ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Political Poll, October 1994 / ABC NewsThe Washington Post.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

ABC News.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 3870.

ICPSR ; 3870

ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series ; 3870

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First ICPSR Version.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This special topic poll, fielded October 27-31, 1994, was undertaken to assess public opinion on the United States Congress and the upcoming United States House of Representatives election. Views were gathered on President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, the economy, and foreign affairs. Respondents were asked whether he was a strong leader, whether he had high moral and ethical standards, whether he had a vision for the future of the country, and whether he understood the needs and problems of average Americans. Opinions were also solicited on First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice-President Al Gore, Senator Phil Gramm, California Governor Pete Wilson, former presidential candidate Jack Kemp, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell, former Vice-President Dan Quayle, former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, and former presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Respondents were queried on how well the United States Congress and their own representatives were doing their jobs, whether they planned to re-elect their representatives or vote for someone else, how much Congress had accomplished in the past year, and whether it was able to deal with the big issues facing the country. Questions regarding the upcoming United States House of Representatives election asked respondents how closely they were following it, the likelihood that they would vote, which issues were most important in their vote, whether they would vote for a Democratic or Republican candidate, and whether Bill Clinton's performance as president would affect their choice of candidate. Several questions addressed the condition of the national economy, whether the country was going in the right or wrong direction, whether the Democratic or Republican party would do a better job dealing with the nation's problems, and how often the government could be trusted t... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03870

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

61155832

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Restricted for use by site license.