ABC News/Washington Post Iran Airliner Poll, July 1988 (ICPSR 9066)
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ABC News;
The Washington Post
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09066.v1
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This survey was conducted following the downing of an Iranian airliner in the Persian Gulf by a United States Navy ship. Topics covered include the United States military presence in the Persian Gulf, Reagan's handling of the situation, the chances that the United States would become involved in a major military conflict in the Gulf, and the likelihood of a major terrorist attack in the United States. Specific questions relating to the airliner incident include whether the respondent thought the United States ship was justified in shooting down the airliner, whether the captain of the ship had acted properly, whether the United States or Iran was more to blame for the incident, whether the United States should pay compensation to the families of those killed on the airliner, and whether the United States should formally apologize to Iran for the incident. Respondents also were asked if they had heard that Attorney General Edwin Meese had resigned, if the resignation was a good or bad thing, and how they would rate Meese's overall ethical standards as attorney general. Background information on respondents includes political alignment, sex, and state/region of residence.
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(1) The data contain blanks and alphabetic characters. A weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.
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Random digit dialing.
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Adults aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the 48 contiguous United States.
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telephone interviews
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1990-05-01
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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 IRAN AIRLINER POLL, JULY 1988. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1988. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990., 2008-07-24. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09066.v1
2008-07-24 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
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