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Social Participation
xsoorno Number of organizations have at least some involvement xsoorin Number of organizations have very much involvement xsopar1 - sopr17 Level of involvment in organization xsoogo1 First other organization R involved in xsoogo2 Second other organization R involved in xsofrno Frequency of involvment with friends xsovote Vote for the November 1976 elections
xsoorno: Number of organizations in which sibling respondent has at least some involvement.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87a-87o, 88p, 88q
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | 149 | 226 | 375 | |
1 | 293 | 287 | 580 | |
2 | 242 | 252 | 494 | |
3 | 150 | 127 | 277 | |
4 | 95 | 88 | 183 | |
5 | 54 | 47 | 101 | |
6 | 30 | 34 | 64 | |
7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | |
8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
mentioned in XSOPAR1-XSOPR17. In the actual data, the maximum
number of organizations in which any one participant was
involved is 11.
If the entire social participation section had missing data codes, this
variable is coded -3. If there was some missing data and some valid data
on XSOPAR1 through XSOPR17, the missing data was counted as not being
involved in that organization for purposes of constructing this item.
xsoorin: Number of organizations in which sibling respondent has very much involvement.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87a-o, 88p, 88q
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | 386 | 444 | 830 | |
1 | 320 | 316 | 636 | |
2 | 170 | 163 | 333 | |
3 | 85 | 75 | 160 | |
4 | 46 | 47 | 93 | |
5 | 17 | 26 | 43 | |
6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
mentioned in XSOPAR1-XSOPR17. In the actual data, the maximum
number of organizations in which any one participant was
involved is 11.
If the entire social participation section had missing data codes, this
variable is coded -3. If there was some missing data and some valid data
on XSOPAR1 through XSOPR17, the missing data was counted as not being
involved in that organization for purposes of constructing this item.
xsopar1: What is your level of involvement with church-connected groups, but not the church itself?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87a
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3395 | 3255 | 6650 |
0 | None | 833 | 717 | 1550 |
1 | Some Involvement | 73 | 128 | 201 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 136 | 241 | 377 |
xsopar2: What is your level of involvement with labor unions?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87b
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 748 | 990 | 1738 |
1 | Some Involvement | 215 | 76 | 291 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 80 | 20 | 100 |
1977 sibling study
xsopar3: What is your level of involvement with veterans' organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87c
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 961 | 1071 | 2032 |
1 | Some Involvement | 59 | 8 | 67 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 23 | 7 | 30 |
xsopar4: What is your level of involvement with fraternal organizations or lodges?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87d
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 877 | 1017 | 1894 |
1 | Some Involvement | 102 | 46 | 148 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 64 | 23 | 87 |
xsopar5: What is your level of involvement with business or civic groups?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87e
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 859 | 972 | 1831 |
1 | Some Involvement | 74 | 42 | 116 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 110 | 72 | 182 |
xsopar6: What is your level of involvement with parent-teacher associations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87f
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 838 | 706 | 1544 |
1 | Some Involvement | 133 | 228 | 361 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 72 | 152 | 224 |
xsopar7: What is your level of involvement with community centers?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87g
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 995 | 1022 | 2017 |
1 | Some Involvement | 20 | 24 | 44 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 28 | 40 | 68 |
xsopar8: What is your level of involvement with organizations of people with the same nationality?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87h
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 1030 | 1063 | 2093 |
1 | Some Involvement | 8 | 16 | 24 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 5 | 7 | 12 |
xsopar9: What is your level of involvement with sport teams?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87i
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 693 | 837 | 1530 |
1 | Some Involvement | 44 | 34 | 78 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 306 | 215 | 521 |
xsopr10: What is your level of involvement with country clubs?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87j
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 984 | 1036 | 2020 |
1 | Some Involvement | 22 | 18 | 40 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 37 | 32 | 69 |
xsopr11: What is your level of involvement with youth groups, e.g. scout leader, etc.?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87k
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 923 | 925 | 1848 |
1 | Some Involvement | 22 | 30 | 52 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 98 | 131 | 229 |
xsopr12: What is your level of involvement with professional groups?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87l
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 805 | 948 | 1753 |
1 | Some Involvement | 101 | 64 | 165 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 137 | 74 | 211 |
xsopr13: What is your level of involvement with political clubs or organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87m
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 991 | 1038 | 2029 |
1 | Some Involvement | 28 | 29 | 57 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 24 | 19 | 43 |
xsopr14: What is your level of involvement with neighborhood improvement organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87n
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 983 | 1020 | 2003 |
1 | Some Involvement | 28 | 37 | 65 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 32 | 29 | 61 |
xsopr15: What is your level of involvement with charity or welfare organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87o
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3256 | 6650 |
0 | None | 983 | 972 | 1955 |
1 | Some Involvement | 25 | 48 | 73 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 35 | 65 | 100 |
xsopr16: What is your level of involvement with the first group besides church-connected groups, labor unions, veteran's organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teacher associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sport teams, country clubs, youth groups, professinal groups, politcal clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, and charity or welfare organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87a, 88p
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3257 | 6651 |
0 | None | 902 | 917 | 1819 |
1 | Some Involvement | 28 | 36 | 64 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 113 | 131 | 244 |
xsopr17: What is your level of involvement with the second group besides church-connected groups, labor unions, veteran's organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teacher associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sport teams, country clubs, youth groups, professinal groups, politcal clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, and charity or welfare organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 87a, 88q
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
0 | None | 1025 | 1056 | 2081 |
1 | Some Involvement | 4 | 7 | 11 |
2 | Very Much Involved | 14 | 23 | 37 |
xsoogo1: What is the first group you have some level of involvement with that are not church-connected groups, labor unions, veteran's organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teacher associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sport teams, country clubs, youth groups, professinal groups, politcal clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, and charity or welfare organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 88
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
-2 | 902 | 917 | 1819 | |
0 | Other | 6 | 12 | 18 |
1 | Hobbies and arts | 53 | 36 | 89 |
2 | Service | 42 | 29 | 71 |
3 | Social | 15 | 31 | 46 |
4 | Athletic clubs (YMCA, etc.) | 16 | 10 | 26 |
5 | Home economics and family | 1 | 21 | 22 |
6 | Women's clubs, auxiliary | 1 | 17 | 18 |
7 | Nondenominational religious organizations | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Health (TOPS, AA, etc.) | 5 | 9 | 14 |
9 | Alumni groups | 2 | 3 | 5 |
xsoogo2: What is the second group you have some level of involvement with that are not church-connected groups, labor unions, veteran's organizations, fraternal organizations or lodges, business or civic groups, parent-teacher associations, community centers, organizations of people of the same nationality, sport teams, country clubs, youth groups, professinal groups, politcal clubs or organizations, neighborhood improvement organizations, and charity or welfare organizations?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 88
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
-2 | 1025 | 1056 | 2081 | |
0 | Other | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1 | Hobbies and arts | 8 | 12 | 20 |
2 | Service | 1 | 6 | 7 |
3 | Social | 3 | 5 | 8 |
4 | Athletic clubs (YMCA, etc.) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Home economics and family | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Women's clubs, auxiliary | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Health (TOPS, AA, etc.) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | Alumni groups | 0 | 1 | 1 |
xsofrno: How many times in the past four weeks have you gotten together with friends?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 89
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3395 | 3256 | 6651 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
0 | None | 91 | 71 | 162 |
1 - 2 | 260 | 244 | 504 | |
3 - 4 | 353 | 351 | 704 | |
5 - 8 | 214 | 242 | 456 | |
9 - 30 | 123 | 177 | 300 |
xsovote: Did you vote in the November 1976 elections?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1977
Mode: phone
Source variables: 90
Revisions: Updated 3/97
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONSAMPLE | 3394 | 3255 | 6649 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1 | Voted | 884 | 926 | 1810 |
2 | Didn't Vote | 155 | 151 | 306 |
3 | Ineligible | 2 | 7 | 9 |