ABC News/Washington Post Poll, February 1989 (ICPSR 9240)
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ABC News;
The Washington Post
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09240.v1
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This data collection is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit opinions on a variety of social issues. Topics covered include the federal budget deficit, the economy, and United States involvement with Japan. Additionally, respondents were asked whether the power held by the United States had changed in the past 20 years and whether it would by the end of the century, whether the United States government promoted democracy around the world, and if the United States protected its economic interests around the world. Respondents' opinions also were sought on the use of federal funds to pay for abortions and the conditions (if any) under which abortions should be legal. Background information on respondents includes political alignment, 1988 presidential vote choice, education, age, religion, marital status, household composition, union affiliation, employment status, race, income, and sex.
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The data contain blank and alphabetic characters. A weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.
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Households were selected by random digit dialing. Within household, 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 48 contiguous United States.
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telephone interviews
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1990-12-04
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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, FEBRUARY 1989. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-11-28. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09240.v1
2006-11-28 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.
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