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socrel SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES
Would you use this card and tell me which answer comes
closest to how often you do the following things? A.
Spend a social evening with relatives?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.1 1583 1 ALMOST DAILY
27.3 5312 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
18.3 3549 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
16.4 3181 4 ONCE A MONTH
18.2 3533 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
7.3 1419 6 ONCE A YEAR
4.4 851 7 NEVER
23 8 DK
51 9 NA
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socommun SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR
B. Spend a social evening with someone who lives in
your neighborhood?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.8 1135 1 ALMOST DAILY
19.8 3843 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
11.9 2316 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
14.7 2862 4 ONCE A MONTH
12.5 2422 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
8.9 1719 6 ONCE A YEAR
26.3 5111 7 NEVER
43 8 DK
51 9 NA
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socfrend SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS
C. Spend a social evening with friends who live
outside the neighborhood?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.8 547 1 ALMOST DAILY
19.1 3714 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
19.7 3833 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
21.8 4229 4 ONCE A MONTH
18.8 3649 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
7.2 1405 6 ONCE A YEAR
10.5 2045 7 NEVER
28 8 DK
52 9 NA
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socbar SPEND EVENING AT BAR
D. Go to a bar or tavern.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 294 1 ALMOST DAILY
8.4 1630 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
7.2 1395 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
9.3 1809 4 ONCE A MONTH
11.4 2211 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
10.5 2032 6 ONCE A YEAR
51.7 10016 7 NEVER
54 8 DK
61 9 NA
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socpars SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS
E. Spend a social evening with your parents?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.1 3914 0 NO SUCH PEOPLE
6.2 839 1 ALMOST DAILY
14.3 1925 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
10.0 1349 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
9.9 1330 4 ONCE A MONTH
13.1 1761 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
8.1 1088 6 ONCE A YEAR
9.1 1228 7 NEVER
37 8 DK
57 9 NA
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socsibs SPEND EVENING WITH SIBLINGS
F. Spend a social evening with a brother or sister?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.2 1230 0 NO SUCH PEOPLE
5.3 714 1 ALMOST DAILY
13.1 1753 2 SEV TIMES A WEEK
12.0 1613 3 SEV TIMES A MNTH
13.3 1789 4 ONCE A MONTH
21.9 2946 5 SEV TIMES A YEAR
15.3 2052 6 ONCE A YEAR
9.9 1326 7 NEVER
43 8 DK
62 9 NA
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aged SHOULD AGED LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN
As you know, many older people share a home with their
grown children. Do you think this is generally a good
idea or a bad idea?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.7 8629 1 A GOOD IDEA
43.0 8882 2 A BAD IDEA
15.3 3161 3 DEPENDS
169 8 DK
29 9 NA
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drink EVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?
Do you ever have occasion to use any alcoholic
beverages such as liquor, wine, or beer, or are you a
total abstainer?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
70.8 11598 1 YES
29.2 4776 2 NO
33 9 NA
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drunk EVER DRINK TOO MUCH?
Do you sometimes drink more than you think you should?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
36.9 4234 1 YES
63.1 7252 2 NO
23 8 DK
122 9 NA
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smoke DOES R SMOKE
Do you smoke?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.0 5725 1 YES
65.0 10648 2 NO
34 9 NA
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quitsmk EVER TRIED TO QUIT SMOKING
IF YES: Have you ever tried to give up smoking?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
72.8 3682 1 YES
27.2 1376 2 NO
51 9 NA
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smokecig DOES R SMOKE CIGARETTES
Do you smoke cigarettes?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
93.1 2755 1 YES
6.9 205 2 NO
41 9 NA
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cigweek HAS R SMOKED CIGARETTES IN LAST WEEK
IF YES: Have you, yourself, smoked any cigarettes in
the past week?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
99.0 571 1 YES
1.0 6 2 NO
21 9 NA
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evsmoke HAS R EVER SMOKED
IF NO: Have you ever smoked regularly?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.5 3155 1 YES
66.5 6263 2 NO
380 9 NA
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anomia1 NEXT TO HEALTH, MONEY IS MOST IMPORTANT
Now I'm going to read you several more statements.
Some people agree with a statement, others disagree.
As I read each one, tell me whether you more or less
agree with it, or more or less disagree. A. Next to
health, money is the most important thing in life.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
31.9 1423 1 AGREE
68.1 3040 2 DISAGREE
22 8 DK
2 9 NA
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anomia2 WONDER IF ANYTHING IS WORTHWHILE
B. You somethimes can't help wondering whether
anything is worthwhile any more.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.5 1841 1 AGREE
58.5 2594 2 DISAGREE
39 8 DK
13 9 NA
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anomia3 NO RIGHT & WRONG WAYS TO MAKE MONEY
C. To make money, there are no right and wrong ways
any more, only easy and hard ways.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
24.7 1082 1 AGREE
75.3 3294 2 DISAGREE
97 8 DK
14 9 NA
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anomia4 LIVE ONLY FOR TODAY
Now I'd like your opinions on a number of different
things. Nowadays, a person has to live pretty much for
today and let tomorrow take care of itself. Do you
more or less agree with that, or more or less
disagree?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
44.8 1995 1 AGREE
55.2 2456 2 DISAGREE
33 8 DK
3 9 NA
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anomia5 LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE
In spite of what some people say, the lot
(situation/condition) of the average man is getting
worse, not better.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
61.6 12115 1 AGREE
38.4 7552 2 DISAGREE
695 8 DK
59 9 NA
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anomia6 NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD
It's hardly fair to bring a child into the world with
the way things look for the future.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
39.8 7883 1 AGREE
60.2 11903 2 DISAGREE
564 8 DK
71 9 NA
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anomia7 OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN
Now I'm going to read you several more statements.
Most public officials (people in public office) are
not really interested in the problems of the average
man.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
68.5 13537 1 AGREE
31.5 6216 2 DISAGREE
583 8 DK
85 9 NA
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anomia8 DONT KNOW WHOM TO TRUST
These days a person doesn't really know whom he can
count on.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
72.1 3200 1 AGREE
27.9 1238 2 DISAGREE
42 8 DK
7 9 NA
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anomia9 MOST DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHERS
Most people don't really care what happens to the next
fellow.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
55.6 2461 1 AGREE
44.4 1964 2 DISAGREE
54 8 DK
8 9 NA
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joblose IS R LIKELY TO LOSE JOB
IF R HAS A JOB: Thinking about the next 12 months, how
likely do you think it is that you will lose your job
or be laid off--very liekly, fairly likely, not too
likely, or not at all likely?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.1 507 1 VERY LIKELY
5.8 572 2 FAIRLY LIKELY
24.7 2438 3 NOT TOO LIKELY
64.4 6362 4 NOT LIKELY
0.1 5 5 LEAVING LABOR FORCE
144 8 DK
62 9 NA
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jobfind COULD R FIND EQUALLY GOOD JOB
IF R HAS A JOB: About how easy would it be for you to
find a job with another employer with approximately
the same income and fringe benefits you now have?
Would you say very easy, somewhat easy, or not easy at
all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.2 2476 1 VERY EASY
31.4 3078 2 SOMEWHAT EASY
43.4 4257 3 NOT EASY
202 8 DK
77 9 NA
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satjob JOB OR HOUSEWORK
IF CURRENTLY WORKING, TEMPORARILY NOT AT WORK, OR
KEEPING HOUSE: On the whole, how satisfied are you
with the work you do--would you say you are very
satisfied, moderately satisfied, a little
dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.4 12063 1 VERY SATISFIED
38.0 9659 2 MOD. SATISFIED
10.2 2604 3 A LITTLE DISSAT
4.3 1104 4 VERY DISSATISFIED
41 8 DK
966 9 NA
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richwork IF RICH, CONTINUE OR STOP WORKING
IF CURRENTLY WORKING OR TEMPORARILY NOT AT WORK: If
you were to get enough money to live as comfortably as
you would like for the rest of your life, would you
continue to work or would you stop working?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
70.8 9159 1 CONTINUE WORKING
29.2 3786 2 STOP WORKING
164 8 DK
131 9 NA
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jobinc HIGH INCOME
Would you please look at this card and tell me which
one thing on this list you would most prefer in a job?
Which comes next? Which is third most important? Which
if fourth most important? A. High income.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
21.1 3817 1 MOST IMPT
24.9 4514 2 SECOND
30.7 5556 3 THIRD
17.9 3244 4 FOURTH
5.5 996 5 FIFTH
586 9 NA
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jobsec NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED
B. No danger of being fired.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.2 1308 1 MOST IMPT
13.3 2407 2 SECOND
20.5 3718 3 THIRD
32.4 5867 4 FOURTH
26.6 4827 5 FIFTH
586 9 NA
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jobhour SHORT WORKING HOURS
C. Working hours are short, lots of free time.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.6 657 1 MOST IMPT
8.1 1468 2 SECOND
11.2 2025 3 THIRD
23.8 4317 4 FOURTH
53.3 9660 5 FIFTH
586 9 NA
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jobpromo CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT
D. Chances for advancement.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.7 3383 1 MOST IMPT
35.1 6368 2 SECOND
23.6 4277 3 THIRD
14.5 2626 4 FOURTH
8.1 1473 5 FIFTH
586 9 NA
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jobmeans WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT
E. Work important and gives a feeling of
accomplishment.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
49.4 8962 1 MOST IMPT
18.6 3370 2 SECOND
14.1 2551 3 THIRD
11.4 2073 4 FOURTH
6.5 1171 5 FIFTH
586 9 NA
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jobkeep JOB SECURITY
On these cards there are various aspects of jobs. How
important do you personally consider these job
characteristics? Using the scale from one to seven for
your answers again, tell me for each card its letter
and the number you've decided on. A. Job security.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.4 22 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.0 9 2
1.9 17 3
4.0 37 4
8.6 79 5
14.9 137 6
67.2 617 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
13 9 NA
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jobpay HIGH INCOME
B. High income.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.7 16 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.5 14 2
1.7 16 3
7.1 65 4
21.9 201 5
21.0 193 6
44.9 412 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
14 9 NA
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jobrise OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT
C. Good opportunities for advancement.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.6 15 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.1 10 2
2.3 21 3
4.8 44 4
13.6 124 5
24.2 221 6
52.5 480 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
16 9 NA
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jobhonor OCCUPATION IS RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED
D. An occupation that is recognized and respected.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.0 9 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.9 17 2
2.7 25 3
9.1 83 4
17.0 155 5
21.4 196 6
46.9 429 7 VERY IMPORTANT
8 8 DK
15 9 NA
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joboff LEAVES TIME FOR LEISURE
E. An occupation that leaves one a lot of leisure
time.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.6 79 1 UNIMPORTANT
6.7 61 2
11.7 107 3
17.8 163 4
24.7 226 5
14.6 134 6
15.8 145 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
16 9 NA
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jobinter INTERESTING WORK
F. An interesting job.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.0 9 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.0 9 2
1.1 10 3
4.6 42 4
7.7 70 5
20.7 189 6
64.0 586 7 VERY IMPORTANT
7 8 DK
15 9 NA
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jobindep ALLOWS ONE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY
G. A job that allows one to work independently.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.4 22 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.1 10 2
2.5 23 3
7.0 64 4
19.8 181 5
22.4 205 6
44.7 409 7 VERY IMPORTANT
7 8 DK
16 9 NA
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jobresp RESPONSIBLE JOB TASKS
H. Responsible job tasks.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.9 8 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.0 9 2
2.0 18 3
4.7 43 4
14.4 131 5
28.1 256 6
49.0 447 7 VERY IMPORTANT
10 8 DK
15 9 NA
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jobpeop CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE
I. A lot of contact with other people.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.3 30 1 UNIMPORTANT
3.2 29 2
5.3 48 3
11.5 105 4
19.3 176 5
22.2 203 6
35.3 323 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
17 9 NA
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jobhelp CAN HELP OTHERS
J. An occupation in which one can help others.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.5 14 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.7 16 2
3.2 29 3
5.4 50 4
11.2 103 5
21.8 200 6
55.1 506 7 VERY IMPORTANT
6 8 DK
13 9 NA
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jobsoc USEFUL TO SOCIETY
K. A job that is useful to society.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.5 23 1 UNIMPORTANT
1.9 17 2
3.3 30 3
6.8 62 4
14.2 130 5
22.9 209 6
48.5 443 7 VERY IMPORTANT
7 8 DK
16 9 NA
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jobaccmp DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
L. Gives a feeling of doing something meaningful.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.1 10 1 UNIMPORTANT
0.9 8 2
1.4 13 3
3.1 28 4
10.0 91 5
20.5 187 6
63.1 577 7 VERY IMPORTANT
8 8 DK
15 9 NA
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jobsafe SAFE CONDITIONS
M. Safe and healthful working conditions.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.9 8 1 UNIMPORTANT
0.5 5 2
1.5 14 3
3.1 28 4
7.7 70 5
11.8 108 6
74.5 681 7 VERY IMPORTANT
7 8 DK
16 9 NA
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