POLL July 0-, 007 N= 889 All trends are from New York Times/CBS News polls unless otherwise noted. An asterisk indicates registered respondents only.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? Dis- Dis- Approve approve DK/NA Approve approve DK/NA /10-1/01 CBS 3 1 6 1/1-1/04 0 4 3/8-1/01 60 18 /1-1/04 CBS 0 4 8 4/4-/01 CBS 3 3 1 /4-7/04 CBS 47 44 9 /10-1/01 CBS 7 30 13 3/10-14/04 1 4 6 6/14-18/01 3 34 13 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 49 44 7 8/8-31/01 CBS 0 38 1 4/3-7/04 46 47 8 9/11-1/01 CBS 7 1 13 /0-3/04 CBS 41 7 9/13-14/01 84 9 8 6/3-7/04 4 1 7 9/0-3/01 89 7 7/11-1/04 4 48 7 10/-8/01 87 8 8/1-18/04 CBS 46 4 9 1/7-10/01 86 9 4 9/1-16/04 0 4 8 1/-6/0 CBS 84 10 6 9/0-/04 CBS 48 44 8 1/1-17/0 CBS 8 11 7 10/1-3/04 47 43 10 1/1-4/0 8 1 6 10/9-11/04 CBS 43 48 9 /4-6/0 CBS 78 14 8 10/14-17/04 44 48 8 4/1-/0 CBS 77 17 6 10/8-30/04 49 44 7 4/8-/1/0 73 18 9 11/18-1/04 1 44 /13-14/0 CBS 77 16 7 1/14-18/0 49 46 /19-0/0 CBS 71 18 11 /4-8/0 49 44 7 6/18-0/0 CBS 70 0 10 3/9-14/0 NYT 46 4 10 7/8-9/0 CBS 74 19 6 4/13-16/0 CBS 44 1 7/13-16/0 70 0 9 /0-4/0 CBS 46 48 6 7/-3/0 CBS 6 7 8 6/10-1/0 4 1 7 8/6-7/0 CBS 66 9 7/13-14/0 CBS 4 0 9/-/0 63 8 9 7/9-8//0 CBS 4 46 9 9/-3/0 CBS 66 7 7 8/9-31/0 CBS 41 1 8 10/3-6/0 63 9 8 9/6-7/0 CBS 4 6 10/7-31/0 6 8 10 9/9-13/0 41 3 6 11/0-4/0 6 7 9 10/3-/0 CBS 37 8 1/4-6/03 CBS 64 8 8 10/30-11/1/0 CBS 3 7 8 1/19-/03 9 3 6 1/-6/0 40 3 7 /-6/03 CBS 63 8 9 1/-8/06 CBS 41 7 /10-1/03 4 38 8 1/0-/06 4 1 7 /4-/03 CBS 6 3 9 /-6/06 CBS 34 9 7 3/4-/03 CBS 8 3 10 3/9-1/06 CBS 34 7 9 3/7-9/03 6 37 6 4/6-9/06 CBS 37 6 7 3/1-16/03 CBS 9 34 7 4/8-30/06 CBS 33 8 3/17/03 CBS 64 31 /4-8/06 31 63 6 3/0/03 PANEL 67 31 6/10-11/06 CBS 33 60 7 3/0-1/03 67 6 7 7/1-/06 36 9 3//03 68 6 6 8/11-13/06 CBS 36 7 7 3/3/03 71 3 6 8/17-1/06 36 7 7 3/4/03 70 6 9/1-19/06 37 6 7 3/0-4/03 69 6 10/-8/06 34 60 3/6-7/03 CBS 68 6 6 10/7-31/06 34 8 7 4/-3/03 CBS 67 6 7 11/1-13/06 CBS 34 61 4/11-13/03 73 1 6 1/8-10/06 CBS 31 63 6 4/6-7/03 CBS 67 4 9 1/1-3/07 CBS 30 63 7 /9-1/03 67 6 7 1/18-1/07 CBS 8 64 8 7/13-7/03 4 41 /8-11/07 CBS 3 9 9 8/6-8/03 CBS 37 8 /3-7/07 9 61 10 9/1-16/03 CBS 39 9 3/7-11/07 34 8 8 9/8-10/1/03 1 4 7 3/6-7/07 CBS 30 64 6 10/0-1/03 CBS 4 36 10 4/9-1/07 CBS 31 61 8 11/10-1/03 CBS 0 4 8 4/0-4/07 3 61 7 1/14-1/03 8 33 9 /18-3/07 30 63 7 6/6-8/07 CBS 7 6 8 7/9-17/07 9 64 8 7/0-/07 30 6 8
. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq? App Disapp DK/NA App Disapp DK/NA /10-1/03 3 4 10/8-30/04 4 0 /4-/03 CBS 44 4 11/18-1/04 40 3/4-/03 CBS 4 39 7 1/14-18/0 40 3/7-9/03 1 4 6 /4-8/0 4 0 4 3/1-16/03 CBS 3 44 3 4/13-16/04 CBS 39 6 6 3/17/03 CBS 63 3 /0-4/0 CBS 38 7 3/0/03 PANEL 70 7 3 6/10-1/0 37 9 3/0-1/03 69 6 7/8-8//0 CBS 41 4 3//03 7 3 8/9-31/0 CBS 38 7 3/3/03 7 3 9/6-7/0 CBS 3 60 3/4/03 71 4 4 9/9-13/0 36 9 3/0-4/03 7 4 4 10/3-/0 CBS 3 64 4 