CBS News/New York Times Pre-Election Tracking Poll, October 31-November 2, 1988 (ICPSR 9153)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
CBS News; The New York Times

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09153.v1

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Summary

In this survey respondents were asked their opinions of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and how likely they were to vote in the 1988 presidential election. They also were asked how they would vote if the election were held the day of the survey, if their minds were made up, and how strongly they favored the candidates they chose. Other information elicited included respondents' choice if they were only voting for president or for vice-president, if they were better off now than they were eight years ago, if they approved of the way Reagan was handling his job as president, previous voting behavior, who they thought would win the election, and whether they thought so because of opinions expressed in the media, by polls, by people they know and trust, or because of what the candidates themselves said. In addition, respondents were asked about their previous voting behavior, how they felt about "liberal" public figures, whether they liked the presidential candidates as persons, and what they thought about the national economy. Background information on individuals includes party affiliation, age, marital status, income, religious preference, employment status, education, race, and union membership.

Citation

CBS News, and The New York Times. CBS News/New York Times Pre-Election Tracking Poll, October 31-November 2, 1988. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09153.v1

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1988-10-31 -- 1988-11-02

Date of Collection

1988-10-31 -- 1988-11-02

Data Collection Notes

  1. This file contains a weight variable that must be used in any analysis. The data contain blanks and alphabetics. Telephone exchanges have been recoded to '999' for reasons of confidentiality.

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Sample

Stratified random digit dialing.

Universe

Adults aged 18 and over in the United States.

Data Source

telephone interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1989-09-26

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/The New York Times. CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES PRE-ELECTION TRACKING POLL, OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2, 1988. New York, NY: CBS News [producer], 1988. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1989. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09153.v1
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