1 1 0 - - - CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 PART 18: OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 2 (ICPSR 8399) 0 - - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES - - - SECOND ICPSR EDITION SUMMER 1986 - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 1 - - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE 0 ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. - THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE DATA FOR THE CBS NEWS/ NEW YORK TIMES ELECTION SURVEYS, 1984 WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CBS NEWS AND PROCESSED BY CBS NEWS AND ICPSR. NEITHER THE COLLECTOR OF THE ORIGINAL DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 - - TABLE OF CONTENTS 0 PAGE NO. - INTRODUCTION 0 SERIES STUDY DESCRIPTION I 0 SURVEY DESCRIPTION II 0 SAMPLING INFORMATION III 0 WEIGHTING INFORMATION IV 0 FILE STRUCTURE VI 0 CODEBOOK INFORMATION VII 0 ICPSR PROCESSING INFORMATION IX 0 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST X 0 CODEBOOK 1 1 I 0 INTRODUCTION 0 SERIES STUDY DESCRIPTION 0 CBS NEWS AND THE NEW YORK TIMES COLLABORATED ON A SERIES OF NATIONAL SURVEYS THROUGHOUT 1984. THEY PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF INFORMATION BY WHICH TO MEASURE AMERICAN'S PERCEPTIONS AND AWARENESS OF THE EVOLVING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS ITEMS ABOUT REAGAN JOB PERFORMANCE, EVALUATIONS OF CANDIDATES, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES. PROCESSING OF THE ELECTION SURVEYS WAS CARRIED OUT AS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF THE CBS NEWS STAFF AND OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH. THE COLLECTION CONSISTS OF TWENTY-TWO DATASETS SOME OF WHICH ARE PANEL SURVEYS. EXCEPT FOR THE IOWA SURVEY, ALL ARE NATIONAL SAMPLES. ALL INTERVIEWS WERE ADMINISTERED BY TELEPHONE. 1 II - OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2 SURVEY DESCRIPTION 1,994 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED DURING OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2,1984. BOTH REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED PERSONS WERE INTERVIEWED. QUESTIONS ASKED OF UNREGISTERED RESPONDENTS INCLUDED PAST VOTING BEHAVIOR, CANDIDATE CHOICE, AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. QUESTIONS POSED TO REGISTERED INCLUDED REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORD INFORMATION, CANDIDATE EVALUATION AND PREFERENCE, REASON FOR VOTE CHOICE, AND ATTITUDES ON DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES. THERE ARE 71 VARIABLES IN THIS FILE WITH A LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH OF 100. THE FILE IS AVAILABLE IN CARD-IMAGE FORMAT ALSO. VARIABLE 15 IS THE WEIGHT VARIABLE AND MUST BE USED IN ANY ANALYSIS. THE WEIGHTED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS IS 1994. 1 III - SAMPLING DESIGN FOR THE NATIONAL SURVEYS 0 THE INDIVIDUALS COMPRISING THE SAMPLE IN THE CBS/NEW YORK TIMES NATION-WIDE TELEPHONE SURVEYS ARE SELECTED THROUGH A VARIATION OF RANDOM-DIGIT THIS SAMPLING PROCEDURE USED FOR THESE SURVEYS WAS DESIGNED BY CBS NEWS IN 1970. THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE BY JOSEPH WAKSBERG AND DESCRIBED IN "SAMPLING METHODS FOR RANDOM DIGIT DIALING", JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, (VOL. 73), MARCH 1978, PP. 40-46. 0 PRIMARY SAMPLING UNITS (PSU) ARE BLOCKS OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS, IDENTICAL THROUGH THE EIGHTH DIGIT (AREA CODE-EXCHANGE-XX__). THE PSU'S ARE STRATIFIED BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, AREA CODE AND SIZE OF PLACE. SIZE OF PLACE STRATA ARE DETERMINED BY USING THE GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES OF THE PLACES WHERE THE CENTRAL OFFICES ARE LOCATED. THESE COORDINATES ARE ASSIGNED BY THE PHONE COMPANY TO EVERY EXCHANGE. ALL EXCHANGES IN THE SAME CITY HAVE THE SAME COORDINATES. LARGE AND SMALL CITY STRATA ARE DEFINED BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF EXCHANGES PER PAIR OF COORDINATES. SUBURBS ARE EXCHANGES WITHIN 15 MILES OF LARGE CITIES. THE LAST STRATUM INCLUDES THE REMAINING EXCHANGES. THE NUMBER OF WORKING RESIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBERS PER EXCHANGE VARIES CONSIDERABLY BY STRATUM. 0 THE FIRST STAGE OF SELECTION IS SYSTEMATIC, WITH A UNIFORM RATE FROM A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL EXISTING AREA CODES AND EXCHANGES IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES. THE LAST TWO DIGITS ARE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED WITHIN EACH PSU (I.E., THE BLOCK OF 100 TELEPHONE NUMBERS) IS RETAINED IN THE SAMPLE. THREE PHONE NUMBERS ARE CALLED WITHIN A PSU FOR EACH SURVEY. THE ACTUAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH SURVEY ARE SELECTED IN SMALL GROUPS (REPLICATES), THAT PERMIT VARYING SAMPLE SIZES, WHILE STILL RETAINING GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION. 1 IV - - THE INITIAL SCREENING OF A PSU TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY'S PRACTICE OF ASSIGNING WORKING TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN BLOCKS OF 100'S OR 1000'S BEFORE STARTING A NEW BLOCK. THE DESIGN IS SELF- WEIGHTING, AS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN EIGHT DIGIT GROUP OR "BLOCK" BEING SELECTED AS A PSU IS EXACTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF WORKING NUMBERS IN THE BLOCK. 0 RESPONDENTS ARE SELECTED WITHIN EACH HOUSEHOLD USING A METHOD DEVELOPED BY KISH, AND MODIFIED BY BACKSTROM AND HURSH (SEE CHARLES H. BACKSTROM AND GERALD D. HURSH, SURVEY RESEARCH. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1963, PP.52-58). THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD. THE PROCEDURE PROVIDES AN UNBIASED SELECTION OF HOUSEHOLDS OF FEWER THAN FIVE ADULTS. THIS RESPONDENT SELECTION CONTROLS FOR SEX AND THE RELATIVE AGE COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSEHOLD. 0 NATIONWIDE SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN THE 1976 AND 1980 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN INCLUDE AN OVERSAMPLING OF REPUBLICANS IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT THE NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS IN THE SAMPLE WOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR RELIABLE ANALYSIS. TO DO THIS, ADDITIONAL RANDOM REPLICATES BEYOND THOSE USED TO OBTAIN THE ORIGINAL SAMPLE WERE INCLUDED. IN THESE ADDITIONAL REPLICATES, ONLY REPUBLICAN RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED. THE SAMPLE IS WEIGHTED TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL PROBABILITY OF SELECTION, INCLUDING THIS OVERSAMPLING. - WEIGHTING INFORMATION 0 THE WEIGHT ASSIGNED TO EACH RESPONDENT IS THE INVERSE OF THE PROBABILITY OF SELECTION, MODIFIED BY A SERIES OF RATIO ESTIMATES. THE FIRST STAGE ESTIMATE IS ESSENTIALLY A NON-INTERVIEW ADJUSTMENT WITHIN GEOGRAPHIC REGION. FOR EACH REGION, AND ADJUSTMENT IS MADE TO APPROXIMATE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THAT REGION. IN THE NEXT STAGE, RACE BY SEX ARE THE RATIO ESTIMATE CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE FINAL STAGE IS AGE BY EDUCATION. ON OCCASION, BECAUSE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF SAMPLE CASES IN SOME CELLS AT THE FINAL STAGE, SOME EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE COLLAPSED WITHIN AGE CATEGORIES. 1 V 0 IN SOME SURVEYS RESPONDENTS WERE ALSO GIVEN A WEIGHT REFLECTING THEIR PROBABILITY OF VOTING. THE ESTIMATE OF THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF VOTING WAS BASED ON PRIOR VOTING PARTICIPATION, THE INDIVIDUAL'S STATED INTENTION OF VOTING IN THE FALL AND A CORRECTION FOR OVERREPORTING REGISTRATION. IN 1980 AND 1982 THE CORRECTION FOR OVERREPORTING OF REGISTRATION WAS BASED ON RACE,AGE, AND INCOME VARIABLES AND WAS DEVISED FROM THE VALIDATION STUDIES OF MICHAEL TRAUGOTT AND JOHN KATOSH (SEE MICHAEL W. TRAUGOTT AND JOHN P. KATOSH, "RESPONSE VALIDITY IN SURVEYS OF VOTING BEHAVIOR", PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY. (VOL 43), FALL 1979, PP. 359-377. ALSO JOHN P. KATOSH AND MICHAEL W. TRAUGOTT, "THE CONSEQUENCES OF VALIDATED AND SELF-REPORTED VOTING MEASURES", PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY. (VOL 45), WINTER 1981, PP. 519-535. AND IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUTHORS). IN 1984 THIS CORRECTION WAS BASED ON STATE REGISTRATION LAWS AND PAST VOTING AND REGISTRATION BEHAVIOR. THIS ESTIMATE WAS MULTIPLIED BY THE SELECTION WEIGHT TO OBTAIN THE PROBABLE ELECTORATE WEIGHT. UNREGISTERED RESPONDENTS AND THOSE FOUND TO BE UNREGISTERED ON THE BASIS OF STATE REQUIREMENTS WERE ASSIGNED A PROBABLE ELECTORATE WEIGHT OF 0. EITHER THE PROBABLE ELECTORATE WEIGHT OR THE SELECTION WEIGHT MUST BE USED IN ANY ANALYSIS. 0 THE WEIGHTS COMPUTED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ARE THE DIMENSION OF THE ADULT POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR CONVENIENCE, ALL WEIGHTS ARE REDUCED BY A CONSTANT SO THAT THE RESULTING SUM OF THE WEIGHTS IS THE SAMPLE SIZE. A WEIGHT IS ASSIGNED TO EACH SAMPLE RECORD, AND MUST BE USED FOR ALL TABULATIONS. 1 VI - FILE STRUCTURE 0 ALL OF THE CBS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL SURVEYS, 1984 ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ICPSR IN TWO FORMATS: CARD IMAGE AND OSIRIS. THE CARD IMAGE FILE CONTAINS SEVERAL DECKS PER CASE IN A FORMAT BASED ON 80 COLUMN PUNCHED CARDS. THE DATA ARE SORTED BY CASE WITH ALL DECKS FOR A CASE TOGETHER IN ASCENDING ORDER. THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY GIVES THE FORMAT AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR EACH VARIABLE IN THE OSIRIS DATA FILE. THE DICTIONARY OR DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK FILE IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A SINGLE LOGICAL RECORD FOR EACH CASE. THE CODEBOOK INFORMATION FOR ALL DATASETS IS MACHINE-READABLE ONLY. THE OSIRIS DATA FILE CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH SOFTWARE PACKAGES OR PROGRAMS WHICH DO NOT USE THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY BY SPECIFYING THE TAPE LOCATIONS OF THE DESIRED VARIABLES. THESE TAPE LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN IN THE OSIRIS DICTIONARY-CODEBOOK. 1 VII 0 CODEBOOK INFORMATION 0 THE EXAMPLE BELOW IS A REPRODUCTION OF INFORMATION APPEARING IN THE MACHINE-READABLE CODEBOOK FOR A TYPICAL VARIABLE. THE NUMBERS IN BRACKETS DO NOT APPEAR BUT ARE REFERENCES TO THE DESCRIPTIONS WHICH FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE. ............................................................ Õ1å VAR 73 Õ2å ATTENTION TO CAMPAIGN Õ3å MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 73 Õ4å LOC 109 WIDTH 1 Õ5å DK 2 COL 19 Õ6å IMP DEC= Õ7å Q.28 HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO ABLE TO PAY TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ? -------------------------------------------------- Õ8å SEE NOTE (S) X Õ9å Õ10å Õ11å 253 1. A LOT 851 2. SOME 793 3. NOT MUCH 150 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 8 IN Q.1 13 9. DON'T KNOW/NA Õ12å VALID-N= MIN= MAX= MEAN= ST.DEV= ............................................................ 1 VIII 0 Õ1å INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBERS. A VARIABLE NUMBER AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH VARIABLE IN THE DATA COLLECTION. IN THE PRESENT CODEBOOK WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DATA COLLECTION THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSETTED OR REARRANGED BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E.G., MMP TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR TCOT TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATA COLLECTION, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBER WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATA COLLECTION. Õ2å INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED VARIABLE NAME (MAXIMUM OF 24 CHARACTERS) USED IN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR THE USER. AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE VARIABLE NAME CAN BE FOUND IN THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST. Õ3å INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE, CODE VALUES EQUAL TO 0 OR GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 9 ARE MISSING DATA (MD=0 OR GE 9). ALTERNATIVE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE "MD=0," "MD GE 9," OR "NO MISSING DATA CODES." SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (INCLUDING THE OSIRIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE) REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO BE EXCLUDED FROM ANALYSIS BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA," E.G., INAPPROPRIATE, UNASCERTAINED, UNASCERTAINABLE, OR AMBIGUOUS DATA CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH THESE CODES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THEM IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF SO DESIRED. Õ4å INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT. IF THE VARIABLE IS OF A MULTIPLE-RESPONSE TYPE, THE WIDTH REFERENCED IS THAT OF A SINGLE RESPONSE. IN THIS EXAMPLE THE VARIABLE NAMED "ATTENTION TO CAMPAIGN" IS 1 COLUMN WIDE AND IS LOCATED IN THE 109TH COLUMN WITHIN THE RECORD. Õ5å INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON CARDS OR IN CARD-IMAGE FORMAT (80-COLUMN FORMAT) Õ6å A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH IMPLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "IMP DEC= ? ," WHERE ? IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED IN THE VARIABLE. 