New York Times Millennium/Microsoft Poll, July 1999 (ICPSR 2848)

Version Date: Aug 30, 2012

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Principal Investigator(s):
The New York Times

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02848.v2

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Summary

This special topic poll, fielded July 17-19, 1999, focused on respondents' perceptions of themselves and of others in society, as well as their opinions about the future of the next generation as the year 2000 approached. Those queried were asked to assess the importance of the following in their own lives: being married, having children, physical appearance, financial security, faith in God, ability to communicate feelings, good health, having many friends, standing up for oneself, job satisfaction, and ability to handle life's challenges. Respondents were also asked to consider the qualities of other individuals in society, including whether others were generally helpful, trustworthy, self-centered, appreciated, and likely to take advantage of others. Those queried were asked to consider their personal and professional growth over time, and to assess their satisfaction with their place in life. A series of questions addressed respondents' opinions about the future of families, moral and ethical standards in the United States, and the environment. Respondents' opinions were also elicited on the anti-trust case in which the United States government and 20 states accused Microsoft of using its Windows operating system to eliminate competition. Demographic variables include age, sex, education, political party, political orientation, voter registration and participation history, marital status, computer access, age of children in household, race, Hispanic descent, stock market investments, and household income.

Citation

The New York Times. New York Times Millennium/Microsoft Poll, July 1999. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02848.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1999-07

Date of Collection

1999-07-17 -- 1999-07-19
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Time Method

Cross-sectional

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

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Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2000-01-18

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • The New York Times. New York Times Millennium/Microsoft Poll, July 1999. ICPSR02848-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-30. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02848.v2

2012-08-30 SPSS, SAS, and Stata setup files, as well as SPSS and Stata system files and a SAS transport (CPORT) file have been added to the collection. The codebook has been updated.

2000-01-18 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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