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Description & Citation--Study No. 9954

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:9954
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09954
 
Title:National Black Election Panel Study, 1984 and 1988
 
Principal Investigator(s):James S. Jackson, University of Michigan. Research Center for Group Dynamics
 
Series:National Black Election Study Series
 
Funding Agency:Carnegie Corporation
 
  Ford Foundation
 
  Rockefeller Foundation
 
Grant Number:845-0194 and 840-0462 (1984)
 
  B5042 (1988)
 
Bibliographic Citation:Jackson, James S. National Black Election Panel Study, 1984 and 1988 [Computer file]. ICPSR09954-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09954
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This survey focuses on the attitudes and political preferences of the Black electorate during the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections. Questions regarding party identification, political interest, and preferences and choices for president were asked. In addition, respondents were asked about their feelings concerning Jesse Jackson's campaigns for the presidency in 1984 and 1988 and the effect his campaigns had on the elections. Information on race and gender issues, economic matters, quality of life, government spending, political participation, and religion and church politics is also included. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, education, marital status, income, and occupation and industry.
 
Subject Term(s):African Americans, economic conditions, gender issues, government spending, Jesse Jackson, minority voters, political affiliation, political attitudes, political interest, political issues, political participation, presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, presidential elections, public opinion, quality of life, racial attitudes, religious beliefs, voter attitudes, voting behavior, voter preferences
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:1984; 1988
 
Universe:All Black households in the United States with telephones.
 
Data Type:survey data
 

Methodology

Sample:Random-digit dialing. More information about the sampling methodology is contained in the article "Telephone Sample Designs for the U.S. Black Household Population," by Kathryn M. Inglis et al., which is provided within the study documentation.
 
Data Source:personal 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:1993-10-11
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2002-06-19.
 
  2002-06-19 - The codebook has been revised to correct errors. The text for variables 3236-3261 and variables 4048-4101 had been shifted.
 
  1998-01-12 - The codebook has been converted to a PDF file, and minor changes were made to the SAS and SPSS data definition statements.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: National Black Election Panel Study, 1984 and 1988
 

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