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Assignments

For next week

• Search the I-Poll database for related survey items, using the second link below, after reading the example in the first link below. I-POLL is maintained by the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut and is the most comprehensive full-text collection of public opinion surveys (DG: not limited to Roper surveys) conducted in the United States. I-POLL covers the full spectrum of public interest, i.e., politics, government, public institutions, international affairs, business, social issues and attitudes, and consumer issues and preferences. I-POLL allows the researcher to locate survey questions and responses that have been asked on any topic covered in the polls. The source where the survey appeared, the organization conducting the survey, and the sponsor are included, as are the survey beginning, ending, and release dates. The survey interview method, number of respondents, and survey population are also included. Each record in the file represents a single question of a survey. An average survey has between 50 and 75 questions (often published in a series of releases)." If the survey item shows "[dataset available]" (and it is about 75% of the time), you can click there to get to RoperExpress to download the actual dataset.
  
  • Tutorial on Roper I-Poll and Roper Express
  • NCSU Access to Roper Center

• Also search the Public Opinion Poll Question Database at the Odum Institute. Their Virtual Data Center page searches the Odum Institute, the ICPSR, the Harvard-MIT Data Center, and the Roper Center.