Attitudes Toward Women and Work, 1978 (ICPSR 22860)

Published: May 19, 2009

Principal Investigator(s):
Joan Huber, Ohio State University

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22860.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This study, which was conducted in 1978, involved interviews with a national sample of 2,002 individuals, including both members of 682 married couples. Respondents were asked what they thought about women working, how this might impact family life, as well as other issues affecting the nation. Specific questions covered female employment history, job responsibilities, childcare, income, labor union participation, decision-making in the family, household responsibilities, divorce, abortion, spousal abuse, sexual harassment in the workplace, and expectations about the consequences of passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Demographic variables include age, sex, religious preference, racial status, marital status, and income.

Citation

Huber, Joan. Attitudes Toward Women and Work, 1978. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-05-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22860.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation (7682025)

Subject Terms

abortion attitudes child care divorce domestic responsibilities employment status Equal Rights Amendment income sexual harassment spouse abuse welfare services womens rights working women workplace environment

Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1978-11 -- 1978-12

Date of Collection

1978-11 -- 1978-12

Data Collection Notes

The responses for unmarried individuals are not included in this data collection.

Methodology

Sample

The sampling involved a two stage design for random-digit dialing. Please see the study documentation for further information.

Universe

Adults aged 18-65 living in households with telephones in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

Data Type(s)

survey data

Mode of Data Collection

telephone interview

Response Rates

Of the 2,462 eligible persons, the investigators conducted interviews with 2,002 individuals (81.3 percent). Please see the study documentation for further information.

Version(s)

Original Release Date

2009-05-19

Version Date

2009-05-19

Version History

2009-05-19 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR 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, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

Performed consistency checks.
Created variable labels and/or value labels.
Created online analysis version with question text.
Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.

This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.