This Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS) module, a cumulative file, permits analysis of elections and voting behavior in the United States across the general election years 1972 through 1992. The data are taken from AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES CUMULATIVE DATA FILE, 1952-1992 (ICPSR 8475), conducted by Warren E. Miller and the National Election Studies. A subset of items, including behavioral, attitudinal, and sociodemographic data, were drawn from the full election survey. Variables in this dataset include which party the respondent voted for for president, senator, and representative, as well as the respondent's own party identification. Other items include political involvement, ideology, perceptions of candidate image, opinions about government performance, and attitudes on specific issues. Demographic information on respondents includes gender, race, age, marital status, education, employment status and occupation, income, religion and church attendance, and region of the country and type of community in which the respondent lived.

Analysis of ‘US non-voters poll data’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/us-non-voters-poll-datae on 28 January 2022.

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This dataset contains the data behind Why Many Americans Don't Vote.

Data presented here comes from polling done by Ipsos for FiveThirtyEight, using Ipsos’s KnowledgePanel, a probability-based online panel that is recruited to be representative of the U.S. population. The poll was conducted from Sept. 15 to Sept. 25 among a sample of U.S. citizens that oversampled young, Black and Hispanic respondents, with 8,327 respondents, and was weighted according to general population benchmarks for U.S. citizens from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey March 2019 Supplement. The voter file company Aristotle then matched respondents to a voter file to more accurately understand their voting history using the panelist’s first name, last name, zip code, and eight characters of their address, using the National Change of Address program if applicable. Sixty-four percent of the sample (5,355 respondents) matched, although we also included respondents who did not match the voter file but described themselves as voting “rarely” or “never” in our survey, so as to avoid underrepresenting nonvoters, who are less likely to be included in the voter file to begin with. We dropped respondents who were only eligible to vote in three elections or fewer. We defined those who almost always vote as those who voted in all (or all but one) of the national elections (presidential and midterm) they were eligible to vote in since 2000; those who vote sometimes as those who voted in at least two elections, but fewer than all the elections they were eligible to vote in (or all but one); and those who rarely or never vote as those who voted in no elections, or just one.

The data included here is the final sample we used: 5,239 respondents who matched to the voter file and whose verified vote history we have, and 597 respondents who did not match to the voter file and described themselves as voting "rarely" or "never," all of whom have been eligible for at least 4 elections.

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In U.S. presidential elections since 1964, voter turnout among male and female voters has changed gradually but significantly, with women consistently voting at a higher rate than men since the 1980 election. 67 percent of eligible female voters took part in the 1964 election, compared to 72 percent of male voters. This difference has been reversed in recent elections, where the share of women who voted has been larger than the share of men by around four percent since 2004.

This dataset covers ballots 280-83, and 285, spanning January, March, May, July, and November 1960. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 280 - January This Gallup poll looks to collect the opinions and ideas of Canadians on subjects of interest and importance to the country. Some of these important topics concern unions, strikes, defence policy and old age pensions. There are also several variables that deal with religious and moral questions like the afterlife and capital punishment. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: advertisements; the afterlife; big business influencing laws; Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) benefits; capital punishment abolishment; church attendance; defence policy; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; family issues; the Federal election; the frequency of the respondents reading the Bible; labour influencing laws; magazine advertisements; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); newspaper advertisements; whether CPP payments should be paid to ex-patriots; radio commercials; railroad workers pay raises; the truthfulness of radio commercials; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 281 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on various topics. Included in the discussion are questions about problems facing the country and their solutions, sweepstakes, marriage, divorce, and issues involving the employment of women. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: belief in Hell; birth control information; canned laughter on television; credit cards and purchases; divorce; employment equity; federal elections; goods produced by different countries; marriage issues; the population explosion; quarrels in marriage; the United Nations; voting behaviour; women's fashion; and working women. Basic demographics variables are also included. 282 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on leading topics of the day. The primary subjects of this survey are politics and foreign affairs. In addition to asking questions of a political nature dealing specifically with Canada and its politicians, the survey aims to collect the opinions on policies, leaders, and relations with Canada of other countries, mainly the United States. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social groups. Topics of interest include: alcohol consumption; American foreign policy; anti Jewish feelings; bomb shelter; C.C.F. party; Conservative party; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; federal elections; friction between Canada and the United States; Liberal party; likelihood of another world war; likelihood of Nazis returning to power; marriage issues; preferred political parties; the prosperity of Canada; Social Credit party; union membership; United States; voting behaviour; and preparedness in the event of war. Basic demographics variables are also included. 283 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on various topics. Included in the discussion are questions about problems facing the country and their solutions, issues involving unemployment, US presidential elections, political party preference, and ways to prevent war. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: alcohol consumption; world conflicts; personal savings; John Diefenbaker, voting behaviour; neutral and non neutral countries; federal elections; power of the Provinces; immigration; and union membership. Basic demographics variables are also included. 285 - November This Gallup poll seeks to attain the views Canadians have of primarily political subjects. The majority of questions are about Canadian politics, and Canadian relations with the United States. There are also some questions about some other leading issues of the day, including birth control, and seeing movies on Sunday. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: the American president; whether birth control is right or wrong; Diefenbaker's performance as Prime Minister; federal elections; whether movie theatres should be open on Sundays; price predictions; socialism for Canada; unemployment predictions; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This dataset covers ballots 327-32, spanning February, May, August, and October 1968. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 327 - February This Gallup poll seeks to collect the opinions of Canadians. The majority of the questions are politically based, asking opinions of political leaders, parties, and policies. There are also some questions on current events, such as rising prices, taxation, and organ donating. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the donation of organs upon death; the effects of rising prices in Canada on shopping; whether or not Quebec having close ties to France is positive; if taxation in Canada is fair; the major causes of high prices in Canada; the idea of making bilingual signs legal; the opinion of government spending; the treatment of Indigenous people by the government; union membership; voting patterns; if free trade will be good for Canada; who should receive Medicare; and who will make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographics variables are also included. 328 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on issues which are mostly political. There are several questions relating to preferred political parties and policies, and opinions of the different leaders. There are also some questions which are not directly political, but are of interest to politicians and government. Some of these include the state of various things today, euthanasia, and the voting age. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: changing the legal voting age; the characteristics of youth; interest in the upcoming election; the opinion of inter-racial marriages; the liberal election of a new leader; the opinion of marrying someone of a different religion; political views; rating Stanfield's performance; rating Douglas's performance; whether or not Euthanasia should be allowed; if Trudeau was right to call an election; and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 329 - May This Gallup poll is concern almost exclusively with an upcoming election. Respondents are asked questions regarding their intentions to vote, whether or not they are on the electoral list, and how they intend to vote. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the interest in the Federal election; interest in voting; if they are a registered voter; political opinions; and voting preferences. Basic demographic variables are also included. 330 - May This Gallup poll is interested exclusively in the upcoming election. There are questions about voting intentions, the recent debate on television, and whether or not the respondents are on the electoral list. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: eligibility to vote in next election; political preference; the viewing of the electoral debate; voting in previous elections; and who will be the next Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 331 - August This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on a variety of topics. This poll has a particularly strong interest in the religious beliefs of the respondents. There are also some questions relating to politics, asking about the preferred parties, leaders and policies. Opinions of leaders are also asked. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: sending aid to developing countries; common beliefs involving death and the after-life; the opinion of Quebec separatism; the opinion of unions; the performance of Trudeau as Prime Minister; political preferences; putting limits on government campaign spending; the influence religion has on life; whether Canada should become a Republic or remain loyal to Queen; whether or not homosexual acts should be considered illegal; and if the US is a sick society. Basic demographic variables are also included. 332 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canada on issues important to the country, and government. The questions are about important political and social issues, including American draft-dodgers, and birth control. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the availability of birth control; keeping the church and politics separate; knowledge of NATO; the opinion of Prime Minister Trudeau; the opinion of Stanfield; political opinions; the Pope's ban on birth control; the preferred next President; previous voting preferences; satisfaction with housing; the amount of say students have in academic affairs; sympathy for American draft dodgers; and who is the biggest threat to Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included.

These instructional materials were prepared for use with AMERICAN NATIONAL ELECTION STUDIES CUMULATIVE DATA FILE, 1948-2000 (ICPSR 8475), compiled by Virginia Sapiro, Steven J. Rosenstone, and the National Election Studies. The data file (a Stata data file) and accompanying documentation are provided to assist educators in instructing students in continuity and change over time in the major determinants of American national elections. An instructors' handout has also been included, containing the following sections, among others: (1) an overview of the instructional module and an introduction to the use of Stata, (2) a discussion of, and exercises on, the influences of party identification on political behavior, including the sources of partisan identification, partisan change over time, and partisanship and voting, (3) a discussion of, and exercises on, the social characteristics of the American electorate, including major social groupings in the American electorate, who really votes, and the social composition of the political parties, (4) a discussion of, and exercises on, the influence of social and economic factors on political behavior, including who votes, the question of class bias in American politics, and the economic determinants of the vote, and (5) a bibliography of related readings. The dataset is a collection of certain common variables for selected federal elections between 1952 to 1996 taken from the National Election Study Cumulative file. Variables in the dataset include race, gender, religion, education level, other demographic information, economic status indicators, media exposure, political ideology, political behavior, attitudes toward salient public policies, and partisan identification.

This dataset covers ballots 317-21, spanning January, April, June, August, October 1966. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 317 - January This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on subjects of interest to the government and the country as a whole. The majority of the questions are political, dealing with issues such as corruption in government, preferred political parties, and leaders. There are also some current events questions of political importance, involving subjects such as the United Nations, courts, and capital punishment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: capital punishment; whether Communist China should be admitted into the United Nations, whether Confederation will break up; whether corruption in politics is increasing; whether courts are too harsh on criminals; Diefenbaker's performance as leader of the opposition; federal elections; a government department dedicated to the handling of strikes; Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; predictions for the political parties in Canada; whether the two-party system is good for Canada; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables have also been included. 318 - April This Gallup poll seeks the political opinions of Canadians. The questions are all politically based, asking about political parties and leaders, and issues of national and international importance. There are also several current event topics covered, including television programming, birth control, and American influence on Canada. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: whether the Catholic church will ever accept birth control; federal elections; liquor, and drunkenness problems; how the Munsinger affair was handled by government; preferred political parties; public demonstration participation; strictness of laws governing business and labour; television programming quality; whether the term of office for government should be a guaranteed four years or not; opinions on the way the United States is handling the Viet Nam situation; union membership; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 319 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on issues currently of interest to Canadians and government. There are questions on subjects such as bad taste and etiquette, voting age, and family issues. There are also questions on political parties and leader issues. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: behaviours in bad taste by women; federal elections; that father as the boss of the family; whether labour unions are being wisely led; lowering the voting age; nuclear weapons for Canada's forces; protection of personal rights; separation of Quebec from Canada; sterilization operations for women; television's influence on family life; union membership; voting behaviour; and women being accepted into the Ministry. Basic demographics variables are also included. 320 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on leading topics of the day. Including subjects on political parties and leaders, unions, railways, and travelling to the moon. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: attitudes towards travelling to the moon; federal election; John Diefenbaker's performance as leader of the opposition; labour leader performance; Lester B. Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; old age pensions only paid after a "means" test; physical exam requirement to drive a car; railway receiving government funding; safety measures for cars; sympathy strikes; taxation of church property; Tommy Douglas' performance as leader of the NDP; union membership; the United States in the Viet Nam war; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included. 321 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions Canadians hold toward current events. There are questions about Expo '67, gun permits, divorce, welfare and unemployment. There are also political questions, gathering the opinions of Canadians towards political parties and leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the British Commonwealth's importance; communist government in China being recognized by Canada; federal elections; what constitutes grounds for divorce; Canada's immigration policy; interest in politics; occupations that are regarded highly; permit requirements to buy a gun; preferred political parties; price and wage freezes; the Queen's visit to Expo '67; union membership; wages and the cost of living; welfare payments; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

Analysis of ‘🗳 VEP Turnout’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/vep-turnoute on 13 February 2022.

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Files:

National level

• U.S. VEP Turnout 1789-Present-Statistics - The complete time series of national presidential and midterm general election turnout rates from 1787-present.

National and state level

• 1980-2014 November General Election - Turnout Rates
• 2016 November General Election - Turnout Rates
• 2018 November General Election - Turnout Rates
• 2020 November General Election - Turnout Rates

Turnout rates by demographic breakdown, 1986-2018, from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, November Voting and Registration Supplement (or CPS for short). These tables are corrected for vote overreporting bias. For uncorrected weights see the source link.

• Turnout Rate 1986-2018 by Age
• Turnout Rate 1986-2018 by Education
• Turnout Rate 1986-2018 by Race and Ethnicity

For more information on these files see the source link below.

