Version 01 Codebook ------------------- CODEBOOK INTRODUCTION FILE 1970 POST-ELECTION STUDY (1970.T) AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES 1970 POST ELECTION STUDY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES (49517) THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NOV.-DEC., 1970; JAN., 1971 ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER 7298 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 WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 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 int1970.cbk) --------------------- >> 1970 STUDY DESCRIPTION >> 1970 SAMPLING INFORMATION >> 1970 QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS INFORMATION >> 1970 WEIGHTING INFORMATION >> 1970 CODEBOOK INFORMATION >> 1970 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST CODEBOOK -------- 1970 variables APPENDICES (file app1970.cbk) ---------- >> 1970 STANDARD PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT CODE >> 1970 THE STATE AND COUNTRY CODE >> 1970 PSU AND COUNTY CODES ALPHABETICALLY BY STATES >> 1970 PARTY DIFFERENCES CODE >> 1970 CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS >> 1970 CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATOR >> 1970 CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR >> REF. NOS. 229-238 NOTE, 1970 >> REF.NOS. 239-255 NOTE, 1970 >> 1970 ICPSR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CODE >> 1970 OCCUPATION CODES >> 1970 CENSUS INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION >> 1970 UNION CODE >> REF. NOS. 401 AND 402 NOTE, 1970 >> 1970 STUDY DESCRIPTION THE 1970 NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY (CPS 49517) WAS CONDUCTED BY THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. IT IS THE ELEVENTH IN A SERIES OF STUDIES OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS PRODUCED IN THE PAST BY THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR PROGRAM OF THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER. ALL RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND JANUARY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE (1970) ELECTION. THE STUDY WAS SUPPORTED BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. THE STUDY EMPHASIZED GENERAL POLITICAL ATTITUDES WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR RELATING TO THE 1970 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES CONTAINED BOTH CLOSED AND OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS COVERING (POLITICAL) ATTITUDINAL, (POLITICAL) BEHAVIORAL, (POLITICAL) FACTUAL, AND PERSONAL DATA ITEMS. THE STUDY EXPLORES THE RESPONDENT'S OPINIONS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, INVOLVEMENT IN THE VIETNAM WAR, THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS ROLE IN INTEGRATION OF HOUSING, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC ACCOM- MODATIONS. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE RESPONDENT'S RACIAL ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION AND HOW HE/SHE FEELS THE ELECTION OUTCOME WILL AFFECT THAT POSITION. TWO SCALE ITEMS IN THE 1968 ELECTION STUDY (HANDLING OF URBAN UNREST AND ACTION IN VIETNAM BY PARTIES AND POLITICIANS) WERE REPEATED IN THIS STUDY AND THE LIST OF THE ISSUES WAS BROADENED TO INCLUDE COLLEGE UNREST, GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITY GROUPS, GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST INFLATION, PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED, POLLUTION FROM PRIVATE INDUSTRY, AND THE QUESTION OF GOV- ERNMENT VS. PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS. AS IN THE PAST, "FEELING THERMOMETER" VARIABLES ABOUT GROUPS IN THE NATION AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATES WERE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS QUESTIONS MEASURING THE RESPONDENT'S DEGREE OF TRUST IN THE GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL CYNICISM, AND GENERAL CONFIDENCE IN LIFE. THE MORE NARROWLY-DEFINED POLITICAL VARIABLES TAP THE RESPONDENT'S POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTIES; HIS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TENURE OF THE POSITIONS OF SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN; THE PROCEDURES TO CHANGE A LAW IN THE FACE OF CONGRESSIONAL OPPOSITION; AND THE AMOUNT OF CENTS FROM EACH TAX DOLLAR GOING TO DEFENSE. THE RESPONDENT'S POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, PAST AND PRESENT, IS ALSO INVESTIGATED BY ASCERTAINING THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE RESPONDENT DURING THE CAMPAIGN; THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM THE RESPONDENT VOTED IN THE VARIOUS RACES OF THE 1970 ELECTION; HIS PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE IN 1968, INCLUDING THE PARTY FOR WHICH THE RESPONDENT HAS TRADITIONALLY VOTED IN OTHER ELECTIONS; THE RESPONDENT'S PARTY AFFILIATION AT THE STATE AND THE NATIONAL LEVELS; AND THE PARTY AFFILIATION OF BOTH PARENTS. TWO QUESTIONS ADMINISTERED ONLY TO BLACK RESPONDENTS INQUIRED ABOUT THE FORMATION OF A BLACK POLITICAL PARTY, AND WHETHER THE RESPONDENT WOULD SUPPORT SUCH A MOVE. THE PERSONAL DATA SECTION OBTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND OF THE RESPONDENT, THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD, AND THE WIFE OF THE HEAD. (THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE ELECTION STUDIES TO INCLUDE OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND FOR THE WIFE OF THE HEAD.) THIS SECTION ALSO SURVEYED THE UNION MEMBERSHIP AND THE LENGTH OF TENURE OF THOSE RESPONDENTS, HEADS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD WHO BELONGED TO UNIONS. OTHER QUESTIONS INVESTIGATED THE RESPONDENT'S FAMILIAL BACKGROUND (ETHNIC ORIGIN, FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S OCCUPATION, SOCIAL CLASS OF THE FAMILY WHILE GROWING UP). ADDITIONAL ITEMS OBTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESPONDENT'S OWN FAMILY, HIS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE, AGE, SEX AND MARITAL STATUS. WITH MINOR EXCEPTIONS THE QUESTIONS IN THE PERSONAL DATA SECTION PARALLEL THOSE OF PREVIOUS SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER ELECTION STUDIES. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES TO INCLUDE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD IN STATES OTHER THAN GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY. THE INCLUSION OF THIS AGE CATEGORY IN THE SAMPLE IS AN ATTEMPT TO INVESTIGATE THE POLITICAL ATTITUDES AND FEELINGS OF A GROUP THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1972. SINCE THIS GROUP IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLES OF PREVIOUS SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER STUDIES, THESE RESPONDENTS MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM THE STUDY IF THE USER IS INTERESTED IN TREND ANALYSES USING OTHER SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER NATIONAL ELECTION DATA. AS IN THE 1964 AND 1968 SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER ELECTION STUDIES, THIS STUDY INCLUDES A CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, CONSISTING OF 1,580 RESPONDENTS, AND A BLACK SUPPLEMENT OF 114 RESPONDENTS. (THE QUOTED FIGURES INCLUDE THE POLITICALLY INELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD.) THE LATTER GROUP WAS INTERVIEWED TO BROADEN THE BASE OF BLACK RESPONDENTS AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN THE RACIAL ISSUES INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY; WHEN COMBINED WITH THE BLACKS IN THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, THIS MAKES AVAILABLE A RAW N OF 272 BLACK RESPONDENTS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE CROSS-SECTION AND THE ALL-BLACK, OR THE COMBINED CROSS-SECTION AND SUPPLEMENT SAMPLES, SEE THE SECTIONS OF THIS INTRODUCTION ENTITLED "TYPES OF SAMPLES" AND "WEIGHTING INFORMATION". >> 1970 SAMPLING INFORMATION INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED IN THE 1970 ELECTION STUDY WERE A REPRESENTATIVE CROSS SECTION OF PERSONS 18 YEARS AND OLDER LIVING IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COTERMINOUS 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. ULTIMATELY, THE SELECTION PROCEDURE WITHIN THESE 74 PSU'S YIELDED A SAMPLE OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS. THIS EXCLUDES INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN GROUP QUARTERS (E.G. BARRACKS, DORMITORIES, FRATERNITIES, ROOMING HOUSES, ETC.), INSTITUTIONAL POPULATIONS (E.G. HOSPITALS, CONVENTS, HOMES FOR THE AGED, ETC.), AND PERSONS WITH NO PLACE OF RESIDENCE. RESPONDENTS WERE SELECTED FROM THESE HOUSEHOLDS BY AN OBJECTIVE SELECTION PROCEDURE WHICH ALLOWED NO SUBSTI- TUTIONS. THIS SAMPLE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOUR MAJOR REGIONS (NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH, AND WEST) OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS SAMPLING PROCEDURE CAN BE FOUND IN LESLIE KISH AND IRENE HESS, "THE SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER'S NATIONAL SAMPLE OF DWELLINGS" (ANN ARBOR: THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN) ISR PUBLICATION NUMBER 2315, AND LESLIE KISH, SURVEY SAMPLING (NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 1964). THE INTERVIEWS WERE CODED BY THE SRC CODING SECTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF CPS ASSISTANT STUDY DIRECTORS HAROLD J. COHEN AND ARTHUR H. MILLER WHO ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE OTHER MAJOR PHASES OF THE STUDY. THE USUAL PRACTICE OF CHECK-CODING ONE OUT OF EVERY TEN INTERVIEWS WAS FOLLOWED. THIS RESULTED IN THE CALCULATION OF AN AVERAGE CODING ERROR OF 1.5 ERRORS PER INTERVIEW. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF BLACKS, AN ADDITIONAL SET OF BLACKS WAS SAMPLED AND ASKED ALL OF THE APPLICABLE QUESTIONS FOUND IN THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES. THE 114 BLACKS IN THIS SAMPLE, WHEN ADDED TO THE 158 BLACKS OBTAINED IN THE CROSS SECTION SAMPLE, GIVE A MORE RELIABLE DATA BASE. (THE QUOTED FIGURES INCLUDE THE POLIT- ICALLY INELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD.) 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 PROCEDURE CAN BE FOUND IN THE INTERVIEWERS' "INSTRUCTION BOOK". >> 1970 QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS INFORMATION THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES 1970 ELECTION STUDY USED TWO QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS. FORM 1 AND FORM 2 ARE IDENTICAL WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN EACH OF THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES. THEY DIFFER, HOWEVER, IN TWO IMPORTANT RESPECTS: A) EACH QUESTIONNAIRE FORM OUTLINES A PATTERN OF QUESTIONS TO BE OMITTED WHEN INTERVIEWING WHITE RESPONDENTS, AND B) "FEELING THERMOMETER" ITEMS ARE ORDERED DIFFERENTLY IN THE TWO FORMS. QUESTIONS 10-20G (REF.NOS. 61-84) WERE EXCLUDED IN FORM 1 FOR WHITE RESPONDENTS BUT INCLUDED IN FORM 2 FOR WHITE RESPONDENTS. ON THE OTHER HAND, QS. 3-8A (REF.NOS. 45-57), QS. 38-41 (REF.NOS. 155-158), AND Q.73 (REF.NO.228) WERE ASKED OF WHITE RESPONDENTS IN FORM 1, BUT WERE EXCLUDED IN FORM 2 FOR WHITE RESPONDENTS. THE REMAINING QUESTIONS IN THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE WERE ASKED OF ALL WHITE RESPONDENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF FORM. THE OMITTED QUESTIONS AFFECTED ONLY WHITE RESPONDENTS. WHEN THE RESPONDENTS WERE BLACK, BOTH FORM 1 AND FORM 2 QUESTIONNAIRES INSTRUCTED THE INTERVIEWER TO PROCEED ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS WHICH HAD BEEN OMITTED FOR WHITE RESPONDENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN WAS TO MAXIMIZE THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR BLACK RESPONDENTS WHILE REDUCING THE LENGTH OF INTERVIEW TIME (FOR TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REASONS) FOR WHITE RESPONDENTS, THE MAJORITY IN THE STUDY. THE REORDERING OF "FEELING THERMOMETER" ITEMS INVOLVES QUESTIONS 74-74J (REF.NOS. 229-238) AND 75-75Q (REF.NOS. 239-255). NOTES 8 AND 9 AT THE END OF THIS CODEBOOK SHOULD BE CONSULTED FOR A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE ORDER FOLLOWED IN EACH FORM. THE SEQUENCE OF THESE ITEMS WAS CHANGED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A TEST FOR SYSTEMATIC ERROR WHICH MAY ARISE BECAUSE OF THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION. IN THE ARCHIVED DATASET, FORM 2 "FEELING THERMOMETER" DATA HAVE BEEN ORDERED ACCORDING TO THE SEQUENCE OF THE FORM 1 QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THIS CODEBOOK. THE ARCHIVE HAS THEREFORE MADE IDENTICAL THE ORDER OF THE DATA FOR THE DIFFERENT FORMS. NO DATA MANIPULATIONS ARE REQUIRED ON THE PART OF THE USER. TYPES OF QUESTIONS AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN THIS STUDY: TYPE 0 QUESTIONS, ASKED OF ALL RESPONDENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF FORM; TYPE 1 QUESTIONS, THOSE ASKED OF BLACKS AND FORM 1 WHITE RESPONDENTS; AND, TYPE 2 QUESTIONS ASKED OF BLACKS AND FORM 2 WHITE RESPONDENTS. TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 QUESTIONS ARE DESIGNATED IN THE CODEBOOK BY THE MESSAGE "**TYPE (1 OR 2) QUESTION**" DIRECTLY PRECEDING THE QUESTION TEXT AND CODES FOR THE SPECIFIC VARIABLE. WHEN NO SUCH MESSAGE IS ENCOUNTERED, THE VARIABLE IS TYPE 0. THE LATTER CONSTITUTE THE MAJORITY OF THE VARIABLES IN THE STUDY. TYPES OF SAMPLES THE DATA DESCRIBED BY THIS CODEBOOK MAY BE ACCESSED IN THREE DIFFERENT WAYS, YIELDING IN EFFECT THREE SEPARATE SAMPLES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS: A. THE COMBINED SAMPLE (CROSS-SECTION PLUS BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS) USES ALL THE DATA CASES AVAILABLE (RAW N OF 1694), AND REQUIRES THE USE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE. THE ACTUAL WEIGHT VARIABLE USED DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF QUESTION THE USER SELECTS FOR ANALYSIS (TYPE 1, TYPE 2, OR TYPE 0 QUESTION), BUT A WEIGHT VARIABLE MUST ALWAYS BE USED. VARIABLE 700004 SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO FILTER OUT OF THIS SAMPLE POLITICALLY INELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD, IF THE USER WISHES TO DO SO. THE USE OF THE COMBINED SAMPLE IS RECOMMENDED FOR CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION. BECAUSE THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT SLIGHTLY UNDERREPRESENTS 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. B. THE ALL-BLACK SAMPLE USES THE 158 BLACK RESPONDENTS FROM THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE AND THE 114 BLACK RESPON- DENTS OF THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT TO YIELD A RAW N OF 272. THIS SAMPLE REQUIRES THE USE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE, EITHER INTEGER WEIGHT VARIABLE 7000011 OR DECIMAL WEIGHT VARIABLE 7000017. THIS SAMPLE CAN BE OBTAINED BY FILTERING OUT ALL RESPONDENTS CODED '0' IN EITHER OF THE TWO WEIGHT VARIABLES JUST MENTIONED. VARIABLE 700004 SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO FILTER OUT OF THIS SAMPLE POLITICALLY INELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD, IF THE USER WISHES TO DO SO. THE COMPARABLE WHITE SAMPLE FOR RACIAL ANALYSIS IS OBTAINED FROM THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE BY FILTERING OUT ALL BLACK RESPONDENTS FROM THAT SAMPLE. FOR FILTERING OF INELIGIBLE VOTERS AND WEIGHTING PURPOSES, THIS ALL-WHITE SAMPLE FOLLOWS THE SAME RULES OUTLINED BELOW FOR THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE. C. THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE ALONE USES ONLY THE 1580 RESPONDENTS INTERVIEWED FOR THE NATIONAL CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, AND EXCLUDES THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT. THIS SAMPLE REQUIRES THE USE OF A FILTER VARIABLE (V70005) WHICH EXCLUDES THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS FROM THE DATASET. IT REQUIRES THE USE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE FOR TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 QUESTIONS; FOR TYPE 0 QUESTIONS, IT IS SELF-WEIGHTING. AS WITH THE TWO SAMPLES OUTLINED ABOVE, V700004 SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO FILTER OUT FROM THIS SAMPLE POLITICALLY INELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD, IF THE USER WISHES TO DO SO. NOTE THAT THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT ALONE IS NOT A VALID SAMPLE, AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS SUCH. >> 1970 WEIGHTING INFORMATION THE WEIGHTING SCHEME IN THIS STUDY IS A FUNCTION OF THE RESPONDENTS' RACE AS WELL AS THE RESULT OF THEIR QUESTIONNAIRE FORM. FOR THE USER, THE SELECTION OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. FIRST, THE USER MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO USE INTEGER WEIGHTS OR DECIMAL WEIGHTS. EACH WEIGHT VARIABLE IN THE STUDY HAS AN INTEGER AND A DECIMAL VERSION PRESENT IN THE DATA. QUALITATIVELY SPEAKING, NO DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THE TWO WEIGHT VERSIONS. QUANTITATIVELY SPEAKING, INTEGER WEIGHTS WILL "INFLATE" THE RAW N OF THE STUDY, WHEREAS DECIMAL WEIGHTS WILL KEEP THE VALUES OF THE WEIGHTED N CLOSER TO THEIR RAW VALUE. THE CHOICE OF INTEGER WEIGHTS OR DECIMAL WEIGHTS IS A MATTER OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE AND/OR TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS OF THE COMPUTER BEING USED. WHEN THE USER HAS DECIDED WHICH VERSION OF THE WEIGHTS TO USE (DECIMAL OR INTEGER), HE MUST THEN DEFINE THE SAMPLE HE WILL WORK WITH: THE COMBINED SAMPLE, THE ALL-BLACK SAMPLE, OR THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE. THE SELECTION OF A SAMPLE FURTHER NARROWS THE CHOICE AMONG THE WEIGHT VARIABLES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE USER DECIDES TO WORK WITH INTEGER WEIGHTS AND THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE, FILTER VARIABLE 700005 SHOULD BE USED, AND THE CHOICE OF A WEIGHT VARIABLE IS LIMITED TO V700006 AND V700007. THESE ARE THE ONLY INTEGER WEIGHT VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE. THIS BRINGS THE USER TO THE THIRD AND LAST STEP IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A WEIGHT VARIABLE. THE FINAL CHOICE IS DEPENDENT UPON THE TYPE OF QUESTIONS THE USER HAS SELECTED FOR ANALYSIS. CONTINUING WITH THE EXAMPLE ABOVE, IF A TYPE 1 QUESTION IS INVOLVED, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE WEIGHTED BY V700006; IF A TYPE 2 QUESTION, V700007 SHOULD BE USED INSTEAD. IF ALL VARIABLES SELECTED ARE TYPE 0, THEN NO WEIGHTS ARE NEEDED, BUT V700005 WOULD STILL BE USED TO FILTER OUT THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS AND OBTAIN ONLY CROSS-SECTION RESPONDENTS. NOTICE THAT DUE TO THE MULTIPLE WEIGHTS IN THE STUDY, ANALYSES ON THE COMBINED AND CROSS-SECTION SAMPLES COULD NECESSITATE UP TO THREE DIFFERENT SUBMISSIONS (ONE FOR EACH QUESTION TYPE) WITH VARYING WEIGHT VARIABLES OR NO WEIGHT VARIABLE USED DEPENDING UPON THE QUESTIONS INVOLVED. ANALYSES ON THE ALL-BLACK SAMPLE WOULD REQUIRE NO MORE THAN ONE SUBMISSION SINCE ONLY ONE WEIGHT VARIABLE EXISTS FOR THE SAMPLE, AND THIS APPLIES EQUALLY TO ALL THREE QUESTION TYPES. EXAMPLES OF SOME SUBMISSIONS FOR A USER WORKING WITH THE CROSS-SECTION OR COMBINED SAMPLE MIGHT BE AS FOLLOWS: CROSS-SECTION: TYPE 1 X TYPE 0 VARIABLES WEIGHTED BY V700006 (INTEGER) OR V700012 (DECIMAL); CROSS-SECTION: TYPE 2 X TYPE 0 VARIABLES WEIGHTED BY V700007 (INTEGER) OR V700013 (DECIMAL); CROSS-SECTION: TYPE 0 X TYPE 0, NO WEIGHTS NEEDED FOR THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE. COMBINED SAMPLE: TYPE 1 X TYPE 0 VARIABLES WEIGHTED BY V700008 (INTEGER) OR V700014 (DECIMAL); COMBINED SAMPLE: TYPE 2 X TYPE 0 VARIABLES WEIGHTED BY V700009 (INTEGER) OR V700015 (DECIMAL); COMBINED SAMPLE: TYPE 0 X TYPE 0 VARIABLES WEIGHTED BY V700010 (INTEGER) OR V700016 (DECIMAL). TYPE 1 X TYPE 2 IS NOT A VALID COMBINATION FOR A SUBMISSION ON THE CROSS-SECTION OR THE COMBINED SAMPLE BECAUSE WHITE RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED TYPE 1 QUESTIONS WERE NOT ASKED TYPE 2 QUESTIONS AND VICE VERSA. ALL COMBINATIONS OF QUESTIONS ARE VALID SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BLACK RESPONDENTS (ALL-BLACK SAMPLE). THE FOLLOWING TABLE SUMMARIZES THE VARIOUS WEIGHT VARIABLES IN THE STUDY BY SAMPLE: WEIGHT VARIABLES INTEGER DECIMAL CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE* FILTER VARIABLE V5 TYPE 1 QUESTION V700006 V700012 TYPE 2 QUESTION V700007 V700013 TYPE 0 QUESTIONS--SELF-WEIGHTING COMBINED SAMPLE* TYPE 1 QUESTION V700008 V700014 TYPE 2 QUESTION V700009 V700015 TYPE 0 QUESTIONS V700010 V700016 ALL-BLACK SAMPLE* FILTER AND WEIGHT VARIABLE V700011 V700017** (PREFERRED WEIGHT TO BE USED) *ADDITIONALLY, V700004 (FILTER FOR POLITICAL ELEGIBILITY) SHOULD BE CONSULTED IF THE USER WANTS TO EXCLUDE THE RESPONDENTS 18-20 YEARS OLD (IN STATED OTHER THAN GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY). **THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT N WAS NOT EQUAL IN SIZE TO THE THE BLACK CROSS-SECTION N; THEREFORE, WHEN WEIGHTING WITH THE DECIMAL WEIGHT, THE RESULTING N IS LESS THAN THE EFFECTIVE N. FREQUENCIES THE FREQUENCIES INSERTED FOR VARIABLES IN THE BODY OF THIS CODEBOOK ARE FOR THE CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE ONLY. THE BLACK SUPPLEMENT RESPONDENTS AND THE CROSS-SECTION RESPONDENTS WHO ARE 18-20 YEARS OLD NOT RESIDING IN GEORGIA OR KENTUCKY HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE VALUES REPORTED. FREQUENCIES FOR THE TYPE 1 AND 2 QUESTIONS REFLECT THE USE OF THE DECIMAL WEIGHTS (VARIABLES 12 AND 13 RESPECTIVELY) AND HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST INTEGER BEFORE INSERTION INTO THE CODEBOOK. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FREQUENCIES SUBJECTED TO ROUNDING DO NOT ALWAYS ADD UP TO THE EXPECTED 'N' IN TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 QUESTIONS. >> 1970 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. >> 1970 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST VARIABLE VARIABLE LABEL -------- -------------- VERSION NES VERSION NUMBER DSETNO NES DATASET NUMBER 700001 ICPSR ARCHIVE NUMBER 700002 INTERVIEW NUMBER STUDY PROCEDURE, SAMPLING, & WEIGHT VARIABLES 700003 FORM NUMBER AND RACE 700004 FILTER VARIABLE FOR POLITICALLY ELIGIBLE RESPONDENTS 700005 CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE FILTER VARIABLE 700006 CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE I--INTEGER 700007 CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE II--INTEGER 700008 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE I--INTEGER 700009 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE II--INTEGER 700010 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE III--INTEGER 700011 ALL-BLACK SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE--INTEGER 700012 CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE I--DECIMAL 700013 CROSS-SECTION SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE II--DECIMAL 700014 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE I--DECIMAL 700015 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE II--DECIMAL 700016 COMBINED SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE III--DECIMAL 700017 ALL-BLACK SAMPLE WEIGHT VARIABLE--DECIMAL 700018 STATE OF INTERVIEW 700019 REGION OF INTERVIEW 700020 ICPSR COUNTY CODE 700021 SAMPLING COUNTY CODE 700022 PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT (PSU) 700023 PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT AND PLACE IDENTIFICATION 700024 IS THE SECONDARY SELECTION IN AN SMSA 700025 STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF INTERVIEW 700026 MENTION OF CONGRESSMAN R VOTED FOR - CORRECTNESS 700027 BELT CODE 700028 STANDARD SIZE CODE FOR SURVEY OF CONSUMER FINANCES 700029 STANDARD SIZE CODE FOR INTERIM SURVEYS 700030 DISTANCE FROM PLACE OF INTERVIEW TO CENTER OF CENTRAL CITY OF NEAREST SMSA 700031 DISTANCE FROM PLACE OF INTERVIEW TO CENTER OF CENTRAL CITY OF NEAREST SMSA OF AT LEAST 350,000 POPULATION 700032 ADULT COMPOSITION OF PRIMARY FAMILY UNIT 700033 ADULT COMPOSITION OF SECONDARY FAMILY UNITS IN DWELLING UNIT 700034 NUMBER OF ADULTS IN DWELLING UNIT 700035 INTERVIEWER NUMBER 700036 DATE OF INTERVIEW 700037 LENGTH OF INTERVIEW 700038 CODER NUMBER MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEMS 700039 WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL PROBLEMS VIETNAM & BIGGER WAR 700040 HOW MUCH ATTENTION IS R PAYING TO VIETNAM 700041 WERE WE RIGHT IN GETTING INTO VIETNAM 700042 WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW IN VIETNAM 700043 XCOMMENTS ON VIETNAM PROBLEM 700044 WHICH PARTY WILL DO WHAT R WANTS ON VIETNAM 700045 ARE WE MORE LIKELY NOW TO GET INTO A BIGGER WAR 700046 WHICH PARTY WOULD MORE LIKELY PREVENT A BIGGER WAR 700047 XWHY WOULD (THE CHOSEN PARTY) BE BETTER ON PREVENTING A BIGGER WAR R'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATION: PRESENT AND FUTURE 700048 DOES R FEEL BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY THAN A YEAR AGO 700049 XWHY DOES R FEEL BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY THAN 1 YR. AGO 700050 DOES R THINK HE'LL BE BETTER OFF A YEAR FROM NOW 700051 DID THE ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT HOW R FEELS ON FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION 700052 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--PARTISAN DIRECTION OF ANSWER-1ST 700053 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--CONTENT OF RESPONSE-1ST 700054 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--PARTISAN DIRECTION OF ANSWER-2ND 700055 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--CONTENT OF RESPONSE-2ND 700056 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--PARTISAN DIRECTION OF ANSWER-3RD 700057 XHOW WILL ELECTION OUTCOME AFFECT R'S FUTURE FINANCIAL SITUATION--CONTENT OF RESPONSE-3RD POWER OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 700058 DOES R HAVE AN OPINION ON GOVT. BEING TOO POWERFUL 700059 XIS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TOO POWERFUL 700060 XWHICH PARTY WILL DO WHAT R WANTS ABOUT GOVT. POWER GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN SCHOOL INTEGRATION 700061 DOES R HAVE AN OPINION ON GOVT'S ROLE IN INTEGRATION 700062 XSHOULD GOVT SEE TO IT THAT DESEGREGATION IS ALLOWED 700063 XCOMMENTS ON SCHOOL INTEGRATION 700064 XWHICH PARTY WILL DO WHAT R WANTS ON DESEGREGATION GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ACCOMMODATIONS INTEGRATION 700065 DOES R HAVE AN OPINION ON PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS RIGHTS 700066 XSHOULD GOVT INSURE RIGHTS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS 700067 XWHICH PARTY IS MORE LIKELY TO FAVOR THESE RIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD SEGREGATION 700068 DO WHITES HAVE A RIGHT TO KEEP NEGROES OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD 700069 XDOES R FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT HIS POSITION ON NEIGHBOR- HOOD INTEGRATION CIVIL RIGHTS & INTEGRATION IN GENERAL 700070 HAS THE NEGROES' POSITION IMPROVED IN RECENT YEARS 700071 ARE CIVIL RIGHTS PEOPLE PUSHING TOO FAST 700072 HAVE NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIONS BEEN MOSTLY PEACEFUL 700073 HAVE NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIONS HURT THEIR CAUSE 700074 HOW MANY AREA NEGROES DOES R THINK FAVOR INTEGRATION 700075 HOW MANY AREA WHITES DOES R THINK FAVOR INTEGRATION 700076 HOW MANY AREA WHITES FAVOR STRICT SEGREGATION 700077 DOES R FAVOR (DE)SEGREGATION RACIAL MIX OF R'S ENVIRONMENT 700078 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF R'S NEIGHBORHOOD 700079 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST GRADE SCHOOL 700080 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST JUNIOR HIGH 700081 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF THE NEAREST HIGH SCHOOL 700082 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF R'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT 700083 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF SHOPPERS WHERE R TRADES 700084 WHAT IS THE RACIAL MIX OF R'S FRIENDS URBAN UNREST SCALE 700085 WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE URBAN UNREST & RIOTS 700086 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON URBAN UNREST 700087 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON URBAN UNREST 700088 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON URBAN UNREST 700089 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON URBAN UNREST 700090 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON URBAN UNREST 700091 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE URBAN UNREST ISSUE TO R VIETNAM ACTION SCALE 700092 WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE VIETNAM 700093 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON VIETNAM 700094 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON VIETNAM 700095 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON VIETNAM 700096 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON VIETNAM 700097 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON VIETNAM 700098 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE VIETNAM ISSUE TO R STUDENT DISTURBANCES SCALE 700099 HOW DOES R FEEL ABOUT STUDENT UNREST 700100 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON STUDENT UNREST 700101 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON STUDENT UNREST 700102 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON STUDENT UNREST 700103 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON STUDENT UNREST 700104 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON STUDENT UNREST 700105 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE STUDENT UNREST ISSUE TO R GOVERNMENT AID TO MINORITY GROUPS SCALE 700106 SHOULD GOVERNMENT AID MINORITY GROUPS 700107 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON AID TO MINORITY GRPS 700108 WHAT IS THE REPS' POSITION ON AID TO MINORITY GROUPS 700109 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON AID TO MINORITY GROUPS 700110 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON AID TO MINORITY GROUPS 700111 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON AID TO MINORITY GROUPS 700112 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE AID ISSUE TO R GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST INFLATION SCALE 700113 SHOULD GOVERNMENT TAKE ACTION AGAINST INFLATION 700114 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON INFLATION 700115 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON INFLATION 700116 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON INFLATION 700117 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON INFLATION 700118 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON INFLATION 700119 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE INFLATION ISSUE TO R RIGHTS FOR THE ACCUSED SCALE 700120 ARE WE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHTS FOR THE ACCUSED 700121 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON CRIMINAL RIGHTS 700122 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON CRIMINAL RIGHTS 700123 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON CRIMINAL RIGHTS 700124 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON CRIMINAL RIGHTS 700125 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON CRIMINAL RIGHTS 700126 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE CRIMINAL RIGHTS ISSUE TO R POLLUTION FROM PRIVATE INDUSTRY SCALE 700127 SHOULD GOVERNMENT FORCE INDUSTRY TO STOP POLLUTION 700128 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON POLLUTION 700129 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON POLLUTION 700130 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON POLLUTION 700131 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON POLLUTION 700132 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON POLLUTION 700133 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE POLLUTION ISSUE TO R GOVT. VS. PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN SCALE 700134 SHOULD THERE BE A COMPLETE GOVT. HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN 700135 WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATS' POSITION ON HEALTH INSURANCE 700136 WHAT IS THE REPUBLICANS' POSITION ON HEALTH INSURANCE 700137 WHAT IS NIXON'S POSITION ON HEALTH INSURANCE 700138 WHAT IS MUSKIE'S POSITION ON HEALTH INSURANCE 700139 WHAT IS WALLACE'S POSITION ON HEALTH INSURANCE 700140 HOW IMPORTANT IS THE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUE TO R R'S ATTITUDE: PROTEST, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 700141 WOULD R APPROVE OF TAKING PART IN LEGAL PROTESTS 700142 WOULD R APPROVE OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 700143 WOULD R APPROVE OF EFFORTS TO STOP THE GOVERNMENT POLITICAL EFFICACY, CYNICISM, TRUST 700144 DO PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE ANY SAY IN WHAT GOVT. DOES 700145 IS VOTING THE ONLY WAY THAT PEOPLE LIKE R HAVE A SAY 700146 IS POLITICS TOO COMPLICATED FOR R TO UNDERSTAND 700147 DO OFFICIALS CARE MUCH WHAT PEOPLE LIKE R THINK 700148 DO CONGRESSMEN LOSE TOUCH WITH PEOPLE QUICKLY 700149 PARTIES INTERESTED IN PEOPLE'S VOTES, NOT THEIR OPINION 700150 DO PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT WASTE A LOT OF TAX MONEY 700151 HOW MUCH OF THE TIME CAN R TRUST THE FEDERAL GOVT 700152 IS GOVERNMENT RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OR A FEW 700153 DO GOVT OFFICIALS USUALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING 700154 ARE MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS A LITTLE CROOKED GOVT. ATTENTION TO PEOPLE 700155 HOW MUCH ATTENTION DOES GOVT PAY TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK 700156 HOW MUCH DO PARTIES MAKE GOVT PAY ATTENTION TO PEOPLE 700157 HOW MUCH DO ELECTIONS MAKE GOVT ATTENTIVE TO PEOPLE 700158 ARE CONGRESSMEN ATTENTIVE TO THEIR CONSTITUENCIES PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS 700159 IS IT BETTER TO PLAN ONE'S LIFE A GOOD WAY AHEAD 700160 WHEN R PLANS AHEAD, DO R'S PLANS WORK OUT AS EXPECTED 700161 HAS R FELT R'S LIFE WOULD WORK OUT AS DESIRED 700162 DOES R FEEL HE CAN GENERALLY CONTROL HIS DESTINY 700163 IS R GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE WAY LIFE IS GOING POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE CAMPAIGN 700164 DID R CARE HOW THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS CAME OUT 700165 DID ANYONE ASK R WHICH CANDIDATE OR PARTY TO VOTE FOR 700166 XDID THE REQUEST COME FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR WORK 700167 DID R SHOW ANYONE WHY THEY SHOULD VOTE ONE WAY 700168 XWAS THIS PERSON IN R'S FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR WORK 700169 DID R GO TO ANY POLITICAL GATHERINGS 700170 XHOW MANY POLITICAL MEETINGS DID R GO TO 700171 DID R DO OTHER WORK FOR A PARTY OR CANDIDATE 700172 DOES R BELONG TO ANY POLITICAL CLUB OR ORGANIZATION 700173 DID R WEAR A CAMPAIGN BUTTON OR A STICKER ON THE CAR LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE PARTY DIFFERENCES 700174 IS ONE NATIONAL PARTY MORE/LESS LIBERAL THAN ANOTHER 700175 XWHICH PARTY IS USUALLY CONSIDERED MORE CONSERVATIVE 700176 XIS (CHOSEN PARTY) A LOT LESS LIBERAL OR A LITTLE LESS 700177 XREPUBLICAN - DEMOCRAT CONSERVATIVE SCALE 700178 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-REFERENCE-1ST 700179 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-CONTENT-1ST 700180 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-REFERENCE-2ND 700181 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-CONTENT-2ND 700182 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-REFERENCE-3RD 700183 XWHY IS (CHOSEN PARTY) MORE CONSERVATIVE-CONTENT-3RD PARTY AFFILIATION: PRESENT, PAST, NATIONAL/STATE 700184 DIRECTION AND INTENSITY OF PARTY AFFLIATION 700185 DID R EVER HAVE A DIFFERENT PARTY AFFILIATION 700186 XWHEN DID R CHANGE PARTY AFFILIATION 700187 XWHY DID R CHANGE PARTY AFFILIATION 700188 XTIME AND PERMANENCY OF R'S PARTY CHANGE 700189 XWHAT WAS R'S PREVIOUS PARTY IDENTIFICATION 700190 XIS R'S PARTY ID FOR NATIONAL/STATE POLITICS OR BOTH 700191 XWHAT IS R'S AFFILIATION AT THE OTHER LEVEL PARTY AFFILIATION OF R'S PARENTS 700192 WHAT WAS R'S FATHER'S PARTY AFFILIATION 700193 WHAT WAS R'S MOTHER'S PARTY AFFILIATION BLACK POLITICAL PARTY 700194 XSHOULD BLACKS FORM THEIR OWN POLITICAL PARTY 700195 XWOULD R SUPPORT AN INDEPENDENT BLACK POLITICAL PARTY PAST VOTING BEHAVIOR 700196 HAS R VOTED IN ALL POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 700197 XHAS R ALWAYS VOTED FOR THE SAME PARTY FOR PRESIDENT 700198 XWHICH PARTY HAS R ALWAYS VOTED FOR 700199 DOES R REMEMBER WHETHER HE VOTED IN 1968 700200 XWHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR PRESIDENT IN 1968 1970 CAMPAIGN AT R'S LOCALITY 700201 DID R PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS 700202 DOES R REMEMBER THE LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES 700203 XWHO WERE THE LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES 700204 XWHICH ARE THE PARTIES OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES 700205 XDID R MENTION MORE THAN ONE PARTY-INTERVIEWER CHECK 700206 XDID BOTH PARTIES RUN CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS LOCALLY 700207 WHICH PARTY HAD A HOUSE MAJORITY BEFORE THE ELECTION 700208 WHICH PARTY HAS A HOUSE MAJORITY AFTER THE ELECTION R'S 1970 ELECTION VOTING BEHAVIOR 700209 DID R VOTE IN THE 1970 ELECTION SENATORIAL VOTE 700210 DID R VOTE FOR U.S. SENATOR 700211 XWHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR U.S. SENATOR 700212 XWHICH WAS THE PARTY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATOR CONGRESSIONAL VOTE 700213 DID R VOTE FOR A CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE 700214 XWHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 700215 XWHICH WAS THE PARTY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE GUBERNATORIAL VOTE 700216 DID R VOTE FOR A GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE 700217 XWHOM DID R VOTE FOR FOR GOVERNOR 700218 XWHICH WAS THE PARTY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OTHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES 700219 DID R VOTE FOR OTHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICES 700220 XDID R VOTE A STRAIGHT TICKET ON STATE/LOCAL OFFICES 700221 XWHICH PARTY DID R VOTE FOR OR HOW WAS HIS VOTE SPLIT IN STATE/LOCAL OFFICES VOTE PROPOSITIONS ON BALLOT 700222 WERE THERE ANY STATEWIDE PROPOSALS ON THE BALLOT 700223 XWAS R INTERESTED IN ANY PARTICULAR PROPOSITION 700224 XIN WHICH PROPOSITIONS WAS R INTERESTED 700225 HOW MANY PROPOSITIONS DID R VOTE ON 700226 SHOULD MORE ISSUES BE DECIDED AT THE POLLS 700227 XISSUES R FEELS SHOULD BE DECIDED AT THE POLLS OCCUPATIONS R RESPECTS THE MOST 700228 WHAT OCCUPATIONS DOES R RESPECT THE MOST "FEELING THERMOMETER"- POSSIBLE CANDIDATES IN '72 700229 FEELING THERMOMETER - GEORGE WALLACE 700230 FEELING THERMOMETER - HUBERT HUMPHREY 700231 FEELING THERMOMETER - RICHARD NIXON 700232 FEELING THERMOMETER - JOHN LINDSAY 700233 FEELING THERMOMETER - RONALD REAGAN 700234 FEELING THERMOMETER - EDMUND MUSKIE 700235 FEELING THERMOMETER - EDWARD KENNEDY 700236 FEELING THERMOMETER - GEORGE MCGOVERN 700237 FEELING THERMOMETER - SPIRO AGNEW 700238 FEELING THERMOMETER - EUGENE MCCARTHY "FEELING THERMOMETER"- GROUPS IN SOCIETY 700239 FEELING THERMOMETER - CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS 700240 FEELING THERMOMETER - POLICEMEN 700241 FEELING THERMOMETER - ACTIVIST MINISTERS 700242 FEELING THERMOMETER - CONSERVATIVES 700243 FEELING THERMOMETER - URBAN RIOTERS 700244 FEELING THERMOMETER - ROCK FESTIVAL GOERS 700245 FEELING THERMOMETER - JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY 700246 FEELING THERMOMETER - THE MILITARY 700247 FEELING THERMOMETER - WHITES 700248 FEELING THERMOMETER - DEMOCRATS 700249 FEELING THERMOMETER - NEGROES 700250 FEELING THERMOMETER - REPUBLICANS 700251 FEELING THERMOMETER - MARIJUANA USERS 700252 FEELING THERMOMETER - LIBERALS 700253 FEELING THERMOMETER - RADICAL STUDENTS 700254 FEELING THERMOMETER - WOMEN'S LIB MOVEMENT 700255 FEELING THERMOMETER - BLACK MILITANTS POLITICAL FACTUAL ITEMS 700256 WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TAX DOLLAR GOES TO DEFENSE 700257 CAN A LAW BE CHANGED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS 700258 XHOW ELSE CAN A LAW BE CHANGED 700259 HOW MANY TIMES CAN A PERSON BE ELECTED PRESIDENT 700260 HOW LONG IS THE TERM FOR A U.S. SENATOR 700261 HOW LONG IS THE TERM FOR A U.S. CONGRESSMAN PERSONAL DATA 700262 WHAT IS R'S DATE OF BIRTH 700263 WHAT IS R'S MARITAL STATUS 700264 DOES R HAVE ANY CHILDREN 700265 XHOW MANY CHILDREN DOES R HAVE 700266 XWHAT ARE THE R'S CHILDREN'S AGES 700267 XTHE NUMBER OF CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER IN R'S HOUSEHOLD 700268 PERSONS CODED IN EDUCATION SECTION R'S EDUCATION & COLLEGE 700269 EDUCATION OF R 700270 COLLEGES ATTENDED BY R HEAD'S EDUCATION & COLLEGE 700271 EDUCATION OF HEAD 700272 COLLEGES ATTENDED BY HEAD WIFE OF HEAD'S EDUCATION & COLLEGE 700273 EDUCATION OF SPOUSE OF HEAD 700274 COLLEGES ATTENDED BY SPOUSE OF HEAD R'S OCCUPATION SECTION 700275 IS R PRESENTLY EMPLOYED 700276 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES/DID R DO 700277 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS/WAS THAT 700278 R'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700279 R'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700280 R'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700281 XDOES/DID R WORK FOR HIMSELF (IF EMPLOYED OR ON STRIKE) 700282 XDOES R WORK FULLTIME OR PARTTIME 700283 XHAS R BEEN UNEMPLOYED ANYTIME IN THE LAST TWO YEARS 700284 XHOW LONG HAS R BEEN UNEMPLOYED 700285 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH R WAS UNEMPLOYED (IF UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED) 700286 XHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE R WAS WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE, STUDENT, OTHER) 700287 XDOES R DO ANY KIND OF WORK FOR PAY 700288 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES R DO 700289 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS THAT 700290 XR'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700291 XR'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700292 XR'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700293 XIS R SELF-EMPLOYED 700294 XWAS THERE ANYTIME RECENTLY WHEN R COULDN'T FIND WORK 700295 XHOW LONG DID R LOOK FOR WORK 700296 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH THAT R WORKED 700297 IS R THE FAMILY HEAD AND LIVING WITH A SPOUSE HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION 700298 WHAT IS THE HEAD'S CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 700299 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES/DID THE HEAD DO 700300 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS/WAS THAT 700301 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700302 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700303 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700304 XIS/WAS THE HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED (IF EMPLOYED OR ON STRIKE) 700305 XDOES THE HEAD WORK FULLTIME OR PARTTIME 700306 XHAS THE HEAD BEEN UNEMPLOYED ANYTIME RECENTLY 700307 XHOW LONG WAS THE HEAD UNEMPLOYED 700308 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH THE HEAD WAS UNEMPLOYED (IF UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED) 700309 XHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE THE HEAD WAS WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE, STUDENT, OTHER) 700310 XDOES THE HEAD DO ANY KIND OF WORK FOR PAY 700311 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES THE HEAD DO 700312 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS THAT 700313 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700314 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700315 HEAD'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700316 XIS THE HEAD SELF-EMPLOYED 700317 XHAS HEAD ANYTIME RECENTLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND WORK 700318 XHOW LONG WAS THE HEAD LOOKING FOR WORK 700319 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH THE HEAD WAS UNEMPLOYED WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION SECTION 700320 IS THE HEAD'S WIFE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED 700321 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES/DID SHE DO 700322 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS/WAS THAT 700323 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700324 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700325 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700326 XIS/WAS SHE SELF-EMPLOYED (IF EMPLOYED OR ON STRIKE) 700327 XDOES SHE WORK FULLTIME OR PARTTIME 700328 XHAS SHE BEEN UNEMPLOYED ANYTIME IN THE PAST TWO YEARS 700329 XHOW LONG WAS SHE UNEMPLOYED 700330 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH SHE WAS UNEMPLOYED (IF UNEMPLOYED OR RETIRED) 700331 XHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE SHE WAS WORKING (IF HOUSEWIFE, STUDENT, OTHER) 700332 XDOES SHE DO ANY KIND OF WORK FOR PAY 700333 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES SHE DO 700334 XWHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS THAT 700335 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN SES 700336 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - DUNCAN DECILE 700337 WIFE OF HEAD'S OCCUPATION - CENSUS SES 700338 XIS SHE SELF-EMPLOYED 700339 XWAS THERE ANYTIME RECENTLY WHEN SHE COULDN'T GET WORK 700340 XHOW LONG WAS SHE UNEMPLOYED 700341 XWHAT WAS THE LAST MONTH SHE WAS UNEMPLOYED FARMERS' QUESTIONS 700342 XDOES THE HEAD DO ANY OTHER WORK BESIDES FARMING 700343 XWHAT KIND OF WORK DOES THE HEAD DO BESIDES FARMING 700344 XHOW MUCH TIME DOES THE HEAD PUT IN ON THAT JOB-HRS/WK 700345 XHOW MUCH TIME DOES THE HEAD PUT IN ON THAT JOB-WKS/YR 700346 XDOES THE HEAD OWN HIS OWN FARM HOUSEHOLD UNION MEMBERSHIP 700347 IS ANYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD A UNION MEMBER 700348 XWHO IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS A UNION MEMBER RESPONDENT'S UNION MEMBERSHIP 700349 XWHAT UNION IS IT THAT R BELONGS TO 700350 XHOW LONG HAS R BELONGED TO THE UNION HEAD'S UNION MEMBERSHIP 700351 XTO WHAT UNION DOES THE HEAD BELONG 700352 XHOW LONG HAS HEAD BELONGED TO THE UNION OTHER HOUSEHOLD UNION MEMBERSHIP 700353 XWHAT UNION IS THAT 'SOMEONE ELSE' IN HOUSEHOLD BELONGS 700354 XHOW LONG HAS 'SOMEONE ELSE' BELONGED TO THE UNION R'S CLASS IDENTIFICATION 700355 DOES R THINK OF HIMSELF AS MIDDLE OR WORKING CLASS 700356 XWHICH SOCIAL CLASS DOES R THINK OF HIMSELF AS 700357 XDOES R FEEL PRETTY CLOSE TO PEOPLE IN HIS SOCIAL CLASS 700358 XWHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHER PEOPLE PLACE R IN 700359 WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WAS R'S FAMILY WHEN R WAS YOUNG R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE 700360 R'S RELIGION--PROTESTANT/CATHOLIC/JEWISH/OTHER 700361 R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE--SPECIFIC CHURCH 700362 XHOW OFTEN DOES R GO TO CHURCH R'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND & IDENTIFICATION 700363 WHERE WAS R BORN 700364 XWERE BOTH OF R'S PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY 700365 XWHAT COUNTRY WAS R'S FATHER BORN IN 700366 XWHAT COUNTRY WAS R'S MOTHER BORN IN 700367 XWHICH COUNTRY DID R'S FAMILY COME FROM-FATHER'S SIDE 700368 XWHICH COUNTRY DID R'S FAMILY COME FROM-MOTHER'S SIDE 700369 XWHAT NATIONALITY DOES R THINK OF HIS FAMILY AS BEING OCCUPATION OF R'S PARENTS 700370 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID R'S FATHER DO 700371 DUNCAN SES - FATHER'S OCCUPATION 700372 DUNCAN DECILE - FATHER'S OCCUPATION 700373 CENSUS SES - FATHER'S OCCUPATION 700374 WHAT KIND OF WORK DID R'S MOTHER DO 700375 DUNCAN SES - MOTHER'S OCCUPATION 700376 DUNCAN DECILE - MOTHER'S OCCUPATION 700377 CENSUS SES - MOTHER'S OCCUPATION WHERE WAS R BROUGHT UP 700378 XFINANCIAL SITUATION ON FARM WHEN R WAS GROWING UP 700379 WHERE DID R GROW UP 700380 XHOW OLD WAS R WHEN HE CAME TO THIS STATE 700381 WHAT SIZE COMMUNITY WAS R BROUGHT UP IN R'S PRESENT COMMUNITY 700382 HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN PRESENT COMMUNITY 700383 XWHERE DID R LIVE BEFORE MOVING TO PRESENT AREA-STATE 700384 HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN PRESENT HOME 700385 XIS R'S NEIGHBORHOOD NEWER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE 700386 XIS R'S NEIGHBORHOOD CHEAPER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE 700387 XIS R'S NEIGHBORHOOD FARTHER FROM THE CITY'S CENTER R'S INCOME 700388 WHAT DOES R EXPECT HIS 1970 INCOME TO BE 700389 DOES R OWN HIS PRESENT HOME SEX, RACE, RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD 700390 WHAT IS R'S SEX 700391 WHAT IS R'S RACE 700392 WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF R TO THE HEAD CONDITIONS OF THE INTERVIEW 700393 WHO ELSE WAS PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEW 700394 DEGREE OF R'S COOPERATION WITH INTERVIEWER 700395 HOW INTERESTED DID R SEEM IN POLITICS 700396 WHAT SEEMED TO BE R'S LEVEL OF POLITICAL INFORMATION 700397 XNUMBER OF PERSONS 18-20 IN LISTING BOX (EX. GA. & KY.) RECODED MEASURES 700398 R'S AGE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW 700399 INVOLVEMENT INDEX 700400 POLITICAL EFFICACY INDEX 700401 FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS-STATE CODE 700402 FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS-COUNTY CODE 700403 1960 CENSUS TRACT