the margin of error for 1,000 adult interviews is ±3.10%...

HART/McINTURFF Study #10156--page 1 March 2010 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Interviews: 1,000 adults, including104 reached by cell phone FINAL Study #10156 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey March 11,13-14, 2010 Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated.

The margin of error for 1,000 Adult interviews is ±3.10% The margin of error for the 846 Registered Voter interviews is ±3.37%

(ASK ALL) Q2a For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are? (IF “REFUSED,” ASK:) Well,

would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST.)

18-24 ................................................ 1025-29 ................................................ 730-34 ................................................ 935-39 ................................................ 940-44 ................................................ 1145-49 ................................................ 850-54 ................................................ 1055-59 ................................................ 1060-64 ................................................ 1065-69 ................................................ 570-74 ................................................ 575 and over ....................................... 6 Not sure/refused ............................. --

Q2b To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic or Spanish-speaking background?

Yes, Hispanic .................................... 11No, not Hispanic ............................... 88 Not sure/refused ............................. 1

Q2c And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race--white, black, Asian, or something else?

White ................................................. 75Black ................................................. 11Asian ................................................. 2Other ................................................. 4 Hispanic (VOL) ................................ 6 Not sure/refused .............................. 2

48 Male 52 Female


Q3 All in all, do you think that things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that

things are off on the wrong track?

High Low

3/10

1/23 -25/10

1/10-14/10 12/09 10/09 9/09 7/09

9/01

10/17-20/08+

Headed in the right direction ......

33 32 34 33 36 39 39 72 12 Off on the wrong track ............... 59 58 54 55 52 48 49 11 78 Mixed (VOL) ............................ 5 7 10 10 9 10 9 11 7 Not sure ................................... 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 6 3

6/09 4/09 2/09 1/09 12/08

10/17- 20/08

+ 10/4- 5/08+

9/19- 22/08+

42 43 41 26 26 12 12 16 46 43 44 59 60 78 77 73 9 10 9 9 10 7 9 9 3 4 6 6 4 3 2 2

8/08+ 7/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/7-

10/08+ 1/08+ 9/07 1/07 18 13 16 15 20 20 25 28 67 74 71 73 66 68 63 57 12 10 11 10 11 9 9 13 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 9/06+ 1/06 9/05 1/05 9/04+ 1/04 9/03 31 31 32 40 39 47 38 54 57 57 47 49 43 50 12 10 8 10 10 6 8 3 2 3 3 2 4 4 1/03 9/02 1/02 9/01 12/99 36 42 62 72 49 47 43 20 11 34 14 12 14 11 15 3 3 4 6 2 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q4a In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as president?

3/10

1/23-25/10

1/10-14/10

12/09

10/09

9/09

8/09

7/09

Approve .................................... 48 50 48 47 51 51 51 53 Disapprove ............................... 47 44 43 46 42 41 40 40 Not sure .................................. 5 6 9 7 7 8 9 7

6/09

4/09

2/09 56 61 60 34 30 26 10 9 14


Q4b Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?

3/10

1/23-25/10

1/10-14/10

12/09

10/09

9/09

7/09

Approve ............................................ 47 47 43 42 47 50 49 Disapprove ........................................ 50 49 49 51 46 42 44 Not sure .......................................... 3 4 8 7 7 8 7

6/09

4/09

2/09 51 55 56 38 37 31 11 8 13

Q5a Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the war in Afghanistan?

3/10* 12/09 Approve ............................................ 53 46 Disapprove ....................................... 35 42 Not sure .......................................... 12 12 *Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q5b In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing in handling the situation in

Iraq?

3/10** Approve ............................................ 53Disapprove ........................................ 39 Not sure .......................................... 8**Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

BUSH TREND

4/06 3/06 1/06 12/05 11/05 Approve ....................................... 33 35 39 36 32 Disapprove .................................. 62 61 56 60 64 Not sure .................................... 5 4 5 4 4 9/05 7/05 5/05 37 39 44 58 55 52 5 6 4

Q6 And, how would you rate Barack Obama on improving America's image around the world? Use a five-point

scale, on which a "five" means a very good rating, a "one" means a very poor rating, and a "three" means a mixed rating.

Very Good

Rating Very Poor

Rating

Cannot 5 4 3 2 1 Rate

Improving America's image around the world* 17 18 31 11 22 1 35 33 * Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).


Q7 In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing?

High Low

3/10 1/10-14/10 12/09 10/09 9/09 7/09 6/09

9/98

10/17-20/08+

Approve .................... 17 21 22 24 22 24 29 61 12 Disapprove................ 77 67 68 65 66 63 57 28 79 Not sure .................. 6 12 10 11 12 13 14 11 9

4/09 2/09 1/09 12/08 10/17-20/08+

10/4- 5/08+

9/19- 22/08+ 7/08+

28 31 23 21 12 13 15 15 58 54 68 69 79 78 73 75 14 15 9 10 9 9 12 10 6/08+ 1/08 9/07 3/07 9/06+ 1/06 9/05 1/05 13 18 23 31 20 29 29 41 79 70 65 53 65 56 53 40 8 12 12 16 15 15 18 19 6/04+ 1/04 9/03 1/03 9/02 1/02 6/01 40 46 39 42 40 54 47 42 41 45 39 44 29 34 18 13 16 19 16 17 19 1/01 9/00+ 1/00 9/99 12/98 1/96 1/94 48 46 48 40 44 26 33 35 41 36 49 42 65 54 17 13 16 11 14 9 13

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters. Q8 And how would you rate the congressman or woman from your district—do you approve or disapprove of the

job your representative is doing?

3/10 7/91 10/90 11/89 Approve ........................ 45 59 57 68 Disapprove .................... 41 29 30 16 Not sure ...................... 14 12 13 16

Q9a Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the issue of health

care reform?

3/10*

1/10-14/10*

10/09

9/09

8/09

7/09

Approve ............................................. 41 38 43 45 41 41 Disapprove ........................................ 57 55 48 46 47 46 Not sure ........................................... 2 7 9 9 12 13

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). Q9b Do you generally approve or disapprove of the way that Republicans in Congress are handling the issue of

health care reform?

3/10**

1/10-14/10**

10/09

9/09

8/09

Approve ........................................ 35 26 23 21 21 Disapprove .................................... 59 64 64 65 62 Not sure ...................................... 6 10 13 14 17

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).


Q10 Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and groups, and I'd like you to rate your

feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so.

Very Positive

Somewhat

Positive

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very

Negative

Don't Know Name/

Not Sure

Barack Obama March 2010 ............................... 31 19 11 14 24 1 January 23-25, 2010 ................. 29 23 14 14 20 - January 10-14, 2010 ................. 29 23 12 16 19 1 December 2009 ........................ 29 21 13 15 22 - October 2009 ............................ 36 20 11 12 21 - September 2009 ....................... 38 18 11 14 19 - July 2009 .................................. 37 18 10 14 20 1 June 2009 ................................. 41 19 11 12 17 - April 2009 ................................. 45 19 12 10 13 1 February 2009 .......................... 47 21 12 9 10 1 January 2009 ............................ 43 23 17 8 6 3 December 2008 ........................ 45 22 15 8 8 2 October 17-20, 2008+ ............... 37 19 10 10 23 1 October 4-5, 2008+ ................... 30 22 12 12 23 1 September 19-22, 2008+ .......... 29 19 15 14 22 1 September 6-8, 2008+ .............. 33 20 13 12 20 2 August 2008+ ........................... 28 22 13 17 19 1 July 2008+ ................................ 27 21 16 11 23 2 June 2008+ ............................... 25 23 17 11 22 2 April 2008+ ............................... 23 23 16 17 20 1 March 2008+ ............................. 24 25 18 16 16 1 January 2008 ............................ 19 30 22 11 14 4 December 2007 ........................ 17 29 22 14 12 6 November 2007 ........................ 15 28 24 12 12 9 September 2007 ....................... 15 27 23 13 12 10 July 2007 .................................. 16 26 24 12 10 12 April 2007 ................................. 19 26 25 8 6 16 March 2007 ............................... 18 19 26 11 6 20 High February 2009 .......................... 47 21 12 9 10 1 Low Oct. 28-30, 2006+ ..................... 14 17 18 5 6 40

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q.10 (cont'd)

Very Positive

Somewhat

Positive

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very

Negative

Don't Know Name/

Not Sure

The Democratic Party March 2010 ................................ 9 28 19 19 24 1 January 23-25, 2010 ................... 14 25 22 17 21 1 January 10-14, 2010 ................... 11 27 20 18 23 1 December 2009 ........................... 10 25 19 19 26 1 October 2009 ............................. 14 28 20 14 22 2 September 2009 ......................... 14 27 18 17 22 2 July 2009 .................................... 13 29 19 17 20 2 June 2009 .................................. 19 26 16 16 21 2 April 2009 ................................... 17 28 19 15 19 2 February 2009 ............................ 20 29 18 14 17 2 December 2008 .......................... 17 32 22 15 13 1 October 17-20, 2008+ ................ 16 23 22 17 21 1 October 4-5, 2008+ .................... 15 26 20 18 19 2 September 19-22, 2008+ ........... 19 23 20 16 20 2 September 6-8, 2008+ ............... 24 25 17 19 14 1 August 2008+ ............................. 17 26 21 16 19 1 July 2008+ .................................. 15 28 18 18 19 2 June 2008+ ................................ 16 27 24 13 19 1 April 2008+ ................................. 17 27 22 15 17 2 March 7-10, 2008+ ..................... 20 25 18 16 19 2 January 2008 ............................. 22 25 19 18 15 1 November 2007 .......................... 12 27 24 18 17 2 September 2007 ......................... 8 26 27 22 16 1 July 2007 .................................... 15 27 21 20 15 2 January 2007 ............................. 13 29 26 16 14 2 October 28-30, 2006+ ................ 14 25 25 18 17 1 July 2006 .................................... 7 25 27 22 17 2 January 2006 ............................. 11 25 28 20 15 1 May 2005 ................................... 12 26 26 20 14 2 February 2005 ............................ 14 28 28 16 13 1 October 2004+ ........................... 17 25 22 16 19 1 January 2002 ............................. 16 33 23 15 11 2 January 1998 ............................. 13 30 30 16 9 2 January 1994 ............................. 11 29 29 17 11 3 High January 2000 ............................. 20 30 23 15 10 2 Low July 2006 .................................... 7 25 27 22 17 2

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q.10 (cont'd)

Very Positive

Somewhat

Positive

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very

Negative

Don't Know Name/

Not Sure

The Republican Party March 2010 ................................ 6 25 24 20 23 2 January 23-25, 2010 .................. 7 25 27 18 20 3 January 10-14, 2010 .................. 7 23 27 24 18 1 December 2009 .......................... 5 23 27 24 19 2 October 2009 ............................. 6 19 27 23 23 2 September 2009 ......................... 5 23 27 22 21 2 July 2009 .................................... 9 19 29 21 20 2 June 2009 .................................. 6 19 29 23 21 2 April 2009 ................................... 7 22 25 22 22 2 February 2009 ............................ 7 19 24 25 22 3 December 2008 .......................... 7 20 20 26 26 1 October 17-20, 2008+ ................ 11 21 18 23 25 2 October 4-5, 2008+ .................... 12 23 17 21 26 1 September 19-22, 2008+ ........... 13 21 18 19 28 1 September 6-8, 2008+ ............... 18 22 15 18 25 2 August 2008+ ............................. 10 25 22 19 23 1 July 2008+ .................................. 8 23 20 22 26 1 June 2008+ ................................ 7 21 24 22 25 1 April 2008+ ................................. 8 19 23 22 26 2 March 7-10, 2008+ ..................... 10 24 15 21 28 2 January 2008 ............................. 13 21 26 19 18 3 November 2007 .......................... 8 24 24 20 22 2 September 2007 ......................... 8 23 20 27 20 2 July 2007 .................................... 8 25 19 23 23 2 January 2007 ............................. 10 23 21 23 21 2 Oct 28-30, 2006+ ....................... 15 20 16 20 28 1 July 2006 .................................... 11 22 18 21 25 3 January 2006 ............................. 13 24 20 20 22 1 May 2005 ................................... 13 27 17 19 22 2 February 2005 ............................ 17 27 19 18 18 1 October 2004+ ........................... 20 24 18 15 22 1 January 2002 ............................. 20 32 24 12 9 3 January 1998 ............................. 9 29 30 18 12 2 January 1994 ............................. 12 30 29 16 9 4 High December 2001 .......................... 21 36 18 13 9 3 Low October 2009 ............................. 6 19 27 23 23 2


