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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, December 1990 (ICPSR 9618)
Released/updated on: 2010-10-07
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1990-12-09--1990-12-11
This data collection is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Demographic information collected includes sex, age, race, education, family income, religion, ethnicity, political orientation, party preference, and voting behavior. Issues addressed in this survey include the biggest threat to the respondent's way of life in 1991, Bush's handling of the economy and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, whether the United States did the right thing by sending troops to Saudi Arabia and whether Bush explained the situation in the Middle East well enough so that people understood why troops were sent, whether the United States would end up fighting Iraq or resolving the situation peacefully, whether the Bush Administration had tried hard enough to reach a diplomatic solution or had been too quick to involve American military forces, and whether the United States should negotiate a compromise with Saddam Hussein or hold to its original demand that Iraq leave Kuwait entirely. Respondents were also asked whether they thought Iraq would actually release all the hostages by the end of the month and if their release should influence the United States' willingness to negotiate a compromise with Hussein, whether the United States should begin military actions against Iraq if they did not withdraw their troops from Kuwait by January 15 or wait longer to see if economic sanctions worked, and how long the United States should wait to see if the trade embargo worked. Respondents were also queried as to their agreement/disagreement with the following statements: the troubles among Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are just a conflict between different groups of Arabs that the United States should stay out of, the crisis in the Persian Gulf will continue as long as Saddam Hussein remains in power, public debate over whether the United States should fight Iraq will hurt the effort to persuade Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, and the military draft should be reinstated to provide soldiers for the current Mideast situation. Those surveyed were also asked to choose a statement that comes closest to expressing their beliefs about God, to indicate whether they believed that prayer could change lives, and whether they went to a private doctor, hospital emergency room, or clinic when sick. In addition, the survey posed a series of questions related to responsibilities of adult children toward aging parents, various parenting situations, romantic love, birth control, beer commercials, sponsorship of sporting events by cigarette companies, marital infidelity, marital status, apologizing in marriage, and topics eliciting arguments in marriage.
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Israeli Election Study, 1973 (ICPSR 2988)
Released/updated on: 2008-08-27
Geographic coverage: Israel, Global
Time period: 1973-01-01--1973-12-31, 1974-01-13--1974-01-15, 1973-12-19--1973-12-20
This study is one in a series of election studies conducted since 1969 by Alan Arian and Michal Shamir that investigated voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel. This study in particular was conducted during May 1973-January 1974, prior to the elections of the 8th Knesset, and carried out in five phases. Respondents were asked to evaluate their general personal situations and that of Israel, and identify their knowledge of politics, interest and involvement in politics, previous participation in a youth movement, access to media (television, radio, and newspaper) pertaining to political affairs, and factors which would influence voting decisions including the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. Views were also elicited from respondents in regard to the Israeli government including the main problems it faces, a time estimate for resolution, and the development of a peace agreement with the Palestinians to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. Respondents were asked to define and evaluate political parties such as an ideal party, Gahal Party, and Alignment Party, and to evaluate other political parties such as the Labor Party and National Religious Party. In addition, respondents were queried about their knowledge of the new Likud Party and Gahal Party and whether each party, if elected, would bring changes to the government and represent a substitute for the Labor Party. Respondents' opinions were sought in regard to Prime Minister Golda Meir, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, Likud Party Chairman Menachem Begin, and Knesset member Ariel Sharon and other political leaders including the city mayor and several combinations of political coalitions. Respondents also gave their level of satisfaction with the elections and government, and their views on social and economic issues, foreign, security, and peace matters (including occupied territories), the positions of political parties (including the opposition), and attributes of political parties and leaders. The survey queried respondents about both the election's and their own personal ability to influence government policy. Questions covered voting intention and history (personal and paternal), the importance of voting in the election versus supporting a particular party, coverage of elections in the media, perception of leaders, the effects of the election campaign, their views on public polls, and their participation in the election. Respondents also identified the role of the Histadrut as a trade union, whether they were members of this organization or a medical insurance plan, and how they received medical treatment. Post-war surveys asked respondents for their opinions about the political parties and candidates and for whom to vote, the influence of the Yom Kippur War on Israel and factors responsible for the changes, and whether the elections should be held on December 31, 1973, or postponed for a length of time. Demographic questions include gender, age, birthplace and education (personal and paternal), marital status, head of household, occupation, employment status and sector, employer, monthly family income, household characteristics, and left-right political self-placement. In addition, respondents were queried about the year they immigrated to Israel, their observation of religious tradition, and whether and how long the husband belonged to the army during the war. Place and date of the interview have only been included in the December 1973 Survey and January 1974 Survey.
