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 4: MAY SURVEY (ICPSR 7660) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES FIRST ICPSR EDITION, 1981 FIRST PRINTING, 1981 INTER-UNIVERSTIY 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 36 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 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 4 MAY SURVEY THE MAY SURVEY WAS A NATIONWIDE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE WITH 1501 ADULTS. RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR PARTY IDENTIFICATION, PREFERRED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THEIR OPINIONS OF THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS, THE REASONS FOR THEIR CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE, AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EDUCATION, AGE, RACE, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, OCCUPATION AND INCOME. THERE ARE 339 RESPONDENTS WHO WERE FIRST INTERVIEWED IN THE APRIL SURVEY AND REINTERVIEWED IN THE MAY SURVEY. THIS DATASET CONTAINS 89 VARIABLES. 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 MAY SAMPLE CONTAINS 339 PERSONS FIRST INTERVIEWED IN APRIL. THE REINTERVIEWED RESPONDENTS FROM APRIL 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 MAY 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 106 BYTES FOR EACH RESPONDENT. THERE ARE 89 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-004 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 A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT R'S ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES 18 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT SHOULD SEE TO JOBS FOR THOSE WHO WANT ONE 19 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: IT IS NOT IN U.S. INTEREST TO BE SO FRIENDLY WITH USSR 20 RESPONDENT DIS/SGREE: MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED 21 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT HAS PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO MINORITIES 22 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE MORE BALANCED BUDGET 23 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: REACH AGREEMENT WITH USSR TO CONTROL ARMS RACE 24 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: WE SHOULD ELECT A NON-WASHINGTON POLITICIAN 25 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: CONTROL OF PANAMA CANAL RETURNED TO PANAMA GOVERNMENT 26 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: IN THE LONG RUN, WAS IT RIGHT TO PARDON NIXON 27 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GEORGE WALLACE EXPRESSES RESPONDENT'S FEELINGS ON ISSUES 28 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: JIMMY CARTER'S POSITION ON ISSUES TOO FUZZY 29 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: HUMPHREY SHOULD HAVE RUN IN PRIMARIES FOR DEM NOMINATION 30 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: JIMMY CARTER IS LIKE OTHER POLITICIANS. 31 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: KISSINGER SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SECRETARY OF STATE 32 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: GOVERNMENT IS WRONG TO LET U.S. FALL BEHIND USSR 33 RESPONDENT DIS/AGREE: WATERGATE REPRESENTS A LOT IS STILL WRONG WITH GOVERNMENT 34 SHOULD GOVERNMENT SPENDING FOR HEALTH AND EDUCATION BE REDUCED OR INCREASED 35 DOES RESPONDENT THINK THE ECONOMY IS IMPROVING 36 IS RESPONDENT DIS/SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING 37 SHOULD GOVERNMENT MILITARY SPENDING BE REDUCED OR INCREASED 38 RESPONDENT RATHER SMALLER GOVERNMENT LESS SERVICE/LARGER GOVERNMENT MORE SERVICE 39 CANDIDATE APPEAL: DEAL WITH MAJOR NATIONAL PROBLEMS/RESTORE MORAL VALUES R'S ASSESSMENT OF THE CANDIDATES 40 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: RONALD REAGAN 41 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: JIMMY CARTER 42 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: GERALD FORD 43 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: GEORGE WALLACE 44 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: HUBERT HUMPHREY 45 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: FRANK CHURCH 46 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: JERRY BROWN 47 RESPONDENT'S UN/FAVORABLE OPINION OF: MORRIS UDALL R'S CANDIDATE PREFERENCE 48 WHO DID RESPONDENT VOTE FOR IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: NIXON/MCGOVERN 49 IS RESPONDENT REGISTERED TO VOTE 50 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: GERALD FORD/HUBERT HUMPHREY 51 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: RONALD REAGAN/JERRY BROWN 52 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: GERALD FORD/JIMMY CARTER 53 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: REAGAN/HUBERT HUMPHREY 54 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: GERALD FORD/JERRY BROWN 55 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: RONALD REAGAN/JIMMY CARTER 56 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: GERALD FORD/FRANK CHURCH 57 WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD RESPONDENT VOTE: GERALD FORD/MORRIS UDALL 58 PREFERED REPUBLICAN FOR NOMINATION: RONALD REAGAN/GERALD FORD R'S REASON FOR CANDIDATE PREFERENCE 59 REASON FOR CHOOSING CANDIDATE: HE HAS BEST CHANCE OF WINNING 60 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HE'S THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS 61 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HE IS HONEST AND CAN BE TRUSTED 62 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: SEEMS A VERY COMPETENT PERSON 63 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HE'S RESPONSIBLE AND NOT TOO EXTREME 64 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: NOT PART OF CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW 65 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HE WILL COMMAND WORLD RESPECT 66 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: PROMOTE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY 67 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: REDUCE SIZE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 68 REASON FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: DEAL EFFECTIVELY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS 69 PREFERED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION 70 IF THE RACE WERE BETWEEN HUMPHREY AND CARTER WHO WOULD RESPONDENT PREFER 71 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PREFERED: DOESN'T SAY ONE THING TODAY OTHER TOMORROW 72 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING 73 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'S THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS 74 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'S HONEST AND CAN BE TRUSTED 75 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: NOT PART OF CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW 76 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'LL COMMAND RESPECT AROUND WORLD 77 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'LL REDUCE SIZE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 78 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'LL AID THE CITIES 79 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'LL PROTECT INTERESTS OF LABOR 80 REASON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS PREFERED: HE'LL DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH ECONOMY ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION 81 HOW MANY TIMES DOES RESPONDENT ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES 82 ARE RESPONDENT'S POLITICAL VIEWS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE 83 RESPONDENT'S LAST ATTENDED GRADE IN SCHOOL 84 RESPONDENT'S AGE 85 RESPONDENT'S RACE 86 RESPONDENT'S RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND 87 WHAT IS THE OCCUPATION OF HOUSEHOLD'S CHIEF WAGE EARNER 88 DOES ANYONE IN RESPONDENT'S HOUSEHOLD BELONG TO LABOR UNION 89 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME FOR 1975 ----------------------------------

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List of Variables:

Variables

ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660

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Variable Text: ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7660

ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-1

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 7
End: 7
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 7
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 5
Width: 1

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-004

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End: 10
Record Segment No. 1

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End: 10
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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 6
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
Record Segment No. 1

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OSIRIS Location:

Start: 9
Width: 4

Variable Text: RESPONDENT'S I.D.

WEIGHT VARIABLE

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End: 18
Record Segment No. 1

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End: 18
Record Segment No. 2

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 13
Width: 4

Variable Text: WEIGHT VARIABLE

CBS REGION CODE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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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.)

426

2 .

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

415

3 .

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

440

4 .

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

220

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

CENSUS REGION CODE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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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.)

367

2 .

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

415

3 .

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

499

4 .

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

220

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

COMPLETED INTERVIEW

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 21
End: 21
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 19
Width: 1

Variable Text: COMPLETED INTERVIEW

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

1501

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

R SELECTION KEY NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 22
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 20
Width: 1

Variable Text: RESPONDENT SELECTION KEY NUMBER

Notes: ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1501 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=3.4 ST.DEV=1.7

SURVEY NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 23
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

1501

5 .

JUNE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

# OF ADULTS IN HOUSEHOLD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 24
End: 24
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=1501 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.5 ST.DEV=1.1

R'S SEX

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End: 25
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 23
Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MALE

699

2 .

FEMALE

802

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

STATE CODE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 26
End: 27
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 24
Width: 2

Variable Text: STATE CODE

Notes: SEE NOTE(S) 1 CODE: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 FREQ: 23 12 12 108 6 15 2 7 77 42 8 CODE: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FREQ: 100 32 22 21 32 31 6 40 46 51 33 CODE: 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 FREQ: 19 28 19 21 2 7 61 10 90 25 77 CODE: 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 FREQ: 13 15 123 5 32 6 31 64 8 13 38 CODE: 48 49 50 51 FREQ: 29 10 23 4

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

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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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)

329

2 .

SUBURB OF LARGE CITIES

216

3 .

SMALL CITIES (5,000-500,000)

95

4 .

REMAINDER OF U.S.

861

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

SELECTION STATUS

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End: 35
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 33
Width: 1

Variable Text: SELECTION STATUS

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ORIGINAL SAMPLE

1391

2 .

REPUBLICAN SUPPLEMENT

110

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

1 R THNK SLF REP/DEM/IND

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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

617

3 .

INDEPENDENT/NO PREFERENCE

559

8 .

DK

28

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

15

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

2A D/AGR GOV SEE TO JOBS

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End: 37
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 35
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

1045

2 .

DISAGREE

393

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

61

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

2

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

2B D/AGR B SO FRDLY USSR

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End: 38
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 36
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

872

2 .

DISAGREE

432

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

183

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

13

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2C D/AGR ELMNATE WELFARE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 39
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 37
Width: 1

Question: MOST WELFARE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

580

2 .

DISAGREE

747

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

167

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

7

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2D D/AGR GOV TO ATT MINO

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 40
End: 40
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 38
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

652

2 .

DISAGREE

652

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

183

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2E D/AGR GOV MRE BAL BDG

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 41
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 39
Width: 1

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

601

2 .

DISAGREE

758

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

133

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

9

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2F D/AGR CNTRL ARMS RACE

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 40
Width: 1

Question: WE SHOULD TRY HARDER TO REACH AGREEMENTS WITH THE RUSSIANS TO CONTROL THE ARMS RACE RATHER THAN BUILDING UP OUR OWN ARMAMENTS.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

724

2 .

DISAGREE

590

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

178

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

9

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2G D/AGR ELT NON-WSH POL

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 41
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

719

2 .

DISAGREE

524

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

231

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

27

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2H D/AGR PNAMA CNTR CANL

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 42
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

366

2 .

DISAGREE

777

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELING

337

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2I D/AGR RGHT PARDON NIX

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 43
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

662

2 .

DISAGREE

701

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

122

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2J WAL EXP R FEL ON ISSU

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 44
Width: 1

Question: GEORGE WALLACE EXPRESSES MY FEELINGS ON THE ISSUES MORE THAN THE OTHER CANDIDATES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

320

2 .

DISAGREE

959

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

202

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2K D/AGR CRTR PSTN FUZZY

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 45
Width: 1

Question: JIMMY CARTER'S POSITIONS ON MOST ISSUES ARE TOO UNSPECIFIC AND FUZZY.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

820

2 .

DISAGREE

367

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

293

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

21

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2L D/AGR HH DEM RUN PRIM

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 48
End: 48
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 46
Width: 1

Question: IF HUBERT HUMPHREY WANTS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION HE SHOULD HAVE RUN IN THE PRIMARIES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1113

2 .

DISAGREE

271

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

103

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

14

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2M D/AGR CRTR LK OTH POL

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 49
End: 49
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 47
Width: 1

Question: IN SPITE OF WHAT HE SAYS, JIMMY CARTER IS JUST LIKE OTHER POLITICIANS.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

954

2 .

DISAGREE

325

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

204

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2N D/AGR KSNGR BE RPLACD

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 50
End: 50
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 48
Width: 1

Question: HENRY KISSINGER SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SECRETARY OF STATE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

589

2 .

DISAGREE

676

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

218

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2O D/AGR WR FL BHND USSR

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 51
End: 51
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 49
Width: 1

Question: THE GOVERNMENT IS WRONG TO LET US FALL BEHIND RUSSIA AS A WORLD POWER.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1074

2 .

DISAGREE

264

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

147

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

2P D/AGR WTRGTE WRNG GOV

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 52
End: 52
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 50
Width: 1

Question: WATERGATE REPRESENTS A LOT THAT IS STILL WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

1248

2 .

DISAGREE

140

8 .

DK, DEPENDS, MIXED FEELINGS

95

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

3A GOV SPDNG BE RED/INCR

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 53
End: 53
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 51
Width: 1

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

328

2 .

INCREASED

834

3 .

KEPT AT SAME LEVEL

163

8 .

DK

148

9 .

NO ANSWER

28

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

3B IS ECONOMY IMPROVING

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 54
End: 54
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 52
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

IMPROVING

414

2 .

STAYING ABOUT THE SAME

509

3 .

GETTING WORSE

520

8 .

DK

58

9 .

NO ANSWER

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

3C DIS/SAT WITH ECONOMY

CARD-IMAGE Location:

Start: 55
End: 55
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 53
Width: 1

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

SATISFIED

379

2 .

DISSATISFIED

1025

8 .

DK

87

9 .

NO ANSWER

10

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

3D GOV MIL SPND RED/INCR

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REDUCED

439

2 .

INCREASED

710

3 .

KEPT AT THE SAME LEVEL

164

8 .

DK

170

9 .

NO ANSWER

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

3E SML/LRG GOV MR/LS SEV

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Question: IN GENERAL, GOVERNMENT GROWS BIGGER AS IT PROVIDES MORE SERVICES. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE....

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

A SMALLER GOVERNMENT PROVIDING LESS SERVICES

611

2 .

A BIGGER GOVERNMENT PROVIDING MORE SERVICES

646

8 .

DK, DEPENDS

224

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

3F CAN NAT PRBL/MRAL VAL

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Question: IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD APPEAL MORE TO YOU....

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ONE WHO PROPOSES SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO DEAL WITH MAJOR NATIONAL PROBLEMS

555

2 .

ONE WHO WANTS TO RESTORE MORAL VALUES TO OUR GOVERNMENT

742

8 .

DK, DEPENDS

187

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

17

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

4A UN/FAVR RONALD REAGAN

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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......(READ NAME OF EACH 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, OR IF THEY ARE STILL "UNDECIDED".) RONALD REAGAN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

662

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

509

3 .

UNDECIDED

85

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

219

9 .

NO ANSWER

26

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

4B UN/FAV JIMMY CARTER

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Question: JIMMY CARTER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

598

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

461

3 .

UNDECIDED

133

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

292

9 .

NO ANSWER

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4C UN/FAV GERALD FORD

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Question: GERALD FORD

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

717

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

573

3 .

UNDECIDED

121

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

69

9 .

NO ANSWER

21

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4D UN/FAV GEORGE WALLACE

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Question: GEORGE WALLACE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

367

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

894

3 .

UNDECIDED

90

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

126

9 .

NO ANSWER

24

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4E UN/FAV HUBERT HUMPHRY

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Question: HUBERT HUMPHREY

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

568

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

679

3 .

UNDECIDED

95

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

142

9 .

NO ANSWER

16

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4F UN/FAVR FRANK CHURCH

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Question: FRANK CHURCH

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

181

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

312

3 .

UNDECIDED

55

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

935

9 .

NO ANSWER

19

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4G UN/FAVR JERRY BROWN

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Question: JERRY BROWN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

405

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

281

3 .

UNDECIDED

60

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

735

9 .

NO ANSWER

20

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

4H UN/FAVR MORRIS UDALL

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Question: MORRIS UDALL

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVORABLE

372

2 .

UNFAVORABLE

441

3 .

UNDECIDED

59

8 .

DON'T KNOW ENOUGH

611

9 .

NO ANSWER

18

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

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

5 R VOTE 72 ELC NIX/MCGN

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Question: IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DID YOU VOTE FOR RICHARD NIXON, THE REPUBLICAN, OR FOR GEORGE MCGOVERN, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

NIXON

625

2 .

MCGOVERN

436

3 .

OTHER

31

4 .