Source: Data prepared and maintained by Dr. Michael P. McDonald at the University of Florida, at electproject.org

Updated: synced from source weekly

License: CC-BY

This dataset was created by Government and contains around 100 samples along with Unnamed: 7, Denominators, technical information and other features such as: - Unnamed: 4 - Unnamed: 5 - and more.

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Initial voting populations within the United States at t0 = 1932.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on issues of importance to the government and to the country. Included are questions regarding voting patterns and elections, America's influence over Canada, and travelling habits of Canadians. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the 35 hour work week; America's influence over Canada; the church's refusal to wed divorcees; the cost of taking a trip; the federal election; foreign policy; preferred political parties; the purpose of taking a trip; tax cuts; union membership; transportation used to take a trip; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.

This dataset covers ballots 457-58, 460-68 spanning January-February, April-December 1982 (March exists but is missing from the dataset). The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 457-1 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country and abroad. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as physically abused children, married women who work and changes in standard of living. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: allowing paid maternity leave; approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; being involved with charities; the best political party to handle energy, unemployment; energy and to unify Canada; Canada-UK relations; changing the standard of living; children who are physically abused; married women who work; talking about politics with friends; and US-Canada relations. Basic demographic variables are also included. 458-1-2 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the changing standard of living, inflation and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; the biggest threat to Canada's future; confidence in the United States problem solving; the dangers of pollution; the importance of Canadian owned industries and resources; increasing the standard of living; the main causes of unemployment; opposing price controls; the political party that would be best for the economy; reducing inflation; reducing unemployment and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 460-1-a - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the ideal number of children to have and the quality of education. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as municipal council spending and regional differences. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of power that the USSR has; community opinion of the teaching profession; the effects of regional differences in Canada; having the government share the cost of child care; how interesting work is; ideal number of children to have; involving unions in politics; learning languages in school; municipal council spending; the quality of education today, compared to the past; successfulness of family life; and wives who work. Basic demographic variables are also included. 461-1 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as common Sunday activities; Falkland Island and smoking. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; common Sunday activities; the country with legitimate claims to Falkland island; deciding to have a nuclear war, rather than living under Communist rule; Falkland island dispute; influence of religion on everyday life; opinions about Broadbent as NDP leader; opinions about Clark as leader of the Conservative party; opinions about housing; opinions about the Canadian Immigration policy; opinions about Trudeau as the Liberal leader; opinions of the Canadian Constitution; political preferences; reasons for quitting smoking; smoking cigarettes; viewing religious broadcasts; who dominates the household; and with drawling Argentina's troops from Falkland island. Basic demographic variables are also included. 462-1 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as energy shortages, inflation and swimming ability. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; chances of an energy shortage; chances of finding a new job if fired; the energy crisis in Canada; the government's handling of the economy; learning how to swim; the most important problem facing Canada; preferred political leader; the amount recession in the future; reducing unemployment; rising prices and income; success of controlling inflation; swimming ability; taking a job of less pay or lower status; trying to curb inflation; and using a small boat. Basic demographic variables are also included. 463-1 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as the direction Canada is going in, rising interest rates, and voting behaviour were discussed. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: biggest threat to Canada; business conditions; Canadian defense; direction the country is going in; disarmament; government wage and price control; interest rates; NATO; nuclear War risk; sympathy for Arabs and Israelis; US investment in Canada; voting behaviour. Basic demographic variables are also included. 463-2 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as MacEachen's budget and the federal election were discussed. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Macheachen's budget; the federal election; families financial issues. Basic demographic variables are also included. 464-1 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing civil servants to strike; attending night school; the best political party for the economy; calling an election prior to the end of the year; the closeness of student-teacher relations; confidence in the government's handling of inflation; confidence in the government's handling of unemployment; courses taken in night school; honesty and ethic standards of professions; how important religion is; the main causes of unemployment; opinions about children having a different religion then their parents; the productivity of Canadian workers; putting limits on wage increases; the quality of education today, compared to the past; urgent problems facing Canada; and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 465-1 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Basic demographic variables are also included. 465-4 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about economic policy and the possibility a new election, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such attending night school; the importance of religion and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Basic demographic variables are also included. 466-3 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predictions for 1983 and the chance of war. The questions ask opinions about whether or not 1983 will be better then 1982, as well as other predictions on world peace and striking unions. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the chances of a world war. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the chances of a world war breaking out and predictions for 1983. Basic demographic variables are also included. 467-1 - November This

This dataset covers ballots 333-38, spanning January, March, May, July, September and October 1969. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 333 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on various political and social issues. Subjects include discipline in schools, preferred political parties and leaders, and the overall development of the country. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadian development; changes in savings; feelings towards the future; putting limits on debates in Parliament; the outcome of giving women more say; political preferences; the preferred size of the population; the proposed reconstruction of the Provinces; the sale of beer in grocery stores; satisfaction with the government; and the idea of going back to a two-party system in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 334 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on a variety of political and social issues of importance to the country and government. Some of the subjects include political leaders, parties and issues, abortion, international development and foreign aid, and lotteries. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: abortions for physical and mental reasons; approval of the language rights bill; the court's treatment of criminals; the effectiveness of the Federal government; foreign aid; interest in international development; the legalization of sweepstakes and lotteries; militant students causing damage; political preference; a politician's right to privacy; recognizing Red China; the issue of public workers striking; the use of Medicare money; whether or not regional differences will break confederation; and if Canada will be better off if it was governed federally. Basic demographic variables are also included. 335 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on political and social issues of interest to the country and government. Topics of interest include: involvement in politics, opinions on Trudeau as prime minister, the nature of the U.S. vs Canada, livable income, how the government should raise money, U.S.-Canada relations, integrating neighbourhoods, whether Quebec will gain its independence, opinions on Nixon as president, Rene Levesque, and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 336 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on political and social issues of interest to the country and government. There are questions about elections, world conflicts, money matters and prices. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the cutback of NATO forces in Europe; the dispute between Arabs and Jews; the amount of government money spent on Expo '67; opinions on who gets the most profit with the increased prices of vegetables; the amount of objectionable material in the media; the opinions about John Robarts; the opinions about topless waitresses; political preferences; provinces with power; the ratings of Stanfield as leader of the opposition; whether or not some proportion of income is saved; sex education in schools, the use of alcohol; which household member decides on money matters; which family member gets a fixed amount of pocket money; and who gets profit from the increased price of meat. Basic demographic variables are also included 337 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on current issues of importance to the country and government. Some of the questions are politically-based, collecting opinions about political parties, leaders, and policies. There are also other questions of importance to the country, such as problems facing the government, and attitudes towards inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Allowing the police to go on strike; baby bonus cuts to the rich; the biggest worry for the future; the greatest problem facing the Federal government; inflation problems; will the NDP gain support; the opinion of Trudeau; the performance of the police; political preferences; the ratings of Federal MPs; the ratings of Provincial MPs; reducing the work week from 40 to 35 hours; and the Trudeau plan of efficiency. Basic demographic variables are also included. 338 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians on important current events topics of the day. Many of the questions in this survey deal with predictions of social, political and economic conditions for the future. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: American power in 1970; the amount of student demonstrations; chance of atomic war by 1990; changing the voting age; Chinese power in 1970; the collapse of capitalism; the collapse of civilization; continuation of space programmes; the country with the strongest claim to the South Pole; a cure for cancer; the disappearance of Communism; economic prosperity in 1970; the amount of excitement in life; heart transplant operations; International discord in 1970; the length of life span in the future; man living on the moon; the manufacturing of H-bombs; opinions of 1969; political preferences; predictions for 1990; predictions for the future; predictions of peace in 1990; Russian power in 1970; opinions of a three day work week; and travel involving passports. Basic demographic variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

This dataset covers ballots 396-407 spanning January-December 1977. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 396 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as who should pay for child care; pollution and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: a balanced Federal budget; changing the standard of living; the dangers of pollution; giving workers the right to strike; whether or not the government should pay for child care; the government's handing of the economy; the growing Separatist movement; interest in politics; the opinions about Rene Levesque; pollution in the community; the seriousness of pollution; and the success of fighting inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 397 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: whether the U.S. and Canada have succeeded in clearing the Great Lakes of pollution; political refugee centres; relaxing requirements for the entry of political refugees; gun permits; community council spending; the political engagement of unions; Trudeau or Clark for prime minister; secession of Quebec; sharing of power between the federal government and the provinces; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 398 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as inflation; rising prices and whether or not there should be smoking in restaurants. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the government's anti-inflation program; increasing racial intolerance; knowing the horoscope signs; the minimum amount of income a family needs; problems facing Canada; reading astrology columns; reasons for increasing racial intolerance; rising prices; smoking in restaurants; the successfulness of family life; taxing church property; and the treatment of criminals by the courts. Basic demographic variables are also included. 399 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Federal budget and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effect of T.V violence; divorce and business conditions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the business conditions in the community; continuing anti-inflation controls; dividing assets equally in a divorce; the effects of the Federal budget on family finances; the effect of T.V. on children's aggression levels; favouring Quebec Separation; how interesting a respondents job is; making marijuana illegal; and whether or not wages are rising as the standard of living does. Basic demographic variables are also included. 400 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the impact of organized religion; homosexual rights and the Queen's visit. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; deposits on drinking bottles/cans; the difficulty of filling out tax returns; Ed Broadbent's impact on the NDP; improving English-French relations; handling unemployment; the impact of organized religion on life; Joe Clark's impact on the PC party; learning French in schools; opinions about Trudeau as a member of the Liberal party; protecting homosexual rights; the possibility of the Queen extending her visit; and vacation plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 401 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on various political and other current issues. Topics of interest include: opinion of the federal government and their handling of price and wage control, national unity, pensions, cost of living; onion of the Prime Minister; whether prices or income will rise more; food spending; human rights, i.e. freedom of speech and religion, freedom from fear or want; political leanings, the best and worst thing about living in Canada; union membership; the most important problem facing the country; the development of a Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline; increase in oil prices; increasing gas shipments to the U.S.; and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 402 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions the possibility of Quebec separation, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of smoking, inflation and whether or not to give work to strangers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians buying control of U.S. firms; confidence in United States problem solving; controlling price and income; the effects of smoking on health; giving provinces more power; giving Quebec more power; giving work to strangers; inflation caused by not having wage controls; opinions about capital punishment; plans to quit smoking; the preferred anti-inflation policy; smoking in the last week; supporting Quebec separation; unemployment caused by not having wage controls; and U.S. investments in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 403 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the federal governments rights with information, unions, elections, government employees and homosexuals. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: crime; extramarital sex; homosexual relations; ideal number of children in families; metric system; faith healing; family; unions; government influence on Canadians lives; elections; government employees versus private sector employees. Basic demographic variables are also included. 404 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on mostly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the declining Canadian dollar and the issue of striking within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the economic conditions, changes in peace of mind and the influence on religion on every day life. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and political variables. Topics of interest include: the biggest threat to Canada; the causes of the declining Canadian dollar; changes in peace of mind; the degree of difficulty with metric conversions; economic conditions; the effect of the declining Canadian dollar; energy situations in the future; essential workers striking; giving workers the right to strike; improving happiness; improving honesty; improving morals; the influence of religion on life; and the value of services provided. Basic demographic variables are also included. 405 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the upcoming election and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as self-protective laws, unemployment levels and nuclear power stations. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of unemployment benefits; banning public opinion polls before elections; biased news reporting; the big issues in the next election; Canada becoming a Republic; causes of unemployment; common worries; the government guaranteeing jobs; high school emphasis on basic subjects; increasing nuclear generation; job security; making binding arbitration mandatory; the most accurate media new report; opening a nuclear power station in the community; opinions of self-protective laws; predicted unemployment levels; and the right to French or English education. Basic demographic variables are also included. 406 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as airline boycotts; national unity and reasons for inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the airline boycott of certain countries; the approval of compulsory retirement; approval of Ed Broadbent as the N.D.P. leader; the approval of Joe Clark as the leader of the Opposition; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; Bill 101

This dataset covers ballots 363-71 spanning January, March, May-July, September-December 1974. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 363 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the James Bay Indian conflict; the Canadian fuel policy and the accessibility of abortions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the accessibility of abortions; allowing police to use wiretaps; allowing private contributions to political campaigns; approval of the Canadian fuel policy; broadcasting ads aimed at children; whether or not Canada is heading towards a depression; the amount of confidence there is in multinational oil companies; the distribution of seats in the Federal House of Commons; expropriating Indian lands; governmental set up of land banks; the James Bay Indian conflict; Liberals complying with NDP; limiting foreign investments; police protection of scabs and the problems facing the various provinces. Basic demographic variables are also included. 364 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The poll asks opinions about political issues such as the upcoming election, the effect of government and which political leader will make the best Prime Minister. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as questions about smoking, seatbelts and how strict schools are. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing euthanasia for the terminally ill; approval of Lewis as leader of the NDP; approval of Stanfield as leader of the opposition; approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; biggest concern due to the rising prices; country most interested in visiting; whether or not the courts are treating criminals too harshly; the effects of American influence; possible fine for not wearing a seatbelt; giving workers the right to strike; the government's effect on life; the ideal number of children to have; the increasing amounts of political corruptness; which political leader will make the best Prime Minister; the main cause of energy problems in Canada; the most important problem facing Canada; opinions of the teaching profession; quality of US-Canada relations; rising prices; smoking in the past week; strictness of schools; the use of seatbelts; the use of alcohol; and what makes a good Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included. 365 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on political and social issues. Opinions on topics such as inflation, oil and gas prices and whether or not UFOs exist are touched on in this poll. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of money spent on food; beliefs about UFOs; the causes of inflation; comparing the Roman Empire to Western Civilization; the decline in the Roman Empire; dieting; expanding the World Football League; growing vegetables in the summer; illegal strikes; impeaching President Nixon; learning second languages in school; opinions about weight; owing a car; the reasons for higher oil and gas prices; whether or not President Nixon should resign; who profits from higher oil and gas prices; types of cars and ways to control inflation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 366 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and the upcoming Federal election. There are also questions regarding compulsory military service, nuclear testing and what people fear. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the type of activities recently participated in; confidence levels of Canadian institutions; compulsory military service; conditions that warrant an election; being eligible to vote; what people fear; gaining a majority government; India's nuclear testing; interest in the Federal election; likelihood of voting; how long the respondent could live comfortably without an income; who the most sincere political leader is; whether or not a respondents name is on the voter's list; participation in sports; the political leader with the best campaign; preferred area of living; satisfaction levels; and summer holiday plans. Basic demographic variables are also included. 367 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political parties, the election and other political issues within the country. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the activities done during the 1874 election campaign; the difference between the political parties; the important jobs for the government after the election; overall interest in the election; voting eligibility; and voting intentions. Basic demographic variables are also included. 368 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the past election and political leaders in Canada; as well as American politics. Questions also touched on subjects such as the benefits of marriage; the Old Age Pension and the metric system. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing abortions; the amount of money given by the Old Age Pension; the approval for lotteries; converting to the metric system; disapproval for lotteries; the effectiveness of police; the expectations of Gerald Ford as President; gaining from marriage; the government running lotteries; the involvement of churches in daily life; the loss of prestige in the United States due to Watergate; making French the sole official language in Quebec; passing Bill 22 in Quebec; the reasons for voting for a political leader; rising prices; setting maximum speed limits; wage and price controls; and who is to blame for violence in minor hockey. Basic demographic variables are also included. 369 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. Topics of interest include: the most important problems facing the country; government intervention in wage; the influence of foreign (U.S.) capital; opinions on PM Trudeau, Minister of Finance Turner, Minister of Agriculture Whelan, current issues in the agricultural sector; over-coverage of U.S. news; safety regulations; sense of increasing violence; Gerald Ford; the possibility of an imminent economic depression; political leanings and voting behavior. Basic demographic variables are also included. 370 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about government salaries and the past election. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the effect of women in the RCMP and predictions for 1975. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: only admitting immigrants with prearranged jobs; allowing organ donations; attending the 1976 Olympics in Montreal; the effects of where you live on wealth; the effects of women in the RCMP; evaluation of government salaries; fear of walking at night; political preferences; rating post office performance; predictions for 1975; regularly saving part of income; and types of foods recently ate. Basic demographic variables are also included. 371 - December This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about who will be the new political leaders as well as other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as type of employment, inflation and attitudes towards marijuana. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of foreign aid given; the cause of rising food prices; confidence in the government's handling of inflation; gender preference of boss; the groups that will suffer the most from high food prices; helping underdeveloped countries; legalizing marijuana; opinions of a two-price system; political preferences; giving prison sentences for selling marijuana; the protection of Canadian magazine publishers; who the replacement leader for the Conservative party will be; who the replacement leader for the NDP will be; whether or not the respondent would stop working if they had the means to do so; trying marijuana; the type of employment; and weekend prison leaves for serious convictions. Basic demographic variables are also included.