ABC News/Washington Post Poll, January 1985

This poll, conducted January 11-16, 1985, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to rate Reagan's
performance as president over the past four years and to describe their
expectations for his performance in his second term in office. Respondents also were asked a series of questions relating to the nation's economy, their personal financial situation and expectations, and whether they trusted the Democrats or Republicans to do a better job in coping with the nation's problems. A series of questions asked about the federal budget deficit
and ways to reduce it, federal income tax system and the Treasury Department's
tax reform proposal. Additional subjects addressed support for nuclear power, the apartheid protests in South Africa, the New York City subway shooting, and gun ownership. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, education level, marital status, religious preference, voter registration status and participation history, political party affiliation, political philosophy, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), household income, the number of household members over the age of 18, whether respondents considered themselves to be middle or working class, and whether any member of the household was a veteran, a labor union member, or employed by the government.

本次民意调查于1985年1月11日至16日开展，是持续进行的月度调查系列的一部分，旨在征集公众对总统职位及一系列其他政治和社会问题的意见。受访者被要求对里根过去四年的总统表现进行评分，并描述其对里根第二任期表现的预期。此外，受访者还被问及一系列与国家经济、个人财务状况及预期相关的问题，以及他们信任民主党还是共和党能更好地应对国家问题。调查还涉及联邦预算赤字及减少赤字的方法、联邦所得税系统与财政部的税制改革提案等议题。涉及的其他主题包括对核能的支持、南非种族隔离抗议活动、纽约市地铁枪击事件及枪支拥有情况。人口统计学变量涵盖性别、年龄、种族、教育水平、婚姻状况、宗教偏好、选民登记状态及参与历史、政党归属、政治哲学、居住区域类型（如城市或农村）、家庭收入、18岁以上家庭成员数量、受访者是否自认为中产阶级或工人阶级，以及家庭成员是否为退伍军人、工会成员或政府雇员。