United States Congressional Survey, 1975  (ICPSR 7377)

United States Congressional Survey, 1975

7377

United Nations Association of the United States of America

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR, 2000

May 12, 2000

SoftQuad XMetaL

National Science Foundation

SBR-9617813

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

May 12, 2000

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Mary Vardigan

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United States Congressional Survey, 1975

7377

United Nations Association of the United States of America

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR, 1976

February 1976

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

1976

1

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

United Nations Association of the United States of America. UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL SURVEY, 1975 [Computer file]. ICPSR edition. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1976.

United States Congressional Survey, 1975

7377

United Nations Association of the United States of America

Social Science Computation Center of the Brookings Institution

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR, 1976

1976

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

February 1976

1

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

United Nations Association of the United States of America. United States Congressional Survey, 1975 [Computer file]. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1976.

survey data, foreign affairs, United States House of Representatives, United Nations, foreign aid, detente, Soviet Union

XIII. Legislative and Deliberative Bodies, B. Studies of Decision-Making in Deliberative Bodies

The data for this study were gathered by the United Nations Association.The report is an effort to provide a body of quantitative data which will afford insights into the attitudes (as apart from personal opinions or official policies) of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives about foreign policy, with particular emphasis on international organization and the United Nations. A survey questionnaire, containing 41 separate multiple choice questions on foreign policy issues and directed to the Members of the House generated the data for the study. The survey was conducted in January of 1975 and the offices of 309 Members of the House -- or 71 per cent -- responded. The characteristics of those responding -- length of service, geographical area represented, and party affiliation -- correspond closely to those of the entire House. Interviews for the survey were conducted in a variety of ways. Some Congressmen completed the questionnaire in writing, while others responded orally in person or by phone. In most cases, however, the target respondent was the foreign policy aide of each Congressman who spoke for the Congressman by telephone interview.

This survey of attitudes on foreign affairs of members of the United States House of Representatives was conducted in January 1975. Respondents were Members of the House or their chief legislative assistants responsible for foreign affairs questions. Personal or telephone interviews were completed with 309 of the 435 House members. The study investigated three main areas: attitudes toward the United Nations, attitudes toward foreign aid, and attitudes toward detente with the Soviet Union. The survey instrument was designed by members of the UNA-USA staff, initial data preparation was done by the Social Science Computation Center of the Brookings Institution.

January 1975

January 1975

United States

Members of the United States House of Representatives

Members of the United States House of Representatives or their chief legislative assistants responsible for foreign affairs questions.

survey data

cross-section

self-enumerated forms, personal or telephone interviews

structured

Offices of 309 of the 435 House members, or 71 percent, responded.

Class II

Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + OSIRIS dictionary

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United Nations Association of the United States of America. "Congressional Survey Report." Washington, DC, 1975.

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• Number of cases: 309

• No. of variables per record: 45

• Logical Record Length: 48

• Records per Case: 1

• Overall Number of Records: 309

• Type of File: data file

• Data Format: Logical Record Length

• Place of File Production: Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

• Extent of Processing Checks: Consistency checks performed by ICPSR. Checks for undocumented codes performed by ICPSR.

• Missing Data: All missing data are coded as 6.

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• PRMNC
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• GRNTECDV
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• BILATAID
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• BIMULAID
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• MILAID
• MILEUR
• MILAF
• MILME
• MILINDOC
• MILJAPAN
• MILLATIN
• DETENTE
• DISARMAM
• VLADIVOS
• CONDARMS
• REGMNC
• INVINUS
• INVOUTUS
• [1ST RESPONSE]
• [2ND RESPONSE]
• [3RD RESPONSE]
• [4TH RESPONSE]
• [5TH RESPONSE]

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Question: Political party affiliation.

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Question: Region of country.  (link)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: See Appendix for breakdown of regional groups.

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Question: How important is U.N. existence? 

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Question: Should U.S. contribution to U.N. increase, decrease, or remain the same? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Middle East? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping force in Cyprus? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping force in Korea? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping force in Indo-China? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. peacekeeping force in South Africa? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N.'s programs in economic development? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. managing world food reserves? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. regulating the international work of multi-national corporations? 

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Question: How does the Congressman feel about the U.N. world population programs? 

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Question: Should the U.S. support the U.N. embargo against importation of goods from Rhodesia? 

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Question: As far as U.S. foreign policy is concerned, how important is the U.N. becoming? 

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Question: Should the U.S. unilaterally extend its control of fisheries to 200 miles before the U.N.'s Conference on the Law of the Sea has completed its work? 

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Question: Should the U.S. claim mining rights on the ocean floor before the U.N.'s Conference on the Law of the Sea has completed its work?  

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Question: Have the actions of the U.N. in the last year been helpful or harmful to improved international relations? 

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Question: What are the Congressman's feelings on foreign aid in general? 

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Question: Does the Congressman support humanitarian and disaster relief assistance? 

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Question: What should the mixture between loans and grants in economic development assistance be? 

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Question: Should grants, as opposed to loans, for economic development be increased or decreased? 

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Question: Should loans, as opposed to grants, for economic development be increased or decreased? 

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Question: Should bilateral economic aid be increased or decreased? 

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Question: Should multilateral economic aid be increased or decreased? 

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Question: What should the mix between bilateral and multilateral aid be? 

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Question: What should the mix between economic and military aid be? 

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Question: Should non-military aid be increased or decreased? 

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Question: Should military aid be increased or decreased? 

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of Europe? 

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of Africa? 

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of the Middle East? 

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of the Indian Ocean? 

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of Japan? 

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Variable Format: numeric

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Question: Should the U.S. have a military commitment to the defense of Latin America? 

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Range of Invalid Data Values: 6

Variable Format: numeric

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End: 37
Width: 1

Question: How does the Congressman feel about detente with the Soviet Union and other Communist countries? 

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Range of Invalid Data Values: 6

Variable Format: numeric

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Question: Has the Nixon-Ford administration given disarmament a high enough priority? 

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Variable Format: numeric

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Question: Does the Congressman support the recent Vladivostok Agreement on arms control between Ford and Premier Brezhnev? 

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Range of Invalid Data Values: 6

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Question: Does the Congressman feel that there are any conditions that must be met before he could support an arms agreement? 

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Question: Do multi-national corporations need to be regulated by the U.S. government? 

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Question: Does direct investment in the U.S. by foreign companies or governments need to be regulated by the U.S. government? 

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Question: Does direct investment by U.S. companies outside the U.S. need to be regulated by the U.S. government? 

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Range of Invalid Data Values: 6

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Question: What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?   (link)

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Range of Invalid Data Values: 6

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: The Congressman was asked the following question: "What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?" Up to five responses were coded in the order they were given. Variable 44 (ME1) shows the first response; Variable 45 (ME2) the second, etc.

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Question: "What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?"    (link)

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Question: What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?   (link)

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Question: What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?   (link)

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Question: "What concrete steps have to be taken to effect a settlement of the Middle East conflict?"    (link)

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