Appendix File 1958 Post-Election Study (1958.T)
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app1958.txt Version 01 Codebook ------------------- CODEBOOK APPENDIX FILE 1958 POST-ELECTION STUDY (1958.T) >> 1958 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CODE, POSITIVE REFERENCES CODED REFERENCES TO OPPONENT ONLY IN REASONS FOR VOTE. ELSEWHERE CODED REFERENCES TO OPPONENT IN OPPONENT'S CODE. CANDIDATE 00. GOOD MAN, WELL QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. WOULD MAKE A GOOD CONGRESSMAN. R HAS HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT HIM. CAPABLE, HAS ABILITY 01. CANDIDATE'S RECORD AND EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AS CONGRESSMAN. HAS DONE GOOD JOB, LONG SERVICE IN PUBLIC OFFICE 02. CANDIDATE'S RECORD AND EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN POLITICS OR PUBLIC OFFICE OR NA WHETHER POLITICAL 03. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. A LEADER, DECISIVE, HARD-WORKING, INTELLIGENT, EDUCATED, ENERGETIC 04. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. HUMBLE, SINCERE, RELIGIOUS 05. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. MAN OF INTEGRITY. HONEST. STANDS UP FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES IN. PUBLIC SPIRITED. CONSCIENTIOUS. FAIR. INDEPENDENT, HAS PRINCIPLES 06. PERSONAL ATTRACTIVENESS. LIKE HIM AS A PERSON, LIKABLE, GOOD PERSONALITY, FRIENDLY, WARM 07. PERSONAL ATTRACTIVENESS. COMES FROM A GOOD FAMILY. LIKE HIS FAMILY, WIFE. GOOD HOME LIFE 08. AGE, NOT TOO OLD, NOT TOO YOUNG, YOUNG, OLD 09. OTHER THE MAN, THE PARTY, OR THE DISTRICT 10. CANDIDATE'S PARTY AFFILIATION. HE IS A (DEM) (REP) 11. I ALWAYS VOTE A STRAIGHT TICKET. TO SUPPORT MY PARTY 12. HE'S DIFFERENT FROM (BETTER THAN) MOST (D'S) (R'S) 13. GOOD CAMPAIGN. GOOD SPEAKER. LIKED HIS CAMPAIGN, Page 1 app1958.txt CLEAN, HONEST. VOTE-GETTER 14. HE LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE BACK HOME. HE DOES (WILL DO) WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT 15. HE MIXES WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE. HE UNDERSTANDS THE DISTRICT. KNOWS OUR PROBLEMS, KNOWS THE PEOPLE. HIS IDEAS AND MINE ARE SIMILAR. HE THINKS LIKE I DO DOMESTIC ISSUES - NATIONAL (WHETHER UNIQUE TO CANDIDATE OR TIED TO PARTY ) 20. FARM POLICY, FARMERS 21. CONSERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCES 22. INFLATION, PRICES, WAGES 23. GENERAL PROSPERITY. DEPRESSION, RECESSION, UNEMPLOYMENT 24. TAXATION 25. LABOR, UNIONS, RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS 26. NATIONAL DEFENSE. DRAFT 27. SEGREGATION, INTEGRATION, RACE PROBLEMS, CIVIL RIGHTS 28. SOCIAL WELFARE. SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 29. OTHER NATIONAL DOMESTIC ISSUES DOMESTIC ISSUES - LOCAL 30. SPECIFIC BENEFITS TO LOCAL AREA OR TO REGION. LOCAL OR REGIONAL ISSUES 31. OTHER LOCAL MENTIONS POLICY - MISCELLANEOUS 32. DOMESTIC POLICY - NA WHETHER NATIONAL OR LOCAL, NA WHAT ISSUE. "KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE DOMESTIC PROBLEMS" 33. POLICY - NA WHETHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC. "GOOD AT SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS". "LIKE HIS STAND ON ISSUES", NA WHICH ISSUES 35. IS A LIBERAL. NOT TOO CONSERVATIVE, RIGHT-WING 36. IS A CONSERVATIVE. NOT TOO LIBERAL, RADICAL 39. OTHER REFERENCE TO CANDIDATE'S GENERAL VIEW OF GOVERNMENT, SCOPE AND ROLE OF GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY 40. ECONOMIC AID 41. MILITARY AID 42. GENERAL PEACE, PREVENT WAR 43. CHINA, FORMOSA SITUATION. MATSU, QUEMOY 44. PREPAREDNESS AND TECHNOLOGY. ATOMIC WEAPONS, SPUTNIK, RUSSIAN SCIENCE 48. FOREIGN POLICY - NA WHICH ISSUE. "WOULD HAVE GOOD IDEAS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS" 49. OTHER FOREIGN POLICY Page 2 app1958.txt GROUP RELEVANCE 50. GOOD FOR OWN OR FAMILY'S WELFARE 51. GOOD FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME, THE PEOPLE, EVERYBODY 52. GOOD FOR THE WORKING CLASS, COMMON PEOPLE 53. GOOD FOR UNION MEMBERS, UNION INTERESTS 54. GOOD FOR BUSINESS, BUSINESSMEN 55. GOOD FOR MIDDLE CLASS, WHITE COLLAR PEOPLE 56. GOOD FOR FARMERS 57. GOOD FOR NEGROES 58. GOOD FOR THE REGION, THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY 59. GOOD FOR OTHER GROUPS (INCLUDES VETERANS) 62. BAD FOR, KEEP IN CHECK, WORKING CLASS, LABOR, UNIONS, BOSSES 64. BAD FOR, KEEP IN CHECK, (BIG) BUSINESS, RICH (POWERFUL) PEOPLE, WALL STREET 67. BAD FOR, KEEP IN CHECK, NEGROES 69. BAD FOR, KEEP IN CHECK, OTHER GROUPS PERSONAL 70. INFLUENCE OF FRIENDS OR RELATIVES 72. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S FAMILY 73. HE'S AN OLD FRIEND, NEIGHBOR, FORMER NEIGHBOR. I KNOW HIM. I'VE TALKED TO HIM 74. JUST LIKE THE CANDIDATE. HE'S JUST THE RIGHT SORT 79. OTHER PERSONAL OTHER POLITICAL 80. KEEP THINGS BALANCED. DON'T LET ONE PARTY GET TOO MUCH POWER. BALANCE THINGS OFF 81. HE WOULD SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT. PUT THE SAME PARTY IN CONGRESS AS THE PRESIDENT 82. DON'T LIKE HIS OPPONENT 83. DON'T LIKE HIS OPPONENT'S (PARTY'S) CAMPAIGN 84. HIS OPPONENT WAS A (D) (R). I COULDN'T VOTE FOR A MAN FROM THE OTHER PARTY 85. CANDIDATE GOOD FOR THIS DISTRICT, NO SPECIFIC CONTENT 90. OTHER POSITIVE 93. CANDIDATE UNOPPOSED 98. NOTHING IN PARTICULAR (NEUTRAL), DK, OR NA 91. INAP. NO SECOND MENTION. NA. NO POSITIVE REFERENCES >> 1958 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE CODE, NEGATIVE REFERENCES CANDIDATE 00. POOR MAN, NOT WELL QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. WOULD MAKE POOR CONGRESSMAN. R HAS HEARD BAD THINGS Page 3 app1958.txt ABOUT HIM. NOT CAPABLE 01. CANDIDATE'S RECORD AND EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AS CONGRESSMAN. HAS DONE A POOR JOB. NO POLITICAL EXPERIENCE 02. CANDIDATE'S RECORD AND EXPERIENCE, OTHER THAN IN POLITICS OR PUBLIC OFFICE. NO EXPERIENCE, NA WHETHER POLITICAL 03. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. NOT A LEADER, INDECISIVE, LAZY, LIMITED ABILITY, MEDIOCRE, STUPID DOESN'T GET THINGS DONE 04. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. TOO COCKY, INSINCERE, NOT RELIGIOUS 05. PERSONAL ABILITY AND ATTRIBUTES. NO PRINCIPLES, DISHONEST, CROOKED. TOO AMBITIOUS, OUT FOR HIMSELF OPPORTUNISTIC 06. PERSONAL ATTRACTIVENESS. DON'T LIKE HIM AS A PERSON, NOT A GOOD PERSONALITY, NOT FRIENDLY, COLD, ALOOF 07. PERSONAL ATTRACTIVENESS. DON'T LIKE HIS FAMILY. POOR FAMILY LIFE. DON'T LIKE WIFE 08. AGE, YOUNG, OLD, NOT TOO YOUNG (OLD) 09. OTHER THE MAN, THE PARTY, AND THE DISTRICT 10. CANDIDATE'S PARTY AFFILIATION. HE WAS A (DEM) (REP). DIDN'T WANT TO SUPPORT THEM 12. HE'S NOT A REAL (D) (R), NOT UP TO USUAL QUALITY OF (D'S) (R'S) 13. POOR CAMPAIGN. POOR SPEAKER. DIRTY, DISHONEST CAMPAIGN, I DIDN'T LIKE IT 14. HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO THE VOTERS, DIDN'T (WOULDN'T) DO WHAT THE PEOPLE WANTED 15. DOESN'T KNOW THE DISTRICT, DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE, THE DISTRICT PROBLEMS. DOESN'T MIX WITH PEOPLE IN HIS DISTRICT. HIS IDEAS AND MINE ARE DISSIMILAR. HE DOESN'T THINK AS I DO 19. OTHER DOMESTIC ISSUES (WHETHER UNIQUE TO CANDIDATE OR TIED TO PARTY) 20. FARM POLICY, FARMERS 21. CONSERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCES 22. INFLATION, PRICES, WAGES 23. GENERAL PROSPERITY. DEPRESSION, RECESSION, UNEMPLOYMENT 24. TAXATION 25. LABOR, UNIONS, RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS 26. NATIONAL DEFENSE. DRAFT 27. SEGREGATION, INTEGRATION, RACE PROBLEMS, CIVIL RIGHTS 28. SOCIAL WELFARE. SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 29. OTHER NATIONAL DOMESTIC ISSUES Page 4 app1958.txt DOMESTIC ISSUES - LOCAL 30. SPECIFIC BENEFITS TO LOCAL AREA. DIDN'T HELP ON LOCAL OR REGIONAL ISSUES, DID A POOR JOB ON PROBLEMS HERE AT HOME 31. OTHER LOCAL MENTIONS POLICY - MISCELLANEOUS 32. DOMESTIC POLICY - NA WHETHER NATIONAL OR LOCAL, NA WHAT ISSUE. "DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE DOMESTIC PROBLEMS" 33. POLICY - NA WHETHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC. "NOT GOOD AT SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS". "DON'T LIKE HIS STAND ON ISSUES," NA WHAT ISSUES 35. IS A LIBERAL. TOO LIBERAL, RADICAL 36. IS A CONSERVATIVE. TOO CONSERVATIVE, RIGHT-WING 39. OTHER REFERENCES TO HIS GENERAL VIEW OF GOVERNMENT, SCOPE AND ROLE OF GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY 40. ECONOMIC AID 41. MILITARY AID 42. GENERAL PEACE, PREVENT WAR. "TOO WEAK, TOO TOUGH A FOREIGN POLICY. WOULD HELP GET US INTO WAR" 43. CHINA, FORMOSA SITUATION. MATSU, QUEMOY 44. PREPAREDNESS AND TECHNOLOGY. ATOMIC