1 IX 0 Õ7å THIS IS THE FULL TEXT (QUESTION) SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE. THE QUESTION TEXT AND THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS THAT MAY APPEAR AT THE BEGINNING REFLECT THE ORIGINAL WORDING OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ITEM. Õ8å A VARIABLE WHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE, "SEE NOTE(S) X " WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCED. Õ9å INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE FOR THIS VARIABLE. FREQUENCIES INSERTED IN THIS CODEBOOK ARE WEIGHTED. Õ10å INDICATES THE CODE VALUES OCCURRING IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE. Õ11å INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES. ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN THE CODE DEFINITIONS ARE "DK" (DO NOT KNOW), "NA" (NOT ASCERTAINED), AND "INAP" (INAPPROPRIATE). Õ12å INDICATES THE NUMBER OF VALID RESPONSES, THE LOWEST CODED RESPONSE, THE LARGEST CODED RESPONSE, THE MEAN, AND THE STANDARD DEVIATION FOR VARIABLES FOR WHICH SUCH INFORMATION IS APPROPRIATE. - ICPSR PROCESSING INFORMATION 0 THE DATA COLLECTION WAS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD ICPSR PROCESSING PROCEDURES. THE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR ILLEGAL OR INCONSISTENT CODE VALUES WHICH, WHEN FOUND, WERE RECODED TO OSIRIS MISSING DATA VALUES. NO CONSISTENCY CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. STATEMENTS BRACKETED IN "<" AND ">" SIGNS IN THE BODY OF THE CODEBOOK WERE ADDED BY THE PROCESSORS FOR EXPLANATORY PURPOSES. 1 VARIABLE DESCRIPTION LIST 1 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-8399 2 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-2 3 ICPSR PART NUMBER-018 0 PROCEDURAL INFORMATION 4 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 5 AREA CODE OF RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER 6 RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NUMBER 7 COMPLETED INTERVIEW OR NOT 8 COVER SHEET NUMBER 9 NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE CONTACTED HOUSEHOLD 10 NUMBER OF WOMEN IN CONTACTED HOUSEHOLD 11 SEX OF RESPONDENT 12 INTERVIEWER NUMBER 13 BATCH NUMBER 14 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION 15 WEIGHT 16 CENSUS REGION (DERIVED FROM TELEPHONE NUMBER) 17 CBS REGION 18 STATE CODE 19 URBANITY CODE 20 VARIANCE CODE 21 DAY OF INTERVIEW 22 WEIGHT FOR PROBABLE ELECTORATE 23 CBS VOTING ELIGIBILITY 24 TALKATIVENESS OF RESPONDENT CODED BY INTERVIEWER 25 REGISTRATION SINCE CHANGE OF RESIDENCE 26 REMOVAL FROM STATE VOTE ROLLS 27 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 28 CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENCY 29 HOUSE OPPOSITION 30 SUPPORT SPLIT TICKET 0 R'S REGISTRATION INFORMATION 31 R VOTE IN 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 32 THE MOST RECENT ELECTION OF ANY KIND R VOTED IN 33 REGISTERED TO VOTE 34 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME R REGISTERED TO VOTE 35 IF NOT REGISTERED, HAS R EVER BEEN REGISTERED TO VOTE 36 DID R LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY TWO YEARS AGO 37 LIKELINESS OF R VOTING IN THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR 0 R'S OPINION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND ISSUES 38 VOTE FOR REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY 39 LEAN MORE TOWARD REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO 1 40 VOTE CHOICE: V38 AND V39 COMBINED 41 WHAT WILL BE IMPORTANT IN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE 42 OPINION OF: MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM R'S DISTRICT 43 OPINION OF: GERALDINE FERRARO 44 OPINION OF: GEORGE BUSH 45 OPINION OF: WALTER MONDALE 46 OPINION OF: RONALD REAGAN 47 VOTE FOR REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT IF THE ELECTION FOR U.S. HOUSE WERE TODAY 48 LEAN MORE TOWARD REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT 49 MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR SUPPORTING THE (REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRATIC) CANDIDATE 50 AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES BETTER TODAY THAN IN 1980 51 IF ELECTED, WILL THE ECONOMY GET WORSE: MONDALE 52 IF ELECTED, WILL THE ECONOMY GET WORSE: REAGAN 53 HAS THE U.S. DONE EVERYTHING REASONABLE TO REACH AGREEMENTS WITH THE USSR 54 IS THE U.S. ECONOMY IN GOOD SHAPE 55 OPINION OF: REPUBLICAN PARTY 56 OPINION OF: DEMOCRATIC PARTY 57 DOES R WANT CANDIDATE TO WIN THE ELECTION BY A LOT 58 FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO 0 PERSONAL DATA 59 HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 60 ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD A MEMBER OF A LABOR UNION 61 HAS UNEMPLOYMENT IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS 62 IS R A REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/INDEPENDENT 63 IF DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, IS THAT A STRONG DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN 64 IS R CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 65 IS R LIBERAL/MODERATE/CONSERVATIVE 66 LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL COMPLETED 67 AGE 68 AGE BRACKET 69 RACE 70 RELIGION 71 FAMILY INCOME 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 1 - DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '01' DK 1 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------------- 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-8399 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-8399 ----------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-2 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 7 0 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER -------------------- THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE EDITION OF THIS DATASET. 