ABC News/Washington Post Persian Gulf/Stock drop poll, October 1987
By: principal investigators, ABC News, Washington Post
Series: ICPSR -- 8889; ICPSR (Series) -- 8889
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Stock Market Crash, 1987; Public opinion; Military relations; Politics and government
Other titles: Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Description: The United States' military presence in the Persian Gulf and the sharp drop in stock market prices in mid-October 1987 were the central topics of this poll. Respondents' opinions were sought on the presence of American military forces in the Gulf and its possible ramifications, Reagan's handling of the situation, United States Naval forces escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers, and the United States attack on an Iranian oil platform on the morning of October 19, 1987. With regard to the drop in stock prices, respondents were asked if it had affected them personally, if it signalled a downturn in the nation's economy and the possibility of a Depression like that of the 1930s, if they owned stocks, and if they were planning to sell because of the decline. Demographic data on respondents are included.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: October 1987. Data collected: October 19, 1987.

Telephone interviews.

Survey data.

United States.

Card image data format. A weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.

Codebook available.

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 507 ; variable count: approx. 37 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 2.

Households were selected by random digit dialing.

Universe: The population of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, aged 18 and over.