ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 1994

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Label

ABC News/Washington Post Poll, May 1994

Creator

• ABC News
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Contributor

• The Washington Post

Author

• The Washington Post
• ABC News

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• Dole, Bob
• Gore, Al
• International relations
• Jones, Paula
• Perot, Ross
• Presidents
• Quayle, Dan
• Supreme Court nominations
• Whitewater inquiry
• congressional elections (US House)
• death
• federal government
• foreign policy
• presidency
• presidential performance
• public opinion
• religious attitudes
• religious beliefs
• survey
• Boat People
• Bush, George H.W
• Clinton Administration (1993-2001)
• Clinton, Bill
• Clinton, Hillary

Genre

• survey

Summary

This poll, conducted May 12-15, 1994, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clinton and his handling of the presidency and issues such as crime and the situation in Haiti, and whether he was doing a better job handling the economy and foreign affairs than former President George H.W. Bush. Views were sought on Clinton's health care plan, the nomination of Stephen G. Breyer to the United States Supreme Court, and the ability of the federal government to solve problems. A series of questions addressed Clinton's handling of the Haitian refugees attempting to enter the United States by boat, whether he could be trusted to make the right decisions regarding the United States role in world affairs, and whether his handling of foreign affairs was creating anti-American feelings overseas. Those polled also gave their opinions of First Lady Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, former Vice President Dan Quayle, Reform Party founder Ross Perot, and Senator Bob Dole, and specific questions asked whether Quayle and Perot were qualified to be president. Other questions focused on President Clinton's role in the Whitewater investigation, the sexual harassment charges made against him by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones, and whether respondents would vote for a Democrat or Republican candidate if the upcoming United States House of Representatives election were held that day. Additional topics covered life after death, spirits, souls, near-death experiences, reincarnation, heaven, hell, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and extraterrestrial life. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, marital status, labor union membership, employment status, household income, education level, perceived social class, type of residential area (e.g., urban, rural, etc.), religious preference, political party affiliation, political orientation, and voter registration status and participation history