PUBLIC IMAGE OF COURTS - CODE BOOK FOR THE 1977 SURVEY, VOLUME 1 - GENERAL PUBLIC

• NCJ Number: 61486
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 295 pages
• Grant Number(s): 77-NI-99-0068
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS CODEBOOK PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION FOR DATA COLLECTED IN THE 1977 GENERAL PUBLIC SURVEY OF ATTITUDES TOWARD AND EXPERIENCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COURTS.

Abstract

IT INCLUDES QUESTIONS AND QUESTION NUMBERS EXACTLY AS THEY APPEAR IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE. ITEMS THAT ARE PART OF THE CLUSTER FRAME REPORT (WHICH WAS RECORDED DURING FIELD DEPARTMENT CHECK-IN) AND DEMOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES (WHICH WERE ASKED LAST IN THE QUESTIONING SEQUENCE) ARE PREFIXED BY THE ABBREVIATIONS 'CF' AND 'DEM', RESPECTIVELY. ADDITIONALLY, NEW VARIABLES WERE CREATED BY RECODING VARIABLES IN THE BASIC DATA SET. THESE RECORDED VARIABLES ARE PREFIXED BY THE ABBREVIATION 'R'. THE CODEBOOK EMPLOYS SEVERAL ABBREVIATIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE LISTED. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE CODEBOOK ARE INCLUDED. DATA IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ARE EXPLAINED, AND AN INDEX TO THE DATA SET BY AN ASSIGNED MNEMONIC AND QUESTION NUMBER FOR THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS PROVIDED. SAMPLE AND CENSUS DISTRIBUTIONS, GENERAL PUBLIC INTERVIEW SITES, AND A GLOSSARY ALSO ARE INCLUDED. APPENDIXES CONTAIN SAMPLING DATA, INTERVIEWER QUESTIONNAIRE INSTRUCTIONS, GENERAL EDITING AND CODING INSTRUCTIONS, AND RECODED DATA. THE BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. FOOTNOTES ARE INCLUDED. (WJR)