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1 This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone March 23-26, 2010, among a random national sample of 1,000 adults including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 53 34 20 43 8 35 3 2/8/10 51 29 22 46 12 33 3 1/15/10 53 30 24 44 13 32 2 12/13/09 50 31 18 46 13 33 4 11/15/09 56 32 23 42 13 29 2 10/18/09 57 33 23 40 11 29 3 9/12/09 54 35 19 43 12 31 3 8/17/09 57 35 21 40 11 29 3 7/18/09 59 38 22 37 9 28 4 6/21/09 65 36 29 31 10 22 4 4/24/09 69 42 27 26 8 18 4 3/29/09 66 40 26 29 9 20 5 2/22/09 68 43 25 25 8 17 7 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [ITEM]? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 3/26/10 - Summary Table* -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion a. Health care 48 33 15 49 6 43 3 b. The economy 45 23 22 52 12 40 3 c. The situation in Afghanistan 53 25 29 35 15 20 12 d. The federal budget deficit 43 22 21 52 14 38 5 e. Immigration issues 33 14 19 43 15 28 23 *Full sample asked item a; half sample asked items b-c; other half sample asked items d-e. Trend where available: a. Health care -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 48 33 15 49 6 43 3 2/8/10 43 24 19 53 11 43 3 1/15/10 44 24 21 52 9 43 4 12/13/09 44 27 18 53 10 43 3 11/15/09 47 28 19 49 8 41 3 10/18/09 48 30 18 48 10 38 4 9/12/09 48 32 15 48 10 38 4 8/17/09 46 27 19 50 8 42 5 7/18/09 49 25 24 44 11 33 7 6/21/09 53 27 26 39 10 29 9

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This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone March 23-26, 2010, among a random national sample of 1,000 adults including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 53 34 20 43 8 35 3 2/8/10 51 29 22 46 12 33 3 1/15/10 53 30 24 44 13 32 2 12/13/09 50 31 18 46 13 33 4 11/15/09 56 32 23 42 13 29 2 10/18/09 57 33 23 40 11 29 3 9/12/09 54 35 19 43 12 31 3 8/17/09 57 35 21 40 11 29 3 7/18/09 59 38 22 37 9 28 4 6/21/09 65 36 29 31 10 22 4 4/24/09 69 42 27 26 8 18 4 3/29/09 66 40 26 29 9 20 5 2/22/09 68 43 25 25 8 17 7 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [ITEM]? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 3/26/10 - Summary Table* -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion a. Health care 48 33 15 49 6 43 3 b. The economy 45 23 22 52 12 40 3 c. The situation in Afghanistan 53 25 29 35 15 20 12 d. The federal budget deficit 43 22 21 52 14 38 5 e. Immigration issues 33 14 19 43 15 28 23 *Full sample asked item a; half sample asked items b-c; other half sample asked items d-e. Trend where available: a. Health care -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 48 33 15 49 6 43 3 2/8/10 43 24 19 53 11 43 3 1/15/10 44 24 21 52 9 43 4 12/13/09 44 27 18 53 10 43 3 11/15/09 47 28 19 49 8 41 3 10/18/09 48 30 18 48 10 38 4 9/12/09 48 32 15 48 10 38 4 8/17/09 46 27 19 50 8 42 5 7/18/09 49 25 24 44 11 33 7 6/21/09 53 27 26 39 10 29 9

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4/24/09 57 NA NA 29 NA NA 13 b. The economy -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 45 23 22 52 12 40 3 2/8/10 45 22 23 53 15 38 2 1/15/10 47 22 24 52 13 39 1 12/13/09 46 23 24 52 12 40 2 11/15/09 51 26 25 47 12 36 2 10/18/09 50 29 22 48 13 35 1 9/12/09 51 28 24 46 13 33 2 8/17/09 52 27 25 46 13 33 2 7/18/09 52 29 23 46 10 35 3 6/21/09 56 28 28 41 13 27 3 4/24/09 58 31 28 38 13 25 4 3/29/09 60 34 25 38 12 26 3 2/22/09 60 NA NA 34 NA NA 6 c. The situation in Afghanistan -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 53 25 29 35 15 20 12 1/15/10 50 22 28 45 18 27 6 12/13/09 52 24 28 44 13 32 4 11/15/09 45 23 23 48 16 32 6 10/18/09 45 22 23 47 17 31 7 9/12/09 55 23 33 37 17 21 7 8/17/09 60 25 35 33 14 19 7 7/18/09 62 33 29 30 13 17 8 4/24/09 63 NA NA 26 NA NA 11 d. The federal budget deficit -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 43 22 21 52 14 38 5 2/8/10 40 17 23 56 16 40 4 1/15/10 38 18 20 56 15 41 6 12/13/09 37 16 21 56 12 44 6 11/15/09 42 19 23 53 10 43 5 10/18/09 45 20 25 51 14 37 4 9/12/09 39 17 22 55 13 42 6 8/17/09 41 19 22 53 12 41 5 7/18/09 43 19 24 49 11 38 8 6/21/09 48 22 26 48 13 35 5 4/24/09 51 NA NA 43 NA NA 7 3/29/09 52 NA NA 43 NA NA 5 e. Immigration issues -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 33 14 19 43 15 28 23 4/24/09 48 NA NA 35 NA NA 18 3. Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)?

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Right Wrong No direction track opinion 3/26/10 38 60 2 1/15/10 37 62 1 11/15/09 44 55 2 10/18/09 44 54 2 8/17/09 44 55 1 6/21/09 47 50 3 4/24/09 50 48 2 3/29/09 42 57 1 2/22/09 31 67 2 1/16/09 19 78 3 12/14/08 15 82 3 10/25/08 LV 13 85 2 10/11/08 RV 8 90 2 9/22/08 RV 14 83 3 8/22/08 19 78 2 6/15/08 14 84 2 5/11/08 16 82 2 1/12/08 21 77 2 11/1/07 24 74 2 6/1/07 25 73 2 1/19/07 26 71 3 11/4/06 RV 39 59 2 10/22/06 30 68 2 10/8/06 32 66 2 5/15/06 29 69 2 11/2/05 30 68 2 10/24/04 LV 41 55 4 4/18/04 42 57 1 4/30/03 52 46 2 9/26/02 43 53 4 2/21/02 54 42 4 2/14/99 55 41 4 11/1/98 55 43 2 11/1/98 LV 55 44 1 8/21/98 57 40 4 7/12/98 50 45 6 4/4/98 55 41 4 1/31/98 61 34 5 1/30/98 61 34 5 1/19/98 44 50 6 8/27/97 39 57 4 6/8/97 37 60 3 3/9/97 34 62 4 10/17/96 RV 40 55 5 10/16/96 RV 42 53 5 10/15/96 RV 43 52 5 10/14/96 RV 44 51 5 10/13/96 RV 44 51 5 9/04/96 RV 40 54 6 8/21/96 28 67 5 6/30/96 26 70 5 3/17/96 27 70 3 1/21/96 27 66 6 1/3/96 21 77 3 4/5/95 23 73 3 1/4/95 27 68 6 10/31/94 27 69 4 7/20/94 26 70 4 3/27/94 28 69 3 1/23/94 31 60 10

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11/14/93 25 69 6 8/8/93 26 71 3 6/20/93 26 71 3 4/26/93 27 71 2 3/11/93 36 57 7 2/28/93 37 59 4 1/17/93 31 63 6 12/14/92 35 60 5 10/27/92 RV 22 76 2 10/4/92 RV 18 78 4 6/7/92 14 83 3 4/9/92 16 81 3 3/11/92 18 79 4 1/15/92 19 78 3 11/10/91 24 72 4 10/29/91 26 71 3 8/27/91 31 60 9 7/28/91 30 67 3 6/2/91 39 57 4 4/9/91 42 51 7 2/26/91 58 39 3 1/27/91 49 48 4 10/14/90 19 79 2 9/9/90 36 60 4 8/20/90 35 60 5 7/24/90 37 60 2 5/21/90 39 60 2 3/26/90 44 53 2 2/4/90 49 48 3 1/16/90 48 49 3 5/23/89 42 55 3 3/16/89 46 52 2 1/16/89 LV 51 46 3 10/25/88 RV 49 46 6 9/27/88 48 44 8 7/11/88 40 56 4 5/25/88 35 59 6 3/21/88 40 56 4 1/23/88 39 59 2 12/13/87 49 47 4 12/2/87 35 61 4 9/23/87 43 54 4 6/29/87 35 62 3 4/13/87 37 60 3 3/9/87 38 58 4 1/18/87 39 56 5 9/8/86 50 48 2 1/26/86 45 47 8 7/29/85 52 43 6 1/16/85 59 36 4 5/22/84 47 48 5 12/13/83 43 51 6 11/7/83 51 44 5 4/12/83 41 54 4 3/2/83 43 53 3 10/11/82 35 57 8 1/30/82 39 56 5 2/80* 20 70 10 2/78 34 53 13 2/77 41 44 14 10/75 19 71 9 10/74 15 75 11

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10/73 16 74 10 *2/80 and previous: Roper 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 24 7 18 72 18 54 4 2/8/10 26 NA NA 71 NA NA 3 7/13/08 23 71 6 2/1/08 33 59 8 12/9/07 32 60 8 11/1/07 28 65 7 9/30/07 29 65 6 7/21/07 37 60 4 6/1/07 39 53 8 4/15/07 44 8 36 54 25 29 3 2/25/07 41 NA NA 54 NA NA 5 1/19/07 43 50 8 12/11/06 37 57 6 11/4/06 RV 36 7 29 60 25 35 4 10/22/06 31 5 25 65 27 38 4 10/8/06 32 5 27 66 29 37 2 9/7/06 40 NA NA 55 NA NA 5 8/6/06 36 60 4 5/15/06 33 63 4 4/9/06 35 62 3 3/5/06 36 62 3 1/26/06 43 53 4 1/8/06 41 55 5 12/18/05 43 53 4 11/2/05 37 59 4 8/28/05 37 59 4 6/5/05 41 54 4 10/29/03 40 52 9 4/30/03 57 37 6 9/26/02 51 43 6 7/15/02 57 36 7 2/21/02 57 39 4 1/27/02 58 35 7 12/19/01 59 34 7 9/9/01 45 48 7 7/30/01 48 48 4 4/22/01 58 33 8 10/31/99 42 53 6 9/2/99 46 47 7 6/6/99 48 46 6 3/14/99 44 49 7 2/14/99 46 50 4 12/20/98 44 51 5 12/19/98 45 50 5 12/13/98 49 46 5 11/7/98 41 55 4 11/1/98 49 47 5 10/25/98 45 44 11 10/18/98 46 45 8 9/28/98 52 44 4 9/13/98 56 38 6 8/21/98 55 39 6 7/12/98 46 44 11

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5/12/98 45 45 9 4/4/98 47 45 8 1/31/98 55 35 10 1/30/98 55 35 10 1/25/98 56 37 8 1/24/98 55 38 7 1/19/98 47 49 5 10/13/97 36 57 7 8/27/97 39 54 7 7/8/97 40 53 6 4/24/97 40 53 7 3/9/97 35 60 5 8/5/96 42 52 7 6/30/96 35 58 7 5/22/96 35 60 5 3/10/96 30 64 6 1/7/96 31 65 5 11/19/95 27 68 5 10/1/95 32 65 3 7/17/95 34 63 3 4/5/95 37 57 6 3/19/95 39 56 5 1/29/95 42 52 6 10/31/94 21 72 8 10/23/94 18 78 4 9/11/94 24 70 5 6/26/94 34 61 5 3/27/94 35 62 3 2/27/94 32 64 4 1/23/94 29 60 11 11/14/93 28 66 6 8/8/93 33 64 3 4/26/93 30 69 2 1/17/93 29 66 6 6/7/92 16 77 6 4/9/92 17 78 5 3/18/92 19 76 5 3/8/92 22 73 6 2/2/92 32 64 4 12/15/91 35 59 6 10/21/91 45 50 5 6/2/91 49 46 5 10/14/90 34 63 3 2/4/90 41 55 4 1/16/90 39 55 6 8/21/89 42 53 5 5/23/89 54 44 2 2/14/89 53 44 3 1/23/88* 43 53 4 6/1/87 56 40 4 6/22/85 54 37 9 5/83 33 43 24 6/81 38 40 22 6/79 19 61 20 9/78 29 49 22 6/77 34 42 24 6/75 29 54 17 8/74 48 " " 35 " " 17 *1/23/88 and previous: Gallup Questions 5 and 6 held for future release.

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7. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)? 3/26/10 - Summary Table* Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion a. The economy 44 36 3 16 1 b. Health care 47 34 2 15 3 c. Immigration issues 38 35 3 16 8 d. The situation in Afghanistan 43 33 4 13 6 e. The federal budget deficit 43 35 2 18 2 f. Taxes 41 39 4 14 3 g. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 37 43 4 10 6 h. Energy policy 49 32 2 12 5 *Full sample asked items a,b; half sample asked items c-e; other half sample asked items f-h. Trend where available: a. The economy Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 44 36 3 16 1 2/1/08 52 33 2 10 3 12/9/07 51 33 2 9 5 11/1/07 50 35 3 9 4 9/30/07 51 33 2 11 3 10/22/06 RV 50 41 2 5 2 10/8/06 54 37 3 6 1 9/7/06 50 39 1 7 4 6/25/06 52 39 1 5 3 5/15/06 52 34 3 9 2 4/9/06 49 43 1 4 3 3/5/06 49 40 2 8 2 1/26/06 55 37 2 5 2 11/2/05 56 34 1 8 1 8/11/03 47 37 3 7 4 12/15/02 44 45 4 6 1 10/27/02* LV 43 48 3 3 2 9/26/02* 47 39 3 6 5 7/15/02** 38 48 3 6 5 1/27/02** 39 48 5 6 3 4/22/01*** 47 43 4 4 3 3/14/99 47 42 2 4 5 9/28/98 53 40 NA NA 7 7/12/98 49 37 4 5 6 1/19/98 45 44 3 6 3 7/8/97 43 39 5 12 2 10/23/94 38 43 3 14 2 9/11/94 39 43 3 11 4 2/27/94 47 36 3 11 3 2/2/92 49 38 2 7 4 12/15/91 43 36 4 11 5 3/4/91 32 49 5 10 4 1/16/90 33 52 4 7 4 *"The economy and jobs" **"Improving the economy" ***4/22/01 and previous: "The nation's economy"

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b. Health care Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 47 34 2 15 3 2/1/08 56 29 2 10 4 11/1/07 54 29 2 10 5 9/30/07 56 26 2 12 5 10/8/06 61 28 1 7 2 5/15/06 61 28 1 7 2 4/9/06 61 29 * 6 3 11/2/05 54 29 2 12 3 12/15/02* 53 33 3 7 4 10/27/02* LV 50 39 3 5 3 9/26/02* 50 35 4 5 6 7/15/02** 47 37 3 9 5 1/27/02** 50 35 5 5 4 1/19/98*** 54 33 2 7 4 10/23/94 46 29 2 21 2 9/11/94 51 29 3 12 5 2/27/94 58 22 5 11 3 2/2/92 60 25 3 8 4 12/15/91 57 23 3 11 5 *"The cost, availability, and coverage of health insurance" **"improving the health care system" ***1/19/98 and previous: "Providing affordable health care" c. Immigration issues Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 38 35 3 16 8 2/1/08 40 37 2 12 9 11/1/07 42 35 4 13 6 10/8/06 49 36 4 10 3 6/25/06 45 40 1 9 5 5/15/06 48 34 1 14 4 4/9/06 50 38 1 7 4 d. No trend. e. The federal budget deficit Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 43 35 2 18 2 2/1/08 52 31 2 10 6 9/30/07 52 29 2 12 5 Compare to: The federal budget Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 5/15/06 54 34 1 8 3 11/2/05 48 34 2 13 2 8/11/03 40 41 4 8 6 9/26/02 43 43 3 7 4 7/15/02* 44 41 5 6 4 1/27/02**** 38 46 5 7 3 3/14/99* 43 40 5 10 3 9/28/98* 49 42 NA NA 9 7/12/98* 42 39 4 7 8

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1/19/98** 41 43 3 8 4 7/8/97** 39 36 5 17 3 10/23/94*** 36 37 3 21 3 9/11/94 39 40 4 14 4 2/27/94 44 28 5 20 3 2/2/92 40 39 4 14 3 3/4/91 35 43 5 14 3 1/16/90 35 42 4 15 4 *"Managing the federal budget" **"Balancing the federal budget" ***10/23/94 and previous: "Reducing the federal budget" ****"Keeping the federal budget balanced" f. Taxes Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 41 39 4 14 3 2/1/08 48 40 1 8 4 11/1/07 46 40 2 8 4 5/15/06 52 38 1 5 2 11/2/05 48 38 1 11 1 8/11/03 43 40 3 8 6 12/15/02 46 44 2 6 2 9/26/02 44 44 3 6 4 4/22/01* 38 52 2 6 3 9/2/99* 40 49 2 6 3 3/14/99** 43 41 2 10 4 9/28/98** 47 44 NA NA 9 7/12/98** 42 39 3 8 8 1/19/98** 45 44 2 6 2 7/8/97** 41 38 3 15 4 10/30/95* 45 40 10 3 3 10/23/94** 37 42 2 17 2 9/11/94** 36 47 2 11 4 2/27/94** 35 41 4 18 2 2/2/92** 41 45 3 8 3 12/15/91** 40 38 3 14 5 3/4/91** 35 44 5 13 3 1/16/90** 37 47 2 10 4 *"Cutting taxes" **"Holding taxes down" g. The U.S. campaign against terrorism Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 37 43 4 10 6 2/1/08 44 37 4 10 5 12/9/07 45 38 4 8 6 11/1/07 41 42 4 9 4 9/30/07 41 40 5 10 4 9/7/07 39 36 4 17 4 10/22/06 RV 44 43 2 8 3 10/8/06 47 41 4 6 2 9/7/06 40 47 1 9 3 8/6/06 46 38 1 11 4 6/25/06 39 46 2 10 3 5/15/06 46 41 2 8 3 4/9/06 46 45 1 6 1 3/5/06 39 46 3 10 2 1/26/06 41 46 2 6 4 11/2/05 42 42 4 10 3 8/11/03 25 54 8 6 7

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12/15/02 25 61 5 6 2 10/27/02* LV 26 61 4 5 4 9/26/02* 30 51 6 6 8 7/15/02 27 55 9 3 6 1/27/02 23 62 10 3 2 *"The war on terrorism" h. No trend. 8. On another subject: overall, given what you know about them, would you say you support or oppose the changes to the health care system that have been enacted by (Congress) and (the Obama administration)? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? -------- Support -------- --------- Oppose -------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 46 32 13 50 10 40 4 2/8/10* 46 22 25 49 11 38 5 1/15/10 44 22 22 51 12 39 5 12/13/09 44 25 19 51 11 40 5 11/15/09 48 30 18 49 10 39 3 10/18/09 45 26 19 48 12 36 7 9/12/09 46 30 16 48 12 36 6 8/17/09 45 27 18 50 10 40 5 *2/8/10 and prior: “proposed changes...that are being developed by” 8a. (IF OPPOSE/DON’T KNOW HC CHANGES) Would you support or oppose an effort to cancel these changes in the health care system, either by a new vote in Congress or through the courts? -------- Support -------- --------- Oppose -------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 86 71 15 9 5 4 5 Questions 8 and 8a combined: Support ------- Oppose/Don’t know changes to HC ------ changes Support effort Oppose effort No to HC NET to cancel to cancel opinion 3/26/10 46 54 46 5 3 9. How would you describe your feelings about these changes to the health care system: would you say you are [enthusiastic about them, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry about them]? -- Enthusiastic/Satisfied -- -- Dissatisfied/Angry -- No NET Enthusiastic Satisfied NET Dissatisfied Angry opinion 3/26/10 47 15 32 51 26 26 2 8/17/09* 47 15 32 50 31 18 3 *”changes being proposed by (Congress) and (the Obama administration)” 10. (Do you think these changes to the health care system will allow people who have coverage now to keep it without any changes if they want to); OR (do you think these changes to the health care system will require everyone to make changes, whether they want to or not)? Will allow coverage Will require everyone No without changes to make changes opinion

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3/26/10 35 60 5 Compare to: (Do you think it's possible to reform the health care system in a way that people who have coverage now can keep it without any changes if they want to), or (do you think health care reform will require everyone to make changes, whether they want to or not)? Reform possible Reform will without changes require changes No opinion 9/12/09 49 48 3 6/21/09 38 58 4 11. Do you have some form of health insurance or health care coverage, or not? Yes No No opinion 3/26/10 86 13 * 2/8/10 83 17 * 1/15/10 87 13 0 12/13/09 82 17 * 11/15/09 84 15 1 10/18/09 85 15 0 9/12/09 86 14 0 8/17/09 85 14 * 6/21/09 84 16 0 9/30/07 88 12 * 9/12/06 87 13 0 4/19/05 87 13 * 10/13/03 83 17 0 7/12/98 86 14 * 8/27/97 81 19 * 11/13/95 85 15 0 7/17/94 86 14 * 11/14/93 87 13 0 10/10/93 87 13 * 11a. (AMONG THOSE WITH HEALTH CARE COVERAGE) Are you mainly covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or do you have private medical insurance? (IF PRIVATE: Is that through an employer or not?) (IF NEEDED: Medicare is the government health insurance program for people 65 and over. Medicaid is the government health insurance program for low-income families.) ------------ Have health insurance ------------- Medi Medi ---- Private ---- Not No NET care caid NET Emply Not Oth.(v.) insured opin. 3/26/10 Gen Pop 86 17 7 62 51 10 NA 13 * All Cov 100 20 7 72 60 12 NA NA 1 2/8/10 Gen Pop 83 15 3 62 NA NA NA 17 * All Cov 100 18 4 74 NA NA NA NA 3 9/12/06 Gen Pop 87 15 4 66 NA NA NA 13 2 All Cov 100 17 5 76 NA NA NA NA 2 10/13/03 Gen Pop 83 16 4 63 NA NA NA 17 0 All Cov 100 19 4 76 NA NA NA NA 1 7/12/98 Gen Pop 86 15 4 65 NA NA NA 14 *

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All Cov 100 18 5 76 NA NA NA NA 1 8/27/97 Gen Pop 81 13 3 64 NA NA NA 19 1 All Cov 100 16 3 79 NA NA NA NA 1 11/13/95 Gen Pop 85 15 3 63 NA NA 4 15 * All Cov 100 18 3 74 NA NA 5 NA * Gen Pop = General population All Cov = All with health insurance 12. In the long run, do you think [ITEM] will get (better) as a result of these changes to the health care system, get (worse), or remain about the same? 3/26/10 - Summary Table* Better Worse Same No opinion a. the overall health care system in this country 37 44 15 3 b. the quality of the health care you receive 18 44 35 3 c. your health insurance coverage 17 42 38 3 d. your ability to get health insurance 48 25 25 2 *item c asked if insured; item d asked if not insured (N=94) Compare to: Just your best guess, if the health care system is changed, do you think the quality of [ITEM] will get (better), get (worse), or remain about the same? a. your health care Better Worse Same No opinion 11/15/09 19 37 42 2 9/12/09 16 32 50 2 8/17/09 19 33 47 2 6/21/09 16 31 50 3 b. health care for most people Better Worse Same No opinion 11/15/09 34 38 26 2 9/12/09 35 38 24 2 8/17/09 37 38 23 2 Compare to: And if the health care system is changed do you think [ITEM] will get (better), get (worse), or remain about the same? a. (IF INSURED) Your health insurance coverage Better Worse Same No opinion 11/15/09 13 39 46 1 9/12/09 11 37 49 2 8/17/09 14 40 43 3 b. (IF NOT INSURED) Your ability to get health insurance Better Worse Same No opinion

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11/15/09 47 17 35 2 9/12/09 51 13 35 2 8/17/09 56 10 30 4 13. In the long run, do you think [ITEM] will (increase) as a result of these changes to the health care system, (decrease), or remain about the same? 3/26/09 - Summary Table Increase Decrease Same No opinion a. Your health care costs 55 11 30 4 b. The overall costs of health care in this country 60 16 21 3 Compare to: If the health care system is changed do you think [ITEM] will (increase), (decrease), or remain about the same? Increase Decrease Same No opinion a. Your health care costs 52 11 35 2 b. The overall costs of health care in this country 56 20 23 2 14. Medicare is the government health insurance program for people 65 and over. Do you think these changes to the health care system will (strengthen) the Medicare program, (weaken) Medicare or have no effect on it? Strengthen Weaken No effect No opinion 3/26/10 23 48 23 6 12/13/09* 22 45 24 9 10/18/09 18 43 31 8 9/12/09 22 40 32 6 *12/13/09 and prior: “health care reform would” 15. Just your best guess, do you think these changes to the health care system will increase the federal budget deficit, decrease it, or have no effect? (IF INCREASE) Do you think that will be worth it, or not? ---------- Increase --------- NET Worth it Not worth it Decrease No effect No opinion 3/26/10 65 21 44 14 16 5 12/13/09* 66 23 43 11 19 4 10/18/09 68 31 37 10 18 3 9/12/09 65 NA NA 9 24 2 *12/13/09 and prior: “health care reform would” 16. Do you think the health care plan creates too much government involvement in the nation's health care system, not enough government involvement or about the right amount? Too much Not enough Right amount No opinion 3/26/10 49 14 35 2 10/18/09 42 21 34 2 9/12/09 45 12 41 1 Compare to: Clinton's plan

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Too much Not enough Right amount No opinion 3/27/94 47 14 34 5 2/27/94 42 16 38 4 1/23/94 40 12 39 8 11/14/93 46 15 33 6 10/10/93 40 18 37 6 9/19/93 38 18 37 7 17. Do you feel (you have a good basic understanding of the upcoming changes to the health care system), or do you feel (the upcoming changes to health care system are too complicated for you to have a good basic understanding of them)? Good basic Too No understanding complicated opinion 3/26/10 58 37 5 11/15/09* 55 44 2 *”changes being proposed” 17a. (IF HEALTH CARE CHANGES TOO COMPLICATED) How much if at all does that worry you - a great deal, somewhat, not so much or not at all? ---- Grt deal/somewhat ---- --- Not so much/not at all --- No NET Great deal Somewhat NET Not so much Not at all opinion 3/26/10 86 51 35 13 9 4 1 11/15/09 85 49 36 15 10 5 * 18. Thinking about the past few months, have you tried to contact your Senator or representative in Congress about the health care reform effort, or not? Yes No No opinion 3/26/10 26 74 0 Compare to: As you may know, over the past few months, members of the House of Representatives have been discussing the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Have you ever tried to contact your Senator or Representative about this issue. or not? Yes No No opinion 12/22/98 11 89 * 19. Do these changes to the health care system represent a major change in the direction of the country, or don't you think so? (IF MAJOR CHANGE) Is this a positive or a negative change? ------ Major change ----- Not a No NET Positive Negative major change opinion 3/26/10 80 38 42 16 4 20. Do you think the Republicans in Congress did or did not make a good faith effort to cooperate with Obama and the Democrats on health care reform? Did Did not No opinion 3/26/10 31 63 6 9/12/09* 31 62 7 *”are or are not making”

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21. Do you think Obama and the Democrats in Congress did or did not make a good faith effort to cooperate with the Republicans on health care reform? Did Did not No opinion 3/26/10 48 47 5 9/12/09* 50 44 6 *”are or are not making” 22. Changing topics, if the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November were being held today, would you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your congressional district? (IF OTHER, NEITHER, DK, REF) Would you lean toward the (Democratic candidate) or toward the (Republican candidate)? NET LEANED VOTE Dem Rep Other Neither Will not No cand. cand. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opinion 3/26/10 All 47 43 1 3 1 4 RV 48 44 1 2 * 4 2/8/10 All 46 46 * 3 1 4 RV 45 48 * 3 * 4 10/18/09 All 51 39 1 3 2 5 6/15/08 All 52 37 * 2 1 8 11/4/06 LV 51 45 1 1 * 2 RV 53 43 1 1 * 3 10/22/06 RV 54 41 * 1 * 3 10/8/06 RV 54 41 * 1 1 3 9/7/06 RV 50 42 * 3 2 4 8/6/06 RV 52 39 * 2 1 5 6/25/06 All 52 38 1 2 2 5 RV 52 39 1 3 1 4 5/15/06 All 53 38 1 3 1 4 RV 52 40 1 3 1 4 4/9/06 All 54 40 * 2 1 4 RV 55 40 * 2 * 3 1/26/06 All 55 36 1 3 1 4 RV 54 38 1 3 1 5 12/18/05 All 50 41 1 3 1 4 RV 51 41 1 3 1 4 11/2/05 All 53 36 1 3 2 5 RV 52 37 1 4 2 6 11/4/02 LV 48 48 1 1 0 2 11/3/02 LV 48 48 * 1 0 2 11/2/02 LV 50 49 * 1 0 2 10/27/02 LV 47 49 1 1 0 3 9/26/02 All 46 42 2 2 5 3 LV 49 47 1 2 0 2 RV 47 44 2 3 2 3 7/15/02 All 47 45 1 1 1 4 RV 47 46 1 1 1 4 1/27/02* RV 43 50 NA 2 1 5 9/6/00 RV 49 42 2 1 6 7/23/00 RV 46 45 3 1 5 2/27/00 RV 45 46 2 1 5 10/31/99 RV 50 43 3 1 3 9/2/99 RV 48 44 3 * 5 3/14/99 RV 50 41 2 1 6 2/14/99 RV 48 41 3 1 7 1/30/99 RV 49 39 8 1 3 11/1/98 RV 51 43 4 * 2

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10/25/98 RV 48 43 3 1 4 10/18/98 RV 49 44 3 1 4 9/28/98 RV 49 44 2 * 4 9/13/98 RV 49 43 3 1 4 8/21/98 RV 48 45 3 1 3 7/12/98 RV 47 45 2 * 6 1/31/98 RV 49 40 2 1 8 1/19/98 RV 47 44 3 1 5 10/8/96 RV 51 41 2 1 5 9/29/96 RV 48 41 3 1 7 9/22/96 RV 50 43 2 1 4 9/15/96 RV 49 45 1 1 4 9/4/96 RV 48 44 3 * 5 8/29/96 RV 53 39 3 1 5 8/28/96 RV 51 40 3 1 5 8/27/96 RV 51 41 3 0 5 8/26/96 RV 51 41 3 0 5 8/25/96 RV 48 43 3 1 6 8/24/96 RV 47 43 2 1 6 8/19/96 RV 49 42 3 0 6 8/18/96 RV 45 46 3 0 6 8/15/96 RV 46 43 4 1 5 8/14/96 RV 48 42 3 1 6 8/13/96 RV 49 43 3 0 5 8/12/96 RV 49 42 3 1 5 8/11/96 RV 49 40 4 1 6 8/10/96 RV 49 41 4 1 5 8/4/96 RV 48 45 2 1 4 6/30/96 RV 49 44 3 * 3 5/22/96 RV 52 41 3 1 3 3/17/96 RV 48 48 2 * 2 3/10/96 RV 51 43 2 * 4 1/21/96 RV 52 43 3 1 1 10/1/95 RV 49 44 3 * 3 11/6/94 RV 47 42 5 2 5 10/31/94 RV 48 44 4 1 3 10/23/94 RV 50 45 2 1 2 10/9/94 RV 46 47 3 2 2 9/11/94 RV 50 45 1 1 4 8/7/94 RV 49 42 4 1 4 2/27/94 RV 50 40 8 1 2 10/21/91 RV 51 41 4 * 4 7/28/91 RV 49 41 6 * 3 6/2/91 RV 48 42 4 1 5 11/4/90 RV 51 41 5 * 3 10/14/90 RV 50 41 5 * 3 9/9/90 RV 47 46 3 * 3 7/24/90 RV 51 41 4 1 4 5/21/90 RV 47 45 5 1 2 10/10/88 RV 52 41 2 1 4 9/19/88 RV 51 39 3 1 6 6/22/85 RV 48 44 5 * 3 10/16/84 RV 52 44 2 NA 5 9/11/84 RV 53 45 2 NA 1 7/8/84 RV 58 40 2 NA 1 10/27/82 RV 58 39 NA NA 3 10/11/82 RV 55 36 NA NA 9 9/13/82 RV 58 36 NA NA 6 11/22/81 RV 53 41 " NA NA 7 *1/27/02 and previous: No "other candidate" option recorded

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23. How enthusiastic are you about voting for the (Democrat/Republican) in your Congressional district this year - very enthusiastic, fairly enthusiastic, not too enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all? 3/26/10 Summary Table – Leaned Dem/Rep Supporters --- Enthusiastic -- ---- Not Enthusiastic ---- No NET Very Fairly NET Not too Not at all op. a. Democrat 74 39 35 25 14 11 1 b. Republican 76 42 34 23 16 7 1 Trend: a. Democrat --- Enthusiastic -- ---- Not Enthusiastic ---- No NET Very Fairly NET Not too Not at all op. 3/26/10 74 39 35 25 14 11 1 3/26/10 RV 76 41 35 23 13 9 1 10/22/06 RV 78 38 40 20 13 8 2 10/8/06 RV 81 42 40 18 14 4 1 b. Republican --- Enthusiastic -- ---- Not Enthusiastic ---- No NET Very Fairly NET Not too Not at all op. 3/26/10 76 42 34 23 16 7 1 3/26/10 RV 75 41 34 23 18 5 2 10/22/06 RV 80 39 41 19 14 5 1 10/8/06 RV 76 35 41 23 18 5 1 24. Say a candidate for Congress voted FOR the changes to the health care system recently enacted by (Congress) and (the Obama administration). Would that make you more likely to [support] that candidate for Congress, more likely to [oppose] that candidate, or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote? (IF SUPPORT/OPPOSE) Are you much more likely to support/oppose that candidate or somewhat more? ---- Support ---- ---- Oppose ----- No No NET Much Smwt NET Smwt Much difference opinion 3/26/10 26 16 9 32 6 27 40 2 3/26/10 RV 27 17 9 35 5 29 36 2 1/15/10* 22 12 10 31 7 24 45 2 11/15/09 25 13 12 29 8 20 45 1 9/12/09 22 12 10 23 7 17 54 1 8/17/09 23 14 9 32 6 26 43 2 *1/15/10 and prior: “supports the proposed changes...being developed” 25. Is one of the reasons for your choice of candidates for the U.S. House to show (support for) Obama, to show (opposition to) Obama, or is Obama not a factor in your vote? Show support Show opposition Obama not No for Obama to Obama a factor opinion 3/26/10 26 23 49 1 3/26/10 RV 25 24 49 1 Compare to: Will/was one reason for your vote for Congress (be) to express (support for) Bush, to express (opposition to) Bush, or is/was Bush not a factor in your choice? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion

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11/4/06 RV 17 31 50 2 10/22/06 RV 17 31 50 2 10/8/06 RV 18 35 47 1 5/15/06 12 30 58 1 11/4/02 LV 29 15 55 1 11/3/02 LV 29 17 52 1 11/2/02 LV 30 15 54 1 10/27/02 LV 33 18 49 1 Compare to: Is one of the reasons you support this candidate to express support for Bill Clinton, to express opposition to Clinton, or would you say that Clinton is not a factor? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion 11/1/98 13 9 77 1 11/1/98 LV 10 13 77 * 10/25/98 14 10 72 4 10/25/98 LV 15 15 70 1 10/18/98 13 9 75 3 10/18/98 LV 12 12 76 1 9/28/98 14 13 71 2 9/28/98 LV 14 18 67 1 Compare to: Is one of the reasons for your choice of candidates for the U.S. House to show support for Bill Clinton, to show opposition to Clinton, or is Clinton not a factor in your vote? Show support Show opposition Clinton not No for Clinton to Clinton a factor opinion 10/31/94 LV 16 18 66 * 26. If control of the Congress switched from the Democrats to the Republicans after November's election, do you think that would be a good thing, a bad thing, or wouldn't it make any difference? Good Bad No difference No opinion 3/26/10 All 36 32 30 2 RV 36 34 29 1 Compare to: If control of the Congress switched from the Republicans to the Democrats after next month's election, do you think that would be a good thing, a bad thing, or wouldn't it make any difference? Good Bad No difference No opinion 10/22/06 All 45 21 32 3 RV 47 23 27 2 Compare to: If control of the Congress switched from the Democrats to the Republicans after next month's election, do you think that would be a good thing, a bad thing, or wouldn't it make any difference? Good Bad No difference No opinion 10/31/94 All 32 20 45 2 LV 36 23 39 2 10/23/94 31 18 49 1 Question 27 held for future release.

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28. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [ITEM]? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 3/26/10 - Summary Table ------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly op. a. The Democratic Party 50 25 24 45 14 31 5 b. The Republican Party 40 17 23 55 24 30 5 c. Sarah Palin 37 17 20 55 14 41 7 Trend: a. The Democratic Party ------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 50 25 24 45 14 31 5 2/8/10 50 24 26 46 17 28 4 6/21/09 53 40 6 8/22/08 RV 58 36 5 11/1/07 51 45 5 3/5/06 55 41 4 6/5/05 51 47 2 12/15/02 56 37 6 1/27/02 56 36 8 7/30/01 60 36 4 12/15/00 64 25 11 1/16/00 56 35 9 1/10/00* 61 33 6 1/10/00 LV 58 37 5 11/21/99 51 41 8 5/2/99 53 37 10 2/21/99 55 37 8 2/13/99 56 38 6 2/8/99 57 37 6 1/10/99 57 35 8 12/20/98 57 30 13 12/16/98 58 32 10 10/29/97 54 39 7 9/1/96 RV 60 36 4 8/18/96 RV 55 41 4 8/7/96 RV 57 38 5 4/10/96 55 38 7 4/19/95 51 43 6 7/8/92 RV 54 38 8 6/6/91** 52 34 14 4/2/90 54 35 11 1/15/90 58 32 10 11/16/88 54 36 10 11/4/84 47 42 11 10/4/84 RV 50 39 11 *1/10/00 to 7/8/92: Gallup **6/6/91 and previous: CBS News/New York Times b. The Republican Party ------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 40 17 23 55 24 30 5 2/8/10 44 19 25 52 23 29 4 6/21/09 36 56 8

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8/22/08 RV 47 49 4 11/1/07 39 56 5 3/5/06 51 46 3 6/5/05 49 49 2 12/15/02 56 38 5 1/27/02 63 30 7 7/30/01 51 46 3 12/15/00 54 35 11 1/16/00 53 37 10 1/10/00* 53 41 6 1/10/00 LV 56 39 5 11/21/99 50 44 6 5/2/99 47 44 9 2/21/99 45 46 9 2/13/99 40 54 5 2/8/99 45 47 8 1/10/99 40 52 8 12/20/98 31 57 12 12/16/98 43 47 10 10/29/97 50 42 8 9/1/96 RV 50 45 5 8/18/96 RV 55 41 4 8/7/96 RV 51 44 5 4/10/96 52 41 7 4/19/95 52 42 6 7/8/92 RV 53 39 8 6/6/91** 62 28 10 4/2/90 58 34 8 1/15/90 63 28 9 11/16/88 57 34 9 11/4/84 58 33 9 10/4/84 53 36 11 *1/10/00 to 7/8/92: Gallup **6/6/91 and previous: CBS News/New York Times c. Sarah Palin ------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 37 17 20 55 14 41 7 2/8/10 37 18 20 55 16 38 8 11/15/09 43 20 23 52 18 34 5 7/18/09 40 20 20 53 19 34 7 10/23/08 LV 46 28 18 51 11 40 3 9/29/08 RV 51 29 23 40 11 29 9 9/22/08 RV 52 31 21 38 10 27 11 9/7/08 RV 58 35 23 28 11 17 15 9/4/08* RV 52 34 18 37 14 23 11 * "the Republican nominee for vice president" 29. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the political movement known as the Tea Party? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? ------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 41 21 21 39 16 23 20 2/8/10 35 20 15 40 20 20 25

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30. Given what you know about the Tea Party's positions on the issues, would you say that overall you (agree with them strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat or disagree strongly)? --------- Agree --------- ------- Disagree -------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 3/26/10 46 18 28 40 21 19 14 2/8/10 45 14 31 36 22 14 19 31. Do you think the tea party movement is having too (much) influence, too (little) influence or about the right amount of influence over the Republican Party? Too much Too little Right amount No opinion 3/26/10 23 24 38 15 Questions 32-34 held for future release. 35. On another subject, do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? ------ Legal ------ ----- Illegal ----- All Most Most All No NET cases cases NET cases cases opinion 3/26/10 53 17 35 45 27 18 2 11/23/09 54 19 35 43 28 16 2 6/21/09 55 20 35 43 26 17 2 9/7/08 RV 57 19 38 39 24 15 4 8/22/08 54 22 32 44 26 18 3 6/15/08 53 18 35 44 28 16 3 1/12/08 57 21 36 40 25 15 3 12/9/07 53 18 35 44 27 17 3 11/1/07 55 19 36 43 27 16 2 7/21/07 56 23 34 41 28 14 2 2/25/07 56 16 39 42 31 12 2 12/18/05 56 17 40 41 27 13 3 4/24/05 56 20 36 42 27 14 3 12/19/04 55 21 34 42 25 17 3 5/23/04 54 23 31 44 23 20 2 1/20/03 57 23 34 42 25 17 2 8/12/01 49 22 27 48 28 20 3 6/24/01 52 22 31 43 23 20 4 1/15/01 59 21 38 39 25 14 1 9/6/00 RV 55 20 35 42 25 16 3 7/23/00 53 20 33 43 26 17 4 9/2/99 56 20 37 42 26 15 2 3/14/99 55 21 34 42 27 15 3 7/12/98 54 19 35 42 29 13 4 8/5/96 56 22 34 41 27 14 3 6/30/96 58 24 34 40 25 14 2 10/1/95 60 26 35 37 25 12 3 9/21/95 60 24 36 36 25 11 4 7/17/95 59 27 32 40 26 14 1 901. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? IF NOT DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN: Do you lean more towards the (Democratic Party) or (Republican Party)? --Non-Partisans- Lean Lean No Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. Dem. Rep. Lean 3/26/10 34 24 38 3 1 17 17 7

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2/8/10 32 26 39 3 * 17 19 6 1/15/10 32 23 38 7 * 17 20 9 12/13/09 32 26 37 5 1 13 18 11 11/15/09 35 21 39 4 1 19 17 8 10/18/09 33 20 42 4 1 20 19 8 9/12/09 32 21 43 4 * 19 20 9 8/17/09 35 25 34 6 1 15 14 11 7/18/09 33 22 41 4 * 20 16 9 6/21/09 35 22 37 7 * 17 16 10 4/24/09 35 21 38 5 * 18 16 10 3/29/09 36 25 33 5 1 15 16 8 2/22/09 36 24 34 5 1 18 13 9 1/16/09 35 23 36 5 1 20 12 11 12/14/08 37 24 35 4 1 16 13 10 11/3/08 35 26 30 6 2 13 10 15 10/11/08 36 26 31 4 2 15 12 10 9/29/08 34 26 31 8 2 17 12 12 9/22/08 36 26 31 5 2 18 9 11 9/7/08 35 26 33 5 2 15 14 11 8/22/08 36 23 34 6 1 16 14 10 7/13/08 37 24 33 6 1 16 14 10 6/15/08 38 24 34 4 1 16 14 8 5/11/08 34 28 34 4 1 19 11 8 4/13/08 35 29 30 5 1 15 13 8 3/2/08 40 28 28 3 1 15 8 9 2/1/08 37 26 32 4 1 16 11 10 1/12/08 39 27 29 5 1 13 9 12 908a. Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? Don’t think in No Liberal Moderate Conservative those terms (vol.) op. 3/26/10 24 32 42 1 2 2/8/10 24 36 37 2 1 1/15/10 25 34 38 1 1 12/13/09 23 35 41 1 1 11/15/09 19 41 38 1 1 10/18/09 23 36 38 2 1 9/12/09 24 39 36 * 1 8/17/09 20 40 37 2 1 7/18/09 20 39 38 2 1 6/21/09 22 40 36 1 * 4/24/09 23 39 35 2 2 3/29/09 20 38 38 2 2 2/22/09 23 38 37 1 1 1/16/09 24 42 32 * 1 12/14/08 22 37 37 1 2 10/11/08 RV 22 44 34 * 1 9/29/08 RV 19 44 34 1 1 9/22/08 RV 23 41 32 2 1 9/7/08 RV 22 39 36 1 2 8/22/08 22 41 33 2 2 7/13/08 19 43 35 2 1 6/15/08 21 43 33 1 2 5/11/08 24 39 34 2 1 4/13/08 24 38 35 1 2 3/2/08 19 48 30 2 2 2/1/08 25 38 34 2 1 1/12/08 24 36 36 2 1 12/9/07 24 38 36 1 1 11/1/07 24 41 32 1 1

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9/30/07 24 45 30 1 1 9/7/07 20 39 39 1 2 7/21/07 25 39 32 3 1 6/1/07 24 36 37 2 1 4/15/07 24 42 32 1 1 2/25/07 23 40 35 1 1 1/19/07 23 41 33 1 1 12/11/06 23 42 33 2 1 11/4/06 19 42 36 2 1 10/22/06 22 42 32 2 2 10/8/06 21 43 33 1 1 9/7/06 24 39 33 2 2 8/6/06 18 42 38 1 1 6/25/06 21 41 35 1 1 5/15/06 19 48 31 1 1 5/11/06 18 49 33 * * 4/9/06 21 41 35 2 1 3/5/06 22 42 33 2 1 1/26/06 21 40 37 1 1 1/8/06 20 40 37 2 1 12/18/05 22 42 34 1 1 11/2/05 23 44 32 1 * 9/11/05 22 44 31 2 2 8/28/05 20 44 34 2 1 6/26/05 21 44 33 1 1 6/5/05 23 40 35 1 * 4/24/05 20 47 30 1 1 INCOME. Which of the following CATEGORIES best describes your total annual household income before taxes, from all sources? -------Less than $50k------- --------More than $50k-------- NET <20k 20-35k 35-50k NET 50-75k 75-100k 100k+ 3/26/10 50 16 18 15 47 18 13 16 2/8/10 49 20 16 14 49 18 13 18 1/15/10 49 17 14 18 48 17 13 18 12/13/09 54 19 18 17 42 15 12 15 11/15/09 53 20 18 15 45 16 13 16 10/18/09 53 17 19 17 44 18 12 15 9/12/09 50 17 17 15 48 17 13 18 8/17/09 46 15 16 14 52 19 15 18 7/18/09 49 18 17 14 48 19 12 19 6/21/09 51 18 16 17 47 17 12 18 4/24/09 50 16 16 18 48 17 12 19 3/29/09 49 15 16 17 48 18 13 17 2/22/09 48 16 16 17 50 19 13 19 1/16/09 52 17 18 17 48 16 13 19 12/14/08 44 14 15 15 54 18 15 21 10/11/08 RV 41 12 14 16 56 20 15 22 9/29/08 RV 42 10 14 17 56 18 16 22 9/22/08 RV 40 12 14 14 57 21 14 22 9/22/08 46 16 16 14 50 18 12 20 9/7/08 RV 44 13 14 17 56 17 15 24 8/22/08 RV 39 10 11 18 59 19 16 24 8/22/08 43 15 12 17 53 18 15 21 7/13/08 RV 43 14 14 15 54 16 14 24 7/13/08 48 18 15 15 50 16 12 21 6/15/08 47 18 15 15 51 18 15 18 5/11/08 47 15 16 17 50 18 13 19 4/13/08 47 17 13 17 51 18 14 18 3/2/08 44 14 13 17 52 17 13 22

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2/1/08 48 17 16 15 48 18 12 18 1/12/08 46 12 18 16 51 19 13 19 12/9/07 49 14 17 18 48 15 15 18 11/1/07 48 14 16 17 49 16 13 21 9/30/07 53 17 16 20 44 18 12 14 9/7/07 43 10 17 16 54 19 15 20 7/21/07 46 16 14 16 51 18 13 19 6/1/07 49 15 18 16 49 18 13 18 4/15/07 46 15 16 15 51 20 13 18 2/25/07 46 10 16 20 51 20 14 17 1/19/07 49 16 17 15 49 16 13 20 12/11/06 46 11 16 19 51 18 16 17 10/22/06 52 16 20 17 45 16 11 17 10/8/06 46 13 16 17 51 22 13 16 9/7/06 51 16 18 17 47 17 15 15 8/6/06 49 14 16 18 48 20 12 16 6/25/06 50 16 16 19 47 19 11 17 5/15/06 52 14 18 21 46 16 13 17 5/11/06 46 9 18 18 53 18 15 20 4/9/06 53 16 20 17 47 19 12 16 3/5/06 50 16 18 16 48 20 12 16 1/26/06 52 20 15 17 46 18 12 16 12/18/05 54 17 19 18 44 18 12 15 11/2/05 52 14 18 20 46 19 13 14 9/11/05 55 18 20 17 42 18 11 14 8/28/05 52 18 15 19 46 18 11 16 6/26/05 49 14 17 18 49 19 14 16 6/5/05 55 15 20 20 43 17 13 14 4/24/05 55 15 21 19 45 18 12 15 ***END***