ABC News/Washington Post Poll, March 1986 ABC News The Washington Post civil rights movement drug legislation foreign aid foreign policy health care health insurance marijuana national security Nicaragua presidency presidential performance public approval public opinion Reagan Administration (1981-1989) Reagan, Ronald religion religious behavior Soviet Union unemployment values voter history TPDRC.I ICPSR.XIV.C.1 This survey includes questions on a variety of political and social issues with an emphasis on two major topics, religion and Nicaragua. Respondents were asked whether the United States should be involved in Nicaragua, whether the situation in Nicaragua is a threat to the security of the United States, and if they approve of the action of the House of Representatives in refusing Reagan's aid request for the contras. On religion, respondents were questioned about religious upbringing and education, current participation, and religion's influence on their personal values. Respondents were also asked to rate Reagan's performance as president and to assess whether or not the Soviet Union is a threat to the United States. Additional subjects include legalization of marijuana, the civil rights movement, medical care and insurance, voting history, day care, and experience with unemployment. Demographic characteristics were also recorded. 2008-01-29 survey data 8576 10.3886/ICPSR08576.v1 telephone interviews United States United States 1986-03-20 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/).