Entry:

Davis, James A., "Are Surveys Any Good, And If So, For What?" in Perspectives on Attitude Assessment: Surveys and Their Alternatives, H. Wallace Sinaiko and Laurie A. Broedling (eds.), Champaign: Pendleton, 1976.

Abstract:

Surveys can provide valuable information and most criticisms of surveys are either silly or uninformed. There are, however, times when alternatives to surveys should be considered.

GSS Years:

1974

Other Data Sets:

SRC; Gallup

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:
Variable Name	Variable Label

CLASS	SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION
CLASSY	SUBJECTIVE SOCIAL CLASS-VERSION Y