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Roper Social and Political Trends data, 1973-1994

Title
Roper Social and Political Trends data, 1973-1994 [electronic resource].
Publication
[S.l.] : The Roper Organization [producer], 1994 ; Storrs, Conn. : Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [distributor], [200-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc
  • Roper Organization
  • Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Summary
Major topics covered: Roper Social and Political Trends Data, 1973-1994 from RoperASW serves as one of three primary datasets used extensively in the research reported in Bowling Alone: Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University. In an effort to explore the current state of social capital in the United States, Putnam has tapped the rich collection of time-series data gathered by RoperASW (now know as gfkamerica) from the fall of 1973 through 1994. This unique resource has now been contributed to the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut in an effort to further the study of social capital and scientific social inquiry. This dataset was compiled and cleaned through the efforts of a joint research team, headed by Professor Henry Brady of the University of California-Berkeley and Professor Putnam. The dataset includes selected items from 207 public opinion surveys conducted as part of the Roper Reports series by the Roper Organization or its successor organization RoperASW between 1973 and 1994. More than 400,000 unique respondents are included in this cumulative file. Each survey contains a twelve-item battery of questions about participation in political and social activities as well as information about respondents' demographic characteristics. With varying frequency, these surveys also include a wide range of other social and civic activities ranging from volunteer work to church attendance to dinner with friends.
Subjects
Note
  • Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 15, 2005).
  • Roper study no. USROPER1994-TRENDS.
  • Survey firm: The Roper Organization.
Access (note)
  • Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
  • Data sets (ASCII and SPSS/PASW portable), study file listing and other notes are available to RoperExpress users and members only.
Event (note)
  • Field dates: 1973-1994.
Coverage (note)
  • Geographic coverage: United States.
Cite As (note)
  • Brady, Henry E., Robert D. Putnam, Andrea L. Campbell, Laurel Elms, Steven Yonish, and Dorie Apollonio. ROPER SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TRENDS DATA, 1973-1994 [Computer file]. Individual surveys conducted by the Roper Organization and its successor, Roper Starch Worldwide [producers], 1973-1994. Storrs, CT: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut [distributor], 2000.
Documentation (note)
  • Accompanied by a printed codebook. PDF and Microsoft Word versions of codebook also available for download via the Roper Center website.
OCLC
  • 63050711
  • SCSB-1204473
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library