| VOTING PATTERNS: 1968-2012 |
| partyid |
Political party affiliation |
| vote68 |
Did R vote in 1968 election |
| pres68 |
Vote for Humphrey, Nixon, or Wallace |
| if68who |
Who would R have voted for-1968 election |
| vote72 |
Did R vote in 1972 election |
| pres72 |
Vote for McGovern or Nixon |
| if72who |
Who would R have voted for-1972 election |
| vote76 |
Did R vote in 1976 election |
| pres76 |
Vote for Carter or Ford |
| if76who |
Who would R have voted for-1976 election |
| vote80 |
Did R vote in 1980 election |
| pres80 |
Vote for Carter, Reagan or Anderson |
| if80who |
Who would R have voted for-1980 election |
| vote84 |
Did R vote in 1984 election |
| pres84 |
Vote for Reagan or Mondale |
| if84who |
Who would R have voted for-1984 election |
| vote88 |
Did R vote in 1988 election |
| pres88 |
Vote for Dukakis or Bush |
| if88who |
Who would R have voted for-1988 election |
| vote92 |
Did R vote in 1992 election |
| pres92 |
Vote for Clinton, Bush, Perot |
| if92who |
Who would R have voted for-1992 election |
| vote96 |
Did R vote in 1996 election |
| pres96 |
Vote for Clinton, Dole, Perot |
| if96who |
Who would R have voted for-1996 election |
| vote00 |
Did R vote in 2000 election |
| pres00 |
Vote for Gore, Bush, Nader |
| if00who |
Who would R has voted for in 2000 election |
| vote04 |
Did R vote in 2004 election |
| pres04 |
Vote for Kerry, Bush, Nader |
| if04who |
Who would R has voted for in 2004 election |
| vote08 |
Did R vote in 2008 election |
| pres08 |
Vote Obama or McCain |
| if08who |
Who you would have voted for |
| vote12 |
Did R vote in 2012 election |
| pres12 |
Vote Obama or Romney |
| if12who |
Who would R have voted for in 2012 election |
| polviews |
Think of self as liberal or conservative |
| polviewy |
Liberal or conservative-Version Y |
| polviewx |
Liberal or conservative-Version X |
| ATTITUDINAL MEASURES - NATIONAL PROBLEMS |
| Social Problem Spending (variant 1) |
| natspac |
Space exploration program |
| natenvir |
Improving & protecting environment |
| natheal |
Improving & protecting nations health |
| natcity |
Solving problems of big cities |
| natcrime |
Halting rising crime rate |
| natdrug |
Dealing with drug addiction |
| nateduc |
Improving nations education system |
| natrace |
Improving the conditions of Black people |
| natarms |
Military, armaments, and defense |
| nataid |
Foreign aid |
| natfare |
Welfare |
| natroad |
Highways and bridges |
| natsoc |
Social security |
| natmass |
Mass transportation |
| natpark |
Parks and recreation |
| Social Problem Spending (variant 2) |
| natchld |
Assistance for childcare |
| natsci |
Supporting scientific research |
| natenrgy |
Developing alternative energy sources |
| natspacy |
Space exploration:Version Y |
| natenviy |
The environment:Version Y |
| nathealy |
Health:Version Y |
| natcityy |
Assistance to big cities:Version Y |
| natcrimy |
Law enforcement:Version Y |
| natdrugy |
Drug rehabilitation:Version Y |
| nateducy |
Education:Version Y |
| natracey |
Assistance to Black people: version y |
| natarmsy |
National defense:Version Y |
| nataidy |
Assistance to other countries:Ver Y |
| natfarey |
Assistance to the poor:Version Y |
| Social Problem Spending (variant 3) |
| natspacz |
Space exploration:Version Z |
| natenviz |
Improving the environment:Version Z |
| nathealz |
Improving health:Version Z |
| natcityz |
Solving problems of big cities:Ver Z |
| natcrimz |
Reducing crime:Version Z |
| natdrugz |
Reducing drug addiction:Version Z |
| nateducz |
Improving the education system:Ver Z |
| natracez |
Improving conditions of blacks:Ver Z |
| natarmsz |
Strengthening national defense:Ver Z |
| nataidz |
Helping other countries:Version Z |
| natfarez |
Caring for the poor:Version Z |
| natroadz |
Improving highways and bridges:Ver Z |
| natsocz |
Protecting social security:Version Z |
| natmassz |
Improving mass transit:Version Z |
| natparkz |
Improving parks and recreation:Ver Z |
| Economic Equality |
| equal1 |
Everyone should look out for self |
| equal2 |
Business profits benefit all |
| equal3 |
Govt shld insure jobs and stable prices |
| equal4 |
Responsibility of govt to meet needs |
| equal5 |
Social welfare benefits are disincentive |
| equal6 |
One is able to live well in America |
| equal7 |
Business profits are distributed fairly |
| equal8 |
Social standing due to ability |
| Class Structure |
| usclass1 |
Traditional class divisions still remain |
| usclass2 |
Achievement depends on family background |
| usclass3 |
Achievement depends on educ and ability |
| usclass4 |
Ones own efforts don't count |
| usclass5 |
Personal income not determined by work |
| usclass6 |
Differences in class are an incentive |
| usclass7 |
Differences in class reflect own effort |
| usclass8 |
Social differences are acceptable |
| Social Welfare and Taxation |
| educop |
Equal opportunity to obtain education? |
| govcare |
Govt concern for social welfare |
| eqwlth |
Should govt reduce income differences |
| eqwlthy |
Govt reduce income differences-Version Y |
| tax |
R's federal income tax |
| Free Speech |
| spkath |
Allow anti-religionist to speak |
| colath |
Allow anti-religionist to teach |
| libath |
Allow anti-religious book in library |
| spksoc |
Allow socialist to speak |
| colsoc |
Allow socialist to teach |
| libsoc |
Allow socialists book in library |
| spkrac |
Allow racist to speak |
| colrac |
Allow racist to teach |
| librac |
Allow racists book in library |
| spkcom |
Allow communist to speak |
| colcom |
Should communist teacher be fired |
| libcom |
Allow communists book in library |
| spkmil |
Allow militarist to speak |
| colmil |
Allow militarist to teach |
| libmil |
Allow militarists book in library |
| spkhomo |
Allow homosexual to speak |
| colhomo |
Allow homosexual to teach |
| libhomo |
Allow homosexuals book in library |
| spkmslm |
Allow muslim clergymen preaching hatred of the us |
| colmslm |
Allow anti-American muslim clergymen teaching in college |
| libmslm |
Allow anti-American muslim clergymen's books in library |
| Capital Punishment |
| cappun2 |
Does R favor capital punishment |
| cappun |
Favor or oppose death penalty for murder |
| capimp |
Importance of death penalty issue to R |
| capinfo |
How much info R has on death penalty |
| capfirm |
How firm Is R's opinion of death penalty |
| Gun Control |
| gunlaw |
Favor or oppose gun permits |
| gunimp |
Importance of gun control issue to R |
| guninfo |
How much info Does R have on gun control |
| gunfirm |
How firm Is R's opinion on gun control |
| Crime and Law Enforcement |
| courts |
Courts dealing with criminals |
| courtsy |
Courts dealing with criminals-Version Y |
| crimimp |
Importance of crime issue to R |
| criminfo |
How much info Does R have on crime issue |
| crimfirm |
How firm Is R's opinion on crime issue |
| lawimp |
Importance of law enforcement issue to R |
| lawinfo |
How much info Does R have on law issue |
| lawfirm |
How firm Is R's opinion on law issue |
| wirtap |
Wiretapping |
| grass |
Should marijuana be made legal |
| grassy |
Should marijuana be legal-Version Y |
| International Affairs |
| uswar |
Expect U.S. in war within 10 years |
| uswary |
Expect U.S. in world war in 10 years |
| usintl |
Take active part in world affairs |
| usun |
Remain in u.n. or pull out |
| commun |
Feelings about communism |
| commun10 |
Feelings about communism 10 yrs ago |
| russia |
Liking for Russia |
| japan |
Liking for Japan |
| england |
Liking for England |
| canada |
Liking for Canada |
| brazil |
Liking for Brazil |
| china |
Liking for China |
| israel |
Liking for Israel |
| egypt |
Liking for Egypt |
| PERSONAL CONCERNS |
| Religion |
| relig |
R's religious preference |
| denom |
Specific denomination |
| other |
Other protestant denominations |
| othjew |
Consider self to be Jewish |
| jew |
What sort of Jew R is |
| fund |
How fundamentalist Is R currently |
| attend |
How often R attends religious services |
| maattend |
How often MA attended religious services |
| paattend |
How often PA attended religious services |
| spattend |
How often SP attends religious services |
| reliten |
Strength of affiliation |
| relitena |
Strength of affiliation |
| postlife |
Belief in life after death |
| postlf1 |
Life of peace and tranquility |
| postlf2 |
Life of intense action |
| postlf3 |
Like here on earth only better |
| postlf4 |
Life without many earthly joys |
| postlf5 |
Pale or shadowy form of life |
| postlf6 |
A spiritual life involving mind not body |
| postlf7 |
Paradise of pleasures and delights |
| postlf8 |
Place of loving intellectual communion |
| postlf9 |
Union with god |
| postlf10 |
Reunion with loved ones |
| likediff |
Afterlife contrast: better or lacking |
| mindbody |
Afterlife contrast: spiritual or sensual |
| restact |
Afterlife contrast: peaceful or action |
| palefull |
Afterlife contrast: shadows or full |
| pray |
How often Does R pray |
| dejavu |
Thought one was someplace before |
| esp |
Felt in touch with someone far away |
| visions |
Perceived events at great distance |
| spirits |
Felt in touch with deceased person |
| grace |
Had powerful religious experience |
| neargod |
How close Does R feel to god |
| judge |
Image of god as judge |
| redeemer |
Image of god as redeemer |
| lover |
Image of god as lover |
| master |
Image of god as master |
| mother |
Image of god as mother |
| creator |
Image of god as creator |
| father |
Image of god as father |
| spouse |
Image of god as spouse |
| friend |
Image of god as friend |
| king |
Image of god as king |
| liberatr |
Image of god as liberator |
| healer |
Image of god as healer |
| mapa |
Contrast between mother and father |
| mastersp |
Contrast between master and spouse |
| judgeluv |
Contrast between judge and lover |
| frndking |
Contrast between friend and king |
| crtrheal |
Contrast between creator and healer |
| rdeemlib |
Contrast between redeemer and liberator |
| popespks |
Pope is infallible on matteR's of faith or morals |
| popespky |
Pope is infallible on matteR's of faith or morals (form 2) |
| sprel |
Spouse's religious preference |
| relig16 |
Religion in which raised |
| denom16 |
Denomination in which R was raised |
| oth16 |
Other protestant denominations |
| othjew16 |
R raised as a Jew |
| jew16 |
What sort of Jew R was at age 16 |
| fund16 |
How fundamentalist was R at age 16 |
| spden |
Specific denomination, spouse |
| spother |
Other protestant denominations |
| spjew |
What sort of Jew Is R's spouse currently |
| spothjew |
Spouse considers self Jewish |
| tithing |
How much Does R give to religion |
| prayer |
Bible prayer in public schools |
| prayery |
Bible prayer in schools-Version Y |
| prayerx |
Bible prayer in schools:Version Z |
| bible |
Feelings about the bible |
| bibley |
Feelings about the bible:Version Z |
| Human Nature |
| world1 |
World image:much evil vs. much good |
| world2 |
World image:the good must act vs. not |
| world3 |
World image:god not here vs. here |
| world4 |
World image:man is good vs. corrupt |
| world5 |
World image:arts are good vs. not |
| world6 |
World image:chaos vs. harmony |
| world7 |
World image:ach. reveals god vs. not |
| Feeling Thermometers |
| libtemp |
Feeling thermometer:liberals |
| contemp |
Feeling thermometer:conservatives |
| prottemp |
Feeling thermometer:protestants |
| cathtemp |
Feeling thermometer:catholics |
| jewtemp |
Feeling thermometer:Jews |
| mslmtemp |
Feeling thermometer:muslims |
| More Religion |
| fepriest |
R favors women as priests |
| feclergy |
R favors women as ministers |
| relgrade |
Grade given religion |
| Race Issues |
| racmar |
Favor law against racial intermarriage |
| racmar10 |
Favor law against rac intrmar 10 yrs ago |
| racdin |
Object to opp. race home for dinner |
| racpush |
Blacks shouldn't push |
| racseg |
Whites have right to seg. neighborhood |
| racopen |
Vote on open housing law |
| raclive |
Any opp. race in neighborhood |
| racclos |
Any opp. race living close to R |
| racdis |
How far are closest opp. race |
| racinteg |
Will neighborhood become all black |
| racobjct |
Neighborhood integrated by same ses |
| rachome |
Opp. race home for dinner recently |
| racschol |
Should whites & blacks go to same school |
| racfew |
Children to school with opposite race |
| rachaf |
Children to school half opposite race |
| racmost |
Children to school mostly opposite race |
| busing |
