ABC News/Washington Post Clinton Scandal/Iraq Poll, February 1998 (ICPSR 2510)
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ABC News;
The Washington Post
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02510.v1
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This special topic poll sought respondents' views on the presidency, the alleged affair between President Bill Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and United States relations with Iraq. Respondents were asked to assess Clinton in the following areas: honesty, personal moral and ethical standards, understanding of the problems of the American people, leadership, and ability to keep the economy strong. A series of questions addressed the alleged affair between Clinton and Lewinsky. Topics covered the overall importance of the allegations to the American people, independent counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation and motives, and whether the public believed that the affair took place. Iraq's recent pattern of interference with the United Nations' weapons inspection team was addressed as well. Topics covered possible United States responses to that behavior, including bombings and a ground invasion, the potential loss of American lives, the future of diplomacy between the United States and Iraq, Clinton's foreign policy, and whether the United States should force Saddam Hussein from power. Background information on respondents includes age, race, ethnicity, sex, education, political party, and family income.
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1998-07-28
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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:
- ABC News/The Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST CLINTON SCANDAL/IRAQ POLL, FEBRUARY 1998. ICPSR02510-v1. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1998. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-11-13. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02510.v1
2006-11-13 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
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