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ABC News/Washington Post Summit Poll, October 1986 (ICPSR 8642)
Released/updated on: 2008-10-09
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1987-10-14--1987-10-14
This survey was conducted after the summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Iceland. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the summit meeting, arms control, and relations with the Soviet Union. They were also asked their opinion of Gorbachev and whether or not the summit would affect which party they would vote for in the upcoming congressional election. In addition, political affiliation, race, and sex were recorded.
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ABC News Daniloff Freedom Poll, September 1986 (ICPSR 8640)
Released/updated on: 2007-05-07
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1986-09-30--1986-09-30
This survey was conducted after the release of Nicholas Daniloff, a reporter who had been held by the Soviet Union on charges of spying. The United States government negotiated his release but denied that there was any connection between his release and the release of Gennadi Zakharov, a Soviet physicist who had been held by the United States on spying charges. Respondents were asked about: their knowledge of the Daniloff case, whether or not they thought there was a swap, if they considered the case a victory or a defeat for the United States, and their evaluation of how Reagan handled the case. Respondents were also asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the hostage situation in Beirut, Lebanon. In addition, they were asked whether or not they expected any important accomplishments to come from the upcoming summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Iceland.
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CBS News National Surveys, 1985 (ICPSR 8547)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1985-01-01--1985-12-31
Each dataset contains questions of topical relevance or questions which pertain to broader social issues. The hijacking of TWA flight 847 was the focus of the first two surveys. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the crisis, to give their opinions on how the United States should deal with terrorism and terrorists, and to explain their attitudes about United States policy in the Middle East and media coverage of the event. Attitudes towards air safety, including effects on travel plans, were explored in the third survey. The fourth dealt with the United States/Soviet summit meeting in Geneva. Questions regarding the summit include approval or disapproval of Reagan's handling of the summit, whether and how to negotiate with the Soviet Union, attitudes towards Gorbachev, and the role the leaders' wives played. In the final survey, respondents were queried about professional football--the game, teams, players, coaches, and media coverage. All respondents were asked for demographic information.
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National Survey of Voter Attitudes, June 1980 (ICPSR 7820)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1980-06-01--1980-06-30
This data collection contains information gleaned from one of a number of monthly Surveys of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior conducted by the Institute for Social Research's Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Michigan. Via telephone interviews, respondents were asked to rate their personal financial situations compared to the previous year and to explain the reasons for the change for the better and for the worse. Attitudes toward current government policies regarding the economy, e.g., inflation, unemployment, and federal spending were also probed. Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with the government's foreign policy, specifically relations with the Soviet Union, and to rate Jimmy Carter's performance as president in general and in several specific areas, e.g., the economy, foreign policy, and the Iran hostage crisis. Other data include respondents' 1980 party affiliations and their preferences among Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and John Anderson for the upcoming presidential election. Background information includes household members' employment status and income, as well as respondents' occupation, union membership, educational level, age, marital status, and ethnic origin.
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United States Congressional Survey, 1975 (ICPSR 7377)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1975-01-01--1975-12-31
This study, conducted in January 1975, explored the views on foreign affairs of members of the United States House of Representatives. Three main areas were investigated: attitudes toward the United Nations, attitudes toward foreign aid, and attitudes toward detente with the Soviet Union. A total of 309 out of 435 House members offices responded, and in many cases questions were answered on behalf of the House members by their chief legislative assistants for foreign affairs.
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International Politics and International Science: A Study of Scientists' Attitudes, 1967 (ICPSR 5519)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Time period: 1967-01-01--1967-12-31
This study contains data from interviews with 384 scientists in the summer of 1967 on their attitudes, perceptions, opinions, and views on a range of scientific issues, as well as biographical and professional background information. Respondents were asked questions about working in an international laboratory, political issues on which the majority of scientists and engineers shared a common outlook, their nations' adoption of a unilateral nuclear disarmament position, the detente between the West and the European Communist countries, the proposed non-proliferation treaty, and the effects of international perspectives on issues and on their nations. Also elicited were respondents' views on a world government and the possible transformation of the United Nations (UN) into a world government, the possession of thermonuclear weapons by respondents' nations and by a future European military force, nuclear arms limitations, space exploration, and the chances for the United States or the Soviet Union to be the first to reach the moon. Demographic variables include respondents' place of birth, sex, nationality, marital status, occupation, education, international travels, languages spoken, and patterns of electoral participation in their nations.