CBS News/New York Times monthly poll, February 1988 [electronic resource].

Format
Data file
Language
English
Εdition
ICPSR ed.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.
Description
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation.

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Restrictions note
Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
Summary note
This data collection is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that evaluates the Reagan presidency and solicits opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered include the national economy, how much attention the United States pays to what other countries think, foreign imports and Japanese competition, the breakdown of moral standards in the country over the last 20 years, and the respondent's vote preference in the 1984 presidential election. In addition, respondents were queried about their views on the candidates for the 1988 presidential election. Questions asked of respondents include whether they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the various presidential candidates, whom their party should nominate for president, which candidate had the best chance of winning the November election, and which candidate cared most about the needs of people like the respondent. Background information on individuals includes party affiliation, age, union membership, income, sex, religious preference, education, and race.
Notes
  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on November 16, 2009).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation.
Time and place of event
  • Date of collection: 1988-02-17--1988-02-21.
  • Time period: 1988-02-17--1988-02-21.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Methodology note
  • Data source: telephone interviews.
  • Sample: stratified random digit dialing.
  • Universe: adults aged 18 and over in the United States.
Cite as
CBS News/The New York Times. CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY POLL, FEBRUARY 1988 [Computer file]. New York, NY: CBS News/The New York Times [producers], 1988. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.
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