Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Study, 1966

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Political and Social Research

Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Study, 1966

Sidney Verba Richard Brody

ICPSR 7295

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INTER-llNlVERSI71” CONSORTWM FOR POLITZCAL RESEARCH

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Public Opinion and the

War in Vietnam

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Winter 1966

PRINCIPAL

IiWESTIG.ATORS

Richard- A: Brody Paul Ekman i Edwin 5. Parker Nelson W. Polsby Peter H. ,Rossi Paul B. Sheatiley Sidney Verba ,

‘ASSOi)lATE I

Gordon S. Black INVESTIGATORS Norman H. Nie

I ICPR EDITION SECOND PRINTING, 1975

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM (ICPR STUDY 7295)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

RICHARD A, BRODY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY PAUL EKMAN, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL CENTER

EDWIN B, PARKER, STANFORD UNIVERSITY NELSON Ii, POLSBY, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

PETER H, ROSSI, NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER PAUL B, SHEATSLEY, NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER

SIDNEY VERBA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORS

GORDON S, BLACK, STANFORD UNIVERSITY NORMAN H, NIE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

WINTER 1966

ICPR EDITION FIRST PRINTING, 1972

SECOND PRINTING, 1975

INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH BOX 1248

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ASSISTANCE

ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE

CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS VELL AS IDENTIFY

THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPR COUNCIL URGES

ALL USERS OF ICPR DATA FACILITIES TO POLL00 SOME ADAPTATION

OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO

BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL

USER,

THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUfl FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH, THE DATA NERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS - RICHARD A, BRODY, PAUL EKMAN, EDWIN B. PARKER, NELSON 0, POLSBY, PETER Ha ROSSI, PAUL B, SHEATSLEY. SIDNEY YERBA AND ASSOCIATE INVESTIGA- TORS - GORDON S. BLACK AND NORMAN H, NXE. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL

INPORMATION AE4OUT THE 0SE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO

FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF XNFORMATION ABOUT ICPR

PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITTES, EACH USER OF THE XCPR

DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH

COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE XN

THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED,

STUDY DESCRIPTION

"PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR XN YIETNAM )t WAS CONDUCTED IN LATE WINTER, 1966, THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WERE RICHARD A, BRODY, PAUL EKHAN, EDWIN B. PARKER, NELSON Y, POLSBY. PETER 8. ROSSI, PAUL 8. SHEATSLEY, AND SIDNEY VERBA, OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STUDY WERE GORDON S. BLACK AND NORMAN H, NXE. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE SURVEY EXAMINES AND ATTEMPTS TO CLARIFY THE ROLE PLAYED BY PUBLIC OPINION IN LIMITED WARS SUCH AS THE VIETNAM WAR, HDRE SPECIFICALLY, HOWEVER, THE DATA ENABLED THE INVESTIGATORS TO EXAMINE A QUESTION OF GROWING SIGNIFICANCE: THE NATURE OF THE ERERGING RELATIONSHIP OF PUBLIC OPINION POLLING TO FOREIGN POLICY MAKING..

THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE CONTAINS ONLY CLOSED ENDED QUESTIONS NITH THE ITEMS ROUGHLY DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: RESPONDENT'S CONCERN FOR SPECIFIC CURRENT PROBLEMS; RESPONDENT'S VIEWS ON ADMINISTRATION POLICIES TOWARD VIETNAM; SUPPORT OF ACTIONS TO NAXNTAIN THE VIETNAM WAR; CONSEQUENCES OF AND PROPOSALS TO END THE FIGHTING IN VIETNAM; RESPONDENT'S POLITICAL AWARENESS OF FACTS AND ISSUES RELATED TO THE WAR; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; AND FINALLY, PERSONAL DATA. FOR A FULL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION, CONSULT SIDNEY VERBA, RICHARD A. BRODY, EDWIN B. PARKER, NORMAN H. NIE, NELSON -14, POLSBY, PAUL EKMAN, AND GORDON S, BLACK, "PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM," THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, LX1 (JUNE, 1967), PP. 317-333.

SAMPLING INFORMATION

THE XNDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED IN THIS SURVEY CONSTITUTE A SAMPLE OF 1497 ADULTS DRAWN BY PROBABILITY SAMPLING GF BLOCKS WITHIN EACH OF NORC'S 75 SAMPLING POINTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THESE SAMPLING UNITS, THE INTERVIEWERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO SELECT RESPONDENTS WHO WERE CORRE- SPONDINGLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATION IN TERMS OF AGE, SEX AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

PROCESSING INPOR&ATION

NORC SflpPLIED !EHE RAW DATA TO THE ICPR. THESE DATA WERE CHECKED FOR INCOWSISTENCIES IN THE "INAPPROPRIATEn CATEGORIES, AND UERE ALSO EXAMINED FOR THE PRESENCE OF ILLEGAL CODES (I-E,, CODE VALUES APPEARIBG IN THE DATA FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE BIJT ABSENT FROM THE INVESTIGATORSS LIST OF LEGITIISATE CODE CATEGORIES FOR THE VARIABLE), NEITHER PROBLBH EXISTED, A LIPIITED NUIBER OF,VARIABLES PERE RECODED TO PRODUCE CONSISTERT CODX:WG SCHEEES ACROSS COMPARABLE VARIABLES, FOR EXAMPLE, V29 (FIGHTING A GROUND WAR IN CHINA) AND ?I31 (FIGHTING AN ATOi'lIC WAR WITH CHINA) HAD CODES OF 3=FAVOR, O=OPPOSE, AND ~=FAVOR, ~=OPPOSE, RRs~RCTIVELY, THESE VALUES WERE RECODED TO l=FAVOR AND 2=OPPOSE FOR BOTH VARIABLES TO ACHIEVE COBPARABILITY ACROSS ALL VARIABLES IN THE SAPlE SECTION.

CODEBOOK INFORffATION

THE EXAMPLE BELOV IS A REPRODUCTION (NOT ACTUAL SIZE) OF INFORf4ATION APPEARING IN THE BACHINE-READABLE CODEBOOK FOR A TYPICAL VARIABLE- THE NDBBERS IN CIRCLES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE CODEBOOK- BUT ARE REFERENCES TO THE DESCRIPTIONS WHICH FOLLOW TH3S EXALIPLE, rrr..rr..rrrr+rr.rr.******..*.**~.*********.**..**.**.***.***

@ VAR 0021 @ REP 0023 @ DATA SET ID='72958 @ NAE-PBLAG WRY,.. TABGET @ ND=0 OR GE 9 @ --w-w

6 LOC 34 WIDTH 1 0 7 DK 1 COL 35 @ ------

0 9 6f3. <IN ORDER TO CONTXNUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAB R (DIS)APPROVES OF> BOBBING MIL- ITARY TARGETS IN NORTA VIET NAE, r****r.....r.rr*r*~.*~...***.***.*.....*..

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@ @ @ 1158 1, APPROVE

246 2, DISAPPROVE

89 9. DK 4 0. WA.

1,

2.

3.

4,

5.

6,

7,

8,

9.

10,

INDICATES THE VARIABLE AND REFERENCE NUMBER- A VARIABLE AND A REFERENCE NUMBER ARE ASSIGNED TO EACH ITEM IN THE STUDY, IN THE PRESENT CODEBOOK WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ARCHIVED DA-TASET, THESE NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. SHOULD THE DATA BE SUBSETTED OR REARRANGEU BY AN OSIRIS PROGRAM (E-G,, flMP2 TO INTERSPERSE DATA FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, OR

TCOTZ TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS DECK), THE VARIABLE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO REFLECT THE ORDER OF THE NEW DATASET, WHILE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED TO REFLECT THE VARIABLE NUMBER IN THE CODEBOOK DESCRIBING THE ARCHIVED DATASET,

ENDXCATES THE FOUR COLUMN ICPR STUDY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNIQUE TO THIS DATASET,

INDICATES THE ABBREVIATED (24 CHARACTERS MAXIMUE) VARIABLE NAME USED WITHIN THE OSIRIS SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLE FOR -THE USER, AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THESE NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS,

INDICATES THE DESIGNATION OF MISSING DATA. IN THIS EXAMPLE CODE VALUES EQUAL TO ZERO AND THOSE GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO NINE ARE MISSING DATA (MD=D OR GE 9). ALTERNATIVE STATEMENTS FOR OTHER VARIABLES ARE QF THE FORM “MD=O", "MD=GE 8" OR "NO MISSING DATA CODE," SOME ANALYSIS SOFTWARE PACKAGES (INCLUDING THE ICPR-SUPPORTED PACKAGE) REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA WHICH THE USER DESIRES TO EXCLUDE FROM ANALYSIS BE DESIGNATED AS "MISSING DATA", E.G., INAPPROPRIATE, UNASCERTAINED, UNASCERTAINABLE OR AMBIGUOUS DATA CATEGORIES, ALTHOUGH THESE CATEGORIES ARE DEFINED AS MISSING DATA CATEGORIES, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT A USER SHOULD NOT OR CANNOT USE THESE CODES IN A SUBSTANTIVE ROLE IF HE SO DESIRES,

A MULTIPLE RESPONSE VARIABLE IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE, "EULT RESPS X" , WHERE X IS THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES.

INDICATES THE STARTING LOCATION AND WIDTH OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE STORED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE IN THE OSIRIS FORMAT,

INDICATES THE LOCATION BY DECK AND COLUMN(S) OF THIS VARIABLE WHEN THE DATA ARE ON CARDS OR IN CARD IMAGE FORM {EITHER 80 OR 84 COLUMN FORMAT)

A VARIABLE CONTAINING DATA WITH I&PLIED DECIMALS IS DENOTED BY THE MESSAGE "XX DEC PLACE(S)", WHERE XX IS THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL PLACES IMPLIED (NOT PUNCHED) IN THE VARIABLE,

INDICATES THE FULL TEXT (QUESTION) SUPPLIED BY THE INVESTIGATOR TO DESCRIBE THE VARIABLE,

INDICATES AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR EXPLANATION APPENDED TO THE VARIABLE DESCRIPTION,

11. A VARIABLE PHICH HAS A FOOTNOTE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS DENOTED BY THE RESSAGE, "SEE NOTE(S) X", NHEBE X IS THE NUMBER OF THE -FOOTNOTE REFERENCED.

$2. INDICATES THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF EACH CODE VALUE, FREQUENCIES FOR BULTIPLE RESPONSE VARIABLES ARE CUMULATIVE.

13. fNDfCATES THE CODE VALUES OCCUBRfNG IN THE DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE.

14, INDICATES THE TEXTUAL DEFINITIONS OF THE CODES-

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1 2

9 10 ff 12 13

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

.

CONTENTS

ICPR STUDY NUMBER - 7295 INTERVIEW NUMBER

STUDY PROCEDURE AND SAMPLING

PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT SIZE OF PLACE BEGION OF COUNTRY TYPE OF STRUCTURE DATE OF INTERVXEW LENGTH OF INTERVIEV

CONCERN FOR CURRENT PROBLEMS

NEGRO-WHITE RELATIONS INBLATIQN AND THE COST OF LIVING WAR IN VIETNAM AIR AND UATER POLLUTION CRIME AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

VIEWS ON ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES TOWARD VXETNAM

THE JOHNSON ADHXNfSTRATIONIS HANDLING OF VIETNAM QUANTITY OF INFORMATION RELEASED BY GOVERNMENT HAS CONGRESS DECLARED BAR fN VIETNAM FULL-SCALE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON VXETNAN

SUPPORT OF ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN PROSECUTION OF VIETNAM WAR

REDUCING AID TO EDUCATION SPENDING LESS MONEY FOR THE BAR ON POVERTY HAVING 200,000 AMERICAN TROOPS IN SOUTH VXETNAM BOMBING NXLITARY TARGETS IN NORTH VXETNAB PUTTING GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER WAGES AND PRICES HAVING HALF A MILLION TROOPS IN SOUTH VIETNAM INCREASING TAXES AT HOME CALLING UP THE NATXONAL GUARD AND RESERVES BOMBING THE CITIES OF NORTH VIETNAM REDUCING THE MEDICARE PROGRAM

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6

7

8

VAR, PAGE NO.

I NO, -.

ACCEPTANCE OF CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUED FIGHTING IN ViETNAM -a

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28 FIGHTING THE CHINESE ARMY IN VIETNAM 11 .i 29 FIGHTING A GROUND WAR IN CHINA ITSELF 30 FIGHTING AN ATOMIC WAR WITH CHINA .- 31 FIGHTING AN ATOMIC WAR WITH RUSSIA 12

32 MOBILIZATION OF AMEBICAN MEN IN THE ABNED FORCES

SUPPORT OF PROPOSALS OF END THE I FIGHTING IN VIETNAM

~- _-

.33 FORMING A NEW GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE VIE?! CONG TOOK PART .

34 HOLDING'FREE ELECTIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM 13

35 GETTING THE UNITED NATIONS TO NEGOTIATE A TRUCE ..-

36 GRADUALLY WITHDRAWING OUR TROOPS

37 SHOULD WE LIMIT FIGHTING TO THE CAPITAL AND COAST 14

SUPPORT OF CONSEQUENCES OF AN IMHEDIATE END TO THE FIGHTING IN VIETNAM

-I 38 EVENTUAL CONTROL OF SOUTH VIETNAM BY THE QXET CONG i 39 EVENTUAL LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR LAOS OR THAILAND 40 WEEKLY LOSS OF SEQERAL HUNDRED AMERICAN SOLDIERS 15

".

APPRAISEMENT OF AMERICAN POLICIES TOWARD COMBUNIST COUNTRIES ~_-

-. 41 NATURE OF OUR POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA 42 NATURE OF OUR POLICY TOWARD CASTRO 43 NATURE OF OUR POLICY TOWARD COMMUNIST CHINA

44 W0ULD.R PAVOR NEGOTIATING WITH THE VIET CONG

16

AWARENESS OF FACTS AND ISSUES RELATED TO THE WAR

45 R'S ESTEMATE OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN SOUTH VIETNAM 17

46 WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH VIETNAM 47 WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF NORTH VIETNAR 48 ACCORDING TO R, ARE WE BOMBING IN NORTH VIETNAM 18

VAR. HO,

49 50 51

52 WITHDRAW FROM VIETNAM ALLOW COMMUNIST TAKEOVER 53 CONTINUE PRESENT SITUATEON, MAJOR WAR OR PITHDRAW 54 XMAJOB NAR OR TOTAL WITHDRAWAL 20

55 R'S MILITARY STATUS OR ELIGIBILITY 56 CLOSE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES IN THE ARMED FORCES 27 57 XARE THEY (IS HE) IN VIETNAfl

58 HAS R WRITTEN TO PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR NEWSPAPER

59 DID 3 VOTE FOR JOHNSON OR GOLDNATER OR NOT VOTE 22

60 R'S VIEW OF JOHNSON'S HANDLING OF VIETNAH

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

CONTENTS

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WHO ARE THE VIET CONG WAS THE SOUTH VIETNAB GOVERNHENT FREELY ELECTED ESTIMATE OF AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED IN VlETNAR 19

RESPONDENT'S CHOICE OF POLICY TOWARD VIETNAM

PBBSONAL KNOBLEDGE OF ARMED FORCES

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

VOTING BEHAVIOR

PERSONAL DATA

MARITAL STATUS OF RESPONDENT EDUCATION OF RESPONDENT XEDUCATION OF SPOUSE OCCUPATION OF RESPONDENT TOTAL FAMILY INCQME LAST YEAR HONE ONNEBSHIP OR RENT PERCEIVED SOCIAL CLASS OF RRSPONDENT

23

24 25

POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORTED BY RESPONDENT 26 AGE OF RESPONDENT RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE OF RESPONDENT STRENGTH OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 27

CONTENTS

VAR. NO.

72 HAS RESPONDENT OR HUSBAND SERVED IN THE BILITABY 73 XWAS RESPONDENT OR HUSBAND EVER IN COMBAT 74 NUMBER OF CHILDREN UNDEB 12 YEARS 75 NUklBER OF CHILDREN FROM 13-21 YEARS 76 NUMBER OF CHILDREN OVER 21 YEARS 77 SEX OF RESPONDENT 78 RACE OF RESPONDENT

28

29

COOPERATION AND INTEREST OF RESPONDENT

79 COOPERATIVENESS OF RESPONDENT 30 80 INTEREST OF RESPONDENT

QUESTIONNAIRE

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PUBLIC OPINYON AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM PAGE 1

VAB 0001 BEF 0001 DATA SET ID-'72951 NAHE-XCPR STUDY NUNBEB-7295 NO KISSING DATA CODES

LOC 1 llIDTH 4 DK 1COL 1-Y

ICPR STUDY BUKBER (7295) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..**.I---

VAR 0002 REP 0002 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-INTERVIEW NUMBER NO EIISSING DATA CODES

LOC 5 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL s- 8

INTERVIEY NUilBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'1' DK 1 COL 9 .I.

BAR 0003 REP 0003 DATA SET ID-3729S" NAM-PRIAARY SARPLG UNYT(PSU) NO HISSING DATA CODES

LOS 9 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 10-12

PRIEARY SAMPLING UNIT NUEBEB (PSU) ..**...........I........*....*....

TRE THREE DIGIT NUMBER DESIGNATING PSU REPRESENTS: BY THE FIRST DIGIT, SIZE OF PLACE, AS CODED IN REF. NO. 4: BY THE SECOND DIGIT. REGION OP COUNTRY, AS CODED IN REF. NO. 5; AND, BY THE TRIRD DIGIT, LOCALITY, A DESIGNATION OF ALPHABETICAL ORDER UITHIN SIZE CATEGORY AND REGION.

VAB 0004 REP 0004 DATA SET,ID-'7295' NAM-SIZE OF PLACE NO EISSING DATA CODES

LOC 12 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 13

PSU DIGIT 1: SIZE OF PLACE . . . . . . ..*...*...**..*......

338 6. TEN LARGEST BETROPOLITAN AREAS (2,000,000 OR NORE) 603 7. OTAER UETROPOLITAN AREAS (UNDER 2,OOO.OOO) 246 8. COUNTIES WITH TOWN OF 10,000 OR EORE (URBAN COUNTY) 310 9. COUNTIES WITH 80 TOWN OF 10,000 POPULATION

(RURAL COUNTY)

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM PAGE 2

PAR 0005 REF 0005 DATA SET ID-*7295' NAME-REGION OF COUNTY NO MISSING DATA CODES

LOC

67

289

271

751

216

57

206

53

187

13 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 14

PSU DIGIT 2: REGION Of COUNTRY ******..***.******.********...*

THE CODING SCHEME IS DRAWN FRO8 THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION.

NORTHEAST

1. NER ENGLAND: MAINE, VEBMONT, NEW HABPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT. RHODE ISLAND

2. HIDDLE ATLANTIC: NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA

NORTH CENTRAL

3, EAST NORTR CENTRAL: WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, PIICHIGAN, OHIO

4. WEST NORTA CENTRAL: MINNESOTA, IOWA, 8ISSOURI. NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS

SOUTH

5. SOUTH ATLANTIC: DELAWARE, RARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, PLORIDA

6. EAST SOUTH CENTRAL: KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI

7. WEST SOUTH CENTRAL.: ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, LOUISANA, TEXAS

WEST

8. MOUNTAIN: MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING, NEVADA, UTAH, COLORADO, ARIZONA. NEW MEXICO

9. PACIFIC: WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA


VAR 0006 REP 0006 ' DATA SET ID-'7295' NAEE-TYPE OP DWELLING ND=GE 7


I. TYPE OF STRUCTURE <DESCRIPTION OF R'S RESIDENCE> **......................*........................~..

1007 1, SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE (DETACHED) 94 2, SINGLE-FAMILY ROUSE (ATTACHED) 47 3. TRO-DWELLING UNIT HOUSE' (DETACHED)

107 4. TWO-DNELLING UNIT HOUSE (ATTACHED) 200 5. MULTIPLE-DWELLING UNIT BUILDING

2 6. ROOMING HOUSE

38 7. OTHER 8. DK

2 9. NA

VAR 0007 REF 0007 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-DATE OF INTERVIEX MD=GE 9999

LOC 15 WIDTH 4 DK 1 CDL 16-19

B. DATE OF INTERVIEW ..m...........l.....m

<THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CODE THE MONTH OF INTERVIEW, THE LAST TWO DIGITS CODE THE DAY OF INTERVIEW.>

MONTH DAY

01. JANUARY 01. 1ST OF THE MONTH 02. FEBRUARY THROUGH 03. MARCH 28. 28TH OF THE MONTH

99. NA 99. NA

VAR 0008 REP 0008 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-LENGTH OF INTERVIEW ND=GE 999

LOC 79 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 20-22

H. TOTAL LENGTH OF INTERVIEW <ACTUAL NUMBER OF BINUTES CODED> . . . . . . . . . . . ..~........*................................

040. 40 MINUTES

PUBLIC OPINIOR AND THE WAR IN VIETHAI PAGE 4

THROUGH 128. 128 HINUTES

999. NA

VAR 0009 REP 0009 NAME-RACE RELNS DGB CNCRE un=o OR GE 9

LOC 22 WIDTA 1 DK 1 COL 23

DATA SBT ID-'7295

1, I AI GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF PBOBLEIS IN TEE NEPS RECENTLY, PLEASE TELL ME MRETHER EACH ONE WORRIES YOU A GREAT DEAL, A LITTLE, OR NOT AT ALL.

474 1. WORRIES A GREAT DEAL 636 2, WORRIES A LITTLE 382 3, DOESN'T WORRY AT ALL

3 9. DK 2 0. NA

0010 REP 0010 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-INFLATION DEGREE CONCERN ID=0 OR GE 9

LOC 23 WIDTB 1 DK 1 CDL 24

1B. <RESPONDENT'S DEGREE OF CONCERN ABOilT> INFLATION AED THE COST OF LIVING ~.~~'~...~~~'-'.**.-.--~*~*~--....~~~...~~.~..~....~*....

683 1. WORRIES A GREAT DEAL 603 2, WORRIES A LITTLE 207 3, DOESN'T WORRY AT ALL

2 9. DK 2 0, NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM

VAR 0011 REF 0011 NARE-VIETNAR WAR DGR CONCERN ED=0 OR GE 9


PAGE 5

DATA SET ID-'7295'

1c. <RESPONDENT'S DEGREE OF CONCERN ABOUT THE> WAR IN VIET RAM *****.***.**.**.****************************.*.****

906 1. WORRIES A GREAT DEAL 491 2. RORRIES A LITTLE

97 3. DOESN'T WORRY AT ALL.

9. DK 3 0. NA

PAR 0012 REP 0012 NAKE-POLLUTION DEGREE CONCERN ND=0 OR GE 9

DATA SET ID-'7295'

LOC

404 647 435

21 10

VAR 0013

25 RIDTR 1 DK 1 COL 26

1D. <RESPONDENT'S DEGREE OF CONCEBN ABOUT> AI3 AND WATER POLLUTION .****************************.*******.*******************

1. WORRIES A GREAT DEAL 2. WORRIES A LITTLE 3. DOESN'T WORRY AT ALL

9. DK 0. NA

REF 0013 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAKE-CRR & DLNQUNCY DGR CNCRN MD=0 OR GE 9


1E. <RESPONDENT'S DEGREE OF CONCERN ABOUT> CRIBE AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY *******.*.**********.*****************.**********.***

757 1. UORRIES A GREAT DEAL 586 2. WORRIES A LITTLE 150 3. DOESN'T YORRY AT ALL

9. DK 4 0. NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAti PAGE 6

VAR 0014 REF 0014 NAME-JHNSN VNAfl PLCY APRVL MD=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

918 433 ::

APPROVE DISAPPROVE

143 9. DK 3 0. NA

2, IN GENERAL. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE NAY THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION IS HANDLING THE SITUATION IN VIET NAEI?

VA3 0015 REP 0015 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-QNTP GDVT RLSD INFO VNAfl ED=0 OR GE 9.


3, THERE HAS BEEN SORE CRITICISM LATELY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT KEEPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE INFORMED ABOUT THE UAR IN VIET WAR. DO YOU PERSONALLY THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TOO MUCH INFOREATION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON, ABOUT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS IT CAN GIVE, OR NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN VIET NAN? ..==*~.~~.*~=.trr.~-~~..~.~.~~.~~~~.~.~..**.~*..~...~~~..~~~

74 1. TOO MUCH 9 1 1, 2, AS EUCH AS CAN 475 3, NOT ENOUGH

36 9. DK 1 0. NA

VAR 0016 REF 0016 NAHE-HAS CNGS DCLRD WAR VNAEI? ND=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

4, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HAS THE CONGRESS DECLARED WAR IN VIET NAB?

64 1. YES, IT HAS 1291 2. NO, IT HASN'T

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAH PAGE 7

142 9. DK 0, NA

VAR 0017 REP 0017 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-CNGS DEBATE VNAB-PAVOX? MD=0 OR GE 9

LOC

874 450

177 2

30 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 31

5. DO YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE A FULL-SCALE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON THE VIET NAM WAR AT THIS TIBE? 1*..*.-1***.-**.-*.--**--*~.*......-~-~..--.***-..-.-

I* FAVOR 2. OPPOSE

9. DK 0, NA

VAR 0018 REF 0018 DATA SET ID-*7295' NAME-TO PRLNG WAR/LESS AID ED MD=0 OR GE 9


6. THERE IS TALK THESE DAYS ABOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ACTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE AT ROME AND ABROAD IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVR OF DOING THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER TO CONTINUE FIGHTING.

6~. REDUCING AID TO EDUCATION .~11~*..~~...~.1-~.~~*.~.*...~..~~~~.*~~.*.~~~~~.*~~*~~~*~.

284 1177

APPROVE :: DISAPPROVE

33 9. DK 3 0, NA

*

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE UAR IN VIETNAN PAGE 8

VAR 0019 REF 0019 NAfiE-PRLNG WAR/LS MNY POVERTY MD=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'72958

683 758

55 1

6B. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM R (D3.S)APPROYE.S OF> SPENDING LESS BONE-f FOR THE WAR ON POVERTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*..............................

