Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone June 18-21, 2009, among a random national sample of 1,001 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 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
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]? (IF ITEM A,B,C) Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
Approve Disapprove No opinion
a. The economy 56 41 3
b. Health care 53 39 9
c. The federal budget deficit 48 48 5
d. International affairs 61 32 7
e. Global warming 54 28 17
f. The threat of terrorism 57 36 7
g. The situation with Iran 52 36 12
h. The situation involving the
big U.S. automakers 45 50 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
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
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
b. Health care
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
6/21/09 53 27 26 39 10 29 9
4/24/09 57 NA NA 29 NA NA 13
c. The federal budget deficit
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
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
d. International affairs
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 61 32 7
4/24/09 67 27 6
3/29/09 62 27 11
e. Global warming
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 54 28 17
4/24/09 61 23 16
f. The threat of terrorism
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 57 36 7
4/21/09* 57 26 17
*Pew
g. The situation with Iran
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 52 36 12
4/24/09 54 35 11
h. The situation involving the big U.S. automakers
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 45 50 5
4/24/09 41 53 6
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)?
Right Wrong No
direction track opinion
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
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
10/73 16 74 10
*2/80 and previous: Roper
4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [ITEM]?
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
Favorable Unfavorable No opinion
a. The Democratic Party 53 40 6
b. The Republican Party 36 56 8
Trend:
a. The Democratic Party
Favorable Unfavorable No opinion
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
*1/10/00 and previous: Gallup
b. The Republican Party
Favorable Unfavorable No opinion
6/21/09 36 56 8
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
*1/10/00 and previous: Gallup
5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House?
Approve Disapprove No opinion 6/21/09 38 45 16 4/15/07 53 35 12 2/25/07 50 31 18 1/19/07 54 25 21 Compare to: Newt Gingrich 11/7/98* 38 58 4 7/12/98 41 44 15 5/12/98 41 44 15 1/19/98 40 52 7 4/24/97 26 62 12 3/9/97 33 61 7 9/15/96 RV 39 54 7 1/7/96 30 61 8 11/19/95 27 65 8 6/8/95 35 50 15 3/19/95 37 48 15 3/5/95 38 51 11 1/29/95 40 48 12 1/4/95 35 37 28 12/20/94** 35 43 22 * "has handled" ** "as incoming speaker"
6. Who do you trust to do a better job handling [ITEM] - (Obama) or the (Republicans in Congress)?
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
Both Neither No
Obama Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
a. Health care reform 55 27 2 11 4
b. The economy 55 31 2 9 2
c. The federal budget
deficit 56 30 2 9 2
d. The threat of
terrorism 55 34 2 6 3
*Half sample asked items a-b; other half sample asked items c-d.
Trend where available:
a. No trend.
b. The economy
Both Neither No
Obama Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
6/21/09 55 31 2 9 2
4/24/09 61 24 2 11 2
3/29/09 58 25 1 14 2
2/22/09 61 26 1 9 3
Compare to:
G.W. Bush or the Democrats in Congress:
Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opinion
6/1/07 36 54 1 6 2
2/25/07 36 56 1 6 2
1/19/07 32 60 1 4 2
12/11/06 34 58 1 5 2
1/18/04 43 50 1 4 3
4/30/03 51 41 2 2 3
11/6/01 51 36 5 4 5
9/9/01 44 50 1 3 2
7/30/01 47 46 1 4 1
6/3/01 44 46 2 6 2
Clinton or the Republicans in Congress:*
Both Neither No
Clinton Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
1/23/96 51 34 11 3 2
10/30/95 38 50 9 1 2
10/1/95 44 44 8 2 3
7/17/95 42 51 4 1 2
3/19/95 43 47 7 1 2
1/4/95 34 56 3 1 5
12/20/94 36 59 NA NA 5
11/14/93 45 37 3 12 3
8/8/93 48 35 1 13 3
6/28/93 45 40 1 10 4
4/26/93 59 29 4 7 1
G.H.W. Bush or the Democrats in Congress:*
Both Neither No
Bush Dems (vol.) (vol.) opinion
3/11/92 37 36 1 20 7
3/8/92 32 44 3 14 6
2/2/92 40 44 1 9 5
1/29/92 38 41 2 13 5
12/15/91 36 46 2 12 4
* "on the economy"
c-d. No trend.
