CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1980  (ICPSR 7812 )

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Citation

Title:

CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1980

Identification Number:

7812

Authoring Entity:

CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Producer:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Copyright:

Copyright ICPSR, 2000

Date of Production:

August, 31, 2000

Software used in Production:

Jon Brode's SISO script

Distributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Date of Distribution:

August, 31, 2000

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ICPSR XML Version

Version Responsibility:

Jon Brode

Documentation Source

Title:

CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1980

Identification Number:

7812

Authoring Entity:

CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Study Description

Citation

Title:

CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Election Surveys, 1980

Identification Number:

7812

Authoring Entity:

CBS News. THE NEW YORK TIMES.

Study Scope

Abstract:

CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1980 ICPSR 7812 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS CBS NEWS NEW YORK TIMES ICPSR EDITION FIRST PRINTING, SPRING 1981 INTERUNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN COPYRIGHT 1981, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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 APPRO- PRIATE CITATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND TO ICPSR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF THE 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) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1980, WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CBS NEWS AND PROCESSED BY CBS NEWS AND ICPSR UNDER A GRANT FROM THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION. NEITHER THE COLLECTOR OF THE ORIGINAL 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 PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF 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. SERIES STUDY DESCRIPTION THE CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES WERE PARTNERS IN A SERIES OF ELECTION SURVEYS COVERING THE 1980 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN. AS IN 1976, THE SURVEYS WERE INTENDED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE POLITICAL REPORTING OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. THE SURVEYS FOCUS ON RESPONDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD IMPORTANT NATIONAL OR STATE ISSUES AND THEIR OPINIONS OF POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. USING EXTENSIVE COVERAGE EARLY IN THE CAMPAIGN, THE SURVEYS WERE DESIGNED TO MONITOR THE PUBLIC'S CHANGING PERCEPTION OF THE CANDIDATES, THE ISSUES, AND THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS VIS-A-VIS THE ISSUES. PROCESSING OF THE ELECTION SURVEYS WAS CARRIED OUT AS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF THE CBS NEWS STAFF AND OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH UNDER A GRANT FROM THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION. THE SEPARATE COMPONENTS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE TWELVE MONTHLY NATIONAL TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS, FIFTEEN PRIMARY ELECTION DAY SURVEYS (IN THE FORM OF SELF ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES) TAKEN IN TEN STATES; AND A GENERAL ELECTION DAY SURVEY. THE LAST OF THE TWELVE NATIONAL INTERVIEWS WAS TAKEN AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER AND WILL BE RELEASED AS A PANEL FILE IN WHICH RESPONDENTS FROM A LATE OCTOBER PRE-ELECTION SURVEY WERE INTERVIEWED. THE STATES IN WHICH THERE WERE PRIMARY DAY SURVEYS ARE NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, NEW YORK, WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA, CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY AND OHIO. FOR CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW JERSEY AND OHIO, WE HAVE ONLY ONE FILE APIECE, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. FOR NEW YORK, THERE IS ONLY A DEMOCRAT PRIMARY FILE. FOR ALL OTHER STATES, THERE ARE TWO FILES EACH, ONE FOR DEMOCRATS AND ONE FOR REPUBLICANS. PRIMARY DAY AND GENERAL ELECTION DAY SURVEY SAMPLE & WEIGHTIN THE PRIMARY AND ELECTION DAY SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE POLLING PLACE AMONG A SAMPLE OF VOTERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY CAST THEIR VOTES. THE PRECINCTS ARE A RANDOM SUBSAMPLE OF THOSE USED BY CBS NEWS FOR ESTIMATING THE ELECTION OUTCOME. SAMPLE PRECINCTS WERE SELECTED WITH PROBABILITY PROPORTIONATE TO THE TOTAL VOTE CAST IN A RECT PAST ELECTION. THE SAMPLING FRAME CONSISTED OF ALL PRECINCTS IN A STATE, STRATIFIED BY PARTY VOTE AND GEOGRAPHY. WITHIN PRECINCTS, RESPONDENTS ARE SELECTED ON A SYSTEMATIC RANDOM BASIS. THE INTERVIER HAS NO CONTROL OVER RESPONDENT OVER RESPONDENT SELECTION. WEIGHTS FOR THE PRIMARY AND ELECTION DAY SURVEYS APPEAR AS THE LAST VARIABLE FOR EACH POLL, AND MUST BE USED IN ANY DATA ANALYSIS. WEIGHTS ARE COMPUTED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION, A NON-INTERVIEWER ADJUSTMENT AND A RATIO ESTIMATE TO THE FINAL VOTE TOTALS. ALL WEIGHTS WERE REDUCED BY A CONSSTANT SO THAT THE SUM OF THE WEIGHTS APPROXIMATES THE SAMPLE SIZE. BECAUSE AN OCCASIONAL PRECINCT DOES NOT REPORT VOTES FOR A MINOR CANDIDATE (OR CANDIDATES), A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF CASES WILL HAVE ZERO WEIGHTS. THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE ACCURACY OF RESULTS. PROCESSING OF THE PRIMARY DAY SURVEYS ALL OF THE PRIMARY DAY SURVEYS ARE AVAILABLE AS OSIRIS DATASETS OR AS CARD-IMAGE DATASETS. THE DATA HAVE BEEN CHECKE AND FORMATED TO ICPSR STANDARDS. SOME RECODING HAS BEEN DONE TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS. THERE ARE NO NON-NUMERIC CODES. FREQUENCIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CODEBOOK. PROCESSING OF THESE DATA WAS CARRIED OUT AT CBS NEWS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CLYDE TUCKER, AND IN CONSULTATION WITH ICPSR. ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY DAY STUDY THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY WAS HELD MARCH 18, 1980. THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS INTERVIEWED WAS 605. THERE ARE 50 VARIABLES IN THIS STUDY; THE WEIGHT VARIABLE IS NUMBER 50. THE LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH OF THIS FILE IS 80, SO THAT THIS IS BOTH A CARD-IMAGE AND LRECL FILE. 1 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7812 2 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-1 3 ICPSR PART NUMBER-019 4 RESPONDENT ID NUMBER 5 PRECINCT NUMBER 6 STATE OF PRIMARY 7 PARTY OF PRIMARY/RESPONDENT 8 SEX OF RESPONDENT 9 RACE OF RESPONDENT 10 AGE OF RESPONDENT: INTERVIEWER ESTIMATED 11 WHO DID R VOTE FOR IN REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY 12 WHICH QUALITIES DESCRIBE WHY R VOTED FOR CANDIDATE--FIRST MENTION 13 WHICH QUALITIES DESCRIBE WHY R VOTED FOR CANDIDATE--SECOND MENTION 14 WHICH ISSUES WERE MOST IMPORTANT IN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE--FIRST MENTION 15 WHICH ISSUES WERE MOST IMPORTANT IN DECIDING VOTE--SECOND MENTION 16 WHEN DID R DECIDE FOR WHOM TO VOTE 17 DOES R THINK GEORGE BUSH IS TOO UPPER CLASS TO UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE 18 DOES R THINK GEORGE BUSH IS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE 19 DOES R THINK RONALD REAGAN IS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE 20 DOES R THINK GERALD FORD IS A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN ANY ON BALLOT TODAY 21 DID REAGAN'S AGE AFFECT R'S VOTE 22 WHAT DOES R THINK IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 23 24 WOULD R REFUSE TO SUPPORT BAKER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES 25 WOULD R REFUSE TO SUPPORT BUSH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES 26 WOULD R REFUSE TO SUPPORT REAGAN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES 27 R'S PARTY IDENTIFICATION 28 WHAT DOES R CONSIDER HIMSELF ON MOST POLITICAL MATTERS 29 WHO DID R VOTE FOR IN THE (ILL) SENATE PRIMARY 30 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE MANDATORY GAS RATIONING 31 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE SENDING TROOPS TO MIDEAST TO PROTECT OIL 32 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE MORE NUCLEAR PLANTS 33 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE LIMITS ON WAGE AND PRICE INCREASE 34 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE THE E.R.A. 35 DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE STATE CONTROL OF PROGRAMS OTHER THAN MILITARY DEFENSE 36 HOW MUCH ATTENTION R THINKS GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON IS PAYING TO MINORITIES 37 DOES R BELIEVE WHAT GOVERNMENT LEADERS SAY 38 DOES R APPROVE OF CARTER'S HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY 39 WHICH ONE DOES R THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THE COUNTRY TODAY 40 COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, R'S FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION 41 IS ANYONE IN R'S HOUSEHOLD CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE 42 DOES R THINK GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON DOMSTIC PROGRAMS SHOULD BE: 43 DOES R BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE: 44 TO WHICH AGE GROUP DOES R BELONG 45 WHAT IS THE RELIGION OF R 46 WHAT WAS THE LAST GRADE R ATTENDED IN SCHOOL 47 IS R OR ANYONE LIVING IN R'S HOUSEHOLD A UNION MEMBER 48 TOTAL FAMILY OF R IN 1979 WAS: 49 COMPLETED BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE OR NOT 50 WEIGHT ----------------------------------

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Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

ICPSR STUDY NUMBER

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Record Segment No. 1

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Variable Text: ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-7812

EDITION NUMBER

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Record Segment No. 1

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Width: 1

Variable Text: ICPSR EDITION NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

SPRING, 1981 RELEASE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-1

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

PART NUMBER

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End: 10
Record Segment No. 1

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Variable Text: ICPSR PART NUMBER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

001 .

