CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY POLL #1, JULY 1992 (ICPSR 6080) Principal Investigator CBS News/The New York Times First ICPSR Release September 1993 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research P.O. Box 1248 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1 1 BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Publications based on ICPSR data collections should acknowledge those sources by means of bibliographic citations. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: CBS News/The New York Times. CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY POLL #1, JULY 1992 [Computer file]. New York, NY: CBS News [producer], 1992. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. 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Respondents were asked to comment on what they thought was the most important problem facing the country, and to give their approval rating of George Bush with respect to his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Questions were also posed regarding respondents' vote intentions for the 1992 presidential election, their opinions of 1992 presidential candidates, and the likelihood of their voting in the 1992 presidential election. Respondents were asked about the amount of attention they had paid to the 1992 presidential campaign, media coverage of the candidates, and the importance of a candidate's party affiliation. Those surveyed were asked whether George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot had strong qualities of leadership, whether they had said enough about where they stood on the issues, whether they really said what they believed most of the time, and how much they cared about the needs and problems of the people. The poll also posed questions pertaining to whether the candidates exhibited good judgment under pressure, whether they were likely to raise taxes, if they shared the moral values of other Americans, and whether they had offered specific ideas to solve important problems. Additional questions dealt with national health insurance, abortion, gasoline taxes, family finances, selling Mexican goods in the United States, the national economy, buying a new car or house, how well congressional representatives were handling their jobs, and how the United States House of Representatives should vote if none of the candidates wins an Electoral College majority. Background information on respondents includes sex, age, race, marital status, employment status, education, family income, political orientation, party preference, and religious preference. CLASS IV UNIVERSE: Adult population of the United States aged 18 and over having telephones at home. SAMPLING: A variation of random-digit dialing using primary sampling units (PSUs) was employed, consisting of blocks of 100 telephone numbers identical through the eighth digit and stratified by geographic region, area code, and size of place. Within households, respondents were selected using a method developed by Leslie Kish and modified by Charles Backstrom and Gerald Hursh (see Backstrom and Hursh, SURVEY RESEARCH [Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1963]). 1 NOTE: A weight variable has been included and must be used for any analysis. EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) EXTENT OF PROCESSING: NONNUM/ BLANKS DATA FORMAT: Card Image File Structure: rectangular Cases: 1,346 Variables: 131 Record Length: 80 Records Per Case: 3 1 CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL DOCUMENTATION JULY NATIONAL POLL JULY 8-11, 1992 Data Set Name: JULY92A.DAT Total Respondents: 1,346 CARD #1 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 (1) Card Number (1) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 7 3 (7-9) Area Code 10 3 (10-12) Exchange Code 13 4 (13-16) Last Four Digits 17 1 (17) Completed Interview 1=Yes 3=Converted Refusal 18 1 (18) Cover Sheet Number 19 1 (19) Number of Adults in Household 20 1 (20) Number of Women 21 1 (21) Day of Interview 22 1 (22) Respondent's Sex 1=Male 2=Female 23 3 (23-25) Interviewer's ID Number 26 1 (26) Interviewer's sex 27 1 (27) Interviewer's race 1 Page 2 ICPSR 6080 NOTE: Columns 30-79 correspond to questions 1-43a, respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 3 CARD # 2 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 (1) Card Number (2) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 57 8 (57-64) Respondent's First Name NOTE: Columns 7-43, 46-47, 44, 45, 65-66, 67-69 and 70, correspond to questions 44-77, 80-81, 82, 86, 78-79, 83-85 and 87, respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 Page 4 ICPSR 6080 CARD # 3 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 (1) Card Number (3) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 49 6 (49-54) Weight 55 1 (55) *Census Region (derived from telephone number) 1=East 2=Midwest 3=South 4=West 56 1 (56) *CBS Region 1=Northeast 2=Northcentral 3=South 4=West 57 2 (57-58) *State Code (numbered 01-51 in alphabetical order) 59 1 (59) Urbanity Code 1=Large Central City (over 500k) 2=Central City (50 to 500k) 3=Suburbs 4=Other Community (10 to 50k) 5=Rural 60 2 (60-61) Batch Number 62 1 (62) Variance Code 63 1 (63) Time Zone (Coded by Interviewer) 1=East 2=Central 3=Mountain 4=Pacific NOTE: Columns 71-79 correspond to question 88-95, respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 5 --CBS NEWS STATE CODE LIST-- 01. Alabama 02. Alaska 03. Arizona 04. Arkansas 05. California 06. Colorado 07. Connecticut 08. Delaware 09. District of Columbia 10. Florida 11. Georgia 12. Hawaii 13. Idaho 14. Illinois 15. Indiana 16. Iowa 17. Kansas 18. Kentucky 19. Louisiana 20. Maine 21. Maryland 22. Massachusetts 23. Michigan 24. Minnesota 25. Mississippi 26. Missouri 27. Montana 28. Nebraska 29. Nevada 30. New Hampshire 31. New Jersey 32. New Mexico 33. New York 34. North Carolina 35. North Dakota 36. Ohio 37. Oklahoma 38. Oregon 39. Pennsylvania. 40. Rhode Island 41. South Carolina 42. South Dakota 43. Tennessee 44. Texas 45. Utah 46. Vermont 47. Virginia. 48. Washington 49. West Virginia 1 Page 6 ICPSR 6080 50. Wisconsin 51. Wyoming CBS REGION CODE Northeast: Northcentral: Connecticut Illinois Delaware Indiana District of Columbia Iowa Maine Kansas Maryland Michigan Massachusetts Minnesota New Hampshire Missouri New Jersey Nebraska New York North Dakota Pennsylvania Ohio Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Wisconsin West Virginia South: West: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida Colorado Georgia Idaho Kentucky Montana Louisiana Nevada Mississippi New Mexico North Carolina Oregon Oklahoma Utah South Carolina Washington Tennessee Wyoming Texas Virginia CENSUS REGION CODES Same as CBS code except Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia are coded as South (not NORTHEAST). 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 7 OPEN-END CODES FOR JULY92A QUESTION 43 01. ECONOMY 51. BANKING SYSTEM 02. LACK OF JOBS/UNEMPLOYMENT 52. IMMIGRATION 03. DEFICIT 53. EROSION OF MIDDLE CLASS 04. INFLATION 54. GUN CONTROL 05. HIGH TAXES 55. FEDERAL SPENDING 06. RECESSION 56. DAY CARE 07. TRADE DEFICIT 57. STATES? RIGHTS 08. FOREIGN AID 58. RACIAL HARMONY 09. ATTENTION TO DOMESTIC PROBLEMS 59. HELPING PEOPLE 10. S & L CRISIS 60. GOV'T/GEORGE BUSH 11. LOW WAGES 61. LONG-TERM PLANNING 12. FOREIGN POLICY 62. LEADERSHIP 13. FARMING 63. FRGN OWNRSHP OF ASSETS 14. HOUSING 64. WORK ETHIC 15. DRUGS 65. 16. EDUCATION 66. 17. HOMELESSNESS 67. 18. POVERTY 68. 19. HUNGER 69. 20. AIDS 70. 21. HEALTH CARE/HEALTH INSURANCE 71. 22. ELDERLY 72. 23. SOCIAL SECURITY 73. 24. ENVIRONMENT 74. 25. WELFARE 75. 26. ABORTION 76. 27. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 77. 28. PARTISAN POLITICS 78. 29. OVER POPULATION 79. 30. CRIME/VIOLENCE 80. 31. LAW ENFORCEMENT/POLICE 81. 32. POLITICAL CORRUPTION 82. 33. ETHICS/MORALITY/RELIGION 83. 34. FAMILY BREAKDOWN 84. 35. JUSTICE SYSTEM 85. 36. WOMEN'S RIGHTS/= PAY FOR WORK 86. 37. ILLEGAL ALIENS 87. 38. PLIGHT OF CITIES 88. 39. DEFENSE/MILITARY SPENDING 89. 40. AVOID MORE WAR 90. 41. WAR/PEACE/NUCLEAR THREAT 91. 42. HUMAN RIGHTS 92. 43. INFRASTRUCTURE 93. 1 Page 8 ICPSR 6080 44. ENERGY DEPENDENCE 94. 45. CENSORSHIP 95. 46. NOT COMPETETIVE IN WORLD 96. 47. CHILD ABUSE 97. EVERYTHING 48. PERSONAL DEBT 98. OTHER 49. LACK OF INDUSTRIAL BASE 99. DK/NA 50. LOSS OF AMERICAN PRIDE QUESTION 61 01. TOO LIBERAL 02. ABILITY TO DO JOB/HIS LEADERSHIP 03. CAMPAIGN SPENDING 04. NOT SPECIFIC ON ISSUES 05. HIS ECONOMIC PLAN 06. HIS FOREIGN POLICY 07. ETHICS/MORALITY 08. STAND ON ABORTION 09. CREDIBILITY/CHARACTER 10. LACK OF EXPERIENCE 11. CHANGE OF PARTY IN GOV'T 12. TOO YOUNG 13. STAND ON DEATH PENALTY 14. CHOICE OF RUNNING MATE 97. NOTHING 98. OTHER 99. DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 9 CBS News/New York Times Poll July National Survey July 8-11, 1992 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling his job as president? CARD 1 [30] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling foreign policy? [31] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 3. How about the economy? Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling the economy? [32] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 4. Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or election district where you now live, or aren't you? [33] <1> Yes (goto q5) <2> No (goto q43) <9> DK/NA (goto q43) ASK REGISTERED VOTERS ONLY 5. Is your opinion of George Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about George Bush yet to have an opinion? [34] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 1 Page 10 ICPSR 6080 6. Is your opinion of Bill Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Clinton yet to have an opinion? [35] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 7. How likely is it that you will vote in the 1992 election for President this November -- would you say you will definitely vote, probably vote, probably not vote, or definitely not vote in the election for President? [36] <1> Definitely <2> Probably <3> Probably not <4> Definitely not <9> DK/NA 8. If the 1992 presidential election were being held today, and the candidates were George Bush, the Republican, and Bill Clinton, the Democrat, would you vote for George Bush or for Bill Clinton? [37] <1> George Bush (go to q9) <2> Bill Clinton (go to q9) <3> Wouldn't vote (VOL) (go to q10) <9> DK/NA 8a. Well, as of today, do you lean more towards Bush, or more towards Clinton? [38] <1> Bush <2> Clinton <9> DK/NA 9. Would you describe your support for (Candidate A) as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike (Candidate B)? [39] <1> Strongly favor <2> Like with reservations <3> Dislike other <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 11 10. Is your opinion of Ross Perot favorable, not favorable, undecided or haven't you heard enough about Ross Perot yet to have an opinion? [40] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough <5> Refused 11. How much attention have you been able to pay to the 1992 presidential campaign -- a lot, some, not much, or no attention so far? [41] <1> A lot <2> Some <3> Not much <4> No attention <9> DK/NA 12. What if the Presidential candidates were George Bush, the Republican, Bill Clinton, the Democrat and Ross Perot, an independent candidate? If the Presidential election were being held today, would you vote for George Bush, Bill Clinton or Ross Perot? [42] <1> George Bush (go to q13) <2> Bill Clinton (go to q13) <3> Rose Perot (go to q13) <4> Wouldn't vote (vol) (go to q14) <9> DK/NA (goto q12a) 12a. Well, as of today, do you lean more towards Bush, more towards Clinton or more towards Perot? [43] <1> Bush <2> Clinton <3> Perot <9> DK/NA 13. Would you describe your support for (Candidate named) as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike the other candidates? [44] <1> Strongly favor 1 Page 12 ICPSR 6080 <2> Like with reservations <3> Dislike other <9> DK/NA 14. If those three men -- Bush, Clinton and Perot -- ran for President this fall, would you be satisfied choosing among them, or would you want other choices? [45] <1> Satisfied <2> Want choices <9> DK/NA 15. Do you think George Bush has strong qualities of leadership? [46] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 16. Do you think Bill Clinton has strong qualities of leadership? [47] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 17. Do you think Ross Perot has strong qualities of leadership? [48] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 18. Is George Bush telling you enough about where he stands on the issues for you to judge what he might do if he won the presidential election this November? [49] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 19. Is Bill Clinton telling you enough about where he stands on the issues for you to judge what he might do if he won the presidential election this November? [50] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 13 20. Is Ross Perot telling you enough about where he stands on the issues for you to judge what he might do if he won the presidential election this November? [51] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 21. Do you think that George Bush says what he really believes most of the time, or is he saying what he thinks the voters want to hear? [52] <1> Really believes <2> What voters want <9> DK/NA 22. Do you think that Bill Clinton says what he really believes most of the time, or is he saying what he thinks the voters want to hear? [53] <1> Really believes <2> What voters want <9> DK/NA 23. Do you think that Ross Perot says what he really believes most of the time, or is he saying what he thinks the voters want to hear? [54] <1> Really believes <2> What voters want <9> DK/NA 24. How much do you think George Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a great deal, some or not much? [55] <1> Great deal <2> Some <3> Not much <4> Nothing (vol.) <9> DK/NA 25. How much do you think Bill Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a great deal, some or not much? 1 Page 14 ICPSR 6080 [56] <1> Great deal <2> Some <3> Not much <4> Nothing (vol.) <9> DK/NA 26. How much do you think Ross Perot cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a great deal, some or not much? [57] <1> Great deal <2> Some <3> Not much <4> Nothing (vol.) <9> DK/NA 27. Compared to the way the news media have treated other presidential candidates, have the news media been harder an George Bush, easier on George Bush, or have the news media treated his the same as other presidential candidates? [58] <1> Harder <2> Easier <3> Same <9> DK/NA 28. Compared to the way the news media have treated other presidential candidates, have the news media been harder on Bill Clinton, easier on Bill Clinton, or have the news media treated him the same as other presidential candidates? [59] <1> Harder <2> Easier <3> Same <9> DK/NA 29. Compared to the way the news media have treated other presidential candidates, have the news media been harder on Ross Perot, easier on Ross Perot, or have the news media treated him the same as other presidential candidates? [60] <1> Harder <2> Easier <3> Same <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 15 30. Do you think that George Bush has good judgement under pressure? [61] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 31. Do you think that Bill Clinton has good judgement under pressure? [62] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 32. Do you think that Ross Perot has good judgement under pressure? [63] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 33. If George Bush is re-elected President, do you think he is likely or not likely to raise your taxes? [64] <1> Likely <2> Not likely <9> DK/NA 34. If Bill Clinton is elected President, do you think he is likely or not likely to raise your taxes? [65] <1> Likely <2> Not likely <9> DK/NA 35. If Ross Perot in elected President, do you think he is likely or not likely to raise your taxes? [66] <1> Likely <2> Not likely <9> DK/NA 36. Do you think George Bush shares the moral values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he? 1 Page 16 ICPSR 6080 [67] <1> Shares moral values <2> Doesn't share <9> DK/NA 37. Do you think Bill Clinton shares the moral values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he? [68] <1> Shares moral values <2> Doesn't share <9> DK/NA 38. Do you think Ross Perot shares the moral values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he? [69] <1> Shares moral values <2> Doesn't share <9> DK/NA 39. In politics, "insiders" are thought of as people who know how to work within the system and get things done in Washinqton. "Outsiders" tend to want to shake things up. Regardless of who you support for President, would you rather have an insider or an outsider in the White House? [70] <1> Insider <2> outsider <9> DK/NA 40. Regardless of your overall opinion of him, do you think of Bill Clinton as more of an insider, or more of an outsider? [71] <1> Insider <2> Outsider <9> DK/NA 41. Regardless of your overall opinion of him, do you think of Ross Perot as more of an insider, or more of an outsider? [72] <1> Insider <2> Outsider <9> DK/NA 42. Regardless of your overall opinion of him, do you think of George Bush as more of an insider, or more of an outsider? 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 17 [73] <1> Insider <2> Outsider <9> DK/NA 42a. Do you think George Bush has offered specific ideas to solve the important problems facing the country today? [74] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 42b. Do you think Bill Clinton has offered specific ideas to solve the important problems facing the country today? [75] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 42c. Do you think Ross Perot has offered specific ideas to solve the important problems facing the country today? [76] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA ASK EVERYONE 43. What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? [77-78] ________________________________________ (Open-end) <0> (Specify) <98> Other <99> DK/NA ASK REGISTERED VOTERS ONLY 43a. In politics, do you think of Bill Clinton as liberal, moderate, or conservative? [79] <1> Liberal 1 Page 18 ICPSR 6080 <2> Moderate <3> Conservative <9> DK/NA 44. When he answers the charges that have been made about his personal character, do you think Bill Clinton is telling the entire truth, is mostly telling the truth but is hiding something, or mostly lying? CARD 2 [07] <1> Entire truth (goto q45) <2> Mostly truth but hiding <3> Montly lying <9> DK/NA 44a. Do you think he is hiding something the public needs to know, or not? [08] <1> Public needs to know <2> Doesn't need to know <9> DK/NA 45. How much do the allegations about Bill Clinton's character matter to YOU in deciding who to support -- do they cause you to choose someone else, or are they one factor among many, or don't they affect your choice? [09] <1> Choose someone else <2> Factor among many <3> No effect <9> DK/NA 46. What about OTHER voters? Do you think enough voters are bothered by allegations about Bill Clinton's character that that alone could make him lose the November election, or not? [10] <1> Could lose <2> Not enough to lose <9> DK/NA 47. Is your opinion of Dan Quayle favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Dan Quayle yet to have an opinion? [11] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 19 <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 48. Is your opinion of Jesse Jackson favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Jesse Jackson yet to have an opinion? [12] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 49. Is your opinion of Paul Tsongas favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Paul Tsongas yet to have an opinion? [13] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 50. Is your opinion of Jerry Brown favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Jerry Brown yet to have an opinion? [14] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 51. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton's wife, favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Hillary Clinton yet to have an opinion? [15] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 52. Is your opinion of Mario Cuomo favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Mario Cuomo yet to have an opinion? 1 Page 20 ICPSR 6080 [16] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 53. Is your opinion of Al Gore favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Al Gore yet to have an opinion? [17] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 54. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you expect to finally win the election in November -- George Bush, Bill Clinton, or Ross Perot? [18] <1> Bush <2> Clinton <3> Perot <9> DK/NA 55. In general, is your opinion of the Republican party favorable or not favorable? [19] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <9> DK/NA 56. In general, is your opinion of the Democratic party favorable or not favorable? [20] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <9> DK/NA 57. In general, do you think the Republican party favors the rich, favors the middle class, or favors the poor, or does it treat them all pretty much the same? [21] <1> Favors the rich <2> Favors the middle class 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 21 <3> Favors the poor <4> Treats them all the same <9> DK/NA 58. In general, do you think the Democratic party favors the