Entry:
Ladd, Everett Carll, "A Party Primer," Public Opinion, 6 (October/November, 1983), 20-41.
Abstract:
The GOP tends to be more popular among those who came of age before the 1930s or after the mid-1970s, yet the Democrats still retain an edge in most social groups. Party leaders are sharply split on issues, but differences on many social issues are greater within than between the Democratic and Republican parties.
GSS Years:1980, 1982, 1983
Other Data Sets:
ABC/WP 1982, 1983 (8); CBS/NYT 1980, 1982; ABC 1980 (2), 1982; Harris 1982 (2) 1983 (4); Gallup 1982 (4), 1983 (7); Roper 1982 (2), 1983; LAT 1982, 1983 (4); Penn and Schoen 1982, 1983 (4)
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| DRINK |
EVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? |
| SMOKE |
DOES R SMOKE |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| UNION |
DOES R OR SPOUSE BELONG TO UNION |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| HELPNOT |
SHOULD GOVT DO MORE OR LESS? |
| HELPPOOR |
SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING? |
| HELPSICK |
SHOULD GOVT HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE? |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| FAIR |
PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE |
| HELPFUL |
PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES |
| COURTS |
COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS |
| TAX |
RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| USUN |
REMAIN IN U.N. OR PULL OUT |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| GETAHEAD |
OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |