Voter Research and Surveys General Election Exit Polls, 1992

For this data collection, voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia were interviewed as they left their polling places after voting in the 1992 presidential election. Respondents were asked a series of questions covering their presidential choices for 1992 and 1988, their opinions of the most important issues and candidate qualities, feelings about the government, level of commitment to the candidate for whom they voted, political spectrum self-identification, and family financial situation. Other topics covered in individual states included opinions of candidates and approval ratings, party platforms, current news topics such as urban unrest and the state of the economy, and "hot-button" topics unique to each state such as sexual orientation, religious identification, employment issues, law enforcement issues, environmental positions, abortion limitations, and term of office limitations. Demographic information collected includes sex, race, age, marital status, region of birth, family income range, religion, education, and party identification. In some instances a state geographic code was supplied. In addition to the state surveys, a national survey was also conducted. This survey focused on important issues in the campaign and candidate qualities.

本次数据采集针对1992年美国总统选举投票后离场的全美50个州及哥伦比亚特区的选民开展访谈。受访选民需回答一系列问题，内容涵盖其1992年与1988年的总统选举投票选择、对核心议题与候选人特质的看法、对政府的观感、对所投候选人的支持程度、自我政治光谱定位，以及家庭财务状况。各州专项调研还覆盖了候选人评价与支持率、政党纲领、当前新闻热点议题（如城市骚乱与经济形势），以及各州特有的敏感议题，包括性取向、宗教身份、就业问题、执法议题、环保立场、堕胎限制与任期限制等。本次采集的人口统计学信息包含性别、种族、年龄、婚姻状况、出生地、家庭收入区间、宗教信仰、受教育程度与政党归属，部分样本会附带州地理编码。除各州专项调研外，本次采集还同步开展了一项全国性调研，该调研聚焦本次竞选的核心议题与候选人特质。