Washington Post Virginia Governor Poll #2, October 2005 (ICPSR 4522)

Version Date: Mar 9, 2007

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Principal Investigator(s):
The Washington Post

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04522.v1

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Summary

This special topic poll, fielded October 23-26, 2005, was undertaken to assess respondents' opinions on Virginia's 2005 gubernatorial election. Respondents were asked if they were registered to vote, their probability of voting in the upcoming election, how closely they were following the campaign, which candidate they were likely to vote for, and whether endorsements for candidates increased their probability of voting for them. The survey also asked for opinions on the performances of President George W. Bush and Governor Mark Warner, the overall conditions in Virginia and the United States, and respondents' knowledge of and opinions about the candidates for governor. Respondents' opinions were also sought about whether candidates were running positive or negative campaigns and which issues held the most importance in determining which candidate they would vote for. Respondents were queried on their views about whether taxes should be decided by a statewide vote or the legislature, state transportation plans, the impact of immigrants on their community, and if they supported the use of public funds to assist day laborers in finding work. The survey also included questions about the respondents' views of abortion and the death penalty. Demographic information includes political affiliation, political ideology, education, age, religious affiliation, marital status, sex, race, and income.

Citation

The Washington Post. Washington Post Virginia Governor Poll #2, October 2005. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04522.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2005-10

Date of Collection

2005-10-23 -- 2005-10-26

Data Collection Notes

  1. Additional information about sampling, interviewing, and sampling error may be found in the codebook.

  2. System missing values were recoded to -1.

  3. FIPS and ZIP variables were recoded for confidentiality.

  4. Value labels for unknown/missing codes were added in the CBSA variable.

  5. The variable CASEID was created for use with online analysis.

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Sample

Households were selected by random-digit dialing. Within households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was home at the time of the interview.

Universe

Persons aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the state of Virginia.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2007-03-09

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • The Washington Post. Washington Post Virginia Governor Poll #2, October 2005. ICPSR04522-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04522.v1
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Weight

The data contain a weight variable (WEIGHT) that should be used in analyzing the data. The data were weighted using demographic information from the Census to adjust for sampling and nonsampling deviations from population values. Respondents customarily were classified into one of 48 cells based on age, race, sex and education. Weights were assigned so the proportion in each of these 48 cells matched the actual population proportion according to the Census Bureau's most recent Current Population Survey.

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