Public Attitudes Toward Deviant Behavior, 1972: Iowa, New Jersey, and Oregon (ICPSR 8480) Version Date: Feb 16, 1992 View help for published Cite this Study | Share this study Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn × Citation Tittle, Charles R. Public Attitudes Toward Deviant Behavior, 1972: Iowa, New Jersey, and Oregon. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08480.v1 Export Citation: RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.) EndNote Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Charles R. Tittle https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08480.v1 Version V1 Analyze Online Slide tabs to view more At A Glance Data & Documentation Variables Publications Export Metadata Staff Project Description Summary View help for Summary The specific purpose of this study was to gather data concerning individuals' perceptions of the likelihood of being caught and punished for committing various minor offenses. However, this study also provides data on several other topics ranging from the respondent's opinion on the importance of following social norms to self-reports of deviant behavior. Citation View help for Citation Tittle, Charles R. Public Attitudes Toward Deviant Behavior, 1972: Iowa, New Jersey, and Oregon. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08480.v1 Export Citation: RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.) EndNote Funding View help for Funding National Science Foundation (GS-31744) Subject Terms View help for Subject Terms conformity crime human behavior law enforcement social attitudes Geographic Coverage View help for Geographic Coverage Oregon Iowa United States New Jersey Scope of Project Date of Collection View help for Date of Collection 1972 Data Collection Notes View help for Data Collection Notes Cards 1, 2, 3, and 7, contained more data than were documented in the codebook. These additional variables were recoded to zeros. PART Methodology Sample View help for Sample Samples of the population aged 15 and over in New Jersey, Iowa, and Oregon were drawn by using area probability techniques to identify households. Individual respondents within identified households were then randomly selected for interviews and two callbacks were used to maximize the possibility of including those specific individuals. Universe View help for Universe Individuals aged 15 and over from New Jersey, Iowa, and Oregon. Data Source View help for Data Source personal interviews Data Type(s) View help for Data Type(s) survey data Version(s) Original Release Date View help for Original Release Date 1986-08-18 Version History View help for 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: Tittle, Charles R. PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, 1972: IOWA, NEW JERSEY, AND OREGON. Boca Raton, FL: Florida Atlantic University, Institute of Behavioral Research [producer], 1973. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08480.v1 Notes Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.