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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 1980 Dec;21(4):345–359.
Defining Items Factor Coefficient Factor Score Interpretation (High scores indicative of)
Coast protection Proportion voting in favor of California Proposition 20 in the 1972 general election .72 For coastal authority to preserve
Marijuana Proportion voting in favor of California Proposition 19 in the 1972 general election .71 For legalizing marijuana
Group quarters Proportion of persons living in group quarters as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census .65 Living in groups
Boarding houses Proportion of persons living in boarding houses as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census .60 Living in boarding houses
Peace and Freedom Proportion of voters registered with Peace and Freedom Party .50 Registered Peace and Freedom
Child-bearing Proportion of females of child-bearing age as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census .39 Many young women
Unrelated persons Proportion of persons in household who are unrelated to the head of household as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census .37 Many unconventional households
Female labor force Proportion of women over 16 who are in the labor force as determined by the 1970 U.S. Census .16 More females in labor force

Percentage of communality (h2) exhausted by Factor V: 7%

Alpha reliability of eight defining items of Factor V: .82

Intercorrelations between factor scores of five factors with scores based on the simple sum of defining items: V/I −.27, V/II −.37, V/III −.10, V/IV .07