Party Elites in the United States, 1976: Democratic National Convention Delegates (ICPSR 8207)

Version Date: Feb 9, 1996

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Principal Investigator(s):
John S. III Jackson; Robert A. Hitlin

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08207.v1

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Summary

This data collection was designed to provide information on the personal and political backgrounds, political attitudes, and relevant behavior of party leaders. Data are presented on delegates to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Questions focus on the "representativeness" of the party elites who were selected to go to the National Convention and also probe for the leaders' views on a number of important issues related to the "reform" era in the political party and for their opinions on what a national party is and should be. The representation of minorities and females in the process received particular attention as did a comparison of the views of the party professionals. Specific variables include characterization of the respondent's political beliefs on the liberal-conservative scale, length of time the respondent had been active in the Democratic party, and the respondent's positions on party unity, party loyalty, the Campaign Finance Law, the primary system, and directions the party might take in the future. In addition, data are provided on the respondent's views toward certain provisions of the party's Charter. Demographic characteristics are supplied as well.

Citation

Jackson, John S. III, and Hitlin, Robert A. Party Elites in the United States, 1976: Democratic National Convention Delegates. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1996-02-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08207.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1976

Date of Collection

1976-07 -- 1976-09

Data Collection Notes

  1. Certain variables have been recoded to protect the anonymity of respondents.

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Sample

A systematic random sampling design was employed. Official lists of the delegates from all 50 states were provided by the Democratic National Committee. Lists were entered at a random starting point and every third name selected.

Universe

All 985 official delegates to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

Data Source

self-enumerated forms

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Original Release Date

1988-01-06

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Jackson, John S. III, and Robert A. Hitlin. Party Elites in the United States, 1976: Democratic National Convention Delegates. ICPSR08207-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1987. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08207.v1
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