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 2: MARCH SURVEY (ICPSR 7660) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES FIRST ICPSR EDITION, 1981 FIRST PRINTING, 1981 INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 C 1981 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND THE ROPER PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH CENTER, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED, 1981 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF THE ICPSR. ALL OR PART OF THIS CODEBOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED FOR USE AT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS WITH APPROPRIATE CITATION TO THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND THE ICPSR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS USING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) USED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR THE CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976, WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PAR- TICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. INTRODUCTION SERIES DESCRIPTION I STUDY DESCRIPTION IV RELATED PUBLICATIONS IV SAMPLING INFORMATION V WEIGHTING AND FREQUENCIES INFORMATION VII CODEBOOK INFORMATION VIII PROCESSING INFORMATION XI FILE STRUCTURE XI VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST XII CODEBOOK 1 APPENDIX 45 I SERIES DESCRIPTION CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1976 CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES WERE EQUAL PARTNERS IN A SERIES OF ELECTION SURVEYS COVERING THE 1976 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THE ICPSR CITATION REFLECTS ONLY AN ALPHABELTICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS. THE SURVEYS WERE INTENDED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE POLITICAL REPORTING OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE SURVEYS, USING EXTENSIVE COVERAGE EARLY IN THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN, WERE DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE PUBLIC'S CHANGING PERCEPTION OF THE CANDIDATES, THE ISSUES, AND THE CANDIDATES' POSITION VIS-A-VIS THE ISSUES. IT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE TWO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE SPECULATION IN THEIR CAMPAIGN REPORTING ABOUT THE VOTING PUBLIC'S STATE OF MIND. TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED. THE FIRST WERE TEN SEPARATE TELEPHONE SURVEYS, EACH WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1500 RANDOMLY SELECTED ADULTS. FIVE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED MONTHLY FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE, FOUR MORE BETWEEN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND THE GENERAL ELECTION--ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONE FOLLOWING EACH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. A FINAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TWO DAYS AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION. THE SECOND SET OF SURVEYS WERE DONE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION OR PRIMARY. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE AMONG A RANDOM SAMPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAD JUST VOTED IN EITHER THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION. THESE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY STATES: CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE ELECTION DAY SURVEY CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE WITH VOTERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THEIR POLITICAL PARTY PREFERENCE, THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM THEY WOULD VOTE OR HAD VOTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD NATIONAL ISSUES, THE ISSUES AND CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM IN THEIR CHOICE OF A CANDIDATE, AND SEVERAL DEMOGRAPHICS. II SERIES SAMPLING INFORMATION AND DATES OF INTERVIEWING NATIONAL SURVEYS SURVEY AND POPULATION IN SAMPLE REINTERVIEWS DATES OF SAMPLE SIZE INCLUDED INTERVIEWING IN TOTAL FEBRUARY ALL ADULTS 1458 (2/2-2/8) MARCH ALL ADULTS 1524 303 1ST (3/18-3/24) INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY APRIL ALL ADULTS 1464 354 1ST (4/10-4/15) INTERVIEWED IN MARCH MAY ALL ADULTS 1501 339 1ST (5/19-5/23) INTERVIEWED IN APRIL JUNE ALL ADULTS 1454 306 1ST (6/15-6/20) INTERVIEWED IN MAY 286 1ST INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER REGISTERED 1703 (8/29-9/5) ONLY DEBATE ONE REGISTERED 1167 ALL 1167 1ST (9/24-9/25) ONLY INTERVIEWED IN SEPTEMBER DEBATE TWO REGISTERED 1761 (10/8-10/12) ONLY DEBATE THREE REGISTERED 2025 (10/24-10/27) ONLY ELECTION DAY VOTERS ONLY 15,300 (NOV.2) POST-ELECTION ALL ADULTS 2042 1699 REGISTERED (11/4-11/8) 343 UNREGISTERED ALL 1ST INTERVIEWED AFTER DEBATE 3 III STATE PRIMARY DAY SURVEYS *IN THESE STATES REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WERE SURVEYED WITH DIFFERENT QUESTIONNAIRES AND ARE CONTAINED IN SEPARATE DATA FILES. STATE AND TOTAL DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS DATE OF INTERVIEW *CALIFORNIA 2411 1492 919 (JUNE 8) FLORIDA 1680 1166 514 (MARCH 9) ILLINOIS 1060 716 344 (MARCH 16) *INDIANA 1471 816 655 (MAY 4) MASSACHUSETTS 1093 783 211 (MARCH 2) *MICHIGAN 1840 838 1002 (MAY 18) NEW HAMPSHIRE 1235 561 674 (FEBRUARY 24) NEW YORK 1074 1074 --- (APRIL 6) *OHIO 1650 983 667 (JUNE 8) OREGON 2089 1262 827 (MAY 25) PENNSYLVANIA 1507 1507 --- (APRIL 27) WISCONSIN 1835 1014 821 (APRIL 6) IV STUDY DESCRIPTION - PART 2 MARCH SURVEY THE MARCH SURVEY WAS A NATIONWIDE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE. THE RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED FOR THEIR OPINIONS OF CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES, THEIR ASSESSMENT OF THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS AND ATTITUDES ON ISSUES, AND THEIR PREFERRED CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE RESPONDENTS' EDUCATION, AGE, RACE AND OCCUPATION WAS ALSO ASCERTAINED. THE FILE CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 1524 RESPONDENTS AND 111 VARIABLES. 303 OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE FIRST INTERVIEWED IN THE FEBRUARY SURVEY AND WERE RECONTACTED AND REINTERVIEWED IN THE MARCH SURVEY. RELATED PUBLICATIONS CHARLES H.BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HIRSH, SURVEY RESEARCH. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1963. JOSEPH WAKSBERG, "SAMPLING METHODS FOR RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, VOL. 73 (MARCH, 1978) 40-46. V SAMPLING INFORMATION THE INDIVIDUALS COMPRISING THE SAMPLE IN THE CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SURVEYS WERE SELECTED THROUGH A VARIATION OF RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING TECHNIQUES USING A PROCEDURE DESIGNED BY WARREN J. MITOFSKY IN 1970 FOR CBS NEWS SURVEYS. THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE BY JOSEPH WAKSBERG AND IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT PUBLICATION "SAMPLING METHODS FOR RAMDOM-DIGIT DIALING," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION. (VOL.73) MARCH, 1978, PP. 40-46. PRIMARY SAMPLING UNITS (PSU'S) ARE BLOCKS OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS, IDENTICAL THROUGH THE EIGHTH DIGIT (AREA CODE-EXCHANGE-XX__). THE PSU'S WERE STRATIFIED BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, AREA CODE AND SIZE OF PLACE. FOUR SIZE OF PLACE STRATA WERE CRUDELY DETERMINED BY USING THE GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES OF THE PLACES WHERE THE CENTRAL OFFICES ARE LOCATED. THESE COORDINATES ARE ASSIGNED BY THE PHONE COMPANY TO EVERY EXCHANGE. ALL EXCHANGES IN THE SAME CITY WOULD HAVE THE SAME COORDINATES. LARGE AND SMALL CITY STRATA WERE DEFINED BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF EXCHANGES PER PAIR OF COORDINATES. SUBURBS ARE EXCHANGES WITHIN 15 MILES OF LARGE CITIES. THE LAST STRATUM INCLUDES THE REMAINING EXCHANGES. THE NUMBER OF WORKING RESIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS PER EXCHANGE VARIES CONSIDERABLY BY STRATUM. THE FIRST STAGE SELECTION WAS SYSTEMATIC WITH A UNIFORM RATE, FROM A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL EXISTING AREA CODES AND EXCHANGES IN THE COTERMINOUS UNITED STATES. THE LAST TWO DIGITS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED WITHIN EACH PSU. THE NUMBER WAS CALLED FOR A SCREENING INTERVIEW. IF IT WAS A WORKING RESIDENTIAL NUMBER, THE PSU (I.E., THE BLOCK OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS) WAS RETAINED IN THE SAMPLE. THREE RESIDENCES WERE TO BE CONTACTED WITHIN A PSU FOR EACH SURVEY. THE ACTUAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH SURVEY WERE SELECTED IN SMALL GROUPS (REPLICATES), TO PERMIT VARYING SAMPLE SIZES WHILE RETAINING APPROPRIATE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. VI THE INITIAL SCREENING OF A PSU TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PRACTICE OF ASSIGNING WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN BLOCKS OF 100'S OR 1000'S BEFORE STARTING A NEW BLOCK. THE DESIGN IS SELF-WEIGHTING, AS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN EIGHT DIGIT GROUP OR "BLOCK" BEING SELECTED AS A PSU IS EXACTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF WORKING NUMBERS IN THE BLOCK. RESPONDENTS WERE SELECTED WITHIN HOUSEHOLD USING A METHOD DEVELOPED BY KISH, AND MODIFIED BY BACKSTROM AND HIRSH.(CHARLES H. BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HIRSH, SURVEY RESEARCH. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1963, PP. 52-58.) THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD. THE PROCEDURE PROVIDES AN UNBIASED SELECTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OF FEWER THAN FIVE ADULTS. THE RESPONDENT SELECTION CONTROLS FOR SEX AND THE RELATIVE AGE COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD. 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 MARCH SAMPLE CONTAINS 303 PERSONS FIRST INTERVIEWED IN FEBRUARY. THE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS 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 MARCH SURVEY INCLUDES AN OVERSAMPLING OF REPUBLI- CANS 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 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 MARCH 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 19 2 5A WHEN R DECID CANDIDATE 3 MD=0 OR GE 8 REF 19 4 LOC 36 WIDTH 1 5 ------------- 6 ------------ 7 Q.3. VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATES AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN. WHEN DID YOU DECIDE ON WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR? WAS IT AFTER THE THIRD DEBATE, AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE, AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE, AFTER THE CONVENTIONS, AFTER THE PRIMARIES, OR DID YOU KNOW ALL ALONG WHO YOU WERE GOING TO VOTE FOR? 8 ---------------------------- 9 ---------------------------- 10 11 12 149 1. AFTER THE THIRD DEBATE 128 2. AFTER THE SECOND DEBATE 101 3. AFTER THE FIRST DEBATE 322 4. AFTER THE CONVENTIONS 147 5. AFTER THE PRIMARIES 553 6. KNEW ALL ALONG 518 0. INAP., CODED 3, 4, 8 OR 9 IN Q.1; SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT 54 8. DK 23 9. NO ANSWER, REFUSED; ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP ........................................................... 1. INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBERS. A VARI- ABLE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH ITEM IN THE STUDY. IN THIS CODEBOOK, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DATASET, THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSET OR REARRANGED BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E.G., MMP TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR TCOT TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATASET, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATASET. IX 2. INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED VARIABLE NAME (MAXIMUM OF 24 CHARACTERS) USED IN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR THE USER. AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE VARIABLE NAME CAN BE FOUND IN THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST. THE QUESTION NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIABLE APPEARS AT THE BEGINING OF THE VARIABLE NAME. 3. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE, CODE VALUES EQUAL TO ZERO AND THOSE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO EIGHT ARE MISSING DATA (MD=0 OR GE 8). ALTERNATIVE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE "MD=0", "MD=9", OR "NO MISSING DATA CODES". SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (INCLUDING THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE) REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO EXCLUDE FROM ANALYSIS CAN BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA", E.G., INAPPROPRIATE, UNASCERTAINED, UNASCERTAINABLE OR AMBIGOUS DATA CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH THESE CODES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THEM IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF SO DESIRED. 4. INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARI- ABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT. IF THE VARIABLE IS OF A MULTIPLE- RESPONSE TYPE, THE WIDTH REFERENCED IS THAT OF A SINGLE RESPONSE. 5. INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE ON CARDS OR IN A CARD-IMAGE FORMAT (EITHER 80- OR 84-COLUMN FORMAT). 6. A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH IMPLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "XX DEC PLACE(S)", WHERE XX IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED (NOT PUNCHED) IN THE VARIABLE. 7. THIS IS THE FULL TEXT (QUESTION) SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE. THE QUESTION TEXT REFLECTS THE ORIGINAL WORDING OF THE QUESTION- NAIRE ITEM. X 8. INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION. 9. A VARIABLE WHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "SEE NOTE(S) X", WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCED. 10. INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE FOR THIS VARIABLE. 11. INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OCCURRING IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE, WHERE RANGES OF VALUES ARE INDICATED BY ..., THE "..." DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DATA. 12. INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN THE CODE DEFINITIONS ARE "DK" (DON'T KNOW), "NA" (NOT ASCERTAINED), AND "INAP" (INAPPROPRIATE). THE PHRASES "SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT" AND "ERRONEOUSLY CODED INAP," WHICH APPEAR FREQUENTLY IN THE "INAP" AND "NO ANSWER" CODE DEFINITIONS, REFLECT RECODING THAT WAS DONE TO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY. RESPONDENTS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED "INAP" BUT WERE NOT HAVE BEEN RECODED TO "INAP", AND THOSE WHO WERE CODED "INAP" BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN RECODED TO THE "NO ANSWER" CATEGORY. XI PROCESSING INFORMATION THIS STUDY WAS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD ICPSR PROCEDURES. THE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR INCONSISTENT CODES, ILLEGAL CODES AND BLANKS WHICH, WHENEVER FOUND, WERE CORRECTED BY RECODING TO THE APPROPRIATE MISSING DATA CATEGORIES. THE PHRASES "SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED INAP BUT WAS NOT" AND "ERRONEOULSY CODED INAP," WHICH APPEAR FREQUENTLY IN THE "INAP" AND "NO ANSWER" CODE DEFINITIONS, REFLECT RECODING THAT WAS DONE TO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY. RESPONDENTS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN CODED "INAP" BUT WERE NOT HAVE BEEN RECODED TO "INAP", AND THOSE WHO WERE CODED "INAP" BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN RECODED TO THE "NO ANSWER" CATEGORY. STATEMENTS BRACKETED IN "(" AND ")" SIGNS IN THE BODY OF THE CODEBOOK AND THE FOOTNOTES WERE ADDED BY THE PROCESSORS FOR EXPLANATORY PURPOSES. FILE STRUCTURE THE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM ICPSR IN TWO FORMATS: A CARD-IMAGE FILE AND AN OSIRIS DATASET. THE CARD-IMAGE FILE CONTAINS 2 DECKS PER RESPONDENT ON 80-COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DATA ARE SORTED BY RESPONDENT NUMBER WITH ALL DECKS (CARDS) FOR EACH CASE TOGETHER IN ASCENDING ORDER. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE OSIRIS DATASET. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY CONTAINS ALL TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATAFILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK FILE IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD OF 128 BYTES FOR EACH RESPONDENT. THERE ARE 111 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-002 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 SEX OF RESPONDENT 13 STATE CODE 14 TELEPHONE NUMBER 15 SIZE OF PLACE CODE 16 SELECTION STATUS 17 DOES R THINK OF HIM/HERSELF AS A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, OR AN INDEPENDENT R'S ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES 18 R (DIS)AGREES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH A JOB 19 R (DIS)AGREES THAT THE U.S. IS MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS 20 R (DIS)AGREES THAT MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED 21 R (DIS)AGREES THAT THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED 22 R (DIS)AGREES THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MINORITIES 23 R (DIS)AGREES THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 24 R (DIS)AGREES THAT LAWS AGAINST POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE ENVIRONMENT 25 DOES R THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR SHOULD BE REDUCED 26 DOES R THINK THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING RAPIDLY 27 IS R (DIS)SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING 28 DOES R THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR MILITARY DEFENSE SHOULD BE REDUCED R'S OPINION OF CANDIDATES 29 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF RONALD REAGAN 30 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF MORRIS UDALL 31 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF HENRY JACKSON 32 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF JIMMY CARTER 33 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF GERALD FORD 34 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF GEORGE WALLACE 35 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF HUBERT HUMPHREY 36 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF FRANK CHURCH 37 R HAS (UN)FAVORABLE OPINION OF FRED HARRIS R'S ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDATE ISSUE POSITIONS 38 DOES R THINK REAGAN IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 39 DOES R THINK THAT UDALL IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 40 DOES R THINK THAT JACKSON IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 41 DOES R THINK THAT CARTER IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 42 DOES R THINK THAT FORD IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 43 DOES R THINK THAT WALLACE IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 44 DOES R THINK THAT HUMPHREY IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET 45 DOES R THINK THAT REAGAN IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS 46 DOES R THINK UDALL BELIEVES THAT WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 47 DOES R THINK JACKSON BELIEVES WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 48 DOES R THINK THAT CARTER BELIEVES WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 49 DOES R THINK THAT FORD BELIEVES WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 50 DOES R THINK THAT WALLACE BELIEVES WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 51 DOES R THINK THAT HUMPHREY BELIEVES WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS WITH RUSSIA 52 DOES R THINK THAT REAGAN FEELS THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MINORITIES 53 DOES R THINK THAT UDALL FEELS TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES 54 DOES R THINK THAT JACKSON FEELS THAT TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES 55 DOES R THINK THAT CARTER FEELS THAT TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES 56 DOES R THINK THAT FORD FEELS THAT TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES 57 DOES R THINK THAT WALLACE FEELS THAT TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES 58 DOES R THINK THAT HUMPHREY FEELS THAT TOO MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO MINORITIES R'S ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDATES 59 DOES R THINK OF REAGAN AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 60 DOES R THINK OF UDALL AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 61 DOES R THINK OF JACKSON AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 62 DOES R THINK OF CARTER AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 63 DOES R THINK OF FORD AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 64 DOES R THINK OF WALLACE AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 65 DOES R THINK OF HUMPHREY AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE 66 REAGAN: MORE HONESTY AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 67 UDALL: MORE HONEST AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 68 JACKSON: MORE HONEST AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 69 CARTER: MORE HONESTY AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 70 FORD: MORE HONEST AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 71 WALLACE: MORE HONEST AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 72 HUMPHREY: MORE HONEST AND MORE INTEGRITY THAN MOST 73 REAGAN: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 74 UDALL: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 75 JACKSON: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 76 CARTER: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 77 FORD: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 78 WALLACE: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 79 HUMPHREY: STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP 80 DOES R THINK RONALD REAGAN WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 81 DOES R THINK MORRIS UDALL WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 82 DOES R THINK HENRY JACKSON WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 83 DOES R THINK THAT JIMMY CARTER WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 84 DOES R THINK GERALD FORD WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 85 DOES R THINK GEORGE WALLACE WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT 86 DOES R THINK HUBERT HUMPHREY WOULD BE A VERY COMPETENT PRESIDENT R'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION 87 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR UDALL IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 88 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR WALLACE IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 89 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR CARTER IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 90 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR JACKSON IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 91 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR HUMPHREY IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 92 WOULD R VOTE FOR FORD OR HARRIS IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY 93 CANDIDATE R PREFERS FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT 94 WOULD R PREFER HUMPHREY INSTEAD, FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT 95 CANDIDATE R PREFERS FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION: REAGAN OR FORD 96 DOES R THINK THAT GEORGE WALLACE WOULD BE LIMITED BY HIS HEALTH 97 CHANCE REAGAN WOULD HAVE AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS ISSUES AND CANDIDATE CHOICE 98 IMPORTANT ISSUE IN CHOOSING CANDIDATE: OUR RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA 99 IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR CHOOSING CANDIDATE: GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED JOB PROGRAM 100 IMPORTANCE OF THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN CHOOSING CANDIDATE 101 IMPORTANT ISSUE IN CHOOSING CANDIDATE: TREATMENT OF MINORITIES 102 IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR CHOOSING CANDIDATE: THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION 103 WHO DID RESPONDENT VOTE FOR IN 1972 ELECTION: NIXON OR MCGOVERN 104 R'S VIEWS ON POLITICAL MATTERS : LIBERAL, MODERATE, CONSERVATIVE 105 LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL THAT R ATTENDED 106 R'S AGE GROUP 107 RESPONDENT'S RACE 108 RESPONDENT'S RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND 109 OCCUPATION OF CHIEF WAGE EARNER IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD 110 DOES ANYONE IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD BELONG TO A LABOR UNION 111 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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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 5
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Variable Text: ICPSR EDITION NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

