1 1 0 - - - CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 PART 19: OCTOBER 11 PANEL (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 11 PANEL SURVEY DESCRIPTION THE OCTOBER 11 PANEL CONSISTS OF TWO SURVEYS. THE FIRST WAS CONDUCTED DURING SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1984 (PART 10). THE OCTOBER 11TH SURVEY IS A REINTERVIEW OF THE SAME 1546 RESPONDENTS. BOTH REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED PERSONS WERE INTERVIEWED. IN THE SEPTEMBER 12-16TH SURVEY UNREGISTERED RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT REAGAN'S JOB PERFORMANCE, ATTENTION PAID TO CAMPAIGN AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. QUESTIONS POSED TO REGISTERED RESPONDENTS INCLUDED REGISTRATION AND VOTING RECORD INFORMATION, PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EVALUATION AND PREFERENCE, ATTITUDES TOWARD RELIGION IN POLITICS AND OTHER NATIONAL ISSUES. THE OCTOBER 11 SURVEY CONCENTRATED ON THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. THE SURVEY WAS BRIEF ASKING ALL RESPONDENTS THEIR OPINION ON WHO WON THE DEBATE, WHETHER IT AFFECTED THEIR OPINION OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN THEIR VOTE DECISION. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 145 VARIABLES IN THIS PANEL FILE WITH A LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH OF 177. 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 FOR THE PANEL IS 1546. 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-019 0 WAVE 1: 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 0 WAVE 1: R'S REGISTRATION INFORMATION 25 REGISTRATION SINCE CHANGE OF RESIDENCE 26 REMOVAL FROM STATE VOTE ROLLS 27 R VOTE IN 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 28 THE MOST RECENT ELECTION OF ANY KIND R VOTED IN 29 HAS R THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THE ELECTION, OR IS IT STILL TOO EARLY 30 REGISTERED TO VOTE 31 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME R REGISTERED TO VOTE 32 DID R LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY TWO YEARS AGO 33 LIKELINESS OF R VOTING IN THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR 0 WAVE 1: R'S CANDIDATE PREFERENCES 34 VOTE FOR REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY 35 LEAN MORE TOWARD REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO 36 MIND MADE UP OR MIGHT CHANGE BEFORE THE ELECTION 37 ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER OF CHOICE OR DON'T LIKE THE OPPOSITION 1 38 IS R SATISFIED IN CHOOSING BETWEEN REAGAN AND MONDALE 39 THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THIS COUNTRY TODAY 40 WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DOES A BETTER JOB OF HANDLING PROBLEMS 41 OPINION OF: RONALD REAGAN 42 OPINION OF: WALTER MONDALE 43 OPINION OF: GEORGE BUSH 44 OPINION OF: GERALDINE FERRARO 45 ANY GROUPS THAT ARE NOT BEING GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE TO SUCCEED ECONOMICALLY 46 WHICH IS MORE SERIOUS-NOT ENOUGH WELFARE OR MORE BENEFITS THAN ARE NEEDED 47 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT 48 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY 49 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY 0 WAVE 1: R'S POSITION ON RELIGIOUS ISSUES 50 FAVOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD MAKE ALL ABORTIONS ILLEGAL 51 FAVOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD PERMIT ORGANIZED PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 52 FAVOR ORGANIZED PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IF FROM RELIGION DIFFERENT FROM R'S 53 SHOULD CANDIDATES DISCUSS THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN POLITICS 54 SHOULD RELIGIOUS LEADERS USE RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS TO ENDORSE CANDIDATES 55 ARE THE CANDIDATES USING RELIGION IMPROPERLY IN THIS CAMPAIGN 56 WHO IS USING RELIGION IMPROPERLY IN THIS CAMPAIGN 57 CAN SOMEONE BE PATRIOTIC IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD 58 CAN SOMEONE BE MORAL IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD 59 HOW IMPORTANT IS RELIGION IN R'S LIFE 0 WAVE 1: R'S OPINION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND ISSUES 60 AFRAID REAGAN MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR 61 AFRAID MONDALE MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR 62 IF ELECTED, WILL THE ECONOMY GET BETTER: REAGAN 63 IF ELECTED, WILL THE ECONOMY GET BETTER: MONDALE 64 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS COMPETENT OR INCOMPETENT: REAGAN 65 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS FORCEFUL OR CAUTIOUS: REAGAN 66 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS FORCEFUL OR RASH: REAGAN 67 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS CAUTIOUS OR INDECISIVE: REAGAN 68 HIGHLY INTELLIGENT OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE: REAGAN 69 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS COMPETENT OR INCOMPETENT: MONDALE 1 70 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS FORCEFUL OR CAUTIOUS: MONDALE 71 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS FORCEFUL OR RASH: MONDALE 72 LIKELY TO DESCRIBE AS CAUTIOUS OR INDECISIVE: MONDALE 73 HIGHLY INTELLIGENT OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE: MONDALE 74 WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC PROBLEM RIGHT NOW 75 WILL TAXES HAVE TO BE RAISED TO REDUCE THE BUDGET DEFICIT SUBSTANTIALLY 76 IF TAX INCREASE, WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD ENSURE THE TAX INCREASES ARE FAIR 77 UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS A PRESIDENT HAS TO DEAL WITH: REAGAN 78 HAS A VISION OF THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE: REAGAN 79 PHYSICALLY UP TO THE JOB OF PRESIDENT: REAGAN 80 STRONG LEADER: REAGAN 81 SAYS TOO MANY THINGS CARELESSLY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES: REAGAN 82 GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE: REAGAN 83 CLEAR POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES: REAGAN 84 CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU: REAGAN 85 TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE: REAGAN 86 UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEMS A PRESIDENT HAS TO DEAL WITH: MONDALE 87 HAS A VISION OF THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE: MONDALE 88 PHYSICALLY UP TO THE JOB OF PRESIDENT: MONDALE 89 STRONG LEADER: MONDALE 90 SAYS TOO MANY THINGS CARELESSLY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES: MONDALE 91 GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE: MONDALE 92 CLEAR POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES: MONDALE 93 CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU: MONDALE 94 TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE: MONDALE 95 AGREE WITH POSITIONS REAGAN TAKES ON MOST ISSUES 96 AGREE WITH POSITIONS MONDALE TAKES ON MOST ISSUES 97 WHERE IS THERE MORE GOVERNMENT WASTE- IN DEFENSE SPENDING OR WELFARE SPENDING 98 AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES BETTER TODAY THAN IN 1980 99 WILL TRY TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH USSR: MONDALE 100 WILL TRY TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH USSR: REAGAN 101 MORE WORRIED ABOUT U.S. AT WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA OR COMMUNIST TAKE-OVER THERE 102 SHOULD THE U.S. TRY HARDER TO REACH AGREEMENTS WITH THE USSR 0 WAVE 1: R'S OPINION OF VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 103 HIGHLY INTELLIGENT OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE: FERRARO 104 TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE: FERRARO 1 105 ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS: FERRARO 106 HIGHLY INTELLIGENT OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE: BUSH 107 TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE: BUSH 108 ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS: BUSH 109 TOLD PUBLIC ALL IT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT HER FAMILY'S FINANCES: FERRARO 110 TOLD PUBLIC ALL IT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S FINANCES: BUSH 111 HAS ISSUE OF FERRARO'S FINANCES AND HER HANDLING OF IT AFFECTED R'S OPINION 112 IF OPINION AFFECTED, HAS IT MADE R MORE OR LESS FAVORABLE TOWARD FERRARO 113 WOULD PRESS HAVE COVERED FERRARO'S FINANCES DIFFERENTLY IF SHE HAD BEEN A MAN 114 WOULD THE PRESS HAVE BEEN HARDER/EASIER ON HER IF SHE HAD BEEN A MAN 0 WAVE 1: PERSONAL DATA 115 WHO DID R VOTE FOR IN THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 116 USUALLY VOTE IN DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES 117 WHO DID R WANT THE DEMOCRATS TO NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT 118 HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 119 ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD A MEMBER OF A LABOR UNION 120 IS R A REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/INDEPENDENT 121 IS R CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 122 IS R LIBERAL/MODERATE/CONSERVATIVE 123 EMPLOYED EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME 124 HISPANIC DESCENT 125 IN RELIGIOUS TERMS, IS R BORN-AGAIN 126 FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO 127 LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL COMPLETED 128 AGE 129 AGE BRACKET 130 RACE 131 MARITAL STATUS 132 RELIGION 133 HOW OFTEN DOES R ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES 134 FAMILY INCOME 0 WAVE 2: R'S REACTION TO VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 135 WAVE 2: INTERVIEWER NUMBER 136 WAVE 2: COMPLETED INTERVIEW OR NOT 137 DID R WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE DEBATE BETWEEN BUSH AND FERRARO TONIGHT 138 WHICH CANDIDATE DID THE BEST JOB OR WHO WON THE DEBATE 1 139 WHAT ONE THING FROM THE DEBATE MADE THE STRONGEST IMPRESSION 140 DID DEBATE AFFECT R'S OPINION OF FERRARO 141 DID DEBATE AFFECT R'S OPINION OF BUSH 142 VOTE FOR REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY 143 LEAN MORE TOWARD REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO 144 VOTE CHOICE: V142 AND V143 COMBINED 145 OPINION OF VP CANDIDATES MATTER IN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE 1 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-019 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. 