National Election Study, 1947

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Label

National Election Study, 1947

Creator

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

Author

• National Opinion Research Center

Contributor

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

Subject

• Truman Administration (1945-1953)
• Truman, Harry S
• cost of living
• elections
• foreign policy
• national issues
• Cost and standard of living
• political affiliation
• post-war measures
• survey
• voter attitudes
• voting behavior
• party membership
• International relations
• Marshall Plan
• Party affiliation

Genre

• survey

Summary

This study, conducted November 1-10, 1947, interviewed respondents about their party identification, 1948 voting intentions, issue positions, and major personal problems of the immediate past or anticipated in the near future. The respondents' perceptions of President Harry Truman's stand on specific issues and their own opinions were also assessed. In addition, respondents evaluated Truman's general performance as president and his relationship to certain groups. Open-ended questions tapped satisfaction or dissatisfaction with Truman's policy toward Russia, taxes, cost of living, and European recovery. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, socioeconomic status, education level, occupation, political party preference, labor union affiliation, and type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural)