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CODEBOOK INTRODUCTION FILE
1968 PRE-POST STUDY
(1968.T)










                    AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES

                        1968 PRE-POST ELECTION STUDY





                   CONDUCTED BY THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER (45523)






                          PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

                         POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PROGRAM

                           UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN



                       SEPT. 6, 1968 - NOV. 4, 1968
                        NOV. 6, 1968 - FEB. 24, 1969











                        ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER 7281





                        ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE


          ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING 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) UTILIZED IN THIS
             (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY
             THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL
             RESEARCH.  THE DATA FOR THE SRC 1968 AMERICAN
             NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY WERE ORIGINALLY
             COLLECTED BY THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PROGRAM
             OF THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE
             FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
             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 INFOR-

       MATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE

       THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH

       ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED

       TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT TO THE

       CONSORTIUM.  PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA

       WERE USED.
















                              CONTENTS


           Note: >>sections in the codebook introduction and
           codebook appendix can be navigated in the
           machine-readable files by searching ">>".


INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL  (file int1968.cbk)
---------------------
>> 1968 STUDY DESCRIPTION
>> 1968 SAMPLING INFORMATION
>> 1968 CODEBOOK INFORMATION
>> 1968 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST


CODEBOOK
--------
1968 variables


APPENDICES  (file app1968.cbk)
----------
>> REF. NO. 2 NOTE, 1968
>> REF. NO. 3 NOTE, 1968
>> REF. NO. 5 NOTE, 1968
>> 1968 STANDARD PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT CODE
>> 1968 THE STATE AND COUNTRY CODE
>> 1968 PSU AND COUNTY CODES ALPHABETICALLY BY STATES
>> REF. NO. 20 NOTE, 1968
>> REF. NOS. 28-37 NOTE, 1968
>> 1968 PARTY AND CANDIDATE MASTER CODES
>> REF. NOS 48, 52, 56 NOTE, 1968
>> REF. NO. 68 NOTE, 1968
>> REF. NOS. 70-72 NOTE, 1968
>> 1968 ICPSR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CODE
>> 1968 OCCUPATION CODES
>> 1968 CENSUS INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION
>> 1968 UNION CODE
>> REF. NOS. 224-242 NOTE, 1968
>> 1968 THE NEWSPAPER CODE
>> 1968 SENATORIAL, GUBERNATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE LIST
>> REF. NOS. 346, 350, 354, 358, 363, 365, 367, 371, 373, 375, 377 
>> 1968 PARTY DIFFERENCES CODE
>> 1968 PRECIPITATING EVENTS CODE
>> 1968 PROBLEMS FACING EDUCATION IN R'S SCHOOL DISTRICT
>> 1968 HOW TO HANDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROBLEM
>> Q. 68A <REF. NO. 473>, Q. 69A <REF. NO. 475>, 
   AND Q. 70A <REF. NO. 477>, 1968
>> INTRODUCTION MATERIAL TO THE "CANDIDATE THERMOMETER QUESTIONS" 
  (REF. NOS. 478-489), 1968



>> 1968 STUDY DESCRIPTION

            THE 1968 AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY (SRC 45523)
       WAS CONDUCTED BY THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PROGRAM OF THE
       SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE
       UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.  THE STUDY WAS SUPPORTED BY A GRANT
       FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION.  IT IS THE TENTH IN A SERIES OF
       STUDIES OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS BEGINNING WITH THE 1948
       PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

            INTERVIEWING WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO WAVES.  FOR THE
       FIRST OR PRE-ELECTION WAVE, THE INTERVIEWING STARTED IN THE
       MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR DAYS
       IN NOVEMBER.  THE POST-ELECTION INTERVIEWING BEGAN IMMEDI-
       ATELY AFTER ELECTION DAY AND ENDED IN THE LATTER DAYS OF
       FEBRUARY, 1969.  THE OVERALL RESPONSE RATE FOR THE PRE-
       ELECTION SURVEY WAS 77%; THE OVERALL REINTERVIEW RATE OF THE
       1673 PRE-ELECTION RESPONDENTS WAS 86.3%.  TO COMPENSATE FOR
       A POST-ELECTION RESPONSE RATE UNEXPECTEDLY LOW, A TWO-
       PAGE MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE, INQUIRING ABOUT THE 1968 VOTING BE-
       HAVIOR, WAS SENT OUT TO 182 POST-ELECTION NON-INTERVIEWEES
       FOR WHOM A MAILING ADDRESS WAS AVAILABLE.  THIS MAILING, AND
       A SUBSEQUENT ONE, BROUGHT RESPONSES FROM 36 OF THE ORIGINAL
       NON-INTERVIEWEES, THEREBY INCREASING THE OVERALL POST
       ELECTION RESPONSE RATE TO 88.5%.

            THE PRE-ELECTION SURVEY INQUIRED ABOUT THE RESPON-
       DENT'S ATTITUDES ON RACIAL ISSUES AND HIS RACIAL ENVIRONMENT,
       SUCH AS RACIAL MIX OF AREA SCHOOLS AND CO-WORKERS, AND
       OBTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN
       A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS (HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION,
       STANDARD OF LIVING, JOB EQUALITY, INTEGRATION OF
       SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS).  OPINIONS ABOUT
       VIETNAM, FOREIGN AID AND TRADE, AND FOREIGN POLICY IN
       GENERAL WERE ALSO SOUGHT.  OTHER MORE NARROWLY-DEFINED
       POLITICAL ITEMS GATHERED INFORMATION ON THE RESPON-
       DENT'S LIKES AND DISLIKES ABOUT THE PARTIES AND THE
       1968 CANDIDATES, THE REACTIONS TO PARTY NOMINATIONS,
       INTEREST IN THE CAMPAIGN AND THE PRIMARY, PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
       INTENTION, AND PAST VOTING BEHAVIOR AS WELL AS PARTY AFFIL-
       IATION OF THE RESPONDENT AND HIS PARENTS.  AS IN THE PAST,
       THE QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDED AN INQUIRY INTO THE MAJOR PROB-
       LEMS FACING THE COUNTRY AND WAYS TO HANDLE THEM, AND
       "FEELING THERMOMETER" ITEMS ABOUT VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE
       NATION.  THE PRE-ELECTION SURVEY ALSO OBTAINED PERSONAL
       DATA SUCH AS THE RESPONDENT'S FAMILY COMPOSITION, EDU-
       CATION AND UNION MEMBERSHIP OF THE RESPONDENT AND THE HEAD
       OF THE HOUSEHOLD, INFORMATION ON THE MAIN AND THE SECONDARY
       OCCUPATION OF BOTH THE HEAD AND THE RESPONDENT, THE
       RESPONDENT'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE, CLASS IDENTIFICATION,
       ETHNIC BACKGROUND AND IDENTIFICATION, INCOME, SEX, AND RACE.

            THE POST-ELECTION SURVEY CONCENTRATED ON THE ACTUAL

       VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE VARIOUS RACES OF THE 1968 ELECTION.
       IT ALSO SOUGHT TO MEASURE THE NATURE AND THE EXTENT OF PO-
       LITICAL ACTIVITIES THAT THE RESPONDENT WAS INVOLVED IN DUR-
       ING THE CAMPAIGN, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTRIBUTIONS AND ATTEMPTS
       TO INFLUENCE OTHERS.  A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THIS PART OF THE
       STUDY INVESTIGATE THE DIFFERENCES THE RESPONDENT PERCEIVES
       BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTIES,
       AND BETWEEN WALLACE AND THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES.  IN ADDITION,
       QUESTIONS ABOUT A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS, AND PRO-
       TEST AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS TWO
       SCALES MEASURING THE RESPONDENT'S POSITION AND THE POSITION
       OF CERTAIN POLITICAL LEADERS WITH REGARD TO URBAN UNREST AND
       ACTION IN VIETNAM.  "FEELING THERMOMETER" ITEMS ABOUT POS-
       SIBLE CANDIDATES IN 1972 ARE PRESENT IN THE POST-ELECTION
       SURVEY ALONG WITH QUESTIONS THAT INQUIRE ABOUT THE RESPON-
       DENT'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION AND HIS OUTLOOK ON THE
       ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE NATION AS A WHOLE.  THE STUDY CON-
       CLUDES WITH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE
       RESPONDENT'S POLITICAL TRUST AND CYNICISM, PERSONAL TRUST
       AND EFFECTIVENESS, TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, AND POLITICAL
       EFFICACY.

            AS IN THE 1964 ELECTION STUDY, THE RESPONDENTS IN
       THIS STUDY ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SAMPLES--A CROSS-SECTION
       SAMPLE, CONSISTING OF 1557 RESPONDENTS, AND A BLACK SUPPLE-
       MENT SAMPLE OF 116 RESPONDENTS.  THE LATTER GROUP WAS IN-
       TERVIEWED TO BROADEN THE BASE OF BLACK RESPONDENTS AVAILABLE
       TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN THE RACIAL ISSUES INVESTIGATED
       IN THE STUDY.  WHEN THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT IS COMBINED WITH
       THE BLACKS FROM THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, A RAW N OF 265
       BLACK RESPONDENTS IS AVAILABLE.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
       THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE CROSS-SECTION AND THE ALL-
       BLACK SAMPLE, OR THE COMBINED CROSS-SECTION AND SUPPLEMENT
       SAMPLE, SEE THE SECTION OF THIS INTRODUCTION ENTITLED "TYPES
       OF SAMPLES".







>> 1968 SAMPLING INFORMATION

            INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED IN THE 1968 ELECTION STUDY
       FORM A REPRESENTATIVE CROSS-SECTION OF VOTING AGE CITIZENS
       LIVING IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED
       STATES.  THE TWELVE LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREAS OF THE UNITED
       STATES WERE DRAWN WITH CERTAINTY.  THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
       WAS FORMED INTO 62 STRATA (CONTAINING TWO OR MORE PRIMARY
       SAMPLING UNITS), FROM EACH OF WHICH A PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT
       (CONSISTING OF A COUNTY OR GROUP OF COUNTIES) WAS DRAWN WITH
       PROBABILITY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS 1960 POPULATION.  ULTIMATE-
       LY, THE SELECTION PROCEDURE WITHIN THESE 74 PSU'S YIELDED A
       SAMPLE OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS.  RESPONDENTS WERE SELECTED
       FROM THESE HOUSEHOLDS BY AN OBJECTIVE PROCEDURE OF SELEC-

       TION WHICH ALLOWED NO SUBSTITUTIONS.  THIS SAMPLE IS REPRE-
       SENTATIVE OF THE FOUR MAJOR REGIONS (NORTHEAST, NORTH CEN-
       TRAL, SOUTH, AND WEST) OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE
       ENTIRE UNITED STATES.  DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SAMPLING
       PROCEDURE CAN BE FOUND IN LESLIE KISH AND IRENE HESS, THE
       SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER'S NATIONAL SAMPLE OF DWELLINGS <ISR
       PUBLICATION NUMBER 2315> (ANN ARBOR:  THE UNIVERSITY OF
       MICHIGAN) AND LESLIE KISH, SURVEY SAMPLING (NEW YORK:  JOHN
       WILEY AND SONS, 1964).

          THE PRE-ELECTION SAMPLE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO RANDOM HALF-
      SAMPLES EACH OF WHICH COMPOSES A NATIONAL CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE
      OF CITIZENS OF VOTING AGE.  CHANGES IN VOTING INTENTIONS AND
      SHIFTS IN ATTITUDE TOWARD MAJOR ISSUES DURING THE INTER-
      VIEWING PERIOD CAN BE ANALYZED BY COMPARING THE HALF-
      SAMPLES.  THE FIRST HALF-SAMPLE INTERVIEWS WERE OBTAINED
      BEFORE OCTOBER 9, 1968 AND THE SECOND HALF-SAMPLE INTERVIEWS
      BETWEEN OCTOBER 10, 1968 AND NOVEMBER 4, 1968.

            IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MORE RELIABLE SAMPLE OF BLACKS,
       AN ADDITIONAL SET OF BLACKS WAS SAMPLED AND ASKED ALL OF THE
       APPLICABLE QUESTIONS FOUND IN THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE.  THE
       116 BLACKS IN THIS SAMPLE, WHEN ADDED TO THE 149 BLACK RE-
       SPONDENTS IN THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, GIVE A MORE RELI-
       ABLE DATA BASE.  THE SUPPLEMENTARY BLACKS WERE SAMPLED BY
       DIRECTING THE INTERVIEWER TO SEGMENTS (SMALL AREAS OF 3-6
       DWELLINGS) IN WHICH ONE OR MORE BLACK HOUSEHOLDS HAD BEEN
       LOCATED IN PREVIOUS SRC STUDIES.  IN GENERAL, THE PROCEDURE
       WAS TO SELECT ONE RESPONDENT FROM EACH BLACK HOUSEHOLD FOUND
       IN THE SEGMENT.  A PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE SAMPLING PRO-
       CEDURE CAN BE FOUND IN THE INTERVIEWERS' "INSTRUCTION BOOK".

            THE INTERVIEWS WERE CODED BY THE SRC CODING SECTION
       UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ARTHUR C. WOLFE AND JERROLD RUSK
       WHO ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE OTHER MAJOR PHASES OF THE STUDY.
       THE USUAL PRACTICE OF CHECK-CODING ONE OUT OF EVERY TEN IN-
       TERVIEWS WAS FOLLOWED.  THIS RESULTED IN THE CALCULATION OF
       AN AVERAGE CODING ERROR OF 3.07 ERRORS PER INTERVIEW FOR THE
       PRE-ELECTION SURVEY, AND 3.36 FOR THE POST-ELECTION.

                             TYPES OF SAMPLES
            THE DATA DESCRIBED BY THIS CODEBOOK MAY BE ACCESSED IN
       THREE DIFFERENT WAYS, YIELDING IN EFFECT THREE SEPARATE SAM-
       PLES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS:


       A.  THE COMBINED SAMPLE (CROSS-SECTION PLUS BLACK SUPPLEMENT
           RESPONDENTS) USES ALL THE DATA CASES AVAILABLE IN THE
           ICPSR DATASET (RAW N OF 1673), AND REQUIRES THE USE OF A
           WEIGHT VARIABLE (V680003) TO MAKE THE SAMPLE VALID.
           THE USE OF THE COMBINED SAMPLE IS RECOMMENDED FOR
           CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION.
           BECAUSE THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT SLIGHTLY UNDER-
           REPRESENTS BLACKS IN MIXED NEIGHBORHOODS, THE USE OF
           THE COMBINED SAMPLE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ANALYSIS
           ON QUESTIONS IN WHICH THE RACIAL ENVIRONMENT MIGHT
           HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE RESPONDENT'S ANSWER.  WHERE
           THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A PROBLEM, THE USER SHOULD
           WORK WITH THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE WHICH EXCLUDES
           THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS.

             PRE-ELECTION WAVE           POST-ELECTION WAVE
             -----------------           ------------------


             A) FILTER STATEMENT:        A) FILTER STATEMENT:

                 NONE                        EXCLUDE V680005 = 4-5
                                            THIS FILTER EXCLUDES
                                            "NO POST-ELECTION" TYPE
                                            OF RESPONDENTS FROM THE
                                            COMBINED SAMPLE.


             B) PRE-ELECTION WAVE N      B) POST-ELECTION WAVE N

                  UNWEIGHTED = 1673           UNWEIGHTED = 1481
                  WEIGHTED   = 3100           WEIGHTED   = 2748

       B.  THE ALL-BLACK SAMPLE USES THE 149 BLACK RESPONDENTS FROM
           THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE AND THE 116 BLACK RESPONDENTS
           OF THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT TO YIELD A RAW N OF 265.  THIS
           SAMPLE REQUIRES THE USE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE (V680003).
           IT CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING A FILTER ON THE ICPSR
           DATASET TO INCLUDE ONLY THOSE RESPONDENTS CODED '2' IN
           REF. NO. 264 (R'S RACE).