1. FALL, 1985 2. SUMMER, 1986 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 ICPSR PART NUMBER-018 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 22-PART STUDY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 RESPONDENT ID NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 11-14 0 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -------------------------------- 1 2 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0005 AREA CODE MD=999 REF 0005 LOC 13 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 15-17 0 AREA CODE OF RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER ------------------------------------------ THE AREA CODE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 999 FOR ALL RESPONDENTS FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY. 1994 999. MISSING DATA 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0006 EXCHANGE CODE MD=999 REF 0006 LOC 16 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 18-20 0 RESPONDENT'S TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NUMBER -------------------------------------- THE EXCHANGE CODE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 999 FOR ALL RESPONDENTS FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY. 1994 999. MISSING DATA 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0007 COMPLETED INTERVIEW NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0007 LOC 19 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 21 0 COMPLETED INTERVIEW OR NOT -------------------------- 1994 1. COMPLETED INTERVIEW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0008 COVER SHEET NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0008 LOC 20 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 22 0 COVER SHEET NUMBER ------------------ EACH COVER SHEET WAS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED A NUMBER FROM 1-6. 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 3 - (CONTINUED) - THERE WERE 6 DIFFERENT SELECTION TABLES CORRESPONDING TO THE 6 COVER SHEET NUMBERS. CODE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 FREQ: 319 358 332 356 326 302 ---------------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0009 NUMBER OF ADULTS NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0009 LOC 21 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 23 0 NUMBER OF ADULTS IN THE CONTACTED HOUSEHOLD. -------------------------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 1. ONE ADULT . . 9. NINE OR MORE WOMEN 0 VALID-N=1994 MIN=1 MAX=9 MEAN=2.4 ST.DEV=1.0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0010 NUMBER OF WOMEN NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0010 LOC 22 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 24 0 NUMBER OF WOMEN IN CONTACTED HOUSEHOLD -------------------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 120 0. NONE 1. ONE WOMAN . . 4. FOUR OR MORE WOMEN 0 VALID-N=1994 MIN=0 MAX=4 MEAN=1.2 ST.DEV=0.6 1 4 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0011 SEX OF RESPONDENT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0011 LOC 23 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 25 0 SEX OF RESPONDENT ----------------- 955 1. MALE 1039 2. FEMALE 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0012 INTERVIEWER NUMBER MD=0 OR GE 997 REF 0012 LOC 24 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 26-28 0 INTERVIEWER NUMBER ------------------ ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 004. . . 996. 000. DON'T KNOW 6 997. UNKNOWN CODE 0 VALID-N=1988 MIN=4 MAX=996 MEAN=682.9 ST.DEV=367.8 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0013 BATCH NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0013 LOC 27 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 29-30 0 BATCH NUMBER ------------ BATCH NUMBER IS THE RANDOM REPLICATE NUMBER. SEE SAMPLING INFORMATION IN INTRODUCTION. ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. CODE: 1 FREQ: 89 -------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 5 - (CONTINUED) - VALID-N=1994 MIN=1 MAX=32 MEAN=13.0 ST.DEV=8.1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0014 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0014 LOC 29 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31 0 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION ------------------------ 436 1. NORTHEAST 517 2. MIDWEST 703 3. SOUTH 338 4. WEST 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0015 WEIGHT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0015 LOC 30 WIDTH 7 DK 1 COL 32-38 IMP DEC= 3 0 WEIGHT ------ THE WEIGHT VARIABLE MUST BE USED IN ALL ANALYSES. SEE SAMPLING SECTION IN INTRODUCTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0016 CENSUS REGION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0016 LOC 37 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 39 0 CENSUS REGION (DERIVED FROM TELEPHONE NUMBER) --------------------------------------------- 428 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT 519 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 708 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA 1 6 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 339 4. WEST: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0017 CBS REGION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0017 LOC 38 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 40 0 CBS REGION ---------- 496 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA 519 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 640 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA 339 4. WEST: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0018 STATE CODE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0018 LOC 39 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 41-42 0 STATE CODE ---------- 44 01. ALABAMA 02. ALASKA 13 03. ARIZONA 11 04. ARKANSAS 175 05. CALIFORNIA 31 06. COLORADO 27 07. CONNECTICUT 7 08. DELAWARE 6 09. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 89 10. FLORIDA 55 11. GEORGIA 12. HAWAII 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 7 - (CONTINUED) - 3 13. IDAHO 91 14. ILLINOIS 63 15. INDIANA 18 16. IOWA 12 17. KANSAS 25 18. KENTUCKY 29 19. LOUISIANA 8 20. MAINE 31 21. MARYLAND 51 22. MASSACHUSETTS 101 23. MICHIGAN 41 24. MINNESOTA 31 25. MISSISSIPPI 54 26. MISSOURI 9 27. MONTANA 8 28. NEBRASKA 8 29. NEVADA 13 30. NEW HAMPSHIRE 73 31. NEW JERSEY 8 32. NEW MEXICO 142 33. NEW YORK 74 34. NORTH CAROLINA 6 35. NORTH DAKOTA 81 36. OHIO 26 37. OKLAHOMA 31 38. OREGON 111 39. PENNSYLVANIA 1 40. RHODE ISLAND 35 41. SOUTH CAROLINA 8 42. SOUTH DAKOTA 43 43. TENNESSEE 129 44. TEXAS 18 45. UTAH 2 46. VERMONT 49 47. VIRGINIA 42 48. WASHINGTON 24 49. WEST VIRGINIA 36 50. WISCONSIN 51. WYOMING 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0019 URBANITY CODE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0019 LOC 41 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 43 0 URBANITY CODE ------------- 1 8 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 218 1. LARGE CENTRAL CITY (OVER 500K) 384 2. CENTRAL CITY (50-500K) 705 3. SUBURBS 237 4. OTHER COMMUNITY (10-50K) 449 5. RURAL 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0020 VARIANCE CODE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0020 LOC 42 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 44 0 VARIANCE CODE ------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. CODE: 0 9 FREQ: 213 209 -------------- VALID-N=1994 MIN=0 MAX=9 MEAN=4.4 ST.DEV=3.0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0021 