Attitude toward racial busing |
| busing10 |
Favor busing 10 yrs ago |
| racpres |
Would vote for black president |
| racjob |
Equal opportunities on jobs |
| racchurh |
Attend church with other race |
| color |
R's skin color |
| racname |
Preferred racial name |
| rachisch |
How integrated was R's high school |
| racmix |
How many friends are white |
| racneigh |
Neighborhood R would like to live in |
| racnobuy |
Ever boycott certain products |
| ractrust |
Trust white people |
| racparty |
Which party helps blacks more |
| racocc |
Equality in occupation |
| racinc |
Equality in income |
| racopnow |
Opportunities improved in last 5 yrs |
| racopwil |
Opportunities improve in next 5 yrs |
| racimp |
Importance of race relations issues to R |
| racinfo |
How much info does R have on race issues |
| racfirm |
How firm Is R's opinion on racial issues |
| raccare |
R's concern about racial issues |
| racthink |
How often R & friends think about race issues |
| racwrite |
R ever written official abt race issues |
| racgive |
Has R given money to racial orgs |
| racjoin |
Ever joined org working on racial issues |
| affrmact |
Favor preference in hiring Black people |
| wrkwayup |
Black people overcome prejudice without favors |
| blksimp |
Have conditions for blacks improved |
| closeblk |
How close R feels to Black people |
| closewht |
How close feel to whites |
| Alienation Measures |
| alienat1 |
People running country don't care |
| alienat2 |
Rich get richer, poor poorer |
| alienat3 |
What you think doesn't count |
| alienat4 |
You're left out of things |
| alienat5 |
Powerful people take advantage of you |
| alienat6 |
People in Wash D.C. are out of touch |
| Health and Happiness |
| happy |
General happiness |
| hapmar |
Happiness of marriage |
| health |
Condition of health |
| life |
Is life exciting or dull |
| Human Nature Part Two |
| helpful |
People helpful or looking out for selves |
| fair |
People fair or try to take advantage |
| trust |
Can people be trusted |
| trusty |
Can people be trusted-Version Y |
| Personal Satisfaction |
| satcity |
City or place R lives in |
| sathobby |
Non-working activities, hobbies |
| satfam |
Family life |
| satfrnd |
Friendships |
| sathealt |
Health and physical condition |
| SOCIETAL CONCERNS |
| Confidence in Institutions |
| confinan |
Confid in banks & financial institutions |
| conbus |
Confidence in major companies |
| conclerg |
Confidence in organized religion |
| coneduc |
Confidence in education |
| confed |
Confid. in exec branch of fed govt |
| conlabor |
Confidence in organized labor |
| conpress |
Confidence in press |
| conmedic |
Confidence in medicine |
| contv |
Confidence in television |
| conjudge |
Confid. in united states supreme court |
| consci |
Confidence in scientific community |
| conlegis |
Confidence in congress |
| conarmy |
Confidence in military |
| confinay |
Banks & financial institutions:Ver Z |
| conbusy |
Major companies:Version Z |
| conclery |
Organized religion:Version Z |
| coneducy |
Education:Version Z |
| confedy |
Exec branch fed govt:Version Z |
| conlaboy |
Organized labor:Version Z |
| conpresy |
Press:Version Z |
| conmediy |
Medicine:Version Z |
| contvy |
Television:Version Z |
| conjudgy |
United states supreme court:Version Z |
| consciy |
Scientific community:Version Z |
| conlegiy |
Congress:Version Z |
| conarmyy |
Military:Version Z |
| Desirable Qualities for Children |
| manners |
Good manners |
| success |
Tries hard to succeed |
| honest |
Honest |
| clean |
Neat and clean |
| judgment |
Good sense and sound judgment |
| control |
Self-control |
| role |
Acts like boy-acts like girl |
| amicable |
Gets along well with other children |
| obeys |
Obeys parents well |
| responsi |
Responsible |
| consider |
Considerate of others |
| interest |
Interested how and why things happen |
| studious |
Good student |
| mannersy |
Good manners-Version Y |
| successy |
Tries hard to succeed-Version Y |
| honesty |
Honest-Version Y |
| cleany |
Neat and clean-Version Y |
| judgmeny |
Good sense, sound judgment-Version Y |
| controly |
Self-control-Version Y |
| roley |
