DOI: 10.3886/icpsr04625
title: CBS News Monthly Poll #2, September 2006
title: Archival Version

description: This poll, fielded September 24-27, 2006, is part of a
 continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on
 the current presidency and on a range of other political and social
 issues. Despite being termed a monthly poll, this poll's specific
 focus was on the opinions and judgments of people currently living in
 the state of New York. Respondents were asked to give their opinions
 on the upcoming 2006 election for the New York governor, specifically
 their opinions about gubernatorial candidates, Eliot Spitzer and John
 Faso. Subjects were also asked about the upcoming New York senatorial
 election and their opinions about that race's candidates, Hillary
 Clinton and John Spencer. Respondents were also asked about the
 upcoming election for state attorney general and their opinions about
 candidates Andrew Cuomo and Jeanine Pirro. Respondents were asked to
 give their opinions about several politicians: President George Bush,
 Governor George Pataki, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Hillary
 Clinton, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Respondents were asked how they
 thought the New York legislature in Albany was handling its job, and
 of the problems facing New York State, what they wanted the next
 governor to concentrate on most. Respondents were also asked to rate
 the state of the New York economy. Respondents were then asked to give
 their opinion on sentencing for people convicted of murder and
 terrorism. Other major issues such as gay marriage and the war in Iraq
 were also covered, along with additional topics specific to New York
 such as balancing the budget, future terrorist attacks, education,
 taxes, and which candidate for senator would help improve on these
 areas. Additionally respondents were asked which candidate for Senator
 cared most for people in different areas of New York: New York City,
 the suburbs, and upstate New York. Respondents were also asked how
 they thought the candidates for governor would handle issues such as
 taxes, terrorism, and the economy. Additional questions asked
 respondents how they would categorize the political attitudes of the
 candidates for governor and senator. Their opinions were sought on
 Hillary Clinton's job as senator, whether she had become a true New
 Yorker, and the prospect of her running for president, and whether
 Rudolph Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, or George Pataki should run for
 president in 2008. Respondents were asked their views on Andrew Cuomo
 and Jeanine Pirro, including information about their campaign
 practices and their experience level. Lastly, they were asked if they
 would want the Mets or the Yankees to win if there were a subway World
 Series that year. Demographic variables include race, sex, age, level
 of education, financial situation, income, voter registration, voting
 activity, status, political ideology, party affiliation, marital
 status, religious affiliation, and number of years living in their
current community.
description: The data contain weights that should be used for analysis.
description: 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).
description: Datasets: 
DS1: CBS News Monthly Poll #2, September 2006
description: Adult population of the state of New York aged 18 and over
having a telephone at home.
description: telephone interviewAdditional information about coding and weighting may
be found in the codebook.