PUBLIC OPINION DATA

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The UC library system uses Library of Congress subject headings to 
describe the main topic of books and/or articles. A three-volume set 
of LC subject headings can be found in the lobby of the Langson Library
or in the reference section.  Representative headings include:

                  Public opinion -- United States
                  Public opinion -- United States -- Statistics
                  Public opinion polls -- United States

Sources of public opinion data: 

America Votes.
     Call Number: JK 1967 A8 Ref. 
 
An American Profile: opinions and behavior, 1972-1989 : 
     opinion results on 300 high-interest issues. 
     Data from General Social Survey.
     Call Number: HN90.P8 A65 1990 
 
American Public Opinion Index
     Call Number: HM 261 A463 
     This index is for questionnaires and survey results located on 
     microfiche in the microform room, first floor, Main Library: 
    
         American Public Opinion Data
         Call Number: [Microfiche] S 000167 

American National Election Studies, 1948-1994 [CD/ROM]
     Call Number: Multimedia Resources Center, Main Library
                        ICPSR CD0010 [circulates]

     Continuity Guide to the American National Election Studies.
     Call Number: H 62 I277 no. 7298 Ref.

American Voting Behavior: presidential elections from 1952 to 1980 
     ICPSR ed.
     Call Number: H62 .I277 no. 7581 1982 

California Opinion Index [not an index but articles on California
     Poll findings] 
     Call Number: HN 90 P8 C32 Ref.


The California Poll [Codebook]
     Call Number: HN 90 P8 C34 
     Data available to UC Irvine students, faculty & staff: UCI Data Page.
 
FIU/Florida Poll  
     Call Number: HN 79 F63 P85

The Gallup Opinion Index [Related Titles: Gallup political index,
     Gallup report, The  Gallup poll monthly]
     Call Number: H 261 G3   

The Gallup Poll 
     Call Number: HN 90 P8 G34 Ref. 
 
General Social Surveys, 1972-1994: cumulative codebook. 
     Call Number: H62 I 277 no. 6492
     
     Diskette Word Perfect 5.1 version of cumulative codebook.
     Call Number: Multimedia Resources Center, Main Library
                        ICPSR 6492
     Abstract                                                   
     Data available on the Internet: GSS; 

     Search the Survey's Annotated Bibliography

Harris Survey Yearbook of Public Opinion. 
     Call Number: HN 90 P8 H35        
 
Index to International Public Opinion. 
     Call Number: HM 261 I552       
 
Trends in Public Opinion: a compendium of survey data. 
     Call Number: HN90.P8 N53 1989 Ref. 
 
Public Opinion Polls and Survey Research: a selective
      annotated bibliography of U.S. guides and studies from the 1980s.   
     Call Number: Z7164.P956 W34 1990 Ref. 
 

Searching Scholarly Articles:

To browse the table of contents of selected journals:
Type: start cct

example:  f jo public opinion quarterly  
where jo = journal title


To find articles by keyword in title:
Type: start cc
Type: f tw [title word]
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Other Indexes:

ABC Pol Sci
     [Index heading: public opinion]
     Call Number: Index Case 3B  Z 7161 A214 Ref. (last 5 yrs. in Ref.)

Alternative press index 
     [Index heading: Public Opinion Polls and Research]
     Call Number: Index Case 2A   AI 3 A4 Ref.
              
Congressional Information Service. CIS annual. [index and abstracts] 
     [Index headings: public opinion polls, elections]
     Call Number: GOV PUB   Z 1223 A2 C6  
               
Index to Black periodicals. 
     [Related Titles: Index to periodical articles by and about Blacks.] 
     [Index headings: Elections -- Black Voters; Public Opinion Polls]           
     Call Number: AI 3 O4 (Last 5 yrs. in Ref.)                   
                                     
International political science abstracts  
     [Index heading: public opinion survey; then look up abstract #.]
     Call Number: JA 36 I5 (Last 5 yrs. in Reference)           
               
PAIS bulletin (Annual) 
     [Related Titles: Public Affairs Information Service (Annual).]

     [Index heading: Public Opinion Polls]        
     Call number:  GOV PUB   Z 7163 P9 Copy 2    
                   Z 7163 P9 Main             
                   Index Case 7B ML Ref. (Last 5 yrs. in Ref.)
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Population index. 
     [Related Titles: Population literature] 
     Call Number: Z 7164 D3 P83 (Last 5 yrs. in Ref.)      
        