Q.10 (cont'd)

Very Positive

Somewhat

Positive

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very

Negative

Don't Know Name/

Not Sure

The Tea Party Movement March 2010 ................................. 13 16 22 10 18 21

January 23-25, 2010 ................... 14 14 20 6 15 31 Karl Rove March 2010* ............................... 5 9 17 11 20 38 November 2005* ......................... 3 7 18 10 25 37 Tiger Woods March 2010* ............................... 7 9 39 20 18 7 December 2009 .......................... 5 10 38 18 24 5 April 1997 ................................... 57 19 13 1 1 9 Rahm Emanuel

March 2010** .............................. 4 12 18 7 17 42

January 2009 ** .......................... 3 12 18 7 7 53

Sarah Palin

March 2010** .............................. 12 18 21 13 32 4

December 2009 .......................... 14 18 23 14 26 5

October 2009 .............................. 11 16 22 15 31 5

July 2009 .................................... 14 18 20 16 27 5

April 2009 ................................... 14 18 24 11 27 6

December 2008 ** ...................... 15 20 16 15 30 4

October 17-20, 2008+ ................. 23 15 13 13 34 2

October 4-5, 2008+ ..................... 26 18 15 15 22 4

September 19-22, 2008+ ............ 26 16 17 12 24 5

September 6-8, 2008+ ................ 30 17 17 10 17 9

Mitt Romney

March 2010** .............................. 7 20 29 16 9 19

July 2009* ................................... 10 18 30 12 8 22

April 2008+ **.............................. 9 19 31 17 11 13

January 2008 .............................. 7 21 24 19 13 16

December 2007 .......................... 9 16 26 16 11 22

November 2007 .......................... 4 18 27 17 12 22

September 2007 4 ....................... 6 18 26 14 11 25

June 2007 * ................................ 5 16 23 13 7 36

March 2007 ** ............................. 4 11 24 11 6 44

December 2006 .......................... 3 8 22 7 4 56 * Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


THIS TABLE IS RANKED BY D/S (TOTAL POSITIVE – TOTAL NEGATIVE)

Summary Table of Images Total Positive

Total Negative D/S

Barack Obama 50 38 12

Mitt Romney 27 25 2

The Tea Party Movement 29 28 1

The Democratic Party 37 43 -6

Rahm Emanuel 16 24 -8

The Republican Party 31 43 -12

Sarah Palin 30 45 -15

Karl Rove 14 31 -17

Tiger Woods 16 38 -22 (ASK ALL) Q11 Please tell me how interested you are in November's elections, using a scale from one to ten, on which a

"ten" means that you are very interested in November's elections and a "one" means that you are not at all interested. You may choose any number from one to ten. (IF "NOT SURE," RECORD AS "DK.")

3/10+ 1/23-

25/10+ 1/10-14/10

12/09

12/07

11/07

10/13- 16/06+

9/30- 10/2/06+

10, very interested ..................... 47 41 44 48 62 59 53 46 9 ................................................. 6 6 5 6 9 9 8 9 8 ................................................. 15 16 12 12 13 12 14 17 7 ................................................. 9 10 10 10 5 7 7 12 6 ................................................. 5 5 7 5 3 3 6 5 5 ................................................. 9 14 11 9 4 5 5 6 4 ................................................. 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 ................................................. 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 ................................................. - 1 1 1 - - 1 - 1, not interested at all ................. 4 3 5 5 2 3 3 2 Cannot rate .............................. - - 1 - - - - - 9/8-

11/06+ 7/06+ 6/06+ 4/06+ 3/06+ 1/06+

47 51 47 49 45 46 8 9 8 7 7 7 16 17 17 17 18 15 10 10 9 10 11 12 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 6 8 7 7 7 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 - 2 - 2 1 - - 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 1 - - - - - + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q12a What is your preference for the outcome of this year's congressional elections--(ROTATE:) a Congress

controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?

3/10+ 1/23-

25/10+ 1/10-

14/10+ 12/09+ 10/09+ 9/09+ 7/09+ 4/09+ 11/08+ Republican-controlled Congress ..... 42 42 41 41 38 40 39 39 36 Democrat-controlled Congress ....... 45 44 41 43 46 43 46 48 48 Not sure ........................................ 13 14 18 16 16 17 15 13 16 10/08+ 9/08+ 8/08+ 7/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/08+ 36 37 36 36 33 34 35 49 50 47 49 52 49 49 15 13 17 15 15 17 16 11/07+ 9/07+ 10/06+ 9/06+ 7/06+ 6/06+ 4/06+ 37 35 37 39 38 38 39 46 47 52 48 48 49 45 17 18 11 13 14 13 16 3/06+ 1/06+ 12/05+ 11/05+ 10/05+ 7/05+ 5/05+ 37 38 38 37 39 40 40 50 47 46 48 48 45 47 13 15 16 15 13 15 13 10/04+ 9/04+ 6/04+ 5/04+ 3/04+ 1/04 12/13/03 43 42 42 41 42 42 42 44 46 44 44 45 43 42 13 12 14 15 13 15 16 10/02+ 9/02 7/02 6/02 1/02 12/01 12/99 43 42 43 42 44 42 40 42 42 41 41 40 40 44 15 16 16 17 16 18 16 10/99 7/99 6/99 4/99 3/99 10/98+ 9/98 39 39 42 41 37 41 40 41 43 41 40 43 43 39 20 18 17 19 20 16 21 7/98 6/98 2/98 1/98 12/97 9/97 7/97 4/97 41 39 41 40 41 41 45 44 40 40 37 42 37 39 39 38 19 21 22 18 22 20 16 18 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q12b In the next election for U.S. Congress, do you feel that your representative deserves to be reelected, or do

you think that it is time to give a new person a chance?

