Table 2.

Political Belief Items.

Economic political beliefs
Inequality is okay: M r = .25, SD r = .15, range r = [−.07, .56]
1 = incomes should be made more equal, 10 = we need larger income differences as incentives for individual effort
1 = people should take more responsibility to provide for themselves, 10 = the government should take more responsibility to ensure that everyone is provided for; reverse scored
Less government ownership:
1 = private ownership of business and industry should be increased, 10 = government ownership of business and industry should be increased; reverse scored
Cultural political beliefs
Social conservatism: M r = .46, SD r = .14, range r = [.15, .73]
Homosexuality (1 = never justifiable, 10 = always justifiable); reverse scored
Abortion (1 = never justifiable, 10 = always justifiable); reverse scored
Jobs for high status: M r = .20, SD r = .10, range r = [−.02, .40]
When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a job than women (1 = disagree, 2 = neither, 3 = agree)
When jobs are scarce, employers should give priority to people of this country over immigrants (1 = disagree, 2 = neither, 3 = agree)
Ideological identification
In political matters, people talk of “the left” and “the right.” How would you place your views on this scale, generally speaking?” (1 = left, 10 = right).