Description & Citation--Study No. 8889 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 8889 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08889 |
| Title: | ABC News/Washington Post Persian Gulf/Stock Drop Poll, October 1987 |
| Principal Investigator(s): | ABC News |
| The Washington Post | |
| Series: | ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series |
| Bibliographic Citation: | ABC News/Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST PERSIAN GULF/STOCK DROP POLL, OCTOBER 1987 [Computer file]. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1987. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1988., 2008-07-24. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08889 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | The United States' military presence in the Persian Gulf and the sharp drop in stock market prices in mid-October 1987 were the central topics of this poll. Respondents' opinions were sought on the presence of American military forces in the Gulf and its possible ramifications, Reagan's handling of the situation, United States Naval forces escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers, and the United States attack on an Iranian oil platform on the morning of October 19, 1987. With regard to the drop in stock prices, respondents were asked if it had affected them personally, if it signalled a downturn in the nation's economy and the possibility of a Depression like that of the 1930s, if they owned stocks, and if they were planning to sell because of the decline. Demographic data on respondents are included. |
| Subject Term(s): | attitudes, international conflict, international relations, Middle East, military intervention, national economy, oil imports, oil production, presidential performance, public opinion, Reagan, Ronald, stock market conditions, stock market crashes, stock prices |
| Geographic Coverage: | United States |
| Time Period: | October 1987 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | October 19, 1987 |
| Universe: | The population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, aged 18 and over. |
| Data Type: | survey data |
| Data Collection Notes: | (1) A weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis. |
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: | 1989-01-10 |
| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2008-07-24. |
| 2008-07-24 - SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection. | |
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