7. Generally speaking, would you say you favor (smaller government with fewer services), or (larger government with more services)?
Smaller govt. Larger govt. No
fewer services more services opinion
6/21/09 54 41 4
1/16/09 53 43 4
6/15/08 50 45 5
11/1/07 50 44 5
6/20/04 50 46 4
11/4/02 LV 61 34 5
11/3/02 LV 60 34 5
11/2/02 LV 62 34 3
7/15/02 53 42 6
1/27/02 54 41 5
10/9/00 RV 58 32 10
10/1/00 RV 58 33 9
7/23/00 59 34 7
7/23/00 RV 61 32 7
4/2/00 56 38 7
8/16/98 59 35 6
8/5/96 63 32 5
7/8/92 55 38 7
8. Which of these statements comes closer to your view: (Beneath it all, Obama is an old-style, tax-and-spend Democrat) or (Obama is a new-style Democrat who will be careful with the public's money).
Neither
Old-style New-style (vol.) No opinion
6/21/09 36 58 4 3
3/29/09 32 62 3 3
Compare to: Clinton
5/22/96 44 50 NA 6
1/29/95 40 54 4 2
1/4/95 48 45 3 3
2/27/94 40 52 6 3
1/23/94 40 49 6 5
11/14/93 48 44 5 2
8/8/93 45 50 3 2
6/28/93 45 50 3 2
5/23/93 48 48 2 2
4/26/93 37 59 3 1
2/28/93 35 61 3 1
9. On another subject, as you may know, Obama has nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Do you think the U.S. Senate should or should not confirm Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court?
Should Should not No opinion
Sotomayor, 6/21/09 62 25 13
Alito, 1/8/06 53 27 20
Alito, 12/18/05 54 28 19
Alito, 11/2/05 49 29 22
Miers, 10/10/05* 33 27 40
Roberts, 9/11/05** 55 26 19
Roberts, 8/28/05 57 22 20
Roberts, 7/21/05 59 23 17
Breyer, 5/15/94 52 10 37
Thomas, 10/14/91*** 59 28 14
Thomas, 10/13/91 56 29 15
Thomas, 10/12/91 50 29 20
Thomas, 10/9/91 47 23 30
Thomas, 10/8/91 50 25 24
Thomas, 9/15/91 63 24 14
Bork, 9/23/87**** 29 57 14
*Pew
**as chief justice
***No opinion for Thomas includes “wait and see” (vol.)
****Harris, “All in all, if you had to say, do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm or turn down the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to be on the U.S. Supreme Court?”
10. Given what you know, do you think Sotomayor is a (more) liberal nominee than you'd have liked, (less) liberal than you'd have liked, or about right?
More Less About right No opinion Sotomayor, 6/21/09 26 8 55 12 Alito, 11/2/05* 29 10 44 17 Roberts, 7/21/05* 26 9 58 7 * “conservative” instead of “liberal”
11. Do you think Sotomayor's racial and ethnic background plays a role in the way she decides cases as a judge, or not? (IF YES) Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
------ Yes -----
NET Good Bad No No opinion
6/21/09 38 16 22 52 10 12. Do you think the fact that Sotomayor is a woman plays a role in the way she decides cases as a judge, or not? (IF YES) Do you think that's a good thing or a bad thing?
------ Yes -----
NET Good Bad No No opinion
6/21/09 33 23 10 59 8 13. The Supreme Court legalized abortion 36 years ago in the ruling known as Roe versus Wade. If that case came before the court again, would you want Sotomayor to vote to (uphold) Roe versus Wade, or vote to (overturn) it?
Uphold Overturn No opinion
Sotomayor, 6/21/09 60 34 6
Alito, 12/18/05 61 35 4
Alito, 11/2/05 64 31 5
Roberts, 8/28/05 60 33 7
Roberts, 7/21/05 65 32 4 14. On another subject, do you have some form of health insurance or health care coverage, or not?
