Washington Post Oregon Packwood Poll, December 1992 (ICPSR 6027)
Version Date: Dec 18, 1993 View help for published
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The Washington Post
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06027.v1
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This poll, which queried respondents from the state of Oregon, focused on the public's awareness of the recent controversy surrounding charges of sexual harassment of female Congressional staff members by Oregon senator Robert Packwood, Packwood's and the Senate's responses to these charges, Oregon public opinion on Packwood's response, and sexual harassment in general. Items assessing respondents' voting behavior included voter registration status, participation in the most recent general and Senate elections, and vote choice for senator. Respondents were asked about their current voting preference and, if different from their vote in November, why it had changed. Questions gauging public awareness of the charges against Packwood focused on whether respondents had heard of these charges and whether they believed he did make unwanted sexual advances. Respondents were also asked whether Packwood should be disciplined by the Senate and whether he should resign, and whether respondents believed Packwood's apology was sincere or made in an attempt to save his political career. Respondents were then asked to estimate the frequency of sexual harassment of women staff members by members of Congress and whether they themselves had ever been sexually harassed. Demographic information includes political affiliation, education, age, and household income.
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A subset of these items was included in a national ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted during the same month (ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL, DECEMBER 1992 [ICPSR 6026]). A weight variable with two implied decimal places has been included and should be used with any analysis.
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Households were selected through random digit dialing. Within households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was at home at the time of the interview.
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Adults aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the state of Oregon.
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telephone interviews
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1993-12-18
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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:
- Washington Post. WASHINGTON POST OREGON PACKWOOD POLL, DECEMBER 1992. Radnor, Pa: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1992. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06027.v1
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