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ICPSR Study 8544

Canadian National Election Study, 1984

The following files are available for use within the constraints of the ICPSR consortium license to UNB Libraries authorized users.

ABSTRACT

Topics covered in this survey include the respondent's interest in politics in general and in the 1984 Federal Election in particular, political trust, respondent assessment of the most important issues in the 1984 election, party identification at both the federal and provincial level, exposure to the campaign including the television debates, respondent's vote and reasons for that decision, attitudes towards the parties and their leaders, feeling thermometer ratings of party leaders and various groups, attitudes toward social class, and various other social and political attitudes. Background information such as education, occupation, religion, language, and group memberships was also obtained from respondents. In addition, the interview data were augmented with information about the socio-demographic and political characteristics of the consituency in which each respondent resided.

FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING

Documentation

Data Files

    s8544, data provided as a zipped SPSS sav file.
  • s8544, data provided as a zipped raw (ascii) data file.
  • s8544, SPSS syntax file for use with ascii file, provided as a zipped file.

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