Yes No No opinion 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 *
15. For each specific item I name, please tell me whether you are very satisfied with it, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
----- Satisfied ----- --- Dissatisfied ---- No
NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion
a. The overall health care system in this country
All 43 10 32 57 26 31 1
All Cov 45 11 34 54 28 26 1
b. The quality of the health care you receive
All 83 49 34 16 9 7 1
All Cov 88 53 35 12 7 4 *
c. Your health care costs, including both expenses not covered by insurance,
and the cost of your insurance, if any
All 55 23 31 44 19 25 1
All Cov 61 26 35 38 19 19 1
d. Your health insurance coverage
All Cov 81 42 39 19 11 8 1
*Item d asked only if insured
16. How concerned are you, if at all, about your and your family's health care costs in the future - very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?
----- Concerned ----- ------ Not concerned ----- No
NET Very Somewhat NET Not too Not at all opinion
6/21/09 85 59 25 15 11 4 *
17. How concerned are you, if at all, that current efforts to reform the health care system will [ITEM] - very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
--- Concerned ---- ----- Not concerned ------ No
NET Very Smwht NET Not too Not at all op.
a. Reduce the quality
of health care you
receive 81 58 23 18 10 9 1
b. Reduce your health
insurance coverage 82 55 27 17 10 7 1
c. Increase your health
care costs 84 62 22 16 9 7 *
d. Increase government
bureaucracy in the
health care system 78 51 27 19 12 7 3
e. Limit your choices
of doctors or
treatments 79 56 23 20 12 8 1
f. Sharply increase the
federal deficit 84 56 28 14 8 5 2
*Item b asked only if insured
18. (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
6/21/09 38 58 4
19. Would you support or oppose a law that requires all Americans to have health insurance, either getting it from work or buying it on their own?
Support Oppose No opinion 6/21/09 49 47 4
20. Would you support or oppose a law that requires all Americans to have health insurance if it included [ITEM]?
6/21/09 - Summary Table*
Support Oppose No opin.
a. A rule that all employers either offer health
insurance to their employees or pay money into
a government health insurance fund 62 34 4
b. A rule that working Americans who don't get
insurance through work or on their own would
have to pay money into a government health
insurance fund 44 52 4
c. A tax credit or other aid to help low-income
Americans pay for health insurance 70 28 2
d. A rule that insurance companies sell coverage
to people regardless of pre-existing conditions 68 27 5
*Half sample asked items a-b; other half sample asked items c-d.
21. Would you support or oppose having the government create a new health insurance plan to compete with private health insurance plans? (IF SUPPORT) Would you rather have that plan run by a government agency, or run by an independent organization with government funding and oversight?
----------- Support ------------
NET Gov't agency Indep. org. Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 62 21 41 33 5
21a. (IF SUPPORT) What if having the government create a new health insurance plan made many private health insurers go out of business because they could not compete? In that case would you support or oppose creating a government-run health insurance plan?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 56 41 3
21/21a NET
------- Oppose --------
Support NET At first Now do No opinion
6/21/09 37 58 33 25 5
22. (HALF SAMPLE) Would you support or oppose a federal tax on health insurance benefits people receive through their employer if those benefits cost more than 17-thousand dollars a year?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 24 70 6
23. (HALF SAMPLE) Would you support or oppose raising income taxes on Americans with household incomes over 250-thousand dollars to help pay for health care reform?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 60 37 3
24. (HALF SAMPLE) Would you support or oppose a law limiting the amount of money someone can collect if they win a lawsuit after being injured by bad medical care?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 57 42 2
25. (HALF SAMPLE) Would you support or oppose a law limiting the amount of money you could collect if you won a lawsuit after being injured by bad medical care?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 53 42 4
26. Just your best guess, if the health care system is changed, do you think the quality of your health care will get (better), get (worse), or remain about the same?
Better Worse Same No opinion
6/21/09 16 31 50 3
27. Which comes closer to the way you feel: government reform of the nation's health care system (is necessary to control costs and expand coverage), or government action on health care (will do more harm than good)? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Necessary ------- -- More harm than good --
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly No opinion
6/21/09 58 34 23 39 15 24 3
28. So far, do you think the economic stimulus program has (helped) the national economy, (hurt) the national economy, or hasn't made much difference? (IF HELPED/HURT) Is that a great deal or somewhat?
