Details

Subject(s)

• Public opinion—United States [Browse]

Related name

• Gallup Organization [Browse]
• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Browse]

Restrictions note

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
• Data sets (ASCII), study file listing and other notes are available to RoperExpress users and members only.

Summary note

Major topics covered: favorite way of spending an evening (1); plans to vote in election this November (2); President Johnson job performance (2); most important problem facing this country today (1); Republican/Democratic party can better handle most important problem facing country today (1); think U.S. did/did not make a mistake sending troops to fight in Vietnam (1); how long think fighting in Vietnam will last (1); think most of South Vietnamese people want/do not want the U.S. to get out of their country (1); we should/should not pull our troops out of Vietnam if the South Vietnamese people wanted us to (3); how would rate children in certain areas (5); free radio/television time to national political parties during election years (2); a person who makes up to a $50 contribution to a major political party should/should not be able to deduct this amount on his federal income tax (1); think it would be a good/poor idea for the government to print and distribute free pamphlets dealing with qualifications and views of each candidate to reduce the cost of running for Congress (1); would/would not have any objection to sending children to a school with black children (3); Senator William Fulbright's views on Vietnam (3); U.S. troops in Santo Domingo (2); would have the greatest respect for a president of a large business/college professor/military general/cabinet member/prince/higher church authority who were all about the same age (1); would/would not be willing to work as a volunteer for a political party during coming campaign (1); would/would not contribute $5 to campaign fund of preferred political party (1); satisfaction with the way certain problems currently facing the United States are being handled (2); would vote for Democratic/Republican party if elections for Congress were being held today (2).

Notes

• Title from title screen (viewed on February 26, 2007).
• Roper study no. USAIPO1966-0728.
• Survey firm: Gallup Organization.

Time and place of event

Field dates: May 5-10, 1966.

Geographic coverage

Geographic coverage: United States.

System details

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Information about documentation

Accompanied by a printed codebook. PDF and Microsoft Word versions of codebook also available for download via the Roper Center website.

Case file characteristics

• Sample: national adult.
• Sample size: 3,519.
• Variables: 56.
• Weight location: none.
• No. of records per respondent: 2.

Methodology note

Interview method: face to face.

Title on accompanying codebook

• Gallup poll #728, May 5-10, 1966

OCLC

1340461537

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