Research Catalog

Title

Comparative survey of freedom, 1972-1976 [electronic resource].

Author

Gastil, Raymond D.

Publication

Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2000.

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Additional Authors

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035

Summary

This data collection contains information gathered in five annual surveys that assessed the degree of freedom in 218 nations and dependencies from 1972-1976. The study was carried out under the auspices of Freedom House, New York City. The number of cases with data varies from year to year, due to annexation, amalgamation, or the addition of further territories to the roster. The data include assessments of the political and civil rights of the general population (using a seven-point scale, i.e., 1, most freedom, to 7, least freedom), an overall freedom rating for the country (using a three-point scale, i.e, free, partly free, and not free), and the direction in which this rating appeared to be moving. Surveys after 1972 have added variables that indicate whether a change in the evaluation since the previous survey was due to internal events in the country or to new information about existing conditions. Before 1973, only the presence or absence of change is noted. Thereafter, an increase in the number of coding categories enables the direction of the change to be recorded. The 1976 data include four additional variables applicable to 142 cases and provide information about the system of government and the economy of most of the nations studied. The rationale used in assigning the seven categories on the continuum of most to least freedom can be found in Appendix III of the codebook, including which civil and political rights were considered critical in order for a nation to garner each rating.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 7555

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 7555.

Subjects

• dataset
• International politics
• Civil rights
• Repression
• Evaluation
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of information
• Freedom of the press
• dataset > 1972-1976
• Trend analysis
• Freedom
• Economic systems
• Censorship
• Political ideologies
• Political rights
• National attributes
• Liberty
• Political power
• Political systems
• Political history
• Nations
• Government performance

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1972-1976.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on April 24, 2008).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + OSIRIS dictionary + SAS data definition statements + SPSS data definition statements.

Event (note)

• Time period: 1972-1976.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda Islands, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China (People's Republic), Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Europe, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibralter, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Juan Fernandez Islands, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (North), Korea (South), Kuwait, Laos, Latin America, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States), Middle East, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North America, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Virgin Islands of the United States, Wallis and Fortuna, West Indies, Western Samoa, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Global.

Cite As (note)

• Gastil, Raymond D. COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF FREEDOM, 1972-1976 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Conducted by Freedom House, New York. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2000.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library