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ABC News Poll of Public Opinion on Current Social and Political Issues, December 1981 (ICPSR 8020)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
This special-topic poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. This data colletion focuses on President Ronald Reagan, Libya, and the economy. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's presidency and his handling of the nation's economy, to give their opinions of United States relations with Libya, and to assess the impact of Reagan's economic policies on their personal financial situations. Demographic information including respondent's race, age, household income, and educational level was collected.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll of Public Opinion on Current Social and Political Issues, April 1982 (ICPSR 8026)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. In this poll, respondents were asked for their opinions on President Ronald Reagan's performance, the economy, party identification, relations with the Soviet Union, and a nuclear weapons freeze. Demographic information on respondents includes race, age, sex, marital status, income, area of residence, and employment status.
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CBS News/New York Times Election Day Surveys, 1982 (ICPSR 8168)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: Vermont, United States, Wyoming, Tennessee, Maine, Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, Nebraska, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Rhode Island, Montana, Minnesota, California, New York (state), New Jersey, Michigan, Mississippi, Iowa, New Mexico, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Ohio, Virginia
This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Interviews were conducted with respondents as they left their polling places on Election Day, November 7, 1982. Data include respondent's vote for governor, questions specific to the gubernatorial race in each state, and the respondent's rating of Ronald Reagan as president. The 31 datasets consist of 27 state and four regional files. The four regional datasets (Parts 28-31), taken together, make up the national poll. Demographic information on respondents, such as sex, age, race, political affiliation, income, financial state as compared to previous year, and employment status of head of household, were also collected.
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CBS News/New York Times National Surveys, 1981 (ICPSR 7991)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: El Salvador, Iran, United States, Poland, Global
These polls are part of a continuing series of surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other social and political issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Ronald Reagan and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Each file contains a set of unique questions pertaining to broader social issues, such as childrearing and victimization. These national surveys were administered by telephone to respondents selected from eligible household members. In Part 1, January 1981, respondents were asked for their views on President Reagan's likely performance as President with respect to economic and foreign affairs, the release of hostages from Iran, the federal budget, and whether funding should be increased or decreased for certain federal programs. Questions about busing to achieve school integration were also included. For Part 2, April 1981, respondents were asked to evaluate President Reagan's current and future performances in economic and foreign affairs. They were also asked about tax cuts, the federal budget, women's rights, El Salvador, Poland, handguns, and Japanese cars. For Part 3, June 1981, respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's performance as president, and to comment on their general life satisfaction, their confidence in government institutions, their views on crime, whether they voted in the 1980 presidential election, Social Security revisions, and several issues regarding foreign affairs, including military rule in Poland. In Part 4, June 1981, Social Security, respondents gave their views on the Social Security system and how proposed changes affected them. Respondents were also queried for their views on childrearing, punishment of juvenile crime, and who should have custody of children in divorce situations. For Part 5, September 1981, respondents evaluated President Reagan's performance in economic and foreign affairs, and also provided their opinions on environment issues and on various economic proposals, including the Reagan administration's proposed tax cut.