Entry:

Ladd, Everett C., "NORC: Portrait of America - Part Two," Public Opinion, 3 (October/November, 1980), 22-35.


Abstract:

The article continues on the same line as the first in assessing American attitudes. (See Ladd, No. 1493)

GSS Years:

1972-80

Other Data Sets:

Yankelovich 1976; Harris 1974; Field 1977

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
NATSPAC

SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM

NATHEAL

IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH

NATCITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

NATCRIME

HALTING RISING CRIME RATE

NATEDUC

IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM

NATRACE

IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS

NATARMS

"MILITARY

NATAID

FOREIGN AID

NATFARE

WELFARE

CUTSPDR

CUT GOVT SPENDING--RS POSITION

CUTSPDFG

CUT GOVT SPENDING--GOVT POSITION

DEFSPDR

DEFENSE SPENDING--RS POSITION

DEFSPDFG

DEFENSE SPENDING--GOVT POSITION

EQWLTH

SHOULD GOVT REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES

ANOMIA7

OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN

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

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

RACPUSH

BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH

RACSEG

WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD

RACSCHOL

SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL

RACLIVE

ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

HLPMINR

HELP MINORITIES--RS POSITION

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

ANOMIA6

NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD

FAIR

PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

RACOPEN

VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW

GRASS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL

CAPPUN

FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER

OWNGUN

HAVE GUN IN HOME

GUNLAW

FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS

COURTS

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS

CONJUDGE

CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

HAPMAR

HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE

SATFAM

FAMILY LIFE

HELPFUL

PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

SATFIN

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

AGED

SHOULD AGED LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW