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Description & Citation--Study No. 2018

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:2018
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02018
 
Title:National Black Politics Study, 1993
 
Principal Investigator(s):Michael Dawson
 
  Ronald Brown
 
  James S. Jackson
 
Bibliographic Citation:Dawson, Michael, Ronald Brown, and James S. Jackson. NATIONAL BLACK POLITICS STUDY, 1993 [Computer file]. ICPSR02018-v1. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago/Detroit, MI: Wayne State University/Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, [producers], 1994. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02018
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This study was designed to provide information on attitudes and opinions regarding a number of issues of importance to Black Americans. Topics included the performance of President Bill Clinton, the economic condition of Black Americans, and what respondents thought ought to be done to improve the condition of Black people. Questions regarding Black women and their role in the Black community were also asked. In addition, the role and extent of religion in Black politics was investigated. Respondents also provided information about their political self-identification and their community and political involvement, as well as their feelings toward various political leaders, political groups, and national policies. Demographic information on respondents includes sex, age, education, marital status, income, and occupation and industry.
 
Subject Term(s):African Americans, Clinton, Bill, communities, community participation, economic conditions, ethnicity, political behavior, political interest, political issues, presidential performance, public opinion, religion
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:1993
 
Date(s) of Collection:December 4, 1993 - February 13, 1994
 
Universe:All Black households in the United States with telephones.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:The codebook and data collection instrument are provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.
 

Methodology

Sample:Multiple frame, random-digit probability sample. The first frame was composed of a national random-digit-dial sample using an equal probability of selection methodology. The second frame was randomly selected from a list of households located in census blocks with 50 percent or more Black households.
 
Data Source:telephone interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1998-08-28
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: National Black Politics Study, 1993
 

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