CBS News National Surveys, 1985 (ICPSR 8547)

Version Date: Jan 18, 2006

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CBS News

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08547.v1

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Summary

Each dataset contains questions of topical relevance or questions which pertain to broader social issues. The hijacking of TWA flight 847 was the focus of the first two surveys. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the crisis, to give their opinions on how the United States should deal with terrorism and terrorists, and to explain their attitudes about United States policy in the Middle East and media coverage of the event. Attitudes towards air safety, including effects on travel plans, were explored in the third survey. The fourth dealt with the United States/Soviet summit meeting in Geneva. Questions regarding the summit include approval or disapproval of Reagan's handling of the summit, whether and how to negotiate with the Soviet Union, attitudes towards Gorbachev, and the role the leaders' wives played. In the final survey, respondents were queried about professional football--the game, teams, players, coaches, and media coverage. All respondents were asked for demographic information.

Citation

CBS News. CBS News National Surveys, 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08547.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)

1985

Date of Collection

1985-06-18 -- 1985-12-11

Data Collection Notes

  1. There is a weight variable for each dataset which must be used in any analysis. The area code and exchange code variables have been recoded to 9's for reasons of confidentiality.

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Sample

Stratified random digit dialing.

Universe

Adults in the United States age 18 and over.

Data Source

telephone surveys

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1986-08-29

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:
  • CBS News. CBS News National Surveys, 1985. ICPSR08547-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08547.v1

2006-01-18 File CB8547.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

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