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Title: | CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title: | CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abstract: | CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976 PART 9: DEBATE THREE SURVEY (ICPSR 7660) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES FIRST ICPSR EDITION, 1980 FIRST PRINTING, 1980 INTER-UNIVERSTIY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NUMBER: ISBN (PAPERBACK) C 1980 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED, 1980 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 PARTNERS IN A SERIES OF ELECTION SURVEYS COVERING THE 1976 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. 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 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 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 ALL ADULTS 1703 (8/29-9/5) DEBATE ONE ALL ADULTS 1167 ALL 1167 1ST (9/24-9/25) 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 9 DEBATE THREE SURVEY THE DEBATE THREE SURVEY WAS A NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE THIRD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BETWEEN PRESIDENT FORD AND JIMMY CARTER. THE FILE CONTAINS DATA FOR 2025 ADULTS (WEIGHTED N=1995. SEE WEIGHTING INFORMATION, P. VII) WHO WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE. (THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE ALSO CONTAINED 457 UNREGISTERED ADULTS. DATA FOR THESE RESPONDENTS WAS DELETED FROM THE SURVEY FILE BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS.) RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR PREFERRED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THEIR REACTION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES, THEIR OPINIONS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF POLITICAL ISSUES, AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AGE, OCCUPATION, INCOME, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND, AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION. RELATED PUBLICATIONS CHARLES H.BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HURSH, 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 BYCOUNTING 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 CONTERMINOUS 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 HURSH.(CHARLES H. BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HURSH, 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 THREE 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 1995, RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL SAMPLE SIZE OF 2025. 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 3 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 BEGINNING 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 100 BYTES FOR EACH RESPONDENT. THERE ARE 81 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-009 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 RESPONDENT'S SEX 13 STATE CODE 14 TELEPHONE NUMBER 15 SIZE OF PLACE CODE 16 DAY OF INTERVIEW R'S POLITICAL VIEWS 17 HOW STRONGLY DOES RESPONDENT FAVOR JIMMY CARTER, DEM. OR GERALD FORD, REP. 18 WHAT PARTY IS RESPONDENT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN 19 WHEN DID RESPONDENT DECIDE WHICH CANDIDATE TO VOTE FOR 20 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT SHOULD SEE TO JOB FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS WORK 21 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: TOO MANY NIXON POLICIES ARE BEING CARRIED ON 22 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: PUBLIC OFFICIALS DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE R THINK 23 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO BLACKS/MINORITIES 24 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: NIXON PARDON WAS RIGHT IN THE LONG RUN 25 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: PRESIDENT IS ONLY FIGUREHEAD AND CAN'T ACCOMPLISH MUCH 26 RESPONDENT DIS/APPROVE: WAY GERALD FORD HANDLES ECONOMY 27 RESPONDENT DIS/APPROVE: WAY GERALD FORD HANDLES FOREIGN POLICY 28 HOW LIKELY WILL RESPONDENT VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER 29 DOES RESPONDENT THINK U.S. HAS GONE TOO FAR WITH DETENTE 30 WHAT DOES RESPONDENT THINK MORE IMPORTANT: VALUE OF EXPERIENCE OR NEW IDEAS 31 HOW INTERESTED IS RESPONDENT IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THIS FALL 32 IS THERE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE IN WHAT REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAND FOR 33 HOW MUCH OF THE TIME CAN RESPONDENT TRUST GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT 34 IS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RESPONDENT VOTES FOR USUALLY A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT 35 DOES RESPONDENT KNOW THE NAMES OF THE TWO VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 36 RESPONDENT DIS/APPROVE: WAY HENRY KISSINGER HANDLES JOB AS SECRETARY OF STATE 37 WHAT DOES RESPONDENT THINK IS MORE IMPORTANT PROBLEM: UNEMPLOYMENT OR INFLATION 38 MORE IMPORTANT TO RESPONDENT: CANDIDATE'S MAJOR ISSUE POSITION OR PERSONALITY 39 IS RESPONDENT BOTHERED BY JIMMY CARTER'S RELIGIOUS TALKS 40 WHO IS MORE TO BLAME FOR THE WAY GOVERNMENT OPERATES: PRESIDENT OR CONGRESS 41 RESPONDENT'S VIEW: SHOULD TAXES BE LOWERED FOR PEOPLE OR INCREASED FOR WEALTHY 42 DOES RESPONDENT FAVOR INCREASED GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS R'S REACTION TO CARTER AND FORD 43 DOES JIMMY CARTER FAVOR INCREASING/REDUCING GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC SPENDING 44 WOULD GERALD FORD INCREASE OR REDUCE GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC SPENDING 45 DOES RESPONDENT THINK THAT THE ECONOMY IS GETTING BETTER OR WORSE 46 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL DO A BETTER JOB IN STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT 47 HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR RESPONDENT TO VOTE THIS YEAR 48 DOES RESPONDENT FAVOR OR OPPOSE A CUT IN MILITARY SPENDING 49 DOES RESPONDENT THINK GERALD FORD IS A LIBERAL OR A CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICS 50 DOES RESPONDENT THINK OF JIMMY CARTER AS LIBERAL OR AS CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICS 51 IS THE GOVERNMENT RUN FOR BIG INTERESTS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE 52 WHO IS MORE OF A LEADER: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 53 WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 54 WHO IS MORE WISHY-WASHY: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 55 WHO DOES RESPONDENT AGREE WITH MOST ON ISSUES: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 56 WHO IS RUNNING A DIRTIER CAMPAIGN: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 57 WHO MAKES PROMISES HE CAN'T DELIVER: JIMMY CARTER OR GERALD FORD 58 DOES RESPONDENT THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO GET WELFARE REALLY NEED THIS HELP 59 IS RESPONDENT'S FAMILY FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF NOW THAN A YEAR AGO 60 SHOULD WATERGATE BE A THING OF THE PAST OR A FACTOR IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION R'S RESPONSE TO DEBATE THREE 61 DID RESPONDENT WATCH DEBATE 3 ON T.V. 62 DID RESPONDENT LISTEN TO DEBATE 3 ON THE RADIO 63 DID RESPONDENT READ ABOUT DEBATE 3 IN THE NEWSPAPERS 64 DID RESPONDENT TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT DEBATE 3 65 RESPONDENT DID NOT WATCH, HEAR OR TALK ABOUT DEBATE 3 66 WHO DOES RESPONDENT THINK WON THE DEBATE 3: GERALD FORD OR JIMMY CARTER 67 HOW IMPORTANT WERE DEBATES IN DECIDING HOW RESPONDENT WOULD VOTE 68 WHICH OF THE TWO VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IS BEST QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT 69 DOES RESPONDENT THINK THIS CAMPAIGN MORE INTERESTING THAN FOUR YEARS AGO 70 DOES RESPONDENT THINK OF SELF AS STRONG REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT 71 WHO DID RESPONDENT VOTE FOR IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 72 IS RESPONDENT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICAL MATTERS ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION 73 IS RESPONDENT OR HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD IN LABOUR UNION 74 RESPONDENT'S NATIONALITY 75 LAST GRADE RESPONDENT ATTENDED IN SCHOOL 76 RESPONDENT'S AGE 77 RESPONDENT'S RACE 78 RESPONDENT'S RELIGION 79 WHAT IS THE JOB TITLE OF CHIEF WAGE EARNER IN FAMILY 80 HAS CHIEF WAGE EARNER'S JOB SOMETHING TO DO WITH AGRICULTURE 81 RESPONDENT'S TOTAL FAMILY INCOME FOR LAST YEAR ---------------------------------- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 3 CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 3 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 1 | Variable Text: ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 7 CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 7 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 5 | Variable Text: ICPSR EDITION NUMBER
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1 Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE EDITION OF THIS DATASET. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 8 CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 8 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 6 | Variable Text: ICPSR PART NUMBER
Range of Valid Data Values: 001-011 Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 11-PART STUDY. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 11 CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 11 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 9 | Variable Text: RESPONDENT'S I.D. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Start: 15 CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 15 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 13 | Variable Text: WEIGHT VARIABLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 19 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 17 | Variable Text: CBS REGION CODE
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 20 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 18 | Variable Text: CENSUS REGION CODE
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 21 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 19 | Variable Text: INTERVIEW STATUS
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 22 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 20 | Variable Text: R SELECTION KEY NUMBER Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1900544 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=3.4 ST.DEV=1.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 23 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 21 | Variable Text: SURVEY NUMBER
Range of Valid Data Values: 6-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 24 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 22 | Variable Text: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1900547 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.5 ST.DEV=1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 25 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 23 | Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 26 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 24 | Variable Text: STATE CODE Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 1 CODE: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 FREQ: 31 18 9 164 10 22 8 22 105 59 10 CODE: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FREQ: 101 45 51 26 31 39 13 49 40 87 43 CODE: 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 FREQ: 6 37 15 19 4 6 81 14 141 35 2 CODE: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 FREQ: 91 22 19 132 10 28 14 58 108 11 17 CODE: 47 48 49 50 51 FREQ: 36 38 26 38 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 28 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 26 | Variable Text: TELEPHONE NUMBER Notes: THE FIRST THREE COLUMNS OF THIS VARIABLE CONTAIN THE AREA CODE OF THE RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER. THIS VARIABLE ORIGINALLY CONTAINED BOTH THE AREA CODE AND EXCHANGE OF THE RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER. FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY THE EXCHANGE HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED, 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 34 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 32 | Variable Text: SIZE OF PLACE CODE
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 35 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 33 | Variable Text: DAY OF INTERVIEW
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 36 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 34 | 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
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 37 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 35 | 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?
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 INVESTIGATOR. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 38 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 36 | Question: 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9 Range of Invalid Data Values: 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 39 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 37 | 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.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 40 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 38 | Question: EVEN THOUGH RICHARD NIXON HAS LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE, TOO MANY OF HIS POLICIES ARE BEING CARRIED ON.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.4 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 41 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 39 | Question: PUBLIC OFFICIALS DON'T CARE MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE LIKE ME THINK.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.4 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 42 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 40 | Question: THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.4 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 43 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 41 | Question: IN THE LONG RUN, IT WAS PROBABLY RIGHT TO PARDON FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.4 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 44 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 42 | Question: ANY PRESIDENT IS ONLY A FIGUREHEAD AND REALLY CAN'T ACCOMPLISH VERY MUCH THAT HE WANTS.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.4 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 45 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 43 | Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY GERALD FORD HAS BEEN HANDLING THE ECONOMY?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 46 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 44 | Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY GERALD FORD IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 47 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 45 | 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 48 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 46 | 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 49 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 47 | Question: IN THESE TIMES, WHICH DO YOU THINK GENERALLY IS MORE IMPORTANT? THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE OR THE NEED FOR NEW IDEAS?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 50 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 48 | Question: WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THIS FALL, SOMEWHAT INTERESTED, NOT TOO INTERESTED, OR WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED AT ALL IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 51 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 49 | Question: DO YOU THINK THERE IS AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE IN WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAND FOR?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 52 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 50 | Question: HOW MUCH OF THE TIME DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT ... JUST ABOUT ALWAYS, MOST OF THE TIME, ONLY SOME OF THE TIME OR NONE OF THE TIME?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 53 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 51 | Question: WHEN YOU HAVE VOTED 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 54 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 52 | Question: DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THE TWO MEN RUNNING FOR VICE PRESIDENT? WHO ARE THEY?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 55 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 53 | Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY HENRY KISSINGER IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS SECRETARY OF STATE?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 56 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 54 | Question: WHICH DO YOU THINK IS THE MORE IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THE COUNTRY TODAY -- UNEMPLOYMENT OR INFLATION?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 57 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 55 | Question: WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU IN DECIDING WHO TO VOTE FOR IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE POSITIONS OF THE CANDIDATES ON MAJOR ISSUES OR THEIR PERSONAL QUALITIES AND CHARACTER?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 58 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 56 | Question: SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY LIKE THE WAY JIMMY CARTER TALKS IN PUBLIC ABOUT HIS STRONG RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. OTHERS SAY THAT THIS BOTHERS THEM SOMEWHAT. DOES IT BOTHER YOU?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 59 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 57 | Question: WHO DO YOU THINK IS MORE TO BLAME FOR THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT OPERATES IN WASHINGTON ... THE PRESIDENT OR CONGRESS?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 60 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 58 | Question: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR VIEW: TAXES SHOULD BE LOWERED FOR EVERYONE ... OR TAXES SHOULD BE INCREASED FOR THE WEALTHY AND KEPT THE SAME FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR A LIVING.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 61 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 59 | Question: ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF INCREASING GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, REDUCING GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, OR KEEPING IT ABOUT THE SAME?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 62 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 60 | Question: WHERE DO YOU THINK JIMMY CARTER STANDS ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS? DOES HE FAVOR INCREASING GOVERNMENT SPENDING, REDUCING GOVERNMENT SPENDING OR KEEPING IT ABOUT THE SAME?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 63 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 61 | Question: WHAT ABOUT GERALD FORD? DO YOU THINK HE WOULD INCREASE SPENDING FOR DOMESTIC PROGRAMS, REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING OR KEEP IT ABOUT THE SAME?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 64 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 62 | Question: DO YOU THINK THE ECONOMY IS GETTING BETTER, GETTING WORSE, OR STAYING ABOUT THE SAME?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 65 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 63 | Question: WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY TO DO A BETTER JOB STREAMLINING THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKING IT MORE EFFICIENT?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 66 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 64 | Question: HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS FOR YOU TO VOTE THIS YEAR: VERY IMPORTANT, SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT, NOT VERY IMPORTANT, OR NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL TO VOTE THIS YEAR?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 67 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 65 | Question: SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU CAN MAKE CUTS IN MILITARY DEFENSE SPENDING AND SAVE MONEY WITHOUT HURTING NATIONAL SECURITY. OTHER PEOPLE SAY THAT CUTS ARE DANGEROUS TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF CUTTING DOWN ON MILITARY SPENDING OR DO YOU OPPOSE IT?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 68 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 66 | Question: IN POLITICS, DO YOU THINK OF GERALD FORD AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 69 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 67 | Question: IN POLITICS, DO YOU THINK OF JIMMY CARTER AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 70 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 68 | 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 71 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 69 | 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.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 72 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 70 | Question: I THINK HE REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE ME.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 73 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 71 | Question: HE'S MORE WISHY-WASHY.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 74 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 72 | Question: I AGREE WITH HIM MORE ON THE ISSUES.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 75 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 73 | Question: HE'S RUNNING A DIRTIER CAMPAIGN.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 76 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 74 | Question: HE PROMISES THINGS HE CAN'T DELIVER.
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 Notes: (SEE Q.38 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 77 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 75 | 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 78 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 76 | Question: COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, WOULD YOU SAY YOUR FAMILY IS FINANCIALLY BETTER OFF TODAY OR WORSE OFF?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 79 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 77 | 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?
Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2 Range of Invalid Data Values: 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 80 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 78 | Question: NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES BETWEEN GERALD FORD AND JIMMY CARTER. DID YOU WATCH THE THIRD DEBATE LAST FRIDAY ON TELEVISION? DID YOU HEAR IT ON THE RADIO? DID YOU READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER? DID YOU TALK ABOUT THE THIRD DEBATE LAST FRIDAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE? (R WATCHED THIRD DEBATE ON) T.V.
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CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 19 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 79 | Question: (R HEARD THIRD DEBATE ON THE) RADIO.
Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 20 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 80 | Question: (R READ ABOUT THIRD DEBATE IN) NEWSPAPERS.
Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 21 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 81 | Question: (R) TALKED (TO OTHERS ABOUT DEBATE 3).
Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 22 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 82 | Question: NONE OF ABOVE (R DID NOT WATCH, HEAR, READ OR TALK ABOUT THIRD DEBATE).
Notes: (SEE Q.42 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CARD-IMAGE Location:
Start: 23 OSIRIS Location:
Start: 83 | Question: IN THE THIRD DEBATE, WHICH CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK DID THE BEST JOB -- OR WON THE DEBATE -- FORD OR CARTER? (IF ONE CANDIDATE IS NAMED) DO YOU THINK IT WAS CLOSE OR NOT SO CLOSE?
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