ICPSR Metadata record for China Study, 1964 ICPSR ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/). China Study, 1964 Survey Research Center Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR 1992-02-16 7251 doi://10.3886/ICPSR07251.v1
This study aimed to ascertain whether the American public was aware of or interested in issues relating to China and Southeast Asia and the degree to which public attitudes were in accord with official policy. Questions probing attitudes toward economic issues were also included, focusing especially on the financial situation of the family unit, the national economic situation, taxes, and unemployment. Demographic data include age, sex, marital status, number of children, level of education, occupation, and income.
 UniverseScheme07251 ICPSR.XIV.C.1 IDRC.I IDRC.II IDRC.III IDRC.VII elections foreign policy national economy personal finances political attitudes political awareness political interest public opinion taxes unemployment China (Peoples Republic), Global, Southeast Asia, United States 1964 1964 survey data All families living in dwellings in the coterminous United States, exclusive of those on military reservations or group quarters such as rooming houses or institutions. Stratified representative sampling. The entire sampling area was divided into 74 strata. A metropolitan area was then chosen from each stratum by a controlled selection procedure ensuring representation of that stratum. Within each selection, cities, towns, suburban areas, and dwelling units were chosen for the sample. Eligible respondents were family heads and their wives personal interviews 1964-05 1964-06

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