DOI: 10.3886/icpsr37970.v1
title: 2017 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy
title: Version 1

description: The 2017 Chicago Council Survey continues the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' series of investigations into American public opinion on United States foreign policy. These studies were conducted quadrennially from 1974 to 2002, biennially from 2002 to 2014, and are now conducted annually. They are designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the general public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate. This public opinion study of the United States focused on respondents' opinions of the United States' leadership role in the world and the challenges the country faces domestically and internationally. Data were collected on a wide range of international topics, including: United States' relations with other countries, role in foreign affairs, possible threats to vital interests in the next ten years, foreign policy goals, international trade, the United States' participation in potential treaties, the United States' commitment to NATO, the basing of American troops abroad, policy towards the conflict in Syria, and the United States' relations with other countries. Respondents were also asked their opinion on US institutions, the US president, and federal government programs.
Demographic information collected includes age, gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, left-right political self-placement, political affiliation, employment status, highest level of education, religious preference, household income, state of residence, and living quarters ownership status.
description: The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and perceptions of adult Americans across a range of domestic and international public policy issues.
description: The GfK Group (GfK, formerly Knowledge Networks) conducted the 2017 Biannual Survey on behalf of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Specifically, the study examines American's attitudes and perceptions of a range of US and International public policy issues. The survey was conducted using a sample from KnowledgePanel. For additional information on the survey methodology, please refer to the summary report.
description: These data include variables on the participants' media consumption, variables on participants' opinion on a wide range of international relations topics, their opinions on the US government and institutions, as well as demographic information, including political alignment.
description: The data are not weighted, however, the data includes a weight variable (WEIGHT) that should be used when analyzing the data. For more information details about weighting, please refer to the Summary Report.
description: Response Rates: 60 percent
description: The Gfk Group (Gfk, formerly Knowledge Networks) conducted the 2017 Chicago Council Survey on behalf of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. GfK sampled 3,618 respondents from its KnowledgePanel, a probability-based web panel designed to be representative of the United States. For additional information on sampling, please refer to the Summary Report.
description: Datasets: 
DS1: 2017 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy
description: Non-institutionalized adults aged 18 and over residing in the United States. Smallest Geographic Unit: State
description: web-based surveyAdditional information about the 2017 Chicago Council Survey of American Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Policy can be found at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs web site.