Metadata record for CBS News National Surveys, 19858547Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ResearchICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.2024-03-19CBS News National Surveys, 1985854710.3886/ICPSR08547.v1CBS NewsPlease see full citation.Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research1986-08-292006-01-18File CB8547.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.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.v1http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08547.v1demographic characteristicsdetentediplomacyforeign affairsinternational relationsleisuremass mediamedia coveragenewspaperspolitical attitudespresidential performancepublic opinionReagan, Ronaldrecreationtelevisionterrorismtransportationviolenceworld politicsICPSR XIV.C.1. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, United StatesTPDRC I. TerrorismEach 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.19851985-06-181985-12-11Please see geographic coverage.United StatesAdults in the United States age 18 and over.survey dataStratified random digit dialing.telephone surveysThere 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.Ann Arbor, Mi.: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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The original collector of the data, ICPSR, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.DS1: June 18: Flight 847 Hijacking SurveyDS2: June 26: TWA 847 Hijack Poll #2DS3: August 29: Fear of FlyingDS4: November 20: Summit 1985DS5: December 10-11: Football Survey