Entry:

Eismeier, Theodore J., "Public Preferences About Government Spending: Partisan, Social, and Attitudinal Sources of Policy Differences," Political Behavior, 4 (1982), 133-145.


Abstract:

Discriminant analysis is used to analyze government spending preference. Two factors emerge, one measuring support for spending and the second measuring support for change. Partisan and socioeconomic differences vary substantially across policy domains.

GSS Years:

1980

Other Data Sets:

CBS/NYT 1981

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
TAX

RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX

INCOME77

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

CONJUDGE

CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

CONLEGIS

CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS

CONFED

CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT

FINALTER

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION