Gallup Poll Social Series

The Gallup Poll Social Series (GPSS) is a set of public opinion surveys designed to monitor U.S. adults' views on numerous social, economic, and political topics. The topics are arranged thematically across 12 surveys. Gallup administers these surveys during the same month every year and includes the survey's core trend questions in the same order each administration. Using this consistent standard allows for unprecedented analysis of changes in trend data that are not susceptible to question order bias and seasonal effects. Princeton has trend files from 2001+ for January (mood), February (world affairs), March (environment), April (economy and personal finance), May (values and beliefs), June (minority relations; ended in 2016; also see Race Relations Survey – Includes topics that were previously represented in the GPSS Minority Relations Survey that ran through 2016. The Race Relations Survey was conducted November 2018); June (Confidence In Institutions Survey – Starting in 1973, Gallup started measuring the confidence level in several US institutions like Congress, Presidency, Supreme Court, Police, etc.); July (consumption), August (work and education), September (governance), October (crime), November (health care), December (Honesty and Ethics; 1976+ Lifestyles 2001-2008). IPOLL has some older files from 2008 and 2009. The Gallup Site has information on methodology.  Coded to the state level.