JANUARY NATIONAL

002 .

FEBRUARY

003 .

MARCH

004 .

APRIL

005 .

JUNE

006 .

AUGUST

007 .

SEPTEMBER EARLY

008 .

SEPTEMBER PRE- DEBATE

009 .

SEPTEMBER POST-DEBATE

010 .

OCTOBER EARLY

011 .

OCTOBER LATE

012 .

POST-ELECTION PANEL

013 .

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY

014 .

NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

015 .

MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRAT PRIMARY

016 .

MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

017 .

FLORIDA PRIMARY

018 .

ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT PRIMARY

019 .

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

020 .

NEW YORK DEMOCRAT

021 .

WISCONSIN DEMOCRAT

022 .

WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN

023 .

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRAT

024 .

PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN

025 .

CALIFORNIA

026 .

NEW JERSEY

027 .

OHIO

028 .

ELECTION DAY NATIONAL SURVEY

Range of Valid Data Values: 001-028

Notes: THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 28-PART STUDY.

RESPONDENT ID

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 15
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 5

Variable Text: RESPONDENT ID NUMBER

PRECINCT NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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End: 18
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 3

Variable Text: PRECINCT NUMBER

STATE NUMBER

CARD-IMAGE Location:

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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 2

Variable Text: STATE OF PRIMARY

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

01 .

ALABAMA

02 .

ALASKA

03 .

ARIZONA

04 .

ARKANSAS

05 .

CALIFORNIA

06 .

COLORADO

07 .

CONNECTICUT

08 .

DELAWARE

09 .

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

10 .

FLORIDA

11 .

GEORGIA

12 .

HAWAII

13 .

INDIANA

14 .

ILLINOIS

15 .

INDIANA

16 .

IOWA

17 .

KANSAS

18 .

KENTUCKY

19 .

LOUISIANA

20 .

MAINE

21 .

MARYLAND

22 .

MASSACHUSETTS

23 .

MICHIGAN

24 .

MINNESOTA

25 .

MISSISSIPPI

26 .

MISSOURI

27 .

MONTANA

28 .

NEBRASKA

29 .

NEVADA

30 .

NEW HAMPSHIRE

31 .

NEW JERSEY

32 .

NEW MEXICO

33 .

NEW YORK

34 .

NORTH CAROLINA

35 .

NORTH DAKOTA

36 .

OHIO

37 .

OAKLAHOMA

38 .

OREGON

39 .

PENNSYLVANIA

40 .

RHODE ISLAND

41 .

SOUTH CAROLINA

42 .

SOUTH DAKOTA

43 .

TENNESSEE

44 .

TEXAS

45 .

UTAH

46 .

VERMONT

47 .

VIRGINIA

48 .

WASHINGTON

49 .

WEST VIRGINIA

50 .

WISCONSIN

51 .

WYOMING

Range of Valid Data Values: 01-51

PARTY CODE

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Variable Text: PARTY OF PRIMARY (E.G. THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRAT PRIMARY) OR, IN A STATE PRIMARY COMBINING BOTH PARTIES, E.G., OHIO, THE PARTY OF THE RESPONDENT.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

DEMOCRAT

2 .

REPUBLICAN

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

SEX

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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: SEX OF RESPONDENT

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MALE

2 .

FEMALE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

RACE

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: RACE OF RESPONDENT: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

WHITE/OTHER

2 .

BLACK

3 .

HISPANIC

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

ESTIMATED AGE

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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Variable Text: ESTIMATED AGE OF RESPONDENT: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

UNDER 30 YEARS OLD

2 .

30-60 YEARS OLD

3 .

OVER 60 YEARS OLD

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

PRES VOTE IN REP PRIM

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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: (R) VOTED IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

JOHN ANDERSON

2 .

HOWARD BAKER

3 .

GEORGE BUSH

4 .

JOHN CONNALLY

5 .

PHILIP CRANE

6 .

RONALD REAGAN

7 .

OTHER

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

CANDIDATE QUALITIES 1

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Question: WHICH OF THESE QUALITIES BEST DESCRIBES WHY YOU VOTED FOR YOUR CANDIDATE TODAY? FIRST QUALITY MENTIONED.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN IN NOVEMBER.

2 .

HE HAS MORE NEW IDEAS.

3 .

HE IS A REAL CONSERVATIVE.

4 .

HE IS A STRONG LEADER.

5 .

HE HAS GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE.

6 .

HIS EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT

7 .

HE HAS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.

8 .

HE IS YOUNGER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN SOME OTHERS.

9 .

NA; NO RESPONSE, NO SECOND RESPONSE

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

CANDIDATE QUALITIES 2

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OSIRIS Location:

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Question: SECOND MENTION OF QUALITIES DESCRIBING WHY R VOTED FOR CANDIDATE

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

HE HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO WIN IN NOVEMBER.

2 .

HE HAS MORE NEW IDEAS.

3 .

HE IS A REAL CONSERVATIVE.

4 .

HE IS A STRONG LEADER.

5 .

HE HAS GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE.

6 .

HIS EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT

7 .

HE HAS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.

8 .

HE IS YOUNGER AND MORE VIGOROUS THAN SOME OTHERS.

9 .

NA; NO RESPONSE, NO SECOND RESPONSE.

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-8

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: SEE Q.E FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

ISSUES AFFECT VOTE 1

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Question: WHICH ISSUES WERE MOST IMPORTANT IN DECIDING HOW YOU VOTED TODAY? FIRST MENTION

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BALANCING THE FEDERAL BUDGET

2 .

ABORTION

3 .

CRISES IN IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN

4 .

ENERGY

5 .

INFLATION AND PRICES

6 .

FARM PROBLEMS

7 .

NEEDS OF BIG CITIES

9 .

NA; NO RESPONSE, NO SECOND RESPONSE.

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

ISSUES AFFECT VOTE 2

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Question: SECOND ISSUE MENTIONED

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BALANCING THE FEDERAL BUDGET

2 .

ABORTION

3 .

CRISES IN IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN

4 .

ENERGY

5 .

INFLATION AND PRICES

6 .

FARM PROBLEMS

7 .

NEEDS OF BIG CITIES

9 .

NA; NO RESPONSE, NO SECOND RESPONSE.

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-7

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

Notes: SEE Q.F FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

WHEN DECIDED ON VOTE

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OSIRIS Location:

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Question: WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

DURING THE LAST 3 DAYS

2 .

DURING THE LAST WEEK OR SO

3 .

DURING THE LAST MONTH OR SO

4 .

EARLIER THAN THAT

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

BUSH TOO UPPER CLASS

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Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: SOME PEOPLE SAY GEORGE BUSH IS TOO UPPER CLASS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF. DO YOU:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

AGREE

2 .

DISAGREE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

ANDERSON IDEOLOGY

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OSIRIS Location:

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Question: DO YOU THINK GEORGE BUSH IS:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

2 .

MODERATE

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

REAGAN IDEOLOGY

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OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: DO YOU THINK RONALD REAGAN IS:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

2 .

MODERATE

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

FORD A BETTER CAND

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: DO YOU THINK GERALD FORD IS A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN ANY REPUBLICAN ON THE BALLOT TODAY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

REAGAN AGE AFFECT VOTE

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: DID RONALD REAGAN'S AGE AFFECT YOUR VOTE TODAY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO-MADE NO DIFFERENCE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

REP PARTY PRINCIPLES

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: IS IT MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

TO RETAIN ITS CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES --OR

2 .

TO BROADEN ITS PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE VOTERS

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

REFUSE TO SUPPORT AND

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Question: ARE THERE ANY OF THESE CANDIDATES YOU WOULD REFUSE TO SUPPORT IN NOVEMBER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES? (R WOULD NOT SUPPORT) ANDERSON

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

ANDERSON NOT CHECKED

1 .

ANDERSON CHECKED

Notes: R WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK AS MANY CANDIDATES AS APPLIED.

REFUSE TO SUPPORT BAKER

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Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: (R WOULD NOT SUPPORT) BAKER

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

BAKER NOT CHECKED

2 .

BAKER CHECKED

Notes: R WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK AS MANY AS APPLIED.

REFUSE TO SUPPORT BUSH

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End: 39
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 37
Width: 1

Question: (R WOULD NOT SUPPORT) BUSH

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

BUSH NOT CHECKED

3 .

BUSH CHECKED

Notes: R WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK AS MANY AS APPLIED

REFUSE TO SUPPORT REAG

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End: 40
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

Start: 38
Width: 1

Question: (R WOULD NOT SUPPORT) REAGAN

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

0 .

REAGAN NOT CHECKED

4 .

REAGAN CHECKED

Notes: R WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK AS MANY AS APPLIED.

PARTY IDENTIFICATION

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End: 41
Width: 1
Record Segment No. 1

OSIRIS Location:

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Width: 1

Question: DO YOU USUALLY THINK OF YOURSELF AS A:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

REPUBLICAN

2 .

DEMOCRAT

3 .

INDEPENDENT

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

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Question: ON MOST POLITICAL MATTERS DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

LIBERAL

2 .

MODERATE

3 .

CONSERVATIVE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

SENATE PRIM VOTE

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Question: WHO DID YOU VOTE FOR TODAY IN THE SENATE PRIMARY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

DICK CARVER

2 .

DAVID O'NEAL

3 .

WILLIAM SCOTT

4 .

DID NOT VOTE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 9

GAS RATIONING

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Question: PLEASE MARK AN "X" TO SHOW IF YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MANDATORY RATIONING OF GASOLINE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

TROOPS TO PROTECT OIL

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Question: SENDING TROOPS TO PROTECT OUR OIL SUPPLIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IF THESE SUPPLIES ARE THREATENED.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: SEE Q.R FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

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Question: BUILDING MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS..

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: SEE Q.R FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

WAGE/PRICE LIMITS

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Question: GOVERNMENT-ENFORCED LIMITS ON BOTH WAGE AND PRICE INCREASES.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: SEE Q.R FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

ERA

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Question: THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT -E.R.A.- THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING WOMEN.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: SEE Q.R FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

STATE CONTROL GOV PROG

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Question: EACH STATE, NOT WASHINGTON, CONTROLLING ALMOST ALL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OTHER THAN MILITARY DEFENSE.

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

FAVOR

2 .

OPPOSE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

Notes: SEE Q.R FOR FULL QUESTION TEXT.

GOV ATTENTION BLACKS/MIN

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Question: HOW MUCH ATTENTION DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON IS PAYING TO THE NEEDS OF BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

TOO MUCH

2 .

ABOUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT

3 .

NOT ENOUGH

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

BELIEVE GOV LEADERS

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Question: DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT GOVERNMENT LEADERS SAY:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

MOST OF THE TIME

2 .

ONLY SOME OF THE TIME

3 .

NONE OF THE TIME

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION ON BACK SIDE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

CARTER ON ECONOMY

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Question: DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY JIMMY CARTER IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

APPROVE

2 .

DISAPPROVE

8 .

NA; RESPONDENT DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM

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Question: WHICH ONE OF THESE DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THE COUNTRY TODAY?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

ECONOMY AND INFLATION

2 .

ENERGY PROBLEMS

3 .

FOREIGN PROBLEMS

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FAM FINANCIAL SITUATION

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Question: COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, IS YOUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

BETTER TODAY

2 .

ABOUT THE SAME

3 .

WORSE TODAY

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

FAMILY INVOLVED IN AGR

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Question: IS THE JOB OF ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD CONNECTED WITH AGRICULTURE?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

GOV SPEND ON DOM PROG

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Question: SHOULD GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON DOMESTIC PROGRAMS BE:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INCREASED

2 .

KEPT THE SAME

3 .

DECREASED

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

GOV SPEND ON MIL/DEF

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Question: SHOULD GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS BE:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

INCREASED

2 .

KEPT THE SAME

3 .

DECREASED

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-3

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

AGE

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Question: TO WHICH AGE GROUP DO YOU BELONG?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

18-29

2 .

30-44

3 .

45-59

4 .

60 OR MORE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

RELIGION

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Question: WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

PROTESTANT

2 .

CATHOLIC

3 .

JEWISH

4 .

OTHER

5 .

NONE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-5

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

EDUCATION

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Question: WHAT WAS THE LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL

2 .

COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL

3 .

SOME COLLEGE BUT NOT FOUR YEARS

4 .

FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE OR MORE

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

UNION MEMBER

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Question: ARE YOU OR ANYONE LIVING IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD A UNION MEMBER?

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES

2 .

NO

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

INCOME

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Question: 1979 TOTAL FAMILY INCOME WAS:

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

UNDER $10,000

2 .

$10,000 - $14,999

3 .

$15,000 - $25,000

4 .

OVER $25,000

8 .

NA, R DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

9 .

NA

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-4

Range of Invalid Data Values: 89

COMPLETED BACKSIDE

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Variable Text: DID RESPONDENT COMPLETE BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE OR WAS IT ENTIRELY BLANK

Value

Label

Frequency

Text

1 .

YES, ANSWERED ONE OR MORE QUESTIONS ON BACK SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE

2 .

NO; RESPONDENT DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE OF QUESTIONNAIRE AND IS CODED 8 ON ALL SUCH QUESTIONS

Range of Valid Data Values: 1-2

WEIGHT

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Variable Text: WEIGHT

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