3/10+ 1/10-

14/10+ 12/09+ 10/09+

9/09+

7/08+

11/07+ Deserves to be reelected ........... 38 39 38 41 40 40 39 Give new person a chance ........ 51 49 49 49 49 47 51 Not sure ................................... 11 12 13 10 11 13 10

6/07+ 10/13- 16/06+

9/30- 10/2/06+

9/8-11/06+ 7/06+ 6/06+

41 39 38 41 38 42 48 45 45 43 48 45 11 16 17 16 14 13 3/06+ 1/06+ 12/05+ 11/05+ 5/05+ 10/04+ 41 41 41 37 42 49 48 46 44 51 45 34 11 13 15 12 13 17 10/02+ 9/02 10/00+ 9/00+ 6/00+ 12/99 10/98+ 42 41 50 49 49 42 48 39 42 35 38 39 47 37 19 17 15 13 12 11 15 12/97+ 10/94+ 9/94 5/94 1/94 10/93 9/93 41 39 30 34 35 34 37 45 49 53 50 47 52 47 14 12 17 16 18 14 16 7/93 10/92+ 9/92+ 7/92+ 4/92+ 2/92+ 1/92+ 30 31 31 27 33 37 42 55 56 56 62 57 52 48 15 13 13 11 10 11 10 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q12c In general, do you think that it is better for the same political party to control both the Congress and the presidency, so they can work together more closely, or do you think that it is better to have different political parties controlling the Congress and the presidency to prevent either one from going too far?

3/10 10/4- 5/08+

12/13/03

12/02

10/00+

9/00+

12/99

All Adults

Reg Voters+

Better if same party controls Congress and the presidency 30 31 41 32 29 41 41 33 Better if different parties control Congress and the presidency 61 60 48 57 62 47 47 60 Not sure 9 9 11 11 9 12 12 7 9/98 9/97 6/96+ 12/95 1/95 10/94 34 25 43 42 33 36 55 67 44 48 55 55 11 8 13 10 12 9 6/94 1/94 10/93 12/92 4/92+ 1/92+ 30 33 30 37 32 28 59 56 58 51 61 62 11 11 12 12 7 10 10/92+ 12/92 9/92+ 8/92+ 7/92+ 4/92+ 39 37 40 43 40 32 47 51 46 44 47 61 14 12 14 13 13 7 1/92+ 10/91+ 10/90+ 1/90+ 9/86+ 28 24 23 24 28 62 67 67 63 64 10 9 10 13 8 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


(ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO HAD HEARD OF THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT, Q10:1-5) Q13 From what you know about the so-called Tea Party Movement, would it be a third party that you would be

interested in voting for this year for Congress?

3/10+

Yes ......................................................................................................... 20 No .......................................................................................................... 50 Depends (VOL) ................................................................................... 5 Not sure ............................................................................................... 7 Unaware of Tea Party (10:6) ................................................................. 18 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Now, thinking some more about you preference for who controls Congress… (RESULTS REFLECT REGISTERED VOTERS WHO PREFER REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF CONGRESS (Q12a:1)) Q14a Which one or two of the following reasons best explains why you would prefer the Republicans to be in

control of Congress? (RANDOMIZE LIST. ACCEPT UP TO TWO RESPONSES.)

TABLE RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE

3/10+ To reduce government spending ....................................................................... 42 To stop health care legislation ........................................................................... 29 To keep taxes down .......................................................................................... 24 To promote moral values ................................................................................... 16 To protest the policies of Barack Obama ........................................................... 11 To strengthen national defense ......................................................................... 10 To stop Democrats from controlling Congress................................................... 10 To protest against special interests ................................................................... 4 Other (VOL) .................................................................................................... 2 All of these (VOL) ........................................................................................... 6 None of these (VOL) ....................................................................................... 1 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

(RESULTS REFLECT REGISTERED VOTERS WHO PREFER DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF CONGRESS (Q12a:2)) Q14b Which one or two of the following reasons best explains why you would prefer the Democrats to be in control

of Congress? (RANDOMIZE LIST. ACCEPT UP TO TWO RESPONSES.)


3/10+ To look out for working people ................................................................... 39 To pass health care legislation ................................................................... 31 To support the policies of Barack Obama ................................................... 28 To protest against special interests ............................................................ 10 To prevent Republicans from controlling Congress .................................... 10 To continue current economic policies ....................................................... 7 To support policy in Iraq and Afghanistan .................................................. 6 To continue in the same direction in Washington ....................................... 6 Other (VOL) ............................................................................................. 2 All of these (VOL) .................................................................................... 1 None of these (VOL) ................................................................................ 2 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


(ROTATE Q15 AND Q16) Now, switching topics... Q15 Now I'm going to list some government offices, and I'd like you to tell me how much of the time you trust

each one to do what is right--just about always, most of the time, only some of the time or never. (RANDOMIZE)

TABLE RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ALWAYS/MOST

Total

Always/ Most

Just about

Always

Most of the Time

Total

Some/ Never

Only some of the time Never

Not Sure

D/S The President .................................................................... 49 15 34 51 33 18 - -2 Your mayor ........................................................................ 46 13 33 42 31 11 12 4 Your representative in the U.S. House of Representatives 41 9 32 54 44 10 5 -13 Your U.S. Senators ............................................................ 38 8 30 60 49 11 2 -22 Your governor .................................................................... 37 8 29 60 39 21 3 -23 Your state legislature ....................................................... 34 6 28 60 49 11 6 -26 The U.S. Congress ............................................................ 23 4 19 76 59 17 1 -53


Q16 When it comes to (READ ITEM) which party do you think would do a better job--the Democratic Party, the

Republican Party, or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so. (RANDOMIZE)

THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO GIVE THE ADVANTAGE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Party Advantage

DemocraticParty

RepublicanParty

Both About The Same

Neither

Not Sure

Dealing with global warming March 2010 ................................. D-24 39 15 18 21 7 July 2009* .................................... D-27 40 13 22 19 6 January 2008 .............................. D-45 53 8 22 10 7 July 2007 ..................................... D-39 48 9 19 17 7 Dealing with health care March 2010 ................................. D-9 37 28 15 19 1 July 2009 ..................................... D-17 40 23 15 19 3 July 2008+ ................................... D-31 49 18 12 16 5 January 2008 ............................... D-36 51 15 17 12 5 July 2007 ..................................... D-36 49 13 14 21 3 March 2006 ................................. D-31 43 12 21 19 5 November 2005 ........................... D-26 43 17 17 18 5 December 2004 ........................... D-18 39 21 23 11 6 January 2004 ............................... D-26 48 22 18 10 2 December 13, 2003 ..................... D-18 43 25 14 13 6 October 2002+ ............................ D-25 46 21 19 11 3 June 2002 .................................... D-22 38 16 23 18 5 June 2001 .................................... D-21 41 20 21 12 6 December 1999 ........................... D-26 43 17 21 13 6 March 1999 ................................. D-24 42 18 23 12 5 October 1998+ ............................ D-20 41 21 26 8 4 September 1998 .......................... D-20 40 20 24 13 3 June 1998 .................................... D-13 25 12 34 23 6 May 1996 ..................................... D-20 42 22 16 17 3 December 1995 ........................... D-21 43 22 13 16 6 October 1994 ............................... D-12 37 25 12 20 6 July 1994 ..................................... D-16 37 21 18 18 6 May 1994 ..................................... D-9 26 17 38 15 4 October 1993 ............................... D-28 44 16 16 18 6 March 1993 ................................. D-48 57 9 17 12 5 July 1992+ ................................... D-34 44 10 21 19 6 April 1992+ .................................. D-36 48 12 17 18 5 October 1991+ ............................ D-34 46 12 18 16 8 October 1991 ............................... D-23 39 16 24 12 9

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters. * Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).


