CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #2, November 1997

This poll, fielded November 23-24, 1997, 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 give their opinions on President Bill Clinton's and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's handling of United States foreign policy, specifically the situation with Iraq. Those queried were asked specifically about the role of the United States and the United Nations in the continuing sanctions imposed on Iraq. Respondents were also questioned about El Nino, environmental protection policies, global warming, and greenhouse gases. Additional items probed for parents' opinions on their teenagers' honesty, sexual experiences, and participation in high school pranks. Background information on respondents includes age, race, sex, age of children in household, political party, political orientation, education, and family income.