American public opinion in the 1930s and 1940s: The analysis of quota-controlled sample survey data

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-529

  Berinsky, Adam J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33845306251     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfl021     Document Type: Review

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