Description & Citation--Study No. 9288

Bibliographic Description
Scope of Study
Methodology
Access and Availability

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:

9288

Persistent URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09288

Title:

Three-Generation National Survey of Black American Families, 1979-1981

Principal Investigator(s):

James S. Jackson

M. Belinda Tucker

Funding Agency:

National Institute of Mental Health. Center for Study of Minority Group Mental Health.

Bibliographic Citation:

Jackson, James S., and M. Belinda Tucker. THREE-GENERATION NATIONAL SURVEY OF BLACK AMERICAN FAMILIES, 1979-1981 [Computer file]. ICPSR09288-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, Survey Research Center [producer], 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997.

Scope of Study

Summary:

This dataset was created by merging information collected from three questionnaires that form part of the NATIONAL SURVEY OF BLACK AMERICANS, 1979-1980 (ICPSR 8512) (NSBA). The three questionnaires were (1) the original cross-sectional survey questionnaire, (2) the reinterview questionnaire, and (3) the family members questionnaire. All three were administered from 1979-1981. The unit of analysis in this dataset is three generations of a family, or a ''triad.'' Each unit or record has identical variables for the three individuals making up a triad (i.e., a grandparent, parent, and child). There are 510 triads in this dataset. The study explores feelings and attitudes across the three generations regarding neighborhood-community integration, services, crime and community contact, the role of religion and the church, physical and mental health, and self-esteem. Employment, the effects of chronic unemployment, the effects of race on the job, and interaction with family and friends are also examined. In addition, the survey provides information on racial attitudes, race identity, group stereotypes, and race ideology. Demographic variables include age, education, income, occupation, and political behavior and affiliation.

Subject Term(s):

African Americans, attitudes, community involvement, crime, employment, mental health, neighborhoods, physical condition, religion, self esteem, social interaction, unemployment

Geographic Coverage:

United States

Time Period:

1979 - 1981

Date(s) of Collection:

1979 - 1981

Universe:

Black United States citizens 18 years of age or older.

Data Type:

survey data

Data Collection Notes:

(1) The codebook and data collection instruments are provided as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet. (2) The codebook and data collection instruments are also supplied in ASCII text format.

Methodology

Sample:

National multistage probability sample. The sample is self-weighting. Every Black American household in the continental United States had an equal probability of being selected.

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:

1996-10-13

Version History:

The last update of this study occurred on 1998-01-16.

1998-01-16 - Several corrupted variables have been corrected in the data file, and variable formats in the SPSS export file have been corrected. Also, the SAS and SPSS data definition statements have been revised to match the changes to the data file.