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CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Polls, 1979 / CBS NewsThe New York Times.
- Format:
- Datafile
- Series:
- ICPSR (Series) ; 7819.
- ICPSR ; 7819
- CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL SERIES ; 7819
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.
- Carter, Jimmy.
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-.
- Public opinion--United States.
- Public opinion.
- Politics and government.
- Economic conditions.
- World politics--Public opinion.
- World politics.
- United States.
- United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981--Public opinion.
- United States--Politics and government--1977-1981--Public opinion.
- United States--Social conditions--1960-1980--Public opinion.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- data file
- Summary:
- This study is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Each data file in the collection represents a distinct nationwide survey that was conducted during 1979. Approximately 1,000-1,500 randomly selected adults were interviewed by telephone in each poll. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Jimmy Carter and his handling of the presidency, foreign affairs, and the economy, as well as their views on a range of current social and economic issues. In addition the March 1979 Poll on Peace in the Middle East (Part 3) focused specifically on the peace treaty signed by Egypt and Israel. Respondents were asked if they believed this agreement would lead to long-term peace between the two nations, whether peace between Israel and other Arab countries was likely, and whether President Carter's participation and the United States' role in facilitating negotiations were necessary to achieve the peace agreement. Nuclear power and energy shortages were explored in Part 4, April 1979 Poll on Nuclear Power. Respondents were asked if they agreed that there was a need for more nuclear power plants, how they felt about having a nuclear power plant in their own community, and, given the choice, if they would rather build more power plants, cut back on personal use of energy, or pay higher prices for foreign oil. Other questions concerned how increasing gasoline prices might affect driving habits, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, and whether or not solar energy could solve the energy crisis. The June 1979 Poll-Pre-1980 Election (Part 5) focused on qualities voters looked for in presidential candidates and how ongoing domestic and international issues might affect their pre-election voting preferences. Specific topics included inflation, the energy c... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07819
- Contents:
- Part 1: January 1979 Poll; Part 2: February 1979 Poll; Part 3: March 1979 Poll on Peace in the Middle East; Part 4: April 1979 Poll on Nuclear Power; Part 5: June 1979 Poll
- Pre-1980 Election; Part 6: July 1979 Poll on the Oil Shortage; Part 7: Mid-July 1979 Poll After President Carter's Speech; Part 8: November 1979 Poll on Issues of 1979 (with Pre-ElectionFocus)
- Notes:
- Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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