Entry:

Halebsky, Sandor and Okraku, Ishmael I., "Abortion Attitude Types and Potential Support for the Political Right," Paper presented to the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Toronto, 1981.


Abstract:

The absence of uniformity and of notable differences on political behavior sensitive areas, such as SES, political attitudes, measures of alienation, and response to societal change among abortion attitude populations suggests that the abortion issue would be of little utility as a means of securing support for broadly focused right-wing movements.

GSS Years:

1976-77

Other Data Sets:

QES 1977

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

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

XNORCSIZ

EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE

PRES76

VOTE FOR CARTER OR FORD

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

UNION

DOES R OR SPOUSE BELONG TO UNION

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

TAX

RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX

NATHEAL

IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH

NATARMS

"MILITARY

NATFARE

WELFARE

GUNLAW

FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS

COURTS

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS

ERA

DOES R FAVOR OR OPPOSE ERA?

CONARMY

CONFIDENCE IN MILITARY

CONLEGIS

CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS

CONFED

CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT

CONJUDGE

CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

SATFIN

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION

FINALTER

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION

FINRELA

OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME

ANOMIA7

OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN

FAIR

PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

ANOMIA8

DONT KNOW WHOM TO TRUST

SATFRND

FRIENDSHIPS

SATCITY

CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN

ANOMIA3

NO RIGHT & WRONG WAYS TO MAKE MONEY

ANOMIA1

"NEXT TO HEALTH

CONSCI

CONFIDENCE IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

GRASS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL

ANOMIA4

LIVE ONLY FOR TODAY

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

SOCREL

SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES

SOCOMMUN

SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

WRKSLF

R SELF-EMP OR WORKS FOR SOMEBODY

CHLDIDEL

IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN

DIVLAW

DIVORCE LAWS

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEWORKIF

MARRIED WOMEN WORK IF JOBS LIMITED

PILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION

TEENPILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LETDIE1

ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE

SUICIDE1

SUICIDE IF INCURABLE DISEASE

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

RELITEN

STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES