CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #3, August 1996 (ICPSR 2358)
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02358.v2
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This poll, fielded August 16-18, 1996, 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 to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the military, the economy, and foreign policy. In addition, opinions were solicited regarding Vice President Al Gore, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp, Reform Party candidate Ross Perot, First Lady Hillary Clinton, retired general Colin Powell, American Red Cross president Elizabeth Dole, Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt, and former Colorado governor Richard Lamm. Those queried were also asked for their views toward the upcoming 1996 presidential and congressional elections, and the commitment of the Democratic and Republican parties to the creation of a strong economy, a fair tax system, the achievement of the "American dream", welfare and Medicare reform, eliminating the budget deficit, and gender-specific needs. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on abortion, Whitewater, the Ronald Reagan presidency, and the political conventions. Comparisons between Clinton and Dole's potential handling of international crises, ability to cut taxes, and ability to keep their word, as well as their honesty, integrity, and military history, were sought. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, education, religion, marital status, voter registration and participation history, political party, political orientation, United States armed forces service, family income, age of children in household, and tendency to watch late-night comedians.
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1999-06-23
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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
- CBS News, and The New York Times. CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #3, August 1996 . ICPSR02358-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-07-23. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02358.v2
2010-07-23 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection.
1999-06-23 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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