New Database: Roper Center iPOLL database

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research iPOLL database is now available through the Cannavino Library website.  iPOLL contains over half a million questions and answers from polls conducted by the major polling organizations from 1935 to the present.  They also have large datasets available for downloading.

Video tutorials for iPoll are available.  iPoll also provides a Teaching Tools section with sample assignments.

The scope of the questions reported in iPoll cover almost all disciplines taught at Marist College.

• Economic Issues/Policies :Business; Economy; Personal Finances; Social Security; Taxes; Work 
• Education
• Elections, Political Parties/Figures
• Government Institutions : Congressional Approval;  Presidential Approval;  Role of Government; The Presidency; The Supreme Court 
• Health Issues/Policies, Science, and Nutrition:  Health Care; Medical Research; Smoking
• International Affairs/Crises/Wars:  Afghanistan; Europe;  Iraq; Latin America; Terrorism
• News Media/Coverage
• Personal Characteristics, Beliefs, and Lifestyles:  Evolution and Creationism; The Elderly; Family; Homosexuality; Leisure & Recreation; The Mood of America; Patriotism; Religion; Retirement; Sports; Science & Technology; Internet; Privacy; Space Exploration
• Social Issues: Abortion; Alcohol; Crime; Energy; Ethics; Global Warming; Human Rights; Illegal Drugs; Immigration;Poverty; Race Relations; Women & Work; Youth  
• US Defense & Foreign Policy: Defense Spending; Role of the United States in the World

From the Topics section of iPoll, you can click on  a sub-topic and see the relevant questions and responses.  We have added links to iPoll to the following Subject Guide Pages:

Business Administration	Communication	Criminal Justice
History	Political Science	Psychology
Public Administration	Social Work	A-Z List