           THE COMPARABLE WHITE SAMPLE FOR RACIAL ANALYSIS IS
           OBTAINED FROM THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE BY FILTERING
           OUT ALL BLACK RESPONDENTS FROM THAT SAMPLE.  THIS ALL-
           WHITE SAMPLE FOLLOWS THE SAME RULES OUTLINED BELOW FOR
           THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE.

             PRE-ELECTION WAVE           POST-ELECTION WAVE
             -----------------           ------------------


             A) FILTER STATEMENT:        A) FILTER STATEMENT:

                INCLUDE V680264 = 2     INCLUDE V680264=2 AND V680005=1-3
                THIS FILTER INCLUDES        THIS FILTER INCLUDES
                ONLY RESPONDENTS WHO        ONLY BLACKS WITH POST-
                ARE BLACK.                  ELECTION INTERVIEWS.


             B) PRE-ELECTION WAVE N      B) POST-ELECTION WAVE N

                  UNWEIGHTED = 265            UNWEIGHTED = 225
                  WEIGHTED   = 284            WEIGHTED   = 241


       C.  THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE ALONE USES ONLY THE 1557 RE-
           SPONDENTS INTERVIEWED FOR THE NATIONAL CROSS-SECTION
           SAMPLE, AND EXCLUDES THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT.  THIS SAMPLE
           DOES NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE, BUT IT
           NECESSITATES USE OF A FILTER VARIABLE (V4) WHICH EXCLUDES
           THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS FROM THE ICPSR DATASET.

             PRE-ELECTION WAVE           POST-ELECTION WAVE
             -----------------           ------------------


             A) FILTER STATEMENT:        A) FILTER STATEMENT:

              EXCLUDE V680004 = 5-6     EXCLUDE V680004=5-6 OR V680005=4-5
                THIS FILTER EXCLUDES        THIS FILTER EXCLUDES
                BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPON-    BLACK SUPPLEMENT RE-
                DENTS FROM THE ICPSR DA-     SPONDENTS, AND "NO
                SET.                        POST-ELECTION" TYPE
                                            OF RESPONDENTS FROM
                                            THE CROSS-SECTION
                                            SAMPLE.

             B) PRE-ELECTION WAVE        B) POST-ELECTION WAVE

                     N = 1557                    N = 1384

       NOTE THAT NO OTHER SUBSET OF THESE RESPONDENTS YIELDS A
       VALID SAMPLE (E.G., THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT ALONE IS NOT A
       VALID SAMPLE, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS SUCH).



                             FREQUENCIES

            CROSS-SECTION ONLY FREQUENCIES HAVE BEEN INSERTED FOR
       VARIABLES IN THE BODY OF THIS CODEBOOK.  THE BLACK SUPPLE-
       MENT RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE VALUES RE-
       PORTED.





>> 1968 CODEBOOK INFORMATION

The following example from the 1948 NES study provides the standard 
format for codebook variable documentation. 

Note that NES studies which are not part of the Time-Series usually
omit marginals and the descriptive content in lines 2-5 (except for
variable name).


Line

1  ==============================                                              
2  VAR 480026    NAME-R NOT VT-WAS R REG TO VT                                 
3                COLUMNS 61   - 61                                             
4                NUMERIC                                                       
5                MD=0 OR GE 8                                                  
6                                                                              
7                  Q. 17.  (IF R DID NOT VOTE)  WERE YOU REGISTERED (ELIGIBLE)
8                  TO VOTE.                                                   
9                  ...........................................................
10                                                                            
11            82       1.  YES                                                
12           149       2.  NO                                                 
13                                                                             
14             0       8.  DK                                                 
15             9       9.  NA                                                 
16           422       0.  INAP., R VOTED                                     
                                                                            


Line 2 - VARIABLE NAME.  Note that in the codebook the variable name
         (usually a 'number') does not include the "V" prefix which is 
         used in the release SAS and SPSS data definition files
         (.sas and .sps files) for all variables including those
         which do not have 'number' names.  For example the variable
         "VERSION" in the codebook is "VVERSION" in the data definition
         files.

Line 2 - "NAME".  This is the variable label used in the SAS and SPSS
         data definition files (.sas and .sps files).  Some codebooks 
         exclude this.

Line 3 - COLUMNS.  Columns in the ASCII data file (.dat file).

Line 4 - CHARACTER OR NUMERIC.  If numeric and the variable is a decimal
         rather than integer variable, the numer of decimal places is 
         also indicated (e.g. "NUMERIC  DEC 4")

Line 5 - Values which are assigned to missing by default in the Study's
         SAS and and SPSS data definition files (.sas and .sps files).

Line 7 - Actual question text for survey variables or a description of 
         non-survey variables (for example, congressional district).
         Survey items usually include the question number (for example
         "B1a.") from the Study questionnaire; beginning in 1996 
         non-survey items also have unique item numbers (for example
         "CSheet.1").

Line 9 - A dashed or dotted line usually separates question text from
         any other documentation which follows.

Line 10- When present, annotation provided by Study staff is presented
         below the question text/description and preceding code values.

Lines 11-16
         Code values are listed with descriptive labels.  Valid codes
         (those not having 'missing' status in line 5) are presented
         first, followed by the values described in line 5.  For
         continuous variables, one line may appear providing the range
         of possible values.  A blank line usually separates the 'valid'
         and 'missing' values.

Lines 11-16
         Marginals are usually provided for discrete variables.  The
         counts may be unweighted or weighted; check the Study codebook
         introductory text to determine weight usage.

>> 1968 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST


  VARIABLE  VARIABLE LABEL
  --------  --------------

   VERSION NES VERSION NUMBER
    DSETNO NES DATASET NUMBER
    680001 ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER
    680002 INTERVIEW NUMBER


                STUDY PROCEDURE, SAMPLING & WEIGHT VARIABLE

    680003 WEIGHT VARIABLE                                     
    680004 TYPE OF PRE-ELECTION INTERVIEW
    680005 TYPE OF POST-ELECTION INFORMATION OBTAINED
    680006 PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT
    680007 PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT AND PLACE IDENTIFICATION
    680008 BELT CODE
    680009 STANDARD SIZE CODE FOR CONSUMER FINANCE SURVEY
    680010 STANDARD SIZE CODE FOR INTERIM SURVEYS
    680011 DISTANCE TO CENTER OF CENTRAL CITY OF NEAREST SMSA
    680012 DISTANCE TO CENTER OF CENTRAL CITY OF NEAREST SMSA OF
           AT LEAST 350,000 POPULATION
    680013 REGION OF INTERVIEW
    680014 STATE OF INTERVIEW
    680015 STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF INTERVIEW          
    680016 ICPSR COUNTY CODE
    680017 SAMPLING COUNTY CODE
    680018 ADULT COMPOSITION OF PRIMARY FAMILY UNIT
    680019 ADULT COMPOSITION OF SECONDARY FAMILY UNITS IN HOUSE
    680020 NUMBER OF POLITICALLY ELIGIBLE ADULTS IN HOUSE
    680021 INTERVIEWER'S NUMBER


                          PRE-ELECTION WAVE

    680022 DATE OF PRE-ELECTION INTERVIEW
    680023 LENGTH OF PRE-ELECTION INTERVIEW
    680024 CODER OF PRE-ELECTION INTERVIEW


                PREDICTION & CARE ABOUT 1968 RACE

    680025 WHOM DOES R THINK WILL BE ELECTED PRESIDENT           
    680026 WILL IT BE A CLOSE RACE
    680027 DOES R CARE MUCH WHO WINS THE PRESIDENCY

                LIKES & DISLIKES ABOUT PARTIES AND CANDIDATES

    680028 WHAT DOES R LIKE ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
    680029 WHAT DOES R DISLIKE ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
    680030 WHAT DOES R LIKE ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
    680031 WHAT DOES R DISLIKE ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
    680032 WHAT DOES R LIKE ABOUT HUMPHREY                       
    680033 WHAT DOES R DISLIKE ABOUT HUMPHREY                     
    680034 WHAT DOES R LIKE ABOUT NIXON
    680035 WHAT DOES R DISLIKE ABOUT NIXON
    680036 WHAT DOES R LIKE ABOUT WALLACE
    680037 WHAT DOES R DISLIKE ABOUT WALLACE                     

