Public Opinion on Social Issues, 1975-1996 by Elizabeth N. Nelson and Edward
E. Nelson, Department of Sociology, California State University, Fresno.
The SISS module
was designed to introduce students to the basics of data analysis. The focus
is on two and three variable crosstabulations. Chi square and measures of
association (Gamma, Cramer's V) are introduced and may or may not be used
as the intructor wishes. The codebook includes some variables in both recoded
and unrecoded form (age, education) so the instructor may teach recoding or
not teach it. Variables have been created and added to the data set for religiosity
and tolerance. There are two data sets--one that includes only the 1996 file
and the other that includes data from four years (1996, 1989, 1982, 1975).
Instructors can choose to focus on a detailed analysis of a single year or
on change over time. The 1996 is approximately twice the size of the other
three years. The focus of the module is on developing and testing hypotheses.
Suggested Citation:
Nelson, Elizabeth N. and Edward E. Nelson. 1998. Public Opinion on Social Issues. Unpublished Manuscript.
