This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter giving people a voice in debates in Japan in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 26 percent of respondents agreed that social media were giving a voice to people who normally would not participate in debates and social issues.

This special-topic poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other social and political issues. This data collection contains information relating to the upcoming election, including respondents' party affiliations and voting preferences, their opinions of President Ronald Reagan's performance in office, and their views on the effect of different interest groups, such as environmentalists and the Moral Majority, on the United States. Demographic information about the respondents includes age, sex, race, religion, educational level, marital status, income, and type of residence.

This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter making debates about social issues more divisive in Japan in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 19 percent of respondents in Japan agreed that social media were making social issue debates more divisive than they used to be.

This special-topic 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. This data colletion focuses on President Ronald Reagan, Libya, and the economy. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's presidency and his handling of the nation's economy, to give their opinions of United States relations with Libya, and to assess the impact of Reagan's economic policies on their personal financial situations. Demographic information including respondent's race, age, household income, and educational level was collected.

This statistic depicts the results of a survey asking individuals about their opinion on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter giving people a voice in debates in India in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, around 68 percent of respondents agreed that social media was giving a voice to people who normally would not participate in debates and social issues.

The health and economic outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic will in part be determined by how effectively experts can communicate information to the public and the degree to which people follow expert recommendation. Using a survey experiment conducted in May of 2020 with almost 5,000 respondents, this paper examines the effect of source cues and message frames on perceptions of information credibility in the context of COVID-19. Each health recommendation was framed by expert or non-expert sources, was fact- or experience-based, and suggested potential gain or loss to test if either the source cue or framing of issues affected responses to the pandemic. We find no evidence that either source cue or message framing influence people's responses—instead, respondents’ ideological predispositions, media consumption, and age explain much of the variation in survey responses, suggesting that public health messaging may face challenges from growing ideological cleavages in American politics.

Data and replication files to understand concerns about misinformation on Instagram using five country (Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany) collected in January and February 2023.

The 1976 survey replicates almost all items that have appeared in at least two other surveys in this series. Major emphasis is placed on the attitudes and opinions of the respondents on issues such as the family, socio-economic status, social mobility, social control, race relations, sex relations, and morale. In addition, information on the respondents' partisan identification and their 1972 presidential vote are included. The data were collected by the National Opinion Research Center as the last in a five-year series of general social surveys. The survey was administered in March and April of 1976 to a national cross-section sample of adults 18 years of age and older. The data were obtained from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)

Please Note: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07398.v1. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they have made this dataset available in multiple data formats.

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.

Replication datasets and R script for the forthcoming publication, entitled "Measuring public opinion about autonomous vehicles using data from Reddit, Public Deliberation, and Surveys", in Public Opinion Quarterly, Special Issue on New Data in Social and Behavioral Research.

Online social media such as Twitter are widely used for mining public opinions and sentiments on various issues and topics. The sheer volume of the data generated and the eager adoption by the online-savvy public are helping to raise the profile of online media as a convenient source of news and public opinions on social and political issues as well. Due to the uncontrollable biases in the population who heavily use the media, however, it is often difficult to measure how accurately the online sphere reflects the offline world at large, undermining the usefulness of online media. One way of identifying and overcoming the online–offline discrepancies is to apply a common analytical and modeling framework to comparable data sets from online and offline sources and cross-analyzing the patterns found therein. In this paper we study the political spectra constructed from Twitter and from legislators' voting records as an example to demonstrate the potential limits of online media as the source for accurate public opinion mining, and how to overcome the limits by using offline data simultaneously.

