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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, April 1989 (ICPSR 9234)
Released/updated on: 2010-07-29
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1989-04-13--1989-04-16
This data collection is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that evaluates the Reagan presidency and solicits opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Survey respondents were asked a series of detailed questions on abortion covering topics such as legalization, abortion as a method of birth control, the possible outcome of several Supreme Court decisions, abortion as murder, and the main reasons women have abortions. Respondents also were asked a series of questions on gambling including such topics as state lotteries, legalized gambling, organized crime, gambling in professional baseball, and the respondent's winnings and losses from gambling. In addition, respondents were asked if they approved of Bush's handling of foreign policy and the economy, if Bush had a clear idea of what he wanted to do as president, and which problems Bush should make an all-out effort to solve first, e.g., AIDS, the drug problem, the budget deficit, hunger, and illegal immigration. Background information on individuals includes party affiliation, age, marital status, income, sex, religious preference, education, and race.
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CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #1, January 1998 (ICPSR 2451)
Released/updated on: 2010-04-23
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1998-01-01--1998-01-31
This poll, conducted January 10-12, 1998, 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. Views were sought on President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the United States Congress, and the most serious problems facing the nation, especially those facing women. Marking the 25th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling Roe vs. Wade, questions were asked regarding the availability of abortion services, differences between first, second, and third trimester abortions, fetus viability, 24-hour waiting periods, parental consent for those under 18, and whether respondents supported a constitutional amendment making abortion legal. Views were sought on Democratic and Republican party's stances on abortion and a recent proposal by the Republican party to cut off campaign funds to candidates who would not support the partial-birth abortion ban. Additional questions covered the feelings of women who have had abortions, abortion as a form of birth control, partial-birth abortions, a prescription drug alternative to surgical abortion known as RU-486, prescription drugs to prevent egg fertilization, also know as emergency contraception or the morning after pill, and whether respondents knew anyone who had an abortion. Respondents were also asked about the pending sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones against then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, political party affiliation, political orientation, household income, marital status, employment status, voter registration and participation history, religious preference, frequency of religious attendance, the presence of children under the age of 18 in the household, and whether any children were in the tenth grade.
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CBS News/New York Times Abortion Poll, July 1989 (ICPSR 9488)
Released/updated on: 2009-08-14
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1989-07-25--1989-07-28
In this nationwide survey on abortion issues, respondents were asked whether there were more advantages to being a man or woman in our society, whether abortion should be legal or illegal, whether they approved of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding abortion, and if they knew the effects of this decision. Respondents were asked under what circumstances they thought abortion should be legal (e.g., possibility of birth defects, rape, unmarried motherhood, health risk to the woman, age of the female, and whether the pregnancy would force a teenager to quit high school or a professional women to interrupt her career), and whether they favored or opposed possible restrictions on abortion such as requiring parental consent and prohibiting public employees or hospitals from performing abortions. In addition, respondents' opinions were sought concerning government regulation of abortion, the reasonableness/extremism of pro- and anti-abortionists, whether abortion was murder, and the importance of the women's movement in the United States. Background information on respondents includes marital status, parental status, political party affiliation, age, income, sex, religious preference, education, and race.
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CBS News/New York Times Abortion Polls, September-October 1989 (ICPSR 9491)
Released/updated on: 2009-06-01
Geographic coverage: United States
Time period: 1989-09-12--1989-10-01
This data collection focuses on abortion issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the July Supreme Court decision in Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services, whether abortion should be legal and under what circumstances (e.g., possibility of birth defects, rape, unmarried motherhood, health risk to the woman, age of the female, and whether the pregnancy would force a teenager to quit high school or a professional woman to interrupt her career), and whether they favored or opposed possible restrictions on abortion, such as requiring parental consent and prohibiting public employees or hospitals from performing abortions. In addition, respondents' opinions were sought concerning use of public funds for abortion, child care costs, adoption services for unwanted children, whether their vote choices were affected by a candidate's stand on abortion, government regulation of abortion, the reasonableness/extremism of pro- and anti-abortionists, whether abortion was murder, and abortion as a form of birth control. In all surveys, respondents were asked if they approved of George Bush's handling of the presidency. A more detailed evaluation of Bush's performance in specific areas as well as Bush's relationship with Congress, important problems facing the nation, taxes, and United States aid to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union also were addressed in the National Survey (Part 1). Background information on respondents includes registered voter status, 1988 presidential vote choice, political party affiliation, age, income, sex, religious preference, education, and race.
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Florida Voter Panel Study, 1999 (ICPSR 3435)
Released/updated on: 2005-12-15
Geographic coverage: United States, Florida
Time period: 1999-01-01--1999-06-30
The primary purposes of this 1999 panel survey were to gauge ambivalence about abortion rights and to assess general knowledge and feelings about a variety of political issues. Data was gathered via a two-wave telephone panel survey of registered voters in the state of Florida. Respondents were asked a wide variety of political questions including feeling thermometer ratings for several politicians and political groups such as President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, the Republican Party, and the Pro-Life Movement. They were asked to rate job performance for President Clinton, Governor Bush, and the Congress among others. Respondents were asked how they would vote in a presidential election between Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore and in a general election between Democrats and Republicans if one were held that day. In addition, the survey included a series of questions designed to measure general political knowledge, including how much of a majority is required for the United States Senate and House of Representatives to override a presidential veto and whose responsibility it is to determine whether or not a law is constitutional. Respondents were also asked how much they followed government and public affairs in the news. The remaining questions concerned the abortion issue. Respondents were first asked to rate how positively they felt about a series of abortion policy statements and were instructed to discard any negative feelings. Later in the interview, respondents were read the same series of abortion policy statements and were then asked to rate how negatively they felt about the statements, while attempting to discard any positive feelings. The statements included the assertions that a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she becomes pregnant as a result of rape and that a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she wants one for any reason. Additional questions addressed premarital sex, traditional family values, interpretation of the Bible, and women's equality. Background information on respondents includes level of education, information on religious beliefs and practices, ethnicity, marital and familial status, age, and sex.