3/6-7/03 CBS 69 7 4 10/30-11/1/0 CBS 3 6 6 4/-3/03 CBS 67 6 7 1/-6/0 36 9 4 4/11-13/03 79 17 4 1/-8/06 CBS 37 8 4/6-7/03 CBS 7 19 6 1/0-/06 37 9 4 /9-1/03 74 1 /-6/06 30 6 /7-8/03 CBS 7 0 8 3/9-1/06 31 63 6 7/8-9/03 CBS 8 3 10 4/6-9/06 33 61 6 8/11-1/03 CBS 7 33 10 4/8-30/06 CBS 30 64 6 9/1-16/03 CBS 46 47 7 /4-8/06 9 67 4 9/8-10/1/03 47 48 6 6/10-11/06 CBS 33 61 6 10/0-1/03 CBS 49 4 6 7/1-/06 3 6 11/10-1/03 CBS 48 48 4 8/11-13/06 CBS 30 66 4 1/10-13/03 4 48 6 8/17-1/06 30 6 1/14-1/03 9 3 6 9/1-19/06 36 9 1/1-1/04 48 46 6 10/-8/06 30 66 4 /1-1/04 CBS 49 4 6 10/7-31/06 9 64 7 /4-7/04 CBS 46 47 7 1/8-10/06 CBS 1 7 4 3/10-14/04 49 43 8 1/1-3/07 CBS 3 7 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 44 49 7 1/18-1/07 CBS 4 7 4 4/3-7/04 41 7 /8-11/07 CBS 7 68 /0-3/04 CBS 36 7 7 /3-7/07 3 71 6 6/3-7/04 36 8 6 3/7-11/07 8 66 6 7/11-1/04 37 8 3/6-7/07 CBS 8 66 6 8/1-18/04 CBS 40 4 6 4/9-1/07 CBS 30 66 4 10/1-3/04 4 1 4 4/0-4/07 4 71 10/9-11/04 CBS 4 4 4 /18-3/07 3 7 10/14-17/04 4 4 3 6/6-8/07 CBS 3 70 7 7/9-17/07 70 7/0-/07 69 3
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the campaign against terrorism? App Disapp DK/NA App Disapp DK/NA 1/07-10/01 90 6 4 4/13-16/0 CBS 3 41 6 1/-6/0 CBS 88 9 3 /0-4/0 CBS 8 36 6 1/1-17/0 CBS 87 10 3 6/10-1/0 40 7 1/1-4/0 87 9 4 7/13-14/0 CBS 4 36 10 /4-6/0 CBS 8 13 7/9-8//0 CBS 39 6 4/1-/0 CBS 80 17 3 8/9-31/0 CBS 4 40 /13-14/0 CBS 80 1 9/6-7/0 CBS 1 40 9 /19-0/0 CBS 74 19 7 9/9-13/0 0 43 8 6/18-0/0 CBS 7 1 7 10/3-/0 CBS 46 46 8 7/8-9/0 CBS 77 17 6 10/30-11/01/0 CBS 47 46 7 7/-3/0 CBS 70 0 10 1/-6/0 48 4 7 8/6-7/0 CBS 7 1 7 1/-8/06 CBS 1 41 8 9/-/0 68 7 1/0-/06 43 9/-3/0 CBS 71 7 /-6/06 CBS 43 0 7 /7-8/03 CBS 79 16 3/9-1/06 CBS 4 47 8 1/10-13/03 64 8 7 4/6-9/06 CBS 47 46 7 1/14-1/03 68 6 6 4/8-30/06 CBS 4 4 10 1/1-1/04 68 8 4 /4-8/06 46 48 7 /1-1/04 CBS 64 7 9 6/10-11/06 CBS 47 46 7 /4-7/04 CBS 6 9 6 7/1-/06 1 4 7 3/10-14/04 64 8 8 8/11-13/06 CBS 1 43 6 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 8 34 8 8/17-1/06 38 8 4/3-7/04 60 3 8 9/1-19/06 4 40 6 /0-3/04 CBS 1 4 7 10/-8/06 46 48 6 6/3-7/04 39 9 10/7-31/06 44 48 8 7/11-1/04 1 43 6 1/8-10/06 CBS 41 7 8/1-18/04 CBS 3 38 9 1/1-3/07 CBS 43 1 6 9/1-16/04 9 3 6 1/18-1/07 CBS 4 3 10/1-3/04 7 37 6 /8-11/07 CBS 44 49 7 10/9-11/04 CBS 4 39 7 /3-7/07 40 3 7 10/14-17/04 38 7 3/7-11/07 4 48 8 10/8-30/04 40 3/6-7/07 CBS 4 48 7 11/18-1/04 9 37 4 4/9-1/07 CBS 4 47 8 1/14-18/0 6 38 6 4/0-4/07 4 1 7 /4-8/0 61 33 /18-3/07 4 6 6/6-8/07 CBS 39 3 8 7/9-17/07 39 3 8 7/0-/07 39 3 8 4
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? App Disapp DK/NA App Disapp DK/NA 7/19-/77 31 49 0 1/13-17/98 44 49 6 10/3-6/77 31 0 19 1/19-0/98 4 3 1/8-1/78 9 0 1 1/3-4/99 CBS 41 1 8 4/3-7/78 31 0 19 1/10-13/99 CBS 43 46 11 6/19-3/78 30 3 17 1/30-/1/99 4 46 9 9/-9/78 9 1 0 /1/99 CBS 46 46 8 8/-7/80 3 1 18 3/4/99 CBS 43 47 10 10/3-8/8 33 0 17 3/8/99 CBS 41 47 1 1/13-1/90 4 47 11 4/-6/99 43 4 1 8/16-19/90 40 44 16 6/-6/99 CBS 41 46 13 10/8-10/90 7 60 13 7/13-14/99 CBS 41 41 18 10/8-31/90 3 69 8 8/1-3/99 CBS 43 41 16 1/7-8/91 49 41 10 8/1/99 CBS 4 44 14 3/4-6/91 39 47 14 10/3-4/99 CBS 38 48 14 8/18-/91 30 7 13 10/-30/99 CBS 36 1 10/-7/91 7 7 16 11/4-7/99 37 0 13 10/1-18/91 9 7 14 /1-14/00 39 47 13 1/-/9 17 71 11 /10-13/00 38 4 18 /6-3/1/9 1 67 1 7/0-3/00 4 41 14 3/6-9/9 17 7 7 9/7-10/1/00 49 38 13 7/8-11/9 0 71 9 /10-1/01 CBS 48 31 1 3/8-31/93 3 13 3/8-1/01 0 33 17 /7-9/93 7 61 1 4/3-/01 CBS 44 37 19 6/1-3/93 7 60 13 /10-1/01 CBS 4 36 19 8/-3/93 CBS 1 68 11 6/14-18/01 4 39 16 9/16-19/93 3 64 13 10/-8/01 67 4 9 11/11-14/93 63 1 1/07-10/01 7 31 1 1/-7/93 CBS 7 60 13 1/1-4/0 47 37 1 1/1-17/94 30 8 13 /4-6/0 CBS 0 34 16 8/16-17/94 67 11 6/18-0/0 CBS 43 40 17 9/8-11/94 63 1 7/13-16/0 49 38 14 10/9-11/1/94 0 73 7 9/-3/0 CBS 48 36 16 1/10-0/9 CBS 3 44 1 10/3-6/0 4 4 13 /-/9 36 1 13 10/7-31/0 4 40 1 3/1-14/9 31 4 1 /9-1/03 3 48 16 4/1-4/9 30 60 10 7/13-7/03 39 46 1 /4-6/9 CBS 33 1 9/8-10/1/03 37 47 16 8/-9/9 31 6 13 1/1-1/04 4 4 13 10/-/9 3 13 10/14-17/04 38 46 16 1/9-11/9 6 64 10 1/14-18/0 44 39 17 1/18-0/96 CBS 31 60 9 /4-8/0 41 44 1 /-4/96 70 8 3/1-/0 CBS 34 49 17 3/10-11/96 CBS 6 64 10 4/13-16/0 CBS 3 1 14 3/31-4//96 3 66 11 /0-3/0 CBS 9 16 /31-6/3/96 19 71 10 6/10-1/0 33 3 14 6/0-3/96 NYT 9 61 9 7/13-14/0 CBS 33 0 17 7/11-13/96 7 8 1 9/9-13/0 34 4 1 8/3-/96 3 16 10/3-/0 CBS 31 7 1 9/-4/96 3 13 10/30-11/1/0 CBS 34 3 13 1/14-17/97 4 4 10 1/-6/0 33 3 14 4/-/97 3 9 9 1/-8/06 CBS 7 7 16 /6-8/97 CBS 4 44 14 1/0-/06 9 61 11 7/13-14/97 CBS 34 11 /-6/06 CBS 8 61 11 11/-3/97 CBS 36 3 11 3/9-1/06 CBS 3 4 14 1/6-8/97 34 14 4/6-9/06 CBS 7 61 1 1/10-1/98 44 40 16 /4-8/06 3 64 13 1/18-1/98 CBS 4 41 17 6/10-11/06 CBS 6 60 14 1/4-/98 47 43 10 7/1-/06 8 8 14 /19-1/98 0 30 0 8/17-1/06 9 60 11 /19-1/98 CBS 41 4 17 9/1-19/06 61 14 7/19-1/98 40 4 18 10/-8/06 7 64 9 9/8-10/98 CBS 49 38 13 10/7-31/06 9 6 1 9/1-1/98 CBS 34 1 1/18-1/07 CBS 33 49 18 9/-3/98 48 41 10 /8-11/07 CBS 3 16 10/3-4/98 CBS 47 38 1 /3-7/07 33 0 17 10/7-8/98 CBS 46 44 10 3/7-11/07 31 3 16 10/1-13/98 43 48 9 4/9-1/07 CBS 34 4 1 10/6-8/98 41 49 10 /18-3/07 3 13 10/31-11/1/98 CBS 41 48 11 6/6-8/07 CBS 7 60 13 7/9-17/07 9 9 1 7/0-/07 6 61 13
6. Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out? Right thing Stay out DK/NA 1/10-13/03 64 8 8 1/14-16/03 63 31 6 /1-1/04 CBS 8 37 /4-7/04 CBS 4 39 7 3/10-14/04 8 37 6 4/3-7/04 47 46 7 /0-3/04 CBS 49 46 6/3-7/04 48 46 6 7/11-1/04 4 1 4 8/1-18/04 CBS 49 44 7 9/1-16/04 4 39 7 10/1-3/04 49 46 10/9-11/04 CBS 49 46 10/14-17/04 49 46 10/8-30/04 3 4 4 11/18-1/04 1/14-18/0 46 4 48 49 6 /4-8/0 46 0 4 4/13-16/0 CBS /0-4/0 CBS 47 47 48 49 4 6/10-1/0 4 1 7/13-14/0 CBS 48 47 7/9-8//0 CBS 48 46 6 8/9-31/0 CBS 4 49 6 9/9-13/0 