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Description & Citation--Study No. 2018

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:2018
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02018
 
Title:National Black Politics Study, 1993
 
Principal Investigator(s):Michael Dawson, University of Chicago
 
  Ronald Brown, Wayne State University
 
  James S. Jackson, University of Michigan
 
Bibliographic Citation:Dawson, Michael, Ronald Brown, and James S. Jackson. National Black Politics Study, 1993 [Computer file]. ICPSR02018-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-12-03. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02018
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This study was designed to provide information on attitudes and opinions regarding a number of issues of importance to Black Americans. Topics included the performance of President Bill Clinton, the economic condition of Black Americans, and what respondents thought ought to be done to improve the condition of Black people. Questions regarding Black women and their role in the Black community were also asked. In addition, the role and extent of religion in Black politics was investigated. Respondents also provided information about their political self-identification and their community and political involvement, as well as their feelings toward various political leaders, political groups, and national policies. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, education, marital status, income, and occupation and industry.
 
Subject Term(s):African Americans, Clinton, Bill, communities, community participation, economic conditions, ethnicity, political behavior, political interest, political issues, presidential performance, public opinion, religion
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:1993
 
Date(s) of Collection:December 4, 1993 - February 13, 1994
 
Universe:All Black households in the United States with telephones.
 
Data Type:survey data
 

Methodology

Sample:Multiple frame, random-digit probability sample. The first frame was composed of a national random-digit-dial sample using an equal probability of selection methodology. The second frame was randomly selected from a list of households located in census blocks with 50 percent or more Black households.
 
Data Source:telephone interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1998-08-28
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2008-12-03.
 
  2008-12-03 - Stata setup and ready-to-go files have been added and the study has been made available for online analysis. The questionnaire was separated from the codebook into a separate document. Value labels for A5, C2, C3, D6A through D7D, K1 through K4, J12 and J22 have been corrected to include all values. SAS and Stata supplemental syntax files, a SAS transport (CPORT) file, an SPSS system file, and a Stata system file were added to this data collection.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: National Black Politics Study, 1993
 

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