CBS News/New York Times monthly poll, May 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], 2009.
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, the income tax system, relations with the Soviet Union and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Israel's handling of Palestinian protest on the West Bank, attention of the government to the needs of blacks, problems facing the country such as unemployment and hunger, and whether Reagan should use horoscopes or astrology to help him make government policy decisions. 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, the amount of influence Jesse Jackson had on the Democratic party, whether George Bush was hiding something the public ought to know about concerning the Iran-Contra affair, whether Bush and Dukakis were tough enough to make the hard choices required of the president, 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 3, 2009).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation.
Time and place of event
  • Date of collection: 1988-05-09--1988-05-12.
  • Time period: 1988-05-09--1988-05-12.
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage: United States.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • Extent of processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: created variable labels and/or value labels.
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, and The New York Times. CBS News/New York Monthly Times Poll, May 1988 [Computer file]. ICPSR09104-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-10-28.
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