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| Washington Post-ABC News Poll: War in Iraq Thursday, April 17, 2003 The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll is based on telephone interviews with 504 randomly selected adults nationwide and was conducted Wednesday evening, April 16. The margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus 5 percentage points. Sampling error is only one of many potential sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll. Results of overnight polls that attempt to measure opinions about fast-changing news events should be interpreted with extra caution. Interviewing was conducted by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? ---------Approve--------- --------Disapprove------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Strongly Somewhat opin.
4/16/03 74 52 22 23 14 9 3
4/9/03 77 58 19 20 14 6 4
4/3/03 71 54 16 25 19 7 4
3/23/03 68 NA NA 27 NA NA 4
3/20/03 67 NA NA 28 NA NA 5
3/2/03 62 38 23 35 22 13 4
2/23/03 60 NA NA 34 NA NA 6
2/9/03 64 42 21 34 20 14 3
2/1/03 62 41 21 34 22 13 4
1/28/03 62 43 19 36 23 13 2
1/27/03 59 39 21 37 22 15 4
1/20/03 59 36 23 38 22 16 2
12/15/02 66 37 28 32 20 12 2
11/4/02 LV 67 45 23 31 20 12 1
11/3/02 LV 67 45 22 32 20 12 1
11/2/02 LV 67 47 20 32 23 9 1
10/27/02 All 67 39 28 29 16 13 4
10/27/02 LV 68 47 21 30 16 14 3
9/26/02 67 42 25 30 18 12 3
9/8/02 71 42 28 27 15 12 3
7/28/02 69 39 31 28 14 14 3
7/15/02 72 42 31 25 13 12 2
6/17/02 74 42 32 22 13 9 4
6/9/02 77 41 36 20 11 9 3
5/19/02 76 48 28 22 13 8 3
4/21/02 78 47 31 20 10 9 2
3/28/02 79 49 30 18 10 8 3
3/10/02 82 52 30 16 7 9 2
1/27/02 83 56 27 14 7 7 3
12/19/01 86 64 22 12 6 6 2
11/27/01 89 69 21 9 5 4 1
11/6/01 89 65 24 9 4 5 2
10/9/01 92 76 16 6 3 3 1
9/27/01 90 70 20 6 3 3 4
9/13/01 86 63 23 12 6 5 2
9/9/01 55 26 29 41 22 20 3
8/12/01 61 28 33 31 17 14 8
7/30/01 59 28 30 38 22 17 3
6/3/01 55 27 28 40 22 18 6
4/22/01 63 33 30 32 16 16 5
3/25/01 58 NA NA 33 NA NA 8
2/25/01 55 NA NA 23 NA NA 22 2. Do you support or oppose the United States having gone to war with Iraq? Do you support/oppose it strongly or only somewhat? ---------Support--------- ----------Oppose---------
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Strongly Somewhat No op.
4/16/03 78 61 17 20 13 7 2
4/9/03 80 63 17 17 12 6 3
4/6/03 77 57 20 16 10 7 7
4/3/03 73 58 15 24 16 8 4
3/27/03 73 58 16 24 16 8 3
3/23/03 72 55 17 26 16 10 2
3/20/03 72 53 19 26 18 8 2
3/17/03* 71 54 16 27 19 8 3
3/9/03 59 40 19 35 21 14 6 *3/17/03 and previous: Would you support or oppose the United States going to war with Iraq? 3. Would you say the United States is doing enough to restore civil order in Iraq, or do you think it should be doing more? Doing Should No
enough do more opinion
4/16/03 65 31 4 4. How important is it for the United States to (READ ITEM) - would you say it's absolutely essential, very important but not essential, or less important than that? 4/16/03 - Summary Table Absolutely Important/ Less No
essential not essential important opin.
a. Capture or kill Saddam Hussein 41 43 14 2
b. Find biological or chemical
weapons in Iraq 47 37 13 2
c. Restore civil order in Baghdad
and elsewhere in Iraq 51 41 7 1
d. Provide humanitarian aid like
food, water and medical supplies
to Iraq 62 33 5 0
e. Rebuild the infrastructure in Iraq,
like damaged roads, power plants
and schools 34 43 22 1
f. Help establish a new government in
Iraq 47 42 10 * 5. For each item I name, please tell me who you think should be in charge of that - the United States or the United Nations? 4/16/03 - Summary Table United United Both Neither No
States Nations (vol.) (vol.) opin.
a. awarding contracts to companies
for rebuilding the infrastructure
in Iraq 41 51 3 3 2
b. helping establish a new government
in Iraq 39 55 4 1 1
c. maintaining civil order in Iraq until
a new government is established 45 49 4 1 1 6. Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war against terrorism, or as separate from the war against terrorism? Part Separate No opinion 4/16/03 77 22 1 7. In the long term, do you think having gone to war with Iraq will increase or decrease the risk of further terrorism in the United States? No difference No
Increase Decrease (vol.) opinion
4/16/03 29 58 10 3
3/17/03* 39 48 6 6
*"going to war" 8. How do you feel about the possibility that the United States will get bogged down in a long and costly peacekeeping mission in Iraq? Would you say you're very concerned about that, somewhat concerned, not too concerned or not concerned at all? -----Concerned------ ------Not concerned----- No
NET Very Smwt. NET Not too At all opin.
4/16/03 73 31 42 26 19 7 1
4/9/03 62 24 39 35 24 11 3 9. On another subject: For each country I name, please tell me whether you think it does or does not pose a threat to the United States. IF YES: Would you say it's a serious threat, or not serious? 4/16/03 - Summary Table ---------Yes--------- No No
NET Serious Not threat opinion
a. Syria 65 36 29 31 4
b. North Korea 79 55 24 18 3 Compare to: Does Does not No opin. 3/9/03 79 19 2 1/27/03 81 16 3 12/15/02 81 17 2 8/11/02 79 16 5 10. Syria and North Korea are among the countries the Bush administration has accused of developing weapons of mass destruction and supporting terrorists. The U.S. also says Syria may be sheltering some Iraqi officials who are wanted by the United States. When it comes to resolving its problems with Syria, would you support or oppose the United States: 4/16/03 - Summary Table Support Oppose No opinion a. Using diplomatic or economic pressure 88 9 3 b. Using military force 45 51 4 c. Going to war to remove the Syrian government from power 34 60 6 11. How about when it comes to resolving its problems with North Korea? Would you support or oppose the United States: 4/16/03 - Summary Table Support Oppose No opinion a. Using diplomatic or economic pressure 88 9 3 b. Using military force 43 53 4 c. Going to war to remove the North Korean government from power 35 61 4 © Copyright 2003 The Washington Post Company
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