Entry:

Taylor, D. Garth, "The Diffusion and Change of Public Attitudes Toward Some Social Issues in Recent American History," Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago, 1977.


Abstract:

Court decisions and attitude change over the last several decades marks the expansion of the concept of citizens' rights.

GSS Years:

1972-76

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1936-76 (33+); NORC 1942-74 (8); SRC 1956-70 (6)

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

UNEMP

EVER UNEMPLOYED IN LAST TEN YRS

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

NATFARE

WELFARE

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

CHLDIDEL

IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

FEWORK

SHOULD WOMEN WORK

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

COURTS

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS

CONJUDGE

CONFID. IN UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

FEPRES

VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT

RACFEW

CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITH OPPOSITE RACE

RACHAF

CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HALF OPPOSITE RACE

RACMOST

CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MOSTLY OPPOSITE RACE

SATFIN

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION

RACSCHOL

SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL

RACDIN

OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER

RACSEG

WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD

RACMAR

FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE

RACPUSH

BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH

BUSING

ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING

RACPRES

WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT

RACOPEN

VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

ABPOOR

LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN

ABDEFECT

STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT

ABHLTH

WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

ABRAPE

PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE

ABSINGLE

NOT MARRIED

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

GOVAID

"EVER RECEIVE WELFARE

EVWORK

EVER WORK AS LONG AS ONE YEAR

UNION

DOES R OR SPOUSE BELONG TO UNION

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

SIZE

SIZE OF PLACE IN 1000S

RACLIVE

ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD

RACCLOS

ANY OPP. RACE LIVING CLOSE TO R

RACDIS

HOW FAR ARE CLOSEST OPP. RACE

INCOME72

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME