American Citizen Participation Screener Study, 1990

This screener survey is Part 1 of a two-part study designed to examine political and nonpolitical civic participation in the United States. Part 1—the screener survey—was conducted by telephone with more than 15,000 adults nationwide. Part 2—the follow-up study (ICPSR 6635) —included in-person interviews with 2,517 of the original participants. Respondents were asked to respond to questions on various topics, including their interest in politics, party identification, voting status, and activity in community politics. In addition, respondents were asked about their campaign activities, including the kind of work they had done, and how much money and time they had contributed to campaigns for various elections. Respondents also provided information about their own personal experiences with government programs, as well as their opinions on national and social problems in the United States and why people in the United States aren't more active in politics. Demographic variables measured in this study include respondent's educational background, occupation, church activity and religious affiliation, race and ethnicity, age, gender, and union membership.

本筛选调查为一项两阶段研究的第一部分，该研究旨在考察美国的政治与非政治公民参与情况。第一部分即本筛选调查，通过电话访谈方式对全美超过15000名成年人开展调研。第二部分为追踪研究（ICPSR 6635），对其中2517名初始受访者进行了面对面访谈。受访者需回答多维度问题，涵盖其对政治的兴趣程度、党派认同、投票情况以及社区政治参与活动。此外，受访者还需阐述其竞选参与经历，包括曾从事的工作类型，以及为各类选举竞选活动投入的资金与时间成本。受访者还需提供自身参与政府项目的个人经历，以及对美国国内国家与社会问题的看法，同时需回答美国民众政治参与度不高的原因相关问题。本研究采集的人口统计学变量涵盖受访者的教育背景、职业、教会参与活动与宗教归属、种族与民族、年龄、性别以及工会会员身份。