Polling and survey research methods, 1935-1979 : an annotated bibliography

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Polling and survey research methods, 1935-1979 : an annotated bibliography

compiled by Graham R. Walden

(Bibliographies and indexes in law and political science, no. 25)

Greenwood Press, 1996

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This is the first annotated bibliography to thoroughly cover the research studies on public opinion polls and survey research for the period 1935-1979. In addition to examining the first 45 years of polling and survey research in the United States, Walden provides appendixes on acronyms, source journals, print and CD-ROM sources, organizations associated with the field, and author and selective keyword indexes. This is the first annotated bibliography to cover the research studies on public opinion polls and survey research for the first 45 years of polling and survey research in the United States. Nearly 7,000 entries are provided, making this the most comprehensive work on the subject. The work is organized by subject, and within each subject or subcategory, alphabetically by author. Use of this work is augmented by appendixes on acronmyms, source journals, print and CD-ROM sources, organizations associated with the field, and author and selective keyword indexes. Historians and others concerned with the development of polls and surveys will be the main users of this work. Others who will find the volume invaluable include sociologists of science. Collections on communications, modern American society, and politics will find the work of use as well.

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Preface Introduction Reference Sources Instructional Materials History Pollsters and Polling Organizations Overview Studies Design and Planning Sampling Questions Interviewers Interviewing Mixed Mode Data Collection Methods Respondents Responses Analysis Discipline-Oriented Studies and Applications to Specific Areas Special Topics Humor Appendix A: Acronyms Appendix B: Source Journals Appendix C: Print and CD-ROM Sources Appendix D: Organizations Author Index Selective Keyword Index Stop Words Selective Keyword Index

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