ABC News/Washington Post poll of public opinion on current social and political issues, February 1983 [electronic resource].

Format
Data file
Language
English
Εdition
ICPSR ed.
Published/​Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1985.
Description
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + OSIRIS dictionary + SPSS data definition statements.

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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 poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. In this poll, respondents were asked about President Ronald Reagan's performance in office, the state of their personal finances, their relationship to government policies, and the Middle East. Demographic information on respondents includes race, sex, age, religion, marital status, and educational and income level.
Notes
  • Codebook available in print and electronic format.
  • Title from title screen (viewed on September 18, 2009).
Type of data
Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + OSIRIS dictionary + SPSS data definition statements.
Time and place of event
  • Date of collection: 1983-02.
  • Time period: 1983-02.
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: performed consistency checks. Standardized missing values. Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Methodology note
Data source: telephone interviews.
Cite as
ABC News/The Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL OF PUBLIC OPINION ON CURRENT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES, FEBRUARY 1983 [Computer file]. Conducted by Chilton Research Services. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1985.
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