Entry:
Ladd, Everett Carll, "Weak Polling on Weak Families," The American Enterprise, 6 (July/August, 1995) 101-109.
Abstract:
Over the past two decades, American public opinion has become more liberal regarding premarital sex, more conservative on divorce, and has remained virtually unchanged on abortion, with most Americans favoring some restrictions on availability.
GSS Years:1972-1994
Other Data Sets:
CBS/NYT 1995; YCS 1992, 1994-1995; PSRA 1995; Kane, Parsons and Associates 1989; ABC/WP 1994; Gallup 1995; Hart/Teeter Research 1994
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| DIVNOKD1 |
CHILDLESS COUPLES STAY MARRIED EVEN WITH PROBLEMS |
| SINGLPAR |
SINGLE PARENTS CAN RAISE KIDS AS WELL AS TWO |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| DEGREE |
RS HIGHEST DEGREE |
| MARLEGIT |
THOSE WANTING KIDS SHOULD GET MARRIED |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |