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Description & Citation--Study No. 7355

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:7355
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07355
 
Title:American National Election Study, 1974
 
Principal Investigator(s):Warren Miller
 
  Arthur Miller et al.
 
Series:American National Election Study (ANES) Series
 
Funding Agency:National Science Foundation.
 
Grant Number:SOC 75-02704
 
Bibliographic Citation:Miller, Warren, Arthur Miller, et al. AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY, 1974 [Computer file]. Conducted by University of Michigan, Center for Political Studies. 2nd ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2000. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07355
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This study is part of a time-series collection of national surveys fielded continuously since 1952. The election studies are designed to present data on Americans' social backgrounds, enduring political predispositions, social and political values, perceptions and evaluations of groups and candidates, opinions on questions of public policy, and participation in political life. Content areas covered include TV and newspaper use patterns, respondents' perceptions of issues raised in the media, and the importance of current political issues and personalities, including Watergate and the Nixon resignation and pardon.
 
Subject Term(s):candidates, congressional elections, economic conditions, domestic policy, Ford, Gerald, foreign policy, government performance, media influence, media use, national elections, Nixon Administration (1969-1974), Nixon pardon, Nixon, Richard, political affiliation, political attitudes, political campaigns, political corruption, political efficacy, political elites, political issues, political participation, presidential pardons, public approval, public opinion, public policy, resignation from office, social networks, social values, sources of information, special interest groups, trust in government, voter expectations, voter history, voting behavior, Watergate affair
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Date(s) of Collection:November 1974 - January 1975
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) The SAS transport file was created using the SAS CPORT procedure. (2) The data collection instrument is 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

Data Source:personal interviews and self-enumerated questionnaires
 

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:1984-06-19
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2000-03-21.
 
  2000-03-21 - The data for this study are now available in SAS transport and SPSS export formats in addition to the ASCII data file. Variables in the dataset have been renumbered to the following format: 2-digit (or 2-character) year prefix + 4 digits + [optional] 1-character suffix. Dataset ID and version variables and a PDF data collection instrument also have been added.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: American National Election Study, 1974