Entry:
Davis, James A., "Did America Move Left, Right, or Nowhere in the 70s and 80s?" Paper presented at the Blalock Colloquium Series, University of Washington, Seattle, April 28, 1990.
Abstract:
Across a broad variety of social attitude measures, Americans did not move in a wholly conservative direction, but in a slightly liberal direction. Despite this general liberal trend, crime attitudes were consistently conservative and race relations became decidedly more liberal.
GSS Years:1972-1989
Other Data Sets:
Gallup 1972(3), 1974-80, 1982
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| NATSPAC |
SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATHEAL |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH |
| NATCITY |
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES |
| NATCRIME |
HALTING RISING CRIME RATE |
| NATDRUGZ |
REDUCING DRUG ADDICTION -- VERSION Z |
| NATEDUC |
IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM |
| NATRACE |
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATAID |
FOREIGN AID |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| FINALTER |
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |