Entry:

Jelen, Ted G., "Religion and Realignment: 1972-1993," Paper presented for the Social Science History Association, Chicago, November, 1995.


Abstract:

: Socially conservative Protestants are more likely to be Republicans than liberal Protestants are. Catholics belong to a party regardless of their social views.

GSS Years:

1972-1993

Other Data Sets:

Congregational Survey 1989

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

BIBLE1

DESCRIBE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE

RELEXPER

TURNING POINT IN LIFE FOR RELIGION

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

FEHELP

WIFE SHOULD HELP HUSBANDS CAREER FIRST

FEFAM

"BETTER FOR MAN TO WORK

FECHLD

MOTHER WORKING DOESNT HURT CHILDREN

FEPRESCH

PRESCHOOL KIDS SUFFER IF MOTHER WORKS

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

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

PRAYER

BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS