Entry:

Gaubatz, Kathlyn Taylor, Crime in the Public Mind. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1995.


Abstract:

Most Americans think that criminals should receive harsher penalties. Even though Americans are in a consensus, the individual reasons for this view vary from person to person.

GSS Years:

1972-1987

Other Data Sets:

Roper 1984; ABC 1982; Census 1980;

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

BUSING

ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING

CAPPUN

FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER

CAPPUN2

DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK

COLSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH

LIBSOC

ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COURTS

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS

COURTSY

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS-VERSION Y

FEAR

AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

FEPOLY

MEN OR WOMEN BETTER SUITED FOR POLITICS

GUNLAW

FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS

RACLIVE

ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD

RACDIN

OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER

RACHOME

OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER RECENTLY

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

RACSCHOL

SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL

TEENPILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DIVLAW

DIVORCE LAWS

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

BURGLR

HOME BROKEN INTO DURING THE LAST YEAR

ROBBRY

FORCEFULLY ROBBED DURING THE LAST YEAR

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

RELITEN

STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION

RELIG16

RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE