CBS News/New York Times National Surveys, 1982

This data collection is part of a continuing series of surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Ronald Reagan and his handling of the presidency, foreign policy, and the economy, as well as their views on the Israeli-Lebanese conflict, El Salvador, and the Equal Rights Amendment. These national surveys were administered by telephone to one eligible respondent per household. The data are contained in seven files. Part 1, January 1982, includes data about the Reagan presidency and standard CBS demographic or background variables. Part 2, March 1982, contains questions on El Salvador and the policies of the Reagan Administration. Part 3, May 1982, contains questions on the nuclear freeze movement. Part 4, June 1982 (Part 1), contains a small set of background variables, and several questions about the Israeli-Lebanese conflict and Alexander Haig's resignation as Secretary of State. Part 5, June 1982 (All), contains data about the Equal Rights Amendment and women's movement. Part 6, September 1982, and Part 7, October 1982, are pre-election surveys and they include a number of questions relating to the forthcoming congressional elections, evaluation of the Reagan Administration's policies, the political parties, the impact of various issues on the elections, and the respondent's past voting behavior as well as current voting intentions. Information on demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, religion, income, and education, is available for each respondent.