1. APPROVE 2. DISAPPROVE

9. DK 0. NA

VAR 0020 REP 0020 DATA SXT ID-'7295' NAME-PRLNG WAR/l.5 MILN SLDR ND=0 OR GE 9


6C. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGBTING 18 VIET NAM R [DIS) APPROVES OF> RA,VING 200,000 AlERICAN TROOPS IN SOUTH YIET NAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

907 1. APPROVE 484 2. DISAPPROVE

103 9. DK 3 0. NA

VAR 0021 REP 0021 NARE-PRLNG WR/BOMB NIL TARGET MD=0 OR GE 9

DATA SET ID-37295'


6D. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAB R (DIS)APPROVES OF> BOfiBING NILITARY TARGETS IN NORTH VIET NAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*............*..~


89 9. DK 4 0. NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAB PAGE 9

VAR 0022 REF 0022 DATA SET ID-'7295l NAME-PRLNG aE/GOVT CNTRL WAGE ND=0 OR GE 9


6E. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAN R (DIS)APPBOVES OF> PUTTING GOVERNNENT CONTROLS OVER WAGES AND PRICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*.....................


81 9. DK 5 0. NA

VAR 0023 NEF 0023 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAUE-PRLNG NRj1/2 NILN SLDE ED=0 OR GE 9


6F. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TRE FIGiiTfNG IN VIET NAN R (DXS)APPROVES OP> HAVING HALF A NILLION TROOPS IN SOUTA VXET NAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


139 9. DK 7 0. IA

VAR 0024 REF 0024 NAME-TO PRLNG UR/INCREASE TAX MD=0 OR GE 9

DATA SET-ID-'7295'


6~. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM R (DIS)APPROVES OF> INCREASING TAXES AT AOHE. ..*................................................


40 9. DK 9 0. NA

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VAR 0025 REP 0025 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAHE-PRLNG RR/CALL UP RESERVE MD=0 OR GE 9

LOC 38 RIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 39

893 483

114 7

68. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM R (DIS)APPROVES OF> CALLING UP THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES. . . ..*................................................


9, DK 0. NA

VAR 0026 BEF 0026 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAUE-PRLNG WAR/EONB NVNAN CTY UD=O OR GE 9


561 825

104 7

61. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM R (DIS)APPROVES OF> BOMBING THE CITIES OF NORTH VIET NAB. . . . . ..*..................................................


9. DK 0. NA

VAR 0027 REP 0027 DAiA SET ID-*7295' NABE-TO PRLNG NR/LSN MEDICARE ND=0 OR GE 9


65. <IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM R (DIS)APPROVES OF> REDUCING THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. . . . . ..*............................................

424 977

92 4


9. DK 0. NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE PAR IN VIETNAI

VAR 0028 REF 0028 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-CONT WAR & FIGHT CHINESE MD=0 OR GE 9


7. NOULD YOU FAVOR OR OPPOSE CONTINUING THE FIGHTING IN VIET NAM IF IT HEANT...

7A. FIGATING THE CHINESE ARMY IN VIET NAH? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

839 1. FAVOR 530 2. OPPOSE

125 9. DK 3 0. NA

VAR 0029 REP 0029 NAME-CONT NAR & FGHT IN CHINA MD=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

7B. <R FAVORS/OPPOSES CONTINUED FIGHTING IN VIET NAN IF IT MEANS> FIGHTING A GROUND WAR IN CHINA ITSELF? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*............................*..


129 9. DK 4 0. NA

VAR 0030 REF 0030 NABE-CONT WAR E ATHC WR CHINA MD=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

7c. <R FAVORS/OPPOSES CONTINUED FIGHTING IN VIET NAB IF IT MEANS> FIGHTING AN ATORIC WAR UfTH CHINA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


104 9. DK 8 0. NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAR PAGE 12

VAR 0031 REP 0031 DATA SET ID-*7295* NAME-CONT WAR E ATNC WAR BUSS MD=0 OR GE 9


7D. <R FAVORS/OPPOSES CONTINUED FIGHTING IN VIE4 NAB IF IT NEANS> FIGHTING AN ATONIC UAR WITH RUSSIA? . . . ..r..**...*.....*..*..***.*....*..*.*.*...**.*.*...**.*.

325 FAVOR 1069 :: OPPOSE

97 9. DK 6 0. NA

VAR 0032 REF 0032 DATA SET ID-'7295' NARE-CONT WARCTTL AMERN MBLZN ND=0 OR GE 9


7E. <R FAVORSJOPPOSES CONTINUED FIGHTING IN VIE'P NAN EP IT BEANS> ALL OUT NOBILIZATION OF ABERICAN UEN IN THE ARMED FORCES? . . ..*....**..*..**r..*...******....*...*.***..........*..*.


129 9. DK 6 0, IA

VAR 0033 REP 0033 DATA SET ID-'.7295' NAME-WAR SGL-V.C GOVT PRTCN HD=O OR GE 9


8. A NUNBER OF DIFFERENT STEPS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO END THE PRESENT FIGHTING IN SOUTH VIET NAR. WOULD YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE FOLLOWING ACTION TO END THE FIGHTING? /-

8~. FoRi3ING A NEW GOVERNBENT IN WHICH THE vxET CONG TOOK SONE PART. ..*.*...*........*.****...*...**...***........**..*..*.**.


.


(CONTINUED) * . . ..-*.....

176 9. DK 5 0, NA

VAB 0034 REF 0034 DATA SET ID-'7295' NABE-WAR SOL-FREE ELECTIONS SD=0 OR GE 9

LOC 47 WIDTR 1 DK 1 COL 48

8B. <TO EUD THE FIGRTING R (DIS)APPROVES OF> HOLDING FREE ELECTIONS IN SOUTH VIET NAM EVEN IF THE VIET CQNG EIGRT WIN. ..~*....*......*...I......*.**.....*...*...*....****....


185 9. DK 5 0. NA

VAR 0035 REF 0035 DATA SET ID-*7295* NAIE-WA3 SOLUTION-TRUCE ID=0 OR GE 9


8C. <TO END THE FIGHTING R (DYS)APPBOVES OF> GETTING TAE UNITED NATIONS OR SOME NEUTRAL COURTRIES TO NEGOTIATE A TRUCE, WITH EACH SIDE AOLDING THE TERRITORY IT NOW HOLDS. .*...*........*..........................................

1037 1: APPROVE 327 DISAPPROVE

126 9. DK 7 0. NA

VA3 0036 BEF 0036 NABE-WAR SOL-TROOP WITHDRAWAL BD=O OR GE 9

LOC 49 UIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 50

DATA SET ID-'7295'

8D.' <TO END THE FIGHTING B (DYS)APPROVES OF> GRADUALLY WITBDRAWING OUR TROOPS AND LETTING THE SOOTH VIETNANESE WORK OUT THEIR OWN PROBLEBS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..r...........~............*.........*.*


(CONTINUED) . ..I.. ..I..

.


84 9. DK 9 0. 0 NA

VAR 0037 REF 0037 NAME-LIMWR TO CPTL 6 COAST? MD=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

9. DO YOU THINK NE SHOULD LINIT OUR FIGHTING IN VIET NAM TO THE DEFENSE OF THE CAPITAL AND COASTAL AREAS, OR SHOULD WE TRY TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY? . . . . ..*........*.....*........*....~........*.....*....*....

293 LIMIT FIGHTING 1029 :: THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

146 9. DK, 29 0. NA

VAR 0038 NABE-END WAR-APRV V.C CONTRL

REP 0038 DATA SET ID-'7295' MD=0 OR GE 9

51 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 52 LOC

10. IF IT BEANT EVENTUAL CONTROL.OF SOUTH VIET NAB BY THE VIET CONG, WOULD YOU APPROVE OF ENDING THE FYGHTING NOW?

422 930

139 6

i........*.......*..........*....*..*..............*..*...


9, DK 0. NA I

REF 0039 DATA SET ID-'7295' VAR 0039 NANE-END WAR-NDPNDC LAOS LOST MD=0 OR GE 9


11. WOULD YOU APPROVE OF ENDING THE FIGHTING IN SOUTH

.

PUBLIC OPINION AND THE W$R IN VIETNAN PAGE 15

199 1146

140 12

(CONTINUED) . . ..*......

VIET NAN EVEN IF THAT flEANT TRE EVENTUAL LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE OF OTHRR NATIONS LIKE LAOS AND THAILAND? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*........*..........*.*.*.*...**.**.

1. APPROVE 2. DISAPPROVK

9. DK 0. NA

VAR 0040 REF 0040 DATA SET 1D-'72h1 " NAME-CONT WRGKILL AMERN WKLY ED-O OR GE 9


12, WOULD YOU APPROVE OF CONTINUING THE FIGHTING IF IT MEANT SEVERAL HUNDRED ABERICAN SOLDIERS WOULD BE KILLED EVERY WEEK? . . ..*.....*.....*.*......*.....*......*....*...*..**...

570 1. APPROVE 811 ? . . DISAPPROVE

109 9. DK 7 0. NA

VAR 0041 REP 0041 WARE-PLCY TURD RUSS TOO TOUGH ND=0 OR GE 9


DATA SET ID-'7295'

32 711 687

64 3

13. WOULD YOU SAY THAT OUR POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA HAS BEEN TOO TOUGH, JUST ABOUT RIGHT, OR TOO SOFT? . . ..*.....*..*.......*.................*.*...*..*..*.*...

1. TOO TOUGA 2. JUST ABOUT RIGHT 3. TOO SOFT

9. DK 0. NA

.

PUBLIC OPINION AND TRE WAR IN VYETNAE PAGE 16

VAR 0042 REF 0042 DATA SET ID-'7295' NANE-PLCY TWRD CUBA TOO TOUGH LID-0 OR GE 9


14. HOW ABOUT OUR POLICY TOWARD CASTRO IN CUBA? HAVE WE BEEN TOO TOUGH, ABOUT RIGAT, OR TOO SOFT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*..............................

35 1. TOO TOUGH 435 2. ABOUT RIGHT 966 3. TOO SOFT

58 9. DK 3 0. NA

VAR 0043 REF 0043 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAEE-PLCY TURD RED CHINA-SOFT ID=0 OR GE 9


15. HOI ABOUT COEMUNIST CHPNA? (HAVE WE BEEN TOG TOUGH, ABOUT RIGHT, t&TOO SOFT?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*....................

46 1. TOG TOUGH 549 2. ABOUT RIGHT 743 3.. TOO SOFT

156 9. DK 3 0. NA

VAR 0044 REP 0044 DATA SET ID-'7295' NARE-NEGOTIATE W V-C-FAVOR? ED=0 OR GE 9


16. AOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF AUERICAN NEGOTYATYONS WITH THE VIET CONG IF TBEY WERE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1305 1. FAVOR 126 2. ,bPPosE

59 9. DK 7 0. NA

PUBLIC OPINION AND TBE PAR 18 VPETNAN PAGE 17

VAR 0045 BEF 0045 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-EST ARERN SLDRS IN VNAU ND=0 OR GE 9


17. IF YOU HAD TO ESTIMATE, ABOBT HOW NANY ABERICAN TROOPS WOULD YOU SAY ARE CURRENTLY IN SOUTH VIET NAB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*....

169 1. LESS THAN 50,000 203 50,000 TO LESS THAN 150,000 556 :: 150,000 TO LESS THAN 250,000 134 4. 250,000 TO LESS THAN 400,000

75 5. .400,000 OR OVER

356 9. DK 4 0. NA

VAR 0046 REF 0046 NAME-CAPITAL OF SOUTH VNAI MD=0 ,

DATA SET ID-'7295s

LOC

701 48

741

7

VAR 0047 REF 0047 DATA SEl! ID-‘7295’

59 WIDTB 1 DK 1 cOL 60

18. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTB VIET NAR? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. SAIGON 2. OTHER 9. DK

0. ND

NAME-CAPITAL OF NORTH VNAN MD=0 LOC 60 WIDTB 1 DK 1 cOL 61

19. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF NORTH VIET NAH? . . ..*......................................

611 1. HANOI

82:: 2. 9. OTHER DK

8 0. NA


VAR 0048 REF 0048 NAME-IS AflER BORBING NTH VNAM MD-O


PAGE 18

DATA SET ID-'7295'

20. AS FA% AS YOU KNOW, ARE WE CURRENTLY BOMBING ANY TARGETS IN NORTH VIET NAM?

1020 1. YES 432 2. NO

4s 0, NA

VAR 0049 REF 0049 NAME-WHO ARE THE VYBT CONG? MD=0 OR GE 8

LOC 62 NIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 63

DATA SET ID-l7295

21. AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT, WHO ARE THE VIET COND-THE GOVERNMENT WE ARE SUPPORTING IN SOUTR VIET NAPI, THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE CONMUNISTS, NORTH VIETNANESE, OR WHO? .*...1.1...~..1..*.~.***..~.~~..*..~*..~*..~**..~**~*..~~

62 1, GOVERNMENT WE ARE SUPPORTING 431 2.. SOUTH VIETNANESE COMflUNISTS 600 3. NORTH VIETNARESE

158 8. OTHER 239 9. DK

7 0, NA

VAR 0050 REF 0050 DATA SET ID-"7295' NAIE-STH VNAM GOVT PRLY RLCTD MD=0 OR GE 9


22. AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT, UAS THE CURRENT SOUTH VIETNAElESE GOVERNMENT FBEELY ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE? rr--..-...r.r....-...~~*~-....**.*..~.~~.~..~~.*~.~~.~~-*~~

320 1, YES 643 2. NO

528 9, DK 6 0. NA

PUBLIC OPENION AND THE NAR IN VIETNAM PAGE 19

VAR 0051 REP 0051 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-EST AflERN SLDR KLD VNAU ED=0 OR GE 9

LO& 64 WIDTH 1 DK 1 cQL 65

17 85

130 253 343 161 146

I, LBSS THAN 100 2, 100 TO 499 3, 500 TO 999 2 1,500 1,000 TO TO 2,499 1,499

6. 2,500 TO 4,999 7, Li.000 OR ROBE j

354 9. DK 8 0, NA

23. IF YOU RAD TO ESTIHATE IT, ABOUT HOP EANY AIEBICAN TROOPS BOULD YOU SAY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN VIET NAM SO FAR?

VAR 0052 REP 0052 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-LEAVE VNAN CBNST CNTRL MD=0 OR GE 9

LOC 65 RIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 66

24. IF PRESIDENT JOHNSON WERE TO ANNOUNCE TOBORROP THAT WE WERE GOING TO WITHDRAW FROM VIET NAfl AND LET THE COMMUNISTS TAKE OVER, WOULD YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE? .*-.*_.~~......~..*1*..~~...*..*.~~.~..*..**.*..**...~~.~~.

225 1. APPROVE: 1205 2, DISAPPROVE

63 9, DK 4 0. NA

VAR 0053 REF 0053 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-PRLNG PR/TTL WITHDRAWAL fiD=O OR GE 9

LOC 66 NIDTH 1 DR 1 cOL 67

25, UE HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION ABOUT VIET NAR. SUPPOSE YOU HAD TO CHOOSE AEONG~CONTINUING THE PRESENT SfTUATION INDEFINITELY, FIGHTING A MAJOR WAR NITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES, OR A WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS LEADING TO AN EVENTUAL COMHUNIST TAKEOVER. WHICH WOULD YOU CHODSE?

PUBLIC OPINION AND TEE WAR IN VIETNAM PAGE 20

(CONTINUED) ..B..*.*s..

736 1. PRESENT SITUATION [ASK Q,25A) 348 2, PfAJOR WAR 278 3. WITHDRAWAL

128 9. DR 7 0. NA

BAR 0054 REP 0054 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAEE-XBAJOR WR/TTL WITHDRAWAL ND=0 OR GE 8


25A. (IF "PRESENT SITUATION" TO Q-25) SUPPOSE WE COULDN'T CONTINUE THE PRESENT POLICY, HOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE BETQEEN A MAJOR WA% AND A WXTHDRAWAL OF ANERICAN TROOPS?

439 I* BAJOR WAR 227 2. WITHDBAWAL

761 8. INAP., CODED 2,3,9 OR 0 IN Q.25 {REP. NO, 53) 66 9. DK

4 0, NA

VAR 0055 REP 0055 DATA SET-ID-*7295' NABE-R'S EILITARY STATUS 1ID=O OR GE 9

LOC 68 WIDTH 1 DR 1 COL 69

26. (ASK OF MALES UNDER 40 ONLY) ARE POD IN THE NATIONAL GUARD, AREED FORCES RESERVES, OR PRESENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT? .*..*.*_.**.._.~.-1.*.~....~~*.~....--.**..*.~......~.....*

6 1. NATIONAL GUARD 22 2. RESERVES 71 3. ELIGIBLE FOR DRAFT

/

182 -4, NO, NOT SERVING OR ELIGIBLE

1211 9. INAP,, R IS NOT KALE UNDER 40 5 0, NA


VAR 0056 %EF 0056 DATA SET NAME-R'S REL/PRND IN XILXTARY BD=O


27, DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSE FRIENDS OR RELATIVFS IN FOBCES?

PAGE 21

ID-'7295'

TRE AREED

922 1. YES (ASK Q.27A) 572 2. NO

3 0, NA

VAX 0057 REF 0057 NARE-XR'S REL/FRND, SLDR VNAfl ED=0 OR GE Y

LOC 70 WIDTH 1 DK 1 CDL 71

DATA SET ID-'7295'

27A; (IF YES TO Q-27) ARE THEY <FRIENDS OR RELATIVES> (IS BE) IN VIET NAM? .~~~.~**.*..~1~.~*~~.~.*.~.*~~*.*.~~~*~..~~..~*~~..~..~~~~

354 1. YES 560 2. NO

575 9. XNAP.. CODED 2 OR 0 IN Q-27 (REP. NO. 56) 8 0. NA

VAR 0058 REF 0058 DATA SET ID-172Y5' NABB-RRXTE PUBLIC OFFICIAL? tlD=O

LOC 71 WIDTH 1 DK I COL 72

28. HAVE POU EVER WRITTEN A LETTER TO A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR _ A NEWSPAPER OR BAGAZINE CONCERNING A PUBLIC ISSUE?

.~.~*.~~.~.*..~~*~*~..~..~.....*~.~~*.~~~~.~..*~....~~*.~.~

240 I, YES 1252 2. NO

5 0. NA


VAR 0059 REP 0059 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-R'S VOTE IN 1964 ELCTN MD=0


29. IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, DID YOU VOTE FOR JOHNSON OR GOLDWATER, OR WERE YOU NOT ABLE TO VOTE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*.....................................

782 1. JOHNSON 318 2, GOLDWATER 365 3. DIDN'T VOTE

32 0. NA

VAR 0060 REP 0060 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-JHNSN VNAM POLICY APRVL MD=0


30. IN GENEBAL. DO YOU APPROVE 0% DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION IS HANDLING THE SITUATION IN VIET NAM? . . . . . . . . . ..*................................................


48 0. NA

VAR 0061 REP 0061 DATA SET ID-*7295' NAME-R'S MARITAL STATUS MD=GE 9


NOW.JUST BEFORE WE FINISH I HAVE A FEW BACKGROUND QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU YOURSELF.

60. WHAT IS YOUR MARITAL STATUS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106 1. SINGLE. NEVER MARRIED 1198 2. MARRIED

37 3. DIVORCED 116 4. WIDOWED

40 5. SEPARATED

9. NA

.


VAR 0062 REF 0062 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-R'S EDUCATION MD=GE 8

LOC

5 359 333 445 186 101

66

2

75 RIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 76

61A. WHAT IS THE LAST YEAR OR,GRADE IN SCHOOL YOU COMPLETED? . ...*........*..*.......*..*...........*.......*..

0. NO SCHOOLING 1. GRAMMAR SCHOOL (1-8 YEARS) 2. SOME HIGH SCHOOL (9-11 YEARS) 3. CORPLETED HIGH SCHOOL (12 YEARS)

2 COLLEGE, INCOMPLETE COLLEGE, GRADUATED

6, HIGHER THAN COLLEGE

8. DK 9. NA

VA% 0063 REP 0063 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-XEDUCATION R'S SPOUSE RD=GE 7

8 274 280 415 123

86 39

0. 1.

2

5 6,

NO SCHOOLING GRARMAR SCHOOL (I-8 PEABS) SOME HIGH SCHOOL (9-11 YEARS) COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL (12 YEARS) COLLEGE, INCOMPLETE COLLEGE, GRADUATED HIGHER THAN COLLEGE

106 7. NEVER MARRIED 21 8, DK

145 9. NA

VAR 0064 REP 0064 DATA SET ID-'7295'


61B. NHAT IS THE LAST YEAR OR GRADE YOUR SPOUSE CONPLETED? .*.....*.......*.....*.................*...................

NANE-R'S OCCUPATXON MD=GE 90 LOC 77 NIDTH 2 DK 1 COL 78-79

62. WHAT SORT OF YORK (DOES/DID) (MAIN EARNER) USUALLY DO? . ..*.*..........*..*.......*.....*...*.....................

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(CONTINUED) .-1.-m1.11.

177 00, PROFESSIONAL 97 10, PARR OWNER

167 20, MANAGERS 108 30. CLERICAL

63 40. SALES WORKERS 312 50. CRAPTSREN, FORENEN, ETC. 283 60. OPERATIVES, MINERS 134 70. SERVICE WORKERS (GOVERNBENT, POLICEfiEN, ETC.)

14 80. FAR11 LABORERS

77 90. OTHER LA3ORER 16 HOUSEWIPES

5 z::

STUDENT 9 93. ON NELPARE (AFDC. ETC)

28 94. ON PENSION, SOCIAL SECURITY. RETIRED 7 99. NO ANSWER

VAR 0065 REP 0065 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-TOTAL FARfLY INCOnE BD=GE 8


63. COUNTING RENTS, INW~EST, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IN WHICH ONE OF THE GROUPS DID YOUR TOTAL FANILY INCOPlE FALL, BEFORE TAXES, LAST YEAR? ..*.11~...~....~~1~~*~.~.*~*~-..**~~.~...~.~.~~~*.~~~~.

304 249 334 255 215

68 19

36 17

1. (A,) UNDER $3,000 2. (B-j $3,000p- $4,999 3. (C.) $5,000 - $7,499 4. (D.) $7,500 - $9,999 5. (E.) $10.000 - $14,999 6, (F.) $75,000 - $24,999 7, (G. 1 $25,000 AND OVER

8. DK 9. NA

VAX 0001 REP 0001 DATA SET ID-'7295' NALEIE-ICPR STUDY NURBER-7295 NO BISSING DATA CODES

LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 2COL l-4

ICPR STUDY NUMBER (7295) 1~_._.11._~...~.1.1...~~

.

PUBLIC OPIBIOA AND THE WAR IN YIETNAH PAGE 25

VAR 0002 NABE-IITERVIEW NUNBER

LOC 5 WIDTH 4

REF 0002 DATA SET ID-'7295' NO MISSING DATA CODES

DK 2 CDL 5- I3

INTERVIE@ NUMBER *t.--.lll-.--*..

'2' .I. \

DK 2 COL 9

VAR 0066 NAPIE-HOIE RENT/OWN

LOC 80 WIDTH

DATA SET ID-'7295' ' REP 0066 I+D=GE 8

1 DK 2 COL 10

64. DO YOU ON% YOUR OWN HOl4E HERE, OR DO YOU BENT? ..~..~~...*~**.~*~~.....~~~~~~*....~..~~~~.~*~~.~.~

931 1. OWi4 523 2. RENT

\ 43 8. OTHER 9. NA

VAR 0067 REP 0067 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAEE-R'S SOCIAL CLASS ID BD=GE 7

LOC 81 WIDTH -1 DK 2 COL 11

65. WHICH SOCIAL CLASS DO YOU BELIEVE YOURSELF TO BE IN-- THE LOWER CLASS, RORKING CLASS, KIDDLE CLASS, OR UPPER CLASS? ~*~*_._~*I*..*~~....~**~.~.-...-*--.-.*-*-*-.**.---.*--..-

29 1, UPPER 662 2. RIDDLE 706 3. WORKING

40 4. LOWER

32 7, THERE ARE NO CLASSES 26 8. DK

2 9. HA

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VAR 0068 REP 0068 NAUE-R'S PARTY ID MD=3 OR GE 8


PAGE 26

DATA SET ID-'7295'

66. WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU GENERALLY SUPPORT? .**.*...** . . . . . *..*.*.*...*.*.** . . . . *.*..***** . . . . *.

383 1. REPUBLICAN 858 2. DEBOCRATIC

19 3. OTHER (SPECIFY) 84 4. NONE /

127 5. INDEPENDENT

14 8. DK 12 9. MA

VAR 0069 REP 0069 NAME-R'S AGE MD=GE 99

LOC 83 WIDTH 2 DK 2 COL 13-34

DATA SET ID-'7295'

67. HOW OLD WERE YOU ON YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? . . ..**..*.****...*.....*.**.**..****..*.*...

ACTUAL AGE CODED

99. NA

VAR 0070 REF 0070 NAHE-R'S RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE KD=4 OR GE 8

LOC 85 WIDTH 1 DK 2COL15

68. WHAT IS YOUR RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE? **..*..***.***...**...**........*....**

981 1. PROTESTANT 348 2. RORAN CATHOLIC

38 3 . . JEWISH 78 4, OTHER (SPECIFY) 49 5. NONE

1 8. DK 2 9. NA

DATA SET ID-'7295'

.


VAR 0071 REF 0071 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-STNGTR R'S RLGS BELIEFS HD=GE 8


69. HOW STRONGLY DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR RELYGIOWS BELIEFS? DO YOU FERL.VERY STRONGLY, STRONGLY, RODERATELY, NOT SO STRONGLY, OR NOT STRONGLY AT ALL? ..*.*.*..*.......**r******....*.*.*.*.**...*..*.*****...*..

650 1. VERY STRONGLY 317 2. STRONGLY i 406 3. NODERATELY

55 4. NOT SO STRONGLY 46 5. NOT SO STRONGLY AT ALL

6 8. DK 17 9, NA

VAR 0072 ) REF 0072 DATA SET ID-.7295 NAHE-R/SPOUSE SRVD IN UIL UD=GE 7

LOC 87 WIDTH 1 DK 2coL17

70. (HAVE YOU) (HAS YOUR HUSBAND) EVER SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES? *...***.*.**.*.****.....**.*.*.*.*****.******.****..*

736 1. YES (ASK Q.70A) 707 2. NO

44 7. INAP. 1 8. DK 9 9, NA

VAR 0073 REF 0073 DATA SET ID-'7295' NANE-XR/SPOUSE IN COMBAT MD=GE 7


305 1. YES 413 2. NO

70A. (IF YES TO Q-70) (WERE YOU) (WAS HE) <YOUR HUSBAND> EVER IN COMBAT? ..1*.**..*.*.****..***.****.*****..***....*.*..***......*


(CONTINUED) ******.*.*.

