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CBS News Monthly Poll #1, January 2010 (ICPSR 31562)
Released/updated on: 2011-07-08
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded January 14-17, 2010, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling his job as president, the economy, foreign policy, the war in Iraq and in Afghanistan, health care, the threat of terrorism, and the United States response to the earthquake in Haiti. Respondents were queried on whether they thought the economy was getting better or worse, whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress, whether they were optimistic or pessimistic about the next three years with Obama as president, whether they thought that Obama had strong qualities of leadership, and whether they believe that Obama says what he believes most of the time, or says what he thinks people want to hear. Respondents were also asked whether they thought that Obama's policies have generally helped or hurt the economy, whether they thought Obama has brought real change to the way things are done in Washington, whether they thought the United States' image in the world has gotten better since Obama has been president, whether they thought that Obama would make the United States health care system better if the health care legislation passed, and whether they thought that Obama has done too much or too little for the nation's banks, financial institutions, auto industry, homeowners, the middle class, and small business owners. Information was collected on whether respondents thought that there would be a major earthquake in the United States in the next 20 years, whether the federal government was adequately prepared to deal with a major earthquake, whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, whether they approved of the way Joe Biden was handling his job as vice president, whether they approved of the way Michelle Obama was handling her role as first lady, whether they approved of the way that Hillary Clinton was handling her job as secretary of state, whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin, and whether they would like to see Sarah Palin run for president in 2012. Respondents were asked whether they thought that the views of the people in the Tea Party movement generally reflect the views of most Americans, whether they thought that autism was a serious problem, how likely they thought it would be that in their lifetime there would be a cure for autism, whether they thought the housing market in their area would get better or worse in the next year, whether they currently rented their home, or bought it with a mortgage, or had their home entirely paid for. Finally respondents were asked how they felt about financial companies paying their employee bonuses after receiving bailout money from the government, whether they thought these bonuses were a major economic problem, who they thought benefited most from the bailout, whether they had enough income to save money or whether they had just enough to meet bills and obligations, and what social class they would say they belonged to. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter registration status.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, March 2005 (ICPSR 4321)
Released/updated on: 2006-03-06
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 whether or not they approved of President Bush's job performance and the way he was handling the federal budget deficit and social security. The survey contained questions about programs that help minorities get ahead, whether the justice system favors any particular groups, and whether the wealthy or those in organized labor have too much power. Respondents were also asked a variety of questions regarding wealth and social class, such as their perceived likelihood of wealth, the social class of their family, their current financial situation, what constitutes symbols of wealth and status, the importance of wealth, and how much pressure they feel to keep up with their peers in terms of possessions. Other questions queried the importance of education, hard work, community involvement, physical looks, faith, children's involvement in athletics, tutoring, as well as whether military personnel are socially reflective, and personal concerns about unemployment and retirement funds. Respondents were also asked to give their opinions on the size of their home, housing costs, debt, and job satisfaction. Background information on respondents includes union membership, military service, voter registration status, party identification, marital status, sex, religious preference, education record, age, ethnicity, income.
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CBS News/New York Times National Poll, July #1, 2012 (ICPSR 34617)
Released/updated on: 2013-05-14
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded July 2012, and the first of two, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling his job as president, foreign policy, the economy, and health care. Respondents were also asked about the condition of the economy and whether things in the country were on the right track. Additional questions addressed the respondent's overall opinions of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and their views. Multiple questions addressed respondents' opinions of both Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's economic policies and whether their policies will favor the rich versus the poor. Additional questions asked respondents which candidate they thought would do a better job handling a variety of issues and how important these issues will be in deciding how they will vote for president. Further questions asked respondents if they were willing to have reduced local government services, such as schools and fire and police departments, if it meant paying less in taxes. Other topics include the Supreme Court, financial institutions, same-sex marriage, crime, and tax cuts. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, household income, social class, employment status, religious preference and participation, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians, marital status, household composition, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter registration status, voting behavior, and the number of phones in their household.
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CBS News/New York Times National Poll, October #3, 2012 (ICPSR 34654)
Released/updated on: 2013-07-10
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, the last of three fielded October 2012, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. A number of questions were asked about respondents' voting intentions for and opinions of the 2012 presidential campaign and election, as well as the 2012 election for the United States House of Representatives. Respondents were also asked if they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy, whether the country was headed in the right direction, and if they approved of the way Congress was handling its job. Further questions asked about the condition of the economy, the Bush-era tax cuts, illegal immigration, the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit, their opinion of Obama, Romney, Biden, and Ryan, and the most important issues in deciding how to vote in the presidential election. Additional topics included respondents' views on Obama's economic policies, the recent attack on the American consulate in Libya and the killing of the United States ambassador, abortion, the health care law, Medicare, withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and Iran. Finally, respondents were asked about their main source of political news and information, whether they were a supporter of the Tea Party movement, and how much attention they had been able to pay to the 2012 presidential campaign. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, social class, marital status, household composition, education level, household income, employment status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, voting history, voter registration status, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.
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CBS News/New York Times National Poll, September #1, 2012 (ICPSR 34632)
Released/updated on: 2013-07-10
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, the first of two fielded September 2012, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how well Barack Obama was handling the presidency on issues such as foreign policy, the economy, and health care. Data were collected on voter enthusiasm for the 2012 election, intentions to vote, as well as current opinions on election issues. Opinions were collected about the state of the nation, feelings about the future, and the direction that each presidential candidate would take the nation. Participants were also asked opinions on the favorability of the vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, the presidential candidates' wives Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, as well as Bill Clinton. Further questions were asked about which candidate would do a better job handling issues such as health care, national debt, taxes, unemployment, and foreign policy. Finally, participants were polled on their opinions about important election issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, taxes, and health care. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, employment status, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, whether respondents were supporters of the Tea Party movement, whether respondents had children, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.
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Edmonton Transitions Study (ETS), Canada, 1985-2017 (ICPSR 39177)
Released/updated on: 2025-06-04
Geographic coverage: Canada, Alberta
Time period: 1985-01-01--2017-01-01
The Edmonton Transitions Study (ETS) is a longitudinal study that surveyed adults eight times from age 18 until age 50 (Waves 1 through 8). The study's original focus of understanding school to work transitions broadened over time to include other life transitions. In 1985 (Wave 1), 983 grade 12 students from six high schools in Edmonton completed surveys. Follow-up surveys at ages 19 (Wave 2, 1986), 20 (Wave 3, 1987), 22 (Wave 4, 1989), 25 (Wave 5, 1992), 32 (Wave 6, 1999), 43 (Wave 7, 2010), and 50 (Wave 8, 2017) were completed. Data were gathered over the years using paper-pencil questionnaires, computer-assisted telephone interviewing, and web-based surveys.
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Eight City Study of Child Political Socialization, 1961-1962 (ICPSR 7297)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States, Chicago, Maine, Sioux City, California, Washington, San Francisco, Jackson (Mississippi), Tacoma, Mississippi, Iowa, Atlanta, Illinois, Massachusetts, Georgia, Portland (Maine), Boston
Time period: 1961-01-01--1962-01-01
This study sought to measure children's early receptiveness to political concepts. A structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of white urban public school children in grades 2 through 8 from eight American cities: Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Maine, Chicago, Illinois, Sioux City, Iowa, Atlanta, Georgia, Jackson, Mississippi, San Francisco, California, and Tacoma, Washington. Information was collected on attitudes toward real people and roles, opinions concerning the origin, relevance, and supremacy of laws, and cognizance of current affairs and issues. All grades were given the same physical questionnaire, but only grades 4 through 8 completed it in its entirety. Grades 2 and 3 stopped after they had reached their respective limits.
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German Social Survey (ALLBUS), 1991 (ICPSR 34865)
Released/updated on: 2013-08-20
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
The German Social Survey (ALLBUS) monitors social trends in Germany. The special topics of investigation for this data collection included attitudes towards politics, economics, environmental issues, work and profession, social structure, marriage and family, religion, and goals of the middle class in West and East Germany, with particular emphasis on differences between the two. Basic demographic and socioeconomic data also were collected.