ABC News/Washington Post Iraq abuse poll, May 2004 [electronic resource].

Author
ABC News [Browse]
Format
Data file
Language
English
Εdition
ICPSR version.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.
Description
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF).

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Summary note
This special topic poll, fielded May 5-6, 2004, was undertaken to assess public opinion on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by United States soldiers in Iraq. Views were sought on whether the war with Iraq was worth fighting and whether the Bush administration had a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq. Respondents were asked how closely they were following news reports regarding the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers, whether the soldiers involved should be charged with a crime, whether higher-level military officers should be punished and held responsible, and whether the abuse represented a few isolated incidents or a more widespread problem. Respondents were polled on whether they approved of the way President George W. Bush was handling the issue of Iraqi prisoner abuse, whether he should apologize to the Iraqi people for these incidents, whether the Bush administration had acted quickly enough in investigating the reports when they had first become known, whether the Bush administration was more concerned with investigating these reports or covering them up, and whether Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should resign because of these incidents. Those polled also gave their personal reactions to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners and whether they thought it was acceptable in a war situation. Background information includes sex, age, ethnicity, education, and political party affiliation.
Notes
  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on August 25, 2006).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF).
Time and place of event
  • Date(s) of collection: May 5, 2004-May 6, 2004.
  • Time period: May 2004.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • Data format: SPSS portable file.
  • Extent of processing: REFORM.DOC/ REFORM.DATA.
Methodology note
  • Data source: telephone interviews.
  • Sample: households were selected by random-digit dialing. Within households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was home at the time of the interview.
  • Universe: persons aged 18 and over living in households with telephones in the contiguous 48 United States.
Rights and reproductions note
Restrictions: this data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited.
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ABC News/The Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST IRAQ ABUSE POLL, MAY 2004 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Horsham, PA: Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch [producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.
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