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ABC News "Nightline" Hillary Clinton Poll #1, January 1996 (ICPSR 6829)
Released/updated on: 2006-11-14
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted on January 9, 1996, sought respondents' views on First Lady Hillary Clinton and her handling of her job as First Lady. Those queried were asked whether they believed she was telling the truth regarding her involvement in the Whitewater real estate venture and the firing of the White House travel staff. The results of the poll were announced on the ABC television program "Nightline." Background variables include sex and political party.
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ABC News "Nightline" Hillary Clinton Poll #2, January 1996 (ICPSR 6831)
Released/updated on: 1998-06-11
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted on January 19, 1996, sought respondents' views on First Lady Hillary Clinton and her handling of her job as First Lady. Those queried were asked whether they believed she was telling the truth regarding her involvement in the Whitewater real estate venture and the firing of the White House travel staff, and to what extent she was able to influence her husband, President Bill Clinton. The results of the poll were announced on the ABC television program "Nightline." Background variables include sex and political party.
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ABC News/Washington Post Inaugural Poll, January 1997 (ICPSR 2173)
Released/updated on: 2008-01-14
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted January 13-15, 1997, 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. This data collection was undertaken to assess public opinion prior to President Bill Clinton's second-term inauguration as president of the United States. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Clinton and his handling of the first term of his presidency, whether he would do a better or worse job in his second term in office, whether they approved of his choices for Cabinet and other top positions in his administration, and what the nature of his relationship with Congress should be in his second term. Views were sought on whether President Clinton had made progress toward reducing unemployment and improving education during his first term, and whether he would make substantial progress in these areas during his second term. Respondents rated the most important issue facing the country, whether they were better or worse off financially compared to four years ago, whether they approved of the way Congress was handling its job, whether they expected Congress to do a better job in the next two years, and whether they trusted the Clinton administration or the Republicans in Congress to handle the main problems the nation would face over the next few years. Other questions asked whether respondents approved of the way Hillary Clinton was handling her job as first lady and the amount of influence she held over her husband, and whether she should play a greater role in her husband's second administration. A series of questions asked about recent allegations involving President Clinton, including Whitewater, the Democratic National Campaign Committee's acceptance of foreign contributions, and former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones's sexual harassment charges, and whether they would interfere with his ability to serve as president. Additional topics addressed what actions the government should take to protect the long-term financial stability of Social Security and the Medicare health system and the overall level of ethics and honesty in politics and the federal government. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter participation history.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, August 1994 (ICPSR 3852)
Released/updated on: 2007-08-03
Geographic coverage: United States
This ABC News/Washington Post poll, fielded during August of 1994, 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 approval ratings for President Clinton in his handling of the presidency, the economy, foreign affairs, the situation in Haiti, and health care. Issues in health care included the changes Congress made to Clinton's health care plan and the priority of providing health care to all Americans and/or full-time workers. Respondents were asked to speculate on whether leading officials in Washington, DC, would make significant improvements to the country's health care system. On the subject of Haiti, respondents were asked how strongly the United States should act to restore democracy to Haiti. Opinion was also gathered on whether respondents thought that the United States would go to war with Haiti. On the subject of the Whitewater investigation, those surveyed were asked their opinion on how President Clinton was handling the situation, how worthwhile and/or important the Whitewater hearings were, and whether they thought that Clinton or any other high-level members of the Clinton administration did anything illegal. Queries concerning Hillary Clinton asked for respondents' perception of her influence over President Clinton, their favorable or unfavorable opinion of the First Lady, and their opinion of President Clinton's decision to appoint her head of the health care task force. Respondents were asked if the federal government had become more efficient in the past year, and how much progress the Clinton administration had made in making it so. Opinions were also gathered on United States marshals guarding abortion clinics and the potential baseball players strike. Demographics include political party identification, voter registration address, political philosophy, level of education, age, employment status, ethnicity, yearly household income, and sex.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, January 1994 (ICPSR 6617)
Released/updated on: 1997-05-16
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to identify the biggest problems facing the country and to comment on whether they thought the United States was generally going in the right direction or was on the wrong track. They were asked whether they approved of Bill Clinton's handling of his job as president, the nation's economy, the federal budget deficit, foreign affairs, and crime, and were asked for their impressions of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bob Dole, and Ross Perot. Questions covered whether Clinton was keeping most of his major campaign promises and whether the changes Clinton was seeking were mainly right or wrong. Clinton's progress as president in specific areas, such as reducing unemployment, improving the nation's economy, dealing with the federal budget deficit, improving the level of ethics in government, dealing with problems of the middle class, and improving health care, was probed in detail. Additional topics included the Whitewater real estate venture, Tonya Harding, the law limiting welfare benefits, Clinton's health care plan, and the government's involvement in the nation's health care system. Demographic background variables include political orientation, age, race, income, and education.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, March 1994 (ICPSR 6622)
Released/updated on: 1997-05-16
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their thoughts on Bill Clinton's handling of his job as president, the nation's economy, foreign affairs, crime, and whether things in the United States were generally going in the right direction or were on the wrong track. They were also asked to give their impressions of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bob Dole, Ross Perot, and Al Gore, and to comment on whether they approved of the way Hillary Clinton was handling her position as First Lady and whether she had too much influence over Bill Clinton. Additional topics in this survey covered the Clinton health care plan, ethics and honesty in the federal government, and the Whitewater real estate venture, including whether the respondent thought Whitewater was important and whether it distracted from more important issues, as well as Clinton's handling of the situation in North Korea, and whether Clinton had a clear policy on North Korea. A section of questions was devoted to cigarette smoking--whether it should be allowed or limited indoors, whether the respondent thought that second-hand smoke was a health risk, whether it is dangerous to smoke, and whether the federal government should regulate nicotine or classify it as a drug. Demographic background variables include political orientation, age, sex, race, income, and education.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, March 1996 (ICPSR 6816)
Released/updated on: 2008-02-28
Geographic coverage: United States, Taiwan, China (Peoples Republic)
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. 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 First Lady Hillary Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. Those queried were asked for their opinions on the recent Chinese aggression against Taiwan, including Clinton's response, the use of United States troops to maintain peace, the presence of United States vital interests in Taiwan, and whether Clinton had a clear policy for handling the situation. The 1996 presidential election was also addressed, with questions comparing Clinton and Dole in the areas of leadership skills, integrity, experience, innovativeness, and political agendas. In addition, respondents were asked to consider the past, present, and future state of their economic and employment security. A series of questions was posed regarding the Whitewater investigation, including the role of the Clintons, national media attention paid to the scandal, and whether the hearings and investigations were warranted. The suspension by the National Basketball Association of Denver Nuggets player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for his refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem was also addressed. Additional topics covered legal immigration, reform of the tax system, respondents' hopes for future generations, and alternative medicine. Demographic variables include age, race, education, sex, religion, family income, political party, political orientation, economic class, marital status, labor union membership, demographics of the respondent's local community, voter registration and participation history, ownership of publicly-traded stock, and ownership of a small business.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 1994 (ICPSR 6625)
Released/updated on: 2007-11-20
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted May 12-15, 1994, 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 and issues such as crime and the situation in Haiti, and whether he was doing a better job handling the economy and foreign affairs than former President George H.W. Bush. Views were sought on Clinton's health care plan, the nomination of Stephen G. Breyer to the United States Supreme Court, and the ability of the federal government to solve problems. A series of questions addressed Clinton's handling of the Haitian refugees attempting to enter the United States by boat, whether he could be trusted to make the right decisions regarding the United States role in world affairs, and whether his handling of foreign affairs was creating anti-American feelings overseas. Those polled also gave their opinions of First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, former Vice President Dan Quayle, Reform Party founder Ross Perot, and Senator Bob Dole, and specific questions asked whether Quayle and Perot were qualified to be president. Other questions focused on President Clinton's role in the Whitewater investigation, the sexual harassment charges made against him by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones, and whether respondents would vote for a Democrat or Republican candidate if the upcoming United States House of Representatives election were held that day. Additional topics covered life after death, spirits, souls, near-death experiences, reincarnation, heaven, hell, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and extraterrestrial life. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, marital status, labor union membership, employment status, household income, education level, perceived social class, type of residential area (e.g., urban, rural, etc.), religious preference, political party affiliation, political orientation, and voter registration status and participation history.
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ABC News Whitewater Poll, December 1996 (ICPSR 2168)
Released/updated on: 2007-11-20
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted December 9, 1996, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of political and social issues. The focus of this data collection was on the Whitewater investigation. Respondents were asked whether they believed that the circumstances surrounding the Whitewater real estate deal necessitated a federal investigation, how much they knew about the special independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr, and whether they approved of the way he was handling the investigation. Other questions addressed the Democratic National Campaign Committee's receipt of contributions from foreign sources in Indonesia, whether it required a federal investigation, and whether it was more or less important than the Whitewater investigation. Demographic variables include sex.
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CBS News Clinton/Ethics Poll, June 1997 (ICPSR 4491)
Released/updated on: 2008-07-02
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted June 10-11, 1997, 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 of this poll were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, and his handling of the presidency, and other issues such as foreign policy and the economy. A series of questions solicited respondents' opinions about race relations including how respondents felt race relations were in the United States, how respondents felt race relations were in their communities, how they felt race relations would change four years in the future, how important an issue respondents felt race relations were to the future of the United States, and whether they thought race relation issues were within the presidents' control. Other race-related questions addressed whether respondents thought Bill Clinton cared about Black people, respondents' opinion about the degree of progress that has been made with the elimination of racial discrimination, and whether respondents expected to see full equality for Black people in their lifetime. Views were sought on the Paula Jones lawsuit and included questions that addressed whether the lawsuit would interfere with the president's ability to effectively perform his job and the respondents' opinion about the validity of the claims of both President Clinton and Paula Jones. Views were also sought on the death penalty and on the recent conviction of Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, marital status, household income, education level, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), presence of children and teenagers in the household, political party affiliation, voter participation history and registration status, and political philosophy.
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CBS News Monthly Poll #1, December 1996 (ICPSR 4483)
Released/updated on: 2006-11-30
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted December 4-5, 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 and his handling of the presidency, First Lady Hillary Clinton and her handling of her role as First Lady, the amount of influence she had on the president's decisions, and whether President Clinton or the Republicans in Congress would have more influence over the direction of the country in the next two years. Other questions focused on Kenneth Starr (the Independent Counsel investigating the Whitewater real estate development project), the acceptance of illegal campaign contributions by the Democratic Party, and whether these scandals would affect President Clinton's second administration. Additional topics queried respondents on their household's financial situation compared to four years before, their perceived level of economic security, affirmative action, the current state of race relations in the United States, how often respondents socialized with co-workers of another race, and the recent racial discrimination lawsuit settlement against Texaco. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, employment status, type of residential area (e.g., urban, rural, etc), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status and participation history, and whether respondents had a child entering ninth grade in September 1996.
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CBS News Monthly Poll #1, July 1997 (ICPSR 2304)
Released/updated on: 2011-06-27
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted July 13-14, 1997, 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, his integrity, and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Those queried were also asked for their opinions of Senator Fred Thompson and Vice President Al Gore. In addition, respondents were questioned about United States space exploration programs, the Mir space station, the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and whether they believed in the existence of life elsewhere in the universe. Other items covered Kenneth Starr and the Whitewater investigation, 1996 Democratic campaign fundraising activities and hearings, the role of the Chinese government's contributions, and the importance of the campaign fundraising investigation findings to the nation. Background information on respondents includes political party, political orientation, religion, education, age, sex, race, family income, and age of children in household.
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CBS News Monthly Poll #2, January 1996 (ICPSR 4506)
Released/updated on: 2008-08-19
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted January 18-20, 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, foreign policy, and the economy. Those polled were asked about crime, the economy, the most important problem facing the country, and whether they trusted President Clinton or the Republicans in the United States Congress to handle this problem. A series of questions addressed the 1996 presidential campaign, including how much attention respondents were paying to the campaign, for whom they would vote, whether they would vote in the presidential primaries in their state, and their opinions of the presidential candidates. Views were also sought on First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and the type of treatment she received from the news media, the White House Travel Office firings, and whether a first lady could fulfill her responsibilities while holding a job outside of the White House. Respondents also gave their opinions of the job performances of the United States Congress, including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Majority Leader of the Senate Bob Dole. Other topics addressed the federal budget standoff between President Clinton and the Republicans in Congress, the Whitewater investigation, the flat tax proposal, job layoffs, and which team would win the upcoming Super Bowl. Information was also collected on whether respondents listened to political call-in radio shows, whether they considered themselves part of the religious right, which type of income tax form they would file, and whether anyone in the household worked for the federal government or was currently serving in the armed forces. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, household income, education level, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), religious preference, political party affiliation, voter participation history and registration status, and political philosophy.
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CBS News Monthly Poll #5, October 1996 (ICPSR 4513)
Released/updated on: 2008-08-18
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded October 27-29, 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. Those polled rated the condition of the national economy and gave their opinions of Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, the United States Congress, and the presidential and vice presidential candidates in the upcoming election. Opinions were elicited on the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, the likelihood that respondents would vote, for whom they would vote, what issue the next administration should focus on, and whether America was ready to elect a Black or female president. Views were also sought on the presidential campaign, including campaign spending, length of the campaign season, and media coverage, as well as respondents' preferred voting methods and their voter registration history. Several questions asked about the Whitewater inquiry, foreign campaign contributions accepted by the Democratic Party, and how the next administration should handle issues such as education and crime. Others topics addressed feelings about the federal government, the federal budget deficit, taxes, Social Security, holiday spending, crime in the respondent's community, and whether the United States had a responsibility to provide military assistance around the world. Information was also collected on whether respondents had contacted their member of Congress in the past two years, whether they had lived in the same community for the past two years, and how often they watched comedians on late-night television. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, household income, education level, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter participation history and registration status, and type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural).
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CBS News Monthly Poll, January 1996 (ICPSR 4507)
Released/updated on: 2008-07-14
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, conducted January 16-17, 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 of this poll were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, Hillary Rodham Clinton and her handling of the job as first lady, the magnitude of her influence on decisions Bill Clinton made as president, her influence on policy, and the type of treatment she received from the news media. Respondents also were asked to give their opinions of the job performances of the Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich and Majority Leader of the Senate, Bob Dole, and which candidate they would vote for if the presidential elections were being held that day. Information was collected concerning the budget standoff, including whether respondents trusted Bill Clinton or Congress more in making decisions about balancing the federal budget, which party should carry more blame, and whether there would be a negotiation in the near future. A series of questions solicited respondents' opinions about the Whitewater investigation, including whether Congress should have been holding hearings to investigate events surrounding Whitewater, whether Bill and Hillary Clinton had cooperated with the Whitewater investigators and been entirely truthful, whether Hillary Clinton should have testified, and whether the news media spent enough time covering the Whitewater investigation. Additional questions asked whether respondents listened to call-in radio shows and whether they considered themselves to be part of the religious right movement. A sample of respondents were contacted on January 23, 1996 after President Clinton's State of the Union speech to Congress and asked whether they viewed or listened to the speech, whether they approved of the president's proposals, and whether they blamed Bill Clinton or Congress more for the budget standoff. These respondents were also asked whether they thought the government in Washington could have a positive impact on people's lives, whether they were better off at the time of the survey compared to four years ago, and whether they thought President Clinton or Congress better understood the needs and problems. 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 Newt Gingrich Poll, January 1997 (ICPSR 4484)
Released/updated on: 2006-12-11
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, fielded January 5, 1997, solicited public opinion on Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Respondents were asked whether they had heard about the United States House of Representatives Ethics Committee investigation into his use of tax-exempt contributions for political activities, and whether they would approve of his re-election as Speaker of the House before the investigation was complete. Views were also sought on how well President Bill Clinton was handling the presidency, which one of the charges against him was the most serious, whether congressional hearings should be held to investigate illegal campaign contributions taken by the Democratic Party from foreign businessmen, and whether respondents had learned anything since the 1996 presidential election that would make them want to change their vote. Additional questions regarding Newt Gingrich and President Clinton asked whether they were more or less honest than most people in public life, whether criticism against them was based on ethics or political gain, and whether the media coverage of them was fair. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, for whom respondents voted in the 1996 presidential and United States House of Representatives elections, and whether they had a child entering ninth grade in September 1996.
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CBS News/New York Times Clinton/Dole Comparison Poll, June 1996 (ICPSR 4510)
Released/updated on: 2008-09-03
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1996-05-01--1996-06-01
This special topic poll, fielded May 31-June 3, 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 opinion of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, and of various issues such as foreign policy and the economy. Opinions were solicited on the condition of the national economy, what was the most important problem facing respondents and their families, their communities, and the country, how much the president could help with those problems, and whether they approved of the way Congress was handling its job. Respondents were asked whether they had been paying attention to the 1996 Presidential campaign, which candidate they would vote for if the presidential and United States House of Representatives elections were being held that day, and to give their opinions of Senator Bob Dole, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. Several questions asked whether respondents leaned more toward Bill Clinton or Bob Dole based on specific issues, such as unemployment, family values and illegal drugs, whether it is better to have a president from the same political party that controls Congress, and whether the campaigns of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole have been more positive than past presidential campaigns. Respondents were asked whether they knew about the Clinton's past involvement in the Arkansas real estate development called Whitewater, whether the Clintons were trustworthy, whether the Whitewater issue was of great importance to the nation, and whether the verdicts in the Whitewater trial of Bill Clinton's former business partners affected their opinion of Bill Clinton. A series of questions asked about issues dealing with crime, including whether crime increased in the country and in respondents' communities within the last year, teenage crime, whether respondents or their family members had been the victim of a crime within the last year, whether the respondent's community was safe for women and children, what was the most important cause of crime, whether parents should be held legally accountable for their school-aged children's crimes, and whether respondents would approve of a curfew for children under the age of 18 within their community. Information was also collected on whether respondents considered themselves part of the religious right movement, and whether they listened to political call-in radio shows. Additional topics included abortion, the environment, the government, taxes and the budget deficit, job and financial security, and union involvement in political campaigns. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, voter registration status and participation history, household income, religious preference, household union membership, political ideology, political party affiliation, political philosophy, whether respondents had any children under the age of 18, and whether respondents had any children entering the ninth grade in the fall.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, July 1994 (ICPSR 6603)
Released/updated on: 2000-08-01
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton and to comment on whether they approved of Bill Clinton's handling of foreign policy, the economy, health care reform, the budget deficit, and crime. The question of health care reform was examined in detail, as was the importance of universal health care coverage and who has the responsibility to provide insurance. Specific questions included whether the Republican or Democratic party was more likely to improve health care, whether taxes should be raised to provide funding for health care, and whether abortion should be part of the health care plan. Respondents were also asked to give their opinions of Oliver North, William Bennett, Pat Buchanan, Jerry Falwell, Rush Limbaugh, and Pat Robertson. Other topics covered Bill and Hillary Clinton's roles in the Whitewater real estate deal, the religious right and their political activity, the Republican party, homosexuality, television and radio talk shows, and Clinton's handling of the crises in Haiti and North Korea. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, July 1996 (ICPSR 2302)
Released/updated on: 2010-04-30
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Ross Perot, Richard Lamm, Hillary Clinton, and Elizabeth Dole. Those queried were also asked for their opinions regarding the 1996 presidential elections, the state of the national economy, Whitewater, tobacco use, and the White House requests for FBI files on Republican officials. In addition, respondents were asked to compare Bill Clinton's and Bob Dole's campaign platforms, political orientations, honesty and integrity, concern for the needs of the people, and potential handling of international crises. Other topics covered abortion, aging, New York City's image, late-night comedians, and the concerns of high school students. Background information on respondents includes ages of children in the household, political party affiliation, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, religion, marital status, education, age, labor union membership, cigarette use, 1992 and 1994 election choices, race, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, June 1996 (ICPSR 2300)
Released/updated on: 2010-05-07
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked for their opinions of President Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Hillary Clinton, and Newt Gingrich, and for their views regarding the social, economic, and environmental problems currently facing the United States, the 1996 presidential and congressional campaigns, and the role of campaign commercials in the campaign and election processes. Those queried were also asked to compare Bill Clinton's and Bob Dole's campaign platforms, political orientations, and ability to do the following: set a moral tone for the country, reduce the federal deficit, appoint effective judges, fight the war on illegal drugs, and establish a fair tax system. Other topics covered Whitewater, local and national crime levels, parental accountability for the behavior of their children, abortion, and job security. Background information on respondents includes labor union membership, history of listening to radio call-in shows, neighborhood safety rating, family members who had been victims of crime, 1992 and 1994 election participation history, ages of children in household, political party, political orientation, religion, education, age, race, ethnicity, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, September 1996 (ICPSR 2307)
Released/updated on: 2010-06-04
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, his integrity, and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Their views were also sought regarding Vice President Al Gore, Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole, Ross Perot, Jack Kemp, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic and Republican parties, the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, the job market, the Whitewater investigations, the role of government in social policy, and the Democratic Convention. In addition, a series of questions comparing President Clinton and presidential candidate Bob Dole on a range of topics was asked. Topics covered ideology, political goals, moral values, ability to handle international crisis, tax plans, and campaign tactics. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on the resignation of Clinton campaign advisor Dick Morris, how the Clinton administration compared to past administrations, and the nation's economic future. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, ethnicity, religion, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, military service history, marital status, employment status, age of children in household, labor union membership, and patterns of viewing comedians on late-night television.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #2, January 1994 (ICPSR 6591)
Released/updated on: 2000-08-04
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked for their opinions of President Bill Clinton, the United States Congress, and Clinton's handling of foreign policy, the economy, health care reform, the budget deficit, and crime. Specific questions focused on whether respondents believed that the government would work better if the president and the majority of Congress belonged to the same political party. The respondents were also asked for their opinions on Bill and Hillary Clinton's role in the Whitewater real estate deal and to comment on their expectations for the state of the nation's economy at the end of Bill Clinton's administration. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #3, August 1996 (ICPSR 2358)
Released/updated on: 2010-07-23
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded August 16-18, 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, the military, the economy, and foreign policy. In addition, opinions were solicited regarding Vice President Al Gore, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp, Reform Party candidate Ross Perot, First Lady Hillary Clinton, retired general Colin Powell, American Red Cross president Elizabeth Dole, Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt, and former Colorado governor Richard Lamm. Those queried were also asked for their views toward the upcoming 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, the achievement of the "American dream", welfare and Medicare reform, eliminating the budget deficit, and gender-specific needs. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on abortion, Whitewater, the Ronald Reagan presidency, and the political conventions. Comparisons between Clinton and Dole's potential handling of international crises, ability to cut taxes, and ability to keep their word, as well as their honesty, integrity, and military history, were sought. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, education, religion, marital status, voter registration and participation history, political party, political orientation, United States armed forces service, family income, age of children in household, and tendency to watch late-night comedians.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #3, August 1998 (ICPSR 2606)
Released/updated on: 2010-06-23
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton, his integrity, his leadership skills, and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Respondents' views were also sought regarding Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Clinton, Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Respondents were asked to state their opinions on Clinton's August 17, 1998, admission before a grand jury that he had had an affair with Lewinsky. Those queried were also asked if they found it understandable why Clinton did not tell the truth in January 1998 when initially asked about the affair, and whether they felt it was more serious for the president to lie about national policy issues or about his sexual behavior. An additional series of questions was asked regarding the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, including the overall importance of this situation to the nation, whether it was a public or private matter, and who was to blame for creating and prolonging the matter. Respondents were asked whether they believed Mrs. Clinton's defense of her husband prior to August 17, 1998, and whether they believed that she did not know the whole story until the weekend prior to Clinton's testimony. Additional questions covered the possible punishments that Clinton might encounter, whether this scandal had damaged the institution of the United States presidency, whether the Whitewater investigation should be dropped, and whether Clinton was guilty in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, ethnicity, political party, political orientation, religion, education, marital status, voter registration and participation history, family income, and age of children in household.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, April 1994 (ICPSR 6595)
Released/updated on: 2000-08-28
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked about the economy and about the responsibility of the United States in the international arena in general and in Bosnia in particular. Opinions were also solicited on Hillary Clinton and her role as First Lady, the Whitewater real estate deal, and the importance of the news media in forming public opinion. The topic of religion was covered in detail, with particular attention to respondents who identified themselves as Catholic. Catholic respondents were asked whether they had said the rosary, gone to confession, attended a meeting of a Catholic organization, or prayed in private during the preceding 30 days. Further questions concerned whether the Catholic Church was in touch with the needs of Catholics, and if the respondent was in favor of letting Catholic priests get married, allowing women to be ordained as Catholic priests, and having girls assist in altar duties. Other topics covered whether people can be considered "good Catholics" if they get divorced and remarry, practice artificial birth control, or engage in homosexual relations. Additional questions asked Catholic respondents whether they thought that the Church's teaching on premarital sex, the shortage of priests and nuns, and reports of priests sexually abusing children would hurt the Church. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, August 1995 (ICPSR 2078)
Released/updated on: 2010-09-30
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked for their opinions of a number of public figures, including President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Newt Gingrich, Ross Perot, Bob Dole, Colin Powell, Lamar Alexander, Pat Buchanan, Phil Gramm, Richard Lugar, and Pete Wilson. Respondents were also asked to assess the United States economy and to identify the most important problem facing the United States. Other topics covered the handling of the presidency by Clinton, the roles of Republicans and Democrats in Congress, Whitewater, Medicare, abortion, and welfare. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, February 1994 (ICPSR 6593)
Released/updated on: 2000-08-04
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Topics included President Bill Clinton's handling of issues such as foreign policy, the economy, crime, the Whitewater deal, unemployment, and gun control. Respondents were asked to rate the condition of the national economy and were queried as to whether they thought the unemployment rate was going up, down, or had stayed the same in the previous few months. Questions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia included whether the United States had a responsibility to do something about the fighting between the Serbs and the Bosnians. Focusing on health care reform, respondents were asked if they thought Congress would pass a health care plan before the end of the year, whether the health care reform plan Clinton proposed was fair to people like them, and, if the Clinton health care reform plan was adopted, whether they thought the quality of the health care they and their family received would improve. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, July 1995 (ICPSR 2077)
Released/updated on: 2011-01-05
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinion of Bill Clinton and his handling of his job as president and to comment on the relationship between the United States and Japan with an emphasis on a possible trade war and tariffs. Respondents were asked to forecast the greatest economic power in the future and to identify the United States' most important partner in the past and future 50 years. Other topics examined in detail included the television and movie rating systems, the role of sex and violence in popular culture, and the government's role in regulating movies and television programs. Those queried also answered questions on Whitewater and on the fear of terrorism in the United States. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, and family income.
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CBS News/New York Times Pre-Inauguration Poll, January 1997 (ICPSR 4585)
Released/updated on: 2007-01-19
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, fielded January 14-17, 1997, was undertaken to assess public opinion prior to Bill Clinton's second-term inauguration as President of the United States. Respondents gave their opinions of President Clinton and his handling of the presidency and issues such as foreign policy and the economy, as well as of Hillary Clinton and her handling of the role of first lady. Those polled voiced their concerns about President Clinton's upcoming second term in office, whether he or the Republicans in Congress would have more influence over the country's direction, whether they would be able to work together to solve issues such as Medicare funding and campaign finance reform, and whether recent scandals would interfere with the president's ability to do his job. Respondents rated the condition of the country, the economy, and their own personal lives, and identified the most important problems facing the nation and the United States Congress. Several questions addressed how much respondents trusted the federal government, whether hearings should be held to investigate illegal campaign contributions taken by the Democratic party from foreign businessmen, and whether people needed to take more individual responsibility to solve the country's problems. Views were also elicited on Vice President Al Gore, Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the United States Congress, and the Republican and Democratic parties. Additional topics focused on the recently passed welfare reform bill, organized prayer in public schools, balancing the federal budget, the Whitewater real estate development project, the Paula Jones lawsuit, how often respondents did volunteer work, and which team they hoped would win the upcoming Super Bowl. Demographic variables include sex, age, education, race, household income, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, for whom the respondent voted in the 1996 presidential and United States House of Representatives elections, whether they had a child entering the ninth grade in the fall of 1996, and whether a teenager was living in the household.
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New York Times Monthly Poll #2, June 1996 (ICPSR 2301)
Released/updated on: 2011-05-11
Geographic coverage: United States
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. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the economy, the presidency, the armed forces, and foreign policy, as well as their opinions of Senator Bob Dole, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and Congress. Attitudes were also solicited regarding the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, the media's treatment of Hillary Clinton, and the greatest achievement and disappointment of the Clinton administration. Questions specifically related to President Clinton queried respondents for their views on his honesty and integrity, economic policy, health insurance reform plans, welfare reform policy, and goals for reducing crime, improving the environment, and reducing the budget deficit, as well as whether he had kept his 1992 campaign promises. President Clinton's foreign policy record was addressed, including his handling of the situation in Bosnia, foreign relations with Russia and Israel, potential handling of international crises, and his ability to command international respect. Other topics covered the Whitewater investigations, 1993 White House FBI file requests, the role of the United States military in maintaining world order, and the role of Hillary Clinton in public policy decision-making processes. Respondents were also asked to identify who was responsible for health care reform, protection of the environment, the war on illegal drugs, crime reduction, welfare reform, minimum wage reform, and the reduction of the federal deficit. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, ethnicity, education, religion, family income, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, age of children in household, and labor union membership.
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Voter News Service General Election Exit Polls, 1996 (ICPSR 35172)
Released/updated on: 2014-05-08
Geographic coverage: United States
For this data collection, interviews were conducted with voters in the 50 states and the District of Columbia as they left their polling places on Election Day, November 5th, 1996. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their vote choices in the Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial races (as appropriate to their state), and the issues and factors that most influenced those votes. Additional topics covered President Bill Clinton's land use policies, Clinton's role in Whitewater, environmental issues, immigration, abortion, Medicare, the budget deficit and taxes, same-sex marriage, tobacco industry, the death penalty, and approval ratings for Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Congress. Demographic information was collected on sex, race, age, religion, education, political party identification, and family income.