Library Workshop - Polling the Nations - 11/30/05
Polling the Nations Database information through AU Library website
Covers polls from 1986 to Present
Library website - Databases by Title
They have a section “All About Polling” - this gives some of the history of polling from 1936 on and also talks about many of the factors in polling (how data is collected, random sampling, margin of error, etc) - These polls are all people who are scientifically selected to take the poll.
Most of the polls are from the U.S., but there a few from other countries as well.
You can search with dropdown lists or entering your own search criteria and full text search, try a variety of options to cover everything.
You can do a search function and also define geographic region of the poll (under the Universe category) and then you can export the ones that interest you most then have them emailed to yourself or download them in a nice printout format.avaona voan
I went to this workshop on 11/30/05 and found it very informative. It seems like a great database that could be very useful intrying to ascertain/understand public opinion during important historical eras. I asked a few questions regarding how Americans perceived the Sandinistas as well as the Iran-Contra Affair. The site held a bit of information regarding public opinion oriented towards these subjects.
The primary shortfall of this database is that it only extends back to 1986. But if your research area falls within the last twenty years, this is a great database to use.