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Search Hints for Polling the Nations 

 

To conduct a successful search, it will be helpful for users to spend some time 
thinking about the goal of the search. 

 

.. It is best to avoid putting too many words in the search. For example, 
to search for comparison of the Iraq war and the Vietnam war, it will be 
counter productive to enter �comparison of the Iraq war and the Vietnam 
war.� Simply enter Iraq and Vietnam in the question field. By keeping 
the search terms simple many questions will be displayed. Additional 
criteria can always be added to better focus the search. 


 


.. To follow trends and compare attitudinal changes on an issue, users 
can find questions with identical wording for review. To find questions 
with identical wording, copy the question without the question mark and 
paste it in the search field. If the question is especially long, it may be 
necessary to select just a portion, containing key words of the question. 


 


.. Combine a topic and one or two words in the text of the question to 
focus a search. The examples below demonstrate how to explore several 
different issues related to gun control. 


 

 




Issue 

Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on 
semi automatic handguns? 

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Topic � Gun Control 

Keyword - ban 

 

 

Issue 

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws in this country? 

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Topic � Gun Control 

Keyword - Stricter gun control laws 

 

 

Issue 

Do you think stricter gun control laws would reduce the amount of 
violent crime in this country or not? 

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terms 

Topic � Gun Control 

Keyword - crime