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Public Opinion Subject Guide: Finding Questions Asked in Surveys Question Databases / Print Indexes
to Questions / Search for Poll Topics (Not Specific Questions)
How to Get the Datafile for a Survey: If you are interested in using the
digital datafile for an entire survey, see the suggestions noted for each specific resource below. The major
sources for locating and obtaining a survey datafile are: StatCat, Yale's numeric data catalog, which contains records
for datasets held in the Social Science Data Archive, in the Yale Library, and available free on the
Internet.Roper Center for Public Opinion
Research Catalog of Holdings: Data from the Roper Center may be downloaded by Yale faculty, staff, and students.
Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
(ICPSR): Data from ICPSR may be downloaded by Yale faculty, staff and students. Contact
Social Science Reference with questions
about the above resources or for assistance in locating public opinion data elsewhere.
QUESTION DATABASES
iPOLL (produced by the Roper
Center
for Public Opinion Research)
Important: Only Yale faculty, students, and staff are authorized to use iPOLL and other Roper Center data and documentation. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use iPOLL or other Roper Center Center data and documentation. Contains 500,000 questions and responses from national public opinion surveys since
1935. The file includes sources in opinion polling such as Gallup, Harris, Roper; ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC; Los
Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal.
How to Get the Data:
Search StatCat to discover whether a dataset is held locally (on the
Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be downloaded by Yale faculty,
staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Public Opinion Poll Question Database
(Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Search
questions from Carolina Polls, Louis Harris & Assoc. Polls, Southern Polls, Knight Foundation Community
Polls and state polls. How to Get the Data: For many polls, data may be downloaded for
free. Also, for some polls (Harris, NNSP, Southern Focus, and Carolina Polls), you may run crosstabs online.
For polls without freely downloadable data, contact Social Science Reference.
Polling the Nations
[1986-]
Includes questions and responses from more than 6,500 national, state, local and special surveys in the US
and 60 other countries. The data are gathered from professional polling organizations, television networks,
universities, newspapers, businesses and associations. Information provided includes: survey method, source
name and contact information, sample size, and notes on the sample population.
For earlier surveys (back
to 1981), see the print version, American Public Opinion Index. Louisville, KY : Opinion Research
Service (SSL, Reference HM261 A463). Responses to the questions are in the microfiche collection,
American Public Opinion Data, Mudd Government Documents and Information Center, SSLIS
Microforms. How to Get the Data: Search StatCat to discover whether a
dataset is held locally (on the Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be downloaded by Yale faculty,
staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Gallup Poll Public
Opinion, 1935-1997 on CD-ROM
SSL, 2-Hour Reserve, HN90 P8 G23 2000
Contains 25 volumes of
the Gallup Poll Public Opinion Series, as well as a comprehensive index. Contains results for all polls
conducted between 1935 and 1997, as well as more than 60,000 questions.How to Get the
Data:Search StatCat to discover whether a dataset is
held locally (on the Statlab server or CD-ROM).Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Health Poll Search - A searchable archive of
approximately 40,000 public opinion questions on health issues from 1935-present. This database is a subset of the Roper
Center's Polls & Surveys database (see above). Response percentages and
source information are provided for all questions. Health Poll Search is presented by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of
Connecticut.How to Get the Data:Search StatCat to discover whether a dataset is held locally (on the
Statlab server or CD-ROM).Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff.
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Use
the Search box on the home page to search Pew Research Center Reports, which contain links to the survey
questionnaires. How to Get the Data: Datasets back to 1997 can be downloaded for free
from the PRC's data archive. Survey data are released six
months after the reports are issued and are posted as quickly as possible.
JPOLL -
the
Japanese Public Opinion Database
JPOLL contains more than 10,000 public opinion questions and the respective responses from
Japan's major survey research sources. These studies cover social, political, and economic topics throughout the current
decade. Question text and responses have been translated into English. Searching the database is free, but registration is required.
JPOLL is maintained by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research with funding from the United States-Japan
Foundation.How to Get the Data:Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
PRINT INDEXES TO
QUESTIONS
British opinion polls, 1960-1988: a
comprehensive subject and names index of the complete range of surveys and opinion polls by Gallup, NOP,
MORI, and Harris in Great Britain, 1960-1988, in two volumes: also providing bibliographic access to the
original surveys, bulletins, newsletters, data and questionnaires available on microfiche from Research
publications / edited and compiled by David Tyler. Reading, Berkshire: Research Publications, 1990.