                PARTY NOMINATIONS & R'S REACTIONS TO THEM

    680038 WHO DID R WANT TO WIN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
    680039 WAS R PARTICULARLY HAPPY NIXON WON THE NOMINATION
    680040 WAS R PARTICULARLY UNHAPPY NIXON WON THE NOMINATION
    680041 WHO WAS R'S 2ND REPUBLICAN CHOICE
    680042 WHO DID R WANT TO WIN THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION       
    680043 WAS R PARTICULARLY HAPPY HUMPHREY WON THE NOMINATION
    680044 WAS R PARTICULARLY UNHAPPY HUMPHREY WAS NOMINATED     
    680045 WHAT WAS R'S 2ND DEMOCRATIC CHOICE


                EVALUATION OF JOHNSON'S PERFORMANCE

    680046 WOULD R HAVE FAVORED JOHNSON AS A CANDIDATE          
    680047 HOW WELL HAS PRESIDENT JOHNSON DONE HIS JOB


                MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEMS

    680048 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON
    680049 WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT (1ST PROBLEM)               
    680050 HOW STRONGLY DOES R FEEL ABOUT (1ST PROBLEM)          
    680051 WHICH PARTY WOULD DO WHAT R WANTS ON (1ST PROBLEM)
    680052 WHAT IS THE 2ND MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON 
    680053 WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT (2ND PROBLEM)
    680054 HOW STRONGLY DOES R FEEL ABOUT (2ND PROBLEM)          
    680055 WHICH PARTY WOULD DO WHAT R WANTS ON (2ND PROBLEM)
    680056 WHAT IS THE 3RD MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON 
    680057 WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT (3RD PROBLEM
    680058 HOW STRONGLY DOES R FEEL ABOUT (3RD PROBLEM)          
    680059 WHICH PARTY WOULD DO WHAT R WANTS ON (3RD PROBLEM)


                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN AID TO EDUCATION

    680060 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT AID EDUCATION                     
    680061 WHICH PARTY MORE SUPPORTS FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION


                POWER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

    680062 IS THE FEDERAL GOVT TOO POWERFUL                      
    680063 WHICH PARTY SUPPORTS A STRONGER FEDERAL GOVT


                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE

    680064 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE 
    680065 WHICH PARTY MORE SUPPORTS A STRONG HEALTH PLAN


                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ENSURING STANDARD OF LIVING

    680066 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT ENSURE A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING  
    680067 WHICH PARTY MORE SUPPORTS GOVT ROLE IN INCOMES


                EFFECT OF ELECTION ON R'S FINANCIAL SITUATION

    680068 WILL THE ELECTION MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO R FINANCIALLY  
    680069 FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR ASSESSING FINANCIAL EFFECT     


                AMOUNT OF TAX DOLLAR SPENT

    680070 CENTS PER TAX DOLLAR SPENT FOR DEFENSE
    680071 CENTS PER TAX DOLLAR SPENT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE         
    680072 CENTS PER TAX DOLLAR SPENT FOR FOREIGN AID


                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN JOB EQUALITY

    680073 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT ENSURE JOB OPPORTUNITY EQUALITY   
    680074 WHICH PARTY WILL MORE LIKELY OPPOSE DISCRIMINATION

                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN SCHOOL INTEGRATION

    680075 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT ENSURE SCHOOL INTEGRATION         
    680076 COMMENTS ON SCHOOL INTEGRATION
    680077 WHICH PARTY WILL MORE LIKELY SUPPORT INTEGRATION      


                GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ACCOMMODATIONS INTEGRATION

    680078 SHOULD FEDERAL GOVT ENSURE ACCOMMODATIONS RIGHTS      
    680079 WHICH PARTY WILL LIKELY SUPPORT ACCOMMODATIONS RIGHTS 


                CIVIL RIGHTS

    680080 HOW MUCH HAS THE NEGRO'S POSITION CHANGED RECENTLY
    680081 ARE CIVIL RIGHTS PEOPLE PUSHING TOO FAST              
    680082 HAVE MOST NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIONS BEEN PEACEFUL
    680083 HAVE NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIONS HELPED THEIR CAUSE    


                NEIGHBORHOOD SEGREGATION

    680084 DO NEGROES HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE WHEREVER THEY WANT
    680085 DOES R FEEL STRONGLY ON THE HOUSING INTEGRATION ISSUE


                RACIAL STAND OF R & THOSE IN HIS AREA

    680086 HOW MANY NEGROES IN R'S AREA FAVOR DESEGREGATION      
    680087 HOW MANY WHITES IN R'S AREA FAVOR SEGREGATION
    680088 DOES R FAVOR DESEGREGATION                            


                RACIAL MIX OF R'S ENVIRONMENT

    680089 WHAT IS THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF R'S NEIGHBORHOOD
    680090 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST GRADE SCHOOL    
    680091 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST JUNIOR HIGH
    680092 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST HIGH SCHOOL
    680093 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX AT R'S JOB                     
    680094 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THOSE WHO SHOP WHERE R DOES
    680095 WAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF R'S FRIENDS                  

                FOREIGN AID, DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN TRADE
    680096 WHAT IS R'S POSITION ON FOREIGN AID                 
    680097 WHICH PARTY MORE LIKELY SUPPORTS FOREIGN AID
    680098 SHOULD OUR LEADERS SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH COMMUNISTS  
    680099 WHICH PARTY MORE LIKELY SUPPORTS SUMMIT CONFERENCES
    680100 SHOULD THE U.S. TRADE WITH COMMUNIST NATIONS          
    680101 WHICH PARTY MORE LIKELY SUPPORTS COMMUNIST TRADE


                VIETNAM WAR

    680102 HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAS R BEEN PAYING TO VIETNAM       
    680103 WERE WE RIGHT IN GETTING INTO VIETNAM
    680104 WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW IN VIETNAM                      
    680105 VIETNAM COMMENTS
    680106 WHICH PARTY TAKES A STRONGER STAND ON VIETNAM         


                CHINA & CUBA

    680107 IS THE CHINESE GOVT COMMUNIST AND U.N. MEMBER
    680108 SHOULD CHINA BE ADMITTED TO THE U.N.                  
    680109 IS CUBA'S GOVT COMMUNIST AND HOW SHOULD WE HANDLE IT  
    680110 WHICH OF VIETNAM, CHINA, AND CUBA CONCERNS R MOST
    680111 WHICH OF VIETNAM, CHINA, AND CUBA CONCERNS R LEAST    


                U.S. FOREIGN POLICY:  EVALUATION OF PAST YEAR

    680112 HOW HAVE U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS BEEN IN THE PAST YEAR
    680113 R'S FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR JUDGMENT ON U.S. DIPLOMACY
    680114 HAS OUR WORLD POSITION GROWN STRONGER IN A YEAR OR SO 
    680115 R'S FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR JUDGMENT ON U.S. STRENGTH


                BIGGER WAR

    680116 ARE WE LIKELY TO GET INTO A BIGGER WAR                
    680117 WHICH PARTY WOULD BETTER KEEP US OUT OF A BIGGER WAR  
    680118 WHY WOULD (CHOSEN PARTY) BETTER KEEP US OUT OF WAR

                R'S PARTY AFFILIATION:  PRESENT, PAST

    680119 WHICH PARTY DOES R CONSIDER SELF AS                  
    680120 HOW STRONGLY (PARTY OR INDEPENDENT) DOES R FEEL       
    680121 DID R EVER THINK OF SELF AS ANOTHER PARTY
    680122 WHEN DID R CHANGE TO PRESENT PARTY


                R'S PARENTS: PARTY AFFILIATION & POLITICAL INTEREST

    680123 WAS R'S FATHER VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN POLITICS       
    680124 WHAT PARTY DID R'S FATHER THINK OF SELF AS
    680125 WAS R'S MOTHER VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN POLITICS       
    680126 WHAT PARTY DID R'S MOTHER THINK OF SELF AS


                PAST PRESIDENTIAL VOTING BEHAVIOR

    680127 HAS R VOTED IN MOST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS            
    680128 HAS R ALWAYS VOTED FOR THE SAME PARTY
    680129 WHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT IN 1964             
                1968 CAMPAIGN: INTEREST, VOTE INTENTION

    680130 HAS R BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN
    680131 IS R REGISTERED FOR THIS ELECTION                     
    680132 DOES R EXPECT TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION
    680133 WHO WILL R VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT                    
    680134 WHO WOULD R VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT
    680135 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR R'S CHOICE      


                ELECTORAL MAJORITY ISSUE

    680136 IS IT LIKELY THAT NO ONE WILL GET A MAJORITY
    680137 WHY IS IT LIKELY THAT NO ONE WILL GET A MAJORITY      
    680138 HAS THE PROBLEM OF NO MAJORITY AFFECTED YOUR CHOICE


                1968 PRIMARY

    680139 DID R VOTE IN A PRIMARY THIS YEAR                     
    680140 WAS THERE A PARTICULAR PRIMARY R WAS INTERESTED IN


                POLITICAL EFFICACY

    680141 DO PUBLIC OFFICIALS CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE R THINK     
    680142 IS VOTING THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE LIKE R CAN HAVE A SAY
    680143 IS GOVT TOO COMPLEX FOR PEOPLE LIKE R TO UNDERSTAND   
    680144 DO PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE LOT OF SAY IN GOVERNMENT

                     PERSONAL DATA

    680145 R'S DATE OF BIRTH                                    
    680146 R'S MARITAL STATUS


                FAMILY COMPOSITION

    680147 NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN R'S FAMILY UNDER 18             
    680148 AGE OF THE OLDEST CHILD
    680149 AGE OF THE YOUNGEST CHILD                             
    680150 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 4 YEARS OLD OR LESS
    680151 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 5 THROUGH 11 YEARS OLD
    680152 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 12 THROUGH 14 YEARS OLD            
    680153 NUMBER OF CHILDREN 15 THROUGH 18 YEARS OLD
    680154 HOW MANY OF THE CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL IN R'S AREA     
    680155 DO THE CHILDREN GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS


                R'S & HEAD'S EDUCATION AND COLLEGES

    680156 R'S EDUCATIONAL LEVEL                                 
    680157 HEAD'S EDUCATIONAL LEVEL                              
    680158 R'S COLLEGES                                          
    680159 HEAD'S COLLEGES


                R'S MAIN OCCUPATION SECTION

    680160 R'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS                                 
    680161 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - WHAT KIND OF WORK IS IT
    680162 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY CODE            
    680163 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES
    680164 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE                    
    680165 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES
    680166 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - IS R SELF-EMPLOYED
    680167 R'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DOES R WORK FULL-TIME           


                HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION SECTION

    680168 HEAD'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS
    680169 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - WHAT KIND OF WORK IS IT     
    680170 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY CODE        
    680171 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES
    680172 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE                
    680173 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES
    680174 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - IS HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED
    680175 HEAD'S MAIN OCCUPATION - DOES HEAD WORK FULL TIME     


                R'S SECOND OCCUPATION SECTION

    680176 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - WHAT KIND OF WORK IS IT          
    680177 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY CODE
    680178 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES
    680179 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE                    
    680180 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES
    680181 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - IS R SELF-EMPLOYED
    680182 R'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DOES R WORK FULL-TIME           


                HEAD'S SECOND OCCUPATION SECTION

    680183 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - WHAT KIND OF WORK IS IT
    680184 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - CENSUS INDUSTRY CODE         
    680185 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES
    680186 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE
    680187 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES                  
    680188 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - IS HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED
    680189 HEAD'S 2ND OCCUPATION - DOES HEAD WORK FULL-TIME


                R'S & HEAD'S UNEMPLOYMENT: LENGTH, RECENCY

    680190 R'S LENGTH OF UNEMPLOYMENT                           
    680191 R'S RECENCY OF UNEMPLOYMENT                          
    680192 HEAD'S LENGTH OF UNEMPLOYMENT
    680193 HEAD'S RECENCY OF UNEMPLOYMENT                       

                FARMERS' QUESTIONS

    680194 DOES R OWN, RENT, OR MANAGE R'S FARM
    680195 HOW MUCH LAND DOES R FARM                           
    680196 WHAT KIND OF FARMING DOES R DO MOSTLY
    680197 HAVE PRICES FOR R'S PRODUCE RISEN IN THE LAST 4 YEARS
    680198 HOW MUCH EFFECT HAS GOVT HAD ON CROP PRICES
    680199 SHOULD GOVT SUBSIDIZE AGRICULTURE                    
    680200 DOES R FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT SUBSIDIZED AGRICULTURE


                UNION MEMBERSHIP: R, HEAD, OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
    680201 DOES ANYONE IN R'S HOUSEHOLD BELONG TO A UNION
    680202 WHAT UNION DOES R BELONG TO
    680203 HOW LONG HAS R BELONGED TO THAT UNION
    680204 WHAT UNION DOES HEAD BELONG TO
    680205 HOW LONG HAS HEAD BELONGED TO THAT UNION
    680206 WHAT UNION DOES OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBER BELONG TO
    680207 HOW LONG HAS OTHER MEMBER BELONGED TO THAT UNION


                R'S CLASS IDENTIFICATION

    680208 DOES R THINK OF SELF AS MIDDLE OR WORKING CLASS      
    680209 WHICH CLASS DOES R THINK OF SELF AS
    680210 DOES R FEEL CLOSE TO (CHOSEN CLASS) PEOPLE           
    680211 IN WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS PLACE R
    680212 WHAT CLASS WAS R'S FAMILY WHEN R WAS GROWING UP      


                R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

    680213 R'S RELIGION
    680214 HOW OFTEN DOES R GO TO CHURCH
    680215 WHAT IS R'S OPINION ON THE BIBLE


                MILITARY SERVICE & VIETNAM TROOP BUILDUP

    680216 HAS R SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES IN THE PAST 6 YEARS
    680217 DID R SERVE ANY TIME IN VIETNAM                      
    680218 HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED IN THE PAST 6 YEARS
    680219 DID THE MEMBER SERVE DUE TO THE VIETNAM TROOP-BUILDUP
    680220 DID THE MEMBER SERVE ANY TIME IN VIETNAM
    680221 HAVE ANY OTHER RELATIVES OR FRIENDS SERVED RECENTLY  
    680222 DID THE PERSON SERVE DUE TO THE VIETNAM TROOP-BUILDUP
    680223 DID THE PERSON SERVE ANY TIME IN VIETNAM             


                "FEELING THERMOMETER" - GROUPS IN SOCIETY

    680224 FEELING THERMOMETER - BIG BUSINESS
    680225 FEELING THERMOMETER - LIBERALS
    680226 FEELING THERMOMETER - SOUTHERNERS
    680227 FEELING THERMOMETER - CATHOLICS                      
    680228 FEELING THERMOMETER - POLICEMAN
    680229 FEELING THERMOMETER - COLLEGE STUDENTS
    680230 FEELING THERMOMETER - DEMOCRATS
    680231 FEELING THERMOMETER - THE MILITARY                  
    680232 FEELING THERMOMETER - JEWS
    680233 FEELING THERMOMETER - WHITES
    680234 FEELING THERMOMETER - VIETNAM WAR PROTESTERS
    680235 FEELING THERMOMETER - LABOR UNIONS                   
    680236 FEELING THERMOMETER - LAWYERS
    680237 FEELING THERMOMETER - REPUBLICANS
    680238 FEELING THERMOMETER - SCHOOL TEACHERS
    680239 FEELING THERMOMETER - PROTESTANTS                    
    680240 FEELING THERMOMETER - NEGROES
    680241 FEELING THERMOMETER - CONSERVATIVES
    680242 FEELING THERMOMETER - CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS

                R'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND & IDENTIFICATION

    680243 R'S BIRTHPLACE                                      
    680244 WERE BOTH R'S PARENTS BORN IN THE US
    680245 WHICH COUNTRY WAS R'S FATHER BORN IN
    680246 WHICH COUNTRY WAS R'S MOTHER BORN IN                 
    680247 WHICH COUNTRY WAS R'S FAMILY FROM - FATHER'S SIDE
    680248 WHICH COUNTRY WAS R'S FAMILY FROM - MOTHER'S SIDE
    680249 WHAT NATIONALITY DOES R CONSIDER R'S FAMILY          
    680250 R'S MAIN NATIONALITY
    680251 FEELING THERMOMETER - R'S MAIN NATIONALITY


                R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION

    680252 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID R'S FATHER DO
    680253 R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES
    680254 R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE
    680255 R'S FATHER'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES
    680256 WAS R'S FAMILY WELL OFF ON THE FARM WHEN R WAS YOUNG


                WHERE WAS R BROUGHT UP

    680257 WHAT STATE(S) DID R GROW UP IN
    680258 AT WHAT AGE DID R COME TO (PRESENT STATE)
    680259 WHAT SIZE COMMUNITY WAS R BROUGHT UP IN
    680260 HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN (PRESENT COMMUNITY)


                R'S INCOME

    680261 WHAT WILL R AND FAMILY'S TOTAL INCOME BE THIS YEAR   
    680262 DOES R OWN OR RENT R'S HOME


                SEX, RACE, RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD

    680263 R'S SEX
    680264 R'S RACE
    680265 RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HEAD


                CONDITIONS OF THE PRE-ELECTION INTERVIEW

    680266 WHAT OTHER PERSONS WERE PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEW     
    680267 EXTENT OF R'S COOPERATION                            
    680268 LEVEL OF R'S INTEREST IN POLITICS
    680269 LEVEL OF R'S INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICS


                          POST-ELECTION WAVE

    680270 POST-ELECTION SEQUENCE NUMBER                  
    680271 INTERVIEWER NUMBER
    680272 DATE OF POST-ELECTION INTERVIEW                     
    680273 LENGTH OF POST-ELECTION INTERVIEW
    680274 POST-ELECTION CODER NUMBER                   

                R'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION: PRESENT, FUTURE

    680275 IS R BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY THAN A YEAR AGO
    680276 FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL STATUS OF R AND FAMILY   
    680277 IS R AND FAMILY MAKING AS MUCH MONEY AS A YEAR AGO   
    680278 WILL R BE BETTER OFF A YEAR FROM NOW                 
    680279 WILL THE RECENT TAX INCREASE AFFECT HOW R WILL SPEND
    680280 WILL THE RECENT TAX INCREASE AFFECT HOW R WILL SAVE


                INFLATION, RECESSION, BUSINESS CONDITIONS

    680281 DOES R THINK PRICES WILL GO UP IN THE NEXT YEAR
    680282 HOW LARGE A PRICE INCREASE DOES R EXPECT
    680283 WILL NATIONAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS BE GOOD NEXT YEAR  
    680284 WHY DOES R THINK BUSINESS CONDITIONS WILL BE GOOD/BAD
    680285 IS DEPRESSION OR GOOD TIMES MORE LIKELY NEXT 5 YEARS 
    680286 ARE BUSINESS CONDITIONS BETTER THAN A YEAR AGO       
    680287 HAS R HEARD OF ANY CHANGES IN CONDITIONS RECENTLY
    680288 WILL BUSINESS CONDITIONS BE BETTER A YEAR FROM NOW   
    680289 WILL A RECESSION LIKE 1958 OR 1960-61 HAPPEN AGAIN
    680290 WHY IS SUCH A RECESSION LIKELY                       
    680291 WHEN WILL A RECESSION OCCUR                          

                THE 1968 ELECTION & THE MASS MEDIA

    680292 DID R FOLLOW THE ELECTION REGULARLY IN NEWSPAPERS    
    680293 WHAT PAPER DID R READ MOST FOR POLITICAL NEWS
    680294 DID THE NEWSPAPER TAKE SIDES IN THE CAMPAIGN         
    680295 WHO WAS THE NEWSPAPER FOR/AGAINST
    680296 DID R LISTEN TO MANY CAMPAIGN RADIO PROGRAMS         
    680297 DID THE RADIO REPORTING TAKE SIDES IN THE CAMPAIGN
    680298 WHO WAS THE RADIO REPORTING FOR/AGAINST              
    680299 DID R READ MANY MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON THE CAMPAIGN    
    680300 WHICH MAGAZINES DID R READ POLITICAL ARTICLES IN
    680301 DID (MAGAZINE MOST READ) TAKE SIDES IN THE CAMPAIGN
    680302 WHO WAS THE MAGAZINE FOR/AGAINST                      
    680303 DID R WATCH ANY PROGRAMS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN ON TV
    680304 DID THE TELEVISION REPORTING TAKE SIDES
    680305 WHO WAS THE TELEVISION REPORTING FOR/AGAINST
    680306 DID LOCAL OR NATIONAL TELEVISION TAKE SIDES
    680307 FROM WHICH MEDIUM DID R GET THE MOST INFORMATION


                CHICAGO POLICE & DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

    680308 DID THE CHICAGO POLICE USE TOO MUCH FORCE
    680309 CHICAGO POLICE COMMENTS


                R'S 1968 ELECTION VOTING BEHAVIOR

    680310 DID R VOTE IN THIS ELECTION                       
    680311 DID R VOTE IN R'S PRESENT AREA
    680312 STATE R VOTED IN IF R VOTED OUTSIDE PRESENT AREA     
    680313 DISTRICT VOTED IN IF R VOTED OUTSIDE OF PRESENT AREA
    680314 DID R VOTE IN PERSON                                 
    680315 DID R VOTE BY VOTING MACHINE


                     PRESIDENTIAL VOTE

    680316 WHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT                
    680317 WHY DID R VOTE FOR (CHOSEN CANDIDATE)              
    680318 HOW LONG BEFORE THE ELECTION DID R DECIDE R'S VOTE
                     SENATORIAL VOTE

    680319 DID R VOTE FOR U.S. SENATOR                       
    680320 WHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR SENATOR
    680321 SENATORIAL PARTY CANDIDACY PATTERN                   


                     CONGRESSIONAL VOTE

    680322 DID R VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN                            
    680323 WHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR CONGRESSMAN
    680324 CONGRESSIONAL PARTY CANDIDACY PATTERN


                     GUBERNATORIAL VOTE

    680325 DID R VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
    680326 WHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR GOVERNOR                     
    680327 GUBERNATORIAL PARTY CANDIDACY PATTERN                


                     OTHER STATE & LOCAL OFFICES

    680328 DID R VOTE A STRAIGHT TICKET FOR OTHER OFFICES


                PROPOSITIONS ON BALLOT

    680329 WERE THERE ANY PROPOSITIONS R WAS INTERESTED IN      
    680330 PRESENCE OF PROPOSITIONS ON R'S BALLOT               
    680331 R'S KNOWLEDGE OF PROPOSITIONS ON BALLOT
    680332 TYPE OF PROPOSITION R WAS INTERESTED IN              
    680333 DID R VOTE IN FAVOR OF (MENTIONED PROSITION)
    680334 WAS (MENTIONED PROPOSITION) A STATE OR LOCAL ISSUE

    680335 WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON R DID NOT VOTE              


                NATIONAL AND LOCAL CLOSENESS OF 1968 RACE

    680336 WHOM DID R THINK WOULD WIN THE PRESIDENCY           
    680337 HOW CLOSE DID R THINK THE ELECTION WOULD BE NATIONALLY
    680338 HOW CLOSE DID R THINK WALLACE WOULD COME NATIONALLY  
    680339 WHOM DID R THINK WOULD CARRY R'S STATE
    680340 HOW CLOSE DID R THINK IT WOULD BE IN R'S STATE
    680341 HOW CLOSE DID R THINK WALLACE WOULD COME IN R'S STATE


                PAST VOTING BEHAVIOR IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

    680342 YEAR OF R'S BIRTH
    680343 HOW MANY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HAS R VOTED IN       
    680344 HOW MANY TIMES DID R VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT           


