Vietnam War Issue Scales from the 1968 National Election Study (NES)

The nes1968_vietnam dataset contains responses from the 1968 National Election Study (NES) where respondents were asked to place themselves, President Lyndon Johnson, and the three major presidential candidates—Democrat Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and American Independent George Wallace—on two seven-point issue scales regarding the Vietnam War.

Usage

data(nes1968_vietnam)

Format

A data frame with rows representing respondents and the following columns:

vote.choice

Categorical, respondent's reported vote choice in the 1968 presidential election. This variable indicates which of the three major presidential candidates (Humphrey, Nixon, or Wallace) the respondent voted for, if any.

johnson

Numeric, placement of President Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam War scale (1 to 7).

humphrey

Numeric, placement of Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey on the Vietnam War scale (1 to 7).

nixon

Numeric, placement of Republican candidate Richard Nixon on the Vietnam War scale (1 to 7).

wallace

Numeric, placement of American Independent candidate George Wallace on the Vietnam War scale (1 to 7).

self

Numeric, respondent's self-placement on the Vietnam War scale (1 to 7).

Source

1968 American National Election Study (ANES).

Details

This dataset is part of the 1968 National Election Study (NES). Respondents were asked to place themselves and key political figures on two seven-point scales relating to the Vietnam War. These scales measure opinions on how the war should be conducted or resolved.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
data(nes1968_vietnam)
} # }