ABC News START talks poll, January 1985
By: principal investigator, ABC News
Series: ICPSR -- 8556; ICPSR (Series) -- 8556
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Public opinion; Politics and government; Foreign relations; Military relations
Description: This survey was conducted just prior to Secretary of State George Shultz's meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva to discuss arms control. Respondents were asked if they approved of Ronald Reagan's handling of foreign affairs and relations with the Soviet Union in particular, if they felt the United States or the Soviet Union was ahead in military power, and if the United States should strive for military superiority. They also were asked whether they approved of the United States' entering into a new round of arms control talks, how they would rate the chances of success of the talks, and whether they felt the Soviet Union would cheat on an agreement if one were reached. In addition, respondents were queried for their opinions on the new defensive weapons that use lasers to shoot down enemy missiles and the impact of this technology on the arms race.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: January 1985. Data collected: January 1985.

Telephone interviews.

Survey data.

United States.

Card image data format. For reasons of confidentiality, the phone numbers of respondents have been replaced with blanks.

Codebook available.

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 504 ; variable count: approx. 18 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 1.

Households were selected by random digit dialing.

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