Current Population Survey: Voter Supplement File, 1978 (ICPSR 7876)
Version Date: Feb 16, 1992 View help for published
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United States. Bureau of the Census
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07876.v1
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This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force data for the week prior to the survey. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Individual-level data were gathered from a national sample of over 162,000 eligible voters in November 1978. Included is information on household composition and type of residence, occupational and demographic details, and voting behavior in the November 1978 general election. Information on demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, and Hispanic origin, is available for each respondent.
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(1) All records contain weights, which must be used in any analysis. (2) The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.
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A national probability sample was used in selecting housing units.
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Persons in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States including members of the armed forces living in civilian housing units in November 1978.
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personal interviews
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1984-06-19
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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:
- United States. Bureau of the Census. CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY: VOTER SUPPLEMENT FILE, 1978. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: United States. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1979. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07876.v1
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