Q.16 (cont’d) Party

Advantage Democratic

Party Republican

Party Both About The Same

Neither

Not Sure

Dealing with the economy March 2010 ............................... - 31 31 18 18 2 July 2009 ..................................... D-6 35 29 19 14 3 July 2008+ ................................... D-16 41 25 14 14 6 January 2008 ............................... D-18 43 25 21 8 3 July 2007 ..................................... D-15 41 26 17 12 4 October 13-16, 2006+ ................. D-13 43 30 17 7 3 September 2006+ ........................ D-12 40 28 17 10 5 March 2006 ................................. D-12 39 27 20 11 3 November 2005 ........................... D-14 39 25 17 14 5 December 2004 ........................... D-9 39 30 20 7 4 July 2004+ ................................... D-8 40 32 19 7 2 January 2004+ ............................ R-2 36 38 15 8 2 December 13, 2003 ..................... R-1 37 38 14 7 5 October 2002+ ............................ D-6 36 30 21 9 4 June 2002 .................................... D-1 32 31 24 9 4 June 2001 .................................... D-6 37 31 20 6 6 December 1999 ........................... D-3 34 31 24 7 4 March 1999 ................................. D-6 35 29 26 6 4 September 1998 ............................ - 31 31 29 6 3 September 1997 ............................ R-9 25 34 26 9 6 October 1996 ................................. D-4 36 32 15 10 7 May 1996+ .................................. R-4 26 30 27 14 3 December 1995 ........................... R-8 22 30 27 17 4 June 1995 .................................... R-12 17 29 29 23 2 October 1994 ............................... R-8 22 30 28 16 4 July 1994 ..................................... R-11 18 29 32 17 4 June 1994 .................................... R-5 21 26 39 12 2 October 1993 ............................... R-5 22 27 20 28 3 March 1993 ................................. D-16 34 18 34 11 3 July 1992+ ................................. D-8 26 18 35 18 3 May 1992 ................................... D-6 29 23 26 17 5 January 1992+ .......................... D-5 28 23 33 12 4 October 1991+ .......................... R-1 27 28 26 14 5





Party Republican


Neither

Not Sure

Reducing the federal deficit March 2010 ................................. R-6 24 30 18 25 3 July 2009 ..................................... R-6 25 31 18 22 4 January 2008 .............................. D-22 42 20 17 15 6 July 2007 ..................................... D-25 43 18 14 21 4 November 2005 .......................... D-19 38 19 15 22 6 January 2004 ............................... D-11 37 26 18 15 4 December 13, 2003 ..................... D-13 38 25 12 16 10 September 1997 ............................ R-8 23 31 22 18 6 October 1996 ................................. R-3 29 32 11 19 9 June 1995 ...................................... R-21 16 37 17 26 4 October 1993 ................................. D-4 27 23 27 18 5 March 1993 .................................... D-23 39 16 23 18 4 April 1992+ .................................... D-1 20 19 18 37 6 October 1991+ ............................... R-5 24 29 16 24 7 October 1990+ ............................... R-2 25 27 19 23 6 Dealing with taxes March 2010 ................................. R-11 25 36 19 18 2 July 2009 ..................................... R-7 28 35 17 16 4 July 2008+ ................................... D-1 37 36 8 15 4 January 2008 .............................. D-5 36 31 17 12 4 July 2007 ..................................... D-9 36 27 14 18 5 March 2006 ................................. D-9 35 26 21 15 3 November 2005 ........................... D-10 40 30 14 12 4 January 2004 .............................. R-2 35 37 16 10 2 December 13, 2003 ..................... R-3 34 37 12 9 9 October 2002+ ............................ R-5 31 36 17 11 5 June 2002 .................................... R-6 27 33 20 15 5 June 2001 .................................... R-8 28 36 20 11 5 December 1999 ........................... R-3 30 33 19 13 5 March 1999 ................................. R-6 29 35 20 12 4 September 1997 ............................ R-5 26 31 20 16 7 October 1998+ ............................ - 32 32 21 10 5 September 1998 .......................... R-6 29 35 22 11 3 October 1996 ................................. R-5 30 35 15 13 7 May 1996+ .................................. R-9 25 34 17 19 5 December 1995 ........................... R-8 26 34 14 20 6 June 1995 .................................... R-13 22 35 15 22 6 November 1994 ........................... R-13 23 36 16 17 8 October 1994 ............................... R-15 23 38 17 18 4 October 1993 ............................... R-11 23 34 16 23 4





Party Republican


Neither

Not Sure

Dealing with the war on terrorism

March 2010* .............................. R-14 22 36 25 15 2 July 2009** .................................. R-8 26 34 25 11 4 July 2008+ ................................... R-11 29 40 16 10 5 January 2008 .............................. R-1 30 31 27 8 4 July 2007 ..................................... - 29 29 20 18 4 October 13-16, 2006+ ................. R-10 25 35 25 11 4 September 8-11, 2006+ ............... R-14 24 38 21 12 5 November 2005 ........................... R-9 26 35 23 11 5 December 2004 ........................... R-18 24 42 22 7 5 January 2004 ............................... R-24 23 46 22 6 3 December 13, 2003 ..................... R-26 20 46 19 9 5 October 2002+ ............................ R-36 13 49 27 6 5 Dealing with terrorism March 2010** ............................. R-21 16 37 33 12 2



And, thinking again about Congress… Q17a If there were a place on your ballot that allowed you to vote to defeat and replace every single member of

Congress, including your own representative, would you do this, or not?

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Yes ..................................................................... 50 No ....................................................................... 47 Not sure ............................................................ 3 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

(RESULTS REFLECT REGISTERED VOTERS WHO SAY “YES” IN Q17a). Q17b What if this meant that even though there would be all new members the Democrats would still control the

majority in the Congress? Would you still vote to replace every member of Congress, or not?

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Yes ..................................................................... 72 No ...................................................................... 22 Not sure............................................................ 6 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

(RESULTS REFLECT REGISTERED VOTERS WHO RESPONDENTS WHO SAY “YES” IN Q17a). Q17c What if this meant that even though there would be all new members the Republicans would control the

majority in the Congress? Would you still vote to replace every member of Congress, or not?

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Yes ...................................................................... 73 No ....................................................................... 24 Not sure ............................................................ 3 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q18a Please tell me which one or two of the following words or phrases best describe your feelings about most members of Congress. If you do not have an opinion just say so. (RANDOMIZE LIST. ACCEPT UP TO TWO RESPONSES.)


3/10*

Are only interested in staying in office ........................................................ 37 Too close to special interest groups ........................................................... 28 Too partisan ................................................................................................ 19 Supporting pork projects that create government waste ............................. 16 Getting things done for the people they represent ...................................... 6 Looking out for the needs of average people .............................................. 6 Care about the country ............................................................................... 5 Hard working............................................................................................... 4 No Opinion ............................................................................................... 14 None of these (VOL) ................................................................................ 1

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q18b Please tell me which one or two of the following words or phrases best describe your feelings about your

own member in Congress. If you do not have an opinion just say so. (RANDOMIZE LIST. ACCEPT UP TO TWO RESPONSES.)


3/10** Are only interested in staying in office .......................................................... 23 Getting things done for the people they represent ........................................ 13 Too close to special interest groups ............................................................. 12 Hard working ................................................................................................. 10 Too partisan .................................................................................................. 10 Looking out for the needs of average people ................................................ 10 Cares about the country ............................................................................... 9 Supporting pork projects that create government waste ............................... 5 No Opinion ................................................................................................. 31 None of these (VOL) .................................................................................. - ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

Q19 As you may know, there have been a number of allegations of ethics violations and misconduct by members

of Congress. Do you think this Congress has had more ethical problems than those in the past, fewer ethical problems than those in the past, or about the same number of ethical problems as those in the past?

3/10 6/06 All

Adults Reg.

Voters+ 10/13-16/06+

All Adults

Reg. Voters+

More ethical problems ..................................... 30 29 33 33 34 Fewer ethical problems ................................... 4 3 3 3 2 About the same number of ethical problems ... 63 65 62 60 60 Not sure ......................................................... 3 3 2 4 4 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Now turning to the economy… Q20 During the next twelve months, do you think that the nation’s economy will get better, get worse, or stay

about the same?

3/10 1/10-14/10 10/09 9/09 7/09 6/09 4/09 12/08 10/08+

Economy will get better .................... 41 41 42 47 44 46 38 36 38 Economy will get worse ................... 22 19 22 20 21 22 30 28 20 Economy will stay about the same ... 36 38 33 30 32 29 30 34 37 Not sure ......................................... 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 7/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/07 1/07 9-10/06+ 6/06 25 21 19 16 21 22 16 43 49 45 31 16 22 39 28 27 29 49 60 51 43 4 3 7 4 3 5 2 4/06 3/06 1/06 12/05 5/05 1/05 10/04+ 17 24 24 26 28 43 43 44 27 30 34 30 17 10 36 46 42 37 36 36 33 3 3 4 3 6 4 14 9/04+ 5/04+ 3/04+ 1/04 11/03 9/03 7/03 43 42 44 50 49 44 45 13 16 18 10 15 19 16 33 34 35 37 33 33 34 11 8 3 3 3 4 4 5/03+ 1/03 12/02 10/02+ 9/02 7/02 4/02 49 35 40 41 39 41 50 17 25 20 20 18 20 13 31 37 35 34 39 37 32 3 3 5 5 4 2 5 12/01 4/011 3/01 10/98+ 9/98 4/97 1/96 50 36 28 17 19 19 21 15 25 29 24 22 22 21 32 34 37 54 53 57 52 3 5 6 5 6 2 6 7/95 4/95 12/94 10/94 9/94 6/94 5/94 20 24 31 31 28 28 27 21 23 17 24 24 17 21 54 50 46 40 44 52 49 5 3 6 5 4 3 3 3/94 1/94 10/93 9/93 7/93 6/93 4/93 3/93 29 44 21 23 20 23 33 39 16 16 27 24 29 27 21 15 52 36 50 51 48 47 44 43 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 Prior to April 2001, the question was phrased, “Over the past year…” + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


Q21 How much have you been affected personally by the downturn in the economy—a great deal, quite a bit, just some, or not at all?

3/10 4/09 2/09 1/091 1/01 Affected a great deal ...................... 25 23 23 22 12 Affected quite a bit ......................... 23 23 20 20 12 Affected just some .......................... 40 41 42 42 40 Not affected at all ........................... 12 13 15 16 36 Not sure ....................................... - - - - - 1In January 2009, the question was phrased, “ . . .the slowdown in the economy . . . .“

Q22 Do you think that the economic stimulus legislation passed in February of 2009 was a good idea or a bad

idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so.

3/10**1 9/092 7/09 6/09 4/09 2/09 1/093 Good idea ......................................... 35 34 34 37 38 44 43 Bad idea ........................................... 42 45 43 39 39 36 27 Do not have an opinion .................... 23 18 20 20 18 15 24 Not sure .......................................... - 3 3 4 5 5 6 ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). 1 Prior to March 2010, the question was phrased, “…the economic stimulus legislation passed earlier this year…” 2 Prior to September 2009, the question was phrased, “ . . the recently passed economic stimulus legislation . . . .“ 3 In January 2009, the question was phrased, “ . . . recently proposed economic stimulus legislation . . . .”

Q23 Do you think that without the economic stimulus legislation that the U.S. economy would have gone into a

greater economic downturn than it did, or not?

3/10** 9/09 Yes, would have gone into a greater economic downturn ......... 45 46 No, would not have gone into a greater economic downturn .... 46 43 Not sure .................................................................................. 9 11

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).


Turning to the issue of health care… Q24 From what you have heard about Barack Obama’s health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a

bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so.

3/10

1/23-25/10

1/10-14/10

12/09

10/09

9/09

8/09

7/09

6/09

4/09 Good idea ....................... 36 31 33 32 38 39 36 36 33 33 Bad idea ......................... 48 46 46 47 42 41 42 42 32 26 Do not have an opinion ... 15 22 18 17 16 17 17 17 30 34 Not sure ........................ 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 5 5 7

Q25 Do you think it would be better to pass Barack Obama’s health care plan and make its changes to the health

care system or to not pass this plan and keep the current health care system?

3/10 12/09 10/09 9/09 Better to pass this plan, make these changes ........... 46 41 45 45 Better to not pass this plan, keep current system ...... 45 44 39 39 Neither (VOL) .......................................................... 4 7 8 9 Not sure ................................................................... 5 8 8 7

Q26a If you knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Republicans to defeat the current health

care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?

3/10+* More likely .................................................................................. 31 Less likely................................................................................... 34 No difference either way .......................................................... 34 Not sure.................................................................................... 1 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters. * Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q26b If you knew that your representative in Congress voted with the Democrats to pass the current health care

bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?

3/10+** More likely ................................................................................. 28 Less likely ................................................................................. 36 No difference either way ......................................................... 34 Not sure .................................................................................. 2 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters. ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

Q26c And, suppose the health care reform bill passes Congress this year. If a candidate for Congress proposed

repealing and overturning this health care bill, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for him or her, or would it make no difference to you either way in your vote?

3/10+ More likely ................................................................................. 37 Less likely .................................................................................. 33 No difference either way.......................................................... 29 Not sure ................................................................................... 1 + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


(ASK ALL) Q27a Here are some reasons people have given for supporting the proposed health care legislation. Which one

or two, if any, of the following reasons do you most agree with for supporting this legislation? (IF MORE THAN TWO, SAY:) Well, if you had to choose just two, which would you choose? (RANDOMIZE LIST.)

TABLE RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AMONG ALL ADULTS

Obama Health Care Plan All

Adults Good Idea

Bad Idea

No Opinion

It allows you to get and keep health insurance even with a pre-existing condition ........... 31 38 26 27 It could provide health care coverage for almost all Americans ....................................... 29 45 13 39 It could prevent insurance companies from unfairly raising premiums ............................ 28 32 22 35 It could help lower and control health care costs ............................................................. 18 24 13 19 It could be years before we have another chance to fix health care ................................ 7 11 4 10 None .............................................................................................................................. 19 1 37 3 Not sure ......................................................................................................................... 2 2 2 4

Q27b Here are some reasons people have given for opposing the proposed health care legislation. Which one or

two, if any, of the following reasons do you most agree with for opposing this legislation? (IF MORE THAN TWO, SAY:) Well, if you had to choose just two, which would you choose? (RANDOMIZE LIST.)

TABLE RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AMONG ALL ADULTS

Obama Health Care Plan All

Adults Good Idea

Bad Idea

No Opinion

It is too big and tries to change too many things all at once .............................................. 29 16 40 27 It could increase the federal deficit .................................................................................... 25 17 31 23 It could raise taxes ............................................................................................................ 24 17 31 21 It could cut funding to Medicare, the government health care program for seniors ........... 23 18 26 25 It could expand the role of government in providing health care ....................................... 19 11 29 8 None ............................................................................................................................... 14 30 2 14 Not sure .......................................................................................................................... 3 3 - 7

Q28 As you may know, a health care bill has not yet passed through Congress. Do you feel that this is mainly

due to an unwillingness of the Republicans to compromise and find a middle ground to work with the Democrats, or that this is due to an unwillingness of the Democrats to compromise and find a middle ground to work with the Republicans, or do you feel that it is equally the fault of both parties?

3/10 10/09 Due to unwillingness of Republicans ......... 25 23 Due to unwillingness of Democrats ........... 18 16 Equally the fault of both parties ................. 54 56 Neither party at fault (VOL) ...................... 2 2 Not sure ................................................... 1 3

Q29 If President Obama’s comprehensive health care plan is not passed by Congress in the next few months,

when do you think Congress should consider significant health care reform legislation again?

3/10* Immediately ................................................................................ 47 Sometime in the next couple of years ........................................ 23 After the next presidential election ............................................. 15 Never ......................................................................................... 13 Not sure.................................................................................... 2

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).


Now, thinking about something else… Q30 In the U.S. Senate there is a procedure called the filibuster which prevents legislation from coming to a vote

unless there are sixty votes out of the one-hundred US Senators, meaning that more than a simple majority is necessary for legislation to pass. Over the last few months, how much have you seen, read, or heard about the use of this procedure called a filibuster?

3/10 A lot ............................................................................................ 33 Some .......................................................................................... 26 Not too much .............................................................................. 23 Nothing at all .............................................................................. 17 Not sure.................................................................................... 1

Q31 Would you favor or oppose the Democrats using a Senate rule called reconciliation that would allow them to

avoid a Republican filibuster and resolve the final details of the health care bill so it can pass with a majority vote? If you do not know enough about this to have an opinion, please say so.

S/R/H Filibuster Procedure

3/10

A lot

Some

Not too much/

Nothing Favor .......................................................................................... 26 44 24 14 Oppose ....................................................................................... 35 42 41 24 No opinion .................................................................................. 37 13 33 59 Not sure .................................................................................... 2 1 2 3

Now changing topics again… Q32a Thinking of the situation in Afghanistan over the past three months, do you think the situation there has

gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same?

3/10* Gotten better ........................................ 25 Gotten worse ....................................... 22 Stayed about the same ........................ 50 Not sure ............................................. 3 * Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q32b Thinking of the situation in Iraq over the past three months, do you think the situation there has gotten

better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same?

3/10** 6/07 4/07 Gotten better ........................................ 31 10 12 Gotten worse ........................................ 9 54 49 Stayed about the same ........................ 57 33 37 Not sure ............................................. 3 3 2 ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).


Q33 And now, thinking about Iran, if Iran continues with its nuclear research and is close to developing a nuclear weapon, do you believe that the United States should or should not initiate military action to destroy Iran's ability to make nuclear weapons? (IF "SHOULD" OR "SHOULD NOT," ASK:) And do you feel strongly about that, or not?