                REPUBLICAN-DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIFFERENCES

    680345 WHAT DIFFERENCES ARE THERE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES
    680346 CONTENT OF 1ST DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES       
    680347 WHEN DID R FIRST NOTICE THE 1ST DIFFERENCE
    680348 WHAT MADE R AWARE OF THE 1ST DIFFERENCE              
    680349 ARE THERE ANY MORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES
    680350 CONTENT OF 2ND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES        
    680351 WHEN DID R FIRST NOTICE THE 2ND DIFFERENCE
    680352 WHAT MADE R AWARE OF THE 2ND DIFFERENCE               
    680353 ARE THERE ANY MORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES
    680354 CONTENT OF 3RD DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES
    680355 WHEN DID R FIRST NOTICE THE 3RD DIFFERENCE
    680356 WHAT MADE R AWARE OF THE 3RD DIFFERENCE
    680357 ARE THERE ANY MORE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES   
    680358 CONTENT OF 4TH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES
    680359 WHEN DID R FIRST NOTICE THE 4TH DIFFERENCE           
    680360 WHAT MADE R AWARE OF THE 4TH DIFFERENCE


                CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL PARTY DIFFERENCES

    680361 IS ONE PARTY MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THE OTHER        
    680362 1ST CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL DIFFERENCE - REFERENCE CODE 
    680363 CONTENT OF 1ST CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL PARTY DIFFERENCE
    680364 2ND CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL DIFFERENCE - REFERENCE CODE 
    680365 CONTENT OF 2ND CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL PARTY DIFFERENCE
    680366 3RD CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL DIFFERENCE - REFERENCE CODE
    680367 CONTENT OF 3RD CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL PARTY DIFFERENCE 


                WALLACE COMPARED TO DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS

    680368 DOES R CONSIDER WALLACE AND LEMAY PARTY LEADERS
    680369 WHY ARE WALLACE AND LEMAY (NOT) PARTY LEADERS        
    680370 ARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WALLACE AND REPUBLICANS
    680371 CONTENT OF 1ST WALLACE-REPUBLICAN DIFFERENCE         
    680372 ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WALLACE AND REPUBLICANS

    680373 CONTENT OF 2ND WALLACE-REPUBLICAN DIFFERENCE         
    680374 ARE THERE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WALLACE AND DEMOCRATS
    680375 CONTENT OF 1ST WALLACE-DEMOCRATIC DIFFERENCE         
    680376 ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WALLACE AND DEMOCRATS
    680377 CONTENT OF 2ND WALLACE-DEMOCRATIC DIFFERENCE        


                R'S KNOWLEDGE OF DISTRICT'S CONGRESSIONAL RACE

    680378 DOES R REMEMBER THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. CONGRESS
    680379 R'S KNOWLEDGE OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE  
    680380 R'S KNOWLEDGE OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES-NAME & PARTY
    680381 DID BOTH PARTIES RUN CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS         
    680382 CORRECTNESS OF R'S PERCEPTION OF CANDIDACY PATTERNS
    680383 IS (EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES) ALREADY IN CONGRESS    
    680384 ACTUAL INCUMBENCY STATUS OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
    680385 CORRECTNESS OF R'S PERCEPTION OF INCUMBENCY STATUS   
    680386 WHICH PARTY HAD MORE CONGRESSMEN BEFORE THE ELECTION
    680387 WHICH PARTY JUST ELECTED THE MOST CONGRESSMEN        


                POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE CAMPAIGN


                     R'S ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE OTHERS' VOTE

    680388 DID R TRY TO CONVINCE SOMEONE HOW TO VOTE
    680389 DID R TALK TO SPOUSE ABOUT VOTING                    
    680390 DID R TALK TO A RELATIVE ABOUT VOTING
    680391 DID R TALK TO A FRIEND ABOUT VOTING                  
    680392 DID R TALK TO A CO-WORKER ABOUT VOTING
    680393 DID R TALK TO ANYONE ELSE ABOUT VOTING               
    680394 WHO IS THE "ANYONE ELSE" R TALKED TO ABOUT VOTING
    680395 IDENTITY OF MULTIPLE RESPONSES FOR REF. NOS. 389-393 
    680396 WHOM DID R TELL THEM TO VOTE FOR


                     MEETINGS, BUTTONS, CANVASSING

    680397 DID R ATTEND ANY POLITICAL MEETINGS OR RALLIES       
    680398 DID R WORK FOR A PARTY OR CANDIDATE
    680399 DID R WEAR A BUTTON OR PUT A STICKER ON THE CAR      
    680400 DOES R BELONG TO A POLITICAL GROUP

                     OTHERS' ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE R'S VOTE

    680401 DID A POLITICAL WORKER TALK TO R
    680402 HOW MANY TIMES DID POLITICAL WORKERS TALK TO R       
    680403 HOW MANY TIMES DID REPUBLICANS TALK TO R
    680404 HOW MANY TIMES DID DEMOCRATS TALK TO R
    680405 HOW MANY TIMES DID ANOTHER PARTY TALK TO R
    680406 WHAT OTHER PARTY TALKED TO R
    680407 WHAT SPECIFICALLY DID THESE PEOPLE DISCUSS WITH R
    680408 DID ANYONE CLOSE TO R TRY TO TELL R HOW TO VOTE      
    680409 DID R'S SPOUSE TELL R WHO TO VOTE FOR
    680410 WHOM DID SPOUSE TELL R TO VOTE FOR
    680411 DID A RELATIVE TELL R WHO TO VOTE FOR
    680412 WHOM DID THE RELATIVE TELL R TO VOTE FOR
    680413 DID A FRIEND TELL R WHO TO VOTE FOR
    680414 WHOM DID THE FRIEND TELL R TO VOTE FOR               
    680415 DID A CO-WORKER TELL R WHO TO VOTE FOR
    680416 WHOM DID THE CO-WORKER TELL R TO VOTE FOR            
    680417 DID ANYONE ELSE TELL R WHO TO VOTE FOR
    680418 WHOM DID "ANYONE ELSE" TELL R TO VOTE FOR            
    680419 WHO WAS THE OTHER PERSON WHO TOLD R HOW TO VOTE
    680420 IDENTITY OF MULTIPLE RESPONSES FOR REF. NOS. 409-419 


                     CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

    680421 WAS R OR FAMILY ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A CAMPAIGN    
    680422 WHICH PARTY ASKED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
    680423 DID R OR FAMILY CONTRIBUTE TO A CAMPAIGN
    680424 TO WHICH PARTY WAS THE CONTRIBUTION MADE


                LETTERS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS, CONGRESSMAN, EDITOR

    680425 HAS R EVER WRITTEN AN OPINION TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL
    680426 HOW MANY TIMES HAS R WRITTEN IN THE LAST 4 YEARS     
    680427 HOW MANY TIMES DID R WRITE R'S US CONGRESSMAN        
    680428 HAS R EVER WRITTEN A POLITICAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    680429 HOW MANY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN THE LAST 4 YEARS   


                ATTENTION PAID TO INTERNATIONAL/STATE/LOCAL AFFAIRS

    680430 DOES R FOLLOW GOVT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS A LOT
    680431 DOES R PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS   
    680432 DOES R PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO NATIONAL AFFAIRS
    680433 DOES R PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO STATE AFFAIRS
    680434 DOES R PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO LOCAL AFFAIRS           
    680435 WHICH LEVEL DOES R FOLLOW MOST-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    680436 WHICH LEVEL DOES R FOLLOW MOST-NATIONAL AFFAIRS      
    680437 WHICH LEVEL DOES R FOLLOW MOST-STATE AFFAIRS          
    680438 WHICH LEVEL DOES R FOLLOW MOST-LOCAL AFFAIRS

                LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD

    680439 HOW INTERESTED IS R IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD        
    680440 HOW OFTEN DOES R DISAGREE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
    680441 SHOULD A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER USE HIS OWN JUDGEMENT   
    680442 WHY SHOULD A BOARD MEMBER (NOT) USE HIS OWN JUDGEMENT


                LOCAL EDUCATION: PROBLEMS, R'S ACTIVITIES

    680443 WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS-1ST PROBLEM
    680444 WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS-2ND PROBLEM
    680445 HOW SHOULD THE 1ST EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM BE HANDLED
    680446 HOW SHOULD THE 2ND EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM BE HANDLED
    680447 HAS R EVER VOTED IN AN ELECTION PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS
    680448 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME R EVER VOTED ON SCHOOL MATTERS
    680449 DOES R RECALL WHAT THE ELECTION (LAST VOTED IN) WAS  
    680450 HAS R TAKEN PART IN A SCHOOL MATTER THE PAST 2 YEARS
    680451 WHAT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HAS R ENGAGED IN              


                TEACHERS' VOICE & STRIKE RIGHTS

    680452 SHOULD TEACHERS HAVE A GREATER VOICE IN SCHOOL POLICY
    680453 HOW SHOULD TEACHERS HAVE A GREATER VOICE IN POLICY
    680454 SHOULD TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE FOR GREATER BENEFITS    
    680455 IS R'S MIND MADE UP ON THE ISSUE OF TEACHERS STRIKING


                GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF EDUCATION

    680456 DOES THE FEDERAL GOVT CONTROL EDUCATION TOO MUCH
    680457 DOES THE STATE GOVT CONTROL LOCAL EDUCATION TOO MUCH 


                SCHOOL PRAYER

    680458 SHOULD PRAYER BE ALLOWED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    680459 COMMENTS ON PRAYERS IN SCHOOLS                     


                URBAN UNREST SCALE

    680460 R'S RATING ON URBAN UNREST SCALE OF LYNDON JOHNSON   
    680461 R'S RATING ON URBAN UNREST SCALE OF HUBERT HUMPHREY  
    680462 R'S RATING ON URBAN UNREST SCALE OF RICHARD NIXON
    680463 R'S RATING ON URBAN UNREST SCALE OF GEORGE WALLACE    
    680464 R'S RATING ON URBAN UNREST SCALE OF HIMSELF
    680465 WAS THE URBAN UNREST ISSUE IMPORTANT FOR R'S VOTE   


                VIETNAM ACTION SCALE

    680466 R'S RATING ON VIETNAM ACTION SCALE OF LYNDON JOHNSON
    680467 R'S RATING ON VIETNAM ACTION SCALE OF HUBERT HUMPHREY
    680468 R'S RATING ON VIETNAM ACTION SCALE OF RICHARD NIXON
    680469 R'S RATING ON VIETNAM ACTION SCALE OF GEORGE WALLACE
    680470 R'S RATING ON VIETNAM ACTION SCALE OF HIMSELF        
    680471 WAS THE VIETNAM ISSUE IMPORTANT FOR R'S VOTE


                R'S ATTITUDE: PROTEST, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

    680472 DOES R APPROVE OF LEGAL PROTEST MEETINGS OR MARCHES  
    680473 WHY DOES R (NOT) APPROVE OF LEGAL DEMONSTRATIONS
    680474 DOES R APPROVE OF BREAKING A LAW ONE FEELS IS UNJUST
    680475 WHY DOES R (NOT) APPROVE OF LEGAL DEMONSTRATIONS
    680476 DOES R APPROVE OF ATTEMPTING TO STOP GOVT ACTIVITIES
    680477 WHY DOES R (NOT) APPROVE OF STOPPING GOVT ACTIVITIES 

                "FEELING THERMOMETER" - POSSIBLE CANDIDATES

    680478 FEELING THERMOMETER - GEORGE WALLACE
    680479 FEELING THERMOMETER - HUBERT HUMPHREY
    680480 FEELING THERMOMETER - RICHARD NIXON               
    680481 FEELING THERMOMETER - EUGENE MCCARTHY
    680482 FEELING THERMOMETER - RONALD REAGAN
    680483 FEELING THERMOMETER - NELSON ROCKEFELLER
    680484 FEELING THERMOMETER - LYNDON JOHNSON
    680485 FEELING THERMOMETER - GEORGE ROMNEY
    680486 FEELING THERMOMETER - ROBERT KENNEDY
    680487 FEELING THERMOMETER - ED MUSKIE
    680488 FEELING THERMOMETER - SPIRO AGNEW                    
    680489 FEELING THERMOMETER - CURTIS LEMAY


                POLITICAL TRUST & CYNICISM

    680490 HOW MUCH ATTENTION DOES GOVT PAY TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK
    680491 HOW MUCH DO PARTIES HELP GOVT PAY ATTENTION TO PEOPLE
    680492 HOW MUCH DO ELECTIONS MAKE GOVT RESPONSIVE TO PEOPLE
    680493 HOW MUCH ATTENTION DO CONGRESSMEN PAY TO PEOPLE
    680494 DO PARTIES USUALLY KEEP THEIR ELECTION PROMISES     

                PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS & TRUST

    680495 IS IT BETTER TO PLAN ONE'S LIFE A GOOD WAY AHEAD
    680496 WHEN  R PLANS AHEAD, DO THINGS USUALLY GO AS PLANNED
    680497 HAS R FELT SURE THAT LIFE WOULD GO AS R WANTS IT     
    680498 DOES R FEEL R CAN RUN R'S LIFE PRETTY MUCH AS R LIKES
    680499 HOW SATISFYING IS R'S LIFE THESE DAYS                
    680500 GENERALLY SPEAKING, CAN MOST PEOPLE BE TRUSTED
    680501 DO PEOPLE TRY AND BE HELPFUL MOST OF THE TIME
    680502 IF GIVEN THE CHANCE, WOULD PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF R


                TRUST IN GOVERNMENT

    680503 DO PEOPLE IN GOVT WASTE A LOT OF TAX MONEY
    680504 HOW OFTEN CAN THE FEDERAL GOVT BE TRUSTED TO DO RIGHT
    680505 IS GOVT RUN PRETTY MUCH BY A FEW BIG INTERESTS
    680506 DO PEOPLE IN GOVT USUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING
    680507 ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE IN GOVT A LITTLE CROOKED     

                FAITH IN LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

    680508 WHAT LEVEL OF GOVT DOES R HAVE THE MOST FAITH IN
    680509 WHY DOES R HAVE THE MOST FAITH IN (CHOSEN LEVEL)     
    680510 WHAT LEVEL OF GOVT DOES R HAVE THE LEAST FAITH IN    
    680511 WHY DOES R HAVE THE LEAST FAITH IN (CHOSEN LEVEL)
    680512 LEVEL OF GOVT R RANKS SECOND IN TERMS OF FAITH       


                POLITICAL EFFICACY

    680513 WHAT WOULD R DO TO STOP A BAD LOCAL LAW FROM PASSING
    680514 WHAT CHANCE WOULD R HAVE OF CHANGING THE LOCAL LAW 
    680515 WHAT WOULD R DO ABOUT A BAD NATIONAL LAW             
    680516 WHAT CHANCE WOULD R HAVE OF CHANGING THE NATIONAL LAW
    680517 DO PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE A SAY IN GOVT                  
    680518 IS VOTING THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE LIKE R CAN HAVE A SAY
    680519 IS POLITICS AND GOVT TOO COMPLEX FOR R TO UNDERSTAND
    680520 DO PUBLIC OFFICIALS CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE R THINK    
    680521 DO US CONGRESSMEN QUICKLY LOSE TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE

    680522 SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
    680523 PARTIES ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE'S VOTES        
    680524 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH R LIVES


                SEX, RACE, RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD

    680525 R'S SEX
    680526 R'S RACE                                             
    680527 RELATIONSHIP OF R TO HEAD


                CONDITIONS OF THE POST-ELECTION INTERVIEW

    680528 OTHER PERSONS PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEW               
    680529 NATURE OF R'S COOPERATION                            
    680530 LEVEL OF R'S INTEREST IN POLITICS AND GOVT
    680531 LEVEL OF R'S INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICS AND GOVT
    680532 DID THE SAME INTERVIEWER DO THE PRE-ELECTION STUDY   


                DERIVED VARIABLES

    680533 R'S AGE
    680534 STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WHERE R VOTED
    680535 POLITICAL EFFICACY INDEX                             
    680536 POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT INDEX                          

