Public Opinion and the War in Vietnam Study, 1966 (ICPSR 7295)
Principal Investigator(s): Verba, Sidney; Brody, Richard et al.
Summary: This study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center, surveyed a cross-section of the adult population in the United States to elicit opinions about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam. Questions covered problems in the news, the respondents' vote in 1964, the number of years, if any, served in the Armed Forces, their knowledge of the Vietnam War, and their opinions on what the government should do in Vietnam. Demographic data include age, sex, race, number of ch... (more info)
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Citation
Verba, Sidney, Richard Brody, et al. PUBLIC OPINION AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM STUDY, 1966. Conducted by National Opinion Research Center. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1975. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07295.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07295.v1
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Scope of Study
Summary: This study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center, surveyed a cross-section of the adult population in the United States to elicit opinions about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam. Questions covered problems in the news, the respondents' vote in 1964, the number of years, if any, served in the Armed Forces, their knowledge of the Vietnam War, and their opinions on what the government should do in Vietnam. Demographic data include age, sex, race, number of children, education, occupation, family income, perceived social class, service in the military, and religious preference.
Subject Terms: media coverage, military service, national interests, political attitudes, political knowledge, political opposition, public opinion, Vietnam War, voter history, world politics
Geographic Coverage: Southeast Asia, United States, Vietnam
Time Period:
- 1966
Date of Collection:
- 1966-02--1966-03
Universe: Adult population of the United States.
Data Types: survey data
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Methodology
Sample: Probability sampling of blocks within NORC's 75 sampling points. Within the sampling units, respondents were selected so as to form a representative sample of the population of the United States.
Data Source:
personal interviews
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Original ICPSR Release: 1984-06-20
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