A4. Sometimes people think about other groups of people in 124 society when they think about their own economic well- 125 being, people who are being helped or hurt by economic 126 conditions. When it comes to economic matters, what groups of people do YOU feel close to? (IF R DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WE MEAN BY "GROUPS": Some people have mentioned farmers, the elderly, teachers, blacks, and union members.) 100. Women 110. Disadvantaged women; unmarried mothers, single ____ women caring for parents |Make| 120. Women on welfare; |card|---------190. Other references to women |____| 200. Blacks 210. Middle class blacks ____ 220. Working class blacks |Make| |card|---------290. Other references to Blacks |____| 300. Elderly (Senior Citizens) 310. Retired ____ 320. People on fixed income Page 58 ICPSR 8298 |Make| |card|---------390. Other references to the elderly |____| 400. The Poor 401. Employment; number of people working who have jobs 405. Lower class 410. Working class people; blue collar workers 411. Factory workers 415. Low(er) income 420. People on welfare 430. Labor unionists 440. Manual workers in dangerous occupations, e.g. policemen, firemen, miners, seaman 480. Unemployed ____ 485. People hurt by economic conditions, people who are |Make| struggling |card|---------490. Other references to the poor, working class people |____| 500. Middle class (including upper middle and lower middle) 502. Middle class whites 504. Middle class white collar 505. Middle income ____ 510. The Silent Majority |Make| 515. Average people, Average American |card|---------590. Other references to middle class |____| 600. The Rich 605. People who are better off; people ahead of the economy 610. Speculators, capitalists, entrepreneurs 620. Professionals, e.g., doctors, nurses, lawyers 621. Young professionals 625. White collar workers 628. People in technical occupations 630. Teachers 638. Business people--NA type 640. Small business, retail business, real estate 650. Civil servants, bureaucrats 655. Military, people in the military 660. Administrators, directors, managers _________ 670. Farmers, ranchers |Make card|----690. Other reference to specific occupation/industry |_________| 695. People I work with 696. People who work hard for a living 700. Young people 701. Children, children in need 704. Young married couples; young couples getting started 706. People with families 707. Family 708. Single parents ICPSR 8298 Page 59 710. Middle aged people 712. People my age 720. The clergy, the church 723. Church people, church groups 725. Friends 726. Student, college students recent college graduate 727. Educated people 728. Uneducated people 730. Politicians 740. Entertainers; athletes, movie stars, media stars 800. Minorities, nothing specific 805. Specific nationality (not american) 810. Hispanics 820. Mentally handicapped; disabled ____ 850. Immigrants, refugees |Make|---------890. Other references to minorities |Card| 895. Refer to where R lives (i.e., urban dwellers, |____| suburbanites ____ 900. Whites |Make| 997. Other |card| |____|___ |0 in |-----998. DK (124 only) |125-134 |-----999. NA (124 only) |5 in 135| |________|-----000. No groups mentionned (124); no further mention (125,126)