Entry:

Ladd, Everett Carll, The American Polity: The People and Their Government, New York: W. W. Norton, 1985.


Abstract:

This is a college textbook on American government.

GSS Years:

1973-1978, 1980, 1982-1984

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1940, 1946, 1958-1983; Census 1922-1984 ABC/WP 1981-1983; LAT 1983-1984; CPS 1958-1982; CBS/NYT 1981-1984, Harris 1966-1978, 1980-1982; CBS News 1980; OECD

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
NATEDUC

IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

RACSCHOL

SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

MOBILE16

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY SINCE AGE 16

NATARMS

"MILITARY

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

NATFARE

WELFARE

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

RACOPEN

VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW

GETAHEAD

OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD

BUSING

ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING

HELPPOOR

SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING?

USINTL

TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS