Experiments in question wording, form and context in attitude surveys 1971-1980 / principal investigators, Howard Schuman and Stanley Presser.

Author
Schuman, Howard [Browse]
Format
Data file
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ICPSR Release.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992.
Description
Extent of collection: 32 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + OSIRIS dictionaries + data collection instrument.

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Restrictions note
Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
Summary note
Data from over 200 experiments conducted in 34 different surveys are supplied in this collection. The experiments were designed to evaluate systematically the effects of question form, wording, and context. Experimental questions were constructed to explore the following topics: open vs. closed questions, ''don't know'' responses, response order, unbalanced questions vs. balancing attempts, agree-disagree items, attitude strength, attitude crystallization, tone of wording, question content, and question order.
Notes
  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on February 28, 2006).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 32 data files + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + OSIRIS dictionaries + data collection instrument.
Time and place of event
  • Date(s) of collection: 1974-1981.
  • Time period: 1971-1980.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
Funding information
  • Funding agency: National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Mental Health.
  • Grant number: Soc76-15040, Soc78-04021, and MH-24266.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • Data format: OSIRIS.
  • Extent of processing: FREQ. PR/ UNDOCCHK. PR.
Methodology note
  • Data source: Parts 1-22, 24, 26-30: Survey Research Center surveys, Part 23: University of Michigan surveys, Part 25: National Opinion Research Center surveys, Parts 31, 32: Detroit Area Study surveys.
  • Sample: parts 1-22, 24, 26-32: Households selected using multistage area probability sampling, respondents randomly selected from each sampled household. Part 23: Systematic random sampling. Part 25: Block quota sampling in 1974, full probability sampling in 1978 and 1980.
  • Universe: parts 1-22, 24-30: Noninstitutionalized population 18 years and over living in households in the 48 coterminous United States. Part 23: students at the University of Michigan listed in the student directory. Parts 31, 32: Adults aged 21 and over residing in dwelling units located within the Detroit Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cite as
Schuman, Howard, and Stanley Presser. EXPERIMENTS IN QUESTION WORDING, FORM AND CONTEXT IN ATTITUDE SURVEYS, 1971-1980 [Computer file]. ICPSR07940-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Survey Research Center [producer], 1980. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-03-17.
OCLC
175313113
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