Description & Citation--Study No. 9241 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 9241 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09241 |
| Title: | ABC News/Washington Post John Tower Poll, February 1989 |
| 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 JOHN TOWER POLL, FEBRUARY 1989 [Computer file]. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990., 2008-07-24. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09241 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | This data collection contains information regarding the nomination of John Tower as secretary of defense and other political issues. Respondents were asked if they approved of the choices Bush made for his Cabinet, specifically John Tower, whether the president should be allowed to choose his cabinet without Senate approval, if Tower was treated fairly by the Senate, and if a delay in naming a secretary of defense would threaten the country's national security. Additionally, respondents were queried about John Tower's drinking habits, his fitness to be secretary of defense, and whether the Senate's rejection of Tower's nomination would be a defeat for President Bush. Background information on respondents includes political alignment and sex. |
| Subject Term(s): | attitudes, Bush Administration (1989-1993), Cabinet nominations, confirmation hearings, public opinion, Tower, John |
| Geographic Coverage: | United States |
| Time Period: | February 27, 1989 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | February 27, 1989 |
| Universe: | Adults aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the 48 contiguous United States. |
| Data Type: | survey data |
| Data Collection Notes: | (1) The data contain blank and alphabetic characters. |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | Households were selected by random digit dialing. Within household, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was at home at the time of the interview. |
| 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: | 1990-12-04 |
| 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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