1546 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. 1546 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 -------------------------- 1546 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: 261 243 268 273 267 234 ---------------------------------- ............................................................... 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 . . 7. SEVEN OR MORE ADULTS 0 VALID-N=1546 MIN=1 MAX=7 MEAN=2.4 ST.DEV=0.9 ............................................................... 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. 78 0. NONE 1. ONE WOMAN . . 5. FIVE OR MORE WOMEN 0 VALID-N=1546 MIN=0 MAX=5 MEAN=1.2 ST.DEV=0.7 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 ----------------- 729 1. MALE 817 2. FEMALE 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0012 INTERVIEWER NUMBER MD=0 REF 0012 LOC 24 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 26-28 0 INTERVIEWER NUMBER ------------------ ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 067. . . 992. 2 000. DON'T KNOW 0 VALID-N=1544 MIN=67 MAX=992 MEAN=737.1 ST.DEV=261.0 ............................................................... 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 33 FREQ: 64 13 ------------ 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 5 - (CONTINUED) - VALID-N=1546 MIN=1 MAX=33 MEAN=14.4 ST.DEV=8.8 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0014 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0014 LOC 29 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31 0 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION ------------------------ 346 1. NORTHEAST 386 2. MIDWEST 550 3. SOUTH 265 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) --------------------------------------------- 337 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT 391 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 554 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA 265 4. WEST: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, 1 6 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 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 ---------- 393 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA 391 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 497 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA 265 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 ---------- 38 01. ALABAMA 02. ALASKA 12 03. ARIZONA 5 04. ARKANSAS 124 05. CALIFORNIA 21 06. COLORADO 23 07. CONNECTICUT 4 08. DELAWARE 7 09. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 73 10. FLORIDA 39 11. GEORGIA 12. HAWAII 11 13. IDAHO 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 7 - (CONTINUED) - 53 14. ILLINOIS 31 15. INDIANA 25 16. IOWA 10 17. KANSAS 20 18. KENTUCKY 24 19. LOUISIANA 3 20. MAINE 28 21. MARYLAND 37 22. MASSACHUSETTS 78 23. MICHIGAN 23 24. MINNESOTA 21 25. MISSISSIPPI 41 26. MISSOURI 5 27. MONTANA 11 28. NEBRASKA 7 29. NEVADA 12 30. NEW HAMPSHIRE 57 31. NEW JERSEY 6 32. NEW MEXICO 107 33. NEW YORK 45 34. NORTH CAROLINA 4 35. NORTH DAKOTA 70 36. OHIO 13 37. OKLAHOMA 27 38. OREGON 88 39. PENNSYLVANIA 5 40. RHODE ISLAND 43 41. SOUTH CAROLINA 10 42. SOUTH DAKOTA 38 43. TENNESSEE 103 44. TEXAS 9 45. UTAH 5 46. VERMONT 36 47. VIRGINIA 37 48. WASHINGTON 18 49. WEST VIRGINIA 36 50. WISCONSIN 5 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 ------------- 162 1. LARGE CENTRAL CITY (OVER 500K) 1 8 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 295 2. CENTRAL CITY (50-500K) 528 3. SUBURBS 194 4. OTHER COMMUNITY (10-50K) 367 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: 162 168 -------------- VALID-N=1546 MIN=0 MAX=9 MEAN=4.5 ST.DEV=2.9 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0021 DAY OF INTERVIEW NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0021 LOC 43 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 45 0 DAY OF INTERVIEW ---------------- 97 1. SUNDAY 2. MONDAY 2 3. TUESDAY 379 4. WEDNESDAY 426 5. THURSDAY 279 6. FRIDAY 363 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=1546 MIN=0 MAX=3185 MEAN=639.2 ST.DEV=642.3 ............................................................... 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. 1022 1. YES 72 2. NO 436 0. INAP., NOT REGISTERED OR REGISTRATION UNKNOWN 17 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0024 TALKATIVE RESPONDENT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0024 LOC 49 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 51 0 INTERVIEWER: CODE WHETHER THE RESPONDENT WAS TALKATIVE OR NOT TALKATIVE. --------------------------------------------------------- 907 1. TALKATIVE 639 2. NOT TALKATIVE 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 ELECTORATE PROGRAM. 989 1. YES 1 10 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 105 2. NO 436 0. INAP., NOT REGISTERED OR REGISTRATION UNKNOWN 17 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. 270 0. NO AUTOMATIC REMOVAL 468 2. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 2 YEARS 39 3. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 3 YEARS 692 4. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 4 YEARS 33 5. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 5 YEARS 45 8. FAILURE TO VOTE IN 8 YEARS 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0027 VOTE IN 80 ELECTION MD=9 REF 0027 LOC 52 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 54 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? ----------------------------------------------------------- 936 1. VOTED 596 2. DID NOT VOTE 14 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0028 MOST RECENT ELECTION MD=9 REF 0028 LOC 53 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 55 0 Q.2. WHAT WAS THE MOST RECENT ELECTION OF ANY KIND YOU 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 11 - (CONTINUED) - VOTED IN? IF NECESSARY, PROBE: WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? ------------------------------------------------------- 204 0. NEVER VOTED 510 1. 1984 190 2. 1983 111 3. 1982 10 4. 1981 259 5. 1980 8 6. 1979 42 7. 1976-1978 29 8. PRE 1976 182 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0029 THOUGHT ABOUT CANDIDATES MD=9 REF 0029 LOC 54 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 56 0 Q.3. HAVE YOU THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT WHICH CANDIDATE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, OR IS IT STILL TOO EARLY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 884 1. THOUGHT MUCH 513 2. STILL TOO EARLY 65 3. OTHER (VOLUNTEERED) 83 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0030 REGISTERED TO VOTE MD=9 REF 0030 LOC 55 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 57 0 Q.4. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PRECINCT OR ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 1110 1. YES 429 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.13) 7 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.13) 0 1 12 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0031 LAST TIME REGISTERED MD=9 OR GE 10 REF 0031 LOC 56 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 58-59 0 Q.4A. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 00. NEVER VOTED 175 01. 1984 95 02. 1983 59 03. 1982 30 04. 1981 97 05. 1980 30 06. 1979 99 07. 1976-1978 266 08. PRE 1976 258 09. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 436 10. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0032 LIVE IN SAME COMMUNITY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0032 LOC 58 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 60 0 Q.5. DID YOU LIVE IN THE SAME COMMUNITY TWO YEARS AGO THAT YOU LIVE IN NOW? ----------------------------------------------------------- 985 1. YES 123 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 1 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0033 HOW LIKELY TO VOTE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0033 LOC 59 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 61 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? --------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 13 - (CONTINUED) - 909 1. DEFINITELY VOTE 163 2. PROBABLY VOTE 22 3. PROBABLY NOT VOTE 5 4. DEFINITELY NOT VOTE 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0034 REAGAN/BUSH OR MON/FERR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0034 LOC 60 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 62 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? ---------------------------------------------------------- 581 1. REAGAN & BUSH (SKIP TO Q.7B) 364 2. MONDALE & FERRARO (SKIP TO Q.7B) 17 3. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.8) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 148 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0035 LEAN TOWARD R/B OR M/F MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0035 LOC 61 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 63 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? --------------------------------------------------------- 40 1. REAGAN & BUSH 26 2. MONDALE & FERRARO 3. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.8) 1398 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 1, 2 OR 3 IN Q.7 81 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.8) 0 1 14 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0036 MIND MADE UP ON CHOICE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0036 LOC 62 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 64 0 --IF REAGAN & BUSH OR MONDALE & FERRARO IN Q.7 OR Q.7A-- Q.7B. IS YOUR MIND MADE UP, OR DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND BEFORE THE ELECTION? -------------------------------------------------------- 749 1. MIND MADE UP 242 2. COULD CHANGE 534 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 3 IN Q.7 OR CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.7A 20 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0037 ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0037 LOC 63 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 65 0 --IF REAGAN & BUSH OR MONDALE & FERRARO IN Q.7 OR Q.7A-- Q.7C. ARE YOU ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SUPPORTING (RONALD REAGAN & GEORGE BUSH/WALTER MONDALE & GERALDINE FERRARO) OR IS IT MORE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE THE OPPOSITION? ----------------------------------------------------------- 401 1. ENTHUSIASTIC 391 2. DON'T LIKE OPPOSITION 103 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 534 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 3 IN Q.7 OR CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.7A 116 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0038 SATISFIED WITH CANDIDATE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0038 LOC 64 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 66 0 Q.8. ARE YOU SATISFIED IN CHOOSING BETWEEN RONALD REAGAN AND WALTER MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT THIS FALL, OR DO YOU WISH THERE WERE OTHER CHOICES? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 15 - (CONTINUED) - 519 1. SATISFIED 537 2. WISH OTHER CHOICES 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 54 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0039 MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM MD=98 OR GE 99 REF 0039 LOC 65 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 67-68 0 Q.9. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THIS COUNTRY TODAY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 122 00. BUDGET DEFICIT 56 01. INFLATION 108 02. WAR/NUCLEAR WAR 62 03. USSR/DEFENSE 43 04. FOREIGN POLICY 197 05. UNEMPLOYMENT 190 06. ECONOMY 24 07. TAXES 119 08. OTHER DOMESTIC 46 09. OTHER/EVERYTHING/MORALITY 31 10. GOVERNMENT/REAGAN 436 98. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 111 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.10) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0040 PARTY HANDLES PROBLEMS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0040 LOC 67 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 69 0 --IF ANYTHING BUT DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER IN Q.9-- Q.9A. WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU THINK COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF HANDLING THE PROBLEM YOU JUST MENTIONED-THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 444 1. REPUBLICAN 338 2. DEMOCRATIC 21 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 1 16 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 67 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 547 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 99 IN Q.9 128 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0041 OPINION OF RONALD REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0041 LOC 68 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 70 0 Q.10. 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.10(A). ... RONALD REAGAN? ----------------------------------------------------------- 600 1. FAVORABLE 307 2. NOT FAVORABLE 161 3. UNDECIDED 32 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 9 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0042 OPINION OF MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0042 LOC 69 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 71 0 Q.10(B). ... WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------- 299 1. FAVORABLE 430 2. NOT FAVORABLE 250 3. UNDECIDED 123 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 17 - (CONTINUED) - 8 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0043 OPINION OF GEORGE BUSH MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0043 LOC 70 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 72 0 Q.10(C). ... GEORGE BUSH? ------------------------------------------------------- 439 1. FAVORABLE 171 2. NOT FAVORABLE 216 3. UNDECIDED 275 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 9 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0044 OPINION OF FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0044 LOC 71 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 73 0 Q.10(D). ... GERALDINE FERRARO? ---------------------------------------------------------- 270 1. FAVORABLE 331 2. NOT FAVORABLE 250 3. UNDECIDED 252 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 8 5. REFUSED 0 1 18 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0045 GROUPS NOT GIVEN CHANCE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0045 LOC 72 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 74 0 Q.11. ARE THERE ANY GROUPS IN AMERICA TODAY THAT ARE NOT BEING GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE TO SUCCEED ECONOMICALLY? --------------------------------------------------------- 439 1. YES 447 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 224 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0046 WELFARE- TOO MUCH/LITTLE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0046 LOC 73 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 75 0 Q.12. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM IN AMERICA TODAY-FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH WELFARE BENEFITS TO GET BY, OR FAMILIES GETTING MORE WELFARE BENEFITS THAN THEY NEED? --------------------------------------------------------- 311 1. NOT GETTING ENOUGH 550 2. GETTING MORE THAN NEED 113 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 28 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 108 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0047 APPROVE OF REAGAN MD=9 REF 0047 LOC 74 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 76 0 Q.13. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 898 1. APPROVE 452 2. DISAPPROVE 196 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 19 - 0 VAR 0048 APPROVE/FOREIGN POLICY MD=9 REF 0048 LOC 75 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 77 0 Q.14. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 696 1. APPROVE 585 2. DISAPPROVE 265 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0049 APPROVE/ ECONOMY MD=9 REF 0049 LOC 76 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 78 0 Q.15. HOW ABOUT THE ECONOMY? DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY? ---------------------------------------------------------- 829 1. APPROVE 540 2. DISAPPROVE 177 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0050 FAVOR: ABORTIONS ILLEGAL MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0050 LOC 77 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 79 0 Q.16. THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD MAKE ALL ABORTIONS ILLEGAL. DO YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE SUCH AN AMENDMENT? --------------------------------------------------------- 295 1. FAVOR 707 2. OPPOSE 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 108 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 20 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0051 FAVOR: PRAYER IN SCHOOLS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0051 LOC 78 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 80 0 Q.17. WOULD YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION THAT WOULD PERMIT ORGANIZED PRAYERS TO BE SAID IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS? ----------------------------------------------------------- 714 1. FAVOR 315 2. OPPOSE (SKIP TO Q.18) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 81 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.18) 0 DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '02' DK 2 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------------- ............................................................... 