ABC News "Nightline" Drugs and Alcohol Poll, August 1988 / ABC News.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9180.

ICPSR ; 9180

ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series ; 9180

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--United States--Public opinion.

Drug abuse.

Drug abuse surveys--United States.

Drug abuse surveys.

Alcoholism.

Public opinion.

United States.

Alcoholism--United States--Public opinion.

Public opinion--United States.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

2006-11-30.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1990.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

Focusing on drug and alcohol abuse, this survey solicited respondents" opinions on the most important problem facing the country, government prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s, the use of drugs or alcohol for enjoyment, the relative severity of drug and alcohol abuse in the respondent"s community, federal spending on drug abuse, and the relative effectiveness in controlling the use of drugs of strategies such as stopping illegal importation, arresting drug sellers, arresting drug users, and educating the public. In addition, respondents were asked if various substances (e.g., marijuana, LSD, alcohol, and cigarettes) were dangerous to their health, which caused the most trouble in society, and if substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and heroin should be legal or illegal for an adult to buy. They also were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the following statements: (1) Drug abuse wouldn"t stop because people continue to want drugs, (2) People should be allowed to take drugs as long as they don"t hurt someone else, (3) Current fears about an illegal drug crisis were inflated, and (4) Illegal drug use had become a central part of American society. Other topics covered include the possible outcomes of legalization of various drugs. The results of the poll were announced on the ABC television program "Nightline." Background information on respondents includes education, age, race, sex, and state/region of residence.... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09180

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2008-01-04.

Start: 1988-08-30; and end: 1988-09-01.

OCLC:

61161746

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.