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Israeli Election Study, 2003 (ICPSR 20220)
Released/updated on: 2007-08-01
Geographic coverage: Israel, Global
Time period: 2003-01-12--2003-01-24
This study is one in a series of election studies conducted since 1969 by Arian and Shamir, investigating voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel. This study in particular was conducted in January 2003, prior to the elections of the 16th Knesset. Respondents provided their opinions on the general condition of Israel, the handling of national issues, and the main problem facing the Israeli government. Views were also elicited in regard to the development of a peace agreement with the Palestinians to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, evaluation of Arab aspirations, and values in the possible development of the State of Israel. Respondents answered a set of questions regarding the extent of their support for the Labor Party, the Likud Party, and other political parties, as well as Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and Arab leaders. They also gave their views on issues such as Jerusalem, terrorism, economics including their personal economic situation, social policy, foreign and security matters, state-religion relations, the positions of large political parties, attributes of political parties and leaders, and factors that would affect voting decisions. Respondents were asked about their participation in political discussion, their ability to influence government policy, their voting intention, their prediction of the results of the upcoming election for the political parties and coalitions, and to provide an account of their past electoral behavior. Demographic questions asked of respondents included gender, age, self-definition of identity, religion, birthplace, immigration, residence, education, employment, monthly family expenditures, household characteristics, and left-right political self-placement.
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Israeli Election Study, 2006 (ICPSR 20221)
Released/updated on: 2007-08-01
Geographic coverage: Israel, Global
Time period: 2006-02-01--2006-04-30
This study is one in a series of election studies conducted since 1969 by Arian and Shamir, investigating voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel. This study in particular was conducted during February-April 2006, prior to the elections of the 17th Knesset. Respondents provided their opinions on the general condition of Israel, handling of national issues, and the main problem facing the Israeli government. Views were also elicited from respondents in regard to the development of a peace agreement with the Palestinians to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, evaluation of Arab aspirations, and values in the possible development of the State of Israel. Respondents answered a set of questions regarding their support for the Kadima Party, the Labor Party, the Likud Party, and other political parties, their support for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, Likud Party Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and other political leaders, and several combinations of political coalitions. They also gave their views on issues such as Jerusalem, terrorism, economics including their personal situation, social policy, foreign and security matters, state-religion relations, the positions of political parties, attributes of political parties and leaders, and factors that would affect voting decisions. Respondents were asked about media access, their participation in political discussion, their ability to influence government policy, their voting intention, their prediction of the results of the upcoming elections among political parties and coalitions, to provide an account of their past electoral behavior, and to answer knowledge questions about the government. Demographic questions asked of respondents included gender, age, self-definition of identity, religion, birthplace, immigration, residence, education, employment, monthly family expenditures, household characteristics, and left-right political self-placement.
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ABC News Bosnia Poll, May 1993 (ICPSR 6185)
Released/updated on: 2006-12-01
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1993-05-06--1993-05-06
In this special topic poll, respondents were queried regarding the fighting between Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslims in the former Yugoslavian republic of Bosnia. Issues addressed include President Bill Clinton's handling of the situation in Bosnia, the refusal by the Bosnian Serbs to accept a United Nations peace plan, the United Nations arms embargo in the Bosnian region, potential United Nations authorization of the use of military force against the Bosnian Serbs, and a potential United Nations deadline for the Bosnian Serbs to stop fighting or face allied military action. Those surveyed were asked if they would support air strikes by the United States and its allies in Europe against Bosnian Serb artillery positions and supply lines, whether the United States' and European allies' ground forces should be used in Bosnia, whether the United States should take military action in Bosnia if the European allies did not agree to participate, and whether the United States would eventually be involved in a war in Bosnia. Additional questions concerned the news media's coverage of the situation in Bosnia. Background information on respondents includes political party and sex.
