ABC News Daniloff Freedom Poll, September 1986 (ICPSR 8640)
Principal Investigator(s): ABC News
Summary: This survey was conducted after the release of Nicholas Daniloff, a reporter who had been held by the Soviet Union on charges of spying. The United States government negotiated his release but denied that there was any connection between his release and the release of Gennadi Zakharov, a Soviet physicist who had been held by the United States on spying charges. Respondents were asked about: their knowledge of the Daniloff case, whether or not they thought there was a swap, if they ... (more info)
Access Notes
These data are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions. Because you are not logged in, we cannot verify that you will be able to download the data.
Dataset(s)
Study Description
Citation
ABC News. ABC NEWS DANILOFF FREEDOM POLL, SEPTEMBER 1986. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1986. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-05-07. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08640.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08640.v1
Export Citation:
- RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.)
- EndNote XML (EndNote X4.0.1 or higher)
Scope of Study
Summary: This survey was conducted after the release of Nicholas Daniloff, a reporter who had been held by the Soviet Union on charges of spying. The United States government negotiated his release but denied that there was any connection between his release and the release of Gennadi Zakharov, a Soviet physicist who had been held by the United States on spying charges. Respondents were asked about: their knowledge of the Daniloff case, whether or not they thought there was a swap, if they considered the case a victory or a defeat for the United States, and their evaluation of how Reagan handled the case. Respondents were also asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the hostage situation in Beirut, Lebanon. In addition, they were asked whether or not they expected any important accomplishments to come from the upcoming summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Iceland.
Subject Terms: Cold War, detente, diplomacy, espionage, foreign affairs, Gorbachev, Mikhail, leadership, presidential performance, Reagan Administration (1981-1989), Reagan, Ronald, Soviet Union, terrorism, treaties, Lebanon, United States
Geographic Coverage: United States
Time Period:
- 1986-09-30
Date of Collection:
- 1986-09-30
Universe: The adult population of the United States aged 18 and over.
Data Types: survey data
Data Collection Notes:
The data contain blanks.
Methodology
Sample: Households were selected by random digit dialing.
Data Source:
telephone interviews
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1988-01-06
Version History:
- 2007-05-07 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
Variables
Utilities
Update Notification
Use any of the notification links to add this study to your RSS feed; you will then receive notification if the study is substantively updated.
Metadata Exports
- Citations exports are provided above.
Export Study-level metadata (does not include variable-level metadata)
If you're looking for collection-level metadata rather than an individual metadata record, please visit our Metadata Records page.