This dataset covers ballots 372-83 spanning January-December 1975. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 372 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions on topics such as pollution, married women and daycare. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of taxes; bad retail service; CBC programming; complaining about bad retail service; the dangers of pollution; whether or not daycare should be the responsibility of the government; liberalization of drinking laws; married women working; the perceived value of government services; the problems facing families; provinces separating from Canada; satisfaction with customer service; and the seriousness of pollution. Basic demographic variables are also included. 373 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both social and political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues within the country. There are also questions regarding farmers; Lent and drivers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of labour unions; how fairly the government treat farmers; giving something up for Lent; government's record to date; opinions about Stanfield; opinions about Trudeau; pre-marital sex between couples; and preparing children for the future. Basic demographic variables are also included. 374 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about courts and capital punishment within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as racial intolerance, unemployment and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: bail for sex offenders; the benefits of the Syncrude project; community business conditions; fairness of courts; favouring capital punishment; the increase in racial intolerance; the minimum amount of income needed; the opinions about the Syncrude project; reducing inflation and unemployment; secret ballot voting for labour union strikes; and the use of corporal punishment. Basic demographic variables are also included. 375 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about whether or not Canada is heading towards a depression; violence on television and the emphasis of the 3 R's in high school. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: Arab investments in Canada; children watching violence on television; financial conditions; financial expectations; the emphasis high schools place on the 3 R's; House of Commons television coverage; permitting essential workers to strike; the personal effects of strikes; and the probability of having another depression in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 376 - May 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. Questions regarding strikes, housework and Socialism are included. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: Canada becoming socialistic; the criticism of the Conservative opposition; the criticism of the Liberal government; husbands sharing in housework; irritating high priced purchases; opinions about the union leaders; who is responsible for the postal strike; the services that shouldn't be allowed to strike; strength of unions in 10 years; United Nations problem solving abilities; the U.S. financing Canadian development and Zionism as a form of racism. Basic demographic variables are also included. 377 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about international topics such as U.S capital as well as preference for foreign countries. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as inflation, shorter work weeks and curfews. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of money spent on food; approval of a shorter work week; Canada becoming a Republic; curfews for children under 16; the fairness of courts; fighting inflation; increasing immigration; liking of foreign countries; morality of birth control; having neighbours of a different descent; opposing immigrants from certain countries; parole for prisoners with records; preferred historical period; and U.S. capital investment in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included. 378 - July 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, as well as throughout the world. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as having a cashless society, abortions and strikes. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: having a cashless society; allowing teachers to go on strike; approving legal abortions; confidence in U.S. problem solving; the effectiveness of economic policies; the most important problem facing Canada; opinions about Turner; prohibiting small arms possession; registering of firearms; and the size of Canada's population. Basic demographic variables are also included. 379 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the chances of atomic war; housing and night school. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as political preferences and governmental spending. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: attending night school/part-time school; the biggest mistake ever made; the biggest threat to Canada; worker's productivity; the chances of atomic war; the closeness of student-teacher relationships; government cuts to programs; the most admired women; perception of relations between Canada and the United States; the quality of schools; recommendations for types of jobs; reducing government spending; satisfaction with current housing situation; types of courses taken in school; and type of employment. Basic demographic variables are also included. 380 - September 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 metric conversions, religion and alternative energy resources. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of the maple leaf flag; approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; the best alternative energy resource; causes of increased crime; difficulty of metric conversions; the influence of religion; level of interest in the Olympics; plans to attend the Olympic games; retirement plans; rising food prices; spelling tests; and types of beliefs. Basic demographic variables are also included. 381 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly social issues. The questions ask opinions about the economy, rising prices and important problems within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as having a maximum highway speed and no fault divorce. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of no fault divorce; the causes of rising prices; compulsory price restraint; compulsory wage restraint; maximum highway speed; the most important problems facing Canada; whether or not the oil companies should setting gas prices; satisfaction levels; voluntary arbitration prior to striking; and women's liberation. Basic demographic variables are also included. 382 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about having a female as the head of the Liberal party, as well as the PC candidates 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 who produces the best television programs and future predictions for 1976. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the Anti-Inflation Review Board; Christmas images; confidence in the government's handling of inflation; declared PC candidates; predictions for 1976; producing the best television programs; whether or not there would be support for the Federal party if their leader was a women; and wage and price controls. Basic demographic variables are also included. 383 - December This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and political issues