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-019 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 21 - (CONTINUED) - 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 0052 PRAYER OF DIFF RELIGION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0052 LOC 79 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 15 0 --IF FAVOR IN Q.17-- Q.17A. WOULD YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE ORGANIZED PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IF THE PRAYER USED WAS FROM A RELIGION DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN? --------------------------------------------------------- 503 1. FAVOR 140 2. OPPOSE 832 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.17 72 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0053 RELIGION IN POLITICS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0053 LOC 80 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 Q.18. SHOULD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BE DISCUSSING THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN POLITICS OR WOULD YOU RATHER IT BE KEPT OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN? ------------------------------------------------------------ 240 1. SHOULD DISCUSS 828 2. KEEP OUT OF CAMPAIGN 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 42 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 22 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0054 RELIGIOUS LEADER ENDORSE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0054 LOC 81 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 17 0 Q.19. SHOULD PRIESTS, MINISTERS AND RABBIS USE RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS TO ENDORSE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES? --------------------------------------------------------- 188 1. YES 854 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 68 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0055 RELIGION USED IMPROPERLY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0055 LOC 82 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 18 0 Q.20. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE, DO YOU THINK ANY OF THE CANDIDATES ARE USING RELIGION IMPROPERLY IN THIS CAMPAIGN? ----------------------------------------------------------- 458 1. YES 493 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.21) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 159 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.21) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0056 WHO MISUSING RELIGION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0056 LOC 83 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 19 0 --IF YES IN Q.20-- Q.20A. WHO IS DOING THIS? (IF RESPONDENT GIVES AN ANSWER THAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO CODES, JUST WRITE IN THE RESPONSE.) --------------------------------------------------------- 152 1. REAGAN 70 2. MONDALE 106 3. REAGAN & MONDALE 5 4. BUSH 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 23 - (CONTINUED) - 31 5. FERRARO 8 6. REAGAN & FERRARO 13 7. ALL OF THEM 9 8. MONDALE & FERRARO 1088 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.20 64 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0057 PATRIOTIC IF ATHEIST MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0057 LOC 84 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 20 0 Q.21. DO YOU THINK SOMEONE CAN BE PATRIOTIC IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD? ---------------------------------------------------------- 776 1. YES 243 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 91 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0058 MORAL IF ATHEIST MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0058 LOC 85 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 21 0 Q.22. DO YOU THINK SOMEONE CAN BE MORAL IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD? ------------------------------------------------------ 638 1. YES 369 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 103 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0059 IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0059 LOC 86 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 22 0 Q.23. HOW IMPORTANT WOULD YOU SAY RELIGION IS IN YOUR OWN 1 24 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - LIFE-VERY IMPORTANT, FAIRLY IMPORTANT, OR NOT VERY IMPORTANT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 716 1. VERY IMPORTANT 310 2. FAIRLY IMPORTANT 70 3. NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 4. NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0060 AFRAID WAR: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0060 LOC 87 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 23 0 Q.24. IF RONALD REAGAN IS RE-ELECTED THIS FALL, ARE YOU AFRAID HE MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR? -------------------------------------------------------- 355 1. YES 640 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 115 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0061 AFRAID WAR: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0061 LOC 88 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 24 0 Q.25. IF WALTER MONDALE IS ELECTED THIS FALL, ARE YOU AFRAID HE MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR? ------------------------------------------------------ 222 1. YES 682 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 206 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 25 - 0 VAR 0062 ECONOMY BETTER: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0062 LOC 89 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 25 0 Q.26. DO YOU THINK THAT IF RONALD REAGAN IS RE-ELECTED THIS FALL, THE ECONOMY WILL GET BETTER, GET WORSE, OR STAY ABOUT THE SAME? ------------------------------------------------------------ 295 1. GET BETTER 221 2. GET WORSE 525 3. STAY SAME 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 69 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0063 ECONOMY BETTER: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0063 LOC 90 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 26 0 Q.27. DO YOU THINK THAT IF WALTER MONDALE IS ELECTED THIS FALL, THE ECONOMY WILL GET BETTER, GET WORSE, OR STAY ABOUT THE SAME? ----------------------------------------------------------- 205 1. GET BETTER 411 2. GET WORSE 370 3. STAY SAME 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 124 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0064 COMPETENT: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0064 LOC 91 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 27 0 Q.28. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU THINK ANY OF THESE STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR. IF YOU DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM APPLY, JUST SAY SO. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE RONALD REAGAN AS COMPETENT, OR INCOMPETENT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 780 1. COMPETENT 1 26 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 231 2. INCOMPETENT 23 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 76 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0065 FORCE/CAUTIOUS: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0065 LOC 92 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 28 0 Q.29. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE RONALD REAGAN AS FORCEFUL, OR CAUTIOUS? ------------------------------------------------------------ 548 1. FORCEFUL 427 2. CAUTIOUS (SKIP TO Q.29B) 48 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.30) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 86 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.30) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0066 FORCEFUL/RASH: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0066 LOC 93 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 29 0 --IF FORCEFUL IN Q.29-- Q.29A. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE RONALD REAGAN AS FORCEFUL, OR RASH? ---------------------------------------------------------- 394 1. FORCEFUL 123 2. RASH 998 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.29 31 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 27 - 0 VAR 0067 CAUTIOUS/INDEC: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0067 LOC 94 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 30 0 --IF CAUTIOUS IN Q.29-- Q.29B. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE RONALD REAGAN AS CAUTIOUS, OR INDECISIVE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 308 1. CAUTIOUS 94 2. INDECISIVE 1119 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 1, 3 OR 9 IN Q.29 26 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0068 INTELLIGENCE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0068 LOC 95 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 31 0 Q.30. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE RONALD REAGAN AS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 484 1. HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 563 2. AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE 25 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 38 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0069 COMPETENT: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0069 LOC 96 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 32 0 Q.31. WHAT ABOUT WALTER MONDALE? WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE WALTER MONDALE AS COMPETENT, OR INCOMPETENT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 721 1. COMPETENT 247 2. INCOMPETENT 14 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 1 28 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 127 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0070 FORCE/CAUTIOUS: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0070 LOC 97 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 33 0 Q.32. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE WALTER MONDALE AS FORCEFUL, OR CAUTIOUS? ---------------------------------------------------------- 232 1. FORCEFUL 728 2. CAUTIOUS (SKIP TO Q.32B) 39 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.33) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 111 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.33) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0071 FORCEFUL/RASH: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0071 LOC 98 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 34 0 --IF FORCEFUL IN Q.32-- Q.32A. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE WALTER MONDALE AS FORCEFUL, OR RASH? ----------------------------------------------------------- 124 1. FORCEFUL 82 2. RASH 1315 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.32 26 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0072 CAUTIOUS/INDEC: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0072 LOC 99 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 35 0 --IF CAUTIOUS IN Q.32-- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 29 - (CONTINUED) - Q.32B. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE WALTER MONDALE AS CAUTIOUS, OR INDECISIVE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 424 1. CAUTIOUS 262 2. INDECISIVE 818 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 1, 3 OR 9 IN Q.32 43 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0073 INTELLIGENCE: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0073 LOC 100 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 36 0 Q.33. WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE WALTER MONDALE AS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 395 1. HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 637 2. AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE 16 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 62 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0074 FOUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0074 LOC 101 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 37 0 Q.34. WHICH OF THESE FOUR ECONOMIC PROBLEMS DO YOU THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW: THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT, UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, OR INTEREST RATES? ------------------------------------------------------------ 339 1. FEDERAL DEFICIT 397 2. UNEMPLOYMENT 152 3. INFLATION 161 4. INTEREST RATES 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 61 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 30 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0075 RAISE TAXES/RED. DEFICIT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0075 LOC 102 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 38 0 Q.35. DO YOU THINK THAT IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT SUBSTANTIALLY, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO RAISE TAXES? ----------------------------------------------------------- 472 1. YES 557 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 81 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0076 WHICH CAND.- FAIR TAXES MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0076 LOC 103 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 39 0 Q.36. IF TAXES ARE INCREASED, WHICH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD DO A BETTER JOB OF SEEING TO IT THAT THE TAX INCREASES ARE FAIR? ------------------------------------------------------------ 485 1. REAGAN 420 2. MONDALE 17 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 35 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 154 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0077 UNDERSTANDS: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0077 LOC 104 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 40 0 Q.37. DO YOU THINK THAT RONALD REAGAN ... Q.37(A). ... UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLICATED PROBLEMS A PRESIDENT HAS TO DEAL WITH? --------------------------------------------------------- 837 1. YES 226 2. NO 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 31 - (CONTINUED) - 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 47 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0078 VISION OF FUTURE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0078 LOC 105 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 41 0 Q.37(B). ... HAS A VISION OF THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 777 1. YES 246 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 87 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0079 PHYSICALLY ABLE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0079 LOC 106 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 42 0 Q.37(C). ... IS PHYSICALLY UP TO THE JOB OF PRESIDENT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 794 1. YES 244 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 72 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0080 STRONG LEADER: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0080 LOC 107 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 43 0 Q.37(D). ... IS A STRONG LEADER? ------------------------------------------------- 1 32 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 812 1. YES 251 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 47 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0081 CARELESS TALK: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0081 LOC 108 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 44 0 Q.37(E). ... SAYS TOO MANY THINGS CARELESSLY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES? -------------------------------------------------- 652 1. YES 406 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 52 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0082 GOOD JUDGEMENT: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0082 LOC 109 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 45 0 Q.37(F). ... WOULD HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE? ------------------------------------------------------- 688 1. YES 313 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 108 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 33 - 0 VAR 0083 CLEAR POSITIONS: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0083 LOC 110 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 46 0 Q.37(G). ... HAS CLEAR POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES? -------------------------------------------------------- 690 1. YES 315 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 105 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0084 CARES-PEOPLE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0084 LOC 111 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 47 0 Q.37(H). ... CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU? ---------------------------------------------------------- 592 1. YES 455 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 64 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0085 TOUGH ENOUGH: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0085 LOC 112 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 48 0 Q.37(I). ... IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE? --------------------------------------------------------- 839 1. YES 214 2. NO 1 34 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 58 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0086 UNDERSTANDS: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0086 LOC 113 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 49 0 Q.38. DO YOU THINK THAT WALTER MONDALE ... Q.38(A). ... UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLICATED PROBLEMS A PRESIDENT HAS TO DEAL WITH? ---------------------------------------------------------- 739 1. YES 278 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 93 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0087 VISION OF FUTURE:MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0087 LOC 114 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 50 0 Q.38(B). ... HAS A VISION OF THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 780 1. YES 246 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 85 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0088 PHYSICALLY ABLE: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0088 LOC 115 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 51 0 Q.38(C). ... IS PHYSICALLY UP TO THE JOB OF PRESIDENT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 35 - (CONTINUED) - 989 1. YES 75 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 46 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0089 STRONG LEADER: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0089 LOC 116 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 52 0 Q.38(D). ... IS A STRONG LEADER? -------------------------------------------------- 462 1. YES 488 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 160 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0090 CARELESS TALK: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0090 LOC 117 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 53 0 Q.38(E). ... SAYS TOO MANY THINGS CARELESSLY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES? --------------------------------------------------- 362 1. YES 637 