Summary information

Study title

Cuban Political Culture Survey, 1976

Creator

Herrero, A. J., University of Liverpool, Department of Political Theory and Institutions

Study number / PID

953 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-953-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To study the political culture which lies behind the new form of political organization known as `Popular Power' which began as an experiment in the Cuban province of Mantanzas in 1974 and was extended to the rest of the country in 1976.
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
The existence and meaning of democratic procedures in Cuba; democracy and the Leadership; the image of the Leader; elitism; work experience; political knowledge; knowledge of international figures; basic knowledge of Marxist Theory; awareness of the transition to socialism; the role of women in a socialist society; moral vs. material incentives; voluntary work; economic distribution; the legal system; popular power; participation in the learning of political culture; functioning of the 'Circulos de Estudio'; extent of participation in decision-making assemblies; transition towards the `New Man'.
Background Variables
Sex, age, occupation, membership in the Communist party and Union of Communist Youth, educational background.

Political behaviour and attitudes

AGEATTITUDESCOMMUNIST PARTY (CUBA)DECISION MAKINGDEMOCRACYECONOMIC DOCTRINESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDELITEFARMERS ASSOCIATIONSGENDERINCENTIVESINCOME DISTRIBUTION

Data collection period

01/06/1976 - 01/10/1976

Country

Cuba

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Institutions/organisations

Subnational

Farmers

Employees

Cuban adults

Universe

Workers and peasants in two Cuban provinces, Habana Campo and Habana Cuidad, selected on the basis of membership of the Cuban Central Trade Union and the National Association of Small Farmers

Sampling procedure

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

based on the numbers of workers per Trade Union and the number of peasants per Peasantry Base

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Self-completion

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1980

Terms of data access

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Herrera, A. (0001) A quantitative approach to political culture and popular participation in contemporary Cuba [dissertation], Liverpool:University of Liverpool.