761 7. INAP., CODED 2, 7-9 IN Q-70 (REP. NO. 72) 14 8. DK

u 9. NA

VAR 0074 REF 0074 NAME-#CHILDREN UNR TWELVE YRS ND=0 OR GE 9

LOC 89 WIDTH 1 DK 2 CDL 19

DATA SET ID-'7295'

71. OMIT IF SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED.

71A. HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE THAT ARE 12 YEARS OLD OR LESS? ***^.**.*******..************.****.************..********

209 :: ONE 197 TWO 140 3. THREE

68 4. FOUR 23 5. FIVE 15 6. SIX 10 7. SEVEN\OR RORE

9. NA 835 0. INAP. OR NONE

VAR 0075 REF 0075 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-#CHILDREN 13-2 1 YEARS MD=0 OR GE 9

LOC 90 NIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 20

71B. <OMIT XF SINGLE> HOW ABOUT CHILDREN 13-21 YEARS OF AGE? ..*....**.**.*****..****..******.*****.***.**...***.****

193 1. ONE 126 2. TWO

68 3. THREE 27 4. FOUR 10 5. FIVE

4 6. SIX 1 7. SEVEN OR MORE

1 9. NA 1067 0. INAP. OR NONE


BAR 0076 REF 0076 DATA SET ID-'7295' NAME-#CHILDREN OVER 21 YEARS RD=O OR GE 9


71c, <OflIT IF SINGLE, HO0 MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE THAT ARE> OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE? .*.*.*..*****....P...***..*.*.**.**..****..****.***.*****.

168 1. ONE 149 2, TWO

67 3. THREE 42 4. FOUR 30 5. FIVE 17 6. SIX 20 7. SEVEN OR MORE

2 9. NA 1002 0. INAP. OR NONE

VAR 0077 REP 0077 DATA SET ID-'7295' -NAME-R'S SEX MD=GE 9


C. RESPONDENT'S SEX AND QUOTA QUALIFICATION: *..*.***.*****.****.**..**.*****..**********.

723

774

1, MALE (21-29) MALE (30 OR OVER)

2, FEMALE (EHPLOYED) FEMALE (UNEMPLOYED)

9. NA

VAR 0078 REP 0078 NAME-R'S RACE MD=GE 9


D. RESPONDENT'S RACE *********.***..****..

1276 1. WHITE 213 2, NEGRO

1 3. ORIENTAL 6 4. OTHER

DATA SET ID-'7295'


VAR

VAR

1

0079 REP 0079 NAME-R'S COOPERATION ND=GE 9

LOC 94 UIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 24

1230 236

24

1. VERY COOPERATIVE 2. 3.

SOBEUHAT COOPERATYVE NOT COOPERATIVE

7 9. NA

0080 REP 0080 NAME-R'S INTEREST BD=G% 9


927 492

70

a

(CONTINUED) ***********

9. NA

J. COOPERATIVENESS OF RESPONDENT *********************************

K. INTEREST OF RESPONDENT **************************

1. VERY INTERESTED 2. SOtiEUHAT YNTERESTED 3. UNINTERESTED

9. NA

DATA SET ID-'7295'

DATA SET ID-'7295'

QUESTIONNAIRE

VIETNAM SUPPLPNEST

(l-4)

1. I am going to read you a list of problems in the news recently. Please tell me whether each one worries you a great deal, a little, or not at all.

Worries Doesn't 7 Worries Don't a great worry

deal a little at all know

A. Negro-white relations . . 1 2 3 9

B. Inflation and the cost of living , . . . . . . 4 5 6 9

c. War in Viet Nam . . . . 1 2 3 9

D. Air and water pollution . 4 5 6 9

E. Crime and juvenile delinquency . . . . . . 1 2 3 9

8/O

Y/O

10/O

11/o

12/o

2. In general, do you approve or disapprove the way the Johnson administration is handling the situation in Viet Nam?

Approve . . . . . . . . 1 13/o

Disapprove . . . . . 2

Don't know . . . . . 9

3. There has been some criticism lately that the government is not keeping the American people informed about the war in Viet Nam. Do you personally think the government is giving the American people too much information about what is going on, about as much information as if can give, or not enough information about what is going on in Viet Nam?

Too much . . . . . . 1 14/o

As much as can . . . 2

Not enough . . . . . 3

Don't know . . . . . 9

4. As far as you kno;, has the Congress declared war in Viet Nan? Yes,it has . . . 1 15/o No, it hasn': . . 2 Don't know . . . 3

5. Do you favor or oppose a full-scale Congressional debate on the Viet Sam war at this time?

Favor . . . 1 16/O

Oppose . . . 2

Don't know . 9 '

6. There is talk these days about a number of different actions we might have to take at home and abroad if we are to continue the fight&g in Viet Nan. I'd like to know whether you approve or disapprove of doing the following in order to continue fighting.

Approve Disapprove Don't know

A. Reducing aid to education . . . . . 1 2 9

B. 'Spending less money for the War on Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 9

C. Having 200,000 American troops in South Viet Nam . . . . . . . . . 5 6 9

D. Bombing military targets in North Viet Ram . . . . . . . . . 1 2 9

E. Putting government controls over wages and prices . . . . . . . . 3 4 9

F. Having half a million troops in South Viet Earn . . . . . . . . . 5 6 9

G. Increasing taxes at home . . . . . 1 2 9

H. Calling up the National Guard and Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 9

I. Bombing the cities of Earth Viet Ram............... 5 6 9

J. Reducing the Pledicare program . ~ . 1 2 9

17/O

18/O

19/o

20/O

21/o

22/o

23/O

24/o

25/O

26/O

7. Would you favor-or oppose continuing the fighting in Viet Warn if it meant...

A. Fighting the Chinese Army in Viet Nam? 1 2 9 27/a

B. Fighting a ground war in China itself? -3 4 9 28/O

c. Fighting an atomic war with China? . . 5 6 9 29/o

D. Fighting an atomic war with Russia? . . 1 2 9 30/O

E. All out mobilization of American men in the armed forces? . . . . . . . . 3 4 9 31/o

8. A number of different steps have been proposed to end the present fighting in South Viet Warn. Would you approve or disapprove of the following actions to end the fighting?

Don't Approve. Disapprove know

A. Forming a new government in which the Viet Cong took some part . 1 2 9 I 32/O

Bi Holding free elections in South Viet Nan even if the Viet Cong might win . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 9 /33,0

c. Getting the United Xations or some neutral countries tc negotiate a truce, with each side holding the territory it now holds . . 5 6 9 34/o

D. Gradually withdrawing our troops and letting the South Vietnamese work out their own problems . . 1 2 9 . 35/o

9. Do you think we should limit our fighting in Viet Nam to the defense of the capital and coastal areas, or should we try to defeat the enemy throughout the country?

Limit fighting . . . 1 36/O

Throughout country . 2

Don't know . . . . . 9

10. If it meant eventual control of South Viet Nan by the Viet Cong, would you approve of einding the fighting now?

Approve . . . . . . . . 1 37/o

Disapprove . . . . . . 2

Don'tknow . . . . . . 9

11. Would you approve of ending the fighting in South Viet Nan even if that meant the eventual loss of independence of other nations like Laos and Thailand?

Approve . . . . . . . . 1 3810

Disapprove . . . . . . 2

Don't know . . . . . . 9

12. Would you approve of continuing the fighting if it meant several hundred American soldiers would be killed every week?

Approve ........ 1 39/o

Disapprove ...... 2

Don't know ...... 9

13. Would you say that our policy toward Russia has been too tough, just about right, or too soft?

Too tough . . . . . . 1 40/O

just about right . . . 2

Too soft . . . . . . . 3

Don't know . . . . . . 9

.14. How about our policy toward Castro in Cuba? Have we been too tough, about right, or too soft?

Too tough . . . . . . . 1 41/o

About right . . . . . . 2 *

Too soft . . . . . . . 3

Don'tknow . . . . . . 9

15. How about Communist China? (Have we been too tough, about right, or too soft?)

Too tough . . . . . . . 1 42/O

About right . . . . . . 2

Too soft . . . . . . . 3

Don'tknow . . . . . . 9

16. Would you be in favor of American negotiations with the Viet Cong if they were willing to negotiate?

In favor . . . . . . . . . . . 1 43/O

Oppose . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Don't know . . . . . . . . . . 3

17. If you had to estimate, about how many American troops would you say are currently in South Viet Nan? ENTER NUMBER, THEN CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE.

Less than 50,000 . . . . . . . 1 44/o

(ENTER NUMBER) 50,000 to less than 150,000 . . 2

150,000 to less than 250,000. . 3

250,000 to less than 400,000. . 4

400,000 or over . . . . . . . . 5

Don'tknow . . . . . . . . . . 9

18. What is the capital of South Viet Nan?

Saigon . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 45/o

Other ............. 2

Don't know .......... 9

19. What is the capital of North Viet Nan?

Hanoi ............. 1 46/O

Other .............. 2

Don't know .......... 9

20. As far as you know, are we currently bombing any targets in North Viet Nan?

Yes.............. 1 47/o

No . . . :. . . . . . . . . . ?

21. As you understand it, who are the Viet Cong--the government we are supporting in South Viet Nan, the South Vietnamese communists, North Vietnamese, or who?

Government we are supporting . 1 48/O

South Vietnamese.communists . . 2

North Vietnamese . . . . . . . 3

Other (SPECIFY) 4

Don'tknow . . . . . . . . . . 9

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g. i.3: 22. As you understand it, was the current South Vietnamese government freely 65' g,,: elected by the people? g Yes . . . . . . . . . 1 49/O p$ No . . . . . . . . . 2 .A

Don't know . . . . . 9

23. If you had to estimate it, about how many American troops would you say have been killed in Viet Nam so far? ENTER NUMBER, THEN CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE.

Less than 100 . . . . 1 50/O

100 to 499 . . . * . . 2

(ENTER N~BER) 500 to 999 . . . . . . 3

1,000 to 1,499 . . . . 4

1,500 to 2,499 . . . . 5

2,500 to 4,999 . . . . 6

5,000 or more . . . . 7

Don'tknow...... 9

24. If President Johnson were to announce tomorrow that we were going to withdraw from Viet Nam and let the Communists take over, would you approve or disapprove?

Approve . . . . . . . 1 51/o

Disapprove . . . . . 2

Don'tknow . . . . . 9

25. We have one last question about Viet Nam. Suppose you had to choose among continuing the present situation indefinitely, fighting a major war with hundreds of thousands of casualties, or a withdrawal of American troops leading to an eventual Communist takeover. Which would you choose?

Present situation . .(ASK A) . 1 52/o

Major war e . . . . . . . . . . 2

Withdrawal . . . . . . . . . . '3

Don't know . . . . . . . . . . 9

A. IF PRESENT SITUATION: Suppose we couldn't continue the present policy, how would you choose between a major war and a withdrawal of American troops?

Major war . . . . . . 2 53/o

Withdrawal . . . . . . 3

Don't know . . . . . . 9

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XALES U&DER 4g ONLY:

26. Are you in the National Guard, Armed Forces Reserves, or presently eligible for the draft?

National Guard . . . . . . . . 1 54/o

Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Eligible for draft . . . . . . 3

No, not serving or eligible . . 4

ASK EVERYBODY:

2.7. Do you have any close friends or relatives in the armed forces?

Yes . . . . . (ASK A) . . . . 1 55/O

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

A. IF YES: Are they (Is he) in Viet Nam?

Yes.............. 1 56/O

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

28. Have you ever written a letter to a public official or a newspaper or magazine concerning a public issue?

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 57/O

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

29. In the last Presidental election, did you vote for Johnson or Goldwater, or were you not able to vote?

Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 58/O

Goldwater . . . . . . . . . , . 2

Didn'tvote..... . . . . . 3

30. In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way the Johnson administration is handling the situation in Viet Nan?

Approve . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 59/o

Disapprove . . . . . . . . . . 2

PLEASE GO BACK TO NktN QUESTIONUAIRE, Q. 60, AND ASK REMAINIXG QUESTIONS.

TUEN FILL OUT PAGE 8 OF THIS SUPPLENENT AFTER COXPLETING THE INTERVIEW.

31. Please enter information below after completing the interview.

STATE :

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:

32. RESFONDEXT'S NAMF.:

SAMPLING UNIT (S.U.) NO:

INTERVIEWER'S SIGNATURE:

NOW just before we findsh I have a few background questions about you yourself.

60. What is your marital status? Single, never married . 1 1119 Married . . . . . . . . 2 Divorced . . . . . . . 3 Widowed . . . . . . . . 4 Separated . . . . . . . 5

61. What is the last grade or year in school . . .

A.

.L____

You completed?

IF “NEVER LIED ” CODE 7 WITHOUT ASiING. Your (spouse) completed?

No schooling . 0 . . . . . . . . 0 1219 0 1319

Grammar school (1-8 years) . . . 1 1

Some high school (9-11 years) . 2 2

Completed high school (12 years) 3 3

College, incomplete 0 . . . . . 4 4

College, graduated . . . . . . . 5 5

Higher than college . . . . . . 6 6

Don’t know . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8

Never married . . . . . . . . . - 7

62.* What sort of work (does/did) (main earner) usually do?

OCCUPATION: 14-15199

INDUSTRY:

63. Counting rents, interest, and things like that, in which one of the groups on this card (HAND RESPONDENT CARD 15) did your total family income fall, before taxes, last year?

A. Under $3,000 . . . 1 16/9 B. $3,000 - $4,999 . . 2 c. $5,000 - $7,499 . . 3 D. $7,500 - $9,999 . . 4 E. $10,000 - $14,999 . 5 F. $15,000 - $24,999 . 6 G. $25,000 and over . 7

Don’t know . . . . 8

64. Do you own your own home here, or-do you rent ?

Own ........ 1 17/9 Rent ........ 2 Other ....... 3

65. Which social class-do you believe yourself to be in--the lower class, working class, middle class, or upper class?

Upper . . . . . . . . . . 1 1819

Middle . . . . . . , . . 2

Working . . . . . , . . . 3

Lower . . . . . . . . . . 4

There are no classes . . 5

Don’t know . . . . . . . 8

66. Which political party do you generally support?

Republican . . . . . . . 1 19/9

Democratic . . . . . . . 2

Other (SPECIFY) 3

None . . . . . . . . . . 4

Independent . . . . . . . 5

Don’t know . . . . . . , 8

67. How old were you on your last birthday? 20-22/999

68. What is your religious preference?

Protestant . . . a . . . 1. 23/9

Roman Catholic . . . . . 2

Jewish , . . . . . . . . 3

Other (SPECIFY) 4

None . . . . . . . . . . 5

Don’t know . . . . . . . 8 /

69. How strongly do you feel about your religious beliefs? Do you feel very strongly, strongly, moderately, not so strongly, or not strongly at all?

Very strongly . . . . . . 1 24/9

Strongly . . . . . . . . 2

Moderately . . . a a a * 3

Not so strongly . . D . ., 4

Not strongly at all . . . 5

Don’t know a . . . s . . 8

70. (Have you) (Has your husband) ever served in the armed forces?

Yes . . (ASK A) . 1 2519

No . . . . . . . 2

Don't know . . . 8

A. IF YES: (Were you) (Was he) ever in combat?

Yes....... 1 26/9

No . . . . . . . 2

Don't know . . . 8

B. How about children 13-21 years of age?

None ...... 3

One ....... 1

Tivo ....... 2

Three ...... 3

Four ...... ri

Five ...... 5

six. ...... 6

Seven or more . . 7

C. Over 21 years of age? None ....... 0

One ....... 1 Two ....... 2

Three ...... 3 Four ....... 4

Five ....... 5 Six ........ 6

Seven ...... 7

71. OMIT IF SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED.

A. How many children do you have that are 12 years old or less?

None ...... 0

One ....... 1

Two ....... 2

Three ...... 3

Four ...... 4

Five ...... 5

Six ....... 6

Seven or more . . 7

27/9

2819

29/9

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72. Finally, may I have your name and telephone number in case my office wants to verify this intervIew

NAME:

TFLEPEONE NUMBER: AREA CODE:

Thank you very much for your time and cooperation. (You have been very helpful.)

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING RESPONDENT, FILL OUT ITEMS A - L.

RESPONDENT'S ADDRESS:

Street or Rural Route City or Town and State

A. TIME IETERVIEWEEDED: AM PM

.B. DATE OF INTERVIEW:

Month (ENTER NG.) 0 30-31199

Day....... u 32-33199

Year . . . . . . El ‘66 34-35199

C. RESPONDENT'S SM AND QUOTA QUALIFI- CATION:

Male (21-29) . . . 1 3619 Male (30 or over) . 1 Female (employed) . 2 Female f,unemployed) 2

D. RESPONDENT'S RACE:

White . . . . . . . 1 3719 Negro . . . . . . . 2

Oriental . . . . . 3 Other (SPECIFY)

4

E. PRIMARY SAMPLING UNIT (PSU):

F. P.S.U. NO: 1rl 38-40/999

G. SAMPLING UNIT (S.U.) NO:

I I I I I

H. TOTAL LENGTH OF INTERVIEW:

Minutes 41-43

I. TYPE OF STRUCTURE:

Single-family house (detached)

Single-family house (attached)

Two-dwelling unit house (detached) . . . . . . . . .

Two-dwelling unit house (attached) . . . . . . . . .

Multiple-dwelling unit building with approximately

DU's . . . . . . .

Rooming house . . . . . . . .

Other (SPECIFY)

Don't know . . . . . . . . . .

1 4419

2

3

4

J. COOPERATIVENESS OF RESPONDENT:

Very cooperative .; . 1 4519 Somewhat cooperative 2 Not cooperative . . 3

K. INTEREST OF RESPONDENT:

Very interested . . 1 4619 Somewhat interested 2 Uninterested . . . 3

L. INTERVIEWER'S SIGNATURE:

Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Study, 1966

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