This poll, fielded January 10-15 and January 19, 1999, 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 to comment on whether they would watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 19, and whether Clinton would be able to achieve his policy goals for the following year. Additional questions focused on whether Clinton's actions with respect to former White House intern Monica Lewinsky warranted removal from office, whether Clinton should be censured or impeached, and whether the impeachment trial would affect the country in a negative way. Respondents were also asked to give their opinions of Vice President Al Gore, United States Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and the Republican and Democratic parties. Those queried were asked if they trusted the government in Washington, DC, whether Congress would accomplish more or less in the next two years, whether they were following the impeachment trial, whether they approved of the Senate's handling of the trial, and whether there should be a full trial with witnesses and testimony. Views were also sought on whether the Senate could act in a nonpartisan way, whether the Senate was handling the impeachment trial better than the House of Representatives, whether the Senate spent too much time bickering, and whether the Senate paid attention to the opinions of the American people. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, religion, political party, political orientation, voter participation history, marital status, age of children in household, family income, and computer access.

This poll, fielded September 16-18, 1996, 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 and issues such as foreign policy and illegal drug use. A series of questions addressed the 1996 presidential election, including how much attention respondents were paying to the election, for whom they would vote, which candidate they thought would win in the November election regardless of whom they were voting for, and which candidate would be better at reducing crime and drug use. Opinions were solicited on presidential candidates Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, and Ross Perot, vice presidential candidates Al Gore, Jack Kemp, and Pat Choate, the Democratic and Republican parties, and whether or not the United States was going in the right direction. Respondents were asked questions about Iraq and the Persian Gulf War and whether they favored sending ground troops and planes to Kuwait for an attack on Iraq. Views were sought on the Persian Gulf War, whether President Clinton explained the situation in Iraq well enough, and whether the United States should have continued fighting Iraq until Saddam Hussein was removed from power. Additional topics addressed the national economy, presidential debates, and illegal drug use. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, household income, education level, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), length of time living at current residence, political party affiliation, political philosophy, voter participation history and registration status, and whether respondents had a child entering high school in 1996.

This poll, conducted January 18-20, 1996, 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. Those polled were asked about crime, the economy, the most important problem facing the country, and whether they trusted President Clinton or the Republicans in the United States Congress to handle this problem. A series of questions addressed the 1996 presidential campaign, including how much attention respondents were paying to the campaign, for whom they would vote, whether they would vote in the presidential primaries in their state, and their opinions of the presidential candidates. Views were also sought on First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and the type of treatment she received from the news media, the White House Travel Office firings, and whether a first lady could fulfill her responsibilities while holding a job outside of the White House. Respondents also gave their opinions of the job performances of the United States Congress, including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Majority Leader of the Senate Bob Dole. Other topics addressed the federal budget standoff between President Clinton and the Republicans in Congress, the Whitewater investigation, the flat tax proposal, job layoffs, and which team would win the upcoming Super Bowl. Information was also collected on whether respondents listened to political call-in radio shows, whether they considered themselves part of the religious right, which type of income tax form they would file, and whether anyone in the household worked for the federal government or was currently serving in the armed forces. Demographic variables include sex, race, age, household income, education level, type of residential area (e.g. urban or rural), religious preference, political party affiliation, voter participation history and registration status, and political philosophy.

This poll, fielded May 11, 1999, 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, foreign policy, and the economy, as well as their views on United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) involvement in the Kosovo war between the Albanians and the Serbs. Respondents were asked if they favored or opposed the air strikes, if NATO and the United States should continue to bomb until Serbian troops withdrew from Kosovo, and if the bombing of Kosovo would have a negative impact on the United States' relationship with Russia and with Russian president Boris Yeltsin. Respondents were also asked if they followed news coverage of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, if they thought the United States should apologize for the bombing, and if the bombing would have a negative impact on the United States' relationship with China. Additional questions covered whether respondents believed Social Security benefits would be available when they retired, and if respondents had pension plans or 401K accounts from their employers. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, religion, political party, political orientation, voter participation history, marital status, age of children in household, family income, and computer access.

This poll, conducted July 21, 1996, 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. Those queried were also asked for their views on the crash of TWA Flight #800, the National Transportation Safety Board, commercial airline travel safety, and government regulation of airline travel. Comparative questions were asked about the safety of air travel versus other modes of transportation, and the safety of airports in the United States compared to airports in other countries. Other topics addressed how much control a president could have over terrorism as well as respondents' level of confidence that the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta would be safe from terrorism. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, political party affiliation, political party lean, education level, and family income, and age of children in household.

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 queried regarding President Bill Clinton's handling of foreign policy, the economy, and health care reform, and his ability to deal with an international crisis. The poll also addressed the issue of United States military assistance in trouble spots around the world, the fairness of Clinton's proposed health care reform plan and its potential impact on the quality of care and the amount paid for care, policy options relating to United States involvement in Somalia, Haiti, and the former Yugoslavia, and financial aid to Russia. Background information on respondents includes vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and family income.

This poll, fielded March 28, 1999, 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 United States and NATO involvement in the Kosovo war between the Albanians and the Serbs. Respondents were also asked how long they estimated the air strikes would continue, if they would favor or oppose sending United States ground troops to Kosovo, and if the fighting in Kosovo would lead to fighting in neighboring countries. Those queried were asked if they followed the news, if they favored the air strikes, if they understood the situation in Kosovo, and if the United States should be involved. Views were also sought on whether United States involvement in Kosovo would damage relationships with other foreign countries, particularly Russia and China. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, religion, political party, political orientation, voter participation history, marital status, age of children in household, family income, and computer access.

Abstract (en): 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 queried regarding President Bill Clinton's handling of foreign policy, the economy, and health care reform, and his ability to deal with an international crisis. The poll also addressed the issue of United States military assistance in trouble spots around the world, the fairness of Clinton's proposed health care reform plan and its potential impact on the quality of care and the amount paid for care, policy options relating to United States involvement in Somalia, Haiti, and the former Yugoslavia, and financial aid to Russia. Background information on respondents includes vote choice in the 1992 presidential election, political party, political orientation, education, age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and family 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.. Adult population of the United States aged 18 and over having telephones at home. A variation of random-digit dialing using primary sampling units (PSUs) was employed, consisting of blocks of 100 telephone numbers identical through the eighth digit and stratified by geographic region, area code, and size of place. Within households, respondents were selected using a method developed by Leslie Kish and modified by Charles Backstrom and Gerald Hursh (see Backstrom and Hursh, SURVEY RESEARCH [Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1963]). 2009-06-01 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection. A weight variable has been included and must be used for any analysis.

This poll, fielded August 15, 1999, 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 the United States Congress. They were also asked to recall the April 1999 high school shooting in Colorado, as well as the recent office shootings in Georgia and Alabama, and the previous week's shooting at a Los Angeles, California, community center and day camp. Their views were sought on the reasons behind those shootings and whether the incidents could have been prevented. A series of questions addressed the issue of gun ownership and gun control in the United States, including the depth of the Second Amendment. On the topic of gun control, respondents were asked whether they believed that regulations should be stricter, including requiring gun manufacturers to put trigger locks/safety devices on guns, extending the waiting period for background checks, requiring a three-day waiting period between when a gun is bought and when it is sold, and requiring gun owners to register each firearm with the government. Those queried were asked whether stricter laws would reduce violent crime. Additional questions addressed respondents' views regarding bans on assault weapons and all handguns, permitting individuals to carry concealed weapons, the National Rifle Association (NRA), and whether Congress would enact stricter gun control laws during 1999. Background information on respondents includes age, sex, race, education, religion, voter registration and participation history, political party, political orientation, Hispanic descent, marital status, gun ownership, computer access, stock market investments, age of children in household, and family income.