WINTER, 1981 RELEASE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

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

ICPSR PART NUMBER-002

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Variable Text: ICPSR PART NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

001 .

FEBRUARY SURVEY

002 .

MARCH SURVEY

003 .

APRIL SURVEY

004 .

MAY SURVEY

005 .

JUNE SURVEY

006 .

SEPTEMBER SURVEY

007 .

POST-DEBATE ONE SURVEY

008 .

POST-DEBATE TWO SURVEY

009 .

POST-DEBATE THREE SURVEY

010 .

ELECTION DAY SURVEY

011 .

POST-ELECTION SURVEY

Range of Valid Data Values: 001-011

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

RESPONDENT'S I D

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OSIRIS Location:

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Variable Text: RESPONDENT'S I D

WEIGHT VARIABLE

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Variable Text: WEIGHT VARIABLE

CBS REGION CODE

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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.)

443

2 .

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

404

3 .

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

422

4 .

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

255

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

CENSUS REGION CODE

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OSIRIS Location:

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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.)

372

2 .

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

404

3 .

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

493

4 .

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

255

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

COMPLETED INTERVIEW

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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: COMPLETED INTERVIEW

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

1524

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

RESPDNT SELEC KEY NUMBER

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Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 20
Width: 1

Variable Text: RESPONDENT SELECTION KEY NUMBER

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1524 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=3.2 ST.DEV=1.7

SURVEY NUMBER

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 21
Width: 1

Variable Text: SURVEY NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FEBRUARY

2 .

MARCH

1524

3 .

APRIL

4 .

MAY

5 .

JUNE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

NUMB ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 22
Width: 1

Variable Text: NUMBER OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1524 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.4 ST.DEV=0.9

SEX OF RESPONDENT

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Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT (BY INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MALE

720

2 .

FEMALE

804

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

STATE CODE

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End: 27
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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: 28 12 12 134 9 13 5 12 79 38 13 CODE: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FREQ: 84 27 29 33 34 17 15 39 25 53 31 CODE: 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 FREQ: 19 19 14 17 5 2 60 14 120 21 76 CODE: 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 FREQ: 22 20 115 8 24 11 19 78 5 14 31 CODE: 48 49 50 51 FREQ: 21 15 24 7

TELEPHONE NUMBER

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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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Variable Text: SIZE OF PLACE CODE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LARGE CITIES (OVER 500,000)

365

2 .

SUBURB OF LARGE CITIES

208

3 .

SMALL CITIES (5,000-500,000)

119

4 .

REMAINDER OF U.S.

832

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

SELECTION STATUS

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Variable Text: SELECTION STATUS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ORIGINAL SAMPLE

1376

2 .

REPUBLICAN SUPPLEMENT

148

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

1 R THINK SELF RP,DEM,IN

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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

325

2 .

DEMOCRAT

609

3 .

INDEPENDENT/NO PREFERENCE

533

8 .

DON'T KNOW

34

9 .

NO ANSWER/REFUSED

23

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

2A R AGR GVT EVERYON JOB

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1025

2 .

DISAGREE

417

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

79

9 .

NA; REFUSED

3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

2B MAK MAN CONCESS RUSSI

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Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH IN RETURN.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1133

2 .

DISAGREE

199

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

179

9 .

NA; REFUSED

13

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2C (DIS)AGR WELF BE ELIM

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Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

611

2 .

DISAGREE

688

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

221

9 .

NA; REFUSED

4

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2D SOC SEC SYS STRNGTH

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Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED EVEN IF IT MEANS HIGHER TAXES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

888

2 .

DISAGREE

466

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

159

9 .

NA; REFUSED

11

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2E GVT PD MCH ATT TO MIN

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Width: 1

Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) IN GENERAL, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

706

2 .

DISAGREE

643

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

155

9 .

NA; REFUSED

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2F GVT MST HV MR BAL BUD

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Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) 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

656

2 .

DISAGREE

725

8 .

DK; DEPENDS; MIXED FEELINGS

138

9 .

