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( I 1984 NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY Project 495806 Jan.-Nov. ,198.4 ROLLING CROSS-SECTION Version 7 . Time Now: SECTION A Date: SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH In this interview we will be talking about many different topics of interest. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Here is our first question: I ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 1 I I A1. We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. I Would you say that you (and your family living with you) are better or 1. Telephone Intetiiewer’e number: worse off financially then you were a year ago? I 2. Control ID number (5-digit number from label on cover eheet): I 1. BeTTer I 3. Respondent’s area code (from label on cover sheet): I 4. Sample assigned week (from label On cOver sheet): A1a. Is that much better or A1b. Is that much worse or 5. Date interview completed: somewhat better? somewhat worse? 6. Time interview began: m EELl ANN ARBOR TIME Imcl I IzEIl R’s LOCAL TINE A2. This past year, have you (and your family) had to watch your budget 7. Length of interview: (MINUTES) more closely than the year before? S. Time at beginning of edit: 9. Time at end of edit: 10. Total time to edit: (smsUTss) A2a. Is that much more closely or a little more closely? THE FOLLOIWINGSTATEmENT must bEREAD TO ALL RESPONDENTS: 2. A LITTLE mORE CLOSELY This interviewis completelyvoluntary--ifwe should cane to any questionwhich you don’t want to answer, just let I me know and we’ll go on to the next question. I A3. Do you think that over the last year, (your/your family’s) income has gone up more than the cost of living, has it fallen behind, or has it stayed about even with the coat of living? To BE COMPLETED IN CODING: I 11a/b. Date interview started: (Month/Day) 12. Week interview started: 13. Week interview completed: 1 1 A3a. Has it gone up alot more 14. ICPSR state code/ FIPS state code: _ A3b. Has it fallen behind a lot or a little more? I I or a little? I ( I 1984 NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY Project 495806 Jan.-Nov. ,198.4 ROLLING CROSS-SECTION Version 7 . Time Now: SECTION A Date: SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH In this interview we will be talking about many different topics of interest. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Here is our first question: I ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 1 I I A1. We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. I Would you say that you (and your family living with you) are better or 1. Telephone Intetiiewer’e number: worse off financially then you were a year ago? I 2. Control ID number (5-digit number from label on cover eheet): I 1. BeTTer I 3. Respondent’s area code (from label on cover sheet): I 4. Sample assigned week (from label On cOver sheet): A1a. Is that much better or A1b. Is that much worse or 5. Date interview completed: somewhat better? somewhat worse? 6. Time interview began: m EELl ANN ARBOR TIME Imcl I IzEIl R’s LOCAL TINE A2. This past year, have you (and your family) had to watch your budget 7. Length of interview: (MINUTES) more closely than the year before? S. Time at beginning of edit: 9. Time at end of edit: 10. Total time to edit: (smsUTss) A2a. Is that much more closely or a little more closely? THE FOLLOIWINGSTATEmENT must bEREAD TO ALL RESPONDENTS: 2. A LITTLE mORE CLOSELY This interviewis completelyvoluntary--ifwe should cane to any questionwhich you don’t want to answer, just let I me know and we’ll go on to the next question. I A3. Do you think that over the last year, (your/your family’s) income has gone up more than the cost of living, has it fallen behind, or has it stayed about even with the coat of living? To BE COMPLETED IN CODING: I 11a/b. Date interview started: (Month/Day) 12. Week interview started: 13. Week interview completed: 1 1 A3a. Has it gone up alot more 14. ICPSR state code/ FIPS state code: _ A3b. Has it fallen behind a lot or a little more? I I or a little? I 3 2 A4. 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(And what about) the elderly? or somewhat better? or somewhat worse? THE POOR nS. DK A9. (And what about) the poor? A4f. Would you say that over the past year the incomes ofGROU FROM A4b have gone S. DK up more then the cost of living, stayed about even, or fallen behind the cost THE MIDDLE CLASS (INCL. O of living? UPPER/LOWER MIDDLE: NBNTIONRD NOT MENTIONED A10. (And what about) the middle class? 1. GONE up mORE 3. STAYED AboOT EVEN 5. FALLEN BehIND S, DK In TURN To P.4. S. DK TURN TO P. 3, A4i mm n P. 3, A4i # t a 1 A4g. Have they gone up a lot or A4h. Have they fallen behind a lot a little? or a little? ( ( ( 3 2 A4. Sometimes people think about other groups of people in society when they think about their own economic well-being, people who are being helped or A4i. Would you say that over the past year gROUP FROM A4b have had a harder time hurt by economic conditions. When it comes to economic matters, what finding enough work, an easier time, or have things stayed about the same? groups of people do you feel close to? (IF R DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WE MEAN BY “GROUPS”: Some people have mentioned farmers, the elderly, teachers, blacks, and union members. CHECK THIS BOX IF THE DEFINITION OF ‘“GROUPS” WAS READ TU R) A4j. Have they had a much harder A4k. Have they had a much easier time or a little harder time? time or a little easier time? A4a. InTerVIewSRCHECKPOINT: A5. :NTERVISWER CHECKPOINT: 1. RNAmED MORE THAN ONE 5. RNAMED ONLY ONE IN A4b ONE OF THE CHECK gROUP IN a4 gROUP IN A4 1. BOXES 10-50 IS “Xed” 1 1 Q When it comeS to econOmic matterS, SBiQW, CHECK A BOX FOR TNB GROUP BELOW, CHECK THE BOXES INDICATING what sorts of people do You feel HAWBD IN A4, OR ENTER GROUP IN BOX WffETHER THE cROUP WAS OR WAS NOT cloSest to? FOR “OTHER. “ NBNTIONED BY R IN A4b : 10 women 20, blacks WOMEN: ‘r 30. ELDERLY k6. What about women? Would you say that ovEr A4b. 40. THE POOR the pact year the economic position of woman haa gotten better, stayed about the 50. Middle class (Incl. upper- same, or gotten worse? MIDDLE 6 LOWeR-mIDDLE) I F A4c. Would you say that over the pest year the economic position of GROUP FROM A4b —. has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse? A7. What about blacks? (Would you say that over the past year the economicpositionof blacks has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gottenworse?) GO Tu A4f V 8. DK THEELDERLY(SENIORCITIZEN) U A4d. would you say much better A4e. Would you say much worse W [Gii A8. (And what about) the elderly? or somewhat better? or somewhat worse? THE POOR nS. DK A9. (And what about) the poor? A4f. Would you say that over the past year the incomes ofGROU FROM A4b have gone S. DK up more then the cost of living, stayed about even, or fallen behind the cost THE MIDDLE CLASS (INCL. O of living? UPPER/LOWER MIDDLE: NBNTIONRD NOT MENTIONED A10.
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