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ABC News Iraq Poll, September 2002 (ICPSR 3555)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted September 12-14, 2002, was undertaken to assess public opinion on the potential war against Iraq. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way President George W. Bush was handling the situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein, how important it was to force the Iraqi president from power, whether President Bush had a clear policy on Iraq, whether the Bush administration was overstating the level of threat from Iraq, whether it had done enough to win international support for taking military action against Iraq, whether Bush had presented enough evidence on why the United States should remove Saddam Hussein from power, and whether attacking/not attacking Iraq would create a greater risk of further terrorist attacks to the United States. Those polled also indicated their level of support for United States military action against Iraq. They were asked whether they would be for/against it if United States allies opposed such military action, if the United States used ground troops, if there was a significant number of United States military casualties, if Iraq agreed to let United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country, and if Iraq interfered or did not cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. Background information on respondents includes gender, age, education, political party affiliation, race, and Hispanic origin.
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ABC News "Nightline" Iraq Poll, August 2002 (ICPSR 3562)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted August 29, 2002, was undertaken to assess opinions about Iraq. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way President George W. Bush was handling the situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein, whether they favored United States forces taking military action against Iraq to force Saddam Hussein from power, whether they would favor military action if United States allies opposed such action, whether they thought the United States was headed for war with Iraq, how important they thought it was for the United States to force Saddam Hussein from power, whether President Bush had a clear policy on Iraq, whether Bush should get authorization from Congress before launching an attack, and who should have the final decision if the President and Congress disagreed on attacking Iraq. Respondents were also asked which would create a greater risk of further terrorism to this country: taking or not taking military action. Background information on respondents includes political party affiliation and gender.
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ABC News September 11th Adult Poll, September 2002 (ICPSR 3553)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted September 5-8, 2002, was undertaken to assess respondents' feelings a few days before the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, as well as to gauge their opinions on the way the United States was dealing with the war on terrorism. Those polled described their feelings both right after the September 11th attack and one year later. They were asked what they were doing when they first heard about the attacks, whether they had problems sleeping or felt depressed because of terrorist attacks and the war against terrorism, whether they planned to change their normal routines on the first anniversary of the September 11th attack, whether the terrorist attacks changed their country and their personal lives, whether they became suspicious of people of Arab descent, and whether they felt that they personally could be victims of a terrorist attack. Another subject of this survey was the war on terrorism. Respondents commented on the way the United States was handling the campaign against terror, rated the president's performance and that of other officials/institutions/organizations that were dealing with the events of September 11th and the war on terrorism, and indicated whether they thought the campaign against terror was going well in general. They also identified countries that did "enough or not enough" to support the United States campaign against terrorism, and evaluated the job done by the United States in terms of preventing further terrorist attacks, breaking up the al Qaeda network, improving United States intelligence, and reorganizing government agencies. Respondents provided their views on whether the United States was doing enough in its anti-terrorism campaign to win the support of other countries and Muslims around the world, whether the anti-terrorism activities of the federal government were posing a threat to their constitutional rights, and whether the Bush administration was accurately describing the level of threat the country was facing from terrorism. With regard to Osama bin Laden, respondents were asked how confident they were that the United States would capture or kill Osama bin Laden and if the war on terrorism could be a success without capturing or killing him. Those polled expressed their concerns about the possibility of further terrorist attacks, and their confidence in the ability of the United States government to prevent them. Some questions focused on flying, including whether respondents had flown on a commercial airplane after September 11, 2001, whether they worried about flying because of the risk of terrorism, and whether airport security was better than before September 11, 2001. Additionally, respondents were asked whether terrorism or the economy was a bigger problem, whether they were optimistic or pessimistic about the future of their country, whether spending time with their families was important to them, how proud they were to be Americans, whether they were displaying an American flag, and if so, when they started doing that. Background information on respondents includes gender, age, education, religion and religiosity, political party affiliation, political orientation, race, Hispanic origin, children under age 18 living at home, and subjective size of community.
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ABC News September 11th Teen Poll, August 2002 (ICPSR 3561)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted August 25-28, 2002, was undertaken to assess opinions of teens about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Teens were asked whether they were optimistic or pessimistic about the future of the country, whether they were optimistic or pessimistic about their personal future, how proud they were to be an American, what they planned to do after high school, how involved they felt their parents or guardians were in their lives, how much stress they had in their lives, whether they felt depressed, and how safe they felt in their day-to-day lives. They were also asked how safe they would feel flying in an airplane, being in a tall building, being in a big city, or being in a crowded place. Other survey questions queried the teen respondents about how often they thought about the terrorist attacks that took place in New York and Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001, whether their lives had changed since then, and whether they had made any changes in their personal plans for the future because of the attacks. Respondents were also asked if their parents had made any new rules about where they were allowed to go, whether they had to check in with their parents, whether they felt they knew how their parents felt about what happened September 11, 2001, and whether they felt the same way about the attacks as their parents. Teens were also asked if, right after the attacks, they had felt frightened about what happened, scared that there might be more terrorist attacks, worried about their own personal safety, worried about the safety of any friends or relatives, confused about who would do this and why, angry at the people who had perpetrated the attacks, or confident that the United States would handle the problem, and whether they continued to feel those things now. Additional questions probed for whether they had trouble sleeping right after the attacks or trouble now, whether they felt they had a good basic understanding of Islam, and whether they had heard any other kids or adults say prejudiced things about Muslims, Arabs, or Arab-Americans. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, education, and whether they lived in a large city, suburb, small town, or rural area.
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ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, April 2011 (ICPSR 35092)
Released/updated on: 2014-06-12
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded April 2011, 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 whether they approved of the performances of President Obama and Congress on a range of topics including: the economy, the budget deficit, interventions in Afghanistan and Libya, taxes, and protecting the middle class. Queries also investigated respondents' opinions of the Tea Party movement, Medicare and Social Security reform, economic recovery, partisan cooperation, and the quality of leadership provided by the political parties. Additional subjects included: nuclear power, the price of gasoline, military involvement in Libya, and the candidates for the 2012 presidential primary and election process. Political partisanship, left-right political self-placement, and voting intentions were also gathered. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, education, and locality of residence.
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ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, January 2011 (ICPSR 35090)
Released/updated on: 2014-06-12
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded January 2011, 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 whether they approved of the performances of President Obama and Congress on a range of topics including: the economy, health care, Afghanistan, the budget deficit, taxes, and international relations. Additional queries investigated respondents' opinions of China, the Tea Party movement, the prioritization of political issues, the Affordable Care Act, gun control, partisan cooperation, and the quality of leadership provided by the political parties. Participants were asked if race relations have improved since Barack Obama took office, and whether the current state of political discourse encouraged violence, specifically referencing the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Additional questions included political partisanship, left-right political self-placement, and voting intentions. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, education, and locality of residence.
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ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, June 2011 (ICPSR 35093)
Released/updated on: 2014-07-08
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded June 2011, 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 whether they approved of the performance of President Obama and Congress on a range of topics including: the economy, the budget deficit, interventions in Afghanistan and Libya, terrorism, and job creation. Queries also investigated respondents' opinions of the Tea Party movement, health care and Social Security reform, economic recovery, and the quality of leadership provided by the political parties. Additional subjects included: nuclear power, the price of gasoline, and the 2012 elections, political partisanship, left-right political self-placement, and voting intentions. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, income, education, and locality of residence.
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ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, March 2011 (ICPSR 35091)
Released/updated on: 2014-06-12
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded March 2011, 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 whether they approved of the performances of President Obama and Congress on a range of topics including: the economy, the budget deficit, economic recovery, intervention in the Middle East and North Africa (specifically Libya), Social Security, and workers' rights. Queries also investigated respondents' opinions of the Tea Party movement, the war in Afghanistan, Republican leaders, partisan cooperation, and the quality of leadership provided by the political parties. Additional subjects included: how to resolve state budget deficits, social security, government shutdown, unions, the price of gasoline, equal marriage rights, and women in the military. Political partisanship and left-right political self-placement were also solicited. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, education, and locality of residence.
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CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Poll, May #1, 2013 (ICPSR 35000)
Released/updated on: 2014-04-29
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded May 2013, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked how Barack Obama was handling the presidency, and if they felt the country was going in the right direction. Multiple questions were asked about what is considered to be a successful man, including how much influence a mother has to make her son the perfect man, what is the most important quality for a man to have, what makes a man flawed, and at what age a man is considered to be successful. Further questions examined recreational activities, such as attendance to baseball games and live theater performances. Female respondents were asked multiple questions, including how smart the perfect man should be compared to themselves, what TV character they would marry, whether they wear make-up, how often they buy make-up, and how often they leave home without wearing any make-up. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, employment status, education level, household income, household composition, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and whether respondents thought of themselves as born-again Christians.
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CBS News/60 Minutes/Vanity Fair National Survey, November #2, 2012 (ICPSR 34689)
Released/updated on: 2013-07-12
Geographic coverage: United States
This poll, fielded November, 2012, and the second 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 their opinions about topics such as their retrospective thoughts on the country's governance, the legality of marijuana and its proper use, holiday shopping, voting behavior and voter registration, (including that during the 2012 presidential election), and personal relationships. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, political party affiliation, political philosophy, religious preference, employment status, household income, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), and whether respondents thought of themselves as born again Christians.
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Eagleton Poll Archive (ICPSR 136)
Released/updated on: 2006-03-15
Geographic coverage: United States, New Jersey
Created by the Center for Public Interest Polling (CPIP)/Eagleton Institute at the University of Rutgers, this interactive Web site provides access to the survey data and questionnaires from Eagleton's quarterly statewide polls of New Jersey residents on matters of political and social interest, including major policy concerns, key state issues, and political races.
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Odum Institute for Research in Social Science (IRSS) (ICPSR 126)
Released/updated on: 2006-04-03
Geographic coverage: United States
Housed at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Howard W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science maintains the country's third-largest archive of computer-readable social science data. Its holdings include national and international economic, electoral, demographic, financial, health, and public opinion data. Odum Institute maintains a Web-based, searchable catalog of the studies and series in its data holdings.
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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (ICPSR 167)
Released/updated on: 2006-04-04
Geographic coverage: United States, Japan, Europe, Global, Latin America
Founded in 1947, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is a leading educational facility in the field of public opinion. Housed at the University of Connecticut, the Roper Center offers its subscribers online access to its computer-based library of survey research and public opinion data. Along with iPOLL (a comprehensive source for United States public opinion data), the archive includes survey data collections covering such topical areas as: elections, presidential approval ratings, social and political trends, and Japanese and European world views. Descriptions of all of the Center's archived datasets are available online, and codebooks are available to download without subscribing. The site also offers a bibliographic database of citations for works based in part on Roper Center data resources and collections.
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Washington Post September 11th Poll, September 2002 (ICPSR 3556)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, conducted September 3-6, 2002, was undertaken to assess respondents' opinions of the way the United States was conducting the campaign against terrorism. Those polled were asked whether the terrorist attacks changed their country and their personal lives, whether the United States campaign against terrorism was going well, whether they felt that they personally could be victims of a terrorist attack, whether they considered Saudi Arabia to be an ally or an enemy of the United States, whether they would support new laws that would make terrorist investigation easier, and whether up until the time the survey was done the media had played too much/too little attention to the anniversary of the September 11th attack. They also expressed their level of confidence in the ability of the United States government to prevent further terrorist attacks, and their level of support for United States forces taking military action to force Saddam Hussein from power. Opinions were also gathered on whether the United States government, in conducting a war on terrorism, was doing enough to protect the rights of Americans, Arab Americans, American Muslims, and people under terrorist investigation. The poll elicited respondents' views on the way President George W. Bush was handling his presidency, the economy, environmental issues, the federal budget, education, Social Security, and the United States campaign against terrorism. Respondents also answered a set of question regarding the election for the United States House of Representatives. They were asked which party, the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, they would vote for if the election were held that day, whether they approved of the way their representatives to the United States House of Representatives were handling their jobs, and whether they would re-elect their representatives in Congress in the next election. Those polled expressed their level of confidence in the Bush administration, the United States Supreme Court, Congress, the military, the news media, the presidency, and church and other organized religion, as well as their confidence in the ability of the government in Washington to solve economic, national security, and domestic (health care, education, Social Security, etc.) problems. Additionally, they were asked whether they trusted people in general, whether they thought that people were helpful or just looking out for themselves, and whether they were proud of America. Background information on respondents includes gender, age, education, political party affiliation, political orientation, race, Hispanic origin, and subjective size of community.
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WCBS-TV News/New York Times New York City and Suburban Poll, November 1991 (ICPSR 9861)
Released/updated on: 1993-02-14
Geographic coverage: New York City, United States, New York (state)
This data collection consists of responses to a general survey of residents of New York City and surrounding suburbs and exurbs regarding rekevant social and political issues. Respondents were asked to assess the job performance of New York governors Cuomo, Weicker, and Florio and of New York City Mayor David Dinkins, to rate the facilities and services available in their communities, and to identify whether juvenile delinquency and burglary were big problems in their communities. They were also asked whether they would approve of more tax money being spent on public schools, whether they favored or opposed growth in their communities, and whether their communities were more racially mixed than they were five years ago. Questions directed to respondents living in suburbs involved the frequency of and reasons for visits to New York City apart from work and the overall impact of events in New York City on their daily lives. Questions for New York City residents included whether the city's economy was better, worse, or about the same as it was five years ago and whether they would want to be living in the city four years from now. Other general topics addressed in the survey included the image of New York City, crime, race relations, immigrants, alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, AIDS, and corruption in local government. Background information on respondents includes traveling time from home to midtown Manhattan, readership of New York City newspapers, radio station listening habits, years lived in present community, social class, political party affiliation, political orientation, religious preference, marital status, age, race, and family income.