National Women's Study, 1975 (ICPSR 7532)
Principal Investigator(s): Market Opinion Research
Summary: This survey of American women was based on interviews from a geographically stratified probability sample of 1,522 adult women. The interviews were made in August and September 1975. Approximately 278 variables are contained in this dataset. The study focused on women's attitudes and opinions toward their current activities, patterns of life, and their views about the future. Comprehensive questions were asked about the work patterns of women, leisure activities, and mass media use. Other q... (more info)
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Market Opinion Research. National Women's Study, 1975. ICPSR07532-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-07-21. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07532.v2
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07532.v2
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Scope of Study
Summary: This survey of American women was based on interviews from a geographically stratified probability sample of 1,522 adult women. The interviews were made in August and September 1975. Approximately 278 variables are contained in this dataset. The study focused on women's attitudes and opinions toward their current activities, patterns of life, and their views about the future. Comprehensive questions were asked about the work patterns of women, leisure activities, and mass media use. Other questions dealing with women's rights issues, such as day care centers, ERA, and divorce were also included. A full range of demographic information was also obtained.
Subject Terms: children, day care centers, divorce, Equal Rights Amendment, family, gender roles, mass media, occupations, sexual attitudes, women
Geographic Coverage: United States
Time Period:
- 1975
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Original ICPSR Release: 1984-06-20
Version History:
- 2009-07-21 SAS and Stata setups have been added to this data collection.
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