DAY OF INTERVIEW NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0021 LOC 43 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 45 0 DAY OF INTERVIEW ---------------- 1. SUNDAY 2. MONDAY 3. TUESDAY 572 4. WEDNESDAY 760 5. THURSDAY 661 6. FRIDAY 7. SATURDAY 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0022 WEIGHT-PROB ELECTORATE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0022 LOC 44 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 46-49 0 WEIGHT FOR PROBABLE ELECTORATE ------------------------------ 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 9 - (CONTINUED) - ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1994 MIN=0 MAX=3859 MEAN=725.9 ST.DEV=707.5 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0023 CBS VOTING ELIGIBILITY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0023 LOC 48 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 50 0 CBS VOTING ELIGIBILITY ---------------------- CRITERIA DETERMINED BY CBS. USED AS PART OF PROBABLE ELECTORATE PROGRAM. 1407 1. YES 85 2. NO 463 0. INAP., NOT REGISTERED OR REGISTRATION UNKNOWN 39 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0024 TALKATIVE RESPONDENT MD=9 REF 0024 LOC 49 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 51 0 INTERVIEWER: CODE WHETHER THE RESPONDENT WAS TALKATIVE OR NOT TALKATIVE. --------------------------------------------------------- 1163 1. TALKATIVE 753 2. NOT TALKATIVE 78 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0025 CHANGE OF RESIDENCE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0025 LOC 50 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 52 0 REGISTRATION SINCE CHANGE OF RESIDENCE -------------------------------------- CRITERIA DETERMINED BY CBS. USED AS PART OF PROBABLE 1 10 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - ELECTORATE PROGRAM. 1378 1. YES 114 2. NO 463 0. INAP., NOT REGISTERED OR REGISTRATION UNKNOWN 39 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0026 REMOVAL STATE VOTE ROLLS NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0026 LOC 51 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 53 0 REMOVAL FROM STATE VOTE ROLLS ----------------------------- CRITERIA DETERMINED BY CBS. USED AS PART OF PROBABLE ELECTORATE PROGRAM. 341 0. NO AUTOMATIC REMOVAL 606 2. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 2 YEARS 55 3. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 3 YEARS 886 4. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 4 YEARS 32 5. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 5 YEARS 74 8. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 8 YEARS 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0027 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0027 LOC 52 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 54-55 0 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ---------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. VALID-N=1994 MIN=1 MAX=45 MEAN=9.0 ST.DEV=8.7 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0028 CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENCY NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0028 LOC 54 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 56 0 CONGRESSIONAL INCUMBENCY ------------------------ 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 11 - (CONTINUED) - 690 1. REPUBLICAN 1155 2. DEMOCRAT 149 3. OPEN SEAT 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0029 HOUSE OPPOSITION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0029 LOC 55 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 57 0 HOUSE OPPOSITION ---------------- 1646 1. SEAT OPPOSED 348 2. UNOPPOSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0030 SUPPORT SPLIT TICKET NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0030 LOC 56 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 58 0 SUPPORT SPLIT TICKET -------------------- 150 1. REAGAN AND DEMOCRAT FOR HOUSE 45 2. MONDALE AND REPUBLICAN FOR HOUSE 1800 3. DOES NOT SUPPORT SPLIT TICKET 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0031 VOTE IN 80 ELECTION MD=9 REF 0031 LOC 57 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 59 0 Q.1. DID YOU VOTE IN THE 1980 ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT, DID SOMETHING PREVENT YOU FROM VOTING, OR DID YOU DECIDE NOT TO VOTE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1239 1. VOTED 741 2. DID NOT VOTE 14 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 12 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0032 MOST RECENT ELECTION MD=9 REF 0032 LOC 58 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 60 0 Q.2. WHAT WAS THE MOST RECENT ELECTION OF ANY KIND YOU VOTED IN? IF NECESSARY, PROBE: WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? ------------------------------------------------------- 288 0. NEVER VOTED 597 1. 1984 221 2. 1983 183 3. 1982 13 4. 1981 274 5. 1980 5 6. 1979 61 7. 1976-1978 56 8. BEFORE 1976 296 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0033 REGISTERED TO VOTE MD=9 REF 0033 LOC 59 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 61 0 Q.3. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PRECINCT OR ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 1531 1. YES 455 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.11) 8 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.11) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0034 LAST TIME REGISTERED MD=9 OR GE 10 REF 0034 LOC 60 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 62-63 0 Q.4. WHEN WAS THE MOST RECENT TIME YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 00. NEVER VOTED 364 01. 1984 118 02. 1983 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 13 - (CONTINUED) - 74 03. 1982 42 04. 1981 132 05. 1980 48 06. 1979 126 07. 1976-1978 347 08. BEFORE 1976 279 09. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 463 10. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0035 EVER REGISTERED TO VOTE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0035 LOC 62 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 64 0 --IF NOT REGISTERED IN Q.3-- Q.4A. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN REGISTERED TO VOTE? --------------------------------------------- 217 1. YES (SKIP TO Q.7) 242 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.7) 1531 0. INAP., CODED 1 IN Q.3 5 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.7) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0036 LIVE IN SAME COMMUNITY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0036 LOC 63 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 65 0 Q.5. DID YOU LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY TWO YEARS AGO THAT YOU LIVE IN NOW? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1347 1. YES 180 2. NO 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 4 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 14 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0037 HOW LIKELY TO VOTE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0037 LOC 64 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 66 0 Q.6. HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT YOU WILL VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR-WOULD YOU SAY YOU WILL DEFINITELY VOTE, PROBABLY VOTE, PROBABLY NOT VOTE, OR DEFINITELY NOT VOTE IN THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT? --------------------------------------------------------- 1385 1. DEFINITELY VOTE 103 2. PROBABLY VOTE 25 3. PROBABLY NOT VOTE 8 4. DEFINITELY NOT VOTE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0038 REAGAN/BUSH OR MON/FERR MD=9 REF 0038 LOC 65 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 67 0 Q.7. IF THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT AND GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, OR FOR WALTER MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT AND GERALDINE FERRARO FOR VICE PRESIDENT, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1079 1. REAGAN & BUSH (SKIP TO Q.8) 630 2. MONDALE & FERRARO (SKIP TO Q.8) 43 3. WON'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.8) 242 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0039 LEAN TOWARD R/B OR M/F MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0039 LOC 66 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 68 0 --IF DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER IN Q.7-- Q.7A. WELL, AS OF TODAY, DO YOU LEAN MORE TOWARDS REAGAN AND BUSH OR MORE TOWARDS MONDALE AND FERRARO? --------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 15 - (CONTINUED) - 67 1. REAGAN & BUSH 48 2. MONDALE & FERRARO 1 3. WON'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 1752 0. INAP., CODED 1-3 IN Q.7 127 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0040 Q.7 AND Q.7A COMBINED MD=9 REF 0040 LOC 67 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 69 0 VOTE CHOICE: Q.7 AND Q.7A COMBINED ---------------------------------- CHOICE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION INCLUDING LEANERS 1146 1. REAGAN & BUSH 677 2. MONDALE & FERRARO 44 3. WON'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 127 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0041 IMPT IN DECIDING TO VOTE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0041 LOC 68 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 70 0 Q.8. WHEN YOU VOTE FOR PRESIDENT ON TUESDAY, WHAT WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT IN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE-THE ECONOMY OF THIS COUNTRY, OR THE U.S. MILITARY AND FOREIGN POLICY, OR MAINLY THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT REAGAN AND MONDALE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 493 1. ECONOMY 160 2. MILITARY AND FOREIGN POLICY 466 3. REAGAN AND MONDALE 205 4. ECONOMY, FOREIGN POLICY, AND REAGAN/MONDALE 79 5. ECONOMY AND FOREIGN POLICY 23 6. ECONOMY AND REAGAN/MONDALE 22 7. OTHER ISSUES 12 8. FOREIGN POLICY AND REAGAN/MONDALE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 69 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 16 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0042 OPINION OF US HOUSE MEM MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0042 LOC 69 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 71 0 Q.9. I'M GOING TO NAME SOME CANDIDATES AND ASK WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT SOMEONE I NAME, JUST TELL ME. IS YOUR OPINION OF ... FAVORABLE, NOT FAVORABLE, UNDECIDED, OR HAVEN'T YOU HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT ... YET TO HAVE AN OPINION? (IF "DON'T KNOW", ASK: "ARE YOU UNDECIDED OR HAVE YOU NOT HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT HIM/HER?") Q.9(A). ... THE MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUR DISTRICT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 598 1. FAVORABLE 86 2. NOT FAVORABLE 177 3. UNDECIDED 643 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 27 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0043 OPINION OF FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0043 LOC 70 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 72 0 Q.9(B). ... GERALDINE FERRARO? --------------------------------------------------------- 568 1. FAVORABLE 560 2. NOT FAVORABLE 235 3. UNDECIDED 145 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 22 5. REFUSED 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 17 - 0 VAR 0044 OPINION OF GEORGE BUSH MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0044 LOC 71 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 73 0 Q.9(C). ... GEORGE BUSH? ------------------------------------------------------------ 746 1. FAVORABLE 382 2. NOT FAVORABLE 236 3. UNDECIDED 158 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 9 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0045 OPINION OF MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0045 LOC 72 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 74 0 Q.9(D). ... WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------ 567 1. FAVORABLE 707 2. NOT FAVORABLE 198 3. UNDECIDED 40 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 18 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0046 OPINION OF RONALD REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0046 LOC 73 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 75 0 Q.9(E). ... RONALD REAGAN? ------------------------------------------------------ 1 18 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 909 1. FAVORABLE 452 2. NOT FAVORABLE 147 3. UNDECIDED 10 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 12 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0047 VOTE US HOUSE- REP/DEM MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0047 LOC 74 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 76 0 Q.10. IF THE 1984 ELECTION FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE BEING HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN YOUR DISTRICT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 647 1. REPUBLICAN (SKIP TO Q.10B) 612 2. DEMOCRATIC (SKIP TO Q.10B) 17 3. OTHER (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.11) 17 4. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.11) 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 238 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0048 LEAN TOWARD REP OR DEM MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0048 LOC 75 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 77 0 --IF DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER IN Q.10-- Q.10A. WELL, AS OF TODAY, DO YOU LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OR MORE TOWARDS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE? ------------------------------------------------------- 70 1. REPUBLICAN 41 2. DEMOCRATIC 3. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.11) 1756 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 OR CODED 1-4 IN Q.10 127 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.11) 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 19 - 0 VAR 0049 REASON FOR HOUSE CAND MD=9 OR GE 10 REF 0049 LOC 76 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 78-79 0 --IF REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN Q.10 OR Q.10A-- Q.10B. WHAT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON YOU ARE FOR THE (REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRATIC) CANDIDATE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 62 00. IDEOLOGY 381 01. PARTY AFFILIATION 57 02. REAGAN/MONDALE 166 03. EXPERIENCE/DONE A GOOD JOB 150 04. JUST LIKE HIM/HER 149 05. ECONOMY 177 06. DOMESTIC ISSUES 28 07. FOREIGN POLICY 29 08. OTHER 172 09. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 624 10. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 OR CODED 3 OR 4 IN Q.10 OR CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.10A 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0050 FOREIGN RELATIONS BETTER MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0050 LOC 78 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 80 0 Q.11. LOOKING AT AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, DO YOU THINK THE COUNTRY'S SITUATION IS BETTER TODAY, WORSE TODAY, OR ABOUT THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 1980? ----------------------------------------------------------- 643 1. BETTER TODAY 337 2. WORSE TODAY 465 3. SAME 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 85 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '02' DK 2 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------------- 1 20 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-8399 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER-8399 ----------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER-2 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 7 0 ICPSR EDITION NUMBER -------------------- THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THE RELEASE EDITION OF THIS DATASET. 1. FALL, 1985 2. SUMMER, 1986 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 ICPSR PART NUMBER-018 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- THE NUMBER IDENTIFYING THIS PART OF A 22-PART STUDY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 RESPONDENT ID NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 11-14 0 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -------------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0051 ECONOMY WORSE: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0051 LOC 79 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 15 0 Q.12. IF WALTER MONDALE IS ELECTED THIS FALL, DO YOU THINK THE ECONOMY WILL GET WORSE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 21 - (CONTINUED) - 702 1. YES 529 2. NO 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 300 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0052 ECONOMY WORSE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0052 LOC 80 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 Q.13. IF RONALD REAGAN IS RE-ELECTED THIS FALL, DO YOU THINK THE ECONOMY WILL GET WORSE? ------------------------------------------------------- 393 1. YES 945 2. NO 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 192 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0053 NUCLEAR ARMS NEGOTIATION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0053 LOC 81 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 17 0 Q.14. DO YOU THINK THE UNITED STATES HAS DONE EVERYTHING REASONABLE TO TRY TO REACH AGGREEMENTS WITH THE SOVIET UNION ABOUT CONTROLLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, OR SHOULD THE UNITED STATES DO MORE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 470 1. HAS DONE EVERYTHING 849 2. SHOULD DO MORE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 212 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 22 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0054 ECONOMY IN GOOD SHAPE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0054 LOC 82 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 18 0 Q.15. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS COMES CLOSEST TO WHAT YOU BELIEVE-OVERALL, THE U.S. ECONOMY IS IN GOOD SHAPE, OR OVERALL, THE U.S. ECONOMY IS IN BAD SHAPE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 751 1. GOOD SHAPE 524 2. BAD SHAPE 185 3. MIXED/BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 70 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0055 OPINION: REPUBLICANS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0055 LOC 83 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 19 0 Q.16. IN GENERAL, IS YOUR OPINION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FAVORABLE OR NOT FAVORABLE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 934 1. FAVORABLE 467 2. NOT FAVORABLE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 129 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0056 OPINION: DEMOCRATS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0056 LOC 84 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 20 0 Q.17. IN GENERAL, IS YOUR OPINION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FAVORABLE OR NOT FAVORABLE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 686 1. FAVORABLE 687 2. NOT FAVORABLE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 158 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 23 - 0 VAR 0057 CANDIDATE WIN BY A LOT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0057 LOC 85 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 21 0 Q.18. IF YOUR CANDIDATE WINS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DO YOU WANT HIM TO WIN BY A LOT OR ONLY BY A LITTLE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 284 1. A LOT 62 2. A LITTLE 48 4. DOESN'T MATTER 1516 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 OR NOT ASKED- QUESTION REMOVED FROM SURVEY 84 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0058 FINANCES BETTER TODAY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0058 LOC 86 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 22 0 Q.19. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, IS YOUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY, WORSE TODAY, OR ABOUT THE SAME? --------------------------------------------------------- 595 1. BETTER TODAY 234 2. WORSE TODAY 683 3. ABOUT THE SAME 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 19 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0059 ATTENTION TO CAMPAIGN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0059 LOC 87 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 23 0 Q.20. HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO PAY TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN- A LOT, SOME, OR NOT MUCH SO FAR? ------------------------------------------------------------ 791 1. A LOT 486 2. SOME 244 3. NOT MUCH 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 1 24 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 9 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0060 LABOR UNION MEMBER MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0060 LOC 88 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 24 0 Q.21. ARE YOU OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD-THAT IS, ANY OTHER ADULT LIVING IN YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT-A MEMBER OF A LABOR UNION? IF YES, ASK: IS THAT PERSON YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 183 1. YES, RESPONDENT OR RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE 161 2. YES, OTHER IN HOUSEHOLD 1167 3. NO, NO ONE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 19 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0061 UNEMPLOYMENT IN R'S HH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0061 LOC 89 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 25 0 Q.22. HAS UNEMPLOYMENT IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM AT ANY TIME DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS? -------------------------------------------------------- 355 1. YES 1166 2. NO 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 10 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0062 POLITICAL PARTY MD=9 REF 0062 LOC 90 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 26 0 Q.23. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU USUALLY CONSIDER YOURSELF A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, AN INDEPENDENT, OR WHAT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 25 - (CONTINUED) - 605 1. REPUBLICAN 663 2. DEMOCRAT 616 3. INDEPENDENT/OTHER (SKIP TO Q.23B) 110 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.23B) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0063 STRONG DEM/REP MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0063 LOC 91 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 27 0 --IF DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN IN Q.23-- Q.23A. IS THAT A STRONG (DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN), OR NOT VERY STRONG (DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN)? ----------------------------------------------------------- 662 1. STRONG 554 2. NOT VERY STRONG 726 0. INAP., CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.23 52 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0064 CLOSER TO DEM. OR REP. MD=9 REF 0064 LOC 92 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 28 0 --IF INDEPENDENT OR DON'T KNOW IN Q.23-- Q.23B. DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 895 1. REPUBLICAN 891 2. DEMOCRATIC 208 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 26 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0065 POLITICAL STANCE MD=9 REF 0065 LOC 93 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 29 0 Q.24. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR VIEWS ON MOST POLITICAL MATTERS? GENERALLY, DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 435 1. LIBERAL 741 2. MODERATE 597 3. CONSERVATIVE 221 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0066 EDUCATION LEVEL MD=9 REF 0066 LOC 94 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 30 0 Q.25. WHAT WAS THE LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU COMPLETED? ------------------------------------------------------- 477 1. NOT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 857 2. COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL 336 3. SOME COLLEGE (OR TRADE OR BUSINESS SCHOOL) 314 4. COLLEGE GRADUATE AND BEYOND 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0067 AGE MD=99 REF 0067 LOC 95 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 31-32 0 Q.26. HOW OLD ARE YOU? ENTER ACTUAL AGE. ----------------------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 18. 18 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.27) . . 95. 95 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.27) 38 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (ASK Q.26A) 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 27 - (CONTINUED) - VALID-N=1956 MIN=18 MAX=95 MEAN=42.8 ST.DEV=18.0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0068 AGE BRACKET MD=9 REF 0068 LOC 97 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 33 0 Q.26A. IF NECESSARY: ARE YOU BETWEEN 18 AND 29, 30 AND 44, 45 AND 64, OR ARE YOU OLDER THAN 64? ----------------------------------------------------------- 601 1. 18-29 551 2. 30-44 517 3. 45-64 318 4. 65 AND OVER 7 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0069 RACE MD=9 REF 0069 LOC 98 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 34 0 Q.27. ARE YOU WHITE, BLACK OR SOME OTHER RACE? ----------------------------------------------- 1662 1. WHITE 241 2. BLACK 80 3. OTHER 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0070 RELIGION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0070 LOC 99 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 35 0 Q.28. WHAT RELIGION WERE YOU BROUGHT UP IN? -------------------------------------------- 987 1. PROTESTANT 427 2. CATHOLIC 1 28 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 32 3. JEWISH 31 4. OTHER 42 5. NONE 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0071 FAMILY INCOME MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0071 LOC 100 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 36 0 Q.29. WAS YOUR TOTAL FAMILY INCOME IN 1983 UNDER OR OVER $25,000? IF UNDER $25,000, ASK: WAS IT UNDER OR OVER $12, 500? IF OVER $25,000, ASK: WAS IT UNDER $35,000, BETWEEN $35,000 AND $50,000 OR WAS IT OVER $50,000? --------------------------------------------------------- 258 1. UNDER $12,500 480 2. OVER $12,500/UNDER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 318 3. UNDER $35,000/OVER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 266 4. BETWEEN $35,000 AND $50,000 123 5. OVER $50,000 463 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.3 85 9. REFUSED 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.