1980 Time Series Study
Pre-election Wave
View the 1980 Pre-election Respondent Booklet
View the 1980 Pre-election Questionnaire
View the 1980 Pre-election Questionnaire
Administration of the 1980 Pre-election Respondent Booklet:
| Question | Card/Page | Variables | Description |
| (questions in the respondent booklet but not in the 1980 Pre) | Pages 2,11,13,15,21,22,28 | ———— | The Respondent booklet used for the 1980 Pre was also used for 1980 Panel interviewing. These pages were not used for 1980 Pre-Election interviewing. |
| B1a-B1m; B2a-B2m | Questionnaire Page 5 | V800064-V800076 | R’s recognition of 13 candidates |
| G1a-G1i, G1m, G1n, G1v, G1w, G1y; G1o-G1r | Page 1 | V800154-V800171 | Feeling Thermometer for 14 individuals; Feeling Thermometer for 4 groups |
| J1b(A)-J1b(I) | Page 3 | V800227-V800235 | R’s reasons for being a strong Republican (Same variable numbers as J1e(A)-J1e(I)) |
| J1c(A)-J1c(I) | Page 4 | V800236-V800244 | R’s reasons for being a not-very-strong Republican (Same variable numbers as J1f(A)-J1f(I)) |
| J1e(A)-J1e(I) | Page 5 | V800227-V800235 | R’s reasons for being a strong Democrat (Same variable numbers as J1b(A)-J1b(I)) |
| J1f(A)-J1f(I) | Page 6 | V800236-V800244 | R’s reasons for being a not-very-strong Democrat (Same variable numbers as J1c(A)-J1c(I)) |
| J1i(A)-J1i(G)/J1p(A)-J1p(G) | Page 7 | V800247-V800253 | R independent or “other”-Closer to Republicans (Same variable numbers as J1k(A)-J1k(G)/J1r(A)-J1r(G)) |
| J1k(A)-J1k(G)/J1r(A)-J1r(G) | Page 8 | V800247-V800253 | R independent or other – Closer to Democrats (Same variable numbers as J1i(A)-J1i(G)/(J1p(A)-J1p(G)) |
| J1m(A)-J1m(L) | Page 9 | V800254-V800265 | R independent or no preference – what R means (12 options) |
| K1a-K1k, K1x, K1y | Page 10 | V800267-V800279 | 7-point scale (Liberal/Conservative) – placement of self, 10 individuals, 2 parties |
| K6a-K6c, K6h, K6m, K6x-K6z | Page 12 | V800281-V800288 | 7-point scale (Decrease defense spending/Increase defense spending) on defense spending – placement for self, 4 individuals, 2 parties, federal gov’t |
| K7a/K7b; K11a/K11b; K15a/K15b; K17a/K17b; K20a/K20b | “Blue Card” | V800290, V800300, V800310, V800320, V800332 | 100-point scale on importance of minimizing gap between self-placement and federal gov’t placement on defense spending, services/spending, inflation/unemployment, abortion, tax cuts |
| K10a-K10c, K10h, K10m, K10x-K10z | Page 14 | V800291-V800298 | 7-point scale (Fewer services-reduce spending/Keep services-continue spending) on gov’t providing services – placement for self, 4 individuals, 2 parties, federal gov’t |
| K14a-K14c, K14h, K14m, K14x-K14z | Page 16 | V800301-V800308 | 7-point scale (Reduce inflation/Reduce unemployment) on relationship between inflation and unemployment – placement for self, 4 individuals, 2 parties, federal gov’t |
| K16a-K16c, K16h, K16m, K16x, K16y | Page 17 | V800311-V800317 | Opinions on abortion (4 options) – placement for self, 4 individuals, 2 parties |
| K16z | Page 18 | V8000318 | Present federal law on abortion (Same 4 options) |
| K18 | Page 19 | V800321 | 4-point scale (Much more/Less than should) on R’s feelings about amount of taxes paid |
| K19a-K19c, K19h, K19m, K19x-K19z | Page 20 | V800323-V800330 | Opinion on tax cuts over the next 3 years (5 options) – placement for self, 4 individuals, 2 parties, federal gov’t |
| R1b | Page 23 | V800344 | 7-point scale (Not very strongly/Very strongly) on how strongly R supports party |
| R1c/R1e | Page 24 | V800345, V800347 | 7-point scale (Close to Republican Party/Democratic Party) on R’s closeness to which party |
| R2a | Page 25 | V800349 | 7-point scale (Not very strongly/Very strongly) on how strongly independent R feels |
| R4a-R4e | Page 26 | V800357-V800361 | 7-point scale (Disagree very strongly/Agree very strongly) on attitudes towards political parties (5 statements) |
| T1a-T1h, T1j; T2a-T2h, T2j; T3a-T3h, T3j | Page 27 | V800374-V800400 | 4-point scale (Extremely well/Not well at all) on traits describing President Reagan/John Anderson/Jimmy Carter |
| Y52, Y52a; Y53 | Page 29 | V800686, V800687 | Estimated income for 1979 (22 categories) (total for family, R; total for just R) |
| Y64 | Page 30 | V800710 | Community where R was brought up (8 options) |