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Public
Opinion, Polls and Surveys
These are just a few sources for
finding this type of information. |
Lexis Nexis Academic (CSU
Authentication Required)
You can find polls and surveys conducted by a number of
polling services by going to this database and clicking on the option for
"Reference" then click on "Polls and Surveys".
Gallup
Poll
Available in Print:
HN 90 P8G3
Available via the
Internet: Academic
Universe (CSULB only)
The Gallup poll is an great
source for finding American attitudes nationwide. Some topics include:
opinions on assisted suicide, smoking, views on Kenneth Starr, Presidential
Elections, homosexuality and more. It covers 1939-the current date.
Most current volumes are available in Reference.
Program
on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
This
page provides detailed reports (many free of charge) regarding attitudes
towards various international policies. Some topics covered include:
Americans on Iraq Reconstruction, General Support for Military Action, biotechnology and terrorism.
American
Attitudes
Available
in print: REF
HN90.P8 M58 1996
This title provides American
views on Political parties, organic food, immigration, women's roles,
life satisfaction and more. I like this title because it provides
attitudes for a wide variety of topics.
Dow
Jones News Retrieval (CSULB Authentication Required)
This database allows you to search
for articles by selecting the "Publications Library".
Add in terms that would indicate surveys or public opinion e.g. survey-
opinions- attitudes- percentage, etc. Be creative and use synonyms
and plurals or the actual name of a survey if you know it!
Newspapers:
Proquest (CSULB Authentication
Required)
This database allows you to search
for articles that specifically provide statistics. From the
main screen click on the "Guided" Search tab. From
the next screen you will be able to select "Article Type"-
select the "statistics" option. You will then find
articles that give you statistics about your topic if any exist.
Searching the Internet for special reports
can be good too. Make sure you know the name of the sponsoring
organization (you can find this from a newspaper article or if it is
mentioned with a specific graph used in a book.) Make sure to
use a good search engine like google.com
and always go to the ADVANCED search option so you can limit to either
.org or .gov sites.
Last updated March 16 2004
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