Washington Post Republican Convention Delegate Poll, 1988

This data collection examines attitudes of delegates to the
1988 Republican National Convention on a variety of social and
political issues. Major areas of investigation include delegates' views
on ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, raising taxes to deal
with the federal budget deficit, using the CIA to undermine hostile
foreign governments, reinstituting the military draft, outlawing
abortion, government provision of a national health care program, and
reducing the military budget. Delegates also were asked where they
would place George Bush on a scale running from very liberal to very
conservative, whom they favored for the vice presidential nomination,
and if they would work enthusiastically for Bush if he won the
nomination. Profiles of the delegates include participation in
Republican party affairs, elected or appointed public positions
currently held, self-placement on a liberal/conservative scale, prior
attendance at a national convention, education, age, religion, marital
status, labor union membership, employment status, race, sex, income,
region of residence, and delegate type.