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UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL SURVEY, 1975 [Computer file]. ICPSR edition. Ann
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United States Congressional Survey, 1975 [Computer file]. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor,
MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and
distributor], 1976. survey dataforeign affairsUnited States House of
RepresentativesUnited Nationsforeign aiddetenteSoviet UnionXIII. Legislative and Deliberative BodiesB. Studies of Decision-Making in Deliberative
BodiesThe data for this study were
gathered by the United Nations Association.The report is an effort to provide a
body of quantitative data which will afford insights into the attitudes (as
apart from personal opinions or official policies) of the Members of the U.S.
House of Representatives about foreign policy, with particular emphasis on
international organization and the United Nations. A survey questionnaire,
containing 41 separate multiple choice questions on foreign policy issues and
directed to the Members of the House generated the data for the study. The
survey was conducted in January of 1975 and the offices of 309 Members of the
House -- or 71 per cent -- responded. The characteristics of those responding -- length
of service, geographical area represented, and party affiliation -- correspond
closely to those of the entire House. Interviews for the survey were conducted
in a variety of ways. Some Congressmen completed the questionnaire in writing,
while others responded orally in person or by phone. In most cases, however,
the target respondent was the foreign policy aide of each Congressman who spoke
for the Congressman by telephone interview. This survey of attitudes on
foreign affairs of members of the United States House of Representatives was
conducted in January 1975. Respondents were Members of the House or their chief
legislative assistants responsible for foreign affairs questions. Personal or
telephone interviews were completed with 309 of the 435 House members. The
study investigated three main areas: attitudes toward the United Nations,
attitudes toward foreign aid, and attitudes toward detente with the Soviet
Union. The survey instrument was designed by members of the UNA-USA staff,
initial data preparation was done by the Social Science Computation Center of
the Brookings Institution.January 1975January 1975United StatesMembers of the United States House of
RepresentativesMembers of the United States House of Representatives or
their chief legislative assistants responsible for foreign affairs
questions.survey datacross-sectionself-enumerated forms, personal or telephone
interviewsstructuredOffices of 309 of the 435 House members, or 71 percent,
responded.Class IIAnn Arbor, MI:
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"Congressional Survey Report." Washington, DC, 1975.United States Congressional Survey, 1975 30945481309data fileLogical Record LengthAnn Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and
Social ResearchConsistency checks performed by ICPSR. Checks for undocumented
codes performed by ICPSR.All missing data are coded as 6.Number of terms served1One432Two-Three903Four-Five524Six-Eight815Nine or more43Political party affiliation.1Democratic2002Republican109Region of country. 1West572Southwest193Midwest824South645East87See Appendix for breakdown of regional groups.How important is U.N. existence?1Very important462Important2173Neutral164Not important235Harmful16No opinion6Should U.S. contribution to U.N. increase, decrease, or
remain the same?1Greatly increase202Increase1223Remain the same1044Decrease125Greatly decrease516No opinion0How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping
force in the Middle East?1Positive2562Neutral123Negative106No opinion31How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping
force in Cyprus?1Positive2302Neutral253Negative166No opinion38How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping
force in Korea?1Positive1752Neutral453Negative236No opinion66How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping
force in Indo-China?1Positive1492Neutral373Negative576No opinion66How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping
force in South Africa?1Positive1132Neutral593Negative536No opinion84How does the Congressman feel about the U.N.'s programs
in economic development?1Positive2212Neutral323Negative376No opinion19How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. managing
world food reserves?1Positive1922Neutral293Negative516No opinion37How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. regulating
the international work of multi-national corporations?1Positive1132Neutral493Negative706No opinion77How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. world
population programs?1Positive2242Neutral313Negative236No opinion31Should the U.S. support the U.N. embargo against
importation of goods from Rhodesia?1Yes, strongly422Yes853Neutral174No815No, strongly406No opinion44As far as U.S. foreign policy is concerned, how important
is the U.N. becoming?1Much more important02More important213Staying same944Less important1545Much less important66No opinion34Should the U.S. unilaterally extend its control of
fisheries to 200 miles before the U.N.'s Conference on the Law of the Sea has
completed its work?1Yes862Neutral353No996No opinion89Should the U.S. claim mining rights on the ocean floor
before the U.N.'s Conference on the Law of the Sea has completed its work?
1Yes552Neutral463No896No opinion119Have the actions of the U.N. in the last year been
helpful or harmful to improved international relations?1Very helpful02Helpful833Neutral744Harmful1025Very harmful136No opinion37What are the Congressman's feelings on foreign aid in
general?1Strongly supports142Supports1653Neutral194Opposes785Strongly opposes236No opinion10Does the Congressman support humanitarian and disaster
relief assistance?1Strongly supports652Supports2313Neutral44Opposes65Strongly opposes06No opinion3What should the mixture between loans and grants in
economic development assistance be?1All grants02Mostly grants12350-50504Mostly loans1175All loans96No opinion121Should grants, as opposed to loans, for economic
development be increased or decreased?1Greatly increased02Increased143Remain the same244Decreased395Greatly decreased66No opinion226Should loans, as opposed to grants, for economic
development be increased or decreased?1Greatly increased32Increased483Remain the same474Decreased345Greatly decreased46No opinion173Should bilateral economic aid be increased or
decreased?1Greatly increased12Increased423Remain the same704Decreased875Greatly decreased86No opinion101Should multilateral economic aid be increased or
decreased?1Greatly increased32Increased1023Remain the same504Decreased465Greatly decreased56No opinion103What should the mix between bilateral and multilateral
aid be?1All multi22Most multi109350-50254Most bi275All bi56No opinion141What should the mix between economic and military aid
be?1All economic162Mostly economic181350-50194Mostly military135All military36No opinion77Should non-military aid be increased or
decreased?1Greatly increased42Increased773Remain the same774Decreased745Greatly decreased126No opinion65Should military aid be increased or decreased?1Greatly increased12Increased63Remain the same414Decreased1695Greatly decreased406No opinion52Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of Europe?1Yes2502Neutral93No186No opinion32Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of Africa?1Yes342Neutral553No1236No opinion97Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of the Middle East?1Yes1542Neutral313No506No opinion74Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of the Indian Ocean?1Yes742Neutral553No976No opinion83Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of Japan?1Yes1482Neutral403No446No opinion77Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense
of Latin America?1Yes1422Neutral313No606No opinion76How does the Congressman feel about detente with the
Soviet Union and other Communist countries?1Strongly supports452Supports2233Neutral204Opposes105Strongly opposes26No opinion9Has the Nixon-Ford administration given disarmament a
high enough priority?1Has done little192Has done something, but not enough783About right1344Too high125Much too high16No opinion65Does the Congressman support the recent Vladivostok
Agreement on arms control between Ford and Premier Brezhnev?1Yes, strongly22Yes1403Neutral294No205No, strongly36No opinion115Does the Congressman feel that there are any conditions
that must be met before he could support an arms agreement?1No limits on U.S.12U.S. superiority403Parity1034Immediate and total disarmament56No opinion159Do multi-national corporations need to be regulated by
the U.S. government?1Yes, strongly252Yes1833Neutral174No245No, strongly06No opinion60Does direct investment in the U.S. by foreign companies
or governments need to be regulated by the U.S. government?1Yes, strongly342Yes1933Neutral184No125No, strongly06No opinion52Does direct investment by U.S. companies outside the U.S.
need to be regulated by the U.S. government?1Yes, strongly162Yes1533Neutral144No435No, strongly06No opinion82[1ST RESPONSE]What concrete
steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East
conflict?0Israeli withdrawal to 67 borders441Arab acceptance of Israeli present
borders222Creation of Palestinian-Arab state193U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct guarantees294Arab and Israeli direct negotiations1105Normalization of Arab-Israeli relations286No opinion57The Congressman was asked the following question: "What
concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East
conflict?" Up to five responses were coded in the order they were given.
Variable 44 (ME1) shows the first response; Variable 45 (ME2) the second,
etc.[2ND RESPONSE]"What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a
settlement of the Middle East conflict?" 0Israeli withdrawal to 67 borders01Arab acceptance of Israeli present
borders22Creation of Palestinian-Arab state183U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct guarantees254Arab and Israeli direct negotiations555Normalization of Arab-Israeli relations836No opinion126[3RD RESPONSE]What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a
settlement of the Middle East conflict?0Israeli withdrawal to 67 borders01Arab acceptance of Israeli present
borders02Creation of Palestinian-Arab state03U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct guarantees84Arab and Israeli direct negotiations295Normalization of Arab-Israeli relations446No opinion228[4TH RESPONSE]What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a
settlement of the Middle East conflict?0Israeli withdrawal to 67 borders01Arab acceptance of Israeli present
borders02Creation of Palestinian-Arab state13U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct guarantees04Arab and Israeli direct negotiations75Normalization of Arab-Israeli relations276No opinion274[5TH RESPONSE]"What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a
settlement of the Middle East conflict?" 0Israeli withdrawal to 67 borders01Arab acceptance of Israeli present
borders02Creation of Palestinian-Arab state13U.S.-U.S.S.R. direct guarantees04Arab and Israeli direct negotiations05Normalization of Arab-Israeli relations76No opinion301