1972 Time Series Study
Post-election Wave
View the 1972 Post-election Questionnaire
Administration of the 1972 Post-election Show Cards:
| Question | Card/Page | Variables | Description |
| A1, A1a, A1b; A2, A2a, A2b; A3, A3a, A3b: Form II | Card A1 | V720444-V720452 | Ranking of 4 levels of Gov’t on performance; Ranking of 4 levels of Gov’t on power; Ranking of 4 levels of Gov’t on trustworthiness [Image not found] |
| D21: Form I | Card D1 | V720529 | 7-point scale (Almost certain/Very unlikely) on likelihood of R buying or leasing a car in next 12 months [Image not found] |
| F5, F5a: Form II | Card F1 | V720557, V720558 | First, second choices on most important of 4 national goals [Image not found] |
| J3a-J3h: Form I | Card J1 | V720590-V720597 | 7-point scale (Immediate withdrawal/Complete victory) on Vietnam policy – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 2 groups [Image not found] |
| J4a-J4h: Form I | Card J2 | V720598-V720605 | 7-point scale (total gov’t action against inflation/no gov’t action against inflation) on stopping inflation – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, liberals, conservatives [Image not found] |
| J3a-J3e: Form II; J3g: Form II | Card J3 | V720606-V720610, V720612 | 5 reasons for whites having a better life (strength agree/disagree) – (asked if R is black); most important reason for whites having a better life (asked of blacks and non-blacks) [Image not found] |
| J3a-J3f: Form II; J3g: Form II | Card J4 | V720606-V720611, V720612 | 6 reasons for whites having a better life (strength agree/disagree) – (asked if R is NOT black); most important reason for whites having a better life (asked of blacks and non-blacks) [Image not found] |
| J4a-J4h: Form II | Card J5 | V720613-V720620 | 7-point scale (Gov’t see to job and good SOL/each person get ahead on own) on job and good standard of living – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 2 groups [Image not found] |
| J5a-J5h, J5j: Form II | Card J6 | V720661-V720669 | 7-point scale (Increase tax rate for high income/Same tax rate for everyone) on taxation – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 3 groups [Image not found] |
| J6a-J6h: Form II | Card J7 | V720670-V720677 | 7-point scale (solve problems of poverty and unemployment/use all available force) on problem of urban unrest and rioting – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 2 groups [Image not found] |
| J7a-J7h: Form II | Card J8 | V720678-V720685 | 7-point scale (sympathy for students and faculty/use force to stop disturbance) on campus unrest – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, liberals, conservatives [Image not found] |
| J5a-J5h: Form I; J8a-J8h: Form II | Card J9 | V720621-V720628 | 7-point scale (protect rights of accused/stop crime regardless) on rights of accused – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 2 groups [Image not found] |
| J6a-J6h: Form I; J9a-J9h: Form II | Card J10 | V720629-V720636 | 7-point scale (Gov’t should help minority groups/minority groups should help themselves) on Gov’t help for minorities – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 2 groups [Image not found] |
| J7a-J7h, J7j, J7k, J7m, J7n, J7p-J7r: Form I; J10a-J10h, J10j, J10k, J10m, J10n, J10p-J10r: Form II | Card J11 | V720637-V720651 | 7-point scale (Agree totally/Disagree totally) on group agreements on issues – comparison of 15 sets [Image not found] |
| J8a-J8h, J8j: Form I; J11a-J11h, J11j: Form II | Card J12 | V720652-V720660 | 7-point scale (Liberal/Conservative) – placement for self, 3 individuals, 2 parties, 3 groups [Image not found] |
| J12a-J12h, J12j, J12k, J12m, J12n: Form II | Card J13 | V720686-V720697 | 4-point scale (Agree/Disagree) on reasons for poor people – 12 statements [Image not found] |
| K1a-K1f: Form I and II; K2a-K2h, K2j, K2k, K2m, K2n, K2p-K2z, K2aa-K2ff: Form I and II; K3: Form I and II | Card K1 | V720701-V720736 | Feeling Thermometer for 6 individuals; Feeling Thermometer for 29 groups; Feeling Thermometer – placement of R’s life [Image not found] |
| K4a-K4h, K4j, K4k, K4m, K4n, K4p-K4x: Form I and II | Card K2 | V720737-V720757 | Influence of 21 social groups (3 options) [Image not found] |
| L5-L44: Form II | Card L1 | V720770-V720809 | 7-point scale (Delighted/Terrible) on feelings about various issues in R’s life (housing/accomplishment/national government/other) [Image not found] |
| M1a-M1h, M1j, M1k, M1m, M1n, M1p-M1s: Form I and II; M1t: Form I and II | Card M1 | V720810-V720826 | Closeness to 16 groups; Group R feels closest to [Image not found] |
| M6a, M6b: Form I and II | Card M2 | V720841, V720842 | 7-point scale (Organize as group/Work as individuals) on gaining influence – placement for self, ‘closest group’ [Image not found] |
| N1-N19: Form I and II | Green Booklet (4 pages) | V720843-V720862 | 19 pairs of polarized statements on discrimination (R chooses one most agreed with) [Image not found] |
| S1-S3: Form I; S5a-S5g: Form I; S6a-S6g: Form I; S7a-S7g: Form I | Card S1 | V720906-V720908, V720911-V720931 | 7-point scale (Delighted/Terrible) on feelings about R’s life as whole, positive aspects, negative aspects; 7-point scale (Delighted/Terrible) on issues concerning R’s housing; 7-point scale (Delighted/Terrible) on issues concerning R’s accomplishments in life; 7-point scale (Delighted/Terrible) on R’s feelings about the national government [Image not found] |
| W1a-W1h, W1j, W1k, W1m, W1n, W1p-W1s: Form I | Card W1 | V720952-V720967 | 5-point scale (Agree/Disagree) on generalizations regarding trust in people – 16 statements [Image not found] |
| X16, X17: Form I and II | Card X1 | V720982, V720983 | Factors affecting R’s earning potential in the next 5 years – most important, 2nd most important [Image not found] |
| X33: Form I and II | Card X2 | V721028 | 7-point scale (Completely satisfied/Completely dissatisfied) on satisfaction with R’s life as whole [Image not found] |
| X34a-X34h, X34j, X34k, X34m, X34n, X34p-X34v: Form I and II; X34w: Form I and II; X40a: Form I and II | Card X3 | V721029-V721048, V721056 | List of 18 risk/gambling activities; Which activity does R engage in most frequently; Other activity which R spends money on [Image not found] |
The Guide currently contains data from 1948 through 2012.
Displays in the Guide are organized into nine topics:
Displays in the Guide are organized into nine topics:
- Social and Religious Characteristics of the Electorate (such as age, race, gender, education, and religion)
- Partisanship and Evaluation of the Political Parties
- Ideological Self-Identification
- Public Opinion on Public Policy Issues (such as health care, affirmative action, abortion, the military and the economy)
- Support for the Political System (such as trust in government and government responsiveness)
- Political Involvement and Participation in Politics (such as voter turnout, campaign contributions and other activities, attention to the campaign in the media, and interest in politics)
- Evaluation of the Presidential Candidates
- Evaluation of Congressional Candidates
- Vote Choice (for president, for U.S. House of Representatives, and split-ticket voting)
Questions represented in the Guide are a small but significant portion of the questions that have been asked in the American National Election Studies time series. Guide data have been produced from the ANES Cumulative Data File, which combines data from the individual ANES time series studies for selected questions.
To download the ANES Cumulative Data File, visit the ANES Data Center.