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 111 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 36 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0091 GOOD JUDGEMENT: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0091 LOC 118 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 54 0 Q.38(F). ... WOULD HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT UNDER PRESSURE? -------------------------------------------------------- 611 1. YES 284 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 215 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0092 CLEAR POSITIONS: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0092 LOC 119 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 55 0 Q.38(G). ... HAS CLEAR POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES? --------------------------------------------------------- 640 1. YES 355 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 115 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0093 CARES-PEOPLE: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0093 LOC 120 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 56 0 Q.38(H). ... CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU? ----------------------------------------------------------- 787 1. YES 224 2. NO 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 37 - (CONTINUED) - 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 99 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0094 TOUGH ENOUGH: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0094 LOC 121 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 57 0 Q.38(I). ... IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 628 1. YES 345 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 137 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0095 AGREE- REAGAN POSITIONS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0095 LOC 122 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 58 0 Q.39. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE, DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE POSITIONS THAT RONALD REAGAN TAKES ON MOST ISSUES? ------------------------------------------------------------ 636 1. AGREE 384 2. DISAGREE 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 90 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0096 AGREE- MONDALE POSITIONS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0096 LOC 123 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 59 0 Q.40. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE, DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE POSITIONS THAT WALTER MONDALE TAKES ON MOST ISSUES? ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 38 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 431 1. AGREE 531 2. DISAGREE 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 148 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0097 DEFENSE OR WELFARE WASTE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0097 LOC 124 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 60 0 Q.41. WHERE IS THERE MORE GOVERNMENT WASTE- IN DEFENSE SPENDING OR IN WELFARE SPENDING? ------------------------------------------------------- 476 1. DEFENSE SPENDING 411 2. WELFARE SPENDING 133 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 10 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 80 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0098 FOREIGN RELATIONS BETTER MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0098 LOC 125 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 61 0 Q.42. 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? ----------------------------------------------------------- 451 1. BETTER TODAY 261 2. WORSE TODAY 365 3. SAME 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 33 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 39 - 0 VAR 0099 ARMS CONTROL: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0099 LOC 126 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 62 0 Q.43. IF WALTER MONDALE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT, DO YOU THINK HE WILL MAKE A REAL EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET UNION? ----------------------------------------------------------- 731 1. YES 207 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 172 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0100 ARMS CONTROL: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0100 LOC 127 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 63 0 Q.44. IF RONALD REAGAN IS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT, DO YOU THINK HE WILL MAKE A REAL EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET UNION? --------------------------------------------------------- 655 1. YES 349 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 106 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0101 COMMUNIST OR WAR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0101 LOC 128 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 64 0 Q.45. WHEN IT COMES TO THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA, ARE YOU MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE UNITED STATES GETTING INVOLVED IN A WAR THERE, OR ARE YOU MORE WORRIED ABOUT A COMMUNIST TAKE-OVER IN THAT AREA? --------------------------------------------------------- 456 1. WAR 522 2. COMMUNISTS 49 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 15 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 1 40 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 68 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0102 NUCLEAR ARMS NEGOTIATION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0102 LOC 129 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 65 0 Q.46. DO YOU THINK THE UNITED STATES SHOULD TRY HARDER TO REACH AGREEMENTS WITH THE SOVIET UNION ABOUT SUBJECTS LIKE CONTROLLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, OR DO YOU THINK THE UNITED STATES HAS MADE AS MUCH OF AN EFFORT AS IT COULD? ---------------------------------------------------------- 688 1. SHOULD TRY HARDER 357 2. MADE EFFORT 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 64 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0103 INTELLIGENCE: FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0103 LOC 130 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 66 0 Q.47. DO YOU THINK GERALDINE FERRARO IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 548 1. HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 420 2. AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE 12 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 130 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0104 TOUGH ENOUGH: FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0104 LOC 131 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 67 0 Q.48. DO YOU THINK GERALDINE FERRARO IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE? -------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 41 - (CONTINUED) - 526 1. YES 390 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 195 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0105 WORLD CRISIS: FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0105 LOC 132 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 68 0 Q.49. DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN GERALDINE FERRARO'S ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS, OR WOULD YOU FEEL UNEASY ABOUT HER? ------------------------------------------------------------ 421 1. CONFIDENT 593 2. UNEASY 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 96 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0106 INTELLIGENCE: BUSH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0106 LOC 133 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 69 0 Q.50. DO YOU THINK GEORGE BUSH IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, OR OF ONLY AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 530 1. HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 479 2. AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE 10 3. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 91 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0107 TOUGH ENOUGH: BUSH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0107 LOC 134 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 70 0 Q.51. DO YOU THINK GEORGE BUSH IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE 1 42 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - HARD CHOICES A PRESIDENT HAS TO MAKE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 748 1. YES 208 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 153 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0108 WORLD CRISIS: BUSH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0108 LOC 135 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 71 0 Q.52. DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN GEORGE BUSH'S ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS, OR WOULD YOU FEEL UNEASY ABOUT HIM? --------------------------------------------------------- 583 1. CONFIDENT 411 2. UNEASY 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 116 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0109 FAMILY FINANCES: FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0109 LOC 136 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 72 0 Q.53. DO YOU THINK GERALDINE FERRARO HAS TOLD THE PUBLIC ALL IT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT HER FAMILY'S