Sociological Methods

Selected Links for survey questions on topics
for our Baton Rouge survey

Note: You will have to register at the Gallup site to access their survey information. Registration is free. See Gallup's "Topics A-Z" for additional topics.

• Anomia-Confidence-Trust
  • Pew: The View of Congress - More Rancorous, But Not "Do Nothing" - August 7, 1998
  • Pew: Individualism Still Strong: American Social Beliefs, 1997-1987 - April 20, 1998
  • Pew: Deconstructing Distrust: How Americans View Government - March 10, 1998
  • Pew: Trust And Citizen Engagement In Metropolitan Philadelphia: A Case Study - April 18, 1997
  • Pew: Politics, Morality, Entitlements Sap Confidence: The Optimism Gap Grows - January 17, 1997
  • Chart: Trust in Government
  • Gallup: Confidence in Institutions; Congress and the Public; Government; Honesty/Ethics in Professions; Moral Issues; Trust in Government;
    
    
• Crime
  • Polling Report: Crime; Guns
  • Gallup: Crime; Death Penalty [See Chart]; Guns
    
    
• Foreign Affairs
  • Pew: Public More Internationalist than in 1990s - December 12, 2002
  • Pew: America's New Internationalist Point of View - October 24, 2001
  • Gallup: Perceptions of Foreign Countries;
    
    
• Gender and Family
• Pew: Motherhood Today - A Tougher Job, Less Ably Done - May 9, 1997
• Polling Report: Abortion
• Gallup: Abortion  [See Chart]; Children and Violence
  
  
• Race
  • Polling Report: Race/Ethnicity
  • Pew: Conflicted Views of Affirmative Action - May 14, 2003
  • Gallup: Race Relations
    
    
• Religion
  • Pew: Religion and Politics: Contention and Consensus - July 24, 2003
  • Pew: Americans Hearing About Iraq From The Pulpit, But Religious Faith Not Defining Opinions - March 19, 2003
  • Pew: Among Wealthy Nations, U.S. Stands Alone in its Embrace of Religion - December 19, 2002
  • Pew: Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at Home and Abroad - March 20, 2002
  • Pew: Faith-Based Funding Backed, But Church-State Doubts Abound - April 10, 2001
  • Pew: Religion and Politics: the Ambivalent Majority - September 20, 2000
  • Gallup: Religion
    
    
• Tolerance and Civil Liberties
  • Polling Report: Law and Civil Rights
  • Gallup: Civil Liberties; Homosexual Relations
    
    
• Post-Katrina Polls
  • Baton Rouge surveys by LSU Sociology:
    • 3 waves: here, here, and here
  • Greater New Orleans surveys by LSU Sociology:
    • Questionnaire here
    • Results linked from this page
  • Polling Report: Disasters