Social sciences index. 
     [Related Titles: Social sciences & humanities index.]        
   
     [Index heading: Public Opinion Polls]
     Call Number:  AI 3 I582 Ref.  Index Case 2A        
      
             
Statistical reference index ... annual. 
     [Index heading: Political attitudes and ideology]
     Call Number:  Z 7554 U5 S73
     Index Case 3B (Last 5 yrs. in Ref.)
      Z 7554 U5 S73 Pt.1   part1-index (monthly)
                   Z 7554 U5 S73 Pt.2   part 2-abstracts 
           
Studies on women abstracts. 
     Call Number:  HQ 1180 S78 Index Case 3A Ref.         
      
United States political science documents. 
     [Index heading: Public Opinion Survey]
     Call Number:  JA 1 U5  Index Case 3A Ref.

Urban affairs abstracts. 
     [Index heading: Public Policy -- Public Opinion]
     Call Number:  HT 101 U7 (Last 5 yrs. in Ref.)  Index Case 3A Ref.
                  
Women studies abstracts. 
     [Index headings: Political elections; Political attitudes;
     opinion polls]
     Call Number: HQ 1101 W5  Index Case 3A Ref.      

Women's studies index. 
     [Index heading: Voting Behavior]
     Call Number: HQ 1180 W677 Index Case 3A Ref.  

CD-ROMs
     
      American National Election Studies, 1948-1994
     Call Number: Multimedia Resources Center, Main Library  
     ICPSR CD0010 [circulates] with guide.
     
      Ethnic Newswatch (August, 1991-  ).  
      (Full-text articles; English or Spanish) 
      Call Number: Multimedia Resources Center

      The Field (California) Polls, 1956-1997.  (Raw data files)
      Call Number: Multimedia Resources Center
      Restricted to UCI students, faculty and staff.
      Full set of polls available: UCI Data Page
 

INTERNET SITES

  • Advocate Poll: http://www.advocate.com:80/htmls/poll.html [from Gay biweekly]
  • European Public Opinion: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg10/epo/
  • Gallup Organization: http://www.gallup.com/
  • General Social Survey
    Queens College site: http://www.soc.qc.edu/QC_Software/GSS.html
    ICPSR site:http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/gss/
    Search all GSS documents | Data Applications: Extract/Analyze GSS
  • Google Search: Public Opinion Polls: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=public+opinion+polls
  • Inter-University Consortium for Political Research: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
    Search Holdings | American National Election Study Custom Subsetting Capability
  • Los Angeles Times Polls: http://adserver.latimes.com/news/timespoll
    Stat Sheets Online | Brief History | FAQ | Articles | UCI Data Page
  • The NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior: http://www.umich.edu/~nes/resourcs/nesguide/gd-index.htm
    Users can display (from the 1952-1994 National Election Studies) responses to more than 100 questions asked of representative samples of the U.S. electorate.
  • Orange County Annual Survey: http://www.communications.uci.edu/ocas00/index.html
    1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
  • PollingReport.com: http://www.pollingreport.com/
  • Public Opinion Poll Question Database: http://www.irss.unc.edu/data_archive/pollsearch.html
    [Index to questions in the Louis Harris & Assoc. Polls, State Polls, Southern Polls, Carolina Polls from Univ. of N. Carolina site]
  • Public Opinion Laboratory: http://ren.imagis.iupui.edu/pol/
    [Indiana Univ.'s polling institute] Current and Recent Studies | Focus Section
  • Public Opinion Polls on the Internet: http://www.library.miami.edu/netguides/socopin.html
    [University of Miami guide]
  • Queer Resources Directory, Polls & Surveys: http://qrd.tcp.com/qrd/www/misc/polls
  • Roper Center for Public Opinion Research: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
  • WWW News Resource Page: http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~dtsang/netnews1.htm
    Search engines for selected news resources
  • Yahoo! Polls: http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=polls

    GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES

    Also, consult the librarians at the Government Information Department (1st Floor, Main Library) for resources in government publications.
    Compiled by Daniel C. Tsang, Social Sciences Bibliographer, 380 Main Library, University of California, PO Box 19557, Irvine CA 92623-9557, USA, (949) 824-4978; 824-2700 fax.
    He can be reached via e-mail, at dtsang@uci.edu.

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