SSL, Reference HM261 B75 1990 (LC) How to Get the Data:Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Gallup political & economic
index.London : Dod's Pub. & Research ltd. no.366 (Jan. 1991)-
Continues: Gallup political
index.SSL, Periodicals Shelved by title
A monthly compilation of questions arranged by subject published by the Gallup Organization in Britain.
How to Get the Data:Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Index to international public
opinion. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press. 1978/79-
SSL, Reference HM261 +I58 (LC)
SML, Stacks, LC Classification HM261 +I58 (LC) Latest volume in reference.
An annual volume of
questions asked throughout the world. Arranged by broad subject with indexes by topic, country of survey,
and country mentioned in survey. How to Get the Data: Search StatCat to discover
whether a dataset is held locally (on the Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the
Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
SEARCH FOR POLL TOPICS
(Not Specific Questions) These databases and indexes do not include actual question text. Rather,
polls and surveys are indexed by topical or subject terms. StatCat
Search StatCat by keyword or browse
subjects for survey data available in Yale's Social Science Data Archive or freely available on the
Internet. How to Get the Data: See the StatCat "Holdings Information" for any
study.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research,
University of Michigan
ICPSR, the world's largest repository of computer-readable social science data, acquires, processes, and
distributes data collections on a broad range of topics. How to Get the Data: Students,
faculty, and staff on the Yale network may download data directly from ICPSR.
Roper Center Archive
Catalog
Search the Roper Center's catalog by keyword to identify surveys on particular topics.
Information includes: survey firm, survey sponsor, field dates, sample and sample size. The Yale Roper Collection includes a complete set of the
polls acquired by the Roper Center from its founding through 1984. Since 1984, polls have been added as
requested by users. How to Get the Data:
Data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Latin American Databank (Roper Center)
The Latin American Databank at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research locates, acquires, processes and archives public opinion
surveys conducted by the survey research community in Latin America, including universities, institutes, individual scholars, private
polling and public opinion research firms. To date, the LAD collection holds nearly one thousand studies from 16 countries, with the
largest contributions coming from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Browse studies by country or search the LADB Catalog. How to Get the
Data: Data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Presidential Job Performance (Roper Center)
Public opinion polls on the president's job performance. Includes separate charts from various polling
organizations. Gallup ratings begin in 1938. How to Get the Data: Search StatCat to
discover whether a dataset is held locally (on the Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the
Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Public Agenda
Choose an issue and then a link under the
"public opinion" section for a brief list of findings on the topic. Click on a finding for information about
the specific survey. Public Agenda gathers public opinion data from a variety of sources including surveys
conducted by most major opinion research organizations. In some areas, Public Agenda has conducted extensive
research itself, and that research is summarized where appropriate. Recent data are given preference.
Findings prior to 1997 are reported only when no newer comparable data are available, and Public Agenda
believes the findings are still valid. How to Get the Data: Search StatCat to discover
whether a dataset is held locally (on the Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the
Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Polling Report
Publishes the results of the latest surveys
(by Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, and Princeton Survey Research Associates, etc.) on health care, taxation,
welfare, education, environmental policy, and the other major issues of the day. How to Get
the Data: Search StatCat to discover whether a dataset is held locally (on the
Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be downloaded by Yale faculty,
staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Poll Track (from NationalJournal.com's
Policy Central)
Search the Poll Track archive for public opinion on campaigns and legislative and policy
issues. Poll Track compiles surveys from a variety of major national polling organizations. The latest
survey results are posted here as soon as they become available, and compared to any previous polls in order
to show emerging trends in a race or on an issue. How to Get the Data: Search StatCat to discover whether a dataset is held locally (on the
Statlab server or CD-ROM) or is available on the Internet.Search ICPSR's catalog; data from ICPSR may be downloaded by Yale faculty,
staff and students.Search the Roper Center's Catalog; data
from the Roper Center may be
downloaded by Yale faculty, students, and staff. Visitors to the Yale Libraries are not authorized to use Roper Center Center data and documentation.
Program on International Policy
Attitudes
The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) carries out research
on public attitudes on international issues by conducting nationwide
polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by
other organizations. The site includes reports of findings, press
releases, and questionnaires organized by topic. Raw data are not
available on this site. PIPA also maintains Americans and the World, which
compiles information on and provides analyses of US public opinion on
international issues.
PIPA is a joint program of the Center on Policy Attitudes (COPA) and the
Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), School
of Public Affairs, University of Maryland.How to Get the
Data: Contact Social Science Reference.
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