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Israeli Election Study, 2001 (ICPSR 3514)
Released/updated on: 2003-02-06
Geographic coverage: Israel, Global, Syria
Time period: 2001-01-01--2001-12-31
This study is one in a series of election studies conducted since 1969, investigating voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel. For this 2001 study, respondents gave their opinions on the general situation in Israel, current national issues, the main problem the Israeli government had to deal with, and the personal security situation as compared to the pre-peace process period. Respondents also indicated their level of support for the Israeli concessions proposed in United States President Bill Clinton's Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. Views were also elicited on the Palestinian peace agreement to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, government encouragement of Arab emigration, the return of areas of the Golan Heights to Syria for peace, evaluation of Arab aspirations, and reasons for supporting or not supporting the peace agreement. Respondents answered a set of questions regarding their extent of support for the Labour Party, Ariel Sharon, the Likud Party, Orthodox Jews, Yasir Arafat, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Arieh Deri, and Arabs. They also gave their views on issues such as Jerusalem, terrorism, the economy, economic issues, foreign security issues, and the agreement with the Palestinians, and how these issues could affect voting for prime minister. Those queried answered a series of questions regarding how frequently they read daily newspapers and watched TV news, whether they followed election polls, how much faith they had in election polls, and the influence of election ads on their voting decisions. The survey also elicited respondents' accounts of their vote in the 1999 elections for prime minister and the Knesset. Background information includes respondents' political party, religion, self-definition of identity, birthplace, education, monthly family expenditure, gender, and age.
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ABC News 'Nightline' Kosovo Poll #1, March 1999 (ICPSR 2767)
Released/updated on: 1999-08-20
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, fielded March 23, 1999, sought respondents' views on United States involvement in the Serbian region of Kosovo. Those queried were asked whether they believed that America's vital interests were at stake in Kosovo, whether the United States should bomb military targets in Serbia if the Serbian government refused to agree to a peace plan for Kosovo, and whether United States involvement in the region was likely to bring peace to the area. Additional questions addressed the possible use of United States ground troops to enforce the peace treaty in Kosovo, whether United States military involvement would put United States soldiers at risk, and how many lives bringing peace to Kosovo was worth. The results of the poll were announced on the ABC television program "Nightline." Background information on respondents includes sex and political party.
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ABC News/Washington Post Kosovo Poll, May 1999 (ICPSR 2773)
Released/updated on: 1999-08-20
Geographic coverage: United States
This special topic poll, fielded May 16, 1999, sought respondents' views on the conflict in Kosovo as well as their attitudes toward gun ownership and control laws in the United States. Those queried were asked for their opinions on President Bill Clinton's handling of the situation in Kosovo, the possible use of ground troops, the air strikes being waged against Serbia by the United States and its European allies, and the roles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States, and the European allies in the peace negotiation process. Respondents were asked for their views on the NATO allies' conditions for ending the conflict, including requiring Serbia to remove its soldiers and special police force from Kosovo, allowing a NATO-led peacekeeping force into Kosovo, permitting the return of all refugees to Kosovo, and granting Kosovo limited self-rule as a province of Serbia. Additional questions elicited views on the NATO allies' bombing of the Chinese consulate in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, which side was winning the conflict, and whether the United States should have become involved. The topic of gun control was also addressed, with items on stricter gun laws, which political party was best suited to handle the issue of gun control, background checks at gun shows, trigger locks, bans on the sale of assault weapons and the sale of guns through the mail and the Internet, and impressions of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, education, political party, and gun ownership.