R: Variables from the 1997 Canadian National Election Study

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## Variables from the 1997 Canadian National Election Study

### Description

These variables are from the mailback questionnaire to the 1997 Canadian National Election Study, and are intended to tap attitude towards “traditional values.”

### Usage

    CNES

### Format

A data frame with 1529 observations on the following 4 variables.

`MBSA2`

  an ordered factor with levels `StronglyDisagree`, `Disagree`, `Agree`, and `StronglyAgree`, in response to the statement, “We should be more tolerant of people who choose to live according to their own standards, even if they are very different from our own.”

`MBSA7`

  an ordered factor with levels `StronglyDisagree`, `Disagree`, `Agree`, and `StronglyAgree`, in response to the statement, “Newer lifestyles are contributing to the breakdown of our society.”

`MBSA8`

  an ordered factor with levels `StronglyDisagree`, `Disagree`, `Agree`, and `StronglyAgree`, in response to the statement, “The world is always changing and we should adapt our view of moral behaviour to these changes.”

`MBSA9`

  an ordered factor with levels `StronglyDisagree`, `Disagree`, `Agree`, and `StronglyAgree`, in response to the statement, “This country would have many fewer problems if there were more emphasis on traditional family values.”

### Source

York University Institute for Social Research.

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