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Description & Citation--Study No. 9562

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:9562
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09562
 
Title:ABC News/Washington Post Iraq Poll, November 1990
 
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 IRAQ POLL, NOVEMBER 1990. [Computer file]. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1990. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991., 2008-07-24. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09562
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection focuses on the situation caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Respondents were asked if they approved of George Bush's handling of the situation and the sending of American troops to the Persian Gulf, if the United States should use military force if necessary to ensure Iraq withdraws from Kuwait, if the economic boycott of Iraq would make Iraq withdraw, if they approved of the United Nations Security Council authorization of the use of force should Iraq not withdraw by January 15th, whether the United Nations resolution would convince Iraq to withdraw, and whether Congress should endorse the resolution. Additional topics covered include the likelihood that the United States would get involved in a war with Iraq (and, if so, the length of that war), the resumption of the military draft in the United States, the likelihood of a diplomatic solution as a result of talks between Secretary of State Baker and the Iraqi foreign minister to Washington, issues surrounding the interaction between Bush and Congress regarding the situation and possible war, and the reason behind American troops' being sent to the Middle East (moral principle or economic reality). Background information provided includes political alignment, education, age, race, sex, and state/region of residence.
 
Subject Term(s):attitudes, Bush Administration (1989-1993), Bush, George H.W., economic sanctions, Middle East, military intervention, Persian Gulf War, presidential perfomance, public opinion, United Nations
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:November 30, 1990 - December 2, 1990
 
Date(s) of Collection:November 30, 1990 - December 2, 1990
 
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 blanks and alphabetic characters. A weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.
 

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:1991-05-03
 
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 Iraq Poll, November 1990