3/10 10/09* 7/08+ 3/07 9/06+ 7/06 4/06 Should Initiate Military Action 51 Feel strongly .......................................... 39 45 31 33 38 37 33 Do not feel strongly ................................ 12 7 10 10 16 11 9 Should NOT Initiate Military Action 38 Do not feel strongly ................................ 11 10 13 12 12 11 13 Feel strongly .......................................... 27 27 33 35 27 29 33 Depends (VOL) .................................... 3 NA NA NA NA NA 5 Not sure ............................................... 8 11 13 10 7 12 7

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.


FACTUALS: Now I am going to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only. Q34/35 Do you have a health plan, that is, are you covered by a private health insurance plan or by a government

program such as Medicare, Medicaid, or Tricare? (IF YES, THEN ASK:) What kind of health plan do you have? (DO NOT READ LIST. ACCEPT ONLY ONE RESPONSE. IF MORE THAN ONE, ASK:) Well, what kind of plan would you say your primary plan is? (IF RESPONDENT SAYS SOMETHING NOT ON LIST, RECORD UNDER 6--OTHER.)

Yes, Have A Health Plan Private health insurance ......................... 60 MediCARE .............................................. 16 MediCAID ................................................ 4 Tricare ..................................................... 3 VA, military .............................................. 1 Other (specify) ...................................... 1 Don't know what kind of plan ................ 2 NO, Do Not Have A Health Plan ............. 13 Don't know/refused ................................. 1

QF1a Are you currently registered to vote at this address?

Registered ....................................... 85 Not registered .................................. 15 Not sure ......................................... -

F1b/c. A lot of people are unable to get out and vote for many reasons. Did you happen to vote in last November's

election for president? (IF “YES,” ASK:) For whom did you vote––Barack Obama, John McCain, or someone else?

Yes, Voted Voted for Barack Obama ................ 41 Voted for John McCain ................... 34 Voted for someone else ................. 4 Not sure .......................................... 5 No, Did Not Vote ............................. 16 Not sure ........................................ -

QF1d And did you happen to vote in the 2006 election for U.S. Congress?

Yes, voted ....................................... 63 No, did not vote ............................... 32 Not sure ......................................... 5


QF2 Are you currently employed? (IF "CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) What type of work do you do? (RECORD UNDER "6--OTHER.") (IF "NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) Are you a student, a homemaker, retired, or unemployed and looking for work?

Currently Employed Professional, manager ............................. 16 White-collar worker .................................. 22 Blue-collar worker .................................... 18 Farmer, rancher ....................................... - Not Currently Employed Student .................................................... 4 Homemaker ............................................. 8 Retired ..................................................... 22 Unemployed, looking for work ................. 8 Not sure ................................................. 2

QF3 What is the last grade that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ CHOICES.)

Grade school ............................................................ 1 Some high school..................................................... 5 High school graduate ............................................... 25 Some college, no degree ......................................... 18 Vocational training/2-year college ............................ 10 4-year college/bachelor's degree ............................. 23 Some postgraduate work, no degree ....................... 2 2-3 years postgraduate work/master's degree ......... 12 Doctoral/law degree ................................................. 3 Not sure/refused..................................................... -

QF4 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as (ROTATE:) a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or

something else? (IF "DEMOCRAT" OR "REPUBLICAN," ASK:) Would you call yourself a strong (Democrat/Republican) or not a very strong (Democrat/Republican)? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "NOT VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN.") (IF "INDEPENDENT," ASK:) Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party, closer to the Democratic Party, or do you think of yourself as strictly independent? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "STRICTLY INDEPENDENT.")

Strong Democrat ............................. 20 Not very strong Democrat ............... 12 Independent/lean Democrat ............ 12 Strictly Independent ........................ 15 Independent/lean Republican ......... 13 Not very strong Republican ............. 8 Strong Republican........................... 15 Other (VOL) .................................... 4 Not sure ........................................ 1

QF5 Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be liberal, moderate, or conservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) Do you consider yourself to be very (liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)?

Very liberal ...................................... 10 Somewhat liberal ............................. 14 Moderate ......................................... 35 Somewhat conservative .................. 21 Very conservative ............................ 17 Not sure ......................................... 3


QF6a What is your religion?

Protestant (includes Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and other Christians) ............................................. 50

CONTINUE

Catholic ......................................................................................... 24 Jewish ........................................................................................... 2 Skip to Q.F7 Muslim .......................................................................................... 1 Mormon/LDS/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ........... 2 Other ............................................................................................. 9 None ............................................................................................. 10 CONTINUE Not sure/refused ......................................................................... 2

(RESULTS REFLECT RESPONDENTS WHO SAY PROTESTANT, OTHER, NONE, OR NOT SURE IN QF6a.) QF6b Would you describe yourself as either a fundamentalist or an evangelical Christian, or would you not

describe yourself that way?

Fundamentalist/evangelical ............................................ 15 Neither fundamentalist nor evangelical .......................... 48 Not sure ........................................................................ 8 Catholic/Jewish/Muslim/Mormon (Q.F6a) ....................... 29

QF7 How often do you attend services at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship? (READ

LIST.)

Never ................................................ 17 Once a year ...................................... 8 A few times a year ............................ 18 Once a month ................................... 8 About twice a month ......................... 10 Once a week or more often .............. 37 Not sure .......................................... 2

F8a/b. Are you a current or retired labor union member? (IF “NO,” OR “NOT SURE,” ASK:) Is anyone else in your

household a current or retired labor union member?

Labor union member ....................... 13 Union household ............................. 8 Non-union household ...................... 77 Not sure ......................................... 2

QF9 If you added together the yearly income of all the members of your family who were living at home last year,

would the total be less than ten thousand dollars, between ten thousand dollars and twenty thousand dollars, between twenty thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars, between thirty thousand dollars and forty thousand dollars, between forty thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars, between fifty thousand dollars and seventy-five thousand dollars, between seventy-five thousand dollars and one hundred thousand dollars, or would the total be more than that?

Less than $10,000 ............................... 5Between $10,000 and $20,000 ............ 7Between $20,000 and $30,000 ............ 10Between $30,000 and $40,000 ............ 10Between $40,000 and $50,000 ............ 7Between $50,000 and $75,000 ............ 16Between $75,000 and $100,000 .......... 14More than $100,000 ............................. 21 Not sure/refused ................................ 10

the margin of error for 1,000 adult interviews is ±3.10%...

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