Browse Publications: National Opinion Polls
The 2008 Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies National Opinion Poll is a national survey of 750 African American adults, conducted between September 16 and October 6, 2008. The survey's questions cover a range of topics including politics of the 2008 election and various issues, including education.
1998 National Opinion Poll - Social Security
The 1998 Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies National Opinion Poll is a national survey of 1,606 adults, which was conducted between September 5 and September 27, 1998. The survey's questions cover a broad range of topics including politics, education, social security, devolution, health care, the environment, and deregulation.
The survey has 2 components: a "general" sample of 850 adults from the national population (including 94 African Americans) and a sample of 850 adults from the national African-American population. The first 2 releases of the findings from the survey deal with politics and education. This release is on Social Security.
1999 National Opinion Poll - Politics
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' 1999 National Opinion Poll reveals an interesting mix of continuity and change from last year's survey. The black population and the largely white general population of the United States continue to be similar in their views on a number of subjects, although they diverge significantly on others.