Entry:

Ebaugh, Helen Rose Fuchs and Haney, C. Allen, "Abortion Attitudes in the United States: Continuities and Discontinuities," in Perspectives on Abortion, Paul Sachdev (ed.). Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1985.


Abstract:

Americans did not become more conservative in the 1970s. Crime control did promote conservatism, but attitudes on civil liberties and personal morality liberalized.

GSS Years:

1972-1978, 1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

NATHEAL

IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH

NATCITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES

NATRACE

IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

NATFARE

WELFARE