Survey of Common Cause Members, 1981: [United States] (ICPSR 8632)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992 View help for published

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Jonathan W. Siegel

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08632.v1

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The purpose of this data collection was to explore the political, social, and personal factors that facilitate or hinder participation in a political group like Common Cause. Primarily designed to examine political participation and the role of voluntary associations, the study also was stimulated by the growing literature on the role of incentives and self-interest in organizational life and political participation. The three sections of the questionnaire focused on: (1) Common Cause, including the respondent's reasons for joining, participation in internal activities, knowledge of the group's position on important issues, and activities on behalf of the group, (2) the respondent's views on national issues and political institutions, and (3) respondent's social background (including education, income, ethnicity, employment, age, and sex) and participation in partisan and non-partisan activities besides Common Cause. These data permit a comparison of rank-and-file members of Common Cause with those identified as activists in the organization.

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Siegel, Jonathan W. Survey of Common Cause Members, 1981:  [United States]. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08632.v1

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Funding View help for Funding

National Science Foundation (SES-8105708)
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Time Period(s) View help for Time Period(s)

1981-10 -- 1982-01

Date of Collection View help for Date of Collection

1981-10 -- 1982-01

Data Collection Notes View help for Data Collection Notes

  1. While the data are in card image format, they do not contain a card number variable. Respondent's state and congressional district of residence, and variables providing detailed information regarding activity within Common Cause have been collapsed into three summary variables for reasons of confidentiality.

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Sample View help for Sample

Stratified random sample.

Universe View help for Universe

1. All Common Cause members listed on membership rolls. 2. Individuals identified as activists in Common Cause records.

Data Source View help for Data Source

mail surveys

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Original Release Date View help for Original Release Date

1989-01-10

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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:
  • Siegel, Jonathan W. SURVEY OF COMMON CAUSE MEMBERS, 1981: [UNITED STATES]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, Dept. of Political Science [producer], 1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1988. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08632.v1
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  • Curation and dissemination of this study is provided by the institutional members of ICPSR, and data is available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. To determine if you are at a member institution, check the list of ICPSR member institutions, or learn more about becoming a member.