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abchoose SHOULD A WOMAN GET AN ABORTION FOR ANY R
PCT N VALUE LABEL
19.3 257 1 STRONGLY AGREE
26.2 349 2 AGREE
9.5 126 3 NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE
21.5 287 4 DISAGREE
23.5 313 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
34 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
81 9 NA
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teensex1 MORALITY OF TEENS HAVING SEX
What if they are in their early teens, say under 16
years old, in that case is it....
PCT N VALUE LABEL
70.8 927 1 ALWAYS WRONG
16.4 215 2 ALMOST ALWAYS WRONG
8.7 114 3 WRONG ONLY SOMETIMES
4.1 54 4 NOT WRONG AT ALL
48 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
89 9 NA
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sexhar R EXPERIENCED SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
Sometimes at work people find themselves the object
of sexual advances, propositions, or unwanted
sexual discussions from co-workers or supervisors.
The advances sometimes involve physical contact
and sometimes just involve sexual conversations.
Has this ever happened to you?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
38.6 523 1 YES
59.1 801 2 NO
2.3 31 3 NEVER HAVE WORKED
92 9 NA
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fambudgt HOW COUPLES MONITOR BUDGET
PCT N VALUE LABEL
6.7 95 1 I MANAGE, GIVE PRTNR SHARE
4.4 62 2 PRNTNR MANAGES, GIVES ME SHARE
34.3 483 3 POOL ALL MONEY, TAKE OUT WHAT WE NEED
5.7 80 4 POOL SOME MONEY, KEEP SOME SEPARATE
5.4 76 5 KEEP MONEY SEPARATE
43.5 612 6 NOT MARRIED
1 8 DK
38 9 NA
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laundry WHO IN HOUSEHOLD DOES LAUNDRY
PCT N VALUE LABEL
18.8 265 1 ALWAYS THE WOMAN
20.5 290 2 USUALLY THE WOMAN
14.5 205 3 ABOUT EQUAL OR BOTH TOGETHER
1.9 27 4 USUALLY THE MAN
0.8 12 5 ALWAYS THE MAN
0.8 12 6 IS DONE BY A THIRD PERSON
42.6 602 7 NOT MARRIED
4 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
30 9 NA
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repairs WHO IN HOUSEHOLD DOES SMALL REPAIRS
B. Makes small repairs around the house.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
1.3 19 1 ALWAYS THE WOMAN
1.9 27 2 USUALLY THE WOMAN
12.3 174 3 ABOUT EQUAL OR BOTH TOGETHER
27.0 381 4 USUALLY THE MAN
13.3 188 5 ALWAYS THE MAN
1.6 23 6 IS DONE BY A THIRD PERSON
42.5 601 7 NOT MARRIED
5 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
29 9 NA
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caresick WHO IN HOUSEHOLD CARES FOR SICK IN FAMIL
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.8 123 1 ALWAYS THE WOMAN
19.2 267 2 USUALLY THE WOMAN
27.3 381 3 ABOUT EQUAL OR BOTH TOGETHER
0.7 10 4 USUALLY THE MAN
0.5 7 5 ALWAYS THE MAN
0.3 4 6 IS DONE BY A THIRD PERSON
43.2 602 7 NOT MARRIED
20 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
33 9 NA
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shopfood WHO IN HOUSEHOLD SHOPS FOR GROCERIES
D. Shops for groceries.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.7 138 1 ALWAYS THE WOMAN
18.5 262 2 USUALLY THE WOMAN
25.3 358 3 ABOUT EQUAL OR BOTH TOGETHER
2.8 40 4 USUALLY THE MAN
0.9 13 5 ALWAYS THE MAN
0.1 1 6 IS DONE BY A THIRD PERSON
42.7 604 7 NOT MARRIED
1 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
30 9 NA
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dinner WHO IN HOUSEHOLD PLANS MEALS
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.0 156 1 ALWAYS THE WOMAN
20.4 289 2 USUALLY THE WOMAN
22.5 319 3 ABOUT EQUAL OR BOTH TOGETHER
2.7 38 4 USUALLY THE MAN
0.6 8 5 ALWAYS THE MAN
0.1 2 6 IS DONE BY A THIRD PERSON
42.6 603 7 NOT MARRIED
2 8 CAN'T CHOOSE
30 9 NA
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spwknokd DID SPOUSE WORK AFTER MARRIAGE BEFORE KI
What about your spouse/partner at that time -- did he
or she work outside the home full-time, part-time,
or not at all...
A. After marrying and before you had children?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
81.3 785 1 WORKED FULL-TIME
7.9 76 2 WORKED PART-TIME
10.9 105 3 STAYED HOME
102 8 DOES NOT APPLY
379 9 NA
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spwkbaby DID SPOUSE WORK WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
B. And what about when a child was under school age?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
67.1 637 1 WORKED FULL-TIME
11.2 106 2 WORKED PART-TIME
21.7 206 3 STAYED HOME
108 8 DOES NOT APPLY
390 9 NA
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spwrksch DID SPOUSE WORK WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
C. After the youngest child started school?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
72.0 608 1 WORKED FULL-TIME
13.2 111 2 WORKED PART-TIME
14.8 125 3 STAYED HOME
200 8 DOES NOT APPLY
403 9 NA
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spwkgrwn DID SPOUSE WORK AFTER CHILDREN LEFT HOME
D. And how about after the children left home?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
77.7 456 1 WORKED FULL-TIME
10.6 62 2 WORKED PART-TIME
11.8 69 3 STAYED HOME
415 8 DOES NOT APPLY
445 9 NA
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timepdwk TIME R WOULD SPEND ON PAID WORK
Suppose you could change the way you spend your time,
spending more on some things and less on others. Which
of these things on the following list would you like
to spend more time on, which would you like to spend
less time on, and which would you like to spend the
same amount of time as now? A. time in a paid job?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
9.1 114 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
14.8 186 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
45.4 570 3 SPEND SAME
21.0 263 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
9.7 122 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
146 8 CANT CHOOSE
52 9 NA
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timehhwk TIME R WOULD SPEND ON HOUSEHOLD WORK
B. time doing household work?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.7 51 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
20.5 284 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
38.6 534 3 SPEND SAME
20.8 288 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
16.4 227 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
26 8 CANT CHOOSE
43 9 NA
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timefam TIME R WOULD SPEND ON FAMILY
C. time with your family?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
33.3 467 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
41.9 588 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
22.2 311 3 SPEND SAME
1.9 26 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
0.7 10 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
15 8 CANT CHOOSE
36 9 NA
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timefrnd TIME R WOULD SPEND ON FRIENDS
D. time with your friends?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
17.2 240 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
46.1 644 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
33.0 462 3 SPEND SAME
2.7 38 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
1.0 14 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
18 8 CANT CHOOSE
37 9 NA
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timeleis TIME R WOULD SPEND ON LEISURE
E. time in leisure activities?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
22.1 310 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
44.9 630 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
28.9 405 3 SPEND SAME
2.3 32 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
1.9 26 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
22 8 CANT CHOOSE
28 9 NA
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timerelx TIME R WOULD SPEND RELAXING
F. time to relax?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
23.3 328 1 SPEND MUCH MORE
36.4 513 2 SPEND A BIT MORE
34.7 489 3 SPEND SAME
3.4 48 4 SPEND A BIT LESS
2.1 30 5 SPEND MUCH LESS
17 8 CANT CHOOSE
28 9 NA
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wrkearn JOB IS JUST A WAY TO EARN MONEY
Thinking of work in general, please circle one number
for each statement below to show how much you agree or
disagree with each. A. A job is just a way of earning
money - no more.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.3 104 1 STRONGLY AGREE
15.2 215 2 AGREE
17.7 251 3 NEITHER
40.1 569 4 DISAGREE
19.7 279 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
15 8 CANT CHOOSE
20 9 NA
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wrkenjoy ENJOY JOB EVEN IF $ NOT NEEDED
B. I would enjoy having a paying job even if I did not
need that money.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.1 169 1 STRONGLY AGREE
50.4 702 2 AGREE
16.3 227 3 NEITHER
16.5 230 4 DISAGREE
4.6 64 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
37 8 CANT CHOOSE
24 9 NA
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wrkimp WORK IS PERSONS MOST IMPT. ACTIVITY
C. Work is a person's most important activity.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
12.7 180 1 STRONGLY AGREE
24.3 344 2 AGREE
21.1 299 3 NEITHER
32.3 458 4 DISAGREE
9.7 137 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
14 8 CANT CHOOSE
21 9 NA
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hwduties IS R MAINLY RESPONS. FOR HH CHORES?
