Southern California Social Survey, 1989

The Southern California Social Surveys continued the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Survey s [LAMAS], conducted between 1970 and 1976. The 1989 SCSS focuses on how people feel about life and living in southern California. In addition to core items, this survey looks at marriage and family. Topics include mental health, health status, health insurance, smoking and alcohol consumption, rating of public schools, opinion of neighborhood, socialization with ethnic groups, discrimination, view of the death penalty, political participation, political party ID, pollution, financial well-being, major purchases, use of credit cards, women's rights, TV ownership, VCR ownership, work history, travel time to work, work attitudes, job search, unemployment insurance, work-related groups and committees, educational attainment, union membership, basic demographics.The study contains an oversample of Blacks and Hispanics. There are 1016 respondents.This study is provided 'as is' and questions may be directed to the Data Archive.