1 1 0 - - - CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 PART 6: APRIL (ICPSR 8399) 0 - - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES - - - SECOND ICPSR EDITION SPRING 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 UNDER A GRANT FROM THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION. 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 UNDER A GRANT FROM THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION. 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 - APRIL SURVEY DESCRIPTION 0 1,367 RESPONDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED DURING APRIL 23-26, 1984. QUESTIONS WERE ASKED RELATING TO RESPONDENTS EVALUATION OF THE CANDIDATES, INCLUDING DETAILED QUESTIONS CONCERNING JESSE JACKSON. TWO QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED IN ORDER TO TEST TWO POTENTIAL VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WITH MONDALE. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE TWO SCHEDULES, THE QUESTIONS ASKED WERE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR QUESTION 15. THE ODD VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, ASKS PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE BETWEEN REAGAN/BUSH AND MONDALE/FLORIO. THE EVEN VERSION INDICATES A CHOICE BETWEEN REAGAN/BUSH AND MONDALE/FERRARO. IN ADDITION, QUESTIONS WERE ASKED CONCERNING REAGAN'S JOB PERFORMANCE, WOMEN'S SUITABILITY FOR POLITICS, WHAT KIND OF VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN VOTES, AS WELL AS VARIOUS DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES. BOTH REGISTERED AND UNREGISTERED PERSONS WERE CONTACTED. THE UNREGISTERED RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT HALF OF THE QUESTIONS. THERE ARE 117 VARIABLES IN THE FILE WITH A LOGICAL RECORD LENGTH OF 142. THE FILE IS AVAILABLE IN CARD-IMAGE FORMAT. VARIABLE 15 IS THE WEIGHT VARIABLE AND MUST BE USED IN ANY ANALYSIS. THE WEIGHTED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS IS 1367. 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-006 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 WHICH QUESTIONNAIRE 23 STATE'S ELECTION SYSTEM 24 SEX OF INTERVIEWER 25 RACE OF INTERVIEWER 26 LAST NAME OF INTERVIEWER 27 REGISTERED TO VOTE 0 R'S CANDIDATE AND PARTY PREFERENCES 28 IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY, WOULD R VOTE FOR REAGAN OR MONDALE 29 IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY, WOULD R VOTE FOR REAGAN OR HART 30 THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THIS COUNTRY TODAY 31 WHICH PARTY COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF HANDLING THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM 32 IMPORTANCE OF A VP CANDIDATE IN DECIDING HOW TO VOTE 33 WILL MEDICARE HAVE MONEY TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS EXPECTED FOR RETIREMENT 34 WHICH PARTY COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF HANDLING THE MEDICARE SYSTEM 0 R'S VICE-PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES 35 MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF A BUSINESSMAN IS CHOSEN AS DEMOCRATIC VP CANDIDATE 1 36 MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT WITH A BUSINESSMAN ON THE TICKET 37 MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF A SOUTHERN PERSON IS CHOSEN AS DEMOCRATIC VP CANDIDATE 38 MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT WITH A SOUTHERN PERSON ON THE TICKET 39 MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF A WOMAN IS CHOSEN AS DEMOCRATIC VP CANDIDATE 40 MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT WITH A WOMAN ON THE TICKET 41 OPINION OF: RONALD REAGAN 42 OPINION OF: GERALDINE FERRARO 43 OPINION OF: JESSE JACKSON 44 OPINION OF: GARY HART 45 OPINION OF: WALTER MONDALE 46 OPINION OF: JIM FLORIO 47 MORE LIKELY TO VOTE IN A DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY OR CAUCUS THIS YEAR 48 MORE LIKELY TO VOTE IN A DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY THIS YEAR 49 WHO R WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1984 50 STRONGLY FAVOR CANDIDATE NAMED 51 MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE THE DEM. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AS INTERESTING OR DULL 52 VOTE FOR REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FLORIO IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY 53 VOTE FOR REAGAN/BUSH OR MONDALE/FERRARO IF THE ELECTION WERE TODAY 0 R'S OPINION OF JACKSON 54 WHY IS JACKSON RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT 55 HAS JACKSON MADE IT EASIER FOR BLACK CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR HIGH OFFICE 56 CHANCES OF ANOTHER EXPERIENCED BLACK CANDIDATE BEING NOMINATED 57 HAS JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN HELPED THE DEMOCRATS' CHANCES OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER 58 HAS JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN EARNED HIM A SAY IN THE DEM. PLATFORM ON CIVIL RIGHTS 59 HAS JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN EARNED HIM A SAY IN THE DEM. PLATFORM ON FOREIGN POLICY 60 HAVE THE MEDIA BEEN TOO HARD ON JACKSON 61 DO MONDALE AND HART AVOID ARGUING WITH JACKSON EVEN WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH HIM 62 IS IT SMART POLITICS OR COWARDLY TO AVOID ARGUING WITH JACKSON 63 HAS JACKSON EVER MADE R FEEL ANGRY 64 HAS JACKSON EVER MADE R FEEL HOPEFUL 65 IS JACKSON PREJUDICED AGAINST JEWS OR NOT 66 HEARD OR READ ANYTHING ABOUT THE STATEMENTS OF REV. LOUIS FARRAKHAN 67 WHAT WERE FARRAKHAN'S STATEMENTS ABOUT 68 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF JACKSON'S RESPONSE TO WHAT 1 FARRAKHAN SAID 0 COMPARISON OF MEN AND WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE 69 ARE MEN OR WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE BETTER AT KEEPING GOVERNMENT HONEST 70 ARE MEN OR WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE BETTER AT WORKING OUT COMPROMISES 71 ARE MEN OR WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE BETTER AT STANDING UP TO FOREIGN ENEMIES 72 ARE MEN OR WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE BETTER AT MAKING SURE THE POOR ARE PROTECTED 0 R'S POSITION ON ISSUES 73 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT 74 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY 75 MAIN REASON FOR DISAPPROVING OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY 76 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY 77 REAGAN GOING TO CHINA FOR FOREIGN POLICY REASONS OR TO HELP HIMSELF POLITICALLY 78 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY REAGAN IS DEALING WITH CENTRAL AMERICA 79 AFRAID REAGAN MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA 80 WHICH SIDE DOES THE U.S. SUPPORT IN NICARAGUA 81 SHOULD THE U.S. HELP THE PEOPLE TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA 82 APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE U.S. HELPING TO LAY MINES IN HARBORS OF NICARAGUA 83 WHICH HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE UNREST IN CENTRAL AMERICA-COMMUNISM OR POVERTY 84 IF COMMUNISTS HAVE MORE TO DO WITH UNREST, IS POVERTY AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TOO 85 IF POVERTY HAS MORE TO DO WITH UNREST, ARE COMMUNISTS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TOO 86 DO LABOR UNIONS HAVE TOO MUCH POWER IN AMERICAN POLITICS 0 R'S OPINION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES 87 IS RONALD REAGAN IN CHARGE OF WHAT GOES ON IN HIS ADMINISTRATION 88 DOES REAGAN TRY HARD ENOUGH TO REACH DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONS TO FOREIGN PROBLEMS 89 IS RONALD REAGAN RUNNING A GOVERNMENT THAT IS GENERALLY FREE FROM SCANDAL 90 SINCE REAGAN BECAME PRESIDENT, HAVE FAMILY'S FEDERAL TAXES GONE UP OR DOWN 1 91 MORE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE: REAGAN 92 MORE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE: HART 93 MORE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE: MONDALE 94 MORE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE: JACKSON 95 LEADER FOR THE FUTURE: REAGAN 96 LEADER FOR THE FUTURE: HART 97 LEADER FOR THE FUTURE: MONDALE 98 WHICH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE HAS THE BEST CHANCES OF DEFEATING REAGAN 99 NATION'S ECONOMY BETTER TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO 100 IS REAGAN RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGE IN ECONOMY 0 PERSONAL INFORMATION 101 WILL FAMILY BE HURT BY UNEMPLOYMENT OR BY INFLATION IN NEXT FEW MONTHS 102 HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 103 ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD A MEMBER OF A LABOR UNION 104 IS R A REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/INDEPENDENT 105 IF DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, IS THAT A STRONG DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN 106 IS R CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 107 IS R LIBERAL/MODERATE/CONSERVATIVE 108 HISPANIC DESCENT 109 FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO 110 LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL COMPLETED 111 AGE 112 AGE BRACKET 113 RACE 114 RELIGION 115 MARITAL STATUS 116 FAMILY INCOME 117 MIND IF A REPORTER CALLS BACK TO FURTHER DISCUSS VIEWS 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. SPRING, 1986 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 ICPSR PART NUMBER-006 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 RESPONDENT ID NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 11-14 0 RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -------------------------------- ............................................................... 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 ------------------------------------------ 1 2 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - THE AREA CODE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 999 FOR ALL RESPONDENTS FOR REASONS OF CONFIDENTIALITY. 1367 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. 1367 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 -------------------------- 1367 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. THERE WERE 6 DIFFERENT SELECTION TABLES CORRESPONDING TO THE 6 COVER SHEET NUMBERS. CODE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 FREQ: 239 246 201 226 241 215 ---------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 3 - 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 . . 6. SIX OR MORE ADULTS 0 VALID-N=1367 MIN=1 MAX=6 MEAN=2.3 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. 80 0. NONE 1. ONE WOMAN . . 4. FOUR OR MORE WOMEN 0 VALID-N=1367 MIN=0 MAX=4 MEAN=1.2 ST.DEV=0.6 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0011 SEX OF RESPONDENT NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0011 LOC 23 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 25 0 SEX OF RESPONDENT ----------------- 653 1. MALE 714 2. FEMALE 0 1 4 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0012 INTERVIEWER NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0012 LOC 24 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 26-28 0 INTERVIEWER NUMBER ------------------ ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. CODE: 29 999 FREQ: 9 2 -------------- VALID-N=1367 MIN=29 MAX=999 MEAN=742.6 ST.DEV=215.1 ............................................................... 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 24 FREQ: 55 42 ------------ VALID-N=1367 MIN=1 MAX=24 MEAN=12.2 ST.DEV=6.9 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0014 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0014 LOC 29 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31 0 INTERVIEWER CODED REGION ------------------------ 299 1. NORTHEAST 339 2. MIDWEST 484 3. SOUTH 245 4. WEST 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 5 - 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) --------------------------------------------- 296 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT 343 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 484 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA 244 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 ---------- 350 1. EAST: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA 343 2. MIDWEST: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH 1 6 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - DAKOTA, WISCONSIN 430 3. SOUTH: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA 244 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 ---------- 31 01. ALABAMA 02. ALASKA 7 03. ARIZONA 11 04. ARKANSAS 125 05. CALIFORNIA 18 06. COLORADO 14 07. CONNECTICUT 3 08. DELAWARE 6 09. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 65 10. FLORIDA 40 11. GEORGIA 12. HAWAII 7 13. IDAHO 58 14. ILLINOIS 31 15. INDIANA 13 16. IOWA 13 17. KANSAS 24 18. KENTUCKY 19 19. LOUISIANA 20. MAINE 22 21. MARYLAND 35 22. MASSACHUSETTS 64 23. MICHIGAN 24 24. MINNESOTA 14 25. MISSISSIPPI 39 26. MISSOURI 7 27. MONTANA 10 28. NEBRASKA 1 29. NEVADA 10 30. NEW HAMPSHIRE 39 31. NEW JERSEY 4 32. NEW MEXICO 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 7 - (CONTINUED) - 98 33. NEW YORK 19 34. NORTH CAROLINA 2 35. NORTH DAKOTA 55 36. OHIO 14 37. OKLAHOMA 22 38. OREGON 98 39. PENNSYLVANIA 1 40. RHODE ISLAND 35 41. SOUTH CAROLINA 4 42. SOUTH DAKOTA 30 43. TENNESSEE 92 44. TEXAS 9 45. UTAH 2 46. VERMONT 36 47. VIRGINIA 43 48. WASHINGTON 23 49. WEST VIRGINIA 30 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 ------------- 161 1. LARGE CENTRAL CITY (OVER 500K) 267 2. CENTRAL CITY (50K TO 500K) 464 3. SUBURBS 166 4. OTHER COMMUNITY (10 TO 50K) 308 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: 162 129 -------------- 1 8 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - VALID-N=1367 MIN=0 MAX=9 MEAN=4.4 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 ---------------- 1. SUNDAY 304 2. MONDAY 397 3. TUESDAY 405 4. WEDNESDAY 262 5. THURSDAY 6. FRIDAY 7. SATURDAY 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0022 WHICH QUESTIONNAIRE NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0022 LOC 44 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 46 0 WHICH QUESTIONNAIRE ------------------- 733 1. ODD 634 2. EVEN 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0023 STATE'S ELECTION SYSTEM NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0023 LOC 45 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 47 0 STATE'S ELECTION SYSTEM ----------------------- 480 1. PRIMARY 352 2. CAUCUS 535 3. NONE 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 9 - 0 VAR 0024 SEX OF INTERVIEWER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0024 LOC 46 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 48 0 SEX OF INTERVIEWER ------------------ 250 1. MALE 1117 2. FEMALE 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0025 RACE OF INTERVIEWER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0025 LOC 47 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 49 0 RACE OF INTERVIEWER ------------------- 1222 1. WHITE 128 2. BLACK 18 3. OTHER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0026 LAST NAME OF INTERVIEWER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0026 LOC 48 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 50 0 LAST NAME OF INTERVIEWER ------------------------ 54 1. JEWISH 1313 2. NOT JEWISH 0 1 10 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0027 REGISTERED TO VOTE MD=9 REF 0027 LOC 49 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 51 0 Q.1. ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE PRECINCT OR ELECTION DISTRICT WHERE YOU NOW LIVE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 976 1. YES 380 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.32) 10 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.32) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0028 REAGAN OR MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0028 LOC 50 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 52 0 Q.2. IF THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, AND THE CANDIDATES WERE RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, AND WALTER MONDALE, THE DEMOCRAT, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN OR WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 469 1. REAGAN 344 2. MONDALE 29 3. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 135 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0029 REAGAN OR HART MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0029 LOC 51 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 53 0 Q.3. IF THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE RONALD REAGAN, THE REPUBLICAN, AND GARY HART, THE DEMOCRAT, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR RONALD REAGAN OR GARY HART? ------------------------------------------------------------ 460 1. REAGAN 372 2. HART 28 3. WOULDN'T VOTE (VOLUNTEERED) 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 11 - (CONTINUED) - 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 117 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0030 MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM MD=98 OR GE 99 REF 0030 LOC 52 WIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 54-55 0 Q.4. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING THIS COUNTRY TODAY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 74 00. BUDGET DEFICIT 63 01. INFLATION 106 02. WAR/NUCLEAR WAR 42 03. USSR/DEFENSE 59 04. OTHER FOREIGN POLICY 141 05. UNEMPLOYMENT 177 06. ECONOMY 9 07. LEBANON/MIDEAST 100 08. OTHER DOMESTIC ISSUES 42 09. OTHER, EVERYTHING, MORALITY 61 10. GOVERNMENT (SIZE, TAXES) 391 98. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 103 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.5) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0031 PARTY HANDLE PROB BEST MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0031 LOC 54 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 56 0 --IF ANY PROBLEM MENTIONED IN Q.4-- Q.4A. 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? ----------------------------------------------------------- 330 1. REPUBLICAN 332 2. DEMOCRATIC 25 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 80 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 493 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 99 IN Q.4 107 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 12 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0032 VP MATTER IN VOTING MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0032 LOC 55 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 57 0 Q.5. WE'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS WHEN YOU DECIDE HOW TO VOTE IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MATTERS A LOT TO YOU, OR DO YOU TAKE SOME ACCOUNT OF IT, OR IS IT REALLY SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR VOTE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 306 1. MATTERS A LOT 295 2. TAKE SOME ACCOUNT OF 336 3. DOESN'T AFFECT VOTE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 38 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0033 MEDICARE PROVIDE BENEFIT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0033 LOC 56 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 58 0 Q.6. ON ANOTHER SUBJECT, DO YOU THINK THE MEDICARE SYSTEM-THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT PAYS SOME MEDICAL BILLS FOR THE ELDERLY-WILL HAVE THE MONEY AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS YOU EXPECT FOR YOUR RETIREMENT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 289 1. YES 504 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 183 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0034 PARTY HANDLE MEDICARE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0034 LOC 57 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 59 0 Q.7. WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU THINK COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF HANDLING THE MEDICARE SYSTEM-THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 289 1. REPUBLICAN 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 13 - (CONTINUED) - 432 2. DEMOCRATIC 33 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 62 4. NEITHER (VOLUNTEERED) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 161 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0035 BUSINESSMAN AS VP MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0035 LOC 58 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 60 0 Q.8. NOW, ABOUT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. IF THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES A BUSINESSMAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHETHER OR NOT YOU VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT IN NOVEMBER? ------------------------------------------------------------ 195 1. YES 690 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.9) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 91 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.9) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0036 BUSINESSMAN- MORE LIKELY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0036 LOC 59 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 61 0 --IF YES IN Q.8-- Q.8A. WOULD A BUSINESSMAN ON THE TICKET MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY OR LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 129 1. MORE LIKELY 41 2. LESS LIKELY 1172 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.8 25 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 14 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0037 SOUTHERN PERSON AS VP MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0037 LOC 60 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 62 0 Q.9. IF THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES SOMEONE FROM THE SOUTH FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHETHER OR NOT YOU VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT IN NOVEMBER? ---------------------------------------------------------- 98 1. YES 806 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.10) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 73 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.10) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0038 SOUTHERN- MORE LIKELY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0038 LOC 61 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 63 0 --IF YES IN Q.9-- Q.9A. WOULD SOMEONE FROM THE SOUTH ON THE TICKET MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY OR LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 30 1. MORE LIKELY 53 2. LESS LIKELY 1269 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.9 14 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0039 WOMAN AS VP MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0039 LOC 62 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 64 0 Q.10. IF THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHOOSES A WOMAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHETHER OR NOT YOU VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT IN NOVEMBER? --------------------------------------------------------- 206 1. YES 719 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.11) 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 15 - (CONTINUED) - 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 51 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.11) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0040 WOMAN- MORE LIKELY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0040 LOC 63 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 65 0 --IF YES IN Q.10-- Q.10A. WOULD A WOMAN ON THE TICKET MAKE YOU MORE LIKELY OR LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 79 1. MORE LIKELY 102 2. LESS LIKELY 1161 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.10 25 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0041 OPINION OF RONALD REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0041 LOC 64 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 66 0 Q.11. I'M GOING TO NAME SOME PUBLIC FIGURES 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?") Q.11(A). ... RONALD REAGAN? ----------------------------------------------------------- 535 1. FAVORABLE 291 2. NOT FAVORABLE 122 3. UNDECIDED 19 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 10 5. REFUSED 0 1 16 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0042 OPINION OF FERRARO MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0042 LOC 65 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 67 0 Q.11(B). ... CONGRESSWOMAN GERALDINE FERRARO OF NEW YORK? ------------------------------------------------ 45 1. FAVORABLE 19 2. NOT FAVORABLE 48 3. UNDECIDED 855 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 8 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0043 OPINION OF JESSE JACKSON MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0043 LOC 66 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 68 0 Q.11(C). ... JESSE JACKSON? ------------------------------------------------------ 239 1. FAVORABLE 393 2. NOT FAVORABLE 255 3. UNDECIDED 80 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 11 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0044 OPINION OF GARY HART MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0044 LOC 67 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 69 0 Q.11(D). ... GARY HART? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 17 - (CONTINUED) - 352 1. FAVORABLE 185 2. NOT FAVORABLE 251 3. UNDECIDED 177 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 11 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0045 OPINION OF MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0045 LOC 68 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 70 0 Q.11(E). ... WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------- 392 1. FAVORABLE 351 2. NOT FAVORABLE 173 3. UNDECIDED 56 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 5 5. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0046 OPINION OF JIM FLORIO MD=0 OR GE 5 REF 0046 LOC 69 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 71 0 Q.11(F). ... CONGRESSMAN JIM FLORIO OF NEW JERSEY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 34 1. FAVORABLE 24 2. NOT FAVORABLE 81 3. UNDECIDED 822 4. NOT HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 16 5. REFUSED 1 18 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0047 VOTE PRIM/CAUC THIS YEAR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0047 LOC 70 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 72 0 Q.12. THIS YEAR, ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO VOTE IN A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY OR CAUCUS, OR A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY OR CAUCUS, OR AREN'T YOU LIKELY TO VOTE IN A PRIMARY OR CAUCUS AT ALL? (PROBE) IF ANSWER GIVEN IS "PRIMARY" OR "CAUCUS," OR "HAVE ALREADY VOTED," ASK: "WHICH PARTY'S PRIMARY?" OR "WHICH PARTY'S CAUCUS?" ------------------------------------------------------------ 405 1. DEMOCRATIC (SKIP TO Q.13) 270 2. REPUBLICAN (SKIP TO Q.15) 243 3. NOT LIKELY TO VOTE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 59 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0048 VOTE PRIMARY THIS YEAR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0048 LOC 71 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 73 0 --IF NOT LIKELY TO VOTE OR DON'T KNOW IN Q.12-- Q.12A. DO YOU USUALLY VOTE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTIONS, OR REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS, OR DON'T YOU VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES? ------------------------------------------------------------ 65 1. DEMOCRATIC 56 2. REPUBLICAN (SKIP TO Q.15) 147 3. DON'T VOTE IN PRIMARIES (SKIP TO Q.15) 1065 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 1 OR 2 IN Q.12 34 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.15) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0049 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0049 LOC 72 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 74 0 --IF DEMOCRAT IN Q.12 OR Q.12A-- Q.13. THREE DEMOCRATS HAVE SAID THEY ARE RUNNING FOR 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 19 - (CONTINUED) - PRESIDENT. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1984-WALTER MONDALE, JESSE JACKSON, OR GARY HART? ------------------------------------------------------------ 220 1. MONDALE 48 2. JACKSON 148 3. HART 1 4. OTHER (VOLUNTEERED) 7 5. NONE (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.14) 897 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 IN Q.12 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.12A 45 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.14) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0050 STRONGLY FAVOR CANDIDATE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0050 LOC 73 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 75 0 --IF DEMOCRAT IN Q.12 OR Q.12A AND ANY CANDIDATE NAMED IN Q.13-- Q.13A. WHICH OF THESE THREE STATEMENTS BEST DESCRIBES YOUR CHOICE: I STRONGLY FAVOR MY CANDIDATE, OR I LIKE HIM, BUT WITH RESERVATIONS, OR I DISLIKE THE OTHERS? ----------------------------------------------------------- 209 1. STRONGLY FAVOR CANDIDATE 151 2. LIKE WITH RESERVATIONS 38 3. DISLIKE OTHERS 949 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 IN Q.12 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.12A OR CODED 5 OR 9 IN Q.13 20 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0051 DEM CAMPAIGN INTERESTING MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0051 LOC 74 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 76 0 --IF DEMOCRAT IN Q.12 OR Q.12A-- Q.14. SO FAR, WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO DESCRIBE THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AS INTERESTING, OR DULL? --------------------------------------------------------- 1 20 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 321 1. INTERESTING 114 2. DULL 897 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 IN Q.12 OR CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.12A 35 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0052 REAGAN/BUSH OR MON/FLOR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0052 LOC 75 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 77 0 Q.15(ODD). IF THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, AND THE REPUBLICANS NOMINATED RONALD REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT AND GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATED WALTER MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT AND CONGRESSMAN JIM FLORIO FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR REAGAN AND BUSH OR FOR MONDALE AND FLORIO? ----------------------------------------------------------- 273 1. REAGAN & BUSH 204 2. MONDALE & FLORIO 6 3. WOULDN'T VOTE 846 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 IN V22 38 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0053 REAGAN/BUSH OR MON/FERR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0053 LOC 76 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 78 0 Q.15(EVEN). IF THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WERE BEING HELD TODAY, AND THE REPUBLICANS NOMINATED RONALD REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT AND GEORGE BUSH FOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATED WALTER MONDALE FOR PRESIDENT AND CONGRESSWOMAN GERALDINE FERRARO FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR REAGAN AND BUSH OR FOR MONDALE AND FERRARO? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 21 - (CONTINUED) - 249 1. REAGAN & BUSH 167 2. MONDALE & FERRARO 13 3. WOULDN'T VOTE 912 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 1 IN V22 27 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0054 WHY JACKSON RUNNING MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0054 LOC 77 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 79 0 Q.16. WHY DO YOU THINK JESSE JACKSON IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? ---------------------------------------------------- 314 1. ISSUES: ISSUES IMPORTANT TO BLACK PEOPLE/BLACK POWER/TIME FOR A BLACK 78 2. VOTE: INCREASE BLACK REGISTRATION/VOTE/STATUS IN THE DEM. PARTY 102 3. EGO: TO HELP JESSE JACKSON 99 4. TO WIN: SAME REASON AS THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES/GENERAL 67 5. OTHER FAVORABLE ANSWER 21 6. OTHER UNFAVORABLE ANSWER 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 297 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0055 EASIER FOR BLACKS TO RUN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0055 LOC 78 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 80 0 Q.17. DO YOU THINK JESSE JACKSON HAS RUN THE KIND OF CAMPAIGN THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR BLACK CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR HIGH OFFICE, OR HAS HIS CAMPAIGN MADE IT HARDER FOR BLACK CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR HIGH OFFICE? ----------------------------------------------------------- 612 1. EASIER 184 2. HARDER 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 180 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 1 22 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 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. SPRING, 1986 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 ICPSR PART NUMBER-006 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 ICPSR PART NUMBER ----------------- ............................................................... 