Survey Documentation and Analysis

General Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File]


Variable Group: ISSP Module Social Relations and Support Systems: 2001

Variables
AIDOLD GOVTS RESP: PROVIDE FOR THE ELDERLY.
AIDINDUS GOVTS RESP: ASSIST INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.
AIDUNEMP GOVTS RESP: PROVIDE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
EQUALIZE GOVTS RESP: REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES.
AIDCOL GOV. SHOULD ASSIST LOW-INCOME COLLEGE STUDENT
AIDHOUSE GOV. SHOULD PROVIDE HOUSING TO POOR
PROTSTRS FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE PROTEST GOV.
REVOLTRS FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WANT TO OVERTHROW GOV.
RACISTS FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE RACIST.
UNIONSOK HOW GOOD UNION FOR THE COUNTRY.
POLINT YOUR INTEREST IN POLITICS.
RPRTST1 WOULD YOU ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING
RPRTST3 WOULD YOU GO ON A PROTEST MARCH-DEMONSTRATION
RPRTST15 HOW MANY TIMES BE A PUBLIC MEETING PAST 5 YRS
RPRTST35 HOW MANY TIMES GONE ON A PROTEST MARCH PAST 5 YRS
GRNLAWS GOV RESP TO TO MAKE INDUSTRY LESS DAMAGING
POLEFF11 DON T HAVE ANY SAY ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES
POLEFF12 EVEN BEST POLITICIAN CANNOT HAVE MUCH IMPACT
POLEFF13 HAVE A PRETTY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES
POLEFF14 ELECTIONS A GOOD WAY OF MAKING GOV PAY ATTENTION
POLEFF15 MOST PEOPLE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT POLITICS THAN I
POLEFF16 PEOPLE ELECTED TO CONGRESS TRY TO KEEP PROMISES
POLEFF17 MOST GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATORS CAN BE TRUSTED
DEMWORKS HOW WELL THE SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA WORKS?
TAXSPEND CHOICE BETWEEN REDUCING TAXES OR SPENDING MORE
RUNPOWER ELECTRIC POWER SHOULD MAINLY BE RUN BY PRIVATE
RUNHOSP HOSPITALS SHOULD MAINLY BE RUN BY PRIVATE
RUNBANKS BANKS SHOULD MAINLY BE RUN BY PRIVATE
CUTDEBT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT CUT DEBT?
MALIVE MOTHER STILL ALIVE?
MAVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT MOTHER
MATIME TRAVEL TIME TO MOTHER
MACALL CONTACT WITH MOTHER
PALIVE FATHER STILL ALIVE?
PAVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT FATHER
PATIME TRAVEL TIME TO FATHER
PACALL CONTACT WITH FATHER
SISNUM NUMBER OF ADULT SISTERS
SISVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT SISTER
SISTIME TRAVEL TIME TO SISTER
SISCALL CONTACT WITH SISTER
BRONUM NUMBER OF ADULT BROTHERS
BROVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT BROTHER
BROTIME TRAVEL TIME TO BROTHER
BROCALL CONTACT WITH BROTHER
DAUNUM NUMBER OF ADULT DAUGHTERS
DAUVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT WITH DAUGHTER
DAUTIME TRAVEL TIME TO DAUGHTER
DAUCALL CONTACT WITH DAUGHTER
SONNUM NUMBER OF ADULT SONS
SONVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT SON
SONTIME TRAVEL TIME TO SON
SONCALL CONTACT WITH SON
POSSLQ DOES R HAVE MARITAL PARTNER
GRPARNUM NUMBER OF GRANDPARENTS
GRKIDNUM NUMBER OF ADULT GRANDCHILDREN
UNAUNUM NUMBER OF AUNTS AND UNCLES
INLAWNUM NUMBER OF IN-LAWS
RELNUM NUMBER OF ADULT NIECES, NEPHEWS, ETC
RELMOST ADULT RELATIVE R HAS MOST CONTACT WITH
RELVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT MOST CONTACTED REL
RELTIME TRAVEL TIME TO MOST CONTACTED REL
RELCALL CONTACT WITH MOST CONTACTED REL
FRINUM NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS
FRIWORK NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS ARE COWORKERS
FRINEIGH NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS ARE NEIGHBORS
FRISEX SEX OF CLOSEST FRIEND
FRIVISIT HOW OFTEN VISIT CLOSEST FRIEND
FRITIME TRAVEL TIME TO CLOSEST FRIEND
FRICALL CONTACT WITH CLOSEST FRIEND
CHORES1 HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #1
CHORES2 HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #2
SICK1 HELP IF SICK #1
SICK2 HELP IF SICK #2
BORROW1 BORROW MONEY #1
BORROW2 BORROW MONEY #2
UPSET1 HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #1
UPSET2 HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #2
DOWN1 HELP FOR DEPRESSION #1
DOWN2 HELP FOR DEPRESSION #2
CHANGE1 HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #1
CHANGE2 HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #2
LIVECOM LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN CITY, TOWN, COMM
LIVEHOME LENGTH AT PRESENT DWELLING
MATIME1 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO WHERE MOTHER LIVE
SIBNUM NUMBER OF ADULT SISTER OR BROTHER
SIBMOST DO R HAVE THE MOST CONTACT WITH SISTER OR BROTHER
SIBVISIT HOW OFTEN DOES R VISIT THIS SISTER OR BROTHER
SIBCALL HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT BY TELEPHONE OR LETTER
KIDNUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGE 18 AND OLDER
KIDMOST DO R HAVE THE MOST CONTACT WITH SON OR DAUGHTER
KIDVISIT HOW OFTEN DOES R VISIT THIS SON OR DAUGHTER
KIDCALL HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT BY TELEPHONE OR LETTER
PAVISIT1 HOW OFTEN DOES R VISIT FATHER
PACALL1 HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT FATHER BY TELEPHONE
MAVISIT1 HOW OFTEN DOES R VISIT MOTHER
MACALL1 HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT MOTHER BY TELEPHONE
UNCAUNTS HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT UNCLES OR AUNTS
COUSINS HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT COUSIN
PARSLAW HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT PARENTS-IN-LAW
SIBINLAW HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT BROTHERS OR SISTERS-IN-LAW
NIECENEP HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT NIECES AND NEPHEWS
GODPARTS HOW OFTEN DOES R CONTACT GOD-PARENTS
COWRKFRD NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS AT WORK PLACE
NEIFRD NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS WHO LIVE NEAR R
BESTFRD NUMBER OF OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS
BSTVISIT HOW OFTEN DOES R VISIT BEST FRIEND
BSTCALL HOW OFTEN DOES R CALL BEST FRIEND
GRPPOL PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITY OF POLITICAL PARTY
GRPUNION PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITY OF A TRADE UNION
GRPCHURH PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITY OF CHURCH PAST 12 MONTHS
GRPSPORT PARTICIPATED IN SPORTS GROUP PAST 12 MONTHS
GRPCHRTY PARTICIPATED IN A CHARITABLE ORG PAST 12 MONTHS
GRPNEI PARTICIPATED IN A NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION PAST 12 MONTHS
GRPOTH PARTICIPATED IN OTHER ASSOCIATIONS PAST 12 MONTHS
SICK1A WHO DOES R TURN TO FIRST FOR HELP WHEN SICK
SICK2A WHO DOES R TURN TO SECOND FOR HELP WHEN SICK
BORROW1A WHO DOES R TURN TO FIRST WHEN LARGE MONEY NEEDED
BORROW2A WHO DOES R TURN TO SECOND WHEN LARGE MONEY NEEDED
DOWN1A WHO DOES R TURN TO FIRST FOR HELP WHEN DEPRESSED
DOWN2A WHO DOES R TURN TO SECOND FOR HELP WHEN DEPRESSED
HELPHWRK HELPED SOMEONE WITH HWORK DURING PAST 12 MONTHS
LENTTO LENT MONEY TO ANOTHER PERSON PAST 12 MONTHS
TALKEDTO TALKED WITH SOMEONE DEPRESSED PAST 12 MONTHS
HELPJOB HELPED SOMEBODY TO FIND A JOB PAST 12 MONTHS
LEARNJOB HOW DID R FIND OUT ABOUT PRESENT WORK
FRDTHINK SHOULD CLOSE FRIEND BE SOMEONE INTELLIGENT
FRDHELPS SHOULD CLOSE FRIEND BE SOMEONE WHO HELPS R
FRDKNOWS SHOULD CLOSE FRIEND BE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS R
FRDENJOY SHOULD CLOSE FRIEND BE SOMEONE WHO IS ENJOYABLE
KIDPARS DO ADULT CHILDREN HAVE DUTY TO LOOK AFTER PARENT
FIRSTYOU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ONESELF AND ONES FAMILY FIRST
HELPFRDS SHOULD BETTER OFF PPL HELP LESS WELL-OFF FRIEND
USEFRDS OK TO HAVE FRDS JUST BC THEY ARE OF USE TO R
AIDKIDS GOVTS RESP PROVIDE CHILDCARE
OTHFRD NUMBER OF OTHER CLOSE FRIENDS
DEMANDS R FEELS THAT FAMILY MAKE TOO MANY DEMANDS ON R
TRUSTPEO THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PPL R CAN TRUST COMPLETELY
WANTBEST R IS SURE THAT OTHER PPL WANT THE BEST FOR R
ADVANTGE OTHER PPL WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF R IF NOT CAREFUL
COMYEAR HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN CITY WHERE R LIVES NOW
LOCALGVT HOW LIKELY CAN R DO STH FOR IMPROVMNT IN COMMUNITY
HAPUNHAP HAPPY OR UNHAPPY WITH LIFE TODAY