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CBS News Monthly Poll #4, August 1996 (ICPSR 2359)
Released/updated on: 2010-01-29
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded August 26-28, 1996, 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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, as well as their views on Vice President Al Gore, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp, Reform party candidate Ross Perot, and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Those queried were asked for their opinions about the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, and the commitment of the Democratic and Republican parties to the creation of a strong economy, a fair tax system, and the achievement of the "American dream". Respondents were also asked to identify the greatest achievement and disappointment of the Clinton presidency and to provide opinions on the recent welfare bill. Other topics covered the role of government in people's lives, the role of the media during the political conventions, the regulation of tobacco, the 1992 election, and whether Clinton could be trusted. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, education, religion, political party, political orientation, age of children in household, voter registration and participation history, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, August 1996 (ICPSR 2349)
Released/updated on: 2010-01-08
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded August 3-5, 1996, 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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, Reform Party member Ross Perot, former Colorado governor Richard Lamm, Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, retired General Colin Powell, American Red Cross president Elizabeth Dole, and conservative commentator Pat Buchanan. Those queried were asked for their opinions about the upcoming 1996 presidential and congressional elections and the commitment of the Democratic and Republican parties to welfare, Medicare, the economy, the tax system, the pursuit of the American dream, and gender-specific needs. Other topics covered affirmative action, organized prayer in schools, term limits, abortion, legal immigrants, and the role of government. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, age of children in household, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, religion, marital status, United States armed forces service, education, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #2, July 2000 (ICPSR 3121)
Released/updated on: 2009-04-29
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 2000-07-01--2000-07-31
This poll, conducted July 20-23, 2000, 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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy, as well as their views on the way Congress was handling its job. Those polled expressed their interest in and opinions about the 2000 presidential election, their readiness to vote in the upcoming election, and their level of support for both candidates, Vice President Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush. Respondents were also asked whether on the day of the survey they would vote for Al Gore or George W. Bush. They then answered the same question once more, this time choosing among four candidates: Al Gore (Democratic Party candidate), George W. Bush (Republican Party candidate), Pat Buchanan (Reform Party candidate), and Ralph Nader (Green Party candidate). Opinions of the four candidates and their respective parties were also elicited. Additional questions probed respondents' participation and candidate selection in the 1996 presidential election and in the 1998 House of Representatives election. Respondents answered another set of questions comparing Al Gore and George W. Bush as presidential candidates in terms of their qualities of leadership, their understanding of the complex problems a president has to deal with (especially international problems), whether they could be trusted to keep their word as president, whether they shared the same moral values as most Americans, whether they said what they believed or what people wanted to hear, and whether they cared about people like the respondent. Other questions examined respondents' opinions about both candidates' views on the following subjects: the economy, abortion, taxes, the environment, and health care. Those polled also expressed their views about whether the Democratic Party or the Republican Party was more likely to ensure a strong economy, make sure that the tax system was fair, make sure United States military defenses were strong, make the right decisions about Social Security, improve the education and health care systems, and protect the environment. Respondents also indicated which party was better at upholding traditional family values, which party cared more about people like the respondent, what the most important problems for the government in the coming year were, and what their views were on abortion. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, race/ethnic identity, education, religion, voter registration and participation history, political party affiliation, political orientation, marital status, age of children in the household, and income.
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CBS News/New York Times Presidential Election Poll #1, October 1996 (ICPSR 4512)
Released/updated on: 2008-08-14
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-10-01--1996-10-31
This poll, conducted October 10-13 and 16, 1996, 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. Respondents were asked about their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Respondents also were asked for whom they would vote if the 1996 presidential and United States House of Representatives election were being held that day, their interest in the 1996 presidential campaign, whether the campaign was more positive than previous campaigns, and their feelings about the candidates' television advertisements. Respondents were also asked to give their opinions of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, whether the presidential candidates spent more of their campaign time attacking each other or explaining their intended actions as president, and of the first presidential and vice-presidential debates, including which candidate won, and how the debate affected respondents' opinions of the candidates. Other questions asked whether federal spending on education should be increased, whether teachers' unions played a positive role, the quality of public schools in this country, and whether parents should receive tax-funded vouchers to help pay for their children to attend private or religious schools. Information was also collected on how often respondents watched comedians on late-night television and whether they had heard anything new about the presidential candidates on those shows. Additional topics in this poll addressed the O.J. Simpson trial, the condition of the national economy, job layoffs, and abortion. A subset of respondents were contacted on October 16, 1996, after the second presidential debate between candidates Bill Clinton and Senator Bob Dole. Respondents were asked whether they had viewed or listened to the debate, which candidate did the best job, whether the debate changed respondents' opinions of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, whether the debate changed respondents' minds about who they were going to vote for, and whether they learned anything new about the issues or the candidates from the debate. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, household income, education level, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, voter participation history and registration status, and political philosophy.
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CBS News/New York Times Election Poll, February 2000 (ICPSR 4493)
Released/updated on: 2008-04-21
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 2000-02-01--2000-02-29
This poll, fielded February 12-14, 2000, 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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President
Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and
the economy. Views were sought on the condition of the national
economy, the projected federal budget surplus, and the most important
problem for the government to address in the coming year. Several
questions asked how much attention respondents were paying to the 2000
presidential campaign, the likelihood that they would vote in the
Republican or Democratic primary, which candidate they expected to win
the nomination for each party, and for whom they would vote in the
presidential primary and general election. Respondents were asked for
their opinions of Republican presidential candidates George W. Bush,
John McCain, and Alan Keyes, Democratic presidential candidates Al
Gore and Bill Bradley, the main reason they held a favorable or
unfavorable opinion of each candidate, and the importance of a
candidate's personal qualities and position on issues. Opinions were
also solicited of First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President George
H.W. Bush, the Democratic, Republican, and Reform parties, and how
well members of the United States Congress were handling their
jobs. Additional topics included abortion, campaign finance reform,
and the effect of elections on the federal government. Information was
also collected on the importance of religion on respondents' lives,
whether they had access to a computer, Internet access, and e-mail,
whether they had served in the United States armed forces, and whether
they had a child graduating high school in the class of
2000. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, marital status,
household income, education level, religious preference, political
party affiliation, political philosophy, voter participation history
and registration status, the presence of children and teenagers in the
household, and type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural).
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, August 1996 (ICPSR 2003)
Released/updated on: 2007-05-17
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-08-01--1996-08-31
This poll, conducted August 1996, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Views were gathered on the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, as well as on President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the economy, and foreign affairs. Respondents were polled on whether they were better or worse off financially compared to three years ago, whether it was more important to cut federal taxes or balance the federal budget, and whether they supported middle class tax cuts, even if it meant cutting spending on federal programs. Questions involving the upcoming presidential election polled respondents on the likelihood that they would vote, whom they would vote for (President Bill Clinton, Republican Bob Dole, or Reform Party candidate Ross Perot), whether each candidate had the qualities needed to be an effective president, the success of their political campaigns, and who the Republican vice-presidential candidate should be. Opinions were solicited on whether the presidential candidates had a vision for the future of the country, had high moral and ethical standards, cared about people like the respondent, had new ideas, and stood up for what they believed in, and which one would do a better job handling issues such as the economy, crime, the environment, and Medicare. Respondents were queried on whether they would vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate in the upcoming United States House of Representatives election, whether they approved of the way the United States Congress was doing its job, and whether Pat Buchanan should be allowed to make a speech at the Republican convention. Respondents were also asked which political party best represented their ideal of how the United States should be governed, whether the views of each party were too conservative or too liberal, whether respondents supported Ross Perot's new Reform Party, and whether the country needed a new political party. Views were also elicited on issues such as a federal balanced budget amendment, the death penalty, congressional term limits, gun control, organized prayer in public schools, a flat-tax system, recent changes to the welfare system, affirmative action, gay rights, and whether respondents would prefer a smaller government with fewer services or a larger government with many services. Several questions addressed whether abortion should be legal, whether the Republican vice-presidential candidate should support legal abortion, and whether the Republican platform should support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion. Other topics addressed respondents' level of confidence in the United States government to prevent future terrorist attacks, how worried they were about the possibility of major terrorist attacks in the United States, and whether the government should mount a war against terrorism, even if it cost billions of dollars and intruded on personal freedoms. Background variables include sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, employment status, education, religion, household income, social class, subjective size of community, labor union membership, political orientation, political party affiliation, and voter registration and participation history.