NOT OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE

81

5 .

DID NOT VOTE/NOT REGISTERED

287

8 .

CAN'T RECALL

14

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

27

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

6 IS R REGISTERD TO VOTE

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Question: ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? (INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT SAYS REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED, ASK IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.)

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REGISTERED OR ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

1168

2 .

NOT REGISTERED

328

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

5

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

7A R VOTE PRES CAN GF/HH

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Question: I'D LIKE TO ASK ABOUT SEVERAL PAIRINGS OF POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR HUBERT HUMPHREY, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

713

2 .

HUBERT HUMPHREY

587

8 .

DK

122

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

79

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

7B R VOTE PRES CAN RR/JB

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, OR JERRY BROWN, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

646

2 .

JERRY BROWN

536

8 .

DK

243

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

76

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7C R VOTE PRES CAN GF/JC

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

599

2 .

JIMMY CARTER

695

8 .

DK

156

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

51

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7D R VOTE PRES CAN RR/HH

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, OR HUBERT HUMPHREY, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

660

2 .

HUBERT HUMPHREY

633

8 .

DK

142

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

66

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7E R VOTE PRES CAN GF/JB

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR JERRY BROWN, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

704

2 .

JERRY BROWN

534

8 .

DK

208

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

55

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7F R VOTE PRES CAN RR/JC

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, OR JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

541

2 .

JIMMY CARTER

718

8 .

DK

178

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

63

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7G R VOTE PRES CAN GF/FC

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR FRANK CHURCH, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

804

2 .

FRANK CHURCH

367

8 .

DK

254

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

75

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

7H R VOTE PRES CAN GF/MU

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Question: IF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR GERALD FORD, THE REPUBLICAN, OR MORRIS UDALL, THE DEMOCRAT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

GERALD FORD

779

2 .

MORRIS UDALL

448

8 .

DK

204

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

70

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

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

8 PRE REP CAN REGAN/FORD

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

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

RONALD REAGAN

535

2 .

GERALD FORD

712

6 .

NEITHER, WOULD NOT VOTE

68

8 .

DK

160

9 .

NO ANSWER, REFUSED

26

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-6

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9A CAND HS CHANCE TO WIN

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Question: VOTERS OFTEN HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS FOR CHOOSING ONE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OVER ANOTHER. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAY. PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ONES SEEM VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOUT ... (CANDIDATE CHOSEN IN Q.8, FORD OR REAGAN) ....PLEASE SKIP OVER ANY STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT IMPORTANT REASONS FOR YOUR PICKING HIM. HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

396

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

851

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9B LESSER OF TWO EVILS

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Question: HE'S THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

539

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

708

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9C HONEST-CAN BE TRUSTED

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Question: HE'S VERY HONEST AND CAN BE TRUSTED -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

926

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

321

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9D CAND COMPETENT PERSON

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Question: HE STRIKES ME AS A VERY COMPETENT PERSON -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

968

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AND IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

279

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9E RESPONSBLE NOT EXTREM

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Question: HE'S RESPONSIBLE AND NOT TOO EXTREME -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

966

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

281

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9F NOT PART OF NOW CROWD

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Question: HE'S NOT PART OF THE CROWD RUNNING THINGS NOW -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

509

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

738

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9G COMMAND WORLD RESPECT

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Question: HE'LL COMMAND RESPECT AROUND THE WORLD -- WAS THAT A VERY IMPORTANT REASON OR NOT?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

VERY IMPORTANT

854

5 .

STATEMENT WAS NOT AN IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE OF PREFERRED CANDIDATE

394

0 .

INAP., CODED 6, 8 OR 9 IN Q.8

254

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 0

Notes: (SEE Q.9 FOR COMPLETE QUESTION TEXT) RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CODED 2, "DEMOCRAT," IN Q.1 WERE ASKED Q.10-12 AFTER Q.7 AND THEN ASKED Q.8 AND Q.9.

9H PROMOTE ECOMIC RECVRY

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