CODEBOOK Election Study 1977, phase 2 CONTENTS v1 Identity number a2 Most important problem government should take care of a3 Preferable to prevent unemployment or to stop inflation, even if the prevention of one usually causes an increase in the other a4 To what extent ministers in charge of economic affairs are suitable for taking care of the economic problems facing the country a5 Party position interviewee is closer to on economic and social issues a6 Interviewee usually reads the different parties' campaign advertisements a7 To what extent those advertisements are an important factor in interviewee's decision whom to vote for a8 Party interviewee voted for in the 1973 Knesset elections a9 Party interviewee would vote for if elections held today a10 Interviewee has decided which party to vote for or is still debating between parties a11 Rabin stepping down and Peres becoming Alignment's PM candidate has made interviewee more/less certain whom to vote for a12 Sex a13 Education a14 Number of rooms in dwelling a15 Number of persons in household a16 Interviewee's gross monthly income a17 Age a18 Gross monthly income of entire household a19 Interviewee observes religious traditions a20 Interviewee works a21 Spouse works a22 Place of birth of interviewee/interviewee's father a23 Year of Aliyah (immigration) ========================================================================================= v1 Identity number Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/1-4 a2 Most important problem government should take care of VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Security 2 Economy 3 Social inequality 4 Peace 5 Young couples 6 Change in the electoral system 7 Immigrants absorption 8 Education 9 Other Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/5 a3 Preferable to prevent unemployment or to stop inflation, even if the prevention of one usually causes an increase in the other VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Certainly more imp. to prevent unemploy 2 More important to prevent unemployment 3 More important to stop inflation 4 Certainly more import. to stop inflation Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/6 a4 To what extent ministers in charge of economic affairs are suitable for taking care of the economic problems facing the country VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 To a great extent 2 To a certain extent 3 To a small extent 4 Not at all Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/7 a5 Party position interviewee is closer to on economic and social issues VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 The Alignment's 2 The Likud's 3 The DMC's 4 The Left's Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/8 a6 Interviewee usually reads the different parties' campaign advertisements VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Reads all/most of them by most parties 2 Reads some by all parties,most by Likud 3 Reads some by all parties, most Alignmt 4 Reads some by all parties, most by DMC 5 Reads some by all parties, equally 6 Reads only the Likud's 7 Reads only the Alignment's 8 Reads only the DMC's 9 Does not read them at all Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/9 a7 To what extent those advertisements are an important factor in interviewee's decision whom to vote for VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 To a great extent 2 To a certain extent 3 To a small extent 4 Not at all Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/10 a8 Party interviewee voted for in the 1973 Knesset elections VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 01 Likud 02 Moked 03 Independent Liberals 04 Alignment 05 Religious Front 06 NRP 07 Meri 08 Rakach 09 Democrats and Black Panthers 10 Shulamit Aloni 11 Ethnic list 12 Other 13 Did not vote Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/11-12 a9 Party interviewee would vote for if elections held today VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Likud 2 Sheli 3 Independent Liberals 4 Alignment 5 Religious Front(Agudat Israel+Poalei Agudat Israel) 6 National Religious Party 7 Hofesh 8 Rakah 9 Flatto-Sharon 10 Shulamit Aloni 11 Other Ethnic List 12 Slomzion (Arik Sharon) 13 Women's Party 14 Yahad 15 Democratic Movement for Change 16 Interviewee would cast a blank ballot 17 Has not decided yet 18 Will not vote 19 Refuses to answer 20 Other Data type: numeric Record/columns: 1/13-14 a10 Interviewee has decided which party to vote for or is still debating between parties VALUE LABEL 1 Has already decided 2 Is debating between DMC and the Likud 3 Between the DMC and the Alignment 4 Between the Alignment and the Likud 5 Between the three above parties 6 Between the Alignment and Sheli 7 Between the Likud and Shlomzion 9 Other combination Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/15 a11 Rabin stepping down and Peres becoming Alignment's PM candidate has made interviewee more/less certain whom to vote for VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Much more uncertain 2 More uncertain 3 Less uncertain 4 Much less uncertain 5 Had no doubts before and has none now 6 Is as uncertain as before Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/16 a12 Sex VALUE LABEL 1 Male 2 Female Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/17 a13 Education VALUE LABEL 1 Up to 8 years of schooling 4 9-12 years 7 13+ years Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/18 a14 Number of rooms in dwelling VALUE LABEL 1 One room 2 2 rooms 9 9+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/19 a15 Number of persons in household VALUE LABEL 1 One person 2 2 people 9 9+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/20 a16 Interviewee's gross monthly income VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Up to 999 IL/month 2 1000-1499 3 1500-1999 4 2000-2499 5 2500-2999 6 3000-3499 7 3500-3999 8 4000-4900 9 5000+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/21 a17 Age VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 20-29 3 30-39 5 40-49 7 50+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/22 a18 Gross monthly income of entire household VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Up to 1499 IL/month 2 1500-2499 3 2500-2999 4 3000-3499 5 3500-3999 6 4000-4999 7 5000-5499 8 5500-5999 9 6000+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/23 a19 Interviewee observes religious traditions VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Observes them thoroughly 2 To a great extent 3 To a small extent 4 Not at all Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/24 a20 Interviewee works VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 As an employee 2 Independent 3 Unemployed Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/25 a21 Spouse works VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 As an employee 2 Independent 3 Unemployed 4 Does not have a spouse Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/26 a22 Place of birth of interviewee/interviewee's father VALUE LABEL 1 Israel/Israel 2 Israel/Asia-Africa 3 Israel/Europe-America 4 Asia-Africa/Asia-Africa 5 Europe-America/Europe-America 6 Any other combination Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/27 a23 Year of Aliyah (immigration) VALUE LABEL 0 No answer 1 Israeli born 2 Before 1930 3 1931-1940 4 1941-1947 5 1948-1954 6 1955-1960 7 1961-1964 8 1965-1967 9 1968+ Data type: numeric Record/column: 1/28