Column Variable
1.) REGION: Region 2.) SIZEPLAC: Size of place 3.) SEX: From observation: sex 4.) UNIONSLF: Are you/or is anyone else in this household a member of a labor union? - Self a member. 5.) UNIONOTH: Are you/or is anyone else in this household a member of a labor union? - Other is a member. 6.) UNIONNO: Are you/or is anyone else in this household a member of a labor union?- No union member in household 7.) UNIONNSR: Are you/or is anyone else in this household a member of a labor union? - Not sure 8.) RECSSION: Do you think the country is in a recession or not? 9.) FTRRCSSN: A year from now, do you feel the country will be in a recession or not? 10.) STRGRCSN: IF COUNTRY GOES INTO RECESSION: Do you expect that the recession will be mild, moderate, severe? 11.) PRICES: By year end,do you think prices will be going up faster than now/or not be going up as fast as now? 12.) UNEMENT: By year end,do you think employmnt will be going up faster than now/not be going up as fast as now? 13.) DEPRESTN: Do you think the country is headed for a depression in 1980 or not? 14.) ECONPLY: Favor/Oppose Pres Carter's fed progrm of budget/hiring cut,price/wage increase,higher interest rates 15.) VCNTBUSN: Feel big business cooperates w/program of voluntary controls-great deal,only somewhat,hardly at all? 16.) VCNTLUNS: Feel big labor unions cooperate w/ program of voluntary controls - great deal,only somewhat,hardly? 17.) VCNTAMRN: Feel American people cooperate w/ program of voluntary controls - great deal,only somewhat,hardly? 18.) NWVLCTL: Favor/Oppose Pres Carter getting big business/labor union leadrs to agree on new voluntary controls? 19.) CHPRCCNT: Do you favor a new system of voluntary price/wage control/system of mandatory price & wage control? 20.) MNDTCTRL: Agree/Disagree,inflation down w/ mandatory controls on prices&wages/gets worse when control removed? 21.) CUTSOCS: Do you favor/oppose a cut in Social Security taxes accompanied by a reduction in certain benefits. 22.) BUSDEPRT: Favor/Oppose,business claiming investmnt depreciation made in new plants&othr expansion more quickly 23.) CTINDTAX: Would you favor/oppose a cut in the federal individual tax, which might be inflationary. 24.) RSNTXCT: Fed tax cut this/next yr by Congress will mainly be effort to stimulate economy/gain favor w/ voters 25.) RATEPRES: Rate the job President Carter is doing as president - excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor? 26.) CTRFPLCY: Rate President Carter on handling of foreign policy matters-excellent, pretty good, only fair, poor? 27.) CTRCONGR: Rate President Carter on handling of relations w/ Congress-excellent, pretty good, only fair,poor? 28.) CTRECON: How would you rate Pres Carter on handling of the economy-excellent, pretty good, only fair,or poor? 29.) CTRMDEST: Rate Pres Carter on working for peace settlement in Middle East-excellent,pretty good,only fair,poor 30.) CTRYOUNG: Rate Pres Carter accepting US Ambassador Andrew Youngs resignatn-excellnt,pretty good,only fair,poor 31.) CTRINFLT: Rate President Carter on his handling of inflation - excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor? 32.) CTRSTAFF: Rate Pres Carter on his cabinet and White House staff shake-up-excellent,pretty good,only fair,poor? 33.) CTRAINFL: Rate President Carter on his anti-inflation program - excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor? 34.) CTRENGRY: Rate President Carter on his handling of energy situation - excellent, pretty good, only fair,poor? 35.) CTRBTTRP: Rate Pres Carter on taking a trip on boat down Mississippi River-excellnt,pretty good,only fair,poor 36.) CTRSALT: Rate Pres Carter SALT arms agreement w/Russians limiting nuclear arms-excellnt,pretty good,fair,poor 37.) CTREGYPG: Rate President Carter on his new energy program - excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor? 38.) CTRCFDWH: Rate President Carter on inspiring confidence in White House-excellent,pretty good,only fair,poor? 39.) CTRIRAN: Rate Pres Carter on his approving sale of kerosene&arms to Iran-excellnt,pretty good,only fair,poor? 40.) OBJENGRY: Do you think President Carter will get a program going that will help solve energy problem or not? 41.) OBJINFLT: Do you think President Carter will be able to slow down the rate of inflation or not? 42.) OBJVLDOL: Think President Carter will be able to halt the decline of the value of the dollar abroad or not? 43.) OBJSALT: Do you think President Carter will get the SALT II treaty ratified by the U.S. Senate or not? 44.) OBJWBANK: Do you think President Carter will get Egypt and Israel to agree on settlement for West Bank or not? 45.) OBJCTGAS: Do you think President Carter will get people to cut back on their use of gasoline or not? 46.) OBJDPOIL: Pres Carter will get enough US made energy,so we are half as dependnt on foreign oil as now or not 47.) OBJCONFID: Think President Carter will restore a sense of confidence in him among American people or not? 48.) OBJNOMNT: Do you think President Carter will be able to win Democratic nomination for president again or not? 49.) OBJRELCT: Do you think President Carter will be able to win re-election in 1980 or not? 50.) OBJRECESS: Do you think President Carter will be able to avoid a severe recession in 1980 or not? 51.) VOTE1976: Did you vote in election for president in 1976 when Carter and Ford ran/didn't you get around to it? 52.) VOTEPRES: (VOTED IN 1976 ELECTION)Back in 1976, did you vote for Republican Gerald Ford/Democrat Jimmy Carter? 53.) PLPARTY: What do you usually consider yourself- a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? 54.) REGSTVT: Are you registered to vote? 55.) DMCTNOM: Of 1980 Democrat nominees,do you prefer Jimmy Carter,US Senator Edward Kennedy,Gov Jerry Brown of CA 56.) LEANTOVT: If you had to say right now, would you lean toward Carter, Kennedy, or Brown? 57.) CRTRKNDY: If Dem. nomination was between Pres. Jimmy Carter & US Senator Edward Kennedy,whom would you prefer? 58.) VT76LEAN: If you had to say right now, would you lean toward Carter or Kennedy? 59.) VTPRES80: If 1980 election was between Rep. Ronald Reagan/Dem. Jimmy Carter who would you vote for right now? 60.) INDPLNVT: If you had to say right now,would you lean toward Republican Reagon or toward Democrat Carter? 61.) RGNKNDY: If next yr election between Rep Ronald Reagon/Dem US Senator Edward Kennedy,who would you vote for? 62.) LEANRGKN: If you had to say, would you lean toward Reagan the Republican or toward Kennedy the Democrat? 63.) KNDYAMBT: Agree/Disagr,if Senator Kennedy ran as Dem nominee for Presidnt,it would be to satisfy his ambition? 64.) KNDYGDCT: Agree/Disagree,if Senator Kennedy ran as Dem Pres nominee,he would do it for good of the ocountry? 65.) KNDYARGT: Agree/Disagr,if Senator Kennedy ran as Dem Pres nominee,it's arrogance and need to challenge Carter? 66.) KNDYDEM: Agree/Disagr,if Senator Kennedy runs as Dem Pres nominee,it's to save Democrat from defeat w/Carter? 67.) RELGION: What is your religion? 68.) PWRCATH: Catholic Church has too much/about right amnt of power&wealth,considering number of Catholics in US? 69.) SCHTXCRT: Favor/Oppose federal gov giving fed tax benefits to parents sending children to Catholic school? 70.) FEDTAXCT: In general, would you favor or oppose a federal tax cut this yr? 71.) RELGVT: Feel most,some or hardly any Catholic voters put religion or qualifications first? 72.) VTCHPRES: If in 1980 a Catholic ran for presidnt would his religion make a lot,only some,hardly any difference 73.) VIEWCATH: Comp'd to 15 yrs ago,do you feel more positive/negative,have not changed your views about Catholics? 74.) INFLPOPE: Comp'd to 15yrs ago,feel Pope has more/less,same amount of influence/authority on non-relig matters? 75.) RELGCATH: Compared to 15 years ago,do you feel Catholics more/less religious,or not much different than then? 76.) BRTHCNTL: Feel strongly opposed,somewhat/not opposed at all to Catholic Church's opposition to birth control? 77.) DIVORCE: Do you feel strongly opposed,somewhat/not opposed at all to Catholic Church's opposition to divorce? 78.) ABORTION: Feel strongly opposed,somewhat/not opposed at all to Catholic Church's oppositn to abortion for all? 79.) PRSTMRRY: Feel strongly opposed,somewhat/not opposed at all to Catholic Church's not allowing priests to marry 80.) CONFESON: Feel strongly/somewhat opposed or not opposed at all to Catholic Church's practice of confession? 81.) GOVCTLBS: Favor/Oppose the federal government taking over and running most big business in this country? 82.) GOVTFEDAS: Favor/Oppose fed gov giving big business(if considerd essential)that are/almost broke,monetary help? 83.) JNTPLANG: Favor/Oppose fed gov letting big business join for planning,if made to operate in public interest? 84.) GVTOILCM: Favor/Oppose the federal government creating a government owned and operated oil corporation? 85.) GVTCTLOL: Favor/Oppose the federal government taking over and running most major oil companies in the U.S.? 86.) GVTOWNOL: Favor/Oppose fed gov oil Co.,owned&operatd by gov/on gov land to explore,refine,sell oil&naturl gas? 87.) GVTCHYLR: Favor/Oppose fed gov helping Chrysler,so they won't go out of business/be sold to foreign company? 88.) TXBNFTCH: Favor/Oppose fed gov passing measure giving Chrysler $500 mill a yr tax benefit,to help its business 92.) POLPRTY: Describe your own personal, political philosophy - conservative, middle-of-the-road, or liberal? 93.) RACE: Do you consider yourself white, black, Spanish-American, or what? 94.) INCOME: Which following income categories best describes your tot 1978 household income? Was it (read list)? 95.) I-SEX: From observation: sex (for use with online analysis) 96.) I-REGION: Region (recoded for use with online analysis) 97.) I-RELGION: What is your religion? (recoded for use with online analysis) 98.) I-AGE: How old are you? (If hesitant, read list) (recoded for use with online analysis) 99.) I-EDUCTION: EDUCTION: What was the last grade of school you completed? (recoded for use with online analysis) 100.) I-RACE: RACE:Consider yourself white, black,Spanish-American,or what?(recoded for use w/online analysis) 101.) I-INCOME: Which describes your tot 1978 househld income?Was it(read list)?(recoded for use w/online analysis)

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