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Dynamics of Idealism: Volunteers for Civil Rights
1965-1982

Codebook Wave II

Section 10

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Column Survey Question Variable Codes
1 Blank.    
2 I:1 (p.1) How many weeks did you spend as a civil rights worker in the South? 0. Not ascertained.
1. Less than one week.
2. 2 - 3 weeks.
3. 3 - 6 weeks.
4. 6 - 8 weeks.
5. 8 - 10 weeks.
6. 10 - 12 weeks.
7. 12 - 14 weeks.
8. More than 14 weeks.
3 I:3 (p.1) Did you spend one week or more as a civil rights worker in any other location? 0. Not ascertained.
1. Yes.
2. No.
  I:4 (a - j) Participation in specific activities.  
4 I:4:a (p.1) Voter registration. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
5 I:4:b (p.1) Political education other than actual registration. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
6 I:4:c (p.1) Community organization (working with or building local groups). 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
7 I:4:d (p.1) Tutoring and remedial education. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
8 I:4:e (p.1) Organizing and participating in protest activities (picketing, marching, etc.) 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
9 I:4:f (p.1) Seeking Negro employment and economic benefits (including boycotts but not other demonstrations). 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
10 I:4:g (p.1) General medical care. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
11 I:4:h (p.1) Birth control education and assistance. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
12 I:4:i (p.1) Integrating public accommodations. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
13 I:4:j (p.1) Other. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, no answer, or answer coded elsewhere.
  I:5 (a - j) Preferred specific activities.  
14 I:5:a (p.1) Voter registration. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
15 I:5b (p.1) Political education. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
16 I:5:c (p.1) Community organization. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
17 I:5:d (p.1) Tutoring and remedial education. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
18 I:5:e (p.1) Protest activities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
19 I:5:f (p.1) Seeking Negro employment and economic benefits. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
20 I:5:g (p.1) General medical care. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
21 I:5:h (p.1) Birth Control education and assistance. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
22 I:5:i (p.1) Integrating public accommodations. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never.
23 I:5:j (p.1) Other. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, no answer, or answer coded elsewhere.
    (see columns 61-65 for other alternatives.)  
  I:6 (a - j) Project's importance to Civil Rights.  
24 I:6:a (p.1) Voter registration. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
25 I:6:b (p.1) Political education. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
26 I:6:c (p.1) Community organization. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
27 I:6:d (p.1) Tutoring and remedial education. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
28 I:6:e (p.1) Protest activities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
29 I:6:f (p.1) Seeking Negro employment and economic benefits. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
30 I:6:g (p.1) General medical care. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
31 I:6:h (p.1) Birth control education and assistance. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
32 I:6:i (p.1) Integrating public accommodations. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
33 I:6:j (p.1) Other. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Never, no answer, or answer coded elsewhere.
    (see columns 66-70 for other alternatives.)  
34-35 I:7 (p.1) How many summer volunteers were involved in your community (including yourself)? 01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25 or over
99. N.A.
36 I:7:a (p.1) Were these volunteers primarily from the same school or community? 0. Inap., no other volunteers.
1. Yes.
2. No.
9. Not ascertained.
37-38 I:8 (p.1) How many permanent staff workers did you have who were not full-time residents of the community? 00.
01.
02.
03.
04.
05. 5 or more
88. Does not apply
99. Not ascertained.
39 I:9 (p.1) Of all the workers from outside the community, both permanent staff and volunteers, what proportion was Negro. 0. N.A.
1. None, all white.
2. About 1/4 Negro.
3. About 1/2 Negro.
4. about 3/4 Negro.
5. All were Negroes.
40 I:10 (p.1) Did most of the members of your project do the same thing, or did various people do different things? 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Everybody did about the same thing.
2. Most did the same thing; there were few exceptions.
3. Various groups did different things.
4. We all did different things as individuals.
5. Not ascertained.
41 I:11 (p.1) How well did the project workers in your community get along with each other? 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Extremely well, workers were very close.
2. Quite well, workers functioned smoothly together.
3. So-so, some difficulty.
4. Not very cohesive; a good deal of fragmentation and dislike.
5. Not at all cohesive; the group suffered greatly from frictions within it.
9. Not ascertained.
  I:12 (1 - 8) Sources of friction.  
42 I:12:l (p.2) Differences of strategy in the local project. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
43 I:12:2 (p.2) Broader ideological differences beyond civil rights. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
44 I:12:3 (p.2) Sexual problems, rivalries, jealousies, etc. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
45 I:12:4 (p.2) Negro-white relations within the project. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
46 I:12:5 (p.2) Unwillingness of some to work as hard as others. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
47 I:12:6 (p.2) Problems of dishonesty. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
9. N.A.
48 I:12:8 (p.2) Other. 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important, no answer, or coded elsewhere.
9. N.A.
    (see columns 71-72 for other alternatives.)  
49 I:13 (p.2) Regardless of how well the workers got along with each other, how many would you say were really effective civil rights workers? 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. All
2. Three-fourths.
3. About half.
4. One fourth.
5. None but me.
6. None.
9. Not ascertained.
50 I:14 (p.2) Which of the following best describes the kind of leadership that developed in your project? 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. Leader was appointed by the "home office."
2. Leader was elected by members of the local project.
3. A leader developed spontaneously without any formal appointment or election.
4. There was no single leader, many people led different aspects of the program.
5. There was no real leadership at all.
8. Other (including multiple answers).
9. Not ascertained.
51 I:15 (p.2) If there was a person who served as primary leader, which one of the following descriptions is appropriate? 0. Inap., no other members of group.
1. No primary leader.
2. A local Negro.
3. A permanent white field worker.
4. A permanent Negro field worker.
5. A student summer volunteer.
6. A faculty summer volunteer.
8. Other (including multiple answers).
9. Not ascertained.
52 I:16 (p.2) Were you the primary leader? 0. Inap., no leader.
1. Yes.
2. No.
9. Not ascertained.
53 I:17 (p.2) How capable would you say your local leader was -- judging from his ideas, his efficiency, his responsibility and his popularity? 0. Inap., no leader.
1. Extremely capable.
2. Quite capable.
3. Somewhat capable.
4. Not very capable.
5. Generally poor.
6. I was the leader; modesty forbids....
9. Not ascertained.
54 I:18 (p.2) Which of the following best describes the relations between your project and the home office? 0. Not ascertained.
1. Extremely good.
2. Generally good , but some minor problems.
3. Adequate, but some serious difficulties.
4. Generally characterized by conflict and friction.
5. Practically no relations with the home office.
6. There was no home office, as such.
55 I:19 (p.2) Were there ever occasions when the home office made commitments to your project which were not fulfilled? 0. Inap., no home office.
1. Yes.
2. No.
9. Not ascertained.
  I:4 (k-0) Participation in specific activities.  
56 I:4:k Teaching at Southern universities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (did not write it in).
57 I:4:l Working with local lawyers, or on legal research; legal work in general. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
58 I:4:m Working with youth groups or recreation. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
59 I:4:n Working with poverty programs; helping farmers get federal aid. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
60 I:4:o Writing news releases; publicity. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
  I:5 (k-o) Preferred specific activities.  
61 I:5:k Teaching at Southern universities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
62 I:5:l Working with local lawyers or on legal research; legal work in general. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
63 I:5:m Working with youth groups or recreation. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
64 I:5:n Working with poverty programs; helping farmers get federal aid. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
65 I:5:o Writing news releases, publicity. 0. Not ascertained.
1. All the time.
2. Most of the time.
3. Several times.
4. Rarely.
5. Never, (not written in).
  I:6 (k-0) Project's ultimate importance to Civil Rights.  
66 I:6:k Teaching at Southern universities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Not written in.
67 I:6:l Working with local lawyers or on legal research; legal work in general. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Not written in.
68 I:6:m Working with youth groups or recreation. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Not written in.
69 I:6:n Working with poverty programs; helping farmers get federal aid. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Not written in.
70 I:6:0 Writing news releases; publicity. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Crucial.
2. Very important.
3. Important.
4. Unimportant.
5. Not written in.
  I:12 (9,7) Sources of friction.  
71 I:12:9 Differences between competing factions. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not written in.
72 I:12:7 Incompatibility of basic personalities. 0. Not ascertained.
1. Very important.
2. Important.
3. Somewhat important.
4. Slightly important.
5. Not at all important.
73   Panel Identification. 1. Pre-summer.
2. Post-summer.
74-75   Project Number. 55. Law Students for Civil Rights, summer 1965.
65. SCLC - SCOPE, summer 1965.
75. CORE, summer 1965.
85. Prince Edward County, summer 1965.
95. Southern Teaching Program, summer 1965.
76-77   Deck Number 10.  
78-80   Interview Number. 001-300 SCLC orientation.
301-350 SCLC post-orientation.
351-400 SCLC-SCOPE, Non-respondents.
401-500 Prince Edward County.
501-600 Staff.
601-700 CORE.
701-800 Law Students for Civil Rights.
801-950 Southern Teachers Program.

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