ABC News/Washington Post Poll, August 1987 (ICPSR 8849)
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ABC News;
The Washington Post
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08849.v1
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This data collection is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that evaluate the Reagan presidency and solicit opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered include United States support of the Nicaraguan contras and the Iran arms sale, Reagan's involvement before and after the fact, the conduct and testimony of various people who appeared before the congressional committee, and the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Demographic characteristics of respondents also were recorded.
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The data include a weight variable that must be used in any analysis.
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Households were selected by random digit dialing.
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The population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, aged 18 and over.
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telephone interviews
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1989-01-10
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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/Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL, AUGUST 1987. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1987. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-07-09. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08849.v1
2007-07-09 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
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