WEAPONS, SPUTNIK, RUSSIAN SCIENCE 48. FOREIGN POLICY - NA WHICH ISSUE. "WOULD NOT HAVE GOOD IDEAS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS" 49. OTHER FOREIGN POLICY GROUP RELEVANCE DON'T LIKE CANDIDATE BECAUSE HE SUPPORTS, WILL HELP-- 51. SMALL BUSINESS, BUSINESSMAN (SPECIFIC MENTION) 52. WORKING CLASS, COMMON PEOPLE 53. UNION MEMBERS, UNION INTERESTS 54. (BIG) BUSINESS, BUSINESSMEN, INDUSTRY 55. MIDDLE CLASS, WHITE COLLAR PEOPLE 56. FARMERS 57. NEGROES 58. THE REGION, THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY 59. OTHER GROUPS DON'T LIKE CANDIDATE BECAUSE BAD FOR, WOULD KEEP IN CHECK-- 62. WORKING CLASS. LABOR. UNIONS, UNION BOSSES 64. INDUSTRY, (BIG) BUSINESS, RICH (POWERFUL) PEOPLE, WALL STREET 67. NEGROES Page 5 app1958.txt 69. OTHER GROUPS PERSONAL 70. INFLUENCE OF FRIENDS OR RELATIVES 72. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S FAMILY 73. HE'S A FORMER FRIEND, NEIGHBOR OR FORMER NEIGHBOR. I KNOW HIM, I'VE TALKED TO HIM 74. DON'T LIKE THE CANDIDATE, HE'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT SORT 79. OTHER PERSONAL REASONS (NEGATIVE) OTHER POLITICAL 80. KEEP THINGS BALANCED, KEEP CHECK ON PRESIDENT, DON'T LET ONE PARTY GET TOO MUCH POWER 81. SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT. PUT SAME PARTY AS PRESIDENT IN CONTROL OF CONGRESS 82. LIKE HIS OPPONENT 83. LIKED OPPONENT'S (PARTY'S) CAMPAIGN 84. HIS OPPONENT WAS A (D) (R), I COULDN'T VOTE AGAINST HIS OPPONENT'S PARTY 85. CANDIDATE NOT GOOD FOR THIS DISTRICT 93. CANDIDATE OPPOSED 98. DK, OR NA 90. OTHER NEGATIVE 91. INAP., NO SECOND MENTION. NA. NO NEGATIVE REFERENCE >> 1958 PARTY MASTER CODE PRO-DEMOCRATIC LIKES PEOPLE WITHIN PARTY 1050. STEVENSON 1061. KEFAUVER 1030. TRUMAN 1040. ROOSEVELT 1020. KENNEDY 1071. OTHER NATIONAL DEMOCRATS (SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN, ETC.) 1072. LOCAL DEMOCRAT(S) (CITY, STATE, ETC.) 1080. DEMOCRATS HAVE (HAVE ALWAYS HAD) GOOD LEADERS, YOUNG LEADERS, EXPERIENCED LEADERS, GOOD MEN, LIKE WHOLE TICKET 1090. OTHER GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT Page 6 app1958.txt 1100. WOULD GIVE AN EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION. BUSINESS-LIKE ADMINISTRATION. GOOD ADMINISTRATION GOOD GOVERNMENT (DOMESTIC OR NA WHETHER DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN) 1110. WOULD GIVE US HONEST GOVERNMENT. MORE HONEST THAN REPUBLICANS. REFERENCE TO "MESS IN WASHINGTON". WON'T PLAY POLITICS IN RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT. PATRONAGE. 1121. DEMOCRATS WOULD SPEND LESS MONEY THAN REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS ECONOMY-MINDED. 1130. DEMOCRATS WOULD SPEND MORE MONEY THAN REPUBLICANS. GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS GOOD FOR NATIONAL ECONOMY (SUCH AS DURING DEPRESSION). 1140. DIGNIFIED GOVERNMENT, GO AT THINGS WITHOUT FUSS.