NA; REFUSED

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2G RELAX LAWS AGNST POLL

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Question: (DO YOU DISAGREE OR AGREE THAT) LAWS AGAINST POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE RELAXED TO HELP SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISIS.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

707

2 .

DISAGREE

665

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

141

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

12

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2H GOVT INC/RED SPND H,E

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR SHOULD BE REDUCED, OR INCREASED?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCED

319

2 .

INCREASED

884

3 .

KEPT AT SAME LEVEL

130

8 .

DK

161

9 .

NA

29

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2I ECON IMPROV RAPIDLY

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End: 45
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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

IMPROVING RAPIDLY

45

2 .

IMPROVING SLOWLY

569

3 .

STAYING ABOUT THE SAME

452

4 .

GETTING WORSE

406

8 .

DK

51

9 .

NA

1

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2J (DIS)SATIS WAY EC GO

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 44
Width: 1

Question: ARE YOU SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

SATISFIED

417

2 .

DISSATISFIED

993

8 .

DK

101

9 .

NA

12

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

2K GVT SPND MILT DEF RED

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End: 47
Width: 1
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Start: 45
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCED

480

2 .

INCREASED

694

3 .

KEPT AT THE SAME LEVEL

202

8 .

DK

133

9 .

NA

15

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: (SEE Q.2 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(A) (UN)FVORBLE OP REGN

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 46
Width: 1

Question: NOW I'M GOING TO NAME SOME 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 ..... (NAME OF CANDIDATE) 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) RONALD REAGAN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

512

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

439

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

532

9 .

NA

41

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

3(B) )UN)FVORBLE OP UDAL

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Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 47
Width: 1

Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) MORRIS UDALL

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

142

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

164

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

1195

9 .

NA

22

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(C) (UN)FVBLE OPIN JACK

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End: 50
Width: 1
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 48
Width: 1

Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) HENRY JACKSON

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

348

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

285

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

869

9 .

NA

22

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(D) (UN)FVBLE OPIN CART

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Start: 49
Width: 1

Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) JIMMY CARTER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

596

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

218

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

687

9 .

NA

24

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(E) (UN)FVBLE OPIN FORD

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 50
Width: 1

Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) GERALD FORD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

812

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

512

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

141

9 .

NA

59

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(F) (UN)FVBLE OP WALLAC

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Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) GEORGE WALLACE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

468

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

769

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

242

9 .

NA

45

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(G) (UN)FVBLE OPN HUMPH

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Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) HUBERT HUMPHREY

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

598

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

630

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

261

9 .

NA

35

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(H) (UN)FVBLE OP CHURCH

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Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) FRANK CHURCH

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

121

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

163

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

1210

9 .

NA

29

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

3(J) (UN)FVBLE OP HARRIS

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Question: (DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION ABOUT) FRED HARRIS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

56

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

167

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

1265

9 .

NA

35

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: (SEE Q.3 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

4(A) REAG FV MR BAL BUDG

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT .... (CANDIDATE NAME) IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET EVEN IF THAT MEANS SPENDING LESS MONEY ON PROGRAMS FOR SUCH THINGS AS HEALTH AND EDUCATION? RONALD REAGAN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

553

2 .

NO

225

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(A)

573

8 .

DK

160

9 .

NA

13

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

4(B) UDALL FV MR BAL BUD

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Question: MORRIS UDALL (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

58

2 .

NO

159

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(B)

1217

8 .

DK

87

9 .

NA

3

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

4(C) JACKSON FV BAL BUD

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Question: HENRY JACKSON (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

208

2 .

NO

230

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(C)

891

8 .

DK

185

9 .

NA

10

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

4(D) CARTER FV MR BL BUD

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Question: JIMMY CARTER (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

339

2 .

NO

263

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(D)

711

8 .

DK

203

9 .

NA

8

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

4(E) FORD FV MR BAL BUDG

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Question: GERALD FORD (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

736

2 .

NO

387

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(E)

200

8 .

DK

185

9 .

NA

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

4(F) WALLACE FV MR BL BD

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Question: GEORGE WALLACE (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

518

2 .

NO

385

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(F)

287

8 .

DK

316

9 .

