IPOL: Iowa Policy and Opinion Lab

Data refurbished from a 1978 Iowa opinion poll shows that Iowans admired most of President Jimmy Carter’s family, with only his brother, Billy Carter, being overwhelmingly disliked. These data come from Iowa Poll #229, a random sample survey of 600 Iowans from March 1978, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa Polls.

Data collected from a 1978 Iowa Poll shows that the majority of Iowans had felt poor at some point in their lifetimes, while a quarter of Iowans currently felt poor. Further, Iowans overwhelmingly felt that high inflation at the time had harmed them financially. These data come from Iowa Poll #229, a random sample survey of 600 Iowans from March 1978, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa Polls.

Data restored from a 1978 survey show that most Iowans were dissatisfied with the TV programs of the time and were more likely to divide their attention between the TV and something else. These data come from Iowa Poll #229, a random sample survey of 600 Iowans from March 1978, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa Polls.

Data restored from a 1978 survey show that over 2 on 3 Iowans though Federal income taxes as the wealthy were too low and 3 out of 4 thought those on middle income earners were too high. These data come from Iowa Poll #229, a random sample survey of 600 Iowans from March 1978, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa Polls.