44 0 6 10/3-/0 CBS 41 4 10/30-11/1/0 CBS 4 0 8 1/-6/0 48 48 4 1/-8/06 CBS 47 49 4 1/0-/06 47 0 4 /-6/06 CBS 41 4 3/8-1/06 CBS 41 4 4/6-9/06 CBS 43 3 4 4/8-30/06 CBS 44 1 /4-8/06 39 6 7/1-/06 47 48 8/11-13/06 CBS 41 3 6 8/17-1/06 43 3 4 9/1-19/06 44 1 4 10/-8/06 40 4 10/7-31/06 44 1 11/1-13/06 CBS 40 6 4 1/8-10/06 CBS 39 6 1/1-3/07 CBS 38 8 4 1/18-1/07 CBS 39 6 /3-7/07 38 7 3/7-11/07 39 6 4/9-1/07 CBS 44 1 /18-3/07 3 61 4 7/0-/07 4 1 7 6
7. How would you say things are going for the U.S. in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly? Very Somewhat Somewhat Very well well badly badly DK/NA /7-8/03 CBS 11 61 19 4 7/8-9/03 CBS 6 4 11 4 8/11-1/03 CBS 6 47 8 13 6 8/6-8/03 CBS 46 31 16 9/1-16/03 CBS 44 9 18 4 10/0-1/03 CBS 49 31 1 3 11/10-1/03 CBS 4 8 3 1/10-13/03 6 41 33 18 3 1/14-1/03 9 1 10 1/1-/03 CBS 8 7 4 9 4/8/04 CBS 4 3 33 6 4/3-7/04 4 34 31 9 /0-3/04 CBS 3 34 38 3 6/3-7/04 38 31 6 3 7/11-1/04 4 39 8 8 1 8/1-18/04 41 3 19 3 9/1-16/04 4 4 6 3 10/14-17/04 38 7 7 3 10/8-30/04 7 39 6 6 11/18-1/04 1/14-18/0 40 36 6 8 7 9 /4-8/0 10 43 9 18 1 4/13-16/0 CBS /0-4/0 CBS 7 41 36 3 31 18 6 6/10-1/0 7 33 34 6 1 7/13-14/0 CBS 7/9-8//0 CBS 7 39 41 31 9 3 1 8/9-31/0 CBS 3 9 8 3 10/3-/0 CBS 10/30-11/1/0 CBS 4 4 39 36 7 31 8 6 3 1/-6/0 6 40 8 4 1/-8/06 CBS 1/0-/06 8 8 41 37 8 30 1 4 1 /-6/06 CBS 31 3 30 3/9-1/06 CBS 4/6-9/06 CBS 4 36 36 8 7 9 31 3 1 4/8-30/06 CBS 36 9 6 4 /4-8/06 34 33 7 7/1-/06 4 37 30 7 8/11-13/06 CBS 37 31 8/17-1/06 3 33 9 9/1-19/06 4 34 8 33 1 10/-8/06 3 8 30 36 10/7-31/06 8 3 3 1/8-10/06 CBS 3 3 39 4 1/1-3/07 CBS 3 33 38 1 1/18-1/07 CBS 1 34 41 /8-11/07 CBS 1 4 3 40 3 /4-7/07 3 0 31 43 3 3/7-11/07 4/9-1/07 CBS 4 9 30 30 39 36 3 /18-3/07 1 9 47 6/6-8/07 CBS 1 1 30 47 1 7/9-17/07 3 9 4 1 7/0-/07 3 9 31 3 7
8. Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war on terrorism, or do you think of it as separate from the war on terrorism? IF ANSWERED PART OF WAR ON TERRORISM, ASK: Is it a major part of the war on terrorism, or a minor part of the war on terrorism? Major part Minor part Not part DK/NA 4/-3/03 CBS 1 11 31 7 4/11-13/03 3 13 30 4 /9-1/03 1 14 3 3 9/1-16/03 CBS 43 9 43 9/8-10/1/03 47 10 37 11/10-13/03 CBS 46 14 3 10/1-/03 CBS 46 1 33 6 /1-1/04 CBS 44 1 40 4 3/30-4/1/04 CBS 34 16 44 6 1/-6/0 41 1 43 4 3/9-1/06 CBS 3 11 49 6/10-11/06 CBS 41 13 41 8/11-13/06 CBS 3 1 46 4 8/17-1/06 3 1 1 9/1-19/06 36 13 46 4 10/-8/06 31 1 4 7/0-/07 3 14 46 8 9. Thinking about the last few weeks, how much attention have you been able to pay to news about the war in Iraq? -- a lot, some, not much, or no attention so far? A lot Some Not much None at all DK/NA 7/0-/07 8 39 9-10. Which comes closer to your view about the Iraq war? 1. The United States was right to remove Saddam Hussein and stay in Iraq to help build a new government there. or. The United States was right to remove Saddam Hussein but then should have left Iraq soon after that. OR 3. The United States should never have gotten involved in Iraq in the first place. Right to Remove Hussein Never have remove and stay and left gotten involved DK/NA 3/9-1/06 CBS 3 40 3 4/8-30/06 CBS 36 8 33 3 6/10-11/06 CBS 39 3 1 4/9-1/07 CBS 3 3 34 7/0-/07 30 3 34 4 8
1. From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should the United States do NOW should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq? Increase Keep same Decrease Remove all DK/NA 8/6-8/03 CBS 1 41 31 6 9/8-10/1/03 1 0 34 39 7 7/13-14/0 CBS 1 1 3 4 8 7/9-8//0 CBS 1 1 31 46 8 8/9-31/0 CBS 14 6 9 6 9/6-7/0 CBS 11 3 33 7 9/9-13/0 10 6 7 3 1/-6/0 11 4 3 8 6 3/9-1/06 CBS 10 30 9 6 4/6-9/06 CBS 1 30 7 6 10/-8/06 17 1 6 30 6 10/7-31/06 16 7 6 4 6 1/8-10/06 CBS 18 18 34 1/1-3/07 CBS 18 17 30 9 6 1/18-1/07 CBS 4 16 6 7 7 /8-11/07 CBS 6 17 3 8 6 3/7-11/07 17 8 8 6 4/9-1/07 CBS 1 13 7 33 6 6/6-8/07 CBS 11 17 6 40 6 7/9-17/07 1 18 9 34 7 7/0-/07 1 1 30 36 7 1 QUESTION DID NOT INCLUDE or remove all its troops from Iraq. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq? ROTATED WITH QUESTION 16. Approve Disapprove DK/NA 7/0-/07 30 9 11 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq? ROTATED WITH QUESTION 1. Approve Disapprove DK/NA 7/0-/07 6 13 9
17. As you may know, the U.S. has sent more than 0,000 additional troops to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse, or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far? Better Worse No impact DK/NA 4/9-1/07 1 CBS 6 43 6 /18-3/07 1 0 6 0 4 6/6-8/07 CBS 17 4 7 7/9-17/07 0 1 7 7/0-/07 19 0 3 8 1 QUESTION READ: the U.S. is sending more than 0,000 additional troops to Iraq. 18. Which of these comes closest to your opinion?...congress should block all funding for the war in Iraq no matter what; OR Congress should allow funding, but only on the condition that the US sets a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops; OR Congress should allow all funding for the war without any timetable conditions. Block all funding Fund with timetable Allow all funding DK/NA 7/9-17/07 8 61 8 4 7/0-/07 8 63 4 19. Right now, is the U.S. involvement in Iraq creating more terrorists who are planning to attack the U.S.; or eliminating terrorists who were planning to attack the U.S.; or is the U.S. involvement in Iraq not affecting the number of terrorists planning to attack the U.S.? Creating Eliminating Not affecting DK/NA 6/3-7/04 17 1 7 10/1-3/04 43 6 18 1 7/13-14/0 CBS 17 9 6/6-8/07 CBS 1 17 4 8 7/0-/07 44 18 7 11 RELATED TREND: Right now, is the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan Creating Eliminating Not affecting DK/NA 8/17-1/06 4 1 4 7 1. Looking back on the Iraq war, which comes closer to your view: 1) The Bush Administration has handled the war as well as could be expected; OR ) The Bush Administration handled the war well at the start, but in the last couple of years has handled it badly; OR 3) The Bush Administration has handled the war badly from the start. Well as could Well at start, be expected badly recently Badly from start DK/NA 9/1-19/06 7 34 37 7/0-/07 0 34 43 3. As far as you know, do you think most of the insurgents in Iraq today are under the command of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, or not? Yes No Depends/some are(vo l.) US ca using( v ol.) DK /NA 7/0-/07 36 46 3-1 10
3. How likely do you think it is that there will be another terrorist attack in the United States within the next few months very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, not at all likely? Very Somewhat Not very Not at all DK/NA 9/0-3/01 36 4 16 4 10/8/01 CBS 46 39 8 3 4 10/-8/01 3 3 8 3 1/7-10/01 3 0 19 3 1/-6/0 CBS 18 47 7 6 1/1-4/0 3 48 1 4 3 /4-6/0 CBS 18 44 9 4 4/1-/0 CBS 8 46 17 4 4/1-18/0 CBS 1 46 7 4 /13-14/0 CBS 47 1 4 3 /19-0/0 CBS 33 41 17 6 3 6/18-0/0 CBS 36 4 13 3 3 7/8-9/0 CBS 30 43 4 1 7/13-16/0 7 47 0 4 3 9/-/0 3 46 3 3 10/7-31/0 7 47 1 7 3 11/0-4/0 7 0 1 6 1/19-/03 14 48 8 7 3 /10-1/03 3 4 14 4 /4-/03 CBS 3 1 18 6 3/4-/03 CBS 7 48 17 4 4 /7-8/03 CBS 4 47 8/6-8/03 CBS 1 49 8 3 7/11-1/04 4 47 0 7 3 8/1-18/04 CBS 17 0 0 8 9/1-16/04 18 48 3 8 4 7/13-14/0 CBS 19 46 7 3 7/9-8//0 CBS 17 44 8 8 3 8/9-31/0 CBS 9 43 3 7 6 1/0-/06 10 43 33 11 3 8/11-13/06 CBS 17 47 7 6 3 8/17-1/06 16 43 30 9 7/9-17/07 17 40 30 10 7/0-/07 16 41 9 9 6 4. How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all? Great deal Fair amount Not very much None at all DK/NA 9/0-3/01 3 3 10 1 1 10/8/01 30 1 1 10/-8/01 18 8 0 4 1 1/7-10/01 17 60 18 4 1 1/-6/0 CBS 3 8 16 1 6/18-0/0 CBS 16 4 4 1 7/8-9/0 CBS 1 3 3 1 7/13-16/0 1 3 1 4 1 9/-/0 0 6 18 4 7/9-8//0 CBS 0 49 4 6 1 8/9-31/0 CBS 18 4 1 9/6-7/0 CBS 19 40 30 10 1 10/3-/0 CBS 16 47 30 7 1/-8/06 CBS 1 48 3 6 3/9-1/06 CBS 17 43 8 10 8/11-13/06 CBS 17 1 6 1 8/17-1/06 18 4 1 7/0-/07 17 49 4 8 11
6. Which comes closer to your view: In the long run, the U.S. will be safer from terrorism if it confronts the countries and groups that promote terrorism in the Middle East; OR In the long run, the U.S. will be safer from terrorism if it stays out of other countries' affairs in the Middle East? Confronts countries/groups Stays out DK/NA 9/1-19/06 47 4 9 10/-8/06 44 49 7 7/0-/07 38 4 8 8. These days, when members of the Bush Administration talk about the threat of terrorism, do you think they are doing it mostly because they are worried about the threat of terrorism or mostly for their own political gain? Terrorism Political gain Both(vol.) DK/NA 9/1-19/06 39 1 These last few questions are for background only. vt04. Did you vote in the 004 presidential election, did something prevent you from voting, or did you choose not to vote? IF VOTED, ASK: Did you vote for John Kerry, George W. Bush, or Ralph Nader? Voted, won t Kerry Bush Nader say whom(vol.) Didn't vote DK/NA 7/0-/07 3 3 4 7 1 evan. Some people think of themselves as evangelical or born again Christians. ever think of yourself in either of these ways? Do you Yes No DK/NA 7/0-/07 4 7 1 1
Generally speaking, do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what? Rep Dem Ind DK/NA Rep Dem Ind DK/NA 1/9A 9 3 31 10/98A 4 37 3 7 1/9B 8 3 3 10/98B 7 39 8 6 /9A 3 37 7 4 1/98 7 37 30 6 /9B 30 33 3 1/99 37 33 3/9 30 38 7 4/99 30 34 8 7 4/9 30 38 7 11/99 8 37 30 /9A 30 33 31 6 /00 8 37 8 6 6/9 33 33 9 /00 31 34 7 7 7/9 9 34 3 7/00 9 33 9 9 7/9B 6 38 8 8 7/00B 31 36 6 7 8/9A 8 33 33 9/00A 31 33 7 9 8/9D 7 3 33 8 9/00D 8 37 7 8 8/9E 8 3 9 8 10/00 9 3 30 7 9/9A 8 34 33 11/00 7 36 9 9 10/9A 9 3 31 11/00L 31 34 8 7 10/9C 9 36 31 3/8-1/01 31 3 9 10/9D 8 37 31 4 6/14-18/01 7 36 30 7 10/9E 8 38 9 10/-8/01 3 37 3 8 1/9 8 39 8 1/7-10/01 30 3 30 8 1/93 30 36 8 6 1/1-4/0 8 34 31 7 /93 8 36 30 6 4/8-/1/0 33 37 3 8 3/93 6 37 30 7 7/13-16/0 8 34 33 /93A 9 34 9 8 9/-/0 9 3 6 10 6/93A 9 34 3 10/3-/0 7 38 8 7 6/93B 31 37 7 10/7-31/0 31 34 8 7 9/93 6 36 3 6 11/0-4/0 9 3 31 8 11/93 9 38 9 4 1/19-/03 9 3 33 6 1/94 30 30 34 6 /10-1/03 8 34 31 6 /94 8 33 3 7 3/7-9/03 9 3 30 9 3/94 30 34 9 7 4/11-13/03 31 30 3 6 4/94 3 3 30 6 7/13-7/03 7 3 34 7 7/94 7 3 31 6 9/8-10/1/03 31 3 30 4 9/94 8 36 34 3 1/10-13/03 7 33 3 6 11/94 31 34 9 6 1/14-1/03 8 31 3 6 1/94 31 3 9 7 1/1-1/04 8 3 33 8 /9 30 33 3 3/10-14/04 31 30 3 7 4/9 30 30 34 6 4/3-7/04 9 3 9 7 8/9 30 3 9 6 6/3-7/04 9 3 9 7 9/9 8 33 30 9 7/11-1/04 9 37 30 4 10/9 31 3 7 7 9/1-16/04 33 31 9 7 1/9 3 3 6 6 10/1-3/04 9 34 8 10 1/9 7 33 33 7 10/14-17/04 30 34 9 7 1/96 9 3 31 10/8-30/04 30 3 30 6 /96 30 3 31 4 11/18-1/04 9 36 30 4/96 31 36 8 1/14-18/0 31 34 8 8 6/96 7 39 9 /4-8/0 9 36 9 6 6/96 NYT 6 37 3 6/10-1/0 8 34 31 6 7/96 31 34 9 6 9/9-13/0 6 36 8 9 8/96 3 41 4 3 1/-6/0 8 3 33 7 8/96C 30 34 8 8 1/0-/06 9 34 33 4 9/96 9 36 9 6 /4-8/06 37 34 4 10/96 8 40 7 7/1-/06 31 33 30 10/96C 8 37 7 7 8/17-1/06 30 3 7 8 11/96 8 38 8 7 9/1-19/06 30 3 3 1/96 8 39 4 9 10/-8/06 30 3 30 6 1/97 9 3 33 6 10/7-31/06 8 3 31 7 4/97 9 36 6 8 /4-7/07 3 33 6 1/98 7 34 30 8 3/7-11/07 7 3 33 6 1/98B 6 3 31 7 4/0-4/07 4 34 36 6 /98 31 3 30 8 /18-3/07 9 37 3 3 4/98 8 31 33 8 7/9-17/07 8 34 34 4 6/98 8 3 30 10 7/0-/07 4 3 36 9 7/98 8 3 30 7 8/98 6 37 9 8 9/98B 6 3 31 7 9/98C 7 3 3 6 13
