ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Iraq War Polls, January-February 1991 / ABC NewsThe Washington Post.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

ABC News.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9563.

ICPSR ; 9563

ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series ; 9563

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Public opinion.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This data collection consists of telephone surveys concerning the Persian Gulf war between Iraq and the allied Coalition forces. Part 1, conducted just prior to the January 15th deadline set by the United Nations Security Council for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, asked respondents if the United States should take military action, what the likelihood was that the United States would go to war, how long the war would last, and how many casualties would result. Additional questions included whether the United States should hold further talks with Iraq, whether a diplomatic solution was possible, if the United States should agree to an Arab-Israeli conference, and if respondents approved of actions taken by George Bush and Congress. Parts 2-9 were conducted after the outbreak of war. Respondents were asked if they approved or disapproved of George Bush's and Israel's handling of the situation, of the United States' having gone to war, and of American anti-war protests. They were also asked how long they thought the war would last, how many casualties would result, who would win, if enough had been done to seek a diplomatic solution, and if the United States and her allies had been right to attack Iraq. In addition, respondents were asked how they rated the job the United States military was doing, if the air war would be enough or if a ground war would be necessary, if the government was releasing enough or too much information, if Israel should strike back at Iraq for the missile attacks, if the respondent was afraid to travel or afraid of increased terrorism, if the United States was heading toward another Viet Nam, and whether moral principle or economic reality had been the motive behind American troops' being sent to the Persian Gulf. Other topics covered include the final objective of the war (driving Iraq out of Kuwait or Saddam Hussein f... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09563

Contents:

Part 1: Pre-Hostilities Poll, January 13; Part 2: January 16 Poll; Part 3: January 18 Poll; Part 4: January 20 Poll; Part 5: February 14 Poll; Part 6: February 18 Poll; Part 7: February 22 Poll; Part 8: February 24 Poll; Part 9: February 27 Poll

Notes:

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

OCLC:

61162981

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