Are you the person who is responsible for doing the
general domestic duties - like cleaning, cooking,
washing and so on - in your household?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
53.5 765 1 YES I RESPONSIBLE
25.6 366 2 YES ME AND OTHER
20.9 299 3 NO SOMEONE ELSE
23 9 NA
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yrsfirm IMPORTANCE OF TENURE TO PAY
Think of two people doing the same kind of work. What
do you personally think should be important in
deciding how much to pay them? Looking at the things
below, please write '1' next to the thing that you
think should be most important. Then write '2' next to
the thing that you think should be next most
important, and '3' next to the thing that you think
should be third most important. Leave the other boxes
blank. A. how long the employee has been with the
firm.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
10.2 111 1 MOST IMPT
17.8 195 2 2ND MOST IMPT
31.7 346 3 3RD MOST IMPT
40.3 441 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
307 9 NA
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dowell IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE TO PAY
B. how well the employee does the job.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
68.2 765 1 MOST IMPT
18.4 207 2 2ND MOST IMPT
8.4 94 3 3RD MOST IMPT
5.0 56 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
278 9 NA
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expernc IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCE TO PAY
C. the experience of the employee in doing the work.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.0 121 1 MOST IMPT
44.0 483 2 2ND MOST IMPT
26.1 286 3 3RD MOST IMPT
18.9 207 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
303 9 NA
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paysame IMPORTANCE OF STANDARD RATES TO PAY
D. the standard rate, giving both employees the same
pay.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
4.0 44 1 MOST IMPT
4.6 50 2 2ND MOST IMPT
7.0 76 3 3RD MOST IMPT
84.4 921 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
309 9 NA
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ageemp IMPORTANCE OF AGE TO PAY
E. the age of the employee.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.7 8 2 2ND MOST IMPT
1.8 20 3 3RD MOST IMPT
97.4 1058 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
314 9 NA
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sexemp IMPORTANCE OF GENDER TO PAY
F. the sex of the employee.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.1 1 2 2ND MOST IMPT
1.6 17 3 3RD MOST IMPT
98.3 1067 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
315 9 NA
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famresp IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY RESPS. TO PAY
G. the employee's family responsibilities.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
0.5 5 1 MOST IMPT
1.8 19 2 2ND MOST IMPT
3.9 42 3 3RD MOST IMPT
93.9 1019 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
315 9 NA
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educemp IMPORTANCE OF EDUC & QUALIF. TO PAY
H. the employee's education and formal qualifications.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
7.5 82 1 MOST IMPT
15.0 164 2 2ND MOST IMPT
20.0 218 3 3RD MOST IMPT
57.4 626 4 NOT CHOSEN
53 8 DK
310 9 NA
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dk DONT KNOW RESPONSE TO PAY ITEMS
I. Respondents who couldn't choose.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
3.6 53 1 DK CHOSEN
96.4 1400 2 NOT CHOSEN
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bosswrks MANAGEMENT & WORKERS ALWAYS IN CONFLICT
How much do you agree or disagree with these two
statements? A. There will always be conflict between
management and workers because they are really on
opposite sides.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
8.6 119 1 STRONGLY AGREE
30.8 426 2 AGREE
23.8 330 3 NEITHER
30.8 426 4 DISAGREE
6.0 83 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
46 8 CANT CHOOSE
23 9 NA
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strngun STRONG UNIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT WORKERS
B. Workers need strong trade unions to protect their
interests.