-------- Helped --------- --------- Hurt ---------- No No
NET Great deal Somewhat NET Somewhat Great deal diff. opin.
6/21/09 28 8 20 19 6 13 52 2
4/24/09 33 10 23 16 6 10 49 2
28a. (IF HURT/NO DIFFERENCE) Do you think the economic stimulus program will help the national economy, or not?
Yes No No opinion
6/21/09 34 63 3
4/24/09 41 55 4
28/28a NET
--- Helped/Will help -- ------- Won't help/unsure --------
NET Has helped Will NET Has hurt No diff. No opin. No opin.
6/21/09 52 28 24 46 17 27 2 2
4/24/09 59 33 27 38 13 23 2 2 29. How concerned, if at all, are you about the size of the federal budget deficit - very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned or not concerned at all?
----- Concerned ----- --- Not concerned ---- No
NET Very Somewhat NET Not too At all opinion
6/21/09 87 56 31 13 9 4 0
4/24/09 87 59 27 13 9 4 *
2/22/09 87 59 28 12 9 3 1
12/14/08 86 49 37 13 9 5 *
30. Do you think Obama's policies are making the United States (safer) from terrorism, (less safe), or are they not making much difference in that?
Not much No
Safer Less safe difference opinion
6/21/09 32 22 44 2
4/24/09 32 21 43 4
31. Obama has said that under his administration the United States will not use torture as part of the U.S. campaign against terrorism, no matter what the circumstance. Do you support this position not to use torture, or do you think there are cases in which the United States should consider torture against terrorism suspects?
Support not There are cases
using torture to consider torture No opinion
6/21/09 50 46 3
4/24/09 49 48 2
1/16/09 58 40 2
32. Do you approve or disapprove of Obama's decision to close the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, early next year?
Approve Disapprove No opinion 6/21/09 45 50 4 6/14/09* 45 46 8 4/21/09* 51 38 11 2/8/09* 46 39 15 *Pew: 6/09: "plan to close…within a year"; 4/09 and previous: "decision to close…within a year"
32a. (IF APPROVE) What if closing Guantanamo meant some of the terrorism suspects now held there were transferred to face trial in your state. In that case would you approve or disapprove of closing the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay?
Approve Disapprove No opinion
6/21/09 80 19 1
32/32a NET
------ Disapprove -----
Approve NET At first Now do No opinion
6/21/09 37 59 50 9 4
33. On another subject, do you think the federal government should or should not regulate the release of greenhouse gases from sources like power plants, cars and factories in an effort to reduce global warming? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
--------- Should -------- ------- Should not ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
6/21/09 75 53 22 22 9 13 3
4/24/09 75 54 21 21 9 12 4
33a. (IF SHOULD REGULATE) What if it raised the price of things you buy - in that case do you think the federal government should or should not regulate the release of greenhouse gases?
Should Should not No opinion
6/21/09 80 18 2
33/33a NET
- Should not regulate -
Should regulate NET At first Now do No opinion
6/21/09 62 35 22 13 3
34. There's a proposed system called "cap and trade." The government would issue permits limiting the amount of greenhouse gases companies can put out. Companies that did not use all their permits could sell them to other companies. The idea is that many companies would find ways to put out less greenhouse gases, because that would be cheaper than buying permits. Would you support or oppose this system?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 52 42 6
7/28/08 59 34 7
35. (HALF SAMPLE) What if a cap and trade program significantly lowered greenhouse gases but raised your monthly electrical bill by 10 dollars a month - in that case would you support or oppose it?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 56 42 2
7/28/08 57 41 2
36. (HALF SAMPLE) What if a cap and trade program significantly lowered greenhouse gases but raised your monthly electrical bill by 25 dollars a month - in that case would you support or oppose it?
Support Oppose No opinion
6/21/09 44 54 1
7/28/08 47 51 2
37. Do you think the United States should take action on global warming only if other major industrial countries such as China and India agree to do equally effective things, that the United States should take action even if these other countries do less, or that the United States should not take action on this at all?
Take action Take action
only if other even if other Should not take No
countries do countries do less action at all opinion
6/21/09 20 59 18 3
7/28/08 18 68 13 2
38. 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
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
12/18/0 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
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.
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
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+
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
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
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