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data. This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Issues Survey, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include: Important health issues The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092265]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 93 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This dataset covers ballots spanning January-December 1997 and includes a pre-election poll. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 001 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly economic, political, and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past election, business conditions, New Year's resolutions, and news sources. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as relationship with spouse, approval of Jean Chretien, and the most important problem facing Canada. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; business conditions; news sources; relationship with spouse; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 002 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past election, health food, and television programming. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as approval of Jean Chretien, and neighbourhood safety. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; health food; television programming; neighbourhood safety; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 003 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly economic, political, and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past election, the Federal budget, professional honesty, and social change. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as approval of Jean Chretien, and acceptance of Eaton's department store closures. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; federal budget; professional honesty; social change; Eaton's; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 004 - April This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past election, respect for institutions, and sports. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as approval of Jean Chretien, smoking and drinking habits, and who would make the best Prime Minister. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; respect for institutions; hockey; baseball; Jean Chretien; smoking; drinking; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. pre-election - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the upcoming election, political leaders, and issues that are important in the election. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as leader qualities, who would make the best leader to defend Canadian federalism, and who would make the best Prime Minister. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; politics; leader qualities; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 005 - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the upcoming election, political leaders, and voting preferences. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as news sources, and personal involvement in federal decisions. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; politics; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 006 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, hunger in Canada, and the economy. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as religiosity, opinion of Jean Chretien, and social responsibility for hunger in Canada. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; politics; Jean Chretien; hunger; religion; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 007 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly economic, political, and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, business conditions, and the treatment of criminals in Canada. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as banking, child abuse, and exercise and diet. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; dieting; child abuse; banking; business conditions; criminals; crime; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 008 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, job security, and health care in Canada. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the death penalty, the treatment of mental health, and Canadian universities. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; health care; death penalty; job security; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 009 - September This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly economic, political, and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, current and future economic conditions, and the status of Quebec as a distinct society. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as the international banning of anti personnel land mines, the future of the monarchy in Canada, and constitutional powers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; economy; Quebec; land mines; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 010 - October This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, volunteering and charity donations, and saving money for the future. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as who would make the best Prime Minister. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; charity; donations; volunteering; Jean Chretien; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 011 - November This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, the legality of abortion, education, and Christmas traditions. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as assisted suicide, government spending on poorer regions, job relocation, and approval of political party leaders. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; education; abortion; Christmas; Jean Chretien; assisted suicide; job relocation; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included. 012 - December This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly economic, political, and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past federal election, the current economic situation, satisfaction with public services, and charity work. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as prediction for the next year, the likelihood of making major purchases, the standard of living in Canada, and approval of Jean Chretien. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; public services; economy; charity; Jean Chretien; major purchases; standard of living; striking; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included.The codebook for this dataset is available through the UBC Library catalogue, with call number HN110.Z9 P84.

Unilateral power is an increasingly important source of policy change for contemporary presidents. In contrast with scholarship that examines the institutional constraints on presidents' exercise of unilateral authority, I consider presidents' unilateral behavior in a framework of political accountability. I argue that presidents have incentives to incorporate the public's policy priorities in their unilateral agendas. I examine this account using panel data on executive orders and public opinion across issue areas from 1954 to 2018. Across a variety of model specifications and estimation strategies, I find evidence that patterns of executive action reflect the public's policy priorities. Presidents issue greater numbers of unilateral directives on issues that gain public salience, particularly on issues that are more familiar to the public and among more policy-significant directives. These findings suggest that accountability mechanisms structure how presidents exercise unilateral power and have normative implications for considering presidential unilateralism in a separation-of-powers system.

The nature of work has experienced steady shifts that have accelerated over the last three decades, raising important sociological questions; for instance, what does this mean for individuals and groups, and their relation to society, markets and the political systems that contextualize attempts and opportunities for different forms of livelihood? The concept of profession has been a key construct for sociological analysis to understand, study and theorise the implications of such shifts in different countries, workplaces and even particular occupational groups. Studies of professions have thus contributed to knowledge in many ways, not only by highlighting the implications for individuals and groups within work contexts but also illustrating importantly how this relates or not to wider societal phenomena. However, there are strong contentions that because its function as a mechanism of social structure formation has weakened significantly over time, as a sociological category and construct, the concept of profession is no longer relevant in contemporary times. This paper shares preliminary results from a systematic review of literature on the application and conceptualisation of the term profession between 2022 and 2023 to start engaging with the question of whether it has exhausted its sociological relevance. The findings suggest firstly that while there has been an overall decline in the utilization of profession-related terms, a slight increase in the utilization of profession is apparent. Secondly, in the reviewed papers, limited engagement with the conceptual underpinning of the construct exists. Finally, while critical engagement with the concept is not always apparent, most papers recognize a clear link between social phenomena and the role of the profession/s toward maintaining or dismantling such challenges in society.

Abstract (en): This poll, conducted July 20-23, 2000, 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 to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy, as well as their views on the way Congress was handling its job. Those polled expressed their interest in and opinions about the 2000 presidential election, their readiness to vote in the upcoming election, and their level of support for both candidates, Vice President Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush. Respondents were also asked whether on the day of the survey they would vote for Al Gore or George W. Bush. They then answered the same question once more, this time choosing among four candidates: Al Gore (Democratic Party candidate), George W. Bush (Republican Party candidate), Pat Buchanan (Reform Party candidate), and Ralph Nader (Green Party candidate). Opinions of the four candidates and their respective parties were also elicited. Additional questions probed respondents' participation and candidate selection in the 1996 presidential election and in the 1998 House of Representatives election. Respondents answered another set of questions comparing Al Gore and George W. Bush as presidential candidates in terms of their qualities of leadership, their understanding of the complex problems a president has to deal with (especially international problems), whether they could be trusted to keep their word as president, whether they shared the same moral values as most Americans, whether they said what they believed or what people wanted to hear, and whether they cared about people like the respondent. Other questions examined respondents' opinions about both candidates' views on the following subjects: the economy, abortion, taxes, the environment, and health care. Those polled also expressed their views about whether the Democratic Party or the Republican Party was more likely to ensure a strong economy, make sure that the tax system was fair, make sure United States military defenses were strong, make the right decisions about Social Security, improve the education and health care systems, and protect the environment. Respondents also indicated which party was better at upholding traditional family values, which party cared more about people like the respondent, what the most important problems for the government in the coming year were, and what their views were on abortion. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, race/ethnic identity, education, religion, voter registration and participation history, political party affiliation, political orientation, marital status, age of children in the household, and income. ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: Created variable labels and/or value labels.. 2009-04-29 As part of an automated retrofit of some studies in the holdings, ICPSR updated the frequency file for this collection to include the original question text.2009-04-22 As part of an automated retrofit of some studies in the holdings, ICPSR created the full data product suite for this collection. Note that the ASCII data file may have been replaced if the previous version was formatted with multiple records per case. A frequency file, which contains the authoritative column locations, has also been added. (1) This collection has not been processed by ICPSR staff. ICPSR is distributing the data and documentation for this collection in essentially the same form in which they were received. When appropriate, documentation has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), data files have been converted to non-platform-specific formats, and variables have been recoded to ensure respondents' anonymity. (2) The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.The ...

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 to give their opinions on President Bill Clinton's handling of his job, foreign policy, and the economy, and whether Clinton had strong leadership qualities. Additional survey topics covered the crime bill, the ban on assault weapons, health care reform, and the major league baseball strike. Respondents were asked to compare President Clinton and the Republican party with respect to their stances on crime and to compare the Republican party and the Democratic party with respect to their proposals for health care reform. Background information on respondents includes voter registration status, household composition, vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, religious preference, and family income.

An Internet survey on alcohol use, conducted by a Finnish newspaper. The data contain the longest responses to open-ended question on attitudes to alcohol given by 43 respondents (see FSD1257 Alcohol Use 2002). The respondents gave their opinions on Finnish alcohol policy, Finnish drinking habits, advantages and disadvantages of alcohol use, etc. The dataset is only available in Finnish.

In December 2024, 11 percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 20percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.