rich, favors the middle class, or favors the poor, or does it treat them all pretty much the same? [22] <1> Favors the rich <2> Favors the middle class <3> Favors the poor <4> Treats them all the same <9> DK/NA 59. Do you think of the Republican party as being too liberal, too conservative, or don't you think either term applies? [23] <1> Too liberal <2> Too conservative <3> Neither <9> DK/NA 60. Do you think of the Democratic party as being too liberal, too conservative, or don't you think either term applies? [24] <1> Too liberal <2> Too conservative <3> Neither <9> DK/NA 60a. In voting, would you say a candidate's party affiliation is very important to you, somewhat important to you, not very important or not at all important? [25] <1> Very important <2> Somewhat important <3> Not very important <4> Not at all important <9> DK/NA 61. Regardless of how you intend to vote, what would concern you most about Bill Clinton if he became president? [26-27] ________________________________________ (Open-end) <0> (specify) 1 Page 22 ICPSR 6080 <98> Other <99> DK/NA 62. What if the tax on gasoline went up five cents a gallon every year for the next ten years and all that money went to pay for the construction and repair of highways, roads and bridges? Would you favor or oppose that? [28] <1> Favor <2> Oppose <9> DK/NA 63. Will the financial situation in your household a year from now depend much on who is elected President in November, or won't that make much difference? [29] <1> Will depend <2> Not much difference <9> DK/NA 64. According to the Constitution, if none of the candidates running for President this fall gets an Electoral College majority, Congress has to vote for President. If that happens, what should the representative from your district do -- should he or she vote for the candidate who gets the most popular votes nationwide, or vote for the candidate who carries your state, or vote for the candidate who carries your district, or vote for the candidate he or she thinks would make the best President? [30] <1> Most popular vote nationwide <2> Carries state <3> Carries district <4> Who would make best President <9> DK/NA 65. Some people want to make it easier to sell Mexican goods in the United States and American goods in Mexico, by signing a new trade agreement. They say it would be a good idea that would help the economy. Others say this is a bad idea that would cause American workers to lose jobs. Do you think this trade agreement is a good idea or a bad idea? [31] <1> Good idea <2> Bad idea <3> Both (vol) <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 23 ASK EVERYONE 66. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? [32] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 67. How about the representative in Congress from your district? Do you approve or disapprove of the way your representative is handling his or her job? [33] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 68. Do you favor or oppose national health insurance, which would be financed by tax money, paying for most forms of health care? [34] <1> Favor <2> Oppose <9> DK/NA 69. Which of these comes closest to your view? 1. Abortion should be generally available to those who want it; OR 2. Abortion should be available but under stricter limits than it is now. OR 3. Abortion should not be permitted? [35] <1> Available to all <2> Available but stricter <3> Not permitted <9> DK/NA 70. If each state could make its own laws about abortion, would you want your state to put limits on the availability of abortion, or not? [36] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 71. Do you favor or oppose using tax dollars to pay for a woman's abortion if she cannot afford it? 1 Page 24 ICPSR 6080 [37] <1> Favor <2> Oppose <9> DK/NA 72. How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairy good, fairly bad, or very bad? [38] <1> Very good <2> Fairly good <3> Fairly bad <4> Very bad <9> DK/NA 73. Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? [39] <1> Getting better <2> Getting worse <3> Staying the same <9> DK/NA 74. Do you think that for most people now is a good time to buy a new CAR, or would it be better to wait? [40] <1> Good time <2> Better to wait <3> Depends (vol) <9> DK/NA 75. Do you think that for most people now is a good time to buy a HOUSE, or would it be better to wait? [41] <1> Good time <2> Better to wait <3> Depends (vol) <9> DK/NA 76. Compared to four years ago, in general, is your family's financial situation better today, worse today, or about the same as it was four years ago? [42] <1> Better <2> Worse <3> About the same 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 25 <9> DK/NA 77. In the last twelve months, has any adult in your household been out of work and actively looking for a job? [43] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 78. These last few questions are for background only. Are you or any other member of your household -- that is, any other adult living in your home or apartment -- a member of a labor union? IF YES, ASK: Is that person you or someone else? CARD 2 [65] <1> Yes, respondent <1> Yes, respondent and else <2> Yes, someone else <3> No <9> DK/NA 79. Did you vote for President in 1988, did something prevent you from voting, or did you choose not to vote for President in 1988? IF VOTED, ASK: Did you vote for George Bush or Michael Dukakis? [66] <1> Bush <2> Dukakis <3> Voted, won't say for whom or other (vol) <4> Didn't vote <9> DK/NA 80. This year, did you vote in a Democratic primary or caucus, or a Republican primary or caucus, or didn't you vote in a primary or caucus this year? CARD 2 [46] <1> Democratic primary or caucus (goto q81) <2> Republican primary or caucus <3> Nons at all <9> DK/NA ===> (goto q82) 81. Who did you vote for -- Bill Clinton or someone else? [47] <1> Clinton <2> Someone else 1 Page 26 ICPSR 6080 <9> DK/NA 82. In the last week, have you talked about the 1992 Presidential campaign with anyone? CARD 2 [44] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 83. Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? CARD 2 [67] <1> Republican (goto q85) <2> Democrat (goto q85) <3> Independent <9> DK/NA 84. Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican party or to the Democratic party? [68] <1> Republican <2> Democrat <9> DK/NA (goto q85) 85. How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? [69] <1> Liberal <2> Moderate <3> Conservative <9> DK/NA 86. Are you employed either full time or part-time outside of your home? IF YES, ASK: which one? CARD 2 [45] <1> Full-time <2> Full and part-time <3> Part-time <4> Not employed outside the home <9> DK/NA 87. What is your religious preference today? CARD 2 [70] 1 ICPSR 6080 Page 27 <1> Protestant (specify) <2> Catholic <3> Jewish <4> Other (specify) <5> None <9> DK/NA 88. What was the last grade in school you completed? CARD 3 [71] <1> Not a High School grad <2> High School grad <3> Some college (trade or business) <4> College grad and beyond <9> Refused 89. How old are you? [72-73] <18-98> Actual age between 18 and 98(or over)(goto aqeb) <99> Refused 90. Are you between 18 and 29, 30 and 44, 45 and 64, or are you over 64? CARD 3 [74] <1> Between 18 and 29 <2> Between 30 and 44 <3> Between 45 and 64 <4> Over 64 <9> Refused 91. Are you white, black, or some other race? [75] <1> White <2> Black <3> Other <9> Refused 92. Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not? [76] <1> Hispanic <2> Not Hispanic <9> DK/NA 93. Was your total family income in 1991 UNDER or OVER $30,000? [77] <1> Under 1 Page 28 ICPSR 6080 <2> Over (goto q93b) <9> Refused/NA (goto q94) 93a. Was it under or over $15,000? <1> Under <2> Over <2> Won't specify/Refused 93b. Was it between $30,000 and $50,000, or between $50,000 and $75,000 or was it over $75,000? <3> $30,000-$50,000 <4> $50,000-$75,000 <5> Over $75,000 <3> Won't specify/Refused 94. Are there any other telephone numbers in your home that I could have dialed and reached you on -- I don't mean extensions, but different telephone numbers? IF NECESSARY SAY: We need to know how hard or easy it is to reach people. [78] <1> Yes <2> No (goto q97) <9> DK/NA (goto q97) 95. Now I dialed you at (telephone #), how many other numbers are there in your home? [79] <1-7> Number between 1 and 7 <8> 8 or more numbers <9> Refused (goto q97) 96. What are those numbers? The number dialed was (telephone #) 97. CBS News and The New York Times may want to call you back sometime to ask more of your opinions. In order to make sure we reach you again, may I have your first name only. CARD 2 [57] ________________________________________ (Maximum 8 characters)