Entry:

Walter, B. Oliver, "Response to Granberg," Public Opinion Quarterly, 48 (Winter, 1984), 811-814.


Abstract:

Denominational differences in political tolerance are substantial, and frequent religious service attenders are less tolerant than non-attenders. Intolerant individuals tend to be intolerant regardless of the object of concern. These relationships are strengthened by the discovery of a previous coding error. (See Beatty and Walter, No. 182 and Granberg, No. 1101??)

GSS Years:

1976, 1977, 1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

COLATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

DENOM

SPECIFIC DENOMINATION

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE