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solfrat FRATERNAL GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Do (EACH "YES" IN Q. 328) to which you belong do
anything to try to solve individual or community
problems? A. Fraternal groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
83.1 128 1 YES
16.9 26 2 NO
26 9 NA
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solserv SERVICE GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
B. Service clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
89.6 138 1 YES
10.4 16 2 NO
28 9 NA
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solvet VETERAN GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
C. Veteran's groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
77.1 74 1 YES
22.9 22 2 NO
2 8 DK
28 9 NA
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solpolit POLITICAL CLUB TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
D. Political clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
88.4 61 1 YES
11.6 8 2 NO
26 9 NA
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solunion LABOR UNION TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
E. Labor unions.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.8 146 1 YES
34.2 76 2 NO
8 8 DK
39 9 NA
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solsport SPORTS CLUB TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
F. Sports groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
35.5 113 1 YES
64.5 205 2 NO
28 9 NA
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solyouth YOUTH GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
G. Youth groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
79.2 114 1 YES
20.8 30 2 NO
30 9 NA
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solschl SCHOOL SERVICE TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
H. School service groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
83.3 174 1 YES
16.7 35 2 NO
1 8 DK
31 9 NA
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solhobby HOBBY CLUB TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
I. Hobby or garden clubs.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
34.5 48 1 YES
65.5 91 2 NO
30 9 NA
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solgreek FRATERNITY TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
J. School fraternities or sororities.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
68.7 57 1 YES
31.3 26 2 NO
27 9 NA
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solnat NATIONALITY GRP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
K. Nationality groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
73.2 30 1 YES
26.8 11 2 NO
27 9 NA
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solfarm FARM ORG TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
L. Farm organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
86.0 43 1 YES
14.0 7 2 NO
1 8 DK
25 9 NA
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sollit LIT OR ART GRP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
M. Literary, art, discussion or study groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.8 63 1 YES
46.2 54 2 NO
1 8 DK
27 9 NA
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solprof PROF SOCIETY TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
N. Professional or academic societies.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
70.5 165 1 YES
29.5 69 2 NO
1 8 DK
31 9 NA
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solchurh CHURCH GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
O. Church-affiliated groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
85.8 455 1 YES
14.2 75 2 NO
2 8 DK
60 9 NA
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solother ANY OTHER GROUP TRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
P. Any other group.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
64.7 123 1 YES
35.3 67 2 NO
48 9 NA
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actfrat R ACTIVE IN FRATERNAL GROUP
Have you ever done any active work for (EACH "YES" IN
Q. 328)? I mean been a leader, helped organized
meetings, been an officer, or given time or money? A.
Fraternal groups.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
80.3 122 1 YES
19.7 30 2 NO
28 9 NA
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actserv R ACTIVE IN SERVICE GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
83.7 128 1 YES
16.3 25 2 NO
29 9 NA
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actvet R ACTIVE IN VETERAN GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.1 52 1 YES
46.9 46 2 NO
28 9 NA
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actpolit R ACTIVE IN POLITICAL CLUB
PCT N VALUE LABEL
87.9 58 1 YES
12.1 8 2 NO
29 9 NA
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actunion R ACTIVE IN LABOR UNION
PCT N VALUE LABEL
47.1 106 1 YES
52.9 119 2 NO
44 9 NA
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actsport R ACTIVE IN SPORTS CLUB
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.5 203 1 YES
34.5 107 2 NO
36 9 NA
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actyouth R ACTIVE IN YOUTH GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
87.7 128 1 YES
12.3 18 2 NO
28 9 NA
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actschl R ACTIVE IN SCHOOL SERVICE
PCT N VALUE LABEL
75.2 158 1 YES
24.8 52 2 NO
31 9 NA
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acthobby R ACTIVE IN HOBBY CLUB
PCT N VALUE LABEL
62.5 85 1 YES
37.5 51 2 NO
33 9 NA
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actgreek R ACTIVE IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY
PCT N VALUE LABEL
81.5 66 1 YES
18.5 15 2 NO
29 9 NA
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actnat R ACTIVE IN NATIONALITY GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
71.4 30 1 YES
28.6 12 2 NO
26 9 NA
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actfarm R ACTIVE IN FARM ORGANIZATION
PCT N VALUE LABEL
63.5 33 1 YES
36.5 19 2 NO
24 9 NA
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actlit R ACTIVE IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
61.3 73 1 YES
38.7 46 2 NO
26 9 NA
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actprof R ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
PCT N VALUE LABEL
68.7 160 1 YES
31.3 73 2 NO
33 9 NA
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actchurh R ACTIVE IN CHURCH GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
83.3 435 1 YES
16.7 87 2 NO
70 9 NA
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actother R ACTIVE IN ANY OTHER GROUP
PCT N VALUE LABEL
67.6 127 1 YES
32.4 61 2 NO
50 9 NA
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churhgrp IS CHURCH GROUP CHURCH ITSELF
You said you were a member of a church affiliated
group. Is that group or organization the church
(synagogue) itself, or some other group related to the
church?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.5 309 1 CHURCH
31.9 181 2 RELATED GROUP
13.6 77 3 BOTH
25 9 NA
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mostact WHICH GROUP IS R MOST ACTIVE IN
Which one of these groups or organizations (READ GROUP
FROM Q. 328A THAT R REPLIED "YES" TO) are you most
active in?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.7 40 1 FRATERNAL GROUPS
4.6 32 2 SERVICE CLUBS
3.0 21 3 VETERANS GROUPS
1.3 9 4 POLITICAL CLUBS
3.6 25 5 LABOR UNIONS
15.4 107 6 SPORTS GROUPS
4.3 30 7 YOUTH GROUPS
6.9 48 8 SCHOOL SERVICE
4.4 31 9 HOBBY CLUBS
1.3 9 10 SCHOOL FRATS
1.0 7 11 NATIONALITY GRPS
1.7 12 12 FARM ORGS
2.6 18 13 LIT OR ART GRPS
6.6 46 14 PROF SOCIETIES
32.1 224 15 CHURCH REL GRPS
5.5 38 16 ANY OTHER GRPS
39 99 NA
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caregrp HOW COMMITTED TO GROUP IS R
Personally, how committed do you feel to this
organization? Not committed at all, slightly
committed, moderately committed, strongly committed,
or very strongly committed.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.2 50 1 NOT COMMITTED
14.4 170 2 SLIGHTLY COMM
23.4 275 3 MODERATELY COMM
29.8 351 4 STRONGLY COMM
28.1 331 5 VERY STRONGLY COMM
1 8 DK
35 9 NA
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servegrp HAS R SERVED ON GROUP COMMITTEES
Here is a list of things that members of organizations
may participate in. Could you tell me whether or not
you have ever done any of these things as a member of
(GROUP IN Q. 328 OR 332)? A. Served on committees.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.7 713 1 YES
39.3 461 2 NO
2 8 DK
37 9 NA
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leadgrp HAS R SERVED AS OFFICER IN GROUP
B. Served as an officer.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
46.0 541 1 YES
54.0 634 2 NO
1 8 DK
37 9 NA
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givegrp HAS R GIVEN MONEY ABOVE REGULAR DUES
C. Given money in addition to regular dues.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
65.2 767 1 YES
34.8 410 2 NO
1 8 DK
35 9 NA
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attndgrp HAS R ATTENDED GROUP CONFERENCES
D. Attended conferences or workshops.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
60.6 713 1 YES
39.4 463 2 NO
1 8 DK
36 9 NA
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writegrp HAS R WRITTEN TO NEWSPAPERS FOR GROUP
E. Written to newspapers or magazines for the
organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.9 186 1 YES
84.1 985 2 NO
42 9 NA
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lobbygrp HAS R CONTACTED GOVERNMENT FOR GROUP
F. Contacted government officials on behalf of the
organization.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.8 220 1 YES
81.2 953 2 NO
40 9 NA
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loclived HOW LONG HAS R LIVED IN COMMUNITY
How long have you been living here in this community
of (MENTION NAME OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT)?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.5 172 1 LT 1 YEAR
14.8 268 2 1-3 YEARS
17.3 314 3 4-10 YEARS
39.6 718 4 GT 10 BUT LT LIFE
18.7 339 5 ENTIRE LIFE
8 9 NA
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loctrust HOW MUCH TRUST DOES R HAVE IN LOCAL GOV
How much of the time do you think you can trust the
local government here in (MENTION NAME OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT) to do what is right -- just about
always, most of the time, only some of the time, or
almost never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.3 196 1 ALMOST ALWAYS
43.4 750 2 MOST OF TIME
37.8 653 3 SOME OF TIME
7.5 130 4 ALMOST NEVER
78 8 DK
12 9 NA
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locinflu HOW MUCH INFLUENCE R FEELS ON LOCAL GOV
How much influence do you think people like you can
have over local government decisions -- a lot, a
moderate amount, a little, or none at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
14.2 252 1 A LOT
32.9 585 2 MODERATE AMOUNT
36.5 650 3 A LITTLE
16.4 292 4 NONE
33 8 DK
7 9 NA
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locprob HAS R HELPED TO SOLVE LOCAL PROBLEMS
Have you ever worked with others in this community to
try to solve some community problems?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.4 604 1 YES
66.6 1206 2 NO
9 9 NA
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locgrp HAS R HELPED TO START NEW LOCAL GROUP
Have you ever taken part in forming a new group or a
new organization to try to solve some community
problems?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.1 309 1 YES
82.9 1498 2 NO
12 9 NA
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loccare WOULD LOCAL OFFICIALS LISTEN TO PROBLEM
If you had some complaint about a local government
activity and took that complaint to a member of the
local government council, would you expect him or her
to pay a lot of attention to what you say, some
attention, very little attention, or none at all?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.5 487 1 LOT OF ATTENTION
48.4 859 2 SOME
17.3 307 3 VERY LITTLE
6.8 121 4 NONE
35 8 DK
10 9 NA
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intpol HOW INTERESTED IN POLITICS IS R
How interested are you in politics and national
affairs? Are you very interested, somewhat interested,
only slightly interested, or not at all interested?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.3 402 1 VERY INTERESTED
41.1 742 2 SOMEWHAT INT
26.6 481 3 SLIGHTLY INT
10.0 180 4 NOT INTERESTED
5 8 DK
9 9 NA
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swayvote HAS R TRIED TO INFLUENCE VOTES OF OTHERS
During elections, do you ever try to show people why
they should vote for one of the parties or candidates?
Do you do that often, sometimes, rarely or never?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.7 175 1 OFTEN
22.0 398 2 SOMETIMES
13.7 247 3 RARELY
54.6 986 4 NEVER
4 8 DK
9 9 NA
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workpol HAS R WORKED FOR PARTIES OR CANDIDATES
Have you done (other) work for one of the parties or
candidates in most elections, some elections, only a
few, or have you never done such work?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
2.7 48 1 MOST ELECTIONS
9.2 166 2 SOME ELECTIONS
13.9 251 3 ONLY A FEW
74.3 1344 4 NEVER
10 9 NA
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polrally HAS R ATTENDED POLITICAL RALLIES
In the past three or four years, have you attended any
political meetings or rallies?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.6 354 1 YES
80.4 1453 2 NO
12 9 NA
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loclobby HAS R LOBBIED LOCAL OFFICIALS
Have you ever personally gone to see, or spoken to, or
written to -- some member of local government or some
other person of influence in the community about some
needs or problems?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
32.8 594 1 YES
67.2 1216 2 NO
9 9 NA
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locself WAS PROBLEM OF NARROW OR WIDE CONCERN
Was this need or problem primarily of concern to you,
your friends and family, or was it an issue of wider
concern?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
29.7 175 1 SELF FRNDS FAMLY
13.9 82 2 BOTH
56.4 333 3 WIDER CONCERN
13 9 NA
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othlobby HAS R LOBBIED HIGHER LEVEL OFFICIALS
What about some representatives or governmental
officials outside of the local community -- on the
(county, IF LOCAL UNIT BELOW COUNTRY LEVEL), state, or
national level? Have you ever contacted or written to
such a person on some need or problem?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.1 490 1 YES
72.9 1318 2 NO
11 9 NA
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othself WAS THIS PROB OF NARROW OR WIDE CONCERN
IF YES: Was this need or problem primarily of concern
to you, your friends and family, or was it an issue of
wider concern?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
26.4 129 1 SELF FRNDS FAMLY
9.8 48 2 BOTH
63.8 312 3 WIDER CONCERN
12 9 NA
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