CBS News General Election Exit Poll: State Files, 1988

This survey is part of an ongoing data collection effort by CBS News. Interviews were conducted with voters in 24 states as they left their polling places on election day, November 8, 1988. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their vote choices in the presidential, senate, and gubernatorial races, the issues and factors that most influenced those votes, and whether their vote for president was influenced by Reagan's policies. Questions regarding the various referenda and propositions on the ballot and other issues specific to the respondent's state also were asked. Additional items included respondents' opinions on the condition of the United States economy, their presidential vote choice in 1984, when they made their presidential choice in the current election, and the strength of that choice. Demographic information collected includes sex, race, age, employment status, religion, education, political party identification, and family income.

本调查是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻部（CBS News）正在推进的数据采集项目的组成部分。调查于1988年11月8日大选当日，在24个州的投票站出口对选民开展访谈。受访者需回答一系列问题，内容涵盖其在总统、参议院及州长选举中的投票选择，对该投票决策产生主要影响的议题与因素，以及其总统选票是否受里根政策的影响。问卷还涉及选票上的各类全民公投与提案，以及受访者所在州特有的其他议题相关问题。额外采集的信息还包括受访者对美国经济状况的看法、1984年的总统投票选择、本次选举中作出总统投票决策的时间节点，以及该投票决策的坚定程度。本次采集的人口统计信息包括性别、种族、年龄、就业状况、宗教信仰、教育水平、政党认同以及家庭收入。