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Description & Citation--Study No. 8581

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8581
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08581
 
Title:ABC News Chernobyl/Kiev Accident Poll, April 1986
 
Principal Investigator(s):ABC News
 
Series:ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:ABC News. ABC NEWS CHERNOBYL/KIEV ACCIDENT POLL, APRIL 1986 [Computer file]. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1986. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-09-14. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08581
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This survey was conducted after the accident at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Respondents were asked their opinions about nuclear power, including whether they favor or oppose more nuclear power plants in the United States, whether they would favor or oppose phasing out currently operating plants, and if they consider nuclear plants in the United States to be safer than those in the Soviet Union. They were asked if the Chernobyl accident has made them more or less fearful of nuclear power and if they are worried about harmful effects of radiation from Chernobyl.
 
Subject Term(s):attitudes, Chernobyl accident, nuclear accidents, nuclear reactors, nuclear reactor safety, public opinion, Soviet Union
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:April 30, 1986
 
Date(s) of Collection:April 30, 1986
 
Universe:The population of the United States aged 18 and over.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:The data contain blanks.
 

Methodology

Sample:Households were selected by random digit dialing.
 
Data Source:telephone interviews
 
Extent of Processing:DDEF.ICPSR
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1988-03-16
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2007-09-14.
 
  2007-09-14 - SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: ABC News Chernobyl/Kiev Accident Poll, April 1986