PCT N VALUE LABEL
11.7 160 1 STRONGLY AGREE
26.5 364 2 AGREE
24.9 341 3 NEITHER
24.9 342 4 DISAGREE
12.0 164 5 STRONGLY DISAGREE
65 8 CANT CHOOSE
17 9 NA
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secjob IMPORTANCE OF JOB SECURITY IN A JOB
On the following list there are various aspects of
jobs. Please circle one number to show how important
you personally consider it is in a job. A. Job
security?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
54.5 778 1 VERY IMPT
39.5 564 2 IMPT
4.7 67 3 NEITHER
1.0 14 4 NOT IMPT
0.3 4 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
7 8 CANT CHOOSE
19 9 NA
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hiinc IMPORTANCE OF HIGH PR INCOME IN A JOB
B. High income?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
24.7 347 1 VERY IMPT
58.5 822 2 IMPT
13.7 193 3 NEITHER
2.7 38 4 NOT IMPT
0.3 4 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
12 8 CANT CHOOSE
37 9 NA
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promotn IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCEMENT IN A JOB
C. Good opportunities for advancement?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
41.3 585 1 VERY IMPT
51.5 730 2 IMPT
5.4 77 3 NEITHER
1.5 21 4 NOT IMPT
0.3 4 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
9 8 CANT CHOOSE
27 9 NA
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leisure IMPORTANCE OF LEISURE TIME IN A JOB
D. A job that leaves a lot of leisure time?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
5.3 74 1 VERY IMPT
25.5 358 2 IMPT
38.6 542 3 NEITHER
24.9 349 4 NOT IMPT
5.7 80 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
20 8 CANT CHOOSE
30 9 NA
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intjob IMPORTANCE OF INTERESTING WORK IN A JOB
E. An interesting job?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
43.6 617 1 VERY IMPT
50.2 711 2 IMPT
4.6 65 3 NEITHER
1.3 18 4 NOT IMPT
0.4 5 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
11 8 CANT CHOOSE
26 9 NA
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wrkindp IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT WORK IN A JOB
F. A job that allows someone to work independently?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
27.0 380 1 VERY IMPT
46.8 660 2 IMPT
19.8 279 3 NEITHER
5.7 81 4 NOT IMPT
0.7 10 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
19 8 CANT CHOOSE
24 9 NA
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hlpoths IMPORTANCE OF HELPING OTHERS IN A JOB
G. A job that allows someone to help other people?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
25.1 354 1 VERY IMPT
50.8 716 2 IMPT
19.9 280 3 NEITHER
3.9 55 4 NOT IMPT
0.4 5 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
17 8 CANT CHOOSE
26 9 NA
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hlpsoc IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL USEFULNESS IN A JOB
H. A job that is useful to society?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
28.8 406 1 VERY IMPT
48.9 690 2 IMPT
17.6 248 3 NEITHER
4.2 59 4 NOT IMPT
0.5 7 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
17 8 CANT CHOOSE
26 9 NA
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flexhrs IMPORTANCE OF FLEXIBLE HRS. IN A JOB
I. A job with flexible working hours?
PCT N VALUE LABEL
15.5 218 1 VERY IMPT
40.6 570 2 IMPT
29.5 415 3 NEITHER
12.2 171 4 NOT IMPT
2.2 31 5 NOT IMPT AT ALL
20 8 CANT CHOOSE
28 9 NA
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