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Description & Citation--Study No. 8894

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8894
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08894
 
Title:ABC News/Washington Post Poindexter Testimony Poll #1, July 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 POINDEXTER TESTIMONY POLL #1, JULY 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/ICPSR08894
 

Scope of Study

Summary:Admiral John Poindexter's testimony before the congressional committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair was the subject of this poll. Respondents were asked if they thought Poindexter was telling the truth, withholding information, and/or covering up for President Reagan, whether they approved of Poindexter's actions, and if they thought he should be criminally prosecuted. Other questions addressed the issues of aid to the Nicaraguan contras, Reagan's involvement in the affair and if he participated in an attempt to cover up the facts, and Oliver North's actions and testimony. Demographic characteristics of respondents are included.
 
Subject Term(s):attitudes, congressional committees, congressional hearings, congressional investigations, Iran Contra affair, Nicaragua, North, Oliver, Poindexter, John, public approval, public opinion, Reagan Administration (1981-1989), Reagan, Ronald, testimony
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:July 1987
 
Date(s) of Collection:July 15, 1987
 
Universe:The population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, aged 18 and over.
 
Data Type:survey data
 

Methodology

Sample:Households were selected by random digit dialing.
 
Data Source:telephone interviews
 

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.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: ABC News/Washington Post Poindexter Testimony Poll #1, July 1987
 

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