This poll, conducted May 19-21, 1998, 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 for their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy, as well as their views on the United States Congress, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Vice President Al Gore, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, former President George Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and 1996 Florida gubernatorial candidate Jeb Bush. Those queried were asked a series of questions relating to the stock market and the Asian financial crisis, such as their impact on the respondent and on the United States economy. Related topics concerned respondents' investment management and sources of information on investments, including the Internet, and the respondents' opinions on the future of technology and automobile stocks. Respondents were also asked about their feelings toward different countries, especially India and Pakistan. A series of questions addressed the recent testing of nuclear bombs by India, including the importance of India's actions to the interests of the United States, possible United States responses, the possibility of Pakistan's conducting similar tests, and the likelihood of nuclear war in the next 15 years. Additional topics covered the November 1998 congressional elections, the anti-trust case brought by the United States government and 20 states against Microsoft, the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky investigations involving President Clinton, computer access, electronic mail, and on-line polling. Background information on respondents includes age, race, ethnicity, sex, education, religion, family income, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, age of children in household, stock market investments, and retirement savings plans.

Abstract (en): This poll, conducted July 21, 1996, 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. Those queried were also asked for their views on the crash of TWA Flight #800, the National Transportation Safety Board, commercial airline travel safety, and government regulation of airline travel. Comparative questions were asked about the safety of air travel versus other modes of transportation, and the safety of airports in the United States compared to airports in other countries. Other topics addressed how much control a president could have over terrorism as well as respondents' level of confidence that the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta would be safe from terrorism. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, political party affiliation, political party lean, education level, and family income, and age of children in household. The data contain a weight variable, WEIGHT, that should be used in analyzing the data. 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.; Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.. Adult population of the United States aged 18 and over having a telephone at home. Households were selected by random-digit dialing. Within households, the respondent selected was the adult living in the household who last had a birthday and who was home at the time of the interview. 2011-03-10 Respondent names were removed from the data file. Question text was added to the codebook.2010-03-30 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setups have been added to this data collection. telephone interviewThe data available for download are not weighted and users will need to weight the data prior to analysis.To preserve respondent confidentiality, codes in variables AREACODE, EXCHANGE, and LASTFOUR have been replaced with blank codes.This data collection was produced by CBS News, New York, NY.

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 of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency, as well as their views of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan. Those queried were also asked what they felt were the parameters of executive privilege, and to comment on the level of confidentiality that protects discussions between White House aides and the President and First Lady. A series of questions focused on the sexual misconduct allegations against President Clinton, involving former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Specific questions addressed the latest claims of sexual misconduct alleged by Kathleen Willey, the importance of these allegations to the American people, and what should happen to Clinton if the claims were proven to be true. Additional topics covered people who worked on Wall Street, trying juvenile criminals as adults, honesty in public office, national evening news broadcasts, and "60 Minutes" correspondent Andy Rooney. Opinions were also elicited on the installation of video surveillance cameras as a crime deterrent, whether a thief could obtain personal information on the respondent, and the accessibility of computers and electronic mail. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion, political party, political orientation, family income, voter registration and participation history, age of children in household, personal knowledge of someone with AIDS, and personal investment in the stock market.

This poll, fielded December 16, 1998, 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, the economy, and the situation with Iraq. Those queried were also asked for their opinions on the Clinton impeachment inquiry, including how they would like their representative to vote, whether Clinton's actions were serious enough to warrant impeachment, and what the best outcome would be for the country. A series of questions focused on the United States' use of the Air Force to bomb targets in Iraq after Iraq failed to comply with the agreement to allow United Nations weapons inspections. Topics covered whether the United States would ultimately use military force against Iraq, whether getting Saddam Hussein to cooperate was worth the potential loss of American lives, and whether the strikes, if used, should continue until Hussein complied or was removed from office. Respondents were asked for their opinions on the House of Representatives' decision to delay the start of the impeachment debate because of the situation with Iraq, and the timing of Hussein's refusal to comply with the United Nations agreement. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, education, political party, political orientation, Hispanic descent, and family income.