Detroit area study, 1957
Subtitle: party leadership and political behavior, and Intra-class correlation of attitudes in Detroit
By: principal investigators, Daniel Katz, Samuel Eldersveld, and Leslie Kish
Series: ICPSR -- 7280; ICPSR (Series) -- 7280
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] :
Subjects: Political participation; Public opinion; Political parties
Other titles: Party leadership and political behavior.
Description: Data on respondents' political activities and attitudes were collected during the fall of 1956 and early spring of 1957 in Wayne County, Michigan from an adult cross-section sample selected by a random, stratified procedure utilizing the precinct as a primary sampling unit. The interviews focused especially on county, district, and precinct level organization and activity as well as on related perceptions, attitudes, and behavior of the adult public toward party structure at each level. Background variables established the respondent's age, sex, race, educational level, marital status, occupation, class, political affiliation, number of children, religious preference, and relationship to the head of the household. Demographic information was also collected on the respondent's father. A section gathered geographic information related to the respondent's living experience before coming to Detroit, and outlines the respondent's behavior regarding changing residences since coming to Detroit. Questions were asked of the respondent regarding use of the phone within the home. Items probing various influences on the respondent's political attitudes and behavior were included in the interview.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class II.

Data collected: fall 1956, early spring 1957.

Wayne County, Michigan.

596 respondents weighted to 860, 11 cards of data per respondent; 503 variables.

Related files: Detroit area study, 1957: leader survey (ICPSR 7107)

Eldersveld, Samuel J. Political Parties: A Behavioral Analysis. Chicago: Rand McNally and Co., l964.