nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07107 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130526s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07107 MiAaI MiAaI Detroit Area Study, 1957 [electronic resource] Leader Survey Daniel Katz , Samuel Eldersveld , Leslie Kish 1992-02-16 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7107 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-26. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This study investigated political activities and attitudes of 77 Republican and 72 Democratic precinct leaders in Wayne County, Michigan. The interviews focused on county-, district-, and precinct-level organization and activities as well as on related perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of the party leadership toward the party structure at each level. Questions probed the respondents' living experiences before coming to Detroit, and their behavior regarding changes of residence since coming to Detroit. The use of phones within the home was also ascertained. Items assessing various influences on the respondents' political attitudes and behaviors were included in the interview. The respondents were asked to indicate the mass media on which they depended most heavily for political information, and how often politics was discussed in meetings with family, friends, neighbors, and other groups to which they belonged. The strength of the respondent's political party affiliation and perceptions of differences between the major parties on various issues were also explored. Questions were asked about the importance and frequency of voting, the respondent's knowledge of and involvement in local party politics, knowledge of precinct workers and the state party chairman, and general attitudes toward politics and political figures such as Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower. Also studied were the respondent's opinions regarding several controversial issues, including national health care, school integration, ending the selective service system, and monetary aid to countries that were not anti-communist. Background variables established the respondent's age, sex, race, educational level, marital status, occupation, social class, political affiliation, number of children, religious preference, and relationship to the head of the household. Demographic information was also collected on the respondent's father. More information about the Detroit Area Studies Project is available on this Web site. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07107.v1 party membership icpsr party delegates icpsr party leaders icpsr cities icpsr political affiliation icpsr political attitudes icpsr political awareness icpsr political behavior icpsr political campaigns icpsr political elites icpsr political leaders icpsr political participation icpsr political parties icpsr social networks icpsr congressional districts icpsr voting precincts icpsr counties icpsr information sources icpsr interpersonal communication icpsr local politics icpsr RCMD X. Political Participation ICPSR II.B. Community and Urban Studies, Detroit Area Studies RCMD XIII. Race and Ethnicity Katz, Daniel Eldersveld, Samuel Kish, Leslie Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7107 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07107.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07280 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130526s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07280 MiAaI MiAaI Detroit Area Study, 1957 [electronic resource] Party Leadership and Political Behavior and Intra-Class Correlation of Attitudes in Detroit Daniel Katz , Samuel Eldersveld , Leslie Kish 2010-06-23 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7280 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-26. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. The Detroit Area Study (DAS) is a face-to-face survey of adults in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. Information was collected on the political attitudes and behavior of 596 adults in the period during the fall of 1956 and early spring 1957. This collection was a combination of two separate studies: PARTY LEADERSHIP AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR by Daniel Katz and Samuel Eldersveld, and INTRA-CLASS CORRELATION OF ATTITUDES IN DETROIT by Leslie Kish. Of the 596 respondents, 149 were categorized as belonging to a leadership sample consisting of 77 Republicans and 72 Democratic precinct leaders. For data on the political activities and attitudes of party leaders, see the related collection, DETROIT AREA STUDY, 1957: LEADER SURVEY (ICPSR 7107) (ICPSR 07107). Items in this survey focused on perceptions, attitudes, and behavior of the adult public toward party structures and organizations at the county, district, and precinct levels. In order to assess the sources of influence on the respondents' political attitudes and behavior, they were asked about the mass media they depended on most heavily for political information, as well as the frequency with which politics was discussed in meetings of their families, friends, neighbors, and other groups to which they belonged. A series of questions asked for whom respondents had voted in the 1956 presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional races, as well as which presidential candidate their family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors voted for. Other questions elicited information about the respondents' knowledge of and involvement in local party politics and their knowledge of precinct workers and their state party chairman. Also explored were respondents' feelings about the importance of voting, their general attitudes toward politics and political figures such as Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower, their perception of the differences between the major parties on various issues, and their opinions on several controversial issues such as a national health care, school integration, ending the military draft, and monetary aid to countries that were not anti-communist. Additional items covered the use of telephones in respondents' homes, their living experiences before coming to Detroit, their handling of change of residences since coming to Detroit, and their feelings about their neighborhood. Demographic variables include the respondent's age, sex, race, education level, place of birth, marital status, number of children, religious preference, frequency of religious attendance, political party affiliation, voter registration status and participation history, employment status, occupation, labor union membership, perceived social class, relationship to the head of household, length of time at present residence, and length of residence in the Detroit area. Demographic information was collected on the nationality, occupation, and political party affiliation of the respondent's father. Information was also collected on the number and ages of household members, the number of household members employed, labor union membership in the household, household income, whether anyone in the household was employed by the government, and the occupation and employment status of the head of the household. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07280.v2 candidates icpsr gubernatorial elections icpsr health care icpsr information sources icpsr interpersonal communication icpsr local politics icpsr mass media icpsr party leaders icpsr party membership icpsr political affiliation icpsr political attitudes icpsr cities icpsr political awareness icpsr political behavior icpsr political campaigns icpsr political issues icpsr political participation icpsr political parties icpsr presidential campaigns icpsr presidential candidates icpsr presidential elections icpsr public opinion icpsr congressional districts icpsr racial integration icpsr Republican Party (USA) icpsr social networks icpsr Stevenson, Adlai icpsr vice-presidential candidates icpsr voter attitudes icpsr voting behavior icpsr voting precincts icpsr congressional elections icpsr counties icpsr Democratic Party (USA) icpsr Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961) icpsr Eisenhower, Dwight icpsr elections icpsr ICPSR II.B. Community and Urban Studies, Detroit Area Studies RCMD XIII. Race and Ethnicity RCMD X. Political Participation Katz, Daniel Eldersveld, Samuel Kish, Leslie Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7280 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07280.v2