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ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Democratic Delegate Poll, July 1992 [electronic resource] / ABC NewsThe Washington Post
Format
Data file
Language
English
Published/Created
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993.
Description
1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text)
Details
Subject(s)
Democratic National Convention (1992 New York, N.Y.)
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Political parties
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United States
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Public opinion
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United States
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Politics and government
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1989-1993
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Public opinion
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Related name
The Washington Post
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ABC News
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Series
ICPSR (Series) ; 9935.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series 9935
ICPSR 9935
Restrictions note
Use of these data are restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.
Summary note
This survey polled delegates to the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Respondents were asked to agree or disagree with statements covering a variety of issues, including raising taxes to deal with the federal budget deficit, a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion, and cutting defense spending in half over the next five years. Respondents were also asked whether it was the role of government to see to it that everyone had a job, whether they favored smaller government with fewer services or larger government with many services, and whether a breakdown in family values or government neglect of the cities was more responsible for the riots that had occurred in Los Angeles. The survey also posed questions regarding a tax cut for middle-income Americans and a program of national health insurance funded by tax increases. A major portion of the survey queried delegates on their choice for the 1992 Democratic nominee for president and vice president, and posed questions regarding various scenarios which assumed the nomination of Bill Clinton. Questions pertaining to the presidential election in general included delegates' opinions of Ross Perot, the likelihood of a race among Bush, Clinton, and Perot being decided in the House of Representatives, and whether Democratic House members should support Clinton unconditionally if the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Additionally, the survey questioned respondents about potential items for inclusion in the Democratic party platform, including increasing taxes to reduce the deficit, federally-funded abortion on demand, tax cuts for the middle class, limiting individual campaign contributions to $100, free trade with Mexico, and the $35 billion urban program proposed by the nation's mayors. Background information on delegates includes whether they held a Democratic party or pub... Cf.: http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09935.xml
Notes
Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.
Type of data
1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text)
Geographic coverage
United States
System details
Mode of access: Intranet.
Methodology note
Data source: telephone interviews
Universe: Delegates to the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Contents
Part 1: Data File
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