ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Poll, June 1992 / ABC NewsThe Washington Post.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

ABC News.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9939.

ICPSR ; 9939

ABC News/Washington Post Poll Series ; 9939

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Politics and government.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-1993--Public opinion.

United States--Social conditions--1980-2020--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], 1993.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked if they felt that things in the United States were going in the right direction and whether they approved of how Bush was handling the presidency, the economy, race relations, education, and the environment. Respondents also offered approval ratings of Congress and their own Congressional representatives, rated the condition of the economy, and indicated whether they were better off financially than in 1989 when George Bush became president. In addition, respondents gave their impressions of Bush, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, Dan Quayle, and television character Murphy Brown. They were also asked whether Vice President Quayle would be qualified to take over as president if something happened to Bush, and whether after four years of Bush a new president was needed that could set the country in a new direction. Concerning the 1992 presidential election, those surveyed rated their chances of voting, indicated for whom they would vote if the election were held the day of the interview, and commented on whether they supported a candidate because they liked him or because they didn't like the other candidates. Perot supporters were asked whether they would vote for Bush or Clinton if Perot did not run, and whether they would switch their support from Perot to one of the two major-party candidates in November. All respondents were asked if they thought the candidates were qualified, whether there was a candidate for whom they would definitely not vote under any circumstances, and whether they would be better off financially under Bush, Clinton, or Perot. Those surveyed were also asked which candidate would do the best job of dealing with a variety of problems including rac... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09939

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

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

OCLC:

61164727

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.