Southern California Social Survey, 1986

The Southern California Social Surveys continued the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS], conducted between 1970 and 1976. The 1986 SCSS focuses on how people feel about life and living in southern California. Topics include mental health, health status, 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, women's rights, TV ownership, VCR ownership, relationship to close friends, social network, educational attainment, union membership, basic demographics. The data contains an oversample of blacks and hispanics. There are 1038 respondents.This study is provided 'as is' and questions may be directed to the Data Archive. Note: There was no 1985 study. 1984 is followed by 1986.南加州社会调查（Southern California Social Surveys）接续了1970年至1976年间开展的洛杉矶都会区调查（Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys，缩写LAMAS）。1986年版南加州社会调查（SCSS）聚焦民众对南加州生活的感知与评价，调查主题涵盖心理健康、健康状况、吸烟与饮酒行为、公立学校评级、社区观感、跨族群社交、歧视议题、死刑态度、政治参与、政党认同、污染问题、财务福祉、大额消费、女性权利、电视拥有量、录像机（VCR）拥有量、亲密好友关系、社交网络、受教育程度、工会会员身份及基础人口统计学特征。该数据集对黑人和西班牙裔群体进行了过采样（oversample），有效受访者共计1038名。本数据集按“现状”提供，相关疑问可向数据档案馆咨询。注：1985年未开展相关调查，1984年调查后直接接续1986年调查。