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Polls & Public Opinion: Historic Polling Data
Use the following databases to search for journal articles discussing public opinon and polls in the past, e.g., scholarly analyses of public opinion during the Vietnam War.
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Major database for locating articles on American and Canadian history; some fulltext - Communication Source This link opens in a new window
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Major database for locating articles in the field of communications; includes some fulltext - Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Major database for locating articles on world history (excluding the US and Canada); some fulltext
Compilations of Earlier Polls
- American National Election StudiesThe principal survey of voting behavior in the United States, conducted biennially since 1956
- American public opinion index, 1987-2000Printed compilation of US public opinion.
- Gallup international public opinion polls, France, 1939, 1944-1975Printed compilation of French public opinion.
- Gallup international public opinion polls, Great Britain, 1937-1975Printed compilation of British public opinion.
- Gallup poll monthly, 1989-2002Printed monthly report on public opinion. Preceded by the Gallup Report, Gallup Opinion Index and Gallup Political Index. Succeeded by the Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing.
- Gallup Poll, 1935-2009Printed annual compilation of Gallup polls; includes a cumulative index.
- Index to international public opinion, 1978-1998Printed annual compilation of worldwide surveys.
- Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window
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US national opinion surveys covers from 1935 to the present.