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 0056 BLACK GET NOMINATED MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0056 LOC 79 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 15 0 Q.18. WHAT IF ANOTHER BLACK CANDIDATE, LIKE SOMEONE WHO HAD 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 23 - (CONTINUED) - BEEN AN EFFECTIVE MAYOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, RAN FOR PRESIDENT THE NEXT TIME? DO YOU THINK SUCH A BLACK CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO GET NOMINATED, OR JUST ABOUT NO CHANCE TO GET NOMINATED? ------------------------------------------------------------ 512 1. GOOD CHANCE 314 2. ABOUT NO CHANCE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 150 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0057 JACKSON HELPED DEMOCRATS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0057 LOC 80 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 Q.19. ALL IN ALL, DO YOU THINK JESSE JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION WILL HELP OR HURT THE DEMOCRATS' CHANCES OF WINNING IN NOVEMBER? ------------------------------------------------------------ 342 1. HELP 375 2. HURT 120 3. WON'T MATTER/NO DIFFERENCE (VOLUNTEERED) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 139 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0058 JACKSON-DEM CIVIL RIGHTS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0058 LOC 81 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 17 0 Q.20. DO YOU THINK JESSE JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN HAS EARNED HIM AN IMPORTANT SAY IN WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS? ----------------------------------------------------------- 632 1. YES 179 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 166 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 24 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0059 JACKSON-DEM FOREIGN POL MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0059 LOC 82 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 18 0 Q.21. DO YOU THINK JESSE JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN HAS EARNED HIM AN IMPORTANT SAY IN WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 300 1. YES 408 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 269 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0060 MEDIA HARD ON JACKSON MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0060 LOC 83 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 19 0 Q.22. IN THEIR REPORTING ABOUT JESSE JACKSON, DO YOU THINK THE MEDIA HAVE BEEN TOO HARD ON HIM, TOO EASY ON HIM, OR HAVE THEY TREATED HIM FAIRLY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 117 1. TOO HARD 62 2. TOO EASY 718 3. TREATED HIM FAIRLY 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 79 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0061 MON/HART AVOID JACKSON MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0061 LOC 84 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 20 0 Q.23. DO YOU THINK WALTER MONDALE AND GARY HART ARE AVOIDING ARGUING WITH JESSE JACKSON, EVEN WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH HIM, BECAUSE MONDALE AND HART DON'T WANT BLACKS TO BE ANGRY WITH THEM? ------------------------------------------------------------ 526 1. YES, AVOIDING 261 2. NO, NOT AVOIDING (SKIP TO Q.24) 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 25 - (CONTINUED) - 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 190 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.24) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0062 SMART TO AVOID ARGUMENT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0062 LOC 85 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 21 0 --IF YES IN Q.23-- Q.23A. IS THAT SMART POLITICS FOR THEM, OR IS IT COWARDLY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 252 1. SMART POLITICS 186 2. COWARDLY 46 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 841 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.23 42 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0063 JACKSON MADE R ANGRY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0063 LOC 86 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 22 0 Q.24. THINK ABOUT JESSE JACKSON-BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF PERSON HE IS, OR BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HE HAS DONE-HAS JESSE JACKSON EVER MADE YOU FEEL ANGRY? ----------------------------------------------------------- 235 1. YES 707 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 34 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0064 JACKSON MADE R HOPEFUL MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0064 LOC 87 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 23 0 Q.25. HAS JESSE JACKSON EVER MADE YOU FEEL HOPEFUL? ---------------------------------------------------- 1 26 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 351 1. YES 554 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 72 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0065 JACKSON PREJUDICED-JEWS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0065 LOC 88 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 24 0 Q.26. JESSE JACKSON HAS MADE SOME CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS ABOUT JEWS. DO YOU THINK HE IS PREJUDICED AGAINST JEWS, NOT PREJUDICED AGAINST JEWS, OR HAVEN'T YOU HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT THIS TO HAVE AN OPINION? ----------------------------------------------------------- 218 1. PREJUDICED AGAINST JEWS 296 2. NOT PREJUDICED 367 3. HAVEN'T HEARD ENOUGH 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 96 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0066 HEARD REV. FARRAKHAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0066 LOC 89 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 25 0 Q.27. HAVE YOU HEARD OR READ ANYTHING ABOUT THE STATEMENTS MADE BY REVEREND LOUIS FARRAKHAN, A SUPPORTER OF JESSE JACKSON? ----------------------------------------------------------- 204 1. YES 714 2. NO (SKIP TO Q.28) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 59 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.28) 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 27 - 0 VAR 0067 FARRAKHAN'S STATEMENTS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0067 LOC 90 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 26 0 --IF YES IN Q.27-- Q.27A. WHAT WERE THEY ABOUT? ----------------------------- 117 1. CORRECT--COLEMAN, HITLER, SEPARATE STATE, HYMIES 27 2. INCORRECT 1163 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.27 60 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0068 APPROVE JACKSON'S RESPON MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0068 LOC 91 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 27 0 --IF YES IN Q.27-- Q.27B. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF JESSE JACKSON'S RESPONSE TO WHAT REVEREND FARRAKHAN SAID? ------------------------------------------------------- 40 1. APPROVE 81 2. DISAPPROVE 1163 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.27 83 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0069 MEN/WOMEN HONEST GOVT MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0069 LOC 92 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 28 0 Q.28. WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE. FOR EACH OF THESE QUESTIONS, IF YOU THINK SEX DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, JUST TELL ME. IN GENERAL, DO YOU THINK THE MEN, OR THE WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE ARE BETTER AT KEEPING GOVERNMENT HONEST? ------------------------------------------------------------ 159 1. MEN 1 28 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 268 2. WOMEN 435 3. NO DIFFERENCE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 115 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0070 MEN/WOMEN COMPROMISES MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0070 LOC 93 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 29 0 Q.29. IN GENERAL, DO YOU THINK THE MEN OR THE WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE ARE BETTER AT WORKING OUT COMPROMISES? ------------------------------------------------------- 339 1. MEN 220 2. WOMEN 318 3. NO DIFFERENCE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 99 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0071 MEN/WOMEN AGAINST ENEMY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0071 LOC 94 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 30 0 Q.30. IN GENERAL, DO YOU THINK THE MEN OR THE WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE ARE BETTER AT STANDING UP TO FOREIGN ENEMIES? ----------------------------------------------------------- 644 1. MEN 74 2. WOMEN 182 3. NO DIFFERENCE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 76 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0072 MEN/WOMEN PROTECT POOR MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0072 LOC 95 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 31 0 Q.31. IN GENERAL, DO YOU THINK THE MEN OR THE WOMEN IN 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 29 - (CONTINUED) - PUBLIC OFFICE ARE BETTER AT MAKING SURE POOR PEOPLE ARE PROTECTED? ------------------------------------------------------- 128 1. MEN 421 2. WOMEN 308 3. NO DIFFERENCE 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 119 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0073 APPROVE OF REAGAN MD=9 REF 0073 LOC 96 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 32 0 Q.32. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 729 1. APPROVE 484 2. DISAPPROVE 154 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0074 APPROVE/FOREIGN POLICY MD=9 REF 0074 LOC 97 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 33 0 Q.33. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 595 1. APPROVE (SKIP TO Q.34) 591 2. DISAPPROVE 181 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.34) 0 1 30 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0075 WHY DISAPP FOREIGN POL. MD=0 OR GE 99 REF 0075 LOC 98 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 34-35 0 --IF DISAPPROVE IN Q.33-- Q.33A. WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY YOU DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING FOREIGN POLICY? --------------------------------------------------------- 23 01. CENTRAL AMERICA 73 02. WAR/TROOPS 47 03. TOUGHNESS/AGGRESSION 63 04. LEBANON/MIDEAST 76 05. POLICY STYLE: INABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS/NOT IN CHARGE/NO POLICY 80 06. DIPLOMATIC STYLE: PERSONAL STYLE/HOW HE CONDUCTS FOREIGN POLICY 9 07. THIRD WORLD 23 08. ARMS RACE/USSR 62 09. ISOLATIONIST ANSWERS 45 10. GENERAL/EVERYTHING 776 00. INAP., CODED 1 OR 9 IN Q.33 90 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0076 APPROVE/ ECONOMY MD=9 REF 0076 LOC 100 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 36 0 Q.34. HOW ABOUT THE ECONOMY? DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS HANDLING THE ECONOMY? ---------------------------------------------------------- 719 1. APPROVE 538 2. DISAPPROVE 110 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0077 WHY REAGAN TO CHINA MD=9 REF 0077 LOC 101 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 37 0 Q.35. RONALD REAGAN IS MAKING A TRIP TO CHINA SOON. DO YOU 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 31 - (CONTINUED) - THINK HE IS DOING IT NOW BECAUSE THERE ARE IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY REASONS TO DO SO, OR IS HE DOING IT NOW BECAUSE IT WILL HELP HIM POLITICALLY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 303 1. IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY REASONS 705 2. WILL HELP HIM POLITICALLY 202 3. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 157 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0078 APPROVE/ CENTRAL AMERICA MD=9 REF 0078 LOC 102 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 38 0 Q.36. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY RONALD REAGAN IS DEALING WITH CENTRAL AMERICA? ------------------------------------------------------------ 404 1. APPROVE 583 2. DISAPPROVE 380 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0079 AFRAID WAR/CENTRAL AMER. MD=9 REF 0079 LOC 103 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 39 0 Q.37. REGARDLESS OF YOUR OVERALL OPINION OF HIM, ARE YOU AFRAID RONALD REAGAN MIGHT GET US INTO A WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA? --------------------------------------------------------- 628 1. YES 610 2. NO 128 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 32 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0080 SUPPORT IN NICARAGUA MD=9 REF 0080 LOC 104 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 40 0 Q.38. WHICH SIDE DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT IN NICARAGUA-THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE FIGHTING AGAINST THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT, OR HAVEN'T YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THIS CLOSELY ENOUGH TO SAY? ----------------------------------------------------- 104 1. CURRENT GOVERNMENT 256 2. PEOPLE FIGHTING GOVERNMENT 849 3. HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING 158 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0081 SHOULD US HELP OVERTHROW MD=9 REF 0081 LOC 105 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 41 0 Q.39. THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE U.S. SHOULD HELP PEOPLE IN NICARAGUA WHO ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE PRO-SOVIET GOVERNMENT THERE. OTHER PEOPLE SAY THAT EVEN IF OUR COUNTRY DOESN'T LIKE THE GOVERNMENT THERE, WE SHOULD NOT HELP OVERTHROW IT. DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HELP THE PEOPLE TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA, OR NOT? ------------------------------------------------------------ 365 1. SHOULD HELP TO OVERTHROW 748 2. SHOULD NOT HELP TO OVERTHROW 254 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0082 APPROVE/ US MINE HARBORS MD=9 REF 0082 LOC 106 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 42 0 Q.40. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE U.S. HELPING OPPONENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO LAY MINES IN THE HARBORS OF NICARAGUA? ---------------------------------------------------------- 180 1. APPROVE 913 2. DISAPPROVE 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 33 - (CONTINUED) - 274 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0083 COMMUNISM VS. POVERTY MD=9 REF 0083 LOC 107 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 43 0 Q.41. WHICH DO YOU THINK HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE POLITICAL UNREST IN CENTRAL AMERICA-IS IT MORE BECAUSE OF INFLUENCE OF COMMUNISTS, OR IS IT MORE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE VERY POOR? (IF RESPONDENT SAYS BOTH, PROBE: "WHICH HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE POLITICAL UNREST?" IF RESPONDENT REPEATS BOTH, THEN CODE IT AS BOTH.) ------------------------------------------------------------ 526 1. COMMUNISTS (ASK Q.41A) 508 2. POVERTY (ASK Q.41B) 133 3. BOTH EQUAL (VOLUNTEERED) (SKIP TO Q.42) 200 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.42) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0084 POOR A FACTOR TOO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0084 LOC 108 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 44 0 --IF COMMUNISTS IN Q.41-- Q.41A. DO YOU THINK MANY PEOPLE BEING POOR IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OR IS IT NOT VERY IMPORTANT? ------------------------------------------------------ 429 1. IMPORTANT 66 2. NOT IMPORTANT 841 0. INAP., CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.41 32 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 34 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - 0 VAR 0085 COMMUNISTS A FACTOR TOO MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0085 LOC 109 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 45 0 --IF POVERTY IN Q.41-- Q.41B. DO YOU THINK COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OR IS IT NOT VERY IMPORTANT? --------------------------------------------------- 386 1. IMPORTANT 78 2. NOT IMPORTANT 859 0. INAP., CODED 2, 3 OR 9 IN Q.41 44 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0086 LABOR UNIONS POWER MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0086 LOC 110 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 46 0 Q.41C. DO YOU THINK LABOR UNIONS HAVE TOO MUCH POWER IN AMERICAN POLITICS? -------------------------------------------------------- 755 1. YES 443 2. NO 24 0. INAP., Q.41C ADDED MIDWAY THROUGH INTERVIEW PERIOD, SOME RESPONDENTS NOT ASKED. 145 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0087 REAGAN IN CHARGE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0087 LOC 111 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 47 0 Q.42. DO YOU THINK THAT MOST OF THE TIME RONALD REAGAN IS IN CHARGE OF WHAT GOES ON IN HIS ADMINISTRATION, OR DO YOU THINK THAT MOST OF THE TIME OTHER PEOPLE ARE REALLY RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 448 1. REAGAN IN CHARGE 438 2. OTHER PEOPLE RUNNING GOVERNMENT 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 35 - (CONTINUED) - 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 91 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0088 INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0088 LOC 112 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 48 0 Q.43. IN ITS DEALINGS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ITS HANDLING OF INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS, DO YOU THINK THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION TRIES HARD ENOUGH TO REACH DIPLOMATIC SOLUTIONS, OR IS IT TOO QUICK TO GET AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES INVOLVED? ----------------------------------------------------------- 320 1. TRIES DIPLOMACY 514 2. TOO QUICK WITH MILITARY 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 143 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0089 GOVERNMENT SCANDAL-FREE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0089 LOC 113 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 49 0 Q.44. DO YOU THINK RONALD REAGAN IS RUNNING A GOVERNMENT THAT IS GENERALLY FREE FROM SCANDAL? --------------------------------------------------------- 467 1. YES 408 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 102 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0090 TAXES PAID SINCE REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0090 LOC 114 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 50 0 Q.45. SINCE RONALD REAGAN BECAME PRESIDENT, HAS THE AMOUNT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PAY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN TAXES GONE UP, GONE DOWN, OR STAYED ABOUT THE SAME? ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 36 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 395 1. GONE UP 144 2. GONE DOWN 386 3. STAYED THE SAME 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 51 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0091 HONESTY: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0091 LOC 115 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 51 0 Q.46. DO YOU THINK ... HAS MORE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY THAN MOST PEOPLE IN PUBLIC LIFE? Q.46(A). ... RONALD REAGAN? ------------------------------------------------------------ 563 1. YES 297 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 116 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0092 HONESTY: HART MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0092 LOC 116 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 52 0 Q.46(B). ... GARY HART? ---------------------------------------------------------- 326 1. YES 211 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 440 9. DON'T KNOW 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 37 - 0 VAR 0093 HONESTY: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0093 LOC 117 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 53 0 Q.46(C). ... WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 337 1. YES 368 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 271 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0094 HONESTY: JACKSON MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0094 LOC 118 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 54 0 Q.46(D). ... JESSE JACKSON? ----------------------------------------------------------- 390 1. YES 297 2. NO 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 289 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0095 LEADER- FUTURE: REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0095 LOC 119 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 55 0 Q.47. DO YOU THINK OF ... AS A LEADER FOR THE FUTURE, OR DO YOU THINK HE WOULD BE TOO TIED TO THE PAST? Q.47(A). ... RONALD REAGAN? ------------------------------------------------------------ 422 1. FUTURE 1 38 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 442 2. PAST 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 112 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0096 LEADER- FUTURE: HART MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0096 LOC 120 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 56 0 Q.47(B). ... GARY HART? ---------------------------------------------------------- 568 1. FUTURE 140 2. PAST 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 269 9. DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0097 LEADER- FUTURE: MONDALE MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0097 LOC 121 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 57 0 Q.47(C). ... WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 375 1. FUTURE 409 2. PAST 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 193 9. DON'T KNOW 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 39 - 0 VAR 0098 WHICH DEM. DEFEAT REAGAN MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0098 LOC 122 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 58 0 Q.48. WHICH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK WOULD HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE OF DEFEATING RONALD REAGAN-GARY HART, JESSE JACKSON OR WALTER MONDALE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 354 1. HART 21 2. JACKSON 526 3. MONDALE 31 4. NONE (VOLUNTEERED) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 45 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0099 ECONOMY BETTER TODAY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0099 LOC 123 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 59 0 Q.49. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, DO YOU THINK THE NATION'S ECONOMY IS BETTER TODAY, WORSE TODAY, OR ABOUT THE SAME AS IT WAS THEN? ---------------------------------------------------------- 495 1. BETTER TODAY 170 2. WORSE TODAY 297 3. ABOUT THE SAME (SKIP TO Q.50) 391 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 14 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (SKIP TO Q.50) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0100 RESPONSIBLE FOR ECONOMY MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0100 LOC 124 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 60 0 --IF BETTER OR WORSE IN Q.49-- Q.49A. IS RONALD REAGAN MOSTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, OR ARE OTHER THINGS MORE RESPONSIBLE? ------------------------------------------------------------ 394 1. REAGAN RESPONSIBLE 1 40 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 198 2. OTHER THINGS RESPONSIBLE 702 0. INAP., CODED 2 OR 9 IN Q.1 OR CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.49 73 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0101 UNEMPLOYMENT- INFLATION MD=9 REF 0101 LOC 125 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 61 0 Q.50. IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, DO YOU THINK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE MORE SERIOUSLY HURT BY UNEMPLOYMENT, OR BY INFLATION, OR DON'T YOU THINK YOU'LL BE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY EITHER ONE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 162 1. UNEMPLOYMENT 428 2. INFLATION 602 3. NOT AFFECTED BY EITHER 95 4. BOTH (VOLUNTEERED) 80 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0102 ATTENTION TO CAMPAIGN MD=9 REF 0102 LOC 126 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 62 0 --MY LAST FEW QUESTIONS ARE FOR BACKGROUND ONLY-- Q.51. HOW MUCH ATTENTION HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO PAY TO THE 1984 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN- A LOT, SOME, OR NOT MUCH SO FAR? ------------------------------------------------------------ 297 1. A LOT 646 2. SOME 409 3. NOT MUCH 15 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 41 - 0 VAR 0103 LABOR UNION MEMBER MD=9 REF 0103 LOC 127 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 63 0 Q.52. 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? ----------------------------------------------------------- 196 1. YES, RESPONDENT OR RESPONDENT AND SOMEONE ELSE 157 2. YES, SOMEONE ELSE IN HOUSEHOLD 999 3. NO, NO ONE 15 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0104 POLITICAL PARTY MD=9 REF 0104 LOC 128 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 64 0 Q.53. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DO YOU USUALLY CONSIDER YOURSELF A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT, AN INDEPENDENT, OR WHAT? ----------------------------------------------------------- 400 1. REPUBLICAN (ASK Q.53A) 529 2. DEMOCRAT (ASK Q.53A) 372 3. INDEPENDENT/OTHER (ASK Q.53B) 67 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (ASK Q.53B) 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0105 STRONG DEM/REP MD=0 OR GE 9 REF 0105 LOC 129 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 65 0 --IF DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN IN Q.53-- Q.53A. IS THAT A STRONG (DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN), OR NOT VERY STRONG (DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN)? ----------------------------------------------------------- 455 1. STRONG 451 2. NOT VERY STRONG 439 0. INAP., CODED 3 OR 9 IN Q.53 1 42 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 22 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0106 CLOSER TO DEM. OR REP. MD=9 REF 0106 LOC 130 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 66 0 --IF INDEPENDENT OR DON'T KNOW IN Q.53-- Q.53B. DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS CLOSER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? ------------------------------------------------------------ 547 1. REPUBLICAN 690 2. DEMOCRATIC 130 9. NEITHER/DON'T KNOW 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0107 POLITICAL STANCE MD=9 REF 0107 LOC 131 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 67 0 Q.54. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR VIEWS ON MOST POLITICAL MATTERS? GENERALLY, DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE? ---------------------------------------------------------- 243 1. LIBERAL 607 2. MODERATE 426 3. CONSERVATIVE 92 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0108 HISPANIC DESCENT MD=9 REF 0108 LOC 132 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 68 0 Q.55. ARE YOU OF HISPANIC DESCENT, OR NOT? ------------------------------------------- 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 43 - (CONTINUED) - 91 1. HISPANIC 1221 2. NOT HISPANIC 55 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0109 FINANCES BETTER TODAY MD=9 REF 0109 LOC 133 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 69 0 Q.56. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, IS YOUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION BETTER TODAY, WORSE TODAY, OR ABOUT THE SAME? --------------------------------------------------------- 396 1. BETTER TODAY 217 2. WORSE TODAY 736 3. ABOUT THE SAME 18 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0110 EDUCATION LEVEL MD=9 REF 0110 LOC 134 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 70 0 Q.57. WHAT WAS THE LAST GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU COMPLETED? ------------------------------------------------------- 367 1. NOT A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 547 2. COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL 230 3. SOME COLLEGE (OR TRADE OR BUSINESS SCHOOL) 215 4. COLLEGE GRADUATE AND BEYOND 8 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0111 AGE MD=99 REF 0111 LOC 135 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 71-72 0 Q.58. HOW OLD ARE YOU? ENTER ACTUAL AGE. ----------------------------------------- ACTUAL NUMBER IS CODED. 1 44 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 18. 18 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.59) . . 93. 93 YEARS OLD (SKIP TO Q.59) 34 99. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER (ASK Q.58A) 0 VALID-N=1333 MIN=18 MAX=93 MEAN=42.6 ST.DEV=17.6 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0112 AGE BRACKET MD=9 REF 0112 LOC 137 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 73 0 Q.58A. IF NECESSARY: ARE YOU BETWEEN 18 AND 29, 30 AND 44, 45 AND 64, OR ARE YOU OLDER THAN 64? ----------------------------------------------------------- 412 1. 18-29 378 2. 30-44 358 3. 45-64 218 4. 65 AND OVER 2 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0113 RACE MD=9 REF 0113 LOC 138 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 74 0 Q.59. ARE YOU WHITE, BLACK OR SOME OTHER RACE? ----------------------------------------------- 1152 1. WHITE 159 2. BLACK 54 3. OTHER 2 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 45 - 0 VAR 0114 RELIGION MD=9 REF 0114 LOC 139 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 75 0 Q.60. WHAT RELIGION WERE YOU BROUGHT UP IN? -------------------------------------------- 878 1. PROTESTANT 392 2. CATHOLIC 27 3. JEWISH 28 4. OTHER 32 5. NONE 11 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0115 MARITAL STATUS MD=9 REF 0115 LOC 140 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 76 0 Q.61. WHAT IS YOUR MARITAL STATUS, ARE YOU NOW MARRIED, WIDOWED, DIVORCED, SEPARATED, OR HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MARRIED? -------------------------------------------------------- 895 1. MARRIED 92 2. WIDOWED 111 3. DIVORCED OR SEPARATED 268 4. NEVER MARRIED 1 9. DON'T KNOW/NO ANSWER 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0116 FAMILY INCOME MD=9 REF 0116 LOC 141 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 77 0 Q.62. 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? --------------------------------------------------------- 278 1. UNDER $12,500 434 2. OVER $12,500/UNDER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 273 3. UNDER $35,000/OVER $25,000, UNSPECIFIED 1 46 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL AND LOCAL SURVEYS, 1984 - (CONTINUED) - 209 4. BETWEEN $35,000 AND $50,000 107 5. OVER $50,000 65 9. REFUSED 0 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0117 MIND IF REPORTER CALLS NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0117 LOC 142 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 78 0 Q.63. WOULD YOU MIND IF A REPORTER CALLED YOU BACK TO DISCUSS SOME OF YOUR VIEWS FURTHER? ------------------------------------------------------ 667 1. NOT MIND, TALKATIVE 321 2. NOT MIND, NOT TALKATIVE 379 3. WOULD MIND 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.