Political Behavior and Attitudes in a Brazilian City, 1965-1966

This data collection contains the results of a survey measuring political attitudes and behavior in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the time of the gubernatorial elections in 1965-1966. Undertaken in two waves -- from July to November l965 -- (before the elections), and June to July 1966 (after the elections) the survey was administered to a total of 645 heads of households and housewives in Belo Horizonte. Data include the respondents' partisan affiliations and their voting behavior over the past few elections, as well as their attitudes toward Brazil's present government, political situation (e.g., agrarian reform, influence of communism, influence of labor unions, and the expected presidential election in 1966), problems facing the country, and their own political efficacy and trust in the government. Other variables describe respondents' mobility (residential, interoccupational, and generational), awareness of social class in Brazil, subjective social status and aspirations, and attitudes toward authority. Demographic and background data include occupation, education, age, marital status, race, sex, literacy, household composition, place of residence before Belo Horizonte, length of residence (if ever) on a farm, length of residence in Belo Horizonte, total monthly income of family, membership in associations, and socioeconomic status.

本数据集收录了1965-1966年期间，在巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州首府贝洛奥里藏特市进行的关于政治态度与行为的调查结果。该调查分为两个阶段——第一阶段从1965年7月至11月（选举前）进行，第二阶段于1966年6月至7月（选举后）展开，共对贝洛奥里藏特市的645户家庭户主及主妇进行了调查。数据涵盖了受访者所属政党及其过去几届选举的投票行为，以及对巴西现行政府、政治形势（例如，土地改革、共产主义影响、工会影响以及1966年预期总统选举）的看法，国家面临的挑战，以及他们自身的政治效能感和对政府的信任度。其他变量描述了受访者的流动性（居住、职业和代际）、对巴西社会阶层的认识、主观社会地位和抱负，以及对权威的态度。人口统计和背景信息包括职业、教育程度、年龄、婚姻状况、种族、性别、识字水平、家庭构成、在贝洛奥里藏特市之前的居住地、在农场居住时间（如有）、在贝洛奥里藏特市的居住时间、家庭月总收入、协会会员资格以及社会经济地位。