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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CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976

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CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1976

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7660

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CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976 PART 5: JUNE 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 PRIMARY OR ELECTION. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE AMONG A RANDOM SAMPLE OF PEOPLE WHO 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 5 JUNE SURVEY THE JUNE SURVEY WAS A NATIONWIDE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE WITH 1454 ADULTS. RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR PARTY IDENTIFICATION, PREFERRED CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION, THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE CANDIDATES, AND THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT VARIOUS POLITICAL ISSUES. QUESTIONS ON AGE, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, INCOME AND ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND WERE ALSO ASKED. 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 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 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 STILL RETAINING GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 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. VI 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. IN THE MONTHLY SURVEYS CONDUCTED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REINTERVIEW RESPONDENTS FROM PRIOR SURVEYS. HALF OF EACH SAMPLE WAS TO INCLUDE A RANDOMLY-SELECTED HALF SAMPLE OF RESPONDENTS FROM THE PRIOR MONTH. THE JUNE SAMPLE CONTAINS 306 PERSONS FIRST INTERVIEWED IN MAY AND 286 PERSONS FIRST INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY. THE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS FROM FEBRUARY AND MAY REPRESENT THE RESULTS OF SUCCESSFUL RECONTACT FROM A RANDOMLY SELECTED HALF-SAMPLE OF PRIOR RESPONDENTS. THE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS, WHO COMPRISE LESS THAN HALF OF THE CASES IN THE SURVEY DATASET, ARE NOT SEPARATELY IDENTIFIED. THE JUNE SURVEY INCLUDES AN OVERSAMPLING OF REPUBLICANS TO INSURE THAT THE NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR RELIABLE ANALYSIS. TO DO THIS, ADDITIONAL RANDOM REPLICATES BEYOND THOSE USED TO OBTAIN THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WERE INCLUDED. IN THESE ADDITIONAL REPLICATES, ONLY REPUBLICAN RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED. RESPONDENTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING BEEN SELECTED AS PART OF THE ADDITIONAL SAMPLE OF REPUBLICANS BY A CODE IN VARIABLE 16 OF THE SURVEY. THE ENTIRE SAMPLE IS WEIGHTED TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL PROBABILITY OF SELECTION, INCLUDING THIS OVER SAMPLING. 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 IN THESE FREQUENCIES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. 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. FOR CONVENIENCE, ALL WEIGHTS WERE REDUCED BY A CONSTANT SO THAT THE RESULTING SUM OF THE WEIGHTS IS THE SAMPLE SIZE. A WEIGHT IS ASSIGNED TO EACH SAMPLE RECORD, AND MUST BE USED FOR ALL TABULATIONS. IN THE MONTHLY SURVEYS WHICH INCLUDED REINTERVIEWS WITH RESPONDENTS FROM PREVIOUS MONTHS' SAMPLES, (MARCH, APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE), THE ENTIRE FILE, INCLUDING THE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS, WAS WEIGHTED USING THE METHOD DESCRIBED ABOVE. IN THE JUNE SURVEY THESE WEIGHTS WERE THEN ASSIGNED TO THE RESPONDENTS BEING INTERVIEWED FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN THE WEIGHTS THEY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED IN THEIR ORIGINAL SAMPLE. 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 22 2 5A MST IMPT REP POL ISSU 3 MD=0 OR GE 7 REF 22 4 LOC 39 WIDTH 1 5 ----------- 6 ----------- 7 Q.5A. NOW LETS TALK ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES. VOTERS TELL US CERTAIN ISSUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS. WHICH ONE OF (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM Q.2) POSITIONS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU CHOSE HIM? (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST, RECORD ONE ANSWER ONLY) 8 ----------------------------------- 9 ----------------------------------- 10 11 12 56 1. HE'LL REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT 206 2. HE'LL DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE ECONOMY 30 3. HE'S LESS LIKELY TO SPLIT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 44 4. HE WON'T LET US FALL BEHIND RUSSIA 80 5. HE'LL CLEAN UP THE WELFARE SITUATION 136 6. HE'S LESS LIKELY TO GET US INTO A WAR 824 0. INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT 36 7. NONE OF THESE 31 8. DK 11 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 SEVEN ARE MISSING DATA (MD=0 OR GE 7). 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. 8. INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION. X 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 102 BYTES FOR EACH RESPONDENT. THERE ARE 85 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-005 4 RESPONDENT'S I.D. 5 WEIGHT VARIABLE BACKGROUND AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION 6 CBS REGION CODE 7 CENSUS REGION CODE 8 COMPLETED INTERVIEW 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 SELECTION STATUS 17 DOES RESPONDENT THINK OF SELF AS REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT OR AN INDEPENDENT R'S REASONS FOR CANDIDATE PREFERENCE 18 WHICH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DOES RESPONDENT PREFER: RONALD REAGAN OR GERALD FORD 19 HOW STRONGLY DOES RESPONDENT PREFER FAVORED REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 20 MOST IMPORTANT REASON RESPONDENT PREFERS PARTICULAR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 21 SECOND IMPORTANT REASON RESPONDENT PREFERS PARTICULAR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 22 MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL ISSUE OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE RESPONDENT PREFERS 23 SECOND MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL ISSUE OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE R PREFERS 24 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DOES RESPONDENT PREFER R'S ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS 25 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT SEE THERE ARE JOBS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO WORK 26 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: IT IS NOT IN OUR INTEREST TO BE SO FRIENDLY WITH RUSSIA 27 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED 28 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: ELECT SOMEONE WITH NON-WASHINGTON POLITICAL CAREER 29 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA SHOULD CONTROL PANAMA CANAL 30 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE A MORE BALANCED BUDGET R'S ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDATES/CURRENT PROBLEMS 31 IF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE FORD OR CARTER 32 HOW STRONGLY DOES RESPONDENT PREFER FAVORED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 33 WOULD RESPONDENT RATHER HAVE SMALL/LESS SERVICE OR BIG/MORE SERVICE GOVERNMENT 34 IS THE ECONOMY IMPROVING OR GETTING WORSE 35 HOW MUCH OF THE TIME CAN RESPONDENT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT 36 IF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE FOR REAGAN OR CARTER 37 HOW STRONGLY DOES RESPONDENT FAVOR RONALD REAGAN OR JIMMY CARTER 38 WHICH PROBLEM SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PAY MORE ATTENTION: UNEMPLOYMENT/INFLATION 39 SHOULD GOVERNMENT MILITARY SPENDING BE INCREASED OR REDUCED 40 DOES RESPONDENT HAVE AN UN/FAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT RONALD REAGAN 41 DOES RESPONDENT HAVE UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF GERALD FORD 42 IS RONALD REAGAN MORE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICS 43 IS GERALD FORD MORE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE IN POLITICS 44 DOES RESPONDENT HAVE UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF JIMMY CARTER 45 1ST REASON WHY RESPONDENT LIKES JIMMY CARTER 46 2ND REASON WHY RESPONDENT LIKES JIMMY CARTER 47 WHICH OF JIMMY CARTER'S POLITICAL VIEWS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT 48 WHICH OF JIMMY CARTER'S POLITICAL VIEWS IS OF SECOND MOST IMPORTANCE 49 1ST REASON WHY RESPONDENT DISLIKES JIMMY CARTER 50 2ND REASON WHY RESPONDENT DISLIKES JIMMY CARTER 51 MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL POSITION OF CARTER THAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES 52 2ND MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL POSITION OF CARTER THAT RESPONDENT DISLIKES 53 IN POLITICS IS JIMMY CARTER MORE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE 54 IS RESPONDENT REGISTERED TO VOTE - WHAT PARTY 55 WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: WINNING/"RIGHT" POLITICS 56 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: SECRETARY OF STATE HENRY KISSINGER SHOULD BE REPLACED 57 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MINORITIES 58 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: IT WAS PROBABLY RIGHT TO PARDON NIXON 59 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO KEEP US AS NO. 1 60 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: DESPITE PRIMARIES WALLACE EXPRESSES R'S FEELINGS ON ISSUES 61 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: OFFICIALS DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE RESPONDENT THINK 62 WOULD RESPONDENT PREFER OTHER CANDIDATE THAN JIMMY CARTER 63 RESPONDENT DIS/APPROVE: OF THE WAY GERALD FORD IS HANDLING ECONOMY 64 RESPONDENT DIS/APPROVE: WAY GERALD FORD IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY 65 HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU THAT RONALD REAGAN IS SPLITTING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 66 WOULD R CHOOSE CANDIDATE WHO PROPOSES NATIONAL PROBLEM PROGRAM OR MORAL VALUES 67 WHICH PARTY DOES RESPONDENT USUALLY VOTE FOR: REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC 68 WILL RESPONDENT VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 69 HAS RESPONDENT EVER VOTED FOR GEORGE WALLACE 70 WHO DID RESPONDENT VOTE FOR IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: NIXON/MCGOVERN 71 HAS RESPONDENT UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF SENATOR JOHN GLENN 72 HAS RESPONDENT UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF SENATOR WALTER MONDALE 73 HAS RESPONDENT UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF SENATOR ADLAI STEVENSON III 74 HAS RESPONDENT UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF SENATOR FRANK CHURCH OF IDAHO 75 HAS RESPONDENT UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF SENATOR HENRY JACKSON OF WASHINGTON 76 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: IT IS A MISTAKE TO DESERT A PRESIDENT 77 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADOPT PLAN TO LIMIT FORCED BUSING 78 DOES RESPONDENT THINK OF SELF AS MORE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION 79 WHAT WAS LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL RESPONDENT ATTENDED 80 RESPONDENT'S AGE 81 RESPONDENT'S RACE 82 RESPONDENT'S RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND 83 WHAT KIND OF WORK DOES CHIEF WAGE EARNER IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD DO 84 DOES ANYONE IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD BELONG TO A LABOR UNION 85 RESPONDENT'S TOTAL FAMILY INCOME FOR 1975 ----------------------------------

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Variables

ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660

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Variable Text: ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660

ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-1

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Record Segment No. 1

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Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 5
Width: 1

Variable Text: ICPSR EDITION NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

WINTER, 1980 RELEASE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE EDITION OF THIS DATASET.

ICPSR PART NUMBER-005

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End: 10
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Width: 3

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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End: 14
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Width: 4

Variable Text: RESPONDENT'S I.D.

WEIGHT VARIABLE

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End: 18
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End: 18
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Width: 4

Variable Text: WEIGHT VARIABLE

CBS REGION CODE

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End: 19
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 17
Width: 1

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.)

379

2 .

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

396

3 .

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

449

4 .

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

230

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

CENSUS REGION CODE

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End: 20
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 18
Width: 1

Variable Text: CENSUS REGION CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

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

340

2 .

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

396

3 .

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

488

4 .

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

230

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

COMPLETED INTERVIEW

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End: 21
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: COMPLETED INTERVIEW

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

1454

2 .

NO

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

R SELECTION KEY NUMBER

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End: 22
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 20
Width: 1

Variable Text: R SELECTION KEY NUMBER

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=786432 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=3.0 ST.DEV=1.8

SURVEY NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 23
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 21
Width: 1

Variable Text: SURVEY NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FEBRUARY

2 .

MARCH

3 .

APRIL

4 .

MAY

5 .

JUNE

1454

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

# ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

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End: 24
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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=786435 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.4 ST.DEV=1.0

R'S SEX

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 23
Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MALE

655

2 .

FEMALE

799

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

STATE CODE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 27
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 2

Variable Text: STATE CODE

Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 1 CODE: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 FREQ: 12 13 10 119 7 13 8 7 74 34 11 CODE: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FREQ: 63 35 33 24 24 24 12 17 41 48 34 CODE: 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 FREQ: 19 18 14 17 4 6 51 14 85 33 1 CODE: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 FREQ: 79 26 15 118 6 27 8 28 100 7 10 CODE: 47 48 49 50 51 FREQ: 36 24 7 36 2

TELEPHONE NUMBER

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End: 33
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 26
Width: 6

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.

SIZE OF PLACE CODE

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End: 34
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 32
Width: 1

Variable Text: SIZE OF PLACE CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LARGE CITIES (OVER 500,000)

279

2 .

SUBURB OF LARGE CITIES

209

3 .

SMALL CITIES (5,000-500,000)

107

4 .

REMAINDER OF U.S

832

5 .

NA

28

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 5

SELECTION STATUS

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End: 35
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: SELECTION STATUS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ORIGINAL SAMPLE

1355

2 .

REPUBLICAN SUPPLEMENT

99

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

1 R THNK SELF REP/DEM/IN

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End: 36
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 34
Width: 1

Question: GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU USUALLY THINK OF YOURSELF AS A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, OR AN INDEPENDENT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REPUBLICAN

282

2 .

DEMOCRAT

638

3 .

INDEPENDENT, NO PREFERENCE

479

8 .

DK

32

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

23

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

2 REP R PRFR REAGAN/FORD

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Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: AS OF NOW, WHOM DO YOU PREFER FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION -- RONALD REAGAN OR GERALD FORD?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

251

2 .

GERALD FORD

379

6 .

NEITHER, WOULD NOT VOTE

79

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1

638

8 .

DK

94

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

13

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

3 HW STRNG FAVR REP CAND

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End: 38
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: HOW STRONGLY DO YOU FAVOR (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM WOULD YOU SAY VERY STRONGLY, SOMEWHAT STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY STRONGLY

240

2 .

SOMEWHAT STRONGLY

247

3 .

NOT STRONGLY AT ALL

126

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

824

8 .

DK

12

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

4A REASON R PREFERS CAND

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End: 39
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: VOTERS TELL US DIFFERENT REASONS WHY THEY CHOOSE ONE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OVER ANOTHER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAY. PLEASE TELL ME WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON YOU CHOSE (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6); RECORD ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER

47

2 .

HE'S NOT PART OF THE CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW

69

3 .

HIS OPPONENT IS IRRESPONSIBLE

15

4 .

HIS OPPONENT IS NOT COMPETENT ENOUGH

62

5 .

HE'S MORE HONEST

117

6 .

I LIKE HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUES

250

7 .

NONE OF THESE

41

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

824

8 .

DK

21

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

9

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

4B 2D RSN R PREFERS CAND

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End: 40
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 38
Width: 1

Question: IS THERE A SECOND VERY IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU CHOSE (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM Q.2)? WHICH ONE IS IT? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.4A))

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER

66

2 .

HE'S NOT PART OF THE CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW

55

3 .

HIS OPPONENT IS IRRESPONSIBLE

22

4 .

HIS OPPONENT IS NOT COMPETENT ENOUGH

55

5 .

HE'S MORE HONEST

114

6 .

I LIKE HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUE

103

7 .

NONE OF THESE

102

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; CODED 7-9 IN Q.4A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

894

8 .

DK

27

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

15

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.4A FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

5A MST IMPT REP POL ISSU

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End: 41
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 39
Width: 1

Question: NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES. VOTERS TELL US CERTAIN ISSUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS. WHICH ONE OF (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM Q.2) POSITIONS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU CHOSE HIM? (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST (CHOICES 1-6), RECORD ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'LL REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

56

2 .

HE'LL DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE ECONOMY

206

3 .

HE'S LESS LIKELY TO SPLIT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

30

4 .

HE WON'T LET US FALL BEHIND RUSSIA

44

5 .

HE'LL CLEAN UP THE WELFARE SITUATION

80

6 .

HE'S LESS LIKELY TO GET US INTO A WAR

136

7 .

NONE OF THESE

36

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

824

8 .

DK

31

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

11

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

5B 2ND IMPT REP POL ISSU

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 42
End: 42
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 40
Width: 1

Question: IS THERE A SECOND ISSUE THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU CHOSE (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM Q.2)? WHICH ONE IS IT? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.5A))

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'LL REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT

44

2 .

HE'LL DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE ECONOMY

89

3 .

HE'S LESS LIKELY TO SPLIT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

29

4 .

HE WON'T LET US FALL BEHIND RUSSIA

72

5 .

HE'LL CLEAN UP THE WELFARE SITUATION

112

6 .

HE'S LESS LIKELY TO GET US INTO A WAR

69

7 .

NONE OF THESE

92

0 .

INAP., CODED 2 IN Q.1; CODED 6,8 OR 9 IN Q.2; CODED 7-9 IN Q.5A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

902

8 .

DK

24

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

22

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

6 DEMOCRTIC CAND R PRFER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 43
End: 43
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 41
Width: 1

Question: AS OF NOW, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE (5) CANDIDATES DO YOU PREFER MOST FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-5). IF RESPONDENT GIVES SOME OTHER CANDIDATE, REPEAT THE NAMES.)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FRANK CHURCH

34

2 .

GEORGE WALLACE

86

3 .

MORRIS UDALL

56

4 .

JIMMY CARTER

639

5 .

JERRY BROWN

178

7 .

OTHER, NONE OF NAMES GIVEN

58

0 .

INAP., CODED 1 IN Q.1; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

282

8 .

DK

99

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

22

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

7A D/AGR GOV SEE TO JOBS

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 44
End: 44
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 42
Width: 1

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

1032

2 .

DISAGREE

368

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

51

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

7B D/AGR BE FRIENDS USSR

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 45
End: 45
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 43
Width: 1

Question: IT IS NOT IN OUR INTEREST TO BE SO FRIENDLY WITH RUSSIA BECAUSE WE ARE GIVING MORE THAN WE ARE GETTING.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

864

2 .

DISAGREE

422

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

151

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.7 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

7C D/AGR ELMNATE WELFARE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 46
End: 46
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 44
Width: 1

Question: MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

535

2 .

DISAGREE

706

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

205

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

8

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.7 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

7D D/AGR ELT NON-WSH POL

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 47
End: 47
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 45
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

650

2 .

DISAGREE

573

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

195

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

36

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.7 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

7E D/AGR PNAMA CNTR CANL

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Question: OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD RETURN CONTROL OF THE PANAMA CANAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

324

2 .

DISAGREE

824

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

275

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

32

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.7 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

7F D/AGR GOV MRE BAL BDG

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Question: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE A MORE BALANCED BUDGET EVEN IF THAT MEANS SPENDING LESS MONEY ON PROGRAMS FOR SUCH THINGS AS HEALTH AND EDUCATION.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

599

2 .

DISAGREE

728

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

114

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

12

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.7 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

8 WUD R VOTE FORD/CARTER

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT, OR WOULDN'T YOU VOTE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

426

2 .

JIMMY CARTER

734

7 .

WOULD NOT VOTE

205

8 .

DK

73

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

9 HW STRG R FAV PRS CAND

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Question: HOW STRONGLY DO YOU FAVOR (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM WOULD YOU SAY VERY STRONGLY, SOMEWHAT STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY STRONGLY

512

2 .

SOMEWHAT STRONGLY

473

3 .

NOT STRONGLY AT ALL

153

0 .

INAP., CODED 7-9 IN Q.8; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

294

8 .

DK

21

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

1

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

10 SM/LG GOV SM/BIG SERV

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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 .

SMALLER

627

2 .

BIGGER

609

8 .

DK, DEPENDS

194

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

24

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

11 ECONMY GETNG WOR/BETR

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

IMPROVING

367

2 .

STAYING THE SAME

574

3 .

GETTING WORSE

466

8 .

DK

42

9 .

NO ANSWER

4

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

12 R TRUST GOVN DO RIGHT

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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?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

JUST ABOUT ALWAYS

55

2 .

MOST OF THE TIME

430

3 .

SOME OF THE TIME

847

4 .

NONE OF THE TIME

78

8 .

DK

26

9 .

NO ANSWER

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

13 WD R VOTE REGN/CARTER

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT, OR WOULDN'T YOU VOTE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

363

2 .

JIMMY CARTER

765

7 .

WOULD NOT VOTE

221

8 .

DK

88

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

14 HW STRG R FAV PR CAND

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Question: HOW STRONGLY DO YOU FAVOR (NAME OF CANDIDATE FROM VERY STRONGLY, SOMEWHAT STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY STRONGLY

538

2 .

SOMEWHAT STRONGLY

432

3 .

NOT STRONGLY AT ALL

144

0 .

INAP., CODED 7-9 IN Q.13

325

8 .

DK

8

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

15 GOV ATNT UNEMPL/INFLT

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Question: TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING THE COUNTRY ARE UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION. WHICH DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO -- THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT OR THE PROBLEM OF INFLATION?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

UNEMPLOYMENT

624

2 .

INFLATION

636

7 .

BOTH EQUAL

153

8 .

DK

35

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

16 DCR/INCR GOV MIL SPND

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR MILITARY DEFENCE SHOULD BE REDUCED OR INCREASED?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCED

513

2 .

INCREASED

625

7 .

KEPT AT SAME LEVEL

183

8 .

DK

122

9 .

NO ANSWER

10

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

17A R UN/FAVOR OPN REAGN

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Question: NOW I'M GOING TO NAME SOME OF THE POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND ASK WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM. SOME PEOPLE TELL US THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD MUCH ABOUT SOME OF THESE CANDIDATES. SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT SOMEONE I NAME, JUST TELL ME. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT RONALD REAGAN OR DON'T YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HIM TO HAVE AN OPINION? (INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE ANSWERING TO "FAVORABLE" OR "UNFAVORABLE", ASK IF THEY CAN SAY IF IT'S JUST "GENERALLY" FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE, OR IF THEY ARE STILL "UNDECIDED".)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

619

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

471

3 .

UNDECIDED

123

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

205

9 .

NO ANSWER

37

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

17B R UN/FAVOR OPIN FORD

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Question: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT GERALD FORD OR DON'T YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HIM TO HAVE AN OPINION? (INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE ANSWERING TO "FAVORABLE" OR "UNFAVORABLE", ASK IF THEY CAN SAY IF IT'S JUST "GENERALLY" FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE, OR IF THEY ARE STILL "UNDECIDED".)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

743

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

476

3 .

UNDECIDED

118

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

86

9 .

NO ANSWER

31

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.17 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

18A IS REGAN MRE LIB/CON

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

205

2 .

MODERATE

250

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

518

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.17A

241

8 .

DK

227

9 .

NO ANSWER

12

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

18B IS FORD MRE LIB/CONV

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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

178

2 .

MODERATE

471

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

462

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.17B

117

8 .

DK

200

9 .

NO ANSWER

25

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

19 R HV UN/FVOR OPN CRTR

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Question: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF JIMMY CARTER, OR DON'T YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HIM TO HAVE AN OPINION?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

685

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

179

3 .

UNDECIDED

69

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HIM

501

9 .

NO ANSWER

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

20A 1ST RSN R LKE CARTER

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Question: VOTERS TELL US DIFFERENT REASONS WHY THEY LIKE JIMMY CARTER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAY. PLEASE TELL ME WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON YOU LIKE JIMMY CARTER. (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST (CHOICES 1-6), RECORD ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE DOESN'T PRETEND TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS

232

2 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER

43

3 .

HE'S NOT PART OF THE CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW

119

4 .

HE'S DEEPLY RELIGIOUS

70

5 .

WE'D BENEFIT FROM HAVING A SOUTHERNER IN THE WHITE HOUSE

15

6 .

I LIKE HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUES

167

7 .

NONE OF THESE

30

0 .

INAP., CODED 2, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

769

8 .

DK

6

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

2

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

20B 2ND RSN R LKE CARTER

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Question: IS THERE A SECOND REASON WHY YOU LIKE JIMMY CARTER? WHICH ONE IS IT? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.20A).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE DOESN'T PRETEND TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS

136

2 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER

42

3 .

HE'S NOT PART OF THE CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW

111

4 .

HE'S DEEPLY RELIGIOUS

67

5 .

WE'D BENEFIT FROM HAVING A SOUTHERNER IN THE WHITE HOUSE

35

6 .

I LIKE HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUES

130

7 .

NONE OF THESE

86

0 .

INAP., CODED 2, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; CODED 7-9 IN Q.20A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

807

8 .

DK

21

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.20A FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

21A 1 POL ISU R LKE CRTR

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Question: NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES. VOTERS TELL US CERTAIN ISSUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN OTHER ISSUES. WHICH ONE OF JIMMY CARTER'S POSITIONS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU LIKE HIM? (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST (CHOICES 1-6).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'LL REORGANIZE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

104

2 .

HE'LL REFORM WELFARE

77

3 .

HE'LL CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES

88

4 .

HE'LL CUT DEFENCE SPENDING

29

5 .

HE'LL BE FAIR TO BLACKS

40

6 .

HE'LL RESTORE HONESTY TO GOVERNMENT

291

7 .

NONE OF THESE

35

0 .

INAP., CODED 2, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

769

8 .

DK

15

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

6

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

21B 2 POL ISU R LKE CRTR

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Question: IS THERE A SECOND ISSUE THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU LIKE JIMMY CARTER? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.21A).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'LL REORGANIZE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

119

2 .

HE'LL REFORM WELFARE

95

3 .

HE'LL CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES

132

4 .

HE'LL CUT DEFENSE SPENDING

23

5 .

HE'LL BE FAIR TO BLACKS

42

6 .

HE'LL RESTORE HONESTY TO GOVERNMENT

91

7 .

NONE OF THESE

67

0 .

INAP., CODED 2, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; CODED 7-9 IN Q.21A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

824

8 .

DK

30

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

31

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.21A FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

22A 1 IMPT RSN DLKE CRTR

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Question: VOTERS TELL US DIFFERENT REASONS WHY THEY DISLIKE JIMMY CARTER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAY. PLEASE TELL ME WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON YOU DISLIKE JIMMY CARTER. (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST (CHOICES 1-6), RECORD ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'S ON BOTH SIDES OF MOST ISSUES

86

2 .

HIS RELIGION MIGHT INFLUENCE HIS POLICIES

6

3 .

I DON'T REALLY TRUST HIM

29

4 .

HE'S A SOUTHERNER

5

5 .

I DON'T AGREE WITH HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUES

27

6 .

HE'S CONCEITED

10

7 .

NONE OF THESE

14

0 .

INAP., CODED 1, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

1275

8 .

DK

2

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

22B 2 IMPT RSN DLKE CRTR

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Question: IS THERE A SECOND REASON WHY YOU DISLIKE JIMMY CARTER? WHICH ONE IS IT? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.22A).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE'S ON BOTH SIDES OF MOST ISSUES

21

2 .

HIS RELIGION MIGHT INFLUENCE HIS POLICIES

6

3 .

I DON'T REALLY TRUST HIM

42

4 .

HE'S A SOUTHERNER

10

5 .

I DON'T AGREE WITH HIS STANDS ON THE ISSUES

31

6 .

HE'S CONCEITED

15

7 .

NONE OF THESE

22

0 .

INAP., CODED 1, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; CODED 7-9 IN Q.22A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

1291

8 .

DK

9

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

8

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.22A FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

23A 1 POL ISU DLKE CARTR

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Question: NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT POLITICAL ISSUES. VOTERS TELL US CERTAIN ISSUES ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN OTHER ISSUES. WHICH ONE OF JIMMY CARTER'S POSITIONS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU DISLIKE HIM? (INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST (CHOICES 1-6).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS OF CITIES

25

2 .

HE DOESN'T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE INTERESTS OF LABOR

17

3 .

HE'S TOO PRO-MILITARY

11

4 .

HE PAYS TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS

12

5 .

HE WON'T STAND UP TO THE RUSSIANS

17

6 .

HE'S NOT LIBERAL ENOUGH

31

7 .

NONE OF THESE

44

0 .

INAP., CODED 1, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

1275

8 .

DK

20

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

23B 2 POL ISU DLKE CARTR

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Question: IS THERE A SECOND ISSUE THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT REASON WHY YOU DISLIKE JIMMY CARTER? (INTERVIEWER: READ LIST (CHOICES 1-6) EXCLUDING PREVIOUS CHOICE (IN Q.23A).)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS OF CITIES

14

2 .

HE DOESN'T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE INTERESTS OF LABOR

10

3 .

HE'S TOO PRO-MILITARY

9

4 .

HE PAYS TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS

7

5 .

HE WON'T STAND UP TO THE RUSSIANS

13

6 .

