The Simon Poll: Fall 2010 [Illinois Statewide]

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Charles Leonard, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute; John Jackson, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute; Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University, Political Science Department

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Project Citation: 

Leonard, C., Jackson, J., & Grant, T. (2014). The Simon Poll: Fall 2010 [Illinois Statewide] [Data set]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]. https://doi.org/10.3886/E16852V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The mission of the non-partisan Paul Simon Public Policy Institute polling is to provide citizens, policy-makers, and academic researchers with objective information about trends and issues facing society. 

The 2010 Simon Poll interviewed 1,000 registered voters across Illinois. For the entire sample, the statistical margin for error is plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.

Areas covered by the poll include: general outlook, Illinois 2010 General Election, the governor’s race, legislative redistricting, Illinois budget, Illinois political reform, political tolerance, First Amendment knowledge, mass media and the press, the Tea Party, abortion, gay/lesbian military service and gay marriage. Demographic information is also included, covering age, race, gender, income, political party affiliation, political ideology, employment, household income, and religious activities. Respondents ZIP Codes and other geographic identifiers are included. 
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms press; Governor's race; election polling; political tolerance; mass media; Illinois polling; Illinois political reform; Simon Poll; Illinois politics; gay marriage; Tea Party movement; legislative redistricting; abortion; Illinois 2010 General Election; First Amendment; military service; Illinois budget
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Illinois
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 9/30/2010 – 10/10/2010


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