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Washington Post-ABC News Poll: Kosovo
Wednesday, April 28, 1999 The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll is based on random telephone interviews with 757 adults on April 25 and 26, 1999. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. LV = Likely voter RV = Registered voter * = Less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president? ------Approve----------- -------Disapprove-------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin.
4/26/99 60 NA NA 37 NA NA 3
3/14/99 64 38 26 34 9 25 3
2/14/99 68 46 22 30 7 23 2
2/12/99 67 NA NA 31 NA NA 2
2/7/99 66 45 21 33 9 24 1
1/30/99 65 43 22 33 7 26 2
1/19/99 66 NA NA 32 NA NA 2
1/13/99 63 NA NA 34 NA NA 3
1/10/99 62 NA NA 36 NA NA 1
12/20/98 67 48 20 30 6 23 3
12/19/98 66 47 19 31 7 24 3
12/13/98 64 43 21 35 10 25 2
12/11/98 60 NA NA 37 NA NA 3
11/22/98 61 NA NA 34 NA NA 5
11/7/98 63 NA NA 36 NA NA 1
11/1/98 65 41 25 33 10 23 1
11/1/98 LV 58 40 18 41 10 31 1
1/10/98 67 48 19 30 8 23 3
10/10/98LV 61 47 14 38 8 30 1
10/25/98 62 40 22 32 8 23 6
10/25/98 LV 58 42 15 40 8 32 2
10/18/98 62 40 22 34 9 25 4
10/18/98 LV 57 39 18 41 7 34 2
9/28/98 63 42 21 35 8 26 2
9/28/98 LV 57 43 14 43 6 37 1
9/21/98 60 NA NA 39 NA NA 1
9/14/98 59 NA NA 37 NA NA 4
9/13/98 eve 60 NA NA 38 NA NA 2
9/13/98 day 59 NA NA 37 NA NA 3
9/12/98 59 NA NA 39 NA NA 3
9/11/98 56 NA NA 42 NA NA 3
9/9/98 57 NA NA 40 NA NA 3
8/23/98 64 NA NA 33 NA NA 3
8/21/98 66 41 25 31 10 21 3
8/20/98 65 NA NA 32 NA NA 3
8/19/98 60 NA NA 38 NA NA 2
8/17/98 61 NA NA 36 NA NA 3
8/16/98 62 NA NA 33 NA NA 4
7/29/98 63 NA NA 33 NA NA 4
7/12/98 63 34 29 31 11 20 6
6/18/98 59 NA NA 34 NA NA 7
6/2/98 61 NA NA 34 NA NA 5
5/12/98 64 NA NA 32 NA NA 4
4/4/98 65 NA NA 31 NA NA 4
4/1/98 66 NA NA 29 NA NA 4
3/17/98 66 NA NA 30 NA NA 4
3/16/98 63 NA NA 34 NA NA 3
2/18/98 67 NA NA 30 NA NA 3
1/31/98 67 42 24 29 10 19 4
1/30/98 69 NA NA 27 NA NA 4
1/29/98 68 NA NA 27 NA NA 5
1/26/98 60 NA NA 35 NA NA 4
1/25/98 59 31 28 37 13 25 4
1/24/98 57 30 26 40 13 27 3
1/19/98 60 24 36 35 15 19 5
1/13/98 62 NA NA 31 NA NA 7
11/12/97 59 NA NA 35 NA NA 6
10/13/97 59 NA NA 36 NA NA 6
8/27/97 58 NA NA 37 NA NA 5
7/8/97 64 NA NA 31 NA NA 5
6/8/97 59 NA NA 36 NA NA 5
4/24/97 56 NA NA 39 NA NA 5
3/25/97 56 NA NA 33 NA NA 11
3/9/97 55 NA NA 41 NA NA 4
10/8/96 LV 58 NA NA 38 NA NA 4
10/8/96 RV 59 NA NA 37 NA NA 4
9/4/96 RV 57 NA NA 38 NA NA 4
8/5/96 59 NA NA 37 NA NA 4
6/30/96 56 NA NA 39 NA NA 5
5/22/96 58 20 37 39 17 22 3
3/31/96 52 21 30 40 16 25 8
3/7/96 53 19 34 45 19 26 2
3/10/96 55 23 32 40 17 24 4
4/21/96 51 NA NA 43 NA NA 6
1/7/96 53 22 31 43 16 28 4
11/19/95 54 NA NA 41 NA NA 5
11/13/95 54 20 34 41 20 21 5
10/1/95 52 17 35 43 19 24 5
7/17/95 51 14 37 45 20 25 4
6/8/95 47 NA NA 45 NA NA 8
5/14/95 56 20 36 41 23 18 3
3/19/95 52 17 35 45 19 26 3
3/5/95 46 NA NA 49 NA NA 4
1/29/95 54 20 34 43 21 22 3
1/4/9 45 13 31 51 22 29 5
12/20/94 44 NA NA 50 NA NA 6
11/6/94 RV 52 20 32 43 16 26 5
10/31/94 48 17 31 49 19 30 3
10/23/94 49 18 31 48 19 29 4
10/9/94 45 13 32 51 21 30 4
9/25/94 44 13 31 51 20 31 5
9/11/94 46 15 30 51 19 33 3
8/16/94 44 NA NA 51 NA NA 5
8/7/94 47 17 31 47 20 27 5
6/26/94 50 16 34 44 17 28 6
5/15/94 51 19 32 44 17 28 4
3/27/94 57 23 34 41 16 25 3
3/22/94 47 NA NA 45 NA NA 7
3/08/94 52 NA NA 40 NA NA 8
2/27/94 58 20 38 38 15 23 4
1/23/94 56 22 34 34 14 20 10
1/9/94 59 20 39 36 15 21 4
12/19/93 58 22 36 40 20 20 3
11/14/93 49 16 33 45 20 25 6
10/31/93 52 17 35 41 17 24 7
10/10/93 51 20 31 43 18 25 5
10/3/93 52 19 33 36 14 22 12
9/19/93 51 NA NA 41 NA NA 8
8/8/93 45 16 29 51 19 32 4
6/28/93 43 13 29 50 19 31 7
6/15/93 45 NA NA 48 NA NA 7
5/23/93 46 17 30 48 18 30
4/26/93 59 22 37 39 17 21 2
2/28/93 60 28 32 33 11 22 7
2/23/93 63 28 35 30 11 19 7
2/14/93 54 23 31 31 15 16 15
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling the situation in Kosovo?
Approve Disapprove No opinion 4/26/99 56 36 9 4/8/99 56 38 6 4/6/99 60 34 6 4/5/99 57 36 8 3/30/99 54 30 16 3/28/99 51 31 17 3/26/99 51 32 17 3/23/99 48 39 123. Do you support or oppose the United States and its European allies conducting air strikes against Serbia? Support Oppose No opinion 4/26/99 65 30 5 4/8/99 64 32 4 4/6/99 67 30 3 4/5/99 68 29 3 3/30/99 55 33 11 3/28/99 55 33 12 3/26/99 60 31 9 Compare to: 3/23/99* 47 47 6 3/14/99** 26 62 12*The United States and its European allies have said they may bomb military targets in Serbia because it won't agree to a peace plan for Kosovo. If Serbia does not agree to the peace plan, should the United States participate in bombing Serbia, or not? **The United States has said it may bomb Serbia unless Serbia agrees to a peace plan for Kosovo. If Serbia does not agree to the peace plan, should the United States bomb Serbia or not? 4. Suppose the bombing does NOT stop Serbia's military action in Kosovo. Would you support or oppose the United States and its European allies sending in ground troops to try to end the conflict in Kosovo? Support Oppose No opin. 4/26/99: Send in ground troops 56 40 4 ..if some casualties* 45 52 3 4/8/99: Send in ground troops 57 39 4 ..if some casualties* 44 50 5 ..if 100 casualties** 37 57 6 ..if 500 casualties*** 31 62 7 ..1,000 casualties**** 26 66 7 4/6/99: Send in ground troops 57 39 5 4/5/99: Send in ground troops 55 41 4*(IF SUPPORT GROUND TROOPS in q4) Would you support or oppose sending in ground troops if there was a good chance that some U.S. soldiers would be killed in the fighting? **(IF SOME).. if there was a good chance that up to 100 U.S. soldiers would be killed in the fighting? ***(IF 100) up to 500? ****(IF 1000) up to 1,000? 5. Just your best guess, do you think the United States is going to get into a ground war in Kosovo, or not? Yes No No opinion 4/26/99 62 34 4 4/8/99 60 36 56. As you may know, some civilians have been killed in the air strikes against Serbia by the United States and its European allies. Do you think that the United States and its European allies are not being careful enough to avoid civilian casualties, or do you think these are just unavoidable accidents of war?
Not being Unvoidable No
careful enough accidents of war opinion
4/26/99 19 78 3
7. As of now, which side do you think is winning the Kosovo conflict - (Serbia), or (the United States and its European allies)?
US and its Neither No
Serbia European allies draw (vol.) opinion
4/26/99 25 47 21 6
8. As you may know, the United States is committing additional aircraft to the air strikes against Serbia, and says it will call up as many as 33,000 members of the military reserves and the National Guard to help support those aircraft. Do you support or oppose this increase in U.S. involvement in the military action against Serbia?
Support Oppose No opinion 4/26/99 62 35 39. How much do you trust President Clinton to make the right decisions about the military confrontation in Serbia: Do you trust him a lot, a good amount, only a little, or not at all? ---A lot/Good Amount--- ------Little/Not at all------- No
NET A lot Good amount NET Only a little Not at all opin.
4/26/99 59 23 36 40 21 19 1
4/6/99 57 29 28 42 24 18 1
10. Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in getting involved in a military conflict in Serbia, or do you think it was a mistake?
Yes, right thing No, mistake No opinion 4/26/99 56 41 2 4/6/99 58 40 211. Do you think the United States is heading for the same kind of involvement in Serbia as it had in the Vietnam war, or do you think the United States will avoid that kind of involvement this time? Another Vietnam Will avoid that No opin. 4/26/99 31 65 4 For Comparison: Bosnia 11/29/95 33 61 6 For comparison: Persian Gulf 4/3/91* 8 89 3 1/20/91* 11 86 3 12/5/90 32 66 3 11/15/90 26 69 5 9/9/90 18 78 4 8/20/90 22 74 4*Wording change: "Persian Gulf" in place of "Middle East" 12. As you may know, strategy in the military action against Serbia has to be approved by the United States and the European countries in the NATO alliance. How well do you think the NATO allies are working together in deciding how to proceed - very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly or very badly? -------Well---------- -------Badly-------- No
NET Very Smewht NET Very Smewht opinion
4/26/99 73 20 53 21 5 16 6
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