HE'S NOT LIBERAL ENOUGH

10

7 .

NONE OF THESE

27

0 .

INAP., CODED 1, 3, 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; CODED 7-9 IN Q.23A; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

1342

8 .

DK

16

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.23A FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

24 IS CRTR POLTL LIB/CON

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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

192

2 .

MODERATE

376

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

232

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.19; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT

521

8 .

DK

117

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

25 R REG TO VOTE - PARTY

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Question: I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT REGISTERING TO VOTE: IS YOUR NAME RECORDED IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION BOOK OF THE PRECINCT OR ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? ... WHAT PARTY ARE YOU REGISTERED IN? (INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ LIST)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NO NOT REGISTERED

327

2 .

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

16

3 .

REGISTERED REPUBLICAN

286

4 .

REGISTERED DEMOCRATIC

613

5 .

REGISTERED IN ANOTHER PARTY

29

6 .

REGISTERED BUT NOT IN ANY PARTY

127

8 .

NOT SURE

38

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-6

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

26 IMP PRE CAND WIN/POLT

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Question: WHEN YOUR PARTY SELECTS ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, WHICH QUALITY DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT -- THAT HE CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER, OR THAT HE TAKES THE "RIGHT" POSITION ON THE ISSUES?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

THAT HE CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER

180

2 .

TAKES "RIGHT" POSITION

1161

8 .

DK, DEPENDS

79

9 .

NO ANSWER

34

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

27A DIS/AGR KISNGR RPLCD

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Question: DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS? HENRY KISSINGER SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

584

2 .

DISAGREE

654

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

184

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

32

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

27B DIS/AGR GOV ATTN MIN

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

657

2 .

DISAGREE

670

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

112

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

15

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.27 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

27C DIS/AGR RGHT PRD NIX

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 75
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

689

2 .

DISAGREE

642

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

97

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

26

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.27 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

27D DIS/AGR GOV NOT NO 1

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 76
Width: 1

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

786

2 .

DISAGREE

496

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

147

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

25

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.27 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

27E DIS/AGR WAL EX R FEL

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End: 79
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 77
Width: 1

Question: DESPITE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PRIMARIES, GEORGE WALLACE EXPRESSES MY FEELINGS ON MANY ISSUES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

513

2 .

DISAGREE

706

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

193

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

42

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.27 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

27F DIS/AGR OFLS NOT CAR

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End: 80
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 78
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

875

2 .

DISAGREE

477

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

85

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.27 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

28 WLD R PREFR OTHR CAND

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Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 79
Width: 1

Question: THE EXPERTS SAY THAT JIMMY CARTER WILL WIN THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. WOULD YOU REALLY HAVE PREFERRED ANOTHER CANDIDATE? (IF YES) WHICH ONE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NO (PREFERRED CARTER)

724

2 .

YES, PREFERRED HUMPHREY

133

3 .

YES, PREFERRED UDALL

58

4 .

YES, PREFERRED WALLACE

55

5 .

YES, PREFERRED CHURCH

37

6 .

YES, PREFERRED BROWN

121

7 .

YES, PREFERRED SOMEONE ELSE

90

8 .

DK

161

9 .

NO ANSWER

74

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

29 DIS/APR FORD HNDL ECO

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 80
Width: 1

Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY GERALD FORD IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

APPROVE

650

2 .

DISAPPROVE

611

8 .

DK

159

9 .

NO ANSWER

35

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

30 DIS/APR FRD HND FR PL

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End: 21
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 81
Width: 1

Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY GERALD FORD IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

APPROVE

550

2 .

DISAPPROVE

604

8 .

DK

252

9 .

NO ANSWER

48

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

31 R CNCRN REGAN PLT PTY

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End: 22
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 82
Width: 1

Question: HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU THAT RONALD REAGAN IS SPLITTING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? WOULD YOU SAY VERY CONCERNED, SOMEWHAT CONCERNED, OR NOT CONCERNED AT ALL?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY CONCERNED

126

2 .

SOMEWHAT CONCERNED

430

3 .

NOT CONCERNED AT ALL

815

8 .

DK

64

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

32 NAT PRBLM PRG/GOV MRL

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End: 23
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 83