Lab News and Updates
IPOL Report on Iowa Poll #249 (September 1981)
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Iowa Policy and Opinion Lab (IPOL) just released its Public Opinion Report on Iowa Poll #249--which was originally conducted by the Des Moines Register in September 1981--after restoring its contents. The report evaluates Iowans' responses on this survey, focusing on sets of questions related to constitutional rights, teaching Iowa history, the Iowa Caucuses, race, and personalities and trends from 1981 that people were most tired of.
Iowans Had Mixed Feelings About First-in-the-Nation Caucuses Status in 1981
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Data restored from a 1981 survey indicates that while a near-majority of Iowans supported keeping the Iowa Caucuses in January, nearly one-third preferred to shift them to March or April. These data come from Iowa Poll #249, a random sample survey of 1021 Iowans from October 1981, which has been restored as part of a larger IPOL project to recover lost data from past Iowa Polls.
IPOL Report on Iowa Poll #249 (September 1981)
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Iowans Had Mixed Feelings About First-in-the-Nation Caucuses Status in 1981
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Iowans Not Thankful for High Interest Rates and Clothing with Alligators in 1981
Monday, May 8, 2023
Nearly half of Iowans in 1981 would have Eliminated one of the 10 Commandments
Friday, May 5, 2023