FINANCES? --------------------------------------------------------- 580 1. YES 368 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 162 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 43 - 0 VAR 0110 FAMILY FINANCES: BUSH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0110 LOC 137 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 73 0 Q.54. DO YOU THINK GEORGE BUSH HAS TOLD THE PUBLIC ALL IT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S FINANCES? ---------------------------------------------------------- 632 1. YES 273 2. NO 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 205 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0111 FERRARO FINANCES/OPINION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0111 LOC 138 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 74 0 Q.55. HAS THE ISSUE OF GERALDINE FERRARO'S FAMILY FINANCES AND THE WAY SHE HANDLED IT AFFECTED YOUR OPINION OF HER? ----------------------------------------------------------- 392 1. YES 683 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.56) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 35 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.56) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0112 FAV/UNFAV-FERRARO FINANC MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0112 LOC 139 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 75 0 --IF YES IN Q.55-- Q.55A. HAS IT MADE YOU MORE FAVORABLE OR LESS FAVORABLE TOWARD HER? -------------------------------------------------------- 102 1. MORE FAVORABLE 277 2. LESS FAVORABLE 9 3. NO DIFFERENCE (VOLUNTEERED) 1154 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.55 4 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 44 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0113 PRESS COVER FERRARO DIFF MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0113 LOC 140 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 76 0 Q.56. DO YOU THINK THE PRESS WOULD HAVE COVERED THE ISSUE OF GERALDINE FERRARO'S FAMILY FINANCES DIFFERENTLY IF SHE HAD BEEN A MAN? ---------------------------------------------------------- 516 1. YES 528 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.57) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 66 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.57) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0114 HARDER/EASIER IF A MAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0114 LOC 141 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 77 0 --IF YES IN Q.56-- Q.56A. WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN HARDER ON HER, OR EASIER ON HER IN THEIR COVERAGE IF SHE HAD BEEN A MAN? ------------------------------------------------------------ 89 1. HARDER 407 2. EASIER 1030 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.56 20 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0115 VOTE FOR IN 80 ELECTION MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0115 LOC 142 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 78 0 --MY LAST FEW QUESTIONS ARE FOR BACKGROUND ONLY-- Q.57. IN THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DID YOU VOTE FOR JIMMY CARTER, THE DEMOCRAT, RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN OR JOHN ANDERSON? ------------------------------------------------------------ 383 1. CARTER 464 2. REAGAN 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 45 - (CONTINUED) - 49 3. ANDERSON 3 4. OTHER (VOLUNTEERED) 178 5. DIDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 33 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0116 USUALLY VOTE PRIMARIES MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0116 LOC 143 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 79 0 Q.58. DO YOU USUALLY VOTE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTIONS, OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, OR DON'T YOU VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES? ----------------------------------------------------------- 446 1. DEMOCRATIC 250 2. REPUBLICAN (SKIP TO Q.59) 338 3. DON'T VOTE IN PRIMARIES (SKIP TO Q.59) 436 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 76 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.59) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0117 WANT DEMS TO NOMINATE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0117 LOC 144 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 80 0 --IF DEMOCRATIC IN Q.58-- Q.58A. WHO DID YOU WANT THE DEMOCRATS TO NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT-WALTER MONDALE, JESSE JACKSON OR GARY HART? ------------------------------------------------------ 161 1. MONDALE 35 2. JACKSON 177 3. HART 21 4. OTHER 1100 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.4 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.58 52 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '03' DK 3 COL 1- 2 1 46 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 3 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 3 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-019 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 3 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 3 COL 11-14 0 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -------------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0118 ATTENTION TO CAMPAIGN MD=9 REF 0118 LOC 145 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 15 0 Q.59. HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO PAY TO THE 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 47 - (CONTINUED) - 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN- A LOT, SOME, OR NOT MUCH SO FAR? ------------------------------------------------------------ 528 1. A LOT 612 2. SOME 393 3. NOT MUCH 13 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0119 LABOR UNION MEMBER MD=9 REF 0119 LOC 146 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 16 0 Q.60. 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? ---------------------------------------------------------- 202 1. YES, RESPONDENT OR RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE 143 2. YES, OTHER IN HOUSEHOLD 1195 3. NO, NO ONE 7 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0120 POLITICAL PARTY MD=9 REF 0120 LOC 147 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 17 0 Q.61. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU USUALLY CONSIDER YOURSELF A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, AN INDEPENDENT, OR WHAT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 427 1. REPUBLICAN (SKIP TO Q.62) 581 2. DEMOCRAT (SKIP TO Q.62) 466 3. INDEPENDENT/OTHER 72 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 48 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0121 CLOSER TO DEM. OR REP. MD=9 REF 0121 LOC 148 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 18 0 --IF INDEPENDENT OR DON'T KNOW IN Q.61-- Q.61A. DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 611 1. REPUBLICAN 767 2. DEMOCRATIC 168 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0122 POLITICAL STANCE MD=9 REF 0122 LOC 149 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 19 0 Q.62. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR VIEWS ON MOST POLITICAL MATTERS? GENERALLY, DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 258 1. LIBERAL 673 2. MODERATE 492 3. CONSERVATIVE 123 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0123 FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME MD=9 REF 0123 LOC 150 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 20 0 Q.63. ARE YOU PRESENTLY EMPLOYED-EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME? ----------------------------------------------------- 841 1. YES, FULL-TIME OR FULL-TIME & PART-TIME 157 2. YES, PART-TIME 545 3. NO 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 49 - (CONTINUED) - 3 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0124 HISPANIC DESCENT MD=9 REF 0124 LOC 151 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 21 0 Q.64. ARE YOU OF HISPANIC DESCENT, OR NOT? ------------------------------------------- 92 1. HISPANIC 1404 2. NOT HISPANIC 50 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0125 IS R BORN-AGAIN MD=9 REF 0125 LOC 152 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 22 0 Q.65. IN RELIGIOUS TERMS, DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS BORN-AGAIN? ------------------------------------------------------ 512 1. YES 955 2. NO 79 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0126 FINANCES BETTER TODAY MD=9 REF 0126 LOC 153 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 23 0 Q.66. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, IS YOUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY, WORSE TODAY, OR ABOUT THE SAME? --------------------------------------------------------- 549 1. BETTER TODAY 250 2. WORSE TODAY 728 3. ABOUT THE SAME 19 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 50 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0127 EDUCATION LEVEL MD=9 REF 0127 LOC 154 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 24 0 Q.67. WHAT WAS THE LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU COMPLETED? ------------------------------------------------------- 357 1. NOT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 678 2. COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL 265 3. SOME COLLEGE (OR TRADE OR BUSINESS SCHOOL) 239 4. COLLEGE GRADUATE AND BEYOND 8 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0128 AGE MD=99 REF 0128 LOC 155 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 25-26 0 Q.68. HOW OLD ARE YOU? ENTER ACTUAL AGE. ----------------------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 18. 18 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.69) . . 88. 88 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.69) 25 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (ASK Q.68A) 0 VALID-N=1521 MIN=18 MAX=88 MEAN=42.8 ST.DEV=17.8 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0129 AGE BRACKET MD=9 REF 0129 LOC 157 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 27 0 Q.68A. IF NECESSARY: ARE YOU BETWEEN 18 AND 29, 30 AND 44, 45 AND 64, OR ARE YOU OLDER THAN 64? ----------------------------------------------------------- 466 1. 18-29 427 2. 30-44 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 51 - (CONTINUED) - 403 3. 45-64 247 4. 65 AND OVER 3 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0130 RACE MD=9 REF 0130 LOC 158 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 28 0 Q.69. ARE YOU WHITE, BLACK, OR SOME OTHER RACE? ------------------------------------------------ 1313 1. WHITE 176 2. BLACK 55 3. OTHER 3 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0131 MARITAL STATUS MD=9 REF 0131 LOC 159 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 29 0 Q.70. WHAT IS YOUR MARITAL STATUS, ARE YOU NOW MARRIED, WIDOWED, DIVORCED, SEPARATED, OR HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MARRIED? -------------------------------------------------------- 1003 1. MARRIED 111 2. WIDOWED 125 3. DIVORCED OR SEPARATED 298 4. NEVER MARRIED 9 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0132 RELIGION MD=9 REF 0132 LOC 160 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 30 0 Q.71. WHAT RELIGION WERE YOU BROUGHT UP IN? -------------------------------------------- 1 52 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 957 1. PROTESTANT 479 2. CATHOLIC 35 3. JEWISH 21 4. OTHER 33 5. NONE 20 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0133 OFTEN ATTEND CHURCH MD=9 REF 0133 LOC 161 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 31 0 Q.72. WOULD YOU SAY YOU ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES EVERY WEEK, ALMOST EVERY WEEK, ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, A FEW TIMES A YEAR, OR NEVER? ----------------------------------------------------------- 435 1. EVERY WEEK 161 2. ALMOST EVERY WEEK 282 3. ONCE/TWICE A MONTH 456 4. FEW TIMES A YEAR 195 5. NEVER 17 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0134 FAMILY INCOME MD=9 REF 0134 LOC 162 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 32 0 Q.73. 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? --------------------------------------------------------- 250 1. UNDER $12,500 531 2. OVER $12,500/UNDER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 316 3. UNDER $35,000/OVER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 233 4. BETWEEN $35,000 AND $50,000 111 5. OVER $50,000 104 9. REFUSED 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 53 - 0 VAR 0135 W2: INTERVIEWER NUMBER MD=9999 REF 0135 LOC 163 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 33-36 0 WAVE 2: INTERVIEWER NUMBER -------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 440 0000. UNKNOWN CODE 1 0009. . . 0999. 832 9999. UNKNOWN CODE 2 0 VALID-N=714 MIN=0 MAX=999 MEAN=270.5 ST.DEV=401.4 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0136 W2: COMPLETED INTERVIEW MD=0 REF 0136 LOC 167 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 37 0 WAVE 2: COMPLETED INTERVIEW OR NOT ---------------------------------- 767 1. COMPLETED BOTH PARTS OF INTERVIEW 779 0. SECOND PART OF INTERVIEW NOT COMPLETED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0137 WATCH VP DEBATE TONIGHT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0137 LOC 168 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 38 0 Q.W2.1. DID YOU WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE DEBATE BETWEEN GEORGE BUSH AND GERALDINE FERRARO TONIGHT? ------------------------------------------------------ 415 1. YES 350 2. NO (TERMINATE INTERVIEW POLITELY) 779 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 2 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (TERMINATE INTERVIEW POLITELY) 0 1 54 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0138 WHO WON THE DEBATE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0138 LOC 169 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 39 0 Q.W2.2. WHICH CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK DID THE BEST JOB -- OR WON THE DEBATE -- GEORGE BUSH OR GERALDINE FERRARO? ------------------------------------------------------------ 189 1. BUSH 134 2. FERRARO 70 3. TIE/BOTH/NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 22 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0139 COMMENT MADE IMPRESSION MD=98 OR GE 99 REF 0139 LOC 170 WIDTH 2 DK 3 COL 40-41 0 Q.W2.3. WHAT ONE THING THAT EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES SAID OR DID TONIGHT MADE THE STRONGEST IMPRESSION ON YOU? WHO SAID OR DID THAT? ---------------------------------------------------------- 34 00. NOTHING 21 10. FERRARO GOOD JOB 23 11. FERRARO ON ARMS CONTROL 7 12. FERRARO ON RELIGION 13 13. FERRARO ON ABORTION 2 14. FERRARO ON CENTRAL AMERICA 6 16. FERRARO ON ECONOMY 2 17. FERRARO ON ENVIRONMENT 1 19. ANTI-FERRARO 27 20. FERRARO STYLE 21 21. RESPONSE TO BUSH--PATRONIZING 10 28. NEGATIVE STYLE FERRARO 15 29. FERRARO CLOSING REMARKS 27 30. BUSH GOOD JOB 59 31. BUSH ON FOREIGN POLICY 9 32. BUSH ON RELIGION 2 33. BUSH ON ABORTION 11 34. BUSH ON REAGAN'S RECORD 5 35. BUSH ON CENTRAL AMERICA 11 36. BUSH ON ECONOMY 25 40. BUSH STYLE 4 41. PATRONIZING FERRARO 8 48. NEGATIVE STYLE BUSH 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 55 - (CONTINUED) - 3 49. BUSH CLOSING REMARKS 2 50. GENERAL ISSUES 1 51. DEFICIT 6 52. TAXES 7 60. STYLE 1 70. OTHER 1131 98. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 54 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0140 AFFECT OPINION- FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0140 LOC 172 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 42 0 Q.W2.4. IN GENERAL, HOW DID TONIGHT'S DEBATE AFFECT YOUR OPINION OF GERALDINE FERRARO? DID IT MAKE YOU THINK BETTER OF HER, WORSE OF HER, OR DIDN'T IT AFFECT YOUR OPINION? ---------------------------------------------------------- 192 1. THINK BETTER 34 2. THINK WORSE 179 3. DIDN'T AFFECT OPINION 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 9 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0141 AFFECT OPINION OF BUSH MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0141 LOC 173 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 43 0 Q.W2.5. IN GENERAL, HOW DID TONIGHT'S DEBATE AFFECT YOUR OPINION OF GEORGE BUSH? DID IT MAKE YOU THINK BETTER OF HIM, WORSE OF HIM, OR DIDN'T IT AFFECT YOUR OPINION? ------------------------------------------------------------ 171 1. THINK BETTER 56 2. THINK WORSE 182 3. DIDN'T AFFECT OPINION 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 6 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 56 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0142 REAGAN/BUSH OR MON/FERR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0142 LOC 174 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 44 0 Q.W2.6. 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? ---------------------------------------------------------- 225 1. REAGAN - BUSH 164 2. MONDALE - FERRARO 1 3. WOULD'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 25 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0143 LEAN TOWARD R/B OR M/F MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0143 LOC 175 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 45 0 --IF DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER IN Q.W2.6-- Q.W2.6A. WELL, AS OF TODAY, DO YOU LEAN MORE TOWARDS REAGAN AND BUSH OR MORE TOWARDS MONDALE AND FERRARO? ------------------------------------------------------------ 2 1. REAGAN - BUSH 4 2. MONDALE - FERRARO 3. WOULD'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 1521 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 OR CODED 1, 2 OR 3 IN Q.W2.6 19 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0144 QUESTIONS P2.6 AND P2.6A MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0144 LOC 176 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 46 0 VOTE CHOICE: QUESTIONS P2.6 AND P2.6A COMBINED ---------------------------------------------- CHOICE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION INCLUDING LEANERS 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 57 - (CONTINUED) - 227 1. REAGAN - BUSH 168 2. MONDALE - FERRARO 1 3. WOULD'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 19 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0145 VP MATTER IN VOTING MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0145 LOC 177 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 47 0 Q.W2.7. DOES YOUR OPINION OF THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MATTER A LOT IN DECIDING HOW YOU WILL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT? --------------------------------------------------------- 217 1. YES 139 2. NO 39 3. SOME (VOLUNTEERED) 1131 0. INAP., CODED 0 IN V136 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.W2.1 20 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.