Attitudes of Cubans, 1960: Detailed Description

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Institute for International Social Research. Attitudes of Cubans, 1960. ICPSR07057-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-05-21. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07057.v2

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Description & Citation--Study No. 7057

Bibliographic Description
Scope of Study
Methodology
Access and Availability

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

07057

Title:

Attitudes of Cubans, 1960

Principal Investigator(s):

Institute for International Social Research

Bibliographic Citation:

Scope of Study

Summary:

Conducted in Cuba in 1960, this study explored the personal situation of the respondents and their life satisfaction, as well as their expectations and worries about the future. In addition, the positive and negative aspects of life in Cuba were probed through questions focusing on the economic and political situation, social, religious, and work-related issues, and international affairs. The respondents were also asked to voice their hopes and fears for Cuba's future. Demographic data include age, sex, marital status, and occupation.

Subject Terms:

attitudes, expectations, life satisfaction, quality of life, social change

Geographic Coverage:

Cuba, Global

Time Period:

1960

Date of Collection:

1960

Universe:

Population of Cuba.

Data Types:

survey data

Methodology

Data Source:

personal interviews

Extent of Processing:

All archived data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. The archive also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, the archive performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

Created variable labels and/or value labels.

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1984-05-10

Version History:

2009-05-21 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection.