Current Population Survey: Voter Supplement File, 1972

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary: This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force infomation for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Supplemental data on voter registration status, as well as detailed data on respondets' voting behavior in the November 7, 1972 general election is included. Information on demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, martial status, veteran status, educati... (more info)

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY: VOTER SUPPLEMENT FILE, 1972. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1992. doi:10.3886/ICPSR00060.v1

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Summary: This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force infomation for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Supplemental data on voter registration status, as well as detailed data on respondets' voting behavior in the November 7, 1972 general election is included. Information on demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, martial status, veteran status, educational attainment, and household relationship, is available for each respondent.

Subject Terms: census data, demographic characteristics, employment, Hispanic origins, households, labor force, national elections, population characteristics, population estimates, unemployment, voter attitudes, voter registration, voters, voting behavior

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period:

1972-11

Date of Collection:

1972-11

Universe: Persons in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States including members of the armed forces living in civilian housing units in November 1972.

Data Types: survey data

Data Collection Notes:

(1) The data map is provided as an ASCII text file. (2) This file contains a weight, which must be used in any analysis.

Sample: A national probability sample was used in selecting housing units.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Original ICPSR Release: 1984-06-19

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2002

Uggen, Christopher, Manza, Jeff . Democratic contraction? Political consequences of felon disfranchisement in the United States. American Sociological Review. 67, (6), 777-803.

2001

Brians, Craig Leonard, Grofman, Bernard . Election day registration's effect on U.S. voter turnout. Social Science Quarterly. 82, (1), 170-183.

2001

Manza, Jeff, Uggen, Christopher, Britton, Marcus . The Truly Disenfranchised: Felon Voting Rights and American Politics. Evanston, IL: Institute for Policy Research.

2001

Turner, M. Jean, Shields, Todd G., Sharp, Darinda . Changes and continuities in the determinants of older adults' voter turnout, 1952-1996. Gerontologist. 41, (6), 805-818.

1995

Mitchell, Glenn E., Wlezien, Christopher . The impact of legal constraints on voter registration, turnout, and the composition of the American electorate. Political Behavior. 17, (2), 179-202.

1992

Leighley, Jan E., Nagler, Jonathan . Socioeconomic class bias in turnout, 1964-1988: The voters remain the same. American Political Science Review. 86, (3), 725-736.

1991

Nagler, Jonathan . The effect of registration laws and education on U.S. voter turnout. American Political Science Review. 85, (4), 1393-1405.

1988

Duncan, Otis Dudley, Stenbeck, Magnus . Panels and cohorts: Design and model in the study of voting turnout. Sociological Methodology. 18, 1-35.

1987

Sharrard, George Patrick . The Motivation of Non-Voters in American Presidential Elections. Dissertation, New York University.

1984

(author unknown) . Voting and Registration Highlights from the Current Population Survey: 1964 to 1980. Current Population Reports: P-23, Special Studies. 131, Washington, DC: United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.