The Measurement of a Middle Position in Attitude Surveys

Journal Article The Measurement of a Middle Position in Attitude Surveys Get access STANLEY PRESSER, STANLEY PRESSER Stanley Presser is Research Associate, Institute for Research in Social Science, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of North Carolina. Howard Schuman is Professor of Sociology and Program Director, Survey Research Center, The University of Michigan. This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (Soc76-15040) and the National Institute of Mental Health (MH-24266).'We are grateful to Jean M. Converse and Jacob Ludwig HI for commenting on an earlier draft. At various points, Otis Dudley Duncan, Graham Kalton, and William M. Mason provided valuable help with problems related to our analysis, though the authors alone are responsible for any errors. An earlier version was presented at the 1978 American Statistical Association Meetings. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar HOWARD SCHUMAN HOWARD SCHUMAN Stanley Presser is Research Associate, Institute for Research in Social Science, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, The University of North Carolina. Howard Schuman is Professor of Sociology and Program Director, Survey Research Center, The University of Michigan. This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (Soc76-15040) and the National Institute of Mental Health (MH-24266).'We are grateful to Jean M. Converse and Jacob Ludwig HI for commenting on an earlier draft. At various points, Otis Dudley Duncan, Graham Kalton, and William M. Mason provided valuable help with problems related to our analysis, though the authors alone are responsible for any errors. An earlier version was presented at the 1978 American Statistical Association Meetings. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 44, Issue 1, SPRING 1980, Pages 70–85, https://doi.org/10.1086/268567 Published: 01 January 1980