Research Catalog

Title

Representation and development in Brazil, 1972-1973 [electronic resource].

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1980.

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Additional Authors

• Cohen, Youssef.
• Converse, Philip E., 1928-
• Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79125868
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79118936

Summary

Conducted in 1973-1974 in Brazil, this survey was designed to measure two sets of respondents' preferences regarding salient policy issues, their evaluations of political life and government performance, and their conceptions of relationships between themselves and their representatives in labor unions and in the political arena at large. Interview schedules for each group of respondents are nearly identical, but the sampling frames are very different. Therefore, the data from the separate samples are supplied as Part 1 (Mass Sample) and Part 2 (Union Sample) in two separate files. Variables include respondents' preferences as to which course of action the government should take in each of a series of policy domains, ranging from birth control and income redistribution to the limits on political opposition and governmental controls over organized labor. There are variables indicating respondents' opinions elicited on several current issues of controversy, including the political role of the military, censorship, and the system of indirect elections. The survey also contains data on the respondents' degree of organizational involvement of unionized workers, including variables pertaining to their participation in sindicatos (unions), their evaluation of the performance of the sindicato leadership, and indications of how the represented might hold the leadership to account for their actions. Additional variables deal with membership evaluation of sindicato functions and influence, respondents' party identification, past electoral choices, and evaluations of post-1964 government policies. Other variables include respondents' interest in politics and in the operation of government, as well as their perceptions of the effect of government on their lives. Variables provided by the interviewers include perceptions of the respondents' interest in the interview, the sincerity with which questions were answered, and the presence and behavior of other persons at the interview. A full range of background information is also contained in the data collection, including variables on respondents' age, sex, race, religion, educational level, occupation, income, marital status, birthplace, father's education and occupation, migration, and media use.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 7712

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 7712.

Subject

• Agricultural policy
• Authoritarianism
• Birth control
• Brazil > Public opinion. > 1964-1985
• Censorship
• Demographic characteristics
• Domestic policy
• Economic policy
• Government performance
• Labor unions > Brazil > Public opinion
• Labor unions
• Military civilian relations
• Military regimes
• National politics
• Political affiliation
• Political attitudes
• Political awareness
• Political behavior
• Political expectations
• Political influence
• Political issues
• Political opposition
• Political participation
• Political perceptions
• Population policy
• Public opinion > Brazil
• Public opinion
• Repression
• Socioeconomic status
• Trust in government
• Union leadership
• Union membership
• Voting behavior
• Working class

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1972-1973.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on March 31, 2006).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 2 data files + machine-readable documentation (text) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements + data collection instrument (pdf).

Event (note)

• Time period: 1972-1973.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Brazil, Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, South America, Global.

Cite As (note)

• Converse, Philip E., Peter J. McDonough, Amaury G. de Souza, and Youssef Cohen. REPRESENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN BRAZIL, 1972-1973 [Computer file]. Conducted by University of Michigan, Center for Political Studies. 2nd ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1980.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: Ford Foundation, and United States Public Health Service.
• Grant number: PHS: R01 HD 09126-03.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: Logical Record Length with SAS and SPSS data definition statements.
• Extent of processing: FREQ.ICPSR/ MDATA.ICPSR/ UNDOCCHK.ICPSR/ DDEF.ICPSR.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library