CBS NEWS MONTHLY POLL #2, AUGUST 1992 (ICPSR 6084) Principal Investigator CBS News First ICPSR Release October 1993 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research P.O. Box 1248 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1 1 BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Publications based on ICPSR data collections should acknowledge those sources by means of bibliographic citations. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: CBS News. CBS NEWS MONTHLY POLL #2, AUGUST 1992 [Computer file]. New York, NY: CBS News [producer], 1992. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter- university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. 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Questions were posed regarding respondents' vote intentions for the 1992 presidential election, their opinions of the 1992 presidential candidates, and the likelihood of their voting in the 1992 presidential election. Items pertaining to George Bush and Bill Clinton focused on their moral values and their ability to deal with problems. Additional questions concerned respondents' opinions of Bill Clinton, Dan Quayle, and Al Gore. Respondents were also asked to give their approval rating of George Bush with respect to his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy. Background information on respondents includes sex, age, race, education, religious preference, family income, political orientation, and party preference. CLASS IV UNIVERSE: Adult population of the United States aged 18 and over having telephones at home. SAMPLING: 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]). NOTE: A weight variable has been included and must be used for any analysis. EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) EXTENT OF PROCESSING: NONNUM/ BLANKS DATA FORMAT: Card Image File Structure: rectangular Cases: 1,546 Variables: 70 Record Length: 80 Records Per Case: 3 1 CBS NEWS POLL DOCUMENTATION AUGUST NATIONAL POLL 11 AUGUST 18-19, 1992 Data Set Name: AUG92B.DAT Total Respondents: 1,546 CARD # 1 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 (1) Card Number (1) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 7 3 (7-9) Area Code 10 3 (10-12) Exchange Code 13 4 (13-16) Last Four Digits 17 1 (17) Completed Interview 1=Yes 3=Converted Refusal 18 1 (18) Cover Sheet Number 19 1 (19) Number of Adults in Household 20 1 (20) Number of Women 21 1 (21) Day of Interview 22 1 (22) Respondent's Sex 1=Male 2=Female 23 3 (23-25) Interviewer's ID Number 26 1 (26) Interviewer's sex 27 1 (27) Interviewer's race NOTE: Columns 30-47, 48-50, 51-55, 56-57, and 58-59, correspond to questions 1-17, 18-20, 21-23, 17a-17b, and 20a-20b, respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 Page 2 ICPSR 6084 CARD # 2 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 Card Number (2) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 57 8 (57-64) Respondent's First Name NOTE: Columns 66-70, correspond to questions 24-28, respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 3 CARD # 3 COLUMN (Starting) LENGTH DESCRIPTION 1 1 (1) Card Number (3) 2 5 (2-6) Respondent Number 49 6 (49-54) Weight 55 1 (55) *Census Region (derived from telephone number) 1=East 2=Midwest 3=South 4=West 56 1 (56) *CBS Region 1=Northeast 2=Northcentral 3=South 4=West 57 2 (57-58) *State Code (numbered 01-51 in alphabetical order) 59 1 (59) Urbanity Code 1=Large Central City (over 500k) 2=Central City (50 to 500k) 3=Suburbs 4=Other Community (10 to 50k) 5=Rural 60 2 (60-61) Batch Number 62 1 (62) Variance Code 63 1 (63) Time Zone (Coded by Interviewer) 1=East 2=Central 3=Mountain 4=Pacific NOTE: Columns 71-75, 77-79, and 80 correspond to question 29-32, 1 Page 4 ICPSR 6084 33-35, and 38 respectively, on attached questionnaire. 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 5 --CBS NEWS STATE CODE LIST-- 01. Alabama 02. Alaska 03. Arizona 04. Arkansas 05. California 06. Colorado 07. Connecticut 08. Delaware 09. District of Columbia 10. Florida 11. Georgia 12. Hawaii 13. Idaho 14. Illinois 15. Indiana 16. Iowa 17. Kansas 18. Kentucky 19. Louisiana 20. Maine 21. Maryland 22. Massachusetts 23. Michigan 24. Minnesota 25. Mississippi 26. Missouri 27. Montana 28. Nebraska 29. Nevada 30. New Hampshire 31. New Jersey 32. New Mexico 33. New York 34. North Carolina 35. North Dakota 36. Ohio 37. Oklahoma 38. Oregon 39. Pennsylvania 40. Rhode Island 41. South Carolina 42. South Dakota 43. Tennessee 44. Texas 45. Utah 46. Vermont 47. Virginia 48. Washington 1 Page 6 ICPSR 6084 49. West Virginia 50. Wisconsin 51. Wyoming 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 7 CBS REGION CODE Northeast: Northcentral: Connecticut Illinois Delaware Indiana District of Columbia Iowa Maine Kansas Maryland Michigan Massachusetts Minnesota New Hampshire Missouri New Jersey Nebraska New York North Dakota Pennsylvania Ohio Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Wisconsin West Virginia South: West: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida Colorado Georgia Idaho Kentucky Montana Louisiana Nevada Mississippi New Mexico North Carolina Oregon Oklahoma Utah South Carolina Washington Tennessee Wyoming Texas Virginia CENSUS REGION CODES Same as CBS code except Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia are coded as South (not NORTHEAST). 1 Page 8 ICPSR 6084 OPEN-END CODES FOR AUG92B QUESTION 21a 01. PAT BUCHANAN 02. RONALD REAGAN 03. JACK KEMP 04. BARBARA BUSH 05. ABORTION 06. FAMILY VALUES 07. MUD-SLINGING/NEGTV CAMPAIGNING 08. PHIL GRAMM 09. DAN/MARILYN QUAYLE 10. TAXES/PROMISES 11. CONSERVATIVE 12. BORING/WASTE OF TIME/CIRCUS-LIKE/FALSE 13. MONEY SPENT ON CONVENTION 14. MEDIA COVERAGE 15. NEGATIVE COMMENTS 16. POLITICS/RHETORIC/LIES 17. GEORGE BUSH 18. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES 19. GENERAL POSITIVES 20. FOREIGN POLICY 21. PAT ROBERTSON 22. MORALE/UNITY 23. JAMES BAKER III 97. NOTHING 98. OTHER 99. DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 9 CBS News August National Poll II Republican National Convention August 18-19, 1992 1. Some people are registered to vote and others are not. Are you registered to vote in the precinct or election district where you now live, or aren't you? CARD 1 [30] <1> Yes (goto q2) <2> No <9> DK/NA ===> (goto q20) 2. Is your opinion of George Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about George Bush yet to have an opinion? [31] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 3. Is your opinion of Bill Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Clinton yet to have an opinion? [32] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 4. Is your opinion of Dan Quayle favorable, not favorable, undecided, haven't you heard enough about Dan Quayle yet to have an opinion? [33] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 1 Page 10 ICPSR 6084 5. Is your opinion of Al Gore favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Al Gore yet to have an opinion? [34] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <3> Undecided <4> Not heard enough yet <5> Refused 6. How likely is it that you will vote in the 1992 election for President this November -- would you say you will definitely vote, probably vote, probably not vote, or definitely not vote in the election for President? [35] <1> Definitely <2> Probably <3> Probably not <4> Definitely not <9> DK/NA 7. If the 1992 presidential election were being held today, for George Bush for President and Dan Quayle for Vice President, the Republican candidates, or for Bill Clinton for President and Al Gore for Vice President, the Democratic candidates? [36] <1> George Bush/Dan Quayle <2> Bill Clinton/Al Gore <3> Wouldn't vote (vol) <9> DK/NA (goto q7a) 7a. Well, as of today, do you lean more towards Bush and Quayle towards Clinton and Gore? [37] <1> Bush & Quayle <2> Clinton & Gore <9> DK/NA (goto q9) 8. Would you describe your support for (Candidate A) as strongly favoring them, or do you like them but with reservations, or do you like them because you dislike (Candidate B)? [38] <1> Strongly favor <2> Like with reservations <3> Dislike other <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 11 9. If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in your district were being held today, would you vote for the Republican or the Democratic candidate? [39] <1> Republican <2> Democratic <3> Wouldn't vote <9> DK/NA 10. Do you think George Bush can be trusted to deal with all the President has to deal with, or are you concerned that he might make serious mistakes? [40] <1> Can be trusted <2> Might make serious mistakes <9> DK/NA 11. Do you think Bill Clinton can be trusted to deal with all the problems a President has to deal with, or are you concerned that he might make serious mistakes? [41] <1> Can be trusted <2> Might make serious mistakes <9> DK/NA 12. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 18: Do you think George Bush shares values most Americans try to live by or doesn't he? [42] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 13. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 18: Do you think Bill Clinton shares values most Americans try to live by or doesn't he? [43] <1> Yes <2> No <9> DK/NA 14. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 18: Do you think George Bush has offered specific ideas to get the United States out of the recession or hasn't he? [44] <1> Has offered specific ideas <2> Hasn't offered specific ideas 1 Page 12 ICPSR 6084 <9> DK/NA 15. In politics, do you think of Bill Clinton as liberal, moderate, or conservative? [45] <1> Liberal <2> Moderate <3> Conservative <9> DK/NA 16. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 19: Do you think electing George Bush in November would bring about real change in the way things are going in the country, or would things go on pretty much the way they are now? [46] <1> Real change <2> Things go on the way they are now <9> DK/NA 17. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 19: Do you think electing Bill Clinton in November would bring about real change in the way things are going in the country, or would things go on pretty much the way they are now? [47] <1> Real change <2> Things go on the way they are now <9> DK/NA 17a. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 19: Do you think there NEEDS to be real change in the way things are going in this country, or would you be satisfied if things go on pretty much the way they are now? [56] <1> Needs to be a real change <2> Satisfied if things continue the way they are now <9> DK/NA 17b. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 19: 00 you think Bill Clinton and Al Gore are different from Demoratic presidential candidates in previous years, or are they typical Democratic candidates? [57] <1> Different <2> Typical Democratic candidates <3> Both (vol) <4> Neither (vol) <9> DK/NA 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 13 18. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 18: In general, is your opinion of the Republican party favorable or not favorable? [48] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <9> DK/NA 19. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 18: In general, is your opinion of the Democrat party favorable or not favorable? [49] <1> Favorable <2> Not favorable <9> DK/NA 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling his job as president? [50] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 20a. ASKED ONLY ON AUGUST 19: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling foreign policy? [58] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 20b. ASKED ONLY On AUGUST 19: How about the economy? Do you approve -- or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling the economy? [59] <1> Approve <2> Disapprove <9> DK/NA 21. Have you been watching any of the television coverage of the Republican Convention? [51] <1> Yes (goto q21a) <2> No <9> DK/NA ===> (goto q22) 21a. What one thing sticks out in your mind about the convention? 1 Page 14 ICPSR 6084 [52-53] ________________________________________ (Open-end) Something (Specify) <97> Nothing <99> DK/NA 22. Do you think that politicians who talk about upholding traditional family values need to display those values in their own personal lives, or don't you think that necessary? [54] <1> Need to display <2> Don't need to display <9> DK/NA 23. Do you think that when politicians talk about upholding traditional family values they are talkinq about you and YOUR family, or don't you think they are referrinq to your life? [55] <1> Talking about my family <2> Not talkinq about my family <3> Only Republicans do (Vol.) <4> Only Democrats do (Vol.) <9> DK/NA These last few questions are for background only. 24. Did you vote for President in 1988, did something prevent you from voting, or did you choose not to vote for President in 1988? IF VOTED, ASK: Did you vote for George Bush or Michael Dukakis? CARD 2 [66] <1> Bush <2> Dukakis <3> Voted, won't say for whom or other (vol) <4> Didn't vote <9> DK/NA 25. Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? [67] <1> Republican (goto q26) <2> Democrat(goto q26) <3> Independent <9> DK/NA 26. Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican party or to 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 15 the Democratic party? [68] <1> Republican <2> Democrat <9> DK/NA (goto q27) 27. How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? [69] <1> Liberal <2> Moderate <3> Conservative <9> DK/NA 28. What is your religious preference today? [70] <1> Protestant (Specify) <2> Catholic <3> Jewish <4> Other (Specify) <5> None <9> DK/NA 29. What was the last grade in school you completed? CARD 3 [71] <1> Not a High School grad <2> High School grad <3> Some college (trade or business) <4> College grad and beyond <9> Refused 30. How old are you? [72-73] <18-98> Actual age between 18 and 98(or over)(goto q32) <99> Refused 31. Are you between 18 and 29, 30 and 44, 45 and 64, or are you over 64? [74] <1> Between 18 and 29 <2> Between 30 and 44 <3> Between 45 and 64 <4> Over 64 <9> Refused 1 Page 16 ICPSR 6084 32. Are you white, black, or some other race? [75] <1> White <2> Black <3> Other <9> Refused 33. Was your total family income in 1991 UNDER or OVER $30,000? [77] <1> Under <2> Over (goto q33b) <9> Refused/No answer (goto q34) 33a. Was it under or over $15,000? <1> Under <2> Over <2> Won't specify/Refused ===> (goto q34) 33b. Was it between $30,000 and $50,000, or between $50,000 and $75.000 or was it over $75,000? <3> $30,000-$50,000 <4> $50,000-$75,000 <5> Over $75,000 <3> Won't specify/Refused 34. Are there any other telephone numbers in your home that I could have dialed and reached you on -- I don't mean extensions, but different telephone numbers? Iy NECESSARY SAY: We need to know how hard or easy it is to reach people. [78] <1> Yes <2> No (goto q37) <9> DK/NA (goto q37) 35. Now I dialed you at (telephone #), how many other numbers are there in your home? [79] <1-7> Number between 1 and 7 <8> 8 or more numbers <9> Refused (goto nam) 1 ICPSR 6084 Page 17 36. What are those numbers? ________________________________________ 37. CBS News may want to call you back sometime to ask more of your opinions. In order to make sure we reach you again, may I have your first name only. CARD 2 [57] ________________________________________ (Maximum 8 characters) Those are all the questions I have. Thank you for your cooperation. 38. INTERVIEWER: Code whether the respondent was talkative or not talkative or if the first name was refused. CARD 3 [80] <1> Gave name, talkative <2> Gave name, not talkative <3> Refused name