CBS News/New York Times Poll, October 8-10, 1988 (ICPSR 9149)

Published: May 23, 2011

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

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09149.v2

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Project Description

Summary

In this survey respondents were asked their opinions of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice-presidential candidates, how likely they were to vote in the 1988 presidential election, how they would vote, their choice if they were only voting for president or for vice-president, whether they thought candidates understood the problems that confront a president, and which party would better protect the environment, insure a strong economy, keep the country out of war, and provide all Americans with a chance for a good life. They were asked which candidate did better in the vice-presidential debate, how much they would worry if Quayle had to succeed Bush as president, and how they would vote in the election for United States House of Representatives in their district. Additional information elicited includes respondents" opinions about government size, the federal budget deficit, government child care, abortion, employer-provided health insurance, federal defense spending, arms control, the death penalty, gun control, and whether the government should negotiate with terrorists. Other questions covered respondents" previous voting behavior, the presidential campaign, President Reagan"s performance, and John F. Kennedy"s assassination.

Citation

CBS News, and The New York Times. CBS News/New York Times Poll, October 8-10, 1988. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-05-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09149.v2

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Subject Terms

Bush, George H.W. political issues political parties presidency presidential candidates presidential elections presidential performance public opinion Quayle, Dan Reagan, Ronald vice-presidential candidates voter preferences voting behavior

Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1988-10-08 -- 1988-10-10

Date of Collection

1988-10-08 -- 1988-10-10

Data Collection Notes

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

Methodology

Sample

Stratified random digit dialing.

Universe

Adults aged 18 and over in the United States.

Data Source

telephone interviews

Data Type(s)

survey data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1989-09-26

Version Date

2011-05-23

Version History

2011-05-23 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection.

1989-09-26 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

Created variable labels and/or value labels.

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.

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.