ABC News general election exit polls, 1985
By: principal investigator, ABC News
Series: ICPSR -- 8588; ICPSR (Series) -- 8588
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Elections; Public opinion; Quality of life; Politics and government
Description: These data were collected at polling places in Detroit (Part 1) and New Jersey (Part 2) as voters exited the polls on Election Day, 1985. In Detroit, questions included vote choices for mayor, city clerk, city council, and Proposal "S" relating to school millage. Voters' opinions were sought on various public officials, casino gambling, juvenile crime, and the quality of life in Detroit. Voters in New Jersey were asked how they voted in the governor and state assembly races. In addition, they were asked to evaluate the quality of life in New Jersey and to compare the gubernatorial candidates. Demographic information recorded for all respondents in this collection include sex, age, education, race, income, union membership, and political orientation.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class III.

Chronological coverage: November 5, 1985. Data collected: November 5, 1985.

Self-enumerated forms.

Survey data.

Detroit, Michigan and New Jersey.

Card image data format. The data contain blanks.

Codebook available.

Part number: 1 ; part name: Detroit ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 970 ; variable count: 59 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 1.

Part number: 2 ; part name: New Jersey ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 1,400 ; variable count: 46 ; LRECL: 80 ; records per case: 1.

Polling places were chosen by random selection.

Universe: Voters in the city of Detroit and state of New Jersey general elections on November 5, 1985.