Research Catalog

Title

ABC News/Washington Post Clarence Thomas hearing poll, September 1991 [electronic resource].

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• ABC News.
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
• Washington Post Company.

Summary

The nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was the central focus of this survey. Respondents were asked if they approved or disapproved of the nomination, whether the Senate should confirm Thomas's nomination, whether the Supreme Court was too conservative or too liberal in its decisions, and whether the presence of Thomas on the court would make the court more conservative or liberal. Respondents were also queried regarding their awareness of the Senate hearings on Thomas's nomination, if Thomas was one of the best available people for the job, and whether the Senate should consider Thomas's political views as well as his background and qualifications. Further questions included whether the respondent agreed or disagreed with Thomas's opposition to programs that gave minorities preference in jobs and education to make up for past inequalities, whether Thomas understood the concerns of most Black Americans, whether the respondent favored or opposed the 1973 ruling to legalize abortion and if Thomas should be confirmed on the basis of his support or opposition to legalized abortion, whether Thomas should have discussed his views on abortion laws at the confirmation hearings, and whether the opposition to the Thomas nomination by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and National Organization for Women (NOW) influenced the respondent's support for Thomas. Other topics covered in this survey include the Bush presidency, terms used to describe Black Americans, whom the respondent would vote for in a Democratic presidential primary or caucus, Israel and the Palestinians, and relations between Israel and the United States.

Series Statement

• ABC News/Washington Post poll series
• ICPSR ; 9767

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 9767.

Subject

• Thomas, Clarence, 1948- > Public opinion
• United States. Congress. Senate > Public opinion
• United States. Supreme Court > Public opinion
• Public opinion > United States
• Abortion
• Affirmative Action
• Attitudes
• Bush, George H.W
• Confirmation hearings
• Public opinion
• Sexual harassment
• Supreme Court justices
• Supreme Court nominations
• Thomas, Clarence
• United States Supreme Court

Genre/Form

• dataset.
• dataset – 1991.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on April 1, 2008).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) + SAS setup file + SPSS setup file + Stata setup file.

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: September 1991.
• Time period: September 1991.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: United States.

Cite As (note)

• ABC News/Washington Post. ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST CLARENCE THOMAS HEARING POLL, SEPTEMBER 1991 [Computer file]. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-12-01.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: card image with SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files.

OCLC

• ocm61163573
• SCSB-825491

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library