How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally, do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? Lib Mod Con DK/NA Lib Mod Con DK/NA 1/9A 19 41 34 6 4/98 18 4 3 1/9B 1 43 30 6/98 0 39 34 7 /9A 19 39 36 6 7/98 0 4 33 /9B 0 43 31 6 8/98 1 43 31 3/9 0 47 30 4 9/98 1 41 34 4/9 18 44 33 4 9/98C 1 41 31 6 /9A 1 40 34 4 10/98B 0 41 33 6/9 3 39 3 6 1/98 0 41 34 7/9 0 4 3 6 1/99 0 4 30 4 7/9B 1 41 30 8 4/99 19 46 9 6 8/9A 0 4 30 6 11/99 43 31 8/9D 44 7 7 /00 1 44 31 4 9/9A 19 46 31 4 /00 1 41 34 4 10/9C 39 34 7/00 38 33 7 10/9D 1 39 33 6 7/00B 43 30 10/9E 1 40 33 6 9/00A 0 4 3 6 /9 0 41 34 9/00D 0 4 3 1/93 18 4 3 6 1/7-10/01 3 39 33 4 /93 3 41 31 1/1-4/0 44 9 3/93 39 34 4/8-/1/0 38 3 6 /93A 1 41 33 7/13-16/0 1 44 3 4 6/93A 19 43 3 6 9/-/0 0 39 36 6/93B 19 44 31 6 10/3-/0 18 4 34 3 9/93 19 43 34 4 10/7-31/0 0 38 37 11/93 1 41 33 11/0-4/0 0 44 30 6 1/94 17 44 34 6 1/19-/03 19 4 3 3 /94 18 41 34 7 /10-1/03 1 41 3 3 3/94 1 38 3 3/7-9/03 18 4 3 3 4/94 19 4 33 6 4/11-13/03 19 4 33 3 9/94 0 4 3 4 7/13-7/03 40 34 11/94 0 41 3 4 9/8-10/1/03 19 4 34 1/94 18 40 36 6 1/10-13/03 0 4 31 4 /9 19 39 37 4 1/14-1/03 19 39 37 4/9 19 4 34 1/1-1/04 0 43 31 8/9 19 40 3 3/10-14/04 1 40 34 9/9 0 39 33 8 4/3-7/04 4 30 6 1/9 3 3 6 6 6/3-7/04 1 4 3 1/9 7 33 33 7 7/11-1/04 41 34 3 10/9 16 44 34 9/1-16/04 0 40 36 4 1/9 17 46 33 4 10/1-3/04 4 36 3 6 1/9 1 46 34 10/14-17/04 19 4 33 6 1/96 0 4 3 4 10/8-30/04 17 4 3 /96 17 4 34 4 11/18-1/04 41 33 4 4/96 18 47 31 4 1/14-18/0 0 41 33 6 6/96 19 46 9 6 /4-8/0 3 38 3 6/96 16 48 3 4 6/10-1/0 0 43 33 4 7/96 0 4 34 3 9/9-13/0 18 43 34 8/96 17 47 30 6 1/-6/0 18 4 3 8/96C 18 43 33 6 1/0-/06 1 4 30 4 9/96 16 44 34 6 /4-8/06 37 34 4 10/96 16 47 31 7 7/1-/06 1 39 36 4 10/96C 18 4 3 6 8/17-1/06 4 38 33 11/96 1 48 3 6 9/1-19/06 17 43 3 4 1/96 17 40 3 8 10/-8/06 3 39 34 3 1/97 17 46 33 4 10/7-31/06 0 4 30 4/97 19 4 34 /4-7/07 0 4 33 6 1/97 1 4 33 3/ 7-11/07 0 40 36 4 1/98 19 40 33 7 4/0-4/07 1 4 33 /98 1 4 33 4 /18-3/07 0 43 3 7/9-17/07 19 44 33 4 7/0-/07 1 48 31 14
What is your religious preference today? Protestant Catholic Jewish Other None DK/NA 7/0-/07 0 1 3 17 4 How old are you? 18-9 30-44 4-64 Over 64 7/0-/07 9 33 16 What was the last grade in school you completed? Not a Some College H.S. grad H.S. grad college grad Post Grad Refused 7/0-/07 7 36 30 17 9 1 Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not? Hispanic Not Hispanic DK/NA 7/0-/07 94 - Are you white, black, Asian or some other race? White Black Asian Other Refused 7/0-/07 78 11 7 1 Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? Never Married Widowed Divorced Separated married DK/NA 7/0-/07 7 6 11 1 - Do you have any children? IF YES, ASK: Are any of your children under 18? Yes, under 18 Yes, over 18 No DK/NA 7/0-/07 33 34 3 - Was your total family income in 00 UNDER or OVER $0,000? IF UNDER, ASK: Was it under $1,000, between $1,000 and $30,000, or between $30,000 and $0,000? IF OVER, ASK: Was it between $0,000 and $7,000 or between $7,000 and $100,000 or was it over $100,000? Under $1,000- $30,000- $0,000- $7,000- Over $1,000 $9,999 $49,999 $74,999 $100,000 $100,000 Refused 7/0-/07 8 11 3 13 1 9 Male Female 7/0-/07 48 1