Acts like boy-acts like girl-Version Y |
| amicably |
Gets along with other children-Version Y |
| obeysy |
Obeys parents well-Version Y |
| responsy |
Responsible-Version Y |
| considey |
Considerate of others-Version Y |
| interesy |
Interested how things happen-Version Y |
| studiouy |
Good student-Version Y |
| mannersz |
Good manners-Version Z |
| successz |
Tries hard to succeed-Version Z |
| honestz |
Honest-Version Z |
| cleanz |
Neat and clean-Version Z |
| judgmenz |
Good sense, sound judgment-Version Z |
| controlz |
Self-control-Version Z |
| rolez |
Acts like boy-acts like girl-Version Z |
| amicablz |
Gets along with other children-Version Z |
| obeysz |
Obeys parents well-Version Z |
| responsz |
Responsible-Version Z |
| considez |
Considerate of others-Version Z |
| interesz |
Interested how things happen-Version Z |
| studiouz |
Good student-Version Z |
| obey |
To obey |
| popular |
To be well liked or popular |
| thnkself |
To think for ones self |
| workhard |
To work hard |
| helpoth |
To help others |
| chldsex |
Qualities for boys or girls |
| chldsex1 |
Qualities for boys or girls:variant |
| youngen |
What should younger generation be taught |
| Social Behavior |
| socrel |
Spend evening with relatives |
| socommun |
Spend evening with neighbor |
| socfrend |
Spend evening with friends |
| socbar |
Spend evening at bar |
| socpars |
Spend evening with parents |
| socsibs |
Spend evening with siblings |
| aged |
Should aged live with their children |
| Substance Consumption |
| drink |
Ever drink alcoholic beverages? |
| drunk |
Ever drink too much? |
| smoke |
Does R smoke |
| quitsmk |
Ever tried to quit smoking |
| smokecig |
Does R smoke cigarettes |
| cigweek |
Has R smoked cigarettes in last week |
| evsmoke |
Has R ever smoked |
| Social Anomie |
| anomia1 |
Next to health, money is most important |
| anomia2 |
Wonder if anything is worthwhile |
| anomia3 |
No right & wrong ways to make money |
| anomia4 |
Live only for today |
| anomia5 |
Lot of the average man getting worse |
| anomia6 |
Not fair to bring child into world |
| anomia7 |
Officials not interested in average man |
| anomia8 |
Don't know whom to trust |
| anomia9 |
Most don't care what happens to others |
| WORKPLACE AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS |
| Job Security and Satisfaction |
| joblose |
Is R likely to lose job |
| jobfind |
Could R find equally good job |
| satjob |
Work satisfaction |
| richwork |
If rich, continue or stop working |
| jobinc |
High income |
| jobsec |
No danger of being fired |
| jobhour |
Short working hours |
| jobpromo |
Chances for advancement |
| jobmeans |
Work important and feel accomplishment |
| jobkeep |
Job security |
| jobpay |
High income |
| jobrise |
Opportunity for advancement |
| jobhonor |
Occupation is recognized and respected |
| joboff |
Leaves time for leisure |
| jobinter |
Interesting work |
| jobindep |
Allows one to work independently |
| jobresp |
Responsible job tasks |
| jobpeop |
Contact with other people |
| jobhelp |
Can help others |
| jobsoc |
Useful to society |
| jobaccmp |
Doing something meaningful |
| jobsafe |
Safe conditions |
| Class and Financial Needs |
| class |
Subjective class identification |
| classy |
Subjective social class-Version Y |
| rank |
R's self ranking of social position |
| rank10 |
R's social rank 10 years ago |
| satfin |
Satisfaction with financial situation |
| finalter |
Change in financial situation |
| finrela |
Opinion of family income |
| incneed |
Income family needs |
| mininc |
Minimum amount of income needed per week |
| Job Supervision |
| wksub |
Does R or spouse have supervisor |
| wksubs |
Does supervisor have supervisor |
| wksup |
Does R or spouse supervise anyone |
| wksups |
Does subordinate supervise anyone |
| Standard of Living |
| unemp |
Ever unemployed in last ten yrs |
| govaid |
Ever receive welfare, unemp insur, etc. |
| getaid |
Ever received welfare? |
| union |
Does R or spouse belong to union |
| getahead |
Opinion of how people get ahead |
| parsol |
R's living standard compared to parents |
| kidssol |
R's kids living standard compared to R |