NA

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

4(G) HMPHREY FV MR BL BD

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Question: HUBERT HUMPHREY (IS LIKELY TO FAVOR A MORE BALANCED BUDGET)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

407

2 .

NO

538

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(G)

296

8 .

DK

269

9 .

NA

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(A) RGN MK MN CONC RUSS

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT (CANDIDATE NAME) IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH IN RETURN? RONALD REAGAN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

685

2 .

NO

94

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(A)

573

8 .

DK

162

9 .

NA

10

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

5(B) UDALL BL CONC RUSS

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Question: MORRIS UDALL (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

89

2 .

NO

103

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(B)

1217

8 .

DK

109

9 .

NA

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(C) JCKSN MN CONC RUSS

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Question: HENRY JACKSON (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING TO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

377

2 .

NO

87

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(C)

891

8 .

DK

155

9 .

NA

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(D) CART MN CONC RUSS

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Question: JIMMY CARTER (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING TO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

411

2 .

NO

126

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(D)

711

8 .

DK

265

9 .

NA

11

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(E) FOD MN CONC RUSSIA

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Question: GERALD FORD (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

421

2 .

NO

677

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(E)

200

8 .

DK

207

9 .

NA

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(F) WALLC MN CONC RUSS

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Question: GEORGE WALLACE (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

777

2 .

NO

187

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(F)

287

8 .

DK

246

9 .

NA

27

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

5(G) HUMPH MN CONC RUSS

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Question: HUBERT HUMPHREY (IS LIKELY TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAKING TOO MANY CONCESSIONS TO THE RUSSIANS).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

546

2 .

NO

339

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(G)

296

8 .

DK

330

9 .

NA

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

6(A) REG FL MCH ATT MINO

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Question: DO YOU THINK THAT .... (CANDIDATE NAME) IS LIKELY TO FEEL THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES? RONALD REAGAN (FEELS THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

409

2 .

NO

344

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(A)

573

8 .

DK

190

9 .

NA

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

6(B) UDAL FL MCH ATT MIN

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Question: MORRIS UDALL (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

45

2 .

NO

182

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(B)

1217

8 .

DK

73

9 .

NA

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

6(C) JCKSN FL MCH ATT MN

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Question: HENRY JACKSON (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

139

2 .

NO

319

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(C)

891

8 .

DK

169

9 .

NA

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

6(D) CART FL MCH ATT MIN

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Question: JIMMY CARTER (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

242

2 .

NO

368

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(D)

711

8 .

DK

196

9 .

NA

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

6(E) FORD FL MCH ATT MIN

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Question: GERALD FORD (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

326

2 .

NO

774

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(E)

200

8 .

DK

207

9 .

NA

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

6(F) WALL FL MCH ATT MIN

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Question: GEORGE WALLACE (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

758

2 .

NO

305

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(F)

287

8 .

DK

160

9 .

NA

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

6(G) HMPH FL MCH ATT MIN

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Question: HUBERT HUMPHREY (FEELS THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES).

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

218

2 .

NO

731

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(G)

296

8 .

DK

261

9 .

NA

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

Notes: (SEE Q.6 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT)

7(A) REAG AS LB,MD,CONS

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Question: IN POLITICS, DO YOU THINK OF .... (CANDIDATE NAME) AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE? (DO YOU THINK OF) RONALD REAGAN (AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE)?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

155

2 .

MODERATE

171

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

508

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(A)

573

8 .

DK

102

9 .

NA

15

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

7(B) UDALL AS LB,MD,CONS

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Question: (DO YOU THINK OF) MORRIS UDALL (AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE)?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

135

2 .

MODERATE

68

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

41

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(B)

1217

8 .

DK

56

9 .

NA

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

7(C) JACKS AS LB,MD,CONS

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Question: (DO YOU THINK OF) HENRY JACKSON (AS MORE OF A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE)?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

180

2 .

MODERATE

205

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

107

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(C)

891

8 .

DK

128

9 .

NA

12

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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

7(D) CART AS LB,MD,CONS

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

187

2 .

MODERATE

304

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

171

0 .

INAP., CODED 8 OR 9 IN Q.3(D)

711

8 .

DK

140

9 .

NA

11

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-9

Range of Invalid Data Values: 08

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