02-28-2012

hdl:1902.5/6841

This data collection measures the political attitudes and behaviors of three specific Latino groups in the United States: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban. A geographic Latino population coverage rate of at least 85 percent was desired for this study. Variables cover the respondent's family history, organizational memberships, political participation, voting practices, preferences on policy issues, views toward political parties and political candidates/leaders, political behavior, sources of political information such as the media, feelings about political trust and efficacy, perceptions of the relationship between government and Latino groups, and degree of concern about international issues and social problems. Demographic variables include sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, education, education of parents and spouse, parental status, religious preference, employment status, occupation, home ownership, military service, country of origin, and citizenship.

de la Garza, Rodolfo, Angelo Falcon, F. Chris Garcia, and John A. Garcia., 2012, "Latino National Political Survey, 1989-1990"

de la Garza, Rodolfo, Angelo Falcon, F. Chris Garcia, and John A. Garcia.

Harvard University

SCR:011273

DataVerse

Dataverse Network Project

SCR:001997