Entry:

Ladd, Everett Carll, "The Reagan Phenomenon and Public Attitudes Toward Government," in The Reagan Presidency and the Governing of America, Lester M. Salamon and Michael S. Lund (eds.), Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press, 1984.


Abstract:

Reagan's 1980 election resulted from voters looking for a different approach to current Democratic programs, and as such does not seem to indicate a large partisan shift to the Republican party.

GSS Years:

1980

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1980; CBS/NYT 1980, 1982; ISI 1980; CBS 1980; NBC 1982; ABC 1982; LAT 1982; Roper 1982-83; Penn and Schoen 1982-4

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

NATSPAC

SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

NATHEAL

IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH

NATCITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES

NATCRIME

HALTING RISING CRIME RATE

NATDRUG

DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION

NATEDUC

IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM

NATRACE

IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS

NATARMS

"MILITARY

NATAID

FOREIGN AID

NATFARE

WELFARE

NATROAD

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

NATSOC

SOCIAL SECURITY

NATMASS

MASS TRANSPORTATION

NATPARK

PARKS AND RECREATION