ABC News Reagan Tax Reform Speech Poll, May 1985 (ICPSR 8567)

Published: Dec 13, 2006

Principal Investigator(s):
ABC News

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08567.v1

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Project Description

Summary

Federal income tax reform is the central topic of this survey. Respondents were asked for their opinions on the following: the amount of tax they pay, difficulties in filling out the tax forms, the importance of simplifying the tax system and/or making it fairer, President Reagan's proposal to simplify the system, and the impact of the reform proposal on the amount of tax the respondent would expect to pay. Demographic characteristics also are included.

Citation

ABC News. ABC News Reagan Tax Reform Speech Poll, May 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-12-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08567.v1

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Subject Terms

demographic characteristics domestic policy economic conditions economic indicators personal finances political attitudes social attitudes social issues taxes

Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1985-05

Date of Collection

1985-05

Data Collection Notes

For reasons of confidentiality, respondents' phone numbers have been replaced with blanks.

Methodology

Sample

Households were selected by random digit dialing.

Universe

The population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, aged 18 and over.

Data Source

telephone interviews

Data Type(s)

survey data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1988-10-25

Version Date

2006-12-13

Version History

2006-12-13 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.

This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.