Entry:
Thomas, Kausar, "Tolerance of Nonconformity and Attitudes Toward Euthanasia and Abortion," Unpublished Master's thesis, University of Western Ontario, April, 1980.
Abstract:
Variation in the tolerance scale is explained through education, age, religiosity, region and rural/urban background. Euthanasia and abortion attitudes are related to this scale with religiosity and race being most important to the first issue and education, income, age, and religiosity being most important to the latter.
GSS Years:1972-77
Other Data Sets:
Canadian Gallup; NFS 1965; Gallup Canadian Family Growth Survey
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| SATHEALT |
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL CONDITION |
| SUICIDE1 |
SUICIDE IF INCURABLE DISEASE |
| SUICIDE2 |
SUICIDE IF BANKRUPT |
| SUICIDE3 |
SUICIDE IF DISHONORED FAMILY |
| SUICIDE4 |
SUICIDE IF TIRED OF LIVING |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| LIBATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| SPKSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK |
| LIBSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| COLSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| LIBMIL |
ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| COLMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH |
| SPKHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK |
| LIBHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| COLHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH |
| LETDIE1 |
ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE |
| LETDIE2 |
LET PATIENTS DIE IF DOCTORS AGREE |