VOTE, PROBABLY NOT VOTE OR DEFINITELY NOT VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

DEFINITELY VOTE

1356

2 .

PROBABLY VOTE

247

3 .

PROBABLY WON'T

27

4 .

DEFINITELY WON'T

15

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS

30

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

2

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

HS US GNE TOO FAR W DET

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Question: FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE UNITED STATES HAS HAD A POLICY OF TRYING TO RELAX TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA, CALLED "DETENTE." DO YOU THINK THE U.S. HAS GONE TOO FAR WITH DETENTE, NOT FAR ENOUGH, OR DO YOU THINK THIS POLICY IS JUST ABOUT RIGHT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

TOO FAR

414

2 .

ABOUT RIGHT

554

3 .

NOT FAR ENOUGH

243

8 .

DON'T KNOW

419

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

46

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

R INTEREST IN PRES ELEC

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Question: WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THIS FALL, SOMEWHAT INTERESTED, NOT TOO INTERESTED, OR WOULD YOU SAY YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED AT ALL IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY INTERESTED

1012

2 .

SOMEWHAT INTERESTED

540

3 .

NOT VERY INTERESTED

92

4 .

NOT INTERESTED, DOES NOT MATTER

28

8 .

DON'T KNOW

3

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

2

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

PREF CARTER OR FORD POL

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Question: BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TAXES. WHOSE POLICY DO YOU PREFER - FORD'S OR CARTER'S?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

579

2 .

CARTER

634

3 .

SOMEONE ELSE

41

8 .

DON'T KNOW

364

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

58

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

PARTY CAND USUAL BELONGS

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Question: WHEN YOU VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, WHICH PARTY DOES YOUR CANDIDATE GENERALLY BELONG TO: THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? WOULD YOU SAY HE ALWAYS BELONGS TO THAT PARTY OR WOULD YOU SAY HE USUALLY DOES? (IF RESPONDENT SAYS HE VOTES FOR THE MAN, NOT THE PARTY) WELL, WHEN YOU DO SELECT YOUR CANDIDATE, IS HE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT? WOULD YOU SAY HE ALWAYS IS OR USUALLY IS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ALWAYS REPUBLICAN

95

2 .

USUALLY REPUBLICAN

412

3 .

50-50

219

4 .

USUALLY DEMOCRATIC

617

5 .

ALWAYS DEMOCRATIC

214

6 .

SOME OTHER PARTY

3

7 .

DON'T USUALLY VOTE

20

8 .

DON'T KNOW

66

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

31

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

APPR KISSINGER AS SEC/ST

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Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY HENRY KISSINGER IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS SECRETARY OF STATE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

APPROVE

866

2 .

DISAPPROVE

589

8 .

DON'T KNOW

195

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

27

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

IMPT UNEMPLOY OR INFLAT

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Question: WHICH DO YOU THINK IS THE MORE IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THE COUNTRY TODAY -- UNEMPLOYMENT OR INFLATION?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INFLATION

871

2 .

UNEMPLOYMENT

636

8 .

DON'T KNOW

144

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

25

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

WOULD CARTER RED SPENDIN

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Question: JIMMY CARTER HAS BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING. IF HE WERE ELECTED, DO YOU THINK HE WOULD REDUCE SPENDING, HOLD IT ABOUT THE SAME, OR INCREAASE GOVERNMENT SPENDING?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCE

296

2 .

HOLD SAME

529

3 .

INCREASE

602

8 .

DON'T KNOW

226

9 .

NO ANSWER/ REFUSED

24

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

WOULD FORD RED SPENDING

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Question: HOW ABOUT GERALD FORD? DO YOU THINK HE WOULD REDUCE SPENDING, HOLD IT ABOUT THE SAME, OR INCREASE GOVERNMENT SPENDING?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCE

166

2 .

HOLD SAME

918

3 .

INCREASE

404

8 .

DON'T KNOW

175

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FORD COMM ABOUT W EUROPE

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Question: DID PRESIDENT FORD'S STATEMENT THAT EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LIKE POLAND AND RUMANIA ARE NOT UNDER COMMUNIST DOMINATION, MAKE YOU LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR HIM, MORE LIKELY, OR DIDN'T IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MORE LIKELY

31

2 .

NO DIFFERENCE

1121

3 .

LESS LIKELY

429

8 .

DON'T KNOW

80

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

PREF SMALL GVT OR BIG GT

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Question: IN GENERAL, GOVERNMENT GROWS BIGGER AS IT PROVIDES MORE SERVICES. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A SMALLER GOVERNMENT PROVIDING LESS SERVICES OR A BIGGER GOVERNMENT PROVIDING MORE SERVICES?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

SMALL GOVERNMENT

828

2 .

BIG GOVERMENT

622

8 .

DON'T KNOW

179

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

48

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FORD STY AT WH HOUS MOR

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Question: PEOPLE DISAGREE ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME PRESIDENT FORD SHOULD SPEND AT THE WHITE HOUSE. SOME SAY HE SHOULD STAY THERE AND CONCENTRATE ON HIS DUTIES. OTHERS SAY HE SHOULD GET OUT MORE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD DO: STAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE OR CAMPAIGN MORE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

STAY AT WHITE HOUSE

757

2 .

CAMPAIGN MORE

695

8 .

DON'T KNOW

177

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

47

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

R FAV DEFENS CUT SPEND/G

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Question: GERALD FORD AND JIMMY CARTER DISAGREE ABOUT CUTTING DEFENSE SPENDING. ONE SAYS YOU CAN MAKE CUTS AND SAVE MONEY WITHOUT HURTING NATIONAL SECURITY. THE OTHER SAYS CUTS ARE DANGEROUS TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. DO YOU FAVOR CUTS OR OPPOSE THEM?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

569

2 .

OPPOSE

890

8 .

DON'T KNOW

175

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

42

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FORD REACT/N TO RAC COMM

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Question: DID THE RACIAL COMMENTS OF EARL BUTZ, THE AGRICULTURE SECRETARY, AND THE WAY PRESIDENT FORD REACTED AFFECT THE WAY YOU ARE LIKELY TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER? (IF YES) ARE YOU MORE OR LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR FORD?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NO EFFECT

1304

2 .

MORE LIKELY

57

3 .

LESS LIKELY

169

8 .

DON'T KNOW

130

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

ECONOMY GETTING BETTER

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Question: DO YOU THINK THE ECONOMY IS GETTING BETTER, GETTING WORSE, OR STAYING ABOUT THE SAME?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER

294

2 .

SAME

744

3 .

WORSE

604

8 .

DON'T KNOW

31

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CAND BEST JOB MAK GT EFF

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Question: WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY TO DO A BETTER JOB STREAMLINING THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKING IT MORE EFFICIENT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

497

2 .

CARTER

768

3 .

SOMEONE ELSE

25

4 .

NO ONE

119

8 .

DON'T KNOW

251

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

BEST JOB HAND FOR RELAT

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Question: WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY TO DO A BETTER JOB HANDLING OUR COUNTRY'S FOREIGN RELATIONS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

817

2 .

CARTER

505

3 .

SOMEONE ELSE

28

4 .

NO ONE

35

8 .

DON'T KNOW

262

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

29

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CAND BEST HANDLE ECONOMY

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Question: WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY TO DO A BETTER JOB HANDLING OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

633

2 .

CARTER

762

3 .

SOMEONE ELSE

18

8 .

DON'T KNOW

221

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

43

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FORD AS LIBER,MOD, CONS

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Question: IN POLITICS, DO YOU THINK OF GERALD FORD AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

216

2 .

MODERATE

613

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

613

8 .

DON'T KNOW

213

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

21

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

JIM CARTER:LIB MOD CONS

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Question: IN POLITICS, DO YOU THINK OF JIMMY CARTER AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

597

2 .

MODERATE

468

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

321

8 .

DON'T KNOW

270

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CARTER CARE ABOUT CATHOL

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Question: DO YOU THINK JIMMY CARTER REALLY CARES ABOUT THE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF CATHOLICS?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

750

2 .

NO

360

8 .

DON'T KNOW

500

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

67

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

GOV RUN TO BENEFIT ALL

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Question: WOULD YOU SAY THE GOVERNMENT IS PRETTY MUCH RUN FOR A FEW BIG INTERESTS, OR WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT IS RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE PEOPLE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BIG INTERESTS

1017

2 .

ALL THE PEOPLE

514

8 .

DON'T KNOW

112

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

34

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CAND LIKED IN PRIM ELECT

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Question: DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAST SPRING, WHICH ONE OF ALL THE CANDIDATES IN EITHER PARTY DID YOU LIKE THE BEST: FORD, REAGAN, BAYH, BROWN, CARTER, CHURCH, HUMPHREY, JACKSON, KENNEDY, UDALL, OR WALLACE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

00 .

FORD

261

01 .

REAGAN

438

02 .

BAYH

7

03 .

BROWN

146

04 .

CARTER

240

05 .

CHURCH

39

06 .

HUMPHREY

162

07 .

JACKSON

22

08 .

KENNEDY

127

09 .

WALLACE

76

10 .

UDALL

64

99 .

OTHER CANDIDATE, DON'T KNOW, NO ANSWER

95

Range of Valid Data Values: 00-10

Range of Invalid Data Values: 99

38A FRD/CRTR MORE LEADER

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Question: NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO READ YOU A LIST OF SENTENCES THAT PEOPLE HAVE USED ABOUT CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. FOR EACH SENTENCE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL ME WHETHER IT FITS GERALD FORD OR JIMMY CARTER BETTER. IF YOU FEEL THE SENTENCE FITS NEITHER PERSON, OR FITS BOTH PEOPLE EQUALLY, JUST SAY SO. (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST AND REPEAT CHOICES) HE'S MORE OF A LEADER.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

659

2 .

CARTER

622

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

172

4 .

NEITHER

152

8 .

DON'T KNOW

61

9 .

NO ANSWER

11

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

38B FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: I THINK HE REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE ME.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

398

2 .

CARTER

873

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

183

4 .

NEITHER

161

8 .

DON'T KNOW

55

9 .

NO ANSWER

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38C FRD/CRTR MRE INTELGT

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Question: HE SEEMS MORE INTELLIGENT.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

579

2 .

CARTER

573

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

351

4 .

NEITHER

106

8 .

DON'T KNOW

49

9 .

NO ANSWER

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38D FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: HE'S MORE WISHY-WASHY.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

543

2 .

CARTER

628

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

169

4 .

NEITHER

212

8 .

DON'T KNOW

95

9 .

NO ANSWER

29

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38F FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: I AGREE WITH HIM MORE ON THE ISSUES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

630

2 .

CARTER

743

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

98

4 .

NEITHER

102

8 .

DON'T KNOW

82

9 .

NO ANSWER

21

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38G FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: HE'S MORE SINCERE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

605

2 .

CARTER

654

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

252

4 .

NEITHER

103

8 .

DON'T KNOW

45

9 .

NO ANSWER

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38H FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: HE SEEMS TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

983

2 .

CARTER

358

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

179

4 .

NEITHER

72

8 .

DON'T KNOW

64

9 .

NO ANSWER

21

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38I FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: HE PROMISES THINGS HE CAN'T DELIVER.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

387

2 .

CARTER

519

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

440

4 .

NEITHER

165

8 .

DON'T KNOW

114

9 .

NO ANSWER

52

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

38K FRD/CRTR WH FIT BEST

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Question: I HAVE A MUCH CLEARER IDEA ABOUT WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT HE WOULD BE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

706

2 .

CARTER

485

3 .

BOTH THE SAME

107

4 .

NEITHER

171

8 .

DON'T KNOW

177

9 .

NO ANSWER

30

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

DO WELFARE PEOP NEED MON

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE MONEY FROM WELFARE COULD GET ALONG WITHOUT IT IF THEY TRIED, OR DO YOU THINK THEY REALLY NEED THIS HELP?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GET ALONG WITHOUT

857

2 .

REALLY NEED HELP

603

8 .

DON'T KNOW

156

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

61

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CARTER/SOUTHERN EFF VOTE

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT JIMMY CARTER'S BEING A SOUTHERNER WILL MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR HIM, LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR HIM OR DON'T YOU THINK THAT WILL MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY YOU VOTE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MORE LIKELY

64

2 .

LESS LIKELY

79

3 .

NO DIFFERENCE

1491

8 .

DON'T KNOW

21

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

22

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

WTRGT KPT IN MND WH VOTG

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Question: SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT WATERGATE IS A THING OF THE PAST AND SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION. OTHERS SAY THAT WATERGATE SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND WHEN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE THIS FALL. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NOT A FACTOR

972

2 .

KEPT IN MIND

628

8 .

DON'T KNOW

50

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

27

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

APPR OF WY CART TLKS REL

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Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY JIMMY CARTER TALKS ABOUT HIS RELIGION IN PUBLIC?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

APPROVE

860

2 .

DISAPPROVE

504

8 .

DON'T KNOW

206

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

107

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FORD DOESN'T RUN FOR POL

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Question: DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS? "GERALD FORD DOESN'T REALLY RUN OUR FOREIGN POLICY...HENRY KISSINGER DOES."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1064

2 .

DISAGREE

430

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

132

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

51

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

GVT PD TOO MCH ATT MINOR

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Question: "THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

715

2 .

DISAGREE

820

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

101

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

41

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

RT TO PRDON FORM PRS NIX

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Question: "IN THE LONG RUN, IT WAS PROBABLY RIGHT TO PARDON FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

777

2 .

DISAGREE

772

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

88

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

40

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

MAN OF NIX POL BNG CR ON

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Question: "EVEN THOUGH RICHARD NIXON HAS LEFT THE WHITE HOUE, TOO MANY OF HIS POLICIES ARE BEING CARRIED ON."

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

854

2 .

DISAGREE

568

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

220

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

36

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

CND CATH CH WLD LK TO WN

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Question: WHICH CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WOULD LIKE TO SEE WIN -- FORD OR CARTER?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FORD

543

2 .

CARTER

341

3 .

SOMEONE ELSE

6

4 .

NEITHER

62

8 .

DON'T KNOW/DEPENDS/MIXED FEELINGS

645