SRP Year
2008-2009
Principal Investigator(s)
Study Description
The purpose of this study was to gauge public opinion regarding government policies, specifically aimed at measuring the public's feelings toward what changes should or should not be made. Some of the topics included were the war on terrorism, health care, taxes, and welfare. Demographic information such as age, gender, race, religion, marital status, and occupation was also collected. Of the 1,559 United States residents surveyed, 217 had been previously interviewed in 2007, and 1,342 were new, randomly-selected respondents.
Research Team
Cher Jamison
Kyle Dodson
Oren Pizmony-Levy
Shiri Noy
Shawna Smith
Yasmiyn Irizarry
Joe DiGrazia
Steve Collins
Rebecca Grady
Sarah Hatteberg
Hubert Izienicki
Alexander Lu
Michael Metroka
Martha Pierce
Aaron Ponce
Alyssa Powers
Kelli Schnieder
Scott Setchfield
Michael Vasseur
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Allison Dolezal
Samantha Foster
Leah Kraig
Clair Kruschke
Sara Scuffham
Nicole Vincent
This study was conducted with support from the staff at the Center for Survey Research at Indiana University and used the Center's centralized telephone interviewing facility located on the Bloomington campus. CSR interviewers assisted in data collection.
Sources of Support
This study is supported by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University-Bloomington.