Entry:

Rankin, David M., "National Identity, Economic Regionalism, and Immigration Attitudes in Sweden and the U.S., " Paper presented to the American Political Science Association, Boston, September, 1998.


Abstract:

More liberal conceptions of national identity and economic regionalism are positively correlated with permissive attitudes and perceptions towards immigration.

GSS Years:

1995-96

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1995-96

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
LETIN

INCREASE OR DECREASE IMMIGRANTS TO US

IMMCRIME

IMMIGRANTS INCREASE CRIME RATES

IMMAMECO

IMMIGRANTS GOOD FOR AMERICA

IMMJOBS

IMMIGRANTS TAKE JOBS AWAY

IMMIDEAS

IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA MORE OPEN

AMLIVED

HOW IMPORTANT TO HAVE LIVED IN AMERICA FOR LIFE

AMENGLSH

HOW IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH

AMCIT

HOW IMPORTANT TO HAVE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP

AMBORNIN

HOW IMPORTANT TO HAVE BEEN BORN IN AMERICA

AMFEEL

HOW IMPORTANT TO FEEL AMERICAN

AMCHRSTN

HOW IMPORTANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN

AMOWNWAY

AMERICA SHOULD FOLLOW ITS OWN INTERESTS

FORLAND

FOREIGNERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY LAND

AMCULT

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BECOME FULLY AMERICAN

AMTV

TV SHOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO AMERICAN FILMS

IMPORTS

AMERICA SHOULD LIMIT THE IMPORT

IFWRONG

AGREE PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT THEIR COUNTRY

AMCITIZN

AGREE I WOULD RATHER BE A CITIZEN OF AMERICA

MOVEUSA

WILLING TO MOVE OUTSIDE AMERICA

AMBETTER

AGREE AMERICA IS A BETTER COUNTRY

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

NAFTA1

HOW MUCH HEARD OR READ ABOUT NAFTA?

NAFTA2

AMERICA BENEFITS FROM BEING A MEMBER OF NAFTA?

POLVIEWY

LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE-VERSION Y

RYRSFIRM

Variable Label could not be found

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION