Survey Documentation and Analysis

General Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File]


Variable Group: Topical Module Multiculturalism: 1994

Variables
DISCAFF WHITES HURT BY AFF. ACTION
DISCWHY1 PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT
DISCWHY2 HAPPENED TO SOMEONE CLOSE
DISCWHY3 HAPPENED AT WORK
DISCWHY4 HEARD ABOUT IT IN MEDIA
DISCWHY5 HEARD ABOUT IT ELSEWHERE
DISCWHY6 OTHER SOURCES
UNITED AMERICANS UNITED OR DIVIDED ON VALUES
ETHID R AMERICAN VS ETHNIC IDENTITY
AMISSUE DEGREE R INVOKES JUST AMERICAN IDENTITY
ETHISSUE DEGREE R INVOKES ETHNIC IDENTITY
ETHID1 R PRIMARY IDENTITY AS ETHNIC OR AMERICAN
AMISSUE1 DEGREE R INVOKES PRIMARY IDENTITY AS AMERICAN
ETHISSU1 DEGREE R INVOKES PRIMARY IDENTITY AS ETHNIC
AMRANK AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE VS OTHER INDUS. NATIONS
AMPROUD R PRIDE IN BEING AMERICAN
MELTPOT R ATTITUDE TOWARD MIXING CULTURES IN US
GVTAPART SHOULD GOVT POLICY MAINTAIN DISTINCT CULTURES
GVTMELT SHOULD GOVT HELP BLEND CULTURES
ETHORGS DO ETHNIC ORGS PROMOTE SEPARATISM
ETHSPKOK ALLOW FREE SPEECH OFFENSIVE TO ETHNIC GROUPS
ETHSPKNO BAN OPINIONS HARMFUL TO OTHER GROUPS
SYMPTBLK R FEEL SYMPATHY TOWARDS BLACKS
ADMIRBLK R EXPRESS ADMIRATION FOR BLACKS
BILINGED SUPPORT OR OPPOSE BILINGUAL EDUCATION
ENGTEACH OPINION ON TEACHING CLASSES ONLY IN ENGLISH
ENGBALLT ATTITUDE TOWARD PRINTING BALLOTS ONLY IN ENGLISH
ENGOFFCL FAVOR LAW MAKING ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
LETIN INCREASE OR DECREASE IMMIGRANTS TO US
HSPASN10 CHANGE IN ETHNIC STATUS IN LOCAL COMMUNITY
IMMECON WILL IMMIGRANTS LEAD TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
IMMUNEMP WILL IMMIGRANTS FUEL UNEMPLOYMENT
IMMUNITE WILL IMMIGRANTS AFFECT NATIONAL UNITY
IMMFARE IMMIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR GOVT ASSISTANCE?
UNDOCWRK SHOULD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GET WORK PERMITS?
UNDOCCOL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ACCESS TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES?
UNDOCKID US CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
IMMPUSH ARE IMMIGRANTS DEMANDING TOO MANY RIGHTS?
IMMWRKUP SHOULD IMMIGRANTS OVERCOME BIAS WITHOUT HELP
COLAFF CHANCE BLACKS GET TO COLLEGE AHEAD OF WHITES
COLAFFY CHANCE WHITES EXCLUDED FROM COLLEGE OVER BLACKS
DISCAFFY CHANCE BLACKS PROMOTED AHEAD OF WHITES
JOBAFF FAVOR PREFERENCES IN HIRING BLACKS
OWNETH DO ETHIC POLITICIANS SERVE ETHNIC GROUPS BETTER
CONGETH SHOULD ETHNIC CONGRESSMEN RESPRESENT ETHNIC GROUPS
TEACHETH ETHNICITY OF COLLEGE FACULTY REFLECT STUDENTS
SCHLETH ETHNICITY OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS MIRROR STUDENTS
ETHHIST MINORITY HISTORY ADDEQUATELY TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
WHOTEACH SHOULD ONLY MINORITIES TEACH MINORITY HISTORY
WHTGOVT DO WHITES GET PROPER GOVT ATTENTION
BLKGOVT DO BLACKS GET PROPER GOVT ATTENTION
HSPGOVT DO HISPANIC-AMERICANS GET PROPER GOVT ATTENTION
ASNGOVT DO ASIAN-AMERICANS GET PROPER GOVT ATTENTION
WLTHIMM ARE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS RICH OR POOR
WLTHUNDC ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RICH OR POOR
WORKIMM ARE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS HARD WORKING
WORKUNDC ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HARD WORKING
OBRESPCT TEACH CHILDREN RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY AND OBEDIENCE
ECONPAST HAS NATIONAL ECONOMY IMPROVED LAST YEAR
PASTUP DEGREE OF IMPROVEMENT IN NATIONAL ECONOMY
PASTDOWN DEGREE NATIONAL ECONOMY HAS GOTTEN WORSE
ECONFUTR PREDICTIONS FOR NATIONAL ECONOMY IN NEXT YEAR
FUTRUP DEGREE ECONOMY WILL IMPROVE IN NEXT YEAR
FUTRDOWN DEGREE ECONOMY WILL GET WORSE OVER NEXT YEAR
RDISCAFF CHANCES FAMILY MEMBER NOT PROMOTED FOR OTHER RACE
RIMMDISC CHANCES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FAVORED OVER FAMILY